Bream Memorial Presbyterian
Church
Organized 1883
Don't forget the Food Pantry. We have folks coming in each week in need of something to eat. Its suggested that you bring canned meats, potatoes, peanut butter, cereal, macaroni & cheese, spaghetti sauce and pasta, soups, dried beans, and cornbread mix. Please remember these folks as you shop during the week. Winter is a hard time for some of these people with utility bills and trying to buy a little Christmas for their families. Its a good way to spread joy and happiness with little effort.
What is Stewardship? Stewardship is about making choices, as individuals and in community. It is more than giving money to the church. Stewardship is about being faithful disciples, caring for and managing all that God has given us. Stewardship is not just one part of Christian discipleship; it involves every aspect of life in all the stages of life.
Stewardship is the grateful response to God's grace and goodness. It requires a consideration of how our choices affect us and others, of how we can be good caretakers of the created world, and how we can best serve God as disciples of Christ.
Flowers for the Sanctuary are needed for Sundays in all of the coming months. Flowers can be placed in memory of someone, for a birthday, or to honor someone. The orders can be made at a reasonable cost by calling the church office. Please sign up on the calendar in the hallway for the date you choose.
Bream Presbyterian Church
P.O. Box 6127
Charleston, WV 25362
MEDICAL BENEVOLENCE FOUNDATION
Again this year there is an alternative giving opportunity of providing a gift to the Medical Benevolence Foundation, a support foundation for the medical mission work of the Presbyterian Church. A gift of $10.00 will vaccinate 34 babies in a foreign land for DTP, polio, TB, and measles, while a gift of $20.00 will run a rural health clinic for one day. Your donation and designation will also be listed in the bulletin alongside those who wish to receive poinsettias. Please make your check payable to Bream and note either MBF or poinsettias.
THE READING ROOM
Thanks to a generous gift from a Church member, some wonderful titles have been purchased for the library. Pastor Lynn will be working hard to catalog the new titles when they arrive. Please take the time to puruse the new arrivals - some are Audio CD's, others are paperback and hardcover. This will be an exciting winter of reading!
Please join us for our traditional Ash Wednesday service at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, February 17. LOGOS will have dinner beforehand and join the rest of the congregation for the service.
Date Changed! NEW DATE - March 5 - 7
Registration and payment deadline: NOON, February 22 - Cost $60.00 per
person.
Pick up flyers with complete retreat information at church. 2 adult
advisors needed.
Registration is Up online.
Checkout summer dates and other info at Bluestonecamp.com
Summer Camp Brochures will be out March 1.
Registration Deadline: 2/22
Call the Church Office to receive info packet through the mail.
Everyone is invited to come to the February Fellowship Dinner of the 11:00 am service on Sunday, February 28th, hosted by the Women of Bream. The focus of the celebration, "Valentine's Day, Love of One Another, Love of God Through Christ, Black History Month and President's Day will be represented with a table display.
CHURCH WOMEN UNITED LAYETTE PROJECT
The Women of Bream are collecting layette items (large baby blankets, baby wash cloths and towels, receiving blankets, 6 - 9 month onezies, baby socks, caps and booties or cash donations) for the Church Women United Layette Project. The layette items will be taken to the "World Day of Prayer" on Friday, March 5th at Christ Church United Methodist. Please support us in this project.
COMMUNITY FUN DAY AT BOB EVANS IN SOUTH CHARLESTON
Mark Your Calendar: Tuesday, March 2, 2010.
It's a fun, food filled day that helps Bream Center raise money. Fliers
will be distributed and must be presented to cashier on the day of the event.
Bob Evans will donate 15% of our total check back to us. So come to Bob
Evans on March 21.
A transition to Kanawha County Public PreK will be held on Thursday, March 4th at 6:00 pm in the Chapel. All parents who are interested in their child attending Public PreK at Bream Center should be present for this important meeting. Your child must be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2010 to participate in this program.
Our audio books are catalogued and are ready for checkout. You will find them in the parlor. We have fiction, humor, memoirs, theology and spiritual reflection. A number of hard and soft cover books are also available for checkout.