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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
Bethesda’s Homecoming 2010
Aug 18
On Sunday, August 15, we at Bethesda had our annual homecoming celebration. Thanks go out to the Laymen Quartet and the Chancel Choir for providing the music. Our former youth pastor, David Walters, was welcomed back to give the sermon. Finally, we enjoyed a terrific potluck lunch, thanks to the hospitality committee and everyone who brought the delicious food.
Laser Show — Rain or Shine!
Jul 13
We’re so excited about the Laser Show tonight!! We may see a tad bit of rain, but we’ll be going rain or shine! Still bring a sack dinner and a blanket — but you may want your raincoat, too! See you at 5 p.m.!
Picnic Pictures
Jun 11
Bethesda’s annual church picnic was held this past Sunday at the Benefield farm. The weather was beautiful, the food was terrific, and the location can’t be beat. A big thanks goes out to the Benefield and Davis families for letting us share in this wonderful experience on their farm. Thanks too to everyone who brought food and drinks, and helped with the set up and clean up. Here are a few pictures showing what a great time we all had.
Church Wide Annual Picnic
At the
Benefield Farm in Dacula
June 6th
4:00pm
EVERYONE is invited
Thank you to J. W. & Sara Benefield, Randy, Ann, & Justin Davis, Susan & Jim Cooper for hosting this fun event and to Wendell Davis for furnishing the watermelons.
This is a covered dish affair (paper goods, drinks, and watermelon provided). Bring your chair and any outdoor games you may have (horseshoes, badminton, volleyball, softball, etc.). Kids bring your swimsuits so that you can enjoy the creek. It’s a great day to spend with your Bethesda family!
Directions: Take 316 toward Athens to Harbins Road, take a right and go 3.7 miles and take another right on Bold Springs Road and go .06 miles. The farm will be on your left: 2358 Bold Springs Road.
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Annual Church Wide Picnic
May 17
Annual Church Wide Picnic at the Benefield Farm in Dacula on Sunday, June 6th at 4:00pm. EVERYONE is invited. This is a covered dish affair (paper goods and watermelon provided). Bring your chair and any outdoor games you may have (horseshoes, badminton, volleyball, softball, etc.). Kids bring your swimsuits so that you can enjoy the creek. It’s a great family day! Directions: Take 316 toward Athens to Harbins Road, take a right and go 3.7 miles and take another right on Bold Springs Road and go .06 miles. The farm will be on your left: 2358 Bold Springs Road. We appreciation so much Randy, Ann, & Justin Davis, Sara & J.W. Benefield and Susan & Jim Cooper for hosting this even each year.
A great big thank you to the United Methodist Men for sponsoring the Annual Mother’s Day Steak Dinner on May 8th. We had a good crowd and the entertainment was great. Bob Luth headed up this project and did a great job. Each lady in attendance received a box of chocolates and gifts were given to Syble Hunt for having the most (9) children/grandchildren after a tie breaker between she and Shirley Wilder who also has 9 children/grandchildren. Kelly Horton received the gift for having the youngest child. There was another tie breaker for the oldest Mother in attendance between Cleo Foxworth and Louise Wiley with Cleo being the winner because of her birth month. Be sure to check out the pictures on the website.
It’s that time again!!! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is just around the corner! The theme is High Seas: Exploring the Mighty Love of God! It will be the week of June 21st-25th from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. If you would like to help out that week, please see Katie Atcheson! You can also e-mail her at katieatcheson {at} bethesdaunited(.)org. Thank you!
Relay for Life Fund Raiser
Apr 25
Saturday, May 1st at 5:00pm everyone is invited to the Pavilion for a night of music, fun, talent and a great Italian Dinner. The proceeds of this night will go to Relay for Life, which is May 7th. If you have talent (or not) and would like to participate, it is not TOO LATE to sign up. Contact Kim Bertram (kb711 {at} comcast(.)net) and get your name on the schedule.
Don’t miss the fun and don’t miss the opportunity to help the Bethesda Relay for Life Team raise money for this very worthy cause.
Epworth By the Sea!
Apr 20
One of my most favaorite spots in Georgia is our United Methodist Center, Epworth by the Sea on St. Simons Island. Bethesda’s Best would like to sponsor a site-seeing, historical tour of St. Simons Island and center. The date is October 4th – 7th, 2010. We’ve got the prices of the room very reasonable and we are working on the transportation (28 passenger chartered bus). Would you like to go? Please let John and Athel know at the office ASAP! (We already have 10 people interested). Let’s fill the bus up! Sign up now!
We are having great success with our Block Parties. Thank you to Al Hombroek for cooking and to Bob Luth and David and Carrie Long for allowing us to use their yards for the two we have had thus far. Our next one is scheduled for Saturday, April 24th. We need a place to have this. All we need is for someone to volunteer for us to use their yard (about 15 feet of space). Al brings his portable grill and does the cooking. The church provides the food. John visits the neighborhood the Wednesday before the scheduled date and passes out invitations. If you can help us out by allowing us to use your front yard, please contact the church office. Thank you in advance!
Wow! How about that Easter Eggstravaganza we had in the Fellowship Hall yesterday! A big thanks to Miss Katie and all the volunteers who made this such a fun event. Here are some of the pictures that were taken. If you took pictures as well, add them to the Easter Eggstravaganza 2010 set on our Flickr.com account and they will show up here.
Easter Eggstravaganza!
Feb 15
It’s that time again!!! We need volunteers to help out with our
Easter Eggstavaganza! It will be on Sunday, March 28th right after church (12:30 to 2:30). If you would like to help out, please e-mail Katie at katieatcheson {at} bethesdaunited(.)org. Thank you!
Easter Eggstavaganza! It will be on Sunday, March 28th right after church (12:30 to 2:30). If you would like to help out, please e-mail Katie at katieatcheson {at} bethesdaunited(.)org. Thank you!
Driver’s Ed Class will be offered at the church on Saturday, Feb. 20th from 9:00am – 5:00pm. This class is open to every age driver. The cost is $14 per person unless you are an AARP Member and then the cost is $12 per person. Please contact the church office to sign up as we will be limited on space. There will be snacks and drinks, but everyone is asked to bring a sack lunch as we will take a lunch break. Those who take this class will qualify for a 10% discount on their car insurance.
Birthday Bash a Hit!
Jan 13
Doodle the Clown painted faces in a flash
The fellowship hall was packed tonight with folks having a great time at our annual Birthday Bash. Here are some of the pictures Heath took. Be sure to check out our picture page for a slideshow with all of the pictures. If you took pictures of your own that you would like to share on our website, e-mail me at kevinmurphy {at} bethesdaunited(.)org for instructions on how to do it.
Two fine examples of Doodle's handiwork
The tables were decked out for each month, plus a few extras
As most of you know, this coming Sunday is one of the makeup dates for Revival. Sunday the emphasis is on the children, and since our nursery workers all have kids, I’d love for them to be able to be in the service. That being said, we need 2 people to help out in the nursery that night! (We have one volunteer already — we just need one more!) It’d be from 6:45 p.m. to 8(ish) this coming Sunday, January 10th. If you might be willing to help, please let me know! Just e-mail me at katieatcheson {at} bethesdaunited(.)org if you could help out! THANK YOU!!!
Hey Everyone,
We would like to invite all of the Men and their son’s to join us for this year’s annual Father-Son Breakfast / Sunday 01-10-10 at 7:30AM in the Fellowship Hall.
Come and enjoy the fellowship as we share a great old fashion Breakfast with Eggs, Grits, Country Ham and the fixins.
This weeks Guest speaker will be our Own:
Scotty Scoggins – Bethesda’s New Youth Minister
So….Fathers bring your Sons; Sons bring your dads. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Future Events: We meet every second Sunday for Breakfast – February will be our Annual Father-Daughter Breakfast ….Save the Date
Santa Visits Bethesda!
Dec 20
Santa with satisfied customers
Santa Claus came to town a few days early to meet the good girls and boys of Bethesda. Everyone had a smile on their face in the Fellowship Hall this past Saturday night. Kris Kringle invited the young and young at heart to have a seat on his lap and tell him their Christmas wishes. Mrs. Claus was there too. Be sure to check out the slideshow on the picture page for more pictures. Many thanks to the United Methodist Men for providing the hamburger supper. We look forward to Santa’s return on Christmas Eve. Thanks, Santa!
Mrs. Claus and friends
A good time had by all
Santa and Mrs. Claus visit Bethesda 2008
Everyone, men, women, boys, and girls of all ages are invited to come share hamburgers and ice cream with Santa Claus on Saturday, Dec. 19th at 6:00pm in the church fellowship hall. This event is provided by the United Methodist Men and is absolutely free. (I hear that Mrs. Claus comes with Santa sometimes and she reads the Christmas story to us.) So deck out in your Christmas clothes or pajamas and let’s have a festive celebration.
Progressive Dinner
Dec 14
The Youth progressive dinner yesterday was great! It all started with the crackers, chips, and cheeses at Logan and Taylor Brooks’ house. Everyone had some fun playing some of their video games or just hanging out with friends. Next up was the Bertram’s house. Read the rest of this entry »
