The Beacon
Newsletter
January 26, 2024 Volume 66, No 04
this 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
Sunday, January 28
9:30 a.m. Meet & Eat
10:30 a.m. Worship
Monday, January 29
Office Open 8:00 a.m.-1 p.m.
Tuesday, January 30
Office Closed
Wednesday, January 31
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, February 1
Office Closed
6:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal
Friday, February 2
9:00-2:00 p.m. Office Open
7:00 p.m. Sophia’s Portico-Ibolc
Brigid’s Day
Saturday, February 3
Sunday, February 4
9:30 a.m. Meet & Eat
10:30 a.m. Worship
11:30 a.m. ReFresh Council Meeting
Remember to check the Breeze calendar for upcoming events and activities!
Worship on 1/21/2023:
In-person attendance 65
Offering 1/14 $8,264.00
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Food Bank on 1/24/2024: Canceled because of weather.
A note from the financial secretary:
Thank you to all who so generously physically and financially support our ministries.
Year End giving statements were emailed this week. If you did not receive your statement or have questions about your giving, please contact Barb Trout at bmtrout1@gmail.com
Meet & Eat
Have you ever noticed the wire that hangs along the closets in the South Classroom? Do you know what it's for or how
it got there?
What about the explosion of wood art piece?
This Sunday, Meet & Eat will be 1 part art museum tour and 1 part archaeological mystery game show.
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
An important part of the Easter story is the Road to Emmaus, in Luke, when people walked and talked with Jesus and recognized the living Christ standing, striding alongside, or pausing to share supper across the table. This devotional shares stories of God’s presence in everyday people along the journey. It invites you to identify God’s presence in the people you meet along your own journey. Enjoy these stories of how Christ’s love and grace is revealed by those who are with us through thick and thin.
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 February 4th by email or by signing up on the sign up sheet near the name tags; office@beaconheights.org.
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: February 4, 2024
Theme: What we fling into the sea
Moses and Miriam lead the people in singing, dancing and rejoicing. We want to celebrate liberation with them! Yet…this delight in the Egyptian riders (and even the innocent horses!) flung into the sea…is that a song you want to sing along to? Is it a privilege not to be vengeful? If you have truly been oppressed, is vengeance Divine?
To prepare, please read: James 2:1-8 and Leviticus 25:35-36.
Pastor Anna Lisa Gross
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