Update: Meetings in March and April 2008

The the Wed. March 19th prayer meeting is cancelled due to the hostess' illness.

God's Girls will meet April 13th at 3 p.m. to begin planning our church's 200th anniversary. We hope that all ladies will attend to help us plan. Anyone who cannot attend but has ideas, please share them with Wendy or Tonya. (Location: TBA, likely at the church).

Some February 2008 events

Feb. 6 - 2 p.m. - In place of our regular monthly prayer meeting, we will have a service for Ash Wednesday. A potluck supper will follow the service (the church is providing the meat for the meal). Everyone is invited!

A "Family Game Night" is planned for Sat. Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend.

January meetings and announcements

The Yelvington Campmeeting board will meet Sun. Jan. 20th, at the church, at 2 p.m.

A Board meeting will be held Sun. Jan. 20th following church.

The PPR committee will meet is Tuesday Jan 15 at Ruth's at 6:00 pm

God's Girls will be collecting items to donate to the MaryKendall Home in January. See Wendy or Tonya for a list of suggestions.

Some December Events

Friday Dec. 7 - the God's Girls group will attend "Two From Galilee" at Owensboro Christian church. Please meet at Owensboro Christian in the lobby at 6:30 p.m. You may also want to let Wendy know in advance if you plan to attend.

Dec. 9, - a Board Meeting will be held immediately following the worship service. All members are encouraged to attend.

Dec. 12, 6 p.m. - Prayer meeting will be held at Ruth and Hubert's home.

Dec. 16 - Meet at the Lewisport nursing home at 3 p.m. if you would like to participate in Christmas Carolling. Everyone is invited - last year we had a wonderful time!


Merry Christmas! Let's all remember Jesus is the reason for the season!

Upcoming November / December events

Some tentative dates for upcoming events:

Nov. 4, 3pm God's Girls meeting - devotion and business (Bring your walking shoes if you'd like to walk afterwards).

Nov. 14th - Mid-week Prayer Meeting at Bro. Ernie and Lisa's home.

Nov. 18th, 8:30AM Breakfast & Sing-a-long before church (to be recorded for passing out to shut-ins while carolling) .

Dec. 2 Hanging of the Greens - time TBA

Dec. 9 or Dec. 16 - Christmas Carolling at nursing homes and shut-ins' houses. All church members are encouraged to participate!

Everyone in the church is invited to contribute Thanksgiving-related food to our food collection baskets for a special Thanksgiving donation. Bring your items and place them in the baskets in the vestibule between now and mid-November.

Also, God's Girls will likely be collecting hygenic items and new or gently-worn youth clothing for the Mary Kendall Home, so ladies, gather up some goods you'd like to donate.

Community Fall Festival - Sat. October 27

Sat. Oct. 27, 5 p.m.: Community Fall Festival / Halloween party. We will have various events for kids and adults alike (fish pond, games, costume contest, and more). Free food and candy! Everyone in the church and community is invited to attend this free festival! (Held in the church basement).

For those church members who want to help decorate for the Festival, we will be meeting Thur. Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in the church basement to get things set up.

October Events - Including Community Fall Festival

Here are some of the events upcoming for October 2007:

Thursday Oct. 4, 6 p.m.: PPR meeting at Ruth and Hubert's house. Please plan to attend if you're on the PPR committee as we have important business to discuss.

Sunday, Oct. 14, 5 p.m. : God's Girls meeting - at the church. We will have a devotional and meeting and assist with preparation for the fall festival. Please bring finger-foods. This meeting is open to all the ladies of the church.

Wed. Oct. 17, 6 p.m.: Prayer meeting at Phil and Colleen's house.

Sat. Oct. 27, 5 p.m.: Community Fall Festival / Halloween party. We will have various events for kids and adults alike (fish pond, games, costume contest, and more). Everyone in the church and community is invited to attend this free festival! (Held in the church basement).

September 2007 events

The outreach committee meeting for Sun. Sept. 16 at 5 p.m. at the church has been cancelled.

Prayer meeting will be held at the Johnson's home on Wed. Sept. 19th at 6 p.m. We hope you will consider meeting with us there for a rewarding time of fellowship and prayer.

The God's Girls group is planning to meet Sun. Sept. 23rd at 3:30. Please consider bringing plant bulbs to trade or to plant along the church sign.

Thanks to all those who participated in Fun Night - it was a great time of fellowship and laughter!

Meeting announcements / Corrections

Prayer meeting has been moved to Wed. August 29th. It will be hosted by Edna and Judy at their home.

Fun Night will be held on Sat. Sept. 8. Be sure to prepare a skit, song, or other activity. Please consider bringing some finger-food for snacks.

A short board meeting will be held Sun. Aug. 26 immediately following church. The church body is invited to attend. We will approve the work of the Nominations committee and the Building Committee has been asked to give an informal report of their work so far.

Our Charge Conference meeting with District Superintendent Carden will be Mon. Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m. All church members are invited to participate.

July and August 2007 - Upcoming Events

Sun. July 29th - Sun. Aug. 5th:
Yelvington Annual Campmeeting! 7 p.m. nightly. See the campmeeting website for more details and a list of this year's special events, including Youth Night, an ice-cream social, Firm Foundation concert, and a historical dress-up night: http://yelvingtoncampmeeting.blogspot.com/.

Clean up days will be Sat. July 21st and Sat. July 28th, beginning at 7 a.m., at the campmeeting. Please consider coming (and bringing tools or cleaning supplies).

Sat. August 11th:
The ladies of the church are invited to a baby shower for Tonya and Phillip at Bethlehem. (They're registered at Target and Target-online). Time: 6 p.m. Given by the ladies of the church.

Coming also, September 25th
Fun Night! Ruth asks that everyone participate with a "stunt," skit, song or other entertainment! It will be an evening of fun for all ages!

Church Yard Sale - SAT. JUNE 23, 2007

Bethlehem Church invites you to our church yard sale - Saturday June 23 from 7 a.m. to approx. 11:30 a.m. at the church (see directions in the sidebar or the linked map). We will have a large variety of items at good prices!

The proceeds go to support the church and our new women's group.

June 2007 Events!

PRAYER MEETING: The next prayer meeting will be held at our pastor's home on Wed. June 20 at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited to this spiritual and social gathering.

YARD SALE: The God's Girls group will hold a yard sale at the church on the morning of Sat. June 23 from 7 - 11:30. (All members are asked to contribute their items and to invite people to come to the sale! Please pre-price your items if possible; we will gather at the church Sat. June 16th from 2-4 to price items also and to have a God's Girls Meeting).

REMINDER - CAMPMEETING: Don't forget, this year's Yelvington Annual Campmeeting will be held nightly from Sun. July 29th - Sun. Aug. 5. See the campmeeting website for more details about this year's special 110th anniversary events: http://yelvingtoncampmeeting.blogspot.com/

upcoming May events

On Wed. May 16th we will have our second prayer meeting service, at Ruth and Hubert's home at 6 p.m. The first meeting was a true blessing and we hope everyone will consider attending these special events.

On Sat. May 19th, the God's Girls group is planning an outing to Owensboro for the Mary Kendell Home day. There will be tours of the campus as well as an auction and a luncheon. We are hoping to donate food items for the auction also. More news will be posted as we get more details. All ladies are invited to participate.

Announcements - April 2007

Church Clean-up Day:
Saturday 4/28/07
9:00am
All are welcome - ladies, gentlemen, and kids!
There is an extensive list of projects we can work on, so everyone's help is appreciated!


Prayer Meeting:
4/25/07
We are beginning our mid-week prayer meetings. The first meeting will be April 25th at 5:30 p.m. at the Jenkins' home. If possible, please let them know that you plan to attend. Everyone is welcome.


Congratulations to our new members, the Bennets. We are so pleased and excited to "officially" have you as part of our congregation!

Palm Sunday Breakfast

Please join us for Palm Sunday breakfast, Sun. April 1 at 9 a.m. It's a pot-luck meal with lots of good food. Everyone is welcome.

We will also have choir practice Sunday for a special song for Easter Sunday.

March 18 - special event

Just a reminder that on Sunday, March 18th we will have a special time during the worship service to honor one of our very dedicated members. Everyone is invited to share brief memories or recognitions that honor this person. Please consider typing up your devotions so that we can gather them into a "book" for them to keep (give these to Tonya to compile). It will be a blessing for all in attendance to hear these tributes to a special church member. Immediately after the service we will have a special potluck dinner in their honor. Everyone is invited!

Feel free to contact Tonya or Bro. Ernie if you have any questions. Hope to see you Sunday!

rescheduled Women's Fellowship Group Meeting

Since the first meeting was cancelled due to snow, the first meeting of the Women's Fellowship Group will be Sunday, March 4th at 5pm. This one will involve a small potluck of finger foods. Wendy has put a sign-up list at church for the potluck. Please list what you will bring with you by the end of church Sunday. Some ideas for projects are posted at the GoogleGroup page. Hope to see you at the meeting, ladies!

Bethlehem Women's Group begins!

We are creating a new Women's Group for the church. The group's purpose is:

"The purpose of this group is to provide a Christian, social, educational, and charitable outlet for the women of Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Daviess County, KY. In this forum, all members can present ideas, annouce projects, and share our faith. "

Our first meeting will be Feb. 17th at 2 p.m. This meeting will be a time to discuss further the group's goals and interests and to plan future projects - as well as to socialize together. All young ladies and women of the church are invited and encouraged to attend! We hope to have times in the future for crafting, making gifts for visitation, renewal of the church building, exercise, and of course eating and chatting!

One of our first projects will actually begin before the first meeting. A few ladies will be meeting on Sat. Jan. 27th at 1:30 p.m. to clean-up the kitchen in the basement and possibly prepare to paint some of that area.

If you are interested in joining our group and did not receive an email about it, you can visit this link to request information or contact Wendy or Tonya:
http://groups.google.com/group/bethlehem-womens-fellowship/sub?s=SpvPOQgAAABnwHRi1cnfDfNdJ3Kqj8aJ&hl=en

Bethlehem shirts - now in!

We're proud to announce that the Bethlehem Church t-shirts are now available.

The front of the shirt has the church name and the Methodist cross-and-flame, and the back has the name and info, including our established date of 1808. (The image above is the one used for the back of the shirt).

The shirts are free to members and those in regular attendance - love donations to cover the cost are accepted.

We will be wearing the shirts as we sing at the nursing home next Sunday afternoon (Sun. Dec. 10) - so be sure to get yours and join us in sharing some holiday cheer!

Holiday Events

There are several upcoming events to remember at Bethlehem in the next few weeks:

Choir practice: Nob. 26 at 4 - practice for Hanging of the Greens and Vistitation

Hanging of the Greens: Our annual Christmas celebration! Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. Come, and bring a guest or two, to enjoy this holiday tradition as we prepare our sanctuary and our hearts for Christmas. Service begins at 6 p.m. with a reception following.

The visitation committee is also inviting church members to sing with us at Heartland Villa Nursing Home in Lewisport on Dec. 10, 2006. We hope to share some Christmas joy through carols and hymns.

Remember to bring your food-basket donations in the next few weeks so we can have a great Christmas-time donation. Also laity-Sunday is coming and we'll be looking for volunteers!