Office: M-F 9 a.m.—2 p.m. 918-492-1353

Nick and I have fostered two

dogs previously and this week

we welcomed our first one in

Oklahoma. Through the Okla-

homa German Shorthaired Pointer (GSP) Res-

cue, we welcomed a male GSP. We’re calling

him Pete.

Pete was picked up as a stray by the Norman

Animal Shelter. Who knows what his experi-

ence of life has been before us? He probably

was a decent scavenger and kept himself

moving. He is quite thin and a bit afraid of

cars.

Pete keeps me smiling. He has an ever-present

interest in what is just beyond his nose. “Ohh,

that thing makes a noise. If I bite it, it oinks!”

“And that, it smells good. What does it taste

like?” While it isn’t always convenient to have

a 50 pound dog participating in my every

move, I’m thankful for the reminder of wonder.

Pete won-

ders and

investi-

gates. My

days

could use

some

more

wonder.

What

about

your’s?

August 10, 2012

Kelli’s Kiln

Annual Disciples Women Fall Re-

treat

October 5 & 6, 2012

Keynote Speaker:

Rev. Leslie Dotson

Associate Regional Pastor for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Oklahoma for the Northeast Area will be the keynote speaker. Les-lie’s portfolio includes Commission on Worship & Spiritual Growth, Commissioned Ministry Training Program and conducting the Healthy Bounty Seminars. She serves on the Board of Commis-sioned Ministry Training Program and teaches worship as well as evangelism and mission. Leslie attended Butler University and re-ceived her M. Div. from Phillips Theological Seminary. She was ordained in June, 2002 and served two congregations before her call to re-gional church ministry in 2008. Leslie enjoys reading, attending the theater and musical per-formances, as well as working on her home.

New Testament Hospitality Having explored hospitality in the ancient

Middle East last Sunday, our Bible Study Class

now turns to hospitality as practiced in the New

Testament. We will look at the feast described

by Jesus in a par-

able. It's found in

Luke 14:7-24. We

invite you to join us

at 9:30. next Sun-

day.

The first Disciples Women's meeting for the year will be

August 14 at 6:00 p.m. at Bethany Church.

It will be a salad supper.

Each person bring your favorite salad!

Breakfast Club

If you have not signed up please let Nancy know if you are coming so that we can insure

we will have a seat for you. You may respond to this e-mail or by phone, 918-492-2519.

Location and time follows:

When: Saturday August 18, 2012, @ 9:00 A.M.

Where: Golden Grill Cafe, 6565 E. 71st Street

We hope to see you there! Philip & Nancy Gray philipgray@earthlink.net

Who: Northeast Area DOC Churches

When: August 19, 2012

Where: SKIATOOK CHRISTIAN 1102 W. Oak St. Skiatook, OK

Time: 4:00 p.m.

What: Annual Music Fest

Why: Uniting Churches in

The Northeast Area

For Fellowship and Spiritual Enhancement

“Everything that hath breath, lets praise the Lord.”

There will be cookies and refreshments following the event.

We welcome praise dance groups, quartets, ensembles, soloists, instrumen-

talist, monologues, stomp teams, skits, etc. To be a part of this exciting

program contact: Shane 918-520-7455 email:

Shane.Hickey@okreverend01@cox.net or

Zenobia Mayo 918-694-1996 email: zeemayo@cox.net.

A Special Request Bethany Disciples Women needs help collecting plastic silverware

now. Please start saving any pre-packaged, take-out silverware that you

don’t use. They are perfect for the “Pack-A-Sack” meals that will be assem-

bled at the Northeast Area Women’s Retreat on October 5 and 6.

There will be a collection box in the fellowship hall containing a sample “Pack-A-Sack” for

you to see. Thank you in advance for your help.

M s. Senior Pageant

Dena Fate will be representing Methodist Manor as

Ms Buehler in the Ms. Senior Pageant at the TCC

VanTrease Performing Arts Center. The pageant takes place

on Saturday, August 25th at 2:00pm.

Tickets can be purchased online at

msopageant@gmail.com. The costs are Adults $8, Senior $6,

and kids tickets ages 5-12 years are $4. Dena will turn 104 this

December!

About The Disciples

We are Disciples of Christ,

a movement for wholeness

in a fragmented world.

As part of the one body of Christ,

we welcome all to the Lord's Table

as God has welcomed us.

Disciples of Christ Statement Of Identity

Directory Changes

Please change the apartment number

for Steve Ruley on page 15:

Steve Ruley

6800 S. Granite Ave. Apt. V115

Tulsa, OK 74136-7042

Please change the address and apt.

number for Tex Knowland on page 12:

Tex Knowland

6800 S. Granite Ave. Apt. #518

Tulsa, OK 74136

Back To School

Jenks: August 16th

Union: August 20th

Tulsa: August 20th

Bixby: August 17th

Broken Arrow: August 23rd

BCC Kitchen

Lost & Found

The Hospitality Co-chairs have cleaned out

the Bethany Kitchen and found a few items

that do not belong to the church.

These items have been placed on the

counter for you to check and see if any

items belong to you. They will be happy to

have been found!

Please take a moment to check out the

Kitchen Lost and Found the next time you

visit Bethany.

“Nature is a gift from God and

every blade of grass is a sermon,”

a preacher told her summertime

congregation.

The next day, the minister was

mowing her lawn when a member of

the church came along. The parish-

ioner stood and watched his pastor

mow for a bit.

Then, nodding his

head in approval,

he said, “Way to

go, Pastor, cut’em

short!” anon.

August 12 Sunday School, join us at 9:15 a.m.

Worship begins at 10:45 a.m.

August 13 Closing Dan’s War Book Event at 6:30 p.m.

August 14 Disciples Women Meeting—Salad Supper 6:00 p.m.

August 18 Breakfast Club-Golden Grill Cafe, 6565 E. 71st Street

August 19 Sunday School, join us at 9:15 a.m.

Worship begins at 10:45 a.m.

Congregational Meeting directly following worship

August 21 NE Area Board Meeting at Bethany, 6:30 meal, 7:00 meeting

August 26 Sunday School, join us at 9:15 a.m.

Worship begins at 10:45 a.m.

August 27 Bethany Community School Fall Session begins today

August 28 Voting Place in Fellowship Hall 6:30 a.m.—7:00 p.m.

August 31 September Newsletter published

Sept. 22 Save the Date: NEACCO Assembly 2012, more TBA

Serenity Group meets Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m.

Aug 3 Wanda Adams

Aug 11 Mary McCurry

Aug 12 Josh Taft

Aug 13 Trish Dissly

Aug 20 Christa Moczygemba

Aug 21 Ann Kelly

Aug 28 Steve Ruley

Aug 30 Chandler Moczygemba

Bethany Church Calendar

Elders Serving

(Bread, Wine)

Aug 12 A.J. Lanier, Ruth Ann Fate

Aug 19 Steve Bowers, Marilyn Bowers

Aug 26 Toni Wine Imbler, Geoff Brewster

Deacons Serving

(Door/Acolyte, Door/Prayer)

Aug 12 Kathy Herwig, Jesse Fate

Aug 19 Mike Cross, Megan Castles

Aug 26 Judy Krase, Loren Krase