The Outreach Committee is hosting a Community-Wide Block Party, which will feature live music, food, Steel City Pops, a small farmer’s market, and games and activities for children of all ages. Free admission and parking, but bring cash to support local vendors.
In many ways, we are now entering the most challenging period of the interim. By the time you read this article, the Ad Hoc Committee will have presented their recommendations to the Deacons who will have a month to think about and discuss the material before voting on their recommendation at the May Deacons’ meeting. This recommendation will come to the Church Business Meeting on May 23.
Please join us for the movie, Wonder, at our new time, 11 a.m. Enter through office door, take elevator to second floor, Room E-204. New this month will be lunch following the movie. For May, we will dine at McAlisters Deli with lunch on your own. Please call the church office at 502.895.2459 by Thursday, May 10, to let us know you plan on attending the movie and/or lunch.
Oaks Day, Friday, May 4, Church Office Closed, Normal Campus Activities Continue
Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, Church Office Closed, Church Campus Closed, All Activities Cancelled
Broadway will serve lunch on Saturday, June 13, at the KBF Extreme Build homesite in McCreary County. This will be at the home's dedication. If you can help by donating dessert, fruit, drinks, or by helping prepare the food or wish to travel to help serve, please contact Donna Williams at 502.774.0515. We will leave Saturday morning at 8 a.m.
The Family Resource Center at Chenoweth Elementary will be in need of new or gently used child-sized backpacks when school starts back in the fall. If you would like to buy a backpack to donate, please place it in one of the Love in Action bins located in the Atrium, Friendship Hall, or outside the office by Sunday, July 26.
Many thanks to all of you who have participated or are scheduled to participate in the Flower Ministry this year at Broadway. Flowers are a beautiful addition to our worship service and a thoughtful way to remember someone in the process. If you want to take advantage of this opportunity, there are five more Sundays available this year. They are: July 19, July 26, August 2, October 11, and October 18. If you would like to provide the Sanctuary flowers for one for these Sundays, please contact Carol Lundberg at 502.895.2459 or carol@broadwaybaptist.org.
As we make our final preparations for Vacation Bible School, we need your help! Please help us update our resources for VBS by taking a card with an item listed from one of the bulletin boards located in the Atrium and Foyer. Return the item you selected to one of the boxes located throughout the church on Sunday, June 7 or Sunday, June 14. You may also return items to the church office throughout the week.
Service in September will be held Saturday, September 19 from 8:30 – Noon. This is a church-wide time of service in our community to commemorate the tragedy of 9/11 with a positive spirit of serving those around us. Meet in Friendship Hall for breakfast at 8:30. Service projects will be at various locations in the church and around Louisville from 9:00 – Noon. All ages and skill sets are welcome! We will have a variety of service projects available.
Each summer people from across the state join together with the Kentucky Baptist Fellowship to build a home in McCreary County Kentucky as a part of Extreme Build. Our own Sharon Davis coordinates the volunteers for the build. If you would like to participate any of the days of the build (June 8 – 12) please register at http://www.eventbrite.com/e/extreme-build-2015-registration-15807539777 If you are unable to participate, please be in prayer for the volunteers and the Eldridge family for whom the house is being built.
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We will begin on Saturday, June 6, at FBC Dalton, GA. However, we will return to Louisville on Monday, June 8, for a concert here at Broadway Baptist Church at 7:00 p.m.
In addition, we need to host about 100 people for the evening. Therefore, we really need Broadway to extend the ministry of hospitality to this choir. If you can serve as a host home, provide a place to sleep, and transportation, please call Robert, Dave Watkins, or the church office.
Protect your health by finding out your risk of having a stroke by participating in the Life Line Screening that will be at Broadway Baptist Church on Friday, June 12, 2015. Through ultrasound they evaluate the carotid arteries for the buildup of fatty plaque, which is the leading cause of stroke.
Register today for the Stroke, Vascular & Heart Rhythm package, which includes four screenings: carotid artery, abdominal aortic aneurysm, peripheral arterial disease and atrial fibrillation. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners.
Summer Sunday School Seminars June 7 – July 26 Throughout the summer, Sunday School Seminars will be offered for anyone who wishes to attend, beginning at 9:45 in Friendship Hall. This is a great opportunity to meet people from other classes, invite a friend, or get back into the habit of attending the Sunday school. The dates and topics will be:
June 7-21 - The Four Gospel Portraits of Jesus, led by Ron Higdon
June 28 – Interesting “Characters” of the Bible, led by Susan Reed
July 5-19 – Voices from the African American Church, led by Chris Caldwell
July 26 – Interesting “Characters” of the Bible (part 2), led by Susan Reed
Please join us for Youth Sunday and Graduate Recognition May 24 during the 11 a.m. service. The Youth have been hard at work preparing to lead the congregation in worship. We will also have a time at the conclusion of our service to recognize this year's graduates, followed by a short reception in their honor.
Our congregational discernment process is moving forward. Members of our discernment team, along with others who were trained to help, met in small groups with over 75 youth and adults in the church. They talked with them about times when Broadway has had special meaning for them, and they talked with them about God’s hopes and dreams for Broadway’s future. The thoughts were compiled and discussed by the discernment team, and now the team has put a second conversation time on the calendar after church on May 17th. On the 17th (as a part of the potluck luncheon) we will drill down a bit further by asking those present some more specific questions that grew out of the initial feedback from the small groups.
Once we have had this second conversation, the team will work on distilling and prioritizing the feedback into a report about where the congregation seems to feel God is leading us. On the basis of this, we will make specific plans and fix specific goals to help us move in that direction.
My thanks to the discernment team and to all those who are participating in the conversation!
One thing we can do is to know and to be honest about our history. I’ve lived going on 17 years in Louisville, but since I didn’t go to high school here, even if I live to be 90 and die in Jefferson County, most likely I’ll still die as an outsider. But my outsider status gives me some perspective. . .
Summer activity registrations are now open for both Vacation Bible School and Creative Arts Camp. Sign up today!
June 14 - 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Fellowship meal starts at 5:15 p.m. each night.
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July 27—July 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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If you would like to volunteer for either of these events please contact Emily Holladay at Emily@broadwaybaptist.org or at 502.895.2459.
Most people in the church don’t know that our ministerial team has some guiding statements we call our “Covenant.” These are promises we make to one another in order to work efficiently and with integrity. As my column this week, I thought I would share with you this document. We have a great team of ministers, and I’m proud to serve with them!
~Chris Caldwell
Broadway is pleased to offer a preventive health event by Life Line Screening on Friday, June 12 in Friendship Hall. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis. These screenings are affordable, non-invasive and painless. Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners.
Location
Broadway Baptist Church
4000 Brownsboro Road,
Louisville, KY 40207-1826
Phone: 502.895.2459
Office and Staff
Office Hours
Monday - Thursday
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday
OFFICE CLOSED
