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Our Elevator Journey
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Inside this issue
Pastor’s Article ............................ 1
Announcements.......................... 2
Birthdays ..................................... 2
Lenten Bible Study ...................... 2
Thank You, Alex Patti .................. 3
Summer Opportunities ............... 3
Backpack Pals .............................. 4
Music Notes ................................ 4
Presbytery Youth Update ............ 5
One Great Day of Service ............ 5
Sunday School Update ................ 5
Lectionary Passages .................... 6
Our Session began in February 2015 looking at the long-term needs of Bethes-da. At that time the church was in transition, so they appointed a team to priori-tize the needs, along with the projected costs. An elevator to connect the first floor of our administration and education building to the fellowship hall was clearly identified. However, it was not until 2019 that our Session recommended to the Congre-gation the approval of the installation of an elevator to provide this access. We have moved forward to raise the funds, and I sincerely thank all who have con-tributed. Contributions have come from individuals, memorials, rental income, and capital funds. An informal informational sharing lunch was held in January, and then you received a letter and brochure with details. My prayer is that together we will raise the entire amount. I encourage everyone to please give, because the more we raise, the less we will borrow. “For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has—
not according to what one does not have.” II Corinthians 8:12
Our estimated timeline is as follows: February—engineers begin structural, electrical and HVAC design
March—documents completed and sent for bids to select contractors End of March –pre-bid meeting with selected contractors April—open bids, enter contract
May 1st—construction begins November 1st—completion of project (6-month construction timeframe) With gratitude for God’s abiding presence in our church family, I remain,
In Christ’s Service,
David L. Hudson
Pastor
The Bethesda Beacon February 2020
February Birthdays
2—Halie Cunningham
5—Evelyn Annie Mae Martin, Carolyn Moore
6—Mark Moon, Sue Wiener
8—Jackson McClain, Jean McGiffin, Linda McMillan
9—Robert Jackson, James Rivenbark
10—Jamie Kilcollin, Al McDonald, Jim & Julia Thomas
14—Cathy Clark, Curt Litton
16—Doris Blue, Elizabeth Kane
17—Carolyn Burns
18—Nathan Cunningham,
Nick Cunningham
21—Bruce Thomas
23—Charlie Hill, Rebecca Hill, Alexander Smith, Andrew Smith
24—Hannah Clarke, Ann Frank, Eddie Brown, Bud McIntosh, Connie Monds
25—Beverly Cunningham,
Mary Hudson
26—Victor Andersen
28—Kim Blue, Candice Martin, Bob White
Simon Peter: Flawed but Faithful Disciple, by Adam Hamilton
The focus of Simon Peter: Flawed but Faithful Disciples is that Peter was an
ordinary guy who heard and followed God’s extraordinary call. He left every-
thing to follow Jesus and possessed a passion that helped change the world,
yet Peter was poor, uneducated, quick-tempered, with doubts and fears. Pe-
ter hesitates, is confused, focuses on a storm, and even denies his Lord.
While the gospel writers put Peter’s failures on display, Hamilton suggests
this is because Peter himself must have shared these stories of his failures in
the time between Christ’s resurrection and Peter’s martyrdom. Peter, as seen
in the gospels, has opened a window for Christians throughout history to
identify with him, and find hope.
Please join in this 6 week study to see how God used Peter’s shortcomings
and failures to build the church. Learn how the church can trust Jesus when
we hear his voice, and how we can keep our eyes on Jesus, and not be over-
come by the winds and waves in our lives. There will be two opportunities to
participate in this study. Please let the church office know in advance if you
plan to participate so we can have a book for you. bethes-
[email protected] or 910.944.1319
Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. beginning February 12:
Panera Bread **NEW location near IHOP**
Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. beginning Feb. 16th: Bethesda parlor
February Greeters: Broadus & Hester Combs, Jim Mack, Bob White
Ushers: Feb 2—Bethesda Youth Feb. 9, 16, 23 Broadus & Hester Combs
Shrove Tuesday is Here Again!
Lenten Bible Study
Mark Your Calendars
Bethesda’s 3rd Annual Pancake Eating Contest
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall
How Many Hotcakes Can You Handle??
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Alex Patti’s last Sunday as our Youth Director was January 26th. Since
Alex’s long-term goal has long been to teach at the college level, we
congratulate him on securing a full-time position at Sandhills Commu-
nity College!
Alex has served as Bethesda’s Director of Youth since September of
2018. We are sad for Bethesda’s loss and appreciate Alex’s service
over the last year and a half, as he has taught and accompanied our
Middle and Senior High Youth in Sunday School, at Youth Group, and
on summer trips to Massanetta, Montreat and Tabasco, Mexico!
We are deeply grateful for Alex’s commitment and dedication, and
pray God’s blessing on his new “ministry” of teaching full-time.
Congratulations, Thank You, & Farewell
Summer Camp at Camp Monroe!
Sign up for Summer Camp NOW!!!
From archery to canoes, vespers to devotions, river trips to rock climb-
ing, whitewater to Stillwater, Camp Monroe has it all!
Sleep away camps start at 8 years old and go to as old as 16!
Right now you get a 10% discount on already low prices!
Camp Monroe has a lot of exciting changes in 2020 for everyone!
—“Surf n’ Turf!” Campers can spend part of their week at Camp Mon-
roe for the land portion, then head to Camp Albermarle at the coast to
sail, sea kayak, and more!
— Two weeks of Night Owls! Whether it be a night swim, Fortnite in
the field with pool noodles and mattresses, or camp wide treasure
hunts, the Night Owls go late into the night!
Sign up at www.monroecamp.org before Feb. 29 to get the early bird
discount!
NOW HIRING FOR
THE SUMMER
Know a young adult who’s
looking for a summer job
and wants to make a differ-
ence in the world?
June 1—July 31, 2020
Counselor—18+ years old
Support Staff—16+ years
w/ lifeguard certification
Cooks—rotating shifts
Sunday-Friday
Photographer—take photos
and make videos all
summer long!
Apply online today!
www.monroecamp.org
Be the “raisin” a
child smiles!
Bethesda will be collecting
boxes of raisins for Back-
pack Pals of Moore County.
We will have a new basket
in the narthex for the col-
lection on February 23,
2020. Please give as you
can.
Music Notes
FAITH WEAVING FRIENDS: Watch the Sunday bulletin for announcements. We
will get started in February and prepare music for worship and a musical! Stay
“tuned!”
We will observe Ash Wednesday on February 26.
March 1 will be our A Cappella Sunday at Bethesda! A Cappella Sunday is when
worshipping communities across the United States commit to singing a cappella
in their Sunday morning worship services. It offers to God something that is, for
many congregations in the United States and Canada, a gift that is different from
our usual music-making, and it connects us to the history of the church.
Watch for details of our Chancel Choir Cantata to be sung on Sunday, April 5.
On April 19th, Bethesda will worship in a “Jazz Service” with music selected and
prepared by Larry Arnold. Fellow UNC Pembroke faculty member Aaron Vander-
meer will play trumpet with Larry on piano.
Jazz is considered America’s unique contribution to world artistic culture. It is a
truly unique blend of African, European, and American musical influences. The art
of jazz requires musicians to spontaneously invent a part of the performance, that
is, to improvise. Every jazz musician makes a “leap of faith” to start something
new in the moment, trusting that it will turn out well.
All American music is either an influence on or influenced by jazz and adapts well
to jazz performance. The jazz worship service will highlight a wide spectrum of
American hymns—from the earliest folk hymns to contemporary songs, and in-
cluding hymns from the black and white gospel traditions. It is hoped to be a re-
minder of the many parts of Christ’s body and the melting pot of American and its
music.
A special “Thank You” to Moneen
Bethea, Gloria Crane and Larry Ar-
nold for their willingness s to step up
to the keyboard and lead worship
for these many months!
Welcome to our new organist Ear-
lene McLamb who has already
demonstrated her talent at the key-
board.
Sympathy to Jim & Kristy Ransdell at
the loss of S.R., who selflessly served
his Lord and his church for many
years. Also sympathy to former choir
member, Machele Gage, who lost
her father recently.
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Nancy Arnold Music Director
910.315.9379
Confirmation Retreat. February 7-9 @ Camp Monroe. Open to 6th-8th
grade confirmands of the Presbytery. Deadline for sign-up Monday,
January 27.
Presbytery Youth Council (PYC): Applications for the 2020-2021 PYC
are available now. This is open to 9th-12th graders who show gifts for
ministry.
Middle School Retreat. Saturday, March 21 - Sunday, March 22. Open
to 6th-8th graders of the presbytery. Theme: "The Final Countdown."
Registration Begins in February.
Contact Erin Wehrmeister for more info!
[email protected] or 910.578.7724
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Presbytery Youth Updates
The Christian Education and Spiritual Formation Committee sensed
God leading us to make some adjustments in our offerings for children
on Sunday mornings. We will be combining grades K-5 and move to-
wards a rotation model of teaching and learning.
This will involve utilizing our existing teachers in 3-4 learning centers
that will be flexible and engaging.
We are also planning, in coordination with the Fellowship Committee,
to return to providing a light breakfast at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays. Music
in the chapel will be at 9:45, and Sunday School classes will begin at
10:00.
Our hope is that this schedule will better suit our families, and encour-
age parents to join one of the existing adult classes.
We plan to start this Sunday, February 16th.
Please contact Nancy Dearborn with any questions:
[email protected] or 910.964.0645
Faith Formation With Our Children
One Great Day of Service—Sat. March 21
In each county of the Presbytery West Community we will have service
agencies ready to welcome volunteers with a half day project. Some
projects are “hammer and nail,” other are “needle and thread,” others
are “learn,” while still others are “sort and pack.” On that afternoon
we will have a worship service together in Moore County to hear from
each other and share in prayer for all whom we served.
Advance registration is required—see Pastor David for more info.
Sunday, February 2
Micah 6:1-8
Psalm 15
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
Matthew 5:1-12
Sunday, February 9
Isaiah 58:9-1a [9b-12]
Psalm 112:1-9 [10]
1 Corinthians 2:1-12 [13-16]
Matthew 5:13-20
Sunday, February 16
Deuteronomy 30:15-20
Psalm 119:1-8
1 Corinthians 3:1-9
Matthew 5:21-37
Sunday, February 23
Transfiguration of the Lord
Exodus 24:12-18
Psalm 2 or Psalm 99
2 Peter 1:16-21
Matthew 17:1-9
Ash Wednesday—February 26
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 or Isaiah 58:1-12
Psalm 51:1-17
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10
Matthew 6:1--6, 16-21
Lectionary Passages for February 2020 Jokes of the Month
Bloopers from Various Other
Church Bulletins:
-The sermon this morning: “Jesus
Walks on Water.” The sermon
tonight: “Searching for Jesus.”
-Don’t let worry kill you off—let
the church help.
-For those of you who have kids
and don’t know it, we have a
nursery downstairs.
-A bean supper will be held on
Tuesday evening in the church hall.
Music will follow...
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
1002 N. Sandhills Blvd.
Aberdeen, NC 28315
www.bethesdapres.church
Facebook.com/bethesdapres
Phone: 910-944-1319
E-mail: [email protected]
Sunday Schedule
9:00 Prayer Time in the Chapel
9:30 Fellowship Time
9:45 Music in the Chapel
10:00 Sunday School (all ages)
11:00 Worship Service
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