Category: Archive of Event Photos

Thanksgiving means we are giving thanks to God for His many blessings and provisions for us. God is SO good!  We had a special Thanksgiving service on November 18, 2012 followed by an Outreach Dinner.  One of our members raised and donated fresh turkeys, then Saturday the 17th some of our church guys helped them corral and slaughter them.  A group decorated.  Another group \”shopped & chopped.\”  So many of our church folks came together to provide this outreach meal, and for them we are VERY thankful!

We would also like to thank Stamp Farms for their donations of pumpkins and gourds, Schartner Farms for their donations of potatoes, carrots, and other goodies, and Dave\’s Market and Stop & Shop for their donations to help us to put this meal on for the community.

So, pictured together are Saturday\’s \”prep\” and Sunday\’s service and dinner.  Thanks again to everyone who gave and worked so hard!  To God be the glory, and Happy Thanksgiving!

This year\’s Harvest Party was such a blast because we had it at our new church building! We had so much extra room and a ton of fun!! Lots of food, hot spiced and cold cider, carmel apples, and of course, the Pie Baking Contest! It was a close call once again with so many delicious entries. This year the 5 winning ladies took home gift cards to the new Hobby Lobby!!
We played games like musical chairs, ping pong, and basketball. We also had a quick game of manhunt before it was time for pinatas! After the kids got their \”loot,\” they came in and started \”trading sessions\” until we gathered in a circle for a devotion and a sing-a-long. Even though we couldn\’t have our campfire and roast marshmallows because it was raining, we had a WONDERFUL time together. We\’re so thankful for God\’s goodness to us!

What a wonderful Worship Hour we had November 4, and Pastor Bill presented Baptism certificates to those baptized in September! After, while the Advisory Board and Thanksgiving Outreach Dinner Teams had planning meetings, we played outside for our youth activity this month. It was a beautiful day, and the kids decided that climbing the \”mountain of dirt\” was more fun than basketball, football, giant parachute, and races, so we abandoned all \”organized\” games and let them loose. They had a blast, and then we all roasted the marshmallows that we couldn\’t do at the Harvest Party because of rain.

We had a great month this October.  Plenty of events, such as our Ladies\’ Luncheon, Men\’s Prayer Breakfast (again, the guys didn\’t take any photos, but they had a great time), Harvest Party (pictured in its own Event), and youth activity (which we didn\’t get many good shots of, either. We\’ll try to do better next month!!).  We also had plenty of mealtime fellowships this month. And welcome to Baby Robert Michael Gabriel, born October 1 to Josh and Ellen Gabriel! Congratulations! Happy Fall!

Michaela Rush, Brian Muschiano, Carol Trammell, Elizabeth Rossi, Bob Vallee, Frank Brazee, and John Schmitt all stated that they were trusting in Jesus Christ as their Savior and wanted to follow Him in baptism.  What a joyful time for Beacon Church!

Wow, September 2002 through September 2012–what a great ten years!  After Sunday School, we worshiped together.  Then we walked down memory lane–\”Ten Years in Ten Minutes\”–while the guys set up the baptistry for our baptism.  (We included the pictures of 2 other baptisms from the week following to streamline.)  Brian Muschiano, Michaela Rush, Carol Trammell, Liz Rossi, Bob Vallee, Frank Brazee, and John Schmidt are the names of those who followed Jesus Christ in baptism.  After the baptisms, we all headed to the fellowship hall for a dinner.  What a great Tenth Anniversary Sunday!!!