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News Notes for June 2009:

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Bethlehem Marketplace Gift and Craft Boutique!

Bethlehem Marketplace Gift and Craft Boutique will be held on Saturday, November 14th from 9am-3pm. We will be featuring a large selection of handmade craft and gift items, 30 elegant raffle baskets, a wonderful bake sale and grandma's attic which features new and gently used gift items. We kick off the weekend with our Special Starlight Preview on Friday, November 13th from 6pm-9pm. Donald Majeau will be playing the acoustic guitar while our culinary staff offers a variety of delicious complimentary hors d'oeuvres. Tom Houston will once again entertain us as our Master of Ceremonies for the evening. Join us for a relaxing evening while you get the opportunity to select from our beautiful craft and gift items. Don't forget to try to win a raffle basket ! Tickets are $8.00 per person and are on sale now. Please buy your tickets early!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION NEWS

Flip Service times for Sunday School

During the alternative worship service schedule, Sunday School for children ages preK to 6th grade will be starting approximately at 10:05 a.m.

The Christmas Pageant is just around the corner!

Practice on Dec. 6th during Sunday School. Practice on Dec. 12th, Saturday, with Adult Choir from 9-11 AM. Pageant is Dec. 13th at 9:30 Service. Pageant is A Shepherd's Tale featuring Victor Matheson as the "Old Shepherd". You won't want to miss this one!

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Congratulations Sarah!

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Sarah was in the Special Olympics August 21 and 22. She competed in cycling and won two medals, a gold and silver!! She had a great time and made a friend!

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Lorraine’s Soup Kitchen and Pantry (in collaboration with Valley Opportunity Council)

Opportunity Council) Located at: 35 Center St. Chicopee, MA 01013 If you are interested in serving at the soup kitchen in Chicopee call Cindy Laub @ 508-867- 3610. We carpool from Bethlehem the last Tuesday of each month.

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Youth Group News—Lutheran Inter-parish Youth/Central Mass.

The LIPY (Lutheran Inter-Parish Youth) group schedule for 2009-10 is in the pre-planning stage. There will be a kick-off meeting to finalize the events that the youth wish to include in the upcoming year. The meeting will be held at Zion, Worcester on October 4. All youth are invited to attend and have their opinions heard. There will be a ‘Get-to-know-everyone’ mixer, pizza, and games. The highlight of the year will be the Mission Trip in April, to Philadelphia. Bethlehem’s Youth Bible Study program will begin next month. We are planning a six-session study on how Scripture calls us to act in response to world hunger. Some details for those who might have questions about our Youth Group: Any young person in grades 7-12 is welcome to take part in Bethlehem’s Youth Group and/or the events sponsored by LIPY. The only exception is the Mission Trip, where grades 8-12 are invited (we will make exceptions for ‘mature’ 7th-graders). There are no dues to pay, you don’t have to sign-up for a period of time, and you may attend one event or all of them. There is no pressure to participate or attend any events. But since the events are so much fun, we’re pretty sure that once you attend one you’ll want to keep going to the others. If you are interested please talk with any of the youth who are already involved, or see Tom or Laurie Houston. Upcoming events: 9/11 - 9/13 : Hammonasset Camping Trip Any adult who would like to attend any of the youth group events are welcome and encouraged to do so.

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CONFIRMATION CLASS! We will meet on Thursday nights promptly at 7:30 PM. Please mark the following dates: November 5 and 19 December 3 and 13 Please make every effort to have your child with us for these classes. I use a group interaction method for teaching and it cannot be replaced by a single one on one meeting to make up the class. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Please pray for our service men and women in Iraq and Afganistan:

Brian Perras, Jordan St. Clair, Geoff Polizoti,Joel Collins, Jim Collins, Diane Dunn, Philip Harding

Also, keep in your prayers those who have returned home:
Jamey Richards, Jared Wimberly, Derek Hitt, Zack Creps, Jeremy Lincourt, John S.

God bless you and thank you for serving our country.

There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex where you may sign up to pray specifically for a week. Any questions or additions see Lesley.

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FINANCIAL UPDATE:



Balance 8/31/09……………….$345.97

Income……………….$14,543.17

Expenses………………..$12,953.49



Balance………………..$1,935.95



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