A long-time mentor of Pastor Epi’s passed away last week. He was only in his early 30’s and leaves behind a wife and 2 small children. Please pray for his family and friends.
Continue to pray for Elizabeth Dirks, as she battles a bug that has been hanging on for several weeks. There is still quite a bit of infection in her throat and ear. Pray for complete healing, that the latest round of antibiotics will be effective.
Ernie Richter is in need of prayer. He has returned home from a recent hospital stay, and in the care of hospice, and does not have much longer in this world. Please pray for the family as they prepare for his home-going to Jesus. He does have a Facebook page, so if you would like to friend him and send him messages, the family will read them to him. He does look forward to hearing from people. Ernie taught in the Ambassadors College Group here at Bethany many years ago.
Pray for those in financial need in our congregation. Pray for healing of financial problems, for needed jobs.
We pray for those listed below. We ask God’s protection for those serving in the military, wherever they may be. We ask for His healing hand to touch those who are ill or unable to join us on Sunday mornings.
Pray for our members . . .
. . . unable to attend due to health Bob Aaron Alex Crossan LaVerl King
Cherrie Leighton Edith Mulholland Mary Rivera
Robert Smith Jim Stewart Maxine Truman
. . . under medical treatment Dolores Anderson Jackson Corral Jameson Corral
Chris Crossan Jamie Crossan Nicole De Young
Dawna Freire Snooky Greger Arlie Hahn
Grace Kilmer Jerry Kilmer Lilly Kuwata
Rosalie Moomjean Dewey Mulholland Sil Quintas
Steve Rietze Ray Rogers
. . . serving in the Armed Forces Paul Brown (Iraq) Adam Cates (MT) Joseph Cates (GA)
Brian Davis (Iraq) Doug Hammond (GA) Scott Huesing (USA)
Casey Hughes (Afghan.) Joe Karg (Iraq) Jason Kilmer (Afghan.)
Wes Leiter (USA) Justin Lewis (Iraq) Andrew Nervo (USA)
David Orr (Iraq) Lucas Pereira (Germany) Christina Radeck (Afghan.)
Jamie Rainey (TX) Chase Tolles (Afghan.) Rick Wilson (Iraq)
Our Children’s Ministries is focusing on one verse or passage per month, and is encouraging the whole family to learn it. This is meant for the families of our children, but how wonderful would it be to know that our whole Church body was learning God’s Word!
May’s Children’s Ministries Family memory verse is Matthew 28:19-20 – “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
BUSINESS MEETING There will be a short Business Meeting this Sunday, May 20, right after 2nd Service. We will be voting on Ron Foster to be inducted onto the Elder Board. Please plan on staying for a few minutes.
ANGEL TREE COORDINATOR NEEDED Help!! We need a new coordinator for our Prison Ministry Angel Tree! This program helps provide Christmas presents for children with a parent in prison. The real work starts in October, but we need to advise the Ministry offices if we are going to have a coordinator this year. If you have a heart for this special ministry, please contact the Church Office at 626-355-1403.
HUME LAKE FUNDRAISER YARD SALE Our Youth Ministries is having another yard sale this Saturday, May 19, from 8 am to 2 pm. It will be held at Diane Ferraro’s house - 1026 Wildrose Avenue, Monrovia. If you have items you would like to donate, please contact Epi at 626-355-1403. Then come on by on Saturday and see what else there is you can pick up!!!
VBS IS COMING!! We are SO excited about this year’s VBS!! Our title is “PRAISE! Where Kids Get Down and Lift God High!” Dates for this year are June 25 through June 29. And it’s time to recruit our volunteers!! We need counselors, crafty folk, talking folk, quiet folk, game-leading folk, singing and dancing folk, crazy folk, serious folk, cooking folk, and eating folk. Basically, we need YOU!!! Volunteer applications will be in the Lobby starting THIS Sunday. Talk with Jill or Pam about the best fit for you.
Registration is now open. ALL Kindergarten grads through 5th Grade grads are welcome. Pre-Elementary is open to all Bethany School & Bethany Church children. Limited additional spaces for Pre-Elementary children are available for kids with an Elementary sibling attending VBS.
You can download a registration form from our website, www.bethanyfamily.com and either bring it in to the Church Office or e-mail it back, or pick up a form in the Children’s Patio on Sunday or the Church Office during the week.
WOMEN OF FAITH All ladies of Bethany are invited to attend this year’s Women of Faith Conference. The theme this year is Celebrate What Matters 2012. It will be held at the Anaheim Honda Center on September 14 and 15. Hotel reservations may be made at the Best Western Plus Meridian Inn and Suites in Anaheim/Orange. If you are interested in attending, Patty Schramm has some tickets available. Contact her at Schrammfam.schrammfam@verizon.net
HUME LAKE H.A.T - HELP-A-THON If you have any projects around your house or yard, big or small, that could use a few extras hands to help, please contact Epi in the Church Office – 626-355-1403. Washing cars, pulling weeds, building something, painting, babysitting, whatever you have that our kids can help with, we are there for you!! Any donations for their hard work would be appreciated, and they will all go to camperships for our youth to go to Hume Lake! God bless, and thanks!
BETHANY CUBS NURSERY SCHOOL Bethany Preschool is once again hosting monthly classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays for 2 and 3 year olds. This is a parent/child time, so one parent or guardian is required to attend class with their child. The next session runs May 1 – May 24. The cost for the session is $56. The class is held in A-1 and meets from 9:30 to 11:30 am. Contact Marthel D’Arezzo in the School office – 626-355-3527, ext. 1653 – for registration.
ERIC PERRY MEMORIAL RUN/WALK A benefit run for the American Brain Tumor Association is scheduled for Sunday, June 2, at the L.A. Arboretum. The family of Eric Perry are friends of Pastor Phil. Eric passed away in June of 2010 after being diagnosed in April of 2010. For more info, see the website or the flyer on the Cafe bulletin board.
BLOOD 4 BIBLES We are working in conjunction with Sierra Madre Congregational Church to raise money for Elam Ministries to send bibles to Iran. We are doing it by way of a blood drive. By donating blood, you will enable Elam Ministries to send 4 bibles to Iran. There will be a van here at Bethany Church on Sunday, June 3, from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. There will be a signup sheet in the Lobby. Or you can sign up online at www.bloodForMissions.org. They are asking that everyone sign up, so they have an idea of how many people to expect for supplies, etc. This is a fabulous way to raise money for a wonderful cause.
ZIMBABWE TRIP UPDATED NEEDS Numerous items are still needed for the short-term missions trip planned in June. These items ultimately will be delivered to the village medical clinics and the people there, with an emphasis on widows and orphans. Many of these over-the-counter items can be purchased at your local drugstore and brought to Bethany anytime before June 1. Especially needed are children’s multivitamins, adult’s multivitamins, iron supplements, and bars of soap.
The Missions Board will be hosting a bake sale during the Cafe next Sunday, May 20. Donations of goodies would be much appreciated!! You can bring them by A-1 on Sunday before or during the Cafe. We appreciate your support!
IRONMEN’S BREAKFAST
Men, come on by for a “Hawaiian” Ironmen’s Breakfast on Saturday, June 9, at 8 am in the Ministry Center Dining Room. Wear an “aloha” shirt if you have one!! All men are invited! Great food, great fellowship!
CHOICES LADIES’ TEA AND FUNDRAISER “He makes all things beautiful in its time.” Ecc. 3:11 - Choices Women’s Resource Center is sponsoring a tea fundraiser on Saturday, June 9, at 11 am. It will be held at Los Serranos Country Club – 15656 Yorba Avenue, Chino Hills. Debbie Bryson from the daily radio program “Wisdom for Women” will be speaking. Tickets are $35. All proceeds will benefit Choices Women’s Resource Center. They exist to give hope, save lives, and share the love of Jesus Christ. Please contact Patty Schramm at 626-353-6913 for tickets.
KARDIA / JUNCTION Kardia Mornings and the Wednesday Nite Junction is up and running again! We will be studying the Book of Acts. Kardia Mornings starts at 9 am, and the Junction starts with an optional dinner at 5:45 pm, Bible Study for all ages at 7 pm. We look forward to seeing you there! E-GIVING Online giving allows your offering donations to be contributed from any home computer and can be setup to occur automatically while you are away. Call the Church Office for details! back to top
Missions Updates
Missionary of the Week Jerry & Elizabeth Dirks
TEAM - Meco, Spain Jerry works at the Christian Academy in Meco teaching shop classes and helping maintain the buildings. Both Jerry and Elizabeth have a friendship evangelism in place with several unsaved couples. Elizabeth hosts a children’s English class in their home. She writes: Thank you so much for praying. Ever since taking the antibiotics, I have felt MUCH better. Yesterday, the EENT doctor told me that, although there is still a good amount of infection in my throat and ear, he was pleased with how things are healing. I will NOT need to go to the hospital. Many of you wrote to share you were praying and concerned. Many here in Spain provided meals. That was something I least expected.
David & Tracy Erickson Pioneers - Southeast Asia
We have purchased air tickets for first month of Sabbatical: Bali to Bangkok to L.A. to Chicago to Toronto and back before the start of school on 29 August. The local men’s group is going very well. The pastors’ accountability group is OK. Three days in Jak--- last month for training, prayer, and mentoring went very well. Please pray for:
YOG 16-18 May: meetings with training alumni, mentoring, half-day seminar I’ll be teaching
MLG 23-25 May: fifteen lesson program ends. I’ll help with the closing and meeting with team members.
Local: men’s addiction group every Saturday afternoon/pastor’s support group every Monday afternoon.
UPG: women beginning to meet regularly each month for sharing and prayer Short Term Workers Laurie Kallevig – India - Catch her blog at http://workingdraft.me/
Missionary Blogs
Check out the Missions & Outreach Ministry page on the website – www.bethanyfamily.com – to catch up with our missionaries’ blogs and websites. We are now posting on the website the electronic newsletters we receive from our missionaries in their entirety! Check it out here if you want to know more about what’s happening with our missionaries!
Our food pantry needs filling! The Bethany Kids Care Team is opening our food pantry to the community. We are accepting both non-perishable and perishable foods. Please support our efforts in reaching out to the less-fortunate in our community. Drop off items in the boxes supplied on Sunday in the foyer or in the church office during the week. This is a new project for our Children’s Ministries. Please pray that it is successful in ministering to our community, and also to our kids who are participating in this outreach.
WORSHIP MINISTRY NEEDS YOUR HELP! If you are willing to serve as a Media Shout operator on Sunday mornings once a month, please contact Suzanne in the Church Office (626-355-1403, ext. 1607), or email her at suzanne@bethanyfamily.com. It is a simple program to learn, but vital to our worship experience on Sunday morning! We are also looking for anyone interested in learning how to run the sound system on Sunday mornings. If this is a way you would like to serve our Church Family, please contact Suzanne.
The Salvation Army has installed a small items collection box in the back parking lot by the Montecito entrance. If you have items you no longer need, feel free to drop them off at any time.
The Tape Ministry needs someone to help out after 2nd Service, selling tapes and cd’s. If you are willing to stay after church for 15 minutes, please contact Suzanne in the Church Office, or at 355-1403, ext. 1607.
REMINDER!! Recyclable aluminum cans and water bottles can be dropped in recycling containers at the southwest corner of the Ministry Center that are marked for Missionary Fellowship. These funds are helpful in sending cards and gifts to our missionaries’ children.
If you are not a member of an ABF class, but would still like to help out with our Living Room Café on Sunday mornings, please contact the church office.
We believe that serving others is at the core of what we do here at Bethany. We have a master list of all the service opportunities in the church. Or check out the Website - www.bethanyfamily.com - "How to Get Connected / Volunteer Center."
ROOM NEEDED – Gloria Roe is moving back into the area in early July, and is looking for a place to live. She can pay $750 per month for a room. Please give her a call at 831-688-8278 if you can help.
JOB OPPORTUNITY - Mariners Church (5001 Newport Coast Dr, Irvine) has a part time (20-30 hr/wk) position available doing payroll and bank rec’s. If you or someone you know is interested in the position, please contact Lindy Thomas at 949-769-8431 or lthomas@marinerschurch.org. Thanks.”
ROOM NEEDED - Single adult (female) needs room to rent in Sierra Madre. I attend Bethany Church regularly, and would like to get more involved. Call me at 562-437-1820 and ask for Cathie Jones or e-mail me at cathie.jones12@hotmail.com. Or, if you know someone else that has a room to rent, please pass along the information.
The American Cancer Society would like to remind everyone that they have free programs and services available to cancer patients, including:
- Transportation assistance to or from cancer treatment appointments
- One-on-one support programs for breast and prostate cancer patients
- Temporary prosthesis for breast cancer patients
- Appearance enhancement classes for women undergoing cancer treatment
- Free wigs for uninsured women experiencing hair loss
- Referrals to over 800 community resources for financial assistance information, food assistance, durable medical equipment and more
- 24-hour cancer information
- Free personal health organizer binder
Contact them at 800-227-2345, 24-7.
WE NEED YOU!!! Or rather, we need your photos! If you have taken pictures of Church events, we would love to see them and post them on the website!! Pick a few and e-mail them to Suzanne Gillingham at suzanne@bethanyfamily.com, or bring a cd to her on Sundays. It’s a great way to emphasize that we are all one big, happy family. (And you can look at them at your leisure. We won’t have to corral you into a dark room and show slides ad nauseam!!)
Come join us on Sunday mornings. We are committed to drawing people to new life in Christ - moving together toward full devotion to Christ - in other words: Simply Following Jesus.
Listen to Last Week's Sermon -
A Runaway's Story: The Book of Jonah 5-13-2012 - Part 4 - How God Changes Hearts - Jonah 4 - Pastor Phil Carlson
VBS IS COMING!!!
When: Monday, June 25 - Friday, June 29
9 am - noon
Where: Bethany Church
Cost: FREE!!
Open to all Kindergarten grads through 5th Grade grads.
Pre-Elementary open to Bethany School & Bethany Church children. Limited additional spaces for Pre-Elementary children available for kids with an Elementary sibling attending VBS.
To register, stop by the Church Office and pick up a form.
Or you can click on a link below. Either print the form and bring it in, or fill it out in Excel and email it back to welcome@bethanyfamily.com!! Pre-Elementary Registration Elementary Registration
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