Bethany UMC Weekly Announcements

 

Worship Announcements

  • WHAT’S YOUR WHY? – Stewardship Month – October
    • October 26th – Why Use Your Talents for the Church? Guest Group – Southern Hospitality
    • Truck or Treat – Sunday, October 26th from 3:00-5:00pm – Weyers Cave Community Center
  • ALL SAINT’S DAY – November 2nd – We will recognize and remember those we have loved and lost over the past year. This will be special service of celebration and hope. If you have someone whom we should remember please let Laura know in the church office or contact Pastor Blaine.
 

Dates to Know

  • 1 John Bible Study, Today, October 22nd at 10:00am and 6:00pm – Sunday School Classroom
  • Truck or Treat Bag Packing, Wednesday, October 22nd at 2:30pm – Fellowship Hall (all are welcome to join)
  • Choir Practice, Wednesday, October 22nd at 7:00pm – Sanctuary
  • Pastor Blaine will be having Coffee Hours at Valley Pike Thursday, October 23rd from 3:30pm – 5:00pm. So come and grab a cup of coffee, tea, or even some ice cream! (note time change)
  • Maecy Ann Frizzelle Senior Night Volleyball Game, Thursday, October 23rd at 6:45pm – Fort Defiance High School
  • Truck Or Treat, Sunday, October 26th from 3:00-5:00pm, Weyers Cave Community Center
  • 1 John Bible Study, Wednesday, October 29th at 10:00am and 6:00pm – Sunday School Classroom
  • Choir Practice, Wednesday, October 29th at 7:00pm – Sanctuary
 
Other Announcements
  • Apple Tree Gifts are due Sunday, November 23rd. Thank you to everyone for helping with this project because they gave us more envelopes this year than was asked for and we only had 4 envelopes left on Sunday. THANK YOU!
  • We are still taking donations for Valley Mission for the next 2 Sundays. Thank you for all those donations. We had three huge boxes overfilled with “get me healthy again” supplies. Collecting the following items through November 2nd: cough drops, cough syrup, Tylenol, ibuprofen, Pepto, tissues (little purse size or regular tissue boxes), Lysol, Lysol wipes, cold and flu medicines, children’s Tylenol & Motrin.
  • TRUCK or TREAT is this Sunday! Come out and join the fun from 3:00-5:00pm at the Weyers Cave Community Center. If you haven’t signed up and would like to help, come on out as we would love to have you.
  • On Saturday, November 15th, Love INC will be having a Christmas Extravaganza at Augusta Expo for some of their families. Sign-up sheets are in the Welcome Center. We would like to have 6-8 volunteers for the 8-10am shift and 6-8 for the 10am-12pm shift. This event will be from 8am to 3pm. The volunteers will be used to help the families pick out gifts and be personal shoppers, stock the gifts, or wherever they are needed during their volunteer time.
  • Youth Event – Bowling Night. The youth will meet at the Staunton Bowling Lanes on November 16th from 6:00-8:00pm. 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 kaitlinbower@veronaumc.com.

 

Prayer Requests:

Members:
Tom and Jan Gorden, Barbara Long, Sidney Moyer, Lois Baker, Kathleen and Mike Stump
 
Please be in intentional prayer for the families of Sidney Moyer and Mike Stump as both of them are in the care of hospice.
 
Our Shut-ins: Audrey Bradshaw, Ramona Garrison, Carolyn Roller, Nadine Moore
 
Extended Family: Michael, son-in-law of Gary and Bettina Ruleman; Katie Huffman-Collins family on her passing; family of Ava on her passing from brain cancer, friend of Kaitlin Bower; Molly, friend of Tabby Steed; Jeff, Joshua, and Matthew Weaver on the passing of Yvette, former Bethany members; Luther Law, Bethany’s cemeteries’ caretaker.
 
A memorial service for Yvette is scheduled November 1st at 1:00pm at Weyers Cave UMC.
 

Pray for peace in our Community, our Country, and our World