May 2002 Newsletter. Volume 02, Issue 05. Get the Message is published monthly by Bethel Lutheran Church, Finch Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014

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1 May 2002 Newsletter Volume 02, Issue 05 Get the Message is published monthly by Bethel Lutheran Church, Finch Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014

2 SR. HIGH NEWS May Fellowship 7:15 May 1 - Guess what?! Guess what?! GUESS WHAT?!?!?! THAT S RIGHT, IT S TIME FOR A kickdonkey DISCUSSION!!! May 8 - flickering flame...shining so bright... having a talk in the candlelight (at night) May 15 - I m really excited about this one...we re going to have dinner and discussion in the park! We re not sure which park yet, but, dude, I m excited. May 22 - ya know when ya go shopping they have certain specials? well...tonight we re having a discussion with a WESTERN STATES YOUTH GATHERING SPECIAL!! woo-hoo :) May 29th - don t show up...you ll be the only one here...unless you re with Common Ground practicing In This Issue Senior High Pages 2-5 Upcoming Events & Birthdays Pages 6 & 7 4th - 6th Grade Page 8 Junior High Page 9 The House (College Age) Page 10 Tom's Stuff Page 11 Bethel Youth s Mission Statement: LOVE LIKE JESUS To provide a place where youth are loved and accepted with Jesus as our example. All youth events, whether fun or service, are designed to fulfill this mission. 2

3 More Sr. High News Miercoles,Mittwoch, Sooyoil, `xüvüxw? Wednesday-Afternoons Hey Chicas y Chicos, how goes it? Well, if you re not doing anything this Wendesday, the next, hmmm, everywednesday, you can come to the Youth Room any time after 3 PM to hang with your favorite folks. You can watch TV, movies, do homework, play pool, go on the computers, and have a blast. Plus, if you bring money, you can get dinner when we go out to eat. All this before Fellowship, so Come on, what are you waiting for?!? Hey Guys!!!! Tom has a new Cell Phone, and oh is it cute, but there s a new number which he thought he d keep all to himself, but hey, we convinced him otherwise, so here it is!!! Common Ground Hey Common Grounders!! On May 4th we re going to the DeAnza Flea Market to make some money. Also, on Monday, May 20th there will be a Tour Meeting with your parents at 7:15, so don t forget them when you come. Wait, wait!! One last thing. Due to Memorial Day, there will not be any CG practise on Monday, the 27th, so have fun without us. )-: Check out our site at You can find tons of cool stuff there as well as your own newsletter to print out. (You know, if you lose this one or one of your friends is dying to get their hands on one!) 3

4 Still More Sr. High News Walla Walla, Washington: no relation to WESTERN STATES YOUTH GATHERING IN SAN JOSE!!! There will be an informaitonal meet- ing on Wednesday, May 22nd at 7:15pm in the youth room, so be sure to come to it...star Wars: Episode II comes out May 16th...anyway, come to the meeting and also come to Westerm States. LOOK AT THIS: there s highway clean-up on May 18th, at 8:30am...do not forget to bring money f o r doughnuts 4

5 Sr. High News theresafrogontheinternet...but sinceyoureonineanyway,dontforget tocheckoutourbahoobadawebsite: Mission to Mexico: a success here are some quotes from a few people that went: Mexico was good, un-clean work. But it was good, clean fun. -David Emmert Mexico, wow. What an eye opening experience. It was such an awesome trip. I loved just giving what I had, giving all my strength to help others out. God is truly awesome to bring so many people out to help. What can I say, the joy that came from serving was great. -Jeff Rom (now we re buff,like him) It was hard work, but it left me with a lifetime of memories. -Jeanna Rogerson Mexico was fun, or so I hear...ummm...i was in China, but I had fun (both in China and previous Mexico trips) -Emily Larsen As always, Mexico rocked! Food, puppies, hardcore work all made it great. As it turns out, you really don t mind laying on a pile of rocks or on the nice dirt ground if you ve been working hard for a little while. I ll definately be back soon. The fact that I m going to be living in Washington for a while might be a little hard to overcome, but I will be returning after that. -Beth Coleman 5

6 May Activities Wed 1st Sat 4th Mon 6th Wed 8th Sat 11th Mon 13th Wed 15th Sat 18th Sun 19th Mon 20th Wed 22nd Mon 27th Wed 29th 7:15 pm - Sr High Fellowship: Discussion 6:00 am - Common Ground to De Anza Flea Market 9:00 am - 6th - 8th Grade to Boardwalk Blitz 7:15 pm - Common Ground Rehearsal 7:15 pm - Sr High Fellowship: Candlelight Discussion Spring Great America 7:15 pm - No Common Ground Rehearsal 6:00 pm - Sr High Fellowship to dinner & the park 8:30 am - Hiway Clean-up 3:00 pm - 4 th & 5th grade - Games at Bethel 7:15 pm - Common Ground Rehearsal (Parent s Tour Meeting Too!) 7:15 pm - SHF: Western States Gathering Special 7:15 pm - No Common Ground Rehearsal 7:15 pm - Common Ground Rehearsal Sunday School is every week at 10:00 am. Wednesdays from 3:00 pm - Sr High Fellowship in the Youth Room! May Birthdays 6 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 12th 14th 14th 14th 16th Nicole Ebert Brandon Lum Andrew Denman Dameshia Davis Christine Jackson Jill Wedgwood Karen Emmert Kristy Chocholaty Scott Mauger Kimberly Osborne Jason Trask David Emmert 18th 20th 24th 25th 26th 26th 28th 29th 30th 30th 31st Michelle Sewell David Jacobus Kara Johnson Michael Schomaker Jaime Dreyfus Heidi Simon Ryan Thornton Margo Lang Ian Thomas Leah Thomas Paul Cords

7 Upcoming Events Common Ground Tour June 19th 26th, 2002 Western States Sr High Youth Gathering July 1st 7th, 2002 Honk - The Summer Musical at Bethel August 16, 17, 23 & 24 Sr High Beach Trip to Cayucos August 19th 21st, 2002 Labor Day Mt Cross August 31st - September 2nd See Tom for more info! Bethel's 2000/01 Youth Staff Tom Hoegel Youth Director 4th College Age Bob & Jill Burkhart 4th grade Jr High Youth Directors Beth Coleman Sr. High Youth Assistant Emily Larsen Sr. High Youth Assistant Rita Hoegel Common Ground Director Andrea Teed Youth Ministry Chairperson CALL US ANYTIME AT Tom: Ext 113, Rita: Ext 107, Youth: Ext 114, Fax: Tom s THBIGDOG@earthlink.net Cell ph: Jill & Bob: jillnbob@earthlink.net phone:

8 4th - 5th Grade Stuff Mt. Cross Camp Did you miss the Bug Sufari at Mt. Cross last month? We sure had fun. Be sure to ask David, Paul, Aleya, Julia, Nicole, Erika, & Jordon all about it! (hi Jeremy!) But don t worry, you didn t miss all the fun. You can still sign up for summer camp at Mt. Cross. Brochures & info are available in the church office and the Narthex. Don t miss out! Come and play with us! Sunday, May 19th 3pm - 5:30pm Meet at Bethel for an afternoon of games & activities. Bring your friends! 8 If you ever need to reach Bob & Jill, please call us at or us at jillnbob@earthlink.net. During events, we can be reached at or

9 6th - 8th Grade Stuff MAY 4, 2002 THE BOARDWALK BLITZ 2002 FEATURING SUPERCHIC(K) COST IS $30 meet at Bethel at 9am with sunscreen & extra $$ for food if you did not sign up by April 19th, call Jill & Bob ( ) to see if there is still room (& make sure we have enough seatbelts!) Spring Celebration AKA Christian Music Night at Great America MAY 11TH Concerts start at 3pm. MICHAEL W. SMITH, AVALON, SUPERTONES, RELIENT K, PAX 217, BLEACH, AND SLICK SHOES. Bob & Jill will be going, (but not ALL day - we re getting old, you know). Please contact us if you need a ride (& want to hang out with us old folks). Please buy your own ticket through ticketmaster or Great America s box office. Families encouraged. Be sure to watch for the summer events in next month s newsletter. Requests? Tell Bob & Jill Bethel s nusery is ALWAYS looking for extra help on Sunday mornings. Interested? call Bonnie Also sign up at side the youth room so people can call you when they are looking for child care help Sundays or any other day!

10 Heading another direction! The House ministry has been an articulated desire and goal for Bethel for the past 3 years. Our hope was to launch into a regular schedule of worship, fellowship, study and service. That is still our goal, but right now the support by the year old community is not there yet. Our commitment is to not just let this slip away though. If you have any questions or comments, you can call me at X113 or Rick at ext 108. To accomplish the mission of The House. Key components shall be Worship, Bible Study, Service and Fellowship. Come check it out! 10

11 TOM'S PAGE Encouragement to parents out there. Sometime you just need a break. To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our own, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, or students... Here is something to make you chuckle. Whenever your children are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His own children. After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing he said was, "Don't." "Don't what?" Adam replied. "Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said. "Forbidden fruit? We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve, we have forbidden fruit!" "No way!" "Yes, way!" "Do NOT eat the fruit!" said God. "Why?" "Because I am your Father and I said so!" God replied, (wondering why he hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants). A few minutes later, God saw His children having an apple break and was He ticked! "Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" God, as our first parent, asked? "Uh huh," Adam replied. "Then why did you?" said the Father. "I don't know," said Eve. "She started it!" Adam said, "Did not!" "Did too!" "DID NOT! Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own. Thus, the pattern was set and it has never changed! But there is reassurance in this story. If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you? Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: "Take two Aspirin" and "Keep away from children." Hang in there, Thanks for the story Kristy. 11

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