May 2017 Newsletter
In my last article I talked about how the resurrection of Jesus Christ changes everything. Our very identity changes when we choose to love and follow Him. That’s the focus of the series we started in April that continues through this month. It’s a really important truth- that the Gospel changes us. God loves us, chooses us, includes us, enables and re-makes us more and more into His image. This is huge for many of us who walk around in some degree of defeat, discouragement, and apathy. What would change in your life, if you decided to live just one day believing that you have been chosen and adopted by Almighty God? That you are blessed? That you are a part of His family by His choice? I imagine that if I meditated on these ideas more often, it would push back a lot of the discouragement, negative attitudes, and lack of motivation I and many others encounter at times. So take some time reminding yourself, this month, of who you are in Christ, because of Christ. It will do us some real good.
loving God
loving people
Sunday 9:15A - classic service 11A - contemporary service
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Young at Heart Senior Bible Study & Prayer Meeting at church; Tuesdays at 1:00P
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Men of Faith at Coco’s Brea; Tuesdays@7A
•
The Clark’s Home in Diamond Bar: Tuesdays@7P
•
The Pene’s Home in Brea; Wednesdays@6:30P
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The Vogt’s Home in Brea; Thursdays@7P
Men’s Class: Sundays@9:15A (Education Building, 2nd Floor classroom) • Women’s Class: *Sundays@11A (Worship Building, Hallway Classroom) *Tuesdays@7P (Education Building, Pastor Rader Memorial Prayer Room) • Adult class Sundays@11A (Education Building, 2nd floor classroom)
serving the world
• • • •
Infant/toddlers teachers Compassion Kitchen Cart Drivers Tech Crew: Powerpoint operator for Sunday Mornings, both services
** For further information about all positions listed, please contact the church office: [email protected]
• Women’s Class Sundays@9:15A (Worship Building, Hallway Classroom)
• Men’s Class Sundays@9:15A (Education Building, 2nd Floor Classroom) • Adult Class Sundays@11A (Education Building, 2nd floor classroom) • Bible Study@6P (Education Building, 2nd floor classroom)
• Men of Faith @ Coco’s Brea: Tuesdays@7A • Young at Heart Senior Bible Study & Prayer Meeting: Tuesdays @ 1P (Education Building, 2nd floor classroom) • Women’s Class Tuesdays@7P (Education Building, Rader Memorial room) • The Clark’s Home in Diamond Bar: Tuesdays@7P • The Pene’s Home in Brea: Wednesdays@6:30P • The Rader Memorial Room: Wednesdays@7P
• The Vogt’s Home in Brea: Thursdays@7P • 1 in Christ Singles Ministry: Saturday@6:30P Upstairs Adult Classroom
It has been almost 2 months since I have joined the Brea Baptist Family and I am so excited to be a part of it! We have spent Wednesday Nights going through the book of James and understanding what it means to live a life committed to Christ! Sundays we are going through the Sermon on the Mount to better understand how things work in the Kingdom of God!
It has been great to spend these last few months getting to know each of the students. My goal is to be able to work on loving one another as brothers and sisters in our group, and build up that support system that God has provided. I encourage you to get to know the students, stop them and say hi and chit-chat with them a bit...trust me they are really sweet!
Serving the World I am looking at ways that the students can begin to serve more actively in the body at BBC. I think this will be a good way to connect the youth with the rest of the congregation, and I know that this will instill the practice of service that will overflow into their lives outside of church. Summer Camp is coming! If you would like to help sponsor a student to go, we would greatly appreciate your support!
May holds exciting learning experiences for the children as a part of our new curriculum, Elevate Kids! Children’s Church is learning how to show love to God through obedience and seeing what that looks like and what that means. Sunday School is learning all about worshiping God in different ways; praise and worship is not just about singing to our Lord, but encompasses so much more! Praise the Lord! Mason Ennis in 5th grade accepted Christ as his personal Savior this month!
In obeying God’s command to love others, the children are loving on Brea’s Chief of Police, Jack Conklin, through prayer and letters. They will be praying for Chief Conklin every week for 6 months and will be sending letters of encouragement to him monthly. This month the children will also continue to pray for their friends, and even those who they don’t normally play with. We pray for those we love, our friends, and even our foes, who we are called to love, as well.
Impact kids is proud to impact their families at home through their service. This month the children will come up with ideas with their teachers on how they can serve their family. The creativity will flow as they realize that they are not too small to be involved in serving one another. Service can begin at home and reach out wider and wider to the church family, the community, and the world at large! Being obedient through our service is one way we can love and worship our Lord!
We thank you for your continued support to our outreach of the Gospel to the unchurched children in Orange County. We ask that you pray with us as God leads us. We are having some challenges with the homeless invading our work space and living in our Noah's Ark boat. We are looking for a safe office space to continue our mission and a safe place to store the Ark. We are working with two churches to start a Good News Club in their Neighborhoods. We are in needed of new committee members, volunteers and someone to write our newsletters and manage our website. Upcoming events: Cinco de Mayo Fair outreach the first week in May, Christian Youth in Action training teens to be summer missionaries at Hope University in Fullerton in June. We are also working on a fun event for all the Good News Club Kids in June. You will receive more details in the upcoming newsletter. We praise God for your support.
Dan & Debbie Watson are thanking God for reaching women through their Ladies’ home bible study. A few weeks ago, a lady they call Miss C spoke up during their study of Ephesians 1-2, and said she wanted to have the Lord Jesus Christ at the center of her life and in control. Also, a young mother at the same study declared that she wanted to offer her life to God to do with whatever He wants, and that she wanted her children to serve God also. The Watsons are also thankful that Debbi is officially a resident of British Colombia, and now is eligible to apply for a medical card. This will be a big help as she seeks help with her auto-immune condition. Please pray for many of their members who are travelling in China right now, and for a greater desire/participation in their local outreach activities. They also ask for prayer for the many visitors they have in their services to decide to follow Jesus. Finally, please pray for computer issues they are having that makes communication difficult.
sunday
monday 1
tuesday 222
6p Monday Night Needy Ministry
7
8
15
9
22
10
16
29 6p Monday Night Needy Ministry
saturday
44
5
6
11
12
13
17
18
19
7p Awana
23
24
30
31
6p Monday Night Needy Ministry
28
friday
7p Awana
6p Monday Night Needy Ministry
21
3
thursday
7p Awana
6p Monday Night Needy Ministry
14
wednesday
20 Brea Centennial 8a-4p Ladies Paint Party 2p-4p
25
26
27
Please save the date! We are having a paint party on th
Save the date! Our Junior High and High School Summer
May 20 from 2p to 4p at Sandy Rincon’s house. What’s
Camp will be July 10-14 at Pondo. The theme this year is
a paint party? It’s a fun, no experience needed, all
“Wrecked: Life Interrupted,” focusing on Romans 5. Please
instructions given opportunity for our ladies to get
stay tuned for some fundraisers to help out on some of the
together and have fun painting a picture together. If you
costs for camp. If you have any questions regarding camp,
would like to attend what is sure to be a fun event,
such as going or fundraising, please see our student
please sign up at the Get Involved Table on the patio.
ministries pastor Jonathon Swaim or email him:
[email protected]
th
Our city is celebrating its 100 birthday this year! As a celebration, the city is putting on a parade on May 20
th
and then a carnival-like gathering afterwards in the Brea Sports Park. Churches in Brea have been asked to participate by selling refreshments at the gathering. We need your help at our booth! If you would like to come and help please indicate which shift you would like to work at the Get Involved Table on the patio. We have 3 shifts available : 9a-12p, 12p-2p and 2p-4p
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10
11 12 Kay Burgess Ed Bonkoski Madison Carreon Crystal Cook Susan Pene
Jenette Sovilla Emma Reinhardt Sophia Reinhardt Scot Worrell
13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Earl McIntosh Katherine Buff Pastor Dan Cook Jada Massengale Pat Larsen Jeff Matthews Jeremy Matthews Marilyn Smith Jim Petropolus
Jackie Bonkoski Peder Moore Marilyn Sutton
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Ben Leonard Lyle Sutton Beth Minck Moisi Bagdanov Jake Matthews Amy Nissen
Carmen Almond Daniel Huerta
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Don and Beth Minck Nick and Janet Soffell
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21
Richard And Betty Haas
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Dave and Hope Reinhardt
news items? send to [email protected] at least 2 weeks before the end of the month.
loving God
loving people
Sunday 9:15A - classic service 11A - contemporary service
•
Young at Heart Senior Bible Study & Prayer Meeting at church; Tuesdays at 1:00P
•
•
Men of Faith at Coco’s Brea; Tuesdays@7A
•
The Clark’s Home in Diamond Bar: Tuesdays@7P
•
The Pene’s Home in Brea; Wednesdays@6:30P
•
The Vogt’s Home in Brea; Thursdays@7P
Men’s Class: Sundays@9:15A (Education Building, 2nd Floor classroom) • Women’s Class: *Sundays@11A (Worship Building, Hallway Classroom) *Tuesdays@7P (Education Building, Pastor Rader Memorial Prayer Room) • Adult class Sundays@11A (Education Building, 2nd floor classroom)
serving the world
• • • •
Infant/toddlers teachers Compassion Kitchen Cart Drivers Tech Crew: Powerpoint operator for Sunday Mornings, both services
** For further information about all positions listed, please contact the church office: [email protected]
• Women’s Class Sundays@9:15A (Worship Building, Hallway Classroom)
• Men’s Class Sundays@9:15A (Education Building, 2nd Floor Classroom) • Adult Class Sundays@11A (Education Building, 2nd floor classroom) • Bible Study@6P (Education Building, 2nd floor classroom)
• Men of Faith @ Coco’s Brea: Tuesdays@7A • Young at Heart Senior Bible Study & Prayer Meeting: Tuesdays @ 1P (Education Building, 2nd floor classroom) • Women’s Class Tuesdays@7P (Education Building, Rader Memorial room) • The Clark’s Home in Diamond Bar: Tuesdays@7P • The Pene’s Home in Brea: Wednesdays@6:30P • The Rader Memorial Room: Wednesdays@7P
• The Vogt’s Home in Brea: Thursdays@7P • 1 in Christ Singles Ministry: Saturday@6:30P Upstairs Adult Classroom
It has been almost 2 months since I have joined the Brea Baptist Family and I am so excited to be a part of it! We have spent Wednesday Nights going through the book of James and understanding what it means to live a life committed to Christ! Sundays we are going through the Sermon on the Mount to better understand how things work in the Kingdom of God!
It has been great to spend these last few months getting to know each of the students. My goal is to be able to work on loving one another as brothers and sisters in our group, and build up that support system that God has provided. I encourage you to get to know the students, stop them and say hi and chit-chat with them a bit...trust me they are really sweet!
Serving the World I am looking at ways that the students can begin to serve more actively in the body at BBC. I think this will be a good way to connect the youth with the rest of the congregation, and I know that this will instill the practice of service that will overflow into their lives outside of church. Summer Camp is coming! If you would like to help sponsor a student to go, we would greatly appreciate your support!
May holds exciting learning experiences for the children as a part of our new curriculum, Elevate Kids! Children’s Church is learning how to show love to God through obedience and seeing what that looks like and what that means. Sunday School is learning all about worshiping God in different ways; praise and worship is not just about singing to our Lord, but encompasses so much more! Praise the Lord! Mason Ennis in 5th grade accepted Christ as his personal Savior this month!
In obeying God’s command to love others, the children are loving on Brea’s Chief of Police, Jack Conklin, through prayer and letters. They will be praying for Chief Conklin every week for 6 months and will be sending letters of encouragement to him monthly. This month the children will also continue to pray for their friends, and even those who they don’t normally play with. We pray for those we love, our friends, and even our foes, who we are called to love, as well.
Impact kids is proud to impact their families at home through their service. This month the children will come up with ideas with their teachers on how they can serve their family. The creativity will flow as they realize that they are not too small to be involved in serving one another. Service can begin at home and reach out wider and wider to the church family, the community, and the world at large! Being obedient through our service is one way we can love and worship our Lord!
We thank you for your continued support to our outreach of the Gospel to the unchurched children in Orange County. We ask that you pray with us as God leads us. We are having some challenges with the homeless invading our work space and living in our Noah's Ark boat. We are looking for a safe office space to continue our mission and a safe place to store the Ark. We are working with two churches to start a Good News Club in their Neighborhoods. We are in needed of new committee members, volunteers and someone to write our newsletters and manage our website. Upcoming events: Cinco de Mayo Fair outreach the first week in May, Christian Youth in Action training teens to be summer missionaries at Hope University in Fullerton in June. We are also working on a fun event for all the Good News Club Kids in June. You will receive more details in the upcoming newsletter. We praise God for your support.
Dan & Debbie Watson are thanking God for reaching women through their Ladies’ home bible study. A few weeks ago, a lady they call Miss C spoke up during their study of Ephesians 1-2, and said she wanted to have the Lord Jesus Christ at the center of her life and in control. Also, a young mother at the same study declared that she wanted to offer her life to God to do with whatever He wants, and that she wanted her children to serve God also. The Watsons are also thankful that Debbi is officially a resident of British Colombia, and now is eligible to apply for a medical card. This will be a big help as she seeks help with her auto-immune condition. Please pray for many of their members who are travelling in China right now, and for a greater desire/participation in their local outreach activities. They also ask for prayer for the many visitors they have in their services to decide to follow Jesus. Finally, please pray for computer issues they are having that makes communication difficult.
sunday
monday 1
tuesday 222
6p Monday Night Needy Ministry
7
8
15
9
22
10
16
29 6p Monday Night Needy Ministry
saturday
44
5
6
11
12
13
17
18
19
7p Awana
23
24
30
31
6p Monday Night Needy Ministry
28
friday
7p Awana
6p Monday Night Needy Ministry
21
3
thursday
7p Awana
6p Monday Night Needy Ministry
14
wednesday
20 Brea Centennial 8a-4p Ladies Paint Party 2p-4p
25
26
27
Please save the date! We are having a paint party on th
Save the date! Our Junior High and High School Summer
May 20 from 2p to 4p at Sandy Rincon’s house. What’s
Camp will be July 10-14 at Pondo. The theme this year is
a paint party? It’s a fun, no experience needed, all
“Wrecked: Life Interrupted,” focusing on Romans 5. Please
instructions given opportunity for our ladies to get
stay tuned for some fundraisers to help out on some of the
together and have fun painting a picture together. If you
costs for camp. If you have any questions regarding camp,
would like to attend what is sure to be a fun event,
such as going or fundraising, please see our student
please sign up at the Get Involved Table on the patio.
ministries pastor Jonathon Swaim or email him:
[email protected]
th
Our city is celebrating its 100 birthday this year! As a celebration, the city is putting on a parade on May 20
th
and then a carnival-like gathering afterwards in the Brea Sports Park. Churches in Brea have been asked to participate by selling refreshments at the gathering. We need your help at our booth! If you would like to come and help please indicate which shift you would like to work at the Get Involved Table on the patio. We have 3 shifts available : 9a-12p, 12p-2p and 2p-4p
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
9 10
11 12 Kay Burgess Ed Bonkoski Madison Carreon Crystal Cook Susan Pene
Jenette Sovilla Emma Reinhardt Sophia Reinhardt Scot Worrell
13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Earl McIntosh Katherine Buff Pastor Dan Cook Jada Massengale Pat Larsen Jeff Matthews Jeremy Matthews Marilyn Smith Jim Petropolus
Jackie Bonkoski Peder Moore Marilyn Sutton
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Ben Leonard Lyle Sutton Beth Minck Moisi Bagdanov Jake Matthews Amy Nissen
Carmen Almond Daniel Huerta
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Don and Beth Minck Nick and Janet Soffell
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21
Richard And Betty Haas
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Dave and Hope Reinhardt
news items? send to [email protected] at least 2 weeks before the end of the month.
