Worship Announcements

• Sunday November 23rd, Weyers Cave Community Thanksgiving Service at 5:00pm at the Weyers Cave Community Center. Our Bethany worship team will be leading worship and we will be sharing in a meal, as well as table conversation focused on our thankfulness in our everyday life.
• Hanging of the Greens – Fellowship Hall. Come out and catch the Christmas spirit on Sunday evening November 30th at 5:00 p.m. as we decorate our Chrismon Tree, play some Christmas song trivia, sing a few Christmas tunes and begin our celebration of the birth of Jesus! Pizza and salad dinner will be provided. This is an event for ALL ages. No bah, humbug! It’s a time of joy and fun! Hope to see YOU there!

Dates to Know

• Choir Practice, Wednesday, November 12th at 6:30pm – Sanctuary
• Fellowship Hall Reserved, Friday, November 14th from 4:00 – 8:30pm
• Love INC Christmas Extravaganza, Saturday, November 15th from 8:00am – 3:00pm – Augusta Expo. Arrive for your shift a few minutes early.
• Donuts & Devotions, Saturday, November 15th at 8:00am – Fellowship Hall
• Youth Bowling, Sunday, November 16th from 4:00 – 6:00pm – Staunton Bowling Lanes
• December Echo Articles Due, Monday, November 17th
• Choir Practice, Wednesday, November 19th at 6:30pm – Sanctuary

• Advent Book Study – Somehow, some way, Advent is just a few weeks away! During the Advent Season we will be reading Matt Rawle’s “The Redemption of Scrooge” as we journey through the Advent Season together! The study will be on Mondays December 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd at 10 AM AND 6:30 PM. There is a book signup sheet in the Welcome Center and sign-ups will be open until Wednesday November 19th. Please sign up for a book, or email/call the office to add you to the list. If you would like to donate $10 for a book you may, but this is not required. We hope you all consider signing up, as we disciple through this beautiful and holy season together!
• Youth Event – Bowling Night. The youth will meet at Staunton Bowling Lanes on November 16th from 4:00-6:00pm. 5th graders that would like to participate are welcome to come. Click here to complete the form that is needed for those attending this event or scan the bar code at the Welcome Center to sign up. If you have any questions, contact Kaitlin Bower at aitlinbower@veronaumc.com.
• Mark your calendars!
  On Sunday, November 23rd, our children will present a special Thanksgiving skit titled “Fruits of Thanksgiving.” Come and be blessed as our children share a joyful message about gratitude and the Fruits of the Spirit. Following the skit, we will receive a love offering to help purchase fruit for Christmas gift baskets for our food pantry neighbors. Let’s join together in thankfulness and generosity this season!
• Apple Tree Gifts are due Sunday, November 23rd. There is a table setup in the Welcome Center. Thank you for helping with this project.
• CHRISTMAS POINSETTIAS – It’s that time of year to order poinsettias to honor or remember someone(s) in your life with a poinsettia. They make our sanctuary beautiful during the Christmas season! The cost is $9.50 and the color choices are red, white, pink, red glitter (dotted), ice punch (red with pink variegation) and, a new one, marble stone (white with pink variegation). Fill out an order form and place in the offering plate or in our secretary, Laura’s mailbox. Orders with payment will be due by Sunday, November 23rd. You may take your poinsettia home after the service on December 28th.
• We are one month away from being able to come together as a community to spark a movement of compassion! Sign up for our Winter Blood Drive and be the beacon of hope that brings joy and life to those in need this Christmas season. The Blood Drive will be on Friday December 5th from 9 AM through 2 PM. There is a Sign-Up sheet in the Welcome Center OR you can sign up at Bethany UMC December 5th Blood Drive.
• There is a sign-up sheet for Ringing the Bell for the Salvation Army on Saturday, December 6th from 10am to 6pm at the Shenandoah Valley Heritage Market. They are one hour time slots. If you can’t do this day, please let Lori Mooney know and you can choose another day and time.
• The “Pew-ew” challenge is a get to know your neighbors sitting on your pew at church. Get together with your pew partners and purchase a sleeve or box of diapers. Please put these on the table in the front hall. For every sleeve or box donated, a pew will get a bow, and we want all 33 pews to have a bow. These diapers will be donated to our Food Pantry neighbors that need them. According to our diaper buying guru, Carrie Ashton, Walmart (Parent’s Choice diapers) has the best price for most diapers. Most used sizes are 5, 6, and 7.
• “Happy Birthday, Jesus” project with the Gideons. In the front hall, there will be a small Christmas tree on the table. If you are making a donation, please place the money in the box. Take a purple ornament and write your name on it and hang it on the tree. For every $5 donated, that buys 3 small testaments to be handed out by the Gideons. Please make your donations to help this worthwhile group today.

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