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This Friday, May 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Parish Hall
Two years ago we started a journey with our 9th-12th grade youth. After years of having virtually no education programs for high schoolers following confirmation in 8th grade, we decided to put the ball in the young people's court by giving them the opportunity to organize their own spiritual pursuit. Those journeys have resulted in a pilgrimage to northern Spain where they hiked the Camino de Santiago, a Christian pilgrimage dating back to the middle ages, and a mission to southwest Virginia where they worked with Episcopal Appalachian Ministries, an organization that helps improve homes for people who can't afford supplies and labor costs.
This year we will be sending 13 youth on a journey to England. They will walk the Pilgrims Way, a 68-mile trail from London to Canterbury Cathedral originally formed in the 12th century in response to the murder of Archbishop Thomas a' Becket by King Henry II and popularized by Geoffrey Chaucer in his epic poem The Canterbury Tales. You can help by supporting them and having fun at the same time. Our next Trivia Night Fundraiser is this Friday, May 26, 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. 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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(Two-Service Schedule, 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.)
SUNDAY, May 28, 2017
Preacher: The Rector
*8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
8:45 a.m. Coffee Hour, Parish Hall
*#10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Holy Eucharist
11:15 a.m.
Coffee Hour, Parish Hall
PARKING: Persons attending Sunday services will be allowed to park on ALL of Barton Avenue and Pendleton Avenue
without receiving a ticket
until 12:30 p.m.
* nursery care for infants through age 3 is
available from 7:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.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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High School and College Graduates
On Sunday, June 4, at the 10:00 a.m. service we will be recognizing young adults graduating from high school and college. If you or a family member would like to recognized in the June 4 leaflet, please e-mail the
full name to Greg at
knight@bbts.org
by noon on Monday, May 29.
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The Feast of Pentecost |
Sunday, June 4
Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist | 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. | Church
Holy Eucharist at 8:00 is a spoken Rite I service. New members will be baptized at the 10:00 a.m. service and music is provided by the Bethesda Choir. The Gospel will be read in many languages at both services.
Can you speak a different language?
We will read the Gospel in many languages at both services. If you are able to read the Gospel in another language and would like to participate in this service, please call Regine at the church at 655-4555 x117.
Pentecost Picnic | 11:15 a.m. | Garth and Parish Hall
At the end of the 10:00 a.m. service, the congregation is invited to our annual Pentecost Picnic in the Garth and Parish Hall. We will be serving chicken, hotdogs, hamburgers, and side dishes. Cost is $10; $5 for children under 12; Family Maximum $25.
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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.
Acts 1:6-14
Last Thursday was Ascension Thursday, and today's reading presents an account of the Ascension of Jesus the Christ.
Even though Acts of the Apostles was written around 85 to 90 CE by the same person who wrote the Gospel According to Luke, the Gospel locates the Ascension on the Day of Easter (Luke 24:51). Acts, however, says Jesus was with his disciples for 40 days (1:3) - and this has become the traditional period between Easter and the day for observing the Ascension.
The opening verse of today's reading shows that the disciples still did not "get it" that Kingdom of God did not mean restoring the temporal Kingdom of Israel. Jesus, the resurrected Christ, gently disabuses them of their limited approach, and promises the Holy Spirit will come upon them.
Jesus then ascends from Mount Olivet, which is described as "a sabbath day's journey" away from Jerusalem. In the First Century, this was about half a mile - the maximum distance a devout Jew was permitted to walk on the Sabbath (an interpretation of Exodus 16.29).
In Luke and Acts, unlike the other Gospels in which the disciples go to Galilee, they remain in Jerusalem to await the promised coming of the Holy Spirit. According to Acts, the coming of the Spirit occurs on Pentecost, a celebratory day that was also known as the Feast of Weeks in First Century Judaism.
1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11
In the First Century, it was not uncommon to write something in another person's name so that the writing would have extra "authority" - particularly when the writer believed he knew what the "authority" (in this case, Peter) would have said.
The First Letter of Peter was written in the last decade of the First Century, long after Peter's death. It was written in sophisticated Greek and resembles the form of Paul's letters. Its focus is not on the earthly life of Jesus of Nazareth, but on the Resurrection and the affirmation that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah.
Today's reading emphasizes that suffering is witnesses to the truth of the faith of the Christian community. (This letter is one of the three places in the Christian Scriptures that refers to Jesus Followers as "Christians." Acts 11:26 notes that the first use was in Antioch, and the term is used again in Acts 26:28.)
The reading concludes with a final exhortation to trust in the power of God.
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141 South County Road · Palm Beach, FL 33480
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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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Office Closed & Summer Hours
Our office is closed this Monday, May 29. Please note we will not have our Holy Eucharist service on Tuesday, May 30.
Memorial Day through Labor Day,
our office hours will be
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Thursday and
9:00 a.m. to noon on Fridays
(church and grounds will remain open until 5:00 p.m.).
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Vacation Bible School
June 26 through June 30
This year at Bethesda's Vacation Bible School your children will explore the question "Who Is My Neighbor?" This will be an arts-based camp complete with different workshops that engage them in making their own art projects, singing songs and hymns, performing in creative drama and movement, playing games, and even having a hand in making their own snacks. VBS is open to all children age 3-9. The cost is $50 per child for the week payable at the door.
For more information, contact Greg Knight at (561) 655-4555 x114 or email him at
knight@bbts.org
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Summer Choir begins next Sunday, June 4!
There's no need to be a professional singer; all you need is a pleasant voice and some basic music-reading ability. Rehearsals begin in the Choir Room
promptly at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings as the choir prepares music for the 10:00 a.m. service. This choir continues through the second Sunday of September. Please join us when you can!
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The Church Mouse
Needs Your Help!
The Church Mouse is in need of your gently-used donations such as crystal, glassware, kitchen items, decorative ceramic, pottery, art, men and women's clothing, shoes, handbags, scarves, hats, gloves, and belts.
We are always open for donations at the "Donor Door" located on the south side of the building, Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Scheduled donation pickups occur year round and can be arranged by calling us at (561) 659-2154.
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We pray for...
Andy, Angela, Bianca, Bill, Bob, Caroline, Charlene, Claudia, David, Deborah, Devon, Don, Doug, Earl, Ellen, Eric, Evan, Evans, Geraldine, Greg, Holly, Jane, Jay, Jethro, Jill, John, Judith, Joy, Kathy, Karen, Katarina, Kehs Family, Kellie, Kimberly, Latta, Laniyah, Leigh, Lesley, Lila Ann, Liv, Mariette, Mary, Matthew, Michael, Mimi, Mitchell, Monique, Nancy, Oscar, Pamela, Pat, Patti, Peggy, Penny, Pineiro Family, Plymel Family, Ralph, Rebecca, Renee, Ricky, Robert, Rosita, Rutherfurd Family, Saliyah, Shawn, Shirley, Stephen, Sylvia, Taryn, Thomas, Vince, Ward, William,
and those serving our country...
Benjamin, Clara, Erik, Harold, Herbert, John, Michael, Sean, and Tommy.
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