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Volume 15, Issue 9
BETHANY CHURCH ON THE HILL
May 2015
From the Pastor…
Celebration Service This
Sunday
“Glorify the LORD with me; let us
exalt His name together.”
(Psalm 34:3)
This Sunday, May 3, we will
worship together in one worship
service. It will be at 10:30 am. If
you usually worship at the 9:00
am service, please take note. Plan
to come a little later and worship
at 10:30.
ACTION Serve Day
“In the same way, let your light
shine before others, that they may
see your good deeds and glorify
your Father in heaven.”
(Matthew 5:16)
Christians in Ventura County will
do just that on ACTION Serve
Day, Saturday June 6. ACTION is
an acronym that stands for Area
Christians Taking Initiative On
Needs. Our project is going to be
stocking shelves for Manna, our
area food shelf. We need up to
20 volunteers to help with that.
Volunteers must sign up in
advance. You can do that by
calling the church office
(805-495-7029) or Kathryn Meledy
(805-373-1726), chair of our Local
Outreach Team. Often the
ACTION projects put volunteers
directly in contact with people in
the community. We would love
to have those interactions
become evangelistic
opportunities. To facilitate that,
we will offer evangelism training
events in the near future.
Welcome Beau
Beau Foster will be our interim
Jr. High Director through this
summer. Beau is a student at
Moody Bible Institute. He is
from Bethany and has served on
our student ministry staff before.
It will be great to have Beau
back with us on staff for the
summer.
Thank You Nick
“Then he said to them all:
‘Whoever wants to be my
disciple must deny themselves
and take up their cross daily and
follow me.’” (Luke 9:23)
Nick Zavala told me that’s his
favorite verse. And he has been
living it out by serving faithfully
as our Junior High Director for
the last two and a half years. He
has done so with enthusiasm,
team spirit, a great sense of
humor, a love for students, and
a commitment to the Lord and
His Word. He has been a joy to
have on staff. Nick will be
leaving his position on May 6.
This summer he will be working
as the Summer Staff Resident
Director at Hume Lake Christian
Camp. Then in the fall he will
attend Vanguard University.
Nick, thanks for serving the Lord
and the people of Bethany. I
appreciate you and wish you
God’s best in all you do.
Congratulations BCS
Bethany Christian School is
celebrating its 40th anniversary
with an Anniversary Gala and
Auction on May 9 at Ventura
Farms. See page 2 for ticket
information. Congratulations
BCS!
Ghana Mission Trip
In July I will be going back to
Ghana, West Africa, to teach at
the ONIM Ministerial and
Leadership College. If you want
to be part of support team
(prayer, financial, or both) please
contact me and I’ll put you on
the list. I want to thank the
Missions Team who has
extended a Ghana Matching Gift
Challenge (see page 3).
—Pastor Dan Borg
Family Happenings
“The Tea in Me”
Ladies’ Tea
Saturday, May 2
10am - 12pm
at Bethany Church
$10
Special Guest Speaker:
Diana Anderson
All ladies are welcome!
Call Patricia Sinclair
Staff Position
We are looking for a part-time
Children’s Ministry Director
at Bethany.
(805-518-1335)
or Melanie Light
(805-796-6675)
Thursday, May 7 @ 7pm
T. O. Civic Arts Plaza Lawn
If you are interested in this position
or would like to find out more,
contact Pastor Dan (805-495-7029).
Sunday, May 3
10:30 am
in the Auditorium
Our church comes together for one
worship service. This special service
began with Easter and continues on
the first Sundays in May and June.
Saturday, May 9
4-9pm @ Ventura Farms
for the 2015-2016 School Year
Tickets are on sale Sundays on the
Preschool Director
patio, weekdays in the school office,
Library Coordinator
or contact Deeann De La Rosa.
$55 adults / $45 children
For more information or for an
Cash, check or credit cards accepted. application, contact Tara Morrow at
Proceeds go to the library renovation. [email protected]
or call the BCS office at 805-497-7072.
Our Awana year-end is approaching fast! May 6th is our last club night. It has
been a very good year. Our Awards Night will be on WED May 13, at 6pm.
Come help us celebrate the awards our kids have earned. There will be an ice
cream social afterwards. Looking forward to seeing all of you there.
We are planning a
Baptism Service
Sunday, May 17
Awana Camp is Aug 17-21st in Malibu this year!! Applications are available
now, open to all kids 5th grade and older. Please contact me if you are interested.
It has been my extreme pleasure to serve as your Awana commander this year.
I’m looking forward to next year!
In His service, Debbie Cutler,
Awana Commander
Contact Pastor Dan or Terrence if
you would like to be baptized or
would like more info on baptism.
Wednesday Night is
Youth Night!
Middle School and High School meet together on
Wednesdays starting at 6:30pm for worship and then split for
their own teaching & small group times. Invite your friends!
FRIDAY MAY 29
7PM
HOSTED BY
BETHANY
CHURCH
ON THE HILL
DOORS OPEN
AT 6:30
$10 AT THE DOOR
CHILDREN 10 &
UNDER FREE
FOOD & DRINK
AVAILABLE FOR
PURCHASE
ALL AGES
WELCOME
The 1st quarter financial results were presented to the
congregation a few weeks ago. As discussed we got off
to a slow start in January and February, however, March
Income Offering was strong, enabling us to exceed
budget for the quarter. For the quarter, budgeted
Income Offering was $110,248, as compared to actual
income offering of $114,616 (a positive variance of
$4,368). For the quarter total expenses were in line with
budgeted expenses. As of the time of this writing,
Income Offering for the month of April will likely be off
slightly from plan. The Finance Committee and the
Leadership Council appreciate your giving and support
of the church and its ministries.
Giving to the Lord is to be a planned part of our lives,
not something that happens haphazardly. In
1 Corinthians 16:1,2 Paul said giving should be regular
and suggests that each of us set aside money on a
weekly basis. Additionally, Paul says that the amount
should be in keeping with their income. The more we
earn the more we should give to the Lord. Each of our
financial gifts may not be equal but it
--John Tolle
should represent equal sacrifice.
Ghana Matching
Gift Challenge
Pastor Dan is going July 18-25 on a
training outreach to seminary students at ONIM Ministerial
and Leadership College in Accra, Ghana. Bethany’s Global
Outreach (Missions) Team has established a $500 fund and
would like to challenge our members in a dollar for dollar
matching support pledge for Dan’s expenses and
contributions to the students. Please consider joining the
Missions Team in this support effort. If you are unable to
provide financial support, please join us in praying for the
success of this outreach. Make contributions payable to
Bethany with a
notation of “Ghana”
on the memo line.
In advance, thank
you partnering with
Dan and the
Missions Team in
reaching the
“uttermost parts of
the world.”
Ongoing weekly events:
7:00 pm 1st & 3rd Sundays
9:00 am Mondays
6:30 pm Mondays
7:00 pm Mondays
6:30 pm Wednesdays
5:30 pm Thursdays
7:00 pm Thursdays
VOX (Young Adults), Youth House
Praying Mama’s Coffee Hour, Room 201
Boys Scout Troop 787, Community Room
Women’s Bible Study, Room 201
Children / Youth Night
Worship Rehearsal, Auditorium
Choir Rehearsal, Community Room
Meetings & events:
Saturday, May 2
Sunday, May 3
Wednesday, May 6
Thursday, May 7
Thursday, May 7
Saturday, May 9
Tuesday, May 12
Wednesday, May 13
Monday, May 18
Tuesday, May 19
Tuesday, May 26
Friday, May 29
Ladies’ Tea, 10:00 am in the Community Room
Combined Worship Service, 10:30 am in the Auditorium
Jr. High Epic Night, 6:30 pm in the Youth House
National Day of Prayer, 7:00 pm at the Civic Arts Plaza Lawn
Finance Team Meeting, 6:30 pm in Room 201
BCS Gala & Silent Auction, 4:00 pm at Ventura Farms
Leadership Council Meeting, 6:30 pm in Room 201
Awana Awards & Ice Cream Social, 6:30 pm in the Auditorium
BCS Board Meeting, 6:30 pm in the Library
BCS Spring Musical, 7:00 pm in the Auditorium
Leadership Council Meeting, 6:30 pm in Room 201
For All Seasons Concert, 7:00 pm in the Auditorium
Bethany Church on the Hill
200 West Bethany Court
Thousand Oaks CA 91360
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