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Special Points of Interest

Easter Schedule

Recipe of the Month

Dates to Remember

Women’s Ministry

Attendance

Senior Breakfast

Suspended

Administrative

Professionals Day

EXPO Rescheduled

Wed Menus Cancelled

HAPPY

EASTER!

The Broadman Beacon Broadman Baptist Church

350 E. Bath Rd Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

A Church That Makes A Difference!

Published Monthly

The Broadman Beacon Vol 30 Issue 4 APRIL 2020

Inside this Issue...

From the Pastor’s

Heart... Dear members & friends of

Broadman Baptist Church:

2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus

Christ.

(Ephesians 1:2, ESV)

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus

Christ! I greet you all with the apostle Paul’s customary opening this

month. I do so because we are in a time where remembering God’s

grace and finding God’s peace is more crucial than ever. We are

living in unusual, unexpected, and uncertain days, are we not? All

our lives have been thrown into upheaval over the past weeks be-

cause of the coronavirus pandemic. Our church services and activi-

ties have been cancelled, public gatherings of over 10 people are

being prohibited, jobs are being disrupted, and the economy is suf-

fering mightily.

How do we respond to such times? For many people the response is

fear. To see fear in action, simply walk into Wal-Mart or Giant Eagle!

See the bare shelves and harried faces all around. However, the

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2 Christmas Child

3 Stewardship

4 Sending Your Tithe

5 Bible Quiz

6 Childrens Playground

7 Annie Armstrong

8 Broadman Golf

Back Service Schedule

Back Calendar

EASTER AROUND

THE WORLD…

Easter traditions are im-

portant, but they vary

widely. While Americans

dye hardboiled eggs, Ken-

yans carve soapstone

eggs and present them as

gifts in banana-fiber

boxes. In Bermuda, locals

fly homemade kites on

Good Friday — a tradition

that began when a

teacher illustrated Christ’s

ascension to heaven using

a cross-shaped kite.

Ethiopian Christians ob-

serve a 56-day fast from

meat and all animal prod-

ucts. On Easter, they dress

in white to worship in

churches decorated with

handmade fabric. Then

they feast with non-

Christians on roast

chicken, goat and rice.

In France, church bells are

silent between Holy Thurs-

day and Easter to observe

Jesus’ Passion. According

to legend, the bells grow

wings and fly to Rome to

be blessed, returning on

Easter with chocolate and

presents. In one town’s

main square, chefs make

a giant omelet with 4,500

eggs to feed 1,000 peo-

ple!

The Broadman Beacon A Church That Makes A Difference

PASTOR’S CORNER Cont.. OCC… HOSTESS TEAM THANKS YOU… EASTER SCHEDULE...

truth is that as followers of Je-

sus Christ, while it can be cer-

tainly natural to feel fear, we

need not let our fears rule us.

We live under the grace of God

that reveals his love for us, his

willingness to come to our aid,

and his power to meet us at our

point of need. And we live in the

peace of God that comes from

his presence with us in the

midst of life’s storms.

In Matthew 8:23-27, Jesus and

his disciples are in a boat in the

middle of a storm. The storm

grows so violent that the disci-

ples begin to fear for their lives

and they panic. Amazingly, while

they are panicking, Jesus is

sleeping peacefully in the boat.

They go to him in desperation,

and he asks them simply, “Why

are you afraid, O you of little

faith?” Then Jesus calmed the

storm. Sometimes we too find

ourselves in storms we can’t

control. How do we respond

with faith? Here are three en-

couraging truths to remember:

First, God has power over every

storm.

If the wind and waves don’t con-

cern God, then they need not

frighten us. We might not be

able to change our situation,

but we can choose to faithfully

trust God in the middle of it.

Second, fixing our eyes on Jesus

leads to peace. Are we looking

at the size of the storm, or turn-

ing towards the One who can

calm it? It’s only by focusing on

God, who knows every outcome,

that we can navigate any situa-

tion with His wisdom and peace.

Third, Jesus is always in

our boat. It’s easy to focus on

our fears when we can’t control

our future. But Jesus knows our

future, and he’s always by our

side. And, he calls us to live by

faith, not by sight.

Please visit our church website

(Continued from page 1) (www.broadmanchurch.org)

and watch your e-mail for up-

dates on our response to the

COVID-19 pandemic. I will con-

tinue to post weekly sermon

videos on our website, where

you can also listen to audio

recordings of prior sermons. I

want to encourage you to re-

main faithful in your giving as

the financial needs of our

church continue during this

time. Why not take advantage

of this time to grow spiritually

as you focus on your personal

devotions and showing love to

others around you? One of the

best ways to show love to oth-

ers is to take care of yourself

and self-isolate as much as

you can in order to keep those

at risk from becoming seriously

ill. Taking those steps is not

about being afraid. It is about

protecting others out of love

for them.

In God’s grace and peace,

-Pastor Steve

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD...

March was a weird month for

the collection of items for our

OCC shoeboxes. Not only was

the selected item a difficult one

to think about and shop but

other things were happening in

our world that took our thoughts

away from Operation Christmas

Child. Hopefully, April will be a safer and brighter month all

the way around for us. April's collection will be an easy and

fun one as it is "stuffed animals".As usual there will be a bin

in the fellowship hall for your donations.Thank you for donat-

ing items and for keeping the excitement going for our mis-

sion projects. Do not forget we have kits made up for sewing

dresses to put in our shoe boxes.The kits are located on the

table by the kiosk in the fellowship hall. Any questions, sug-

gestions or problems please contact the office. There will be

a couple craft making sessions coming soon.

LIFE EVERLASTING...

Fellowship with Christ is participation in the divine life which

finds its fullest expression in triumph over death. Life is a larger

word than resurrection; but resurrection is, so to speak, the cru-

cial quality of life .

HOSTESS TEAM…

A big thank you to everyone who helped with the meal after

Jane Mason’s funeral. Her family appreciated our support at

this difficult time.

Resurrection

Sunday!

April 12th

Worship

@ 11:00 a.m.

Go to broadmanchurch.org for updates.

http://www.broadmanchurch.org

TRACK OUR ATTENDANCE

Mar 1……………..………….96

Mar 8……………………...…76

Mar15..…….......Suspended

Mar 22…….…….Suspended

Mar 29……….....Suspended


STEWARDSHIP... RECIPE OF THE MONTH AND MORE…

How to Honor God with Money

You say, “I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need

a thing.” But you do not realize that you are wretched, piti-

ful, poor, blind and naked. I counsel you to buy from me

gold refined in the fire, so you can become rich …. Those

whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and

repent. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone

hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat

with him, and he with me. To him who overcomes, I will give

the right to sit with me on my throne. Revelations 3:17-

21a

1. Ask God to help you depend on him instead of money.

2. Stay focused on what matters most.

3. Remember that God is always faithful.

4. Ask God for your needs.

5. Ask for wisdom in financial matters.

6. Handle money honestly and responsibly.

7. Put your money to work for God’s purposes.

8. Be ready to give freely.

9. Practice being content with what you have.

10, Praise God for his blessings

Father, thank You for the opportunity to give offerings. May

my joyful heart and sacrificial gifts be pleasing to You.

What the Bible Says About Money, Rose

The recipe is as easy as it

is healthy. Ha!"

INGREDIENTS:

12 eggs

1 quart whole milk

1 cup white sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon,

or to taste

Crack eggs into a large

saucepan and beat with a

whisk. Whisk in milk, sugar,

salt and cinnamon. Cook

over medium - low to low

heat, stirring constantly

until the mixture fully forms

curds and the whey sepa -

rates. This will take 20 to

30 minutes. Using higher

heat or failing to stir will

result in a big pan of sweet

scrambled eggs.

APRIL 3, 2020

Calling All Seniors

Meet for Breakfast the first

Friday of the month at

The Café in

Stow

4591 Darrow

Rd.

Stow, Oh

APRIL 22, 2020

Administrative Professionals

Day

Easter Cheese

- Hrudka

Recipe by:Bryan Burns

"Hrudka pronounced (hur -

UT -ka)is a simple custard

cheese that's essential for

many Eastern European

Easter tables. It's sliced

and eaten by itself or, more

often, as part of a ham or

kolbassi sandwich made on

Paska bread that's slath -

ered with beet horseradish.

APRIL 12, 2020

Easter Sunday


GET YOUR BEACON NEWSLETTER… CHOIR NEWS,,, EXPO… WED MENUS…DATES TO REMEMBER… TITHING...

THE BEACON NEWSLETTER...

There are now two ways to get your Beacon Newsletter

1) Pick up a copy at the kiosk in the fellowship hall each month

2) Give the church office your email address and a FULL COLOR

copy will be emailed directly to you each month.

DATES TO REMEMBER

• Palm/Passion Sunday, April 5, 2020

• Maundy Thursday, April 9, 2020

• Good Friday, April 10, 2020

• Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020

• Administrative Professionals Day, April 22, 2020

CHOIR NEWS…

God is in control. Remember the lessons we have been learning

from our devotional. Thank Him for his grace and mercy.

Please keep a song in your heart and worship Him. Sing to the

Lord a new song! We serve a Risen Savior! If we are permitted

to gather our April rehearsals will be Wednesday, April 15, and

Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 7:55 pm. in the choir room.

ALL THINGS IN COMMON...

Just as the bread is made out of many grains ground and mixed

together, and out of the bodies of many grains there comes the

body of one bread, in which each grain loses its form and body

and takes upon itself the common body of the bread; and just

as the drops of wine, in losing their own form, become the body

of one common wine and drink — so it is and should be with us.

…

Through the interchange of [Christ’s] blessings and our misfor-

tunes, we become one loaf, one bread, one body, one drink,

and have all things in common.

—Martin Luther, Treatise on the Blessed Sacrament

WEDNESDAY MENUS

Due to the coronavirus pandemic there will be

no Wednesday Night meals in the month of

April.

The Cuyahoga Falls EXPO

has been rescheduled to October 24, 2020

TiITHES AND OFFERINGS…

Beginning April 1st, we will offer three different ways for

you to continue giving during this time:

Online: Go to our website at broadmanchurch.org and

look for the Online Giving button at the bottom of the

Home page.

Credit Card by Phone: Leave a short message at the

church (330.923.6127), and Pat will return your call to

take your information.

Mail: If you would like to continue giving by check,

please mail your donation to this secure post office box:

Pat Groetz

P.O. Box 306

Tallmadge, OH 44278

WOMEN’S MINISTRY... CHRISTIAN SYMBOL… WB… BIBLE QUIZ... MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES...


THE WB: WEDNESDAY’S @ BROADMAN…

There is something for

everyone on Wednesday

nights. If you have not

worshipped with us on

Wednesday’s please

consider giving it a try.

The WB is a very relaxed

and comfortable atmos-

phere. It is a time in

which we can seek God

and experience fellow-

ship with God’s people

mid-week in order to

stay connected to God

and one another.

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES...

The Nominating/Personnel Team makes every effort to keep ministry

positions filled. After a review of all Broadman’s Ministry Leadership

Positions we have found the following in need of filling. Please look

over the list and if God leads you to fill any of these areas please con-

tact Rev. John McIntyre or Bill Stockdale. Remember our motto: “Every

member is a minister and every member should have a ministry”

DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRIES

Graduate & Professionals

Youth Small Group Leader

WB Adult Discipleship Coordinator

Men's Ministry Team Coordinator

Asst Men's Ministry Team Coordinator

Women's Fellowship Coordinator

Singles Ministry Coordinator

Collegiate Ministry Coordinator

WORSHIP MINISTRIES

Children's Church Music Coordinator

Asst. Children's Church Music Coordinator

Children's Choir Leader

OUTREACH MINISTRIES

Public Relations Coordinator

TELLERS NEEDED

Three of the Gospels tell that when Jesus was crucified, darkness cov-

ered the earth from noon until three in the afternoon. Which Gospel

does not mention this event?

A. Matthew

B. Mark

C. Luke

D. John

Answer at bottom of page

Answer: Hint: (See Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, and John 19.)

Answer to Bible Quiz is: D

WOMEN’S MINISTRY... March saw Women's Ministry put together 20 toiletries bags for nursing home residents. These will be distrib-uted as needed by Dee Hall at the local nursing homes. Plans are underway in hopes that we will be able to have a Ladies' Tea in April. At present it is scheduled for April 18. We will follow closely how things go with the Coronovirus as to whether we need to postpone or cancel. Even though we cannot gather for fellowship in groups, we need to be aware of the need to continue fellowship and caring through whatever means we have available. We need to check up on shut ins and those isolated by being homebound. Pray for one another and those get-ting sick. When this settles we will relook at the calen-dar and plans.

Judy McIntyre

CHRISTIAN SYMBOL

NAILS...

Nails symbolize Jesus’ passion and

suffering because they were used at

his Crucifixion. They are often depicted

in groups of three because two nails

were used to secure Jesus’ hands, and

a third was used to secure his feet.

Three nails are also used to identify

Jesus as a member of the Holy Trinity.

CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND…


Children may be small in stature, but they carry big weight when

it comes to decisions about where a family chooses to worship.

The Barna Group, who has extensively studied faith in America

over the past 30 years, recently published a book entitled Guid-

ing Children to Discover the Bible, Navigate Technology & Follow

Jesus. One of the key findings revealed in this study is that

nearly six in 10 highly engaged Christian parents say children’s

programming is the primary reason they chose their current

church.

One way to support our Children's Ministry here at Broadman is

to assure that our kids have a safe, fun place to play outside.

And so, plans are in the works to renovate and update our cur-

rent children's playground. A team of people have been working

to learn about the different options and approaches to improving

our playground area in the most cost effective way. We have a

plan in place, with the first phase of ground preparation to begin

as soon as the weather will allow this spring!

This is where you come in; we need your help to bring this plan

to fruition. God has already blessed us with $4,500 in donations

to get started. Now we are asking each of you to prayerfully con-

sider financially supporting this project so we can see it through

to completion.

Thank you in advance for giving,

BBC Playground Project Team

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him.

Psalm 127:3

MISSION OF THE MONTH FOR APRIL 2020… ...


EASTER

2019

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him.

Psalm 127:3

In 1934, the Home Missions Offering, which was started in 1895 by the Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) to benefit the work of the

Home Mission Board, now known as the North American Mission Board (NAMB), was re-named in honor of Annie Armstrong, in order to

encourage more to follow in her footsteps. The primary ministry initiatives of NAMB are Send Network (church planting) and Send Re-

lief (compassion ministries). Annie was the WMU’s first national executive leader and a magnanimous missions advocate. She was

born on July 11, 1850 in Baltimore when women were not foreseen to be leaders. She challenged churches to action while she served

and rallied support for missionaries. Eventually, she became recognized as a national Southern Baptist pioneer celebrated for visionary

missions leadership.

As Southern Baptist's, the main way we support mission efforts, church planting, compassion ministries, training, resourcing and send-

ing the thousands of missionaries serving in North America is through the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO). Administered

through the NAMB, one hundred percent of all AAEO gifts are used to support, equip and encourage Southern Baptist missionaries

across the U.S. and Canada. It covers everything from food, supplies, training resources, bibles, gospel tracts, discipleship materials,

worship facility rent & equipment to transportation and travel expenses, etc.

Lives are changing as a direct result of your support of North American missionaries through the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. The

Church in North America is the primary source for funding and sending missionaries in order for the spiritual health of North America to

impact mission work around the globe. It's your prayers and gifts that provide the support necessary for planting new churches in un-

reached communities and meeting needs through compassion ministries. We should consider how our partnership & offering will help

to continue to make this work possible, to change lives and help bring others to the knowledge of Jesus Christ and His saving grace.

"It's all about the Gospel," so let us help spread the Good News of Jesus Christ.

~Wendy Staats, Missions Team

BROADMAN GOLF LEAGUE RETURNS…


EAS

Schedule:

Win Prizes every week

for the following:

Closest-to-the-Hole

Sign-up anytime before May 2nd

and

receive FREE:

Broadman Logo Decal & 3 Golf

Balls

Sign-up

Name:___________________________________________________________________________

Addr________________________________________________________________Zip__________

Phone: _______________________ E-mail: _____________________________________________

RESULTS, AWARDS AND OTHER NOTICES ARE GIVEN WEEKLY BY EMAIL!

We have the following prizes while supplies

last...

Balls, Putter Cover, Gloves, Towels, Hats,

Ball Markers and other goodies!

Only $15 TO JOIN!!

May 1

May 8

May 15*

May 22

May 29

June 5

June 12√

June 19

June 26

July 3

July 10

July 17*

July 24

July 31

August 7

August 14

August 21

August 28√

Sept 4

Sept 11

Make check payable to: Broadman Baptist Church

Where: Mud Run Golf Course

2000 S Hawkins Ave.

Akron, Oh 44314

(330) 375-2728

When: Every Friday May 1 thru Sept 11, 2020

* Scramble

√ Best Ball

Worship Schedule

9:00am Coffee & Fellowship

9:30am Prayer & Lord’s Supper

9:45am Life Impact classes

for all ages

11:00am Morning Celebration

Service

Wednesdays

6:30pm WB Something for everyone

(Wednesdays at Broadman)

A Church That Makes a Difference!

Pastors:

Senior Pastor. Steven Oswalt, [email protected]

Assoc. Rev. Rick Mangrum,

[email protected]

Church Office

[email protected]

[email protected]

The Beacon,

[email protected]

Phone: 330-923-6127 or 330-923-

4638

Website: www.broadmanchurch.org

Broadman Baptist Church

350 East Bath Road

Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223

Editor: Bill Stockdale

[email protected]

Contributing: Pastor Steve, Rhonda Oswalt, Pat Groetz, Elayne Stockdale, Alberta

Balsinger and Bill Moore and Wendy Staats. We’re on the Web

& Facebook

BEACON PUBLICATION INFORMATION… EASTER 2020..


Resurrection

Sunday!

April 12th

Worship

@ 11:00 a.m.

Go to broadmanchurch.org for updates.

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