KBC Board Reports / Notes

Thoughts from the Moderator and Pulpit Committee Chair....

July 2008

Dear KBC Family,

July means that we are now in full swing with our summer church program:

• Our Sunday service is at 10:00am - please come enjoy worship and fellowship with old friends and new ones.
• Our annual Vacation Bible School will take place July 7-11.  This year's theme is "Plug into Jesus' power at the Power Lab."  Please bring the children in your family or encourage or young families to attend.  The Bible lessons and fun are a blessing for all.  Registration is the first night at 6:15pm.  Each night the program runs from 6:30 to 8:45pm.

Please continue your faithful stewardship during the summer months - our financial needs continue during this time.

A Pulpit Committee update -

Our Pulpit Committee continues to meet regularly to find our new pastor.  We appreciate Rev. Dr. Shoesmith's assistance.

Please pray for the ministries of KBC and for Pastor Bob, our staff, and our board and committee members.  Please also pray for the VBS childen and teachers and pray for our KBC Pulpit Committee.

We each contribute to KBC being a good church when we find ways to actively participate and support its ministries.

Yours in Christ’s service,

Bob Barnes

Pulpit Committee Members

• Cheryl Greene, Christian Education
• Bill Ryan, Trustees
• Jim Berry, Deacons
• Gay Hardoby, At-large
• Ann Peters, Deaconesses
• Norm Joslin, At-large
• Laura Millen, Missions
• Desiree Van Alstine, At-large
• Bob Barnes, Moderator

The Duties of the Committees....from Steve Wzontek

I recently attended the funeral of a 94 year old friend of mine.  She lived in South Buffalo about 85 and the last nine with her daughter in California.

During the service, the Catholic priest told of all the changes my friend had seen during her lifetime.  The Seneca Street neighborhood was one a bustling retail area; now it is mostly boarded-up storefronts.  He talked about the extended families that live in one neighborhood and now are spread throughout the country.  He said even the Catholic Church has changed with closings and consolidations.

As I listened to this, I thought where is he going with this, how is going to wrap this up?

As he continued he said throughout our lives we can count on everything changing.  Except for one, God's love for us has nor will ever change.  It was the sane yesterday, as it will be today and for all eternity.  As we review the duties of each committee please give prayerful thought to serving the one who will always be there for us.

From the Trustees..Adopt a KBC Room

The Rooms Are Going Fast!  The Kitchen, Pastor's Study, One Classroom and the Counting Room have all been adopted. 

Now it's your turn.  Why not get your KBC friends, club members, circle group or prayer group member to "ADOPT A KBC ROOM".  Pick a KBC room - organize your friends to clean-up, paint-up and beautify that room and you and your friends are the proud parents of that Adopted Room.

Pick your room and just let your Trustees know what help you need to start your clean-up project.

Your Board of Trustees

One Great Hour of Sharing Offering
Will be Received Throughout the Month of June

The Bible tells us, "Do not neglect to do so good and to share what you have" (Hebrews 13:16).  God desires our participation in the lives of others, an expectation he made even more pointedly by Jesus when he tells his followers, "Truly tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me." (Matthew 25:40, NSRV)

We are called to make a difference in the lives of people around the world - people suffering from the devastating cyclone in Burma (Myanmar), fleeing violence in Sudan, suffering from AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, and starving in poverty in India.  One Great Hour of Sharing addresses these needs.

Gifts to the One Great Hour of Sharing support programs that help families and villages around the world build lives and communities that are healthy, safe and sustainable, changing the lives of millions of God's children.  One Great Hour of Sharing:

• Helps rebuild communities ravaged by natural disasters such as the devastating cyclone in Burma, which killed tens of thousands and left a million people homeless;
• Creates sustainable sources of income for rural villages;
• Provides assistance to women to start poverty escaping businesses;
• Teaches trade and job skills;
• Offers children a change to survive past the age of 5 and go to school; and much more.

One Great Hour of Sharing gives each of us an opportunity to respond to God's call: to share what we have, showing the kindness, compassion and mercy of Jesus in every part of the globe.  By participating in the One Great Hour of Sharing, Kenmore Baptist Church can experience the joy of showing and sharing God's love - offering a hand to a stranger in need, and making a difference in the lives of God's children around the world. 

Yours in Christ,

Your Mission Board

"For the love of Christ urges us on..." - 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

Dear KBC Friends,

The total amount collected for this offering was $1,158.00.  Thanks to all who were able to make a contribution.                              

The Mission Board