We're going to the Fair!!

Come with us to the fair Wednesday, November 3rd!

The bus will leave from the church promptly at 6:00 pm and will return at 9:30 pm. Parents may pick children up earlier from the fair if they like. Just make sure you have Miss Amy or Miss Dawn's cell phone number!

Admission is free for students tonight and we will buy the armbands. You just need money for drinks or snacks.

Family Night & Youth TONIGHT!!

As many of you are aware, at Bethel, the 3rd Wednesday night is Family Night. This week, we're trying something new!

We will have our traditional covered dish dinner from 5:45-6:45 pm.

Then K4C and CHAOS will meet from 7:00-8:00 pm.

Moms can stay for our Esther Bible Study at 6:30 pm.

Choir practice will start at 6:00 pm like always.

Hope to see you tonight!

Packing List for CHAOS RTU Weekend!

You will need the following items this weekend!

1. Bible
2. Clothes & Shoes for two days - dress cool as we will be outside!!
3. Swimsuit, two pieces are okay but you must be modest.
4. 1 Towel for swimming
5. 1 Towel for showers
6. Hygiene stuff: shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant etc.
7. Camera (optional)
8. Backpack or small bag for carrying in the park. (optional)
9. NOTE: you cannot bring food or drink into the parks.
10. You may want to bring money for souvenirs or extra snacks at the theme parks. Your meals will be covered.
11. Great Attitude (mandatory!)

If you have any questions, please call us!

Rock the Universe Deadlines & Updates

Here are some updates and more details about our upcoming trip.

1. We must know tonight who is going so tickets can be ordered tomorrow.
2. There is a $50 deposit due tonight for each student and chaperon.
3. Permission slips and medical release forms must be on file for each student attending. IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN IF YOU HAVE A FORM ON FILE, ASK MRS. AMY or MRS. DAWN ASAP!!

Trip details:
We will meet at Bethel at 10:30am on Friday, September 10th. We plan to depart at 11:00am so please be on time. This is earlier than we have left in past years and means that you will have to get out of school early. We want you to get the most out of this trip and avoid the madness that we have incurred the last two years by leaving later in the day. We will return home on Sunday around 5:00pm but will have students call parents when we are about an hour away.

Cost:
We will not know until after all fundraisers are complete, how much the trip will cost the students. A $50 deposit is required by September 1st. We are doing everything possible to keep the costs minimal. Right now we are estimating the cost per person to be about $130 ea. This does not include fundraising monies, so the cost will go down once we collect all fundraising money.

See below for fundraising events!

This cost includes the following:
Concert\Theme park tickets for the weekend
Meals in the park for dinner Friday and Saturday night
Breakfast and Lunch on Saturday and Sunday
Lodging for two nights

If you have any questions, please call us!

Check out www.rocktheuniverse.com for concert times, new rides and speaker schedule.

Fundraising:

****Fundraising monies will only be used towards those students who participate in the fund raisers. The money raised at the breakfast will be divided among those students who show up to work at the breakfast, likewise for the car wash. ****

Car Wash
Saturday, September 4th
8:00 – 2:00 pm
The Old Hardee's on the corner of 90 and 41 in Lake City.

**Kids should be at Hardee's at 8:00 am, ready to work. Parents are encouraged to help as well.

Cake Auction
Sunday, September 5th
After the 11:00 service and Fellowship Lunch
Bethel United Methodist Church
In conjunction with Celebration Lunch, we will have a cake auction, where we will take bids for delicious cakes donated by parents and other members of the congregation.

**Parents are asked to donate a cake for the auction. Please sign-up tonight when you drop off your children.

WaaaHOOOO!! Wednesday Night Youth is back tonight!!

We're so excited to be getting back in the groove this week with CHAOS & K4C!! We have some new K4C Curriculum and CHAOS is going to be doing some brainstorming about what we are going to be doing in the next year!! We are sure it's going to be fun and exciting!!

One thing to note, our hours are changing - we will meet from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm! That means we have more time to share the love of Jesus with all of you!

So, come one, come all - tonight at 6:00 pm!! Don't forget to bring your Bible and invite a friend!

Youth Breakfast THIS Sunday!!

Don't forget about the Breakfast fundraiser Sunday:

Breakfast Fundraiser
Sunday, August 29th
9:30 – 10:45 am
Bethel United Methodist Church
Breakfast is $5. All items for the breakfast will be made available. Kids should be at the fellowship hall at 8:30 am on Sunday to help. Funds raised will go to those who participate in the fund raiser.

We will do the Cake Auction at the First Sunday Celebration on September 5th.

Cake Auction
Sunday, September 5th
After the 11:00 service and Fellowship Lunch
Bethel United Methodist Church
In conjunction with Celebration Lunch, we will have a cake auction, where we will take bids for delicious cakes donated by parents and other members of the congregation. Parents are asked to donate a cake for the auction.

CHAOS - Rock the Universe 2010

CHAOS Rock the Universe Trip Info
September 10-12, 2009

This will be an awesome opportunity for our Middle & High school group! It will be an opportunity for some to hear their favorite Christian bands and for others to be introduced to Christian music at a whole new level!

We will meet at Bethel at 10:30am on Friday, September 10th. We plan to depart at 11:00am so please be on time. This is earlier than we have left in past years and means that you will have to get out of school early. We want you to get the most out of this trip and avoid the madness that we have incurred the last two years by leaving later in teh day. We will return home on Sunday around 5:00pm but will have students call parents when we are 1 hour out.

Cost:
We will not know until after our breakfast fundraiser and cake auction, how much the trip will cost the students. A $50 deposit is required by September 1st. We are doing everything possible to keep the costs minimal. Right now we are estimating the cost per person to be about $150 ea. (Don’t panic, this is before the fundraising!). We will try to reduce this by as much as possible.

See below for fundraising events!

This cost includes the following:
Concert\Theme park tickets for the weekend
Meals in the park for dinner Friday and Saturday night
Breakfast and Lunch on Saturday and Sunday
Lodging for two nights

If you have any questions, please call us!

Check out www.rocktheuniverse.com for concert times, new rides and speaker schedule.

Fundraising:

****Fundraising monies will only be used towards those students who participate in the fund raisers. The money raised at the breakfast will be divided among those students who show up to work at the breakfast, likewise for the car wash. ****

Breakfast Fundraiser
Sunday, August 29th
9:30 – 10:45 am
Bethel United Methodist Church
Kids will have tickets to sell in advance. Please help them sell them. Even if people can’t make it to the breakfast, they may buy a ticket in support of the activity.

Cake Auction
Sunday, August 29th
9:30 – 10:45 am
Bethel United Methodist Church
In conjunction with the breakfast, we will have a cake auction, where we will take bids for delicious cakes donated by parents and other members of the congregation. Parents are asked to donate a cake for the auction.

Car Wash
Saturday, September 4th
9:00 – 2:00 pm
Hardee's next to Wal-mart in Lake City.

**Kids should be at Hardee's at 8:30 am. Parents are encouraged to help as well.

Sunday - Ice Cream FunDay - 3:00-6:00 pm

Join us Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm for some outside fun and ice cream sundaes!!

We'll play volleyball, slip 'n slide, have a water balloon war & make ice cream sundaes!

Wear something that can get wet and dirty, bring a towel and a change of clothes.

Parents, you can pick them up or stay for the Call 2 Fall service at 6:00 om.

July 1st - Skate Station FunWorks

TOTALLY TERRIFFIC THURSDAY - Go-Karts, Roller Skating, Swamp Golf, Kid's Adventure (if 10 & Under) and Rock Climbing.

We will leave Bethel at 5:30 pm and return at 9:45 pm. We will have pizza at FunWorks for dinner. No money is necessary but kids may want to bring some money for arcade games.

Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Movie Night - Friday, June 18th

Looks like Miss Amy got a little excited about the movie for Friday, Jack and the Beanstalk doesn't come out on video until next week... so instead we will be watching Tooth Fairy.

Synopsis:
Dwayne Johnson is the "Tooth Fairy,” also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster’s dreams, he’s sentenced to one week’s hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand. At first, Derek “can’t handle the tooth” – bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers’ homes…doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams.

See you all at 7:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall! We will have popcorn, candy and sodas!

Summer Events

Summer is upon us and we are super duper excited about our plans! We will not hold our regular Wednesday night programs during the summer. Here is a (tentative) list for what we have planned:

June 16th - Family Night - 7:00 pm
Bring your family and your favorite dish and enjoy dinner with our Bethel family!

June 18th - Movie Night - 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Featuring: Jack & the Beanstalk
Join us in the Bethel Sanctuary for popcorn candy and the new release of Jack and the Beanstalk!

A fairy tale character who is about to flunk out of fairy tale school, Jack must perform a heroic deed by Monday or fail miserably, just like his father before him. Anxious to make good, Jack sells his C.O.W. (Computer of Wonder) for a handful of magic beans and a mysterious book that records his adventures as he's having them. Accompanied by his sidekick Grayson -- a goose who ate a bean and underwent an amazing transformation -- Jack climbs the magic beanstalk to recover the fabled Harp of Destiny from the evil giant who lives in the sky.

June 26th - BLAST! Babysitting Class for ages 12 and up - 10:00 am -3:00 pm
Parents welcome. An important training program for potential babysitters and parents considering hiring a babysitter. The BLAST! program is exciting and interactive, providing extensive training in pediatric first aid, household safety, and the fundamentals of childcare. Features include: Most current practices for safety and injury prevention while babysitting First Aid basics for emergency response with two-year certification in American Heart Association CPR, First Aid, Heart Saver, and Babysitting Basics!

July 1st - Skate Station FunWorks - 5:00pm - 9:30pm
TOTALLY TERRIFFIC THURSDAY includes 2-Hour Unlimited Go-Kart Wristband plus Unlimited Roller Skating with Regular Skate Rental Included, Swamp Golf, Kid's Adventure (if 10 & Under) and Rock Climbing.

July 11 - Ice Cream FunDay 3:00-6:00 pm
Outdoor games, volleyball, slip 'n slide, water balloons & ice cream sundaes!

July 21st - Family Night, Prayer for Honduras - 7:00 pm
Bring your family and your favorite dish and enjoy dinner with our Bethel family! We will have a special prayer service for our Mission 2 Honduras team!

August 15th - Back to School Bash\Pool Party - Time TBA
Check back for details!

Spring Break - No K4C or CHAOS tonight

We hope you are all enjoying your Spring Break! We had planned to meet tonight and do some fun things, but we are sorry that we will have to cancel. Miss Amy & Rachel are sick and Miss Dawn has an important appointment that she must attend.

Please remember all of us in your prayers and have a fun break!

Holy Week - Wednesday

Mrs. Suzanne talked about symbols on Sunday and tonight we are going to continue to talk about the meaning behind some common Easter symbols and how they relate to the death and resurrection of Jesus.

We're going to color some Easter eggs, bake some cookies and talk about jelly beans!

Can't wait to see you all! Bring your Bible!!

Praying for FCAT takers this week!

We will not meet this week as a result of FCAT testing in Columbia County.

Please keep all students and teachers in your prayers as they endure a week of testing.

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

Wow! We went the whole month of February without an update. Please accept our apology. It has been business as usual for K4C & CHAOS. We've been having a great time on Wednesday nights.

Our Annual Souper Bowl of Caring was a great success!! We served lunch at the LAD Soup Kitchen on Saturday, February 6th. James Barnett from Clothe Your Neighbor as Yourself joined us and talked to up about what it really means to follow Jesus. We raised over $700 to support the soup kitchen at our annual Soup 'R Chili lunch on Sunday! Everyone did a great job! Thank you to everyone who made soup and helped serve it.

We sold Cokes at the Olustee Battlefield during the Olustee Festival! Everyone pulled together and helped with the fundraiser. Thanks to each of you as well.

Our friend Michaela from the Philippines, who we sponsored through Food for the Hungry, moved to a better area than where she was living and is no longer able to receive our support. We are now supporting and getting to know a new friend in that same area named Princess. We are having a Penny War to help collect money for her. So please bring your pennies, silver change or dollars on Wednesdays. We need $32 each month to help Princess and her family.

Now, we are in the season of Lent. We are talking about the events leading up to Easter on Wednesday nights and just having a great time. Hope to see you there next week!

Volunteers Needed - Fundraising Opportunity

Attention parents and youth - We have the opportunity to raise money for our annual programs by working a coke booth at the Olustee Battle Field on Saturday, February 13th and Sunday, February 14th from 9 am - 4 pm. We need kids and\or parents to volunteer for either 2 or 3 hour shifts. Open shifts are as follows:

Saturday:
9:00-11:00 am
11:00 am -1:00 pm
1:00 pm -4:00 pm

Sunday:
9:00-11:00 am
11:00 am -1:00 pm
1:00 pm -4:00 pm

If you want to help, please contact Mrs. Amy or Mrs. Dawn ASAP. This post will be updated as shifts are filled.

This week @ K4C & CHAOS....

Families - they come in all shapes, sizes and colors these days. It can be confusing and sometimes painful for today's youth. Tonight the CHAOS group will discuss this and take a look at how we can lean on God in troubled times.

Mrs. Dawn will lead the K4C group through their weekly Pockets devotion and Mrs. Lynn is providing a yummy snack!

Can't wait to see you all there. Bring your Bibles!

Tonight is Family Night

Hope to see you there!
7:00 pm in the Bethel Fellowship Hall!

Who Am I?

Tonight's focus will be Who Am I?

According to an online quiz, Mrs. Amy is Superman!

Superman - mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others.



We will start at 6:00 pm as usual. See you there!

Winter Jam 2010 ~January 15th

It's that time of year again! 5th grade & up are invited to join us for Winter Jam 2010!

We had such a great time last year. We want to encourage you to bring your friends! This is an awesome opportunity to share your faith and build your relationship with God! And the cost is unbelievably inexpensive!! No where else can you see these BIG names for just $10!

We will depart from Bethel, Friday, January 15th at 3:00 pm. We will return to Bethel around 12:30 - 1:00 am. We will need your RSVP by Sunday, January 10th to arrange transportation to and from Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE, FL Date: 1/15/2010
Venue: Jacksonville Memorial Arena
TIME: 7:00PM
COST: $10
Doors open at 6:00PM
Pre-Show approx. 6:20PM
Lights Down approx. 6:55PM
Show Ends approx. 10:20PM

Students who are younger than 5th grade are invited to come as well, but a parent must accompany them. The reason for this is that the Arena is a large place and it is very hard for 2 chaperons to accommodate younger children. This is an excellent and economical family event!

New Year, New Youth?

We aren't actually changing anything about how our children's and youth programs are structured. We are just making a commitment to keep it real and keep it focused on the Kingdom of God! We want to help our youth grow in Christ and apply Biblical lessons to everyday life!!

Don't forget we have started a collection to sponsor Michaela! Every penny helps her and her family in the Philippines!

Can't wait to see you all and hear about your Christmas blessings and get focused on the New Year!!