The Beacon
Newsletter
July 7, 2023 Volume 65, No 27
This Sunday: July 9, 2023
Theme: Weaving in the loose ends as we go (based on Annual Conference’s BMC worship)
To be at loose ends:
after finishing school, without a sense of purpose for what to do next
when you’re an empty-nester and your weekends are suddenly free of band concerts and soccer games
after your partner dies or a significant relationship ends
adapting to a limiting illness or injury, when previously meaningful activities no longer possible
How does our faith and community hold us through all these seasons, and how are we holding others?
Please read 1 Samuel 18:1-4 and Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 to prepare.
Pastor Anna Lisa Gross
Sunday, July 9
9:30 a.m. Meet & Eat
10:30 a.m. Worship
12:00 noon Grief Group (Parlor)
Monday, July 10
7:00 p.m. Witness Commission
Tuesday, July 11
Anna Lisa Onsite
10:00 a.m. Pastors meet with Melody
6:30 p.m. Nurture Commission
Wednesday, July 12
9:30 a.m. Food Bank
7:00 p.m. Stewards Commission
Thursday, July 13
9:00 a.m. Office Open
10:00 a.m. Sophia’s Portico: Lifelong Arts Program (see below)
11:30 a.m. Worship Preview meeting
Friday, July 14
9:00 a.m. Office Open
Saturday, July 15
Remember to check the Breeze calendar for upcoming events and activities!
Worship on 7/2/2023:
In-person attendance 72
Offering 6/25 $5,226.00
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Food Bank on 7/5/2023:
Food bank closed due to Independence Day, July 4th.
A Note from the Food Bank:
There are plenty of openings on the sign-up form for Staples Shoppers! Please contact Tom and MaryJane Coursen, Jan and Dianne Lung, or Lois Guess if you have questions. The food bank still needs volunteer shoppers for July 26, and August 9 and 30.
Dear Friends & Family of the Beacon Heights Community,
I am sad to share with you that I am resigning from Beacon Heights Church effective August 31, 2023. I have accepted a full-time position with Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center. In addition, I ask for your patience, as my office schedule will likely flex a bit over the next two months. Moving forward, each week’s office hours will be shared in the Beacon and listed in the Breeze calendar, to help keep things clear.
I am entirely grateful for the time I have spent here as Beacon Heights’ Office Manager, and grateful for your friendship. My experience here has been very rewarding. I appreciate the ways the members of this community extend care and love to each other, to our neighbors, and to those in need in the wider world.
Blessings,
Melinda Long
Meet & Eat this week:
Join us for an Annual Conference recap this week during Meet & Eat time, with delegates Ruth Ann and Tom Bever.
We plan to begin at 9:30 a.m.
LADIES’ BIRTHDAY LUNCHEON, JUly 12, 12:30 P.M.
It is time to gather again and celebrate the birthdays of the month. All are welcome!
Where: Lakeside Park and Rose Garden
Bring: Your lunch and your chair
Meet: Under the trees off Vermont Street north of the sunken garden area.
Weather: Hope for a beautiful day (hopefully we’ll have better weather than last month!), but if a rainy, cold day, meet at church.
No RSVP needed! Come join the fellowship and help plan for the months ahead.
Beacon Heights Preschool
Beacon Heights Preschool is seeking to hire an Assistant Teacher (part-time)! The Teacher Assistant supports the Teachers and the Director by helping to create a caring and safe environment for the children and assisting in activities to improve the overall care and quality of education.
Next Sunday: July 16, 2023
Theme: Everything in Moderation Rhythm
…the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater…
God created cycles and contrast and diversity at the heart of all existence. Still, we seek stability, balance, moderation. But we live in a reality of rhythm. If the tides found “moderation,” would they cease? The moon pulls on water, in and out, in and out. If our breath found “balance,” would we get what we need? Sometimes a long, deep breath is right, sometimes we pant, sometimes we hold our breath and wait. In these long and full summer days, let’s lean into a Jubilee rest today.
Please read Isaiah 55: 10-13 and Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 to prepare.
Pastor Anna Lisa Gross
Published by Beacon Heights
Church of the Brethren
Editor: Melinda Long
Phone: (260) 482-8595
Email: office@beaconheights.net