AGM and Fellowship Dinner – Jan. 18

Please join us for our Annual General Meeting Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Bethesda 3:30-5:00 pm  Meeting 5:00-7:00 pm Fellowship Dinner   … [Read more...]

Spring Work Bees

It is time to shake off the long winter and prepare the grounds and gardens for guests.  We also need to wash and store the sugar bush buckets and lids for next year, and get the firewood ready for the sugar bush and fireplace. We have jobs for every age and skill set. The more the merrier!! If … [Read more...]

Maple Syrup Season 2014

The colder than normal weather has delayed the maple syrup season for 2014.  We will be postponing our tapping work bee to Saturday, March 8 from noon to 4 pm.  You are most welcome to participate by helping to hammer in spiles or hang buckets. Many hands make light work!  Hopefully the sap will … [Read more...]

Quarterly Fellowship Meetings

All are welcome to join us for our quarterly meetings of the Bethesda Fellowship and friends. We have changed the time this year to lunch instead of supper. We will begin the meetings with a shared lunch at 1pm and then then hold the business meeting which will include: worship, a meditation, and … [Read more...]

Maple Syrup for Sale

              Maple Syrup (traditional, wood-fired) O, taste and see that the LORD is good! ~ Psalm 34:8      2013 Price list   50 ml ~ fancy glass maple leaf $5 250 ml ~ plastic jug $8 ~ glass bottle $9 500 ml ~ plastic jug $12 ~ glass bottle $13 1 litre ~ plastic jug … [Read more...]

Bethesda Fellowship Gatherings 2013

Please consider joining us for our fellowship dinners held roughly quarterly on Sunday afternoons at Bethesda from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm. All are welcome whether or not you are an official member of the Fellowship. Enjoy a walk on the trails. Share delicious food and  warm fellowship. ANNUAL GENERAL … [Read more...]

See How He Loves Us

A recent visitor to Bethesda, (Pat Gauvreau), wrote the attached poem and kindly agreed to share it with the vistors to our web site (click on the link below).  The Autumn leaves have all fallen now and crunch underfoot as we walk the trails.  The wood shed is filled with dry wood, ready to bring … [Read more...]

The Pool of Bethesda

The Pool of Bethesda ~ written by M. Basilea Schlink  excerpt from THE HOLY LAND TODAY copyright 1975 Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary www.kanaan-canada.org used by permission The Historical Aspect The Pool of Bethesda is mentioned only in the Gospel of John, chapter five.  Later … [Read more...]

The Story of Rose Chapel

written by LORNA BRULE March 2012 When our family arrived at Bethesda in 2000, Rose Chapel didn’t exist.  This little building was a place for crafts and a potting shed.  At the door was a concrete slab entitled Joseph’s workshop 1994 And the dream to create a set apart place for prayer … [Read more...]

Be Still?

What does it mean to be still? ... ceasing our wordy prayers and listening to His still, small voice ... ceasing our strivings and leaning on Him with child-like trust ... ceasing our doing for Him and simply being with Him God's word speaks to us about being still: Be still and know … [Read more...]