Pageant Practice 2Moro!

Posted by David on December 16, 2011
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Greetings Friends,

As promised this email contains all (or hopefully all) the last-minute Christmas Pageant details.  Saturday is our dress rehearsal from 9:30-11:30am, we plan to match children up with their costumes and run through the program twice.  Please note the bold items below:
- Children in preschool and Kindergarten or our “sheep” in the pageant do not have to be at the dress Rehearsal till 10:30am on Saturday morning.

- Children do not need to wear their pageant clothing to the dress rehearsal, save it for Sunday morning.

- On Sunday morning, those who are sheep should wear white, we have sheep hats for them, angels should also wear white under their angel costumes, girls feel free to wear a skirt to church to wear until you get your costume on.  Chief priests and teachers, shepherds, Mary, and Joseph need not worry what they wear under their costumes as they will be pretty well covered.  Please arrive promptly at 9:30 Sunday morning.

-Parents if you are available to help on Saturday morning during rehearsal or on Sunday morning let me know and we’ll plug you in.

Finally, please join me in thanking Cindy Bergstrom for all her work writing the pageant, organizing cast and rehearsals, and passion in general for the children and music.  She has been a huge blessing to me in guiding me through my first pageant here at Bethlehem.  Thank you Cindy!

If you have any questions or concerns please direct them to me via email or phone, my cell number is (952) 818-1646.  I look forward to a great Christmas Pageant!
Blessings this advent season,

Pastor Derek

Spaghetti Dinner 2moro Night

Posted by David on December 2, 2011
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Just a reminder that the first of our CHIC 2012 fundraisers is tomorrow night!  We’ll be serving up insane amounts of delicious pasta in Fellowship Hall, from 6-8pm.  Please come, please bring your rich friends, and help us on our way to Knoxville, Tennessee.
We need help cooking and setting up beforehand, so if you’re able to show up as early as 4pm, we’d love to have you.  Let me know if that’s something you can do, so I know just how many people to expect.  As always, let me know any questions you’ve got.

CrossRoads Cancelled for Tonight

Posted by David on November 11, 2011
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Due to the sneezing/coughing/fever combo that I have been sporting for the last couple days, I’m unfortunately cancelling CrossRoads for this evening.  You’re probably thinking “tough it up, whiner!”   And if I weren’t so comfortable under these 7 blankets, nursing a bowl of chicken soup, and watching The Princess Bride, I’d probably take your advice.

Hope you all have a great weekend.  I’ll definitely see you on Sunday.  Probably.  90% chance.

-Dave

 

CrossRoads 2moro!

Posted by David on October 27, 2011
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Hey all you 6th-to- 8th-graders!  It’s been a crazy month, with the Confirmation Retreat, the All-Church retreat, and the MEA Retreat.  All that weekend activity has cut into our Friday night CrossRoads time a bit.  But tomorrow we’re back in full force.  So come as you are, bring your friends, and get ready to have an awesome Friday night at church!

House of Bread Planning Team: Tomorrow!

Posted by David on October 18, 2011
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Some of you receiving this message are parents (because I don’t have your child’s e-mail address), but I want to get the word out to as many of our middle and high school students as possible (and at least one college student – you know who you are!) that we are planning another House of Bread worship time for Sunday, November 20 (right before Thanksgiving). I invite all of you to join in the planning for this service, and some of you may be involved in leading the service, too!  We will focus on the three parables in Luke 15 (the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son) and we need your help choosing music and putting the service together.  If you want to join us, please come to the Choir room THIS WEDNESDAY (yes, that is tomorrow!) at 4:30 pm so we can get the ball rolling.  Please reply to this message (or have your child reply to this message, if you are a parent) to let me know if you can come. Bring your ideas!  Bring friends!  The more, the merrier!

Looking forward…..

Peace,

Pastor Jo Anne

 

MEA Retreat Info

Posted by David on October 18, 2011
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Click the link below to get a full bus schedule, if you haven’t seen one already!

JH_Bus_Schedule_Registration_and_Scholarship_Info

A combination Bus-Schedule-and-Packing-List can be found by clicking HERE.

 

IMPORTANT:

The drop-off times listed below indicate when the bus will
LEAVE the drop-off location. Please arrive at your bus drop
off location 10 minutes early to ensure you get on the bus
up to camp. We do not want to leave anyone behind, but
we will stay on schedule. * Please eat before, or bring food
with you, as dinner will not be served at camp.

 

Wednesday, October 19th             Friday, October 21st

Drop-Off Locations        Time         Pick-Up Locations          Time
Faith Covenant               4:30          Faith Covenant                  4:15
Crosstown Covenant    4:45          Crosstown Covenant       3:45
Blaine Water Tower      5:30           Blaine Water Tower         3:15

If you have changed bus stops for any reason, please inform
camp, at (218) 768-2610, as soon as possible

 

 

 

 

MEA “Breakaway” Retreat

Posted by David on October 15, 2011
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Jr. High MEA Retreat – “Breakaway” October 19-21

Many of you have signed up online for the MEA Retreat next weekend, at Covenant Pines.  But, if you haven’t yet added your name to the list of attendees, this is your official reminder!  Again, you can sign up online (click HERE to go to the Online Registration page) or, you can pick up a Registration Booklet in the Church Office, and mail/fax it to the Covenant Pines office (all that info is included in the Booklet).

The cost of the Retreat is $125.  The price includes transportation, and there are always scholarships available if you let Dave know.  As always, contact Dave or the Church Office with any questions.  Hope to see you all there!

Confirmation Retreat Pics Added

Posted by David on October 6, 2011
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Pictures from last weekend’s Confirmation Retreat have been added to the CrossRoads site!  You can find them under The Vault portion of the menu bar.  Or, you can just click HERE to go to the pictures.

Ryan, Aunie, Tessa and I had a great time hanging out at the cabin.  We hope you guys did too, and we’re looking forward to a great year with a great Junior High group!