League/Family Fun

Bethel's Youth/Family Activities and Leagues

Bethel provides youth ministry events and Christian Education for all age groups divided into "LEAGUES."

  • Mini League:  Grades K-2
  • Little League:  Grades 3-5
  • Junior League:  Grades 6-8
  • Senior League:  Grades 9-12

Index:

 It all begins on

Rally Day

September 12!

Come join the celebration at Highlands!

Note:  Sunday  School at Bethel Downtown will begin

September 19 so you can be a part of the Rally Day celebration at Highlands!

EVENT DATE: September 12, 2010

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Check out our Photo Galleries!

Want to see photos of you and your friends at recent Bethel League events? Check out the Bethel  Youth Photo Gallery and Family Events and Staff Gallery!  See photos of the Senior League's Montana Ski Trip, the Junior League's Michigan Trip, and more!  Go to "Resources" on the main menu, then scroll down to "Youth Photo Gallery," or click here to go directly there!


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FLEE Information (All Families, Singles, Couples, Everyone!)
Family Living Enrichment Event

Family time rules! Bethel tries to offer a wide range of activities for families to participate in together, but anyone can join in! Singles, seniors, and couples are more than welcome! Events include Timberwolves and Twins games, the Minnesota Zoo and IMAX, several apple orchards and mazes, Christian concerts, Veggie Tales, the Minneapolis Planetarium, YMCA Night, and more.  Bus transportation is usually provided, as well as ticket discounts whenever possible.

INFORMATION: 715-386-8821

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Mini League Information (Grades K-2)
Kindergarten through 2nd Grade

C’mon aboard for your first taste of activities outside of Sunday School and Vacation Bible School! We’ve played mini golf, had a Burger Bash, gone bumper bowling, visited Underwater Adventure, had a High Tea Party, and experienced a full Day at Camp. Sometimes our activities will be combined into a FLEE event that’s geared more toward this age group. Watch for some fun activities coming up soon!


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Little League Information (Grades 3-5)
3rd through 5th Grade

These youngsters are always up for fun! If you like Nickelodeon Universe, horseback riding, roller blading, indoor and outdoor water parks, bowling, softball, ice skating, and scavenger hunts, then you won’t want to miss our events!


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Little League (Grades 3-5)

Aamodt’s Apple Orchard

Monday, September 20th

 

Bethel bus departs from Downtown at 4:00 p.m. Bus returns at 7:00 p.m.

$10.00 includes:
*after school snack
*apple donut and cider at Aamodt’s
*pick your own apple
*Hay Bail Maze
*Petting Zoo
*Supper out (Kid meal) at a nearby fast food restaurant

 Sign up online or at either Welcome Center!

Chaperones – we need you!

 

INFORMATION: 715-386-8821
EVENT DATE: September 20, 2010

SIGN-UP CENTRAL


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Junior League Information (Grades 6-8)
6th through 8th Grade

“I’m outta here!” could sum up this group. They want adventure, They want to spread their wings and travel further, stay longer! We take this group skiing in Michigan, to the Junior High Youth Gathering at Telemark, Confirmation Camp at Luther Point, Wisconsin Dells and Noah’s Ark, Wild Mountain Water Park, tubing down the Apple River, the famous Moonlight Mystery Madness event, lock-in’s, and evening hay rides with corn mazes, and more!


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Junior League (Gr. 6-8)

Lock In!

 

Saturday, September 25

8:00 p.m. to midnight in the Fellowship Hall, Downtown Bethel 

*Devotions *Food *Fun *Friends *Games *Salvation!

No cost!!   

Guys please bring a jug of juice, Gatorade or Pop to share.
Girls please bring a packaged snack to share.   
 (Friends are welcome, but we need their name and phone number when you register)

***Please note: We plan ahead for the number registered.  You may register once the date has been announced.

Late registrations and walk-ins allowed only as space permits, and parental chaperone help will be requested as needed.


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Junior League (Gr. 6-8)

Whooooo’s saved this date:

Friday, October 8th

. . . for an evening of late-night excitement? 

Get ready for Moonlight Mystery Madness!!!

Watch for the yellow registration forms, coming this month. The first 150 will go – you must register and pay to make it official. NO sign-ups are available – but you can view whoooooo’s going in the Downtown youth room!

 

EVENT DATE: October 08, 2010

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Senior League Information (Grades 9-12)
9th through 12th Grade

There are no boundaries for this age! They do it all! Sandwiched between ski trips and service trips, you’ll find them at the Senior High Youth Gathering in Eau Claire, sleeping in boxes for the 30 hour Famine, and taking trips to: Valleyfair, Apostles Island, the Boundary Waters. They go Christmas shopping for needy families, roller-blading at the Metrodome, play frisbee golf at Willow River State Park, play broomball and softball. Each year in the fall, these teens make care packages for Bethel young people away at school or in the armed forces. The list goes on and on. Every Wednesday throughout the school year is Senior League night, when we get together for devotions and fun.


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Senior League September Schedule

(Grades 9-12)


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Fall Kick-Off
Wednesday, September 8th 
6:30-9:30 p.m.
 
Catch the bus Downtown and bring a friend!  No cost.
 
Progressive Fun Night (like Moonlight Mystery
Madness).  Make new friends and deepen old connections on this bus- filled evening of excitement.  Solve one mystery right away – say, “YES” to the mystery question,
“Are you coming?”
 

EVENT DATE: September 08, 2010

Wednesday, Sept. 15
7:30 p.m. Downtown
 
Get-to-know-you activity & Salvation!
 
EVENT DATE: September 15, 2010

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 Beginning Wednesday, September 22,
join the new study,
“Your Life is God’s Plan”
 
God made you as a part of The Plan.  You have different skills, talents, Spiritual Gifts  and experiences that God designed in you as part of the grand Plan.  Come and discover your uniqueness and your purpose.  Following God’s will and plan is the most exciting adventure possible.  Come, and may your adventure truly begin.
 

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Wednesday, September 22

7:30 p.m.  Build Your Own Ice Cream Sundae
8:00 p.m. Study

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Wednesday, September 29

7:30 p.m.  Capture the Flag

8:00 p.m.  Study


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Senior League: GODSTOCK

 Senior League (Grades 9-12)        Save the Date!

Godstock

 

Friday – Sunday, November 12-14 at the Plaza in Wassau, WI.

The Northeast Synod of Wisconsin will be combined all together into

ONE GODSTOCK!!

Be inspired, be led, be encouraged, be humbled, be blessed!!!

More details to come.

 


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Senior League – Coffee Hour is a great way to serve!
Anyone in senior high looking to start (or add to) a Bethel youth account to save for trips, concerts, and other events, can sign up to serve coffee at Bethel Downtown. Serving instructions can be found in the drawer behind the serving table.
 
INFORMATION: 715-386-8821, ex. 27

Email Juli


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Who to Contact?
Youth Staff Directory

Have a question about a youth event or activity and don't know who to contact? Click below to contact us or call the church office at 386-8821 and ask for....

Questions about Sunday School? Contact Lisa Ruettimann - ext. 26

Questions about Confirmation? Contact Pastor Van or Lisa Ruettimann - ext. 24 or 26

Questions about Youth and Family Events? Contact Juli Hilding - ext. 27

Click here to contact us!


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Youth Assistance Fund

ALL KIDS at Bethel have an equal chance to join our events. If for whatever reason you need financial help, please let us know! There is a Youth Assistance Fund for ANYONE that needs it! Just talk to Pastor Van, call him (386-8821 ext. 24), or email him at van@bethelhudson.org. It's confidential, and it's ready to use.

INFORMATION: 715-386-8821

Email Pastor Van


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 Calling All Young Adults!

 Have you wondered about God’s plan for you, and your life? Do you have questions on your spiritual gifts and talents?

Get some answers and ask some questions!

Made for a Purpose: How God Designed You!

Starting Monday, September 20th

8:30 – 10:00 p.m.  (Location TBD)

 


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Hudson High School Baccalaureate Ceremony
June, 2010

Baccalaureate is a farewell ceremony in which the community gathers to wish God’s blessings upon the graduating class.  All of Hudson is invited to join in celebrating the accomplishments of our graduates and send them off with enriched spirits. 

Click here to view photos of the 2010 Baccalaureate.


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Congratulations, 2010 Graduates!!

 

 

High School Seniors graduated in June and Bethel honors each of its graduates! Bethel honors them for their accomplishments, thanks them for their contributions to the life of the church, and wishes them luck and God’s blessings in the future.

 

Click here to view photos of 2010 Bethel graduates!


Activities & Events
Bethel Downtown
920 Third Street
Hudson, WI 54016
715-386-8821
(Adminstrative Office)
 
Bethel Highlands
504 Frontage Road
Hudson, WI 54016
715-381-8254

Directions    

          


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