678-560-7226.
TIME CHANGE: Please remember to spring forward and arrive on time for worship, Sunday, March 11. You need to move your clocks forward one hour.
Mt. Bethel's Career Ministry will meet on Tuesday, March 13, at the Mt. Bethel 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. 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 or kibbie.jones@mtbethel.org.
Future Meetings:
Tuesday, March 27 - LinkedIn
Tuesday, April 10 - Social Media
Tuesday, April 24 - Branding
The Flower Ministry needs your donations of medium-size vases. Please drop them off in the Welcome Center (front office).
Preparing for Middle School! There will be small peer groups forming this spring for girls and boys (separate groups) who are entering middle school in the fall. The groups will be facilitated by a counselor and will cover various topics related to preparing for middle school. The groups are also a great way for soon-to-be middle schoolers to develop a support network with other rising middle schoolers. The groups will meet for four 1-hour sessions and some of the subjects to be covered will be peer pressure, study skills, body image, self-esteem and bullying. For further information on dates, times and cost, please contact Michelle Lambert, MS, LPC at 770-612-1018 or mtclambert@yahoo.com.
Children's Ministry
Vacation Bible School Registration has begun. June VBS is 11-15 from 12:30-3:30 and July VBS is 9-13 from 9:30-12:30. We have over 800 children participating in our VBS program each session and more than half are non-members. We need all adults & teens willing to serve to help us make this program happen. It is a wonderful way to serve at Mt. Bethel and model Christ to your children and others. Please prayerfully consider serving this year. Contact Dianne Hylton for more information 770-971-5074 or dianne.hylton@mtbethel.org.
Egg Collection for the Easter Egg Hunt has begun! If you have a child who is planning on attending the Egg Hunt Saturday, April 7, on the "Fields of Dreams," please bring one dozen prize-filled eggs for each child participating to Children's Ministry area by April 1. If you just want to help us out, you can bring plastic eggs or candy as well. We will be collecting over 4000 eggs for the children to hunt. Thank you ahead of time for your help for this day. If you have any questions please call Janis Caverlee 770-971-0668 or email janis.caverlee@mtbethel.org
CHARGE! Retreat is April 28 & 29 for all current 4th & 5th graders. This is an intentional spiritual weekend of fellowship and worship. Registration has begun. We need parents to join us as chaperone and partner with us for this wonderful weekend. Call or email Sherri Juliani for more information at 770-971-3447 or sherri.juliani@mtbethel.org. If you choose to come as a chaperone we are offering a special rate. Please call Dianne Hylton for more details, 770-971-5074 or dianne.hylton@mtbethel.org
Student Ministry
If you or your student attended DNOW and you would like to take the next steps to grow in your faith, please feel free to attend our Wednesday night Bible Studies! They are from 6:30-7:30, and we have one study for students seeking to lay a foundation for their faith, and another who feel as if the foundation is laid, but they'd like to dig deeper into the Word.
Mark your calendars - we are having a drop-in baby shower for Lauren Eden after church on Sunday, March 18, from 12:20-1:45 in the Cove (upper B hall). Feel free to bring her a sweet note, a prayer or a gift to wish Lauren, David and their sweet baby boy well!
We have combined all of our middle and high school Sunday morning programs into one gathering: nine29. We meet at 9:29 in the Fellowship Hall for games, music, a great message & breakout discussion. Come join us! All middle and high school students are welcome.
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.
Music Ministry
Get Your Pecans Now! Pecans have been reduced to $5 per bag. We still have chocolate covered, pecan caramel clusters, glazed, cinnamon glazed, and fresh pecans. Look for them in the Music Office during the week or contact sandra.chapman@mtbethel.org or robert.mcmichael@mtbethel.org.
Women's Ministry
The Diane Mickler Circle will meet Monday, March 12, at 10:00am in B116. Millie Atkinson will share with us about Romanian women's mission projects. For more information contact Linda Lakshas at 770-579-1862 or lflcshas@comcast.net.
The Lynn Smith Circle will meet Wednesday, March 14, at 12:00 noon in B118. This circle is a service-oriented group of women mostly age 50 and over. Light refreshments are provided at the meeting. After our business meeting we will have a project to do. If you would like more information about our circle, please contact either Barbara Benton at 770-973-2449 or Gayle Hollinger at 770-953-9633. We would love to have you come and fellowship with our members as a guest.
The Dorothy Summerour Circle will meet Wednesday, March 14, at 9:45am at the home of Martha Leatherwood, 4016 Tritt Homestead Drive, Marietta, GA 30062, 770-971-0251. Our special program this month is a book review of "Heaven Is For Real" by Todd Burpo. If you would like additional information, please call Brenda Crawford, 770-971-4273.
Recreation Ministry
Youth Spring Sports: Practices have begun. You will receive a practice/game schedule for your league at your first practice. Make sure you get one. The master practice/game schedule is also on the website at www.mtbethel.org/sports registration. All uniforms will be handed out at one of your practices before Opening Day, March 17. In case of bad weather (including the day after bad weather), be sure to check the recreation update at www.mtbethel.org/rec and click on the sunshine icon to get any cancellations or reschedules due to field conditions.
Coaches Soccer/Baseball Clinics: Saturday, March 10, 9:00 on the fields. We invite all soccer and baseball coaches to attend one of these clinics.
Summer Camp: Now registering online at www.mtbethel.org/camps or in the CAC. Click on the PDF Registration Form to see ages and prices. We are offering Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Volleyball and Cheerleading Camps. Sports Camps are on a waiting list.
Men's Softball - Now registering full teams. Season begins Wednesday, March 14. Contact Adam Sheffield at 770-971-4299 or adam.sheffield@mtbethel.org
Fitness: New 10 week session begins March 12. Join us for one of our many fitness classes. March special -Free Zumba Gold - 55+ (lower impact), Wednesday, 11:45. Go to www.mtbethel.org/fitness for complete schedule and pricing.
Thompson Sheffield Softball Tournament is Saturday, May 12. $300 per team. For more information, please contact Rob Mickler at 678-560-7429 or rob.mickler@mtbethel.org.
Active Senior Adults
It's a Grouper's hands-on mission event! Join us Sunday, March 18, from 2-4pm for a Project Mailcall Packing Session at the home of Ed and Mary Ettel, 3661 Sope Creek Farm SE, Marietta. Please RSVP to kim.mcgarr@mtbethel.org or at 770-579-9224, ext. 25 by Wednesday, March 14 - space is limited.
Pep Club March Meeting - Tuesday, March 20, 5:30-7pm, in Mt. Bethel Fellowship Hall. Covered dish dinner begins at 5:30, with music from the Roswell New Horizons band at 6:15pm. Our mission emphasis will be the Easter Candy for Mt. Bethel's Egg Hunt - individually wrapped (no chocolate, please). Dinner is covered dish, please bring:
* A-M main dish
* N-Z side dish/salad
* Host/Hostess dessert
High Museum of Art - Picasso to Warhol exhibit, Thursday, March 29, 9:00am-2:30pm. $20 per person plus lunch. The exhibit presents approximately 100 works of art created by some of the most iconic artists from the 20th century. RSVP to kim.mcgarr@mtbethel.org or 770-579-9224, ext. 25 by Tuesday, March 20. We will leave from the Fairfield parking lot.
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.
Kidz2leaders
Mark your calendars for Camp Hope 2012 - July 14-20 at the Rock Eagle 4-H Campground in Eatonton, GA. You won't want to miss Camp Hope's 13th year in changing the lives of prisoners' children. Adult and youth counselors are needed for the week! Applications available online in February at www.kidz2leaders.org.
Come play with us at the 8th Annual kidz2leaders Camp Hope Golf Tournament on Monday, May 7, at the Atlanta Country Club. Sign-up a foursome or sponsor a hole. Register online at www.kidz2leaders.org or call Nancy at the Camp Hope office - 770-977-7751.
Stay updated with more news on our blog (www.kidz2leaders.org/blog) and our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/camphope).
