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A publication of Bethel Lutheran Church A member church of the E.L.C.A.

Telephone (440) 843-6663

7171 Pearl Road, Middleburg Hts., OH 44130-4946

www.gobethel.org

Be heLight

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BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 7171 PEARL RD., MIDDLEBURG HTS., OH 44130

*RSS-Regular Sunday Schedule Worship @ 8:30AM & 11:00 AM Life Together @ 9:45AM

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

7:00PM Adult Bible Study 2

2 7:30PM Choir

3 10:00AM Al Anon 7:00-8:30PM GFF in FH

4 7:45 PM Northern Ohio Railway Museum/GP 8:30PM AA

5 8:00AM Men’s Bible

Study

6 *RSS HARVEST FESTIVAL 6:00-7:30PM Faith X

7 9:00-12N Library Work Day

8 INTERN

(Pastor & Vicar

Out of office)

9 RETREAT

(Pastor & Vicar

Out of office) 7:30PM Choir

10 10:00AM Al Anon (Pastor Out

of Office) 7:00-8:30PM GFF in FH

11 8:30PM AA

12 8:00AM Men’s Bible

Study

13 *RSS

14 9:00-12N Library Work Day

15 6:30PM MEEC Board of Trustees Mtg. 7:00PM Council Mtg.

16 MEEC School Pictures 7:30PM Choir

17 10:00AM Al Anon MEEC School Pictures 11-3:00PM GP in use 7:00-8:30PM GFF in FH

18 8:30PM AA

19 8:00AM Men’s Bible

Study

20 *RSS Stewardship Commitment Sunday 3-5:00PM Farewell to Bishop Eaton 6:00-7:30PM Faith X

21 9:00-12N Library Work Day

22 7:00PM Adult Bible Study 3

23 7:30PM Choir

24 10:00AM Al Anon 7:00-8:30PM GFF in FH Birthday Dinner

25 8:30PM AA

26 8:00AM Men’s Bible

Study

27 CONFIRMATION

2:00PM Church & GP in Use

28 9:00-12N Library Work Day

29 7:00PM Adult Bible Study 4

30 7:30PM Choir

31 10:00AM Al Anon

TRICK OR TREAT!

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BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 7171 PEARL RD., MIDDLEBURG HTS., OH 44130

*RSS-Regular Sunday Schedule Worship @ 8:30AM & 11:00 AM Life Together @ 9:45AM

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

7:30 PM Northern Ohio Railway Museum in GP 8:30 PM AA

2

Pork &

Sauerkraut

Dinner

3 *RSS

Daylight

Savings Time

Ends

6:00-7:30PM Faith X

4 9:00-12N Library Work Day

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ELECTION

DAY

MEEC

Conferences

7:00 PM Adult Bible Study 5

6 7:30 PM Choir

7 10:00 AM Al Anon MEEC

Conferences 7:00-8:30PM GFF in FH

8 6:00 PM Craft Workshop set-up in FH 8:30 PM AA

9 8:00-2:00PM HOLIDAY CRAFT WORKSHOP 12N-5:00PM GP in Use

10 *RSS 12:30-2:00PM Seasons of Life Hospice

11 9:00-12N Library Work Day

12 7:00 PM Council Mtg.

13 7:00 PM Adult Bible Study 5

14 10:00 AM Al Anon 7:00-8:30PM GFF in FH

15 8:30 PM AA

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17 ONE SERVICE Annual Meeting Follows 6:00-7:30PM Faith X

18 9:00-12N Library Work Day

19 7:00 PM Adult Bible Study 6

20 7:00 PM Adult Bible Study 5

21 10:00 AM Al Anon 7:00-8:30PM GFF in FH Thanksgiving Service & Birthday Dinner

22 8:30 PM AA

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24*RSS NO Faith X

25 9:00-12N Library Work Day

26 7:00 PM Adult Bible Study 7

27 MEEC Thanksgiving Break NO CHOIR REHEARSAL OFFICE

CLOSED

28 MEEC Thanksgiving Break HAPPY

THANKSGIVING!

OFFICE CLOSED

29 MEEC Thanksgiving Break 8:30 PM AA OFFICE

CLOSED

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. In This Issue. . . Monthly Calendars………………………………………………………………………………………………………....2-3 Prayer Concerns………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5 Bethel Happenings from Pastor Krebill……………………………………..……………………………………….6-8 Life Together News…………………………………………………………………………………………………….….9-11 September Birthdays & Anniversaries..……………………………………………………….….………………12-13

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Be heLight Let your light shine

before others so they may see your

good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Matt 5:16 NRSV

A publication of Bethel Lutheran Church

BeTheLight

Church Office 440-843-6663

Office Hours Mon - Fri 9 AM – 1 PM

Fax Number 440-843-6664

Steven M. Krebill 440-239-1818

Pastor

Lucas Merritt 440-843-6663

Vicar

Erika Haskell 216-409-9037

Director of Music

Vicki Zacharias 440-843-6663

Administrative Assistant

Christie Scott 440-243-6266

M.E.E.C. Director

M.E.E.C. Office 440-888-9922

The Congregation

Reporters

Vicki Zacharias 440-843-6663

Editor Bethelstaff@sbcglobal.net

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Your support is greatly appreciated.

MISSION STATEMENT

The people of

Bethel Lutheran Church

are called by God to be

faithful to the word of God

and proclaim it to all people.

We share Christ's love

and forgiveness

by being Christ's hands,

feet, arms and voice

as we gather and

as we scatter

*Deadline for the December/January 2013 BeTheLight is November 15th*

The purpose of BeTheLight is to inform our members, friends

and visitors of worship services and to encourage spiritual

growth, Christian Education opportunities, missions and

outreach, activities and fellowship events and volunteer

opportunities. This newsletter is meant to be an information

tool of Bethel Lutheran Church where we serve together as a

family in Christ.

The BeTheLight welcomes contributions and letters. Copy

written material (including prayers and inspirational verses)

cannot be published without written permission from the

author.

ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS

PERSONS IN NEED OF HEALING

Brian Krajewski, Pamela Misischia, Charlotte Karpinecz, Noreen

Harbart, Denise Podsiadlo, Carl Burgess, June Shepherd, Carol

Spensley, Robert Hintze, Marie Link, Tom Powers, Lynn Kostura,

Blaise Ipsaro, Beth Vanadia, Donald O’Dell, Gary Baratko, Janet

Sopko, Clifford Riedel, Jr., James Craciun, Donna & Bob Breska,

Irene Peters, William & Eleanor Olschewsky, Warren Burgess,

Linda Harshman, Julius Nemeth, Rev. Robert Novak,

Luise Dorr,Irene Miller

PERSONS WHO ARE HOMEBOUND

Lilo Frey ~ Alma Schmidt~ Ruth Jeckel ~ Ann Zupan~ Dorothy

Myers~ Johanna Wismar ~ George Schwark~Velma Wolff

Please keep these friends in your

thoughts and prayers

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OCTOBER ACTIVITIES AT BETHEL

FAITH EXPLORERS MEETINGS RESUME ON OCTOBER 6

Faith Explorers participants and their adult leaders will meet in the Gathering Place for the first time this year

on Sunday, October 6 from 6-7:30 PM. Young people in FaithX meet three times a month to study Martin

Luther's small catechism, to meet with adult guides to pray and discuss faith issues, and to share in fellowship

and service activities. Please remember all of the FaithX participants in your prayers.

PREPARATIONS BEING MADE FOR CONFIRMATION ON OCTOBER 27

During October, five of our young people who have participated in Faith Explorers for two years,

Max Ciccarello, Leah Leidy, Max Reardon and Hannah Zwolenik will be exploring the opportunities they

have to serve Jesus in our congregation. After hearing faith stories of our adult leaders, and learning about the

ministries at Bethel, they will meet with Pastor Krebill and decide if they are ready to affirm their faith in the

Rite of Confirmation on Reformation Sunday, October 27. Please keep these young people in your prayers as

they participate in this process.

Stewardship Commitment Sunday is

October 20

Fulfilling God’s Purpose

C.S. Lewis said, “There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom

God says, ‘All right, then, have it your way.’ ” As redeemed children of God, of course, we desire to belong to

that first category, “Thy will be done.”

On Sundays October 6, 13 and 20 the theme of our worship services will be Fulfilling God’s Purpose! We will

learn how the Holy Spirit, working through Word and Sacrament, transforms us to be more like our Chief

Steward, Jesus, who willingly poured out his life in giving and serving, ultimately sacrificing his very life for

our eternal lives.

May each of us take advantage of these opportunities to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord that we

might be strengthened in faith both for eternity and for a fruitful life here on earth.

The particular themes for the three Sundays are as follows:

Sunday October 6- “Building Relationships”

Sunday October 13 “Witnessing for Jesus”

Sunday October 20 “Living as a Servant” “Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58).

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NOVEMBER ACTIVITIES AT BETHEL

Bethel’s Annual

Pork and Sauerkraut Dinner

Saturday, November 2, 103 4:30-7:30 PM

Adults, $10, Ages 7-13, $5

6 and under free

Take-outs available

Tickets on sale Sundays in the Gathering Place or available in the Church office weekdays, 9AM until 1PM.

Call Jean Jarancik @ (216) 676-8721 for more information or to volunteer to help.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD

, ALL SAINTS’ SUNDAY

BAPTISMS AND RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS

We will welcome new members into our community of faith on Sunday, November 3 through Baptism and

Affirmation of Baptism. Their names, pictures and biographical information will be posted in the hallway

outside the Gathering Place. Please give a warm welcome to these new members of our community in Christ!

ALL SAINTS' SUNDAY REMEMBRANCE

Also, on All Saints' Sunday, November 3, at both services of worship, we will remember in the prayers

the names of all of our friends and loved ones who have died in the Christian faith in the past year. In the

church office, we have the names of all members of Bethel who have died, but not the names of non-members

whose funerals that Pastor Krebill may have conducted. So, if you have names you would like included in the

list that day, please call the church office at 843-6663 by NOON Friday, November 1 to have them included.

This year, we will be projecting names on the screen as part of this remembrance, so that is why it is important

to call the church office with the correct spelling AND pronunciation of the name you would like to be

included, and also to keep the deadline. Remember, these are the names of those who have died in the last

year.

Also, again this year, we are inviting worshipers at both services on November 3, to bring a flower to

place in front of the altar at the processional at the beginning of the service. Bring one flower for each loved

one you wish to commemorate. This can be anyone, and does not have to be those who have died in the past

year

ONE WORSHIP SERVICE ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17. ANNUAL MEETING TO FOLLOW.

This year our Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, November 17. On that day there will be ONE

WORSHIP SERVICE at 10 AM and the meeting will immediately follow. The agenda for the annual meeting

includes ministry and staff reports, the election of council and other ministry members, and the presentation of

the 2014 budget for congregational approval. The deadline for Annual Report articles to Vicki Zacharias is

Friday, November 1st. Copies of the Annual Report, including the proposed budget will be available in the

Gathering Place or in the church office on November 10, one week before the meeting, so that you may have a

chance to look over the reports and figures before the meeting.

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Life Together News

WELCOME TO THE LIFE TOGETHER STAFF FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR

Coordinator Jackie Bailey

Kindergarten-3rd

grade Russ Bailey

4th

-6th

grade Holly Nicholas

Substitute Teacher Jenny Cajka

High School Vicar Lucas Merritt and Pastor Krebill

Adults Alan Bobrosky and Ed Costa

Invitation to Discipleship Pastor Krebill

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL MISSION PROJECT 2013

We collected $212.90 for our VBS Mission Project, “Point Kids to Jesus Project.” As partners in ministry with

Gospel Light Worldwide, we helped reach thousands of children around the world and helped to point them ot

Jesus as part of the One Million children campaign.

L.I.F.E. TOGETHER FUNDRAISER

The Life Together children and their families will be having their annual fundraiser. We will be using the same

company that we used in previous years, Celebrating Home. They have a variety of candles and other items. We

will be receiving approximately 50% profit on all sales. The money will be put into the Holiday Craft

Workshop account to be used for next year’s workshop. Last year's workshop cost about $644. We had a profit

of $334 from the items sold and we had cash donations of $1263, less expenses for a total profit of $953. We

need to make about $500 from this year’s sale so that we can continue to offer this craft workshop at no cost to

the families next year. The money we made last year is being used for this year’s workshop which will be held

on Saturday, November 9, 2013. The order forms were sent home on Sunday, October 6 and are due back

on Sunday, November 17. There will be a table in the Gathering Place where you can place orders after each

service or you can order from any of the Life Together children. There will be extra order forms available if

anyone would like to take one to work and get additional orders. The orders will be available to pick up at

church on Sunday, December 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. These items make great gifts for teachers,

family members, friends, gift exchanges, raffles baskets and much more. If you have any questions please

contact Jackie Bailey at 440-842-5034 or jackiembailey@sbcglobal.net.

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HOLIDAY CRAFT WORKSHOP 2013

We will be having our 7th annual Holiday Craft Workshop on Saturday, November 9 from 10:00 a.m. to

1:00 p.m. This will be held at Bethel in the fellowship hall. This is for children ages three through 6th grade. It

is not just for the Life Together children but, also for friends, grandchildren etc. There will be between 10-12

crafts for the kids to make and holiday cookies for them to frost and eat. We ask that you sign up as soon as

possible so that we can be sure to have enough crafts for everyone who plans on coming. We also need to have

an adult or older sibling stay and help supervise the younger children, who will need additional help. We are

looking for about 30 people to help work the craft tables and the cookie table. The fliers with all of the

information and the sign up sheets were sent home on Sunday, September 29. Please cut off the sign up

sheet and return it to your child's teacher or to Jackie Bailey as soon as possible. You can also register by filling

out a registration form in the Gathering Place. There will be a brown envelope in the kiosk with the forms in it

or you can call Jackie Bailey and register over the phone. The registration deadline is Sunday, November 3.

You must preregister for this workshop no walk-ins will be accepted. If you are interested in helping or

have any other questions please contact Jackie Bailey at 440-842-5034 or jackiembailey@sbcglobal.net.

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GIFTS UNDER THE “JESSE” TREE

A Bethel Advent/Christmas Tradition now in its 16th

Year

The Jesse Tree will be set up in the back of the church and decorated with tags. The tags will identify the names

of children in K, 1st and 2

nd grades at Watterson Lake Elementary.

- Each tag will have a child’s name, gender, age, size and favorite color.

- Everyone is encouraged to take a tag, purchase one clothing outfit (shirt, blouse or sweater and

pants/skirt) and one toy or book, wrap the gift and place it under the tree (with identifying tag

attached).

- Final day for placing gifts under the tree will be Sunday, December 15th

.

If interested in helping on any of the following dates, please contact Sue Van Straaten at 440-888-1868.

- Friday, November 22 - set up and decorate the tree

- Sunday, December 15 - sort gifts after the late service

- Tuesday, December 17 - help deliver the gifts to the school

- take pictures of children opening gifts

If you go to the school on Tuesday, you will be caught up in the excitement. These gifts are the only Christmas

gifts some of these children will receive.

Please consider participating in this effort to reach out to school children in need as we share our gifts from God

with others.

Sue Van Straaten

Social Concerns Outreach

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October Birthdays and Anniversaries 2 M/M Ryan English 2010 3 Irene Miller 4 Daniel Karp~M/M Edward Pickens 1997 5 Wanda Herzog~M/M Wayne Derschau 1963 6 Doris Smith~M/M Julius Nemeth 1951 8 Jon Paulus 10 Inge Schuster 11 Jackie Bailey~Courtney Kolomijez 12 William Karp 13 Jeanne Whitsel 14 M/M Jim Bondor 1989 15 Clifford Riedel 17 Yvonne Camp 18 Marshall Camp 19 M/M Daniel Karp 1991 22 Tyler Zwolenik 23 Gerhard Wisbar 29 Carolyn Riedel 30 Gary Einheit

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November Birthdays and Anniversaries 3 Marty Cool~Bonnie Fitzer~Bradshaw Rescola 5 Alma Schmidt 7 Joyce Lange~William Spiegelberg~Pam Ciccarello 8 Konrad Stiene 9 Abigail Whitsel 15 Rose Carradine 17 Dick Larson 18 Donna Breska 19 Talia LoPiccolo 20 Delmar Drier 21 Mark Pamer 23 Alan Bobrosky~Elizabeth Menges 28 Eleanor Olschewski 30 Paul Hoelter~M/M Marshall Camp 1963