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Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church
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Message from the Minister
News & Views
1. Our stewardship emphasis is drawing to a close regarding the 2010-11 operating budget. Thus far, $8.9 million is pledged-committed-estimated for the new fiscal year. If you have not returned your commitment, estimate-of-giving, for the 2010-11 fiscal year, please do so ASAP.
2. Our VBS I begins June 7 and ends June 11, 12:30-3:30. We remain in need of more volunteers! Please call Dianne Hylton at 770-971-5074. Our VBS kids will sing during worship on June 13.
3. Our July 4 Worship Service will be at 11:00 in the Sanctuary. Everyone is invited to participate. There will be no Sunday School and no other worship services on this Sunday.
4. Our VBS II is July 19-July 23, 9:30-12:30. Yes, we also need more volunteers for this session as well. The family night/fun night is Wednesday, July 21. The food will be catered and "jumpy things" will be here for the kids. Our VBS kids will sing during the July 25 worship services.
5. Camp Hope is set for July 11-16.
6. Our Fall Kick-Off is set for Sunday, August 8 at 10:30 under the tent on the "Fields of Dreams." We will all enjoy worshipping together during this single service. Afterwards, we will pose for a church photo and enjoy a picnic!
7. Our Fall Sermon series on "Navigating Life" will begin on August 8 and continue for 8 weeks. This Fall series will generate a discussion-study format for Sunday School classes and Life Groups.
8. Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 2, for the Habitat Road Race and Fall Festival here at Mt. Bethel. We hope to have 1,000 runners and build two houses this year!
Mt. Bethel is an exciting, happening, compassionate, fun place to work together for the Cause of Christ.
Randy
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Worship Services This Week 
Chapel Service
8:15am in the Chapel
"Moving Mountains": Rev. Jody Ray
Matthew 17:14-23
Sanctuary Service
9:30 & 11:00am in the Sanctuary
"Free Grace - High Cost": Rev. Diane Parrish
John
3:16
Encounter (Contemporary) Service
11:00am in the Fellowship Hall
"What Would God Say to
You If You Were Really Listening" - Part 2: Rev. Carey Akin
I John 1:5-7 & 2:8-10
St. Philip UMC
11:00am at St. Philip UMC
"Don't Ever Forget": Rev. Jon Ponders
Romans
5:1-11
Camp S.P.L.A.T. Children's Worship for K-5th Grade
11:00am in the Basement of the F Building
"GOD IS . . . Grace"
Ephesians 1:15-2:10
God's Garden Worship (Ages 3 (9/01/09) through Pre K)
9:30am & 11am in A35
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Church News 
Please
visit mtbethel.org for more details about our
ministries, programs and events. If you are visiting Mt. Bethel for the first time, please stop by the Visitor Information Booth. There you can find information about Children's Worship, Nursery & Sunday School options. If you wish to become a member or would like to receive our monthly newsletter, please contact our Membership Office at 678-560-7226.
Welcome New Members!
Mike, Nancy, Will & John Ostergard, Regency Lake Trail, Marietta 30062, 770-509-5274.
Registration has
started for Mt. Bethel's Summer Bible Studies:
When God's People
Pray - Wednesdays at 9:30am June 2 - June 16
- led by Rev. Robert McMichael
The Parables of Jesus -
Mondays & Wednesdays at 10:00am June 7 - June 30
- led by Millie Atkinson & Genia Crane
Minister's Bible
Study - Wednesdays at 6:30pm - June 9 - July 14
- led by Rev. Kelly Brumbeloe & Rev. Jody Ray
A full description of
these classes, registration & nursery/child care information can be
found online.
Pastor's
Sunday School Class - Come enjoy Coffee with Kelly each Sunday
in June. Our newest minister, Kelly Brumbeloe, will lead a 4-week
study. The class will be offered at 9:30 & 11:00 in the Chancel Choir Room
A18 (under the Sanctuary). All are welcome!
The Divorce
Support/Recovery Group will meet for the summer at
Frankie's Italian Restaurant on the corner of Old Canton & Roswell Road
beginning on Wednesday evening, May 26, at 6:30. Pass the word to those in the
throes of getting a divorce.
Pep Club Year-End Dinner Tuesday, June 15, at 5:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. $10 per person, RSVP by Monday, June 7 to Kim McGarr - 770-579-9224, ext. 25. Menu: Chicken tenders, tomato & cucumber salad, coleslaw, calico beans, squash casserole, ice cream with a brownie, coffee and tea. Our entertainment - HWY 41, a bluegrass, country, gospel group. Mission emphasis - Camp Hope snacks.
Shuttle
Update - During
June & July, we will operate just the one shuttle stop at Dickerson Middle
School. We will start the Terrell Mill shuttle back up in August.
Promotion
Sunday is May 30! Please note that there are classroom changes for the summer. We still need volunteers for Summer Sunday School for children ages 3-5th grade. We also need volunteers in our Summer Worship 'Camp SPLAT' in F011. To find out how you can help please go to mtbethel.org/whatif and fill out the online registration for volunteers. Thank you for helping us out this summer.
Father Child Campout - Friday/Saturday, June 4-5 on the "Fields of Dreams." Grilled dinner, catered breakfast & entertainment. Sign up at the Men's Ministry page.
Do you want information about the planned Mt. Bethel's Courtyard (Columbarium) and Memorial Walk ? For more information, please contact Gale Koven - 678-560-7450 or Dan Boswell - 678-560-3259. There will be an information table in the connector on Sundays
during June.
Items
needed for Vacation Bible School. This summer we are doing two Vacation
Bible School programs at Mt Bethel. From time to time we need to ask for some
donations. If you would like to help, here is a list of items we need to help
us with this year's program.
Orange
plastic mesh fencing (1 roll), four 3-foot lengths of heavy chain, 8 large blue
tarps, 4 brown tarps, 4 large painting canvases, 200 brown paper lunch bags, 4
rubber snakes; 4 boxes of white gauze; 16 hula hoops; 8 extension cords;
snack and sandwich zip lock bags, 5 cardboard carpet tubes.
Please
bring to the Children's Ministry Office. Any questions please call Dianne
Hylton 770-971-5074.
Do you need to
organize your photos? Stop by the Scrapbook Ministry's Saturday Evening
Crop located in B-118 on Saturday, June 5, from 3:00-9:00pm. The crop is
$15 which is donated to Mt. Bethel's children's ministry for their programs. Registration is required. Contact Julie. Please visit our website to obtain
additional information: mtbethel.org/scrapbook.
VBS
Dinners at St Philip UMC - Erik Klein, Director of Christian Education, at
St. Philip UMC, is seeking adult classes or groups that might be willing to
provide an evening meal (served at 6:00pm) for VBS at St. Philip Monday through
Thursday evenings, July 26-29. (Last year's attendance
ranged from 55 on Monday evening to 100 on Thursday). It's a very
relaxed and fun atmosphere. If you know of a group that would be
interested in helping one evening, please contact Erik Klein - 972-896-7772.
Join the fun of the 5th Annual Dog
Days Run sponsored by the Rotary Club of East Cobb - August 14 - with all net
proceeds benefitting local and international service projects - including
Camp Hope. The 5K race starts at 7:00am; the 1-mile fun run starts at
7:45am & the "Tot Trot" starts at 8:00am. Register at
www.active.com. For more information, contact Des Yawn at 404-401-6502. More
information can be found at eastcobbrotary.com.
Career Ministry
New Location - The Mt. Bethel
Community Center (formerly the Older Adult Center) - Resume Reviews from 6:30
to 7:30pm/ Presentation from 7:30 to 9:00pm
Tuesday, June 8 - Boomers'
Winning Job Strategies - the newest presentation by our Career Ministry
team. In the current highly competitive marketplace for jobs many Baby
Boomers, older job seekers, and highly experiences job seekers are being told
that they are "overqualified" or "overpaid" for both. This
workshop will address these issues from the hiring manager's point of
view and provide strategies for jobseekers to overcome these perceptions.
Children's Ministry All Two Year Old Sunday School classes
will be moving up to 3 Year Old Classes on May 30! Not only will
the children be moving into a new class for their Sunday School hour, but they
will have God's Garden (which is a Children's Worship service) for their second
hour on Sunday mornings. If children are here for only one hour, we encourage
them to go to a Sunday School class. Sunday School and God's Garden are offered at both 9:30 and 11:00. Questions or concerns, please
contact Janis Caverlee.
Summer
Sundays for Children - May 30 through August 13-
(by 9/01/10) & 4-year-olds - 9:30 & 11:00 Sunday
School - 3's Lower C Hall & 4's Upper C Hall God's
Garden Worship Service - A 35 (under Sanctuary) Kindergarten
- 5th Grade 9:30
- Sunday School - 1st & 2nd Floor of F Building 11:00
- Camp Splat Worship Service - Basement of F Building
Student
Ministry
Trip
Deadlines Approaching:
High
School Beach Retreat Deadline is May 31st!
Tampa
Middle School Mission Trip Deadline is June 1st!
Road
Rules Deadline is June 6th! Summer
Sunday Registrations are here! Forms are
online or outside the Upper Room.
Our
Events for Middle School are as follows: June
6 | Halloween at Brusters from 6-8pm - bring
money for ice cream! June
27 | Stone Mountain from 4-11pm - $30
and bring money for food too! July
18 | Braves Game from 1-8 pm - $20
plus money for food! July
25 | Six Flags over Georgia from 1-10pm - $45
plus money for food! ($15 if you have a season pass) Now
for the High School opportunities! June
6 | Party at Piedmont from 4-8pm - this
is $20 plus money for food! June
20 | Braves Game from 1-8pm $20 plus
money for food! July
11 | Where's Waldo @ the Avenue from 4-6pm -
this a FREE event July
25 | Six Flags over GA - from 1-10pm - $45
plus money for food! ($15 if you have a season pass)
College/Young Adult Ministry
Join
us each Sunday morning at 9:30 am in the CAC for Bible study and
discussion.
Recreation
Ministry
Soccer
Camp - June 1-4,
9:00-12:30. Check in at the fields next to the Thompson Pavilion. Bring
your shin guards, cleats/tennis shoes, water bottle and wear sun screen. We
will provide extra water and snacks.
Baseball
Camp - June 1-4,
1:30-5:00. Check in at the fields next to the Thompson Pavilion. Bring
your glove, cleats/tennis shoes, hat, water bottle and wear sun screen. Do not
bring bats, we will provide them, as well as extra water and snacks.
Youth
Fall Sports registration has begun for Baseball,
Softball, T-Ball, Soccer, Flag Football and Volleyball. Register online(additional $5 fee) or come to the CAC.
A
few spaces are still available in the following camps. Stop by the
recreation dept. or call at 770-971-5280 for more information.
HOOPS
CAMPS (Monday - Thursday)
I
June 28 - July 1,
9:00-12:00, Co-ed rising 1st/2nd Grades
II
June 28 - July 1,
1:30-4:30, Boys rising 3rd/4th Grades
III
July 12 - 15,
9:00-12:00, Boys rising 5th - 8th Grades
IV
July 12 - 15,
1:30-4:30, Girls rising 3rd - 8th Grades
Four-day
camp focusing on fundamentals of the game - shooting, passing, dribbling and
defense lead by our own Roger Kaiser (2-time All American for Ga. Tech, won
three national championships as coach) and Mt. Bethel Christian Academy coaches
Greg Hall, Melissa Sneed, Adam Sheffield and Brian Bergius.
VOLLEYBALL
CAMPS
I
July 26 - 28,
9:00 - 12:00 (Monday - Wednesday)Girls rising 4th - 5th
II
July 26 - 28,
1:00 - 4:00 (Monday - Wednesday)Girls rising 6th - 8th
This
3-day camp lead by Mt. Bethel Christian Academy volleyball coaches Melissa
Sneed and Brian Bergius will focus on the rules and fundamentals of volleyball
while incorporating game play situations.
Fitness
Boot Camp, Zumba, Body Sculpting,
Pilates, Yoga - The first of two summer fitness series begins May 24. Go to
mtbethel.org/fitness for complete schedule and pricing. Babysitting
available. Call Caroline Booker at 770-971-5280 for additional information.
Missions Ministry
Thank
You, Mt. Bethel! There
has been a wonderful response to our West Virginia mission trips this year--so
much so that we have added two more for a total of six teams which will be
serving the needs of the severely poor in this Appalachia region of our own
country. If you have a small group that would like to consider participating,
contact Larry Armstrong for more details. Also, your generosity
has resulted in our collection trailer being filled several times with clothing
and household items. The need continues. Please pack your items in travel-ready
boxes with the contents marked outside the box. And please be sure to put them
inside the trailer and not outside the trailer on the parking lot. Do you know
someone moving or having a garage sale? Ask them to consider donating items
they no longer use which might be useful to, or brighten up the day of someone
much less fortunate than we are.
Prayer
Ministry"Voices
United"- Join us on Thursday nights at 7:00 in B106 as we pray for every
facet of the Church.
Aloha to Aging
Class
for Family Those Caring for Aging Loved One: Powerful Tools for Caregivers
is an educational program designed to help family caregivers take care of
themselves while caring for an aging relative or friend. You will benefit from
this class whether you are helping a parent, spouse, friend, someone who lives
at home, in a nursing home, or across the country. For more information about
this 6-week class, contact Dawn at 678-777-7241.
Family
Caregiver Support Group - June 7 at 10:30am at Mt. Bethel
Community Center. Open to individuals who are assisting an aging loved one both
inside and outside of the home. Free care is provided for your loved one while
we meet. Call Aloha To Aging, Inc at 678-439-1177 for more information.
Grief
Support Group -
If you are dealing with the grief of losing an aging loved one, join us on
Monday, June 14, at 10:30am at the Mt. Bethel Community Center, 4608
Lower Roswell Rd. Marietta. Program provided by Aloha To Aging, Inc and
sponsored by Crossroads Hospice. For more information or if you are interested
in an evening Grief Support Group please call Aloha To Aging at 678-439-1177.
Our Faithfulness
Offerings Received last week -- $101,548
Offerings Received this fiscal year -- $7,447,099
Fiscal year July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
Offerings Needed to Date - $6,821,011
Weekend Minister on Call -- 770-354-5433 |
Our Joys & Concerns
The altar flowers are given to the Glory of God and in honor of those men and women who have served and are currently serving in the United States Military.
The Paschal Candle burns in honor of the baptisms of Joseph Allen McKisson, Michael Glenn McKisson, Alberto Samuel McKisson, Jonathan Joshua McKisson, Shane James McKisson, Alex Charles McKisson and James Ray McKisson, sons of Jeffrey & Kale McKisson.
We extend our deepest appreciation to our Mt. Bethel family for all the prayers, cards, meals, visits and outpouring of the Lord's love through all of you...both during Charlie's last weeks and days with us and for his Memorial Service. We could feel the presence of our brothers and sisters in Christ with us each and every moment. May you be blessed abundantly! -In Christ's Love, Barbara Lester and family
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Where the Action Is 
Sunday, May
30
8:00-10:00am
Fellowship Breakfast - Fellowship Hall
8:15am
Worship Service - Chapel
9:30am
Sunday School
9:30am
Worship Service - Sanctuary
9:30am
God's Garden - A35
11:00am
Worship Service - Sanctuary
11:00am
Sunday School
11:00am
Camp S.P.L.A.T. - for K-5th Graders - F011 & F015
11:00am
God's Garden - A35
Monday,
May 31
Memorial
Day - Church is closed
Tuesday,
June 1
9:00am
Membership Committee - B112
10:30am
Knitting Angels - B109
7:00pm
Women's Cancer Support Group - Community Center
Wednesday,
June 2
9:30am
When God's People Pray Study - H House
11:30am
Bulletin Committee - B116
6:00-10:00pm
Men's Softball League - "Fields of Dreams"
6:30pm
Executive Committee - Sr. Pastor's Office
6:30pm
Divorce Recovery Support Group - Frankie's Italian Restaurant
6:30pm
Summer Choir Rehearsal - A18
Thursday,
June 3
9:30am
Quilting for Christ - F001
7:00pm
Prayer Ministry - B106
Friday,
June 4
6:15am
Friday's Faithful - B112
7:00am
Charlie Oates Men's Bible Study - Community Center
7:30am
Rock Eagle Men's Group - B106
6:00pm
Father/Child Campout Dinner - "Fields of Dreams"
6:00pm
Young/Downing Wedding Rehearsal - Sanctuary
Saturday,
June 5
10:00am
Alcoholics Anonymous - Community Center
10:00am-2:00pm
Seven Bridges Cookout - Thompson Pavilion
3:00pm
Scrapbook Crop & Class - B115-119
4:30pm
Young/Downing Wedding - Sanctuary
7:00pm
Contemporary SS Class Game Night - Community Center
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