Bethel News January 2013
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Church Information the Bethel News Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church You Are What You Post “You are what you eat.” This is a simple statement that makes simple sense. If you consume healthy food, you are generally a healthy person. If your go-to snacks are filled with sugar and other empty calories, your health is probably suffering. Recently, I read a statement that has a similar ring to this, “You are what you post.” For those of you on Facebook (FB), this resonates with you immediately. As you view your FB page seated behind the glow of your computer or the smart phone in your hand, you make choices to reach a desired outcome. You want your status update to spark interest. You hope your post gets a few laughs from your friends. You desire to appear intelligent, thought- provoking, and unmistakably right. But do you often question the intentions behind your status updates? Do you think about how your posts glorify the Lord and honor other people? Being human is tough. We can’t shake the sin that infects our thoughts and actions. And social media has made our Christian life even more difficult to navigate. It has created a new and much larger platform for us to sin. Thanks to social media our sin has the potential to influence hundreds and sometimes thousands of people. That is overwhelming! However, Jesus calls us to be “in this world and not of it” (John 17:14-19). This is not a call to hide under a rock and close your FB account. Jesus’ call is to love God and love your neighbor whether you are at work, in church or on FB. In light of the New Year, consider this verse, “Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks” (Matt. 12:34). In other words, you are what you post. What message are you sending? JANU ARY 2 013 Fred Scragg……………………………………….…..…Lead Pastor Steve Geier………………………………..Administrative Assistant Erik Hagedorn………………………………..……..Music Director Ed & Debbie Fawcett…………………………….……...Caretakers Isaiah 12 [1] You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O LORD, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me. [2] “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” [3] With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. [4] And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. [5] “Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. [6] Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”
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You Are What You Post
“You are what you eat.” This is a simple statement that makes simple sense. If you consume healthy food, you are generally a healthy person. If your go-to snacks are filled with sugar and other empty calories, your health is probably suffering. Recently, I read a statement that has a similar ring to this, “You are what you post.” For those of you on Facebook (FB), this resonates with you immediately. As you view your FB page seated behind the glow of your computer or the smart phone in your hand, you make choices to reach a desired outcome. You want your status update to spark interest. You hope your post gets a few laughs from your friends. You desire to appear intelligent, thought-provoking, and unmistakably right. But do you often question the intentions behind your status updates? Do you think about how your posts glorify the Lord and honor other people? Being human is tough. We can’t shake the sin that infects our thoughts and actions. And social media has made our Christian life even more difficult to navigate. It has created a new and much larger platform for us to sin. Thanks to social media our sin has the potential to influence hundreds and sometimes thousands of people. That is overwhelming! However, Jesus calls us to be “in this world and not of it” (John 17:14-19). This is not a call to hide under a rock and close your FB account. Jesus’ call is to love God and love your neighbor whether you are at work, in church or on FB. In light of the New Year, consider this verse, “Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks” (Matt. 12:34). In other words, you are what you post. What message are you sending?
J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 3
Fred Scragg……………………………………….…..…Lead Pastor Steve Geier………………………………..Administrative Assistant Erik Hagedorn………………………………..……..Music Director Ed & Debbie Fawcett…………………………….……...Caretakers
Isaiah 12 [1] You will say in that day: “I will give thanks to you, O LORD, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me. [2] “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” [3] With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. [4] And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted. [5] “Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. [6] Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”
THE BETHEL NEWS JANUARY 2013
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1
4:00-6:00 pm Homework &
Hangout
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7:30 pm Bible Study @ Pastor Fred’s
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4
5:30-7:00 pm Boys Club
7:00 pm
Youth Group: Indoor Sport
Night
5
6 9:30 am
Confirmation & Sunday School
11:00 am Worship
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8
4:00-6:00 pm Homework &
Hangout
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11
5:30-7:00 pm Lamplighters &
Boys Club
6:00 pm Junior High
Winter Weekend
12 Jr High Winter Weekend
13 9:30 am
Confirmation & Sunday School
11:00 am Worship
Jr High Winter Weekend
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15
4:00-6:00 pm Homework &
Hangout
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18
5:30-7:00 pm Lamplighters &
Boys Club
7:00 pm Youth Group: Blackout Night
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20 9:30 am
Confirmation & Sunday School
11:00 am Worship
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22
4:00-6:00 pm Homework &
Hangout
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7:30 pm Bible Study @ Pastor Fred’s
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25
7:00 pm Family Ice
Skating
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27 9:30 am
Confirmation & Sunday School
11:00 am Worship &
Communion
12:30 pm Annual Dinner
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29
4:00-6:00 pm Homework &
Hangout
30
7:30 pm Bible Study @ Pastor Fred’s
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Notes:
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Youth Group News
A Year of Unity January Reading Challenge
Jesus + Nothing = Everything
By Tullian Tchividjian
Books are available in the back of the sanctuary.
Birthdays 1/1 Samantha Ciappa 1/2 Norma Sherland
1/3 Grace Kongevold 1/13 Ray Sherland
Anne Haegeland 1/17 Gerda Stevens
1/18 Victoria Malatos 1/21 Cody Paulsen
January 4th 7-10 pm Let’s Get Physical:
Sports Night at Church
January 11th-13th Meet @ 6 pm Junior High Winter Weekend
Cost: $140 See Steve or Matt to sign-up
January 18th 7-10 pm
Blackout Night
January 25th 7-10 pm Family Ice Skating Night
Cost: $10 Invite your entire family
1/21 Gerd Haugland 1/22 Mark Forland 1/26 Fiona Haegeland 1/27 Emma Kongevold 1/29 Daniel Foreman Elaine Jacobsen Pastor Fred Scragg
Youth Group Homework & Hangout Tuesdays 4:00-6:00pm
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Upcoming Events
Junior High Winter Weekend January 11 – 13, 2013 A three-day retreat at Tuscarora Inn & Conference Center for 7th and 8th graders.
Cost $140
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Family Skating Night January 25, 2012 @ 7:00 PM Invite your friends and family to join us. Meet at Syosset-Woodbury Community Park Ice Rink 7800 Jericho Turnpike, Syosset Cost: $7
Annual Luncheon January 27, 2012 @ 12:30 PM Join us after our Sunday Worship Service for a luncheon to celebrate the work God has done at Bethel throughout the 2012 year. The 2012 Annual Church Reports will be distributed at this event.
Senior High Winter Weekend February 15-18, 2013
A four-day retreat at Tuscarora Inn & Conference Center for High School Students. (9-12) Cost $170
Find Your Place at Bethel Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church is a place for your entire family.
Sunday School – classes for all age groups (including adults)
Boys Club – boys K-6th grade
Lamplighters – girls K-6th grade
Youth Group – teens 7th-12th grade
Young Adults – 18-35 year olds
Children’s Church – K- 2nd grade (meets during Sunday morning sermon)
Check the calendar on page 2 to find out when your group meets.
Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church
Address: 10 Pinetree Road, Huntington Station, NY 11746 Website: www.Bethellb.com Email: http://www.bethellb.com/. Phone: (631) 423-4404 Office Hours: M,T,W 9:30am-4pm; Th,F 11am-4pm
THE BETHEL NEWS DECEMBER 2012
631-629-5501
“You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.”
2 Timothy 3:15
For more information about our Nursery School program please contact the church office or send an email to [email protected]. Classes available for 2, 3, and 4 year olds.
