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How are we already in August?
Broadway has rolled through most of
the summer, and that means that we are
busy gearing up for a full slate of fall
activities! Most Christian Ed classes,
and certainly our worship services,
continue through the summer months,
but there is always a freshness to the
beginning of fall activities—like taking
the wrappers off those new school
supplies!
Our youth will get the transition to fall started with a
new end-of-summer gathering called the Summer Send-
Off on August 15. Broadway’s youth in grades 6-12 will
meet at the Mulberry Grill in Rocheport for wood-fired
pizza, games, a campfire and worship. See page five for
more details.
To prepare our new kindergartners for their move
from the Preschool Wing to the very big space of the
CLC, KinderPath orientation will take place on Saturday,
August 22, from 10:00 a.m.—noon. See the related
article on page five for details.
Sunday, August 23, is our official Move Up Sunday.
With Columbia schools beginning class on August 18,
Broadway’s children and youth will also advance to the
next grade level for Sunday School classes. And a new
tradition begins—at each worship service, children and
youth will be invited to come forward for a Blessing of
the Backpacks—a prayer for a good school year for all!
Immediately following 11:15 a.m. worship on August
23, Broadway’s youth will hold a
Car Wash to raise funds for their
2016 Boys’ and Girls’ Retreats.
Cars will be washed in the north
parking lot (behind the CLC) until
4:00 p.m. All donations are
gratefully accepted.
A long-standing Broadway
tradition is also scheduled for
Sunday, August 23. The Ice
Cream Social will begin at 3:30
p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. If you missed the Youth Car
Wash because you attended an earlier service, come a
little early for the Social, get your vehicle in line to be
washed, and come in and enjoy a little homemade ice
cream while our youth wash away! You are invited to
share your own homemade ice cream with others, or to
bring a baked treat to share. Connections Ministry will
provide vanilla ice cream, ice cream toppings and drinks
for this fun and tasty afternoon of fellowship. There is no
charge to attend, so just come and enjoy!
August is just the beginning of a very busy fall
calendar—extending God’s love to each other and to our
www.broadwaychristian.net Volume XLIV, Number 2 August 5,.2015
INSIDE YOUR LIFE
Gateway to Hope Page 3
Vacation Bible School Photos Page 4
Wednesday Night Live Returns!
Page 6
Blessings, Beginnings and Clean Cars—
Broadway Moves Into Fall Activities
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2 ON BROADWAY…. with Pastor Tim Carson
As the church staff finalized the
calendar for our fall schedule right up to
Christmas, we were left breathless; what
a rising tide of ministry, learning,
worship and service ahead of us! By
mid-August, schools will be back in
session, dormant church groups and
ministries restarted and new initiatives
budding. This will be a fall to remember!
Our fall worship series will be
“Growing in God” and will travel the road of spiritual
practices and ministries that are life-changing and world-
transforming.
We will have three special guests appearing in the next
few months: Dr. Rita Brock of the Soul Repair Center of
Brite Divinity School will be the keynoter at our Gateway to
Hope event September 22 and the focus area is “moral
injury” and healing the wounds of war. When Dr. Joretta
Marshall, Dean of Brite Divinity School, delivers the Stalcup
Lectures on October 17, she will address the subject of her
long- researched topic, “Forgiveness.” She will also be our
preacher in worship October 18. And then on the first
Sunday of Advent, November 29, the Director of Week of
Compassion, Rev. Vy Nguyen will be our special pulpit
guest. As Vy was a refugee from Vietnam when a small
child, he has a very strong sense of our need to minister at
the point of greatest human need.
As 2015 is the centenary of spiritual writer Thomas
Merton, at least two groups will be reading
and reflecting on his works throughout the
year. The Pastor’s Book Shelf and a
Sunday morning elective class will both be
reading and discussing Merton. We are
planning to take a spiritual pilgrimage to
Gethsemane Abbey in Kentucky, Merton’s
Abbey, at the conclusion of the year with
Merton.
It is our hope that some of our groups
and classes may key off these speakers and series in their
own study and reflection. Two of our presenters have
books that many will want to read in advance of their visits
with us. Rita Brock’s book is Soul Repair and Joretta
Marshall’s book is How Can I Forgive? The Sunday
morning worship series, Growing in God, and the
Wednesday evening Men’s Bible Study will both be
following the book of James, and our study resource will be
N.T. Wright’s commentary by the same name, James. The
Thomas Merton reading groups will no doubt include his
classic spiritual autobiography, The Seven Storey
Mountain.
Whoever you are and however long you have been
engaged in serious Christian growth, this fall provides an
opportunity for you to plug into serious and life-changing
reflection, study, prayer and service. As this summer
comes to a close, please consider the ways you can place
your spiritual life at the top of your priority list!
Judy Saliger, long-time Broadway staff and church
member, will leave the Broadway staff on August 12. Judy
and her husband, Bill, will move to Raymore, a suburb of
Kansas City, to be near their daughter, Katie.
Judy has served as the Administrative Assistant in
Children’s Ministry for seven years. Before becoming a
Broadway staff member, Judy was an active volunteer in
Children’s ministry, serving in many important roles,
including the very big job of
directing our Vacation Bible
School. Judy has also
sung with the Ensemble
since its beginning.
We will miss her sweet
smile, gentle spirit and
lovely voice. Blessings to Bill and Judy on their move to
Kansas City!
Judy Saliger to Leave Broadway Staff for Kansas City and Katie
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3 Calendar Highlights
Last Sunday, Pastor
Tim shared the tragic
story of a friend’s son—a
combat veteran at the
age of 23—who had
committed suicide. The
numbers of combat
veterans who are ending
their own lives is equally
tragic, numbering 22 a
day. Many other
returning veterans
engage in self-
destructive behaviors
that results in chronic unemployment, the loss of family and friends,
substance abuse and homelessness.
On September 22, Broadway will host a day-long workshop which will
pull back the curtain on this disturbing trend. Dr. Rita Brock, the founder of
the Soul Repair Center at Brite Divinity School, will be the featured speaker
at the Gateway to Hope: Bringing Our Veterans All the Way Home
workshop. Broadway’s Service Ministry is the sponsor of the workshop in
conjunction with the Mid-Missouri Partners in Continuing Education.
Registration, which includes a luncheon, is $40. Veterans and their family
members may register for $25, and Broadway is providing ten scholarships
for veterans. The workshop will begin at 8:30 a.m. with registration, and end
at approximately 4:00 p.m. The workshop will include opportunities for
interaction with Dr. Brock and other participants, as well as a time for
questions.
Dr. Brock was raised in a military family, and is an internationally-known
lecturer and award-winning author. Her two most recent books are Soul
Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury After War, and Paradise Lost: How
Christians Traded Love of This World for Crucifixion and Empire. Dr. Brock
is Research Professor of Theology and Culture at Brite.
Registration information and brochures are available in the church
office, all Welcome Centers and the Broadway website. Anyone who is a
veteran, knows a veteran, or is a family member of a veteran is
encouraged to attend the workshop. Please contact the church office at
445.5312 with any questions.
Thursday, August 6
6:30 p.m. Odds ‘N Ends Craft Group
Monday, August 10
1:00 p.m. Spirited Singers Rehearsal
Thursday, August 13
6:00 p.m. Ensemble Rehearsal
Saturday, August 15
6:00 p.m. Youth Summer Send-Off
Sunday, August 16 Food Ministry Orders Due
Monday, August 17
7:00 p.m. Service/Mission & Outreach Ministry Meeting
Wednesday, August 19
7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal resumes
Friday, August 21
5:00 p.m. Food Ministry Distribution
Saturday, August 22
10:00 p.m. KinderPath Orientation
Sunday, August 23 Move Up Sunday for all children & youth Christian Ed classes Blessing of the Backpacks at all worship services
12:00 p.m. Youth Car Wash
3:30 p.m. Ice Cream Social
Tuesday, August 25
7:00 p.m. Board Meeting
Wednesday, August 26 Wednesday Night Live returns
Healing Our Veterans’
Wounds That Can’t Be Seen
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4 BROADWAY MINISTRIES
Dude! Beach Party VBS Was Totally Awesome! Sometimes everything in nature cooperates to
produce a giant wave, and that’s exactly how last week’s
Beach Party Vacation Bible School worked out! 97
children (including 11 from the Burmese congregation
that meets in our lower level each Sunday), 102 adult
and youth volunteers, $1077 raised to save sea turtle
habitat, Tim and Nick in grass skirts—it just doesn’t get
much better!
And in the midst of all of the fun and friends at VBS
were lessons and scripture from the Be-Attitudes: Be
Kind, Be Obedient, Be Forgiving and Be Bold.
Thank you to all who participated and
volunteered!
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5 BROADWAY MINISTRIES
Here we are already in August,
which means that the beginning of a
new school year is less than three
weeks away!
This year, Broadway’s youth will
say farewell to summer and hello to
another school year a little
differently—with a Summer Send-Off
at the Mulberry Grill in Rocheport on Saturday,
August 15, from 6:00-10:00 p.m. The Grill is located
just off the Katy Trail in Rocheport, at 101 Howard
Street and is owned by Broadway members Bruce
and Janice Henson, along with their son. The Grill is
known for its wood-fired pizzas and gorgeous setting.
Broadway’s youth will be treated to the Grill’s
exceptional pizza, games, music and s 'mores. After
sunset, there will be a campfire and closing worship.
And there is no charge for this fun (and delicious)
event!
Car pools from Broadway will be arranged prior to
the Summer Send-Off. If you have any questions,
please contact Jennifer Barb at
See you at t the Send-Off!
Broadway Youth End Summer with A Send-Off
BASH Transforms to Summer Send-Off at the Mulberry Grill
Broadway’s Christian Life Center is a big place,
particularly if the only Sunday School classrooms you
have know are in our cozy Preschool Wing. For those
who will be entering kindergarten this fall, and
transitioning from our Preschool Wing to the CLC,
there is KinderPath on Saturday, August 22, from
10:00 a.m.-Noon.
KinderPath is a two-hour orientation to Broadway’s
Pathways rotational model Sunday School program
for elementary-age children. New kindergarteners
and their parents will see where all the groups meet
on Sunday morning, how to follow the signs to find
your child’s classroom and how our rotational model
works.
Please contact Barb at 445.5312 or
[email protected] to rsvp.
KinderPath Orientation
Scheduled for August 22
Pathways Guides and
Teachers Needed What are you doing on Sunday mornings between
10:10-11:00 a.m.? Guides and teachers are needed for
our Pathways children’s Sunday School program. The
wonderful thing about volunteering for Pathways—other
than working with some amazing children—is that you
can choose to teach a five-week module, and then take
a break! Or, if you would prefer to serve as a Guide,
you can team up with a partner to work out a serving
schedule for the school year.
Volunteers are also needed to serve as Shepherds
for KidzWay during 9:00 a.m. worship and to help in the
Nursery during the 10:10 a.m. Christian Education
hour. If you can help with any of these positions, or
would like more information, contact Barb at
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6 BROADWAY MINISTRIES Wednesday Night Live Returns August 26 With the beginning of school, comes the return to
“routine.” But there is nothing routine about Broadway
youth and Wednesday Night Live—every week offers
a new way to experience God’s love!
On August 26, Wednesday Night Live returns.
Once again, Service/Mission and Outreach Ministry
will provide a fellowship meal for youth at 6:00 p.m.,
and an earlier option at 5:30 p.m. (beginning
September 9) for adults who are participating in Bible
study classes or Chancel Bells. Broadway’s Chancel
Choir will return to rehearsals on August 19, and all
choir members are welcome to join the youth for dinner
beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Youth activities get underway at 6:30 p.m. following
the meal. Middle school and high school groups will
alternate between planned activities and gym time.
Once again, youth will participate in service, fellowship,
worship and small groups during the course of the
school year.
Wednesdays will be busy at Broadway—bring your
student to youth group and join us for a fellowship meal,
or just come to enjoy the food and company. All are
welcome!
Whenever the occasional fifth Sunday falls on our
calendar, Broadway collects a Noisy Offering. The
Noisy Offering is aptly named, since a coffee can is
passed between the pews and only loose change is
collected. The offering is designated for a particular
outreach ministry.
Our next Noisy Offering will be collected on August
30 at each worship service. Service/Mission and
Outreach Ministry (MOM) has earmarked this month’s
offering for Coyote Hill Children’s Home. Coyote Hill
provides care for abandoned, abused and neglected
children in a loving and Christian environment. Coyote
Hill was established by the McDaniel family in 1991 with
one home for children. In 2014, Coyote Hill completed
construction on its fifth home. Service Ministry is proud
to support this important and much-needed shelter for
children.
Save That Change—Noisy
Offering Is August 30
Broadway’s Spirited Singers will soon begin their
second year of sharing music and enjoying fellowship,
and you are invited to join them!
The Spirited Singers is a group Broadway seniors
who enjoy singing and sharing the gift of their songs
with others. The Singers will begin their new year of
rehearsals on Monday, August 10, at 1:00 p.m. in the
Music Center. The group will choose music for their fall
and winter program and rehearse their selections at this
meeting. After several weeks of rehearsal, the Singers
will take their program to area assisted living facilities.
If you enjoy singing and would like to be a part of the
group, please contact Marilyn McCreary at
573.268.4876. Many group members carpool to church
and to performances, so please let her know if
transportation is a concern for you.
Spirited Singers Begin A New
Year Of Rehearsal, Performances
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7 BROADWAY MINISTRIES
Literally thousands of people make
the trip to Columbia for the sole (or
could it be “soul”?) purpose of attending
the annual Roots N Blues N BBQ
Festival. We are so lucky to live here,
and even better—as Broadway
members we are all eligible to receive
special pricing for Festival tickets!
As a Broadway member, you can
order festival passes for one or three
days at a discounted price by entering the code,
BROADWAYCHR5TN, when ordering online. The
code will save you from $5-$26 on your purchase.
The code is valid until September 15.
Performers for the 2015 festival have been
announced, and the variety and quality of musicians
promises to make 2015 the best year yet! Mike
Farris is the featured performer for
Sunday Gospel and he sings from
the heart and soul of his own
experience of God’s love and
mercy. You can find numerous
YouTube video clips of his
performances and songs.
An added treat for Broadway
members will be the debut of
“Broadway Blues,” as the opening
group for Mike Farris. This group of Broadway
musicians and vocalists, selected by and under the
direction of Tom Brintnall, has been rehearsing since
June for its Roots N Blues debut. Broadway Blues
will perform ten songs as the opening act for Mike
Ferris—if you’ve never attended the festival before,
this is the year to do it!
Special Roots N Blues Festival Ticket
Pricing Available for Broadway Members
Where can you buy eight 10-ounce steaks for $30?
The steaks are individually vacuum-sealed and are
USDA Choice.
This bargain would be hard to find in Columbia, but
there is a way—each month, Broadway’s Food
Ministry offers great deals on steaks, pork, chicken
and other selections through our partnership with
Bread of Hope. Bread of Hope provides pre-packed
boxes of food each month, similar to Angel Food, but
much higher quality.
The August menu is on the Broadway website and
available for download in the Broadway Weekly e-
news. Printed copies are available in the church
office, at our drop box outside Fellowship Hall and at
all Welcome Centers.
Food Ministry Values Continue
With August Menu
If you enjoy working with energetic, enthusiastic and
engaged people, there is a ministry for you at
Broadway!
Connections Ministry coordinates and plans all of
Broadway’s church-wide fellowship events, including
the August 23 Ice Cream Social. The Connections
Team is fortunate to have many members, as many of
its members travel and cannot attend or help with
every fellowship event. So, it is easy to be a part of
this ministry without attending each and every activity!
If you would like more information about
Connections Ministry and how you can help, contact
Dixie Fisher at 573.474.3417 or Debby in the church
office, 445.5312.
Connections Ministry Coordinates
Broadway Fellowship Events
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Sunday Sermons and Scriptures August 9 Psalm 121 When God Closes A Door, God Opens A Window? August 16 Ephesians 4: 11-16 It Doesn’t Matter What You Believe, As Long As You Believe Something?
August 23 Colossians 2: 2-3 Growing in God Sermon Series– Raised Up
August 30 Growing in God Sermon Series
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