A Knight with Mom
Saturday, February 8 | 6-8pm | $30 for Mother/Son couple; $5 for each additional child | Tickets available online or in the Bookstore
Moms with sons, it's your turn for a fun night! Join us for "A Knight with Mom." Dress your best and bring your son for desserts and dancing.
Announcements
Update on Dnow 2014 
by Cary Farrington, Director of Student Ministry
So far, we have 430 middle and high school students signed up! Our total for last year was 450. Registration ends January 31, or 500 students max, whichever comes first. In order to accommodate this many students, we need more host homes and college leaders!
Currently, we have 50 college leaders; we need 150! Currently, we have 38 host homes; we need 70! Can you help? Be a part of this huge and impactful event! Register to be a host home or college leader.
Divorce Support Recovery Series
Wednesdays (February 5-May 7) | 6:30-8:00pm | H House | Facilitators: Rev. Glenn Ray & Judith Reichenback, LPC | Register Online
The group will be using Bob Burns and Tom Whiteman's book entitled "The Fresh Start" and will be facilitated by Rev. Glenn Ray and Judith Reichenback, a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Spring Consignment Sale is March 6-8.
Priorities: A New Sermon Series & Three-week Seminar
We have begun a church-wide sermon series and seminar addressing three main topics: your time, your stuff, and your communication. We'll be talking about how to make Christ the center of our families by following Biblical principles in these areas of our lives. Join us!
Mother and Child Survival Project
Mt. Bethel Children's Sunday School is collecting funds for UMCOR's "Mother and Child Survival project." The children made collection cups and took home the cups and a letter to parents on January 12. There will be a competition between elementary grades, and big collection buckets will be out Sunday, January 19-February 23. This is a project through the United Methodist Committee on Relief - the mission arm of the United Methodist Church.
Special Olympics Winter Games
Adult and teen volunteers are needed to serve on Saturday, January 25, at the Special Olympics Winter games held in Cobb County. Please
contact Kim McGarr for volunteer information.
Volunteer Needs
Start off 2014 with a new commitment to serve at Mt. Bethel on Sunday mornings. We are in need of volunteers in several areas: Sunday Morning Breakfast Cashiers, Parking Ushers and Tram Drivers, Sunday Morning Receptionist, and Ushers and Greeters. Contact Kibbie Parish to get more information or to volunteer for one or all of these areas.
Short-Term Mission to West Virginia | March 27-30
We will work with people living in extreme poverty in this beautiful area of Appalachia. No construction projects. We assist people there by delivering sack lunches, assembling food boxes and back pack lunches for local schools and help support a small, local church as they work to serve their own community. This can be a meaningful event for your Sunday School or small group. Contact Larry Armstrong for details.
New 11:00 Sunday School class!
Stepping Into the Bible is a brand new Adult Sunday School class that will start on Sunday, February 2, at 11:00am. For more information, please contact Lauren Eden.
Altar Flowers
If you would like to reserve the altar flowers in the Sanctuary in honor or in memory of someone, please contact Debi Wyatt. The arrangements are $60 each or $120 for both.
Join a Fitness Class Today!
We offer classes in boot camp, barre, Zumba, body sculpting, weights, cardio, yoga, pilates and more. Go online for class schedule and prices. We also have available by appointment a personal trainer who can get you started or keep you moving in the right direction. For more information, call the Recreation Department at 770-971-5280.
Aloha To Aging
was created to address the social needs of seniors 55 and older with mild to moderate impairments, to assist their family members with their changing role as a family caregiver and to create volunteer opportunities for the community. Go online to see our various programs and activities.
Our Joys and Concerns
The Paschal Candle burns in honor of the baptism of Davis Oliver Hogan, son of Chris & Brandy Hogan.
The rosebuds on the altar are in honor of the births of Judah Isaac Bernhardt, son of Brian & Elise Bernhardt, on January 16, 2014; and Caroline Grace Irvine, daughter of Ryan & Ashley Irvine and granddaughter of Ginny Mateer, on January 14, 2014.
We extend Christian sympathy to Larry, Dottie, Vanessa & Jason Beard in the loss of Dottie's mother, Jean O'Keef; and to Des & Mary Yawn, Ben & Amy Barnes and Ryan, Crysie, Parker & Chase Grelecki in the loss of Mary's father, Bruce Freyermunt. May God hold you in the palm of His hand during this time of grief.
Recently hospitalized: Connie Strickland, Tommy Todd, Gabriel Weber.
We wish to congratulate Elizabeth Atkinson and James Norris who were married at Downtown Presbyterian Church in Greenville, South Carolina on January 18, 2014.
