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Sunday, January 31. We will post a prerecorded Sunday service video with a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Agnes W. Norfleet online on Sunday, January 31 at 10:00 a.m.

For pastoral emergencies, please call 610-525-2821, and press 2.

Congregational Meeting. Sun., Jan. 31, 11:00 a.m. via Zoom conference call. To join the call click here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83914119865?pwd=WWc5Q0pUbzl6VXBIOGw2bkpBcUNCdz09or call in: +1 646 558 8656 US Meeting ID: 839 1411 9865 Passcode: 067410. The Session has called a Congregational Meeting for the purpose of electing church officers (Elders, Deacons and Trustees) and members of the 2021 Nominating Committee, and for approving 2021 Pastoral Terms of Call. MonicaDevane@bmpc.org.

Deacons’ Annual Blood Drive. Mon., Jan. 25, 2:00-7:00 p.m., Congregational Hall. Volunteers needed to donate blood and assist with scheduling appointments. Register to donate blood online. Contact the Rev. Brian Ballard, 610-520-8820 or BrianBallard@bmpc.org.

Men's Discussion Group. 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month 10:00-11:00 a.m. Via Zoom conference call. This spring, the group will learn about the life and story of the late Congressman John Lewis by reading His Truth is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham. John Lewis, who at age 25 marched in Selma, Alabama, and was beaten on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, was a visionary and a man of faith. In this book, Meacham writes of how this great-grandson of a slave and son of an Alabama tenant farmer was inspired by the Bible and his teachers in nonviolence to put his life on the line in the service of what Abraham Lincoln called “the better angels of our nature.” All men are invited to join this study. Contact Brian Ballard for Zoom details.

Thursday Discussion Group Reads Always A Guest by Barbara Brown Taylor. Thursdays, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Via Zoom conference call. You are invited to read and explore Barbara Brown Taylor’s new collection of stories and sermons of faith, grace, and hope in Always A Guest: Speaking of Faith Far From Home. In the book, Taylor finds that when you are the invited guest speaking of faith to people you don’t know, you must seek common ground: exploring the central human experience. Please join us as we explore faith in all its beauty and complexity. This group is facilitated by the Rev. Brian K. Ballard. For information about joining the class, including the Zoom link, contact Brian Ballard.

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Great Decisions. First Monday of the month at 10:00 a.m., starting Feb. 1. Via Zoom conference call. Led by Bob Martin. Great Decisions is America’s largest discussion program on world affairs. The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book, watching the DVD, and meeting to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. Topics include: Global Supply Chains and National Security, Persian Gulf Security Issues, Brexit and the European Union, Struggles Over the Melting Arctic, China’s Role in Africa, The Korean Peninsula, Roles of International Organizations in a Global Pandemic, and The End of Globalization? This program is free, but registration is required. Contact Monica Devane to register and receive your Briefing Book and the Zoom link.

Facebook Live Concert Series. Join us as we broadcast live concerts via BMPC’s Facebook page on Tuesdays at noon beginning Feb. 2. The first concert will feature Ron Kerber, saxophone, and Edward Landin Senn, organ. Stephanie Speakman.

Digging Deeper Begins Again in February. Sundays, 9:00 a.m., starting Feb. 7, Via Zoom Conference Call. When in Romans: An Invitation to Linger with the Gospel according to Paul by Beverly Roberts Gaventa. When reading the book of Romans, we often focus on the quotable passages, making brief stopovers and not staying long enough to grasp some of the big ideas it contains. Instead of raiding Paul’s most famous letter for a passage here or a theme there, leading New Testament scholar Beverly Roberts Gaventa invites us to linger in Romans. She asks that we stay with the letter long enough to see how Romans reframes our tidy categories and dramatically enlarges our sense of the gospel. This group is facilitated by the Rev. Franklyn C. Pottorff; for information about joining the class, including the Zoom link, contact Frank