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8 Bethany Newsletter FEBRUARY 2016

Bethany has been situated on the corner of 15 Mile Road

and Beaconsfield for almost 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

Phone: 586-791-1190

Fax: 586-791-2959

Email: [email protected]

Website: connect2bethany.org

Office hours: M & T 10am-4pm

W - F 9am-5pm

Single Seniors (ages 55+) Thursday, February 11th @ 12:30pm

Lunch at Marie Scramblers on 13 Mile &

Gratiot. please sign up at the Welcome Center.

Lets go Racing! Friday, April 15, 2016 5pm

Join our Boys in Action groups as they spend an

unforgettable night racing.

The races begin at

5:30pm. The Pit Stop Café

will be open for business

at 5:00pm. Hope to see

you at the Races !

BETHANY

IRS: Law on Charitable Donations The IRS says: “To deduct any charitable donation

of money, a taxpayer must have a bank record or a

written communication from the charity showing the

name of the charity and the date and amount of the

contribution. A bank record includes canceled

checks, bank or credit union statements and credit

card statements.”

You need a Bethany tithing number if you would

like credit for your giving. If you don’t have a tithing

number, please indicate this on the offering envelope.

Include your name, address & phone number.

Envelopes will be available at the Welcome Center the

following Sunday. For more information contact Marlene Bruder the Financial

Secretary or Bonnie Goetz the Church Treasurer.

** Note: there is no longer a separate fund for

campers, this now has a budget line in the general fund.


Events This Month

Feb 3 Men’s Luncheon

Feb 5-6 GEMS/overnighter

Feb 5-7 Souled Out–

Winter Retreat

Feb 7 Communion AM

Feb 10 GEMS “Guys

& Girls night"

Feb 11 Single Seniors

Luncheon

Feb 14 Donut Sunday

Feb 24 PrimeTimers

Movie & Lunch

Inside this issue:

Classes 2

Missions 3

Church Calendar 5

Upcoming events 6

Youth group events 7

Welcome!

We are very thankful to

have you with us. If you

are a first time guest

please stop by the

Welcome Center, and

give us the opportunity

to meet you! For

information on any of

Bethany’s ministries,

pick up a flyer at the

Welcome Center or see

Bethany’s web page.

We encourage you to

join us again to

discover the difference

God can make in your

life.

Pastor Mark Reynolds

February Memory Verse “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment

that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5

Volume 5, Issue 2 February 2016

“Scars” February Sermon Series

We all have them. Some come

from our own mistakes, some

from others and some from God.

Some actually make us stronger.

Not all scars are physical injuries,

there are also emotional and

spiritual scars. Join us during the

month of February as we take a

look at the scars we have, the scars we

have caused and how we can heal from all our hurt.

Connection Classes Sunday School 9:45 AM

Every Sunday we have several ways to learn from God’s

Word. Connection classes at Bethany are lead by teachers

committed to God’s Word and a desire to grow in His Love by

serving Him through teaching & leading others. There are

classes for all ages, including child care for children from birth

to Kindergarten; while parents are in class.

Perhaps you hear the Lord’s call to join a class and to grow

in His Love. If God is speaking to you and you have a desire to

learn, stop in and visit one of our classes. See the class

location list available at the Welcome Center or see Kathy

Tucker to find a class that will suit you.

Military & College Ministry Care Packages

We have been sending packages to the deployed military for many

years, thanks to our volunteers. We are now including sending

packages to our college students that are away from home. For College Students

we can send baked goods to them.

If you are willing to bake for them; please contact Ron or Gladys Buck. The

baked goods need to be brought to church on Feb 14th to be packed on the 15th.

Thank you for helping with this ministry.

New Series February 14-March 6

Connection Classes Grades 1st—12th

Faith Weaver

Adult Classes

The Gospel of Mark

Living a Christian Life

The Anatomy of a

Disciple

The Book of Isaiah

The Pursuit of God

Gospel of John

Spiritual Warfare

God & Current Events

The Adventures of

Joshua


Kid's Choir Sunday, March 20 @ 11am

Children in grades K-6, are invited to participate in the upcoming children’s musical,

“Back to the Cross.” This musical will take us in a time traveling machine through many

different eras all while teaching important Bible lessons. Rehearsals are every

Wednesday evening from 6-6:50pm in the Upper Room at Bethany. For more info

contact Erin Madak or Robyn Miller.

Sunday

9:45am Connection Bible Classes;

for All Ages Nursery through Adults

11:00am Worship Service

Kidz Konnection 1st-6th grades

6:00pm Worship Service

CrossRoads (18-29 year olds)

Monday

7:00pm Celebrate Recovery

Committee Meetings (see Calendar)

Tuesday

1:00pm Quilting Time

Wednesday

6:00pm Children’s Choir

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

Women’s Bible Study

Thursday

7:00pm Choir Practice

Saturday

8:00am Men’s Bible Study

Winter Weekly Schedule

HAPPENINGS @BETHANY

Inclement Weather Closing Notice

When bad weather occurs, Bethany may need to cancel services and activities. If we

need to cancel we will try to post that information on the church website connect2bethany.org and the

Bethany Facebook page a few hours before services or activities are scheduled to begin. You may also

call the church if you have any questions.

Ladies, Lavender & Lessons... The Ladies were blessed by The Lord’s faithfulness, as taught to us through the book of Psalms. The day

was filled with great conversation as the ladies dug deeper into God’s Word for the wisdom in His

Scripture. All were touched by the love and laughter shared and will carry this insightful day with them.

The worship was uplifting and the lessons were encouraging; taking the time to listen to the Spirit speak

and rest in His

Presence…Priceless.

Thank you to all who

attended and those who

assisted in presenting

this relaxing retreat for

Women in Christ.

The Lavender Team


YOUTH NEWS 7TH-12TH GRADES

Souled Out—Going To War Wednesdays @7pm

When we look at life through the lens of idolatry (that is, making anything or anyone more important

than God), it becomes clear that there’s a war going on. The gods are at war, and their strength is not to

be underestimated. These gods clash for the throne of our hearts, and a lot is at stake. Everything about

us, everything we do, every relationship we have, everything we hope or dream or wish to become,

depends on what god wins that war. So for the month of February, every Wednesday night we’ll be taking

an honest look at our lives and hopefully see who’s winning the war: the small ‘g’ gods, or the one and

only capital ‘G’ God. Committing to being at Souled Out each week can have a huge influence on lives of

students & who they become. Know that each Wednesday night students will have a chance to build

relationships with others students in an atmosphere of fun and acceptance. They’ll hopefully discover

something about themselves, the God who loves them, and the plan He has for their lives. If you’re a

student or have a JR or SR HI aged son or daughter, don’t let them miss a single Wednesday night,

starting at 7pm.

Camp Barakel Winter Retreat

Our JR & SR HI students are headed back to Camp Barakel on February 5-7 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. 31 with the remaining money due by Feb. 3. Flyers are available at the Welcome Center, Teen

Lobby area or online (check the church webpage or on the Souled Out Facebook page ... see below). Of

course you could always see Pastor Mike if you have any questions as well.

All Night Event

This is no joke … our annual All Night Event at the Warren Rec Center is on April 1, April Fool’s Day.

Seriously, I’m not joking. This night is packed with fun stuff all for the low low price of $25.00. This night

kicks off with a program featuring mentalist/illusionist Bryan Drake. It also includes pizza, pop, swimming

in the indoor pool and water park, inflatable games, a movie, big screen Xbox games, basketball,

volleyball, an epic dodgeball tournament, a live game show with some valuable prizes and a movie. All

you need to do is turn in your $25, a signed permission slip and an annual medical release form (if you

haven’t filled one out already) no later than Wednesday March 30. We will meet at church at 9:15pm and

ride together over to the Rec Center.

Souled Out Online

If you are looking for information about Souled Out and the events that we are doing, you’ve always had

two great sources: Facebook and the church’s website. But starting this month, we also have an

Instagram and Twitter page as well.

Here are the links:

Website - http://connect2bethany.org/#/connection-groups/teens

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SouledOutBBC

Instagram – souledout4.6

Twitter - https://twitter.com/4Souled


6 Lyle & Sherry Parr 1999

17 Jeff & Erin Madak 2001

1 Mavis Buck, Jan Dow

2 Joy Langel

6 Rhonda Colorite, Dylan De Schaepmeester (Kott),

Carol Givens

7 Steven Kott, Cal Quint, Michele Rocho

8 Harold Brown, Elli Wegner

9 Vicky Barbieri, Ben Hagerup, Jim Harmon, Olivia Loving,

Janis Schmitt

10 Vickie Contrucci, Sandy Neahusan

12 Titus Kane, Mariah Gascho, Kristen Mayer

14 Aaron Arbitter

15 Marlene Bruder, Christine Clauson

16 Nika Hamed, Ken Tucker

17 Tara Di Laura, Sheryl MacPhee

19 Jo Kuhnle

22 Randy Wolf

23 Randy Gosk, David Kott, Benjamin

Wolf

24 Nahil Hillawa, Sarah Levos, Eldred Satterfield

25 Robyn Miller

28 Shirley Bossner, Joann Sullivan

29 Richard Demers

Upcoming

Events

Bethany Travel Mugs

A Bethany Travel mug is a terrific way to

keep your hot beverages hot and your cold

beverages cold.

Mugs are available for purchase in the

Library for only $5.00

They also make a great gift for any

occasion!

Color Code

Missionary Missionary Child Shut-In/Nursing Home Military

March 2016

2 Men’s Luncheon

6 Communion AM

13 Donut Sunday

20 Kids Choir Musical

25 Good Friday Service

27 Easter Sunday

April 2016

1 Souled Out Allnighter

6 Men’s Luncheon

10 Donut Sunday

15 Shape-N-Race

24 Quarterly Business Meeting

30 Run for God / Let’s Move Race

HAPPENINGS @BETHANY

May 2016

1 Communion

8 Mother’s Day / Donut Sunday

30 Memorial Day

June 2016

5 Communion

12 Graduation Sunday / Donut

Sunday

19 Father’s Day

20 - 24 VBS / Kids Camp


Missionary of the week, February 2016 February 7 Emilie Vinson is a journalist with CRU (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ). Her stories

have been published in several issues of CRU magazine, and she frequently travels to exotic places to

get stories of CRU’s ministries. Emily asks for prayers of restoration in the areas of work, ministry, and

health after an exceptionally challenging year.

February 14 Ev & Jan Dow retired after planting churches in Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico and are

now living in Bradenton, FL in the same park Evelyn Waller lives. There they are working in a Spanish

church called Iglesia Christiana Hispana. Pray as they integrate into this church, sharing the Word of

God and the discipleship materials they used in South America.

February 21 Francois & Valerie Picard live and minister in Quebec, where less than 5% of the people

are considered to be Protestant and even fewer are Evangelical Christians. According to Operation World

3,000 more churches need to be planted just in Quebec. Francois is the president of SEMBEC

(Seminary of Quebec) and is actively engaged in the recruitment and training of pastors and church

planters. Both widowed, Francois recently married Valerie. Now the family includes, not only Jeremie,

but also Zachary, Benjamin, Melodie, and Ezekiel. Pray that this blended family may grow in unity. Also,

pray for the salvation of Valerie’s father who is battling cancer.

February 28 Ed & Marian Caes lived and worked for many years in Southern Europe. They recently

celebrated 64 years of marriage and are enjoying good health. They are helping and encouraging a

young church in the Wheaton, Illinois area. Ed and Marian are asking others to pray for four unsaved

grandchildren and for the continued training of Christian workers in Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal.

Note: If you would like more information about any of these missionaries, please contact any member of the Mission Board.

SPOTLUGHT ON MISSIONS

Advancing the Kingdom To learn some of the shear scope of what God is doing to

advance His Kingdom in our times is mind boggling. Despite

many obstacles to discourage reaching people groups who

have never heard the gospel presented in a culturally relevant

way, God is revealing His presence and spreading his Church as never before.

Sharon Samson and I (Randy Hoover) have just completed a 15 week course, called “Perspectives on

the World Christian Movement”. I heard the course also referred to as “discipleship in missions”. Each

week we heard two presentations by expert mission speakers and had activities including a prayer time to

round out the 3 hour class. The course required over 500 pages of selected readings, weekly review

tests, 5 written personal responses and an interactive project.

In the months ahead, I hope to share many of the lessons presented in this class. Some might be

startling to you. One session that struck me was how individual personal decisions, which are so much a

part of how we in the West come to Christ, are frowned upon by other “relational cultures” where

decisions are made collectively. Whole families and villages are deciding to accept Jesus together and the

commitment of the individuals in these groups is real and prolonged.

On behalf of myself and Sharon, please accept our thanks Bethany for helping us with half the cost of

this class. I am sure we will in time, make good use of the investment in us by multiplying what we have

learned in others. I would love for many at Bethany to take this course next time. Below is a link to the

course, I encourage you to view it at www.perspectives.org/About Submitted by, Randy Hoover

Bethany’s Missions Committee Goal...to equip and enable members and friends of Bethany to be personally involved in

obeying the Great Commission...to provide a support system for our missions families who are following the Lord in reaching

out into the world.


Fun times in February for GEMS

Wednesday, February 10 @ 7 – 8:30pm GEMS Girls are invited to bring a special adult guy (out

of high school or older – such as Dad, Grandpa, Uncle,

Big Brother………) to this special GEMS night. We will be

making bows and arrows, target shooting, eating snacks,

and playing games. Come casual as we explore our

“Robin Hood” theme.

GEMS Overnighter Friday Feb 5-6 @ 7pm– 8am

See Dawn Wolf or

Jen Reed for more

information or if you

have any questions.

EVENTS

Bethany’s Fleet Investing in the future

The Trustees are in search of a slightly used bus for Bethany. This will be a 15

passenger vehicle and can be driven by any approved Bethany driver. Many

ministries will benefit from this acquisition for a safe and comfortable means of

transportation. The membership voted to approve this purchase not to exceed

$30,000 at the January 24 Business Meeting.

PrimeTimers February Event Wednesday, February 24th

The PrimeTimers will be enjoying the new Christian film “Risen,” at the AMC Forum 30

at Hall Rd & Mound in Sterling Heights. The film begins at 10:45 am. Following the film

they will meet for lunch at the Grand Azteca Mexican Restaurant at 13100 Hall Rd in

Sterling Heights, at approximately 1:00pm. Further information and flyers may be found

at the Welcome Center.

“Risen,” was produced by Affirm Films, the faith-based division of Sony Pictures. It

follows the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius, a powerful

Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the

weeks following the crucifixion, in order to disprove the rumors of a risen Messiah and prevent an uprising in

Jerusalem. You can watch the movie trailer at: www.risen-movie.com The movie is rated PG-13, due to violence.

Cost for the movie is $5.00 and is payable to Sheryl MacPhee. Those needing a ride must be at the church by

9:30am for a 9:45am departure to the theater. Please sign up at the Welcome Center.

Library Featured Resource of the Month Angels Walking by Karen Kingsbury

Angels Walking, the first book in Karen Kingsbury’s new series is a must read. In each

book, The Angels Walking team is assigned to a desperate mission. When angels walk, most

people never know; never see. But they are there. And sometimes the stakes are so high, all

of heaven stands ready.

In book one, a one-time national baseball hero, Tyler Ames, has lost everyone he loves on

a quest to make it to the big leagues. Then, just when things seem to be turning around, Tyler

hits rock bottom. Across the country, Tyler’s only love, Sami Dawson, has moved on.

A series of small miracles leads Tyler to a maintenance job at a retirement home and friendship with Virginia

Hutcheson, an old woman with Alzheimer’s, who strangely might have the answers he so desperately seeks.

A team of Angels takes on the mission to see hope restored for Tyler, Sami, and Virginia. Can the small and

seemingly insignificant actions of the unseen bring healing and redemption? Can the words of a stranger restore

lost love? Every journey begins with a step. It is time for the mission to begin.


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29

7pm Celebrate Recovery Missions Committee

Meeting

7pm Celebrate Recovery Deacons Meeting

7pm Celebrate Recovery

Trustee Meeting

7pm Celebrate Recovery Youth Committee

Meeting

6pm Children’s Choir

7pm Bible Study & Prayer, Boys In Action, GEMS

Girls, Souled Out, Women’s Bible Studies

1pm

Quilting Time

9:45am - Connection Classes 11am - Worship Service

Kidz Konnection 6pm - Evening Service CrossRoads Run for God

11:30am Men’s Luncheon


7pm Bible Study & Prayer, Boys In Action, GEMS


9:45am - Connection Classes 11am - Worship Service

Kidz Konnection 6pm - Evening Service CrossRoads Run for God

1pm

Quilting Time

10am PrimeTimers

Movie & Luncheon 6pm

Children’s Choir 7pm

Bible Study & Prayer, Boys In Action, GEMS


8am

Deacon / Trustee Breakfast


7pm Bible Study & Prayer, Boys In Action, GEMS Girls “Guys and Girls Night" , Souled Out,

Women’s Bible Studies

1pm

Quilting Time

1pm

Quilting Time

8am

Men’s Bible Study

7pm Choir Practice

7pm Choir Practice

12:30pm Single Seniors Luncheon

8am

Men’s Bible Study

Souled Out Retreat

3:30 pm Souled Out Winter Retreat

MONTHLY CALENDAR

9:45am - Connection Classes 11am - Worship Service Communion Kidz Konnection 4pm CE Meeting 6pm - Evening Service CrossRoads Run for God

7pm—8am GEMS Overnighter

8am

Men’s Bible Study

8:15am

BIA 7-12th grade Rifle Shoot

9am - Donut Sunday 9:45am - Connection Classes 11am - Worship Service Kidz Konnection 6pm - Evening Service CrossRoads Run for God

7pm Celebrate Recovery

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