BCUCC News for Sunday, August 18, 2019

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News and Upcoming Events

·            Sunday, August 18:  Worship at 10am. Theme: “It’s All Sacred (A Last Sermon)”.  Scripture: Psalm 139:1-18. 

·         Sunday, August 18: Please join us for a thank you and farewell reception for Pastor Terry LePage on Sunday, August 18.  The potluck reception will be in the church hall immediately following the worship service.  Please bring appetizers or dessert to share! Our theme is Garden Party!  If you have a potted plant (especially succulents and native plants) that you can bring for the day, we will decorate the hall with them.

·         Sunday, August 25:  Family Promise Shelter Training after worship. Cyndee Albertson, director of Family Promise, will present an orientation for our new shelter program.

·         Tuesday, August 27, 7pm: Jessica Cosley and Laura Weiss would like to invite you to attend a French horn and piano recital here at the church. They will be playing some of their favorite pieces from film and classical repertoire. No tickets needed but all donations will benefit the Academy of Music for the Blind, giving students with disabilities access to music education and helping to teach life skills. Hope to see you there! 

·         September 1-8:  Family Promise Shelter in Hall (4 families hosted). Volunteers needed: see Ann Marshall or Carol This for signups.  We are excited to restart our homeless ministry with Family Promise! 

·         Sunday, September 15: Movie, 4 pm. “Happening: A Green Energy Revolution.”

·         Family Promise Shelter is seeking donations of desperately needed essentials:  $25 – $50 Target & Walmart gift cards (for back to school clothing and supplies, ASAP please!), feminine hygiene products, razors, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner.  Look for the decorated box in the church entry (coming soon…)  Thank you for your generosity!

Ongoing

·         Choir is returning! Enrich your body and soul with music and singing! Afraid of commitment or of trying something new? Don’t worry! Jessica is here to help you learn and grow at your own pace. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings at 7:30PM beginning August 29th. We also sing Sunday mornings with warm-ups beginning at 9AM. All are welcome! 

·         For our summer read, the BCUCC Theological Book Club chose a novel, The Overstory, by Richard Powers.  Inspired by the Redwood trees, Powers writes an impassioned work of activism and resistance that is, also, a stunning paean to the natural world.  There is a world alongside ours—vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us.  Come join the discussion Wednesday at 7pm on August 21st at the Hill household. For directions please call or email the Hills.

Giving Beyond Our Local Church

In the 2018-2019 fiscal year, BCUCC contributed the following:

$1405   One Great Hour of Sharing: for Church World Service emergency and development aid around the world. (member donations)

$863     Neighbors in Need: grants for UCC churches and affiliates to support justice and compassion projects around the country. (Member donations)

$1500.  UCC “per capita” support (proportional to our membership)– to support the Southern California-Nevada Conference staff and ministries. (General budget)

$863.  Friends of Orange County Detainees (Member donations)

$363     Donations to friends of the church in need (General budget)

$150.    LGBT Center OC: support and advocacy for LGBTQ Orange County residents. (Youth and Young adults recycling… thank you Bryan Wake!)

$150.    Our Church’s Wider Mission: Support of the national UCC (Youth and Young adults recycling… thank you Bryan Wake!)

The church is made possible by gifts, and is made stronger by sharing.  Thank you for your generosity!

BCUCC News for Sunday, August 11, 2019

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News and Upcoming Events

  • Saturday, August 10: Meet the Pastoral Candidate!  Stop by the church hall any time between 10am and noon to meet the pastoral candidate.

  • Sunday, August 11:  Worship at 10am. Our Pastoral Candidate will preach! Theme: “I Want to Be Ready”.  Scripture: Luke 12:32-40. Carol This will be performing, “Thankful,” during Our Rainbow of Creativity!            

  • August 11: Congregational Meeting right after worship.  The Pastor Search Committee will answer questions and members will vote on our next Pastor.  The candidate has requested we keep their identity and location confidential until the call is final and they have told their congregation.  Please honor this request.
  • Tuesday, August 13: Lunch Bunch, 11:45am at Coco’s at Imperial and State College. Just fellowship with church friends.  RSVP to Pastor Terry or Sharon Everly so we can save you a seat.

  • Thursday, August 15, 2-3 pm:  Bible Study in the church office. All are welcome.

  • Sunday, August 18: Please join us for a thank you and farewell reception for Pastor Terry LePage on Sunday, August 18.  The reception will be in the church hall immediately following the worship service.  Our theme is Garden Party!  If you have a potted plant (especially succulents and native plants) that you can bring for the day, we will decorate the hall with them.

  • Sunday, August 25:  Family Promise Shelter Training after worship. Cyndee Albertson, director of Family Promise, will present an orientation for our new shelter program.

  • Tuesday, August 27, 7pm: Jessica Cosley and Laura Weiss would like to invite you to attend a French horn and piano recital here at the church. They will be playing some of their favorite pieces from film and classical repertoire. No tickets needed but all donations will benefit the Academy of Music for the Blind, giving students with disabilities access to music education and helping to teach life skills. Hope to see you there! 
  • September 1-8:  Family Promise Shelter in Hall (4 families hosted)
                            Volunteers needed: see Ann Marshall or Carol This for signups.  We are excited to restart our homeless ministry with Family Promise! 

  • Sunday, September 15: Movie, 4 pm. “Happening: A Green Energy Revolution.”

  • Please welcome Daryl and Vic Callirgos to membership in BCC.  They joined last week.  They moved from Bennington, Vermont to Anaheim a little more than a year ago.  Vic works at a steel company as a project manager, and Daryl handles philanthropy for the sporting goods and clothes company Orvis.  Vic’s son Kevin, with family including granddaughter live in Santa Monica; Daryl’s son Kevin and family with three grandkids live in Santa Clarita.  Vic and Daryl had been very involved in their Vermont UCC church and in Global Missions.  They are frequently with grandkids or traveling, but when they’re not, you’ll see them at BCC!

  • Family Promise Shelter is seeking donations of desperately needed essentials:  $25 – $50 Target & Walmart gift cards (for back to school clothing and supplies, ASAP please!), feminine hygiene products, razors, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner.  Look for the decorated box in the church entry (coming soon…)  Thank you for your generosity!

  • Do you know someone in the city of Brea in danger of losing their home?  Officer Terri Hill is Brea’s Homeless Liaison.  She makes it her job to connect people to resources that can help them keep their homes.  Most OC cities now have homeless liaisons—check with your local police department if someone you know needs support.

Ongoing

  • Choir is returning! Enrich your body and soul with music and singing! Afraid of commitment or of trying something new? Don’t worry! Jessica is here to help you learn and grow at your own pace. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings at 7:30PM beginning August 29th. We also sing Sunday mornings with warmups beginning at 9AM. All are welcome! 

For our summer read, the BCUCC Theological Book Club chose a novel, The Overstory, by Richard Powers.  Inspired by the Redwood trees, Powers writes an impassioned work of activism and resistance that is, also, a stunning paean to the natural world.  There is a world alongside ours—vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us.  Come join the discussion Wednesday at 7pm on August 21st at the Hill household.

BCUCC News for Sunday, August 4, 2019

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News and Upcoming Events

·            We Have A Pastoral Candidate!
Your Pastor Search Committee is delighted to unanimously and enthusiastically recommend a candidate.  Council has unanimously approved the recommendation, and the candidate will be preaching at our church August 11.  Mark your calendars for a Congregational Meeting on August 11 following the service.  Details to follow in a letter from the Search Committee.  Our deep gratitude to the Pastor Search Committee for their prayerful persistence!  The candidate has requested we keep their identity and location confidential until the call is final and they have told their congregation.  Please honor this request; you will have a chance to meet the candidate and learn about them the weekend of August 11. 
 

·         Sunday August 4:  Worship at 10am. First Food Sunday. Theme: “Enough”.  Scripture: Luke 12:13-21.  We celebrate communion in worship, share a potluck lunch afterwards, and bring food for the Brea food shelf.

·         August 11: Congregational Meeting to vote on our next Pastor.  The candidate has requested we keep their identity and location confidential until the call is final and they have told their congregation.  Please honor this request; you will have a chance to meet the candidate and learn about them the weekend of August 11. 

·         Tuesday August 13: Lunch Bunch, 11:45am at Coco’s at Imperial and State College. Just fellowship with church friends.  RSVP to Pastor Terry so we can save you a seat.

·         Sunday, August 18: Please join us for a thank you and farewell reception for Pastor Terry LePage on Sunday, August 18.  The reception will be in the church hall immediately following the worship service.  Our theme is Garden Party!  If you have a potted plant (especially succulents and native plants) that you can bring for the day, we will decorate the hall with them.

·         Sunday, August 25:  Family Promise Shelter Training after worship. Cyndee Alpertson, director of Family Promise, will present an orientation and 

·         September 1-8:  Family Promise Shelter in Hall (4 families hosted)             Volunteers needed: see Ann Marshall or Carol This for signups.  We are excited to restart our homeless ministry with Family Promise!  

·         Sunday, September 15: Environmental Movie, 4 pm.                    “Happening: A Green Energy Revolution.”

Ongoing

·         Our Rainbow of Creativity: Through the summer, members and friends of the church will share their creativity with us through the arts and music.  Thanks to all who have shared in this very personal way!

·         Bible Study is on Thursdays at 2-3pm.  Join us in the pastor’s office; you are always welcome.  Ring the bell at the gate on Flower Street.  We are studying the Book of Jeremiah.  Lively discussion about what scripture means to us today. No homework! *During the summer, we may cancel Bible Study on weeks when regulars are traveling.  Call, email or text Pastor Terry if you’re not sure.·   For our summer read, the BCUCC Theological Book Club chose a novel, The Overstory, by Richard Powers.  Inspired by the Redwood trees, Powers writes an impassioned work of activism and resistance that is, also, a stunning paean to the natural world.  There is a world alongside ours—vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us.  Come join the discussion Wednesday at 7pm on August 21st at the Hill household.