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In this issue:
Check out what's coming up at BSBC from July 26 to August 2.
Security Volunteers
Camera Operator Needed for THIS Sunday
Family Worship Sunday: August 6
Summer Hours for KidzTown & Preschool
Ordination Council: August 8
OASIS: August 10 – 12, 2023
Summer Communion Service: August 13
Pastoral Care for the Summer
Tidal Impact Update: July 22 - 28
NextGen Ministry @ BSBC (Children/Youth)
Fresh Start Young Adults Group
Bereavement
This Sunday’s Worship Gatherings: July 30
Community Opportunities
This Week @ BSBC
1. Security Volunteers
Recognizing that folks are usually busy during the summer, we would welcome your presence. Whether during the summer or starting in the fall, if you have some time to spare, 3 hours per month, would you be willing to volunteer with Dwight Colwell and our security team? These special volunteers will be asked to provide building security for three hours in the evenings, one evening a month, Mondays through Fridays, from 6 – 9 p.m. Dwight will provide on the job training.
We would be pleased to welcome you to the team. For more information, please contact Dwight Colwell at colwelldwight@gmail.com or call 506-459-7008.
2. Camera Operator Needed for July 30
The Sanctuary service is in need of a camera operator for THIS Sunday, July 30.
Our usual team is off on a well-deserved vacation. If you’re able to help with this ministry to those who aren’t able to join us in person, please get in touch with the church office at 458-8348 or bsbc@bsbc.nb.ca.
Thank you for your willingness to serve in this way!
3. Family Sunday: August 6
Hey folks! Coming up next weekend is another long weekend. We will be keeping our family with us in the worship services on Sunday, August 6. We are giving our Preschool and KidzTown staff, leaders, and volunteers a chance to join us for worship.
Our planned children’s activities will resume Sunday, August 13. Thank you for loving our family and our children in this way.
4. Summer Hours for KidzTown & Preschool
As a way to bless our children’s volunteers and leaders, for the rest of this summer, our Children’s ministries, both Preschool and KidzTown will now start at 10:50 a.m. Both Tina and Melanie will pick up the children from the gym service at this time and escort the children to their respective areas. If you attend the sanctuary service, please bring your children to the Connections Center at 10:45 a.m. to meet up with our crew on their way through.
Please still check your children in as usual in the Connections Center before the services.
5. Ordination Council: August 8
Fancy a Road Trip for Pastor Ross?
Over the last several months, Pastor Ross has been working very hard on his journey to Ordination. He has completed the required coursework and written his 15-page Statement of Faith… his faith is BIG! The final step for Pastor Ross is to appear before the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada’s Examining Council for Ordination. This appointment has been confirmed for Tuesday, August 8 at 4:15 p.m. in Room 177, Main Level of Stultz Hall, Crandall University, 333 Gorge Road, Moncton.
During this appointment, Pastor Ross will be answering questions about his theological statement to the Examining Council which is made up of 34 members. Following this, a recommendation letter from the church will be presented to the Council, they will have a discussion, make a decision, and then communicate the decision to Pastor Ross at the conclusion of the appointment. This entire process will take approximately 75 minutes.
How can you support Pastor Ross between now and August 8?
Pray that he can be rested and spiritually prepared for this very significant appointment.
Pray for Fi and their girls as they support him in the days leading up to August 8.
Take a road trip! Members of the church family are welcome to attend the appointment in support of Pastor Ross on August 8. If you plan to attend, there is a parking lot near Stultz Hall where you can park for free. What a practical way to show your individual support and to collectively show that the Brunswick Street family affirms his calling to ministry and ordination!
Denise Mersereau
Chair, Board of Deacons
6. Oasis: August 10 – 12, 2023
Each year, the Baptist churches in Atlantic Canada send ‘delegates’ to OASIS, the annual gathering of the Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada. This is an annual gathering for worship, discipleship, and to consider how we share together in living out the love of Jesus “everywhere”. Give a read:
We’re excited to welcome you to Oasis on August 10-12, 2023 at Crandall University in Moncton, New Brunswick
Our CBAC family can expect a joy-filled gathering as we celebrate our shared mission and stories of God’s work in this denominational family. We’ll worship together, share updates, discuss and vote on family business, and enjoy fellowship. In addition to the main schedule of activities, we’ll be facilitating special events alongside our partner organizations, as well as fun and engaging programs for kids and youth.
This year we’re thrilled to have Jason Ballard as our guest speaker and to hear a message for our CBAC family from Dr. Terry Atkinson as well.
This year, we can send 10 delegates. To be a delegate for BSBC you must be a member of BSBC. Otherwise, you can attend OASIS as a guest — everything but vote on business. Are you interested in being one of our delegates to OASIS? We are able to provide a stipend of $200 to cover your registration and help with expenses. We have space for six more delegates.
If you are able to attend, please contact Naomi in the church office (naomi.phillips@bsbc.nb.ca) and she will complete your registration.
7. Summer Communion Service: August 13
We ask you to note that given the long weekend in August, communion will be offered on August 13. Communion for September will be offered on Sunday, September 3 when the gym, sanctuary and Mandarin congregations will combine as we launch the fall season of ministry.
8. Pastoral Care For The Summer
While Pastor Greg is on sabbatical, your Deacons want to affirm that BSBC is equipped to provide Pastoral Care. We are grateful for the engagement of Pastor Ross and Pastor Nikki, and we are blessed to have additional support from Rev. Kevin Culberson, the Baptist Chaplin at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital…
9. Tidal Impact Update: July 22 – 28
This week, our youth are spreading the love of Jesus into the local communities and various outreach programs around Saint John. The team will be returning on Friday, July 28.
Please pray for our youth and our leaders, and that God can use us to make an IMPACT on the Tidal City of Saint John.
10. NextGen Ministry
Children @ BSBC
Biking Ministry Ages 8 – 13: Thursday, Aug. 3, 1 – 3:30 pm
All youth aged 8 – 13 are invited to join our Summer Student, Sam Tingley, on Thursday afternoon. We will go on a biking trek from the church at 1:30 pm, across the Bill Thorpe walking bridge, past Henry Park, on the North Riverfront Trail and back along Devonshire biking path, across the bridge again and returning to BSBC. When we return, we can hang out on the Third Floor until 3:30 pm.
If your child or youth would like to join, please get them and their bike to the church next Thursday! For more information, or to volunteer for this event, please email youth.bsbc.nb@gmail.com.
Youth @ BSBC
Tidal Impact Youth Mission Tour: July 22 - 28
Due to our youth being away for Tidal Impact, there will be no youth group this evening. Please keep our Tidal Impact Youth Mission team in your prayers as they finish up their week in Saint John. Our team will be returning on Friday, July 28.
High School Youth Group – Jeopardy! Monday, July 31, 6:30 p.m.
On Monday, July 31, all High School youth are invited to a night of playing Jeopardy! We will be meeting in the Assembly Area on the third floor of the Family Life Center. Come prepared to play a rousing game. For more information, please contact Pastor Nikki at youth.bsbc.nb@gmail.com.
Learn to Crochet: Tuesday, Aug. 1, 1 – 3 p.m.
On Tuesday, August 1, our middle and high school youth are invited to come out and join Elaine Tian, our Summer Intern, for a learn to crochet adventure! We will be learning how to crochet a circle. At the end of our sessions, we will put the pieces together to create baby blankets. For more information, please email Elaine at elaine08042@gmail.com or contact Pastor Nikki.
Summer Youth Group Pool Party: Wednesday, Aug. 2, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Our next Summer Youth Group will be on Wednesday, August 2, when Stephen and Deborah VanSlyke will be hosting a pool party for the youth! Youth, come prepared for an evening of fun, food, and frolic in a safe environment. Modest swimsuits requested. We would love for our all youth, those exiting Grade 5 up to and including those exiting Grade 12, to come join us tonight from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
For more information, please email youth.bsbc.nb@gmail.com or contact Pastor Nikki.
Youth Drop In/Biking Ministry Age 8 – 13: Thursday, Aug. 3, 1 – 3:30 p.m.
All youth aged 8 – 13 are invited to join our Summer Student, Sam Tingley, on Thursday afternoon. We will go on a biking trek from the church at 1:30 p.m., across the Bill Thorpe walking bridge, past Henry Park, on the North Riverfront Trail and back along Devonshire biking path, across the bridge again and returning to BSBC. When we return, we can hang out on the Third Floor until 3:30 p.m.
If your child or youth would like to join, please get them and their bike to the church next Thursday! For more information, or to volunteer for this event, please email youth.bsbc.nb@gmail.com.
11. Fresh Start Young Adults Group
Our Young Adults ministry, Fresh Start, continues to meet on Tuesday nights from 7 - 9 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the Family Life Center. Come along for snacks and social time followed by a Bible study. We would love to see you there!
Please contact Pastor Ross ross@bsbc.nb.ca for details.
12. Bereavement
Please be in prayer for the Smith and Colwell families on the passing of Charline Velma Smith (nee Colwell).
“A wife, a mother, a friend.”
February 2, 1924 – July 17, 2023
A funeral was held on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at Brunswick Street Baptist Church, beginning at 11 a.m., and a reception followed in the church hall. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Stephen Lewis Fund for Children in Africa.
13. This Sunday’s Worship Gatherings: July 30
The gym worship service will be under the musical leadership of Ross and friends. In the sanctuary, the worship service will under the musical leadership of David Steeves, featuring special music by David & Leah Steeves.
This Sunday, Pastor Keith will be speaking in both the sanctuary and the gym, going through the Book of Ezekiel in 20 minutes or less. Of this, he writes, “In 2 Kings 24, about ten years before the devastating invasion and destruction of Jerusalem, some of the city’s officials and high-ranking citizens are marched as prisoners to Babylon. Included in this group is Ezekiel the priest, and it is a shattering series of events as Ezekiel must think that his life is over. In a sense, it is over. But out of this upheaval, God does something remarkable things for both Ezekiel and the community in exile. One of the great gifts of this period is the book of Ezekiel, and this morning (in twenty minutes or less!) we will explore some passages in this story and notice some compelling points of application for all of us at TheStreet.”
Whether in-person or online, be sure to join us this Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m.
14. Community Events
Journey Church: An Evening With Jordan St. Cyr — July 27
We are so pumped to have Jordan St. Cyr joining us for a concert in Fredericton on July 27 at 7 pm. He is a good ole Canadian, JUNO award winner, and recently performed at the Grand Ole Opry. Tickets are $30.00. Please use promo code JSCCHURCH to get $25 tickets!
New Brunswick Christian Ashram
The New Brunswick Christian Ashram is an interdenominational Christian family retreat that will be held August 10-13, 2023, at Beulah Campground on the Saint John River located at Browns Flat, NB. The Evangelist is Rev. Matt Henson, Executive Director, United Christian Ashrams International, Nashville, Tennessee and the Bible Teacher is Rev. Vicars Hodge who has served various Anglican churches in Ontario and New Brunswick. For more information on the New Brunswick Christian Ashram, please visit their website at www.nbca.ca. Your BSBC contacts are Dale and Carol Bray at 506-455-3784 and John Stewart at 506-471-9740. Brochures are available at the church office and through their website.
Country Gospel Concert
Hope City will be hosting a Country Gospel Concert on Sunday, August 12, 2023, at 6:30 pm (doors open at 5:45 pm), at Hope City Fredericton, 429 Clements Drive. There will be a live band with Murray Gordon on keys, Kevin Munn on Bass, Khoury Fraser on Acoustic, Lee Howe on Lead Guitar, Rodney Robichaud on Steel Guitar, and Jonathan Harrington on Drums, featuring Wanda Grieve-Carter, The Weaver’s, Miles & Rosemary Blair, and Khoury Fraser. A free-will offering in support of the artists and the band.
15. This Week at BSBC
Please note: FLC stands for Family Life Centre
Wednesday, July 26
Youth at Tidal Impact
8:30 Gospel on Web (KidzTown, 2nd Floor, FLC)
12:00 Men’s Basketball (Gym)
6:30 NO SUMMER YOUTH GROUP
Thursday, July 27
Youth at Tidal Impact
7:00 Men’s Prayer Breakfast (Gym/Main Kitchen)
7:00 Women’s Prayer Breakfast (Family Room, 1st Floor, FLC)
8:30 Gospel on Web (KidzTown, 2nd Floor, FLC)
9:00 Benevolent Ministries (By Appointment)
1:00 NO YOUTH DROP-IN/BIKING MINISTRY
7:00 Mandarin Choir Practice (Choir Room, 2nd Floor, Connections Center)
Friday, July 28
Youth at Tidal Impact, Returning This Evening
8:30 Gospel on Web (KidzTown, 2nd Floor, FLC)
12:00 Men’s Basketball (Gym)
7:00 Mandarin Fellowship (Barnabas Center & KidzTown, 2nd Floor, FLC)
Saturday, July 29
10:00 Gym Set-Up
1:00 Worship Team Practice (Gym)
Sunday, July 30
7:00 Mandarin Prayer Meeting (Boardroom, 2nd Floor, Gym Building)
9:00 Asian Sunday School (Boardroom, 2nd Floor, Gym Building)
10:30 Contemporary Worship (Gym)
10:30 Mandarin Worship (Assembly Area, 3rd Floor, FLC)
10:30 Traditional Service (Sanctuary)
10:50 Preschool & KidzTown (1st & 2nd Floor, FLC)
11:30 Library Open After Services (Connection Center)
Monday, July 31
8:30 Gospel on Web (KidzTown, 2nd Floor, FLC)
12:00 Men’s Basketball (Gym)
6:30 High School Youth Group Jeopardy (Assembly Area, 3rd Floor, FLC)
7:00 Board of Deacons Meeting (Family Room, 1st Floor, FLC)
Tuesday, August 1
8:30 Gospel on Web (KidzTown, 2nd Floor, FLC)
10:00 Pastoral/Planning Meeting (Admin Office)
12:00 Mandarin Prayer Meeting (Zoom)
1:00 Middle/High School Youth Learn to Crochet (Family Room, 1st Floor, FLC)
1:30 Quilter’s for Missions (Quilting Room)
5:30 Sports Friends (Wilmot Park)
7:00 Fresh Start Young Adult Ministry (Assembly Area, 3rd Floor, FLC)
Wednesday, August 2
8:30 Gospel on Web (KidzTown, 2nd Floor, FLC)
12:00 Men’s Basketball (Gym)
6:30 Summer Youth Group Pool Party (850 Mitchell St, Fredericton)
