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
Could we Enter the New Year Debt Free?
In 2016, the church borrowed $60,000 on a line of credit to make up for a short-fall in the budget for that year. There were no funds included in the current year’s budget to pay down the debt, and nothing has been included in the budget for 2018 toward repayment. Our interest payment is $200 per month.
If your Sunday School class is not meeting this summer, there are still ways to get involved during the Sunday School hour. The Spiritual Formation Team has worked hard to create intergenerational Sunday School opportunities, and we hope you will find the Summer Service and Summer Seminars to be great ways to connect and stay involved throughout the summer. This is also a wonderful opportunity to invite a friend!
Please note: Due to Spring Break, Wednesday Night Dinner is not scheduled on Wednesday, April 5. The following week, we will have dinner on Maundy Thursday, April 13. and no dinner on Wednesday, April 12.
April 9
Palm Sunday
11 a.m. Worship
April 13
Maundy Thursday Dinner and Service
Dinner—6 p.m. Friendship Hall
(Please RSVP with the church office)
Service—7 p.m. Chapel
April 15
Easter Egg Hunt
10 a.m. Family Life Center
April 16
Easter Sunday
11 a.m. Worship
Our Lenten theme this year is “Prayer and Blessing.” We seek to inspire and encourage one another along our Lenten journey as we reflect upon prayers of confession and forgiveness and blessings of grace and mercy.
The season of Lent is 40 days in length, not including Sundays (Sundays are days of celebration in the Christian church and thus are not counted). Lent is a time when we prepare for Easter by observing a period of confession, forgiveness, and spiritual discipline. The liturgical color for Lent is purple, which represents preparation and forgiveness. The purpose is to set aside time for reflection on Jesus Christ: his suffering and his sacrifice, his life and death, and ultimately his resurrection.
Lenten prayer booklets are available in the Atrium and Foyer for you to use during this season.
Twelve years ago Broadway adopted this mission statement:
We seek to learn, live and proclaim Christ’s message of grace, hope and love through worship, fellowship and service.
Sundays, February 12-26 will feature sermons unpacking the three key themes embedded in this statement, and, I would add, embedded in the DNA of Broadway. Every time we have asked questions about strategy or have tried to discern God’s direction, these three themes have come up.
Over the last two years I have served at Broadway, Deacons Meetings have become some of my favorite monthly gatherings. Not only are the people chosen to serve in this capacity a joy to be around, but the thoughtful way in which they lead this church is inspiring to watch.
Each month at Deacons Meeting, one of the Deacons leads the group in a devotion. December’s devotion came from Ken Cox, who was installed as a Deacon last year. The words of his prayer at the conclusion of the devotion stuck with me as I looked forward to 2017, and how the new Deacon Body will live into its role as servant leaders:
Dear God, help us as individuals and as a church to be resilient, persistent in our mission to be better in Christ’s image, and to be adaptable, open to change and new ideas to stay relevant in a changing world. This we ask in Jesus’s name. Amen.
On Wednesday, January 11, a new slate of Deacons will be ordained or installed. I can’t wait to work with Katherine Abbott Devins, Debby Griffin, Bob Hook, Janet Hymer, Shelly Jones, Stephen Lin, Steve Naiser, and Ron Newcomer, and see how they will lead the church in innovative and inspiring ways.
If you haven’t already, please make plans to attend the Deacon Ordination and Installation Service on Wednesday at 6 p.m., in the Chapel. Wednesday Night Dinner will begin at 5:15 p.m., and you can call the church office by Tuesday at 12 p.m., to make reservations.
~ Emily Holladay
During the month of January, the Love in Action Bins will be used to collect items for Family Scholar House and Samaritan Patrol.
For Family Scholar House:
Cold and flu season is fast approaching, and despite our best efforts, scholars of all ages at Family Scholar House are susceptible. As we prepare, we could use your help with donations to speed recovery for anyone who cannot escape the germs, including:
Chicken soup - pull-top cans
Saltine crackers
Peanut butter - prefer creamy
Jelly or Jam
Applesauce - individual cups
Jello - boxes or individual cups
Cereal bars
Herbal tea bags
Honey
Box tissues
For Samaritan Patrol (ministry to those who are homeless in our community):
Hearty Canned Soups
A few folks have been asking for an update to the staffing proposal placed before the church in August, 2016. The original proposal failed to garner the strong consensus it needed to move forward, with revisions made throughout the fall. An ad hoc team is being formed that will begin its work in the coming weeks. Their task will be to propose a Staffing Ministry Alignment Plan that will organize the staff around the church’s priorities and also try to address issues regarding long term employee retention, recruitment, and advancement. Until this group’s work is approved by the church, we will remain in an interim status with youth ministry, and the pastoral staff will continue their excellent work in their current roles.
~Chris Caldwell
As I reflect back on my first year serving as a Deacon at Broadway, I am reminded of the strength that lies within our church walls. This year has been full of learning, understanding, and compassion as our church continues to adapt and grow in so many wonderful ways, and I could not be more proud to be here for it all.
Growing up in this church, Broadway has walked with me through each phase of life thus far. From summers spent at Vacation Bible School while in the children’s ministry, to years full of mission trips and close friendships in the youth group, up until where I find myself currently, as a young adult that has been given the privilege to serve the church I love as a Deacon.
Thinking back on my Deacon Ordination Service a year ago, I will never forget the laying on of hands portion of the service where fellow church members spoke words of encouragement and affirmation as I began my time as a Deacon. I will always cherish that special experience and the impact it continues to have on my journey of faith.
This past year has truly made my time at Broadway come full circle. From childhood to adulthood, I have been overjoyed to be a part of this community of faith through every season of life, but especially now, in the role of Deacon. The life of our church is vibrant and I am thrilled to be able to serve her in this capacity.
Please join us for the Deacon Ordination and Installation service in the Chapel on Wednesday, January 11, at 6 p.m. The deacons being ordained or installed who will begin service in 2017 are Katherine Abbott Devins, Debby Griffin, Bob Hook, Janet Hymer, Shelly Jones, Stephen Lin, Steve Naiser, and Ron Newcomer.
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
Areas of Ministry
