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Pastor’s Newsletter Message – April 2020
~ Let Us Choose Love ~ “You will not fear…the pestilence that walks in darkness.” ~Psalm 91:5-6 PRAYER FOR A PANDEMIC ~Anonymous May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are at stake. May we who have no risk factors remember the most vulnerable. May we who have the luxury of working from […]
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Ponderings from the Parish Associate
In this crazy time of isolation, we have become ultra-sensitized to what we touch. We scrub our hands every chance we get. Some of us have even taken to wearing gloves so as not to physically let our hands come in contact with anything. Almost any ability to touch another person has become verboten. In […]
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Director of Christian Education and Youth Programs – News
Director of Christian Education and Youth Programs — Amy Grella — am@bhccml.com Summer Plans and Plan-nots As someone who thrives on planning, our current societal norm to live almost solely in the present is particularly challenging.This time of year is usually full of planning as the CE and Youth committees are hard at work […]
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Betty Ewing Memorial
Please pray for the family of BHCC member Betty Ewing, who passed away on Sunday, March 15. A memorial service will be held sometime this summer.
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Important Items to Note – During the COVID-19 Crisis
Services of daily prayer are being broadcast live from our Facebook page at 10:00 a.m. daily.These services last about 15 minutes and are taken from the 2018 Book of Common Worship of the PresbyterianUSA.They include daily Bible readings with the briefest of little sermonettes.You can watch them at any time.Apparently, folks who do not have […]
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Wash and Worship
Already tired of singing “Happy Birthday” twice through every time you wash your hands? Here are some hymns/worship songs where one verse takes roughly 20-30 seconds to sing: Amazing grace Morning has broken Or you can sing the chorus of: GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS HERE I AM, LORD HOW GREAT THOU ART Or […]
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Eco-Justice Update
Team Update At the time this is being written, there’s no way to know when we’ll be together physically again. In the world of social media and the internet, we’re used to the phrase, “going viral.” Now we see exactly what that means. In this troubled time, we see clearly that “all creation waits” for […]
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Lighting the Steeple
The opportunity to light the steeple of Bower Hill Community Church continues to be successful. Many have sponsored a night in honor of a person or a special occasion. It has also been lit as a way to memorialize a special person who has passed away. Notice of the lighting and the person, event, or […]
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Something to Celebrate
Dave and Nancy Green had planned to share a cake with the congregation during coffee hour on Sunday, April 5, in celebration of their 65th wedding anniversary. While the in-person celebration is unlikely to happen, please let Dave and Nancy know that we are celebrating with them in spirit!
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