Welcome to The Bridge on Buffaloe Road

Writer’s Workshop – Tuesdays in September 4:00 – 5:30

Calling all writers to hone your skill and sharpen your pencils. You are invited to bring your ideas and draft your memoirs (or other content).

This September workshop is designed to follow up on our recent writing opportunity. We will review the development of writing ideas from our lives and choose a writing focus for the month. Then set some writing goals to carry us through the month. Each week when we meet, participants will have an opportunity to share a couple of paragraphs from their most recent writing.

If you’ve thought about writing short stories, poems, biographical notations, or other narratives, you’re warmly encouraged to join us. Bring your notebook and a few pens/pencils and let’s see what you can come up with!

For more information contact Dan Rothra: dan@facraleigh.org

You’re also welcome to join us after the workshop for our Tuesday weekly Community Dinner at 6 pm for a $4 suggested donation. Home cooking and a chance to meet your neighbors.

The Bridge Café is inside First Alliance Church at 4400 Buffaloe Road, Raleigh.

Games Night at The Bridge Café – Tuesday Nights in September

Join us on Tuesday evenings in September (7-8 pm) for a relaxing time of playing board and card games with your neighbors. Hosted by our in house Gamestress Carolann Stone, it’s the perfect way to finish out your evening. Don’t forget you can come earlier at 6 pm for our weekly community dinner and enjoy a home cooked meal for $4.

Wednesday Morning Card Games at The Bridge! September 18th

Do you enjoy playing card games? Our card playing hostess Vicki Strayer is back at the Bridge Café on Wednesday September18th from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.. Join her to learn a new card game or share a favorite.

All are welcome to join friends or meet new ones at this card playing event. For more information contact Vicki Strayer at 919-523-6218 or email grammie10.vs@gmail.com

The Bridge Café is located at the entrance to First Alliance Church at 4400 Buffaloe Rd, Raleigh, NC

Soul Care Book Discussion at First Alliance Church

First Alliance Church is hosting a free book discussion series using “Soul Care” by Dr. Rob Reimer. If you are interested in attending the Dec. 5 – 7th Soul Care conference at our church, this is an excellent way to learn more about Rob’s teaching and to prepare personally for the event. Even if you can’t attend the conference, the Soul Care book is a valuable resource for taking your relationship with Jesus to a more intimate level. It’s a book you can return to time and again and is best worked through slowly.

We have a 7 part DVD series (45 minutes each – followed by 15 minutes of discussion) which will be presented on 7 consecutive weeks starting October 1st. There are two opportunities per week to take part: Sundays 9-10 a.m. or Tuesday 7-8 p.m. – led by Pastor Dan Rothra.

You can get a Soul Care book from Marty Poehler (919-606-2169) for $14 — or purchase your own copy through https://renewalinternational.org
or Amazon.

Here is the schedule for the Soul Care Book Discussions:

Tuesdays – 7-8 pm – October 1st – November 19th (Note: no meeting on Election Day Nov. 5th)

Sundays – 9-10 am – October 6th – November 17th.

For more information contact Pastor Dan. 919-606-3285

Here’s a link about the Soul Care book, and where to order it:
https://renewalinternational.org/soul-care

Buffaloe Road Produce on Saturdays at 8:00 AM

Buffaloe Road Produce Saturdays is open 8 am – Noon at the Bridge Café (entrance to First Alliance Church at 4400 Buffaloe Road) and offering fresh produce for about $1/lb. plus an opportunity to meet your neighbors on Buffaloe Road. Come meet a new friend or bring your neighbor along. And stay tuned for special events coming up this spring and summer at these family gatherings.

Ignite the Spark to Eradicate Suicide Event – Saturday, September 21st

Did you know that suicide is the No. 2 cause of death in teens aged 10 to 18 in North Carolina?

If you are affected by suicide or know someone who is, come attend this community event on Saturday September 21st (10 a.m. – 7 pm) at Unity of the Triangle, 5570 Munford Road, Raleigh, NC.

Opportunities for involvement will include volunteering, attending, becoming a vendor, becoming a donor or becoming a sponsor!

Join our panel of individuals who take you through their own experience of healing and perspectives after being touched by suicide. Gain insights into what we as members of society can do to change the trajectory of this growing epidemic.

For more information visit www.ignitethespark.co or speak with Sheyenne Kreamer at 919-671-6134.

The morning session from 10 to Noon is free and will feature panel discussions. The afternoon session from 1- 4 pm requires a $20 ticket and preferably pre-registration (to plan for numbers) with personal access to wellness professionals, counselors and others from our community. The $20 ticket is to help support this and future events, and if you can’t attend you can donate or sponsor someone else on the website.

In the evening until 7 pm, rally with us at Dorthea Dix Park to build the energy towards new solutions! The Creator who made us can heal us!

Note: this event is posted as a community service announcement for an event outside the oversight of First Alliance Church. It is valuable to address the epidemic of suicide and thankful for those who give their time and effort to bring together community resources around this important topic. We believe Jesus came for the brokenness of the world that suggests that suicide is a viable alternative. God’s design is that we bear one another’s burdens and help each other find hope in God’s family. Jesus came to show us how deeply God loves us and how Jesus opens a path to rescue us from death. God’s desire is that we find hope to walk patiently through deep sadness and live another day!! John 10:10

New Book Club Tuesday Nights in October – All Welcome!

he votes are in and our October Book Club read is chosen: “I Am Malala” by Malala Yousafzai.

Join us on four Tuesday evenings in October, starting October 8th — at the Bridge Café. Our informal gathering is from 7-8 pm and all are welcome. You can borrow a library copy of this book from Marty Poehler (available September 19th). To reserve your copy phone/text 919-606-2169 or email martypoehler@gmail.com

NOTE: We’ll have a chance to get and read at least part of the book prior to our first meeting October 8th, as we did for the current book we’re reading. Marty has a list of the discussion questions for each of the four weeks, which will follow roughly a quarter of the book each session. (327 pages)

Here is a summary of this national best seller, written by a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

I come from a country that was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday.

When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.

On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.

Instead, Malala’s miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

I Am Malala is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls’ education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.

Come to the Table Meal – TUESDAY MEALS AT 6:00 PM

Come to our popular Tuesday evening “Come to the Table” dinners (6 pm)! Enjoy a home-cooked entree, salad and dessert for $4 and meet your neighbors. Why not bring a friend? We’re serving up great meals every Tuesday, starting again in September.

If you’d like to help cook or serve for these events, there’s a sign up sheet in the entrance to the Bridge Café – or speak with Pastor Dan.

Following the meal are free workshops (7-8 pm). They include book clubs, Bible studies, and craft get-togethers. No experience necessary for any of these workshops – all are invited!