Events and Announcements
175 Year Jubilee
Join us this Year of Jubilee as we honor the past, celebrate the present and embrace the future.
Music at Bethlehem will include several organ recitals,
a singalong, two commissioned anthems, a talk on Shaker history and music, the Ceciliana Trio concert (soprano, flute and organ) as well as our Saturday and Sunday worship services. Click here to download the
schedule of events.
April 26 – Confirmation Rehearsal and Pictures – 10:00 am.
April 27 – Confirmation Sunday. 14 young people will be confirmed into membership of Bethlehem UCC at our 10:00 Worship Service.
May 2, 3 – Adult Study Retreat. As part of our 175th Anniversary Celebration the Rev. Dr. David Greenhaw, president of Eden Theological Seminary will be with us to lead us in an adult study on the topic of the future of mainline protestant churches. Dr. Greenhaw spent his recent Sabbatical researching this topic for his upcoming book. The event will take place Friday evening, May 2 from 7- 9 pm. And Saturday, May 3 from 9 am – 3 pm. The evening will begin with dessert and the Saturday session will include lunch. Please call the church office to make reservations. 734-665-6149.
May 3 Music Recital – Ceciliana Trio – featuring Soprano, Flute, and Organ. The recital begins at 7:30 pm.
May 3 – 4. Dr. David Greenhaw will be our speaker at our 5:00 worship on Saturday, May 3, and at both services on May 4. Come and hear this outstanding preacher. His sermon title is “Held in Prayer.”
May 6 – Mother’s Day Craft Project
This event has been cancelled.
May 10 – Mulch Day
Come help the Trustees spread mulch around the garden beds. Starts at 9 am.
May 11 – Mother’s Day and Pentecost
The church will be decorated with geraniums given in honor and memory of our mothers. Because it is also Pentecost everyone is encouraged to wear something red. Also because it is Pentecost we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper at both Sunday worship services.
May 12 – Geranium Planting Day
All those geraniums that decorated the church on Mother’s Day will be planted in the gardens that were mulched on Saturday. Come help plant geraniums at 6 pm. (Note the new time for this event.)
May 16-17 Michigan Conference Annual Meeting
This year the meeting is being held in Kalamazoo at First Congregational Church and the Radisson Plaza Hotel. By-law changes will be voted upon for the restructuring of the Conference.
May 18 – Special Worship Sunday
Rotation Highlights featuring the last Sunday School Rotation will be part of the 10:00 Service.
Also UCC churches are being encouraged to preach on race relations this Sunday. Pastor Smith will make that the theme for his sermon.
May 18 – Cake Auction
This Annual event is the big fund raiser for the June Mission Trip. This year’s trip is to Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, MS. Come and buy a cake to support this important ministry.
May 19 – Conversations with the Pastors
An opportunity to talk about who we are as the UCC and learn/remember about our history and how we operate as a denomination. Since the UCC has been in the news recently, especially Trinity UCC and its former pastor, the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright, the pastors wanted to offer a forum to help us understand who we are as the United Church of Christ. More information is in the Visitor.
May 25 – Prayers for Healing
This brief service is held in the chapel at 11:30 am the 4th Sunday of each month. You are invited to come if you are in need of healing or if you want prayers for someone you know.
May 26 – Office closed for Memorial Day.
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