Mt. Bethel UMC 

September 2, 2012

                   


Our current sermon series is looking at the disciples as Jesus' Life Group. It is my privilege and responsibility to look at the Apostle John this Sunday.  With my personal experience with Life Groups and studying the disciples as Jesus' Life Group, I  am learning how important it is for a growing and changing disciple to be in an accountability group. A serious disciple is one who looks for ways to improve his/her spiritual life.  
   
Therefore, I want to recommend you become  involved in some type of group that will help you grow in your spiritual life.  We have a great list of possibilities for you: Sunday school, Bible study, mission projects, and Life Groups. Our heavenly Father is easily found when we are seeking Him with all our hearts.  
   
John was a young man who had a desire to know God; but he, like many of us, was following his own way. One day Jesus came by his fishing business and said to John and his brother James, come follow me and I will make you fishers of men. His positive response to that invitation changed John from a Son of Thunder to the Disciple of Love. If you want to reach your full potential, respond positively to the invitation of Jesus to follow Him; and your life will never be the same.   
   
I am very pleased to announce the beginning of a  NEW class for single adults aged 40's to 60's who want to grow stronger in their faith walk. We will be studying biblical ways to live out our lives and other biblical issues of interest to the class.
   
Our purpose is to integrate discipleship into our daily lives through Bible Study and Christ-like action. Our mission is to put our faith into action by service to the needs of the community.
   
Our first class will be September 9. For more information, contact Glenn Ray at glenn.ray@mtbethel.org or 678-560-2801.
   
God bless us as we grow together.
Rev. Glenn Ray



Worship Services  

September 9
8:15am Sanctuary - "John - Great Potential" - Second in the Series: "The Master's Life Group" - Luke 9:52-55, I John 4:19 - Rev. Kim McGarr
                                                                           
9:30 & 11:00am God's Garden Worship Service for ages 3 (by 9/1/10) through Pre K - in A35.
                                               
9:30am & 11:00am Sanctuary - "John, Son of Thunder" - Second in the Series: "The Master's Life Group" - Matthew 4:18-22 - Rev. Glenn Ray

11:00am Encounter Contemporary - "The Making of a Disciple" - Second in Series: "The Master's Life Group" - John 19:25-27 -  Rev. Carey Akin
 
11:00am Kid Quest Children's Worship for K-2nd Graders in F015 - "God Is Speaking - Are You Listening?" - Exodus 2:11-30, Exodus 3:1-20
                                     
11:00am The P.O.D. Children's Worship for 3rd to 5th Graders in the Upper Room - "All You Need is Love" - Faithful Friends, Part 2 - John - Matthew 4:18-22
 
St. Philip UMC - 11:00am Worship Service - "Living Good - Part 3" - Galatians 5:13-26 - Rev. Jon Ponders
 
    

  

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Our Joys & Concerns

The rosebuds on the altar are in honor of the birth of Zane Medlock Cheeley, son of Jim & Brandi Cheeley, on August 21, 2012; and Scarlett Marie Delamater, daughter of Jeff Delamater & Stephanie Campanella, and granddaughter of Bill & Sharon Delamater, on August 17, 2012.

The altar flowers are given to the Glory of God and in celebration of the marriage of  our parents, Hamilton Corey & Lois Hudon, on September 2, 2012, given by Randy & Cindy Hudon.

The Paschal Candle burns in honor of the life of Dorothy Tice, now living in the Father's House. The Paschal Candle also burns in honor of the baptism of Beau Graham Barnes, son of Ben & Amy Barnes; and Reagan Marie Spitzer, daughter of Sean & Stephanie Spitzer.

Recently hospitalized:  Mary Clark, Hoyt Hunt, Al Phillips.

We extend Christian sympathy to Mark & Melanie Booker in the loss of Mark's  grandmother, Jewell Abercrombie; to Stefan, Katherine, Elizabeth & John Glista in the loss of Stefan's father, Stan Glista; and to Spencer, Nichole, Mackenzie & Summer Smith in the loss of Spencer's grandfather, Jerry West. May God hold you in the palm of His hand during this time of grief.

We wish to congratulate Christina Lee & Christopher Romano who were married in our Sanctuary on August 25, 2012 by Rev. Diane Parrish.

Congratulations to Henry & Lyn Ahrenhold on the birth of their great-grandson, Jackson Troy McLin, son of Chris & Mary Ashlyn McLin on May 16, 2012.


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.       


Congregational Care - we want to know if you are in the hospital or scheduled for surgery, had a death in your family or have celebrated the birth of a child or grandchild. Please call us at 770-971-2880.
 
Children's Clothing and Consignment Sale - Disbursement forms are now available. Forms are due back to B.A. Montague by September 17. You can print a form by going to mtbethel.org/women picking one up at the Church front desk, or by contacting B.A. Montague at 678-560-7242.
 
Adult Enrichment Ministries Game Day and Luncheon: Friday, September 14, 10:00am-3:00pm at Mt. Bethel Community Center (shuttle bus provided from Mt. Bethel UMC parking lot beginning at 9:30am). $100 per table of 4. Bring cards or a board game. Lunch provided along with gift bags and door prizes.  All proceeds go to Mt. Bethel's Adult Enrichment Ministry to help abused, neglected, exploited and impoverished adults in Cobb, Cherokee and DeKalb Counties. To reserve your table contact Janet Battin at  770-992-9889. Reservation deadline September 4.
 
Dishwashers needed for Wednesday Night Dinners -must be at least 16 years of age and able to work from 4:30 until approximately 8:30 on Wednesday evenings. If interested, please call Jan or Cathy at 678-560-7408 or stop by the kitchen to complete an application.
 
The Sunday Shuttles are back in full swing. Shuttle lots are at Terrell Mill Park and Dickerson Middle School. Sit back & leave the driving to us!
 
Volunteers Needed
 
Stephen Ministry:  Considering a mission?  Consider Stephen Ministry where we reach out with a compassion and hope for those in need.  Training classes will begin September 9, equipping yourself to reach out to others.  Classes will be held in "H" house from 6 to 8pm.  Contact Kibbie Jones at Mt. Bethel UMC to sign up for training classes.
 
Want to get back in a routine of studying the Word, while helping others?  Teach Sunday School to our next generation. We have openings in all age levels. Contact Becky.Tolbert@mtbethel.org - Elementary 678-560-7447 or
Janis.Caverlee@mtbethel.org - Preschool 770-971-0668.
 
Mt. Bethel Library help needed! Would you be willing to give three hours, once a month, to be available to help members find and check out books? Very little training is needed for this volunteer job! We need folks on Wednesdays afternoons from 3:00-6:00. Thanks! Sherry Reed, Volunteer Librarian - reedsa@att.net
 
The HOPE Center's Baby Store is in great need of help. We are very backed up in the workroom. If you and/or any groups you know of can come help us we would be hugely blessed!  We need people to process and organize all of our incoming donations and help us to get them out on the store floor. The longer the merchandise sits in the workroom; the less that is available for our clients and customers who need it. We can use any time you are able to give.  Please contact Monti Price at 770-789-2223.  295 Molly Lane, Woodstock, GA.
 
Computer Stations for Children's Ministry! We need volunteers to help us man the computers on Sunday morning from 9:15-10:45. It will require some knowledge of computer check-in system. You will be helping check children in and troubleshooting if computers are slow. Our goal is to get enough volunteers that you would help only one or two Sundays a month. If you are willing to help us out please contact Becky Tolbert at 678-560-7447 or becky.tolbert@mtbethel.org.
 
Teen Volunteers! Calling any High Schoolers who are ready to help teach children. We need teen volunteers to help in all areas Sunday morning with children ages 2-5th grade. You can help in Sunday school or Worship - both 9:30 or 11:00.  Please let us know if you are hearing God's call to teach and we can help you.  Please contact Becky Tolbert at 678-560-7447 or becky.tolbert@mtbethel.org.
 
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity - Join us for the 19th Annual Habitat Road Race - Saturday, October 6. All proceeds from the race will fund Mt. Bethel's 32nd Habitat Home!  Start Time: 5K - 8:00am| 1 Mile Fun Run - 9:00am| Habitot Trot (age 5 and under) to follow.  New This year: The Habitat Road Race is now a Peachtree Road Race Qualifier!  Race Day Activities include music, amusements for the kids, plenty of refreshments, silent auction and awards ceremony. Fee is $20 per person. 10% discount for family of 3 or more. Phantom runners can make a donation to Habitat for $25 or more.  Register at habitatroadrace.com or register in person at the CAC or Big Peach Running Co.
 
Mt. Bethel will begin construction of our 32nd Habitat Home on Saturday, September 8. Volunteers are needed to help build the home and to provide lunches for the volunteers.  You can sign up at mtbethel.org/habitat or pick up a registration form on Sundays at the Habitat table in the connector. We hope you will join us for a fun and rewarding experience.
 
Missions Ministry
Calling all supporters, adults and children alike, of missions in India!  Please join us for a "Friends of India" Ice Cream Social on Sunday, September 23, at 4:00pm in the Fellowship Hall. Reverend Dr. Peter Pereira and his wife Esther, the founders of Hope For Today in India, will share with us how your gifts have been used to advance the cause of Christ in a country that hungers to hear the good news. Come and see how your "compassion into action" was received this year in India. Whether you have sponsored a child, made God's Eyes, prayer journals, donated socks, band aids, ziploc bags, prayed for India or for someone going on a mission trip, or, simply, if you are interested in seeing how God is moving powerfully in this country, this social is for you!  Rejoice with us as we see how God is using Hope for Today and your prayers and gifts to "bring in the harvest."
 
Nursery, Preschool & Children's Ministries
The Mt. Bethel Nursery will be closed for Sunday night activities on September 2.  We will resume nursery for Sunday evening activities on the following Sunday, September 9.
 
The Mt. Bethel Nursery is looking for committed women to be a part of our Nursery Guild. Guild members help greet church members in the nursery and manage computers for nursery check-in on Sunday mornings. We also have a few meetings during the year, host a Nursery Staff Appreciation Breakfast and are occasionally asked to volunteer in the Nursery. If you would be willing to serve on this committee and give back to our loving, wonderful nursery or learn more, please contact Sara Meyers at slizmeyers@gmail.com.
 
Mt. Bethel Day Care Center is now enrolling children for the Pre-K class for the 2012-2013 school year.  For prices and tour information, please call Dee Stolz at 678-560-8005.
 
Wednesday Night Children's Program - Our regular programming will begin September 5. SPLAT University children will be learning about the Disciples. 4th & 5th grade small groups will be forming and getting started.  Be sure to get your  children registered online soon. 3's and 4's will be meeting with Janis in C14-16.
Life groups for 4th and 5th grade children provide a nurturing environment for pre-teens to explore God's Word, grow in their faith, explore their walk with Jesus Christ and build relationships within their peer group. Life groups allow timely discussion, hands-on mission projects, Bible study and how to apply Scripture to their everyday lives. This is a wonderful bridge for children as they begin to transition from children's into student ministry. Life groups are forming now for the 2012-2013 school year.  Life groups for children 4th and 5th grade along with a parent/mentor are from 6:30-7:30 pm on Wednesday evenings in the Education Building. Our first meeting will be Wednesday, September 5, in F011. For more information, please contact sherri.juliani@mtbethel.org.
 
Special Needs Ministry
First Annual FOCUS Dads and Daughters Dance | Saturday, September 8 | 3-5pm | Mt. Bethel's Fellowship Hall - Dad, bring you daughters (special needs and their girl siblings) and come for a afternoon of fun.  Email elizabeth@focus-ga.org for more information and to reserve your space. Mt. Bethel partners with FOCUS to provide respite and summer camps for children with special needs, and now their 1st annual Dad and Daughter Dance!
 
Young Adult Ministry
Every Tuesday Night we have Bible Study from 7 to 9 at Caribou on Johnson's Ferry.
 
Active Adult Ministry
Pep Club Kick off - Tuesday, September 18| new time! 6-7:30pm | Mt. Bethel Fellowship Hall - We will kick off our 2012-2013 Pep Club with a covered dish dinner at 6pm. Please bring the following  - A-M main dish, N-Z side dish or salad, host/hostess dessert. Our entertainment is Atlanta Theatre presenting, "Dream a Little Dream With Me," a musical comedy including popular tunes from the 50s. Our mission emphasis for September and October meetings will be individually-wrapped candy for Mt. Bethel's Trunk or Treat Event. 
 
Groupers September Dine and Unwind - Thursday, September 20, 6:45pm @ Miller Union, 999 Brady Ave., Atlanta, GA. Miller Union believes in the partnership between chef and farmer. Their menu is based around the week's harvest. So join us as we share fresh ingredients prepared with rustic simplicity, and great conversation with friends. Please RSVP by Monday, September 17, to Ellen Sutley at bugeau@comcast.net or Kim McGarr kim.mcgarr@mtbethel.org. If you would like to carpool, please include that info in your RSVP.
 
Recreation Ministry
Winter Youth Basketball - Registration has begun. Register your K-8th grade boys and girls online at mtbethel.org/sportsregistration or in the CAC.
 
Fitness - Choose from 20 classes per week including Evening Stretch,  Zumba, Weights and Core, Barre Sculpt, Body Sculpting, Muscle Pump, Cardio Burn, Pilates and many Yoga classes. Go to mtbethel.org/fitness for complete schedule or call Caroline Booker at 770-971-5280.
 
Sunday School/Bible Studies/Life Groups
Bible Studies - Fall Bible studies are starting soon. Register at mtbethel.org and click on Studies. There are descriptions for the short-term Bible studies and Disciple Bible study classes and online registration. Questions, please contact Gayle Haden at gayle.haden@mtbethel.org or 678-560-7427.
 
There is a new Sunday morning Bible Study starting September 9. It will be a teacher-led intergenerational Bible Study to learn God's Word, while understanding how to practically apply it to the everyday life and live unbound to the call Christ has placed on you. All ages and backgrounds welcome. Led by Gaylyn Kelly and Taylor Pair. 9:30am in the Olympia Room in the CAC.
 
Women's Ministry           
The Lynn Smith Circle will meet on Wednesday, September 12, at 12pm (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 work on a small project. If you would like more information about our circle, please contact either Barbara Benton at 770-973-2449 or Gayle Hollinger 770-953-9633. We would love to have you come and fellowship with our members as a guest or new member.
 

  

 
 

  

Our Faithfulness                        

Offerings Received last week -- $84,615

Offerings Received this fiscal year -- $956,176

Budget Offerings Needed to date -- $1,508,365

      
Sunday, September 2
7:30-9:15am Fellowship Breakfast - Fellowship Hall
8:15am Worship Service - Sanctuary
9:29am Student Ministries Nine29 - Fellowship Hall
9:30am Sunday School
9:30am Worship Service - Sanctuary                                 
9:30am God's Garden - A35
11:00am Worship Service - Sanctuary
11:00am Encounter Worship in the Fellowship Hall
11:00am God's Garden - A35
11:00am Kid Quest Worship for Children K-2nd Grade - F015
11:00am The POD Worship for Children 3rd-5th Grade - Upper Room
11:00am Sunday School
11:00am New Member Class - B118
6:00pm Hudon/Corey Wedding - Chapel
                  
Monday, September 3 - Labor Day
Church is closed
 
Tuesday, September 4
7:15am Middle School Breakfast - Gym
8:30am MBCA Lower School Chapel - Sanctuary
8:30am MBCA Middle School Chapel - Upper Room
9:00am Membership Committee - B112
9:30am Mother's Morning Out - D5-8
10:30am Knitting Angels - B109
11:00am-1:15pm Tuesday Lunch - Dining Room
5:00-10:00pm Fall Recreation League - "Fields of Dreams"
5:30pm Middle School Bells - A25
6:30pm McDaniel Ringers - A25
7:00pm Ruth Young Women's Cancer Support Group - Community Center
                            
Wednesday, September 5
9:30am Corrigan Care - D8
9:30am Adult Bible Studies
9:30am MOPS Craft Club - B118/115
10:00am Righteous Bells - A25
11:30am Special Projects Committee - B116
1:00pm Bridge Group - Community Center
4:30pm iPraise/weePraise
4:30pm Knitting Angels - B109
4:30-6:45pm Fellowship Dinner - Fellowship Hall
5:00-10:00pm Fall Recreation League - "Fields of Dreams"
6:00pm 4th & 5th Grade Life Groups - 2nd floor F Building
6:00pm Student Bible Studies - B Hall
6:15pm High School Bells - A25
6:30pm Preschool SPLAT - C14/16
6:30pm SPLAT U Children's Programs - F Basement
6:30pm Celebration Choir Rehearsal - A23
6:30pm Divorce Support Group - H House
7:00pm Orchestra Rehearsal - Sanctuary
7:15pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal - A18
 
Thursday, September 6
9:30am Mother's Morning Out - D5-8
9:30am Adult Bible Studies
10:00am Painting Class - Community Center
12:00pm Aloha to Aging Lunch & Learn - Community Center
5:00-10:00pm Fall Recreation League - "Fields of Dreams"
5:00pm OK for Youth - F015
7:00pm Prayer Ministry - B106
 
Friday, September 7
6:30am Friday's Faithful - B112
7:00am Charlie Oates Men's Bible Study - Community Center
9:30am Mother's Morning Out - D5-8
10:00am MBCA Grandparent's Day Program
5:00-10:00pm Fall Recreation League - "Fields of Dreams"
6:00pm MBCA Fund for Excellence Dinner - Fellowship Hall
 
Saturday, September 8
8:00am-8:30pm Fall Recreation League - "Fields of Dreams"
10:00am Alcoholics Anonymous - Community Center
2:00pm Ulmer/Nicholas Wedding - Chapel
3:00pm Special Needs Father/Daughter Dance - Fellowship Hall
 
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