LENTEN SEASON OF HEALTH & HEALING -
The Lenten Season is February 17th (Ash Wednesday) - Easter (April 4th) is here! See the latest information on worship opportunities and ways to honor this time of preparation before Easter here: brooksidechurch.org/Lent2021
Ecumenical Midweek Services:
2/17 - Brookside Community Church UCC Ash Wednesday https://youtu.be/bpqHsDWlyHg
2/24 - Brookside Community Church UCC https://youtu.be/0W18UE770xA
3/3 - Hilltop Presbyterian Church https://youtu.be/eLlyXEj1sug
3/10 - St. Mark’s Episcopal & the Community of St. John the Baptist https://youtu.be/KWzZIrmkfNk
Welcome our New Intern, Betsy!
My name is Betsy Broome. I recently graduated from Drew Theological School with a Master of Divinity and am in the UCC ordination process. Two interests that I cultivated during seminary are pastoral care and creation care, particularly as it relates to food, gardening and fostering sacred connections to God’s earth.
I’ve been part of the UCC and involved in the life of the church since I was a child, attending a Congregational church in Rhode Island with my family. I’ve been an active member of the Mountain Lakes Community Church for the past 24 years.
When my two children were young, I participated in their faith formation as a teacher and through other activities, such as choir and church plays. Later in life, I helped to lead and coordinate church retreats, family dinners and the Stephen Ministry, a lay pastoral care ministry. As a seminary student, I trained as a hospital chaplain in palliative care.
Now I seek to learn what it is like to be a pastor of a church, and I’m excited and grateful for the opportunity to intern with Rev. Siragusa and BCC. I look forward to learning from Rev. Siragusa and each of you and to hear how I might best serve God and your congregation during my internship.
Betsy will be with us from March 15th-January 15th. Please offer her a warm welcome as she gets to know the church!
COMMUNITY HEALTH -
Join Pastor Nicolette and other leaders from across Morris County on Monday, March 15th at 7:30pm as we prepare to launch Morris Area Together. We’ll hear updates and proposals from our teams working on issues like housing, mental health & substance use, and criminal justice. We will then turn to preparing for a broad, public launch in April. Please consider joining us. We’re hoping to have a team of 4-10 people from our congregation attend. You can register at http://www.njtogether.org/morris2021
Sunday Worship via Zoom
March 14th at 9:30am
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/254441229
Or call in:
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 254 441 229
NOTE: When you join, you will be put in an online ‘waiting room.’
Prior services can be found here:
https://www.brooksidechurch.org/sermons
Breakfast Bags for nourish.NJ
Drop off Items Today (3/9) and Tomorrow (3/10)
PHYSICAL HEALTH -
If you have signed up to donate items for the Breakfast Bags, please drop them off today (Tuesday, 3/9) and tomorrow (Wednesday, 3/10) between 12 - 5pm in Scialla Hall.
100 bags will be assembled and delivered to nourish.NJ on Friday, 3/12. Thank you for your support!
1. Send a check to the church or drop it in the office mail slot
PO Box 490, Brookside NJ 07926
2. Set up an automatic gift through your bank’s online bill pay system. You can choose to make a one time, or recurring, donation by this method. Not sure how it works? This article gives some information. Just add the church as a Payee.
https://www.thebalance.com/how-do-i-set-up-online-bill-pay-315159
3. Use Tithely - a secure online payment service - by clicking the link below.
Please note the fees are much lower when giving from a checking/savings account so more of your donation goes to supporting the church’s mission.
In our Hearts, In our Prayers:
For George L. & all who are recovering from surgery
For the Marucci family, the Behnke family, and all those who grieve and are unable to gather in person.
For Linda H., Sam’s brother, and all who are facing Covid-19
For Lolita and Tatiana (associates of Dennis)
For Chris
For Nicole F. and her children Sam and Daniel
For our nation & the world
For the prayers lifted in worship on Sunday.
For first responders, medical and healthcare professionals, and leaders who are guiding us in this time of pandemic.
For justice and equality for all God’s children.
For educators, for students, for parents.
For all who are economically impacted.
For the lonely, the isolated, the anxious, the fearful, the sick.
Prayer Joys and Concerns will be listed weekly. Requests received by Tuesday of each week will be included in the following Sunday’s bulletin and @ Brookside and will remain there for a month unless otherwise requested. Please forward your requests during the week to: office@brooksidechurch.org