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WORSHIP
Traditional
8:15am
Contemporary
9:40am
Traditional
11:00am
Pentecost Sunday
May 24, 2015
Worship
Walk
Work
Family News
A Message about Our Communications Director
Join iGive before your summer shopping begins!
As many of you are already aware, our Communications Director Vicki
Thomson has resigned from our staff to venture out on her own. We will
miss Vicki and her commitment to excellence and the professionalism
she exhibited in her four years of service here. Our church is thankful for
every crossed t and dotted i. When you see her please take the time to
express your appreciation (that’s probably not something we do for
each other nearly enough) and pray for her new endeavors (there is no
such thing as praying too much for each other). In the interim, as we
limp along without her, please be patient with our spelling, grammar,
and communication.
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In the interim…
While we search for a new Communications Director, you will see
some changes as we try to fill in and try a few experiments.
 If you need to send articles or communicate regarding Communications, the email address to use is:
[email protected].
 We will publish a new edition of the Family News every other
week. That means ministry events need to plan ahead on communications and we will be firm about deadlines (10 days prior to
publication).
 On Sundays, when there is a Family News, hard copies will be
available for everyone, but a newsletter won’t be handed out to
everyone. Newsletters will be e-mailed on the weeks when there
is a publication. Remember, the website is always there for your
perusal.
 We may even try some new formats. Don’t be surprised; don’t get
upset; give us helpful feedback.
 If you have flyers that represent any activity or ministry of the
church you want to be publicly posted, it requires the approval
(for now) of the Lead Pastor/Lead Communicator. Allow 10 days
for that and please use a format that the Church Office can edit.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
UMW Summer Bible Study at the Creek
Ladies, the Bear Creek United Methodist Women invite you to
start the summer with an inspirational Bible study on Saturday, June
13. The free event will be held from 8:30am to 1:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided for all
participants.
Guest speaker Meredeth Buchman will lead the study, based on
the book How Is It with Your Soul? by Priscilla Pope-Levison and Jack
Levison.
The book is available for $11 in the Bear Creek UMC
Office or between Sunday worship services in the Courtyard. The Amazon electronic book is available for
$5.35.
Attendees are asked to bring a nonperishable
food item for the Houston Northwest Community
Center Food Pantry.
For additional information or to RSVP, please call the
church office at 281.463.2330.
16000 Rippling Water Drive
Houston, TX 77084
Bear Creek United Methodist Women’s
Croppin’ at the Creek
A Scrapbook Retreat
in the
FAMILY LIFE CENTER
FRIDAY, MAY 29
6:00pm - Midnight
SATURDAY, MAY 30
9:00am - 8:00pm
To register online: http://goo.gl/forms/EKwf6N7nmr. Meet Up at
http://www.meetup.com/Houston-Scrapbooking-Meetup. Contact
Julie Kunz at 713.823.8051 or Christine Kalmbach at 832.755.2954 .
Helping hands to the rescue
Have you heard that Bear Creek UMC will host
a Junior High United Methodist Mission Project
(JUMMP Camp) on our church grounds June 8-12?
Several church groups will come together to
meet the home repair and maintenance needs of Bear
Creek area residents who are unable to help themselves.
If you or someone you know could use help with home repairs,
please contact Lisa Gill at [email protected] or 281.463.2330 or
pick up an information sheet in the church office.
Bear Creek Youth will prepare and serve dinner for the camp on
Monday, June 8. If you would like to serve and meet these amazing
students, Lisa Gill would love to hear from you.
Have you lost something?
Are you missing a set of keys, an article of clothing, or a piece of jewelry?
Your search may be over. Please call the Bear Creek UMC Office at
281.463.2330 to describe and claim your lost item.
281.463.2330
bearcreekumc.org
THIS WEEK AT BEAR CREEK
Sunday, May 24
8:00am
8:00am
8:15am
9:40am
10:30am
11:00am
11:00am
Men’s Emmaus Reunion
Women’s Emmaus Reunion
Traditional Worship Service
Contemporary Worship Service
Western Wall Prayer Time
Traditional Worship Service
Cristo Reina Service
FLC 101
FLC 102
Sanctuary
FH
FLC 101
Sanctuary
FLC 205-206
Monday, May 25
OFFICE CLOSED—MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
VBS request! Items needed!
In order to have a successful VBS, we will need to locate these items for
our Bible Story Time and Game Time:
Lanterns, sleeping bags, a small tent, beach towels, blankets,
adult coats, adult gloves, bundled ropes, backpacks, gallon-sized
resealable bags, solid-colored bed sheets, foam slabs, cardboard
boxes, beige canvas tarp or sheet, large brown paper bags, artificial greenery, stackable blocks, hula hoops, bed pillows, small
spotlight, duct tape.
If you are able to donate any of these items to our VBS, please label them
with your contact information, and leave them in the church office. We
promise we will return them after VBS!
Thank you in advance!
~ From the VBS Leadership Team
Tuesday, May 26
10:00am
12:00am
6:00pm
6:30pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
Library Work Day
Anonymous Women’s Bible Study
Hospitality Ministry Meeting
HeBrews for Hour of Prayer
Cub Scout Pack 827 Den Meetings
Hour of Prayer
Boy Scout Troop 827
FH Library
FLC 101
FH Library
FH Narthex
Coke, FLC
FH
Hope 1-2
Wednesday, May 27
9:15am
10:00am
7:00pm
7:00pm
A Time to Pray Together
Library Work Day
Cristo Reina Wednesday Night
Chancel Choir Rehearsal
FLC 102
FH Library
Hope 1
FH Choir Room
Thursday, May 28
10:00am
7:00pm
Library Work Day
Faith Matters Band Practice
Cropping at the Creek Retreat
FLC
Saturday, May 30
9:00am
Cropping at the Creek Retreat
FLC
Sunday, May 31
8:00am
8:00am
8:15am
9:40am
10:30am
11:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
12:30pm
12:30pm
5:00pm
Men’s Emmaus Reunion
Women’s Emmaus Reunion
Traditional Worship Service
Contemporary Worship Service
Western Wall Prayer Time
Traditional Worship Service
Cristo Reina Service
Bear Creek Youth
Church Council Meeting
Safe Sanctuary Training
Women’s Gideon Bible Study
News alert! The deadline to register for Vacation Bible School is
Monday, June 1. This year’s program EVEREST: Conquering Challenges with
God’s Mighty Power! will be held Monday, June 22 through Thursday,
June 25, from 9:00am to noon.
Vacation Bible School is open to all children, ages 4 through 11 years
of age. Younger children must have turned 4 years old by September 1,
2014.
Kids will enjoy a variety of activities, including Bible stories, cooking,
crafts and music.
There is no charge for youngsters to attend Vacation Bible School.
Participants may order a VBS T-shirt for $10 and/or a music CD for $10.
Please register online at https://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/BCUMC or
call 281.463.2330 for additional information.
FH Library
FH
Friday, May 29
6:00pm
Vacation Bible School registration deadline nears
FLC 101
FLC 102
Sanctuary
FH
FLC 101
Sanctuary
FLC 205-206
FLC YL, Gym, Kit
FLC 101
FLC 212/213
FLC 102
Would your group like
matching T-shirts?
Group orders are being taken for
Bear Creek UMC T-shirts (in the color
of your choice), printed with the church logo. The cost is $10 to $12 per
shirt, depending on the number of shirts ordered. Available sizes are
adult S, M, L, XL and XXL. Children’s and tall sizes may also be ordered,
although the price may vary.
Please contact Amber Woodman at [email protected] by Monday, June 1 if you are interested in placing a group order.
HOUR OF PRAYER
Tuesday, May 26
Music and Prayer
in the Fellowship Hall
hosted by the Prayer Team on
the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month
Fellowship 6:30 - 7:00pm
FH=Fellowship Hall, FLC=Family Life Center
HeBrews Coffee House serves complimentary coffee to any person
who attends the Hour of Prayer.
Hour of Prayer 7:00 - 8:00pm
TODAY’S SERMON
“God With Us”
Dr. Jonathan Bynum
Let's Do the Numbers!
BEAR CREEK UMC MINISTRY STAFF
Dr. Jonathan Bynum
Rev. Will Knuckols
Lisa Gill
Lead Pastor
Executive Pastor
Youth Director
Michael Moore
Worship Leader
(Contemporary Service)
Matt Wallace
John Henley
Director of Music
Children’s Director
Offerings and other revenue for the month of April were
$133,192.
Offerings for May, (through May 17) total $87,800.
Praise God!
Revenue year-to-date total is $483,366.
Submitted by
Wendy Quintero
BCUMC Finance Treasurer
Children’s Sunday Morning
Children’s
Ministries
Be sure to bring your Bible
and offering each Sunday!
Sunday Mornings
9:30 Sunday School Classes
8:00am-12:00pm
Age 2
Nursery (Birth - 2 Years)
Age 3
Age 4-K
1st-2nd
3rd Grade
4th-5th Grade
11:00am-12:00pm
Lil’ Church
(Age 3 Years - 1st Grade)
Education Building, Room 9
Children’s Sunday School
(2nd – 5th Grade)
Family Life Center Treehouse
Nursery
FLC 201B
FLC 202
FLC 217
FLC 216
FLC 203
Children’s Ministries info: contact [email protected]
SUMMER DATES TO KEEP!
Daddy and Kids Fun Nights
(for fathers and their children, 3-year-olds - new 5th graders)
5:00pm
Sundays, June 7, July 12, August 9
Tuesday Tennis at Ten
(for kids 6 to 12 years of age)
10:00am–noon
June 9, June 30, July 14, July 21, August 4
Youth Sunday Morning
9:30am
Junior High and Senior High
in FLC 207-209 (Youth Lounge)
11:00am
Junior High and Senior High
in FLC 207-209 (Youth Lounge)
Save the Date - May 31st
12-5 PM
All youth are invited to come
hang-out in the youth lounge for an
afternoon of games and hang-out time!
Lunch will be served.
No youth @ 5 tonight, May 24th.
Youth Ministries info: contact [email protected]
Safe Sanctuary Training
Planning on serving with our children and youth this summer?
Please plan to attend one of the following Safe Sanctuary
trainings. For more information, please contact John or Lisa
in the church office.
Sunday, May 31st @ 12:30 PM, FLC Room 212-213
Wednesday, June 3rd @ 6:30 PM, FLC Room 212-213
Secret Service Days
(for 3 -year- olds - new 5th graders)
10:00am–1:00pm
Thursdays, June 11, July 9, August 13
Please watch upcoming issues of the Bear Creek Family News for
full details!
Kids, reach new heights in
BEAR CREEK UMC LIBRARY’S
SUM MER READING PROGRAM
Mondays, June 8, 15, 29; July 13, 20, 27
10:00 – 10:45am (1-year-olds – kindergarteners)*
11:00am – Noon (grades 1st through 6th)
District Camp 2015
We are excited to announce that Bear Creek UMC will be
sending 40 children and youth to District Camp at Lakeview this
June! In addition , 11 adults will be serving as camp leaders and
counselors. Please be in prayer for all who will be attending
this incredible week of worship, discipleship, and lots of fun.
Bear Creek UMC Library
(Fellowship Hall)
Earn prizes for reading!
*Must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, call 281.463.2330.
Vacation Bible School helpers in demand!
Recruitment is in progress for helpers for Vacation Bible School, scheduled
for June 22-25 from 9:00am to noon. Preschool activities are available for all
children of VBS workers.
Interested in helping? Please register online at https://
www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/BCUMC to offer your services and/or contact
John Henley at [email protected]. All volunteers should plan to attend
the volunteer training lunch/meeting on Sunday, June 7 at 12:30pm. Don’t forget to RSVP for the lunch! Hope to see you there!
This summer, our youth have several opportunities to serve
others in our community! Save the date for:
Wacky Wednesday, June 10, 10:00am-1:00pm
Vacation Bible School, June 22-25, 9:00am-12:00pm
Library Reading Program, Mondays 11:00am-12:00pm
All youth volunteers must attend training Sunday, June 7th at
12:30 pm. Lunch will be served.
Boy Scouts — Troop 827
ADULT EDUCATION: Guests welcome!
Boy Scout Troop 827 meets at 7:00pm on Tuesdays in
Hope 1-2. For additional information, call Assistant Scoutmaster Richard Young at 281.859.1406.
Adult Sunday School Classes
Sunday Mornings
9:30am
BETWIXT & BETWEEN Current Study: The Minor Prophets
Hope 1
COVENANT Current Study: Unusual Healings, taught by
Becky French
FLC 102
CROSSTRAINERS Current Study: Before Amen — The Power FLC 211
Of a Simple Prayer by Max Lucado, led by Amber Piercy. Find
CrossTrainers on Facebook under "Bear Creek UMC CrossTrainers."
FAITHFUL DISCIPLES Current Study: A Disciple’s Heart
by James A. Harnish
Asbury 1
FOUNDATIONS Current Study: Matthew, taught by
Terry Kelley
FLC 101
GENESIS Breakfast in class today!
NEW HOPE Current Study: 3:16 The Numbers of Hope
by Max Lucado, facilitated by Kathy Hammer
Hope 2
FLC 204
SEEKERS Current Study: Forgiveness: A Lenten Study
FLC 212-213
SERENITY Current Study: If You Want to Walk on Water,
Coke 1
You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg
UNITED DISCIPLES The Gospel of Micah, taught by
Jim Peyton
Asbury 2
Sunday Mornings
11:00am
UNDER CONSTRUCTION Current Study: Prophets and
Kings by Ray Vander Laan
YOUNG ADULTS A new class for men and women 18 to
25 years of age
FH Library
FLC 212-213
Adult Studies
Sunday Evenings
BIBLE STUDY Gideon, facilitated by Marilyn Wetzel
(May 31; June 7, 14, 28)
Tuesday Mornings
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY Anonymous: Discovering the
Somebody You Are to God, facilitated by Rose Carter
(May 26—last day)
5:00pm
FLC 102
9:30am
Energizers
Energizers, a group of active adults age 50-plus, enjoy
gatherings that include day-long excursions. Energizers
is currently taking a break for the summer and will not
have meetings; however, be on the lookout for information about field trips. Please call Dot McLaren,
713.466.1898, or Joyce Stewart at 281.463.4932 for more
details.
Fellowship Friday, an Energizers outreach ministry,
provides a loving, welcoming and fun environment for
family members with mild to moderate memory loss
who do not require skilled care. This program, a partnership between Interfaith CarePartners and BCUMC, is
designed to give caregivers some much needed time
away. The next Fellowship Friday will be June 12,
10:00am-1:30pm, in the Fellowship Hall. The theme will
be Father’s Day and entertainer/organist Jim Connors
will perform. Call Dot McLaren at 713.466.1898, or Joyce
Stewart at 281.463.4932.
Mothers Of Preschoolers (MOPS)
MOPS is a group of women with children 5 years
old and younger, who share a love for their families
and enjoy fellowship with other moms going through
the same (although very brief) journey in life. MOPS
meets the second and fourth Mondays of every
month (during the school year), 9:30-11:30am, in the
Fellowship Hall, with a great MOPPETS program in the
Family Life Center KidZone Nursery. They will meet
again for the regularly scheduled meetings when the
new school year starts in August! Email Amber Bowers, [email protected] with any questions.
United Methodist Men (UMM)
United Methodist Men brings men together with
opportunities for service to church and community,
including its amazing Cooking and Barbecue Ministry.
Contact Phil Tyler, [email protected], for
information.
FLC 102
Sermons available online
Did you miss a sermon or want to hear a sermon again?
Visit bearcreekumc.org, mouse over “Resources” in the
top menu, click on “Sermon Recordings” in the drop down
menu, and choose the sermon. Sermons are available from
May 15, 2011.
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
The deadline for submitting information for the Bear Creek Family News is
noon Tuesday, 10 days prior to Thursday publication. Articles must be submitted in writing, via email. Articles may be edited for content/length and
will be placed as space allows, or in order of event priority. Please email
[email protected].
United Methodist Women (UMW)
All women are invited to join United Methodist
Women. Please visit Bear Creek UMW on Facebook,
see updates at bearcreekumc.org/adults/women, or
call the church office at 281.463.2330.
Elizabeth Circle – Friday, May 29, 6:00pm-midnight,
Saturday, May 30, 9:00am-8:00pm for Croppin’ at the
Creek in the Family Life Center. Contact: Julie Kunz,
[email protected].
Grace Circle – Thursday, June 25, 6:30pm, “Beginning
of Summer” party in the home of Nancy Jackson. Contact: Laura Mann, [email protected] or
Cyndi Miller, [email protected].
Miriam Circle – Friday, June 5, for Lunch Bunch, time
and location TBA. Contact: Diane McLean,
[email protected], or Janet Charpiot,
[email protected].
Ruth Circle – Saturday, June 13, 8:30am-1:00pm, for
Summer Bible Study in the Fellowship Hall. Contact:
Deborah Rucker, [email protected].