Newssheet October 5th 2025
Sunday Services
Morning 5th October 2025 | 10.30 am | The Lampstand Letters | First things First
Jon continues this series looking at Revelation 2:1-7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpyC7etwDd4
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.
Family News
Steve Parker's funeral will be on Friday the 17th October. The Committal will begin at 3:30pm in Wenallt Chapel, (Thornhill Cemetery), with a Thanksgiving service following at 4:30pm here at Bethel. The family have expressed that the welcome is open to everyone for both services, and there is no obligation to wear black - please dress however you feel most comfortable. After the Bethel service, all are warmly invited to gather with the family at Manor Park Hotel in Thornhill as we continue to remember Steve together and support one another. Let's continue to offer the family our prayers and comfort through this difficult time.
Crafty Chatters
Crafty Chatters meets on the first Friday of every month from 6pm - 9pm in room 5 in the church hall. All are welcome to come for as long or short a time as you can and if you are dropping children / youth to any of the clubs why not drop in for a tea or coffee and a chat whilst you wait.
Coffee Mornings and Midweek Service
The coffee mornings take place on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 11am in the Church Lounge. A lovely time to meet together to chat and share in fellowship. The midweek services have also now resumed (after a break) and take place on the 4th Tuesday of the month in the Church. The next coffee morning will be on the 14th October.
AGM and Members Meeting
At this Meeting on the 24th September we are thrilled to be able to share that Alison Mack was elected as a deacon, and Rosie Roberts was reelected as church secretary.
Dates for your Diaries
Some opportunities for us to get together to have fun and fellowship together
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Saturday October 18th - Bethel Barn Dance - Hall
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Saturday December 6th - Wreath Making Afternoon
Schools "Pinocchio" Show
This will be taking place in the last week of November and first week of December. If you can help in any way (constructing, painting the set, costume design etc) before the show times or stewarding in the 2 weeks that the show is taking place, please let Tim or Lorraine know. Many thanks
Giving
As a Baptist church, Bethel is entirely self-funded by the giving of its members and those who attend regularly. If you’d like to support our ministry and mission in an ongoing way – we can do so either by placing donations in the offering box on the Bible shelves near the sound desk, pay by contactless giving on the phone there, or by bank transfers.
Please see the following information about the way the church is funded. Many thanks. There are also QR codes in various places in the Church Lounge and Church hall for you to scan to support the ministry and mission of the church if you so wish.
https://www.bethelcardiff.org.uk/Groups/364871
Easy Fundraising
Easy Fundraising is a simple way to support Bethel without it costing you anything. It’s a way of raising money for the church when you shop online, either using your computer or a smartphone. You can find more information at
www.easyfundraising.org.uk. You’ll need to sign up (it’s free) and then either install an app for your phone or there’s a plugin for your web browser. The website guides you through the simple steps to do this. It will also ask you to ‘Find a cause’, so if you look for Bethel Baptist we’re the only one on there at the moment. .
Church Members' Meetings
Please put the following Church members' meeting date into your diary
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Thursday 20th November PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE
Connection Groups Meetings
The dates for the remaining Connection groups meetings this year are as follows. If you are a member of any of the groups, please put the dates into your diary. All at 7.30 pm in the church lounge (or 7pm for prayer beforehand)
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
Bethel Tots on a Wednesday afternoon from 1-2.30 pm for 0-5 year olds.
Bethel Kids on a Friday night between 6pm and 7:15pm in the Church Hall, this is still for school years 4 - 7. Please encourage the young people to share with friends
Bethel Youth on a Friday night between 7pm and 9pm for School Years 7 - 13 (also in the Church Hall)
You will notice a slight overlap in time and ages, this is so the kids and youth are familiar with one another and it makes transition between the groups easier in the long run.
Places You Can Find Us
"Heal Our Land" Prayer Group
There is another opportunity to pray with a small group of people from various churches from around Cardiff. It is called 'Heal Our Land' and we meet on a WhatsApp call, so no videos involved, thank goodness at 7am every Tuesday at 7am until 7.30am.
We pray for so many different things, often we focus on our Nation, as well as International matters, but also on personal situations that we bring before each other, and more importantly, God. It is a lovely group of regulars, as well as some who attend when they can.
It is always a special time and if anyone is interested in trying it, or learning more, please ask Lynda Williams who would love to invite you to see if its for you?
Cambrensis and Jubal's Lyre Concert
Cambrensis are joining on Saturday 18th October at St Mary's of the Angels in Canton at 7pm with the immensely talented music ensemble, Jubal’s Lyre, under the direction of Kelvin Thomas and David Lewis. We’re bringing you an evening of classical music for all to enjoy- Rutter, Handel, Ola Gjeilo and more plus some beautiful worship songs along with some lively gospel numbers.
Tickets £5 on the door and a retiring collection to support church repairs.Tea and coffee afterwards to enjoy.
Christmas with Cambrensis
Cambrensis choir and our amazing orchestra invite you to an evening of a variety of super music plus some great carols to sing together and all under the baton of our 3 MDs - Kelvin Thomas, Graeme Hunter and Jonathan Davis. This year we are delighted to have with us as our Guest Artist Dai Woolridge of Spoken Truth. Dai is a spoken word poet, storyteller and author and we know will bring fresh and creative words to add to the enjoyment of the evening.
Tickets are £20 and available from Eventbrite via this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christmas-with-cambrensis-choir-and-orchestra-tickets-1567156440099?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
or by using the QR code on the poster. There will be no extra charge as the price incorportates Eventbrite's booking fee. We will be supporting the Tom Barrow Brugada Trust through our retiring bucket collection. https://www.tombarrowbrugadatrust.org/
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.
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)