Bethel Blessings March 16 & 17
CHRIST IN OUR HOME DEVOTIONALS: Free devotion books for April, May and June are available on the cabinet outside of the sanctuary.
LENTEN OFFERINGS: Our Lenten offerings for this year will go towards two outreach ministries: 1) The city-wide Feed My Starving Food Packing Event that Bethel will be hosting again this year in August. The meals packed go overseas to various countries in need, including Ukraine. 2) One Child Honduras child sponsorship and Child Hope Center projects. Bethel sponsors 50+ children and we also help to sponsor some critical infrastructure projects at the Child Hope Centers. Thank you for your generous donations. A basket will be placed up front during the season of Lent in the offering area. We will be accepting these donations at least through the weekend of April 7.
**On another note, we are also collecting seeing eyeglasses that we will be shipping to the One Child Hope Center in Cambodia. A collection basket will also be available for the glasses during this Lent and Easter season. All of us (working together) make a big difference!
EASTER CANDY DONATIONS NEEDED: Please drop off individually wrapped candy to the Youth office any time before Holy Week so the kids can hunt them on Easter Sunday, thank you.
** Also Volunteers are needed to stuff Easter eggs with candy. Please come on Saturday, March 30th at 9:00am to prepare for the Annual Children’s Easter Egg Hunt. Thank you.
EASTER PANCAKE BREAKFAST VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Youth, families and friends please come help fundraise and make breakfast to serve to our Bethel family on Sunday, March 31st.
CHALLENGE GROUP: Men, we can expect God to fulfill His desire for us to have abundance. We can be joyful more often and bring peace to the various aspects of our lives. If you want this for yourself, then please join other men traveling His way. We meet weekly on Saturday in Bethel’s Library at 11:00am. You are more than welcome to join this group that is just getting off the ground. We are a group of guys walking together aiming to glorify God in every aspect of our lives.
SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES
CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL (Ages 4 thru 5th grade): Come learn where you can experience God’s greatest gifts. We start at 10:30am in the Christ Center.
CONFIRMATION (All 7th thru 9th graders): Come join Pastor John in a faith building journey at 10:30am downstairs off the Christ Center. We will be meeting on April 7th & 21st.
YOUTH GROUP (Grade 6th – 12th): Saturday, March 23rd Movie Night in the Youth Room from 7:00pm-9:00pm and Sunday, March 24th at 11:00am come have Brunch at IHOP.
ADULT BIBLE CLASS: Located in the Faith Forum where Pastor Dan will be teaching the “Bethel Bible Series” at 10:30am.
STEPHEN MINISTRY: Sometimes it’s hard to ask for help. We are brought up to be strong, self-sufficient, independent people. We tend to think that if we ask for help, it is a sign of weakness. So, we try to keep our struggles hidden, stuffed deep inside. However, that’s not God’s plan. Galatians 6:2 says, “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” God wants us to care for others—and allow others to care for us in our time of need. If you’re sad or struggling inside, don’t suffer alone. Ask for help. We’ve got a team of Stephen Ministers who are ready to listen, care, encourage, pray and help you through a tough time. (It’s confidential too!)
INTEREST GROUPS
BOOK CLUB: We will be meeting once a month on the 3rd Thursday at 1:00pm in the Library. The book for March will be “Crocodile on the Sandbank” by Elizabeth Peters.
BUNCO: If you can roll dice and count, you can play! All are welcome.
COMFORT MAKERS: Bethel's quilting group meets on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Tuesday of each month from 9:00am – noon in the Christ Center.
CONNECTIONS GROUP: This group is targeted at singles and couples in their 50’s and 60’s. It is a fellowship and discussion group of mutual support, laughter, food, and fun.
GIRL SCOUTS: We meet every other Thursday at 6:00pm in the Youth Room.
DINING OUT GROUP: We meet on the 4th (last) Monday of the month. For March, we will meet on the 25th at the Airplane Restaurant.
MICROBREW CREW GROUP: This adult group meets monthly at a local microbrewery.
PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP: This group is for folks interested in photography from the novice to experienced.
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: If you enjoy knitting or crocheting and are interested in creating Prayer Shawls or Lap Robes for those that are home bound, this is the group for you. Yarn is available in the Narthex.
VARIETY DANCE: Variety Dance meets each Saturday afternoon in the Christ Center.
BIBLE STUDY GROUPS
Men’s Up & Adam Group: This men’s group meets at Bethel for Bible Study every Wednesday morning at 6:30am.
Ruth Bible Study: We meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 9:30am - 11:00am in the Library. The Bible Study is by John MacArthur, “Philippians – Christ the Source of Joy and Strength”. We would love to have you join us.
WEST (Women Earnestly Seeking Truth): We meet Wednesdays in the Library from 10:30am to noon. We are studying, “Spiritual Warfare, Disarming the Enemy Through the Power of God”.
WEB (Women Exploring the Bible): We meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 9:00am to 11:00am in Bethel’s Library. We are discussing “Guidance and God’s Will, Trusting God to Lead” by Tom and Joan Stark.
Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) Evening Women’s Class: We meet at 6:00pm on Mondays, and we are studying the Gospel of John. The theme is “Making Jesus Known”.