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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
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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!
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.
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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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