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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 March April AND
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
March
April
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In This Issue . . .
Monthly Calendar ............................................................................................................ 3-4 Prayer Concerns ................................................................................................................. 5 Bethel Happenings from Pastor Krebill .............................................................................. 6-7 Thank You from the Nicholas Family ................................................................................... 8 GFF News .......................................................................................................................... 9 Journey Forward Project Update ........................................................................................ 10 March & April Birthdays & Anniversaries ....................................................................... 11-12
The
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 330-906-7699
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 [email protected]
2014
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
8:00AM
Men’s Bible
Study
4:00-7:00PM
Chili/Soup
Cookoff
2 *RSS
Camp Camp Camp Camp SundaySundaySundaySunday 6:00-7:30PM
Faith X
3 4
10:00AM
Lectionary
Bible Study in
GP
5
1:00 & 7:00
PM Ash Wed
Worship
6
10:00AM Al
Anon in GP
7:00-8:30PM
GFF in FH
7
7:45PM
Northeran
Ohio Rail
Museum in
GP
8:30 PM AA
8
8:00AM
Men’s Bible
Study
9*RSS
Daylight Savings Time 2:00 PM
Church in
Use-Pastor
3:00PM
Straw poll for
Bishop
Redeemer
Brookpark
NO Faith X
10 11
10:00AM
Lectionary
Bible Study in
GP
7:00 PM
Council
Meeting
12
12:00N
Lunch
1:00PM
Worship
6:00 PM 1st
Communion
1
7:30 PM Choir
13
10:00AM Al
Anon in GP
7:00-8:30PM
GFF in FH
14
8:30 PM AA
15
8:00AM
Men’s Bible
Study
16*RSS
6:00-7:30PM
Faith X
17 18
10:00AM
Lectionary
Bible Study in
GP
7:00PM
Intern
Committee
Meeting
19
12:00N
Lunch
1:00PM
Worship
6:00 PM 1st
Communion
2
7:30 PM Choir
20
10:00 AM Al
Anon
7:00-8:30PM
GFF in FH
21
8:30 PM AA
22
8:00AM
Men’s Bible
Study
23*RSS
NO Faith X
24
MEEC Spring
Break 3/24-
3/28
25
10:00 AM
Lectionary
Bible Study in
GP
26
12:00N
Lunch
1:00PM
Worship
6:00 PM 1st
Communion
3
7:30 PM Choir
27
7:00-8:30PM
GFF Birthday
Dinner in FH
28
8:30 PM AA
29
8:00AM
Men’s Bible
Study
~~~~~~~~
30
~~~~~~~~
31
MEEC Classes
Resume
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 2
12:00N
Lunch
1:00PM
Worship
7:30 PM Choir
3
10:00 AM Al
Anon in GP
7:00-8:30PM
GFF in FH
(Carol K. out
of town)
4
7:00 PM
Northern
Ohio Railway
Museum in
GP
8:30 PM AA
5
8:00 AM
Men’s Bible
Study
6 *RSS
MEEC Jewelry Sale 4:00PM “Inclusion Fusion” Special Needs Ministry Recognition in GP NO Faith X
7
8
10:00 AM
Lectionary
Bible Study in
GP Conf Rm.
9
12:00N
Lunch
1:00PM
Worship
7:30 PM Choir
10
10:00 AM Al
Anon in GP
7:00-8:30PM
GFF in FH
11
8:30 PM AA
12
8:00 AM
Men’s Bible
Study
1:30PM-
6:00PM GP
in Use
13 *RSS
Palm Sunday
6:00-7:30PM
Faith X;end of
year review &
final party
14
15
10:00 AM
Lectionary
Bible Study in
GP Conf Rm.
6:30 PM
MEEC Board
Mtg.
16
7:30 PM Choir
17 Maundy Thursday
10:00 AM Al
Anon in GP
1:00 &
7:00PM
Worship
NO GFF
18
Good Friday
12N Worship
@ St. Barts
7:00 PM
Worship @
Bethel
8:30 PM AA
MEEC NO
CLASSES
4/18-4/21
19
8:00 AM
Men’s Bible
Study
6:00 PM Easter Vigil
20 *RSS
Easter Sunday
21
22
10:00 AM
Lectionary
Bible Study in
GP Conf Rm.
23
NO Choir
24
10:00 AM Al
Anon
7:00-8:30PM
GFF Worship
Service and
Birthday
Dinner
25
8:30 PM AA
26
8:00 AM
Men’s Bible
Study
27 *RSS
28
29
10:00 AM
Lectionary
Bible Study in
GP Conf Rm.
MEEC
Conference-
NO CLASSES
30
7:30 PM Choir
Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
*Deadline for the May 2014 BeTheLight is April 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, Karen Horner, Pamela Misischia,
Charlotte Karpinecz, Noreen Harbart, Cy Maszczynski,
Carl Burgess, Carol Spensley, Robert Hintze, Marie Link,
Tom Powers, Dorothy Holtz, Lynn Kostura, Blaise & Donette
Ipsaro, Mary Sollers, Donald O’Dell, Gary Baratko, Janet Sopko,
Clifford Riedel, Jr., James Craciun, Irene Peters, William &
Eleanor Olschewsky, Bob & Donna Breska, Luise Dorr,
Powers Family, Joyce Larson, Ginny Markus
PERSONS WHO ARE HOMEBOUND
Lilo Frey ~ Alma Schmidt ~ Ruth Jeckel ~ Dorothy Myers ~
Johanna Wismar ~ George Schwark ~ Velma Wolff ~
Esther Slack
Please keep these friends in your
thoughts and prayers
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.
LENT BEGINS MARCH 5 Ash Wednesday Worship March 5 Our 2014 Lenten journey begins with Ash Wednesday worship on Wednesday, March 5. Services will be held at 1 PM and 7 PM and will include confession, the imposition of ashes, and Holy Communion.
Wednesdays During Lent March 12, 19, 26, April 2 and 9. NOON - Lunch served in the Gathering Place 1 PM- Mid-week Lenten Worship using the theme “Restored in Christ.” The season of Lent is a time for us to face together the brokenness of our lives and our world, and then turn that brokenness to Christ so that we can be restored by him through the cross. Each mid-week Lenten service focuses on a certain event in the Lenten story; broken vessel, broken trust, broken bread, broken promises, broken justice. Sundays During Lent 8:30 and ll:00 AM "Cross Words" -Sermon series using words from Matthew’s Gospel and other scripture lessons. Mar. 9 - TEMPTATION Mar. 16 - TRUST Mar. 23 - TRANSFORMATION Mar. 30- TOTALLY Apr. 6- TOUCHED Apr. 13- TETELESTAI
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE
SUNDAY OF THE PASSION – APRIL 13 Worship at 8:30 and ll:00 AM Life Together classes at 9:45 AM Worship begins in the Gathering Place with
the Procession with Palms and continues with the Lenten theme “Cross Words”
MAUNDY THURSDAY – APRIL 17 Worship at 1 and 7 PM. Remembering our Lord’s command to love one another Celebration of Holy Communion.
GOOD FRIDAY – APRIL 18 NOON –Community Worship at St. Bart’s
7 PM – Worship at Bethel – NEW! Tenebrae Service of Shadows Planned and led by Vicar Lucas.
HOLY SATURDAY – APRIL 19 Easter Vigil worship begins at 6 PM This most ancient of liturgies celebrates our passover with Jesus from darkness to light, from death to life. It includes
candlelighting, Bible stories from the Old Testament, Holy Baptism and Holy Communion, and as a highlight involves the children decorating the sanctuary with Easter flowers as we make the symbolic move from Lent to Easter.
EASTER SUNDAY – APRIL 20 Continental Easter Breakfast served in the Gathering Place from 7:30- 10:30 AM
Festival Worship at 8:30 and ll:00 AM THE CHURCH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, APRIL 21.
Dear Bethel Church Family,
Thank you so very much for the love, caring, and compassion you
have shown our family this past month. Your support has helped
more than we can express. God’s love shines through you! We
are so very blessed to be a part of the Bethel Lutheran Church
family.
Your ongoing prayers are appreciated.
The Dan Nicholas Family
"Ability at Work" is the theme for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month 2014.
Bethel Lutheran Church & God’s Faithful Followers are celebrating Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month this month and invite you to consider the true meaning of this year’s theme, “Ability at Work!" Statewide, and across the nation, organizations devoted to serving individuals with developmental disabilities are working to raise public awareness of the many abilities people have, regardless of disability.
“Ability at Work” encourages people to understand that when people with disabilities are welcomed into local neighborhoods, workplaces, houses of worship, and schools--everyone wins. This is a time when our organization focuses on encouraging the public to better understand the individuals we serve.
During Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, you are encouraged to learn more about the people in our community who have developmental disabilities and to recognize that all of us have talents and abilities that we can offer to make this a better place to live.
We, at Bethel Lutheran Church, are blessed to have an opportunity to learn this first-hand at God’s Faithful Followers. Please consider visiting our ministry program on a Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m. You’ll learn that everyone has something to offer and when we are all together our communities are stronger, we accomplish more, and everyone wins!
Winter weather is still hanging on!
If the weather seems too severe, please stay home and be safe.
If we are going to cancel worship,
we will let you know by an all congregational e-mail AND voice mail
when you call the church number 440-843-6663.
Journey Forward
Update for Bethel's Team with the Synod "Journey Forward" Project
The NE Ohio Synod's "Journey Forward" project seeks to
find how we (individuals and congregations) are called to
tend the Gospel and love God by serving our neighbor.
Entering its sixth month, the "Journey Forward" project is
currently in a "congregation engagement" phase.
In this phase, Bethel's "Journey Forward" team (Dan Karp,
Sue Van Straaten, Elfi Schuster, Ray Herzog, and Pastor Krebill) will be talking
with congregation members (one-on-one) about their whole lives, not just their
"church selves." By realizing how we, individually, improve ourselves, overcome
difficulties, and so forth, the "congregation engagement" phase seeks to adapt
individual ideals and inspirations to: (1) see how congregations perceive their
potential role for working effectively in their communities alongside others of
different faiths, cultures, and backgrounds; and (2) inspire greater growth, success,
and happiness for all of us, our congregations, our Synod, our communities, and
beyond.
~~~
Ten-year old Tom loved Sunday School and had perfect attendance, except one
Sunday when he was too ill to leave the house. His older sister stayed home with
him while mom and dad went to church. When they returned home, they had palm
branches. Curious, Tom asked what the palm branches were for. Dad explained
that people waved palm branches and laid them across Jesus' path. "Darn," Tom
scowls, "The one day I'm not there and He shows up!"
Submitted by Ray Herzog
MarchMarchMarchMarch Birthdays and AnniversariesBirthdays and AnniversariesBirthdays and AnniversariesBirthdays and Anniversaries
1 Linda English 4 Bryan LaGuardia 7 Gloria Neumann 8 Ray Herzog~Bev Riehl~Carolanne Giguere 9 M/M Karl Yanuzzi 1974 10 Emma Whitsel 13 Sandy Sauvey 14 Ken Feuerstein 16 Anthony English~Linda Harshman 18 Karen Spiegelberg 19 Dieter Herbert 20 Fred Sauvey~M/M Phillip Long 1954 25 Ruth Jeckel 26 Lauren Einheit 28 Holly Nicholas 29 Esther Slack 30 Debbie Giguere
April April April April Birthdays and AnniversariesBirthdays and AnniversariesBirthdays and AnniversariesBirthdays and Anniversaries 2 Russ Bailey 3 Velma Wolff 4 Jackie Kottke Bondor 5 Elsie Petrov~Adelaide Rescola~M/M George Schuster 1986 6 M/M John Weaver 1991 8 Giesela Stiene 9 George Schuster 10 Jennifer Stiene~Eliza Karp 13 Molly Weaver~Mitch Harshman 14 Nik Schuster~M/M Fred Sauvey 1973 15 Esther Johns~Nick LoPiccolo~Magdalena Tuffner~Joan Colon 16 Marie Link 18 Isabel Haskell 23 M/M Herbert Tuffner 1954 25 Alex Salem~Sam Haskell 26 Robert F. Breska~M/M David Mohnickey 2008~M/M Edward W. Gold 1991 29 Victoria Bobey 30 M/M Neal Bradnan 1960
