What's happening this month
Bridgeway Church announcements: https://www.bridgewaysv.org/sun-announce
November Youth Announcements:
1) Reminder: Bowling+dinner (November 9, 4:00 – 8:00 PM)
This Saturday, we’ll be going bowling! We have about 20 youth signed up, plus teachers – should be a lot of fun.
Contact Teacher Mark
2) Nursing home visit – November 28
The Community Outreach Team (COT) is organizing a nursing home visit later this month. This time of year can sometimes be quite lonely, especially for the elderly, and this is a great opportunity to visit and share God’s love with others.
Please reach out to Teacher Yumi if you’re interested, she’ll be sending out details soon.
3) Save the date: Youth Retreat March 7-9, 2025
Based on the responses so far, we’ve picked the weekend of March 7-9 for our Youth Retreat next spring! It’s a little early but it gives us time to reserve spots at Mt. Hermon and also coordinate with our speaker.
Please do your best to reserve March 7-9. We were all so encouraged by the last retreat and hope that we can again experience God through next year’s retreat as well.
Please refer to Teacher Joshua’s emails for more details.
November Sunday Schedule
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November 3 |
Church anniversary and fellowship activity |
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November 10 |
Mixed small group discussions |
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November 17 |
Prayer/praise/testimonies |
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November 24 |
Church Thanksgiving meal / fellowship |
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