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8 Bethany Newsletter JANUARY 2017

BETHANY

Bethany has been established on the corner of 15 Mile Road

and Beaconsfield for 60 years, and has a rich heritage that

involves Christ followers who are devoted to seeking the

will of God. We know it is no accident that we have been

placed on this corner and we strive to reach out to our

community with the love of Christ.

19700 15 Mile Road

Clinton Twp. Mi 48035

586-791-1190

connect2bethany.org

Email: [email protected]

Office hours: M & T 10am-4pm

W - F 9am-5pm

Ministry to Military & College Students Thank you for your continued support of those

away from home. We plan to pack for January on

Monday the 16th. If anyone would like to provide

cookies for the two college students at Moody Bible

Institute, let us know and bring the cookies in on

January 15th. For those who travel and can get

hotel samples, they work great for our military. Any

questions see Gladys & Ron Buck.

Men’s Luncheon January 4th @ 11:30am

Men, come enjoy some

food and fellowship as

we gather together at

Scrambler’s Restaurant. Need more

encouragement? You’ll even get a 20% discount

courtesy of Scrambler’s. It is located on Masonic,

east of Gratiot.

Celebrate Recovery Volunteers Needed Celebrate Recovery is in need of several volunteer church members to open

and close the church during the winter months on Monday nights from 6:00 pm

to 9:30 pm. This does not need to be a weekly commitment depending on the

amount of volunteers we get. If you are interested, please contact Brian Wegner

at 586-484-6500. For more info about Celebrate Recovery visit

celebraterecovery.com

Single Seniors Breakfast Thursday, January 12th @ 9:30am

Single Seniors, those 55 and over, are

invited for breakfast at Cracker Barrel on Little Mack,

south of 13 Mile Rd. Sign up at the Welcome Center.

CrossRoads Sundays @ 6pm

The Young Adults/College age Bible study

meets in the upper room behind the balcony.

Plan on growing in God’s Word this New Year.


Inside this issue:

Classes 2

Missions 3

Church Calendar 5

Upcoming Events 6

Youth Group Events 7

Volume 6, Issue 1 January 2017

January Sermon Series The Sacrifice

A sacrifice is defined as; “a loss or something

you give up, usually for the sake of a better cause.”

Parents sacrifice time and sleep to take care of their

children. Kids might sacrifice TV time to hang out

with mom and dad. Beginning January 15th we will look at what it really means to sacrifice,

in our marriages, our families, our community, and our world. We will also look at the One

who gave the ultimate sacrifice, Jesus Christ. I hope that you will join us for this series as we

strive to develop a deeper walk with Christ and a stronger commitment to one another and

our families. Pastor Mark Reynolds

January

Memory

Verse

Greater

love has

no one

than this:

to lay down

one’s life

for one’s

friends.

John 15:13

Kids Choir Rehearsals Begin Star Quest

All kids in grades K-7 are invited to be a part of the kids musical “Star

Quest” to be presented on April 9th. Weekly rehearsals begin on Wednesday, January 11th, from 6-6:50pm, in the upper room behind the balcony. For more information please contact Erin Madak or Robyn Miller.

God’s Word Studying the Scripture & Bible Reading Plans

Are you convinced that the Bible is worth reading, but not sure if you can

commit to such a project? Here are a few suggestions for how to go about working

your way through the entire Bible:

There are free resources available at the Welcome Center to help you grow in your faith such as Bible

reading plans and New Testaments. Feel free to utilize these materials and share them with others.

1. Follow a Bible reading plan

2. Find a copy of the Bible specifically organized for reading

throughout the year

3. Find a friend (or a group of friends) to read with

4. Ask your pastor for advice

5. Listen to an audio Bible during your commute.

A Boy In Madagascar Receiving His Shoebox Gift Many of the shoeboxes packed by Bethany were shipped to Madagascar on

Saturday, December 3. Thank you for partnering with

Operation Christmas Child. The gift-filled shoebox you

packed will share God’s love in a tangible way and

can impact not only the child who receives it, but

also their family, friends, and community.

Most importantly, please remember to pray for the

child who will receive your gift.

Events This Month Jan 1 Communion AM

Jan 4 Men’s Luncheon

Jan 6-8 CrossRoads Retreat

Jan 8 Donut Sunday

Jan 12 Single Seniors

Luncheon

Jan 18 PrimeTimers Event

Jan 29 Quarterly Business

Meeting


Sunday

9:45am Connection Bible Classes

for All Ages Nursery through Adults

11:00am Worship Service

Childcare & Kidz Konnection

Nursery -6th grades

6:00pm Worship Service

CrossRoads (18-29 year olds)

Monday

7:00pm Celebrate Recovery

Tuesday

9:00am Ladies Bible Study

1:00pm Quilting Time

Wednesday

6:00pm Kids Choir Rehearsal

7:00pm Bible Study & Prayer Service, Youth Groups,

Moms Connect

Thursday

7:00pm Choir Practice

Saturday

8:00am Men’s Bible Study

Winter Weekly Schedule

ACTIVITIES @ BETHANY

New Appointed Officers The members of the Bethany extend a warm welcome to our newly elected officers. Your willingness to serve at

Bethany in the appointed areas is appreciated. We have confidence, together all of us will work to support Bethany

each using the gifts and talents God has given. This is a team effort and your purpose as part of Bethany is vital in

working together to reach the world for Christ. A complete list of all elected officers is available at the Welcome

Center.

1 Year Term

Deaconess Coordinator ..................... Perri Kern

Financial Secretary .............................. Marlene Bruder

General Fund Treasurer ...................... Bonnie Goetz

Missions Fund Treasurer .................... Carol Hoover

Missions Coordinator .......................... Randy Hoover

Moderator ............................................ Sheryl MacPhee

S.S. Superintendent ............................ Kathy Tucker

3 Year Term

Deacon ................................................ Jeff Madak

Deacon ................................................ Tom Mick

Deacon ................................................ Ken Tucker

3 Year Term

Trustee ................................................ Mike Clauson

Trustee ................................................ Art Lattanzi

Alex & Megan Mercado Special financial assistance

Bethany’s very own Megan (Sutton) and Alex Mercado have reached 100% in their

support needed to begin ministering in Nairobi, Kenya through Wycliffe. They leave

for Nairobi January 12th and have already purchased their plane tickets. However,

they also need assistance to raise enough one-time support to cover all of their

outgoing expenses; such as airfare, car, etc. If you feel led and are able to help Alex

and Megan with a one-time gift, there are three easy options:

1. Give by check: Make checks out to “Wycliffe

Bible Translators” and enclose a

separate note stating,

“Preference for the Wycliffe

ministry of Alex and Megan

Mercado, ID # 71-270043.”

Mail checks and note to:

Wycliffe Bible Translators

PO Box 628200

Orlando, FL 32862-8200

2. Give online: Visit wycliffe.org/partner/

mercado. In the box that says

“Wycliffe Ministry Budget” use the

pull down arrow to reveal “Launch

Expense Account.” Once that is

established enter a dollar amount

in the give box and click

Give. Under Anonymous? click on

the + sign (Add instructions) and type in the box ID # 71-270043.

3. Give by Phone: Call 1-800-WYCLIFFE. You can

set up a recurring or one-time

electronic funds transfer (EFT) by

talking to a Wycliffe

representative.


YOUTH NEWS

Souled Out On Wednesday Nights Wednesdays @ 7pm

There is no other place that JR HI and SR HI students should be every

Wednesday night because that’s when Souled Out is happening! JR HI meets in

the teen room while the SR HI gather up in the Fireside

Room. Each week is another opportunity to build

relationships with each other and with the God who not

only made us, but loves us so much! It is a place for

friends to come and explore what life can be like when

we live it Jesus’ way. Each night can have some crazy

fun games, perhaps some food, a time where we try to

put together real pieces of our lives (the things we

wonder about, struggle with, and need to learn more

about) and bring them to the God who is writing our

story each and every day. Don’t miss a single week!

SR HI New Year’s Eve All DAYER December 31st @ 2pm-12:30am

That’s right … the SR HI will not be staying up all night this year because New Year’s Eve is on a

Saturday. Since church is the next day, we will be starting our celebration at 2pm on Saturday, December

31st, and ending at 12:30am after the ball drops. It’s going to be a great time! All you can eat pizza, pop,

snacks, Mike’s messy games (think old school Nickelodeon but without the big budget), Capture the Flag,

an offsite activity, a big screen movie, and much more--all to bring the New Year in with style. You don’t

want to miss this! Cost is just $12. Turn money in to Robyn Miller to get on the list. Deadline is

Wednesday, December 28th.

Camp Barakel Winter Retreat February 3-5, 2017

Our JR & SR HI students are headed back to Camp Barakel on February 3-5 for our annual winter

retreat. Think broom hockey, tubing (with a tow rope!), great food, ice skating, cross country skiing, all you

can drink hot chocolate, and so much more! Get your $40 non-refundable deposit to Robyn Miller no later

than Jan. 29th with the remaining money due by Feb. 1st. Flyers are available at the Information counter

or online (check the church webpage or on the Souled Out Facebook page ... see below). See Pastor Mike

if you have any questions as well.

Winter Jam 2017 February 11, 2017 @ 2pm-11pm

It’s like an entire Christian music festival packed into one evening and all for $10! This year’s tour

features a great lineup of Christian artists like David Crowder, Britt Nicole, Tenth Avenue North, Thousand

Foot Krutch, Colton Dixon, and several others. This event is for all JR & SR HI students. All you have to do

is sign up with Robyn Miller no later than Feb. 8th, bring $10 the day of the event, along with a signed

permission slip. Show up at church at 2pm then have your parents pick you up at 11pm back at church.

It’s just that easy!

Souled Out Online If you are looking for information about Souled Out and the events that we are doing, you’ve got two

great sources: Facebook and the church’s website. While there may be several down sides to Facebook,

one of the good things about it is that it allows us to quickly get detailed information out to everyone

about upcoming events. That same information will always be placed on our church website as well for

those of you who do not have Facebook accounts. The Facebook address is www.facebook.com/

SouledOutBBC and the website address is connect2bethany.org/#/connectbethany/teens. We also have

an Instagram page. Just search for “souledout4.6” to find it.

2016

SR HI Christmas Party

https://www.facebook.com/SouledOutBBChttps://www.facebook.com/SouledOutBBChttp://connect2bethany.org/#/connectbethany/teens


January Birthdays 4 Willie Bebnesta, Marilyn Howard, Ashley Kott

5 Susan Dettloff

7 Toni Agbay, Rod Hamilton, Amy Levos

8 Steve Dettloff, Betty Gibson, Yong Hobbs,

Walter Krencicki, David Lankard

9 Adam Gascho, Kevin Mayer

10 Ed Caes, Kaleb Gosk,

Edwin Poynter

12 Bonnie Goetz

13 Leichelle Maracle

16 Helen Babbitt

19 Randy Hoover

23 Donald Quint, Virgil Workman

25 Elvira Bard, Jennifer Bishop

28 Christopher Reynolds

29 Mary Ann Brooks, Dave Kuhnle

30 Jordan Langel

January Anniversaries

4 Ray & Doris Zentz 1952

30 Al & Ann Sahr 1971

Upcoming Events

Color Code

Missionary Child of Missionary Shut-In To ensure those whose names are color-coded receive their cards, please use the postal service.

HAPPENINGS @ BETHANY

Check-In Kiosk We are encouraging

everyone to use the Bethany

computerized log-in system.

Kiosks are located by the east

and south entrances and also

inside Westenberg Hall. If you

have further questions or

need assistance feel free to

ask one of the greeters.

February 2017

1 Men’s Luncheon

3 GEMS Overnighter

3-5 Teen Camp Barakel

5 Communion AM

9 Single Seniors Luncheon

11 Winter Jam-Youth & Teens

12 Donut Sunday

15 GEMS Spa Event

March 2017

1 Men’s Luncheon

5 Communion AM


10 All-Night Event for JR & SR HI

12 Donut Sunday

April 2017

2 Communion AM

5 Men’s Luncheon


9 Kids Choir “Star Quest”

Donut Sunday

16 Easter Sunday

30 Quarterly Business Meeting

Merry Christmas everyone,

From Earl White.

Thank you for all your prayers!!!

Ladies Bible

Study Tuesday @ 9:30am

Beginning January

10th at Bethany, join

the ladies in a study of

the 23rd Psalm. This

will be a six-week study

led by Shirley Chumley.

We hope to see many of

you there and with

God’s grace another

new study will follow.


Missionary of the week, January 2017

Jan 1 – Sandra Neahusan – is retired from Word of Life and living in Clio, Michigan. She still represents Word of Life ministries at mission conferences. Sandy is very active in her church, which includes VBS and puppet ministries. Every year she plants a vegetable garden, and she shares the produce. She asks prayer for her grandchildren in college, the military, and police work. Also her daughter-in-law Rhonda is still battling pancreatic cancer.

Jan 8 – Mark & Susan – Mark continues to teach and preach in different countries – working to help national partners start churches and reach the unreached. Pray for God to give wisdom, workers, and resources, to help these partners reach their nation with the gospel. Susan ministers to wives of international partners, works with a quilting outreach in their church, and builds friendships with ladies in her neighborhood.

Jan 15 – Phil & Julie Parshall – are assisting with the medical needs of the residents in the SIM Retirement Village in Sebring, FL. They are also involved with missions in their church. Please pray for their health, their granddaughter, Jacqueline’s health issues as she begins college at Azusa Pacific, and for their ministry with local Bangladeshis.

Jan 22 – Tim & Katie Cole – Tim has ongoing back issues which often limit his ability to minister, please pray for his healing. He continues, however to be involved in the ministry of Family Forum Japan through writing, social media, counseling and consulting over the phone, and occasionally speaking locally. Katie keeps busy with TEAM’s (The Evangelical Alliance Mission) language program for new missionaries, women’s ministries in their town and in Tokyo and Nakano. She is also Tim’s caregiver.

Jan 29 – Bob & Carol Givens – though retired, they continue being invited by SIM to help in the training of new workers at SIM Charlotte. Currently they have around 80 missionaries in the process of raising up their support teams. They continue to encourage them via the internet and phone calls. Bob & Carol also are involved in discipleship ministries related to their local church. Recently they have been invited to run the mission guesthouse in Bolivia for a short time. They are praying about this opportunity. They also request prayer for Carol’s long-term healthcare for her diabetes.

SPOTLIGHT ON MISSIONS

Don & Pat Block Honored Missionaries, Don and Pat Block, have been invited to attend the 20th anniversary celebration of a

hospital built deep in the country of Northeast India on February 4, 2017.

When they returned to the states to continue Bible translations over 20 years ago, Pat was asked to

help at a Grand Rapids hospital where refugees and immigrants needed assistance with translating their

needs in order to receive medical care. The hospital was so appreciative of her efforts that they offered

200 patient gowns, surgical equipment, etc. for them to send or take to India.

Sana and Nancy Singh, missionaries from Baptist Mid-Missions, built the hospital in India and the

Blocks visited them with these gifts several times during deliveries of the Bible translations they had

completed. The Singhs now wish to honor the Blocks by inviting them to the celebration even to the point

of sacrificing some of their funds to cover partial traveling costs. In addition to traveling costs the Blocks

have found that they need to renew their visas at a cost of $500 each.

The Missions Team at Bethany voted to send them $500 towards the cost of this trip. Along with a few

other churches/supporters, nearly all of the funds needed for this trip have been provided and Don & Pat

look at this as affirmation that God would have them go.

Additional Missionary Needs Met The Missions team voted to give $500 to assist Phil and Julie Parshall in covering medical costs

incurred during the treatment of Julie’s cancer.

$1000 was given to Adam and Bethel Gascho to help meet some major end of year costs not being met

by their current support.

Resolution for the new year: Pray for at least one missionary, by name, each day.


HAPPENINGS

PrimeTimers (ages 50+) The PrimeTimers had their Christmas Luncheon at

Avante’, where they had a great afternoon full of

food,

fellowship

and fun. If

you look at

the photo

you can see

there was

plenty of

competition

and

surprises.

Prime

Timers

Next Event Make sure you save the date January

18 @ noon. The Prime Timers will be

celebrating the Chinese New Year

with lunch & fun activities at Bethany.

Youth Programs Outreach This Christmas season some of Bethany’s young people

visited or sang as an outreach project. On December 1st

several kids in 3-7th grade from Bethany went to play bells

at the MOPS Christmas party for the Compassion Pregnancy

Center Moms. The kids did an excellent job!

Then on December 10th, 23 GEMS and Trail Life kids from

K-6th grade spent their afternoon practicing, singing and

playing bells at PineRidge Assisted Living on Garfield and

nearby at Clinton Aire Nursing Home. The kids also handed

out homemade beaded candy canes to all the seniors. It

was awesome seeing the kids help transporting the residents to the program

and

spending

time

ministering

to them. We

are so

proud of

each child

who came

out to serve.

Playing bells & singing for a MOPS Group

Gladys Buck

Denny Prentis

Al Sahr

Library Feature of the Month Dubiosity by Christy Barritt

Savannah Harris vowed to leave her old life behind

as an intrepid investigative reporter. But her curiosity

spikes when a friend raises suspicions about two

migrant workers who’ve gone missing from her sleepy

coastal hometown.

As more eerie incidents begin to afflict the area,

each one works to draw Savannah out of her seclusion

and raises the stakes for both her and her community.

Even as Savannah’s new boarder, Clive Miller, makes

her feel things she thought long forgotten, she

suspects he’s hiding something too, and he’s not the

only one. Doubts collide in Savannah’s mind: “Who can

she really trust?”

As secrets emerge and danger

closes in, Savannah must choose

between faith and uncertainty.

One wrong decision might spell

the end . . . not just for

Savannah, but also for everyone

around her.

Will she unravel the mystery in

time, or will doubt get the best of

her?

Visit the library to check out

more resources like this.


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9:00 - Donut Sunday 9:45am - Connection Classes 11am Worship Service/ 4pm - CE Meeting 6pm - Evening Service

9 10 11 12 13 14 8:00am

Men’s Bible Study 12pm

Detroit Bible Quizzing

15 9:45am - Connection Classes 11am Worship Service 6pm - Evening Service CrossRoads

16 17

18 19 20 21 8:00am

Men’s Bible Study

22 9:45am - Connection Classes 11am Worship Service 6pm - Evening Service CrossRoads

23 24 9am

Ladies Bible Study

1pm

Quilting Time

7pm Trustee Meeting

25 26 27 28 8:00am

Men’s Bible Study

29 30 31

7pm Celebrate Recovery Youth Committee

Meeting

7pm Celebrate Recovery

12pm PrimeTimers Event

6-6:50pm Kids Choir Rehearsals

7pm Bible Study & Prayer, Wednesday Programs

9:30am Single Seniors

Breakfast at Cracker Barrel

7pm

Choir Practice

MONTHLY CALENDAR

Church Office Closed


Missions Team Meeting

9am

Ladies Bible Study

1pm

Quilting Time

6pm

Prayer for the Nation

7pm Deacons Meeting

Every Monday

9am

Ladies Bible Study

1pm

Quilting Time

7pm



7pm


7pm Choir Practice

7pm Choir Practice 9:45am Connection

Classes 11am Worship Service/

Communion



9am

Ladies Bible Study

1pm

Quilting Time





9:45am - Connection Classes 11am Worship Service 6pm - Evening Service CrossRoads 7pm– Quarterly

Business Meeting

New Year’s Day

11:30am Men’s Luncheon At Scramblers

7pm Choir Practice

CrossRoads Winter Retreat

CrossRoads Winter Retreat

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