Happy Mother’s Day!

Join Bayside Church this Mother’s Day Weekend in celebrating our moms. To all mothers, who cared for us when we were helpless, who consoled us when we were hurting and whose love and care we often took for granted, thank you.

Five things that might surprise you about Mother’s Day

1) In the United States, the modern version of Mother’s Day was first observed in 1907.

2) Perfume is the most popular Mother’s Day gift, along with flowers and jewelry.

3) In South Africa, people wear a red carnation for mothers still living and white for mothers who have passed.

4) In 1870, Julia Ward Howe was the first to recognize the need of an official day to celebrate mothers.

5) Mother’s Day is celebrated in more than 46 countries around the world.

6 *Bonus) Bayside Church will be Celebrating Mother’s Day this Saturday at 4:15pm and 6:00pm, on Sunday at 8:15am,9:45am and 11:30am and at Folsom Middle School on Sunday at 9:15am and 11:00am.