Welcome to Bethesda! August 2013

Morning Service 10:00 am

THE ARK Nursery (0 – 3 years) 10:00 am

ELEVATE Summer Sunday School 10:00 am

Summer Sunday Nights 6:00 pm

Nursery (0 – 3 years) 6:00 pm

Please note that the Nursery is

unsupervised during the pm service.

Children must be accompanied by a parent.

Giving for July

Missions Giving:

Goal for July: $ 7,500.00

Giving for July: $ 5,200.00

Building Fund:

Goal for July: $ 6,700.00

Giving for July: $ 4,368.00

Blessed and Broken – Finding clarity in walking with Jesus Anticipating disappointment is never fun! Especially when that disappointment is perceived to be reality in your world. The mind wonders to places far from the reach of reality. The “what ifs,” the “should have been,” the empty promises that when first spoken flooded your mind with such joy and hope, but now overwhelms you with such derision and disapproval. It’s difficult to rise from the waves of unmet expectations. In Luke 24, Cleopas and the other traveler woke up that third day, overwhelmed by disappointment, looked at each other with one question – now what do we do? They had heard the news from the women at the tomb. They had heard the stories about the angels, and Peter’s confirmation that the body was indeed gone, and linen wrapping was all that was left in its place. But now what should they do? Their plan was to go back home, back to their everyday, pre-Jesus lives. They took to the road planning to go back and pick up where they had left off before they had met this man called Jesus. Back to fishing nets and abacus machines and tax deadlines. Back to the human condition. The waves of disappointment were so evident they almost missed a life changing moment. In the middle of the disappointment Jesus appears and at first unrecognized by the guests. The disappointment is so immense that they travel and eat with Him before they recognize Him. It says, “he took bread; he blessed it, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him.” For some reason in the action of the taking, breaking and the giving of the bread they realized in the midst of their disappointment, this is the risen Savior! As we will see today in the message, it’s a pattern that is evident throughout scriptures. A pattern best exemplified by God himself – He took his beloved Son, He broke Him so that we would not be broken and He gave Him in our place, so that we would not have to face God’s wrath. Clearly there is something deeper happening here than just a meal among disappointed followers and a stranger. In v.35 it says, “Jesus was known to them in the breaking of the bread.” Maybe when Jesus broke the bread, the disciples saw the way God has always worked and does always work in our lives - He took the bread, blessed it, broke it and gave it. Maybe it is not only the way Christ handled the bread but also how He handles our life. In the middle of the struggle of your life, are you missing what God is saying and doing? Journey with us today as we find clarity in the middle of our journey, gleaned from Luke 24: 13-35. Pastor Bruce | Lead Pastor

Summer Sunday Nights

August 4th – Hymn Sing (Social to follow) August 11th – GLS Expo

August 18th – Family Fun Day August 25th – Evening Service

September 1st – Family Corn Boil

Coming up at LYM…

Aug 7 – Hike and Bible Study Aug 14 – Sports Night

Aug 19 – 23 YB 2 Aug21 – BBQ at the Power’s

Aug 28 – Bonfire @ Middle Cove Beach

Please Take Note

Please Take Note

ELEVATE Summer Sunday School will continue

during the month of August at 10 am in the MP Room.

It will conclude on Sunday, August 18th.

September Start Up Dates

ELEVATE – Open Session in MP Room – Sept. 8th

Classes Resume – Sept. 15th

Mom N Me – Wednesday, September 25th

J.A.M. – Sunday, September 29th

Leadership Pastors & their Families

Church Board & Ministry Leaders

Ministry Focus Children’s Ministry

Torbay Family Church

Missions

Jamie & Angela Payne, Forteau Paul & Paula Bradbury, Senegal

Personal Needs Health of Loved Ones

Household Salvation Those Seeking Employment

Upcoming GLS – August 8th/9th

YB 2 – August 19th – 23rd

Prayer Focus

Office Closed

Due to the GLS preparation, the church office will be

closed on Monday, August 5th for the Regatta Day

holiday rather than Wednesday, August 7th.

Prayer Meeting – August 6th

There will be no prayer meeting on Tuesday, August 6th

due to the setup of the GLS that is taking place that

week.

Dale Vaters Memorial Golf Tournament

This golf tournament in aid of Teen Challenge NL is

taking place on August 22nd, 2013 at 12 noon at the

Grand Falls-Windsor Golf Course. You can register

online or sponsor a golfer at www.marathonofgolf.ca.

Women’s Ministries Conference

Taking place in Lewisporte, Sept. 13-15. Special

Speaker: Rev. Kerry Clarensau, National Women’s

Director for the Assemblies of God. More information

available on the bulletin board in the foyer.

11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS

NEEDED for

Robert & Tyra Winsor & Family After many years of ministry in Malaysia, Robert and

Tyra Winsor and family have decided to return to

Newfoundland to join the Cornerstone Ministry

Centre team. As a church, we have been supporting

their missions work in Asia for many years and now

we have the opportunity to support them as they turn

their missions focus to our City. Since the cost of

shipping household furniture and other items would

be so expensive from Malaysia to St. John’s, the

Winsor family will be arriving here with little to no

items for their new home. We want to do whatever

we can to help them out! There is a checklist of

needed items in the foyer - why not stop by and see if

there is something that you can donate? Having these

items would be a fabulous start for them and a

tremendous answer to prayer! Gently used items

would also be appreciated. Smaller items can be

brought into the church the week of August 26-30.

We can arrange to pick up your larger items and

furniture and deliver to their home at the end of

August. For more information, please contact

Rochelle Newman or Faith Ann Collins at

faith@warp.nfld.net or 753-5888. Thank you in

advance for your generosity!

September Gospel Concert:

Guy Penrod in Concert

Penrod, well known for his work as lead singer of the

Gaither Vocal Band until 2008, will make his first

appearance (with his band) in St. John’s on Sept. 18th.

It will take place at Bethesda Pentecostal Church.

Plan now to attend and purchase your

ticket ($32.00) early.

Available at the following locations:

RBBH and the S.A. Christian Book Store.

Please note: Jennifer Lee will be selling tickets here

at Bethesda (cash only). You can contact her at

tlee96@nf.sympatico.ca or by phone @ 754-3322.

YC 2013

October 11 – 13, 2013

YC Registrations are available, please contact the church office to

be registered. Cost: $110.00. Deadline to register is September

1st. After this date, you will be required to pay the regular

registration fee of $130.00. After September 24th, late

registration fee is $150.00.

SUNDAY

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Summer Sunday School every Sunday @ 10 am in MP Room. Concludes on Aug. 18.

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4 MISSIONS/COMMUNION Morning Service 10:00am Hymn Sing 6:00pm

5 Church office closed due to holiday.

6 No Prayer Meeting Due to GLS set up

7 LYM Hike & Bible Study 7:30pm

8 GLS 11am – 7pm

9 GLS 11am – 7pm

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11 Morning Service 10:00am GLS Expo 6:00pm

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Prayer Meeting 7:30pm

14 LYM Sports Night 7:30pm

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18 BUILDING FUND Morning Service 10:00am Escasoni Service 2:30pm Family Fun Day 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

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20 Prayer Meeting

7:30pm

21 LYM BBQ at the Power’s 7:30pm

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25 Morning Service 10:00am Evening Service 6:00pm

26 27 Prayer Meeting

7:30pm

28 LYM Bonfire @ Middle Cove Beach 7:30pm

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August 2013

NURSERY TEAMS (AM Services) August 4th (10:00am) Leilani, Joy, Gabrielle, Alyssa August 11th (10:00 am Tracy, Victoria, Rebecca August 18th (10:00 am) Sherri, Kelsey, Gabrielle, Allie, Eileen August 25th (10:00 am) Tammy, Daphne, Stephanie, Gabrielle

Office Phone # (709)726-9480 Ext/ Email Addresses/Website Service Times & Information Ext. 50 www.bethesda.nf.ca Bruce Newman Lead Pastor Ext. 25 bnewman@bethesda.nf.ca Matthew Joy Assistant Pastor Ext. 23 mjoy@bethesda.nf.ca Andrew Stockley Youth Pastor Ext. 24 astockley@bethesda.nf.ca Angela Brinson Children’s Pastor Ext. 29 abrinson@bethesda.nf.ca Theresa Nichol Admin Assistant Ext. 21 info@bethesda.nf.ca Mary Bowers Admin Assistant Ext. 30 admin@bethesda.nf.ca Clayton Rowsell Custodian Ext. 30

CHURCH BOARD (Ministry Liaisons) David Starkes Secretary Shawn Brown Treasurer Phil Hodder Music (Audio/Visual) Rose Ireland Church Ministries Cliff Mercer Outreach/Care Darrell Pilgrim Music (Worship) Richard Wheaton Maintenance

Church Office Hours: Mon – Fri 8:30AM – 4:00PM

Bethesda Pentecostal Church 1 Escasoni Place St. John’s NL, A1A 0K7 info@bethesda.nf.ca www.bethesda.nf.ca

Thank you for being with us today!

MINISTRY USHERING TEAMS

Ushering Team F – August 4th Sam Young Roy Evans Eileen Young Rhodie Nichol Jonathan Anstey Jerrusalim Rosita Gu Miao Sid Stacey Paul Fudge Manoj Issac An Dong Mercy Duque Dawn Huang

Ushering Team A – August 11th Newman Petten Matthew Head Keith Ireland Clifford Mercer Bernice Mercer Freeman Ralph Ken Spence Anita Spence Derek Murray

Ushering Team B – August 18th Cal Burton Brenda Lee Clarke Ted Foster ASJ Swamidas Charles Atisele Jan Huang Gerry Tambunan Richard Ogunwale Melody Zhang Damilola Ladele Taiwo Tope Adetiloye

Ushering Team C – August 25th Eric Watton Walter Bobby Wayne Burton Byron Head Gloria Head Kellie Loveless Albert Snow Nduka Ilcpo Peter Miangale Ira Stacey

GREETER TEAMS August 4th Aileen Green Bessie Crocker August 11th Hazel Snow Louise Petten August 18th Sandra Osmond Joan Harris August 25th Brenda Lee Clarke Gloria Butt