The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails!

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1 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

2 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

3 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

4 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

5 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

6 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

7 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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11 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

12 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

13 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

14 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

15 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

16 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

17 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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21 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

22 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

23 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

24 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

25 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

26 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

27 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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31 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

32 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

33 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

34 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

35 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

36 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

37 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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41 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

42 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

43 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

44 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

45 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

46 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

47 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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51 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

52 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

53 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

54 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

55 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

56 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

57 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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61 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

62 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

63 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

64 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

65 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

66 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

67 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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71 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

72 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

73 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

74 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

75 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

76 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

77 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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81 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

82 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

83 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

84 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

85 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

86 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

87 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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91 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

92 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

93 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

94 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

95 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

96 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

97 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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101 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

102 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

103 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

104 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

105 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

106 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

107 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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111 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

112 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

113 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

114 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

115 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

116 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

117 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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121 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

122 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

123 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

124 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

125 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

126 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

127 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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131 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

132 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

133 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

134 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

135 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

136 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

137 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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141 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

142 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

143 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

144 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

145 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

146 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

147 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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151 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

152 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

153 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

154 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

155 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

156 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

157 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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161 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

162 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

163 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

164 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

165 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

166 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

167 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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171 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

172 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

173 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

174 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

175 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

176 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

177 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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181 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

182 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

183 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

184 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

185 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

186 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

187 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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191 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

192 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

193 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

194 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

195 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

196 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

197 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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201 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

202 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

203 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

204 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

205 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

206 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

207 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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211 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

212 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

213 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

214 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

215 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

216 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

217 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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221 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

222 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

223 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

224 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

225 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

226 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

227 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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231 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

232 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

233 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

234 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

235 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

236 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

237 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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241 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

242 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

243 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

244 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

245 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

246 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

247 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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251 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

252 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

253 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

254 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

255 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

256 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

257 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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261 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

262 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

263 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

264 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

265 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

266 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

267 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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271 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

272 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

273 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

274 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

275 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

276 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

277 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.

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281 The Capsule A Monthly Newsletter for Members and Friends of Bethel United Methodist Church 141 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel, Connecticut Office: Church bmethodistchurch@snet.net Pastor s pastorjohnparille@gmail.com Website Pastor The Rev. John Parille Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Robert T. Johnson Choir Director Jessica Bardelli jessicabardelli@gmail.com Administrative Assistant Cheryl DePoi NORTH CAMPUS 687 Kent Rd, Gaylordsville, CT Office Phone (860) Pastor John Esposito Campus Pastor pastorjohnesposito@gmail.com Our Mission is all about Knowing Jesus & Making Jesus Known in the Heart of Bethel Hello Saints, February 2019 The month of February is now upon us! For many of us living in New England, this month conjures up thoughts of snowstorms, cold weather and long winter nights. And then, about 14 days into the month, we see a little warm red heart. Valentine s Day! I remember seeing a cartoon that showed a sour, grumpy, elderly man standing in his rumpled pajamas and robe at his apartment door. He had just secured the door for the night with four locks, two deadbolts, and a chain latch. Just before going to bed he noticed a small white envelope stuck beneath the door. On the envelope was a large sticker in the shape of a heart. It was a valentine. Somehow through his bad attitude and a door bolted and locked, Love had found a way. This reminds me of a very short piece of scripture found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 13, verse 8. Verses 1-7 are heard many times at weddings. You probably have heard it yourself, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. The sad thing is that verse 8 is typically left out or never really heard. It simply states; Love never fails! Perhaps you have a friend who is resisting God s love. Show Jesus love to him or her, just as God showed love to us when He brought salvation into the world through Jesus. Shower upon others the kind of love described in 1 Corinthians 13 a love that is patient, kind, humble, and unselfish. I encourage you this Valentine s Day to show your love to others. Cards, candy and flowers are nice, but the gift of sharing the gospel and the wonderful love of Jesus is priceless and life changing. Authentic love is a gift from God that we can keep on giving not only in the middle of winter, but all year long. -See you in church! Pastor John Church Events December Services South Campus Bethel 8:30am & 10:00am Worship Sunday School during 10:00am 7:00pm Wednesday Night Recharge North Campus Gaylordsville February 2nd Blood Drive February 3rd UMW Soup Sale February 5th Church Council February 9th Pasta Dinner February 12th UMW Monthly Meeting February 17th Family Worship February 27th Prayer Shawl Mondays Brotherhood of Christ Mondays Sisterhood of Christ

282 VBS Director Needed: Sunday Morning Ministries February 3 rd Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Bill Struth & Peter Philip Counters: Janette Blackstock & Dave Albin Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Alan & Debbie Brown Ushers: Team C: Debbie Albin, Krista Mayer, Frank Tomaino, Andrew Serfilippi Coffee Hosts: John Wildman Sunday Morning Ministries February 10 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Maureen Raftery 10:00am: Steve Deuchle & Patty Deuschle Counters: Linda Bruce & Betty Lepus Greeters 8:30am: Marty Bishop Greeters 10:00am: Debbie Parks & Dawn Tomaino Ushers: Team D: Tracy Brown, Fran Bartholomew, Jim & Laurie Fernandez Coffee Hosts: Energetic, fun-loving person needed to be the Director for VBS this year. The position requires coordinating staffing, staff training and registration. The majority of the time requirement is in May - July as VBS is tentatively planned for July 29-August 2. The Director has input into the final dates. Please contact Wendy Williams: williamsbumc@gmail.com or Ann McLellan: ann_mc_lellan@sbcglobal.net FREE COUCH & DESK!!!! - The church is looking to rehome the blue colonial style couch and desk that are in the Pastor s office. The couch is 57 x 39. The desk is 29 x 65. Please contact the office if you are interested or see Pastor John. Sunday Morning Ministries February 17 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Paul Young & Marty Bishop 10:00am: Family Worship Counters: Bill Struth & Tom Wolff Greeters 8:30am: Maureen Raftery Greeters 10:00am: Family Worship Ushers: Team F: Alan Brown & Family Worship Coffee Hosts: Sunday Morning Ministries February 24 th Readers & Communion Stewards 8:30am: Peter Eckert 10:00am: Dave McClain & Lisa Delohery Counters: Tracy Brown & Krista Mayer Greeters 8:30am: Peter Eckert Greeters 10:00am: Betty Lepus & Linda Bruce Ushers: Team B: Alan Brown, Art Langer, Don Olson Coffee Hosts: OUTREACH REQUEST Our primary focus has been to supply items that social services cannot. BUMC has always given generously! OUTREACH also wants to be in touch with our church family members who have some difficulty getting to church or are experiencing a challenging time in their lives. We send HANDMADE cards to the special people we are aware of at Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter. If you know of someone you think would appreciate a card please check with me to see if we have their name on our list.thanks! Carol Morey [ damorey@ comcast.net]

283 A letter received from Bethel Women s Club Dear BUMC: On behalf of the Bethel Women s Club GFWC, we thank you for your continued support of our annual Support our Veterans community drive. Thanks to you and our entire community, we raised approximately $9,500 in merchandise and monetary donations, all of which was donated to our various veterans causes as described below. Members of the club, also known as Santa s Elves, visited Rocky Hill Veterans Home in early December, where we delivered and wrapped the items collected during our month-long drive that included the Stuff-a -van event held at the church. These gifts were then specifically selected for resident veterans and given at Christmas. Later in the month Santa s Elves once again headed out on two different days to deliver specific gifts and gift cards to the veterans ant the Vet House and Home for Heroes both located in Danbury. These gifts were very much appreciated by all the veterans. Many of our programs, including those involving veterans, are documented in pictures on the Bethel Women s Club GFWC Facebook page. We invite you to take a look. We continue to be amazed at the generosity of the Bethel community on behalf of the veterans we support and we especially thank you for your continued contribution to our efforts. Sincerely, Kathleen Aiello Co-President Bloodmobile February 2nd Our next BUMC Bloodmobile is Sat. 2/2. You can make an Redcross.org. If you can registration or canteen please see Alice Mayer. Save a Suit Are you passionate about giving back to the community and veterans? We are currently looking for volunteers! Come help a great cause! We are looking for volunteers to help out in our office, administration, marketing, distribution, help us with veterans and much more! For more in formation call us at and leave a message. A Note from the Pastor: The various projects in the church are moving along quite well. The new security/fob system is close to completion. You may have notice lots of new steel tubing on the walls in the hallways. We have to assign key fobs to individuals who need access to the church during non-service times, and also program the system so that doors are automatically opened as needed. We will keep you posted on the progress, but please don t worry, nobody will be locked out of church! The new Pastor s office in the balcony area is completed and I m officially moved in! The painting has begun this week. The two stairwells going up to the balcony are complete. Work is now being done on the Narthex and stairwell going down to Fellowship Hall. Renovations have begun on the old pastors office and the church office. Just wanted to keep everyone up to speed on the progress. Peace In Christ, Rev. John Parille

284 YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! Here are places that YOU can serve YOUR church and serve GOD! See the leader for more information. Ushers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Assist folks in finding seats, restrooms, classrooms, etc. Collect offering. Clean up sanctuary after service. Leader: Alan Brown Greeters: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Greet guests and congregation members as they arrive for worship. Provide bulletins. Leader: Alan Brown Safety Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. This committee works with the Trustee board to evaluate, create and help implement plans to make our sanctuary as safe as possible. This includes plan of response to emergencies, evacuations and safety protocols. Leader: Victor Holomakoff Communion Stewards: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Help serve communion and then clean up after service. Leader: Pastor John Readers: Serve once per month or be a backup. Arrive 15 minutes before start of service. Read Call to Worship or Scripture for message. Can also serve communion if desired. Leader: Pastor John Trustees: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Trustees major charge is to make decisions that impact the use and upkeep of our church buildings. Leader: Deb Albin Recycling Committee: This committee is a sub-committee of the Trustee board. Meetings are held after church on Sundays as needed. This committee works with the Trustee board to offer suggestions on how we can make our church more environmentally friendly. Leader: Lori Mott Finance: Meetings are once per month on a Tuesday night. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Finance major charge is to make decisions that impact the funds that are donated and generated from rental incomes and fundraisers. Finance also handles our annual stewardship campaign. Leader: Dave Morey

285 Outreach: Meetings are typically every other month. Meetings are typically 90 minutes. Outreach major charge is to create, plan and execute any Outreach activities we have in our community. These include backpacks for children and gifts for families during the holidays. Outreach job is to help spread the gospel of Christ outside of the church. Leader: Carol Morey Music Ministry: This includes, Choir, Bell Choir and Praise Team. The Music Ministry provides music for our worship services and other events as needed. Time requirements vary upon position. Leader: Jessica Bardelli Education: Meetings are quarterly and when needed. Meetings are typically 60 minutes. This includes oversight of Sunday School, Youth Programming and Adult Education. A Youth Coordinator and Adult Coordinator are needed, as well as others to make decisions concerning Christian Education. Leader: Ann McLellan Helping Hands: A ministry of men and women who help the elderly and veterans with small home repairs. Leader: Ken Parks Trustee Board Announcement! The Trustee board is happy to announce the new election of Deb Albin and Chuck Murad as the new co-chairs of the Trustee Board of Directors. They are replacing Bob O'Neil who has faithfully served the board for many years. Deb and Chuck have been long time members of these boards and each offer tremendous experience and knowledge. Deb's primary focus will be the church and Chucks will be the Johnson building and the parsonage. Please offer a word of thanks and encouragement for their service the next time you see them.

286 Please remember the basket for food donations for the Bethel Community Food Pantry located right our church. The basket has been relocated to our Communications area downstairs outside the kitchen. Most needed items: Paper products, feminine products, condiments, crackers, baking items, juice & cereal. The food pantry is located right here at BUMC. It serves Bethel families. The Pantry is open the first & third Tuesdays of the month. Their phone number is Off the Streets is an all-volunteer run organization which works to get homeless people into housing. If a homeless person has a source of income, Off the Streets will provide a security deposit and basic furniture and household goods. Off the Streets collects furniture and household goods from 10am to 12noon on the first Saturday of each month behind the Bethel United Methodist Church. Items most in demand are dressers, small kitchen tables with chairs, end tables, nightstands and lamps. The next drop off is February 2nd. For more information, go to or call If you are on Facebook and have not liked our page, please do so. Here you will find links to our sermons and get a sneak preview of the upcoming sermon. If you are a member of our Facebook page we would ask that you share links with your community of friends Please consider saving your nickel deposit bottles and cans for our bottle/can drive the 2 nd Saturday of every month. Our next collection date is February 9th. You can bring them to the parking lot between the hours of 11:00am 1:00pm. This year the benefits go to Julien Schaad s ASP tuition. Support Meetings / Groups Held at BUMC AA Meetings are held 7:30pm, 6:00pm, 7:30 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Additional Support Group: Overeaters Anonymous" contact Chris at for more information. Support Group for Family & Friends who have a loved one suffering from the disease of addiction and/or alcoholism contact Joe Benner Brotherhood & Sisterhood of Christ meet Mondays at 7:00 pm. This is not a Bible study but more of a time to discuss matters that effect our lives today. We start with a core piece of scripture, some devotional time that speaks to our topic and then look at some pointed questions that will help us go deeper in our faith and get to know one another a bit better at each meeting. You can talk or you can just listen. You can come every week or once in a while! We start on time and end by 8:15pm. Questions? Men, see Pastor Esposito or Pastor John. Ladies see Maria Parille or Pastor John.

287 Desserts needed for our February 9th Pasta Dinner. Home made or store bought. All donations appreciated. Ann if you can help out or have any questions at The Prayer Shawl group meets at 7 pm on the 4th Wednesday of the month. All who like or want to learn crochet or knitting are welcome. We meet in the Johnson Alcove. See Linda Bruce for information. UMW News Next soup sale: February 3rd UMW news: Our Annual tag sale will be held this spring. As you start your spring cleaning or are trying to find homes for items you no longer need, please consider saving them for our tag sale. Drop off dates will be announced soon. Proceeds from the tag sale help our UMW with their missions work! Any questions see Ann or Cheryl in the office. Please join us for our Monthly Pasta Dinner February 9th Bethel United Methodist Church Serving 5:30 7:30 pm Adults $10 Seniors & Students with College ID $8 Kids $5 (under 5 eat free) Family max price $25 (parents & kids) Dinner includes: Salad with homemade dressings Pasta with marinara or meat sauce Homemade meatballs.50 ea Gluten free option available Desserts Dinners also available to go! Call BUMC the day of dinner to place your order The UMW collects Boxtops for Education for the Red Bird Mission. Please cut the boxtop symbol off of the product. There is a Red Bird container on the counter in the Information Center. There are boxtops on over 250 products! To see what products have the labels go to Village Pre-School and Day Care is now accepting registrations for the preschool program. Enrollment is currently open only to BUMC Church members and current/former students of VPS. For more information about the school program or to schedule a tour, please call (203) or us at villagepre@sbcglobal.net.. Coming in March! The annual Scholastic Book Fair will be taking place in Mitchell Hall the week of March 12-15th. Times will be announced in the coming weeks. Although the majority of the books are children s titles, there is usually something for everyone! All are welcome to browse the book fair.