Norm Hunt shows off his tasty ice cream Sundae, on our recent Saturday community ice-cream social. Rainy weather precluded a parking lot event, but we still all had fun! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 10-10-2024 We enjoyed having several kids in church today. Their smiles and spontaneity add so much! Pastor Jeannine showed them a salt shaker and asked them what salt was for. One little boy said for eggs, others said for flavoring. She showed them some other uses of salt- manufacturing of belts, and plastics, and salt also brightens clothes! Our scripture this week was from Mark 9: 38-50. It is kind of a troubling passage on first read, until you look deeper into the meaning. Pastor Jeannine told a story of a hiker that went into the mountains without telling anyone where he was going. A boulder fell onto his left arm, and he was unable to free himself. After several days he cut off his arm to save his life, and struggled down the mountain for help. Would you want to be alive with one arm, or dead with two? We value our lives enough not to perish. Looking at the scripture again, we are asked if we are willing to cut out the things in our life that keep us from God. Hiking can be rough. Don’t do it alone. God wants us to hike the hike of life with others, to help season other believers with God’s word. Membership class is 3pm 10/12 for any and all that want to become members of BPUMC. Contact Pastor Jeannine if you are interested. Local Methodist Church Conference is at Gorham UMC on 10/16 at 7pm. Any members of our church are welcome to attend. Come join our choir! Practice is Tuesdays at 7pm at our church. The kids are also practicing songs for their little choir after church- we will hear them soon at our next music Sunday. Happy Fall as the evenings have a crisp feeling to them and the leaves begin to change. See you in church Sundays at 9 AM!

Thanks for the snacks ladies, and thanks for helping out! Article by Joyce L. Wiedrich 10-03-2024 This past Sunday marked the first day of fall. What a beautiful season we have had, as the harvest comes in and the leaves start to turn into their glorious hues! Pastor Jeannine asked the kids about their favorite books, and if they like to read. She brought out her childhood first Bible that her older brother gifted her, a treasure as a child and now. Her favorite book was the Wizard of Oz! The kids picked out a favorite book and read it during Sunday School. Thank you, Charlotte for reading The Cat in the Hat- which ended up being quite a long book! The Bible is made of 66 books with so many lessons that you get more out of them each time you read them. Pastor Jeannine reminded us that you only go around once in life you need to grab for the gusto. Where do we find gusto and joy? We find the answer in Psalms 1: 1-6. Here we find a blessed individual who is happy, blissful, and godly. This person can find true satisfaction in life. Happy are those who don’t listen to the wicked but delight in the law of the Lord. In other words, God‘s word is the road to gusto. We get joy and reading God‘s word. We are like a tree. When our roots are sunk down into God‘s word, and the truth of the Bible is our source of nourishment, our faith remains fresh. Jeannine and Phil celebrated their anniversary and September 23. Wishing them another year of happiness together! If you wish to join the church, Pastor Jeannine is having a new member class at 3 PM on Saturday, October 12. If this is inconvenient, she will be happy to reschedule a short class with you. Don’t forget to sign up to help at the chicken barbecue at Oak Hill on Saturday, October 5! The chicken is always yummy. If you can’t work, please stop by and buy a dinner for you and your family. Happy fall with God’s blessings!