Thursday, February 28, 2002

Worship at 11 A.M. Sun., March 10
There will be no 8:30 A.M. service on March 10, 2002. Susan Lewis and Betsy Ferguson will lead worship this Sunday at 11:00 A.M. Jon is taking a continuing education course in Louisville, Kentucky this week. He will be back in the office March 11.

Session Mon., March 11 at 6:30 P.M.
The Session meets this Monday night, March 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the Session Room. Note that the meeting begins at 6:30 P.M. with a discussion with Dr. Walk Jones of the Presbyterian Foundation.

Memphis Lenten Dinner
Dr. Jon Burnham invites you to a Lenten program he will present at First Presbyterian Church in Memphis on Wednesday, March 20, 2002. The church van will leave BPC at 4:00 P.M. and return around 9:00 P.M.
Jon’s presentation will be titled "The Terrible Joy of Holy Week." Speak to Jon by March 17 if you plan to participate. The church cook in Memphis needs a head count for dinner that night.

PYF & SNL Spring Break
Due to spring break, PYF and SNL will not meet this Sunday.
We will have the last SNL for the spring and summer on March 17. That night will be Grandparents Night when grandparents of SNL participants are invited to come for dinner and a program. We will begin at 5:00 p.m. and should conclude by 6:30. Invite your grandparents and we’ll see you then!

Scholarship Forms
Curry & Dunlap Scholarship forms are now available in the church office.

PW Circle Meetings
The PW Afternoon Circle will meet this Monday, March 11, at 2:00 PM in the home of Margie Lightsey, 236 Van Voris. Call 563-9806 for directions.
The PW Morning Circle will meet this Tuesday, March 12, at 9:30 AM in the home of Louise Vance, 208 College Street. Call 563-7369 for directions.

Wednesday Bible Study
Due to the Lenten Dinner in Memphis and the Festival of Renewal, the Wednesday Bible Study will not meet during March. The studies will resume at 11:00 A.M. on April 3 and conclude on May 1. In the interim, participants may attend the noon Lenten Lunch series at FUMC on Wednesday, March 6, 13 and 20.

One Great Hour Offering
The “One Great Hour of Sharing” offering will be received during each worship service on Easter Sunday. The offering supports Presbyterian Disaster Assistance from which we have received $10,000 for storm mitigation in Panola County. Let us show them our support.
Coin boxes will be distributed to the children for their collection of change for the “One Great Hour of Sharing” Offering. Extra coin boxes will be on the table in the hallway. The children’s coin boxes will be collected during the children’s sermon on Easter Sunday.

Montreat Youth Conference
Fred Henry and Debi Honnoll will chaperone our youth at the Montreat Youth Conference on June 2-8, 2002. They will stay at the Winnsboro Inn. The total cost will be $205 per person with an $85 non-refundable deposit due March 1. Make deposit checks payable to BPC.

Deacon’s Meeting
The Deacon’s will meet on Wednesday, March 6, at 7:00 P.M. in the Session Room.

Prayer List
Ray Fultz (Claudia Burkes uncle), B.H. Garner, Mary Pund, B.H. Garner, Hunter Elijah Maples, Melanie Yelton, Blanche Kennedy, Calvin & Dot King

Worship Leaders 3/3/02
Infant nursery - Kim Renfroe
2-5 year-olds - Megan El-Sergi
8:30 A.M. Usher - William Cole
11:00 A.M. Ushers - James Covington, Debi Honnoll, Tommy Brooks, Laddie Renfroe
Greeters - Ray Poole, Jenny Poole, Paulette Norman, Betsy Ferguson
Acolytes - Gowen Cox, Whitten Graves

SNL for March 3
The arts and crafts team is planning a craft activity for this Sunday. Plans are to make a craft that will be given to grandparents when they come for Grandparents Night on March 17. Dinner will be served at 5:00 and the craft work will begin at 5:30. We hope to see you there!

SNL March 10 & 17
Because of spring break for area schools, SNL will not meet on March 10. We will have the last SNL for the spring and summer on March 17. That night will be Grandparents Night and grandparents of SNL participants are invited to come for dinner and a program. We will begin at 5:00 p.m. and should conclude by 6:30. Invite your grandparents and we’ll see you then!

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