November 2014

Sunday Morning Worship Schedule

8:00 am Traditional Service

9:15 Sunday School

10:30 Contemporary Service (child care provided)

FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT September 2014

Budgeted Income $258,300.00 Income $274,459.00 Expenses $266,525.00

*Excludes building fund transfers

Save the Date!! The Christmas Cantata will be held on Sunday, December 14th at 4 pm in the Sanctuary with a snow date of Sunday, December 21st at 3:00 pm. More details to follow. Any questions, please contact Terri at 570-345-8884.

What’s For Dinner Wednesday November 5th & 19th

Dinner served: 5:30 - 6:15 pm

Menu for Nov 5th: Pulled pork sandwiches, macaroni & cheese, and salad. Come enjoy the fellowship. Adults $3.00 Kids $1.00 (Family cost

$10.00 max) No need to sign-up.

We are in the process of updating our church directory. Please check the information we currently have on file located on the table in the main hallway. Make any necessary updates or changes by Sunday, November 9th. New directories will be distributed November 23rd.

Surviving the Holidays Help for those dealing with grief during the holidays. Special presentation, Tuesday, November 25th, at 7 pm in the Library.

We will be decorating the church for Christmas Sunday, November 23rd immediately following

the 2nd worship service.

All church members are asked to attend this meeting where important discussions will shape the 2015 ministry. Combined Worship Service: 10:30 am

Meal:11:30 am (please bring a dish to share) Meeting: 12:30 pm

Fall Clean-up Saturday, November 8th

8:00 am Many hands make light work. Let us all join together and have a time of fellowship as we care for the facility the Lord has blessed us with. Come when you can and leave when you must.

Sunday, December 7th

Family Hope formally known as the Family Shelter Project will resume on Sunday, November 9th. At this time we have a family of three planned to stay at the Parsonage. Volunteers are needed

to help support our transitional family throughout the week. Drivers, meals, and cleaners, are just some of the jobs that need to be filled. If you are interested in helping, please sign-up at the Welcome Counter or online at www.bethesdaec.org/hope. Any questions should be directed to our volunteer coordinator, Steve Svenson at 570-527-8976

November is model railroad month and Joel Holubec will be having an open house for his railroad on Saturday

November 15th from noon to 4 p.m. Feel free to stop in and see this depiction of the Pennsylvania Railroad in the Schuylkill Valley from 1951.The railroad is a double deck layout approximately 12’ by 25’ in HO scale and is about 65% complete. The layout is located at 109 Sunset Drive in Bernville. There is no charge for admission; however, there are steps leading to the layout. For questions contact Joel at 610-488-7198.

Adult Membership Classes will be held on Sunday, Nov 9th at 2 pm; Thursday, Nov 13th at 6:30pm; and Saturday, Nov 15th at 10 am. Each class is two hours long and you only need to attend one. If you have an interest in becoming a member of our church, we encourage you to attend one of the classes. To register or if you have any questions, please contact Pastor Jeff at 570-294-3467.

Coming in November: Sign up for a day in December to be a prayer partner with Bob and Bettina Schaeffer of L.I.F.E. Ministries,

New York City.

Upcoming Events

Nov 2nd - Soup & Sandwich Luncheon Nov 9th - No Strings Attached Nov 16th - Regular Meeting Nov 28th - FAT Lock-in at Ozzy’s

Join us on Nov 9th from 6-8:30 pm for “No Strings Attached - Breaking the Ties with the Lies of Culture” presented by Silver Ring Thing at Blue Mtn HS. Cost is $5 per person. Sign-up in the Youth rooms or on-line at bethesdaec.org.

GriefShare is a support group for those who have lost a

spouse, child, family member or friend. Video vignettes, group

discussion, personal study, and reflection are part of healing.

Call Paul at 570-294-0778 or Marcia Schlosser at 570-739-

2889 for more information.

Every Monday 7:00 - 8:00 pm Bethesda @ The Corner

(Rts. 183 & 443)

November 9th & 23rd 1:30 – 3:30 pm Library

Celebrate Recovery® is designed to help those struggling with hurts, hang-ups, and habits by showing them the loving power of Jesus Christ through the recovery process. The program is based on eight principles from the Beatitudes and the Twelve Steps (i.e. AA) and their biblical comparisons. A limitless num-ber of issues can be dealt with through the program such as chemical addictions, overspending; anger; overeating; need to control; fear/anxiety and more! For more information, please call the church office.

Crochet Circle on Nov 10th & Nov 24th at the home of Cheryl Bender.

Bethesda's Mommy and Me time is a weekly playdate time where Mommy’s (Daddys, Grandparents or other Caretarkers) can come socialize while the little ones have fun playing together and burning energy. Mommy and Me meets every Monday in the Nursery from 10:00-11:00am.

November 3 - Second Chances November 10 - We’re Not Alone? November 17 - Hard to be Healthy November 24 - The Power of Thankfulness December 1 - How the Next Generation Will Change the World

Women's Winter Retreat March 27-29, 2015

Speaker - Jennifer Sands Going Undercover….to Investigate

“Suffering Scripturally: The Motives and the Methods"

Various participation options available. For more information and savings banks, please visit the Welcome Counter.

All articles for events held during December 1st through January 4th, should be submitted by the 12th of November in order to be included in our December issue. Please do your best to get your information in on time. Thank you! A copy of this newsletter can also be found on-line.

Connecting with God’s Family – Led by Norma Minnich Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm in the Café. God longs for you to have rich, genuine connections with him and a handful of other people. This study will help you connect more deeply with Jesus Christ and build genuine relationships with Christian friends. Christ’s love makes it possible for you to be known and to know others, to be loved and to love, to resolve conflict effectively, and to move outward together in faith.

Men’s Monthly Fellowship Breakfast November 8th @ 8 am

Friedensburg Country Restaurant (Rt 443) in Friedensburg. All men are welcome.

33 The Series: A Man and His Design - Led by Pastor Jeff Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm in the Youth Room. Designed to inspire and equip men to pursue authentic manhood as modeled by Jesus in His 33 years on earth. The series explores the basic foundations of God's clear design for men and unfolds God's mandates for all men and offers a clear definition of manhood that will help men on their journey.

Movie Night Open to Adults 18+

Saturday, November 8th 6:00 pm in the Library

Please bring a snack to share. Sign-up @ the Welcome Counter or on-line. For more information contact Linda Bollinger at 570-739-4580. Also, Save the Date - The Christmas Party will be December 6th. More info to follow.

Every Tuesday @ the Corner 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Open to all students in Age 4 to 5th grade. Meets on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Common Ground.

A Mission-Minded Kids program will be held during Junior church

on November 23rd.

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Psalm 23:1

PRAYER CONCERNS

November 2014 Please Note – All prayer concerns will be listed for one month and then removed. If you would like your prayer concern to be continued longer than a month, you must contact the church office or Pastor Mark. Thank you!

Personal

Mary Brooks (cancer)

Chuck Campbell (cellulitus)

Cody Carr (kidneys)

Irene Conway (cataracts)

Bobby Cooper (recovery)

Mike Diamond (recovery)

Brian Ditzler (recovery)

Amanda Ewing (paralysis)

Amy Hoffman (recovery)

Jean Huntzinger (lung surgery)

Eleanor Jamison (surgery)

Sharon Kissinger (recovery)

Jerry Knauf (testing)

Rose Linzell (aneurysm)

Bill Leymeister (transplant)

Sandy Long (recovery)

Manny Lopez (recovery)

Charlotte McDonald (cancer)

Landis Martin (recovery)

Mitzi Miller (surgery)

Ardith Moyer (recovery)

Mariah Nabholz (recovery)

Dolly Natale (comfort)

Amber Pavalko (tests)

Mary Rhen (blood pressure)

Joe Schies (cancer)

Marcia Schlosser (cancer)

Maria Stine (cancer)

Alan Veppert (recovery)

Flo Walton (pain)

David Weaver (recovery)

Patsy Weaver (cancer)

Lois Weiss (transition)

Family

John Knauf family (loss)

Harry Leffer Family (loss)

Perkins family (recovery)

Bonnie Richards family (comfort)

Congregational Blue Mtn & Sch. Haven School Districts

Backpack Programs

Celebrate Recovery

Family Hope

Griefshare Ministry

Lifetree Café

Prison Ministry

PSP Troop L - Frackville, Schuylkill

Haven & Jonestown

Military

Josh Behler (Air Force)

Keith Drummer (FBI)

Tosha Fegley (Air Force)

Brandon Huntzinger (Army)

Benjamin Kilmer (National Guard)

Adam Lawler (Army)

Luke Long (National Guard)

Luke Long, Jr. (National Guard)

Jessica Nabholz (Army)

Nicole Perkins (Army)

Thomas Perkins (Army)

Joseph Renninger (Army Reserve)

Steven J Russell-Rhen (Army)

Zach Siple (Coast Guard)

Jake Stoudt (Air Force)

Joe Sweigart (Army)

Shut-ins

Margaret Bender

Dorothy Blankenhorn

Bert Heydt

Virginia Hoover

Edith Houtz

Martha Koenig

Ardith Luckenbill

M. Jean Luckenbill

Hazel Minnich

Harry Young

Community Prayer

Ministry

Sunday, Nov 23rd at 6:15 pm

@ the Corner

Local, National and Global

Church Health, Church Planting,

Leadership, Evangelism, and

Discipleship

Connie Wright, CEF, Schuylkill County

E.C. Church of Liberia, Ebola Outbreak

President Barack Obama

Rev. Bruce Hill, Bishop

US Military Forces

Prayer Meeting Join us in the Library

at Wednesdays at 7:30 pm to pray for

the needs of our community and congregation.