Who We Are: We are an authentic Christian community

which is radically loving, outwardly focused, and grace giving!

What We Do: We are to seek the lost, restore the broken,

and make the wounded whole.

GOD'S VISION & MISSION FOR US

Love All

610-459-3482: www.bethmeth.com

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

CALL TO WORSHIP Your Grace is Enough

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

SONGS OF PRAISE Sing to the King We Fall Down OFFERING AND THANKSGIVING

Offering

Offertory Gil Brientnall PROCLAIMING THE WORD Meditation Pastor Tom “Love All” DEDICATION OF PLEDGE CARDS

CLOSING SONG Hymn #562 Be Thou My Vision BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE

Welcome to Worship

BUMC member missionaries in the field & deployed

servicemen, for whom we have lit altar prayer candles.

Jon Swenson - China

Mary Birkhimer

Karen Carapellucci

Charlie and Carol Cass

Barrie Denaro

Harvietta Draviczky

David Edwards (Gail Gallagher’s father)

Pat Heer (Brenda Orso’s mother) prayer for strength and healing of broken ankle

Bette Jones - healing and cancer treatment.

Cindy Kreh - broken arm

Elizabeth McMaster, (Anita Winner’s mother - Alzheimer’s and continued recovery from broken pelvis)

Al and Trudy Morley

Preeda Read (recovery from brain tumor surgery)

Jesse Sheaffer (Sue Sweeney’s dad)

Ginny Tustin (Dave Tustin’s mother) - recovering from hip replacement surgery.

The Flowers on the Altar were donated by Steve & Donna Trandahl in Celebration of the Marriage of Alex Trandahl & Beth Harris

on Saturday, November 22, 2014 And

by Dick and Elisabeth Bennett

in Honor of their 60th Wedding Anniversary.

Prayer Meeting every Sunday

5:30 pm Soaking Prayer

6:00 pm Healing and Intercessory Prayer

Christmas is just around the corner! At least, it

seems like it when you’re getting ready for an

event like this.

We’ll be turning Bethlehem into a real Christmas festival with

caroling, a huge light display, dramas, performance by the bell choir,

and a live nativity.

This festival is a fantastic opportunity for you, the Bethlehem family,

to host an amazing Christmas party for our whole community; Friday,

Saturday & Sunday, December 12, 13 & 14 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM.

We have surprises in the works to draw major attention to this event,

so you won’t want to miss the chance to help make it amazing.

Consider helping with: Baking, Caroling, Cleanup, Greeter,

Decorating, Live Nativity, Parking, Storytelling.

Sign Up in Agan Hall TODAY!

WOMEN'S CHRISTMAS BREAKFAST: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6

You are invited to join us for a wonderful morning to begin the Advent

Season on Saturday, December 6 from 9 - 11am.

Our Christmas breakfast will include a wonderful assortment of food,

sweet fellowship, songs and an inspirational message by Dee Dee

Cass, entitled "Faith Strong - Continuance in the Grace of God." All

women and teens are welcome. Bring a friend. Please sign up in

advance.

We will be collecting items to support Chester County Women's

Services - baby wipes, diapers & new clothing sizes up to 4T. Though

we do not charge for this event, a free will offering will be collected to

defray expenses. Your help pre-event (Friday at 6pm) and post-event

is greatly appreciated. Hope to see you there!

CLOSING OUT THE YEAR OF PRAYER - PRAYERFULLY

I believe that in the history of BUMC, 2014 will stand out as a defining year

that establishes a spiritual trajectory that will take us well into our future.

In late 2013, Pastor Tim announced that 2014 would be a “Year of Prayer”.

We did a church-wide study of prayer through Mark Batterson’s book, The

Circle Maker. On our final week of preaching the series we, as a

congregation, went outside and physically circled our church and prayed

freely for a minute. The steeple bell was rung and we raised our voices

together in a shout of victory. It is a day I will never forget! I believe in those

moments we re-established ourselves as a church that would wholly believe

and trust in the Lord.

We have continued to preach and teach on prayer in all the various venues in

our church throughout the year. So the question is, how do you conclude a

year that started like that? Well, the answer is, prayerfully. If you recall, in

Batterson’s book, he mentioned a 40 day prayer challenge. He published a

book entitled DRAW THE CIRCLE to facilitate the prayer challenge. It is a

40 Day Devotional that we would love to use to end our year. We will not be

using this as sermon material, we are simply challenging the church family to

read through the book together as we close out the final 40 days of 2014.

The books are available for free (one per household please). You may make a

donation if you desire but it is not required. I would encourage you to go

through the book whenever you can – it is simply a good 40 day devotional

whenever you use it, but if you are able, it would be awesome to do it

together. To that end, the first reading would begin on Sat, Nov 22 and end on

Dec 31. For those of you who receive the daily prayer tweets, each day during

our 40 days the prayer tweet will come from the reading of the day.

Please join me and the other Pastors as we continue to uphold our church

family in prayer and especially so in the last 40 Days of this year. I pray that

many of you have established new prayer habits that will continue on for

many years to come – I know I have! I can’t wait to see all that the Lord has

for us as we continue to diligently seek Him in the New Year. - Pastor Tom

PLEASE BE SURE TO PICK UP YOUR BOOK TODAY!

1 THESS. 5:17 – NEVER STOP PRAYING.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, November 26, 7:30 pm with Communion.

Our friends from Thornbury A.M.E. Church will join us at Bethlehem to share in

Thanksgiving for all God’s goodness to us.

Rev. Larry Thompson, Sr. from Thornbury AME Church will preach.

All are Welcome!

DECORATING THE CHURCH FOR ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS

Friday, November 28 at 10:00 am. Can we count on you? Sign up

today! Babysitting will be provided.

Or contact Aly Hymel at alyhymel@msn.com.

FYI: BUMC offices will be closed on Friday, November 28

Senior High Retreat: We pray for the Youth

and Youth Leaders as they return from their

weekend retreat; that they experience the

peace, challenge and wholeness that comes

from living a life of prayer in Jesus Christ our

Savior. Amen.

Due to the Sr High Retreat being held this weekend, there will be NO

MYF this Sunday, November 23. MYF will resume on Sunday,

November 30.

Wednesday evening Bible Study will not be held this week,

November 26.

Senior Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Rev. Timothy A. Kriebel

Pastor of Pastoral Care and Counseling Ministries . . . . . . Tom Wolff

Pastor of Children and Youth Ministries . . . . . . . . Kevin Giannotti

Pastor of Worship Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christie Kelly

WEBSITE: www.bethmeth.com : PHONE: 610-459-3482

4 Westtown Rd, P.O. Box 57, Thornton, PA 19373 Church Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:30 am–5:00 pm

Pastoral Staff

Sign up to help sponsor a family with gifts and food at Christmas!

Join with other families, a small group or fellow co-workers to

sponsor a family in need this Christmas season. Contact Ed Pappas

(610-399-5102) for details or sign up in Agan Hall.

The Puppy with a purpose: The paw-prints on his

collar share the salvation message. God's promise is

that His Word will not return void! His colorful tag

explains the clear message of salvation and a

prayer.

You can place an order for a Woofi and the Woofi book at the

table in Agan Hall today, November 23 and Sunday, November 30.

Woofi’s can be picked up December 6 in Agan Hall. See Woody

and Harriet Widlund for more information.

General Information

Attendance: Last Sunday: 9:00 am: 128; 10:30 am: 164; total: 292 Members and guests, please register your full name in the black

book, located at the end of each pew, and pass it to your neighbor. Giving: Needed weekly: $14,778; Received Last Sunday: $22,307

Dates available to give altar flowers are Nov 30 @$20.00 per vase. Rosebuds are $10.00. Call the office to designate as a memorial or in honor of a loved one.

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DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS

Remember the Sabbath…

MONDAY: Matthew 5:34-35

TUESDAY: 1 Corinthians 13

WEDNESDAY: John 13:34-35

…Observe the Sabbath

THURSDAY: Zephaniah 1:1-2:3

FRIDAY: Matthew 24:1-25:13

SATURDAY: 1 Corinthians 15:12-58

DAILY PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION

SUNDAY: For a church-wide revival manifested by generosity of giving

MONDAY: For Amy Yannelli and all her helpers preparing for

Christmas at Bethlehem

TUESDAY: Pray for your spiritual health as you meditate on the

goodness and glory of God

WEDNESDAY: For Bill Coble and the ministry of Start One Kenya

THURSDAY: Give thanks, and then even more, GIVE THANKS!

FRIDAY: For those in the sanctuary today to experience and then reflect

in their decorating the beauty and glory of the Lord!

SATURDAY: For those living on Colts Neck Way in Thornbury Hunt