A young adult Bible study is meeting on Thursday nights at 7:00 at the Brooks’ home. Contact Logan Brooks for details 770.314.0990
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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)
We found out that Logan Brooks has another talent that we were unaware of. Not only does she have a lovely voice, but she also can play the piano. Thanks for blessing us with this beautiful song, Logan.
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!
Bethesda will have a Parenting Class for Sunday School beginning Sunday, August 29th. It will be a 12-week course lead by Carolyn Beaty. The class will be based on The Essentials of Discipline by Dr. James Dobson. The topics include Why Your Child Needs Discipline, Irresonsibility vs. Defiance, Anger vs. Action, Finding Balance in Discipline, To Spank or Not to Spank, Compliant vs. Defiant, Changing Discipline as Your Child Grows, Protecting the Spirit, The Strong-Willed Adolescent, and The Ultimate Priority. Parents with children and youth of all ages are encouraged to attend. If you have any question, please see Katie Atcheson.
Sunday School Registration will be in the Chapel this Sunday from 9:45 to 10:30am. Everyone is asked to come enjoy donuts, coffee and juice and register for Sunday School. There will not be regular classes this week. (All classes, all ages)
Remember, this Sunday is Home Coming here at Bethesda. OUR SERVICE WILL BEGIN AT 10:45am sharp!
If you have ever been in the Chancel Choir, we invite you to join us this Sunday at 10:15 in the choir room for a quick rehearsal of “Heaven Medley”. We would love to have all choir members back in the choir all the time, but at least for this Sunday.
Bring your friends, family, neighbors, and former members. We have a great service planned. Immediately following service we will have a covered dish lunch in the fellowship hall. Bring plenty of food to share!
Guest Speaker – Rev. David Walters Sermon: Treasure Hunt Scripture Luke 19:1-10, Luke 8:40-48
Special Music by the Laymen Quartet and The Chancel Choir
Recognition of all Sunday School Teachers
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.!
Stone Mountain Laser Show!
Jul 12
We’ll be heading to the Stone Mountain Laser Show!!! This is a family event, so please feel free to bring friends, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles – you name it! We will caravan, or you can meet us there! Bring a sack dinner and a blanket to sit on — we’ll have a picnic there! We’ll leave from the church at 5 p.m., and we’ll be back by 10:30 p.m. Please let Katie know if you plan to attend so we can make sure we have enough vans space and chaperones. Thank you!
THANK YOU VBS VOLUNTEERS!
Jun 28
To everyone who helped with Vacation Bible School — I truly cannot say THANK YOU enough! What a wonderful week we had last week at VBS! The children were truly blessed, and I know that God was at work through all of YOU! Thank you for taking time out of your schedule to be with us and to lead others to learn more about God! I love you all, and I appreciate ALL that you do! Love, Katie
Nursery Pagers Needed
Jun 13
If you have used a nursery pager and have accidently not turned it in, please do so! Most of our nursery pagers are missing. Please hand them into the nursery A.S.A.P. Thanks!
Calling all VBS volunteers! We will have a brief but very important meeting for ALL VBS volunteers THIS SUNDAY, June 13th. We’ll have 2 — one after the 8:45 service (in the chapel) and one after the 11:00 service (in the sanctuary). It is mandatory for all volunteers to be there! Thanks in advance for coming! See you there!
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.
BUMC Preschool’s BOOK FAIR
Apr 26
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!
Thank you
Apr 20
Thank you Bethesda for sending us to the seminar, “Is God Calling Me?” at Camp Glisson. We were inspired by what we experienced there and we made many friends with the other Methodist young adults that attended. We are so thankful and blessed to be part of such a loving, caring and generous church family.
Love, Michael Skogen and John Wood.
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
To everyone who helped out with the Easter Eggstravaganza: THANK YOU!
What would I do without you all?? Bethesda is so very blessed to have people like you! Thank you to everyone who helped set up, clean up, to the UMW for the yummy food, to all the adults and youth who helped with the games and the Easter Egg Hunt– you guys bless me more than you will ever know, and I certainly couldn’t do my job without you!
And how about that sunshine showing up for the Easter Egg Hunt?! God is good!
Thank you all again — for your willingness to serve and for your love of our children!
Love, Katie
The Easter Eggstravaganza will be in the Fellowship Hall this Sunday! It is calling for rain, but that won’t stop us for having a great time celebrating what Christ did for us!
The fun and games will start at 12:30. The Easter Egg Hunt will be at 2 p.m. on the ballfield — rain or shine!
Bring your friends! See you there!
Good Friday April.2.2010
Mar 19
The young adults are inviting anyone to join us at the Good Friday service at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park in Alpharetta starting at 7 pm to see:
Louie Giglio
Chris Tomlin
Matt Redman
Christy Nockels
AND
Kristian Stanfill.
Tickets are only $1o! What an amazing deal!
Let me know ASAP if you are interested so I can go ahead and order tickets; they’re going fast! 770.314.0990
Hope you take advantage of this fantastic opportunity! We’d love to have you
Speaking on behalf of Lawrenceville FUMC, we would like to invite anyone interested in joining with us on our 2010 Costa Rica Mission trip. The trip is scheduled from Saturday, July 10th to the 17th. Below is some information about the trip. If people would like to know more, we have our first organization meeting (jointly with the Mexico mission team) in our small dining room on March 28th at 12:15 p.m. We would like to invite the youth on this mission trip as well. Barry Blakely 404-593-8695COSTA RICA MISSION TRIP 2010
WHERE WE ARE GOING: Alajuela, Costa Rica. Alajuela is a suburb of San Jose, the capital. It is a 10 minute ride from the airport. We will be staying at the church, Iglesia Metodista.
WHAT WE ARE DOING: We will be involved in Bible School, similar to VBS, for a half day and general construction for a half day. The Bible School will be off-site. We will not be returning to the same area where the Bible School was held in 2009.
WHERE WE WILL SLEEP AND EAT: We will sleep on the floor of the Sunday School classrooms. Foam mattresses will be provided. The church also will provide the meals. There are several bathrooms and showers similar to what you would find when camping. The church has recently added a water heater for the showers. Bottled water will be provided.
WHEN WE ARE TRAVELING: We will be leaving from Atlanta (ATL) on Saturday, July 10th. We will return from San Jose (SJO) on Saturday, July 17th. The main airlines going into SJO include Delta, Continental, and American.
FLIGHT INFORMATION: TBD. We plan to travel as a group in order to obtain a group rate, but you can make your own arrangements, such as using frequently flyer miles.
COST: The cost of the trip is $200 PLUS airfare (i.e., $400 to $450). Based on posted airfares, the total trip cost is expected to be from $600 to $650. You will need to make a deposit of $300 by Sunday, May 2nd. The cost covers travel, all meals (except for lunch and supper on Wednesday – see below), exit tax, transportation to and from both airports, and luggage fees.
SPENDING MONEY: You may need approximately $125 – $150. Wednesday will be a tourist day (optional). The canopy tour (i.e. zip line) is $45 for the basic tour and an additional $25 for the extra zip line. Hot springs are $10. Other activities are available. Lunch and supper will be $10 to $15 per meal on Wednesday, and everyone will be asked to share the cost of the transportation. There is a McDonalds across the street, a Pizza Hut within 2 blocks, grocery stores, and several ice cream shops, in case you want snacks or soft drinks during the week. (Many people purchase Gatorade or similar drinks due to the heat.) There are a wide variety of stores in the area.
LUGGAGE: We will be taking Bible School supplies and 100 to 150 Bible story books with us. You will be asked to provide an extra bag for these supplies. There will be a “packing” party a few days before the trip.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
VALID PASSPORT: Your passport must be valid through the length of the trip, so if you’ve had your passport for awhile, check the expiration date. If you do not have a passport, please apply ASAP.
WORK CLOTHES: Work boots are recommended, but tennis shoes are acceptable for the construction work. NO SANDELS OR FLIPFLOPS WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE WORKSITE. You will get dirty and may not be able to wear work clothes for more than one day. It may rain every afternoon and shoes may not dry completely overnight. Work gloves also are recommended.
CHURCH CLOTHES: We will attend church on Sunday morning. Business casual is acceptable, but a dress or skirt is recommended for the women.
CASUAL CLOTHES: The Bible School will be off-site and is likely to be in an area without much shade. T-shirts and knee-length shorts are recommended. Shorts should not be too short. Shirts for women should be somewhat conservative; no spaghetti straps, or revealing clothing . We will have a tourist day on Wednesday. You will need comfortable clothes and you may want to bring a swim suit.
RAIN GEAR: It WILL rain some time while we are there, if not every afternoon. It is recommended you take a poncho or some other light weight rain jacket. A cap or a hat is a good idea for the rain and sun.
BEDDING: Foam mattress will be provided, but you will need a sleeping bag, or sheets and a light blanket. You will need to bring your own pillow.
TOILETRIES: Bring towels, washcloth, soap, shampoo, and whatever personal items you may need. There are 110v outlets for hair dryers, etc. If you forget something, it will be available at the grocery store.
MEDICINES: If you are afraid of losing you medicines, please take copies of your prescription. Please consider bringing anti-diarrhea medicine or obtain a prescription for Cipro.
BIBLE: We will have devotions each evening and personal time for spiritual reflection.
MISC: Sunscreen, sunglasses, flashlight, journal, camera. Security of personal items cannot be ensured. With that understanding, you may or may not want to bring your ipod or laptop (there is one Ethernet line available).
