Bethesda United Methodist Church

There will be a Celebration of Life Service for Marisa Haag on Wednesday, June 19th at 4:00pm at the church.  In lieu of flowers Brian has requested that donations be made to an educational fund set up for Connor.  This can be done at any Bank of America using the following information:     Routing #: 061000052     Account #: 334034007450

Thank you for your continued prayers for the family.

Sunday is Casual Day since the Church wide Picnic  will be immediately following the morning worship service.  It will be down at our pavilion.  There will be a big softball game (all ages), horseshoe pit, volleyball court, nature trail, and to top it off – inflatable waterslide for the kids.  Bring lawn chairs, swimsuits for the kids (or clothes that can get wet), and plenty picnic type foods.  Paper goods will be provided.  This is a great day to invite your friends and family to church and picnic.  We are asking everyone to park in the church parking lot.  We will have a transport vehicle available for those who are unable to walk to the pavilion.

The ladies will be having another garage sale on July 19 and 20.  If you have any items to donate, please wait and bring them in after July 12 and put them in the fellowship hall.

Carolyn Beaty will have partial knee replacement on Thursday at Gwinnett Medical in Duluth.  Please keep her in your prayers.

Vacation Bible School – Monday – Friday – 6:00 – 8:30pm

Wednesday – 4:00pm – Memorial Service for Marissa Haag

Sunday – 9:45am – Sunday School
11:00am – Morning Worship – Reverend Jessica Terrell, New Pastor will be preaching
12:00pm – Immediately following morning worship EVERYONE is invited to the picnic at the pavilion
We will have a big softball game (all ages), horseshoe pit, volleyball court, nature trail, and to top it off – inflatable waterslide for the kids.  Bring lawn chairs, swimsuits for the kids (or clothes that can get wet), and plenty picnic type foods.  Paper goods will be provided.  This is a great day to invite your friends and family to church and picnic.  We are asking everyone to park in the church parking lot.  We will have a transport vehicle available for those who are unable to walk to the pavilion

We are honored to have The Reverend Dana Everhart preaching this Sunday, June 16th here at Bethesda.  He is a dynamic speaker and you will want to make sure you are here.  Our many thanks to Reverend Everhart, the Cabinet and the Bishop for sending The Reverend Jessica Terrell to us as our new Pastor.

The Reverend Jessica Terrell, our new pastor, will be preaching at the morning worship service (one service – 11:00am).  We hope that everyone will there to welcome her as she begins the journey with us as our pastor, spiritual leader, friend, confidant, and advisor.   We have all heard Pastor John speak so highly of Pastor Jessica, and for those of us who have met her agree that she is everything that he said she was and probably more.  So don’t miss her first Sunday. 

THEN STICK AROUND FOR THE FUN

There will be a church wide picnic at our pavilion.  We will have a big softball game (all ages), horseshoe pit, volleyball court, nature trail, and to top it off – inflatable waterslide for the kids.  Bring lawn chairs, swimsuits for the kids (or clothes that can get wet), and plenty picnic type foods.  Paper goods will be provided.  This is a great day to invite your friends and family to church and to the picnic.  We are asking everyone to park in the church parking lot.  We will have a transport vehicle available for those who are unable to walk to the pavilion. There is something for all ages, so do not miss this!

Monday – 6:30pm – Ladies Prayer

Wednesday – 5:45am – Prayer Group

5:30pm – Youth – VBS Training

6:00pm – Chancel Choir

Sunday 9:45am – Sunday School

11:00am – Worship – The Reverend Dana Everhart, our District Superintendent will be preaching

12:00pm – Called Charge Conference (for the purpose of approving Jessica’s salary)

This Week

Monday –  6:30pm – Ladies Prayer Group

Tuesday – 4:30pm  – Ladies Bible Study

Wednesday 5:45am Prayer Group

5:30pm – Westward Ho Wednesday Night Supper This will be Pastor John and Mary Elizabeth’s last Wednesday night supper with us, so please make reservations and come spend some informal fellowship time with them and enjoy the festivities of “Westward Ho” If you do not have standing reservations, simply call the church office today to sign up.

Wednesday Night Menu: Foods representing:  California, New Mexico, Idaho, Nevada, Washington

Waldorf Salad, Beef Brisket, Rolls, Mashed Potatoes, Potato Salad, English Peas, Roasted Turkey, Gravy, Carrots, Oven Roasted Squash, Ranchero Chicken Casserole, Chips/Salsa, Mexican cornbread, California Kitchen Pizza, California Cobb Salad, Marie Callendars’ Pies: Coconut, Banana Cream, Razzelberry, Key Lime, Peanut Butter Pies, Carolyn’s Pound Cake, Peggy’s Apple Cake, Bobbie’s Coconut Cake

6:30pm – Chancel Choir

8:00pm – Praise Band Practice

OKLAHOMA CITY (UMNS) —“I know you are seeing and hearing news reports about the devastation and want to assist. … Do not self-deploy. Best practices in times of crises call for a collaborative response, so people who can help are directed to where that help and those skills are most needed and will be most effective,” wrote the Rev. Richard Norman, disaster response coordinator for the Oklahoma Conference.
The Oklahoma Confernce Disaster Response Team sent this email outlining how best to help.
How to Give Donations may be made through your local church by putting a check in the offering plate made out to the church with a note for ”2013 May Tornado Relief” on the memo line. Donations may be made directly to the Conference Treasurer’s Office by mail to To give to: Conference Treasurer’s Office PO Box 102417 Atlanta, GA 30368-2417 Note Fund number #4085 for May 2013 Tornado Relief
How to Help (UMNS) — As communities in Oklahhoma, Texas and other U.S. states reel from the devastation of tornadoes, remember that The United Methodist Church has a system in place for responding. Here are a few of the places to check for information and find out how you can be part of United Methodist relief efforts: United Methodist News Service Facebook page United Methodist Committee on Relief North Georgia Conference Facebook Page North Georgia Conference News Page at ngumc.org

Congratulations to our graduates:

Jeswin Abraham – Berkmar High School

Mason Howington – Western Illinois University

Angela Marsland Higgins – Kennesaw State University

Also to Amber Marie Venters – Charleston College, BA (Granddaughter of Carl and Susan Audria)

Monday –  6:30pm – Ladies Prayer Group

Tuesday – 4:30  – Ladies Bible Study

Wednesday – 2:30pm – Red Cross Blood Drive

5:45am Prayer Group

6:30pm – Chancel Choir, Youth

8:00pm – Praise Band Practice

Please mark your calendar – June 16th, our District Superintendent, The Reverend Dana Everhart will be preaching.  We have one service at 11:00am.  Immediately following the service there will be a called Charge  Conference for the specific purpose of approving the salary for our new minister, the Reverend Jessica Terrell.  This will be a very brief, but very important meeting and all administrative council members are asked to attend.

Come take a stroll with us down memory lane of the last four years with Pastor John and Mary Elizabeth this Thursday, May 16th at 12:00Noon in the fellowship hall.  This is a covered dish lunch so bring lots of food for everyone to enjoy.  We want this to be something Pastor John and Mary Elizabeth will always remember, so come help us honor them.