FROM THE PASTOR: Rev. Larry Hoffmann

With summer’s activities, weekend trips, and vacations it is easy to lose the discipline of keeping Sabbath. Rabbi Abraham Heschel in his book, The Sabbath, writes, “That the Sabbath and eternity are one – or of the same essence – is an ancient idea. A legend relates that ‘at the time when God was giving the Torah to Israel, He said to them: My children! If you accept the Torah and observe my mitzvoth, I will give you for all eternity a thing most precious that I have in my possession.

-And what, asked Israel, is that precious thing which Thou wilt give us if we obey? Thy Torah?

-The world to come.

- Show us in this world an example of the world to come.

-The Sabbath is an example of the world to come.’”

There is a sacredness to life and a connection with God’s eternity that is a part of our keeping Sabbath. Thus, it is important to continue Sabbath keeping throughout the seasons of the year. So, whether home or away, keep connected with God through weekly worship.

Grace and peace to you,

Larry

FROM THE TREASURER: Kathy Mowry

There are currently 13 households participating in our Kroger Community Rewards. For the quarter of February through April, we received $31.62. The session has designated the income to the Breakfast to Go program.

Contribution Reports (Giving Statements) for January - June 2026 will be provided in July.

Contribution Reports for July-December 2026 will be provided in January 2027. If you would like to have a statement at any time other than July 2026 and January 2027, please feel free to ask Kathy Mowry, Treasurer.

FROM THE MISSION COMMITTEE CHAIR: Judy Turner

Yoga continues through June on Mondays at 5:30 pm. There will not be yoga on June 15 due to Vacation Bible School.

FROM THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR: Susan Henwood

Our blessing bag project (formerly known as breakfast to go bags) ran from September 2025 through May 2026. We are so thankful to everyone who helped us with this project this school year.

The total number of bags packed for this school year was 10,166. The cost was $9,735.82, and the total hours of volunteers helping was 9,066 hours. We also had donations of $1,600.00. Our volunteer crew was Scott Bergreen, Marilyn Boyd, Sue Burnworth, Ron and Cindy Cullumber, Rose Ann Elliott, and Cinda Keller, Without their continued help with this project, we would not be able to pack these bags each week. Rose Ann Elliott deserves a special thank you for picking up these bags and for delivering them to Bremen Elementary each week then returning them to us for the next week. The last week she left us a note. It said “I am so happy to be a part of this. My grandchildren have pitched in and helped me load and unload, and I enjoy Grandma time and the opportunity to teach them to help others. I am so thankful to everyone that helps to accomplish this for the students at Bremen Elementary.”

Blessing to everyone – Sue Henwood

Birthdays and Anniversaries

Jun 1^st – Dean & Judy Ackerman
Jun 14^th – Sally Spangler
Jun 15^th - Jon Schmidt
Jun 17^th – Caden Fisher
Jun 25^th – AJ Ray
Jun 27^th – Don Spangler
Jun 29^th – Andrew & Jenna McCandlish

Anyone wanting to add a birthday or anniversary to the list, please send an email or call the church office.

Calendar of Events

Beginning Sunday, June 7, worship will begin at 10:00 am. This will be our summer worship time for June, July, and August.

Jun 7^th – Graduation Sunday. A meal will follow then the Confirmation Class.
Jun 14^th – Jun 18^th - Vacation Bible School: Meal at 6 pm; program is 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. See the flyer at the end of the newsletter for additional information.
Jun 21^st - Session will meet after worship and will receive new members.
Jun 21^st – Happy Father’s Day!

Lay Readers, Communion Servers and Ushers

Jun 7^th – Ron Cullumber: Lay Reader, Communion Server & Usher
Cindy Cullumber: Communion Server & Usher
Jun 14^th - Judy Turner: Lay Reader
George & Linda Shreyer: Ushers
Jun 21^st - Cinda Keller: Lay Reader
Mark & Tracy Embrey: Ushers
Jun 28^th – Scott Bergreen: Lay Reader & Usher
Karen Bergreen: Usher

Kids’ Section

This section of the printed newsletter is a page of children’s pictures and puzzles. It is available in the original PDF.

Bremen Community Vacation Bible School

Looking for mountains of fun? You otter be here!

True North: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World

New friends > Amazing experiments > Creative games
Super-fun snacks > Surprising adventures > Incredible music

Dates: Sunday, June 14 – Thursday, June 18

Drop off and pick up at Bremen-Bethel Presbyterian Church

Meal at 6:00 p.m. Program 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Classes for: Preschool (age 3 and potty trained)

Based on completed grade – Kindergarten and 1st, 2^nd and 3rd and 4^th,5^th, 6th

We will be collecting shelf stable food items for the food pantry each day of VBS for a service project.

Online Registration Here: (The printed flyer shows a QR code for online registration.)

Deadline for registration is June 7, 2026

Newsletter June 2026