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It's time once again for our semi-annual trivia night fundraiser to benefit the high school youth mission team. You may recall that three years ago we put the ball in our teenagers' court by giving them the opportunity to organize their own spiritual learning. The results have been pilgrimages to Santiago, Spain and Canterbury, England and a mission trip to southwest Virginia with Episcopal Appalachian Ministries.
This year is another mission year where we seek to see and serve Christ in others. Our young people have been discerning where God is calling them to work in the world and are very close to making their decision. How can you help? By attending our next Trivia Night Fundraiser on Friday, October 20, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Open to all who want to attend, not just Bethesda parishioners, this fun night featuring 7 rounds of diverse trivia, mini-games, food, and competition gives our young people the opportunity to raise the money necessary for their travels and work projects. Admission is $10/person. The trivia game is played in teams of 8, don't worry you won't be on your own. Bring your own snacks and drinks for your table. The youth will have water and sodas available for purchase. And, for those with young children, there will be childcare available for 7-year olds and younger.
Come test your knowledge against others, win fabulous prizes, and support our Bethesda youth!
Greg Knight
Director of Children and Youth Ministries
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2017
Preacher (8:00 & 11:00 a.m.): The Rev. Burl Salmon
Preacher (9:00 a.m.): Greg Knight
*8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
8:30 a.m. Fellowship Breakfast, Parish Hall West
*9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist and Healing
9:30 a.m. Fellowship Finger Food, Parish Hall West
9:50 a.m. Pray and Play Group (ages 3 & 4), Sunday School Hall
9:50 a.m. Story Group (K and 1st grade), Sunday School Hall
9:50 a.m. Arts Group (2nd to 5th grade), Sunday School Hall
9:50 a.m. Service Group (2nd to 5th grade), Sunday School Hall
9:50 a.m. Explorers Group (2nd to 5th grade), Sunday School Hall
9:50 a.m. Questions Group (6th & 7th grade), Library
9:50 a.m. Confirmation Group (8th Grade), ECW Room
9:50 a.m. Mission Group (9th-12th Grade), Youth Room
9:50 a.m. Adult Forum, Parish Hall East
*#11:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist and Healing
PARKING: Persons attending Sunday services will be allowed to park on ALL of Barton Avenue and Pendleton Avenue
without receiving a ticket
until 1:30 p.m.
* nursery care for infants through age 3 is
available from 7:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
# service will be live-streamed
here
Click here to view the service leaflet for this Sunday.
Click here to view this week's Bethesda Happenings.
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Fellowship Breakfast | 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | Parish Hall West
We will have a full breakfast, with a rotating menu, for $5 per person. After 9:30 a.m., a simpler fare, fellowship finger foods, will be provided until 1:00 p.m. with no cost to our parishioners.
Adult Forum |
9:50 to 10:50 a.m.| Parish Hall East
Join Father Burl and Father James for an informative Adult Forum in the Parish Hall.
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5:45 to 6:30 p.m. | Community Supper | Parish Hall
The cost is $10 for adults; $5 for children under 12; $25 family max (payable at the door).
This week's menu: Meatloaf with mashed potatoes & brown gravy, sauteed mixed vegetables, garden salad, and peanut butter cookies
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Kindly
RSVP HERE
* or call Ayana at (561) 655-4554.
*In order to properly plan and prepare the supper, we need your reservations by noon on Monday.
FEATURED CLASSES
6:30 to 7:40 p.m. | Active Parenting | Guild Room
Generously sponsored by a grant from the Hanley Foundation, the six sessions of Active Parenting are specifically geared toward parents of teens and pre-teens as their children face the challenges of a rapidly changing world. In this class, parents will learn what goes on in their teens' heads, which will help them figure out why they do the things they do. Parents will learn how to open the lines of communication, encourage cooperation and responsibility, and discipline effectively. They will also explore techniques for solving the inevitable problems that crop up and learn 10 strategies for preventing problems relating to drugs, alcohol, violence, and teen sexuality. Parent guides are $14.95 per parent.
6:30 to 7:40 p.m. | Inquirers' Class | Library
If you've ever wanted to know more about The Episcopal Church, who we are and why we believe what we do-and exactly what we do believe-you're invited to join Father Burl in this eight-week course drawn from Christopher Webber's book Welcome to the Episcopal Church. This course is specifically designed for those adults desiring confirmation or reception at Bishop Eaton's visit on December 13, but is open to and welcoming of all inquiring souls wishing to strengthen their faith. The course is informal and discussion-based.
RECURRING CLASSES
6:30 to 7:40 p.m. | Bible Study | ECW Room
From Genesis to the Revelation, reading the bible together is a meaningful way for us to deepen our faith while strengthening our ties to one another and the church community. Each Wednesday, Father Thomas and other clergy will offer an informal and instructive opportunity to study the Bible with a focus on historical perspective and scripture's meaning for us in the daily living of our lives. We will begin with an exploration of the Gospel according to Mark. So, bring your bibles to the ECW Room--or use one of ours--for an ongoing opportunity to read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest God's word.
6:30 to 7:40 p.m. | Liturgy Group| Sunday School Hall
For all children in Kindergarten through 5th Grade who are interested in learning more about what we do on Sunday mornings in our worship services, the Wednesday Liturgy Class will teach them more about what we do and why. Over the course of the year we will explore elements of the Holy Eucharist more in-depth with our young people and also train them to become worship leaders for Sunday services. Topics will include communion, acolyting, music, the liturgical calendar, and saints. If you've ever wanted a class to teach your child about what we do in worship, don't miss this wonderful opportunity.
6:30 to 7:40 p.m. | Bethesda Youth Group | Youth Room
The Bethesda Youth Group will move from our traditional Thursday night meetings to Wednesday nights to join our Middle Way ministries. Come for dinner at 5:45 p.m. and stay for Youth Group until 7:40 p.m. The Bethesda Youth Group is a fellowship group open to all those in 6th through 12th grade. Members also participate in monthly special events including our annual lock-in, service day, and camping trip to Peanut Island.
6:30 to 7:40 p.m. | Yoga | Parish Hall West
Physical therapist and yoga therapist, Emily Large, invites all adults for an evening of holistic worship through Christian yoga practice. Physical postures, relaxation, breath techniques and mental focus create a holistic approach for worship as we will reflect on the themes associated with the liturgical calendar. A requested donation of $10 per class (payable at the door).
7:45 to 8:00 p.m. | Compline | Church
An ancient, brief, and contemplative liturgy of the Christian tradition, compline offers an opportunity to give God thanks for the day behind us and pray for rest and safety in the night ahead. A fitting end to the day, compline offers a peaceful and meditative sacred time in the middle of our often frenetic weeks, as well as a beautiful conclusion to our Wednesday evenings together.
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This Sunday's Readings in Context
Parishioner Tom O'Brien, a Canon and Examining Chaplain for Scripture of this diocese, writes brief background descriptions of the Sunday readings. We thank Tom for sharing his learning and love of Scripture with us in this way.
During the 2017 Pentecost Season, alternative readings from the Hebrew Bible are offered. Scripture in Context will discuss both readings and the reading from the Christian Scriptures.
Exodus 32:1-14
The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Bible, and covers the period from slavery in Egypt under Pharaoh (around 1250 BCE, if the account is historical), the Exodus itself, and the early months in the Wilderness.
Although separated by 11 Chapters, today's reading picks up where last week's reading left off - with the people asking Moses to serve as their covenant mediator by speaking directly with YHWH (Ex. 20:19). Chapters 21 to 23 contain ordinances called the "Covenant Collection." Moses and the people then ratified the Covenant (24:8), and Moses went up to the top of Mount Sinai (24:18). In Chapters 25 to 31, YHWH gave instruction to Moses on building and furnishing a Tabernacle, ordaining priests and priests' vestments. Finally, YHWH gave Moses two tablets on which YHWH had written the covenant (31:18).
The familiar story of the Golden Calf has some noteworthy details. Gold earrings (v.3) were given (mysteriously) to the Israelites by Egyptians when leaving Egypt (12.36). Aaron, who was Moses' brother and the first High Priest, led the idolatry (v.5)! The calf is a symbol of strength and fertility, key elements in Baal worship that was present in Israel until the Exile (587 BCE). YHWH told Moses the Israelites were "your" people (v.7). In urging YHWH to change his mind, Moses appealed to YHWH's reputation and his earlier promises (v. 12-14). After Moses broke the tablets, he ground the golden calf into powder and made the people drink it (v.19-20).
Isaiah 25:1-9
The Book of Isaiah is a composite of writings from three distinct periods in Israel's history. Chapters 1-39 are called "First Isaiah" and were written by "Isaiah of Jerusalem" in the 20 years before Jerusalem was under direct siege by the Assyrians in 701 BCE.
Today's reading is part of what is often called the "Isaiah Apocalypse" (Chapters 24-27) because of the eschatological (end times) themes in them. This reading is in the form of a psalm and depicts an eschatological banquet reminiscent of the banquet on Mount Sinai alluded to in Exodus 24:11. Because Lord God will "swallow up death forever" (v.8), the image of death swallowing up everything is reversed. These verses are often read at Christian funerals.
Philippians 4:1-9
Philippi was a major city in Macedonia (northern Greece) on the Roman road to Byzantium (Istanbul). Paul had deep affection for the Jesus Followers in Philippi (v.1). He wrote this letter from prison, but it is not clear if he was in Rome, Caesarea or Ephesus.
Euodia and Syntyche were women leaders in the Jesus Follower community in Philippi and were likely heads of house-churches. Paul saw their disagreement as harmful to the community and urged them "to be of the same mind in the Lord" (v.2). As the early (c. 60 CE) Jesus Follower community tried to determine what it meant to be a Jesus Follower, it is not surprising that disagreements arose. These kinds of disagreements continue to today.
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Bethesda's Mission is to experience the clear and strong presence of God and to understand and spread Christ's teachings through collective worship, learning, and service.
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Wine and Fellowship Under the Stars
hosted by
Young Women's Bible Study Group
This Friday, October 13
5:30 p.m. | Cluett Garden
Join us for a special cocktail party of fellowship, wine, and appetizers. All are
invited! A contribution of $10 per person is suggested. You can RSVP by sending an e-mail to ayana@bbts.org
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United Thank Offering InGathering (UTO)
Pick up a blue envelope this Sunday!
The United Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of the Episcopal Church. Founded and administered by Episcopal Church Women (ECW) since 1889, UTO continues to address both domestic and international needs through the promotion, collection, and distribution of monies through grants. The blue envelopes are in the pews. Checks should be made out to Bethesda-by-the-Sea with UTO on the memo line. Each year, 100% of the collected offering is granted! May we give prayerfully, joyfully, and generously in the blue envelopes next Sunday, October 22.
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Trivia Night
Friday, October 20
7:00 p.m. | Parish Hall
The Bethesda Mission Group will be hosting a Trivia Night fundraiser. Get a team of eight people together or come on your own and we'll pair you up with a team. It's going to be a night of fun trivia! All profits from the event will go to help the Bethesda Mission Group with costs for their summer trip. For more information, contact Greg Knight at (561) 655-4555 x114 or e-mail him at
knight@bbts.org.
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The All Saints Necrology
A list of parishioners and friends of
Bethesda who have died since our last All Saints' celebration--
will be read at all services. If you know of someone who has died since
November 1, 2016 and should be remembered, please call April Lawrence
at (561) 853-0958, or e-mail her at
april@bbts.org with the full name
(first, middle, and last). For inclusion in the service leaflets,
we need this
information by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 25.
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Silver Sneakers
Thursdays
9:00 a.m. | Parish Hall West
This program promotes a healthy, active lifestyle, and it's free for SilverSneakers members. The classes combine cardio, strength, and balance. Experience is not at all necessary. These classes are for beginners as well as more experienced exercisers. We will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall West. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes.
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Young Women's Bible Study
Wednesdays
10:30 a.m. | Guild Room
Young Women's Bible Study is geared towards women ages 25-55 with all levels of experience in studying Scripture. This fall the group will study the life of Joseph through a video series called "Restless" by Jennie Allen. This will be an eight-week series that meets on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. For more information please e-mail Susan Beebe or Rachel Supple at
womenatthewell@bbts.org.
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Port Ministry:
Save Our Samples Sunday
Bethesda is collecting razors, toothbrushes, toothpaste, white crew socks, as well as items from hotel rooms like shampoo, lotion, soap, etc. You can drop off your samples this Sunday in the Narthex or the front office during the week.
On Sunday, November 12, we will gather in the Parish Hall to assemble 200 Christmas bags to be given to mariners who will be at sea on Christmas Day. Participants of all ages are invited. This is a great activity for the whole parish family to pitch in and help make someone's Christmas a little brighter.
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We pray for...
Allen Family, Alyssa, Angela, Anne, Anthony, Ben, Bob, Conway Family, Dayton Family, Diana, Don, Elisa, Ellen, Garcia Family, Gary, Gordon Family, Hollas, Holly, Jack, Jane, Jenna, Jim, John, Johnston Family,
Joyce, Katie, Kimberly, Lesley, Lev, Lila Ann, Mariette, Marjorie, Mary, Mary Kay, Matthew, Michael, Michelle, Norma, Osborne Family, Pam, Pat, Paul, Peggy, Rebecca, Renée, Richard, Ricky, Rogers Family, Stanley, Stephen, Susan, Suzanne, Sylvia, Taryn, Theresa, Thomas, Valerie, Ward and Wendy,
and those servingour country...
Benjamin, Christian, Clara, Eric, Erik, Harold, Herbert, John, Lorne, Michael, Sean, and Tommy.
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The Bethesda Fall Catalog is now available...
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