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Bristol Federated Church

A Community of Faith Where You Matter

March 27, 2024

“No matter who you are, or where you are on life’s journey,
you are welcome here.”

“We embrace God’s infinite love and grace in affirmation that each one of God’s children is made in God’s image and has equal worth, accepting all and including ALL of every race, gender, color, age, gender identity, sexual orientation/or expression, marital status, ethnicity, religious background, national origin and physical or mental status.”

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“Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.”

John 20:1

It had been a terrifying and horrific three days. Jesus, the one whom they had changed their whole lives for, had been arrested, beaten and crucified. A dark and fearful time for anyone who proclaimed to follow Jesus, to call him Messiah.

Mary Magdalene, filled with fear and grief, came to the cave to mourn and anoint Jesus’ body with oil, but instead she found the stone rolled away and the tomb empty! And everything changed!

Later, she would be the first to see the risen Christ; the first to experience a living Christ among us. And this is our experience as well. As people of the resurrection, we experience a living Christ among us, offering new hope and creating new life.

Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen indeed!

 

Maundy Thursday
Service of Holy Communion and Tenebrae

Thursday, March 28th at 6:00pm in the Education Wing
Please Join Us.

Our entire evening will be as one worship including the serving of a simple potluck meal, the sharing of the Last Supper, the readings of Tenebrae and the silent vigil and departure.

Please bring some soup, salad or bread to share.

 

Lenten Bible Study

Please join Mary Van Tol for a Lenten study will resume on Thursday, April 11th. 7:00 PM-8:00 PM via Zoom.

"Finding Jesus in the Psalms, A Lenten Journey" by Barb Roose guides the reader through a meaningful encounter with the Psalms through the season of Lent. Combining an interpretation of the psalms with real life stories, the study moves through the familiar words of Psalm 23 toward the painful cries of Psalm 22 uttered by Jesus on the cross. The study includes reflections on the life of King David and the original context of the writings, along with connections between the psalms and the life and death of Jesus the Messiah. Click PREVIEW for a short video preview.

The book is available from Cokesbury in both paperback and digital format. Click HERE to purchase.

I hope to see you Thursday evenings!

Mary

 

MEET THE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Eva Mastalos
Recording Secretary

On a Sunday morning, you will find Eva at church early. She has already picked up others who have needed a ride to church, unlocked the doors, turned on the lights and turned up the heat. Eva assists in the sound booth by running Zoom and in Kevin’s absence running the sound equipment.

Eva has served on the Leadership team for many years in different capacities. She served as chair for at least two years. She is currently serving as the recording secretary for the Leadership Team meetings. Eva also serves as the Financial Secretary where she is responsible for recording peoples giving to the church and providing reports on income for the Leadership Team.

Eva is very resourceful. When she sees a need for something she figures out a way to get it done. A few years ago when our janitorial persons retired Eva set up a schedule for volunteers to clean the various church rooms and bathrooms for a few years. We now have a person from outside the church doing the cleaning.

Eva keeps track of the all of the church cleaning and kitchen supplies and orders when needed. She also orders the Easter lilies and recently has taken on ordering office supplies. Eva also orders offering envelopes so that they are here in time for the new year.

Eva is also a good fundraiser. She has been organizing our pie sales at the Fourth of July and other locations for many years. She keeps a large tote in the basement with all of the supplies needed so that it can be taken to the pie sale site and set up quickly and efficiently.

Eva is very involved with organizing and serving pot luck dinners, receptions, Messy Church dinners and Easter Breakfasts. She recently offered to organize a Children’s Sunday breakfast. She is always willing to help out where needed to set up or take down, serving as cashier at the Christmas Bazaar, cleaning the church, painting the parsonage porch, cleaning and preparing the parsonage for our interim pastor, soliciting for what is needed for food, etc.

Several years ago Eva came up with the idea of having a coffee and conversation group that would meet in the Education Wing at Church on Thursday mornings. Coffee was provided and various persons would bring in snack food. These Thursday get-togethers included having presentations by speakers as well as field trips to various locations. These ecumenical get-togethers were very well received and enjoyed until Covid hit. This past summer she organized Friday night porch gatherings at the parsonage.

Over the past year, Eva has recognized church volunteers by writing up summaries of their church involvement. These have been included in the weekly church newsletter. She has done an excellent job with this. Eva is a key person on our team and we are very fortunate to have such a kind, loving and generous person in our church family.

Thank you Eva for all you do!

 

Easter Messy Church is April 6!

If you would like to volunteer or donate an item,
please click HERE!

See you April 6th!

 

Lectionary Readings for this Week

March 31st:
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Acts 10:34-43,
1 Corinthians 15:1-11, Mark 16:1-8, John 20:1-18

 

Calendar

Lenten Bible Study - Thursdays, 7:00-8:00pm by Zoom. Resuming Apr. 11th.

Maundy Thursday - March 28th, 6:00pm, Pot Luck Dinner, Service of Tenebrae

Good Friday - March 29th at the Baptist Church, 6:30pm

Easter Service - March 31st: 9:15am breakfast, (early coffee 9am.) Sign up sheets for attendance and food donations are on the coffee hour table. Worship at 10:15.

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ONGOING EVENTS:

Sundays, 4:00PM- AA Meeting here at BFC

Click HERE for full calendar.

 

Weekly Giving

The Leadership Team would like you to know our Giving each week;

Offering $ 545.00
Online 628.77
Total $1,173.77
Thank you for your generosity!

 

Sunday Worship

You can find the recordings of recent sermons on our website at www.bristolfederated.com and click on “The Sermon Archives” in the top right hand corner of your screen.

You can visit the Donate page on our website at any time to give electronically using a credit/debit card or bank account.

The Zoom link for our Sunday Worship Service can be found by going to our website. If you will be accessing worship using a phone:
Dial: 1(929)205-6099
Meeting ID: 940 7036 0317
Passcode: 559314

Click here to go to our website at Bristolfederated.com

 

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Bristol Federated Church, 37 North St, Bristol. VT 05443, USA

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