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BE BOLD BOLD WOMEN'S SUNDAY is on February 26th at both services.

Our theme is "I AM SHE", a program about boldness of women in many walks of life and how we live our lives in bold service to others in a purposeful way - caring for the well being of others, witnessing to our faith in the face of judgement, advocating for others at her own risk, showing calmness in the midst of negotiation, and boldly proclaiming good news in our words and deeds.

What’s Inside

Sage Bounds Fun Run coming soon to benefit the Bounds

family.page 3

Bring your sweetheart to the sweetheart breakfast on

February 11.page 3

Have you joined in to celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the

Reformation?page 6 & 7

Bethesda Lutheran Evangel February 2017

Neighborhood Gathering: Danish Love

Join us on February 17 for our next neighborhood gathering and all things yummy and Danish! Read more on page 11…

Children, Youth & Family News From Cradle to Commencement, A Great Place To Be A Kid!

Bethesda Lutheran Church

WaterWorks

Kids 3 years old through 5th grade - join us from 4:30-5:30pm every Wednesday to play, eat snacks, and learn new bible stories. If you have any questions, talk to Pastor Sarah.

Middle School Youth Group/Confirmation

• Regular Schedule on Wednesdays, except for February 15 (see next).

• February 15, Summer Trip Info Meeting, 7-8pm. Parents and Students. Regular dinner and class schedule 5:30-7:00.

• February 10 and 24. Wyldlife Club every other Friday, 6:30-9:00, carpool from Bethesda. Wyldlife is Young Life’s middle school ministry. We will be going to Wyldlife camp this summer.

• A lock-in overnighter at Bethesda is in the works, but the date is not finalized as we collaborate with Young Life.

High School Youth Group

• Regular Schedule on Sundays - Lunch & Activities in the Duck-Beaver Room 12-1:30.

• Summer Trip Info Meeting, Sunday, February 19, 12:15-1:00 in the Duck-Beaver Room.

Middle School

August 6-10. Young Life’s Washington Family Ranch Creekside. We will join about 70 middle school students from Eugene Wyldlife for five days in this amazing Eastern Oregon camp. The early bird rate is $550 before March 1 and $600 after. Bethesda kids and friends will receive an additional $200 off that cost, for a base cost of $350, thanks to anticipated funding from Easter Breakfast, Sponsorships, and the Bethesda Foundation. Additional fundraising opportunities ahead.

High School

June 25-July 2. San Francisco with Center for Student Missions. We will spend Sunday evening through Friday morning serving in the city, learning about urban concerns, enjoying ethnic cuisine, and several other activities. We will spend Saturday at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom and return to Eugene on Sunday. The base cost is $350, which includes $200 off the actual expense, thanks to anticipated funding from Easter Breakfast, Sponsorships, and the Bethesda Foundation.

Additional Fundraising Opportunities Ahead

As always, we do not want any youth to miss these opportunities due to financial difficulties. Please reach out to me (Pastor Tom) to discuss further.

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SUMMER 2017

REMEMBER, Trip Info Meetings will be February 15, 7pm for Middle School and February 19, 12:15pm for High School.

Sage Bounds Medical Fun Run There will be a 5K run and walk at Alton Baker Park in Eugene as a medical fundraiser for Sage Bounds, who has Ataxia - Telangiectasia, a rare genetic disease that attacks children. This event will help her family with medical bills.

When: March 18, 2017 at 9:00AM Where: Alton Baker Park in Eugene

Package Pickup is 8:00 - 8:45am on the day of the race. 17 and younger - $20, 18 and older - $25. Order your shirt for $12 before March 1!

Register on the Bethesda Website or pick up forms in entryway.

Save the Date! Tentatively Sunday, February 12, 4pm. Dessert and Fundraiser to benefit our missionaries, Aaron and Liz Kalms. A special treat will be to meet their newly adopted daughter, Mia!

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JOIN US FOR THESE SPECIAL EVENTS!

Following the Risen One, Something for Everyone, Helping Anyone

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Love Is… If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give away all my possessions, and if I hand over my body so that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Can I be cliche and talk about love during this month of Valentine’s Day? I don’t know about you, but these last few months in our country have seemed to yield everything but love. We have anger and division and frustration and court cases and politicking and shouting and debating, but love? The kind of love that casts out fear and rejoices in truth? I haven’t seen much of that.

These verses from Corinthians are most often used at weddings, touting the way two people are supposed to behave in a committed relationships.

Paul actually wrote them to the divided church at Corinth; a community that was arguing about whose gifts were superior and who was preaching and teaching the most faithfully. They were written not only for two people, but for peoples who were angry and divided and frustrated and shouting and debating. Maybe these are exactly the words we need to hear during this strangely familiar season. History indeed repeats itself.

The love our Creator holds for us, is the love we’re called to hold for each other. And, it is a patient, kind, hopeful kind of thing. The text really needs no more illumination, it simply needs sat with. It needs prayed over. It needs to seep deep within our weary souls. I invite you to do just that…take a moment and read the passage again; Valentine’s Day or not, this is the life to which we have been called.

Holding onto Love, Sarah



Administrative Coordinator In the next several weeks, the process will begin to hire a new “Administrative Coordinator.” This person will work roughly 15 hours a week and there will be some flexibility in the days and hours that they work each week. Here are a few things that they will not be: This person will not be the Secretary. This person will not be the Office Manager. This person will not be the primary person covering the phones or the Front Desk during office hours. I am so thankful for the wonderful group of volunteers who faithfully fulfill these duties. Due to the limited hours, we want to make sure that the Admin Coordinator can focus on the tasks that need to be accomplished.

The Admin Coordinator will be responsibly for keeping forms up to date and accurate. This person will also be responsible for keeping office records up to date and accurate, ordering office supplies, etc. This person will also work closely with the pool of volunteers who work at the front desk, who run the bulletins and other publications, and who work with our church

management software. This person will also be responsible for training and scheduling of the volunteers. This person will need to have excellent computer skills and a willingness to learn and try new tasks without a lot of explanation.

As of this moment, there isn’t a finalized job description for the Administrative Coordinator. Hopefully, this will get finished in the next week or two so that we can begin the search for the right person to fill this position.

As I said in my annual report, part of the reason that we are needing an Admin Coordinator at this time is because of Pastor Troy’s retirement as Visitation Pastor. The purpose is to free up time, primarily in my schedule, to visit our seniors in a timely fashion and to coordinate with the Table Runners in the important work that they are doing. Thank you for your support and prayers as we seek to fill this position and in the transition that follows.

God’s Peace, Pastor Steve

2/11 Food Pantry Distribution

2/11 Sweetheart’s Breakfast

2/12 Newcomers Class Begins

2/12 Kalms Fundraiser Dessert

2/17 Neighborhood Gathering/Danish Night

2/26 Bold Women’s Sunday

2/28 Preschool Open House

F E B R U A RYCalendar of Events

Look Online For The Full Calendar of Events and on Page 13 for a printable calendar.

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Saturday Mornings Beginning February 4 At 10AM: Join our Monthly “Reformation Book Club” with Pastor Tom in his office. The group will mutually schedule the next meeting at each meeting. Our first book will be James Kittelson’s biography, “Luther the Reformer: Second Edition.” The best price is currently $21 on Amazon. Financial assistance is available. Pastor Tom will have a few copies available for sale. Begin reading prior to February 4, if possible.


Sunday Adult Education, 9:45: “The Reformation: Faith, Freedom, and Fights!”

Daytimers Bible Study, Thursdays at 11am: “Paul’s Letter to the Romans.”

Online Devotions: “Paul’s Letter to the Galatians.” Devotions available on website, e-news, and Facebook page.

Winter 2017 The History of the Reformation

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Our church’s namesake, Martin Luther, stood at the eye of the hurricane. His intense spirituality (and personality!) and especially his devoted study of scripture led to a breakthrough rediscovery of the Gospel. His eyes were opened to the gift of salvation and forgiveness based entirely on the merits of Christ alone, given to sinners by grace through faith. October 31, 1517 is recognized as Reformation Day - the day Luther posted 95 theses for debate on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, setting off a firestorm of controversy.

We are organizing educational opportunities for our congregation to engage in the issues, theology, and history of the Reformation while also reflecting on the church of today…and tomorrow. The Reformers spoke often about “Word alone, Faith alone, Grace alone,” which is to say: Christ alone. We continue to ask, “Who is Jesus Christ for us? Where will we follow the Risen One in mission?”

This is a basic sketch for 2017 designed to engage us in the study of God’s Word, the Faith confessed by the Reformers, and the Grace in which the church both stands and serves God’s world.

Peace, Pastor Tom

Sunday Adult Education, 9:45: “Lutheran Confessions: Exploring the Key Writings and Statements of the Reformers.”

Daytimers Bible Study, Thursdays at 11am: “Paul’s Letter to the Romans.”

Online Devotions: “Paul’s Letter to the Galatians.” Devotions available on website, e-news, and Facebook page.

Monthly “Reformation Book Club” with Pastor Tom on Saturday mornings. When we finish the Luther biography we will transition to some of Luther’s own key writings, like “Freedom of a Christian.”


Sunday Adult Education, 9:45: “Living Lutheran in the 21st Century.”

Daytimers Bible Study, Thursdays at 11am: “The Acts of the Apostles.”

Online Devotions: TBD, devotions available on website, e-news, and Facebook page.

Monthly “Reformation Book Club” with Pastor Tom on Saturday mornings. Potential book, “Life Together” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Lent 2017 (March 1-April 15)Congregational Study of Luther’s Small Catechism

Details Coming Soon….

Newcomers Class Beginning Feb. 12, 2017

If you are new to Bethesda or want to know more about the church and “being a Lutheran”, Join Pastor Sarah for our Newcomers class on Sundays beginning February 12 at 9:45 in the conference room.

Spring 2017 The

Theology of the

Reformers

Fall 2017 Living

Lutheran in the 21st

Century

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Women’s Ministry Team Meeting Our next meeting is February 16 at 3pm! All Bethesda women (and friends) are welcome! The more the merrier.

Mission Sewing Circle Mission Sewing Circle will be Wednesday, February 15 at 12:30pm in the Fireside room.

Thursday Night Quilt Group The Thursday Night Quilt Group will be meeting February 16. Join us in the Fireside Room from 6:30-8:30 pm.

Circle Meetings Ruth Circle meets February 6 at 9:30am. Naomi Circle meets February 8 at 10am. Rebekah and Lydia Circles meet March 1 at 10am.


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Preschool Update This month all of our classes will be enjoying valentines parties. The children will have fun decorating cookies and sharing valentines with each other. There will be no school Monday the 20th for President’s Day.

You are invited!! To our annual preschool open house for new and returning students. Tuesday, February 28th, 6-7pm

Enjoy cookies while you visit classrooms and meet our staff. If you know of any families looking for a preschool for the fall, please pass on this info.

Fundraiser Please join us this month and help raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a very worthy cause! Donations can be left in box #44 all month long.

Food for Lane County We need volunteers for helping to set-up and distribute food two Saturdays a Month. This month the dates are: February 11 & 25. Set up is the day before at 2:00pm and distribution begins at 9:30am.

Little Sprouts Update We are providing many Bethel kids with snack packs to take home each weekend. These kids are at high hunger risk and these packs have non-perishable snacks. Help us reach our goal of feeding 125 kids each weekend. Contact Kay Kirkpatrick or Pastor Sarah if you can help!

Pray For Our Missionaries Tim & Naomi Cowley, in Portland; Keith & Laura Jensen, in China; Jerry & Kathy Liebersbach, Stateside & planning; Aaron & Liz Kalms, in Germany; Scot & Vicki McCracken, in Portland

Coffee Hour A new coffee hour sign-up sheet is on the board in the narthex. Please sign up. Feel free to bring goodies even if you aren’t signed up.

Donate Blood Our bloodmobile is scheduled for March 30th, June 15th, Sept. 21st, and Dec. 7th. Sign ups will be on the 4 Sundays before each donation.

New Flower Chart The new flower chart is up for 2017; please sign up to put flowers on the altar.

Pantry Items Needed • cereal (no oatmeal) • spaghetti • spaghetti sauce • pancake mix • syrup • small jars of peanut

butter

FUNDRAISER Saturday, February 18 Join us and try a fun new dance class. Nia is non-impact and adaptable to individual needs and abilities. All proceeds benefit the Bethel Boutique. We’ll use the funds to purchase spring clothing for the students in the Bethel School District!

Check in begins at 9:00am. Class runs from 9:30-10:30 am. Water and light snack provided.

Funding provided by Thrivent Action Team grant!

Led by Leah Riordan, Nia Brown Belt Teacher at Oakway Fitness. Admission $5 or a package of new underwear or new socks.

Overstock Sale will follow the class from 10:30-Noon. We’re cleaning out the racks of clothes to make room for Spring clothing for our student shoppers.

Nia cardio-dance workouts combine 52 simple moves with dance arts, martial arts, and healing arts to get you fit in 60 minutes - body, mind, emotion, and spirit.

Current Bethel Boutique Needs: Girls dresses, sizes 4 - 8; Toddler underwear and socks, all sizes

BETHELBOUTIQUEBOUTIQUE


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Bethesda Library Open during office hours and on Sunday morning. Self-serve.Questions and suggestions: Call Judy Jernberg, volunteer librarian.

Email [email protected]


Silence Shusaku Endo's classic novel of enduring faith in dangerous times, soon to be a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese. Seventeenth-century Japan: Two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to a country hostile to their

religion, where feudal lords force the faithful to publicly renounce their beliefs. I first read this book 30 years ago and still consider it to be one of the most powerful novels I have ever read. "Silence I regard as a masterpiece, a lucid and elegant drama.” -The New York Review of Books.

October 31, 1517 In October 31, 1517, Martin Marty answers the question: Why is the Reformation relevant today?

Rather than a historical narrative of Reformation events, he explains in this

accessible book the issues that led to Luther’s posting of the 95 Theses, their implications for the Church and world . . . and most importantly, how this impacts us devotionally as Christians of any denomination.

• Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp by Jerry Stanley (a good read for families, Dale even liked it.

• Another View by Rosamunde Pilcher

• The Lady of the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier

• Away off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People: 1602-1890 by Nathaniel Philbrick

• Faith Alone: A Daily Devotional by Martin Luther (a new translation)

• Lab Girl by Hope Jahren (fascinating view of women in science)

• Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight (I liked this book)

• Hidden Figures by Margaret Lee Shetterly (the story of three NASA scientists who happened to be female and black (also a brand new movie).

• So Very Much the Best of Us by Brian Doyle

• Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance (powerful memoir about life in the Rust Belt)

• Great Plains by Ian Frazier (wonderful travelogue and reflection on America’s Great Plains)

I didn’t meet my goal of reading 100 books last year. I made it to 95.

New On The Shelf Favorite Reads

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mailto:[email protected]


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Monthly Neighborhood Gathering Aebleskivers, Aebleskivers, Aebleskivers. This month, we are holding a Danish themed event for our Bethel (and Eugene/Springfield) neighbors! Danish food (especially Aebleskivers), Danish activities, Danish fun! Why? Our church was founded by Danes! Read more here: http://bethesdalutheranchurch.com/bethesdas-story

Plan to come February 17th and join in the fun! Dinner will begin at 6pm. You are welcome to volunteer to help set up, serve, love on our neighbors, decorate, greet, love on our neighbors, assist kids with crafts, and most especially, love on our neighbors.

Do you know how to cook/sing/craft/storytell anything Danish? WE NEED YOU! Contact Pastor Sarah and let her know. The more the merrier!

Coincidentally, the Danish Carnival Fastelavn takes place in February to usher in Lent and many of our activities, games, food, and decorations will be “Fastelavn themed” thanks to the ideas from our Danish sister, Lois Toftemark!

DECEMBER Finances

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% of

Budget

Month Year-to- Budget Rec'd/

Support and Revenue December Date Budget Remaining Spent

Contributions 84,564 503,967 541,798 37,831 93.02%Total Support and Revenue 84,564 503,967 541,798 37,831 93.02%Expenses by program

Extended Ministries 4,271 52,565 52,464 (101) 100.19%Staff Ministries 26,892 343,857 359,020 15,163 95.78%Administration 4,524 51,531 54,864 3,333 93.92%Education Team 458 4,900 3,950 (950) 124.05%Evangelism Team 831 3,468 250 (3,218) 1387.20%Hospitality Team 1,144 231 700 469 33.00%Men's Ministry Team - - - - 0.00%Women's Ministry Team - (16) 200 216 -8.00%Family Ministry Team - 74 350 276 21.14%Nursery Expense 138 1,785 3,000 1,215 0.00% .Property Team 6,111 59,657 57,500 (2,157) 103.75%Spiritual Growth Team 382 2,124 2,050 (74) 103.61%Stewardship Team - - - - 0.00%Worship Team 529 3,185 4,350 1,165 73.22%Youth Team (1,399) 3,742 3,100 (642) 120.71%Total Expenses 43,881 527,103 541,798 14,695 97.29%

Excess of Support and

and Revenue (Expenses) 40,683 (23,136) - 23,136 -4.27%

Statement of Revenue and Expense

for the Month and Year-to-Date Ending December, 2016

My Ideal Week Eugene Petersen recalls a Scottish pastor known as “invisible six days a week, and incomprehensible the seventh.” Or, you may have heard the one about the pastor who only works one day a week. I have been asked by many youth over the years what I do for my regular job, or if I have another job. One asks if I get paid to be a pastor and another asks if I own this whole church!

I can tell you, the rhythm of a pastor’s week includes wearing many hats and balancing tight scheduling with the certainty of important changes to best-laid plans. As a productivity book/blog/podcast junkie, I have come to benefit from what is called an “ideal week.” “If you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time,” quips Zig Ziglar. So, here’s my aim:

Weekday Mornings: Office Hours, 9-1pm

• Administration, Program Prep, Planning, Meetings, Daytimers Bible Study

• Appointments, Visitation

Weekday Midday: Lunch and Napping the Boys

Weekday Afternoons: Parsonage Study, 2-5pm

• Preaching/Teaching Prep

• Study and Prayer

• Appointments, Visitation

Weekday Evenings: Family

• Except for Confirmation Wednesdays, Church Council, occasional meetings/events

• Aim to work only two evenings/week

Saturdays: Sabbath or 1/2 Sabbath

• Remaining Sunday Prep

• Family Day

Sundays: Worship and Youth Group

• Worship, Preaching, Teaching

• High School Youth Group, 12-1:30pm

Odd Hours: Study and Prayer

• Much of my general reading/study occurs before 9am or after 9pm

• I’m usually in my study by 5-6am on Sundays to refresh myself on sermon/class content

I also find it helpful to have a general theme for each day:

• Monday: Programs Day (prep Confirmation, Youth Group, Trips/Retreats)

• Tuesday: Team Day (Eugene pastors text study, Bethesda staff, Pastoral team meeting)

• Wednesday/Thursday: Preaching/Teaching Prep

• Friday: Catch-up/Review Day (Sunday prep, weekly review of my task management app)

• Saturday: Family Day

• Sunday: Worship & Youth

I am blessed to start my day with family, see them every midday, and spend most afternoons working from home.

Hope this satisfies some curiosity or encourages your own planning of an ideal week!

Peace,Pastor Tom


Between services every second Sunday, join one or

more pastors for coffee in the fireside room. This is

especially for those who are new to our congregation

and would like to meet others who are new. Join in

any time.

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February 2017G

et the Full Calendar Online

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February 2017Sunday

Monday

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ednesdayThursday

FridaySaturday

298:30 AM

Traditional Wor-

ship9:45 AM

Roots of the Ref-orm

ation Class9:45 AM

Sunday School and Fellowship11:00 AM

Contemporary

12:00 PM High School

1:00 PM Sue LaM

arche2:00 PM

Annual Meeting

and Bethesda Foundation

309:30 AM

WIPG

5:45 PM Girl Scouts 20311

6:15 PM Girl Scout Troop

202487:00 PM

Boy Scouts Troop 22

315:30 AM

Exercise Class9:15 AM


WIPG

6:30 PM Cub Scout Pack 22

19:30 AM

WIPG

10:00 AM Lydia Circle

10:00 AM Rebekah Circle

10:00 AM Naom

i Circle4:30 PM

WaterW

orks Fel-lowship Hall5:30 PM

Sign Language Dancing5:30 PM

Confirmation Din-

6:15 PM Choir Practice

6:30 PM Confirm

ation

25:30 AM


WIPG

11:00 AM Daytim

ers Bible Study12:40 PM

Bethel Cooking Class6:30 PM

Parents Without

Partners6:30 PM

Active Bethel Citi-zens

39:15 AM


WIPG

49:00 AM

Reformation Book

Club9:00 AM

Alanon Beginners Group9:00 AM

Burrito Brigade Prep9:00 AM

Al-Anon9:00 AM

Bethel Boutique Open11:00 AM

Helena Kaldahl M

emorial Service

58:30 AM

Traditional Wor-

ship9:45 AM


ation Class9:45 AM


Contemporary

Worship


Youth Group1:00 PM

Girl Scout Troop

69:30 AM

WIPG

9:30 AM Ruth Circle

1:00 PM Oregon Old Tim

e Fiddlers5:45 PM

Girl Scouts 203116:15 PM

Girl Scout Troop 202487:00 PM

Boy Scouts Troop 22

75:30 AM



WIPG

5:30 PM Girl Scouts Troop

203416:00 PM

Pack 22 Leader's M

eeting6:30 PM

Cub Scout Pack 227:00 PM

Boy Scouts-PLC

89:30 AM

WIPG

4:30 PM W

aterWorks Fel-

lowship Hall5:30 PM


Confirmation Din-

ner6:15 PM

Choir Practice6:30 PM

Confirmation

7:00 PM Boy Scouts-ASM

; Conference Room

95:30 AM


WIPG

11:00 AM Daytim


Lymphedem

a Sup-port Group6:30 PM

Church Planning Council

109:15 AM


WIPG

2:00 PM Food Pantry Set-

up6:30 PM W

YLDLIFE CLUB (M

iddle School)

118:00 AM

Men's Sweetheart

Breakfast9:00 AM


Al-Anon9:30 AM

Food Pantry Dis-tribution10:30 AM

Burrito Brigade Prep

12Kalm

s Event & Fundraiser8:30 AM

Traditional Wor-

ship9:30 AM

Fair Trade Items

Available9:45 AM

Roots of the Ref-9:45 AM

Sunday School and 11:00 AM

Contemporary


2:00 PM Kalm

s Event &

139:30 AM

WIPG

9:45 AM W

omen's Bible

Study12:40 PM




Boy Scouts Troop 22

145:30 AM



WIPG

1:00 PM Bethel Boutique

Open6:30 PM


WIPG Board M

eet-ing

159:30 AM

WIPG

12:30 PM M

ission Sewing Circle4:30 PM

WaterW



Confirmation Din-


6:30 PM Confirm

ation7:00 PM

Boy Scouts - Com-

165:30 AM


Shirley Burkhardt9:30 AM

WIPG

11:00 AM Daytim


Wom

en's Ministry

Team m

tg6:30 PM

Quilt Group

179:15 AM


WIPG

6:00 PM NEIGHBORHOOD

GATHERING

189:00 AM



Al-Anon10:00 AM

Michelle Larson

198:30 AM

Traditional Wor-

ship9:45 AM


ation Class9:45 AM


Contemporary

Worship


Youth Group1:00 PM

Girl Scout Troop

20Offi

ce Closed5:45 PM



Boy Scouts Troop 22

215:30 AM



WIPG


203416:30 PM

Cub Scout Pack 22

229:30 AM

WIPG

4:30 PM W

aterWorks Fel-

lowship Hall5:30 PM


Confirmation Din-

ner6:15 PM


Confirmation

235:30 AM


WIPG

11:00 AM Daytim

ers Bible Study

249:15 AM


WIPG

12:40 PM Bethel Cooking

Class2:30 PM

Food Pantry Set Up6:30 PM

WYLDLIFE CLUB

(Middle School)

259:00 AM



Al-Anon9:30 AM

Food Pantry Dis-tribution

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OMEN'S SUNDAY

8:30 AM Traditional W

or-ship9:45 AM


ation Class9:45 AM


Contemporary

Worship


279:30 AM

WIPG

9:45 AM W

omen's Bible

Study5:45 PM



Boy Scouts Troop 22

285:30 AM



WIPG


Open6:30 PM

Cub Scout Pack 22

19:30 AM

WIPG



10:00 AM Naom

i Circle4:30 PM

WaterW



Confirmation Din-


6:30 PM Confirm

ation

25:30 AM


WIPG

11:00 AM Daytim



Parents Without

Partners6:30 PM


39:15 AM


WIPG

12:00 PM VBS W

orkshop set up

47:00 AM

VBS Workshop

9:00 AM Alanon Beginners

Group9:00 AM


Al-Anon9:00 AM

Bethel Boutique Open

298:30 AM

Traditional Wor-

ship9:45 AM


ation Class9:45 AM


Contemporary


1:00 PM Sue LaM

arche2:00 PM

Annual Meeting

and Bethesda Foundation

309:30 AM

WIPG

5:45 PM Girl Scouts 20311

6:15 PM Girl Scout Troop

202487:00 PM

Boy Scouts Troop 22

315:30 AM



WIPG

6:30 PM Cub Scout Pack 22

19:30 AM

WIPG



10:00 AM Naom

i Circle4:30 PM

WaterW



Confirmation Din-


6:30 PM Confirm

ation

25:30 AM


WIPG

11:00 AM Daytim



Parents Without

Partners6:30 PM


39:15 AM


WIPG

49:00 AM

Reformation Book

Club9:00 AM



Al-Anon9:00 AM

Bethel Boutique Open11:00 AM

Helena Kaldahl M

emorial Service

58:30 AM

Traditional Wor-

ship9:45 AM


ation Class9:45 AM


Contemporary

Worship


Youth Group1:00 PM

Girl Scout Troop

69:30 AM

WIPG

9:30 AM Ruth Circle

1:00 PM Oregon Old Tim

e Fiddlers5:45 PM



Boy Scouts Troop 22

75:30 AM



WIPG


203416:00 PM

Pack 22 Leader's M

eeting6:30 PM


Boy Scouts-PLC

89:30 AM

WIPG

4:30 PM W

aterWorks Fel-

lowship Hall5:30 PM


Confirmation Din-

ner6:15 PM


Confirmation

7:00 PM Boy Scouts-ASM

; Conference Room

95:30 AM


WIPG

11:00 AM Daytim


Lymphedem

a Sup-port Group6:30 PM

Church Planning Council

109:15 AM


WIPG

2:00 PM Food Pantry Set-

up6:30 PM W

YLDLIFE CLUB (M

iddle School)

118:00 AM

Men's Sweetheart

Breakfast9:00 AM


Al-Anon9:30 AM

Food Pantry Dis-tribution10:30 AM

Burrito Brigade Prep

12Kalm

s Event & Fundraiser8:30 AM

Traditional Wor-

ship9:30 AM

Fair Trade Items

Available9:45 AM

Roots of the Ref-9:45 AM

Sunday School and 11:00 AM

Contemporary


2:00 PM Kalm

s Event &

139:30 AM

WIPG

9:45 AM W

omen's Bible

Study12:40 PM




Boy Scouts Troop 22

145:30 AM



WIPG


Open6:30 PM


WIPG Board M

eet-ing

159:30 AM

WIPG

12:30 PM M

ission Sewing Circle4:30 PM

WaterW



Confirmation Din-


6:30 PM Confirm

ation7:00 PM

Boy Scouts - Com-

165:30 AM


Shirley Burkhardt9:30 AM

WIPG

11:00 AM Daytim


Wom

en's Ministry

Team m

tg6:30 PM

Quilt Group

179:15 AM


WIPG

6:00 PM NEIGHBORHOOD

GATHERING

189:00 AM



Al-Anon10:00 AM

Michelle Larson

198:30 AM

Traditional Wor-

ship9:45 AM


ation Class9:45 AM


Contemporary

Worship


Youth Group1:00 PM

Girl Scout Troop

20Offi

ce Closed5:45 PM



Boy Scouts Troop 22

215:30 AM



WIPG


203416:30 PM

Cub Scout Pack 22

229:30 AM

WIPG

4:30 PM W

aterWorks Fel-

lowship Hall5:30 PM


Confirmation Din-

ner6:15 PM


Confirmation

235:30 AM


WIPG

11:00 AM Daytim

ers Bible Study

249:15 AM


WIPG

12:40 PM Bethel Cooking

Class2:30 PM

Food Pantry Set Up6:30 PM

WYLDLIFE CLUB

(Middle School)

259:00 AM



Al-Anon9:30 AM

Food Pantry Dis-tribution

26BOLD W

OMEN'S SUNDAY

8:30 AM Traditional W

or-ship9:45 AM


ation Class9:45 AM


Contemporary

Worship


279:30 AM

WIPG

9:45 AM W

omen's Bible

Study5:45 PM



Boy Scouts Troop 22

285:30 AM



WIPG


Open6:30 PM

Cub Scout Pack 22

19:30 AM

WIPG



10:00 AM Naom

i Circle4:30 PM

WaterW



Confirmation Din-


6:30 PM Confirm

ation

25:30 AM


WIPG

11:00 AM Daytim



Parents Without

Partners6:30 PM


39:15 AM


WIPG

12:00 PM VBS W

orkshop set up

47:00 AM

VBS Workshop

9:00 AM Alanon Beginners

Group9:00 AM


Al-Anon9:00 AM

Bethel Boutique Open

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Worship H

elpers February 2017 If you are scheduled but not able to serve, please contact the church office at 541-688-9085 or find som

eone to switch w

ith you.Thank you for your service!


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GREETERSUSHERS

READERSHELPING HANDS

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS

PEW

STRAIGHTENERSFELLOW

SHIPSOUND TECH

Feb 5 8:30AMPartridges

Greg & Sandi Henley Family

Erma Peterson

Greg Henley & Dale Roxberg

Martin Taekker & Partridges (2)

Delores Moreland & Marilyn Cooper

Tom & Diana Renn

Feb 5 11:00AMJudy Bloom

Candi & Mike Outka, Ron & Marilyn Cooper

Jan MorinLaurel Horton Carol Lodl Diana Renn

Beth Tassan

Feb 12 8:30AMPalmer & Carolyn Bokn

Ted & Jennifer Reiss & Leah, Martin Taeker

Susan Miller

Maxine CoburnPaul Dammen

Feb 12 11:00AMRon & Marilyn Cooper

Nolan & Kyndsi Sundberg & Dennis & Yvette Jernberg

Carol LodlAnnette Munger

Feb 19 8:30AMNola & Virgil Schulenberg

Greg & Sandi Henley Family

Bobby Haas

Greg Henley & Dale Roxberg

Donna Brown Carol Rhodes Rennee Ferrer

Sue PainterPaul Dammen

Feb 19 11:00AMJack & Carol Lodl

Doug & Susan Detels, Terri Mikkelsen, Delores Moreland

Jean Raabe

Ardelle Howell, Karen Raymond, Mary Oberman

Jan Morin

Feb 26 8:30 AMJohan Ferrer & Dave Dover

Mike & Danette Olsen Family

Linda Dover

Mary & Mike Oberman

Dave Dover

Feb 26 11:00 AMTerri Mikkelsen

John & Jan Gibson, Mary Curran & Diane Stuhr

Diana Renn

Beth Tassan

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February 4James & Sue Embrue

45 years

February 4Denise & Paul

Dammen39 years

February 5Carl & Marjorie

Jensen62 years

February 7Frank & Brenda

Cisneros 30 years

February 8Hal & BJ Malecha

53 years

February 9Carl & Carol Sexton

54 years

February 11Mark & Terri Mikkelsen 22 years

February 11David & Leslie Lassen

11 years

February 12Elwood & Jean Bonde

68 years

February 12Elaine & Tommy

Bristol46 years

February 14Charmaine & Nick

Sather42 years

February 14Mary & Mike Oberman

41 years

February 16Jakki & Brian

McDonald 15 years

February 14Phyllis & Stan Gray

41 years

February 2Donald Parks

February 11Chris Christensen

February 12Martin Taekker


80 and Over Birthdays

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Happy Anniversary!

“Marked with the Cross of Christ forever, we are claimed, gathered and sent for the sake of the world.”

~Mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Members On Call

If your name appears here, you may be called to volunteer during the month.

Montoya, Roy & Clatys, (541)461-8697 Moreland, Delores, (541)688-8518

Morin, Jan, (541)688-8776 Morrison, Mike, (541)689-2628

Mousseau, Marilyn, (541)206-5358 Munger, Chuck & Annette, (541)688-8939

Munger, Linzy, (541)688-8939 Nelson, John & Valerie, (541)688-1309

Nelson, Marion, (541)461-0289 Ness, Galen & Kathy, (541)998-1238

Norby, Ellen, (541)461-0117 Oberman, Mike & Mary, (541)689-2456

JanuaryWorship Attendance 8:30 11:00 Total Week 1 75 Week 2 church cancelled due to ice Week 3 105 131 236 Week 4 121 123 244 Week 5 98 122 220 Total 775 Average 194 Donald Gunderson Memorial 190 Hillary Kaldahl Memorial 126

Bethesda Evangel A monthly publication of Bethesda Lutheran Church. Submit items by 20th of each month.

4445 Royal Avenue, Eugene, OR 97402 Phone: 541.688.9085 Fax: 541.689.3667 Pastoral Emergency: 541.357.8253 (leave message if no answer)

www.bethesdalutheranchurch.com [email protected] [email protected]

Office Hours 9a to 3p, Monday-Friday

Pastors & Staff Pastor Steve Dow [email protected]

Pastor Sarah Schaffner [email protected]

Pastor Tom Welch [email protected]

Elizabeth Tigue, Preschool Director [email protected]

Tommy Parker, Contemporary [email protected]

Maxine Coburn, Traditional Music [email protected]

Bill Vaughan, Custodian [email protected]

Deanna Rivera, Communications Coordinator [email protected]


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