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His banner over me is love. Song of Solomon 2:4
Volume 2
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH
February 2015
Schedule of Events
Bethel Banner
2/1
Communion
Service
2/2
Men’s Bible Study
2/3
Church Council
Meeting
2/8
Money Due for
Sight & Sound
Trip to see
MOSES in March
2/8
Children’s
Ministry Nursing
Home Valentine
Delivery
2/8
Deacon’s Meeting
2/9
Men’s Bible Study
2/15 Jews for Jesus
Christ in the
Passover
Presentation
2/16 CARE Ministry
Visits
2/16 Men’s Bible Study
2/21 Mission Trip Chili
Cook-off
2/23 Men’s Bible Study
2/23 Women on
Mission Meeting
Love Never Fails
Love suffers long and is kind; love does not
envy; love does not parade itself, is not
puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not
seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil;
does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the
truth; bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things. Love
never fails.
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
February is universally known as the month
of Love. And why not, who among us does
not know that February 14th is Valentines’
Day!
and fear ….. [love]; bears all things, believes
all things, hopes all things, endures all
things. Love never fails.
Our God loves us so much so that He sent
His only son to die on a cross. That’s the
love we need to share with everyone we
meet, everywhere we go and every day we
breathe. We are so fortunate that we go to a
church whose members love each other, but
we can’t stop at the front door or with the
people that go to our church, we need to
share our love with our community and the
world. Tell someone you love them today!
Speaking of spreading love in the world, I
hope you are making plans to attend the Chili
St. Valentine's Day is a celebration of love.
Cook-off on February 21st. Our very own
Sweethearts exchange gifts of cards,
International Mission Team will be raising
flowers, candy and jewelry. Elementary
funds to support their trip this summer to
schools commemorate the day when
Panama, where they will share the love of
students give each other Valentine’s cards.
The day is named after St. Valentine, a third Jesus Christ. We will also have a guest
century priest by tradition says was martyred speaker showing us slides of the very area
that our team will be going to, please see
on February 14, 270 for conducting
weddings contrary to the decree of Emperor inside the banner for more details.
Claudius II.
And you certainly do not want to miss the
Passover presentation by the Jews for Jesus
What do we spend on this day of love?
on February 15th. This presentation not only
Estimates put the total for this year around
explains in great detail the meaning behind
$15.2 billion. In a recent survey 53% of
Passover but the meaning behind the
women said that they would end a
different foods that are served on the
relationship if they did not receive a gift for
Passover table. (So very educational for
Valentines’ Day. (A hint for my brothers in
young and old.)
Christ).
After reading 1 Corinthians 13 we know that
the greatest gift God ever gave us besides
His son, is Love. So why do we only
celebrate it once a year? I bet that right now
as you are reading this, you can think of
someone that needs to hear the words “I
Love You!” Maybe they are in the room with
you right now, so shout it out “I LOVE YOU!”
Maybe it’s a family member that doesn’t live
with you anymore, pick up that phone and
call them right now and tell them, “I LOVE
YOU!”. How about that co-worker? When
you see them at work tomorrow, hey, “I
LOVE YOU!”
Finally, two favors I ask of you. First, invite
someone to church. What we have here at
Bethel is very special. Share it with someone
that you love. Second, we are trying extra
hard to communicate with all of you. One tool
is e-mail but for many of you, we either do
not have an e-mail address or it’s incorrect.
Will you take a moment, (after you tell that
special person that you love them), and send
us an email message from your computer to
[email protected]? We’ll
make sure you get all the latest updates.
As always, I am humbled by the love you
share with me every week and I am so
happy and excited to be on
this journey with each of
you, I LOVE YOU!
And if you really want to make a change in
your life and in theirs, tell them that Jesus
Christ loves them too. If the experiences of
the past 6 months have been used by God to
In Christ,
teach me anything, it’s that life is too
Pastor Gary
precious and too short to live in hate, anger,
Bethel Banner
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Nursery
February 1, 2015
Jennifer Hamm & Darlene
Newton
February 8, 2015
Ali Seaman & Tammy
DeJean
February 15, 2015
Kim & Jerry Gilley
February 22, 2015
Carla Cooper & Pennie
Walker
Children's Church
February 1, 2015
Gina Bullock & Kim
Crosslin
February 8, 2015
Missy & Bruce Sullivan
February 15, 2015
Crystal & Brittany Loving
February 22, 2015
Jennifer Hamm
Counting
Committee
Weekly Budget Reports
Budget Report 12/21/14
Weekly Budget Need
$ 5,050.90
Weekly Budget Need
$ 5,050.90
General Fund
$ 3,080.72
General Fund
$
February 15, 2015
Carla Cooper, Pennie
Walker & Bobby Samuels
February 22, 2015
Joanie DeShazo, Tammy
DeJean & Mike Short
2,355.60
Other Tithes and Offerings
Building Fund
20.00
In Memory of Mrs. Carrington 50.00
In Memory of Susan Sullivan 25.00
Wednesday Night Dinner
212.00
Total Deposit
$ 3,387.72
Other Tithes and Offerings
Building Fund
20.00
In Memory of Lucy Cox
50.00
In Memory of Susan Sullivan 25.00
Initial Offering for 2015
30.00
Total Deposit
$ 2,480.60
Budget Report 1/4/15
Budget Report 1/11/15
Weekly Budget Need
$ 5,034.59
Weekly Budget Need
$ 5,034.59
General Fund
$ 5,865.00
General Fund
$ 4,485.00
Other Tithes and Offerings
Building Fund
20.00
Initial Offering for 2015
95.00
In Memory of Susan Sullivan
30.00
Brick
500.00
Total Deposit
$ 6,510.00
Other Tithes and Offerings
Initial Offering for 2015
14.00
In Memory of Patty Sullivan 150.00
Wednesday Night Dinner
129.00
Total Deposit
$ 4,778.00
Sunday School Attendance Reports
December 21, 2014
Members 104 Visitors 4
Total 108
December 28, 2014
Members 87 Visitors 10
Total 97
January 4, 2015
Members 103 Visitors 4
Total 107
January 11, 2015
Members 109 Visitors 3
Total 112
February 1, 2015
Sandy Jett, Nancy Galyen &
Bootsie Bullock
Your Help Is Needed
February 8, 2015
Crystal Loving, Carol Jarrett
& Harry Bradshaw
Budget Report 12/28/14
Recently some food items have disappeared from our kitchen pantry and
refrigerators. While everything in the church belongs to all of us, you can
imagine the problems that it creates when you go to prepare for a function and
what you thought was there is no longer there. Certainly if there is a need, we
want to help so please contact one of the ministers; otherwise, please refrain
from helping yourself.
In Christian Love,
Pastor Gary
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Bethel Baptist Upcoming Events...
Christ in the Passover Presentation
Sunday, February 15th at 11:00 am
February 1, 2015
Jerry Gilley
February 8, 2015
Bootsie Bullock
February 15, 2015
Mike Bond
February 22, 2015
Gusty McIntyre
Christ in the Passover shows the link between the ancient Festival of Redemption
and Christ as the Lamb of God—as members we will never forget it! This sermon
demonstration is visual, so you will actually see a table set with traditional Passover items. The missionary uses Scripture as well as the visual items to walk
through a Jewish Passover seder, weaving the story of the Exodus together with
the life, death and resurrection of Christ. The words Jesus spoke in the upper room
come alive as each Hebraic item is carefully explained. Christ in the Passover will
deepen your communion experience.
"Notes from the Loft"
Here’s a trivia question for you: How many times is the
command to “sing praise unto God” used in the Bible? Now,
don’t google it just yet. Think about that for a minute. Why
would God even tell us to specifically “sing” our praise? Are you
wondering, “ Why, if singing is so important to God, didn’t He
give me a good singing voice?”.
Regardless of the perceived quality of your tone production, God commands us to
“sing praise” unto Him more than 200 times in scripture! Wow. That’s a lot, so it
must be pretty important to Him that we do it; almost a requirement, huh? I know,
sometimes we just don’t feel like it, right? Every day we are incessantly attacked
by the worries, frustrations, stresses, and trials of our everyday lives. They weigh
us down to the point we forget just how much God loves us, and how much He
longs to hear how much we love Him.
This is why we MUST SING! It is a proven fact that our emotions do NOT
determine our thoughts and actions, but just the opposite! Our ACTIONS and
THOUGHTS determine our emotions! So next time you are feeling down, sad,
disappointed, stressed,” think about His love; think about His goodness; think
about His grace that’s brought us through. For as high as the heavens above, so
great is the measure of our Father’s love. Great is the measure of our Father’s
love.” (I hope you sang that as you read it, and that it gets stuck in your head all
day long! You’ll have a day full of abundant blessings, I promise!)
Lyrics from “Think About His Love” –Walt Harrah, 1987
Lynn
February 1, 2015
B. Sullivan
M. Morgan
J. Morgan
T. Kirtley
D. Dermer
B. Bullock
February 8, 2015
K. Whorton
M. Short
N. Short
R. Kirtley
W. Trainor
J. Lenox
February 15, 2015
B. Samuels
B. Short
T. Herbert
B. Morgan
C. LeBlanc
Z. Morgan
February 22, 2015
B. Sullivan
M. Morgan
J. Morgan
T. Kirtley
D. Dermer
B. Bullock
Bethel Banner
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Women on Mission
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,
and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:105
February
Chronological
Bible Reading Plan
2/1
Exodus 7‐9
2/2
Exodus 10‐12
2/3
Exodus 13‐15
2/4
Exodus 16‐18
2/5
Exodus 19‐21
2/6
Exodus 22‐24
2/7
Exodus 25‐27
2/8
Exodus 28‐29
2/9
Exodus 30‐32
2/10
Exodus 33‐35
2/11
Exodus 36‐38
2/12
Exodus 39‐40
2/13
Leviticus 1‐4
2/14
Leviticus 5‐7
2/15
Leviticus 8‐10
2/16
Leviticus 11‐13
2/17
Leviticus 14‐15
2/18
Leviticus 16‐18
2/19
Leviticus 19‐21
2/20
Leviticus 22‐23
2/21
Leviticus 24‐25
2/22
Leviticus 26‐27
2/23
Numbers 1‐2
2/24
Numbers 3‐4
2/25
Numbers 5‐6
2/26
Numbers 7
2/27
Numbers 8‐10
2/28
Numbers 11‐13
Women on Mission is a missions organization within WMU for
women (age 18 and up) through which women pray for and give to
missions, do missions, learn about missions, grow spiritually toward a
missions lifestyle!
The February W.O.M. project is to help the Thurman Brisben Homeless
Center. Their mission is to provide at-risk and homeless men, women and
children of Caroline County, King George County, Spotsylvania County,
Stafford County, and the city of Fredericksburg with appropriate and essential
shelter and services to affect positive life changes. Brisben is a safe and
secure, staffed 24-hour temporary residence for the homeless 365 days a
year. It can simultaneously serve up to 80 homeless individuals, families and
children with a wide range of services. The Center is a critical port in the
storm for those experiencing homelessness in our community.
They need toilet paper, paper towels, coffee,
creamer, sugar and laundry detergent.
From the Mailbox
Dear Church Family,
We would like to thank you all very much for your support during Susan’s illness
and her recent passing. The prayers, calls, thoughts, visits, flowers, food, and all
of the other wonderful things were much appreciated. She was blessed to be a
part of the Bethel Family. She shared with us how she enjoyed coming to church.
As her battle got longer and she got weaker, she still found great comfort and
peace at church. She loved being in the house of the Lord and she also loved
having each and every one of you as a part of her church family. Again thank you
for your continued thoughts and prayers. It is comforting to know that Susan is no
longer in pain and is resting in the arms of the Lord.
Bruce, Missy, Kaitlyn, and Lena
Dear Church Family,
Annette and I would like to thank everyone for prayers, visits, cards and gifts during
the Christmas season and Annette’s stay in the hospital. It is so nice to be
remembered by our church family.
Love, Hurley and Annette Samuels
To All Bethel Baptist Church,
I would like to thank Pastor Gary and all of you for your prayers, calls, cards and
visits during my illness. I don’t know how I would have gotten through this without
you all. May God bless each and every one of you.
Many Thanks, In God’s Love, Bubba Davis
Bethel,
The family of Clifton Gordon Hamm acknowledges with deep appreciation your
kind expression of sympathy. We would like to thank you for the prayers, kind
words, cards and flowers that were given to us during our loss.
Hamm Family
Thank you very much for allowing the partnership of Bethel Baptist Church to
continue and flourish. Our ministry depends on this partnership and because of it,
many will come to Christ. Please know that the Scriptures presented as a result of
Bethel Baptist’s commitment to the furtherance of the Gospel, will be rightly
represented by men and women who know the importance and share this same
commitment.
Praying for you, Matt Wagner
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February Church Calendar
Sunday
Monday
1
Communion
11:00 am
2
8
9
16
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
4
5
6
7
10
11
12
13
14
17
18
19
20
21
Church
Council
Meeting
6:30 pm
Valentine
Delivery
3:00 pm
Deacon’s
Meeting
6:00 pm
15
Jews for Jesus
Christ in the
Passover
11:00 am
22
CARE
Ministry Visits
10:30 am
23
Panama
Mission Trip
Chili Cook-off
12:00 pm
24
25
26
27
28
Women on
Mission
Meeting
7:00 pm
Order of Services
SUNDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE
9:15 AM Deacon Prayer Ministry
9:30 AM Coffee Fellowship
10:00 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Worship Service
MONDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE
6:30 PM Men’s Fellowship and Bible Study
WEDNESDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE
5:45 PM Fellowship Meal
6:30 PM Awana
7:00 PM Prayer Meeting/Bible Study
7:00 PM Youth Group Meeting
7:45 PM Choir Rehearsal
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2/06
2/06
2/12
2/12
2/12
2/13
2/15
2/15
2/17
2/20
2/20
2/20
2/22
2/23
2/26
2/26
2/28
Eddie Crosslin
Tracy DeBernard
Elizabeth Kirtley
Jacob Pinneta
Alician Seaman
Stanley Walker
Vallerie Krain
Alec Pinneta
Hurley Samuels
Dawn Burgess
Buzz Green
Randy Pinneta
Judy Washington
Makayla LeBlanc
Holly DeBernard
Phil Carter
Jean Trainor
Jackson McIntyre
2/9 Reggie & Jennifer Hamm
Prayer List
Hospital
Paul Shelton
Cameron Sullivan
Nursing Home
Peggy McGann
Lois Monteith
Austin Payne Sr.
Annette Samuels
Roland Sullivan
Lillian Thompson
Shut-Ins
Annie Catlett
Nannie Dobson
Norman Frost
Lelia Loving
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Chili Cook-Off
February 21st 12:00-2:00 pm
Looking for participants to enter their best Chili!
1) Best Hot
2) Best Mild
3) Best Theme- Dress your tables and selves!
4) People's Choice
Cups and spoons will be provided.
Please bring your own sides, condiments, etc.
Doors will be open at 11:00 am for entries to set up!
Invite friends and family to come and vote for their favorite.
$5 entry at the door that includes a people's choice ticket, beverages
and baked goods along with the many samples of Chili.
Musical Entertainment and Guest Speaker will be provided!
All Proceeds will be going toward Bethel Baptist Church’s
2015 Panama Mission Trip. Donations welcomed!
To enter your Chili Please contact Jerry or Kim Gilley
(540) 847-1117(Jerry's Cell) / E-mail: [email protected]
or in person
Trip to Sight & Sound Theatre
in Lancaster, PA to see MOSES
Saturday March 21st
Meet at Bethel at 7 am/Return by 10 pm
Cost per person: $125
Cost Includes: Transportation, Ticket and
Dinner at the Good ’N Plenty restaurant.
Please bring your own snacks for the bus
ride.
Money due by February 8th
If you are interested in going, there is a
sign-up sheet on the bulletin board across
from the choir room.
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Alfred Arocho
Jamie Ashton
Wesley Berry
Debbie Bishop
Roy Blankenbaker
Harry Bradshaw
Sharon Burns
Eddie Crosslin
Kyle Davidson
Bubba Davis
Bryant Dickerson
June Eackles
Kenneth “Kenny” Fagan
Karen Foley
Jeremey Galyen
Josh Galyen
Ann Graves
Carl Griffith
Wayne Hedge
Karen Honeycutt
Brooke Hood
Dwayne Hotckins
Leathie Hudson
Rev. William Jeffcoat
Andy Johnson
Katie Kelley
Rita Lewis
Renae Loving
Erika Minx
Jean Newton
Joe Newton
Joshua Pann
Blanche Parker
Bruce Patton
Austin Payne, Jr
Julie Pellegrino
Kaylie Pinneta
Jennifer Poole
Tommy Satterwhite
Mickey Schenemann
Jerry “Mushy” Schenemann
Gloria Shelton
Mark Shelton
Mackenzie Standish
John Wharton
Sympathy
Family of Roger Burton
Family of Brian Cox
Family of Rita Dunstan
Family of Wiley Fuller
Family of Shirley McBroom
Family of Lily Noakes
Family of Dawn Howe Skinner
Family of Bobby Snellings
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Fellowship Meals:
Wednesdays at 5:45 pm in the Outreach Center
February 4—Baked Chicken Breast, Mashed Potatoes,
Green Beans & Rolls
February 11—Sloppy Joes, French Fries, Coleslaw
February 18—Breakfast for dinner
February 25—Spaghetti, Tossed Salad & Garlic Bread
There’s a place for you at our table!
Sunday
9:15 AM
9:30 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Deacon Prayer Ministry
Coffee Fellowship
Sunday School
Worship Service
Monday
6:30 PM
Men’s Bible Study
Wednesday
5:45 PM Fellowship Meal
6:30 PM Awana
7:00 PM Prayer Meeting/Bible Study
7:00 PM Youth Group
7:45 PM Choir Rehearsal
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Monday through Thursday
9:00 AM to 3:15 PM