Outdoor Worship & Church Picnic, July 19

Have you ever worshiped at a park? Well, on July 19, we will hold our worship service at Hess-Hathaway Park (on Williams Lake Road) followed by our 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!

A Tribute to My Dad

Pastor James Bolin presented his sermon “A Tribute to My Dad” this Father’s Day and it is available for all to read HERE. In the sermon, Pastor James discusses the “creative vow” a father makes to his child, a conscious choice to be a presence in a child’s life. He also discusses his own experiences with his father and as a father himself and the God-given role of fathers. 

Pastor Bolin’s Mother’s Day Sermon and many others are also available HERE.

Vacation Bible School -August 3rd – 7th
6:00-8:30 PM -Preschool thru 5th Grade

Step back in time to the early underground church in Rome. 

Visit the Rome table to:Register your child ($7/child, $15 max family), Purchase a CD $5 (free if you register early!), donate an item or volunteer to help

The Church SEASON of VBS

During the Sundays in July and the first Sunday of August, we will observe a new SEASON of the church! You’ve heard of the church seasons of Advent and Lent, okay, now we will observed the SEASON OF VBS. It will be a season of prayer for God’s blessings upon the many children who will be experiencing Vacation Bible School, Aug. 3-7.

In our worship experiences we will focus on the five themes that will be part of the five days of VBS i.e. Rome and the Underground Church. Each Sunday, we will see a worship drama that will be presented to the children during VBS. We will also learn some VBS songs so that our hearts will be in tune with the children. Pastor James will bless us with messages that will inspire us for living in difficult times. Don’t miss a single Sunday during the SEASON OF VBS.

Bethany’s Bounty

Do you have a garden that produces more than you can use? Bring it to the “Bethany’s Bounty” Market beginning Sunday, July 19. Members of the congregation are invited to shop at the table, select fresh produce and place a market value donation in the basket. 

This is a win, win, win situation as Those with too much produce can share it with others and those buying will be assured of getting home-grown fresh vegetables The donated proceeds will fund mission giving. We hope to run “Bethany’s Bounty” Market through the end of August.  Let’s see what happens.

Men’s Group - July and August Meetings

 The Men’s Breakfast is back at Green Apple Restaurant (Cooley Lake Road, Waterford) on July 18. 

On Aug. 15, all the men of the church are invited to Bill Maxfield’s home for breakfast at 8:30 AM. It will be followed by study & prayer. Plans for a Men’s Group in the fall will be discussed.

Book Club - July 10

You are invited to join those reading the book The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows on Friday, July 10 at 9:15 AM. We will be meeting at Panera Bread on M-59 near Kroger. You’ll need to pick up a copy of the book at the library or a bookstore. Louise Abersold will be leading us in a spirited discussion. 

Save 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 - July 12

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. Laptops will be available in the foyer for your convenience Sundays in May. Registering on-line takes only about 5 minutes. See Amy Nelson for assistance.