Summer Newssheet- August 2023
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.
August Newssheet
There will be one newssheet for the rest of August now (next one on the 3rd September).
Sunday Services
Morning 6th August 2023 | 10.30 am | Richard Lawson | Christ Alone
We look forward to Richard Lawson bringing the message to us.
Morning 13th August 2023 | 10.30 am | Rev Jonathan Vaughan-Davies | The Anatomy of a Miracle
Jon will be back and preaching on this morning.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUQtzbUtt40
Morning 20th August 2023 | 10.30 am | Rev Jon Vaughan-Davies
Jon will be preaching and we also will be sharing in communion as part of the service.
Morning 27th August 2023 | 10.30 am | All-Together Service
We will be having an all-together service when people from the youngest to the oldest in the congregation worship together.
Staff Leave
Jon will be on holiday from 31st July-13th August and Lorraine will be on leave from the 11th-28th August (inclusive)
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. It would be great if you could join us. We will continue to meet throughout the summer.
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. The meetings will be continuing over the summer.
Members Meetings
The next members meeting will be taking place on
September 27th (AGM) at 7.30 pm.
The church members meeting in November will be on
November 29th
Family News
We want to pass on the wonderful news that Kath Harris celebrates her 90th birthday on 10th August. Many happy returns from all of your friends here at Bethel, Kath.
Church Picnic
We will be meeting for fun, fellowship and food! after the morning service on the following date
Sunday August 20th
We will be meeting at Caedelyn Park near the playground. Remember to bring your packed lunch!
Giving
Please see the following information about the way the church is funded. Many thanks.
https://www.bethelcardiff.org.uk/Groups/364871
Summer Dates for your Diary
Reset – 31st August 1st September (high school age students)
At the end of the summer for all those of high school age (from those going into year 7 to year 13) we have 2 evenings of "reset" on the 31st August and 1st Sept between 7pm and 9pm in the main church building. These 2 nights will be a time to chill, get to see friends again, play video games etc, and mocktails and music. A time to reset before heading back to school.
Please contact Tim to find out how you may be able to help
Other Dates for your Diary
Church Lunch -24th September after the morning service
Tearfund Quiz- Saturday 18th November
More details to follow
Prayer and Praise Evenings
We look forward to these which will be taking place on the last Sunday evening of every month at 6pm, starting on the 24th September
Sunday Groups
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
These have now finished for the summer. We pray that the leaders and young people are able to have a time of refreshment and renewal
There will be some changes taking place when the groups return in September. We have made the decision to make changes to the age range and name of our Tuesday night group to better serve the young people in attendance.
Tuesday Night will now be titled Bethel Kids, and will be open to all young people from school year 4 - year 7. (It will remain at the same time 7 - 8:15)
In addition, our Bethel Youth group on Friday will now include School Years 7 - Year 13 (All young people in high school), this group is at 7 - 9pm.
Year 7 young people can be flexible and have the option to continue on a Tuesday night or go to the Friday group-or both. The hope is that this will help with the time of change young people will go through at that age.
All the groups will be starting back from September 4th (when schools start back)
Minecraft Server
We know that a lot of the young people miss contact with one another over the summer, so we also have a Minecraft Server, which the young people can jump on and play together in an open survival world. If you would like more information on this and how to sign up please let Tim know.
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)