The Beacon
Newsletter
January 19, 2024 Volume 66, No 03
This SUNDAY: January 21, 2024
Theme: How to be Well Led
Our Church Board met for retreat all day yesterday. We’re one year from the next presidential inauguration. In this new year we long for vision, purpose and harmony - personally, locally and globally. We often consider leadership skills, but how often do we consider how to be led well? What do our worship, ministries and missions demonstrate about how we invite leaders to lead, and followers to follow? And what glimmers of meaning do you find in Jesus' mysterious words about sheep, gate, door -- and more?
To prepare, please read: John 10:1-10.
Pastor Anna Lisa Gross
Sunday, January 21
9:30 a.m. Meet & Eat
10:30 a.m. Worship
Monday, January 22
Office Open 8:00 a.m.-1 p.m.
Tuesday, January 23
Office Closed
Wednesday, January 24
9:30-11:30 a.m. Food Bank
11:30 a.m. Worship Preview meeting
8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Office Open
Thursday, January 25
Office Closed
5:30 p.m. Sister Song Circle
6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
Friday, January 26
9:00-2:00 p.m. Office Open
Saturday, January 27
Sunday, January 28
9:30 a.m. Meet & Eat
10:30 a.m. Worship
Remember to check the Breeze calendar for upcoming events and activities!
Worship on 1/14/2023:
In-person attendance 38
Offering 1/7 $6,353.00
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Food Bank on 1/17/2024: Canceled because of weather.
Christmas Eve Contributions
A total of $1407 was raised on Christmas Eve, thank you to everyone who contributed to these wonderful organizations!
Meet & Eat
Come Sunday at 9:30 for Meet and Eat!
We will learn how to check the church calendar, find people's contact info, see what someone looks like... learn to use Breeze on your computer and/or smartphone!
Mark Your Calendars -- for these upcoming Meet and Eat programs at 9:30 am on Sunday mornings:
February 4th, 11th & 18th -- three sessions with Joel Kline teaching a Bible Study on Peter
March 3rd & 10th & 17th & 24th -- four sessions with Dan Ulrich teaching and leading a discussion on the book entitled, Fight Like Jesus.
lenten devotionals
If you would like to order a Brethren Press ($5.50) or a printed paper copy Sanctified Art Lenten Devotional (no charge), please let Alexis know by January 24th by email or by signing up on the sign up sheet near the name tags; office@beaconheights.org.
Exploring membership at beacon heights
The pastors are planning two sessions for those who are interested in joining us as members, or who want to learn more about the Church of the Brethren and our congregation, or who perhaps would enjoy a refresh! Tentative dates include February 4 and February 11. We will meet after worship at 11:45 with a light lunch provided. The first session will take a look at the Church of the Brethren as a denomination with a brief overview of history and core values. The second session will look at Beacon Heights as a congregation, the way we live into our denomination's core values, and the ways we have taken our own path as a progressive congregation following Jesus. If you have questions or would like to attend, please speak with Pastor Paula or Pastor Anna Lisa.
Your chance to support our refugee family!
Aimerance needs rides to and from her English class on Tuesdays and Fridays. It runs from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Class is at 1005 West Rudisill (Door A), on the former campus of Fort Wayne Bible College/Taylor University. You can drive her whenever it works for you. Please contact Kyla Zehr as soon as possible if you are available on any Tuesday or Friday. (Aimerance is very friendly and communicates well with smiles for now. She lives very near the church at 2606 Lynn Avenue). Thank you!
Ladies’ Birthday Luncheon news
All ladies are invited to join the Birthday Luncheon group to celebrate monthly birthdays and enjoy spending time together. Please mark your calendars for the following date.
February 14 at 12:30 p.m. Treat yourself to an elegant Valentine’s Day lunch in a private room at Don Hall’s Gas House, downtown. (If Fort Wayne Community Schools happen to be canceled because of bad weather, we will not meet.)
Please contact Jeanie Lantz (rlantz4215@aol.com) or Mary Whitehead (mary@dmwhitehead.com) by February 12 if you plan to attend.
It would be wonderful to have you join us for the luncheon!
Weekly food bank update
Thank you for all your donations! Currently, the most needed items are broth, rice, and pancake mix. Monetary donations are also appreciated.
Shoppers are needed for February 21st if you would like to sign-up! The sign-up sheet is located on the office countertop.
save the date!
Nurture has reserved 30 tickets for the TinCaps game on Saturday, June 29. This game also includes fireworks! Put this on your calendar if you have interest and let Ruth Ann Bever know if you want your name on the list. The tickets will be $14.00 apiece.
NEXT SUNDAY: January 28, 2024
Theme: Our own community
Some of Jesus’ first life experiences included having very little and fleeing to a foreign country for safety. Maybe those experiences, along with frequent teachings about sharing throughout the first testament, shaped some of his teachings. His focus was so often on looking out for people who are poor or vulnerable. We’ll take a different kind of look how we can think about poverty, and what can give us hope for connected and caring community.
To prepare, please read: James 2:1-8 and Leviticus 25:35-36.
Carla Kilgore
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