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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:
Brian & Elise Bernhardt, 437 Trace Ln, Lawrenceville 30046, 678-982-0875;
Tim, Sarah, Anna, Kate & Julie Fallaw, 4340 Hampton Woods Dr, Marietta 30068, 770-565-8835;
Brett Newcity, 1029 Princeton Walk, Marietta 30068, 404-353-9191.

Global Outreach Mission Trips - Tuesday, October 25, 6:30pm in the Fellowship Hall. Enjoy coffee & dessert while learning about the 2012 Mission Trips. Each trip needs members to GO, PRAY and SUPPORT the team as they prepare for this transformational adventure. We want to invite everyone to attend so you can hear the vision that God has given us for outreach around the world and how you can be a part of it.

Habitat Homes Dedication - Please join us for the dedication of Mt. Bethel's 30th and 31st  Habitat Homes on Saturday, October 29, at 12:30pm. The addresses of the homes are 1353 & 1359 Old Alabama Road SW in Mableton. Since the homes are located next to each other, this will be a combined dedication.  All are welcome to attend. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has contributed to this very important Mt. Bethel mission.

"Journeys With the Messiah" Sunday, October 30, 6:00pm - The fashion photographer, Michael Belk, uses his camera and creativity to bring the timeless stories of First Century Jesus to modern-day life. Mr. Belk's presentation is most inspirational and enlightening. Mark your calendar for Sunday, October 30, at 6:00 in the Sanctuary and be inspired. More information about Michael Belk can be found at www.thejourneysproject.com.

The Ruth Young Women's Cancer Support Group is having a special guest speaker Tuesday, November 1, at 7:00pm. Marcia Pearl, a physical therapist with Turning Point, will be talking about general post-treatment rehab issues and exercise. There will also be a question and answer period. Everyone is invited to come join us at the Mt. Bethel Community Center, 4608 Lower Roswell Rd. For more information, contact Sandy Weber at jsweber@bellsouth.net. Hope to see you there.          

Ladies Night Out, Monday, November 7, at 6:30pm - Tables are still available to hostess & decorate for our annual Sharing of Family Traditions LNO. Please contact Kris Michaelides to reserve your table. A limited number of individual tickets will go on sale in the Mt. Bethel bookstore on Sunday, October 16. Individual tickets are $18.    

More information about the events mentioned on the bulletin cover:       

Mini Great Day of Service - Saturday, October 29 | 7am-1pm | Mt. Bethel and the Community - Mark your fall calendar for this wonderful morning of community outreach. Mt. Bethel's Mini Day of Service is different from the Spring Great Day of Service in that we focus on helping families rather than organizations. The Mini Day is a way to personally reach out to families with special needs and to senior members of our congregation who have given so much to Mt. Bethel. Most of the jobs include raking, cleaning, mulching, and digging, so it is a great opportunity to serve as a family! Register online at www.mtbethel.org
Mini Day of Service Schedule
Pancake Breakfast ($3 per person): 7-9am
Communion: 8:30am
Work On Site: 9am-1pm
Contact Genia Crane - 678-569-7870 for additional information. Nursery is available for this event, but registration is required (contact Debbie Ruth at 770-971-2588.)
 
The 20th Ribbons & Holly Craft show is Saturday, November 5, from 9:00-5:00. Great way to start your Christmas shopping early with over 50 handcrafted vendors. There will be a silent auction, chance to win a homemade quilt, holiday decorations and bake sale. You can buy a lunch and listen to Christmas music from our children's choirs, bell choir, Kingsmen and others. Tell your friends, family and neighbors about this event. All proceeds go towards missions both home and abroad that Mt. Bethel supports. The bake sale proceeds go to the Pep Club and Older Adults. We look forward to seeing you there where "You Can Shop 'Til You Drop." If you would like to contribute baked items, please contact Laureen Johnson at 770-578-0196. For any other information regarding Ribbons & Holly, please contact Sandra Skinner at 770-552-2660.
 
3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT - Attention all Middle School, High School, Under 30's and 30 plus - male and female.  The 3 on 3 basketball tournament benefitting St. Philip UMC is rescheduled for Saturday, November 5. Deadline is approaching so get your team together and register in the CAC or online at mtbethel.org.

The Michael Beaumont Benefit Concert  is this Saturday, October 22, from 3:00-9:00pm at Georgia Rib Company. Tickets will be available at the door, which include a barbecue dinner. There will be a silent auction, raffle, Ugly Christmas Sweater Pictures and much more. Bands will be playing all day and our own Triumphant is singing at 3:00 and The Kingsmen at 4:30. Come on out to lend your support! ( They are located beside the skating rink behind Kroger Parkaire).
 
Thank You! John and Suzanne Hunter, Carol Ney and Midge Gose want to thank everyone who participated in the Community Hope School fundraiser.  It was a huge success and the children will directly benefit from your generous contributions of time and money.
 
AARP Driver Safety Training | November 1| 9am-4pm | B118 - Even the most experienced drivers benefit from brushing up on their driving skills. Upon completion of the class, you may be eligible to receive an insurance discount, so consult your agent for details. You may also be eligible to receive a discount on roadside assistance plans. November Special - All Vets and their dependents take the class for FREE! Vets must show their DD214 ID, or membership card of VFW or American Legion. Cost -  payable on the day of the class - $12 for AARP members, $14 for non-members - Veterans (with ID) and dependants are Free. RSVP to Kim McGarr @ 770-579-9224, ext 25, or kim.mcgarr@mtbethel.org.
 
Mt. Bethel's Day Care Center is hiring a full-time Assistant Teacher for the two-year-old class. For more information, please stop by the Day Care, 615 Woodlawn Drive, Marietta, GA 30068 or call 678-560-8005.
 
Christmas Tree Sales Have Begun! We have opened our annual Christmas Tree fundraiser for Student Missions. If you would like to purchase a Christmas tree, the proceeds of which will help to send our students on mission trips domestically and abroad, please do so online at mtbethelstudents.org.

Foster Family Ministry
You don't have to leave your home to serve "The Least and the Lost." No group better epitomizes the least and the lost than do foster children. There are currently over 300 children in foster care in Cobb County - and not enough foster homes to care for them. In the last 60 days, Mt Bethel's mission partner, FaithBridge Foster Care has received over 25 foster child referrals from Cobb County Department of Family and Children Services and there were no foster families to accept them. In the last four years, Mt Bethel families have provided foster homes to over 50 children.  We have had a significant impact in these children's lives. But we can do more.  We must do more as the number of children coming into foster care is increasing during these difficult economic times. These children are best served when placed in loving, nurturing, Christian homes and active church communities.  The Mt Bethel Foster Family Ministry prepares and supports families in their endeavor to serve these neglected children right here in Cobb County. The Foster Family Ministry will hold a Prayer and Planning meeting to explore how Mt Bethel can better respond to this critical need. If you are interested in earnestly praying for the foster children of Cobb County and our foster families, and interested in helping this ministry grow, please attend a Foster Care Prayer and Planning meeting on Thursday October 27, at 7:00pm  in B116.  Please call Wayne Stolz at 770-565-7521 or Julie Kirby at 770-656-6305 for further information about this important meeting.
 
Christmas Ministry Opportunities:
Angel Tree begins November 6 and runs through December 4. The "Angels" represent gift requests of  children in foster care and adults who are being assisted by the Department of Family and Children Services.  Trees will be located in the connector hallway, the F Building  lobby and the nursery hallway starting Sunday November 6.  Please pick up your Angels and spread the spirit of Christmas to the least and the lost.
 
Donate a Meal to a Camp Hope Family -Your generous donation of $50 will purchase a Christmas dinner for a Camp Hope family which will be given at the hope4christmas party. You can purchase a Christmas meal on our online store http://www.kidz2leaders.org/onlinestore.php or send a check payable to kidz2leaders to 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta, GA 30068 (please designate "Christmas Dinner" in the "for" line of the check.)  Your help will provide a very special Christmas for our Camp Hope "kidz" and their families.
 
Student Ministry
We still need 6th and 7th grade life group leaders!  If you have a middle schooler, had a middle schooler, or were a middle schooler more than 5 years ago, we would love for you to lead a group of 6-10 middle school guys or girls in "doing life" together.   

Collision for high school students will be this Sunday, October 23, from 7:30-9pm.  Meet at the church just before 7 to go to Williamson Brothers' BBQ.
 
Register for the Middle School Lock-in! November 4-5, 7pm-7:30am for guys, 7pm-9am for girls; cost is $25. Guys will be in the CAC, and girls will be in the Upper Room.  Forms are online and in the Student Ministries hallway.
 
High school students - register for our Thanksgiving Week M25 Camp, November 19-22.  Forms are online and in the Student Ministries hallway.
 
Middle School  DayOne Sunday School | 9:30 am| Upper Room - all rising 6th, 7th, & 8th graders meet together Sunday mornings for games, skits, teaching, worship & fun!   

High School Sunday School | 9:30am | Olympia Room (off the track in the CAC)
All rising 9th, 10th, 11th & 12th graders meet together Sunday mornings.
 
High School Mission Ops I Sundays I 9:30am - An opportunity for high school students to live out their faith and serve their church family. Students have the option of serving in Preschool and Children's Sunday School classes, Special Needs Sunday School, Media (running a camera, lights, sound, etc.), DayOne, or as a greeter/usher. To register, go to www.mtbethelstudents.org or email lauren.eden@mtbethel.org for more information. If you're already registered, please begin signing in with Lauren this Sunday at 9:15am outside of the Fellowship Hall.
 
Every Tuesday I Middle School I Tuesday Morning Breakfast I 7:15AM I CAC I $3
 
Every Wednesday I Wednesday Night Bible Study I 6:30-7:30 I Upper Room

Student Ministry Weekly Update
In addition to receiving news through the Church-wide weekly e-blast, you can also subscribe to the Student Ministry Weekly Update. To be added to this email list please send your email address to elise.bernhardt@mtbethel.org.
 
College Ministry                                                            
December Trip to Kenya with Project 82, dates December 7-21. Interested, contact Gaylyn Kelly at gaylyn.kelly@mtbethel.org
 
College/Young Adult Bible Study meets at 9:30 on Sunday mornings in the aerobics room in the CAC.
 
Come to Tuesday night Bible Study, a great time to dig into and discuss the word of God. We meet at Gaylyn Kelly's house.
 
Follow us on twitter at MBcollegeUMC
 
Women's Ministry
Mark your calendars for the 2012 Women's Retreat, January 27-29 - Register online or by registration brochure. Our speaker will be Susie Shellenberger and our worship leader is Cheryl Rogers. The retreat is being held at The Chattanoogan, Chattanooga, TN.  For lots more information, visit www.mtbethel.org/connect/women/. Questions? Contact Kris Michaelides at 678-560-7427 or email at  kris.michaelides@mtbethel.org.
 
Men's Ministry
Attention Men Servers -  Our next Ladies Night Out is Monday, November 7.  Our ladies will be decorating their own tables using their family traditions, so it will be a beautiful event! We could not host LNO without our fabulous men servers!!  Please consider serving to ladies that appreciate you so very much.  We will meet in the small dining room at 6:15pm. The dress is khaki pants and white shirts. Please let me know if you can help...kris.michaelides@mtbethel.org. Bring a friend to join you!!
 
Active Senior Adults
The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History - Thursday, November 17 - 9:00am-2:30pm - $10 - plus lunch. The General Museum has been redone!  Now the Southern Museum is in Kennesaw, the museum has the General, as well as Civil War artifacts and displays, a movie about the great locomotive chase, as well as a display of the Glover Machine works, which were in Marietta. In addition, there are traveling exhibits to view.
 
Recreation Ministry
Fall Sports - Final games and pizza parties continue this week.  Come to the CAC after your final game of the season for your team pizza party.
 
Youth Winter Basketball - We are in the team-building process. Coaches will receive their rosters at the coaches meeting on Thursday, November 3.  Expect a call from a coach with your child's first practice day and time, beginning November 4.  Practices will begin Monday, November 7-Saturday, November 12.
 
GIRLS/BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL - Now Registering. Must not be on a High School basketball team. Register your team in the CAC or contact Adam Sheffield for more information at adam.sheffield@mtbethel.org or 770-971-4299.
YOUTH SPORTS - To get prompt updates on weather and field conditions sign up for our Twitter posts - Simply text Follow MtBethelRec to 40404 to receive Tweets.
 
Fitness: Join us for one of our many fitness classes. New - Zumba. Go to www.mtbethel.org/fitness for complete schedule and pricing.
 
Career Ministry
Mt. Bethel's Career Ministry will meet on Tuesday, October 25, at Mt. Bethel's Community Center (4608 Lower Roswell Road near the corner of Woodlawn Drive)  Resume reviews begin at 6:30 and the presentation starts at 7:30pm. The evening's topic is Leveraging Technology - don't just hit apply, use technology as a networking tool to meet hiring managers. By now you know that the internet has changed job search strategy completely so use this to your advantage by ensuring that you can be found online easily by recruiters and hiring managers and that your brand is clear.  This session provides an inside look into how recruiters search for job seekers and how you can leverage job boards, search engines, and social networking to expand access and boost your odds of success in your job hunting expedition. We'll also cover what your information looks like to recruiters when they're trying to fill an open position. Last, after attending this session, you will know how to go beyond just the company website by researching your target companies and open positions via Google, Facebook and LinkedIn. For more information visit www.mtbethel.org/careerministry or contact Kibbie Jones at 678-560-7230 / kibbie.jones@mtbethel.org.
 
Prayer Ministry
"Voices United"- Join us on Thursday nights at 7:00 in B106 as we pray for every facet of the Church. Contact Bette Cardell at bettecardell@gmail.com for information or ministry prayer requests.
 
Aloha to Aging
"Ask The Neurologist" - Tuesday, November 1, at 10:30am -  Dr. Gwynn, Director of the Stroke Center of Northside Hospital and Chief of Neurology at St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta will join us for an interactive informational session focused on Parkinson's Disease and the various physical issues that can  accompany Parkinson's Disease. RSVP by October 30 to 678-439-1177.
 
Bereavement Support Group: Tuesday, November 4, from 10-11:00am. Specifically for those that have lost an aging loved one. If you are dealing with the grief of losing   an aging loved one, please RSVP by November 3 to 678-439-1177 or by email dawn@alohatoaging.org .Program at Aloha To Aging, Inc., located in the Mt. Bethel Community Center, 4608 Lower Roswell Rd., Marietta, GA 30068.  

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