Making Disciples!

E-Memo to The Saints

January 9—23, 2020

From the Board of Parish Ed & DCE Jeff Bellach

Youth Quake is coming up soon. Youth Quake is for students in 6th – 12th Grade. We still have positions available if you would like to attend. The dates for Youth Quake are February 21st – 23rd. The cost for Youth Quake is $150. Please contact DCE Jeff if you would like to attend or sign up online at blcbcs.org.

Church Worker Scholarship in Honor of DCE Randy Moerbe

Over the past couple of months, we have been able to raise over $10,000 for the Church Worker Scholarship in honor of

DCE Emeritus Randy Moerbe. Our hope is to be able to continue to raise funds to support an endowment to be able to give out a church worker scholarship in Mr. Moerbe's name every year into perpetuity. If you wish to support this scholarship, please designate your gift as: for DCE Randy Moerbe Church Worker Scholarship. Funds given will be tax-deductible. Disclaimer: By contributing to this project, donors acknowledge that the church has full authority to apply contributions designated for this project to other purposes in the event the project is canceled or oversubscribed.

Young Couples or Not! Friday January 24th 6:00pm – 9:00pm The theme for the evening is Italian! Therefore, when selecting a dish please keep this in mind. You may signup at blcbcs.org or on a paper signup in the narthex. Please indicate if you will be bringing a main, side, or dessert dish. Game ideas are always welcomed. We Look forward to seeing you on January 24th.

Fun Family Wednesday

We will start back this Wednesday January 15th. As to the norm, The MEAL will be served from 5:15 to 6:30 PM. The cost remains $4/person with a max of $12/family. The Menu for January is 15th—King Ranch Chicken, Salad, fruit 22nd—Taco Soup, Salad, Cornbread 29th—Sausage, Mac & Cheese, Broccoli Salad, Beans Something NEW to FFW—We will be having Kids Club students who are finished eating, meet in the sanctuary at 6:15pm as a light opener before class begins. We look forward to seeing you there! Junior Confirmation and Jr. & Sr. High Youth Groups will also start up on the 15th. See you all then! FFW Adult Instruction – Pastor Tim Eden will be leading our Wednesday evening instruction. The group will meet in room 240, or the corner room upstairs. Pastor Tim will be leading Nurturing your Faith Study focused on Prayer. This class will meet at 6:30pm.

Camp Lone Star in La

Grange has the list of their summer camps

available. If you are interested in sending your student to a Summer Camp we would encourage you to look at Camp Lone Star. http://www.lomt.com/summercamp.html The previous link is where you can find information about their camp types, weeks, and availability. You may also Contact DCE Jeff if you need more information.

Mission Trip: We are currently

planning for a Mission Trip to Port Isabel, TX. In June/July. We are planning the dates for the mission trip to be June 28th – July 5th. Save the date and keep your eyes pealed for more signup information.

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Notes from the Church Office

Ladies Lunch Bunch - meets the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each month (Jan. 15) at Blue Baker on University Dr. at 11:30 or whenever you can get there. We'll gather for our devotion and have great conversation and food. We hope you can join us for a spiritual respite from your hectic day.

FIT FOR CHRIST — Hey Ladies! We still meet on Tuesday and Thursday mornings (8:15) upstairs in room 240. Our workout consists of a warm up routine of walking, and then toning exer-cises which focus on upper or lower body or some-times Pilates. We wrap up the time together with a devotion. Child Care available.

Ladies Tuesday Morning Bible Study meets 10:00 -11:15AM in room 232, led by Pastor Bard. Child care is provided. Please Note: We will take a break and NOT meet on Dec. 24 & 31. We will start back on Jan. 7th.

LWML Helping Hands will meet Monday, January 13 at 9:00am in the Parish Hall. All are welcome to come anytime between 9:00am—2pm to help tie quilts. The quilts are shipped to Lutheran World Relief. http://lwr.org.

Join Bethel’s Ladies and Men in Bible Study and Fellowship

Men’s Monday Evening Bible Study & Fellowship Group meets at 7:00 PM in Room 232. They are doing a study on Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. This study is part of the LifeLight Bible study series of in-depth stud-ies of Bible books put out by Concordia Publish-ing House (cph.org). The goal of LifeLight is that through a regular program of in-depth per-sonal and group study of Scripture, more and more Christian adults may grow in their person-al faith in Jesus Christ.

Friday Morning Men's Bible Study/Breakfast Group each Friday morning at 6:30 AM in the Parish Hall. New Study started: Luther - The Life and Legacy of the German Re-former

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Older, Wiser, Lutheran Souls

(OWLS)

We will meet for our Noon Potluck lunch on Thursday, January 16, 2020 in the Parish Hall. Linda Maples will be

our guest speaker and will share experiences and pictures from Thailand. They were there in the 60’s and again in the 70’s. Bring a Dish to share and join in the fun & fellowship.

Change in Video Streaming Service Provid-

ers – Our current provider, Sunday Streams, will be

transitioning to BoxCast beginning January 14th and

will be rolled out to the congregation starting with

January 26th’s worship services. Our hope is the tran-

sition will run smoothly but there are some notable

differences:

• BoxCast has ONLY apps on Amazon Firestick

and Roku (not iOS or Android)

• Only 30 days of data will be available at any giv-

en time on BoxCast.

The access to streaming for the church website will

remain in the same place, so only the look of the

website will change once you click on the

link. Please see the next E-Memo (Jan. 23rd) for fur-

ther details.

It’s 2020! Please begin using your 2020 Offering Envelopes. If you have any prior year envelopes, please dispose of them. ONLY USE your NEW 2020 envelopes. Thanks.

If you don’t have your 2020 envelopes, be sure to pick them up in the narthex the next time you are at church.

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Bethel Music Ministry

The Sanctuary Choir will start

up again on January 15, 2020.

Wednesday nights at 7:00—8:00

pm We sing SATB Choral music.

All High school—adults are

invited to join us. If you have any

questions you may call Beverly

Catalina, 979-694-5165.

The Hand-bell Choir is always

looking for more ringers. We

will start back to practicing on

January 22, 2020 on

Wednesdays at 6:00—7:00 pm

in the balcony. Any Questions?

Email Josh Ninke at jmninke@gmail.com.

Sanctity of Human Life Sunday

Annual Barbecue Fundraiser to benefit

Hope Pregnancy Center

Sunday, January 19, 2020 Bryan High School Silver Cafeteria

11AM—2PM

Din-In, Drive-Through, or Carry Out

Featuring C&J Barbeque

What Can You Spare to Save A Life?

You are invited to feast with the Brazos Valley pro-

life community in celebration and honor of the gift

of life. Please join us at the Bryan High School Sil-

ver Campus Cafeteria, anytime between 11a.m. and

2 p.m. for C&J Barbecue, a Bake Sale, face painting,

balloon animals, and fellowship with like-minded

believers, and learn a little bit about Hope Pregnancy

Center. The Cost of admission is whatever you can

donate to save the life of a child.

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January 2020 Kingdom Workers

Hosts (Greeters)

5 8:30 Karen & Charles Sanders

11:15 Debbie Smith, John Kappler

12 8:30 Larry & Joyce Piper 11:15 Bob Beard, Debbie Smith

19 8:30 Marcy Ullmann, Debbie Smith 11:15 Kayla Klose, Doug Symmank

26 8:30 David & Laura Lawrenz

11:15 Marty & Monica Criswell

Welcome Center Hosts

5 8:30 David Ellis

11:15 Frances Duchmasclo

12 8:30 Linda Maples 11:15 Bob Beard

19 8:30 Marcy Ullmann 11:15 Meagan Brown

26 8:30 Sally Kaminski

11:15 Linda Maples

Duty Elders

4 5:00 Ron Chase, Ian Janda

5 8:30 Terry Hausenfluck, David Ellis, Eric Jones

11:15 Mike Sadler, Gary Shockey

11 5:00 Jason Chipps, Mike Caudle

12 8:30 Adam Janac, Eric Jones 11:15 Justin Ellison, Jim Holste

18 5:00 Ken Denmark, Greg Montgomery

19 8:30 Les Olson, Paul Schoenfeld,

Terry Hausenfluck 11:15 Ron Chase, Ian Janda

25 5:00 Mike Caudle, David Ellis

26 8:30 Les Olson, Paul Schoenfeld

11:15 Jason Chipps, Terry Hausenfluck

Ushers—Head Usher—Lance Lindsey

4 5:00 George Luber, Frank Duchmasclo

5 8:30 Bryan & Diana Tomlin

11:15 Doug Symmank, Allen Hold

11 5:00 David Fleeger, Ken Denmark

12 8:30 Bryce Sinclair,

Gerry Hartmangruber 11:15 Ben Beyer, Bob Beard

18 5:00 Dennis Davidson, Nic Duncan

19 8:30 Jared Klatt, Larry Yung 11:15 Mark Dieke, Fritz Dieke

25 5:00 Kirk Grimes, Nick West

Acolytes 5 8:30 Henry Nettles, Nani Sanchez

11:15 Earl Ouellette, James Ellison

19 8:30 Xander Segrest, Brenna Scott 11:15 Sarah Hildebrandt, Kaylee Royder

Coffee Service Baristas

5 Jimmy & Judy Dunn

12 Gabe & Becca Sanchez

19 Bryan & Diana Tomlin 26 Earl & Sherry Tomlin

Altar Flower Delivery

5 Rosie Schoenfeld

12 Darlene Hold

19 Ida Mae Kaspar

26 Liz Burnett

Altar Guild

Leigh Chipps & Kim Rutledge

We Care Caller

Susan Moore

Bulletin Helpers

(Fridays at 2PM)

Kay Thigpin, Ida Mae Kaspar Memo Helper (Fridays, Jan.

10th & 24th at 2PM)

Lisa Loke & Dorothy Herwald

Thank you all for your service. If you cannot serve as listed, please call one of the others on the list to trade with them. Then, notify the church office. 822-2742. office@blcbcs.org

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Bethel’s Mission $$ At Work

At Thanksgiving, Disciples of the Way invited 34 refugee neighbors to come to a fellowship meal. We started with a time of gratitude where everyone was encouraged to share something they were thankful for. Many were thankful to be living in peace in America but also wanted to ask for prayer for relatives and citizens in their home countries. Refugees are displaced from their homes because of violence, war, famine, etc. Safety, security, and peace are prized by refugees because of the turmoil they have experienced.

Pastor Karim shared about the true peace that comes from Jesus Christ. We cannot have peace with each other until we have peace with God.

On December 9th, DOW celebrated Christmas with our Mothers & Children Event for immigrant mothers with young children. As we are approaching Christmas, we hear the same story over and over again and we can become numb to the extraordinary birth of Christ and what that means for us all.

Muslims hear the Christmas story differently. Muslims believe that Mary was a virgin and that Jesus had no father as it is described in the Qur'an. They believe that Jesus was the greatest teacher and prophet. But Jesus is so much more. Jesus is the peace of God. He is the reason for safety, security, and hope in this world.

Dear Bethel,

Thank you so much for your support of Breathe Life and our family!

Merry Christmas!

Steve & Jamie Wiechman

Www.Breathelifetoday.com

God brought peace to us and now we can bring peace to each other.

Disciples of the Way Ministries Staff are living out God's peace for the glory of the Triune God. Through the witness of our lives of service, many refugees are experiencing the difference that the Holy Spirit makes in daily life.

Thank you for your support.

For more information visit their website

Www.Disciplesoftheway.org

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Dear Bethel, Many, many thanks for the pretty and comforting prayer quilt. It is a pleasing visual reminder of “apples of gold in settings of silver.” And thank you to our elder, Greg Montgomery, for taking the time to visit and deliver the quilt. Blessings! Fran Beard

Dear Bethel Family,

On behalf of BISD’s Pregnancy Related Services, we wanted to say a tremendous “Thank You” for supporting our program.

Your overwhelming generous donations helped us fulfill our mission to support and en-courage teen parents to remain in school and pur-sue post-secondary educational goals, empowering them to become productive citizens. You helped us reward hard working teen mothers with infant supplies, gifts and gift cards that will help them worry less about finances and more about their studies.

Many thanks go out to the abundant dia-pers, wipes and bottles from the Men’s Bible group. They are an absolute true blessing!

A special thanks to Connie and Emily Bard for coordination of the Angel Tree gifts and distri-bution. They made all of this possible.

Thanks also to Randy Moerbe, Jeff Bellach and Katie Bentley for helping with the Angel Tree and distribution of gifts.

The LWML generous gift of Bibles will truly empower and encourage the student’s love of Christ. I am so blessed and honored to be part of this church that is so full of the true meaning of Christmas, our Loving, Selfless and Giving Savior – Jesus!

Sincerely,

Joyce Dyer Jones

Pregnancy Related Services

Living with Grief

Learn how to cope with Grief

Sundays, at 4PM At Bethel in Room 232

Register online at www.blcbcs.org

We will be hosting a biblical study for those

who have suffered the loss of a loved one fol-

lowing a nationally recognized curriculum spon-

sored by GriefShare. This program is designed

to encourage us to look at our loss and its impact

on our lives from God’s perspective. We will

learn that grief is a natural response to the loss

of a loved one and that there is relief, purpose,

and joy in the future.

There are 13-weekly sessions based on video,

bible study, and discussion in which we learn to

accept and manage our feelings, emotions, and

change in our lives. You are invited to attend as

many sessions as you like and are under no obli-

gation to attend all sessions. Please join us for

an upbeat and refreshing understanding of what

God has done for us and his plan for our lives.

Refreshments will be served and each partici-

pant will receive a participant guide. Other re-

source materials are available. Registration is

requested to ensure that enough materials are

available for each participant.

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Our Bethel Family

The 2020 Flower Chart for Altar flowers is in the Information Center by the elevator. The cost is $30 per sponsorship and we will accept 3 sponsors each Sunday.

The Lutheran Hour For the Month of January is sponsored to the glory of God by

Tim & Elizabeth Donathen To God be all Glory!

THE LUTHERAN HOUR is on KAGC, 1510 AM on Sundays at 12:30 p.m. sponsored by Bethel. If you would like, you can sponsor a week's broadcast for $25 or a month for $100. Thank you to all who have given to this min-istry. The 2020 Sign Up Chart for The Lutheran Hour is in the Information Center by the elevator.

Bethel’s Church Council Minutes

If you would like a copy of the October Church Coun-cil Minutes Packet, they are available in the Church Office. Please let us know and we will have a copy waiting for you to pick up. Thank you.

Taylor Gade 1

Evelyn Schlipf 1

Helen Luedke 2

Matt Vatthauer 2

Carrie Hildebrandt 4

Willann Thomas 4

Lindsey Harris 5

Cindy Frenzel 6

Ashley Nored 6

Landon Theiss 6

Allen Kunze 7

Claudia Carroll 8

Sylvia Schreiner 9

Andrea Wendling 9

Brielle West 9

Nic Duncan 10

Cole Fajkus 10

Rollin Bard 12

Nikki Pratt 12

Sharon Tomlin 12

Vickie Deike 13

Tim Everett 13

Joyce Juntune 13

Shawna Meyer 13

Karri Zanek 13

Charlotte Hold 14

Hopper Janac 14

Whitney Pratt 14

James Anderson 17

Nancy Benfer 17

Virginia Billig 17

Saundra Lorenz 17

Les Olson 17

Gary Dean Shockey 17

Meagan Brown 18

Rusty Pfeffer 18

Jace Palasota 19

Alyssa Dover 19

Lynn Barnes 20

Heidi Martini-Stoica 20

Susan Vigelis 20

Karen Beesaw 21

Jason Chipps 21

Jeremy Drager 22

Heather Segrest 22

Zachary Yeager 22

Bill Duncan 23

Terence Hoagwood 23

Brighton Lenz 24

Philip Matthews 24

Al Bell 25

Jentry Harris 25

Leslie Janac 25

Mark Jones 25

Brandy Scott 25

Kristy Anderson 26

Tobey Lindsey 27

Lynn McIlhaney 27

Sarah Jochen 29

Martin Erickson 29

Brittney Birdwell 30

Jacob Gaster 30

Barbara Petty 30

Benson Brocksmith 31

Tanya Hackney 31

Kyle Kasper 31

Craig Murphy 31

Prayer Quilt—We have a prayer quilt up

in the narthex for Franklin & Betty Schroeder who are having health issues. Please go to the pray-er quilt, say a pray for them and write some thoughts of encouragement to them or Bible verses.

Check Out the Project Connect Display in the narthex near the visitor table. These single-top booklets from Lutheran Hour Ministries deal with issues that are very real in the world today. New topics include: • How to Talk About Your Faith • Overcoming a Painful Childhood • Depression • Alzheimer’s • The Great Deceiver (Satan) • Conflict at Home—Soldiers Confronting PTSD All new booklets are on the top tier of the rack. As always, all Project Connect Booklets are free.

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January 9—23, 2020

4221 Boonville Rd, Bryan, Texas 77802 Phone: (979) 822-2742 | FAX: (979) 822-4082

www.BLCbcs.org | office@BLCbcs.org Preschool phone: 485-9835 or cell: 446-1578

Staff: Rev. Randall Bard, Senior Pastor, (979) 422-0046

Rev. Tim Eden, Associate Pastor

Mr. Jeff Bellach, Director of Christian Education

Mrs. Debbie Sadler, Dir., Bethel Lutheran Preschool

Mrs. Kathy Herwald, Director of Operations

Rev. K. Lynn Stroud, Pastor Emeritus

Mr. Randall Moerbe, DCE Emeritus

Mrs. Ruthann Stroud, Church Secretary

Mrs. Connie Bard, Children’s Ministry Coordinator

Mr. Nic Duncan, Facilities Manager

Mrs. Katie Bentley, Office Assistant

Mr. Jeremy Shilling, His Praise Band Leader

Join us for …...

Saturday Night

Worship at 5PM and Bible Class at 6PM

Sunday Mornings

8:30 AM Divine Service (Traditional)

9:30 AM Fellowship Time

10:00 AM Bible Class/SS

11:15 AM Divine Service (Contemporary)

Holy Communion is served on the 1st, 3rd, & 5th weekends

of the month.

Church Office Hours Mondays—Thursdays 9am - 5pm Fridays 9am - 3pm