April 20

Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014
WORSHIP
turning strangers into friends,
friends into family,
and family into saints of God
Traditional
8:15am
Contemporary
9:40am
Traditional
11:00am
By the way . . .
A paradox is a statement that seems to contradict itself
but is true. Easter is a paradox—no matter who you are.
Children think about a bunny delivering eggs. Paradox.
Nonbelievers sleep while a new world awakens around
them. Paradox. Christians find life in the midst of death,
wholeness through the brokenness of the cross, fullness
in the emptiness of the tomb. Paradox. Paradox. Paradox
Paradox. The sacrifice of God offered to the God of the
sacrifice. Paradox. “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so
that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
Paradox. St. Augustine said of Jesus, “And he departed from our sight that
we might return to our heart, and there find Him. For He departed, and
behold, He is here.” Paradox.
To top it off, you know Easter happens all the time but you never know
when—you always have to look up the date. You just can’t nail Easter down
like every other holiday. Come to think of it, when you think of it you have
to laugh at how surprising and preposterous, mystical and mysterious and
wild and wonderful Easter is. Easter beyond our grasp yet we get caught up
in it.
I pray that this Easter catches you by surprise and restores your joy. If
you have never heard the good news about Easter, I hope you hear the celebration, “Christ is risen!” If you are a guest, I want you to feel welcomed
here among a people of resurrection. If you are carrying burdens today,
please leave them in the tomb and run out into the Easter morning. If you
are mourning the loss of a loved one, be assured that life is bigger than
what can be numbered in years. If you have done Easter so much that you
have grown apathetic or skeptical, I should warn you that Jesus might
sneak up on you. And if you are exploding with the gladness of Easter, I
thank you for sharing it.
So from a sinner who by the grace of Jesus Christ is called a saint, I say
to you, Happy Easter!
Grace and peace and all that God stuff,
Lead Pastor
Are you a member of the Senior Class of 2014?
To prepare for Senior Recognition Sunday, May 4, the Bear Creek
UMC Office checking its list of graduating high school seniors:
Korey Barnett
Taylor Benefield
Kyle Benefield
Kameron Bush
Luke Bynum
Sara Deaton
Jessica Donaldson
Trevor Eggenberger
Ryan Ford
Marissa Kelley
Jay Knuckols
Rocky Koinm
Michael Maul
Caitlin Miller
Kai Mosvold
Blake Richards
MacKenzie Stringer
Lauren Taylor
Ted Yeaney
If you have any changes, please call 281.463.2330 by Sunday, April 27.
Please note: The Bear Creek UMC office will be closed tomorrow,
April 21, in observance of Easter Monday. The staff wishes you a
a joyous Easter!
16000 Rippling Water Drive
Houston, TX 77084
Ages: Birth - 5th Grade
Time: 6:00 - 11:00pm Date: Friday, April 25
Cost: 1 child $15, 2 children $25, 3+ children $30
Please bring a sack supper! Reservations are required by Tuesday,
April 22. No drop offs will be allowed. Children will need to have a
Church (KidZone) registration on file. No refunds will be given after
the Tuesday before PNO. Please contact Gaylynn Brewer at
281.463.2330 or [email protected].
Willie’s to host Bear Creek UMC Library Night tomorrow
Are you ready to participate in a delicious, worthwhile fundraiser?
Simply dine at Willie’s Grill & Icehouse on Monday, April 21,
from 4:00pm to closing and mention the Bear Creek UMC
Library. The library will receive 15 percent of sales.
Located at 7092 Highway 6 North in Copperfield, the
restaurant boasts a wide variety of menu choices from
burgers to salads to seafood. Invite your family and friends
and don’t forget to mention the Bear Creek UMC Library so the library will
receive credit.
SATURDAY IN SERVICE: April 26
an opportunity to reach out to the community
Breakfast in FLC at 8:30am
Projects begin at 9:30am
To join a project team, please sign up at the
Missions table in the Courtyard today!
If you are unable to participate and want to
help, monetary donations are gratefully accepted. Please make your check payable to
BCUMC and write “Missions” on memo line.
Fellowship Sunday next week
Make plans to attend Fellowship Sunday, April 27 — the first of
three such gatherings planned for 2014! A combined worship service in
the Sanctuary from 10:30 to 11:30am will be followed by a potluck
lunch in the Family Life Center Gym. No RSVP is required for lunch.
Please provide a dish that serves 10-12, according to the first letter of
your last name: A through G (main course); H through M (side dish);
and N through Z (dessert).
The Fellowship Sunday lunch will be hosted by the Crosstrainers
Class, a diverse group of families, mostly parents of young children,
who desire to grow closer to God and to each other through focused
study, Spirit-filled prayer, and fellowship. (The Crosstrainers meet in
FLC 211 at 9:30am on Sundays.)
281.463.2330
bearcreekumc.org
This Week at Bear Creek
Easter Sunday, April 20
6:30am
8:15am
9:30am
9:40am
11:00am
SonRise Worship Service
Traditional Worship Service
Community Easter Egg Hunt
Contemporary Worship Service
Traditional Worship Service
Courtyard
Sanctuary
Church Grounds
FH
Sanctuary
The lectionary readings for April 20 are:
Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 (UMH 839);
Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10
The lectionary readings for April 27 are:
Acts 2:14a, 22-23; Psalm 16 (UMH 748);
1 Peter 1:3-9; John 20:19-31
Monday, April 21
Office Closed
4:00pm
Bear Creek UMC Library Night
at Willie’s Grill & Icehouse
6:00pm
HeBrews for Hour of Prayer
7:00pm
Hour of Prayer
Off Campus
FH
FH
Tuesday, April 22
10:00am
6:30pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
Library Work Day
The Verge
Boy Scout Troop 827 Meeting
Cub Scout Pack 827 Den Meetings
Run for God
FH Library
FH
Hope 1-2
Quad/FLC
FLC 205-206
Hour of Prayer
Monday, April 21 in Fellowship Hall
Hosted by the Prayer Team on the third Monday of each
month, this event offers a time for reflection, contemplation
and meditation through prayer, Scripture and music.
Fellowship 6:00 - 7:00pm
HeBrews Coffee House serves complimentary coffee to
any person who attends the Hour of Prayer.
Hour of Prayer 7:00 - 8:00pm
Wednesday, April 23
10:00am
5:30pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
7:30pm
Library Work Day
Grace Ringers
Chancel Choir Rehearsal
Wednesday Ladies’ Bible Study
Deuel Band Practice
FH Library
FH Choir Room
FH Choir Room
FLC 102
FH Main Hall
Thursday, April 24
10:00am
7:00pm
Library Work Day
Faith Matters Band Practice
FH Library
FH Main Hall
Friday, April 25
5:00pm
UMM Retreat at Crier Creek
UMM Retreat at Crier Creek
Saturday in Service Breakfast
Saturday in Service Projects
Off Campus
FLC Gym
BCUMC Campus
Sunday, April 27
10:30am
11:30am
5:00pm
5:00pm
UMM Retreat at Crier Creek
Combined Worship Service
Potluck Lunch
Bear Creek Youth
Sunday Ladies’ Bible Study
April 25 - 27
Crier Creek Retreat Center
Outside of Columbus, TX
Register 9:40-11:05am TODAY at the
UMM Table in the COURTYARD
Off Campus
Saturday, April 26
All Day
8:30am
9:30am
Men’s Annual Retreat
Off Campus
Sanctuary
FLC Gym
FLC 207-209
FH Library
FH=Fellowship Hall, FLC=Family Life Center
You’re invited!
Houston Northwest Community Center
Volunteer Social
Saturday, April 26
Come and Go 2:00-4:00pm
4045 Deerfield Village Drive in the Rec Center
Find out how you can be involved in HNwCC’s Food Pantry; Children’s Summer Camps; Children’s Book Drive; Matt Musil’s
Hoops for Kids; and the Boots, Buckles and Bolos Gala.
www.hnwcc.org
Sermons available online
Did you miss a sermon or want to hear a sermon again? Visit
bearcreekumc.org, mouse over “Resources” in the top menu,
click on “Sermon Recordings” in the drop down menu, and
choose the sermon. Sermons are available from May 15, 2011.
BEAR CREEK UMC MINISTRY STAFF
Dr. Jonathan Bynum
Lead Pastor
Rev. Will Knuckols
Executive Pastor
TODAY’S SERMON
Now What?
Matt Wallace
Director of Music
Spencer Hickman
Ministry Intern
UMM’s “Last Monday” Dinner
April 28 at 6:45pm
Fellowship Hall
Details in next week’s Bear Creek Family News!
Are you a first-time guest? Claim your special gift!
If you are visiting Bear Creek United Methodist Church for the first
time, please stop by the Welcome Center in the Courtyard after the service to receive a reusable grocery bag
which contains a ceramic mug and other goodies.
Additional mugs are $5 each and grocery bags are $3
per bag at the Welcome Center. Proceeds from both
items allow Bear Creek UMC to give mugs and shopping
bags to our first-time guests.
Youth Sunday Morning
Children’s Sunday Morning
9:30am
Junior High in FLC 205-206
Senior High in FLC 207-209 (Youth Lounge)
11:00am
Junior High and Senior High
in FLC 207-209 (Youth Lounge)
Be sure to bring your Bible
and offering each Sunday!
Children’s
Ministries
Sunday Mornings
9:30 Sunday School Classes
8:00am-12:00pm
Age 2
Nursery (Birth - 2 Years)
11:00am-12:00pm
Lil’ Church
(Age 3 Years - 1st Grade)
Education Building, Room 11
Sunday School
(2nd - 5th Grade)
Family Life Center, Room 214
Age 3
Age 4-K
1st-2nd
3rd Grade
4th-5th Grade
Nursery
FLC 201B
FLC 202
FLC 217
FLC 216
FLC 203
Special Needs-Jesus and Me Ministry
Children with special needs may enroll in BCUMC’s Jesus and Me Ministry, a
personalized Sunday school program based on individual /family needs. For
more information, contact Gaylynn Brewer at 281.463.2330.
Bear Creek Youth
Are you in junior high or high school? Mark your calendar for Sundays,
5:00 to 7:00pm in the Youth Lounge (FLC 207-209) for fellowship, fun and
worship. Contact [email protected] for more details.
Bear Creek Youth News
To be added to the list for our electronic youth newsletter, contact
[email protected].
A Volunteer Opportunity
Cypress Area Young Life is looking for college-age volunteers with a
heart for Christ and teenagers. If you would like to spend some time with
kids from Cy-Falls, Cy-Fair, Cy-Woods, or Langham Creek high schools,
please contact Kyle Boles at the YL office at 281.587.9595.
For more information about Youth and Children’s Ministries, contact [email protected].
SUMMER YOUTH MINISTRY PROGRAMS
KidsRock will not meet or perform today, Easter Sunday. The
group’s next performance will take place on Fellowship Sunday, April
27, during the combined 10:30am service.
WANTED:
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS
Have you ever considered teaching Sunday
School? Now’s your chance! Substitute teachers are
needed at 9:30am for children of all ages.
Please email [email protected] or call
281.463.2330 to volunteer.
Hop aboard the “mealTrain”
Parents and other adult volunteers are needed to provide supper for
a group of 20 on Sundays around 5:00pm. Meals for
gatherings of Bear Creek Youth are coordinated through
the online site “mealTrain.”
Suggestions include hamburgers, hot dogs,
tacos, pizza, cold cut or grilled cheese sandwiches, and munchies such as chips or carrot and celery sticks with
salsa or dips. Help serving the meal is appreciated, but not required.
To access the site, contact Julie Wilson at [email protected].
TONIGHT’S YOUTH GROUP PLANS
Because it’s Easter Sunday, Bear Creek Youth
will not meet today, April 20. The group will
gather next Sunday, April 27 at 5:00pm in the
Youth Lounge (FLC 207-209) for a short study,
food, fun and fellowship. Invite a friend!
JUMMP (Junior High United Methodist Mission Project)
June 16-20 in Katy, TX
Registration deadline: Monday, April 21
Cost: $50 if paid by May 4*;
$115 May 5-31;
$150 after June 1
Contact: Ron Darcy at [email protected]
District Camp at Lakeview
(must have completed Grades 4-12)
June 23-27 near Palestine, TX
Registration deadline: Wednesday, April 23
http://tridistrictcamp.org/registration.html
Cost: $50 if paid by April 22*;
$125 April 23 -May 22;
$225 after May 15
Contact: Lea Bynum at [email protected]
UM Army (Senior High Mission Trip)
July 13-19 in Jacksonville, TX
Registration deadline: Wednesday, April 30
https://www.umarmy.net/Registration/Indv/995/
Cost: $50 if paid by April 14*;
$125 April 15– May 14;
$150 after May 15
Contact: Ron Darcy at [email protected]
* Early bird discounts are made possible by Youth fundraising.
Please make your check payable to BCUMC with the camp’s
name in the memo line.
Boy Scouts — Troop 827
ADULT EDUCATION: Guests welcome!
Adult Sunday School Classes
Sunday Mornings
FAITHFUL DISCIPLES
Current Study: Daniel by Beth Moore
9:30am
Asbury 1
BETWIXT & BETWEEN
Hope 1
Current Study: Revelation, taught by Eric Waid
COVENANT (not meeting today)
FLC 102
Current Study: Embracing Emergence Christianity by Phyllis Tickle,
taught by Becky French
CROSSTRAINERS
FLC 211
Current Study: The Family You’ve Always Wanted by Gary Chapman,
led by Mary and Paul Landis. Find Crosstrainers on Facebook under
"Bear Creek UMC Crosstrainers."
FOUNDATIONS
FLC 101
Current Study: Genesis, taught by Terry Kelley
GENESIS (not meeting today)
Hope 2
Current Study: Dealing With Difficult People by Max Lucado
NEW HOPE Current Study: What’s So Amazing About Grace? FLC 204
by Philip Yancey, facilitated by Kathy Hammer
SEEKERS
Current Study: Simply Christian by N. T. Wright
FLC 212/213
SERENITY
Coke 1
Current Study: Book of James
UNITED DISCIPLES (not meeting today)
Asbury 2
Class is meeting off site next Sunday, April 27, and having lunch at
Brookwood.
Sunday Mornings
11:00am
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
FH Library
Current Study: BASIC: What is the Church? by Francis Chan
Adult Studies
Sunday Evenings
LADIES’ BIBLE STUDY (April 27; May 4)
Namesake: When God Rewrites Your Story by Jessica
LaGrone, facilitated by Marilyn Wetzel
Wednesday Evenings
5:00pm
FH Library
7:00pm
LADIES’ BIBLE STUDY (April 23, 30; May 7,14, 21, 28;
FLC 102
June 4,11) Jesus The One and Only by Beth Moore, facilitated by Laura
Krustchinsky
Sermons available online
Did you miss a sermon or want to hear a sermon again? Visit
bearcreekumc.org, mouse over “Resources” in the top menu, click on
“Sermon Recordings” in the drop down menu, and choose the sermon. Sermons are available from May 15, 2011.
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
The deadline for submitting information for the Bear Creek Family News is
noon Tuesday, 10 days prior to Thursday publication. Articles must be submitted in writing, via email. Articles may be edited for content/length and will
be placed as space allows, or in order of event priority. Please email Vicki
Thomson, [email protected].
Boy Scout Troop 827 meets at 7:00pm on Tuesdays
in Hope 1-2. Prayers are requested for the program to
be run for God’s Glory. For more information, call
Assistant Scoutmaster Richard Young at 281.859.1406.
Energizers
Energizers, a group of active adults age 50-plus, enjoy
gatherings that include day-long excursions. Due to
Good Friday, there will not be an April Energizers
meeting. A bus trip to HPD Mounted Police Patrol’s
new facility is planned for Friday, April 25. Call Dot
McLaren at 713.466.1898, or Joyce Stewart at
281.463.4932 for more details.
Fellowship Friday, an outreach ministry of Energizers, is for persons who require daily care due to
Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other disabilities,
while giving their caregivers some time off. The next
Fellowship Friday is May 9, 10:00am-1:30pm, in the
Fellowship Hall. Mother’s Day will be the theme and
Leisure Men of Harmony will entertain. Call Dot
McLaren, 713.466.1898, or Joyce Stewart at
281.463.4932.
Mothers Of Preschoolers (MOPS)
MOPS is a group of women with children 5 years
old and younger, who share a love for their families
and enjoy fellowship with other moms going through
the same (although very brief) journey in life. MOPS
meets the second and fourth Monday of every
month (during the school year), 9:30-11:30am, in the
Fellowship Hall, with a great MOPPETS program avail
able in the KidZone Nursery. Email Mary Jacqueline
Atkinson and Mary Landis, [email protected].
The Verge
The Verge meets on Tuesdays in the Fellowship Hall at
6:30pm. Child care is available and the HeBrews Coffee
House is open. Join The Verge for food, fellowship,
worship and conversation. Please contact Larry Tyree
at 281.463.2330 or [email protected].
United Methodist Women (UMW)
All women are invited to join! Please visit Bear Creek United Methodist Women on Facebook, see updates at bearcreekumc.org/
adults/women, or call the Bear Creek UMC office at 281.463.2330.
Elizabeth Circle – TBA. Contact: Julie Kunz,
[email protected].
Grace Circle – Thursday, April 24, 7:00pm, in the
home of Deana Wood. Contact: Anne Hartmann,
[email protected].
Miriam Circle – Friday, May 2, 10:30am at Brookwood for lunch and fellowship. Contact: Virginia
Fleming, [email protected].
Ruth Circle – Thursday, May 8, 7:00pm, in the
home of Deborah Rucker. Contact: Deborah Rucker,
[email protected].
Young adults Group
No meeting today, Easter Sunday. The group will
meet next Sunday, April 27, following the 10:30am
service for the potluck lunch in the FLC Gym. Contact:
Rachel Denson at [email protected] or Spencer
Hickman at [email protected].