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Dear friends,
What a wonderful and celebratory week we have had! Thanks for coming out to our Halloween Costume Blessing and to our Consecration Service. I don’t know about you, but I am overflowing with gratitude and thanksgiving. Which is, of course, totally appropriate as we begin the month of November!
Our Consecration service was a warm and grace-filled gathering and if you missed it or want to remember it, you can catch highlights of it here on our Facebook page. Many people who gathered on Tuesday evening remarked on how much they loved our space. These comments named our church as so “peaceful, inviting, welcoming, warm, full of joy and so approachable.”
I couldn’t help but smile and think – Yes. Indeed. Just like our community. I believe our space is the warm and inviting place it is because of you and the good and Godly work we are doing there together. I believe the space reflects our vision of being a place where everyone matters, everyone is loved, and everyone belongs. Everyone.
Every moment that we spend together in formation, worship, fellowship, and prayer shapes us and the space. Every time we open it up to the community for shared parking, or to utilize our kitchen (Provisions needed a freezer for their turkeys and we will soon have a baker using our kitchen) or for companies and organizations to meet, we (the space and the community) are being transformed.
Every time new people join us, or we invite our friends and neighbors to join us we are being transformed and living into our vision. We are being blessed. We are being made holy. Our life together is a continuous consecration. We are constantly being drawn in by God to become holy and blessed, to be transformed through God’s love and the love of one another.
You can feel it when you walk on our grounds and enter our space. But you can also feel it when you meet people from our community. That is a very long way of saying, Thank You. Thank you for being you and coming to St. Nick’s and sharing your time, your energy, your faith, your financial resources, and your love. Jeremy and I are so glad we are on this journey with you. We are thankful for all the experiences (those that are delightful and those that challenge) and all the memories we are making together. God has a lot of growth and transformation planned for us – let’s joyfully embrace it! May we always remember to give God thanks for one another – even beyond the month of November.
God’s Peace, Love, and Blessings,
Beth+
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Bulverde Musik in the Park |
On Saturday, November 6th we are headed to help out at Bulverde Musik in the Park. This is a free concert in the Park with food trucks, playground fun, and meeting new friends and neighbors. We will be doing Thanksgiving crafts for kiddos. This is a casual time to gather as a community to relax, chat, and enjoy some music.
We begin set up at 6:00pm. Food trucks are available and the music starts at 7:00. We usually last until 8:30 although the concert lasts longer. Bring your outdoor chair and join us!
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Provisions Outreach is the Food Pantry right next door to our church. They work hard year round to provide food to those in need and we are collecting items for them -
Food Items for Clients
Tuna
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Thank you Items for Volunteers
Personal Hand Sanitizers
Cozy Socks
You can also sign cards for the volunteers or make them a custom made Thank You card.
Please have the items in and your cards completed by November 7th. There are a total of 40 Volunteers that help out at Provisions and we want to start their holiday season with encouragement and love.
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Saturday Nov. 6, 3-4pm
Join Montana, Jeremy and Patrick as they play a friendly game of pick-up soccer. We meet and play on our awesome front yard. All ages - kids, youth, adult - are welcome to come and join in the fun!
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Bulverde Musik in the Park |
Saturday Nov. 6, 6-8:30pm
Join us for a fun time at Bulverde Community Park. Good music, good crafts, good food, good friends!
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All Saints Sunday, Nov. 7 |
All are invited to worship with us. Our offerings are 8:30am Outdoor Worship, 9:30am Indoor Worship. After 9:30am stay for Multi-generational Formation after the service. Come and worship at 9:30am and stay for faith formation. We will be learning about saints – what they are, who they are, and which ones are our favorites! |
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Bible Journal Small Group |
Monday, Nov. 8, 9:15am
Join us for a time of contemplation, conversation, and creativity. You can write, paint, draw, or color your thoughts on the Psalms, in your Bible or on other paper.
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Creative Spirituality Outlet |
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2-7:30pm
All ages are welcome to our Creative Spirituality Outreach Event. Drop in anytime between 2:00pm and 7:30pm on to finish Thank you Cards and put together the goodie bags for Provisions outreach volunteers. We are also putting together goodie bags for World Kindness day for you to give away gifts to your local gas station attendants, grocery workers, and restaurant workers.
World Kindness Day is on Saturday November 13th.
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Wednesday, Nov. 10, 5:30-7:30pm
Everyone, especially our Veterans are invited to our Dinner Church this week. We will be celebrating Veteran’s Day a day early with a Chili cookoff and special Veteran’s Day Prayer Service. Feel free to bring a friend and let’s give great thanks for our Veteran’s and their service to us and our country.
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Thursdays, 11:30am
Stop by a local eatery to pick up lunch or have some leftovers from Dinner Church and come to St. Nick's for Bible study and fellowship.
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Thursdays, 1pm
Women's Bible Study via Zoom. We study and discuss the upcoming Sunday's Gospel reading.
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Church Administration and Volunteer Information |
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Volunteer Helpers Sunday AM |
We are in want of some readers and helpers on Sunday mornings. You can click on the link here or the red button that says "sign-up" and put your name down for one of our ministry positions. We are looking for readers, greeters, chalice helpers, and hospitality helpers. If you have any questions you can contact Rev. Beth and she will be glad to answer questions regarding these important ministries. |
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2265 Bulverde Rd.
Bulverde, TX 78163
Phone: 214-213-0739
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