From Pastor’s desk:

For this month’s newsletter, I want to talk about 4 weeks of the past and 4 weeks of the future. 

 For past 4 weeks, I enjoyed my fellowship with youth people of Bay Road family.  We had

serious talks about our faith; had fun playing games, bowling and going to movie; and we

went to the United Nations Presbyterian Office and visited the Brooklyn Tabernacle for

 Lord’s Day worship service.  I do not know about the youths, but I enjoyed getting to know

them more and spending time with them.  And I want to thank all of you who supported this

fellowship.  I want to thank Colleen, Sue, Carol, John and all the elders for preparing wonderful

 dinners.  And I want to thank George and Bob for volunteering to be chaperons.  Also, I want

 to thank everybody who remembered this fellowship in your prayers.  I am looking forward to

 witnessing more of God’s presence and guidance for our young people as times goes by. 

For next 4 weeks, I will be in Maxwell Air Force Base down in Montgomery, AL getting my

Commissioned Officer’s Training.  I was waiting and waiting for the order from Washington

DC without knowing for sure when I would be called to attend COT, and I was finally ordered

to attend COT last week.  Because I am “fresh from the street”, I am a bit nervous about this

 training.  The COT website is pretty scary.  It looks like a boot camp.  The good news is

that I will be 20 lbs thinner after the COT.   As a pastor in a small congregation, this type

of ministry is impossible without the support of church family.  I truly appreciate the support

 of my Bay Road family for my ministry to serve young men and women in the Air Force

 as Christ’s presence.  However, even with the full support of the church, any pastor might

 be worried about the pastoral situation of his/her church while at training, yet I am not

worried because I have my trust in God and I have high respect for the leadership of

the Elders, not to mention we have wonderful preachers lined up to share their words

with us.  Esther will be also available for pastoral care in case of emergency, and Bay

Road family will be constantly remembered in my prayer throughout my COT. 

As I prepare to leave, I remember each and everyone of you in my prayers.  I want to

 thank you in advance for all of your thoughts and prayers while I ’m away, and I am

 looking forward to coming back refreshed and renewed to continue my ministry here

 at Bay Road with my wonderful family in Christ.

 June News from the Session

The Sacrament of Holy Communion was served on May 6, 2007.  Pauline Sexton

received communion at her home on Byrne Ave. in Glens Falls and Bill and

Florence Seibert, in their home at Pinion Pine, Queensbury, served by Elders

 Carol Bayle and Greg Mc Dowell.

The session accepts the application and endorses Elder Laura Mitchell as Inquirer

 for ordained ministry as a minister.  Laura will begin her studies in July at Princeton  

 Seminary.  Debbie Collin and Chris Henneke volunteered to serve as Laura Mitchell’s liaison. 

 Please join the session wishing her many blessings on her studies.  Laura and Phill will

continue to need our prayers as they transition into this new adventure. Many Blessings upon you both.

 The session will be taking a recess for the months of June and July. We have a tentative date

set for August if deemed necessary. If you have an item you’d like to have the session consider

please e-mail me (Debbie Collin) at

dkcollin@adelphia.net  or leave me a note in my mail box in the office.

Q: Do you as a congregation agree to teach this child about Jesus?

A: We do!

  There is still a great need for volunteers to step forward in our church. 

Our Sunday school has been in need all year long for more teachers.

We have made this plea over and over and yet the response is zero.

Each time we   baptize a child in our church we agree as a congregation that

we will help to teach our children and our teens about the precious relationship

with Christ. Please search in your hearts and pray as where you can help to serve.

Maybe it is to be a substitute to give our regular teachers a break.

Or maybe you prefer to help out in the summer?

Perhaps you have a lesson which is burning in you to share with our pre-teens

and teens.

Maybe you just want to open up your home for a movie and popcorn or a picnic? 

 Or just provide snacks on Sunday?

Or just ask what can I do?

Search you hearts and let us know. If this sounds like a desperate plea it is!

 We have asked all year long. The workers are weary. Thank you for considering this.

Happy July and August.

Blessings upon all the plans and the unplanned times ahead of you for this summer season.

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__DEACON’S CORNER

  The Board of Deacons met May 8, 2007 at Janice Kingsley’s home.

Members Present:  Janice Holding, Audrey Swift, Carrianne Durkin,

           Janice Kingsley

Members excused:  Richard Reed, Emily Goddard

Opened with reading from “The Power of a Praying Woman”

Review of last month’s minutes

Committee Reports

Treasurer:  balance on hand as of 5/8/07 is $2,340.76

Communion:  Elements were prepared for 5/6/07

Cards:  Janice Kingsley sent 11 birthday, 5 encouragement, and

3 get-well cards to church members and friends

Flowers:  Carrianne sent flowers to Sunja, our pastor’s mother-in-law

Hospital Visits: none

Telephone Ministry: none

Meals: fruit basket was sent to family member of one of our members

Correspondence: none

Old Business

None

New Business

Discussion on ways to help our pastor’s family

Closed meeting with prayer

Next Deacon’s meeting will be June 12, 2007, 7 p.m.

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Trustee’s Newsletter

June 2007 

      The Spring cleanup held on May 12^th was a great success. 

A BIG “thank you” to all those who came and helped out with

the cleanup. The shed roof shingles were stripped and a new

roof was put on.  The Trustees continue to work on our

insurance needs and will investigate ways to cut our premium

without losing needed coverage.

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   There will be a Dad’s & Grad’s Brunch after church services on

Sunday, June 17th.  Please bring your Dads and Grads to celebrate

their lives and accomplishments.

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        Summer Sunday School will begin on June 24th.  We will need 2

 volunteers each Sunday to share a story, game or activity with the

children, ages preschool thru 5th grade.  The sign up sheet is on the

bulletin board in Anderson Hall.

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Sunday School Sunday will be June 10th.  Youth

And children will share stories about their year in

Sunday School. 

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Women’s Association End of the Year Picnic

Tuesday, June 19th @ 6:00 pm

Location TBA

SAVE THE DATE!

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CHUCKLE CORNER

                          KIDS IN CHURCH...

My wife invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to our six- year-old daughter and said,

"Would you like to say the blessing?"

"I wouldn't know what to say," she replied.

"Just say what you hear Mommy say," my wife said.

Our daughter bowed her head and said:

"Dear Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?"

Timmy had been misbehaving and was sent to his room.

After a while he emerged and informed his mother that he had thought it over and then said a prayer.

"Fine", said the pleased mother. "If you ask God to help you not misbehave, He will help you."

"Oh, I didn't ask Him to help me not misbehave," said Timmy. "I asked Him to help you put up with me."

The church was celebrating Communion. During the "children's sermon", the minister was talking

 about Communion and what it is all about.

"The Bible talks of Holy Communion being a 'joyful feast'. What does that mean? Well, 'joyful' means

 happy, right? And a feast is a meal. So a 'joyful feast' is a happy meal. And what are the three things

 we need for a happy meal?"

A little boy put up his hand and said, "Hamburger, fries, and a regular soft drink?"

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Greeters

3      N/A

10    N/A

17    N/A

24    N/A

Ushers

3     N/A

10   N/A

17   N/A

24   N/A

Coffee Hour

3     volunteers needed

10   Elsa Paszek

17  volunteers needed

24  volunteers needed

Tithe Counters

3 Eva Heroux,  Janice Holding

4 LouAnn Holt, Skip LaRose

5 Sharon Meinrenken,  John Murphy

24    Denise LaRose, Cathy Reed                                                             

OPEN DOOR MINISTRY   (Wed.,   June 13  at 4:30 pm)

The Open Door Ministry is located on South Street in Glens Falls. 

BRC serves the 2nd Wednesday of each month. The sign up sheet is posted in Anderson Hall on the bulletin board if you are interested in

serving.  Remember to bring 3 gallons of milk (one each).

           Thank you to those who volunteered last month:

              Eileen Cummings, Robin Mattes, Patty Roberts

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God Bless You on Your Special Day...  

JUNE  BIRTHDAYS

1               Marcia  Etu

3              Ruth Smith

6                Fran Marcille

9                Cathy Reed

19           Dyan Holt

21          John Murphy

23        Phill Mitchell

24        Larry Stone

25       Suzanne Graves

JUNE  ANNIVERSARIES

10              Larry & Lois Stone

11            Ed &  Emily Goddard

 20          George & Ellen Knapp

 24          Gary & Joan Linindoll

 29          Doug & Jan Kenyon  

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Church Member Professions Page

Welcome to our  Church Member Professions Page!  This page is available to church members who would like to share their business/store/profession information.  This is a great resource for utilizing our church members’ professions.  Everyone is welcome to participate, send your information, business cards, etc. to the church office by email at bayroadchurch@adelphia.net or drop off in the church office. If you have any questions please call the church office, 793-8541.

Melissa Bramlage

SaraBear ™Company                             

Keeping Them Within Reach™

diaper caddies . baby gift solutions

www.SaraBearBaskets.com

George S. Knapp, DO

McGregor Medical

520 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs

(Rt. 9 Town of Wilton, 1 m. North of Saratoga Springs)

583-4268

Janice Holding

Explore!

Learn *  Play  * Discover

Touch tank w/sea creatures, four-story climbing loft, 16 ft. water table,

birthday parties, ball coaster, story times, arts & crafts, toddler area, pirate ship, castle...and more!

103 Warren St., Glens Falls

ExploreInGlensFalls.com

Open M-F 9-5  Sat 10-5  (starting this month—Sun 12-5)

John & Sharon Meinrenken

New Horizon’s Rubber Stamp Co.

15 Thomas Street

Queensbury, NY 12804

E-Mail: johnmein@verizon.net

Our Company is a manufacturing company, we actually produce the stamp,

not just buy and resell it with a markup. We make all kinds of stamps, such

 self inking, regular, notary, signature, and of course Daters.  Please pass t

his information onto the person that orders office supplies for your company,

and if they are interested in buying locally at very competitive prices, hopefully they will contact me.

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    Deadline for the

July-Aug issue of the “Highlights” newsletter is

 Sunday,

June 17 

The July-Aug newsletter will be available on

 Sunday,  June 24

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