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Child Care Available Sundays If you have children, Bethany has safe, fun and

nurturing environments that are available during

the worship service & Sunday school hour. These

classes are geared to meet the specific needs and

teach enriching lessons for each age group from

infant through 6th grade. If you have a baby or

toddler a pager will be provided to alert you to any

needs.

For any assistance or

directions, please ask a

church volunteer.

Quarterly Business Meeting Sunday, January 24th after the 6 PM service.

Members are encouraged to attend.

BETHANY

Bethany has been situated on

the corner of 15 Mile Road and

Beaconsfield for almost 60

years, and has a rich heritage

that involves Christ followers

who are devoted to seeking the will of God. We know it is no

19700 15 Mile Road

Clinton Twp. Mi 48035

Phone: 586-791-1190

Fax: 586-791-2959

Email: info@connect2bethany.org

Website: connect2bethany.org

Office hours: M & T 10am-4pm

W - F 9am-5pm

Single Seniors (ages 55+) Luncheon Thursday, January 14th @ 12:30pm

Sign up at the Welcome Center.

Teachers Needed We are seeking teachers to become part of the

elementary team, which teaches the students one

month on and one month off. We are also in need

of additional adult class teachers who would be

willing to step in and take on a class for a quarter,

or be available to substitute. With the addition of

new babies, we have a need for assistance with our

little ones from birth to Kindergarten.

My question to you is: Perhaps you hear the

Lord’s call to step up, assist and grow in His Love by

serving Him through teaching and leading others. If

God is speaking to you about serving, please see

Pastor Mark, Pastor Mike, or Kathy Tucker to share

in this ministry.

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Events This Month

Jan 3 Communion AM

Jan 6 Children's Choir

Rehearsal

Jan 8-10 CrossRoads

Winter Retreat

Jan 10 Donut Sunday

Choir Concert

Jan 23 Ladies Retreat

Jan 24 Quarterly

Business Mtg.

Jan 31 Winter Jam

2016

Inside this issue:

Classes 2

Missions 3

Church Calendar 5

Upcoming events 6

Youth group events 7

Welcome!

We are very thankful to

have you with us. If you

are a first time guest

please stop by the

Welcome Center, and

give us the opportunity

to meet you! For

information on any of

Bethany’s ministries,

pick up a flyer at the

Welcome Center or see

Bethany’s web page.

We encourage you to

join us again to

discover the difference

God can make in your

life.

Pastor Mark Reynolds

Volume 5, Issue 1 January 2016

Ladies Day Retreat ~ Lavender Spring Spa ~

Saturday, January 23, 2016 8:30am - 4pm Join us for this unforgettable event as we

spend the day together digging deeper into

God's Word. The retreat is $40 per person.

Gift Certificates are available. Register at the

Welcome Center with a $10 deposit. Connect

with Vickie Contrucci or Kathy Tucker for

more information. (For women 18 & over. Childcare is not provided.)

Children's Choir Rehearsals begin January 6th @6pm

Your child is invited to participate in our upcoming

children’s musical. We will be presenting an exciting

performance of “BACK TO THE CROSS” on Sunday, March

20th at 11am. This musical takes us in a time traveling

machine through many different eras….remember the

ancient times of the 1980’s…while teaching important

Bible lessons.

All children grades K-6 are welcome to join the choir and in addition there will be

auditions for acting roles and solos. Rehearsals will be held Wednesday evenings

from 6-6:50pm in the Upper Room at Bethany. The first rehearsal is January 6th,

so be sure to mark it on your calendar.

Encourage your son or daughter to give it a try - we’re sure they will have a great

time doing it! For more info contact Erin Madak or Robyn Miller.

Be Our Guest January Sermon Series

This Series will address the issue of Guests. It kicks off

January 17th with the question; Guests – do we really want

them here? When we invite guests to our house, it means

that we have to clean, we have to entertain and be on our best behavior. Is that

what we really want or is it easier just not to invite guests to come? On January

24th we will look at the difference between guests and visitors. Often when

someone visits, they show up unexpected but when we invite someone to be our

guest, we are planning on them being there. The last Sunday in January we will

ask the question; Guests – are we really ready for them? Join us during the month

of January as we focus on having others “Be Our Guest.”

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HAPPENINGS @BETHANY

Sunday

9:45am Connection Bible Classes;

for All Ages Nursery through Adults

11:00am Worship Service

Kidz Konnection 1st-6th grades

6:00pm Worship Service

CrossRoads (18-29 year olds)

Monday

7:00pm Celebrate Recovery

Committee Meetings (see Calendar)

Tuesday

1:00pm Quilting Time

(Ladies Bible Study resumes in April.)

Wednesday

6:00pm Children’s Choir

7:00pm Bible Study & Prayer Service, Youth Groups,

Women’s Bible Study

Thursday

7:00pm Choir Practice

Saturday

8:00am Men’s Bible Study

Winter Weekly Schedule

January Memory Verse "The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of

the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” Matthew 25:40

Thank You! Syrian Refugee Crisis—Samaritan's Purse

On behalf of the Missions Committee, we want to thank all of you in

the Bethany family for your contributions to Samaritan’s Purse. These

contributions will help those in the Syrian crisis with their immediate

physical needs. Bethany collected over $5,500! Thank you for being

an extension of God’s love to those in need.

Run for God is back at Bethany! January 24th @ 6pm

‘Run for God’ kickoff meeting will be on January 24th at 6pm in Bethany’s Teen Room.

We won’t be doing any running the first night. Instead, we will be meeting one another

and going over the year’s plan. We will have the Devotions books available for a

suggested donation and will also be taking orders for Run-for-God shirts. If you’re

interested in this club and want to know more, but are not ready to commit, this will be

the night to come. We will be studying God’s Word with the aid of the second edition of Devotions from RunforGod.com.

The training plan will be similar to our past events but the spiritual content will be brand new. If you are ready to commit now, go to the following website and sign up: www.runforgod.com/class/

bethany-baptist-run-for-god. Please see Justin Kane for any questions.

Coming in January Men’s Ministry—Saturday Mornings 8-9:30 AM

Authentic: Developing the Disciplines of a Sincere Faith introduces believers to spiritual

disciplines that will help them develop a closer walk with God. What does it mean to live as an

authentic follower of Jesus? Learn to follow His example by practicing the spiritual disciplines

He used to maintain a close relationship with His Father. Discover how much you can grow in

Christlikeness as you pursue the practices of Bible study, prayer, fasting, fellowship, service, and worship. Sign up at the Welcome Center if you are interested in ordering a workbook. Study begins Saturday,

January 16th at 8:00 AM

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YOUTH NEWS

Teens 7th-12th grades

Online

Resources If you are looking

for information

about Souled Out

and the events that

we are doing, you’ve

got two great

sources: Facebook

and the church’s

website. The same

information will

always be placed on

Facebook as well as

our church website

for those who do not have Facebook

accounts. The Facebook address is

facebook.com/SouledOut BBC and the

website address is

connect2bethany.org/#/

connectbethany/teens

Christmas 2015

Souled Out Kicks Off The New Year

Can you believe it’s 2016!?!? There’s a tendency for a lot of TV shows to

look back at the year that was. Top 10, 50 or 100 lists of the previous year

start popping up all over the place. Perhaps we look back because it’s

easier to see where we’ve been than where we are going. There’s no

crystal ball revealing what 2016 will have in store, but, there are some

things you can do to make sure that this coming year is one of the best

yet. Committing to being at Souled Out each week can have a huge

influence on who you will become in the future. Know that each Wednesday night young people have a

chance to build relationships with others in an atmosphere of fun and acceptance. Where hopefully, we

will discover something about ourselves, the God who loves us, and the plan He has for our lives. Don’t

miss a single Wednesday night, starting at 7pm on January 6.

Winter Jam 2016 January 31, 2016 from 3-11pm

It’s like an entire Christian music festival packed into one evening and all for $10! This year’s tour

features a great lineup of Christian artists like For King & Country, Matthew West, David Crowder, Lauren

Daigle, Sidewalk Prophets, and several others. This event is for all JR & SR HI students. All you have to do

is sign up with Robyn Miller, bring $10 and a signed permission slip on the day of the event, show up at

church at 3pm and have your parents pick you up at 11pm back at church. It’s just that easy!

Winter Retreat Camp Barakel February 5-7

Our JR & SR HI students are heading back to Camp Barakel on February 5-7 for our annual winter

retreat. Think broom hockey, cross country skiing, great food, ice skating, tubing (with a tow rope!), all you

can drink hot chocolate, and much more! Get your $40 non-refundable deposit to Robyn Miller no later

than Jan. 31, the remaining money is due by Feb. 3. Flyers will be available at the Information counter or

online (check the church webpage or on the Souled Out Facebook page ... see below). Of course you

could always see Pastor Mike if you have any questions as well.

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4 Ray & Doris Zentz 1952

30 Al & Ann Sahr 1971

4 Willie Bebnesta, Marilyn Howard, Ashley Kott

5 Susan Detloff

7 Toni Agbay, Rod Hamilton, Amy Levos

8 Steve Detloff, Betty Gibson, Yong Hobbs,

Walter Krencicki, David Lankard

9 Adam Gascho, Kevin Mayer

10 Ed Caes, Kaleb Gosk, Edwin Poynter

12 Bonnie Goetz

13 Leichelle Maracle

15 Carol Mieksztyn

16 Helen Babbitt, Leonard Dubois

19 Randy Hoover

23 Donald Quint, Virgil Workman

24 Pat Herzog, Elvira Bard,

Jennifer Bishop

27 Scott Brown

28 Christopher Reynolds

29 Dave Kuhnle, Mary Ann Brooks

30 Jordan Langel

UPCOMING EVENTS BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES

Upcoming

Events

New Bethany Travel Mugs

Now Available for $5.00 at the Welcome Center or Library. Pick one up, they make a great gift for any occasion! Plus they will keep

your drinks hot or cold.

Color Code

Missionary Missionary Child Shut-In/Nursing Home Military

February 2016

5-7 Souled Out—Winter Retreat

7 Communion AM

14 Donut Sunday

27 Shape-N-Race

March 2016

6 Communion AM

12 Bible Quizzing Finals

13 Donut Sunday

20 Kids Choir Musical

25 Good Friday Service - Communion

27 Easter Sunday

April 2016

10 Donut Sunday

24 Quarterly Business Meeting

Ladies Bible Study Wednesday, January 6th @ 7pm

Ladies will begin the study, “Lord, Change my

Attitude” James MacDonald.

New Pictorial Directory Coming mid-January

Bethany’s new pictorial directory will be in your church

mailbox around the middle of January. If you didn’t have

your photo taken, we will have a limited number of

directories available at the Welcome Center.

Do you every wish that you could put a name with a face?

The new directory will be a great tool to help all of us get to

know other members and build deeper relationships with

them. Please remember this is for personal use only.

Church Attendance Log in System

For months Bethany has been

offering a log in system to

reduce the use of attendance

cards. A kiosk is located in the

church lobby and also inside of

W e s t e n b e r g H a l l . T h e

attendance is used to

determine Bethany’s quorum

number for business meetings

and for follow up.

If you have further questions,

or need assistance feel free to

ask one of the deacons or the

greeters.

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SPOTLIGHT ON MISSIONS

Bethany’s Missions Committee Goal

...to equip and enable members and friends of Bethany to be personally involved in obeying the Great Commission

...to provide a support system for our missions families who are following the Lord in reaching out into the world.

Missionary of the week, January 2016 January 3-Rick & Christy G. are working in Prague in the Czech Republic with Pioneers. Their

ministry includes church planting, evangelism, & discipleship. Rick is the son of Dick & Vicki G., who

are also Bethany missionaries. They have four children: Rich III, a student at Liberty University,

Megan, Josiah, and Rebecca.

January 10— Dave & MaryAnn B. are former Bethany members who left for Taiwan in 1982 with SEND

Intl. They served at the Morrison Academy for missionary kids for several years. After the fall of the

iron curtain missionaries began to enter the Eastern European countries, and there was a need to

provide for the education of their children. Dave helped form a new organization to deal with that

opportunity. Now retired, they are still active as conference speakers concerning missionary kids’

education.

January 17—Nancy Murphy and her husband Tom served with Biblical Ministries Worldwide for many

years, first in The Netherlands and later in Ireland. Now widowed, Nancy is retired in Ireland & still

serving where she can. She is the mother of our missionary, Dan Murphy.

January 24—Marty & Debbie S. have been supported by Bethany for about 14 years. Their ministries have

been mainly in Europe. Due to German visa requirements they are in the USA right now, but are able

to continue some of their work via computer. Prior to this year Debbie was teaching at the Black

Forest Academy. Marty is involved in special projects with Teach Beyond.

January 31—Marvin Cowan is involved in church planting with a special outreach to Mormons in Utah. He

has been reaching Mormons since 1960 and remains active today. He lost his dear wife, Janet to

cancer almost two years ago. Marv asks prayer for the churches at Tooele, Timpanogos Baptist

Church in Lehi, Bountiful Heights Church in Bountiful, and Grace Baptist Church in Ogden.

Merry Christmas to Bethany’s Missionary Families Bethany’s families gave so faithfully and generously this past year, that the

Missions Committee was able to send a token monetary gift to all of our

missionaries. They have expressed many times, over the years, how much these

gifts mean to them both monetarily and emotionally. They are always grateful for

your love and support. On behalf of the Missions Committee we thank each of you.

Below are some of the personal notes sent to Bethany’s family:

Ben Hagerup: Thank you very much for the gift you sent our family. What a pleasant treat this

Christmas season. This fall we had to have a dead tree removed because it was a danger to us and our

neighbors. This was an unexpected expense and your gift helped by covering 1/3 of the cost. Praise God.

(He also mentioned that he is still using the LL Bean coat and tools we gave him 15 years ago!)

Marty & Debbie S.: We thank you so very much for blessing us with a Christmas gift! We feel loved with

your generosity.

Nancy Murphy: Thank you very much for the Christmas card and gift. We have 14 different nationalities

in our church now and all is well and people are growing in Christ. Praise the Lord!

Barbara Blackburn: Many thanks for your card and gift for Christmas and your support throughout the

years. May the Lord continue to bless you as you serve Him.

Lee & Lonna Lowell: You all are such a blessing to us. We are so thankful for your love and support

through the years. Thank you for the Christmas gift that you sent to us.

Dave & MaryAnn B.—Thank you again for your kind gift at Christmas time. Thank you for still caring for

us in so many ways since wa-a-a-y back in 1969. We send our love and gratitude.

Note: If you would like more information about any of these missionaries, please contact any member of the Mission Board

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EVENTS

Library Resource of the

Month “The Drop Box” Non-Fiction

Author Brian Ivie with Ted

Kluck take you on a journey to

South Korea. Brian Ivie was filled

with compassion as he read a

Los Angeles Times article about

Pastor Lee’s solution to

unwanted newborns in south

Korea—a baby drop box.

Brian traveled halfway around the world to film the

documentary The Drop Box. But God had even bigger

plans. For in the midst of filming the plight of these

abandoned and broken babies, Brian realized his own

spiritual brokenness.

GEMS News (Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior)

December Update A big thank you to our GEMS girls who took

two separate days out of their schedule to sing

for others. On December 3, 2015, the girls

traveled to Trinity Lutheran in Clinton Township

to sing for the MOPS Christmas Party. The

MOPS program is a ministry of the Crisis

Pregnancy Center. The girls did their best to

share some Christmas spirit that night as well

as singing at Clinton-Aire nursing home on

Saturday, December 12th. After singing several

songs for the residents of Clinton-Aire, they

shared Christmas cards and decorations that they made for them. A big

THANK YOU to Ruth Manzella for teaching the girls their songs this year

and to all the GEMS leaders that assisted. We hope everyone has a blessed Christmas and we look forward to

seeing all the girls back in club on Wednesdays, starting January 6th, for

another fun year of learning and adventures. MARK YOUR CALENDARS:

Our GEMS girls overnighter will be at Bethany on February 5-6, 2016 and

our GUYS and GIRLS NIGHT is scheduled for

February 10th.

See Dawn Wolf or Jen Reed for more information

“In the self-centered, me first world we live in, it is truly amazing to see a

man giving his life for the sake of children who had no hope, and also to

see the young filmmaker whose life was changed forever by witnessing

it. This book is emotional and profound in every way.” Jon Erwin

GEMS Winter

Jam

2016 Sunday,

January 31st

3PM—12AM at the Palace of Auburn Hills Winter Jam is an incredible evening of

concerts by some of the top artists in

Christian music, along with worship and

Christian ministries. It’s purpose is to

encourage believers and share the good

news with those who have yet to trust Christ.

Featuring; For King & Country, Matthew

West, Crowder, Newsong, Sidewalk Prophets,

Tony Nolan, KB-Teshii-Trip Lee, Red, Lauren

Daigle, & Stars go Dim. For more information or

to attend see your GEMS leader for times and

cost.

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MONTHLY CALENDAR

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31

7pm Celebrate Recovery; Missions Committee

Meeting

7pm Celebrate Recovery;

Deacons Meeting

7pm Celebrate Recovery;

Trustee Meeting

9:00am – Donut Sunday 9:45am - Connection Classes 11am - Worship Service Kidz Konnection 4pm CE Meeting 6pm - Evening Service

7pm Choir Practice

7pm Celebrate Recovery Youth Committee

Meeting

6pm Children’s Choir

7pm Bible Study & Prayer; Boys In Action; GEMS

Girls; Souled Out; Women’s Bible Studies

1pm

Quilting Time

9:45am - Connection Groups 11am - Worship Service

Kidz Konnection

6pm - Evening Service CrossRoads 7pm - Quarterly Business

Meeting

11:30am

Men’s Luncheon 6pm

Children’s Choir 7pm

Bible Study & Prayer; Boys In Action; GEMS

Girls; Souled Out; Women’s Bible Studies

9:45am - Connection Classes 11am - Worship Service

Kidz Konnection 6pm - Evening Service

CrossRoads

1pm

Quilting Time

6pm Children’s Choir

7pm Bible Study & Prayer; Boys In Action; GEMS

Girls; Souled Out; Women’s Bible Studies

8am

Men’s Bible Study

9:45am - Connection Classes 11am - Worship Service Communion Kidz Konnection 6pm - Evening Service CrossRoads

6pm Children’s Choir

7pm Bible Study & Prayer; Boys In Action; GEMS

Girls; Souled Out; Women’s Bible Studies

1pm

Quilting Time

9:45am - Connection Groups 11am - Worship Service

Kidz Konnection 6pm - Evening Service CrossRoads

1pm

Quilting Time

8am

Men’s Bible Study

New Years Day

7pm Choir Practice

7pm Choir Practice

7pm Choir Practice

12:30pm Single Seniors

Luncheon

8am

Men’s Bible Study

5pm-9pm BIA Field Trip

Jan 8-10

CrossRoads College Retreat At Camp Barakel

CrossRoads Retreat

8:30am-4pm Ladies Lavender

Springs Spa Retreat

3pm-12am Winter Jam

at the Palace