BETHEL WEEKLY NEWS CHILDREN ARE WELCOMED AT BETHEL! Parents will find bags of soft toys for children at the en- trance to the worship areas. Thank you for doing what you can to help in creating a wor- ship environment where all can participate by keeping distracting noise and move- ment to a minimum. If you prefer, a nursery is available Sunday mornings at the Highlands campus (9:30 am). BAPTIZED Receiving the Sacrament of Holy Baptism at Sunday’s 9:30 service is Piper Anne Dahms, daughter of Laurel and Nathan Dahms, and at 11 am, Logan William Agrey, son of Angie and Marshall Agrey. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP WITH SCREENS AT HIGHLANDS! Hopefully you’ve noticed a marked improvement with the picture quality of the screens at the Highlands in the past couple weeks . . . We want to thank the committee who put the time and effort into helping with this important Project. A great big THANK YOU to: Darrel Schoeberlein, Paul Gavic, Brian Johnson, Ralph Van Keulen, Bill Jenkinson and Pastor John. Thanks for your time, talents and energies, gentlemen! (We have more improvements to do on our sound, lighting and video systems, but they are on hold until more money is available.) JULY 29 WOW THEME: “FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT—GOODNESS” Wednesday Outdoor Worship continues! Come out to the Highlands Outdoor Classroom space (just north of the Columbarium) at 6:30 pm each Wednesday. In poor weather, we will worship in the children's theater. WOW is open to anyone! These casual services carry a meaningful message, and there are always songs, activities, and snacks for young children. Hope to see you there! SINGERS WANTED FOR NEW VOCAL GROUP AT HIGHLANDS We are hoping to start a new musical group that will sing (contemporary songs) once a month at the Highlands worship services. If you like to sing and would be interested in giving this group/choir/ensemble a try, please contact Eric at [email protected] or call Rita in the church office at 715.386.8821. Hope to hear from you! YAH TO VISIT MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM The Young at Hearts will travel to the Minnesota Land- scape Arboretum on Thursday, August 20th. We will take a tram tour of the grounds then walk through the many gardens in full bloom. This year’s special Arbore- tum exhibit is an awe-inspiring Lego creation which in- cludes 12 whimsical interpretations of nature at play. The largest single piece, the Peacock, is made of 68,827 Legos. The cost for the trip is $20 and includes admission and the tram tour. Lunch is on your own in the Arboretum cafeteria. Please sign up for the trip at the Downtown welcome center no later than August 10th. Payment for the trip is also due by that date. The bus will leave from the Downtown cam- pus at 8:45 and return around 3:30. BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH ONE CONGREGATION—TWO LOCATIONS JULY 26, 2015 WELCOME WORSHIP GUEST! Bethel believes that God is at work in our life together to transform and renew the world by making followers of Jesus. You are welcome to be a part of this community of those who celebrate the for- giveness and hope that are God’s gifts to imperfect peo- ple through Jesus Christ, to grow in your faith, and to join in serving human need in his name. The people and pas- tors of Bethel look forward to sharing your life-journey in any way that is helpful to you. If you are a visitor to this beauti- ful area, we hope your visit was refreshing; your travels are safe, and your homecom- ing joyful. If you’d like more information about Bethel, please stop by our welcome center or speak to a pastor.
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BETHEL WEEKLY NEWS
CHILDREN ARE
WELCOMED AT BETHEL!
Parents will find bags of soft
toys for children at the en-
trance to the worship areas.
Thank you for doing what you
can to help in creating a wor-
ship environment where all
can participate by keeping
distracting noise and move-
ment to a minimum. If you
prefer, a nursery is available
Sunday mornings at the
Highlands campus (9:30 am).
BAPTIZED Receiving the Sacrament of Holy Baptism at Sunday’s 9:30 service is Piper Anne Dahms, daughter of Laurel and Nathan Dahms, and at 11 am, Logan William Agrey, son of Angie and Marshall Agrey. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP WITH SCREENS AT HIGHLANDS! Hopefully you’ve noticed a marked improvement with the picture quality of the screens at the Highlands in the past couple weeks . . . We want to thank the committee who put the time and effort into helping with this important Project. A great big THANK YOU to: Darrel Schoeberlein, Paul Gavic, Brian Johnson, Ralph Van Keulen, Bill Jenkinson and Pastor John. Thanks for your time, talents and energies, gentlemen! (We have more improvements to do on our sound, lighting and video systems, but they are on hold until more money is available.) JULY 29 WOW THEME: “FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT—GOODNESS”
Wednesday Outdoor Worship continues! Come out to the Highlands Outdoor Classroom space (just north of the Columbarium) at 6:30 pm each Wednesday. In poor weather, we will worship in the children's theater. WOW is open to anyone! These casual services carry a meaningful message,
and there are always songs, activities, and snacks for young children. Hope to see you there! SINGERS WANTED FOR NEW VOCAL GROUP AT HIGHLANDS We are hoping to start a new musical group that will sing (contemporary songs) once a month at the Highlands worship services. If you like to sing and would be interested in giving this group/choir/ensemble a try, please contact Eric at [email protected] or call Rita in the church office at 715.386.8821. Hope to hear from you!
YAH TO VISIT MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM The Young at Hearts will travel to the Minnesota Land-scape Arboretum on Thursday, August 20th. We will take a tram tour of the grounds then walk through the many gardens in full bloom. This year’s special Arbore-tum exhibit is an awe-inspiring Lego creation which in-cludes 12 whimsical interpretations of nature at play. The largest single piece, the Peacock, is made of 68,827 Legos.
The cost for the trip is $20 and includes admission and the tram tour. Lunch is on your own in the Arboretum cafeteria. Please sign up for the trip at the Downtown welcome center no later than August 10th. Payment for the trip is also due by that date. The bus will leave from the Downtown cam-pus at 8:45 and return around 3:30.
BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH ONE CONGREGATION—TWO LOCATIONS
JULY 26, 2015
WELCOME WORSHIP
GUEST!
Bethel believes that God is at
work in our life together to
transform and renew the
world by making followers of
Jesus. You are welcome to
be a part of this community of
those who celebrate the for-
giveness and hope that are
God’s gifts to imperfect peo-
ple through Jesus Christ, to
grow in your faith, and to join
in serving human need in his
name. The people and pas-
tors of Bethel look forward to
sharing your life-journey in any
way that is helpful to you. If
you are a visitor to this beauti-
ful area, we hope your visit
was refreshing; your travels
are safe, and your homecom-
ing joyful. If you’d like more
information about Bethel,
please stop by our welcome
center or speak to a pastor.
BETHEL’S VISION FOR MISSION
To WELCOME all people to
know Jesus Christ and come
to faith in him. To provide the
means for growth for Chris-
tian maturity, EQUIPPING peo-
ple with the power of faith in
Christ for everyday life. To
challenge each member to
take a personal share of God’s mission, SENDING them
BETHEL’S PASTORAL STAFF John Lestock, Senior Pastor
Alicia Hilding, Assoc. Pastor
Ben Hilding, Assoc. Pastor
Bob Bipes, Visitation Pastor
BETHEL HIGHLANDS PRESCHOOL 504 Frontage Road
Hudson, WI 54016
715.381.8254, ext. 401
Kari Jo Fore, Director www.bethelhighlandspreschool.org
B E T H E L H A P P E N I N G S
COULD YOU RUN A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION? We need some folks to help run the projector/PowerPoint slide show at our 11 am service this fall. Training will be provided! If you can help us out with this ministry, please contact our volunteer coordinator, Kathy Jeska ([email protected] or 715.386.8821, ext. 33). Thank you.
PINE RIDGE MISSION TRIP OCTOBER 22-25, 2015 If you have an interest in Native American culture, American history, the Old West or mission trips, you’ll want to join us for our Fall trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southwestern South Dakota. We’ll be delivering school supplies and clothing, seeing the sites, hearing from a number of Lakota friends, and doing a small service project. (And above all things,
showing the love of Christ through our actions!) The dates are Thursday-Sunday, October 22-25 and the cost is $200 to cover transportation, lodging and food. (We can only take a maximum of 18 people.) Talk to Pastor John, Alan Park or Mary Gerzmehle if you’re interested. (This has been a life-changing trip for so many for the past couple of years!)
BETHEL’S HOSPITALITY MINISTRY AT BOTH CAMPUSES We have four worship services every weekend at Bethel, and it “takes a village” to keep our hospitality ministry alive and running smoothly (peek at the list on page 4). Would you be willing to take a turn every now and then to help us out? You can contact our volunteer coordinator, Kathy Jeska, about our current volunteer needs ([email protected] or 715.386.8821, ext. 33). Thank you for considering this vital Bethel ministry!
SCHOOL SUPPLIES COLLECTION FOR TWO MINISTRIES Once again this year, Bethel is collecting school supplies for two ministries: Lutheran World Relief and the Wolf Creek school on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
This is a great time to purchase school supplies—sales are popping up in most stores! If you would like to help, the LWR list is below. There is no specific list for Pine Ridge.
Four 70-sheet notebooks, wide– or college-ruled. (NO loose-leaf paper) One 30-centimeter ruler or ruler with centimeters on one side and inches
on the other One pencil sharpener One blunt scissors One eraser, approx. 2-1/2” Five unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secure together with a rubber
band. Five ballpoint pens (NO gel ink); secure together with a rubber band
Cash donations are also welcome. (A $10.00 contribution will buy seven more bags for LWR!) Please specify “LWR school bags” and/or “Pine Ridge supplies”, then place in an envelope at either Bethel welcome center.
Thank you for considering these important ministries. Extra supplies will go back into our local community.
Y O U T H A N D F A M I L Y H A P P E N I N G S BETHEL YOUTH STAFF
Pastor Ben Hilding Pastor of Youth and Family (8th &
CAMP WAPO—ONE DAY Introduce your kids to the exciting possibilities of church camp with Camp Wapo’s One Day! Camp counselors will lead kids through a typical day of crafts, devotions, music, water activities and games. Look for sign-ups at the welcome centers and check out www.campwapo.org for more information.
Who: students entering grades 1 – 4 Cost: $25 When: August 5, leaving at 7:30 am and returning about 5 pm
SENIOR LEAGUE—7 PM, DOWNTOWN CAMPUS
Meet in Engedi for an evening of surprising fun!
THIS WEEK! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: EVEREST! JULY 27-31, 9 AM-NOON, HIGHLANDS CAMPUS
It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for all summer—VBS is here! It’s time to “Conquer Challenges with God’s Mighty Power”! Join us: All are invited to join us for the Base Camp & Summit Celebra-tions (opening and closing sessions) at 9 & 11:35 each day. Learn about the
daily Bible points, singing and dramatic lessons.
NATIONAL YOUTH
GATHERING
The students and chaperones
returned from the NYG on
Tuesday night exhausted, but
refreshed, rejuvenated and
inspired by Christ. If you see
one of the many youth who
went on the trip, be sure to
ask them about their experi-
ence. And watch for a recap
during worship in the coming
weeks!
WYNAND HANSEN CONCERT AUGUST 12, 7 PM IN ENGEDI
Come one, come all to a FREE music con-cert! You’ve heard him in the sanctuary, but now Wy-nand Hansen is returning to Bethel for an acoustic show in Engedi. It promises to be a relaxing time as summer draws to a close. Invite your friends!
FAITH MILESTONES Children who are 3 years old by September 1, 2015 will be invited to a special Milestone Celebration the evening on Thursday, September 17. To make sure your child is in-cluded on the list, please email Marcie Andrews at [email protected]. Watch for your invitation!
Those Who are Sick or in Need of Healing: Laura Bankes, Don Belisle, Scott Belisle, Pastor Bob Bipes, Karalee Bipes, Andrea Deacon-Jones, Janelle Dow, Scott Gunderson, Peggy Hale, Shirley Halyburton, Sharon Haugo, Ken Heiser, Merrill Johnson, Harvey Keene, Ardis Kelly, Cheryl Klanderman, Kim Lagerstrom, Dan Lindquist, Andrew Mack, Terri Pomeroy, Larry Quam, Rose-mary Riemenschneider, Kay Shager, Charlie Sime, Jason Yndestad and Amanda Zimmerman.
Those Serving or Deployed: Jeffrey Berg, Charles Burns, Jordan Kein and Steven Moreus.
Sympathy: We offer our sympathies and prayers of comfort and strength for the friends and family of Ward TeWinkle at his death; for Inge Bleier at the death of her sister, Carol Meier; and for Merry Willman and family at the death of her husband, Robert (Gus) Willman. Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life.” HEALING MINISTRIES PRAYER Do you ever have plans that really take a u-turn on you? Have you ever planned and carefully proceeded along to-ward the goals you have set, only to have something un-expected throw a wrench into it? Perhaps sickness, loss of job, disappointment in a relationship, loss of a loved one, or destruction of property due to natural causes really changes things up for you. And not in a positive way! The short-sighted response may be that life is not fair! Well that is indeed true, we do not all experience life equally. But we all can change our outlook. We can reframe the situation by asking ourselves if there is a different way to look at our circumstances. The Bible is a great re-source for helping us in this endeavor. Meditate on Colossians 3:12, "Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy, and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience."
WORSHIP ATTENDANCE, JULY 18-19, 2015 Saturday, July 18: Highlands, 5:30 pm—52 Sunday, July 19: Downtown, 8 am—100 Sunday, July 19: Highlands, 9:30 am—182; 11 am—71 TODAY’S QUOTE
“Nothing influences the quality of our lives more than how we respond to trouble.” ~ Erwin Tieman
HOSPITALITY MINISTRY 8 AM DOWNTOWN & 11 AM HIGHLANDS
Acolytes 8 am Abigail Hintz, Greta Butterbrodt
11 am Connor Harrison,
Andrew Janisch
Ushers 8 am Barb/Dick Hagen
11 am Ralph Swenson, Ken Larson
Greeters 8 am Lori Benson, Jane Zappa 11 am Marlys Swenson
Communion Assistants 8 am No communion
11 am Marlys/Ralph Swenson
Welcome Center—Downtown
Cynthia Huntley
Cookie Caller—Downtown Dick Trende
HOSPITALITY MINISTRY
9:30 AM HIGHLANDS
Ushers/Communion Servers Dan/Wendy Theobald, Dave Datt,
