Illness/Recuperation: Marlene Bergstrom, Tyler

Brooks, Eleanor Dahle, Alva Drusch, Hannah

Eckman, Gordon Franks, Helen Fusaro, Sharon

Hanks, Kimberly Hanson, Lauree Highland, Jeff Jung,

Tim Knutson, Darrel and Lillian Lauderbaugh, Tom

Leanard, Charlene Loisel, Win Lutze, Peter

Martinson, Tammy Melbraaten, Betty Olsen, Yvonne

Olson, Lorraine Pemberton, Everly Peterson, Reuben

Pszwaro, Bob Rittman, Byron Rock, Vicky Schulke,

Paul Taylor, Helen Thompson, Tim Vind, Jim Walline,

Dick and Marilyn Zeman.

Grieving: Family and friends of Carol Ann Borry.

Prayers: All people affected by violence, war &

severe weather.

PRAYER CONCERNS THIS WEEK @ BETHEL

SERVANTS OF GOD

March 19, 2017 9:00 a.m.

Greeters Alice Sadek

Ushers Karen & Jerry Tank

Scripture Reader Hal Wilhite

Acolyte Holly Vind

Altar Guild Assistant Libby Hargesheimer

Fellowship Time Evangelism Group

March 26, 2017 9:00 a.m.

Greeters Alice Sadek

Ushers Volunteers Needed

Scripture Reader Paul McIntyre

Acolyte Holly Vind

Altar Guild Assistant Gail Pederson

Fellowship Time 4th Sunday Servers

SUNDAY, March 19, 2017

9:00 a.m. Worship Service

10:00 a.m. Fellowship Hour

MONDAY, March 20, 2017

6:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. BCCC

5:00 p.m. Weight Watchers

TUESDAY, March 21, 2017

6:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. BCCC

8:00 a.m. April/May Beacon Deadline

5:45 p.m. BCCC Staff Meeting

WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2017

6:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. BCCC

7:00 a.m. Men’s Group

10:00 a.m. Bible Study

12 noon Lenten Service and Potluck lunch

5:45 p.m. Sunday School

6:00 p.m. Wednesday Supper

6:30 p.m. Youth Group

THURSDAY, March 23, 2017

6:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. BCCC

9:00 a.m. Bethel Quilters

4:30 p.m. Weight Watchers

FRIDAY, March 24, 2017

6:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. BCCC

SATURDAY, March 25, 2017

SUNDAY, March 26, 2017

Pack the Pews Event for the Food Shelf

9:00 a.m. Worship Service

10:00 a.m. Fellowship Hour

2:30 p.m. Worship at Havenwood There is a nursery room available to use for

children four and younger. It’s the first room on

the left, in the Sunday School wing.

Hearing Aid Devices are available before each

service from the ushers.

If you have an emergency over the weekend

and need to reach the pastor please call the

church office at 444-4746. The message will

indicate how to reach the pastor.

March 12’s “Go the Extra Mile”

collection brought in

$60 for Bemidji Community Food

Shelf. Thank you!

Community Events

Wednesdays

5:45 - 7:00 p.m.

March

22 ~ 29

6:30 p.m.

Wednesday

March

29

The March Christian Women’s Luncheon will be March 20 at 1 p.m. at the Eagles Club New Community Room. The featured speakers are Scott & Astrid

Gottschalk who will talk about their trip to the Holy Land and their life as dairy farmers. There will also be Irish Folk Music. Please R.S.V.P. with Elaine at 333-

3544 or Alverna at 335-7838.

The Adventures in Lifelong Learning presentation for Tuesday, March 21 will be “General Themes on Revenge and Social Conflict” by Dr. Kit R. Christensen. The

presentation will ask, ’What is revenge? Is it wrong?’ Refreshments appear at 9:40

a.m., the presentation at 10:00 a.m. at Beltrami Electric Cooperative.

Thrivent Financial is having an Action Tank Event to learn about our local United Way Agencies and how you can support them. There will be light hors d’oeuvres.

The Event will be at Hampton Inn on Tuesday, March 21 at 4:30 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. as soon as possible with Samantha Gunlikson at 751-6013.

REACH, a support group for family and friends of someone with mental illness will

meet Tuesday, March 21 from 7-8 pm at Hope House, 2014 7th St NE.

Riverside Lutheran Church in Wannaska, MN is partnering with the Institute of

Lutheran Theology to present Word at Work Workshop: “Martin Luther, Life and

Theology” on Saturday, March 25 from 10am to 5pm. There will be morning coffee/donuts and a provided lunch. Cost is $25/individual, $45/couple, $65/group of three or more. See the flyer on the church bulletin board for more information.

St. Philip’s Lent Fish Fry with deep fried beer battered Walleye, baked potato,

coleslaw, roll, brownie and beverage will be open Friday, March 24 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Eat in or Take Out. 702 Beltrami Ave NW.

The Minnesota Orchestra will perform at the BHS Auditorium on May 17 at 7:30

p.m. Cost is $10 for the general public, $5 for all students.

Until May 31, Bi-County CAP, Inc is accepting applications for their Energy

Assistance Program. If you live in Beltrami or Cass County and need help with heating and electric bills, you can call Debbie Johnson at 218-751-4631 or 1-800-

332-7161 for further information. Income Guidelines are posted on the church

Wed., March 22

6:30 p.m.

Scavenger Hunt

Wed., March 29

College Connection at

McKains’

THRIVENT FINANCIAL

The Deadline to direct Thrivent

Choice Dollars for 2016 is

March 31. If you have an ac-

count with Thrivent you can designate pro-

grams (and churches like Bethel!) to receive

charitable grants. Small instruction cards

can be found on the narthex table.

Envelopes are in the narthex to place your

Easter Flowers order!

Deadline for

ordering is

TODAY!

You can make checks payable to Bethel Lutheran

APRIL

30th!

Thank you to everyone who

helped with Meals-on-Wheels

last week!

Please Welcome our New Member

Carol Kilian

(Delores Kilian’s daughter)