Join us for worship and teaching, as we listen in to a leading conversation, and the rich wisdom of Moses' father-in-law (Exodus 18)
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 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.
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 is on the 5th November
Members@ Meetings
Sunday 17th November after the morning service (bring your own lunch)
Office Closure
The office will be closed on the 4th November
Baptism
We're planning to begin the new year with a baptism service on Sunday 5th of January! If you're considering baptism, please let Jon know. There will be three sessions on
baptism on Wednesday evenings at 8pm from the 13th of November (please note the day change) . If you'd simply like to find out more (with no pressure on you to get baptised in January) then we'd love to see you there!
Calling all Musicians and Singers
If you're an instrumentalist/singer who loves to express their worship through music and song we want to invite you to come a Jam Session at 4pm, on Sunday 24th of November. If you're coming please let me Jon know so we can plan for enough music and words to be made available! "Let our praise be Your welcome!"
Alpha Course
Starting here at Bethel on the 14th January and running for 12 sessions. Let's get praying together now... what if every one of us invited just one person along!
Youth Alpha
Calling young people with a heart to see change in their school. The new youth alpha series is being launched on the 21st October at 7pm - 9pm in Swansea. Tim will be going and has 5 spaces in his car to take some change makers with him. This is aimed at high school aged young people. Please get in touch with Tim as soon as possible if you would like to attend as spaces have to be booked.
Scheduled Website Service Maintenance
This will be taking place from 6-7am on Wednesday 13th November 2024. While the work is going on, a maintenance page will be placed on the website and you won't be able to view the full website. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.
Wreath Making Workshop
Crafty Chatters are planning on holding another Christmas Wreath making evening on Friday 13th December. It is a great opportunity to invite friends along for a relaxing and fun evening. If you are interested please let Ruth Evans or Sue Rock know.
Tearfund Quiz
This will be taking place on the 16th November at 6 pm in the Church hall. There is now a sign-up sheet for this in the lounge. To find out more about the Tearfund quiz, please follow the link
https://www.tearfund.org/campaigns/big-quiz-night
Bins
As you may be aware, in the church porch , lounge and hall we have three separate bins (one for general waste and the other two for specific recycling items) When you dispose of rubbish, if you could place it in the appropriate bin we would really appreciate it. We now have the same category of outside bins so it will be easier to transfer rubbish from the inside to outside bins if the correct items are put in the appropriate bin. Many thanks for your co-operation with thi?
Connection Group Dates
2nd December
If you are in one of these groups, please put this date in your diary.
Giving
Please see the following information about the way the church is funded. Many thanks. There are QR codes in various places in the Church Lounge and Church hall for you to scan to support the ministry and mission of the church if you so wish.
https://www.bethelcardiff.org.uk/Groups/364871
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
Bethel Kids Club on a Friday night between 6pm and 7:15pm in the usual place, this is still for school years 4 - 7. Please encourage the young people to share with friends-new term, new time, new day and hoping for a whole bunch of new young people.
Bethel Youth on a Friday night between 7pm and 9pm for School Years 7 - 13
You will notice a slight overlap in time and ages, this is so the kids and youth are familiar with one another and it makes transition between the groups easier in the long run.
Baby Loss Service
Saying Goodbye, (part of the Mariposa Trust) are coming to Cardiff in November with a very special Baby loss remembrance and support service (part of a UK and Ireland chain of events).
The Mariposa Trust’s core objective is to support people who have lost babies at any stage of pregnancy, at birth, or in infancy. It was founded in 2012, by Zoe and Andy Clark-Coates, who saw a critical lack of support for people like them, who had gone through baby loss. With over 258,000 babies being lost yearly in the UK alone, the charity needed to be able to offer not only a comprehensive package of befriending and support but also national baby loss remembrance services (called Saying Goodbye Services), for people to join together and remember the children they had lost.
12 years on, over 200 services have taken place at Cathedrals and Minsters across the UK, US, and France, and 2024 will see 25 services across England, Wales, Ireland, France and the US.
On the 9th November at 11am, in Llandaff Cathedral, they will be hosting one of their Saying Goodbye Services.
So who is the service for?
Anyone who has either personally lost a baby at any stage of pregnancy, at birth, or in early years, or who has been affected by family members' or friends' loss. Whether the loss was recent or 80 years ago, everyone is welcome to attend. They have also extended the services, and gladly welcome anyone who is grieving the fact that they haven't had children. This may be due to circumstance, infertility, or for other reasons - but all are welcome. Babies and children are also invited to come with their families, as the Saying Goodbye service is truly a family event for all.
To read more on the charity, please see the Saying Goodbye website, which you can find at:
www.sayinggoodbye.org
Christmas With Cambrensis
Christmas is approaching and Cambrensis choir are currently enjoying working towards their Cambrensis at Christmas concert to be held on Saturday 7th December at 7.30pm at Hoddinott Hall, WMC, Cardiff. The choir and their amazing orchestra invite you to an evening of a variety of super music - traditional, modern, gospel, fun, plus some good carols to sing together. This year we have Guest Artist Dai Woolridge of Spoken Truth. Dai is a spoken word poet, storyteller and author and will bring fresh and creative words to add to the enjoyment of the evening. For further info on Dai see www.spoken-truth.com or on Instagram and X @daiwoolridge.
Tickets are now on sale at £16 ( £12 concession for under 16s) and are available through Eventbrite (no booking fee) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cambrensis-at-christmas-tickets-1012988324347
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)