Making Room in Worship
Pastor Dan Baumgartner
“Psst? I hear you are from Bethany Presbyterian in Seattle…is that the church where people raise their hands during worship…and did I hear right that people speak in tongues?”

Opportunities for Summer Fellowship / Jane Frissell
On June 14th, the monthly Soup and Bread is BBQ! Of course, we’ll have those fantastic hot cinnamon rolls, muffins, and juice between the services...

'Bye for Now / Pastor Dan Baumgartner
On Saturday, May 23rd the Bethany community and guests gathered to worship God and honor the life of our beloved sister in Christ Maxine Talbert.

Loved Well / Sharon Pahlka
You just know when you are well loved. Didn’t the Velveteen Rabbit know because all his fur had been loved off him? ...

Deacons Update / Linda Cutshall
Katie Lucero and her son, Eli, enjoyed meeting some of our 60+ ladies over lunch at Annie’s Café at Swansons Nursery. Katie is a new deacon who will be focusing her attention on these older friends...

Denominational Update / Pastor Dan Baumgartner
Last August (2008) I wrote at some length about the latest round of dispute within our denomination, the Presbyterian Church (USA), around the issue of sexual practice and the ordination of leaders...

Kingdom of Priests / a poem by Jordan Uomoto
"You will be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" (Exodus 19:6)...

New Leaders for Bethany
The congregation will vote on a new group of individuals to serve as elders, deacons and nominating committee members at the congregational meeting on May 31.

Bethany Women's Bible Study / Marisa Gronholz
Eve, Sarah, Hagar, Miriam...These are just a few of the women you will meet this summer if you participate in the second session of the Bethany Women's Bible Study on "Women of the Old Testament." There is still time to sign up for our summer session (May 5-Sept 1) which will meet on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month. You can be part of either the morning study (9:30-11:00 am) or the evening study (7:00-8:30 pm). Both groups meet in the Parlor. Childcare is available for the morning session only.

Contact Marisa Gronholz (marisa@spu.edu) or Lynn Beaumont (newhatdsl@msn.com) for more information. If you are unable to join us for the summer, we will be starting our new session on October 5. We will be studying 1 & 2 Corinthians, specificially focusing on what it means to live together in community. It should be a great study.

Children's Ministries

Summer Sunday Mornings for Children
From June 21 through September 6, we ask parents who do not normally teach in the Children's Ministries program to take a turn with the kids. Parents with older elementary age children are encouraged to serve in a pre-school class together as a family, since pre-schoolers love older kids and it’s great for these older kids to use their God given gifts with young children!

If you are not a parent of a child (ie., an empty nester, or grandparent, or parent of a teen, or not a parent) and would like to assist a time or two or three with our fabulous Bethany children, we’d LOVE that! Please contact Dianne and give her some possible dates and your first choice of age group.

Job Opening: Director for Special Needs
This new position which will begin on July 1, 2009. This Director will recruit and train “buddy coordinators” and then work alongside those coordinators to recruit, train, support and appreciate our “buddies” who work 1-2 times a month with a child with special needs. The person will also provide pastoral support to these families, and will help educate our congregation on how to include these families and children. He/she will work from home, 6 hours a week. For application and job description please contact Dianne Ross (dianner@bethanypc.org).

Families in Service Kicks off in June
The whole Bethany family (infants to seniors!) is invited to learn more about the 20+ ways all of us can be involved in outreach this summer through the Families in Service Ministries. On Sunday, June 7, you are invited to the “Families in Service KICK OFF” in the Fellowship Hall after both morning services.

Bethany Children to Serve the children of Christ Gift Academy in Kenya
Donate gently used or new books to the children at Christ Gift Academy in Kenya. This project was Maxine Talbert’s dream and idea, and we are delighted to carry it out in her honor. Learn more about what kind of books to bring, at the “CGA book drive” table at the FIS kickoff on June 7, and start bringing books on June 14!

On the Calendar
see interactive calendar for complete listing

Wednesday Night Dinner
Wednesdays in June, 5:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall

Healing Prayer
Sun, June 7 & 21, after the 5 pm service in the Sanctuary.

Bethany Women's Summer Bible Study
Tuesdays, June 2, 16 & 30 in the Parlor

Families in Service Kick-Off Event
Sun, June 7 after both morning services in the Fellowship Hall

Baabs share on New Zealand
Sun, June 7, 12:00 pm in the Parlor

All Church BBQ
Sun, June 14, 12:15 pm in the Fellowship Hall
(Muffins & pastries will be served after the 9 am service)

Session Notes
On Tuesday, May 12, 2009 the Elders gathered in the Parlor for the monthly Session meeting. The meeting began in prayer and Chuck McFarland provided a short devotional. The group talked about Maxine Talbert’s passing and spent some time praying for Gary and Emily.

Pastor Dan led a conversation on worship, the presence of the Holy Spirit, manifestation of gifts and the mystery of God. Bethany has a charismatic tradition with it’s origins in the 60’s and 70’s that continues today. We reviewed some of what scripture has to say about the Holy Spirit in worship and shared in small groups and as a body our experiences with charismatic gifts.

Time was spent praying, sharing stories and saying goodbye to the departing elders.

News & Notes

Births

• Magnolia Jane Harding May 23

Baptisms

• Katherine Grace Mackie May 31
• Charles Luke Montagner May 31