WOW, a great big thanks to Randy Wages for refinishing the park bench between the sanctuary and the educational building. Doesn’t it look GREAT!
News News
Thank you to Randy Wages
Sep 9
Sarah Bartleson
Sep 9
Sarah Bartleson, daughter of Kyle and Carole, will be leaving Friday for a 4 to 6 month deployment in Iraq.
Sarah’s address will be:
A1C Sarah E. Bartleson
USAF/332 ECES/PF
APO, AE 09315+9997
She would enjoy receiving mail while being away from home.
This Week at Bethesda
Sep 7
Tuesday – 7:00pm – Agape Circle Meeting in the fellowship hall
Wednesday – 11:00am – Outreach Circle Meeting in the fellowship hall (this is a covered dish meeting)
5:45pm – Supper – Spaghetti and Meatballs, Chicken Alfredo, Italian Salad, rolls, cakes for dessert
6:15pm – Cherub Choir (children) in Educational Building
6:30pm – Youth, Pioneer Club, Adult Bible Study lead by Carroll Waters, Fact or Fiction Class lead by Pastor John
8:00pm – Hand Bell Choir
Thursday – 6:00pm – Cleaning of the Fish Fry Equipment
Friday – 6:00pm – Packaging slaw and chopping onions at Bethesda Elementary School (Wayne Davis)
6:00pm – Setting up of the fellowship hall (David Rothmeier)
Saturday – 8:00am – Cutting and cleaning of the fish (pavilion)
9:00am- Ladies slice and wrap cake for to-go boxes
3:00pm – Frying of the Fish begins
3:00 – 7:00pm – Child Care provided for workers. Let Katie know if you will be needing child care
4:00 – 7:00pm – Fish Fry (Dine in or Take Out)
7:00pm – Clean Up Crew
This is our 54 Annual Fish Fry and as usualy it takes the full team to get everything done on time and it be successful.
Sunday – 8:45am – Pastor John preachingg
9:45am – Sunday School
11:00am – Rev. Jim Bocian (one of our former Pastors and Katie’s Dad) will be preaching. Nolen will be baptized.
4:30pm – Children’s Choir
4:30pm – Youth
6:00pm – Coffee House
6:30pm – Contemporary Praise Service.
Please see the email below from the director of the Lawrenceville Co-Op and thanks to everyone who has been bringing in canned goods and praying for our neighbors at the Co-Op:
Your prayers for the Co-Op have been heard. A few weeks ago we were dangerously low on food and funds. August was a record month for assistance given. BUT our God has provided for our needs and is continuing to do so! Please continue to pray for the Co-Op and its faithful volunteers who are devoted to the Lord Jesus. Thank you for your prayers for our clients.
Linda Freund
Director
Thanks,
Dawn
Back by popular demand!
Sep 1
Fact or Fiction?
2nd Membership Class
Lead by Pastor John
We have had several request that we have another 3 week Membership Class on Wednesday night. This class will begin on Sept. 8th at 6:30 in the back of the fellowship hall.
Have you ever wanted to know more about the United Methodist Church and its history? What are our true traditions? What is the history of Bethesda United Methodist Church? How are we helping those around our world?
Why not join Pastor John in a three week course on Wednesday nights to explain our history and membership. We’ll look at our worship and its heritage. We’ll explain Holy Communion and Baptism. Come join us for a time of learning about our Church.
John Whatley
Pastor
This Week at Bethesda
Aug 30
Pastor John’s Scripture and Message for September 5th
Matthew 22:34-40 Love in Concrete
August 29th’s Attendance (combined servies) 222
This Week
Monday – 6:30pm – Ladies Prayer Group
Wednesday – 5:45pm Supper – Menu: Beef Brisket, baked potatoes, stir fry vegetables, slaw, rolls, desserts (lemon delight, chocolate delight or blueberry delight, or coconut cake) Chicken nuggets for children
6:15pm – Cherub Choir
6:30pm – Youth, Adult Bible Study, Pioneer Club, Chancel Choir
Thursday – 7:00pm – Young Adult Bible Study
7:00pm – Preschool Orientation
Sunday – 8:45am – Contemporary Worship
9:45am – Sunday School
11:00am – Traditional Worship
No afternoon or evening programs due to Labor Day Week-End
Ladies of Bethesda United Methodist Church: I would like to invite you to come to our circle meetings beginning again in September after the summer break. Join us for interesting programs, projects and fellowship.
Agape Circle meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month in the Fellowship Hall
Chairman: Dee Sarver
Outreach Circle meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in the Fellowship Hall
Chairman: Shirley Wilder
SPECIAL DATES FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR
General Meetings
Oct. 7 Thursday, 7 pm General Meeting Hosted by Outreach Circle
Dec. 2 Thursday, 7 pm Mother-Daughter Banquet Hosted by Agape Circle
SPECIAL DATES
Sept. 11 Saturday Fish Fry
Sept. 15 Wednesday Pioneer Club Wesley Walk
Oct. 23 Saturday Wesley Walk
Oct. 27 Wednesday Trunk or Treat
Dec. 5 Sunday Baby Recognition Sunday
DISTRICT DATES
Sept. 18 Saturday Spiritual Growth Event, Tucker UMC
Oct. 2 Saturday 2010 Annual Meeting, Jonesboro UMC, Jonesboro, GA
Oct. 24 Sunday, 2:30 pm District Annual Meeting, Harmony Grove UMC
Nov. Saturday, 9:30 am Leadership Training, Briarcliff UMC
Keep the work of the UMW in your prayers and support.
Claudia Dickens
President of Bethesda UMW
Just a reminder to ALL who have kids — the Parenting Sunday School Class starts this Sunday, August 29th and will go from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. It will be a 12-week class and will meet in the back of the Fellowship Hall on the window side. Carolyn Beaty will be leading this class.
This Sunday
Aug 25
Last Sunday of Campmeeting Style Worship
Lemonade on the Lawn
(immediately following the 11 o’clock worship service)
American Red Cross Blood Drive
8:00am – 1:00pm – fellowship hall
Two New Sunday School Classes
Parenting Classes – Carolyn Beaty will facilitate this class – Meet in back of fellowship hall on the window side (9:45am)
Young Adults – Topical Classes – Lead by Logan and Scotty – Meet in Conference Room in Education Building (9:45am)
Woohoo!! Don’t forget about Pioneer Club TONIGHT!
We’ll start singing with Mr. Brock at 6:15 sharp! Then Pioneer Club will begin at 6:30. We’ll be in our rooms tonight with our new Pioneer Club teachers. Parents, you can pick your child(ren) up at 7:30.
Children ages 3 through 5th grade are able to attend, and we have a nursery for children through age 2.
We can’t wait to see YOU — yes YOU — there!
Love, Miss Katie
Fish Fry Coming Up
Aug 24
The Annual Fish Fry will be on Saturday, September 11th from 4:00 – 7:30pm. The UMM are collecting empty and clean gallon milk or water jugs. Please bring them to the fellowship hall and put them on top of the coat rack.
They will also be needing 100 homemade desserts the day of the fish fry.
Watch for further details.
Matt Retter & Mark Cooper
2010 Fish Fry Coordinators
Praise report
Aug 24
I would like to thank everyone who prayed for my friend during the coffee house service. Caleb has encephalitis and was unresponsive yesterday. Today he opened his eyes and squeezed his brothers hand. He also knows his name! He is not out of the woods by any means but things are looking up! Keep praying! Thanks- Kim Bertram
If you missed Sunday!
Aug 23
If you missed the 11 o’clock worship service this past Sunday, then you need to go on the website and listen to the music. Logan did a fantastic job playing the piano and singing and the Chancel Choir was rocking! It was great singing, Campmeeting style!. Thank you to Logan and to Brock, Kayse, and the Chanel Choir for the way you bless us here at Bethesda every week.
If you would like to be a part of this wonderful Music Ministry, JOIN THE CHOIR. See Brock and he will welcome you with open arms. If you are interested in contemporary music in the 8:45am and 6:30pm services, see Logan Brooks.
Athel Morris
Secretary
This Week at Bethesda
Aug 23
Our deepest sympathy for Janice Hughes and family on the death of Roy. Roy and Janice have been long time members here at Bethesda and Roy has fought a long physical battle. He is now at peace and pain free. Roy is at Bill Head Funeral Home on Lawrenceville Highway in Tucker. Visitation is today, Monday, August 23rd from 2:00 – 4:00pm and 6:00 – 8:00pm. The funeral will be here at the church on Tuesday at 2:00pm.
This Week
Monday – 6:30pm – Ladies Prayer
Tuesday – 2:00pm – Funeral for Roy Hughes
Wednesday – 5:45pm – Mexican Dinner (Taco Salad, Chimachanga, chicken rotel, tacos, rice, black beans and desserts (Tres Letche Cake, Warm Chocolate Pudding Cake, Key Lime Pie)
6:15pm – Cherub Choir
6:30pm – Adult Bible Study, New Member Class, Youth Bible Study, Pioneer Club
8:00pm – Hand Bell Choir
Friday – 7:00pm – Open Mic at the Pavilion
Saturday – Happy Birthday Logan
9:00am – Praise Band Practice
Sunday – 8:00 – 1:30 – American Blood Drive
8:45am – Pastor John’s Sermon “Did you Ask How Much It was Going to Cost? Luke 14:25-33
9:345am – Sunday School
We have two new classes starting this Sunday and invite anyone interested to attend.
“Parenting Class” Lead by Carolyn Beaty – Will meet in the back of the fellowship hall on the window side.
“Young Adult” Class lead by Scotty Socggins and Logan Brooks – This will be a topical class geared to everyday living. Will meet in the conference room. If you are 18 – 30 years old, please join us.
11:00am – Traditional Worship
12:00noon – Lemonade on the Lawn
4:30pm – Youth
4:30pm – Children’s Choir
6:00pm – Coffee House
6:30pm – Contemoprary Praise Service
I would like to thank everyone who helped out in the canned food drive. We had almost 500 canned food items donated!! Please read the email from the Co-Op below.
Thanks,
Dawn
The Co-Op desperately needs your help! Donations have been critically down over the summer and need has greatly increased. We are purchasing food from Co-Op funds. Today we gave out over $5,500 in assistance with utilities, emergency housing, and prescription medication. We gave out 4,900 cans of food in one day. We purchased over $1,000 of food. We will be out of funds for assistance within the next two weeks unless donations increase immediately – both food and money. We have not been without funds to help those who qualified for assistance in almost 8 years! We have not been out of food in 10 years! PLEASE HELP! If each person in our 25 supporting churches gave $1 per member per month and 1 can per person per week we would have enough! During the past two weeks I have had notices from two churches – one cutting support from $100 per month to $50. The other discontinued their $100 monthly donation completely.
Each day the stories from the clients are getting to be more difficult to hear and to bear. One long-time volunteer who had been out for 10 months caring for his wife returned last Friday. He had to leave at noon. He said he was overwhelmed with the need and with the severity of the cases.
A woman was diagnosed with breast cancer, her husband had attempted suicide the day before, she had no phone to contact the hospital, and the brakes were out on her car. A friend had brought her here. We helped with a utility bill, prayed for her, and she left here knowing that Jesus loves her and she was encouraged. Today a man with chronic myelogenous leukemia (49 years old) came in for food. He is the primary caregiver for his aunt who is 88 and disabled. He broke his toes this week and was walking with a cane. He is terminally ill. Our volunteer Barbara talked with him, prayed with him, and encouraged him in the Lord. He was so happy when he left – “it was such a lift to talk with someone – with God’s people” he said.
The Lawrenceville Co-Op is God’s ministry, and we are trusting Him to provide for our every need. Those of us on the front lines need the support of our churches, our community and individuals who share our passion – Jesus’ passion – for helping “the least of these” in our very midst. If you are one of these, I pray that the Lord will use you to spread the word of our need, and the response will be such that we will be overwhelmed with the generosity of God’s people.
This email is my prayer for help in Jesus’ name,
Linda Freund, Director Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministry, Inc.
P.O. Box 1328, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Hours for deliveries: Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9 – 10:30; Monday 6-8p.m.; Wednesday & Friday 10 – 1; Saturday 10 – noon
176 Church Street, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
The Children’s Choir kickoff party will be Sunday, August 22nd at 4:30 p.m. in the chapel! Children grades K-5 are eligible to attend.
The name of the play we’ll be working on is The Best Christmas Present Ever! What is the best Christmas present ever, you ask? Come and find out! We’ll have a great time celebrating Jesus’ birthday each and every week! We will meet every week from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Sundays in the chapel. Don’t miss it!
THANK YOU — Sunday School
Aug 16
A great big THANK YOU to everyone who came out for Sunday School Registration yesterday! It was a blessing to have all of God’s children in the chapel for a time of fellowship. We are excited to have this new method of registering everyone for Sunday School, and we look forward to this upcoming Sunday School year!
Blood Donation
Aug 16
The next blood drive at Bethesda United Methodist Church is scheduled for August 29, 2010 from 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Everyone welcome!
This Week at Bethesda
Aug 16
Special thanks to everyone who helped to make Homecoming great! The Chancel Choir did an outstanding job. We enjoyed the Laymen Quartet and our guest speaker, Rev. David Walters. The Family Ministry Committee decorated the fellowship hall and organized the wonderful covered dish meal. Thanks to everyone for helping us spread the word. It was great seeing so many people come home to worship with us. We had 265 in attendance.
Monday, August 16th – 6:30pm – Ladies Prayer Group
Wednesday – August 18th – Pastor John’s Birthday
5:45pm – Supper – Ranch Chicken, Asparagus, Macaroni and Cheese, Salad, rolls, cake and ice cream
6:15 – Cherub Choir
6:30pm – Chancel Choir, Youth, Adult Bible Study, Membership Class “Fact or Fiction”
8:00pm – Hand Bell Choir
Thursday – 12:00noon – Bethesda’s Best Covered Dish Lunch followed by a musical program by the Purcell Gospel Group
Sunday, August 22nd – Pasor John’s Sermon – “The Near Kingdom”
Scripture – Mark 1
8:45am – Contemporary Worship
9:45am – Sunday School Rally Day
11:00am – Traditional Worship (Special Song by Logan Brooks)
12:30pm – Staff Meeting
4:30pm – Children’s Choir Kick Off
4:30pm – Youth
6:00pm – Coffee House
6:30pm – Contemporary Praise Service
American Red Cross Blood Drive – Sunday, August 29th 8:00am – 1:00pm – A free t-shirt will be given to all participants.
If you enjoyed Vacation Bible School, you will love our new Staycation Bible School! It’s called GALACTIC BLAST, and our BLAST OFF is Sunday, August 22 at 9:45 a.m.!! We will have a great celebration with a BOUNCE HOUSE for jumping fun and snacks for everyone!
The journey will continue the following Sunday August 29th at 9:45 a.m.! Each Sunday we will enjoy: Bible Story Telling, Drama, Music, Crafts, Snacks… and More!! Join us each Sunday at 9:45 a.m.
