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Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church
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Message from the Minister
I received the following hand-delivered letter last week. I thought it deserved sharing!
"Dear Pastor Mickler,
"I want to stop and tell you how your church touched my family today. They did so not even knowing who we are, what we have, or where we're from. What they did was reach out with love, period!
"First, so you won't think I'm knocking the church, I want you to know I grew up in church and love God. My grandfathers, father, mother, late husband, siblings, uncles, aunts and cousins serve/d as ministers, pastors, musicians, worship leaders, missionaries and more in the church. What I am noticing is so many churches in the Greater Atlanta area alone that it is especially hard choosing which ones to fellowship with. There are also numerous mega churches where it's too easy to become just another number rather than a member or a person. Instead of compassion, there's politics, bureaucracy, classism, prejudice, doctrinisms, and other walls that divide the Body of Christ in ways that bring no pleasure to God. Your church is different. This church reminds me of the following scriptures that seem to be taking a back seat on many a church pew. 'Whatever you do unto the least of these, you do unto me.' 'Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the Kingdom of Heaven.'
"What happened during my encounter with Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church in Marietta is as follows. My 13-year-old daughter, who loved attending Vacation Bible School while growing up, can no longer reap its benefits as a student. We recently discovered that she could still enjoy VBS by serving as a youth volunteer. New to Cobb County, we located on the internet different churches including yours not too far from us that would allow her to serve as a youth volunteer. It was late in the planning stages of most VBS and we did get a late start. To further complicate matters, my daughter will soon be going away to other camp programs after this week. We wrote letters to several youth directors and of all the lovely prominent churches, yours was the only church that did not turn her away. Sure, they had good reasons and didn't mean any harm to her. But, that special touch to invite a stranger in and the excitement that comes when a child wants to come to church is still so alive and well in your youth ministry. The physical edifice of your church is superbly beautiful in its architectural design. But what's even more beautiful is what goes on inside and beyond the church's walls which is caring, sharing and embracing. There is so much work to be done in God's kingdom that one more hand won't hurt is the statement your staff expressed so unselfishly that blessed us tremendously. I want to say to you and your staff, thank you." Name withheld - June 7, 2010
God Bless You, Mt. Bethel,
Randy
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Worship Services This Week 
Chapel Service
8:15am in the Chapel
"Love, With My Own Agenda": Rev.
Diane Parrish
John 13:13-15
Sanctuary Service
9:30 & 11:00am in the Sanctuary
"When the Props Get Knocked Out" - Dr. Randy Mickler
I Kings 19:1-13
Encounter (Contemporary) Service
11:00am in the Fellowship Hall
"The Gospel According
to John Wesley - Week 2: Salvation": Rev. Jody Ray
Ephesians 2
St. Philip UMC
11:00am at St. Philip UMC
"What Do You Owe": Rev. Jon Ponders
Ephesians
3:14-21; Acts 2:17-21
Camp S.P.L.A.T. Children's Worship for K-5th Grade
11:00am in the Basement of the F Building
"GOD IS . . . Mighty"
Judges 15:9-16; 16:4-30
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.
Student Ministries - June 20 is the High School Summer Sunday trip to the Braves Game. You must register by this Sunday, June 13, in order to participate. Forms are online or outside the Upper Room.
A few spaces remain for some of our summer Recreation camps. For more information, please stop by the Recreation Office in the Gym or call 770-971-5280.
Youth Fall Sports Registration has begun for Baseball, Softball, T-Ball, Soccer, Flag Football and Volleyball. For more information on pricing and age requirements go to mtbethel.org/rec or call 770-971-5280. Register online (additional $5 fee) or stop by the CAC.
Mt. Bethel's Grief Support Group meets Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm in Room B106. You, and anyone you know, who is grieving the loss of a loved one is invited to attend. If you have questions, please call Wil Parker at 678-560-2801.
Registration ongoing for Children's Music Week, Jungle Book, Kids, July 12-16, 9:00- 1:00 for rising 1st-6th grades. Performance is Friday, July 16 at 7:00pm. T-shirt and lunch included. Visit mtbethel.org/musicweek.
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!
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.
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.
Camp Hope's Christmas in June - Camp Hope is
celebrating Christmas early this year and collecting items for Camp Hope
2010! You can help Camp Hope by donating snacks, $15 or $20 Wal-Mart gift
cards or scholarships for campers to attend Camp Hope. Drop-off your donations
in the collection boxes placed in the Mt. Bethel Main Office. Be sure to
visit our table in the Narthex on Sundays, June 20 & June 27, to
take a tag off our Christmas tree. You'll also have the opportunity to
purchase exclusive Camp Hope sunglasses for a donation of $5! Thank you for
your help!
Lookin' for something to do during
Cobb County's new September break? We've got it! "Bye, Bye, Birdie"
- Mt. Bethel Student Music is offering a musical camp experience for students
in grades 7-12. The camp fee is $250 and will include performance fees,
T-shirt, lunch, and some coaching sessions during the summer. Auditions and
sign-ups for the camp are June 14 & 15. Forms are available online
at mtbethel.org/studentmusic. The
show will be cast in mid-June. Coaching sessions for the leads will happen all
summer, scheduled at your convenience. Then the full cast will come together
the week of September 20 - 24 from 9:00-4:00 each day to pull it
all together. We'll have two performances, Friday night, Sept. 24 at
7:00 and Saturday, Sept. 25 at 3:00. Come be a part of this fun new
opportunity! And bring a friend...this is open to anyone in the community!
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.
Children's Ministry
Summer
Sundays for Children (through August 1) 3-
(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
Summer
Sunday Registrations are here! Forms are
online or outside the Upper Room.
Our
Events for Middle School are as follows: 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
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) Holy
Ground is Friday, June 11, at 8:00pm in the Upper Room - All rising 9th-12th grade students are invited for this intense time
of worship. Middle
School M25 deadline is this Sunday, June 13. We will be serving the Garden from 10am-3pm on June 16. Forms are
online or outside the Upper Room. Road
Rules leaves this Sunday, June 13. High School Students will be traveling all over the Southeast
competing in challenges. There are still a couple of spots left. Please call
Cary Farrington at 678-569-7890 if you are interested.
College/Young Adult Ministry
Join
us each Sunday morning at 9:30 am in the CAC for Bible study and
discussion.
Recreation
Ministry
Summer
has arrived and Mt. Bethel Recreation's Summer Camps are underway:
Sports
Camp I - June 14-18, We look forward to seeing you on Monday at 8:30. All campers
were sent a letter this week with instructions on where we are going and what
to bring each day. We have a fun filled week planned with trips to Stone
Mountain, bowling, putt-putt golf, rock climbing, hiking and cookout at Red Top
Mountain just to name a few. Check in at the CAC.
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 - Summer Fitness Series II
begins June 21. Go to
mtbethel.org/fitness for complete schedule and pricing. Babysitting
available. Call Caroline Booker at 770-971-5280 for additional information.
Missions Ministry
West Virginia - Thank
You, Mt. Bethel! There will be teams from Mt. Bethel serving the needs
of the severely poor in this Appalachia region of our own country. If you would
consider participating, contact Larry Armstrong for more details. 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
Ask
the Aging Expert: Join us Tuesday, June 22, from 1:00-2:00pm as we
learn about "Assisted Living Care - What are the levels of care and
how to pay for it." Program speaker, Derin White of Savannah Court
Assisted Living, will share her knowledge in assisted living care options.
Program held at Mt. Bethel Community Center, 4608 Lower Roswell Road, and is
open to the community.
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 -- $193,224
Offerings Received this fiscal year -- $7,753,195
Fiscal year July 1, 2009 - June 30, 2010
Offerings Needed to Date - $7,111,266
Weekend Minister on Call -- 770-354-5433 |
Our Joys & Concerns
The altar flowers are given to the Glory of God.
The rosebud on the altar is in honor of the birth of Josephine Morgan Malecki, daughter of Pete & Kristen Malecki, and granddaughter of Greg & Bonnie Hyde, on May 29, 2010.
The Paschal Candle burns in honor of the baptisms of Grier Ann Hogan, daughter of Chris & Brandy Hogan; Josephine Morgan Malecki, daughter of Pete & Kristen Malecki; Hunter Michael Mehelic, son of Nick & Julie Mehelic; and Hunter Perkins Pierce, son of Brandon & Dana Pierce.
We wish to congratulate Krista Young & Matt Downing who were married in our Sanctuary on June 5, 2010 by Dr. Randy Mickler.
Recently hospitalized: Lib Buckner, Mary Henderson, Melanie Stolz.
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Where the Action Is 
Sunday, June
13
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,
June 14
8:00am-5:30pm
Sports Camp I - CAC
10:00am
Parables of Jesus Bible Study - F026
10:00am-1:30pm
- Preschool Summer Camp
1:00pm
Bye Bye Birdie Auditions - A18
Tuesday,
June 15
8:00am-5:30pm
Sports Camp I - CAC
9:00am
Membership Committee - B112
9:00-11:00am
Bye Bye Birdie Auditions - A18
10:00am-1:30pm
- Preschool Summer Camp
10:30am
Knitting Angels - B109
5:30pm
PEP Club Meeting - Fellowship Hall
7:00pm
Bible Study Encouragement Group - B116
7:00pm
Grief Support Group - B106
Wednesday,
June 16
8:00am-5:30pm
Sports Camp I - CAC
9:30am
MUST Sandwich Making - Dining Room
9:30am
When God's People Pray Study - Chapel
10:00am
Parables of Jesus Bible Study - F026
10:00am-1:30pm
- Preschool Summer Camp
11:30am
Bulletin Committee - B116
6:30pm
Pastor's Bible Study - B118
6:30pm
Divorce Recovery Support Group - Frankie's Italian Restaurant
6:30pm
Summer Choir Rehearsal - A18
Thursday,
June 17
8:00am-5:30pm
Sports Camp I - CAC
9:30am
Quilting for Christ - F001
10:00am-1:30pm
- Preschool Summer Camp
7:00pm
Prayer Ministry - B106
7:00pm
CERT District II - B118
Friday,
June 18
6:15am
Friday's Faithful - B112
7:00am
Charlie Oates Men's Bible Study - Community Center
7:30am
Rock Eagle Men's Group - B106
8:00am-5:30pm
Sports Camp I - CAC
10:00am-1:30pm
- Preschool Summer Camp
Saturday,
June 19
10:00am
Alcoholics Anonymous - Community Center
10:30am
Fowler/Braun Wedding (WP) - Chapel
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