It's your birthday - eat a cupcake!

Tonight we will party like it's Pentecost! Sunday is Pentecost and we will celebrate the birth of the Church (big C) tonight!!

Pentecost comes from the Greek word “pentecoste,” which means “fiftieth day.” Pentecost Sunday is celebrated fifty days after Easter each year. It is the day that the church celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit to the apostles and the other disciples that were gathered in Jerusalem at the time. The Spirit miraculously allowed those gathered to hear the Word spoken in their own native
languages. Over three thousand people were converted and baptized that day. The Christian church marks Pentecost as the beginning of the church, and it is often referred to as the birthday of the church.

See ya at the party! Bring your Bible!

Kids Bowl Free

With summer coming up and the economy being what it is, several people have asked what fun things we will be doing for the kids this summer. We have some great things planned as you can see in our Summer Newsletter.

But here's a little something extra that's not an option for use with group outings, but is a great, inexpensive way to have some family fun this summer. All you have to do is rent the shoes.

Kids Bowl Free

How the program works:

1. All of the participating bowling centers are listed at http://www.kidsbowlfree.com/all_centers.php.
2. Select a bowling center near you.
3. Register directly on the bowling center page (The registration is valid only at the bowling center where you register and cannot be used at any other bowling center unless otherwise noted.)
4. Once you register, you will have the opportunity to purchase the family pass. The Family Pass was created to allow for adult family members to enjoy bowling throughout the summer as well. The Family Pass starts from $23.95 and includes 2 GAMES PER PERSON PER DAY. The Family Pass covers up to 4 adult family members. You may have 1, 2, 3, or 4 adults on the family pass.

This low one-time payment covers up to 4 adults for the entire summer and is a tremendous value.

The closest participating alley is Gainesville, but you can check your vacation destination too and see if there is a participating alley near where you'll be going.

Ezekiel and the Dry Bones

$1 Flip-flops 4 Honduras

Suddenly we are collecting Flip-flops! I heard Old Navy was having a "One Day Wonder Flip-flop sale", Saturday, May 23rd. Solid colored flops are $1.00!

So I called the Gainesville store to confirm! Yes! They are participating in the sell! They are $1 and there is a 5 pair limit!

Adult and children's sizes are needed. They are all in need! We carried some flip flops last year and the people get very excited about the shoes!

I will be glad to meet you some place to pick them up or you can drop them by the church - Bethel UMC - at the corner of Racetrack Road and US 41 South - past the high school, but before Ellisville, on the left if your headed South.

New Youth Newsletter

If you missed church Sunday, you also missed the first edition of the new Youth Newsletter. You can download it here: http://www.mybethelumc.com/news1-1.pdf. Check it out for all of our Summer activities.

No K4C or CHAOS this week - Family Night

There is no meeting this week. We would love to see you all at Family Night on Wednesday. 7:00 pm, bring a covered dish and your whole family.

Tonight - The Valley of Dry Bones

Have you ever heard about Ezekiel and the dry bones? I hadn't until I started getting things ready for our meeting tonight. It's an amazing story about how God made bones come alive again.

We're going to do some fun things tonight and learn more about this miracle; come check it out!

Bring your Bible, bring a friend and have some FUN!

Tentative Youth Events for Summer 2009

Mark your calendars! These are possible events for the Summer. We will post the absolute definite dates, times and details ASAP!

June 3rd - Youth Movie Night

June 10th - K4C & CHAOS

June 15-20th Summer Camp

June 17th - Family Night

June 24th- K4C & CHAOS

July 1st - Youth Movie Night

July 3rd - Cookout @ Camp Blanding

July 5th - Care for Sundaes at FM 4th of July Lunch

July 8th- K4C & CHAOS

July 11-17th - Habitat Mission Group

July 15th - Family Night Kickball Tournament

July 22nd - No K4C & CHAOS

July 19-24th - VBS

July 29th - No K4C or CHAOS

August 5th - Youth Movie Night

August 12th- K4C & CHAOS

2nite - The GR8 Commission

Today’s Bible Story: Matthew 28:16-20

★ We will connect with the Bible story of the Great Commission.
★ We will explore ways we can show our love for Jesus by sharing the good news that Jesus came to save us from our sins so that we may live forever in Heaven.

Miss Lynn is making chocolate cupcakes!

See you at 6:00 pm!

Bring your Bibles!