CONNECT BETHEL CHURCH
WELCOME TO BETHEL Welcome to Bethel! We are so glad to have you here! As you look through this Connect Bulletin, we trust that you will quickly find that Bethel has something for you and your family. Our hope is that you will take the next step into our community and get involved. As you do, you will begin to see that Bethel is more than just a Sunday service, it is a family of everyday people following Christ to bring hope and change to the world one life at a time.
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DECEMBER 2019
COMING THIS OCTOBER MONTH
BETHEL NEWS MOVIE: BREAKTHROUGH Join us Sunday night Dec 1st at 6:30PM for this movie presentation. A true story of a boy who’s life was miraculously saved.
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Hear the ISO International Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony singers and soprano Emily Douglass for a joyous celebration to kick off the Christmas season, at Bethel on Saturday December 7th at 7:30PM. The performance is entitled “Peanuts & Sleighbells”. From Linus & Lucy to the Hallelujah Chorus, there will be a gift for you under the tree. Tickets are available only through the Symphony website at www.theiso.org. For Bethel members and attendees, use this promo code to receive 20% off your ticket admission price. Promo Code: showcanchurch
SUNDAY NIGHTS Please note that we will not be having Sunday night services on December 15th, 22nd and 29th.
THANK YOU Thank you for all who donated to Operation Christmas Child. Over 75 boxes were received to bless a child this Christmas. Your support is a blessing.
COMING IN 2018
OFFERING & TAX RECEIPTS If you have not already done so, please let the Office know of any address changes in 2019 for mailing tac receipts. Online donations must be made bu the end of the day on December 31, 2019 to be included in 2019 tax receipt. Please see below for Office hours. If you have any questions, please contact Wendy in the Office.
OFFICE HOURS The Church Office will be closed on the following… - Wednesday December 18th at 12Noon. - Tuesday, December 24th at 12Noon. - Wednesday December 25th. - Thursday December 26th. - Friday December 27th - Tuesday, December 31st at 12Noon. - Wednesday, January 1st.
FROM ME TO YOU Christmas is a wonderful time of the year to invite friends and family to church. There is no other season like Christmas when people are open to hearing the Christmas message. This Christmas season, we offer a number of opportunities to invite family and friends. Let me highlight a few of them‌. Bethel Christmas Party December 8th at 5:30PM A great opportunity is to invite a local family to join with us for an evening of fun at our Bethel Christmas party. We will be having horse-drawn wagon rides, fire pits, games, cookie decorations, and new this year‌Laser Tag! A great way to introduce a family to our church community! Notice the 5:30PM start time!
in our Sarnia community to find a place of comfort this Christmas in this special memorial service. Mat Gauthier will be our special guest soloist. Sunday Service December 15th at 10:30AM
Of course we like to think that any Sunday is a good day to invite someone to church. But December 15th will be a great time, especially to invite family members as our Kids ministry will be making Christmas presentations. Pastor Tricia will be preaching and following the service we will be having Christmas music, cookies and hot chocolate in our Lobby. Christmas Eve Service -
Christmas Memorial Service -
December 24th at 6:30PM
December 11th at 7:00PM
Our Christmas Eve service is always a highlight each year. May I encourage you this year to think about someone you could invite to this service. Maybe a neighbour or a co-worker. I know many will have commitments with Christmas at that time, but many others are looking for a place to go.
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but it can also be the most difficult and lonely. Especially for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one. It is hard to know how to remember and honour a lost loved one at the Christmas season. This year will be our 4th year that we are offering a Christmas Memorial service to honour and give a place in our hearts this Christmas to a loved one who has passed. This service is not just for those of us at Bethel, but is also a great opportunity to invite those
Christmas is the Season of Giving As we will be busy this Christmas season buying gifts for loved ones, may I encourage you to give a Missions financial gift this Christmas.
We announced this past month a new initiative at Bethel in Missions giving. We are participating with other PAOC churches in the Sarnia section in renting, as a goal, 100 acres of farm land. We will plant seed this Spring, for a Harvest next Fall. With major subsidies in the seed and in the farming, we anticipate that our initial investment will bring in a profit. Those funds will then be giving to the Canadians Foods Grain Bank which is matched 4:1 by the Canadian Government. We will be renting an acre of farm land for $250 and are anticipating a return of $600 (this includes the subsides from the farm industry). Our goal is 100 acres for $25,000 which will return us $60,000. That $60,000 will become $300,000 through the Canadian governments 4:1 match. These funds will then be sent to our PAOC Missions organization ERDO (Emergency & Relief Development Oversees) to feed those in our world who are suffering with hunger and malnutrition. A $250 gift will yield $1,250 in impact. Would you consider sponsoring an acre of land? OR a halfacre? OR a few acres? The Lord promises to bless those who give to the poor. Have a Wonderful Christmas Season From my family, and all the Elders and Staff at Bethel, we wish you a most blessed Christmas season and look forward to all that God has for us in 2020. Pastor Tim Gibb
(Matthew 5:7 NIV).
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6:30PM Movie “Breakthrough”
6:00PM Young Adults@ Dave & Gwen Bette
6:30PM Bible Study & Hymn Sing-Prayer Room
6:00PM Rescue
7:00PM REVO
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9:30AM Prayer GroupSanctuary
9:30AM Prayer GroupSanctuary
9:30AM Heart & Soul Paint Group-Lobby
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6:00PM Rescue 5:30PM Bethel Church Family Christmas Party
6:00PM Young Adults@ Dave & Gwen Bette
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10:30AM Service Pastor Tricia Gibb Kids Presentations Cookies & Hot Chocolate
6:30PM Bible Study & Hymn Sing-Prayer Room
NO Evening Service
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Office Hours 9am-12pm
REVO-in Corunna
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6:30 PM Christmas Eve Service
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10:30AM Service Pastor Tim Gibb Communion
9:30AM Prayer GroupSanctuary
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Office Hours 9am-12pm
NO Evening Service
OUR PASTORS PASTOR TIM & KIM GIBB
Lead Pastor pastortim@bethelsarnia.com
PASTOR TRICIA GIBB Connections Pastor tricia@bethelsarnia.com
PASTORS KEITH & PATRICIA PATRICK
PASTOR JENNIFER WINKLMEIER
Pastoral Care pastorkeith@bethelsarnia.com
PASTOR BROCK & KIRSTEN WRIGHT
Youth Pastor brock@bethelsarnia.com
Children’s Pastor jennifer@bethelsarnia.com
CONTACT US
1565 London Line Sarnia, Ontario N7T 7H2
/bethelsarnia 519.542.7731 bethel@bethelsarnia.com
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