Wendy’s Restaurant Fundraiser Sunday April 22nd, from 12-3pm Bethany’s Camper Fund will receive 15% of the proceeds from the Wendy’s on Gratiot north of 16 Compassion Thursday, April 23, 2015 Mile Road on the 4th Sunday of each Pregnancy Center 6 - 9 p.m. month. Remember to mention ‘Bethany’ to the The Mirage Banquet Hall 20TH ANNUAL 16980 18 Mile Rd. cashier for your purchase to qualify. Your FUNDRAISING BANQUET participation helps send Bethany’s youth to camp. Clinton Twp 586-783-2229 info Volume 4, Issue 4 April 2015 Helping our Community Kroger Community Rewards Welcome! Do you and your family shop at Kroger? Great news...now you can earn money for the I am very thankful to Hope Center simply by doing your normal, every day shopping at Kroger. have you with us. If you The Hope Center is enrolled in Kroger's Community Rewards Program. This program will are a first time guest to link purchases made with your Kroger's Plus Card to the Hope Center. To participate in the Kroger Bethany, please stop by Community Rewards Program: Simply register online at https://www.kroger.com/communityrewards. the Welcome Center, and give us the opportunity to meet you! For information on BETHANY CHURCH any of Bethany’s Sundays in April April 12th will begin a new series, ministries, pick up a Sermon Series “That’s Not Right.” In which we will 19700 15 Mile Road flyer at the Welcome look at many of the different things that Bethany has been situated on the corner of 15 Mile Road  Palm Sunday - “The Plans of the King.” Clinton Twp. Mi 48035 Center or see Bethany’s we do and try to justify before God and and Beaconsfield for more than 60 years, and has a rich  Good Friday—7pm Service Phone: 586-791-1190 web page. Please join others. heritage that involves a group of Christ followers who are  Easter Sunday - “Resurrection” Fax: 586-791-2959 us again to discover the Email: [email protected] devoted to seeking the will of God. We know it is no difference God can Website: connect2bethany.org accident that we have been placed on this corner and we make in your life. Start you own small group! Office hours: M & T 10am-4pm W - F 9am-5pm strive to reach out to our community with the love of Christ. Pastor Mark Reynolds Beginning Easter Sunday with A.D.! A.D. will pick up where the smash hit, “The Bible” left off. This powerful 12-week series Events This Month begins on NBC with the crucifixion and tells the story of the first 10 chapters of the book of Acts.  April 3 Good Friday Watch as the disciples struggle to survive and share their beliefs, guiding us from  April 5 Easter/Baptism the sorrow of Christ's ultimate sacrifice to the awe-inspiring wonder of the Resurrection and beyond.  April 12 Membership Many viewers will want to learn more about these powerful stories and the faith Class Begins of the early believers. Plan now to invite your family, friends and neighbors to  April 25 “Let’s Move watch along and even launch a study group based on the series and examine the Festival of Races” Day scriptures together.  April 26 Wendy’s Fundraiser/Quarterly National Day of Prayer Business Meeting May 7th @ Noon Join us as we gather on the steps of the Inside this issue: Clinton Township Civic Center, to honor the National Day of Prayer. Classes 2

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Spring Weekly Schedule Souled Out Continues Youth Alpha Film Series 7th to 12th Grade Sunday Wednesday Wednesday Nights in March at 7pm 9:45am Connection Bible Classes; 7:00pm Bible Study & Prayer Service, One of the first things that kids learn is the ALPHAbet. The for All Ages Nursery through Adults BIA-Boys In Action, GEMS Girls & word ALPHA is the first letter in the Greek alphabet. It implies 11:00am Worship Service Souled Out Teens, Men’s & Women’s Bible the beginning of something. That’s why we’re continuing a 6:00pm Worship Service Studies series of short films called Alpha. Throughout April, we’ll be

CrossRoads (18-29 year olds) discovering how we can have a full life and what God gives us Thursday Monday to accomplish that; we’ll dive into how we can resist making 7:00pm Choir practice 7:00pm Celebrate Recovery bad choices and what being a part of a church is really all

Committee Meetings (see Calendar) about. We’ll leave plenty of room for discussion surrounding Saturday Tuesday these big questions each week at Souled Out. Don’t miss a single week of getting together with other JR 8:00am Men’s Bible Study 1:00pm Quilting Time & SR HI students to have a great time getting to know each other and God better in the process.

Becoming a Member Souled Out Summer Sneak Peek New Member Class begins I know it may still be cold outside, but summer will be here Membership does matter. Jesus lived and died before you know it. And the summer of 2015 could be the for the church (Eph. 5:25). As a believer in Christ, best one yet! Especially if you get plugged in to what’s you are a member of the spiritual church. In Christ, happening for our JR & SR HI students. SR HI & College Age you are called to become a part of His body as a students get to kick off the summer at the Alive Festival in member of a local church. If you are a Christian Mineral City, OH. This five day music festival features some of and you are not a member of a church, then we the best artists in Christian music, like Skillet, Tobymac, encourage you to connect with a church as soon Needtobreathe, Lecrae, Tenth Avenue North, For King & Country, Jeremy Camp, Kari Jobe, Colton Dixon, as possible. Don’t take this lightly. Your the Passion Worship Band, Meredith Andrews, Love & The Outcome, and Quarterly Business Meeting membership with a church is beneficial and many more. You’ll be camping in tents, making your own food, swimming in necessary (1 Cor. 12:4–31). the park’s lake, and kicking off your summer right! For current sixth and April 26th after the 6pm evening seventh grade students, the summer starts off with Five Day Frenzy, a week service. Members, please plan to be For those interested in membership or who would like to know more about it, there course is 4 long crazy adventure that runs alongside Kids there. th week class that will being April 12th. Camp from June 22-25. 8 grade students Please sign up at the Welcome Center or call and up are encouraged to volunteer for Kids Kids Camp 2015 the church office if interested. Camp and be a part of making this a great week for the children who come. And that’s June 22nd—26th just June! Next month, you’ll get to hear more Save the dates of June 22-26 , if you are Baby Dedication about the rest of the summer. For now, if you have any questions, see seeking an adventure in climbing Everest with us May 10th @ 11am Pastor Mike or email him at [email protected]. at Bethany’s 2015 Kids Camp. This week long Baby Dedication is a event will need a number of volunteers, to conquer ceremony in which believing this mountain. Summer Camp parents, and sometimes entire Souled Out Online If you are interested or would like more Sign up Now! families, make a commitment If you are looking for information about Souled Out and the information please contact Pastor Mike or Kathy Most students have before the Lord to dedicate a events that we are doing, you’ve got two great sources: Face- Tucker. Everyone who wants to assist in this quest earned points through the child to God's will and to raise book and the church’s website. While there may be several will have a thorough Campers Fund to help off-set the cost. that child according to God's down sides to Facebook, one of the good things about it is background check to be See your youth leader for more Word and God's ways. that it allows us to quickly get detailed information out to eve- prepared for the excursion. information and camp forms. Reserve If the Lord is leading you to ryone about upcoming events. That same information will al- Please join us now as we your spot now! Many camps will fill up in dedicate your child, please ways be placed on our church website as well for those of beginning praying and the next month. contact the church office. you who do not have Facebook accounts. The Facebook ad- planning for an exciting Camp Barakel June 30– July 6 There will be a baby dedication dress is www.facebook.com/SouledOutBBC and the website week of Kids Camp. Camp Kaskitowa July 12-18 on Mother’s Day, May 10th. address is connect2bethany.org/#/connectbethany/teens Camp CedarRidge July 26-Aug 1

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Upcoming Missionary of the week April 2015 1 Robert Schmidt April 5th 2 Barbara Bauman, Dan Murphy Dan Feryance, Dan and his late wife, Ida Feryance planted churches in Slovakia Events 3 Sharon Maher, Ruth Bruder beginning in 1946. Later they continued their work in France. After retirement, Dan made 4 Morgan Kowalewicz, Bob Walsh 9 James Dolan, Christine Arbitter numerous trips to Slovakia to encourage and mentor the church there. He also communicated with individuals in both countries via email. Currently, Dan is on hospice. He is May 10 Alisha Manzella 3 Choir Concert 11 Kathleen Silverthorn Fred Sochor’s brother-in-law. Communion PM 12 Linda Abbate April 12th 10 Mother’s Day 14 Jay Sumner, Lucy John Rick & Christy Gascho live and serve in Prague, Czechoslovakia with Frontiers Mission. Their ministry Donut Sunday 15 Shirley MacPhee, Sylvia Laws, includes church planting, evangelism, and discipleship. They are both missionary kids, as their parents 24 Memorial Weekend Rhys John, Karis John were missionaries. Rick is the eldest son of our missionaries Dick & Vicki Gascho. Rick and Christy have Wendy’s Fundraiser 17 Beth Dolan, Timothy Wallace, Rhys John Jr two sons and two daughters ranging in age from ten to eighteen. 18 Monica Loving April 19th 22 Leona Brown, Jan McLaughlin David & MaryAnn Brooks are homegrown missionaries, having served in many capacities at Bethany 23 Robert Dolan Jr. before their call to the missions field. Their ministry has centered on the education of missionary children, June 24 Sandy Aune 7 Graduation Sunday/ 25 Michael Clauson, Terri White, April Vander Veen allowing many missionaries to remain on foreign fields. Now retired, they continue to assist missionary Communion-PM 26 Christopher Winter, Shirley Deacon, Betty Reagan families with their children’s education. The Brooks have two grown sons. 5-13 Church picture 28 Wendy Washburn April 26th 14 Donut Sunday 29 Lois Walsh Ben & Elizabeth Hagerup Ben grew up in Ghana, West Africa, the son of former Bethany missionaries, 17-21 Teen Music Festival 30 Sophie Phillips, Janet Zilafro, Dawn Wolf, Mark and Amy Hagerup. Currently he and his wife, Elizabeth are involved in campus ministries in 21 Father’s Day Marge Crumley Pennsylvania with DiscipleMakers. Elizabeth home-schools their seven children. 22-26 Kids Camp 28 Wendy’s Fundraiser Color Code The goals of Bethany’s Missions Committee...to equip and enable members and friends of Bethany to be personally involved in obeying the Missionary Child of Missionary Shut-In or Nursing Home Military Great Commission...to provide a support system for our missions families who are following the Lord in reaching out into the world.

Single Seniors (55+) April 9th @noon July 4 William & Ann Swanson 1953 The Single Seniors will meet for lunch at the ‘Great Lakes Family Dinning’ @ Lakeside. Please sign up at 1-6 Camp Barakel 5 Tim & Katie Cole 1980 the Welcome Center to ride the bus, see Mike or Marilyn Storrs for more information. 5 Communion AM 15 James & Wilma Harmon 1950 8-11 Camp Kaskitowa/Father 16 Brian & Lillie Ball 1994 Schedule son Men’s Ministry 22 Scott & Marlene Bruder 1995 April 11 Intro—Grow Together 12-18 Camp Kaskitowa/Boys GROW TOGETHER 26 Bill & Shirley MacPhee 1947, Doug & Fransie Crouch 1969 In GROW TOGETHER, Dr. Jeff Myers explores the groundbreaking yet 18 Week 1, Chapters 1-3 12 Donut Sunday 27 Jeff & Joy Langel 1996 25 Off Let’s Move Race 26-Aug 1st 28 Stan & Carol Mieksztyn 1979 timeless message about the world-changing power of a “mentoring Camp CedarRidge/Girls 30 Richard & Marlene Groves 1988 mindset.” As older Christians bless the young with life-long May 2 Week 2, Chapters 4-6 26 Wendy’s Fundraiser wisdom, they too are blessed by the energy and fresh 9 Week 3, Chapters 7-8 Quarterly Business Meeting perspective that youth brings to life and faith. 16 Week 4, Chapters 9-10 Something special happens when God’s people come 23 Off Memorial Weekend Bethany has mailboxes for our church family located in together in a church — teens, young adults, adults, seniors — 30 Off Church Work Day the lobby near the front doors. This is a great way to and do life together. GROW TOGETHER ignites powerful give birthday & holiday cards. Make sure you check spiritual growth through engaging multi-generational unity within the church, helping one your mailbox weekly. If you are a regular attender and another answer the three basic questions of life. See the Community would like a mailbox, please fill out a church directory Board, located across information form. Names listed above that are color To be involved with the Missions Committee please see one of Bethany’s missions members below. They will from the gym, for local coded don’t have a Bethany mailbox so any cards or be glad to give you more information. You can always join us right now by praying for God’s people in the events. correspondence to them will need to be mailed directly. mission field—helping the world learn about Jesus. Missions Members—Ele Bittner, Henrietta Braxton, Randy Hoover, Sue Kassin, Dave & Jo Kuhnle, Sheryl MacPhee, Carol Meinhardt, Sharon Samson, John & Darlene Sexton, Harold Warntz, and Calvin Wolf.

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UPCOMING EVENTS MONTHLY CALENDAR

PrimeTimers Corner PrimeTimers—for individuals and Thursday April 16th @11am couples 50 and above. Committed to Join us at 10:30 AM on Thursday, April 16th at the Lorenzo enjoying life together. Cultural Center as we examine what made the Michigan of today. From God’s majesty that created the state’s geography, to the forces of personality that molded its persona. We’ll explore how the character of Michigan was shaped, through exhibits, presentation, and activities. un At 11:00 AM we’ll listen to a presentation by Joel Stone, senior curator at Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat the Detroit Historical Society, as he recounts the histories of heroes and geniuses, teachers and merchants, drunks and scoundrels, who had a lasting impact on our state, but have been swept into the historical dust bin. Following Mr. Stones presentation, we’ll have another 30 to 45 minutes to check out the exhibits before heading over to Logan’s Roadhouse for lunch at 1:00 PM. Logan’s is located at 14235 Hall Rd in Shelby Twp (north side of Hall between Hayes and Schoenherr). Those needing a ride should be to the church in time for a 10:00 am 11:30am departure. We should return to the church by 3:00. Sign up at the Welcome Men’s Luncheon1 2 3 4 7pm 7pm 7pm Center. Take note that this is on a Thursday this month and a little earlier in the month than usual. Anyone, then, who knows the Bible Study & Prayer; Choir Practice Good Friday Coming May 18th -22nd good he ought to do and Boys In Action; GEMS Service Bethany PrimeTimers May event is the Pigeon Forge and Smoky Mountains Show Trip with Diamond Girls; Souled Out with doesn't do it, sins. James 4:17 Teens; Men’s & Tours Inc May 18th—22nd. Flyers are at the Welcome Center. There are still spots available. Cost is $420 Women’s Bible Studies Communion based on double occupancy. See Sheryl MacPhee for more information or to sign up.. EASTER 5 6 7 8 12pm 9 10 11 Church Work Day 9:45am - Connection 7pm 7pm Single Seniors 8am Groups Celebrate Recovery; Bible Study & Prayer; @ Great Lakes Family 10am Men’s Bible Study Saturday May 30th 9am-2pm 11am - Worship & Boys In Action; GEMS Missions Committee 1pm Dinning Fix it Fridays The Trustees are planning a church work day for the end of May. If you are Baptism Service Meeting Girls; Souled Out Kidz Konnection Quilting Time Teens; Men’s& willing and able we would love to have you help on a number of projects 7pm Women’s Bible Studies Choir Practice around the church that need attention. A sign up sheet with more details about some of the projects will soon be at the Welcome Center, Please save the date. 9:00am– Donut Sunday 12 13 14 7pm 15 16 17 18 9:45am - Connection 7pm 1pm 7pm 8am Fix it Fridays Groups / Bible Study & Prayer; Celebrate Recovery; Quilting Time Choir Practice Men’s Bible Study Festival of Races Membership Class Deacons Meeting Boys In Action; GEMS Bethany is a large church with 11am - Worship Service Girls; Souled Out many different needs. Once or April 25th Kidz Konnection Teens; Men’s & 4pm - CE Meeting Women’s Bible Studies twice a month on Friday we are Macomb Health and 6pm - Evening Service looking for volunteers, that could Fitness Foundation is CrossRoads help with different projects happy to invite you to the around the church. We currently 2015 Festival of Races 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 9:45am - Connection 7pm 1pm 7pm 7pm 10am 8am-4pm Bible Study & Prayer; have dates scheduled in April, for the 10th and 24th. in downtown Mt Groups Celebrate Recovery; Quilting Time Choir Practice Fix it Fridays Let’s Move Festival Boys In Action; GEMS Most “Fix it Fridays” would beginning at 10 am and Clemens. This year’s festival will include a full 11am - Worship Service Youth Committee of Races Kidz Konnection Meeting Girls; Souled Out go until noon or later. One goal would be to marathon, half marathon a 5K run, and the Kid's 6pm - Evening Service Teens; Men’s & Women’s Bible Studies encourage fellowship by eating lunch out together. Last Mile. You can find out more information at CrossRoads If you are interested or willing to help, sign up at letsmovefestival.com 9:45am - Connection the Welcome Center or contact Pastor Mark. Some In the past Bethany has played Groups 11am - Worship Service26 27 28 29 30 of the projects will include: painting, replacing apart in the Festival by volunteering 7pm 1pm 7pm Kidz Konnection Bible Study & Prayer; Celebrate Recovery; Quilting Time electrical outlets, repairing carpeting, cleaning to hand out packets on the 23/24 12-3pm-Wendy’s Trustee Meeting Boys In Action; GEMS grounds, vehicles, storage areas, carpets and pews, or working a water table on 25th. Fundraiser Girls; Souled Out 6pm - Evening Service Teens; Men’s & gardening, changing lightbulbs, and scanning & Please contact the church office for CrossRoads Women’s Bible Studies shredding. more information or if interested. 7pm Quarterly Business Meeting 4 Bethany Newsletter APRIL 2015 5 Bethany Newsletter APRIL 2015