Bethany UMC Weekly Announcements

 

Worship Announcements

  • You are needed! Sunday morning refreshments are greatly enjoyed by many, young and old. This hospitality is part of being a welcoming church and a time for the church family to visit with one another. We need folks to take one Sunday a month to put out refreshments and clean up after the service. You do not need to provide food unless you wish to do so. There are always snack items available. Making coffee not included. Paper products are always provided. Concerned you can’t commit to a specific Sunday every month? Contact info for all who volunteer to assist will be provided so that if you need to trade Sundays that can be easily arranged and there are always a few folks willing to fill in at the last minute. Sign up individually, with your family OR get a partner or another family and split the set up/clean up if you choose. Please consider this once a month commitment that will be a great blessing to all! We hope to start this schedule in February.
  • Can you spare a minute? Sadly, it’s time to give our Chrismon Tree a rest until next year. If you could stay after the service on Sunday, help to put the ornaments away and take the tree down it would be greatly appreciated.
 

Dates to Know

  • Pastor Blaine will be having Coffee Hours at Valley Pike Thursday, January 8th from 9:30am – 12:00pm. So come and grab a cup of coffee, tea, or even some ice cream!
    Fellowship Hall Reserved – Thursday, January 8th from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.
  • Women’s Ministry Meeting/Lunch – Monday, January 12th at noon – Fellowship Hall – see announcement below
  • Caring Cards – Tuesday, January 13th at 10:00 am – Sunday School Classroom – see announcement below
  • Women’s Ministry Meeting/Dinner – Thursday, January 15th at 6:30 pm.
  • Donuts & Devotions – Saturday, January 17th at 8:00 am – Fellowship Hall
  • February Echo Articles Due – Saturday, January 17th
  • Youth Mission Trip Interest Meeting – Sunday, January 18th at 11:15 am – Verona United Methodist Church
 
Youth
  • On Sunday, January 18th at 11:15 AM at Verona UMC, there will be a Youth Mission Trip Interest Meeting. We are trying to figure out how many youth will be traveling to Wilmington, NC for the week of June 7th-13th. Please try to attend if you are interested in going on the trip, parents and youth are both encouraged to attend!
  • On Sunday February 8th, the youth are invited to the Bridgewater Ice Skating Rink – Generations Park for a time of fun and fellowship, as we are renting out the rink from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm. We will cover the rink time and skate rental, as we hope our youth will invite their friends! There is a signup sheet at the Welcome Center.
  • Remember Happy Huffer and fellow cheer teammates as they compete in Cheer Nationals at Disney World in Orlando.
 
Young Adults
  • Our Young Adults will be beginning a new thing in the New Year, as we gather and invite other young adults to come and fellowship, and also wrestle with all things involving life and God, in our young adults lives. In January we will be meeting on Sunday January 25th from 3:00-4:30 pm at the Alpine Goat Brewery in Weyers Cave. We hope our post high school aged folks through 35 year old will join us! If you have any questions please reach out to Jac Bridges.
 
Other Announcements
  • Women’s Ministry Lunch with Friends – Monday, January 12th at noon in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a sandwich. Drinks, fruit, chips, and dessert will be provided. Theme for 2026: Creation. Focus: Planning the year for Women’s Ministry. Optional: Share a favorite nature experience. Bring your calendar.) Following lunch for any who want to stay longer: Games
  • Women’s Ministry Evening Meeting – Thursday, January 15th at 6:30 pm. We will meet at the Weyers Cave Mi Rancho. What to bring: Money for your meal; Theme: Creation; Focus: Planning the activities for the year; (Bring your calendar.)
  • Fun and Fabulous Friday Night Game Night. Come out Friday, January 23 at 6:30 pm for a Fun and Fabulous Game Night in the fellowship hall. Bring your favorite game and a snack to share. Hot and cold drinks will be provided. This event for ALL ages is sure to be a fun and uplifting time during these long winter days. If you don’t want to play a game, just come to chat. Bring a friend and join in the fun.
  • Why not try something new this year and join us for Caring Cards on Tuesday, January 13th at 10:00 am. We meet the second Tuesday of each month at 10 am to write short notes of encouragement and thanks for our Bethany members. We’d love to have you!
Prayer Requests:
Members: Tom and Jan Gorden, Barbara Long, Lois Baker, Charlotte Saufley, Sandra and Rosa Campbell
 
Our Shut-ins: Audrey Bradshaw, Ramona Garrison, Carolyn Roller, Nadine Moore
 
Extended Family: Heather, sister of Josh Unger; Lisa Begoon Ruleman, Robbie Saufley’s cousin; Doug Ochletree, Robbie and Charlotte Saufley’s neighbor; Robert Priest, friend and co-worker of Bill Kile.
 
We pray for all of our food Pantry Neighbors, all of our unhoused friends in our community living out in the cold, and for all those in our community and world.
 
 

Community Announcements:

  • Camp Overlook will be holding their Winter Camp on January 16 – 18 (Friday – Sunday of MLK weekend). Campers between the grades of 3rd – 12th can join them for this camp, which will be an abbreviated version of Summer Camp. It is a great way for someone to try out camp for 2 nights or to come back and enjoy some of their favorite activities. See poster on Fellowship Hall Door for more information.