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Bethlehem MessengerChurch Office 336/998-5083Fax 336/940-5502Bethlehem Angels 336/998-6820

Website: www.BethlehemUMCAdvNC.org

September 2010

VISION STATEMENT:

Bethlehem . . . A beacon Upon the hill who Ministers to all God's children through

Christ . . . who first served usMiddle & Sr. High Youth

B.U.M.Y.“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” Colossians 3:23UMYF Youth GroupOn Sunday afternoons the Middle School and

Sr. High students will study the Bible and discuss the Word of God and how it applies to their life each day, discover/strengthen their relationship with God and learn to make good decisions that will lead them on their journey with Jesus.The program will begin for all youth at 3 pm with games and refreshments. The program/topic/scripture is led to both groups in the youth room. We will separate Middle School and Sr. High in

MISSION STATEMENT: We are here to ignite the light of Christ in all people, by reaching out to others, by growing as followers of Christ, and by going forth in ministry and service, so that all may know God’s love in Jesus Christ.

discussion led by a youth leader. At the end of the program we will join together for prayer and announcements.Mission/Service ProjectsThe youth will have an opportunity to serve the church, community and the world by participating in many service and mission projects during the year.Special EventsMany youth activities which help enhance their experience of Christian community and friendship will be scheduled throughout the year.

September UMYFCalendar

Sun. 12th 12-7:30pm Lunch & BackToSchoolBash Camp Walter Johnson, Denton Cost $5

Sun. 19th 3-4:30pm UMYF Youth (Carowinds $20 due)Tues. 21st 5:45-9pm Storehouse for Jesus Bring dinner moneySat. 25th 8am -8pm Carowinds Cost $20 & money for

mealsSun. 26th 3-4:30pm UMYF Youth ($25 due for the

Saturday, October 9 Wake Forest vs. Navy football game)

MEMORIALS

In Memory Of: Given by: Fund:

James Foster Larry & Sue Riddle Good Neighbor FundJimmy Myers Forever Fund

Marjorie Sain Gary & Teresa Holt God Neighbor FundTaylor & Gladys

FosterBob & Pat Montgomery Cemetery Fund

Ruth Warren Jimmy Myers Forever FundRay Sparks Dan & Susan Anderson General Fund

Jimmy Myers Forever FundLS Shelton Jimmy Myers Forever Fund

Francis McDaniel Mack & Martha Deadmon Cemetery FundChristopher Smith Larry & Sue Riddle Good Neighbor Fund

Sympathy extended to: Darren Crotts & family in the passing of his grandmother, Marjorie Sain, on Friday, July 30, 2010.Hollis Smith & family in the passing of her grandson, Chris Smith, on Friday, August 6, 2010.

TASTE OF THE TOWN... Davie County Senior Services will hold “Taste of the Town” Tuesday, September 21 6-7:30 pm at their facility at 278 Meroney Street, Mocksville. Admission tickets are $5 (children 6 & under are free). Tasting tickets are also available for 50 cents each. Vendors include Beach ‘N Tans/ Sandy’s Smoothie Shack, Chick-Fil-A (Hanes Mall Blvd.), Deano’s Barbecue, Dynasty Chinese Restaurant, Ketchie Creek Bakery, Marco’s Pizza, Miller’s Restaurant, Subway and Zeko’s. Take out plates also available. Alice Faye Clontz will be playing the piano. All proceeds benefit Davie County Senior Services. Call 753-6230 for more information.

PINE STRAW AVAILABLE…Summer is here! Please continue to support the United Methodist Men and keep your landscaping in tip-top shape! Bales of pine

straw are available. They are only $5 each! Please contact a member of UMM or the church office with questions. Delivery is also available! EVERYONE, please take time each Sunday morning and sign the pew pads.  We are keeping track of attendance in an effort to reach out to those of our congregation who miss worship a few consecutive Sundays.  If you fail to sign the pew pads a few weeks, you will likely find in your mailbox a card that says “We Miss You” from Bethlehem.  Please help us know when you are in worship and help reduce the unnecessary expense of cards and postage.PRESCHOOL CONSIGNMENT SALE… Bethlehem Angels Preschool will hold our Fall Children’s Consignment Sale on Saturday, September 18 from 8 am– 1 pm in the Family Life Center. Everyone is welcome to consign gently used fall and winter children’s items including clothing, toys, equipment, furniture, etc. Please call the Preschool or email lkofke@hotmail.com or annahmatthew@yadtel.net for tagging directions and a consignor number.  Funds from this sale will help keep our tuition costs down and also help with operating expenses and extra supplies and equipment for our children and staff.  Please come out and shop for your children’s needs on Saturday, September 18!!!SCOUT PACK COMMITTEE MEMBERS NEEDED… The committee will meet monthly and work with the Cubmaster in recruiting new scouts and leaders and will help coordinate scout activities. Please see Craig Roberts if you are interested.HOPE HOMES… First Presbyterian Church in Mocksville is holding a community breakfast on Saturday, September 11 from 7–10 am in their fellowship hall with all proceeds going to help the Hope Homes ministry. 

Children’s Ministries

Nursery Nursery is available during Sunday school and the 11 am Worship Service for infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Nursery caregivers volunteer to care for these children each Sunday. They provide a loving, safe and nurturing environment. The nursery is located in the children’s education classrooms 6 & 7.Children’s Church Children Pre-K thru 2nd Grades join the congregation for the beginning of the 11 am Worship Service and are invited to come forward for the “Children’s Moment” presented by volunteers each Sunday. Following the “Children’s Moment”, they may return to sit with their families or go to Children’s Church located in the Christian Activity Center. Volunteers lead this program using scripture, story, art and music.

Kids R.O.C.K. - Kick-Off Sunday, September 19 at 5 pmChildren K thru 5th Grades are welcome to attend Kids R.O.C.K. each Wednesday after school, beginning September 22nd.

The program is open to all BUMC children. The program will open to friends and community when we find how many children will be attending to make sure we have enough volunteers. The bus from Pinebrook will provide transportation to the church. Parents from other schools may bring their children. The program will begin at 3 pm and conclude at 4:30 pm. If your child can not be picked up at 4:30 pm we will make arrangements. We will Kick-Off the program on Sunday, September 19 at 5 pm – 6 pm with parents and children who are interested in participating. There will be games,

refreshments and a short information meeting about the program. Please bring your calendar and insurance information for registration.

BETHLEHEM ANGELS PRESCHOOL

The 2010-11 school year is about to begin for our Preschool and Parents’ Morning Out program!  We have 58 children enrolled so far.  We look forward to nurturing these children and helping them grow in self-esteem and in faith. 

Our staff consists of a great group of ladies:  Leanne Williams in the 1’s; Dawn Hardin in the young 2’s; Jenny Vanderpoel in the twos;  Liz Breeden and Deana Roberts in the threes;  Eva Everett, Ashley Everett and Shellie Tyree in the fours.  Joann Blakeley, Pauline Howard, and Maria Page are the assistants.  We began working on August 30 to prepare the rooms for Open House on the first days of school, Tuesday, September 7 and Wednesday, September 8.  Parents and children are invited to meet their teachers and the others who are sharing a class with them.  We are excited to begin the 15th year of this outreach ministry of Bethlehem Church.

During our workdays, the Bethlehem Angels Preschool Board hosted a welcome back luncheon for the staff.  A special thank you is sent out to Sandra Sofley and Jean Harpe for planning the event!HOW TO JOIN BETHLEHEM UMC: If you (and your family) need information about joining Bethlehem UMC as a member, please call our Pastor at the church office (336) 998-5083, or email him at barry@bethlehemumcadvnc.org. Tell him you are interested and he will be happy to answer all your questions. New members join the church on the first Sundays of each month (or at other times if circumstances warrant). Remember, we would love to have you make your spiritual home at Bethlehem UMC! WHEN YOU PRAYER MEETING… There will be a prayer meeting the last Thursday of each month. The group will be using the “When You Pray” book. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 30 at 7 pm in the CAC. Please join us!

MISSIONS MOMENT (continued)was putting shingles on the roof. No one else wanted to do it, and I ended up being good at it. It was hot! One afternoon, we got to go to a water park. Sam and I had a great time there. The best part of

this trip was getting to help someone that really needed it. It felt good to have that much of an impact on someone.” ~ Alex Norman

“On June 24 through July 1, a few members from Bethlehem and some other people went on a mission trip to Williamsburg, Kentucky. Green Meadows Baptist and Clemmons First Baptist also went on the trip. We worked through a program called Mountain Outreach that builds houses for families in need of a house. The house we worked on was finished in a week. This was the first mission trip I have been on, and it was a good learning experience for me. I also saw God work though the people working to provide a home for this family.” ~ Sam FosterBENCHES… Benches are needed for the playground and cemetery areas. The United Methodist Men will install the benches and furnish a plaque for a memorial at a cost of $385 per bench. Benches are in-ground and are rubber-coated like the tables at the picnic shelter. Call Steve McDowell (817-6129) with questions or to sign up. An order will be placed when we have a minimum of three.CELL PHONE DONATIONS… Do you have old, unused cell phones lying around the house? Put them to good use by donating them to Davie Domestic Violence Services and Rape Crisis Center. Donated phones are either refurbished for reimbursement for client services or reactivated for client use. Safety is a key issue for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault; a cell phone activated with 911 telephone service can be extremely necessary and even life-saving. Please place your old cell phones (with charger if you have it) in the designated box in the Missions Room. For questions, please contact Virginia Burnette (998-2660 after 6:00 pm).

MISSIONS MOMENTMountain Outreach was begun by two college students from

Cumberland College, now known as University of the Cumberlands, who felt compassion for the people living in the Appalachia area and

thus would use their weekends to repair houses for area residents. Over time, the ministry developed into “building a house and creating a home” for numerous families in the Williamsburg, Kentucky area, where, on the average, three houses are built each year.

Seventy-two building team members from Bethlehem UMC, Clemmons First Baptist, Green Meadows Baptist, and Trinity-Northbrook Baptist (in Ohio) headed for Williamsburg at the end of June to spend a week building a house from the ground to completion, fully furnished with appliances and furniture. The team spent 10-15 hours a day building a home for the three members of the Ward family, who came every day to help work on their new house, including the son, Robert, who suffers from epileptic seizures.

All the hands involved with this project were truly doing God’s work to help this family. The six members from Bethlehem UMC were Justin Riddle, Christin Howard, Gary Holt, Mike Allen, Sam Foster, and Alex Norman. This was Bethlehem’s first involvement with Mountain Outreach and the first mission trip for three of the six Bethlehem members. Mike, a first-timer, said this experience changed his life, and he is anxious to go again. Sam and Alex, also first-timers and outstanding members of the Bethlehem youth group, are sharing their thoughts and experiences as part of this month’s Missions Moment. From working on a rooftop until 9:30 pm to finish a home for a family in need to witnessing Christ’s love to a lost and lonely 18-year old girl on the sidewalk at Cumberland Falls, this was an especially fulfilling and meaningful mission trip for all six of these very special individuals. – Virginia Burnette, Missions Chair

“Seven other people and I went to Williamsburg, Kentucky on a mission trip. We built a house for a family in seven days. It made me feel really good because I was helping a family that really needed a new home. I met the family. The son, Robert, was cool. Sam Foster and I talked with him a lot. He became a really good friend. I tried many new tasks upon building the house. My favorite part May 24, 2010Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Since 1998, A Storehouse For Jesus, Mocksville has worked in conjunction with the Storehouse For Jesus, Ghana to help spread the Word of God and touch the lives of many people in Ghana, West Africa.At a Storehouse For Jesus, Mocksville, the clients come to us for help – in Ghana, the Storehouse must go to the people to bring relief aid and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Not only does Storehouse, Ghana not have it’s own building, but very few villagers have transportation, roads are very rough, and poverty is extreme.In 1999, a Davie County couple purchased a used van for A Storehouse For Jesus, Ghana, to use in their outreach ministries. Throughout the years, the van has been used for distribution, evangelism, clinics, children’s Christmas programs, transportation of mission teams, etc. The last couple of years, the ministry has concentrated on going where other missionaries do not go – to villages in remote areas that have never heard of our Savior, Jesus Christ.The van has reached a point where it can no longer be repaired. As a result, the work in Ghana has come to a complete halt until a vehicle can be bought so that Storehouse, Ghana, may continue to minister to the lost and needy.The Board of Directors of the Mocksville Storehouse has voted to spearhead an effort to try to raise the $38,000 needed to purchase a new van with a three year warranty to enable the work in Ghana, West Africa to continue.We need your help. We are calling on individuals and churches to join in this effort that will allow the work of God and the ministry to the unsaved people in Ghana to continue.We thank you for your past support to the Storehouse ministry and pray that you will give this request prayerful consideration. All checks should be written to A Storehouse For Jesus and designated in the memo section to “Ghana Direct – Van” and mailed to: Storehouse For Jesus, PO Box 216, Mocksville, NC 27028Your Servants in Christ,Marie Collins Sarah Wood

Executive Director Board Member**Update: As of July $9,403.91 has been collected

for the van.**CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

The purpose of Christian Education is to lead, guide and nurture children, youth and adults on their journey of faith. Sunday school classes for the Fall begin on Sept. 5th. The children have been promoted to their new classes and are excited to learn scripture and stories from the Bible with new classmates and teachers. There are many Adult classes which meet each Sunday morning. If you are not attending a Sunday school class presently, you are invited to take this opportunity to visit the Adult classes and choose the one that you feel can nurture you on your faith journey.Infants/Toddlers and Pre-schoolers will learn to play together in a safe, nurturing environment. The Pre-schoolers will have a short devotions and prayer time.Elementary age children will learn about our Symbols of Faith through story, art, music, science, games and cooking.Middle School students will discuss issues related to their age group as they read scripture from the Bible.Sr. High students will discuss issues related to our world, community and their age group as they examine what the Bible says in relation to the issue.Adult Classes using the Quarterly Curriculum will study God’s revelation to Moses and His covenant to the Israelites. They will discover what God’s revelation means for us today in our own personal lives.Adult Classes using Bible/Book Studies or Current Event Studies will study God’s Word from different perspectives to learn more about their faith and how they are to use their Spiritual Gifts with their family, friends, the church and beyond the church in service and mission. The Parenting Class will begin on Sept. 12th in Room 25 which is on the balcony floor of the Sanctuary. Cindy Furr will begin this class with the topic “How to talk with your children/youth about worship, prayer and faith in God.” On Sept. 19th the class will begin a study on Pro-Active Parenting using DVD and a guide with questions to discuss each week. CONTRIBUTING STOCKS/BONDS… BUMC has established a brokerage account at Wachovia. If you have negotiable instruments that you would like to donate to Bethlehem, please have

your broker transfer directly to Wachovia, using account number 17083592; our DTC number is 0141. If you have any questions, please call Ken Lard (998-8863).BETHLEHEM COOKBOOKS… The Bethlehem United

Methodist Women will continue to offer our popular Bethlehem cookbook, Cooking with Grace, for only $15. This price includes the original cookbook with the new supplement in a loose-leaf binder. If you already

have the original cookbook, you can buy a supplement for only $7. All profits go to UMW mission projects. Contact the church office or a UMW member to get cookbooks for families and friends.

A STOREHOUSE FOR JESUSSeptember requests: sugar, self-rising flour, cornmeal, salt, vegetable oil, shortening, laundry detergent, canned fruits and paper & plastic grocery bags. Please place items in the baskets in the adult Sunday school classrooms or in the Missions Room at the back of the Sanctuary. Volunteers will be working at Storehouse Tuesday, September 21 at 6 pm to stock shelves. Please join us! TRANSPORTATION… If anyone who no longer drives would like to come to Sunday school, worship, and/or any night events, you may call the church office and someone from the men’s class will pick you up in the church bus.

COMMITTEE MEETING… There is a Worship Committee Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, September 7 at 7 pm at the parsonage. Please make plans to attend.CONGRATULATIONS… Alexander James Stevens was born Monday, August 9, 2010, at 6 lbs. 13 oz. Proud parents are Carl & Dana Stevens and big sister, Taylor. Proud grandparents are Mike & Elizabeth Flynn. Everyone is doing great!

NEWSLETTER… To ensure the Bethlehem Messenger is able to be delivered in a timely manner each month, please turn in your articles

to the church office no later than Tuesday, September 21. Thank you for your cooperation!AL-ANON GROUP… An AL-ANON family group is meeting at Macedonia Moravian Church, Hwy 801 North in Advance on Sunday nights at 8 pm. The meeting is located in Room 225 above the fellowship hall. AL-ANON is a group to help families and friends of alcoholics. We welcome and share hope for those who are in need of help. CHILDREN’S CLOTHING SALE… Lewisville UMC Preschool will have it’s fall clothing and toy exchange Saturday, September 11 8-1 pm and Monday, September 13 9:30-11:30 am and 5-8 pm. Please call Kelly Morris at 336-946-1050 for more information.THANK YOU… My family and I wish to thank each of you for the love and care given us in the past few weeks during the sickness and death of my husband, Ray Foster Sparks. We appreciate all the acts which have helped make our way lighter. Love to All, Dot Sparks and FamilyFOOD FOR HIS FLOCK… “Food for His Flock” will be on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the Food Lion in Hillsdale from 9 am until 5 pm. Please join in this community effort to collect food for “A Storehouse for Jesus” and plan to shop at Food Lion that Saturday. Bethlehem UMC is responsible for greeting customers and distributing flyers about “A Storehouse for Jesus” inside the front doors. We will work in pairs for two-hour shifts each. You will receive a T-shirt or apron to wear and many blessings from all the wonderful individuals you will meet during your shift. If you are interested in volunteering or need more information, please contact Virginia Burnette after 6 pm at 998-2660.

SEPTEMBER SUNDAY SCHOOLClasses Room Teachers Topic/StudyChildren & Youth

Infant/Toddlers 7 Volunteers

Pre-School 3’s/4’s 8 Volunteers

Pre-K-2nd Grades 4B Christin Howard Symbols of FaithKim Crotts

3rd-5th Grades 1 Nena Allen Symbols of FaithMike Allen

Middle School 21 Byron Vines

Sr. High Youth Gary Holt Youth LINCRick Powers

Adult

Rainbow 8 Dan Anderson QuarterlyLydia Laird

Disciple 9 Mike Allen JamesDeana Roberts

Vada Riddle 10 Ivey Jo Smith Quarterly

Stepping Out in Faith 11 Barbara Allen Quarterly

Perry Crutchfield

Men’s Class 12 Class Members Quarterly

Messengers 13 Buzz Buzzard

Good Neighbor 14 Jimmy Myers Pat NewmanDavid SiddenEd VoglerSub. Rick Powers

Parenting 25 Cindy Furr ProActive ParentingClass Members

BETHLEHEM MEMORABILIA… A Gerald Marion colored print of Bethlehem Church is available for purchase. The cost is $60 and the money goes towards the Building Fund. Please call the church office if you are interested in purchasing a print.

COFFEE TIME… Join us in the Family Life Center at 9:30am. Come and enjoy a variety of coffee and a danish while we fellowship prior to the Sunday school hour. ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD MEETING: The next meeting will be Sunday, September 12 at 6 pm in classroom 14.United Methodist WomenThe Hope Circle of UMW will meet on Tuesday, September 7 at 7 pm at the home of Judy McDowell, 146 River Drive in Bermuda Run.  The co-hostesses are Debbie Crutchfield and Gail Howard. Our program will conclude the discussion of the book, The Five People You Meet In Heaven, 5th Person, 5th Lesson, and Epilogue, led by Susan Sidden. All women are invited to attend for Christian fellowship and involvement in mission opportunities.The Morning Glories Circle will meet Wednesday, September 1 at 10 am in classroom 14.The Joy Circle will meet Thursday, September 2 at 7 pm at Karen White’s house and Linda Spry is the co-hostess. CONFERENCE UMW ANNUAL MEETING… At Lake Junaluska.  September 10-12.  "Faith, Hope, Love in Action". Contact Virginia Burnette if you can attend, so she can reserve rooms.LEXINGTON DISTRICT UMW ANNUAL MEETING… Monday, September 20 at Midway UMC.  Dinner served 5:15 pm to 6:30 pm.  Program starts a 6:45 pm.  Contact Donna Powell if you can attend.UPPER ROOM BIBLE STUDY… Wednesday nights at 6 pm, a Bible study based on the Upper Room daily devotion will be held in classroom 14. This is open to everyone. Please contact Perry Crutchfield or Justin Riddle if you should have any questions.

Promotion SundayAugust 15, 2010

The following children and youth were promoted to the following class:

Pre-K to 2nd GradeNathan Crotts

3rd-5th GradeKennan BoswellPayton CrottsJonathan FosterTy KellyZachary MooreMatt Steelman

Middle SchoolZachary CartnerLyndsay CrottsHadley HiltonKelly HowardWilliam HowardSamantha Rogers

Senior High SchoolBen BeesonEmilie FetherbayKatherine FunderburkChase HowardMaddie MyersKatie SteelmanChase Howard

WOW! Eric and I have been welcomed so warmly in our move to Advance. We appreciate the kindness and thoughtfulness you have surrounded us with. Thank you for the help in moving all our stuff off of the trucks, setting up our bed, lining all of our cabinets and placing all of our kitchen items in their places. The food has been long-awaited, as the food in Asheville doesn’t even compare to the Piedmont, home cooked or restaurant (and I’m talking BBQ!) The first Sunday we worshiped we were presented with a love offering you had collected before our arrival. This love offering has helped us in buying a washing machine and dryer and other things we needed to set up housekeeping. We especially give thanks for your friendships. Many of you have come by our house to visit us, please continue to come by 125 Little John Drive. You are always welcome!In God’s Grace and Love, Eric and Cindy Furr

Finance and StewardshipGIFTS: 8/1 8/8 8/15 8/22General Fund $8,174.27 $5,879.00 $6,513.97 $3,528.00

Building Fund 100.00 5.00 50.00 10.00Hunger Fund 25.00 39.00 25.00 40.00Youth Fund - - -Good Neighbor 145.00 65.00 145.00 75.00Forever Fund - 200.00 -Building Team - 150.00 -Missions Fund - - 50.00 150.00

(Uganda)Cemetery Fund - 1,000.00 150.00Storehouse for Jesus - 25.00 -Carpenter’s for Christ

50.00 - - 50.00

Ministerial Preparation Fund

- 4,000.00 -

*Homecoming Sunday, August 22 – No 8:45 service and Sunday School was Gospel Singing

Volunteers for September

10 am Nursery Children’s Moment5 Virginia Burnette & Pam Stockert 512 Anne Foster & Pam Stockert 12

ATTENDANCE: 8/1 8/8 8/15 8/22*8:45 Worship 46 41 41 --Sunday School 87 83 88 14011:00 Worship 134 151 166 253Total Worship 180 192 207 253

19 Angie & Maddie Myers 1926 Virginia Burnette 26

11 am Nursery Children’s Church5 Janet & Savannah Taylor 5 Laura Kelly12 Anne Foster & Sandra Sofley 1219 Angie & Maddie Myers 1926 Regina Allen & Maddie Myers 26

11 am Acolyte 11 am Sound System5 Kelly Howard 5 Joe Taylor12 Will Foster 12 Walt Myers19 Caleb Boswell 19 Jerry Howard26 Trey Clontz 26 Mike Allen

4 year old – 2nd grade Sunday School

3rd – 5th grade Sunday School

Christin Howard & Kim Crotts Nena Allen & Mike AllenSlideshow

5 Christin Howard12 Donna Lemons19 Gail Howard26 Joe Taylor

Ushers5 David Powell, Jon Gunter, Ken Lard, Walt Myers12 Gary Holt, Terry Funderburk, Johnny Allen, Byron Vines, Tony Myers19 Jack Newman, David Darby, Mike Flynn, Wiley Burns26 Ed & Debbie Vogler, Mac & Traci Crisco

Newsletter Team: Team members Doris Randolph, Jean West, Gene & Helen Lanier, Kay Foster and Hollis Smith will assemble the October newsletter on Thursday, September 30 at 10 am in the Christian

Activity Center! Please feel free to come join us!