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8 Bethany Newsletter JULY 2015
Music Night & Quarterly Business Meeting
July 26 @ 6pm & 7pm
We will start the evening off with
our Music Night service. Members,
please plan to stay then for the
quarterly business meeting following.
BETHANY CHURCH
Bethany has been situated on the corner of 15 Mile Road
and Beaconsfield for almost 60 years, and has a rich
heritage that involves Christ followers who are devoted to
seeking the will of God. We know it is no accident that we
have been placed on this corner and we strive to reach out
to our community with the love of Christ.
19700 15 Mile Road
Clinton Twp. Mi 48035
Phone: 586-791-1190
Fax: 586-791-2959
Email: info@connect2bethany.org
Website: connect2bethany.org
Office hours: M & T 10am-4pm
W - F 9am-5pm
Ladies Retreat Notice date change!
Saturday, January 23, 2016 this is
an all day ladies Retreat here at
Bethany, be sure to invite a friend
for this.
Lavender Springs Spa
‘Where Women Rest in God’s
Faithfulness’
More details to come, Questions, see Kathy Tucker.
Compassion Pregnancy Charity Crop/Craft Event September 9
This all day event at Bethany from 9am-9pm is
only $45 and includes 3 meals and beverages.
This is an awesome event at Bethany.
Last year we had 45 ladies scrapbooking, along
with great vendors and
ra f f le p r i zes . P a t t i
DeKeyser and her team
raised over $1800 and
r e c e i v e d 4 , 2 6 1
diapers...What a great job
ladies!!!
Registration flyers are at the Welcome Center.
All profits for this event go directly to
Compassion. If you can donate prizes for this
event, please contact Patti DeKeyser.
www.compassionpregnancy.org
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Events This Month
July 5 Communion AM
July 12 Donut Sunday
July 13-14 JR HI—Michigan
Adventures
July 16 JR/SR HI—CJ
Barrymore’s
July 21 Life Line Screening
July 22 PrimeTImers Event
July 26 Music Night &
Quarterly Business Meeting
Inside this issue:
Classes 2
Missions 3
Church Calendar 5
Upcoming events 6
Youth group events 7
Volume 4, Issue 7 July 2015
Welcome!
We are very thankful to
have you with us. If you
are a first time guest to
Bethany, please stop by
the Welcome Center,
and give us the
opportunity to meet
you! For information on
any of Bethany’s
ministries, pick up a
flyer at the Welcome
Center or see Bethany’s
web page. Please join
us again to discover the
difference God can
make in your life.
Pastor Mark Reynolds
KidsCamp 2015 Planning Team, Volunteers, Prayer Warriors and all those who
donated to help make KidsCamp 2015 a huge success. We THANK
YOU!!! What a great week with over 100 kid’s joining us each day. The
focus was on ‘Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power!’ The
gift of salvation was presented and of course…they had lots
and lots of fun! Your love and dedication is greatly
appreciated.
All week the boys and girls competed through the Penny
March to raise money to buy Bibles for kids in Thailand. Each
morning a pink (girls) and blue (boys) bucket was placed by
the door and as the kids entered they would drop anything
from pennies to dollars into the bucket for their team. This
year combined they raised over $755 towards the purchase
of Bibles for kids in Thailand. That’s over 188 Bibles or in
another words, that’s Bibles for 188 boys and girls. Great job
boys & girls!
KidsCamp music CD’s are available for purchase at the
Welcome Center for $5.
July Sunday Sermon Series Cotton Candy & Coasters –”This ain’t no walk in the Park”
Summertime, a time of vacations, beaches and amusements parks. But often they
don’t go as hoped or planned. We head to the beach and have a great day in the sun, but
get sunburnt as a result. Or we jump on a ride at the amusement park and instead of
being excited and thrilled you end up feeling sick. Or just walking through the park and
the next thing you know you’ve stepped in a puddle from an ice cream cone that has
melted in the sun. Join us during the month of July as we look at some of the different
things that bring summer amusement, but remember life ain’t always a walk in the park.
Five Day Frenzy 2015 Recap 25 JR HI students got to experience a week filled with fun, friends
and teaching based on fighting the fears that students can have.
Keaton Washburn led everyone through a week of bible study on
how the disciples had to face certain fears as they walked with
Jesus and illustrated how our students can overcome those
situations that come into our lives.
The week was also filled with activities like two trips to Metro
Beach (a photo hunt and a human sized Clue game called Mystery
P.I.), a blindfolded walk in Steffens Park, kickball, crazy food
games, a pool party, bible quizzing, and so much more. There
were several students who memorized enough bible verses to get
free trips to the upcoming Michigan Adventure trip. Big time thank
You’s go out to all the volunteers that made this week so great!
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HAPPENINGS @BETHANY
Sunday
9:45am Connection Bible Classes;
for All Ages Nursery through Adults
11:00am Worship Service
6:00pm Worship Service
CrossRoads (18-29 year olds)
Monday
7:00pm Celebrate Recovery
Committee Meetings (see Calendar)
Tuesday
1:00pm Quilting Time
Wednesday
7:00pm Bible Study & Prayer Service
Summer Weekly Schedule
Camp Barakel Roofing Project Raising the Roof
This week Randy Gosk, Christopher Reynolds, Mark Reynolds, Jay Sumner
and Calvin Wolf from Bethany will journeying to Camp Barakel. These men will be
helping with a few roofing projects, that are in need of repair. The goal is to
shingle over 2000 square feet of roof in 4 days.
Bethany set a goal to raise up to $2000 towards this project. Thanks to the generous love offerings
given we have raised the monies needed and will be able to accomplish this debt free for Camp Barakel.
GEMS Girls Cedar Point Trip On Wednesday June 17th, the GEMS girls along with 7 fearless
leaders headed out for a day at Cedar Point. This trip was an incentive
trip awarded to those girls that obtained the highest number of points for
attendance, bringing their Bibles, scripture memorization, and bringing
friends during the 2014-15 GEMS program year.
Twenty girls received this award including: Madelyn Circle, Alexis
Collier, Cailyn Gilbert, Kennedy Gosk, Riley Herubin, Erica Hewitt, Katelyn
Hewitt, Katie Honeycombe, Brenda Jarjis, Rachel Jensen, Kadence
Kubbe, Emma Lekki, Paige Lekki, Grace Levos, Kate Madak, Alisha
Manzella, Lily Meade, Carly Sumner, Emma Oresky and Brynn Wegner.
It was a fun and adventurous day!! Congrats to all the girls!!
Health Screening July 21st 8:30am–
5:30pm
This is a day of testing for early detection for some
serious diseases. The Helping Hands Program can
save your life and the lives of your loved ones through
simple, painless, preventive health screenings.
Pickup a flyer at the Welcome Center and signup
online, there are various packages to choose from.
Helpinghandsforhealth.com
Blood Drive August 11 2-8pm
Donating blood is a simple thing to do, but it
can make a big difference in the lives of others.
Summer is an especially difficult time to collect
enough blood donations to meet the needs of
patients, with school out where many blood
drives occur, and many regular donors
vacationing. Please consider being a donor if
you have never been previously. Sign up online
or the church lobby starting in July.
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YOUTH NEWS
Souled Out Summer 2015
Wednesdays in July @ 7pm We are in full blown Souled Out Summer mode which means we have events
planned just about every week. Make sure you grab a flyer at the Welcome
Center or online on our website or Facebook page for all the details.
Mud Pit War July 9th @ 6:45pm
The first event is for SR HI only, and will take place at the Mick’s
house. We are going to have a Mud Pit War. You can’t miss this event!
Meet at church at 6:45pm or at Mick’s house at 7pm. If you want to
participate, you must wear an old pair of tennis shoes, some old clothes
and bring a towel and change of clothes for the end of the night. We’ll
end the night with a bonfire and smore’s. Invite your friends
to a night that you’ll never forget!
Michigan Adventure July 13 & 14
Our JR HI’ers are heading out to the Muskegon area for an
overnighter that includes an afternoon on a Lake Michigan
beach and a full day at Michigan’s Adventure theme park.
The park has a full water park, along with thrill rides and
other attractions. Pastor Mike, along with our summer intern Keaton
Washburn and other adult leaders will be taking any student who was in 6th,
7th or 8th grade in May of 2015. The total cost of the trip is $40 (before any
Five Day Frenzy discounts). It includes transportation, pizza party for dinner
on July 13, & your admission to the park. All money is non-refundable and
should be turned in to Robyn Miller no later than July 12. Make all checks out
to Bethany Baptist. For more details, visit our website or Facebook page (see
below).
Road Rally July 16 @ 7pm SR HI students and their friends will be put together in teams with an adult driver, given a
packet of clues to figure out and stunts to pull off with the goal of scoring as many points as
possible. The night winds down back in the teen room where each team’s videos will be played back for all to enjoy.
They’ll be driving all around town (at legal limits of course) and having a blast along the way. If you are student,
don’t miss this night!
CJ Barrymore’s July 23 @ 10:30am
All JR & SR HI students are welcome to come to this event. It is four hours of unlimited use of CJ Barrymore’s
facilities that include go-karts, laser tag, bumper boats, bowling, batting cages, golf dome, euro bungy, rock
climbing wall, and even includes a hot dog lunch. Cost is just $18 for the day. Turn all money in to Robyn Miller no
later than July 19 to get on the list. Plan on meeting at church at 10:30am if you need a ride or at CJ Barrymore’s
at 10:55am if you don’t.
Souled Out Online If you are looking for information about Souled Out and the events that we are doing, you’ve got two great
sources: Facebook and the church’s website. While there may be several down sides to Facebook, one of the good
things about it is that it allows us to quickly get detailed information out about upcoming events. That same
information will always be placed on our church website as well for those of you who do not have Facebook
accounts. The Facebook address is facebook.com/SouledOutBBC and the website address is
connect2bethany.org/#/connectbethany/teens. If you need more information contact Pastor Mike Miller.
7th to 12th Grade
CHECK US OUT @
facebook.com/
SouledOutBBC
and
connect2bethany.org/
#/connectbethany/teens
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July Anniversaries 2 Richard & Mildred Demers 1990
10 Doug & Linda Vile 1971
18 Everett & Jan Dow 1970
19 Brian & Bonnie Wegner 1980, Pete & Ann Castro 1992
20 Cal & Marion Quint 1946
25 Kevin & Patti De Keyser 1980
27 Richard & Ruth Bruder 1963
30 Bob & Shirley Ringler 1949, Kurt & Joyce Flynn 1987,
Rob & Amy Levos 1993, Rick & Christy Gascho 1994
July Birthdays 2 Anna Kay Haskell
3 Bev Huntley, Sharon Samson, John Haskell
4 Ed Czubak, Michael Thomas
6 Cordell Loken
7 Steve Vander Veen, Paul Barbieri
8 Milina Franka
9 Linda Cann
12 Calvin Wolf, Sue Brow
13 Lloyd Silverthorn
14 Carly Sumner
15 Ruth Manzella
17 Linda Vile, Dave White, Nick D' Amicone, Lynnette Wolf,
Dawn Strauss
18 Dan Feryance
19 Bob Dolan Sr.
20 Karen Callahan
21 Ethan Gehrke
23 Dan Sutton, Hannah Wolf
24 Jim Smith
27 Brian Wegner, Arlene Early
28 Christy Gascho
29 Keaton Washburn
30 Remington Poynter, Wally Herzog, Barb Vander Veen
31 Jeff Langel, Ed Kern
UPCOMING EVENTS BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERIARIES
Upcoming
Events
See the Community
Board, located across
from the gym, for local
events.
Color Code
Military Missionary Shut-In / Nursing Home
September
2 Youth Night Fall Kick-off
6 Labor Day Weekend /
Communion AM
9 Compassion Pregnancy
Fundraiser/Crop & Craft
13 Donut Sunday
23 See You At the Pole
October
31 Fall Festival
August
2 Communion AM
6 JR/SR HI—Red Oaks
Waterpark
2-8 Camp Kaskitowa/Girls
9 Donut Sunday
11 Red Cross Blood Drive
12 JR/SR/College– Cedar Point
16 Excellerate training day
Pictorial Directory Update 2-8:30pm July 15th only.
Did you get your photo taken for the new
directory? Bethany with help from Lifetouch is
adding one more day for church photos!
Sign up online through at connect2bethany.org
or call the church office. Appointment times are
2-8:30pm July 15th only. Don’t miss out!
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SPOTLIGHT ON MISSIONS
The goals of Bethany’s Missions Committee...to equip and enable members and friends of Bethany to be
personally involved in obeying the Great Commission...to provide a support system for our missions
families who are following the Lord in reaching out into the world.
Missionary of the week July 2015
Don & Pat Block – July 5
Don & Pat Block served in Haiti with Baptist MidMissions for
many years as church planters. In recent years they have
served at Bibles International (BI) in Grand Rapids. BI is the
translation arm of Baptist MidMissions. Don checks, prepares cross
references, and readies newly translated Scriptures for the actual
printing. Pat helps in the office as needed, and she has a ministry
among Haitian immigrants in the Grand Rapids area.
Dick & Mavis Buck – July 12
Dick & Mavis Buck are members of Association of Baptists for World Evangelism
(ABWE). Over the years they planted several churches in central Brazil. The Bucks
have recently retired, but they remain in Brazil and are still very active in ministry.
One of their daughters lives in Brazil, and the other lives in Ann Arbor.
Lee & Lonna Lowell – July 19
Lee & Lonna Lowell work with TransWorld Radio and have two grown children.
Lee’s parents were also TWR missionaries, and Lee was raised on the island
of Bon Aire. After college Lee & Lonna joined TWR, and they have served on
Guam, in Sri Lanka, Swaziland, South Africa, and are now located in the
international office in North Carolina.
Can you even find all those places on the map?
Ondrej & Milina Franka – July 26
Ondrej & Milina Franka are in Serbia. Ondrej is the President of the
Association of Baptist Churches throughout Serbia. He keeps very busy in a
local church, a Bible college, radio ministry, etc. Several USA churches will be
sending work teams to help with the Bible college building this summer. The
Frankas have two daughters, one of whom was recently married. (See article
below)
Congratulations! It is with great joy that Ondrej and Milina Franka announce the marriage of their daughter Megi to Mr.
Michal Capela from Serbia. The wedding celebration took place in Reading,
PA on May 9, 2015. It was a great occasion as they celebrated this event
with their family.
As they arrive back in Serbia on July the 4th, please pray for the work teams
preparations. Then for the greatest event to happen and that is the Bachelor
in Bible and Theology program starting on Sept. 28. This will be a great
event as students for the first time enter the Seminary to take courses at
this level. Pray specifically for the successful recruitment of new students.
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EVENTS
Kidz Konnection News!
Discovering Missions This Summer! Continuing Sundays through July 26th
Bethany’s Mission Committee is sponsoring Kidz Konnection. Children
grades 1st thru 6th go from Sunday School at 10:45 am to the main
auditorium for the 11 am morning service and spend the first part of the
service with their parent/s. They are then dismissed to go to Mick Hall (the lower auditorium).
This year we are encouraging the children to know the plan of salvation, be able to explain it and then
begin sharing it as a “missionary” here at home! They are learning this through the use of The Wordless
Book. Each week they focus on a different “color” of the wordless book using memory verses, games,
crafts and snacks.
This opportunity teaching the children how to share the plan of salvation while having fun doing it, will
be a lesson they can share forever.
July Memory Verse
Isaiah 30:21 “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you,
saying, "This is the way; walk in it."
PrimeTimers May 2015 Trip
Bethany’s PrimeTimers and Friends
enjoyed a 5 Day Diamond Bus Show Tour
trip to Pigeon Forge and the Smoky
Mountains. Our days were filled with
laughing, joking, sightseeing, eating, and
great entertainment. On the way there we
had a great meal at the Cracker Barrel in
Corbin, KY before arriving at the Baymont
Suites in Tennessee, our home for 4 nights. Each morning
we had a good breakfast at the Baymont before taking in
such shows as the Patty Waszak Show, the Lumberjack
Feud Dinner show, the Hatfield-McCoy Dinner Show, the
Smoky Mountain Opry Show (our favorite), the Blackwoods
Morning Show, and the Smith Family Show. Between each
show we had lunch at quaint little eateries, visited shops, had
a beautiful tour of the Smoky Mtn National Forest and toured
the Bush Bean Museum. A great time was enjoyed by all and
we’re anxiously awaiting for the next scheduled trip to be
announced for 2016.
Picnic Pot-Luck July 22 12pm-3pm
PrimeTimer’s, come and have a picnic pot-luck at the River Bend
Marina. We will be enjoying lunch by the water under a beautiful
pavilion. A chicken lunch will be provided, so just please bring a dish
to pass. Sign-up at the Welcome Center and pick up a flyer there also.
See Sheryl MacPhee for more info. 31635 S River Road, Harrison Twp, 48045
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MONTHLY CALENDAR
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
9:45am - Connection Groups 11am - Worship Service & Communion Kidz Konnection
9:30pm Ladies Softball
7pm Celebrate Recovery;
Deacons Meeting
7:45 & 9pm Ladies Softball
7pm Celebrate Recovery;
Youth Committee Meeting
7pm Celebrate Recovery;
Trustee Meeting
9:00am– Donut
Sunday
9:45am - Connection Groups
11am - Worship Service Kidz Konnection
6pm - Evening Service CrossRoads
1pm
Quilting Time
1pm
Quilting Time
12:30pm Single Seniors
2-8:30pm Church Pictures
7pm
Bible Study & Prayer
12-3pm PrimeTimers Event
7pm
Bible Study & Prayer
TBD Ladies Softball
7pm Celebrate Recovery
6:45pm SR HI Mud Bowl
7pm
Bible Study & Prayer No Evening Service
TBD Men’s Softball
10am Fix it Friday
TBD Men’s Softball
1pm
Quilting Time
JR HI—Michigan Adventure trip
Camp Barakel
Camp Barakel
1pm
Quilting Time
Camp CedarRidge
9:45am - Connection Groups 11am - Worship Service Kidz Konnection 6pm - Evening Service CrossRoads
9:45am - Connection Groups 11am - Worship Service Kidz Konnection 6pm - Music Night CrossRoads 7pm Quartely Business
Meeting
11:30am Men’s Luncheon
Camp Kaskitowa
10:30am JR & SR HI
CJ Barrymore’s