United Methodist Women
Agape Circle meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:00 P.M.
Outreach Circle meets on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 11:00 A.M.
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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.
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!
It’s that time of year again – the United Methodist Men’s Annual Fish Fry! However, it takes everyone working together to make this happen. To volunteer for one of the many jobs, see Matt Retter or Mark Cooper. We will need help beginning on Thursday night before the Fish Fry to open up the Fish Fry Building and clean all the equipment. Then Friday night volunteers will set up the fellowship hall (see David Rothmeier) and to chop onions and package slaw (this is done at the Bethesda Elementary School – See Wayne Davis). WE NEED 100 Home Made Cakes! The ladies will meet at 9:00am on the Saturday of the Fish Fry to wrap cakes for the to-go boxes. Then at 3:00 we need all volunteers to help in all areas. If you are new to Bethesda, come and get involved with this event. It’s great working together and making this project a successful one. Watch for futher details.
Jason and Catherine Martin have a new baby daughter!!!!! She is Ella Catherine Martin. She was born Monday, August 26, @ 7:05. She weighs 8 lbs. and 11 oz. She is 21 inches long. Of course, she is absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations to the big brothers, Preston and Harrison and to the proud grandparents Carole and Felix Martin. A symbolic rose will be placed on the altar Sunday in honor of Ella.
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.!
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.
Bridal Shower
May 3
All ladies are invited to a Bridal Shower this Thursday, May 6th at 7:00pm in the church fellowship hall in honor of John Underwood (Chuck and Linda’s Son) and Dana Edwards. The couple will be getting married on May 29th. They are registered at the Pottery Barn and Macy’s.
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!
This Week at Bethesda
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
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!
Outreach Circle Meeting 3/10
Mar 15
The Outreach Circle met in the home of Carolyn Beaty on March 10, 2010. We had our meeting and will be donating funds for a Preschool Scholarship and helping with the Children’s Easter Eggstravaganza. We will also be providing food for the Service of the Nails luncheon on Friday, April 2. Carole Martin gave a very informative program on Human Trafficking. A UMW funded documentary CD has been purchased and will be available for church members to watch. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch prepared by Carolyn Beaty. We then put together 9 Easter Baskets for our shut-ins of the church.
Our next meeting will be Wednesday, April 14. We will be going to the Temple in Lilburn. We will meet at the church at 9:30. It is requested that anyone attending wear socks and bring a vegetarian canned good to donate for the temple project. After the visit we will be going to Chick Fil-A for lunch and then back to the church for a short meeting. We will also be collecting $5.00 to donate to the Women’s Shelter.
Easter Candy Needed!
Feb 28
We are in need Easter candy for the Easter Egg Hunt!! If you are able, please donate individually wrapped candy that will fit in plastic Easter eggs that is not chocolate (it melts in the eggs). There are baskets in the narthex in both the chapel and the sanctuary as well as in the Fellowship Hall. All candy needs to be in by Sunday, March 21st. THANK YOU!!
The North Georgia Conference UMW is sponsoring a “20, 30, 40 Something Event” at Ousley UMC in Lithonia on March 6th. Please open the attached registration form by clicking on this link for more information and to see the list of workshops available. The cost is only $10 but the registration deadline is today, February 22nd, so act fast.
Outreach Circle 2/10/10
Feb 10
The Outreach Circle met today at the home of Carole Martin. We donated can openers for the Lawrenceville Co-Op. We planned our charitable giving for the next few months. Our program was given by Wanda Davis on “Where Our Money Goes” – updating us on how our Circle’s funds help locally, nationally and internationally. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch provided by Carole Martin. Our next meeting will be March 10. More information to come.
UMW Learns about website
Feb 4
Tonight the United Methodist Women learned about Bethesda’s website.
UMW General Meeting
Feb 4
All ladies are invited to the UMW General Meeting tonight, Thursday, Jan. 4th at 7:00pm in the fellowship hall. If you are not currently involved with the United Methodist Women of Bethesda, we invite you to join us and hear what we have in store for the ladies in 2010.
Recognition of Babies
Dec 7
The UMW presented bibles at the 11:00 service on December 6th to the babies who were born in 2009. The babies recognized were:
March 21 – Mauldin James Skates (James and Laura Skates)
April 26 – Evelyn (Evie) Marylee Johnson (Stan and Missy Johnson)
May 3 – Emma Anne and Chase Zachary Larsen (Bryant and Erica Larsen)
May 8 – Gavin Waters (Tim and Falyn Waters)
June 25 – Lucy Louise Johnson (Andy and Sara Johnson)
August 25 – Jeevan Abraham (John and Susan Abraham)
September 4 – Henry Morton Germann (Chris and Camilyn Germann)
November 2 – Nolen Robert Atcheson (Adam and Katie Atcheson)
