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SUNDAY'S SCRIPTURE

Romans 8:31, 35, 37-39

A Look From Brook

God’s Will (Part 1)

As a pastor and a Christian one of the most confounding struggles I have is trying to help people understand God’s will. As our family faces the tragic death of Cyndy’s sister, Nanci, I again find myself wrestling with just what is God’s will for our life. One of the most helpful books I have read on God’s will is a series of sermons written by Leslie Weatherhead way back in 1943. Weatherhead was a pastor in London, England at the time and if you know anything about your history, during this time London was being bombarded with bombs dropped from German planes at this time. During this time folks understandably struggled with God’s will. Hearing this frustration Weatherhead put together a 6-week sermon series on God’s will that later became an incredibly helpful tool for many Christians in the world.

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Our “pic of the week” is a pic of our own David and Vickie Orendorff. David was the lead pastor here at Bear Creek UMC for 10 years before retiring. When Pastor Brook called David up to see if he would “pinch hit” for him, David didn’t hesitate and said: “I am privileged and delighted to be asked. Thank You!” David and Vickie are great members of our congregation. Prayers go out to Vickie as she begins chemo treatments. Keep planting seeds you two!

Pastor Brook and Cyndy are in SD this morning laying to rest Cyndy’s sister, Nanci. We pray for traveling mercies and grace upon grace as we deal with the grief of losing dear Nanci. We fly home Sunday night!

Woodinville CROP Hunger Walk

Come walk with us on Oct 2nd! 9:30am Registration 10:00am Walk We will make a few trips around the church property for a full 3.2 miles with stops along the way to learn about the CROP Hunger Walk, raise money, grab snacks & drinks, try a scavenger hunt, and more. Community groups & any interested individuals invited to join in! Register online ahead of time if possible & you can start raising funds right away. If not comfortable coming out to the site to walk, virtual walkers are encouraged & there will be a live Facebook feed to feel included! Local portion of funds raised will go to Bear Creek UMC's Afghan Ministries, as well as Camp Unity Eastside. For more info, visit www.bcumc.org We will follow all current CDC guidance at the time of the event. Thank you for joining us to help end hunger around the world! Walkers gather in the Bear Creek UMC parking lot in front of the church. Registration starts at 9:30am, the walk starts at 10am.

Pastor Brook will be holding a weekly prayer meeting over zoom every Sunday at 7pm. The zoom link is:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88582950641

BCUMC HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION:

Halloween is always such a fun event here at BCUMC, and it is quickly approaching. This year Halloween falls on a Sunday, and as always, we plan to pull out all the stops!

As you plan your Fall calendar, be thinking if you might want to be a part of the fun by; decorating your trunk for Trunk-or-Treat, tell a scary story around a campfire, help take photos at the photo booth, or greet families in your favorite costume.

Last year, we served 200 kids from our surrounding community, and their favorite part, aside from the candy, was taking photos with all our volunteers in costume.

Also, if you'd like to be a part of the Halloween event planning process, we'd love your ideas, support and manpower. Just let Kristin know by sending an email to support1@bcumc.org, or text her at 425-922-3181 and we can get those creative juices flowing.

COORINATING BOARD MINUTES

The meeting was called to order by Pastor Brook McBride,

This was followed by a heartfelt prayer to open the meeting by Pastor Brook.

The next order of business was to introduce the “new chair“ of the Coordinating Board: Debbie Badge. Debbie gave a brief history of her service previous to Bear Creek. Debbie comes to us from Arizona, where she served on the SPR and the Finance team of her United Methodist Church down there. She comes to us with a ton of experience and is super organized! Debbie is well qualified. A motion to approve was made and unanimously approved. The next meeting will be run by her. The preliminary dates are:

Saturday, October 9

Saturday, November 13

Saturday, December 11

All meetings will be held in person at 9:00 a.m. in the sanctuary. We will observe the appropriate social distancing and wearing of masks. Zoom will be available for anyone who can't join us in person

Another motion to allow Jung to purchase and select a new Sound Board for use in the sanctuary (currently using one that belongs to Pastor Brook). The funds would come from the Foundation (Endowment). Randy and Worship to recommend the use thereof.

Chuck will produce a video (ZOOM) to allow chairs to see what king of money there is available to spend. The timeline for this is expected to be October 10^th.

A new nursery hire has been made following the recommendation of the Staff/Parish Relations. A new Piano player has also been hired to play for the choirs.

Ellen Boyer provided a financial report to all present.

A discussion was held regarding the Boy Scouts agreement’s with BCUMC and the sponsoring institutions. A consensus was that we will see what the UMC conference has to say and act accordingly. Action by the trustees.

Camp Unity Eastside will move to BCUMC Oct. 21^st. Meals for the move dates are needed.

The meeting was concluded with a sharing of the chairs/etc.

Organization as it stands:

· Pastor: Rev. Brook R. McBride

· Chair of Coordinating Board: Debbie Badge

· Coordinating Group Secretary: Karl Brackmann and Bridget Helms

· Lay Leader: Susan Jackson

· Finance Team Lead: Ellen Boyer

Treasurer: Chuck Porter

Financial Secretary: Marty DeLong

· Trustees: Cassie Rooney

· Staff Parish Relations: Sue Burkholder and Brook Self

· Stewardship: Andrew Walsh

· Connect team: Susie Schneider

· God’s Hands: Karen Robinson

· Serve: Kristin Perry

· Learn: Danielle Walsh

· Welcome and Engaging Ministries: Connie Gagnon and Bob Holm

As we begin to worship together in-person again, we have your safety & comfort in mind.

When greeting each other, are you a fist bumper or do you prefer a no-touch hello as a head nodder? We have these stickers available so you can easily let others know your choice.

Just so you know: Every worship service we have had online is available on our website at: bcumc.org/worship

Check out our website at https://www.bcumc.org/! We have updated it to make it more friendly to anyone wanting to plug in to what is going on at Bear Creek UMC right now. Here are some of the features I suggest checking into:

Instant Church Directory Online

1. Download the App from the App Store search for “Instant Church Directory”

2. Open the app and click “create login”

3. Enter email that is listed in the family portion of the directory.

4. Create password and retype to confirm password

5. Check your inbox for an email from Instant Church Directory

6. Verify your email address by clicking on the link sent to you in the email.

7. Once you confirm your email, close browser and return to App to login.

Giving Options

Texting is now an option at BCUMC!

You can now sign up for texting alerts from BCUMC! Please let us know what info you want via text & your current cell phone number.

1.Send Janelle an email with your name and phone number at

office@bcumc.org

2.Fill out the Welcome card and include your phone number

3.Fill out the text slip form available throughout the church

If you'd like to give

electronically you can do that a couple of ways:

1) You can go to our website at bcumc.org and navigate to the Give>Give Online tabs and there you will see one time and recurring options for weekly and monthly giving.

2) You can go to your Apple App Store or Google Play and download the “GivePlus” App to your phone. On the app you can set up one time and/or recurring options for weekly and monthly giving.

3) We can also set up a monthly electronic withdrawal from your bank account. If you want to do that it is best to call our office at 425-788-2953 and we can help you fill that form out.

Again, if you have any questions or need help, call our office or call Pastor Brook at 605-710-7793.

Thank you!

Week At A Glance: September 26 - October 3

Sunday, September 26

Virtual- In Person - 10:00 AM

Monday, September 27

PSWTE Reunion group -7pm -9pm

Tuesday, September 28

Virtual Book Study - 9:30 a.m

Pastor Morning Prayer group - 7am-9am

Wednesday, September 29

Thursday, September 30

Band Practice 5:15pm

Choir Practice 7pm

Friday, October 1

WTE Prayer Group- 12pm- 2pm

Saturday, September 25

Sunday, October 3

Virtual- In Person - 10:00 AM

Things to Make You Smile

Bear Hugs

Want to give someone a “Bear Hug”? Please contact Susan Jackson.

Friday Feel Good Song!

T.G.I.F! You have survived the grind and hustle of the work week. It's time to celebrate with the Friday Feel Good Song.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Today's song is Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John and Kiki Dee. This song was released in 1976.

COUTNDOWN

Halloween:37 days

Thanksgiving: 62 days

Christmas: 92 days

Elton John - Don't Go Breaking My Heart (with Kiki Dee)

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