Calendar for March

To see more information on any of the activities listed below, please click this link:  http://bgpres.org/#/upcoming-eventscalendar

THE 60-SECOND E-MAIL

FROM THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

An effort to fill you in on what’s going on in 60 seconds or less.

Tuesday, March 28

9:30am Chair Yoga

11:30am Special Care

2:00pm Staff Meeting

5:00pm Art Board meeting

EASTER EGG HUNT: THIS SATURDAY March 25th, 10:30am at the Franklin Farm (1740 Greenview Lane). All children up to 5^th grade welcome! Separate hunting areas for Preschool and Elementary. Cake walk, face painting, games, crafts and more! Invite your friends with children/grandchildren to join us! Rainy weather will move us to the church. If you would like to donate a cake for the cakewalk, please drop it into the church office by Friday morning. For more information speak to David Clarke. 

A NEW SMALL GROUP is being planned for people who would like to play bridge for fun. Charlotte Prow is a certified bridge teacher and is offering to teach beginners as well as those wanting to improve their game. Four friends and a standard deck of cards is all that is needed. A study at the University of California Berkeley found that playing bridge helps maintain mental sharpness and boosts the immune system.  Fun social interactions, mental challenge, and health benefits--what could be better? Please contact Charlotte Prow or Mary Evans to express your interest.

LENTEN WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNER AND STUDY  Come for some good food and a wonderful study of the classic poem/sermons of James Weldon Johnson (God's Trombones). Taught by Rob Hale, Members of the Cecelia Memorial Church, and Matthew Covington. Beginning at 6:15 PM on Wednesdays during Lent.

WEDNESDAY LENTEN DINNER  Tim and Linda Leigh are planning the menu for our last Lenten Dinner of the season, on March 29. You can look forward to an Italian meal featuring pasta with roasted tomatoes, spinach and basil sauce (gluten free and vegan) or meatballs and sauce, salad, bread, and brownies.

SUNDAY EATING OUT GROUP - Join us at Rafferty's, 1939 Scottsville Road, after worship this Sunday. Everyone is welcome!

SATURDAY MEALS  All-Church Saturday is April 8th. We need volunteers for drivers and inside help. Because you all are so awesome, I’m sure we can get four people. So, let me know as soon as possible so I can inform Dianne. Thank you everyone for being so thoughtful about this. -Lovelyn Williams (ceceliamemorial1234@outlook.com; or send a text to 619-368-2103)

LILY FORMS are available in the church lobby for honoring or remembering loved ones with lilies this Easter. Look for them to also be available in the bulletins this coming Sunday. The due date for submission is Monday, April 3^rd.

LENTEN SUNDAY MORNING CLASS continues during Lent – Come for an in-depth Bible study on the gospel-writer Luke's understanding of Jesus' movement from ministry to the cross: "He Set His Face to Go to Jerusalem."  9:15AM- 10 in the upstairs Conference Room.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES at 9:15am

-LENTEN CLASS – Bible Study Class “He Set His Face to Go to Jerusalem” – In the Conference Room

-THE COFFEE AND CONVERSATIONS is reading “24 Hours that Changed the World” by Adam Hamilton

-YOUTH CLASS – in the Youth Suite on the 2^nd floor

-PRESCHOOL AND CHILDREN’S classes – downstairs

LAY READERS NEEDED for Sundays in April! Lay reader information and instructions will be emailed on the Friday prior to the date. Please visit https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e49acac23a7ff2-layreader to sign up for a day.

SMALL GROUPS   We're meant to do life together! Small Groups are a gathering of folks that visit, laugh, learn, serve, pray and grow spiritually. You can join a Small Group at any time during the year. We have a variety of Small Groups and look forward to having more.  Currently the following Small Groups are meeting and would welcome new members:

God/Dog is Love (Mondays 9 a.m. at Covington Woods Park, Contact Debbie Morse)

Chair Yoga (Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. at our church, Contact Trudy Burkeen)

Breakfast Group (Wednesdays, 7 a.m. at Teresa’s, Contact Wayne Hendrix)

Men’s Breakfast Group (Fridays, 7:30 a.m. at Lisa’s 5^th Street Diner, Contact Tim Leigh)

Neighborhood Group (1^st Thursday, 7 p.m. at Julia Roberts’ home, Contact Julia Roberts)

The Bible and Bees (Meets periodically, Contact Matthew Covington)

Presbyterian Women’s Circles (Contact Donna Meredith.)

Eating Out Group - Sundays after worship at a local restaurant (contact Mary Evans)

Hymn Sing Group - being organized (contact Mary Evans)

Presbyterian Cooking Club - Meets at 4:00 p.m. on March 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29 in the church kitchen

Do you have an idea for a new Small Group?  Talk to Matthew Covington, David Clarke, Tim Leigh, Pamela Napier, or Mary Evans and they will help make it happen!

CECELIA MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH is planning their Spring community giveaway.  It will be held in  April (date tba). If you have items to donate, you may contact Lovelyn Williams at Cecelia:  270/935-5110 (msg) or ceceliamemorial1234@outlook.com.  They will be glad to pickup items, or make arrangements to meet at their church where people can drop things off. 

Preaching this Sunday:  Matthew Covington

Last Sunday:  our Homecoming Sunday