Newssheet-Christmas and New Year 2023/2024
There will now be one newssheet over the festive period. The next newssheet will come out on the 14th January.
Sunday Services
Morning 24th December 2023 | 10.30 am | What to Expect When You're Expecting (part 3!)
Join us on the morning of Christmas Eve to worship together and gather around God's Word!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHa0q4JxzRM
Afternoon 24th December | 4 pm | Carols by Streetlight
Come and join us as we sing carols together out in the lane and celebrate the gift of the baby king.
Morning 25th December 2023 | 10.30 am| Christmas Morning Celebration
Join us to celebrate as a family together the greatest gift this world has ever been graced with!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfIV0-h5GWE
Morning 31st December 2023 | 10.30 am | Guest Speaker Andy Gibbs
Join us for worship and word with our very own Andy Gibbs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6_ii-HiC3o
Morning 7th January 2023|10.30 am | Guest Speaker Chris Collins
Join us for worship and word with our guest speaker: Rev. Chris Collins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VAS_rcjlzU
Evening 7th January 2023 | Complin | The True Light | 6 pm |
Join us for the last of our Complin services
Prayer Times
There are a couple of opportunities each week to join with others for a time of prayer. Monday Evening at 7pm and / or Saturday morning at 10am both in the lounge. It would be great if you could join us. Thewre will be no prayer meetings on December 25th or January 1st
Crafty Chatters
Do you enjoy craft? A few of us will be getting together to craft, have a chat and catch up over a cup of tea or coffee. We meet on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month from 7.30pm - 9pm. If you are interested in coming along or want to know more, have a chat with Sue Rock or Ruth Evans. The next session will be on the 5th January.
Festive Period Dates
Carols by Streetlight - December 24th, 4pm (in the church lane)
Christmas Day Service-December 25th 10.30 am
Complin Journey (The True Light) - 6pm, January 7th
Follow the link to see our Christmas dates video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWWEYJDa8XA
RESET
This will be taking place on the 4th and 5 th January for all high school youth. A fun time to chill, play games and consoles. listen to music, battle in the Nerf arena and catch up with friends before school starts again.
Coffee Mornings and Service
The coffee mornings take place on the
2nd Tuesday of each month. We also have a monthly daytime service with traditional hymns and a short reflection at
11 am on the fourth Tuesday of every month.
Office Closure
The office will be closed from the afternoon of 22nd December until Monday January 9th. Jon and Tim will also be taking leave during some of this time. Please pray for a time of renewal and refreshment for all staff members.
Staying well during flu season
As we're now in the season of coughs, colds and flu we're ever more grateful that our services are streamed on YouTube. If you do have symptoms we'd encourage you to join us from the comfort of your own sofa, to help everyone stay well for Christmas and the New Year.
If you're due to be covering a rota in church please let us know you'll be staying warm at home and if possible arrange to swap with someone else, but don't worry we'll find a way of covering what needs to be done. Thank you.
Giving
Please see the following information about the way the church is funded. Many thanks.
https://www.bethelcardiff.org.uk/Groups/364871
Sunday Groups
Bethel Tots – Creche – for Babies to Reception age
Crèche is available in the Church Lounge during the morning service, Parents are advised to stay with their children. A live stream of the service is available.
Bethel Kids – Sunday – School years 1 – 4
Meeting in the Church Hall during the morning service. Come along for fun, Bible stories and games.
Bethel Teens – Sunday – School Years 5 – 9
Meeting in the Church Hall during the morning service. We have a great time, playing some games and looking in the Bible for lessons it can give us, for how we live today,
To be part of any of the groups above you will need to complete the registration form online here, so that we have relevant safety and contact information for your child:
https://forms.gle/X6xkqngiRhhzMLCy9
Weekly Groups
These groups are now taking a well earned break over the festive period and will be resuming in the week commencing 8th January
Places You Can Find Us
Facebook: https://bit.ly/Bethel-Facebook
Instagram: https://bit.ly/Bethel-Instagram
Podcast: https://bit.ly/Bethel-Podcast
News to Celebrate
If you, or someone you know, are celebrating a very special birthday or anniversary then please do let us know so we can celebrate as a church family.
Accident Reporting
Just a little reminder that if an accident occurs on the premises at any time, an accident form needs to be fillled in and passed to Lorraine in the office for our records. Many thanks.
Services
On Sundays we will be having an in-person service at church and also live streaming messages via YouTube live at 10:30am. You will be able to view these without a YouTube account, and they will also be available on Smart TVs/Fire stick etc. for those without tablets/laptops. The livestream links are available on the website. If anyone is struggling to access the livestreams, please let us know.
Problem accessing online content?
If you have had a problem accessing the online blogs, sermons or newssheet, please let Lorraine in the office know as she can arrange to send these out in the post (including CD versions of the services)
"Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call His name Immanuel"