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The Weekly
news and updates
January 13, 2022
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In Person Worship
8:00 am Daybreak "In The Loft"
9:00 am Traditional
10:10 am Discipleship Hour
11:15 am Contemporary
10:00-11:15am - Refreshments in the Fellowship Hall
Livestreamed Worship
9:00am and 11:00am on our Website (found in Sermons Tab) and YouTube
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Join us for Worship
January 16
What is STRONG
with Me?
"Commitment"
Isaiah 43:1-7
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you ….”
Isaiah 43:2a
We jump quickly from Jesus’ birth to his baptism. Other than a story of 12-year-old Jesus going MIA on a trip he made with his folks to the Temple, we have few accounts of what life was like for Jesus between birth and thirty years. Imagine telling your life story and leaving out the first thirty years. My, how we are shaped in those decades! Even so, we come to this story of Jesus’ baptism that would launch his ministry. The question is often asked, “Why baptism, Jesus?” “Wasn’t he sinless?” The solidarity of that commitment made by Jesus, made now by us, is worth more than we can comprehend. May our own commitments be strong and strengthened in the commitments we share in community.
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News and A Look At What's Coming Up |
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Taste and See! Broadway's Showcase of Adult Discipleship Opportunities! This Sunday starting at 10!
All are welcome to attend this Sunday's "Taste and See" featuring 18 small groups and Sunday School classes to explore! Attendees will enjoy a brief program followed by the chance to sample an array of current and new opportunities to grow your faith in the new year. Out of an abundance of COVID caution, this event will not include food as originally planned. But all will be nourished in community and connection as we gather to taste and see together!
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New COVID Update @ Broadway:
As we walk as a community through another spike in COVID cases, we encourage your diligence when determining participation in events at the church. We love and long to remain open for in-person gatherings and intend to do so. We trust our greatest care of each other when together. If you are feeling ill in any way, it is best to choose our virtual options for worship until you are symptom free. Some are opting to worship virtually for a couple of weeks in hopes of the surge subsiding. We know that is the best choice for some. Everyone faces daily decisions about personal and community engagement having differing needs, limitations and calculations of risk. Such is respected.
While we maintain in-person worship options, other programming, and service opportunities, please pay close attention to messages from your small groups, program areas, and/or Social Media posts from the church concerning specific events. Over the next two weeks, some events are adapting to remove food options and others are cancelling if built around food and small group conversation in close proximity for an extended period of time. Stay alert and engaged for messages about any changes in those gatherings that you love and participate in regularly.
Our staff team remains vigilant in support of each other, keeping distance in the office and meeting virtually at times, even when sitting in rooms next to one another to keep our team as healthy and available to serve as possible amidst this current surge. We celebrate our health care workers and the gift of vaccinations which have lowered the impact of illness at this time. What a gift! Thank you for your prayers, encouragement and support as we navigate this season together.
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One of the many ways we act on our care for our unhoused neighbors is by hosting Room at the Inn Winter Shelter during the month of January. We've had around 45 people since we opened the CLC on Sunday night and are expecting more as the weather gets colder this week. Various volunteer positions are open in the early mornings and evenings. Sign up HERE or visit roomattheinncomo.org.
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2021 Giving Statements Have Been Sent Out! Please check your email inbox to ensure you have received your 2021 giving statement. If you have not received it, or have questions about what you received, please call or email Ingrid at 573.445.5312 or iluckenbill@broadwaychristian.net.
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Each Sunday, Broadway's Chancel is enhanced with a beautiful floral arrangement. You can sponsor an arrangement in celebration or in memory of a special person or event. There are only a few more openings left, so please take a look at the chart. The arrangements are crafted by Kent's Floral Gallery and cost $35.Sign up on the Flower Chart in the Narthex this Sunday! Or, Contact Ingrid at iluckenbill@broadwaychristian.net
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Centering Prayer Group Meets
Tuesday, January 18, 7:00pm on Zoom
"We've made it to January! One of the things I most enjoy about winter is that it reminds me that life is cyclical. Although winter appears to have wiped the slate clean, life is just less visible now. More of a dormant incubation period than the end times, winter is a necessary retreat so life can renew itself. May we honor the need for that necessary retreat in ourselves too." - Robin Perso
The group is currently reading Chapter 7 out of "Eat This Book" by Eugene Peterson, which deals specifically with lectio divina, but there is no need to have read to join our group for a time of centering prayer and discussion. If you'd like to try it out, contact Robin Perso at rgperso90@gmail.com.
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Feet Under the Same Table dinner & discussion group is cancelled for January. |
Youth Night Launch Party a Success!
Thanks to all our teens who turned out to kick off 2022 with friends, fun, and tacos! What a wonderful way to start a new year and we look forward to much more to come!
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Each year, the Food Bank of Central & Northeast Missouri is able to extend the reach of food assistance to thousands of people in Missouri communities through their Mobile Pantry Program. You can be a part of that reach in the Columbia community by volunteering at the next Worley Street Mobile Pantry.
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Time 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: 1001 W. Worley Street (west end of the parking lot near the ATM machine)
12 volunteers assist in unloading the food truck, setting up and distributing foods to drive-through patrons. If you are interested in serving, sign up here. For more information, please contact Linda Smith at linda.k.smith1954@gmail.com
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Get your star word if you don't already have one! No two words will be alike. It is a tradition and practice to create intentionality of prayer, study and discernment around a single, unique word. It can be sent to you via mail or picked up at the church office. Contact Ingrid at iluckenbill@broadwaychristian.net
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Members from Broadway provide a meal, for those in need, at Loaves and Fishes, every quarter on the fifth Saturday of that month. This has been an ongoing ministry for Wilkes Boulevard Methodist Church for several years and M.O.M. recently decided to renew our participation in this ministry. We served around 60 people in October and hope to do the same on January 29, from 3:00-6:00pm. Sign up to help HERE
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In case you've wondered who you might contact to express Worship Service questions or concerns, the Worship Team is highlighting the six Service Representatives over the next few weeks. These people are on the Worship Team, as well as the Church Board, and they welcome your comments.
Last week we introduced Carol Sulltrop and Dorothy Sprouse as the 8:00 Daybreak Service Reps. To continue our introductions of the various service representatives, this week we highlight Jim Granneman, who is a 9:00am Traditional Service Representative to the Worship Team and the Board. Jim is a 20-year member of Broadway, and regularly attends the 9:00am service. Jim enjoys the traditional worship with the music being especially meaningful. Over the years he has served as Deacon, Elder, Nominating Committee member, Board Secretary and Baptism mentor. He can also be found assisting in the tech booth, serving on MOM, and is a member of the Sunshine class. Feel free to reach out to him at any time. We currently have a vacancy for the second representative.
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Intercessions
Gina Blakey, Ken Buckler, Ron & Sue Crouse, Patsy & David Dalton, Cheri Ghan, Joyce Godbee, Chris Graham, Rita Howard, Michelle Kersey, Bob & Pat Klein, Marilyn McCreary & Glen, Judy Letourneau, Paul Meyer, Eileen Perry, Jim Thorne, Evan Turner, Ron Wright.
Thoughts and Prayers
For Judy Buckler and family on the passing of Ken on January 7.
For Christine Spurling and family on the passing of Christine's grandmother, Dorothy Guerrant at the age of 102.
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Birthdays
1/13 John Gahagan, Estan Keeler
1/15 Ceresa Ward, Mary Reams
1/16 Larry Wall, Joe Horner
1/17 Beth Azdell, Spencer Rainwater, Theresa Roark
1/18 Martha Head
1/19 Fran Day, Helen Heuer
1/20 Larry Bernard, Jennie Griffith
1/21 David Holmes
1/22 Cassandra Montes, Chris Barron
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Sunday, January 16
8:00 am Daybreak "In The Loft"
9:00 am Traditional
10:10 am Discipleship Hour
11:15 am Contemporary
10:00-11:15am - Refreshments in the Fellowship Hall - Taste and See Event
Monday, January 17
Office Closed in Observance of Martin Luther King Jr.
Saturday, January 22
Bible Workshop
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For the time being, the church building will remain locked at all times. If you drop by during office hours, just give us a call or ring the door buzzer, we'd be glad to see you! |
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Contact Us
Broadway Christian Church
2601 W. Broadway
Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: 573.445.5312
Fax: 573.446.7300
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Office Hours
Sunday
8:00 a.m.-Noon
Monday-Thursday
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Friday
Office Closed
Messages are checked regularly
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Our mission is to enable persons to encounter the living God, as disclosed through Jesus Christ; to serve and celebrate God in an ever-changing society. |
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