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BETHEL LUTHERAN NEWSLETTER
INSIDE THIS ISSUE PAGE
Birthdays & Anniversaries 1
Church & Church Office 2
Council Minutes 3
Community Harvest Dinner
Explanation of Usher Duties
4
Readings, Ushers, and Altar Guild 5
Calendar 6
October 2019
E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] WEBSITE: Bethellutherannewauburn.com
BETHEL BIRTHDAYS
Ashley Wolfe October 1 Susanne Gunderson October 4 James Pingel October 6 Dennis Olson October 6 Roy Baldry October 10 Martin Allison October 14 Michael Blum October 14 Triton Robey October 24 Brandon Wolfe October 30
BETHEL ANNIVERSARIES
Greg & Meridee Gassen October 6
MISSION STATEMENT
Inviting Our Community to God’s Open Door
Sunday, October 6 Food Pantry Tailgate Fundraiser The Frog & Fly @2:30 PM Sunday, October 13 Free Breakfast 8 - 9 AM Fall Clean Up Day after worship with Potluck to follow Saturday, Oct 19 Chetek Lutheran Church Lutefisk
Dinner 11AM—3PM Sunday, October 20 Blessing of the Quilts Council Meeting following worship Sunday, Nov 10 Community Harvest Dinner
OCTOBER BIRTHDAY’S & ANNIVERSARIES
Pastor: Melinda Halom Home 715-568-1515 Cell 517-402-2536 Email [email protected] Office: Roxie Gravunder Office 715-237-2228 Home 715-237-2240 President: Debbie Poirier 715-237-2126 V. Pres : Mike Lee 715-827-0296 Secretary: Meridee Gassen 715-237-3191 Council: Janet Pingel 715-237-2670 Council: Marvin Baroun 715-237-2877 Council: Marty Allison 612-281-6760 Council: Dan Moschkau 715-237-2346
CONTACTS: COUNCIL & STAFF
Please continue to pray for our Military,
government officials, and those affected by
natural and man-made disasters.
BETHEL FINANCES
Total Receipts - August: $3,714.10 Total Expenses - August: $4,541.81
PRAYER CONCERNS:
Lisa Baldry; Steve Christianson; Jim & Marie Davis;
Joyce Hyde; Ron Fetting; Tim Rohrer; Terry Channing
(Roxie’s brother); and our home bound.
ATTENTION THRIVENT MEMBERS
If you have insurance or investments
with Thrivent, you are eligible and en-
couraged to direct your Choice Dollars,
that are designated to you, to your congregation or
a charitable Lutheran organization of your choice.
Check with:
Thrivent.com/choice dollars
Or
call 1-800-847-4836
and say “Thrivent Choice” to see if you have accu-
mulated dollars that can be directed.
Choice Dollars, to individuals, is a program that
replaces the dollars that previously were designat-
ed to congregations to use in fundraising or service
projects.
DAILY DEVOTIONAL Material available to you...
Christ in Our Home is a devotional resource that encourages readers to live out their faith daily. Each reflective reading is accompanied by a daily scripture reference and prayer for the day. Please check out this booklet located in the church entrance.
Bethel Lutheran will be providing a
free breakfast on Sunday, October 13, at 8 AM.
2019—2020
LUTHER PARK BIBLE CAMP
The 2019—2020 is being held at
Luther Park Bible Camp on the following dates: October 11-12, 2019 January 3-4, 2020
April 3-4, 2020
Join Luther Park for 24 hours of camp to
recharge faith through faith discussion, music,
friends and activities as we celebrate our
uniqueness and God’s love.
Youth Retreat, Grades 3–12
$80.00 Per participant, $30 for adults
For more information, call 715-859-2215.
Register Online www.lutherpark.org
INTERESTED IN SEWING FROM HOME?? Kits for quilt tops have been put together and
are on the ledge in the fellowship hall downstairs for you to take home, sew and return. The tops can be any size and look however the person using the fabric would like. Cut and
piece at will. We use ALL size quilts for vets, homeless, food shelf, clothes closet, etc. If you have any questions, please ask.
We would like to “thank” the person/s who so generously donated the fabric for this pro-ject. It is greatly appreciated. A BLESSING OF THE QUILTS will take place on Sunday, October 20th, during our church service, for quilts that have been completed in the past year.
BETHEL CHURCH COUNCIL MINUTES September 15, 2019
The meeting was called to order by Deb P. Attending were Marv B., Dan M, Pastor Halom, Meridee B., and Marty A., Mike L. and Deb P. August Secretary’s report was read by all. A motion was made, seconded and approved to accept. August Treasurer’s report was reviewed and after some discussion about the new copier and the Bethel
Boogie funds transfer, a motion was made and seconded to approve. Activities
Insulation was discussed. Marv is continuing to attempt to contact to get an estimate. Fall cleanup of leaves and limbs was discussed and it was decided on October 13 after worship for this, with a potluck
after. Worship and music selection will take place tomorrow in conjunction with Ladies’ Group/Quilting. Also, there was dis-
cussion of a DigitalHymnal.net at a cost of $2,500 to provide music for upcoming services (due to limited availability of current pianists). Discussion of possibly using funds that had been ear-marked for air-conditioning system (as there are so few Sundays that are hot enough to NEED cooling system). ** It was noted by Pastor that if this system was purchased it would be “paid for” after one year.
Youth & Education Discussion of a Halloween event to coincide with the Fall Clean-up day
Fund Raising Harvest Dinner: November 10. Discussion about advertising this.
Old Business Cleaning person: Not in a rush to hire someone at this time. Marilyn will be cleaning through the end of September.
Fall clean-up will be October 13 and we will put the option out there to have cleaning done on a volunteer basis. Also, Deb and Dan are checking into their young people’s interest in this. New printer was received. Need to haul out the old one when the ink runs out. Bethel Boogie account of $472 to be donated to the school for lunch subsidy program.
New Business Annual budget information will be coming from the Synod office
Constitutional amendment: Synod office will be providing guidance on this and when this is received will be incorpo-rated into Bethel’s Constitution. Pastor will check with Roxy to be sure that this is included in our master document.
Next meeting October 20, 2019 Motion to adjourn
CRAFT and CREATE at LUTHER PARK
during the
CRAFTING RETREAT October 24-27, 2019
Whether your hobby is scrap-booking, painting, knitting, crocheting, or you are just looking for some time to set aside for making small homemade gifts, the Luther Park Crafting Retreat is designed to provide a place of fellowship with other crafters. The retreat lets crafters work on their own projects, learn new crafts, and enjoy days devoted to your personal fun. Instructors are scheduled to host a special session form 12:00 - 2:00 pm Thursday through Saturday.
Brunch and dinner are provided each day.
Entire retreat package includes meals, lodging and workspace
Thursday-Sunday $175 Friday-Sunday$150 (special sessions an additional fee)
SPECIAL SESSIONS: If you cannot make the whole retreat, come to a class & pay for the cost of materials.
Thursday, October 24: Card Making (Cost per card kit $1-$3) Friday, October 25: Sign-making (Cost per sign $30)
Saturday, October 26: Basket Weaving (Cost per basket $20)
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Try to be at the church one-half hour prior to worship time.
Turn on lights: turn on the switches by the fuse box and 2
nd set of switches located near the coat closet, open
windows in summer, turn up heat to 70° in winter, and turn on fans. Warmly greet worshippers and welcome visitors to the church and nicely ask them to sign the guest book. Assist the elderly into the church and going up for Holy Communion. Ring bells before the Pastor ’s greeting. Count attendance each worship service and write in the attendance book on the window ledge. NOTE: include organist, acolyte, Pastor and children. During worship, take the morning offering at the Pastor’s signal. After service, check the pews and floor for paper and bulletins.
After service, close windows in summer and turn heat down to 60° in winter. Turn off fans.
Lock doors following worship.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITES: In winter, ushers are to clear the walks for worshippers and
if necessary, spread ice melt to clear icy patches.
TAILGATE PARTY
To benefit the
Bloomer/New Auburn Food Pantry
Sunday, October 6, 2019
Green Bay vs. Dallas Cowboys Tailgate begins @ 2:30 pm
Kick-off @ 3:25 pm
THE FROG AND FLY State Hwy 40, New Auburn
Sponsored by
Friends of the Blue Diamond
and The Frog and Fly
$30.00 per person includes tailgate food
715-828-1741 or 715-967-2576 Mail to Grangers @28119 State Hwy 40, New Auburn, WI 54757
Game Boards, 50-50’s & Auction Items
Proceeds will be used for food!!
Come and join us at our
Community Harvest Dinner Co-sponsored by Bethel Lutheran Church
And Backwoods Resort Community
Who: You...your family...friends!
When: Sunday, November 10th
Where: Bethel Lutheran Church 148 East Pine Street, New Auburn Time: Serving from 10:30 am-1:00 pm FREE WILL OFFERING: The offering will be donated to the “Santa’s Helpers” which serves local families in need.
Thanks so much to the people at Bethel Lutheran for
the retirement party after worship last Sunday. I enjoyed the cake and coffee, the gifts, and visiting with you. It is always nice to know you are appreciated. May God continue to bless each and every one of you.
October 6
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 6:4-9 Mark 12:28-31
James Pingel
October 13
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Ruth 1:1-17 Mark 3:33-35
Sue Baroun
October 20
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
2 Samuel 5:1-5; 6:1-5 Mark 11:8-10
Jaden Halom
October 27
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
1 Kings 12:1-17, 25-29 Mark 10:42-45
Marvin Baroun
USHERS FOR OCTOBER
October 6 Debbie Poirier October 13 Looking for volunteers October 20 Looking for volunteers October 27 Looking for volunteers
Please consider volunteering for ushering. We have changed the scheduling to allow for sign-ing up a week at a time (no longer for a full month). The responsibilities for ushering are explained in this newsletter. Ushers will no longer be responsible for counting the collection.
SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR OCTOBER 2019
ALTAR GUILD FOR OCTOBER
Month of October Vivian Frion & Paula Christianson
2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 Applefest -English Lutheran Church of Bateman 10AM - 2 PM
6 9 AM Worship
Food Pantry Tailgate
Fundraiser 2:30 PM
7 8 9 10 11 12
13 9 AM Worship Free Breakfast 8 AM
Fall Clean Up Day
with Potluck to follow
14 15 16 17 18 19 Chetek
Lutheran
Church
Lutefisk Dinner
11AM—3PM
20 9 AM Worship
Blessing of the Quilts
Council Meeting
following worship
21
22 23 24 25 26
27 9 AM Worship
28
29 30 31
CRAFTING RETREAT—LUTHER PARK
October 24—27
RECHARGE LUTHER PARK
ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH OF BATEMAN 20588 CTY HWY X, CHIPPEWA FALLS 715-723-4231
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2019 10AM - 2PM
BAKE SALE
RAFFLE BASKETS & CRAFTS
$5 LUNCHEON PLATE
(Chicken Salad Croissant with choice of Soup and Beverage)
