Please join us, and invite your family, friends, and neighbors!

‘Sounds of the Season 2016’: 6 p.m. Sunday, December 11!

Celebrate the season with Christ-mas Choir, Carol Singing, Brass Quartet, Pianist, and Narration.

Then, join us for Christmas Dinner, at 7 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall.

Please be sure you bring two salad/vegetable/dessert dishes, so that we will

have enough food for our guests. Bethany will furnish the meat, rolls, and drinks.

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OTHER 2016 BETHANY CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES!

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY CHRISTMAS PARTY: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday,

December 14.

CHRISTMAS-EVE-CANDLELIGHT-

WORSHIP SERVICE: 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 24.

NEWS + NOTES =

Ruby Eckles has contributed gifts to our church’s “I Love Bethany” fund in memory of Ken Goosey’s sister, Anna Dunn; and of Boots Byrne’s brother, George Franke. ___________________________________________________________________________________

Make sure that you sign up on the bulletin board right outside the second-floor Church Office, or call the office at 452-2681—by this coming Sunday night, December 4, which is our

deadline this year—to order red Christ-mas poinsettias for the Sanctuary at $12 apiece. Please indicate both the donor(s), as well as for whom each plant is intend-ed to be either a memorial or an honorary gift. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks so very much to your generosity, our church collected approximately 25 shoe boxes of items for Eastern Kentucky girls and boys for Christmas, and we also received $35 for the same project. Women on Mission appreciate your assistance with such a worthy cause. ___________________________________________________________________________________

Congratulations to Briana O’Holleran Stanhope, who graduated in August 2016, with a bachelor’s degree in Com-munications from the University of Louis-ville!

All Bethany members are invited to attend a graduation-celebration open house for Jeff Lane, which will be held, in our church Fellowship Hall, from 11 a.m. until noon this coming Saturday, Decem-ber 3! ___________________________________________________________________________________

Abb Humphrey would like to express thanks to his church family members for the “shower of cards” for the occasion of his 100th birthday on November 20!

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Wednesday, November 30 6:30 p.m.-Nursery/Mission Friends/BethanyKids/BSM (Bethany Student Ministry) 6:30-Adult Prayer Mtg. Thursday, December 1 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.- Mother’s Day Out (MDO) 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.-Bethany Friendship Quilters Sunday, December 4 8:45 a.m.-Prayer at the Altar 9:15-Sunday School 10:30-Morning Worship, with The Lord’s Supper 12:30 p.m.-Korean Church 4:15-Adult Worship Choir Rehearsal 6:30-Disciple-Connect Groups Tuesday, December 6 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.-MDO Wednesday, December 7 6:30 p.m.-Nursery/Mission Friends/BethanyKids/BSM 6:30-Adult Prayer Mtg. Thursday, December 8 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.-MDO 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.-Quilters Saturday, December 10 9 a.m.-1 p.m.-Adult Worship Choir Practice Sunday, December 11 8:45 a.m.-Prayer at the Altar 9:15-Sunday School 10:30-Morning Worship 12:30 p.m.-Korean Church 6-Christmas Cantata, followed by Potluck Dinner Tuesday, December 13 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.-MDO 6:30 p.m.-Deacons’ Mtg. (Church Parlor) Wednesday, December 14 6:30 p.m.-Children’s Christmas Party/BSM 6:30-Adult Prayer Mtg. Thursday, December 15 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.-MDO 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.-Quilters Sunday, December 18 8:45 a.m.-Prayer at the Altar 9:15-Sunday School 10:30-Morning Worship 12:30 p.m.-Korean Church 2:15-Worship at Hillcreek 5-Neighborhood Christmas Caroling

November 30, 2016

Volume 52, Issue 19

2319 Taylorsville Road, Louisville, KY 40205 Phone: 502-452-2681 www.bethanylouisville.com

And they said, “Let us rise up and build.” So they strengthened their hands

for the good work (Nehemiah 2:18).

AT A GLANCE:

Weekly Budget Needs: $4,869.23

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2016

Weekly Budget Offering $3,552.00

Designated Offering $ 810.00

Attendance: Sunday School 46 / Morning Worship 75 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Weekly Budget Offering $2,023.00

Designated Offering $ 110.00

Attendance: Sunday School 45 / Morning Worship 77

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Given to “I Love Bethany” $ 75.00

“I Love Bethany” Fund Balance $1,965.59

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Remember that our church goal is sacrifice and obedience!

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