Bethany Happenings
ALL BETHANY MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING A FRIEND TO SUNDAY WORSHIP AND SUNDAY SCHOOL ON SEPTEMBER 23.
Then after Sunday School bring your friend(s) to the boat club to take a scenic ride on the Empress!! Cost for the ride is $10. We will be offering a free will donation lunch of subs, chips, drink and a cookie. Proceeds will go to Youth and Sunday school ministry. Please arrive at the boat club between 11:30 am and 11:45 am. The Empress will leave the dock at noon. Please call or email the church office with your name and number of guests. There are only 50 spots available, so don’t delay! Looking forward to seeing you on the Empress!
FREE MEAL: Next Wednesday is our volunteer week at the Methodist Church Wednesday meal. Walking Tacos is on the menu, and that usually means a large crowd. Reminder that packing deliveries is at 4:30 and serving in the dining room is at 5:30. Please see Robin Sampson if any questions.
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Sunday School has started. If you have not registered your children for Sunday School, forms are available in the Narthex. There are also parent letters that has our schedule for the balance of 2018 available in the Narthex
SUNDA SCHOOL OFFERING: Our Sunday School children will be collecting items for MICA each week through the rest of 2018. We would like to involve the entire congregation to help to create “Mount MICA”. This week’s donation is a bottle of shampoo. A complete list of items will be posted by our collection area in the Narthex.
BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER! If you have a Birthday or Anniversary that you are celebrating in the month of September, there will be cupcakes served in your honor during the Coffee Hour on September 2nd. Please join us in remembering your special day! We will be hosting special treats the first Sunday of each month to honor that month’s Birthdays and Anniversaries. We hope to see you there.
PASTOR GENE FORTUNE: has healed up from his injury, which kept him from our hundredth anniversary. So, he is coming here on September 16 and he will be helping to lead the worship service on Sunday.
FREE CONCERT IN THE PARK: September 26 there will be a free Christian concert in Estes Park. Ryan Stevenson, Cloverton and Austin French will provide the entertainment. Bring your lawn chairs.
BAZAAR IS COMING: November 4th. Start your crafts for the bazaar.
THE LADIES CIRCLES ARE STARTING UP AGAIN: in September. Any woman in the church is invited to join. The Ruth Circle is at 7:00 pm. on Wednesday, September 5th. Rebekah Circle is at 9:30 am. on Thursday, September 6th.
NEW MEMBER’S CLASSES: will be on September 30, and October 14 from 12:00-1:30pm. Recognition Day will be October 21 at 9:00 Worship Service. If you are interested in finding out more, please call the church at 641-648-3555. New members will need to attend both meetings.
ADULT BIBLE STUDY: will be discussing “How Lutherans Interpret the Bible” from now till November 11th. We meet at 10:15 on Sunday in the Friendship Room.
GOD’S WORK OUR HANDS: will be October 7th. If you have any jobs that you would like done, please let us know.
ALTAR GUILD TRAINING SESSIONS: Wednesday, September 5th and 12th at 5:30 and Saturday, Sept 15th at 10:00 a.m. If you have never set up communion or need a refresher course, please try to attend one of these events. If none of the dates work, please contact Peg Bushore 641-373-0367. We still have openings for dates between September 8th & December 30th. You only need to help once. Thank you.
MY CUP RUNNETH OVER: To all the ladies of the ELCA (that is any female of any age in the congregation). If you have been looking for the “my cup runneth over” cup it is in the Friendship Room. The thank offering from the cup goes to education for future woman pastors and other causes in the
Synod. A bit each week from all our ladies would be a blessing throughout the Synod. Thank you for what you can give.
BOOK STUDY: Join us this fall to pray and discuss Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist. We will go for 6 weeks, but not meet October 15th, starting Monday, September 10th from 7-8 at Kathy Stockdale’s house. Please contact Kathy at kstockdale@live.com if you have any questions or if you want her to order you a book. We would love to have you!
BIBLE STUDY - SUNDAY NIGHTS 6:30-8 AT BETHANY: Our study will be Breathe by Priscilla Shirer. Contact Jennifer Hill at 641-373-0892 for more information.
Upcoming Events
September 23 Invite a friend Sunday
September 26 Concert In The Park
September 30 & October 14 New Members Class from 12:00-1:30 pm
October 7 God's Work Our Hands 10:15 am
October 21 New Member Welcome 9:00 am
November 4 The Bethany Bazaar
Then after Sunday School bring your friend(s) to the boat club to take a scenic ride on the Empress!! Cost for the ride is $10. We will be offering a free will donation lunch of subs, chips, drink and a cookie. Proceeds will go to Youth and Sunday school ministry. Please arrive at the boat club between 11:30 am and 11:45 am. The Empress will leave the dock at noon. Please call or email the church office with your name and number of guests. There are only 50 spots available, so don’t delay! Looking forward to seeing you on the Empress!
FREE MEAL: Next Wednesday is our volunteer week at the Methodist Church Wednesday meal. Walking Tacos is on the menu, and that usually means a large crowd. Reminder that packing deliveries is at 4:30 and serving in the dining room is at 5:30. Please see Robin Sampson if any questions.
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Sunday School has started. If you have not registered your children for Sunday School, forms are available in the Narthex. There are also parent letters that has our schedule for the balance of 2018 available in the Narthex
SUNDA SCHOOL OFFERING: Our Sunday School children will be collecting items for MICA each week through the rest of 2018. We would like to involve the entire congregation to help to create “Mount MICA”. This week’s donation is a bottle of shampoo. A complete list of items will be posted by our collection area in the Narthex.
BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER! If you have a Birthday or Anniversary that you are celebrating in the month of September, there will be cupcakes served in your honor during the Coffee Hour on September 2nd. Please join us in remembering your special day! We will be hosting special treats the first Sunday of each month to honor that month’s Birthdays and Anniversaries. We hope to see you there.
PASTOR GENE FORTUNE: has healed up from his injury, which kept him from our hundredth anniversary. So, he is coming here on September 16 and he will be helping to lead the worship service on Sunday.
FREE CONCERT IN THE PARK: September 26 there will be a free Christian concert in Estes Park. Ryan Stevenson, Cloverton and Austin French will provide the entertainment. Bring your lawn chairs.
BAZAAR IS COMING: November 4th. Start your crafts for the bazaar.
THE LADIES CIRCLES ARE STARTING UP AGAIN: in September. Any woman in the church is invited to join. The Ruth Circle is at 7:00 pm. on Wednesday, September 5th. Rebekah Circle is at 9:30 am. on Thursday, September 6th.
NEW MEMBER’S CLASSES: will be on September 30, and October 14 from 12:00-1:30pm. Recognition Day will be October 21 at 9:00 Worship Service. If you are interested in finding out more, please call the church at 641-648-3555. New members will need to attend both meetings.
ADULT BIBLE STUDY: will be discussing “How Lutherans Interpret the Bible” from now till November 11th. We meet at 10:15 on Sunday in the Friendship Room.
GOD’S WORK OUR HANDS: will be October 7th. If you have any jobs that you would like done, please let us know.
ALTAR GUILD TRAINING SESSIONS: Wednesday, September 5th and 12th at 5:30 and Saturday, Sept 15th at 10:00 a.m. If you have never set up communion or need a refresher course, please try to attend one of these events. If none of the dates work, please contact Peg Bushore 641-373-0367. We still have openings for dates between September 8th & December 30th. You only need to help once. Thank you.
MY CUP RUNNETH OVER: To all the ladies of the ELCA (that is any female of any age in the congregation). If you have been looking for the “my cup runneth over” cup it is in the Friendship Room. The thank offering from the cup goes to education for future woman pastors and other causes in the
Synod. A bit each week from all our ladies would be a blessing throughout the Synod. Thank you for what you can give.
BOOK STUDY: Join us this fall to pray and discuss Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist. We will go for 6 weeks, but not meet October 15th, starting Monday, September 10th from 7-8 at Kathy Stockdale’s house. Please contact Kathy at kstockdale@live.com if you have any questions or if you want her to order you a book. We would love to have you!
BIBLE STUDY - SUNDAY NIGHTS 6:30-8 AT BETHANY: Our study will be Breathe by Priscilla Shirer. Contact Jennifer Hill at 641-373-0892 for more information.
Upcoming Events
September 23 Invite a friend Sunday
September 26 Concert In The Park
September 30 & October 14 New Members Class from 12:00-1:30 pm
October 7 God's Work Our Hands 10:15 am
October 21 New Member Welcome 9:00 am
November 4 The Bethany Bazaar
