Beacon News
August 9, 2020
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Our Church Calendar is Listed Below. We are offering many activities and worship through Zoom. Join Us!
Friday, August 7, 10 a.m. – Coffee Chats with Pastor Sarah.
Join Pastor Sarah for relaxed conversation and catching up every Friday morning. You may drop in and leave when it’s convenient.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 117 491 031
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One tap mobile: +13126266799,,117491031# US (Chicago)
Sunday, August 9, 10 a.m. Worship
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https://zoom.us/j/602272570?pwd=VUdRVVp6NkRNczl5QjFnUkF4OGt4Zz09
Meeting ID: 602 272 570
Password: 344276
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+13126266799,,602272570#,,#,344276# US (Chicago)
Coffee Fellowship Time will follow our service.
Tuesday, August 11, noon – Staff Meeting
Tuesday, August 11, 7:30 p.m. Finance Committee
Wednesday, August 12, 9:30 a.m. – Pastor’s Bible Study Join us as we gather weekly via Zoom as we walk through the life of David.
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https://zoom.us/j/568102184.
Meeting ID: 568 102 184 No password created.
Thursday, August 13, 10 a.m. – Prayer Time via Zoom. Pastor Sarah will lead a brief time of prayer every Thursday at 10 a.m. via Zoom. Perfect for those of you at home or work who need a quick “lift” for the rest of the day.
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Meeting ID: 529 280 391
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One tap mobile: +13126266799,,529280391# US (Chicago)
Thursday, August 13, 7:00 p.m. “Troubling the Waters” vital discussion regarding racism in America and what we can do as people of God.
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86714669874?pwd=akxhRW5qVGFPK3hxMzlCSWJSS2M5UT09
Meeting ID: 867 1466 9874
Password: 724958
Friday, August 14, 10 a.m. – Coffee Chats with Pastor Sarah.
Join Pastor Sarah for relaxed conversation and catching up every Friday morning. You may drop in and leave when it’s convenient.
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 117 491 031
No password created.
One tap mobile: +13126266799,,117491031# US (Chicago)
Sunday, August 16, 10 a.m. Worship
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/602272570?pwd=VUdRVVp6NkRNczl5QjFnUkF4OGt4Zz09
Meeting ID: 602 272 570
Password: 344276
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,602272570#,,#,344276# US (Chicago)
Ways to Grow and Learn
Bible Study continues…
We gather on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom for our Pastor’s Bible Study. All are welcome, and no preparation and previous knowledge is required.
We are walking through the life of David, King of Israel. Come and learn more about this complicated man. And we are getting to the “good stuff”—that is, topics and realities of David that you normally don’t hear in a homily on Sunday. Join us!
Thursday evenings you are invited to join other Bay Shore members in an open conversation about race and white privilege. Your experience and voice are needed in this discussion. We all have something to share and also to learn. As a Body of Christ in our community, it is especially important to be engaged in this conversation and be as Christ called us to be—real neighbors.
Link to Materials:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/kmbe4fkcbbdkeqf/AADdapbc7vJXGrPLxppTdjTCa?dl=0
Zoom Invitation:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86714669874?pwd=akxhRW5qVGFPK3hxMzlCSWJSS2M5UT09
Meeting ID: 867 1466 9874
Password: 724958
One tap mobile: +13017158592,,86714669874#,,,,0#,,724958# US (Germantown)
Ways to Love, Serve and Give
Backpacks Delivered! Thanks to the Hephatha team for assembling and delivering backpacks for 30 students from Hephatha, our partner church in the city!
Pastor Sarah will “ride” for Outreach for Hope’s main fundraiser during the month of August and September. Like last year, she has set up a fundraising page for this Lutheran charity here in Milwaukee. Support local ministries of our synod through supporting Outreach for Hope. Click here to donate to her page directly.
MICAH is promoting an initiative to get more people registered and able to vote for the upcoming Fall elections. As a member of MICAH, we have been asked to participate. The program is simple. From August 18-Oct 8, each member of MICAH should have a team from their place of worship that connects personally with 10-20 members of our community—asking them if they are registered to vote, advising them how to do so if they are not, and assisting them with absentee ballot questions. Some churches have decided to focus on certain groups of their communities—like college aged students, or the elderly. At Bay Shore, we could choose our 10-20 members to connect with and make the phone calls. Are you interested? We truly only need 1-3 people to do this at Bay Shore. Training is available via Zoom on August 18. If you are interested, please contact Pastor Sarah now.
Thank you for your continued to support of Bay Shore during this difficult time. Our mission and ministries are funded solely on the offerings we receive. Please continue to mail your offerings to the church. Or, to make an offering online right now, you may do so here. See below how you can even “text” your offering to Bay Shore.
And again, THANK YOU for the awesome response to our Special Summer Appeal! We achieved our goal of $15,000 and will begin getting our resources in place to install the new technology and camera in our sanctuary. Thank you for your support!
To assist globally, Lutheran World Relief is on the front lines in many places across the globe. You may help globally here. Another place that can use our help locally is Hunger Task Force. Click here to donate Directly to HTF.
BAY SHORE NOW HAS TEXT TO GIVE!
(855) 461-0194
You can quickly and easily make a one-time or recurring donation to Bay Shore!
Click this link for a short video about Vanco’s Give+Text.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj7AiH6rty0
Our 2020 coffee import is shipping from Tanzania. Your online coffee orders are helping to support the coffee farmers on Mt Meru. Even though the international coffee market is at its lowest price for years the Mt Meru Coffee Project continues to pay the consistently high price it has paid for years. This additional income is improving the standard of living in the Meru Diocese. Free shipping of coffee extended to August 31! Visit mtmerucoffee.org to order today!
Ways to Connect and Share
Join us on Sundays for our Virtual Coffee Hour
immediately following our worship service.
Stay online and chat with friends. We will have small group break outs for more intimate fellowship, and we will also have conversation starter questions, too. We hope to create a virtual time like our “coffee fellowship” was on Sundays when we were in the building. Stay, drink a cup of coffee, and reconnect with friends.
More Community News to Share:
While our church staff continues to work remotely, you may reach us at any time through email, or by leaving a message on the church’s voicemail.
- We are looking for old pictures of Bay Shore from our members to share on our Facebook page. Weddings, baptisms, church services—whatever you may have, we are looking to post and share as a fun summer “filler” on our Facebook page. Please email a digital copy of the picture to Pastor Sarah. People will NOT be tagged in the pictures.
- A couple from our Bay Shore family is seeking onsite childcare for an 18 month and 5 year old in the Greenfield area. The hours would be M-F, 9 am to 1 pm. If you know someone who is available and may be interested, please have them email [email protected]
Prayer of the Week: Prayer for Protection
The Light of God surrounds me.
The Love of God enfolds me.
The Power of God protects me.
The Presence of God watches over me.
The Mind of God guides me.
The life of God flows through me.
The Laws of God direct me.
The Power of God abides within me.
The Joy of God uplifts me.
The Strength of God renews me.
The Beauty of God inspires me.
Wherever I am, God is. Amen
Stay in Touch
We would love it if you would fill out a new contact information form for us!
You don’t need to be a member to do so. Follow the link below to give us your latest contact information. If you’ve already completed the new form, thank you!
https://forms.gle/zcUGXgbPUJAK2Zfw6
STAFF
Pastor Sarah Stobie [email protected]
Kate Yelvington, Church Office [email protected]
Dulcie Shoener, Minister of Music [email protected]
Daniel Ellis, Choir Director [email protected]
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