Newssheet-20th November 2022
YouTube Live!
On Sundays we will be having an in-person service at church and also live streaming messages via YouTube live at 10:30am. You will be able to view these without a YouTube account, and they will also be available on Smart TVs/Fire stick etc. for those without tablets/laptops. The livestream links are available on the website. If anyone is struggling to access the livestreams, please let us know.
Sunday Services
Morning 20th November 2022 | 10.30 am | Guest Speaker-Dean Fryer-Saxby (Cardiff Street Pastors)
We look forward to welcoming Dean Fryer-Saxby as our guest speaker! Dean heads up the Cardiff Street Pastors: an incredible ministry that has made, and is making, such a powerful impact in our city!
If you are joining us online, please be prepared at home to join us as we share in communion together!
Evening 20th November 2022 | 6 pm |{bless} Discipleship Course
Join us in the Whitchurch Centre as we continue on this course together
Prayer Times
There are a couple of opportunities each week to join with others for a time of prayer. Monday Evening at 7pm and / or Saturday morning at 10am both in the lounge.
Crafty Chatters
Do you enjoy craft? A few of us will be getting together to craft, have a chat and catch up over a cup of tea or coffee. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month from 7.30pm - 9pm. If you are interested in coming along or want to know more, have a chat with Sue Rock or Ruth Evans.
Church Members Meeting
Please put the date in your diary for our church members meeting which will be taking place this week at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 23rd November. The agenda can be found on the Bethel News WhatsApp group. If anyone does not have access to the WhatsApp group and wants a copy of the agenda, you can request for one to be emailed from the church office.
Saltmine Theatre Production of "Rapunzel"
We are very excited to bring you the news that Saltmine Theatre Company are coming here to Bethel to put on 3 schools' and 1 community performance on the 7th and 8th December. This is the first time they have been with us since December 2019!
The community performance will be taking place on Wednesday 7th December at 7pm. Tickets are available priced £1 each (same price for everyone) Please support them in prayer and also by coming along to the community performance on the 7th. It's going to be great!
Tickets will be on sale from today in the lounge and every Sunday after the morning service until 4th December
Saltmine Accommodation Request
As mentioned above, we are going to be having Saltmine Theatre perform here at Bethel on 7th and 8th December. They will be performing for schools in the afternoons on the Wednesday and Thursday and a morning performance on the Thursday. They will also be having a community performance at 7 pm on Wednesday. We are looking for hosts for them They would need dinner on Wednesday, overnight accommodation and breakfast on Thursday morning. The team is is made up of two girls (Anisha and Elspeth) and a boy (Rowmell). The girls are happy to share a room but not a bed
In terms of feeding people:
Anisha - she eats chicken and fish and vegetarian food but not other meats
Rowmell is allergic to cashew nuts.
Rowmell is also the main driver in the team (they come with a big van!)
If you can let Lorraine in the office know if you might be able to host some or all of the team, it would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks
Christmas Postbox
We have the exciting news that the Christmas postbox is going to be back this year! It will be available from next Sunday (
27th November) and the deadline for all cards will be
11th December Please post Christmas cards to your friends here at Bethel. Please note that if the recipient doesn't regularly attend Bethel on a Sunday, it would be better to send in the normal way
If anyone can help Lorraine organise the cards when thay have been posted in the week comencing 11th December please let her know
Christmas Cards on Noticeboard
You can also decide to write one card for the whole of Bethel and donate the cost you would have spent on the cards. This will then be added to our Christmas Day offering and will be given to our chosen charity this year. You can pin the card and place your donation in the envelope provided on the noticeboard on the lounge from
27th November
Members and Friends Church Directory
The new church directory is now available. There are some at the back of the church if you would like to take one. Many thanks
Family News
We pass on our congratulations to Jeannie McQuistin who will be 90 on 27th of November. Many happy returns from all of your friends here at Bethel.. We hope you have a fabulous day celebrating!
We have to share the news with you that George Turner passed away on Sunday 6th November in hospital. The words "True Gentleman" are often batted around, but we can hardly think of anyone that they apply to more than George. He was a man of real warmth and love, and he will be deeply missed. He was man of deep faith whose hope was rooted in Jesus, in whose presence he now stands, and whose welcoming smile he has now seen. Thank You God for George, and thank You God for Jesus.
"Why The Nativity" (Free Cinema Screening at Cineworld Cardiff)
On Saturday 3rd December between 10am and 12pm, Turning Pointwill be screening 'Why the Nativity?' - an eagerly anticipated, all-age feature film for the very first time in over 100 Cineworld Cinemas across the UK.
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of the Turning Point family around the world this event is entirely FREE to anyone who’d like to attend.You can order your FREE tickets at
whythenativity.co.uk or by calling 0800 058 2856.
This might be a great opportunity to invite your friends (Christian and non-Christian ) along to.
Christians In Sport
CIS seeks to work with churches whilst trying to support Christians who are serious about their sport and faith. "Network" is simply the name associated in gathering these people together at various times throughout the year, to encourage and support each other. If you are interested in finding out more you can register on
www.christiansinsport.org.uk/local. (You may be contacted by the central office regarding this initiative)
Check out this link for more information
https://youtu.be/ETpVBpsdbac
Bethel Tots – Creche – for Babies to Reception age
Crèche is available in the Church Lounge during the morning service, Parents are advised to stay with their children. A live stream of the service is available.
Bethel Kids – Sunday – School years 1 – 4
Meeting in the Whitchurch Centre during the morning service. Come along for fun, Bible stories and games.
Bethel Teens – Sunday – School Years 5 – 9
Meeting in the Whitchurch Centre during the morning service. We have a great time, playing some games and looking in the Bible for lessons it can give us, for how we live today,
To be part of any of the groups above you will need to complete the registration form online here, so that we have relevant safety and contact information for your child:
https://forms.gle/X6xkqngiRhhzMLCy9
Week Groups
Bethel Teens
Tuesday 7pm – 8:15pm – School Years 5 – 9 (in term time)
A great time to get together with friends from different schools and groups. We play some challenging group games, have a laugh together and learn something new along the way.
Bethel Youth
Friday 7pm – 9pm – School Years 10 – 13 (in term time)
Every Friday we get together-we have games consoles, table tennis, pool, board games and space to chill and chat together. We also have some time to look and learn from theBible, encouraging and growing together in faith.
Stamp Collection
We are no longer collecting loose stamps and stamps cut from envelopes for BMS, nor postcards for the Aviation charity, due to these initiatives having come to an end. Thanks for your support in the past.
Places You Can Find Us
Facebook: https://bit.ly/Bethel-Facebook
Instagram: https://bit.ly/Bethel-Instagram
Podcast: https://bit.ly/Bethel-Podcast
News to Celebrate
If you, or someone you know, are celebrating a very special birthday or anniversary then please do let us know so we can celebrate as a church family.
Accident Reporting
Just a little reminder that if an accident occurs on the premises at any time, an accident form needs to be fillled in and passed to Lorraine in the office for our records. Many thanks.
Problem accessing online content?
If you have had a problem accessing the online blogs, sermons or newssheet, please let Lorraine in the office know as she can arrange to send these out in the post (including CD versions of the services)