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November 2014 Newsletter

Thanksgiving Dinner 1

November Calendar 2

BONDED “Come Awake” 3

A Note from Pastor Joel 4

December Calendar 5

Christmas Eve Service /SAM 6

Conquer Youth Calendar 7-8

January dates to remember 9

Inside this issue:

Phone: 509-754-3581 Email: bethlehemchapelag@gmail.com

Connecting with God...Growing in Faith...Serving Others

612 3rd Ave SE Ephrata, WA 98823

Visit us online!

www.bethlehemchapel.net

www.facebook.com/bethlehemchapel

Remember…

November 30th

is the last day of

the Sunday

School fall

semester.

Join us when we

resume in

January!

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S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T

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Women’s Bible Study @

Country Deli—9am

2 Sunday School—9am

Sunday Worship - 10am

Prayer Time - 6pm

(room 102)

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4

5

Encounter431—6:30-

7:30pm (room 205)

Conquer Youth—6:30-

8pm (Sanctuary)

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Men’s Breakfast @

Country Deli - 8am

9 Sunday School –9am

Sunday Worship - 10am

ECHO Worship (room 205)

Prayer Time - 6pm

(room 102)

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BONDED

“Come Awake”

Annual Pie Contest 7pm

(Sanctuary)

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Veteran’s Day

Office Closed

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Encounter431—6:30-

7:30pm (room 205)

Conquer Youth—6:30-

8pm (Sanctuary)

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14 15

16 Sunday School—9am

Sunday Worship - 10am

Prayer Time - 6pm

(room 102)

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19

Impact Family Night—

Thanksgiving Dinner –

6:30pm

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21 22

23 Sunday School—9am

Sunday Worship - 10am

Prayer Time - 6pm

(room 102)

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25 26 27

Thanksgiving Day

Office Closed

28 29

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End of Sunday School

Semester —9am

Sunday Worship - 10am

Prayer Time - 6pm

(room 102)

N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 4

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AND… OUR ANNUAL PIE CONTEST CONTINUES

One pie entry per person. Sign up at Guest Services or

call the church office @ 754-3581.

Please arrive early to check in your pie at 6:30.

Come Awake

Monday, November 10, 2014 from 7-9pm

BONDED Women’s Ministry Presents ...

Speaker: Roberta Anderson

Special Guest: Paul Rohweder will show us how

to make a special treat.

Bring your friends and make some new ones too!

Childcare will not be provided

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A Note from Pastor Joel…

Hi Church Family!

This is one of my favorite seasons of the year. Football is in full swing and the holidays are right around the corner. Doesn’t it always seem like as the weather gets colder, the food gets better, and people’s attitudes are merrier? As fun and happy as this season can be, it

can also be a very hard time for some who have suffered a loss of or are just plain lonely.

All throughout the Bible we have examples of how giving and caring for others is what Christians are called to do. If we look at the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), Jesus of-fers up some firm challenges to us and the way we treat others. In verses 5:13-16, Jesus uses salt and light as examples of how his followers should be seen and felt in our communities.

Let’s take a look:

“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the

same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:13-16 (ESV)

Let’s allow God’s ridiculous generosity to spill freely from each of us as we approach this hol-iday season. If God was willing to send his son for us, then surely we can take an extra step to be generous and caring during this time. This doesn’t have to be anything big; even a

simple act of kindness can go a great distance.

My prayer for our church body is that the Holy Spirit would lead us to do his work. That we would see people how he sees them and we would be willing to love them like he loves us. I hope that when people come into contact with someone from Bethlehem Chapel, they would have a bright-er outlook and feel a little more cheerful because

we cannot contain the joy he has given us!

Be Blessed!

-Pastor Joel

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S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T

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2

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Conquer Youth—6:30-

8pm (Sanctuary)

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Women’s Bible Study @

Country Deli—9am

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Sunday Worship - 10am

Conquer Youth Bake Sale

Prayer Time - 6pm

(room 102)

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Conquer Youth—6:30-

8pm (Sanctuary)

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12 13

Men’s Breakfast @

Country Deli - 8am

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Sunday Worship - 10am

Conquer Youth Bake Sale

Prayer Time - 6pm

(room 102)

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Sunday Worship - 10am

ECHO Worship Performs

Prayer Time - 6pm

(room 102)

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Office Closed

Christmas Eve Service–

5:30-6:30pm

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Office Closed

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Sunday Worship - 10am

SAM “Ring In the New

Year” Potluck Event -

Following Service

(room 104)

Prayer Time - 6pm

(room 102)

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New Year’s Eve

D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 4

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AND… OUR ANNUAL PIE CONTEST CONTINUES

One pie entry per person. Sign up at Guest Services or call the

church office @ 754-3581.

Please arrive early to check in your pie at 6:30.

“Ring In the New Year” Potluck Event

Join us December 28th for a time of fellowship as

we wrap up 2014!

Please bring your favorite

side dish or dessert

Following service in room

104 (youth room)

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November 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

29am P&P

6:30pm Home

Groups

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4 5

6:30pm Conquer

Youth Service

6 7 8

99am P&P

6:30pm Home

Groups

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11 Veteran’s Day

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6:30pm Conquer

Youth Service

13 14 15

169am P&P

6:30pm Home

Groups

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18 19Impact Night

All church

20 21 22

Flag Football!

239am P&P

6:30pm Home

Groups

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25 26

No Youth Service

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Thanksgiving Day

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309am P&P

No Home Groups

And now dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and

honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable, think about things that are excellent and

worthy of praise.

Philippians 4:8 (NLT)

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December 2014

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 36:30pm

Conquer Youth

Service

4 5 6

79am P&P 8 9 10

Swag Sweater

Christmas Party

11 12 13

149am P&P 15 16 17

No Youth Service

18 19 20

219am P&P 22 23 24Impact Night

Christmas Eve

Service

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Merry Christmas!

26 27

289am P&P 29 30 31

No Youth Service

January 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3

49am P&P

5 6 7

No Youth Service

8 9 10

119am P&P

6:30pm Home

12 13 14

6:30pm Conquer

15 16 17

189am P&P

6:30pm Home

19 20 21

6:30pm Conquer

22 23 24

25 26 27 286:30pm

Conquer Youth

Service

29 30 31

Winter Camp!

WinterCamp!

Bake Sale!

Bake Sale!

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January dates to remember...

January 1st —New Year’s Day , Church Office closed

January 11th— Sunday School Winter Semester begins

January 14th—Wednesday Night Winter Semester begins

More details about these dates will be available in upcoming

bulletins and on our website