Vacation Bible School - August 2 - 6
Ages Preschool thru 5th Grade

All Hands on Deck!!
Come aboard to High Seas Expedition VBS, where you’ll explore the mighty love of God! From August 2 to 6 (6 pm to 8:30 pm), kids go on a vast voyage through God’s Word as they participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, dig into yummy treats, experience electrifying Bible adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them of God’s Word, and create Bible Point crafts they’ll take home and play with all summer long.  

Visit the Welcome Aboard table at the church to register your child
($7/child or $15 max family), purchase a CD ($6 or free if you register by July 11), donate an item or volunteer to help!

You can also register online by visiting HERE.

Outdoor Worship/Church Picnic - August 8

Have you ever worshiped at a park?  Well, on August 8, we will hold our worship service at Hess-Hathaway Park (on Williams Lake Road) followed by our annual church picnic.  We will gather at 10:30 AM at the big pavilion.  Bring lawn chairs, drinks, and a dish to share.  Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided—or grill your own meat.  Games!  Fun!  A Bounce House!  Snow Cones!  More!

Bethany Book Club

Our book for July is The Romance of Atlantis by Taylor Caldwell.  While fiction, it offers some interesting comparisons to our world today.  We will meet to discuss this book on July 16 at 9:15 AM at Andy Pepper’s.  (5700 Water Tower Place – Clarkston, MI)
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson will be our August book.  This is a Pulitzer Prize winner with many rave reviews. 

Summer Fun with Gather & Grow

The ladies at Bethany will be getting together for summer craft nights.  Each craft night will feature one craft project.  Watch the Sunday bulletins for the featured crafts and sign up at Grand Central.  The nights will be 7/14, 7/21, 8/11 and 8/18.  If you are not a crafter feel free to come for some wonderful fellowship.

The ladies will also be going to Shepherd’s Hollow for lunch on Saturday, August 14.  Please contact Nancy Maxfield or Amy Nelson if you would like to attend.

Deacons Offering Healing Prayers

       On the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month, the Pastor and Deacons will be available in the sanctuary to offer prayers for anyone who desires prayer for any reason.  An anointing with oil will be available if desired. 12:30 PM - April  12.

Our deacons are offering spiritual counseling and prayer each Sunday upon the conclusion of Worship.  The Deacon of the Day will meet with anyone desiring personal prayer at the front of the sanctuary by the piano.  Our Deacons are:  Nona Bos, Bob Hunt, and Rodger Zeller.  

Support Camp Lael

Bethany Church has a history of sending a large number of children, teens and families to Camp Lael. Camp Lael needs support to retire debt, create a reserve fund and to make capital improvements to strengthen the position of the camp to do ministry on into the future. Please visit the website www.savecamplael.com and learn about how you can be helpful in our efforts.

 Food for Open Door

Thank you for your generous contributions during the year! The need is still great!  Please bring canned goods or dry goods for Open Door every Sunday.  A display and containers are in the vestibule.

Knitting Class

Everyone is welcome to come to a knitting class at Bethany the 2nd Friday evening of the month at 7 PM at the church to work on chemo hats and other projects.  Learn to knit or crochet.  Come join us. 

GET YOUR SCRIP EVERY SUNDAY!

Bethany now has a SCRIP program as a fundraiser to earn money to support our budget. You purchase the items you normally would – and Bethany gets a percentage.  This is an ongoing fundraiser with the potential of raising several thousand dollars this year.

The Kroger scrip program has changed.  Visit www.krogercommunityrewards.com to register your Kroger Plus Card online and start earning money for our church.    Registering on-line or at the store takes only about 5 minutes.  See Amy Nelson for assistance.