North Scituate Baptist Church

619 West Greenville Road

PO Box 427

North Scituate, RI 02857

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THIS SUNDAY!

MAY 10TH:

MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH

Our BYF will be holding a brunch between our Church Ser-vices. Please join us to help support our BYF program.

Please Note: There will be no Junior High Sunday School

that day as they will be serving the delicious meal!

THE BEACON

OF THE

NORTH SCITUATE BAPTIST CHURCH

NORTH SCITUATE, RI 02857

CHURCH TELEPHONE: (401) 647-3238

CHURCH FAX # (401) 647-3134

MINISTERS: All The Members Of The Church

PASTOR: Dr. Reppa M. Cottrell

PASTOR: Dr. Daniel W. Cottrell

MINISTER OF MUSIC: Carolyn-Yvonne Dutton

ISSUE: 1196 May 6, 2015

Church Web Site: www.northscituatebaptist.org

Sunday, May 10 Worship at 8:15 & 11 AM With Dr. Daniel W. Cottrell giving sermon Breakfast Brunch between services 9:30 AM Sunday School for all ages 12 Noon Fellowship Hour in Vestry Sunday, May 17 Worship at 8:15 & 11 AM With Dr. Reppa M. Cottrell giving sermon 9:15 AM & 12 Noon Fellowship Hour in Vestry 9:30 AM Sunday School for all ages Sunday, May 24 Worship at 8:15 & 11 AM With Dr. Daniel W. Cottrell giving sermon 9:15 AM & 12 Noon Fellowship Hour in Vestry 9:30 AM Sunday School for all ages Sunday, May 31 Worship at 8:15 & 11 AM With Dr. Reppa M. Cottrell giving sermon 9:15 AM & 12 Noon Fellowship Hour in Vestry 9:30 AM Sunday School for all ages Sunday, June 7 Worship & Communion at 9:00 AM CHILDREN’S SUNDAY-NO SUNDAY SCHOOL 10 AM Fellowship Hour in Vestry

Good Morning Members & Friends May 5, 2015 Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake.

When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear.

But Jesus immediately said to

them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter re-plied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”

“Come,” he said. Then Peter

got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!”

31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and

caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” Matt 14

When Peter took his eyes off Jesus is when he saw the storm and

doubted. Keep your focus on the Lord! I say to myself.

This is actually the third pastoral letter I have written for this Beacon.

Third? Yes! The first letter I wrote was at the end of April about how the sun

was not very bright and I was thinking about the people who live without

Christ, the SON, and that their lives cannot be shining very bright. There

must be emptiness within them. The second letter was written yesterday af-

ter I had heard about what I thought was very immature actions of some peo-

ple and so I used my letter writing (journaling) to blow off some steam.

BUT after talking to the Lord and sharing my frustration with family

members, I was able to see the ‘silver lining’ and not be stuck in the dark-

ness of the cloud. And this morning, I just want to praise the Lord and thank

each and every one of you who remain true to your vows in the church cove-

nant, your commitment to the Body of Christ known as North Scituate Baptist

Church and most of all for your strong faith in Jesus that is exhibited each

and every day of your lives.

In the last few years, or maybe it has been the whole life of the

church, there have been hurdles that have been encountered. Each time a

major decision is made (and even some minor ones) there are some people

who take their toys (their pain, hurt feelings, talents) and leave. The saddest

part for me is that often times the Body has no idea why they left or where

they went. BUT the strong branches, - yes, I am mixing my modifiers, remain

attached to the vine and continue to grow stronger and more fruitful.

We have prayerfully walked the journey with each other and I just

thank those of you who put the Body of Christ before your own likes and de-

sires. Many of you have shared how just the struggle of whether to

go to one service or to continue on with two and maybe even add another

worship service, how all of this discussion has helped you look at others in

the church and learned about their needs. Others of you have shared about

thinking ‘outside the box’. That is difficult for most of us, but we continue to

be strengthened and grow closer to each other because of the abilities of

some.

Some of you have looked at your own lives and your commitment to

Christ and have increased your giving. Others have volunteered more of

their time, some to chair the Church Christmas Faire, have a Memorial Day

fund raiser during the parade and to work with the “Rain Garden Project”.

We have received a wonderful, awesome gift from Robert and Nor-

ma Heath in their estate. God continues to bless us in so many, many ways

that we sometimes have to stop and see how the hurdles, the valleys and

the discussions are making us stronger in our fellowship with each other and

in our faith in Christ.

So as we continue with our everyday hurdles, winds, storms and

pain, let us keep our eyes on Jesus. We cannot focus on the clouds. We

must keep our eyes on Jesus and follow where he leads us and continue

Sharing the Light of Christ wherever we go and with whom we meet.

Yesterday, I wanted to quit. I’m tired of some of the things I am called to do. There may be some of you who can identify with that feeling at times. But God calls us to unity, be of one mind, the mind of Christ. He didn’t call us to an easy path or promise us roses without thorns. So when I went to talk to the Lord yesterday in my fit of “I don’t want to do this anymore”; He simply turned me around and showed me the Light (the silver lining around the cloud) and said “Love them, and keep your eyes on me – you of little faith.” While I am typing this, I got a text, our brother Frank Searle has gone to be with his Lord. That’s what our job is; To share the salvation of Christ, to love one another and to be with our sisters and brothers when their need comfort, healing, fed or just someone to sit with them to watch the cloud and see the silver lining.

Yes, thanks to all of you. You are loved.

Pastor Reppa

Service to our Country and Community

As we celebrate the 180th anniversary of our church, the Historical Rele-

vance Team of the Think Tank is gathering information about the ways in which our faith and commitment to Christian service have motivated past and present church people to serve our country and our community. We are starting with the plaques in the narthex that list the World War service of past members and are also creating a record of services by church folks since then. Please help us by giving us the information about your service, your relatives, or your ancestors’ service:

Name:_____________________________________________________

Phone/email:________________________________________________

___Relative in military ___Military Service (self) ___Community Service

Which service/community agency?_______________________________

Where?____________________________________________________

Years of service?_____________________________________________

What did/do you do?____________________________________

Rank/rate?___________________________________________________

Comments?

Happy June

Birthdays

Charlotte Vangel 1 Madison Medbury 5 Myra Phillips 5 Audrey Gesmondi 6 Vonnie Dutton 6 Ashley Giarrusso 7 Donna Sherman 8 Kayla Rose Colicchio 9 Charis Eirene Cottrell 9 Deborah Sneath 10 David Bryan 11 Dawn Campbell 11 Jacob Gobeille 11 Rachel Whitaker 12 Victoria Chadwick 12 Robin Bertuglia 12 Adam Gobeille 13 Robert Morton 13 Steven Bucci 13 Domenic Giarrusso 14 Ezekiel Daniel Law 15 Isabel MacArthur 16 Keith Stetson 16 Marcia Dame 17 Shirley Jaeger 17 Laurie Steele 19 Caleb Morton 20 Rebecca Law 21 Kevin Klitz 21 Margaret Heroux 22 Liam Connaughton 22 Judy Birnie 23 Curtis Lotter 23 James Barrentine 23

Benjamin Allen 24 Mary Andrews 26 Stephen Martin 28 Larry Wetherbee, Jr. 28 Priscilla Martin 30 Harriet Smith 30 Bob Sherman 30

Happy June

Anniversaries

Tom & Deana Desjarlais 4 Frank & Lori Andrews 8 Richard & Diane Arnold 9 Burt & Arietta Tapner 10 Charles & Shirley Jaeger 14 Bill & Pamela Sanders 17 Dennis & Meg DeSimone 19 Keith & Sandra Johnson 22 Stephen & Jessica Marsella 24 James & Lisa Barrentine 26 Wilfred & Nancy Arndt 27 Ron & Kathleen Bianchi 30 Robert & Betsy Thompson 30

Please advise the Church Office

of any additions or omissions

DID YOU KNOW??

HISTORY OF MAY BASKETS

The ancient Romans observed the coming of spring in their festival hon-oring Flora, the goddess of flowers. Although May Day was an important holiday in England, it never became significant in the United States, es-pecially as a home celebration, because the Puritan settlers frowned up-on the Maypole and on dancing as frivolous. In time, however, the charming custom of May baskets, which are made and filled with flowers by children who then distribute them in the neighborhood in the early morning, has been adopted in many parts of the country. In recent years Americans seem to have attempted a revival of May Day, although in a way designed for children. Some schools supervise the making of paper May baskets which are meant to be filled with flowers or candy. Long ago little girls used to place dolls in the baskets. At the NSBC May baskets were first sold at the May Breakfast in 1932 and the tradition has continued since then. Home-made fudge or plants are placed in the baskets. The pattern for making these May baskets has been passed down through the years from one group of women to an-other. The baskets are currently made by the ladies of North Scituate Baptist Church and chaired by Betty Wetherbee who hosts workshops that are a great fun with delicious snacks. The nimble fingers of this group start early in March to make approximately 160 May Baskets. Crepe paper is purchased and each basket has a flower on the handle. They are beauti-ful and unique and we are very grateful to each of the ladies that take part in this important ministry.

SHARING GOD’S HOUSE WITH

The Seventh Day Adventist Church

The Trustees and leadership of NSBC wants you all to know that

we have opened our building to the SDAC that meets on Hartford Pike

just outside of Scituate.

During the winter they experienced a water line break in their

church building and there has been significant damage. They hoped

they would need to use our building for only a couple of weeks but that

has not been the case. At this time they are praying that their building

will be ready by the end of July.

The congregation worships in the NSBC sanctuary on Saturday

mornings when we do not have an event or service in there. At other

times they have been worshiping in Churchill Hall and are very grateful

for NSBC hospitality.

Please keep Pastor Joseph and the members in prayer as they

struggle to rebuild parts of their building and strengthen parts of their

congregation.

Children’s Day will be on Sunday, June 7th at 9:00 AM. There is only one service that day. The Sunday classes will be sharing what they learned this year during the morning worship service. Children’s Bibles will be presented to second and third graders. Travel Bibles will be presented to High School graduates, and College graduates will be recognized. Please let the church know if your family has a graduate.

After church on June 7th the entire

church is invited to the All Church Picnic.

The Pastors have agreed to host it again this year. It will be at 2525 Harney Hill Road in Coventry from 12 to 3 PM. The Christian Education Board will provide lemonade, water, paper goods and condiments. Each family should bring their own meat and something to share. A signup sheet will be available soon in the Vestry. Grills will also be available. Since there is no lifeguard, swimming will be with parental supervi-sion only. Bring your favorite outside toys, lawn chairs and join the fun!!

The 1st of three of our 2nd Annual Summer Car Shows will be held on May 23rd! Please mark your calendar and plan on stopping by at this fantastic event. Incredible

cars, great fellowship, food and drink available and featuring DJ Cruisin’

Bruce Palmer. Future Car Shows will be June 27th and July 25th!!

The Board of Christian Education would like to sincerely thank the Women’s Fellowship for their generous check to be used for Camp Canonicus Camperships.

HAPPY MAY

BIRTHDAYS

Scott Dexter 1 Wyatt Laprade 2 Janet Stimets 3 Kelly Holt 4 Liz Dorosko 8 Elizabeth Monacelli 8 Zoe Elizabeth Cottrell 9 Judah Eli Cottrell 9 Karen Connaughton 9 Rebecca Howarth 9 Jeff Stapleton 9 James Thienel 9 Jon Howe 10 Ryan Karstrom 12 Dr. Reppa Cottrell 13 Nancv Ruelle 13 Betty Wetherbee 14 Linda Myrick 14 Peter Sleicher 14 David A. D’Agostino 15 Keely Klitz 15 Pam Sanders 15 Brian Adams 16 Barbara Stetson 16 Marjorie Baril 16 Robin Pino 17 Scott Jacob Herdreich 17 Richard Adams 19 Sarah Ames 20 Ruth Wight 21 Lynn Feather 22 Jean Baril 22 Noah Adams 22

Shayna Wood 25 Heidi Gobeille 26 Jessica Marsella 27 Stephanie Robertson 28 Jaime Desjarlais Laramee 28 William Reichert 28 Adam Legault 28 Steven Pechie 30 Mitchell Vernava 30

HAPPY MAY

ANNIVERSARIES

Gary & Monique Wood 10 Jeff & Dawn Stapleton 11 Ernest & Margaret Heroux 14 Daniel & Karen Connaughton 15 Paul & Rebecca Norton 22 Wayne & Sandra LePage 23 William & Rena Clarke 24 Elton & Shirley Dexter 25 Bob and Lauren Rossi 26 Richard & Elaine Borys 28 Steven & Amy Merluzzo 31

Please advise the Church Office of any additions or omissions.

NORTH SCITUATE BAPTIST CHURCH

CELEBRATES 180 YEARS

We celebrated being 180 years old!

And going strong!!!

On Saturday, April 25th we held a service that was filled with great

music, memories and laughs. There were special hymns selected by Elton

Dexter who played the piano as we sang.

Three members were interviewed by Bob Sherman; Shirley Dexter,

who joined the church March 7, 1937, Elton Dexter, June 6, 1937 and Lois

(Adams) Salisbury April 7, 1955.

Emily Barrett had a reunion with her “Girls’ Choir”. The (girls) women

did a GREAT job and it was a joy to hear them praise the Lord.

The Music Committee out did themselves sharing old hymns and

leading the singing portions of the service. Lisa Girard, Doug Place and Bob

Phelan each lead a section of the Hymn Sing. Thanks to Lisa we had beauti-

ful little song ‘books’.

Our Executive Minister, the Rev. Dr. Tom Wiles, joined us that even-

ing and shared his insights. He also praised the work and dedication of

NSBC for all these years and our continued work to the glory of Christ Je-

sus.

After much praise and celebration, in true Baptist form we gathered to

eat. We had a Pot Luck dinner that evening and as usual the food was

GREAT and there was PLENTY of it.

Thank you to the Think Tank, the Historical Relevance Team, the

Music Committee, Social Committee, Girls Choir, Special Guests, Long

time members and all who made this celebration a lot of fun and a

great success.

A HEART FELT THANK YOU and with GREAT HUMILITY I

accept your Love Gift

My Dear Church Family:

THANK YOU seems inadequate words for the LOVE GIFT you gave

me Sunday. Not only was it one of the most amazing surprises of my life, but

the evidence of your love overwhelmed me Sunday morning and continues to

warm my heart.

While I am visiting my classmate in Drammen, Norway, as we catch up

on over 50 years of our living, your gift of Love will be in my mind before, dur-

ing and after my adventure. Over the years as we have worked and wor-

shipped together, I have felt the love of the congregation and known from

personal experience what powerful PRAY-ERS you are, but your gift Sunday

sends me on my way knowing my sense of being a part of a loving communi-

ty will carry me through the rest of my life.

I may not be able to squeeze in those requesting to travel in my suite

case, but YOU WILL BE CARRIED IN MY HEART WITH DEEPEST GRATI-

TUDE FOR YOUR LOVE. In humility and love,

Vonnie

BIBLE STUDY

Tuesdays at 10:15-11:30 am

Tuesday Morning – May 12 we will be studying I John 3. You

don’t have to know a great deal about the Bible (that’s why we study it) to join

us nor do you have to be there every Tuesday, but come as often as you can

and find the joy of studying God’s Word and sharing with fellow believers.

BIBLE STUDY Thursdays at 7:15-8:30pm

Thursday Evening – May 7th

we will continue our study of the letters

with III JOHN, JUDE and TITUS. Come join the fun of studying God’s

Word and having a safe place to ask your questions and share your thoughts.

CONGRATULATIONS TO JESSICA AND ALLISON

We don’t want Jessica and Allison Bellows to think we are boasting

BUT

We are mighty proud to announce that Jessica has been named Vale-

dictorian and Allison has been named Salutatorian for Coventry High School

Class of 2015. Congratulations to mom & dad and big sister (also known as

Janet, Rob and Emily), plus proud grandmother Joyce. Thanks to the church

family too. Blessings abound

LOOKING AT THE SCHEDULE A HEAD

At the Spring Business Meeting the Diaconate shared that they

believe that maintaining the same worship time schedule that we have

held for the last 20 years is best for everyone involved. That being wor-

ship at 8:15 and 11:00 am during the school year and 9:00 am dur-

ing the summer. Plus, they have been praying about Dr. Dan’s

challenge of adding a third service at some time.

The one change being made this year is that the summer sched-

ule will start the first Sunday in June. June 7th, 2015 will begin our 9:00

am worship services and that will be our Children’s Day Celebration and

the Whole Church Picnic which will be held at the Cottrell’s once

again this year.

Also the congregation decided to participate in the Rain Garden

Project IF approved by the Trustees.

THE BYF WENT TO GODSPELL

Some notes from those who attended.

Good morning Dr. Reppa;

I wanted to write and say, the production of GODSPELL Sunday

was awesome. I really wish that they had a video so that I could have

bought it to show it to the congregation. Thank you again. Lori Andrews &

family

Godspell at R.I.C. on April 19th was a good time. I recognized the

things they did on stage from stories we learn about in Sunday School. The

people in the play had lots of talent and there were some funny parts.

Thanks for helping us go. Samantha Clarke

On Sunday April 19th, 2015 I saw Godspell at RIC, I loved it a lot and

the actors and actresses were so talented. The songs were great and they

could really sing. I recognized some stories I learnt in Sunday School like

the Good Samaritan and Jesus healing Lazarus. I am so glad I could go.

Sarah Sneath

LITTLE WAY TO HELP If you ever shop on Amazon – then perhaps you would like to go to

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Just by making your regular purchases, ½% will be given to the

church if you select North Scituate Baptist Church as your charity.

Thanks for helping. Thanks to Skye Pechie for the suggestion.

NSBC T-SHIRTS AND POLOS

We still have a few North Scituate Baptist T-Shirts and Polo shirts

with the Lighthouse on them and announcing “Sharing the Light of

Christ”. Check them out! T-shirts are $10 and Polo’s are $15. Checks can

be made out to the NSBC. If you want you can call the church and see if

we have your size and then just come pick them up.

Overlook Nursing Home, 14 Rock Ave., Pascoag, RI 02859: Milton Frazer Artria Harborhill, Apt. 146, 159 Division St., E.Greenwich, RI 02818: Mal & Mary Gray Cortland Place, 20 Austin Ave., Greenville, RI 02828, #217 Harriet Smith #210: Myra Phillips Greenwich Bay Manor, 945 Main St.,E.Greenwich 02818 D7: Nancy Sleicher Hebert’s Nursing Home, Log Rd., Smithfield #11: George Vaine Westside Care Center, 349 Bidwell St. Manchester, CT. 06040 : Beverly (Sunny) Hatch) Roberts Health Center, 990 Ten Rod Road, N. Kingstown, R.I.02852: George Marshall Waterman Village, Chalet,715 Putnam Pike, Greenville, R.I. 02828: # 2240, Herbert Hutchins Atrium - Macoun Center: # 412B: Burt Tapner

AT HOME:

Carolyn Barrie, Benjamin Beaumier, Bob Birtwell, Ralph Churchill, Eleanor Guy , Family of Holly Hanson, The Homeless, Nancy Hutchings, Dr.Jenny Souther, Jordan, Alice Knight’s mother, Meline, and fami-ly, Angie Maggiacomo, Lori J. McCauley, Family of Tom McNulty, Esther Peck , Richard, Courtney Allen’s Dad, Pam Riddensdale, Lori, Aiden and Chris Rogler, Na-dia Saadeh and family, Amy Slat-er’s niece, Mike Spencer, Arietta Tapner, Tracey Todd, Miki Town-send, , Mike Trout, Robin Vernava, Lori Jo Wahl, Alan Whitford, James and Debbie Winsor, John Zaffis We extend our sympathy to Rob and Janet Bellows and George and Nancy Searle, and their fami-lies, on the death of their father, Francis Searle on May 5, 2015. Internment will be on May 16th at the VA Cemetery.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

.COMMUNION is served on the first Sunday of each month. If you are unable to attend church and would like to receive Communion, call the church office and the Diac-

onate will help you.

THE BEACON MAILING The next issue of The Beacon will be on Tuesday, . Material to be included must be in the Church Office by

THE CHURCH CALENDAR can be found on our website:

www.northscituatebaptist.org

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL LEADERS NEEDED !!! So far no one has come forward to direct VBS this summer. If you are able to help in any way that week please let the church office know.

KICK OFF FOR CAMP CANONICUS

Calling all PARENTS and GRANDPARENTS:

The Board of Christian Education is having a Kick Off for Camp Canonicus on Sunday, May 17 at 9:15 a.m. in Jordan Hall. You and your child are ivited to attend this informational kick-off to learn more about Camp Canonicus. Brochures and Campership forms will be available at this time. Scholarships are available for all church children.

THANK YOU!!!

A big thank you to all who attended, donated and worked at out 121st May Breakfast on May 2nd. A great time of fellowship was experienced.

We will receive our One Great Hour of Sharing Offering on Sunday, June 7, 2015. On Sunday, May 3, we received a special offering for One Great Hour of Sharing to benefit the Nepal Earthquake Relief. We received $553 to help out in

this recent disaster.