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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).
THANKS FOR YOUR GREAT WORK LAST WEDNESDAY! A great big THANK YOU to so many of you who helped with our Lenten services this past Wednesday! We appreciate: Peter and Afton Eisch who led the Holden Evening Prayer, Missy Austreng, Linda James and Jodi Eisch who shared our Lenten skit, (and Edith Lampman, our director), our 8th grade students and parents who served our Lenten Supper, plus our ushers, greeters, and projectionists. It was a real team effort and a job well done, friends! Thanks so much!!!
INTERESTED IN HELPING TO PLAN BETHEL’S EARTH DAY? Are you interested in helping to plan Bethel's Earth Day focus this year? Our celebration will be the weekend of April 16/17th. Anyone interested is in-vited to join Pastor Alicia at 11am this Sunday, February 21st, at the west end of the Highlands campus. See you then and there! If you are interested in being involved but can't make the meeting, email Pastor Alicia.
LENTEN SERIES CONTINUES WITH “QUIET ANGELS” Our five-week Lenten drama series “LIFE IN GOD’S FAMILY” continues this Wednesday, February 24th. Services are held at the Highlands campus at 5pm and 7pm. These are very special times and services here at Bethel . . . Don’t miss them! Thanks to our drama team this week: Marcie Andrews, Bill Alms, Allyson Loewe,
Chuck Boeder, Afton Eisch, Mitch Lewis, and director, Edith Lampman, and to our musical guests, Paul Gavic and Tracey Jenkinson. LENTEN SUPPERS Please join us for a supper each Wednesday during Lent at the Highlands campus from 5:45pm-7pm. Cost: $5 per person/$20 per family. Menu for 2/24: Sgt. Peppers (baked ziti with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese with Italian meatballs, fresh baked garlic rolls and Caesar salad).
SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN’S JOURNEY RETREAT Space is filling up for the Christian Women's Journey retreat but there are still spots available. Go to bethelhudson.org to sign up today! The retreat will be held April 29th-May 1st at the beauti-ful Heartwood Conference and Retreat Center. The cost is $185 including all meals and lodging. Thanks to the Women of Bethel and Endowment Fund, we have scholarships available. Talk to
Pastor Alicia if you are interested! You do not need to be a Bethel member to attend. Please feel free to invite friends and family!
BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH ONE CONGREGATION—TWO LOCATIONS
FEBRUARY 21, 2016
WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT
BETHEL!
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
to bring Christ’s compassion,
hope and joy into the world,
our communities and homes.
ONE CONGREGATION—
TWO LOCATIONS 715.386.8821
www.bethelhudson.org
DOWNTOWN CAMPUS 920 Third Street
Hudson, WI 54016
(Administrative Office)
Office Hours:
M-F: 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Sunday: 8 am-10 am
HIGHLANDS CAMPUS 504 Frontage Road
Hudson, WI 54016
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
AN UPDATE FROM PASTOR BOB I want to give you an update on my cancer treatment. I have stopped chemo therapy because my system could not tolerate it. I have had five treatments of two kinds of chemo. The oncologist says it will have killed any cancer cells in the blood stream. The question is if any cells have settled somewhere else and are growing. We will do a scan in late May to see if anything shows up. Until then it is wait and see.
I want to thank all who are praying for me, and all who have sent cards, emails and personal well wishes. Keep praying that there is no cancer left in my body. That would be the best news of all. Thank you so much for your continuing support. ~ Pastor Bob COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS Many folks have been following the Community Engagement Process re-garding secondary space needs in the Hudson School District. Informational meetings regarding the April 5 bond referendum questions are being held at the Phipps on Feb. 22 at 8am, the Middle School on March 3 at 6:30pm and at the High School on March 24 at 6:30pm. If those dates and times don’t work for you, a condensed version with Q & A will be held next Sunday, Feb. 28 following the 8am service at Bethel’s Downtown campus (Engedi room) and at 10:30am at the Highlands campus (children’s theater). All are welcome to learn about the projects being proposed and to ask questions. BECAUSE SOME OF YOU HAVE ASKED . . . Some have asked from time to time when they might get a chance to hear Pastor John’s band play again. For those interested, “Hot Under the Col-lar” will be doing a concert series, raising dollars for the Steele County Food Shelf, Friday through Sunday, March 4-6 at the Little Theatre of Owa-tonna, Minnesota. Shows are Friday at 7pm, Saturday at 3pm and 7pm, and Sunday at 1:30pm. Admission is a free will cash offering, or a dona-tion of non-perishable foods. (Please contact Pastor John if you need di-rections or further details.) NOTE ABOUT PRAYER REQUESTS We have prayer request forms available each week on our Bethel Communication Cards. If you would like to submit a prayer request, please fill one out and place it in the offering baskets/plates. Here are Bethel, we want to honor your request to either keep your prayer request within the pastoral care staff only or to share them with the pastoral care staff and the congregation. Please be sure to fill out the front of the communication card when submitting a prayer request. If we do not know who the request came from, we don't know whether we have permission from the individual or close family mem-ber. Please note that if we do not have permission, we cannot print a prayer request publicly. Thank you for helping us in this way.
F A I T H F O R M A T I O N
FAITH FORMATION UPDATES SUNDAY SCHOOL This week Sunday School students continue to learn about God’s love. The Point: God wants us to care for others. The Story: The parable of the Good Samaritan. The Verse: Luke 10:25-37
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LESSONS
6th & 7th Grades—attend Lenten worship 8th & 9th Grades—attend Lenten worship
CONFIRMATION Have you noticed the youthful worship assistants at the 9:30am Highlands service? This year, the Confirmation students have a new community en-gagement commitment in which they are an active part of worship and learn to give back while still young. This commitment is met in one of three ways:
1. Acolyte Team – serving as an acolyte at the 8am or 11am services and holiday services as well.
2. Worship Support Team - serving as a worship assistant such as a greeter, usher or communion assistant at the 9:30am worship.
3. Teaching Team – assisting with Sunday School or the 6th & 7th Grade classes on Wednesday night.
Four months into the school year, the students are learning they are a valu-able component to making worship possible, enriching and engaging for all. Be sure to welcome and encourage them in their important roles!
BETHEL YOUTH STAFF Pastor Ben Hilding, Pastor of Youth and Family Jean Elliott, Director of Youth Ministry (Confirmation & Senior League) Cindy Halunen, Director of Faith Formation (Sunday School and 6th & 7th Grade Faith Formation) Missy Austreng, Coordinator of Faith Milestones Marcie Andrews, Youth Ministry Communications Assistant
FAITH MILESTONES
FEBRUARY—1ST GRADE:
THE LORD’S PRAYER
On February 14 and 21, 1st
graders will hear and see how
Jesus gets excited when we
pray, that he gave us this
prayer as a way to talk to him
and what this prayer is all
about. These students will
meet with Missy Austreng in
classroom 6 during the Sun-
day school hour on those Sun-
days. This Faith Milestone will
be celebrated with a special
blessing during worship next Sunday, February 28, 9:30am
at Highlands.
MARCH—3RD GRADE:
FIRST COMMUNION
Third grade students will pre-
pare for their Faith Milestone,
First Communion, in March. Classes will be held on Tues-
days, March 1 and March 15
from 6-7:15pm. The first class
is for students and the second
class will be for students AND
parents. This Faith Milestone
will be celebrated at the Maundy Thursday services on
March 24.
*** Any student 3rd grade or
older who has not yet re-
ceived their First Communion
is invited to attend these
classes. If your student would
like to participate, please
contact Missy Austreng
([email protected]) to
be added to the roster.***
Sunday, 2/21 Monday, 2/22 Tuesday, 2/23 Wednesday, 2/24 Thursday, 2/25 Friday, 2/26 Saturday, 2/27
8am Worship DT 9:15am Adult Bible Cl. DT
9:30am Worship BH
9:40am Sunday Sch. BH
10:40am Chime Choir BH
11am Worship BH
11am Earth Day worship
meeting BH
12:15-3:15pm Cookie
caller pick-up DT
1pm Financial Peace
University BH
4pm Church council
retreat BH
7pm Vespers DT
9am Offering counters DT
1pm Youth Team mtg. DT
5:30pm Young Adult Bible
study BH
6:30pm Monday Funday
Activity
7pm Boy Scout #140 and
Venture Crew DT
7pm Holy Yoga/Gentle BH
8:15am Habitat for
Humanity
9am Women of Bethel
Quilters DT
7:30pm Bethel Chorale
rehearsal DT
8:30am Morning Fuel BH
8:45am Watson study
group DT
10am Staff meeting DT
1:30pm Prayer Team DT
4pm Education mtg. BH
5pm Lenten worship BH
5:45pm Lenten supper BH
6pm Mental Health Task
Force meeting BH
7pm Lenten worship BH
8pm Senior League BH
9am Women’s Bible
study BH
5:30pm Bell Ensem-
ble rehearsal BH
7pm New Song
rehearsal BH
7pm HOME meal
planning mtg. DT
Middle School ski trip departure
Middle School ski trip Tanzania Mission Trip departs 7am Men’s Bible
study DT
5:30pm Gather-
ing worship BH
P O W E R O F P R A Y E R �THOSE WHO ARE SICK OR IN NEED OF HEALING Laura Bankes, Pastor Bob Bipes, Andrea Deacon-Jones, Allen Ecker, Pat Eich, Bar-bara Erickson, Doris Fondroy, Margaret Hamann, Bill Hanson, Ken Heiser, Jean Hobart, Travis Holly, Jean Johnson, Jessica Johnson, Cheryl Klanderman, Mark Kranz, Kim Lagerstrom, Ruth Lewis, Herbert Lidtke, Dan Lindquist, Liam Loughney, Augusto Perez, Sr., Terri Pomeroy, Rosemary Riemenschneider, Dick Shager, Kay Shager, Chuck Stene, Chris Wolfgram, Valerie Woods, Jason Yndestad.
�THOSE SERVING OR DEPLOYED Jeffrey Berg, Charles Burns, Jordan Kein and Steven Moreus.
�SYMPATHY We offer our sympathies and prayers to Stacy & Jack Baehman at the death of Stacy’s mother, Julie Gulden. God bless and comfort these friends with the promise of Christ: “Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.”
�HEALING MINISTRIES PRAYER Lord Master of Prayer, You are my greatest teacher. You taught us the Lord's Prayer and in that same verse shared the parable about friendship and the boldness we sometimes need in our actions. In this parable about prayer, you told us to ask, to search and to knock. Lord, I believe in this and with the help of the Holy Spirit, the power of prayer can change, in-spire, comfort, teach, and literally change lives. Lord, my most important relationship is with God the Father, You and the Holy Spirit. Help me to earnestly and faithfully be with you and weave prayer throughout my entire day. "I tell you, if friendship is not enough to make him get up to give you bread, your boldness will make him get up and give you whatever you need. So I tell you, ask, and God will give to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will be open for you. Yes, everyone who asks will receive. The one who searches will find. And everyone who knocks will have the door opened." Luke 11: 8-10
TODAY’S QUOTE “Death is what takes place within us when we look upon others not as gift, blessing or stimulus but as threat, danger, competition. It is the death that comes to all who try to live by bread alone . . . It is that purposeless, empty existence devoid of genuine hu-man relationships and filled with anxiety, silence and loneliness. ~ Dorothy Soelle
WORSHIP ATTENDANCE, FEB. 13-17, 2016 • Saturday, Feb. 13: Highlands, 5:30pm—32
• Sunday, Feb. 14: Downtown, 8am—96 • Sunday, Feb. 14: Highlands, 9:30am—386; 11am—35 • Lenten worship, Feb. 17: Highlands, 5pm—337; 7pm—219
WORSHIP SUPPORT TEAMS 8 AM SUNDAY, DOWNTOWN &
11 AM SUNDAY, HIGHLANDS
Acolytes
8am Evan & Chad Peterson
11am Jack Austreng, Hannah Stich Ushers
8am Roger Pavlis, Bob Jacobson
11am Ron & Nancy Langness
Greeters
8am John & Janet Clymer
11am Jerry & Margie Ellefson
Communion Assistants
8am Karen Pavlis, Cindy Chapin
11am Ron & Nancy Langness
Welcome Center—Downtown
Darlene Ecker
Cookie Caller—Downtown
Curt Larson
Projectionist, 11 am
Brody Wollners
9:30 AM SUNDAY, HIGHLANDS
Worship Support Team *team leader(s)
*Jim & Jan Orf, Peggy Wegscheid,
Steve & Lisa Bekemeyer, Ed Quinn,
Jane Betz, James & Michelle Kulzer,
Elmer & Julie Neiderhauser,
Rick & Janet Wilson, Deb Green
Greeters
Ruth Lewis, Deb Green
Videographer
Alan Park
Projectionist
Kevin Carrier
Confirmation Students
Luke Bekemeyer, Greta Butterbrodt,
Cole Causby, Chris Harney, Andrew
Janisch, Jenna Kost, James Mosel,
Garnett Strack, Carl Tremble
Welcome Center Jane Betz
Nursery
Sarah Roach, Peyton Poling,
Lauren Chukel
Hospitality/Coffee
Bodick family
5:30 PM SATURDAY, HIGHLANDS
Projectionist
Char Trende
Ushers
Doug & Kris Barlow
BETHEL HAPPENINGS BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
FEBRUARY 21, 2016
ASSISTING AT OUR LENTEN WORSHIP SERVICES We continue to line up worship assistants for our Lenten services. If you can help, contact our volunteer coordinator, Kathy Jeska at 715.386.8821, ext. 33 or [email protected]. Please let Kathy know which date(s) and service(s) you are available for. Thank you. CONGREGATIONAL LIFE SERVING OPPORTUNITIES There are instances when the Congregational Life Team needs extra help with providing baked goods or specific menu items for a Bethel event. Would you like to include your name on the list of providers of cookies, cupcakes, bars or pies? If so, please call Lori Jacobson (715.386.9503) or Jane Dahlin (715.386.5274) and your name will be added! Thank you! SKI RACE TO SUPPORT OUR NEIGHBORS’ PLACE The second annual Our Neighbors’ Race, to support Our Neighbors’ Place Homeless shelter will take place February 27, 2016 at Kilkarney Hills Golf Course near River Falls, WI. There will be a 10K race starting at 10am and a 1 mile fun ski shortly after that. You can register in advance at http://ourneighborsplace.org/our-neighbors-race-2016-registration/. If you regis-ter by February 20th, it will cost $25/person; cost is $30/person there-after. A ski hat and meal are included with the registration. Registration on the day of the race will begin at 8:30am. PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR THRIVENT CHOICE DOLLARS® Thrivent Choice Dollars grant funds can help support organizations you care about. Don’t let your designated Choice Dollars expire. Eligible members of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans who have been designated Choice Dollars have until March 31, 2016, to direct any remaining 2015 Choice Dollars®. Help support Bethel! Call 800-THRIVENT and state “Thrivent Choice®” or go to Thrivent.com/thriventchoice.
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BETHEL U COURSE SCHEDULED FOR APRIL
The Education Committee has invited Dr. Matthew Skin-ner to offer our next Bethel University Course after the sea-son of Lent. His topic will focus on the parables in the Bi-ble. Please mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 13th & 20th, 2016. Keep your eyes open for details as the date gets closer. CONNECT WITH US! Have you found Bethel on social media? Make sure you connect with us on our pages:
Facebook: Bethel Lutheran Church Hudson Instagram: bethelhudson Twitter: @bethel_hudson
And, don’t forget to hashtag your Bethel celebrations—let’s create a journal of our ministry happenings together! Use: #bethelhudson on all of these social media sites.
BETHEL HAPPENINGS BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
FEBRUARY 21, 2016