-2COUNCIL meets this Monday, February 2, 7:30 pm, in the Youth Room. ELDERS BOARD meets next Monday, February 9, 7:30 pm in the Youth Room. KNIT & CHAT meets Tuesday February 3 at 10am. Everyone is welcome! ENCOURAGEMENT CARDS are available at the Welcome Centre. Take the opportunity some me this week to build someone up with words of love and encouragement! February 1, 2015 SUNDAY AT BETHEL WELCOME to our worship celebra on! Today we begin The Song in the Borderland series, an experience in considering our individual call and place in God’s mission for his people, as well our call as a church in reaching our communi es and world for Jesus Christ. A warm welcome to guests. We invite you to stay for refreshments we share together a er the worship service. For more informa on about our church and its ministries please come to the Welcome Centre. We invite you to fill in a Guest Card and place it in the oﬀering bag, or bring it to the Welcome Centre to receive a welcome gi from Bethel. NEXT WEEK we con nue the series with a message on “Singing on the Riverbanks.” The theme Scriptures and other suppor ng passages are found in this week’s Personal Journal, along with a ques on to consider, and prayer prompt for each weekday, Monday to Friday. This is in mail folders, with extras at the Welcome Centre. A great way to prepare to receive and respond! TODAY’S OFFERING - Halton Hills Chris an School is an aﬀordable, Christ-centred, inter-denomina onal, values-based, Chris an educa onal ins tu on, where each student ma ers; oﬀering a premium-quality, full-service day-school program where tradi onal Chris an perspec ves are integrated into all subject areas; serving children of all ap tudes from pre-school to grade 8 who reside throughout the greater Halton Hills area and beyond. Its opera ng budget is funded by tui on, fund-raising and free-will dona ons. Feb. 8 - Food For Life Feb. 15 - World Renew - Canadian Foodgrains HAPPENING AT BETHEL S.M.P.G. (SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER GROUP) meets from 7:45 - 9am Sunday mornings to pray for the worship service, our church and community. Come out and join us on occasion or on a regular basis. We meet downstairs in classroom #7, in the Children & Youth Wing. LIBRARY LINES: Come down and see us. We have new early reader books, teen fic on and adult fic on. Thank you for all the dona ons. They have been great! Thank you to the Library Team for all your help! Please remember that all items are due back in 4 weeks. COUPLES NIGHT OUT COMES TO BETHEL -- THIS Wednesday, February 4, 7:30 pm! Since 2007 there have been over 250 of these events across Canada. Couples Night Out is best described as the UlƟmate Date Night with a Message, using humor & music. The speaker is Leland Klassen, one of Canada’s best clean comics and a Chris an who shares his faith and from his own marriage journey. Canadian Chris an recording ar st Dan Macauly will also join to share in song. Tickets are available at the Welcome Center a er the worship service or from the church oﬃce yet this week Monday and Tuesday – 9:00 am – 2:00 pm in person; or via oﬃ[email protected] or 519-853-2121) – just $10/ person ($15 at the door). A great opportunity to invite others to a Chris an event with clean comedy – and a meaningful message! WOMEN'S BREAKFAST ckets are on sale today a er church (and Feb 8 only if available) so get your ckets now!! Our 15th annual Women's Breakfast will be Saturday March 7, 2015 8:15-11:30a.m. This will be a spa-like morning featuring Kathy Butryn who will be teaching us how to "Find Peace within the Hurry". See Hilda Looyenga a er the service. Tickets are $15.00. Each cket will be assigned to a cket holder to be entered into draws for amazing giveaways. Get your ckets today! Contact Coordinators Michelle Kuipery 519-853-0095 or Heather Leferink 226-444-9789 for any ques ons. Women's Breakfast comes together through God and a liƩle help from you… We are looking for STRONG men/woman to move chairs/tables, food prep/clean up and décor, greeters, servers, and prayer people. There are many designated jobs with slo ed me commitments that work for anyone. Please see Caroline Terpstra for all the details. CONNECTIONS--The Friday night group will be studying N.T. Wright's Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrec on, and the Mission of the Church. We will begin at 8 pm this Friday, Feb. 6, at the home of Alex and Willena van Donkersgoed. Our mee ng dates for this 6-session DVD study are February 6 and 27, March 20, April 10, May 1 and 22. There is room for more par cipants! For more info please talk to Symantha de Roos or Willena van Donkersgoed. -3- -4- THE FIRST SESSION OF FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY runs this a ernoon from 3-5pm in the Fellowship Hall. We are looking forward to learning how to manage our finances as God teaches through Scripture. Spots are s ll available. See you all there! Please contact Lindsay or Andrew Elgersma to sign up or for more informa on [email protected] or 519.546.7900 CELEBRATING THE 70TH ANNIVERSAY OF THE LIBERATION OF HOLLAND. Mark your calendars for Wednesday May 6 as the Soli Deo Gloria Male Choir from Holland presents a Libera on/Bevrijdings Concert at St. George's Anglican Church in Guelph. Also par cipa ng, the Musica Sacra Chorus. More details to follow. Info from John VanderLaan at [email protected] MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Saturday, February 14 – Join the F-UN Team for tobogganing and snacks! Bring your toboggans to Sir Donald Mann Park (behind the liquor store) from 1 to 3 pm, meet at the church between 3pm and 4pm for hot chocolate, coﬀee, tea, cider and some special Valen ne’s Day treats! Please sign the sheet on the easel in the Fellowship Hall so we know approximately how many friends to expect. Everyone is welcome! Ques ons? Call Sandra Faber 519-853-1189 or Judy Duivesteyn 519-833-7481 WORLD RENEW UPDATE – World Renew Disaster Response has been ac ve in Tweed, ON over the last few months. An elderly, disabled widow lady’s house was destroyed by this past spring’s floods and we are in the process of building her a new home, in collabora on with Geertsma Homes Ltd. Framing was started on Nov 7 and the plan was to hand over the keys to her new house before Christmas. World Renew DRS is also s ll ac vely involved in rebuilding and repairing homes in High River, Alberta; Washington; North Carolina; Ocean County, New Jersey; and will also be in Pensacola, Florida star ng in January 2015. Call Becky at 1-800-848-5818 if you are able to volunteer at any one of these sites. World Renew is in need of a new Area Representa ve for Classis Huron. Call Joan Roorda at 519-941-6188 for more informa on regarding this volunteer posi on. MEAL SUPPORT FOR THE MARRIAGE COURSE. Sessions begin with a dinner to create a date-night experience. Would you be willing to support the course and bless marriages by preparing and serving all, one, or some of the meals? There is an Introductory Dinner Event on Friday, February 13, 6:30 pm and then the course itself begins on Friday, February 27, 6:30 pm for 7 sessions (also March 13 & 27, April 10 & 24, and May 8 & 22). Please contact Pastor Ray or Sue if you are interested or for more informa on – in person, by phone (519-853-4257) or email pastoray@sympa co.ca). A LETTER FROM CROSSTOWNE CHURCH: We are very grateful for the generous support we received from your congrega on for the Crosstowne Church plant. With all of our hearts, we give thanks for the support we receive both financially & in prayer. It is very encouraging to know that we have the incredible blessing of brothers & sisters in Christ walking the journey with us. We look forward to the year ahead as we con nue to pursue and discern what God has prepared ahead of us! As we are blessed, may you be blessed in the year ahead! From all of us at Crosstowne Church in Milton. CAMP SHALOM SUMMER STAFF - If you love Jesus and like working with individuals with special needs, then apply to be a missionary at Camp Shalom this summer. Located just outside of Cambridge, Camp Shalom oﬀers programming for kids and adults with special needs. We are now accep ng applica ons for our summer staﬀ posi ons. All posi ons are paid and you must be 17 before Dec. 31st, 2015 to apply. Visit www.countrysidecamp.com to apply. Interviews will start February 14th. Ques ons? Contact Adrian at [email protected]. REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS “HOW TO READ THE BIBLE FOR ALL IT’S WORTH” is an excellent opportunity for lay persons, church leaders, pastors, and students who have a desire to become more confident in their understanding and interpreta on of the Bible. Dr. Jeﬀ Weima, Professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary, will be presen ng this seminar at Maranatha Chris an Reformed Church, 94 Elgin St. SOUTH, Cambridge, next Saturday, February 7, 9:00 am, followed by lunch and a demonstra on preaching from 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. Registra on is $30 at the door at 8:15 a.m. For more informa on or to pre-register email oﬃ[email protected] . COMMUNITY POLICE RECORD CHECK OPPORTUNITY – Monday, February 9, 6:00-7:30 pm, hosted here at Bethel. $25 cash for volunteer posi ons (please try to have exact change), with $5 for each addi onal copy of Police Records Checks required or requested. Two pieces of valid governmentissued iden fica on must be provided. One must have your name, date of birth and photo on it. The Bible is the only book whose author is always present when one reads it!