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Living Last Supper – Streaming Online

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Clio Bethany United Methodist Church
Living Last Supper 2021

Holy Thursday – April 1, 2021 @ 7pm on Facebook

The Last Supper, as depicted in a painting by Leonardo Da Vinci centuries ago, is brought to life in Ruth Elaine Schram’s work, “The Living Last Supper”. The music and words of the disciples capture the emotion surrounding the drama of unfolding events of that Easter long ago. One by one, the disciples speak, expressing their innermost thoughts that also portray their incredulous astonishment at Jesus’ claim that one of them would betray him that fateful night.

Welcome – Pastor Cathi Huvaere

Introduction – Karen Nichols

Jesus portrayed by John Neelands

DISCIPLES

Paul Staley as Simon Peter
Bill Peters as Matthew
Scot Sutton as Simon, the Zealot
Larry Heller as Nathanael
Jerry Mowl as James, the son of Zebedee
Ben Wildfong as Andrew
Don Cain as James the Lesser
Otis Stout as Thaddaeus
Duane Fuller as Philip
Al Miller as John the Beloved
Seth Fisher as Thomas
Ron Lemmon as Judas Iscariot

All Music performed by
Bethany UMC Chancel Choir
under the direction of
Rachel Deshone

Director – Karen Nichols

Video Recording and Editing – Elizabeth Whiting

To Connect with Bethany UMC
Visit www.ClioBethany.org

We hope to see you
Friday 4/2/2021 @ 7pm ONLINE

Sunday 4/4/2021 @ 10:30am
In person OR Online

The Soul Felt Its Worth – Daily Advent Study 2020

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Devotional + Music = Awesome

25 Days. 25 Songs. An audiobook production like nothing you’ve experienced before. Enjoy a unique devotional format with The Soul Felt Its Worth on audiobook. Featuring original musical arrangements from Reawaken Hymns for each day’s devotional, the audiobook will be a worshipful and impactful experience as we walk through the history, Scripture, and devotional application of your favorite Christmas hymns.

There will be a weekly Zoom chat group on Wednesdays at 5pm to discuss the carols and the devotions and just check in with each other.

Feel free to drop in and chat about these popular carols, even if you don’t buy and read the daily devotionals.

Miss a day or a week? No big deal. You can catch up anyway!

Elizabeth Whiting is hosting the Zoom chat group and it will be very casual and informal. A time of catching up with one another and sharing our thoughts about these popular carols.

Email info@cliobethany.org for the ZOOM chat group link. Or message Elizabeth through Facebook or phone.

You can purchase the audio book or the print book here: https://www.reawakenhymns.com/read-the-soul-felt-its-worth

If you’d like to just listen to the carols each day, here’s the list of carols we’ll be listening to as part of this devotion.

11/29 – Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

11/30 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

12/1 Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

12/2 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

12/3 While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

12/4 O Little Town of Bethlehem

12/5 Once In Royal David’s City

12/6 Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming

12/7 I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

12/8 God Rest You Merry Gentlemen

12/9 We Three Kings

12/11 The First Noel

12/11 Angels We Have Heard on High

12/12 O Come All Ye Faithful

12/13 The Hymn of Joy

12/14 The Messiah Hallelujah Chorus

12/15 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

12/16 Go Tell it on the Mountain

12/17 Glory Be to God on High

12/18 Away In a Manger

12/19 Good Christian Men Rejoice

12/20 O Holy Night

12/21 Silent Night

12/22 Joy to the World

Our ZOOM Group will meet at 5pm on 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 and 12/23 for discussion. ZOOM near your Christmas tree, in your jammies with a mug of hot cocoa if you want. This is casual and comfortable.

You can listen to the hymns (most of them are the same versions we’ll hear in the study, a few are different artists) on this embedded playlist.

We are the Inside Out Church!

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At the request of the Bishop of the Michigan Area Conference of United Methodists and local health officials, we are returning to Online Only worship for the remainder of 2020 as of 11/29/2020. Worship will be fully virtual. You can watch online on our public Facebook Page. If you would like to dial in over the telephone, please send a message and we will get you dial in numbers. If you’d like to receive a DVD in the mail of worship, please reach out to our church office.

We are going to plan some weekly activities to show the community that even when we cannot gather safely inside of our building, we are STILL the church. Jesus Christ STILL brings HOPE.

On Sundays during Advent, we will gather in the church parking lot at 3pm and walk down towards the end of our entry way on Vienna Rd and sing carols together. Please come and join us in this Inside Out Church experience.

Visit our grounds on December 20th from 6pm to 8pm for our Lights of Hope Drive Thru time. The decorations and church will be lit and showing our community that we are STILL the church and Christ brings HOPE. We’ll be passing out candy canes as you exit the parking lot. Invite your friends and neighbors!

2018 Monday Night Gospel Concerts

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The Monday Gospel Concerts begin tonight at 7pm here at Clio Bethany UMC with The Thurstons starting us off this wonderful time of year.

The Concert Schedule is as follows:

  • July 9th – Four One Quartet
  • July 16th – Royalheirs
  • July 23rd – Justified
  • July 30th – The Sheldons
  • August 6th – The Calvarymen
  • August 13th – The Sound
  • August 20th – The Vaughns
  • August 27th – The Forresters

Here is a flyer for the Monday Night Gospel Concerts: Monday Night Gospel Concert Schedule

 

Wednesday Night is. . . Music Night!

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Come early and enjoy the Wednesday Night Live fun.  Classes at 5pm and dinner at 6pm. Then, after dinner, so many musical opportunities! Wednesday night is now rehearsal night!

  • Bethany Band – 6:30pm
  • Choir – 7:15pm
  • Bethany Bells – 7:45pm

The Bethany Band is led by Ross Doolittle.  Bring an instrument and come sit in on band rehearsal. The band plays at various worship service.  Some musical experience is needed and you’ll need to provide an instrument, but if you just feel a little rusty, come on out and give it a shot.

Then, at 7:15pm, Rachel Deshone gathers the choir members. Rachel is seeking more voices for the choir and would love an opportunity to hear you sing and to work with people of any and all skill levels with a desire to sing in worship and praise.

At 7:45pm, Bill Schipper leads the Hand Bell Choir.  The hand bell choir has room for new members.  Bill is able to train up new ringers of any skill level.  This is a great way to get involved in music if you don’t have an instrument and aren’t sure about your voice.  Bill can and will make a bell ringer out of you!  The Hand Bell Choir participates in several community rings as well as playing in worship periodically.

 

Rewatch previous video worship with one of the following links:

Visit our Facebook Page Videos Tab to view all of our recent videos

The Book of James – Be Careful What you Ask For: 4 Part Series in Sept/Oct 2021

September 2021 – We had a few messages in between series

Sermon Stumpers – Questions from the congregation in Summer 2021

Lay Speakers We had 3 messages in the summer 2021 from our lay speakers Marc Middleton & Tom Hendricks

Courageous Conversations – a 4 Part Sermon Series in April/May 2021

Special Sundays (including Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Annual Conference Sunday, Independence Day, Labor Day)

View all past online worship experience choices

Youth Social Media Links

Missions

Mission Projects – 2021

Everyone can participate!

  • Ongoing – LOVE Pantry – Accepting cash donations and non-perishable food donations
    • Fill a grocery bag from the gathering area labelled with a current need
  • Knitting with Jesus – Meets on Thursdays @ 1pm
  • Aluminum & Steel Tabs and Bottle Caps – Den & Karen Nichols collect these in support of Ronald McDonald House, University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The monies earned from this collection go to providing a place for families to stay at Ronald McDonald house while their children are being treated there.
  • Ongoing – Collect items for Operation Christmas Child.  Toys, hygiene products, crayons, hats, gloves, etc. must be able to fit in shoe box, no liquids, and no weapon or war like toys. Bring them to church office or youth ministry!

If you have a need or can fulfill a need in our community, please connect with our church office.

Regular Worship Activities

Bethany United Methodist Church - Clio, MI

We are worshipping in person and online.  Please stay in touch with us here on our website and on our Facebook page.

Watch and See!

Sunday:

9am – Sunday School – In Person available or Join Online

10:30am – In Person or Online Worship on Facebook

Learn about Activities for Youth & Children

1st Sunday  – Communion – The UMC has an open table.

1st Thursday of every month – Grief Support Group at 7pm.

Praise God through Bible study, music, and fellowship. Bible study groups for youth and adults available.

Prayer Requests

Are you in need of prayer? Do you want a member of our congregation or pastoral team to contact you, a family member or a friend? Please feel free to reach out to us with your prayer requests, or to share your joys or the ways that God is working in your life.

Prayer Request Form





Prayer Requests
Join Bethany United Methodist Church in Clio, Michigan on the mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

Keep in Touch!

Bethany United Methodist Church
353 Vienna Street
P.O. Box 327
Clio, Michigan 48420
Phone: 810-686-5151
Email Us!

Current Office Hours (June 2021):

Mon – Thurs 9am – 4pm Closed Fridays

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Meet Pastor Cathi

Pastor Cathi HuvaereWould you like to visit with Pastor Cathi? We could meet in your home or in a nearby restaurant during the day or early evening. If you would welcome a visit, please let me know. Just call the church office to set up a time. I look forward to getting to know you!