October 2006 Newsletter. Get the Message is published monthly by Bethel Lutheran Church, Finch Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014

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1 October 2006 Newsletter Get the Message is published monthly by Bethel Lutheran Church, Finch Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014

2 SR. HIGH NEWS Sunday School Sunday School is every Sunday morning at 10:00am in the Youth Room. This year our leaders are Chris Christensen and Steve & Laura French. Feel free to stop by and learn more about God. In This Issue Senior High Pages 2-5 Upcoming Events & Birthdays Pages 6 & 7 Youth Staff Page 8 Junior High Page 9 The House (College Age) Page 10 Tom's Stuff Page 11 Bethel Youth s Mission Statement: LOVE LIKE JESUS To pro - vide a place where youth are loved and accepted with Jesus as our example. All youth events, whether fun or service, are designed to fulfill this mission. 2

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4 Still More Sr. High News Adult Mission To Mexico What: Adult Mission to Mexico When: Thursday, September 29 th - Monday, October 2 nd Who: Any post Sr. High Adult who is interested How much: $260 per person Why: Because it is an amazing trip!! For all of those who are not going on this trip, remember to pray for this group. The house Band Important Dates: 1. Wednesday Night Worship Services starting on October 4th 2. Aptos Concert: Time and Date: TBA 3. The Jr. High Youth Gathering in Anaheim, November 17 th - 19 th 4. The Jr. High Youth Gathering at Mt. Cross, December 1st- 3rd *Remember to pray for these young people as they lead worship for young people throughout California. The 2006 Common Ground DVD s are here! Come and pick them up from Tom in the youth room. Remember, you already paid for them in your Common Ground fee, so there is no point in waiting! The Revolve Tour The Revolve tour is a teen girl conference in Sacramento on November There will be music by Zoegirl, Natalie Grant and Tammy Trent. Rita Hoegel is taking up to ten high school girls so if you want to attend contact Tom or Rita by October 8! revolvetour.com 4

5 Even More Sr. High Remember to stay informed! Text Messaging Do you want and update on Wednesdays explaining what the youth group is doing that evening? We ll text you a message with reminders. All we need is your cell phone number and your cell carrier ( Cingular, Verizon, T- Mobile...etc) The Internet! Remember to check your and the Bethel website for updates. This is an easy way to stay informed. If you are not getting the weekly , give Tom your . You can also read these updates on the website You can also get information from the Bethel Youth Information Line. Just call x115 This will give you a verbal update for all the upcoming events! 5

6 October Activities Wed 4th 5:00 pm THB Practice The House Band 7:00 pm Wednesday Night Worship Jr High College Wed 11th 5:30 pm Jalisco Mexican 7:00 pm Wildside for Jr High 7:15 pm Sr High Fellowship Discussion Sat 14th 5:00 pm Go to Harvest 06 (Amplify) Wed 18th 5:30 pm SHF to dinner & Corn Maize 7:00 pm Wildside for Jr High Sat 21st 9:00 am Bethel Workday for All Ages 10:30 am Bethel Workday Lunch Prep Wed 25th 3:30 pm SHF Service Project, Dinner for Sr High & Discussion at Redeemer 7:00 pm Wildside for Jr High Sun 29th 10:00 am Reformation Worship 11:30 am Reformation Redeemer TBD For the most up to date info, go to our Youth Website at: You can also call the Youth Phone Line at X115 October Birthdays 4th Andrew Barton 6th Chantal Stieber 8th Sherry Chocholaty 8th Alex Moulton 10th Mitch Quinby 10th Omar Salazar 6 12th Jeanna Rogerson 13th Kristen Bryson 13th Lindsay Bryson 13th Chris Morrish 13th Linnea Pierson 14th Steven Mauger 17th Cathy Loo 19th Kelly Burke 20th Chris Larsen 21st Cole Lutke 29th Rita Hoegel 30th Elaina Jones

7 Upcoming Events Winter Retreat February 22nd - 25th, 2007 Mission to Mexico April 14th - 18th, 2007 Common Ground Tour June 16th - 24th, 2007 See Tom for more info! Bethel's 2006/07 Youth Staff Sr. High Youth Assistants: Liz Christensen, Melanie Jones & Tori Nyberg Tom Hoegel Rita Hoegel Pastor Rick Sherrill Rita Hoegel Youth Director 9th - College Age Common Ground Director Jr High Ministry The House Band Leader Youth Ministry Leads: Bob Burkhart, Mark Evashenk & Molly Schrey CALL US ANYTIME AT Tom: Ext 113, Rita: Ext 107, Youth Assistants: Ext 114, Youth Room & Info Line: Ext 115 Fax: Tom s THBIGDOG@earthlink.net Tom s Cell Phone:

8 From Your Youth Assistants Hello Everyone! I have some exciting news about Wednesday Night Worship! This year we are trying to get everyone involved in the planning of Wednesday Night worship. Both the High School and Jr. High will be responsible for the activities occurring in a specific Wednesday sometime this year. We ll be planning and participating in skits, film making, prayer and other fun activities that allow us to worship the Lord. If anyone has any ideas about WNW or is very interested in planning certain aspects of it, contact Pastor Rick. Also, save your ideas because your time to plan may be approaching any minute. -Melanie 8

9 7th - 8th Grade Stuff Upcoming News! Fall Frenzy Mt. Hermon, Friday, Nov. 10th to Sunday, Nov. 12th. Join us for an activity-filled weekend featuring a great band and a speaker who will bring home the message of God s great love. In addition, you will have the opportunity to play games (including our annual football mud bowl), meet new friends and soar in the sky on the high ropes course. Cost is $

10 Fall is in the Air! Hey everybody! With the coming of fall, there is always the symbolism of the harvest and then the rest of winter. Coming this month is the partnership of Bethel and the ELCA (see page 11) as we work and pray to define the new ministry at the property formerly know as Redeemer Lutheran. One of the cool things about that place is that it s only a quarter mile from De Anza College. Now, the primary intent is to develop a Chinese ministry, but that also includes the college student population. I want you to start brainstorming and praying for how God will use YOU to realize this new ministry. We ll have plenty of time to figure this out together. In the mean time, come join us for our workday on Wednesday, October 25th at 3:30pm. Peace, Tom Hoegel Our is: thbigdog@earthlink.net Give me a call: The House is Bethel s ministry to the post Sr High / College age Community. To accomplish the mission of The House. Key components shall be Worship, Bible Study, Service and Fellowship. Come check it out! 10

11 TOM'S PAGE Time to Stretch! I hope by now you ve heard about the exciting ministry opportunity for Bethel in West Cupertino: The c o n g regation formerly know as Redeemer (thanks Prince) has dwindled in size to the point where they felt it was time to honor and cel - ebrate their ministry of the past 42 years and move on so new things can happen. I believe this to be a bold, coura - geous, and spirit-filled move. We definitely want to keep that commu - nity in prayer as they find new places to worship and belong. As Redeemer Workday Wednesday, October 3:30 pm with most things when they die, there is often a transition to new life: The ELCA has suggested a partner - ship with Bethel that would bring an Asian Pastor onto our staff, it would have us manage the old Redeemer sight, and allow us to vision what ministry might look like in the future. Kind of sounds nice, doesn t it? While this is venture has so many positive aspects, it will also require lots of work: The easy stuff will include painting, weeding, and other physical muscle stretching. I think the hard part is truly embracing another culture. And for all you High School students, I know embracing the Asian culture is a tough one. Many jokes are made about bad driving, raising GPA s to a point that messes with your college applica - tions, all work and no fun, language elitism, etc, etc, etc. If we are to Love Like Jesus, we must learn to lay down our arms, erase boundaries, and truly open our hearts to new relationships that God gives us. We will spend a good chunk of time over the next year exploring these issues and praying that God give all of us the peace and welcoming spirit to embrace the new face of Bethel. In the mean time, come help clean the property up on Wednesday, October 25th. We ll meet at 3:30pm, do a bunch of work and then eat dinner and talk a bit about this new partnership. What an exciting time for Bethel. We need our youth to lead the way in showing the rest of the congregation how to be accepting. It s gonna be cool! 11

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