If you're looking for information on this weekend's confirmation retreat, make sure to visit the "Events" page on the website.

The Middle School Lock-In scheduled for this weekend has been changed to Friday night Bowling at Devon Bowling Lanes. If you'd like to get in on the fun, please contact Betsy Exley and join us at 7:00 p.m. in Devon.

Cost for the event is $15.
Pickup will be at 9:00 p.m.

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For those of you who were at MERGE (High School Sunday School) on Sunday morning, we discussed some ideas for transforming the Loft. Below are some quote ideas for the room. Send me an email with you "thumbs up, thumbs down" list from this group.
Cheers, Dave

Love the earth and sun and animals,
Despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks,
Stand up for the stupid and crazy,
Devote your income and labor to others...
And your very flesh shall be a great poem.
~Walt Whitman

The difference between a helping hand and an outstretched palm is a twist of the wrist.
~Laurence Leamer

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
~Leo Tolstoy

There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But, they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the first move--- and he, in turn, waits for you. The minute a person whose word means a great deal dares to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow.
~Marian Anderson

If you are signed up to go to The Other Carpenter this Saturday, and you would like to carpool, be ready to leave the parking lot behind the church at 8:30 a.m. We will be back by 1:30.

See you then!
Rob

Yo Yo Yo (also cool in my day), This week the high school Bible Study will be meeting in Congregational Hall. In accordance with our new schedule we will go from 7:50-8:50 to allow folks to get home a little sooner.

Pass the word...
Rob

Confirmation Class Participants:
Have you signed up for your Saturday at The Other Carpenter yet? Each of you will spend part of one Saturday during the year helping to repair homes in Western Philadelphia. We go the second Saturday of each month. This Saturday is our first outting, and at this point we still have a few openings. If you have yet to sign up and would like to go ahead and do it this weekend, freeing up your weekends later, please email Rob ASAP (robmcclellan@bmpc.org). I'll then reply with details. Essentially, we go from about 8-2 on Saturday.

Anyone interested in catching up on what they missed in the first weeks of confirmation, please come to court in the middle of the ministry center at 6 p.m. October 4. Email Rob to let him know how many to expect.

Thanks to Jessie, Courtenay, and Sara for their help last week. If you'd like to help lead the portion of fellowship where we reflect on the morning's sermon/Scripture passage, show up to the big open area (court??)
in the Ministry Center at 3:30. Email Rob to let him know you're coming (robmcclellan@bmpc.org).

Thursday is the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Russian spacecraft "Sputnik." It is the 1 year anniversary of October 4, 2006.

Peace
-Rob

Okay, that was a cool thing to say when I was younger...at least for Vanilla Ice.

It has been great getting to know you in class, and now that the year is well underway, I wanted to start letting you know about the other ways we'll be together in the near future: This week is Youth In Worship, meaning instead of attending class, we'll be worshipping together at the 9:30 a.m. service. Just as Courtenay has been doing with some of you the 11:00 service, I think we should sit up front on the side where the pulpit is (where the preacher preaches). I'll join you if I'm not in the worship
service. Otherwise, I'll catch up with you during the fellowship right after ther service.

Coming soon is the Confirmation Retreat (Oct. 26-27) at Camp Kirkwood. Details to come, but it will be a great time.

Anybody writing anything they'd like to share from their travel logs (journals)? If so, email Dave Exley (daveexley@bmpc.org) and ask him to put it up on the blog.

Remember, Sunday afternoons 4:30-6:30 is youth fellowship each week, dinner provided. I promise, no Vanilla Ice. Hope to see you there!

Rob