Words from Pastor Dan
Greetings Bayside Church Family,
I am writing this letter to you all a few days before Valentines Day. Yes, the day we celebrate love. The time of
the year when we run to the stores or online to discover a hidden treasure we hope
our sweetheart will accept joyfully. Yet, as I think about love, I am reminded
of Paul’s word in Ist Corinthians 13:8 where he
writes, “love never ends.” In a time of year when
flowers will fade, and chocolates will be consumed, it
is assuring to know that God’s love never ends for all of us.
The challenge for those of us who have received Christ’s love is, will we demonstrate this love before all? I am reminded by
a line from Fireproof were the husband, Caleb, tells his wife, Catherine,
that he is on day forty-three. Catherine is surprised by his answer, and
reminds Caleb there are only forty days to the book on love he just read.
Caleb’s response, “who says I have to stop.” God’s love for you and me never
stops! No matter where we are in life, we can turn and receive His love.
The greatest gift we can give our sweetheart, family, friends,
coworkers, and even are enemies is God’s amazing love. Will we Bayside Baptist
Church give God’s love out daily to all? ,
Pastor Dan
Editor’s Corner
With twenty-three years experience in producing yearbooks, one
would think doing a church newsletter would be an easy undertaking. If only
that were true. The first newsletter I edited was definitely completed by trial
and error. This edition is not much different, although I am more familiar with
the program I am using this time. I have never considered myself to be
technologically adept. I am learning how to download from the web and from
email, and how to scan in items as well. As a result, I don’t have to retype all
the articles myself, a good thing since I am a far better editor than I am a
typist. All this is to say “thank you” for bearing with me as I try to get Bayside news out to you in a timely manner. At present I am
aiming for a quarterly newsletter. Hopefully that can expand to a more frequent
publication in the future. A special thank you to Annette Funn who gets the
newsletter copied and in the mail, and to Juanita Pack who produces the mailing
labels.
Rosemary Phelps
Editor
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