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Join Us For Worship
Sunday: Sunday School & Morning Worship: 9:30 &11:00
a.m. Wednesday: Activities for children, students and adults at
6:30 p.m.
Bayside Staff:
Terry Rolen Lead Pastor
Molli Craddock Adult Ministries Pastor
Jeannie Zier Director of Children’s Ministries
Mickey Taylor Student Ministry Pastor
Tim Willoughby Pastoral Counselor
Rick Kuntz Children’s Ministry Assistant
Emily Baber Office Administrator
Heidi Petitt Children’s Ministry Admin. Assist.
Tracey Glisson Creative Arts Admin. Assistant
Lori Horne Student Ministry Admin. Assistant
Heather Roush Administrative Assistant
Harry Motter Facility Manager
Kevin Freed Technical Director
First, thank you for your faithful financial support of Bayside
and our mission to see more people become more like Je-sus! As of
this writing, giving has been over budget 11 out of the past 12
weeks! If you’re new to Bayside, or just want to be reminded of the
inspiration behind this move of God, go to the web-site
(baysidechurch.net) and watch the “The Blessed Life” series.
Without ques-tion, that series continues to be used by God to
inspire and bless the Bayside family. Let’s pray this upward giving
trend continues through the summer and
skips the dip. That would be a miracle!
And here’s why. Summer is a unique season in the life of the
church. While there is a lot of ministry going on with camps,
trips, outreaches, special wor-ship services and fellowships, it
tends to be a time when worship attendance and giving take a dip.
That dip is compound-ed in Florida because our part-year members
head back north for the sum-mer. Let’s pray and commit ourselves to
continue strong through the summer in our giving and our attendance
in wor-
ship. So let’s skip the dip!
Speaking of worship, I’d like to offer a few ways you can invest
over the sum-mer months in yourself so that you don’t
experience a summer spiritual dip.
1. Find a Spot A few weeks ago, in a message on wor-ship, I
mentioned that one of the most important things we can do for our
spir-itual lives is to identify a spot where we meet regularly with
God. Do you have a spot? If not, this summer identify that place
that will be the place where you will worship, pray, and read the
Word of
God. I’ve had many ‘spots’ over the years. But the spot that is
my ‘spot’ for the past 3 months or so has been a picnic table at
John Chest-nut park. This park is right on my way to work in the
morning, so I exit out of the southbound traffic and find this
little table by the lake. And there I read the Scripture, talk to
Jesus, and just ‘be’ in the presence of God. Your spot may not be
at a park; it may not even be out-side at all. It may be in a
recliner, or at kitchen table, or kneeling bench. It’s your spot so
it can be anywhere you
(and God) want it to be.
2. Pick a Book and Hit “Repeat” Pick a book of the Bible and hit
“repeat.” For me, my book this summer will be Proverbs. Short books
in the New Tes-tament work well for this too. Instead of trying to
read through several books of the Bible, just pick one and read it
through several times through the sum-mer. Pick a book like
Proverbs, or Co-lossians, or one of the Gospels and seek to read it
through a couple of times over the next several weeks. I think you
will find this to be an incredibly enrich-ing process. Think of the
books of the Bible like 66 friends. Picking one book to read over
and over is like spending extended quality time with one friend,
instead of a few minutes with a bunch of friends. You will get to
know and under-stand the book, the author, and ulti-
mately God on a more intimate basis.
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As part
of our
3. Learn from a Godly Person. Pick a godly person, living or
dead and listen to their biography on audio book (or read it.)
While you’re sitting on the porch, deck or beach towel, take a
biography with you. Reading the life jour-neys of people of faith
can be an incredibly inspiring and chal-lenging exercise.
If we apply these three simple things over the summer, we just
may find come September that our spiritual life has skipped the
dip. Instead of a lull, we may find it has actually heated up over
the summer.
Praying that you will experience sacred moments of
relaxation
and refreshing this summer. And don’t forget the sunscreen!
You are loved,
begins
July 13th
at 6:30pm
Looking for a Time Each Week to Learn and Connect With
Others?
All adults are invited to join us each Wednes-
day evening at 6:30pm in room #202 for
Grace Place. It is a won-
derful time of sharing
together through song,
prayer and study. This weekly group will
begin a study in the book of 1 Corinthians in
June. For more information, contact Bob
Lawrence: [email protected].
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]
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You won’t want to miss our All American Family Fun Day! This
long-standing summer tradition at Bayside will take place Sunday,
July
3rd and has something for everyone! The events begin at 11:45 am
– immediately following the 10:30 am worship service.
Here’s what you can expect:
APPLE PIE BAKING CONTEST
Find Grandma’s recipe, make up your own, or browse Pintrest!
Grab an apron and start baking!! Three Catego-
ries: Youth 16 and younger, Adult Male & Adult Female.
Judging will be based on appearance and taste, with a spe-
cial overall award for most creative presentation. Stop by the
Derby/Apple Pie table in the main church lobby for more
information and to register.
PINEWOOD DERBY
Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines!! Categories for all
ages!! Purchase your car and register at the table in the lobby on
June 5, 12, 19 and 26. There is plenty of room for
fans to sit in the stands and watch the races! So, invite a
friend to come cheer you on to victory! Never built a pine
wood car before? Come to a car building event on Wednes-day,
June 29 at 6:30 in the Kids’ Club. Experienced builders
will be there with tools to help you! Please note: Parental
supervision is required to attend the build night. Parents
must stay with their child.
PICNIC ON THE GROUNDS
ALL are invited to stay for the picnic on the grounds! Bayside
will provide the pulled pork, bbq chicken, hot dogs and drinks,
you
add a large side dish and/or dessert. There will be indoor
seating
space for everyone so don’t worry about the heat!
FAMILY CHOIR
Love to sing? Then we want you to be part of our family choir
on
this Sunday. Bring your child, your student, your grandpa—any
and all family members are welcome. Watch for rehearsal time
and additional information on how to participate in our
Sunday
bulletin.
WAYS TO VOLUNTEER
THANKS to the many volunteers who have already invested in
this
fun event! We will need 50 additional volunteers to help
with:
pinewood derby apple pie contest
food prep event set up
decorations event tear down
To volunteer: Email Molli Craddock at
[email protected]
We hope EVERYONE will plan to participate in this fun event!
This is a great way to meet other Bayside folks!
It’s also a great day to bring a friend or neighbor!
mailto:[email protected]
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Molli Craddock Pastor of Adult Ministries
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Jeannie Zier Director of Children’s Ministries
This summer, Children’s Ministry will continue on mission,
to
Empower kids to live for Jesus,
our kids will discover that “Jesus is for everyone”.
We will also dig into the fruit of the spirit.
Galatians 5:22
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”
Congratulations 5th Grade !!
June 5th = GRAD Sunday: we will celebrate High
School graduates in the sanctuary and in the Kids’
Club we will Celebrate our 5th grade kids who
will promote out of Children’s Ministry this sum-
mer.
5th Grade kids will begin attending the Student
Center June 26th
All other Children will promote grades in August—
this summer kids will stay in their same classes
through the summer!!
THINGS TO KNOW!!
July 3 is All American day and kids
Kindergarten and up will sit with
families in the sanctuary—
childcare will be provided for in-
fant—Preschool.
ONLY 1 SERVICE that day at 10:30am
July 17—18 = Overnight Camp
Out for kids entering 4th & 5th
grades
Kids’ Camp Dates have moved
from June to July 25—29—Register
NOW online
July 14 @ 7pm = Kids Camp Volun-
teer TRAINING meeting—PLEASE
be sure to attend
Family Water Night = August 3—
6pm—8pm—Hot dogs, slushies
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Wow! The first month has flown by! I am so excited to be here.
We are still learning names and faces, but we love being at
Bayside. There have been lots of things going in The Harbor. A few
weeks ago we hosted Student Leadership Institute for Florida Church
of God Ministries. We are working on our student worship team so we
can have music every week. Things are gearing up for summer with
Middle School Camp and IYC plans in full swing. If your student has
not signed up yet, now is the time!
Our new sermon series for June is “Me, My Selfie and I”. Topics
include “Removing Selfie Vision”, “Ignoring the Waves of Approval”,
“Denying Selfie”, and “Selfie Confidence”. We are going to have
students post selfies to Instagram and Facebook and tag them
#harborselfie. The best selfie every week will get a prize. BE
CREATIVE!
So as you can see we are on a roll, if I have not met you yet,
please stop me and say hi. We are looking forward to what God has
for our new season here at Bayside and the Harbor Student
Ministries.
Mickey Taylor Student Ministry Pastor
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Bayside MOPS: We Get Moms!! Thank you for helping MOPS (Mothers
of
Preschoolers) create a safe place for many
mothers in our community. Most im-
portantly you have helped us share Jesus
with some who didn’t even know they needed him yet.
Through all of those things, God has used you to change
a corner of the world.
The Dove Circle This group of ladies of all ages meets the 3rd
Sat-urday of every month at Kally K's in Dunedin at noon for a
tasty lunch, wonderful fellowship and a short program. This month’s
luncheon will be Saturday, June 18th. Contact Lynda Taylor for more
information, 727-771-8209 .
More tickets are being ordered for this exciting event.
Interested???
Contact Jessica Johnson for more details.
[email protected]
Our June Impact 12 emphasis will be supporting our sister church
in La Concepcion. We will be using a portion of the "It's Not Your
Birth-day" offering received in December and January to assist them
in building a computer lab which will serve over 200 youth and
children. This lab will help improve the education level of these
students, qual-ifying them for better employment opportunities in
the future and improving their overall quality of life.
Special thank to those who filled the
baby bottles with change for the Preg-
nancy Center in May. $2,617.42 was
collected! In addition $250 was col-
lected in pledges for the Walk For Life.
Way to step up Bayside!
mailto:[email protected]
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Primetimers, meet us for lunch, Tuesday, June 14, 11:30 at Sea
Sea Riders, 221 Main St., Dunedin. Hosts are Karen Bean & Pat
Edgell. Be sure to sign up at welcome desk. Hope to see you
there!
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Please Remember In Prayer:
Our deepest sympathy and prayers to Tracey & Dixie Glisson
and family on the passing of Tracey’s mother, Fran Speed on Monday,
May 30. Serving in our Military: PVT2 Caleb Glisson—son of Dixie
& Tracey Glisson—serving in the Army Brock Hildebrand—grandson
of Dewayne & Jody Hehl—serving in the U.S. Air Force Naval
Petty Officer Corey Loveless— grandson of Dan & Nita
Boesswetter LCPL Alec Andre—grandson of Bill & Maureen Andre—
serving in the USMC
San Francisco, CA 94110 For a complete listing of prayer
requests , please stop by the Welcome Center and pick up a copy.
These lists are updated weekly and also in-clude the Prayer Quilt
ministry requests for the week. Also, if you have asked for prayer
for someone, please call us or email us with an update on that
person. That will assist us in keeping our prayer request list
cur-
Glenn Bautz Carmen Bladt Dan Boesswetter Sandi Diem John
Dobrowski Maxine Dove Shannon Dundas Gil Gavigan
Karmen McKaskell Ginger Okerstrom Faith Osborne Keith Ray
Richard Ressiger Angela Roberts Cheri Schulert Steve Schulert
Jim Green Debbie Griner Helen Henry Cheryl Jewell Debbie Keck
Rusty Kelly Joyce Ketcham Martha Lee
Bob Smith Dorothea Sumpter Cathy Tucker Sharon Unruh Deb
Westerlund Vi Whiteherse
ATTENDANCE OFFERINGS
WORSHIP GENERAL FUND BUILDING FUND
5/1 581 $ 21,302.05 60.00
5/8 547 16,770.19 50.00
5/15 555 18,229.46 10.00
5/22 625 23,482.82 110.00 5/29 399 29,102.58 60.00
For The Record
FOOD, CLOTHING & HOUSEHOLD
DONATIONS Due to our limited storage space, we are no
longer taking donations of food, clothing and
household items. We ask that you drop off
any donations that you may have at the Mattie
Williams Center, 1001 DR Martin Luther King
JR Street North, Safety Harbor, FL 34695 or at
the charity of your choice.
Special thanks to Tim Grossman, Bob Barter, Scott
Erhardt, Dale Tubaugh and the MI5 Men’s Ministry
for planning, the Bayside Kayak Outing at Weeki
Wachee Springs. Nearly 100 people enjoyed a great
day on the river—even a baptism.
