{"id":319,"date":"2026-01-02T12:57:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/?p=319"},"modified":"2026-01-02T12:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:57:32","slug":"bridge-weekly-update-34-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/?p=319","title":{"rendered":"The Bridge Weekly #01"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>This week:<\/strong> John 7:38-39 &#8220;<strong>Concerning the Spirit<\/strong>&#8220;- Pastor Matt Elroy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bridge_fall_logo-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bridge_fall_logo-1.png 800w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bridge_fall_logo-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bridge_fall_logo-1-768x513.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Week starting January 04, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Traditions Service &#8211; Sundays @ 8:30am<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Contemporary Service* &#8211; Sundays @ 10:30am<\/strong><br>*<em>Children&#8217;s Church &amp; Nursery Available<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Fellowship in the foyer begins at 9:30am for all<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Current Series<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1435\" src=\"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eve-song-service-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-301\" style=\"width:359px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eve-song-service-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eve-song-service-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eve-song-service-1024x574.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eve-song-service-768x430.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eve-song-service-1536x861.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eve-song-service-2048x1148.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p>John 7:38-39 &#8220;<strong>Concerning the Spirit<\/strong>&#8220;- Pastor Matt Elroy <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Streaming &amp; Past Teachings<\/strong><br>Livestream begins at approximately 11:10am &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/4tw.live\/live\/0\/BCC\/1\">Click Here<\/a><\/strong><br>Previous teachings <a href=\"https:\/\/4tw.live\/channel\/bcc\"><strong>available here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Save the Date!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, January 03<\/strong>&#8211; Women&#8217;s monthly brunch &amp; fellowship at BCC- 10:00 am <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-background-color has-background\"><strong>Friday, January 09<\/strong>&#8211; First prayer &amp; planning meeting for Mom&#8217;s Group at BCC &#8211; <strong>All women of BCC are invited<\/strong> to come pray with &amp; support LaelAnn in this step of faith &amp; seeking the Lord&#8217;s guidance with the group and the formation of leadership for the group- 6:30pm-8:00pm at BCC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Saturday, January 10<\/strong>&#8211; Men&#8217;s breakfast at BCC- 8:00 am<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, January 18<\/strong>&#8211; Church potluck at BCC- 3:00 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, January 25<\/strong>&#8211; Annual Meeting at BCC- 12:15 pm  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Stay Connected!<\/em> &#8211; Life Groups<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bob and Carolyn Vivian\u2019s Life Group &#8211; 1st &amp; 3rd Mondays- <strong>on break from 12\/15\/25-12\/29\/25<\/strong>&#8211; <strong>starting again on 01\/05\/26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>John Martin\u2019s Life Group &#8211; 2nd &amp; 4th Mondays- <strong>on break until 01\/12\/26<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>David Bauer\u2019s Life Group &#8211; Weekly Tuesdays <br>Ed Knowles\u2019 Life Group &#8211; weekly Thursdays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*Connect with Jenn Elroy if you need additional info, such as Life Group meeting location, group leader contact info, etc.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-background-color has-background\"><strong>Youth Group<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Thrive Youth group<\/strong> meets Tuesday at <strong>6:00pm<\/strong>. Dinner is provided!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to volunteer to purchase food items needed for dinner(s) or sign up for dinner(s) on a specific date for the youth group, please see the sign-up sheet\/food needs on the info counter in the foyer.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Thrive.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-152 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Thrive.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Thrive-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Thrive-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#82b2ff\"><strong>Other Weekly Groups<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#82b2ff\"><br><strong>Women\u2019s Groups<\/strong><br>Each Friday 10:00am @ BCC (Alice Burnett)- on break &#8211; resuming on 01\/09\/26<br><br><strong>Men\u2019s Group<\/strong><br>Each Friday 4:00pm @ BCC (Bill Valley)- currently on break- please contact Bill for more info<br><br><strong>Prayer Meeting<\/strong><br>Each Wednesday 10:30am @ BCC<br><br><strong>Crafters\u2019 Corner<\/strong><br>2nd, 4th &amp; 5th Mondays 3:00pm-8:00pm @ BCC (Sandy Bamford)<br><br><strong>Home-School Co-Op Group<\/strong><br>Please contact Lael Ann Scafe with questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-accent-1-background-color has-background\"><strong>What to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-accent-1-background-color has-background\">Families with the last name beginning with \u201c<strong>L\u201d<\/strong> through \u201c<strong>O<\/strong>\u201d will provide snacks for the month of January<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Other Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To request prayer on our <strong>prayer chain<\/strong>, contact Doni Matthews at <a href=\"mailto:donimatt@aol.com\">donimatt@aol.com<\/a>.<br><br>To schedule the <em>church building for related functions<\/em>, contact Dan or LaRae Peterson at: <a href=\"mailto:greenhouse171@icloud.com\">greenhouse171@icloud.com<\/a> or call <a href=\"tel:3604266491\">360.426.6491<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Common Grounds Coffee Ministry <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/coffee.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-306\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.36035590706871;width:346px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/coffee.avif 740w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/coffee-300x221.avif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ladies&#8230; If you&#8217;ve previously signed up for the Common Grounds coffee ministry, please know that I haven&#8217;t forgotten about you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> With the busy holiday season, people traveling\/gone\/vacationing and such, I will begin reaching out to those on the list again in <strong>January<\/strong>, to set up coffee meetings.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I look forward to our one-on-one coffee meetings at BCC soon, to get to know each other better! Thanks- Jenn Elroy <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>If you are interested in serving in any of the following areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Greeters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prayer Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children&#8217;s Church Teachers &amp; Helpers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact Jenn Elroy &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:jelroy@trustjesusnow.org\">jelroy@trustjesusnow.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/volunteers.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/volunteers.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mychurchcommunity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/volunteers-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Church office phone: <a href=\"tel:3604266352\">360.426.6352<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>BCC teams:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elders<\/strong>: Matthew Elroy*, David Bamford, Oliver Chapman, Bernie Walton, Ed Knowles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deacons<\/strong>: Rob Hendersen*, Jim Christie, Roy Howard, Roger King, David Lasater, Jonathon Miller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deaconnesses<\/strong>: Sandy Bamford*, Michelle Mott-Azzola, Violet Skye, Terri Valley, Doni Matthews, Sue McDaniel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ministry Coordination<\/strong>: Jennifer Elroy (key contact)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pastors<\/strong>: Matthew Elroy (lead pastor), David Miller (youth pastor)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>* Denotes team leader<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Finances:<\/strong><br>Building Fund balance: $231,376<br>Pioneer Food Bank balance: $62,866<br><br>December month to date budget: $18,390<br>December month to date giving: $20,797<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week: John 7:38-39 &#8220;Concerning the Spirit&#8220;- Pastor Matt Elroy Week starting January 04, 2026 Traditions Service &#8211; 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