Come join us for our worship and word service as we continue to explore themes from: The Apostles' Creed - We believe in The Church with guest speaker: Rev. Mark Fairweather-Tall, Regional Team Leader with the South Wales Baptist Association. We will also be marking Remembrance Sunday together.
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.
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.
Crafty Chatters at Christmas
In the next few Crafty Chatters Sessions, they are planning to focus on making Christmas decorations to put on the Christmas trees as they did last year. They will be working with the Teens and Tuesday group who will also be making decorations. The aim is to put the trees up on Friday 1st December ready for the 1st Sunday of advent on Sunday 3rd December. It would be great for new people to come along to help make decorations or make something at home to share the Christmas message and love. To find out more , please speak to Ruth evans or Sue Rock.
Christmas Dates
Please see some Christmas dates below to put in your diary (more info to follow)
Livewires Nativity-10th December (in the morning service)
Carols by Candlelight - December 17th, 6pm (in the church)
Carols by Streetlight - December 24th, 4pm (in the church lane)
Complin Journey (The True Light) - 6pm, December 3rd, 10th and January 7th
Follow the link to see our Christmas dates video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWWEYJDa8XA
December Dates
We are planning to have a baptism service on the 17th December, so Communion for the month of December will move to the 3rd
Members Meetings
The next church members meeting will be on
November 29th
Coffee Mornings and Service
The coffee mornings take place on the
2nd Tuesday of each month. We also have a monthly daytime service with traditional hymns and a short reflection at
11 am on the fourth Tuesday of every month
The next coffee morning will be on the 14th November
Giving
Please see the following information about the way the church is funded. Many thanks.
https://www.bethelcardiff.org.uk/Groups/364871
Tearfund Quiz (and chips!)
Saturday 18th November-6-8.30 pm-Church Hall
If you want to be part of the quiz team, enjoy some fellowship and chips and support Tearfund partners in transforming families and communities' livelihoods through the Gospel , the Light and Spirit of Jesus and community development in some of the poorest places on earth, put your name down on the sign-up sheet in the church lounge or porch or contact Lorraine in the church office.
There will be information about Tearfund and children's activities as well as the quiz on the night and there will be a small charge to cover the cost of chips (junior school children at £1 and others at £2 each)
Please bring your friends and family along.
Today is the last day to sign up
If you haven't heard of Tearfund before or want to know more go to
Tearfund.org
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 Church Hall during the morning service. Come along for fun, Bible stories and games.
Bethel Teens – Sunday – School Years 5 – 9
Meeting in the Church Hall 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
Weekly Groups
Tuesday Night 7-8.15 pm - Bethel Kids, open to all young people from school year 4 - year 7
Friday Night-7-9 pm Bethel Youth for School Years 7 - Year 13 (All young people in high school)
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.
Cambrensis Concert
The Cambrensis Christmas concert this year will take place on Saturday 9th December at 7.30pm at the BBC Hoddinott Hall in the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay.
Cambrensis Choir, Orchestra and a Youth Choir will all be under the baton of their recently appointed Musical Director, Glenda Pasley, and you can look forward to a super evening of carols and songs, traditional and new, as we celebrate the wonder and joy of the birth of our Saviour, Jesus.
Tickets for Christmas with Cambrensis are available now via Eventbrite and cost £15 for all adults and £12 for those under 16. There are very few tickets now left
Christian Singles Event
Sat 18th Nov - 7.30pm - Swansea - £6 for Christians across South Wales
Online Registration Now Open -For ages 21-45-Text 07843 487804
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.
Services
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.
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)