The following committees are essential to the continued operation of our church:
Jun 21
We have two people from our church, Al and Bev Hombroek in Honduras this week, June 21 – 25 serving the people of this country. They are with the Simpsonwood United Methodist Church.
Laura Miller and Taylor Brooks from our church will go with the Lawrenceville First UMC to Costa Rica on July 10th. This Mission Team will be taking 100 copies of the Jesus Study Book Bible to that country. If you would like to help Taylor and Laura with these books, $25 will buy two of them. For more information contact Taylor (770-314-4207) or Laura (770-979-5075). Please remember to pray for these two beginning July 10th.
John Whatley, Pastor
We have added a button on our website to make it easy to send your offering to Bethesda via the Internet. You will find the donation button in the sidebar about halfway down the right column of every page on the website. Our online payments are handled by PayPal. If you already have a PayPal account, you can use it to pay your offering using this button. If you don’t have a PayPal account, you can use a regular credit or debit card instead. The church is charged a small fee from each payment made with a credit or debit card, so you may want to adjust your offering accordingly. The fee works out to $0.85 for a $25 donation, $1.40 for a $50 donation and $2.50 for a $100 donation.
The payment process is fairly straightforward and should be familiar to you if you have done any online shopping. Just in case, here are the steps to follow:
That’s all there is to it. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
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
Apr 13
We are in need of a few volunteers to help out in the nursery Sunday, April 25th during both services for the children’s play. If you are safety trained and would like to help out for one service or all morning, please let Katie know. Thank you!!
Monday 6:30pm – Ladies Prayer Group
Tuesday – 7:00pm – Agape Circle
Wednesday – 11:00am – Outreach Circle
5:45pm – choice of fried or rotisserie chicken (chicken livers, limited quanity), baked potato or sweet potato, slaw, broccoli, squash, rolls, pies
6:30pm – Youth and Bible Studies, Chancel Choir, Pioneer Club
8:00pm – Handbell Choir
Thursday – 12:00Noon – Bethesda’s Best Covered Dish Lunch and Game Day
7:00pm – Young Adult Bible Study
Saturday – 9:00am – Praise Band Practice
Sunday: 8:45am – Contemporary Worship
9:45am – Sunday School
9:45am – Confirmation Class Breakfast (fellowship hall)
11:00am – Traditional Worship/Confirmation Sunday
12:00pm – SPRC Meeting (very brief)
4:30pm – Children’s Choir/Youth
6:00pm – Coffee House
6:30pm- Contemporary Praise Service – Scotty Speaking
Now that Bethesda’s new website has been running for a while, I thought I’d offer some thoughts on how we can all get the most out of it. First, let me thank everyone who has contributed to the website so far. We have had so many people add news items, pictures, videos and suggestions for things to put on the website, it’s really been amazing. This brings me to my first point- Click here to continue reading
Mar 1
Congratulations to Mark Cooper who named “Man of the Year” for 2009 by the United Methodist Men.
Ministries and Fellowship Opportunities this week
Monday 6:30pm – Ladies Prayer Group
Wednesday – 5:45pm – Supper – meatloaf, mac and cheese, hashbrown casserole, broccoli, rolls, desserts
6:30pm – Youth and Bible Studies, Chancel Choir, Pioneer Club
8:00pm – Handbell Choir
Thursday – 7:00pm – Young Adult Bible Study
Saturday – 9:00am Praise Band Practice
Sunday: Preacher John’s Sermon “A Life Above All Others” John 12:20-33
8:45am – Contemporary Worship
9:45am – Sunday School
11:00am – Traditional Worship
4:30pm – Youth
4:30pm – Children’s Choir
6:00pm – Coffee House
6:30pm- Contemporary Praise Service
Feb 28
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.
Feb 2
We are collecting things to send to Haiti for those in need! Below is a list of things we would like to send. If you have these things at your house or would like to purchase a few things to send, that would be great! There are labeled boxes in the narthex in both the sanctuary and the chapel where you can leave supplies. Please bring in all items by Sunday, February 14th.
Powdered formula
Pedisure
Diapers
Cloth diapers
Baby wipes
Baby bottles (clean, used bottles are ok)
Baby cereal
Infant Tylenol
Infant and children’s vitamins
Baby shampoo
Baby lotion
Baby powder
Stuffed animals
Clothes and shoes of all sizes (keep in mind it is summertime year round there)
Underwear
Tents
Tarps
Flashlight (and batteries)
Air mattresses
Hygiene items (soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc.)
Blankets
Towels
Plastic buckets
Candles
Water bottles
Bandages of all sizes
Creams and ointments for cuts
Bug spray
Hand sanitizer
Canned meats
Non-perishable food
Sugar
Oil
Dry beans
Peanuts
Peanut butter
The children and youth will also making things to send to children in Haiti as well.
Please remember to pray for the families and children affected by the earthquake.
(And a great big THANK YOU to Bridget Scott for all you are doing to make this project possible!)
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
The Planning Session that was scheduled for this Saturday at the church has been postponed until Saturday, Feb. 6th. It will still be at from 8:45am – 12:00noon and we will still serve biscuits and ham. Please mark your calendars and make a special effort to attend. We hope this is not an inconvenience or conflict with any of you, but Pastor John is such a vital part of our planning, Judson felt that this would be the best thing for us all.
The District Planning Meeting is at Sugarloaf UMC and begins at 2:30. All Admin Council Members, Staff Members and SPRC Members are encouraged to attend this Event.
Directions to Sugarloaf UMC
Start out going NORTH on BETHESDA CHURCH RD NW toward LAWRENCEVILLE HWY NW/US-29/GA-8. 0.1 mi Map | Avoid
2. BETHESDA CHURCH RD NW becomes BETHESDA SCHOOL RD NW. 1.4 mi Map | Avoid
3. BETHESDA SCHOOL RD NW becomes HERRINGTON RD NW. 0.6 mi Map | Avoid
4. Turn LEFT onto OLD NORCROSS RD NW. 0.5 mi Map | Avoid
5. Turn RIGHT onto BOGGS RD NW. 1.5 mi Map | Avoid
6. Turn RIGHT onto SATELLITE BLVD NW/SATELLITE BLVD. Continue to follow SATELLITE BLVD NW. 2.7 mi Map | Avoid
7. Turn LEFT onto OLD PEACHTREE RD NW. 1.6 mi Map | Avoid
8. 1795 OLD PEACHTREE RD is on the RIGHT. Map | Avoid
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!
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
MMM what a wonderful breakfast!
Carolyn Beaty was named “Woman of the Year” by the UMW at the annual Mother-Daughter Banquet this past Thursday night. Carolyn and her husband, Roy, have been members of Bethesda since April 1964. Carolyn has served the church in many roles and is currently the Chairperson of the Preschool Committee.
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.
There are still a few names on the Angel Tree. You can pick up a name and return the gift on Sunday. If you already have a name why not go ahead and put it in your car and bring it Wednesday night! Remember, they are to be unwrapped and the original tag placed on the gift. You may leave them in the fellowship hall. Sunday is the absolute deadline. Thank you all in advance for supporting this project.
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!
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
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.
