Newsletter – October 26th, 2018

Sunday, October 28th

10:00 AM – Bilingual Service

Speaker:
Noris Bustamante

Reading

Mark: 10:35-45
Psalm: 91:9-16

Food Basket Delivery

This Sunday, October 28th, our Church will be handing out food baskets to the beneficiaries of our program “Alimentary Assistance to the Elderly”. We will have the presence of seniors from San Francisco Valley.
Join us on this special day and share all our love and affection with them.Please, contact us at:
314-1004 | 6458-4909 WhatsApp
Facebook & Twitter: @BALBOAUNION
E-mail: Office@balboaunionchurch.org
We are at: Street Enrique Linares, #776. Balboa, Ancon.

Prayers

Pastoral Prayer
(Inspired by Matthew 5:1-16)
God of the prophets,
God of Christ:
we are reminded today
that your blessings do not necessarily follow the logic of the world.
The world believes that the rich are blessed,
but Jesus reminds us that it is the poor who are blessed,
the poor in spirit
and the materially poor as well.
We pray for a more just world
in which all have enough and none are left behind.
Though we fear death and avoid its inevitable arrival,
Jesus tells us that those who mourn are blessed.
Help us to experience the truth of this mystery;
bring healing and wholeness to those who are sick;
and comfort those of us who have lost loved ones.
While people covet power,
Jesus blesses the meek;
instruct us, O God, in the ways of humility;
help us to stand in solidarity with the oppressed and marginalized;
show us your presence in the faces of those the world forgets.
Give us a hunger and thirst for righteousness;
fill our hearts with love, overflowing with mercy;
make our hearts pure, and give us a vision of your glory.
In a society divided by race, gender, class, ideology, sexual orientation,
and so many other labels we alone have created,
remind us that we are created in your image,
each of us a beautiful reflection of you,
each of us your beloved child.
Help us then to end our conflicts and wars,
help us to be peacemakers and agents of reconciliation.
Gracious God,
you have so richly blessed us with life,
with love and joy,
with hope in the midst of despair.
Help us to be the salt of the earth.
Help us to be the light of the world,
sharing with others that which we have received,
boldly proclaiming the good news of your love,
finding the seeds of your kingdom within us
and letting your way grow in our lives and throughout the world.
Give us eyes to see the ways you are changing the world in which we live.
Give us ears to hear your call to join with you in the great transformation.
Hear us now, o God,
as we pray for the coming of your kingdom,
following Christ as he taught us to pray:
Our Father…

Up-Coming events

Thanksgiving Potluck

This coming Sunday, November 18, 2018, it will be a very important day for BUC, since we will have as guests to the Girls of the Capital and, at the same time, we will be celebrating the Communion Sunday and Thanksgiving. You are all invited!

Please, contact us at:
314-1004 | 6458-4909 WhatsApp
Facebook & Twitter: @BALBOAUNION
E-mail: Office@balboaunionchurch.org
We are at: Street Enrique Linares, #776. Balboa, Ancon.

We need your help!

Our Church is helping the “Hug me with your Love and a Blanket” program, a program that has been managed by our sister in Christ; Maria Luis Molina, who with great passion brings joy and love to 33 boys and girls from Peña Bijagual, an Emberá community, located in Darién.
You can help us donating clothes, toys, personal care products, etc.
For more information, you can contact Maria Luisa Molina at 6341-3980 or you can do it through our Church at 314-1004, 6458-4909 and we will gladly give you more details about this love sharing program.

Xmas Party for kids

Balboa Union Church will be celebrating the “Children Christmas Party 2018” on Dec 15, 2018. This year, we will celebrate the party with 21 girls from the Home “Girls of the Capital”, with whom we will be sharing a happy evening, full of surprises, love, and happiness.
To make this dream come true, any help is welcome! You
can help to this noble cause by sponsoring one of the girls or by donating
products that we can share during the party, such as fast food to share with the Girls (Pizza, Hot-Dogs, Donuts, etc.), natural or artificial
drinks (sodas), candies, cookies, etc.

More information – Para más información, puedes contactarnos al
314-1004 | 6458-4909 WhatsApp
Facebook & Twitter: @BALBOAUNION
Email – Correo electrónico: Office@balboaunionchurch.org
We are located at – Estamos ubicados en: Calle Enrique Linares, #776. Balboa, Ancon.

CandleLight Service


Come and join us on Christmas Eve for our Candlelight service, as we remember a night in WWII, when no lights could be lit and when our Church laid out on the front steps their candles, “lighting up the world”. This is a night in which we each remember that we let our lights shine – that Jesus came to earth so that each of us would be “the light of the earth”.

Each Christmas Eve, we spend a moment remembering that star that shone so bright and lead the way for the wise men, and we light our candles to show the way for each of us to follow.

Each Christmas Eve, we joyously sing Carols together, and enjoy the presentations from Hijos del Rey, as they present their acapela harmonies and soloists who lovingly come to present to the King their songs of praise.

Come and join us!

More information – Para más información, puedes contactarnos al
314-1004 | 6458-4909 WhatsApp
Facebook & Twitter: @BALBOAUNION
Email – Correo electrónico: Office@balboaunionchurch.org
We are located at – Estamos ubicados en: Calle Enrique Linares, #776. Balboa, Ancon.

Readings to Share
How to Know How Long Your Service Should Go

QUESTION:

“I would like to know about the number of songs you choose and the length of time for praise and worship for each service. Does the length of time for praise and worship depend on how the Holy Spirit leads you?”

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