Mark your calendars for our next Messy Church on Wednesday, December 10: supper at 6 followed by all-ages Bible learning and activities.
Our Messy Church session in December will focus on assembling MCC infant bundles. As we prepare for this session, we are asking for monetary or physical donations for the supplies of the bundles. If you would like to donate monetarily, please place checks or cash in the marked fishbowls located in the back of the sanctuary. Please make checks payable to BCMC with “MCC Infant Bundles” in the memo line. Physical items needed for kits are located at the following link: https://mcc.org/get-involved/kits/infant
- 3 gowns/sleepers (flannel or similar warm, soft material)
- 3 undershirts/onesies (short or long sleeves)
- 1 receiving blanket [lightweight fleece or flannel, minimum 75 cm x 75 cm (30 in x 30 in), larger sizes preferred]
- 4 large, heavy-duty safety pins
- 1 large bar mild soap (leave in wrapper)
- 1 pair of socks
- 1 cap
Thank you! – Jill Robb, Faith Formation Coordinator
You are invited to share a poinsettia for the sanctuary for the Christmas season. BCMC will purchase the poinsettias, and deliver them to the church. To contribute, email the following to the office or fill it out and put it in the offering plate:
Donor’s: name:
In memory of:
Or in honor of.:
Make a payment of $15.00 (made out to BCMC and designated “Flower Fund”) place in the offering plate or bring to church office by Nov. 23. There will be forms at a table in the back of the sanctuary this Sunday, if you wish to fill out a form in person. Contributors may pick up a poinsettia Dec. 24 after the 5:30 pm Christmas program or after the Dec. 24, 9 pm program; or, if you wish, leave them for the service on Dec. 28.
Kansas Repair Communities, a coalition of local Mennonite churches has had several meetings and is committed to focus our first advocacy/legislative campaign on the subject of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women/People. At this point we are at work to educate ourselves on this issue, nationally and in the state of Kansas, by first reading local bestselling writer Laurie Dove’s novel, Mask of the Deer Woman, in preparation for meeting with her in November to discuss her interest in this issue. She will provide us with discussion questions. You can begin to do your own research on MMIW/P. A list of resources for study is in the gathering place. Read the novel as we all begin to learn together about the issue in preparation for taking further action together in Kansas.
Pastor Joanna’s 1887 Cafe office hours are from 8-10 a.m. on Wednesdays. Stop in and say “hi”!
Conscientious Objection – Christian Peacemaker Registration Form
During September we had three Sunday School sessions focused on conscientious objection. Most of the resources that were shared in that class are available on this web page. We encourage all young adults (aged 16-25) to fill out and file the “Christian Peacemaker Registration Form” that is available on that page. Pastors Nathan and Joanna are happy to answer any questions and the church office can provide stamps, envelopes, and copies as needed.
Have you checked out the library recently? Thanks, in part, to some generous donations by BCMC members, the Library Committee recently processed over 30 new books. These include books commemorating the 500th Anniversary of Anabaptism as well as some fun fiction and biographical selections. You can also peruse a partial collection of our books celebrating other world religions. There’s something for everyone in our wonderful collection!