Announcements for the week of October 11, 2026
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We have a lot of events coming up in the next few months. Please mark your calendars for the following:
Girls of Grace Boscov’s Friends Helping Friends Coupons
Use Wednesday, October 21st
Purchase a coupon for 25% off most items at Boscov’s and support BSUMC. The coupons are $5 each and all of the proceeds stay here at Broad Street. You can use the coupon either in-store or on-line. See Cindy Borgstrom to purchase your coupon – buy one for a friend, too.
Friends and Family Sunday
Sunday, October 25th
Join us and bring your friends and family to our annual celebration of our church’s history, fellowship and community. Following worship, we will have a catered lunch in Lucas Hall. All are invited. Let’s fill the sanctuary.
Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Shoeboxes
Sunday, October 25th
It’s that time of year again. Our goal is to pack 12 shoeboxes to send to those less fortunate. Often these boxes head overseas and the children who receive them are thrilled with their gift-filled shoeboxes. You can pick up a shoebox in the back of the sanctuary today. We have lists of suggested items by gender and age. If you can’t pack a shoebox you can make a donation towards filling one and the Girls of Grace will purchase the items for you. Put your donation in the offering plate clearly marked with your envelope number and ‘Operation Christmas.’ Boxes or donations are due back on Sunday, October 25th (Friends and Family Sunday) so we have time to deliver them to the collection areas for distribution.
Hanging of the Greens
Saturday, November 21st 9:30AM
Everyone is invited to join us as we decorate for the Christmas season. Meet in the Sanctuary and then we’ll split up to decorate around the building. Many hands make light work. See Marsha for more information about this.
Thanksgiving Breakfast
Thursday, November 26th 8AM
The holiday tradition continues with our 79th Annual Thanksgiving Breakfast prepared by our youth (with some adult assistance). Tickets will go on sale in November. Support our youth and this wonderful tradition by joining us Thanksgiving morning.
Christmas Poinsettias/Memorial Donations
Sunday, November 29th
Our altar will be adorned with poinsettias on Sunday, December 20th. We will also recognize those remembered or honored through memorial and tribute donations, with the names of those being remembered or honored and the names of the donors listed in the bulletin. Forms for ordering poinsettias or making donations will be available Sunday, November 29th.
Annual Christmas Tea
Saturday, December 5th 12:00 Noon
Tickets are available starting today for our very popular annual Christmas Tea. Ticket prices remain at $20/adult and $10/child. The Girls of Grace have built quite a reputation for their delicious and generous sandwiches and desserts. Attendance is limited to 100, so get your tickets early – we sold out last year!
Advent Covered Dish Dinner
tentative date Sunday, December 13th 4PM
The date will be finalized soon, but start thinking about what you might make and bring to our Advent covered dish dinner. Pull out those old cookbooks and start planning now. See Jalyn for more information.
Cleaning Committee
Various Dates
Marsha Danser heads up our intrepid group of dedicated volunteers who tackle various projects around the church and help with clean-up projects as needed. Currently scheduled dates are:
- Friday, October 16
- Tuesday, November 10
- Wednesday, December 2
Everyone is invited and welcome to come and join in the fun and fellowship that is had when working together to improve our facilities.
Girls of Grace Gift Card Fundraiser
Cindy will be placing an order this week. Please complete the form and submit with your payment to get in on this month’s orders.
The Girls of Grace have started an ongoing fundraiser. Purchase gift cards to stores and restaurants you usually frequent through the church. The church gets a percentage of the amount you spend, and it doesn’t cost you anything more than the face value of the gift card. For example, if you purchase a $50 gift card to Walmart, you pay $50 to Broad Street UMC and get your gift card in two weeks. BSUMC gets $2.00. The list of businesses from which we’re offering cards is below, and there is an order form in the back of the sanctuary or you can download one here. This is a great way to support the church shopping and eating out where you normally shop or eat out with no additional expense on your part.
Acme : $25, $50, $100 increments
Applebees : $25, $50
Barnes and Noble : $10, $25, $ 100
Bath and Body : $10, $25
Boscov’s : $25
Burlington Stores : $25
Carrabba’s Italian Grill : $25, $50
Cheesecake Factory : $25
Chili’s Grill : $25, $50
Chipotle Mexican Grill : $10, $25
Cracker Barrel : $10, $25
Dunkin Donuts : $10, $25
Five Below : $25
Home Depot : $25, $100, $500, $1000
IHOP : $25
Kohl’s : $25, $100
Lowes : $25, $50, $100, $500, $1000
Marshall’s : $25, $100
Old Navy : $25, $100
Olive Garden : $25, $100
Panera Bread : $10, $25, $50
Sam’s Club : $25, $50, $100
Season’s 52 : $25, $100
Shop Rite : $25, $100
Starbucks :$10, $25, $50
Target : $10, $25, $50, $100
Texas Road House : $25, $100
Visa Gift Cards (no activation fee) : $25, $50, $100
Walmart : $25, $50, $100, $250
WaWa : $25, $100
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Used Book Sale to Support the Scholarship Fund – On-Going
Visit our Book Sale in the breezeway. New books have come in as well as puzzles. Come find a book to read this week. All proceeds from our used book sale support the Scholarship Fund.
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Food Pantry
Our pantry shelves always need to be replenished. Please bring canned items and dry goods to restock our pantry for the needy in our community.
A list of most asked for food items includes:
Vienna Sausages
Ramen Noodles
Canned Fruit
Canned Chicken and Tuna
Boxed or Dry (Powered) Milk
Cereal
Box of Oatmeal (individual servings)
Canned Chili and Soup
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Lucas Hall
The Junior Room is now Lucas Hall. See the dedication here and visit the room to see the brass plaque with Bill’s picture: