Here’s a link to a video of Keith Hampton’s Celebrate which we’re doing next weekend! No random dancing guy in this one. Sorry!
Staff News
Celebrate Video
Aug 20
Music Update
Aug 9
Hello Everyone!
Handbells will resume Wednesday rehearsals this week right after Chancel Choir practice. We will continue to work on Anthems for the rest of this month in choir, and of course Heaven Medley for this Sunday. That’s always such a fun song to sing, and I’m looking forward to it! I’ve also got some neat pieces for the Cherub Choir to start singing on Wednesday nights, so I hope you kids plan on attending our short choir time after supper.
It’s great to be back up in Atlanta, and thanks again to Alicia for the wonderful job she did in my absence. We’re truly blessed that she is able to step up and help out like she does.
I’ll see you all on Wednesday evening!
Brock Derringer
Music Update
May 17
Hello all! I hope everyone’s week is off to a great start. I had to leave immediately following the service yesterday in order to sing the Star Spangled Banner with my students at the Braves game, so I didn’t get a chance to talk to you all about the music yesterday morning.
It was wonderful having everyone there yesterday. What a great sound the choir has when everyone is there! The anthem was well received and we’re all happy Kerri didn’t “choke” on her solo! (Pun definitely intended!) Really, the solo was nice.
We’ll be working on Bless the Lord My Soul for this upcoming Sunday morning. I also have plans for the Handbells and children to perform this Sunday as well.
Have a great start to the week, and I’ll see you all on Wednesday evening!
Brock
The next Admin Council Meeting will be Sunday, May 16th at 3:00pm in the fellowship hall. If you are a member of this Commtitee, we hope that you will make every effort to attend. The meeting should be over by 4:00pm. Thank you for your time.
Please note, if you are on the LRP Committee, you will NOT be having a meeting this month.
Questions, please do not hesitate to call the church office.
Thanks, Athel
This Week at Bethesda
Apr 5
WOW! THE BEST EASTER WE’VE EVER HAD! What glorious Holy Week services we had here at Bethesda. A great big thanks to everyone who participated in any of these services and to all of you who attended. The Maundy Thursday Service was very meaningful especially with the re-enactment of the Last Supper. The Good Friday Service touched all of our hearts. Thank you to the Ladies for preparing a wonderful lunch. Then the Drama Department did an outstanding job on the Sunrise Easter Service. Thanks to the Men for the delicious pancake and sausage breakfast. The Easter Morning Worship was great with the help of the Music Department: Chancel Choir, Handbell Choir, and the Cherub Choir. Our total attendance was 494. Next year we are going to hit that 500 mark! Again thank you to everyone and I pray that your heart was touched and you received a blessing from these special services. John
Ladies, you are invited to a bridal shower in honor of Bryan Williams and Emily Farmer. Bryan is the son of Terri and Ed Williams who is a Marine and has been away serving our country the past few years. The shower will be this Sunday, April 11th at 2:00pm in the fellowship hall.
This Week at Bethesda
Monday – 6:30pm – Ladies Prayer Group
Wednesday – the office will be closed, but you may reach Athel at 404-452-5392 in case of an emergency.
Remember, there is no Wednesday night supper or programs this week.
Thursday – 7:00pm – Young Adult Bible Study (Logan and Taylor’s House)
Saturday – 9:00am – Praise Band Practice
Sunday - Scripture – John 20:19-31
John’s Sermon Maps and Rolling Stones
8:45am – Contemporary Worship
9:45am – Sunday School
11:00am – Traditional Worship
12:30pm – Staff Meeting
2:00pm – Bridal Shower
4:30pm – Youth Program
4:30pm – Children’s Choir
6:00pm – Coffee House
6:30pm – Contemporary Praise Service
Music Update
Mar 28
Hello everyone!
First off, I have to say thank you to everyone who was in the choir today for the traditional service! I truly think we sounded our best this morning and on such a glorious day! It was fabulous having almost everyone present and singing their hearts out!
I’m sure all in the choir and handbells will be happy to know that there won’t be any other rehearsal conflicts on Wednesday evenings until I have to leave for the summer, which after this morning will be hard! We will work on music for Easter Sunday Wednesday evening. In addition to the Chancel choir singing on Sunday, the handbells and cherub choir are also going to participate in the Easter Service.
I would like to meet with the children at 9:45 on Sunday morning in the Sanctuary to practice before the service. Katie, please let me know if this is a possibility. Thanks!
I hope everyone has a great start to the week and I will see you guys on Wednesday!
Brock
Tonight’s rehearsal
Mar 23
Hello everyone! This is just a reminder that we are having choir practice this evening at the church from 6:30 to 8:00. We will also have handbells directly after! I hope everyone’s week is off to a great start, and I’ll see you all tonight!
Brock
Music Update 3/15/10
Mar 15
Hello All!
I hope everyone’s week is off to a great start! Thanks to everyone who was present yesterday at the 11:00 worship service. The anthem went very well, despite the fact we weren’t planning on singing it! Unfortunately our guest soloist lost his voice and wasn’t able to sing.
I wanted to write and remind everyone about the schedule changes to rehearsals for the next couple of weeks for Chancel Choir and handbells. I apologize for the confusion this might cause because of earlier emails about this week’s schedule. We won’t be able to have rehearsal this Wednesday evening, and both Chancel Choir and Handbells will meet on Tuesday of next week instead of Wednesday.
We will practice the Call to Worship and Choral Benediction for this Sunday on Sunday morning at 10:30 in the choir room. Skip is planning on singing a solo this Sunday, so we will all be looking forward to hearing that! The following Sunday is Palm Sunday and we have been preparing music that we can rehearse on Tuesday of next week. There is a total of three anthems for that Sunday that can be used throughout the service. Also, please don’t forget to put the Maundy Thursday service on your calendar as well! The chancel choir will also sing at that service.
I’m planning on having the Chancel Choir, Cherub Choir, and handbells all participate in the traditional service on Easter Sunday! We are preparing 2 anthems and a call to worship for the choir to sing. The handbells and cherub choir have also been preparing music for the Easter service, which I’m looking forward to!
If possible and needed, we can have a saturday rehearsal before Easter Sunday on the 3rd of April. If you would like to have this extra rehearsal, go ahead and post a comment on this post saying whether or not you’re in!
Have a great week!
Brock
Music Update for 2/15 – 2/21
Feb 15
Hello everyone!
Thanks to all who participated in the music for the 11:00 service yesterday! The handbells and choir both sounded beautiful. Also, thanks to Alisha for singing Holy Ground before the message.
The choir will be singing at the Ash Wednesday service this week at 6:45. This is a different time than we discussed yesterday morning, so please take note of that. Let’s plan on meeting at 6:15 to go over what we will be singing for the service. Also, we will have a short choir rehearsal after the service in order to prepare for this upcoming Sunday. I’d say around 30 minutes or so.
Since we are having a late choir practice and the handbells just performed yesterday, we will not have handbell rehearsal this Wednesday. We will resume practice next Wednesday.
I hope everyone’s week is off to a great start, and I look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday evening!
Brock Derringer
Music Update 2/8/10
Feb 8
Hello everyone. Thanks to all who sang in yesterday’s traditional service. I kept singing all the way “Until I Reach-a Mah Home.” Sorry………….couldn’t resist.
We will have our regularly scheduled rehearsals this week for Chancel Choir and Handbells after Wednesday night’s supper.
The plan is for the Choir to sing “Surely the Presence of the Lord is In This Place,” and for the handbells to play the Call to Worship and the Offertory for this upcoming sunday. We will also start working on music for the easter services.
We have an Ash Wednesday service next Wednesday evening so we will not have rehearsals. It would be nice to have the choir sing something at that service, so let’s all plan on being there next Wednesday.
I hope everyone’s week is off to a great start, and I’ll see you guys on Wednesday evening!
Brock Derringer
COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND STAFF – Remember we have rescheduled our Planning Session for this Saturday, Feb. 6th beginning with a continental breakfast at 8:45 (Margie’s ham biscuits, fruits, pastries). PLEASE make every effort to attend this very important meeting.
This Week at Bethesda
Feb 1
Combined Worship Attendance for Jan. 31 – 201
This Week at Bethesda:
Monday – 6:30pm – Ladies Prayer
Wednesday – 5:45pm – Supper
Menu: Barbecue pork, baked beans, Brunswick stew, potato salad, slaw, corn on the cob, Oreo delight, banana pudding
6:30pm – Pioneer Club Talent Night
6:30pm – Adult Bible Study
6:30pm – Youth Bible Study
6:30pm – Chancel Choir
8:00pm – Hand Bell Choir
Thursday – 7:00pm – UMW General Meeting (fellowship hall)
Saturday – 8:45am – 12:00noon – Leadership Planning Meeting
Continental Breakfast (ham biscuits, fruit, pastry, juice & coffee)
Sunday - 8:45am – Contemporary Worship
9:45am – Sunday School
11:00am – Traditional Worship
4:30pm – Children’s Choir
4:30pm – Youth Superbowl Party (Hombroek’s)
No Sunday Night Service
2009 Reimbursements
Dec 30
If you have receipts for 2009, they must be turned in to the church office for reimbursement today or mailed and postmarked by Dec. 31 so that we can close out the 2009 general budget books. If you are mailing your reimbursement request mail it to P. O. Box 464597, Lawrenceville, GA 30042.
Please be sure you indicate the budget item it is to be charged against.
Thank you!
Here’s what’s happening this week at Bethesda:
Monday – Wednesday – 8:00am – 1:00pm – Office Open
Thursday – Youth Lock-In
Saturday – 9:00am – Praise Band Practice
Sunday(Jan. 3rd) -Pastor’s John’s Sermon “A Cross and A Cradle”
8:45am – Contemporary Worship
9:45am – Sunday School
11:00am – Traditional Worship
12:30pm – Staff Meeting
4:30pm – Youth
6:00pm – Coffee House
6:30pm – Praise Service
We have been praying for weeks for a new youth minister and God has provided. Mr. Scott (Scotty) Scoggins has accepted the position of youth minister for Bethesda. He brings a lot of enthusiasm and experience to this position. Scotty has been a Christian for many years and has worked with many groups of youth and churches. He has been a youth sponsor and high-school Sunday school teacher and youth leader at every church. He has created and led a youth band (4 different groups as youth graduated). Scotty has led worship and plays many instruments. He is married to our own Shelly Scoggins, our Pre-School director. They have two children, Chelsea and Brandon. He has a BBA Degree from West Georgia College in Carrollton where he was in Campus Outreach. Scotty says, “I love God and I love people-especially young people. I’ve been called throughout my life to hang out with and provide guidance to teens and young adults. My past and current experiences have given me a perspective of compassion, empathy, and love for those truly seeking to be better today than they were yesterday with an eye for fulfilling their God-given purpose.”
Scotty will be proudly introduced this Sunday, January 3, in our church services.
Welcome Scott Scoggins
John
Staff Gifts
Dec 2
The SPRC would like to give you the opportunity to share in a love offering for our staff. This is the time of year that we can give back to the staff for the time and talents that they give us throughout the year. Please bring your offerings this Sunday, mark it “staff”, and drop it in the offering plate.
- Thumbs Up for Our Staff
Bethesda turned out in force to show our staff how much we appreciate them. There were plenty of laughs and lots of good food to go around at the staff appreciation luncheon, which was held on November 22nd. Thanks to all of our hard working staff for all they do for us!
Thanks from Athel!
Nov 23
Thank you to everyone for the wonderful meal yesterday in honor of the Staff. We have some fabulous cooks here at Bethesda. Thank you to Cammie Jane and Frankie Anderson, Carole Martin and Felix, Wanda Davis, Barbara and Wayne Davis for decorating and setting up the meal and of course those who helped clean up. I told someone today that this is my favorite Sunday of the whole year. Athel
Staff Appreciation Luncheon
Nov 15
Each year at this time the SPRC, with the help of Family Ministries, sponsor a covered dish Staff Appreciation Luncheon. This year it will be on Sunday, November 22nd, immediately following the 11:00 service. Each family is asked to bring plenty of food so that there will be a good buffet for everyone to share. Let’s show the staff how much we appreciate them by having a good attendance.
We’ve been anxiously awaiting this little guy’s arrival, and he’s finally here! Nolen Robert Atcheson was born November 2, 2009 at 8:19 PM at Northside Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. Congratulations to Katie and Adam Atcheson!
Nolen Robert Atcheson
