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NOVEMBER 2013

THE VISITOR BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

WORSHIP TIMES

BETHEL DOWNTOWN

920 Third Street

Hudson, Wisconsin 54016

Celebration Worship

Sundays: 8 am

Great Awakening Worship

Sundays: 11 am

BETHEL HIGHLANDS

504 Frontage Road

Hudson, Wisconsin 54016

The Gathering Worship

Saturdays: 5:30 pm

New Song Worship

Sundays: 9:30 am

Vespers

Sundays: 7 pm

A STEELE FAMILY HOLIDAY CONCERT AT BETHEL

NOVEMBER 2013 VOLUME 13, ISSUE

You may have had the privi-lege of hearing Jearlyn and Billy Steele when they visited Be-thel back in January. We had an overwhelm-ingly positive and enthusiastic response from our congrega-tion and the visitors that joined us that Sun-day.

We’re excited to have not only Jearlyn and Billy, but also Fred, J.D. and Javetta coming back to Bethel for a special holiday concert! The date is

Saturday, November 30th and they’ll begin at our Highlands

campus at 7 pm (right after the 5:30 worship service con-cludes). Tickets are currently on sale, have been selling well, and are only $15 a seat/adults and $10/students! (As op-posed to the $75 you’d pay, if you were hearing them at the Guthrie Theater, or another Twin Cities venue!)

Besides being regulars on Gar-rison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion Show, the Steeles

have performed and recorded all over the world with the likes of: Mahalia Jackson, George Clinton, Kim Carnes, Prince, Donald Fagen and Steely Dan, Bill Cosby, Mor-gan Freeman, James Cleve-land, Rod Stew-

art, Mavis Samples, Jonny Lang and more! This Holiday Concert will highlight Christ-mas tunes of the season as well as the tremendous talent of these Grammy-winning artists!

I hope you’ll join us for this great opportunity, and bring your friends and family of all ages! Don’t wait to get your tickets! (It’s general admission seating, and only a limited number will be sold.) What a great way to welcome in the Advent/Christmas Season right here in Hudson and at Bethel! Don’t miss the fun, ex-citement, meaning and faith of this special event! Hope to see you there!

God’s Blessings!

Pastor John Lestock

AN INVITATION TO PRE-

SCHOOL CHAPEL TIME The second week of the month

BHP will have Chapel Time with

musicians and a pastor, and

we’d love to have some of our

community join us. The children

will still sit with their classes, and

you can sit in the rows behind

them. Sometimes we grownups

learn the most when we have

faith like a child, and learn the

Bible stories all over again. Join

us! November 13th, 9:05 am

and November 14th, 9:05 am

& 12:35 pm.

2 NOVEMBER 2013

Church office: 715-386-8821

[email protected]

www.bethelhudson.org

PASTORAL STAFF

Senior Pastor

John Lestock, ext. 22

[email protected]

Associate Pastors

Alicia Hilding, ext. 23

[email protected]

Ben Hilding, ext. 24

[email protected]

Visitation Pastor

Bob Bipes

[email protected]

CHILDREN’S & YOUTH

MINISTRY STAFF

Director of Children’s Ministries

Lisa Ruettimann, ext. 26

[email protected]

Children’s Ministries Assistant

Cindy Halunen

[email protected]

SUPPORT STAFF

Business Administrator

Ralph Van Keulen, ext. 21

[email protected]

Administrative Assistant

Kim Kapaun, ext. 21

[email protected]

Events Coordinator

Juli Hilding, ext. 27

[email protected]

Communications Coordinator

Lori Conley

[email protected]

Volunteer Coordinator, Downtown

Kathy Jeska, 715-749-3525

[email protected]

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 Christian maturity,

EQUIPPING people 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.

MARKS OF DISCIPLESHIP

Grow Spiritually

Ephesians 4:13

Pray and Read Scripture

Daily

Psalm 119:105

Weekly Worship

Hebrews 10:23-25

Serve in a Ministry at Bethel

Corinthians 12:4-13

Serve in Outreach Beyond

Bethel

Matthew 25:31-46

Grow Toward a Tithe of My

Financial Resources

2 Corinthians 8:12

Encourage Spiritual Growth

in Others Through Relation-

ships

Mark 6:7

The Visitor (USPS 79) is published

monthly by Bethel Lutheran Church,

920 Third Street, Hudson, WI 54016-

1696. Periodicals Postage Paid at

Hudson, WI. Postmaster: Send ad-

dress changes to The Visitor, 920

Third St., Hudson, WI 54016-1696.

Publication deadline is the 15th of the

month for The Visitor. Submissions

should be e-mailed to Lori Conley at

[email protected] or dropped off

at the church office Downtown.

BETHEL’S STAFF DIRECTORY

Volunteer Coordinator, Highlands

Kris Salentine

[email protected]

Bookkeeping

Kristine Goettsch, ext. 25

[email protected]

Cheri Monette, ext. 28

[email protected]

Media Technician

Bill Jenkinson

[email protected]

LEAD NURSERY ATTENDANTS

Bethel Highlands

Rebecca Hiekel

Katherine Sorenson

MUSIC MINISTRY STAFF

Music Director

Layton “Skip” James [email protected]

Contemporary Worship Director

Eric Possehl, ext. 21

[email protected]

Bell Ensemble Director

Lonna Possehl, ext. 21

[email protected]

BUILDING SUPPORT STAFF

Facilities Manager, Highlands

Bernie Kottmann, ext. 21

Custodian, Highlands

Chuck Lewis, ext. 21

Custodians, Downtown

Bryce Yonash, ext. 21

Sharon Sippel, ext. 21

BETHEL HIGHLANDS PRESCHOOL

Kari Jo Fore, Director

715-381-8254, ext. 401

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.bethelhudson.org





















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POWER OF PRAYER

Those Who Are Sick Or In Need Of Healing: Wayne Andrews, Steve Bates, Reese Becker, Richard Becker, Don Belisle, Leon Berg, Amy Betch-wars, Karl Butterbrodt, Sarah Dargatz, Roger Davis, Mary Denz, Debbie Dettman, Betty Eggers, Dave Fetter, Ann Genosky, Amanda Geving, Carol Gilbert, Dave Graese, Jan Gomez, Vivian Hart, Ken Heiser, Mary Henderson, Wendy Hilke, Gayle Hoaglund, Melissa Holerud, Linda Horrisberger, Jamie Jen-sen, Nancy Jeffries-Lein, Sylvia Johnson, Tyler Kinder, Paul Krauss, Mark Latti, Muriel Lau, Ruth Lewis, Betsey Lun-deen, Sue Magratten, Les Maierhofer, Marlis Maki, An-nette Maxon, Lucille Miller, Pam Moran, Levi Mulvihill, Mallory Myster, Morrie Nicholson, Larry Ofstedal, Kathy O’Keefe, Terri Pomeroy, Nick Rinta, Kathy Roberts, Debbie Russell, Kirsten Salpini, Levi Schlitz, Kay Shager, David Sorensen, Dee Sutter, Dottie Stees, Ward Te-Winkel, Ryan Tulgren, Louise Ullom, Chad Wang, Tania Warden and Michael Winkler.

Those Serving or

Deployed: Jeffrey Berg, Charles Burns, Jordan Kein, Steven Moreus and Micah Ste-vens.

Married: Blessings to Melissa Blake & Michael Giv-ens, who were married on Oc-tober 26th, and for their life-time together.

Sympathy: We offer our sympathies and prayers of comfort and strength for Wendy & Mark Stahnke and family at the death of Wendy’s mother, Norma Dahlman, and for Jane Johnson at the death of her brother, Roger Olen. Je-sus said: “I am the resurrection and the life.”

Baptized: Markell Jean Hedlund, daughter of Kelli & Chase Hedlund; Henry Aaron Sansone, son of Nikki & Mat-thew Sansone, andAsher Mi-chael Oien, son of Lauren & Michael Oien.

OPERATION HELP

Operation Help has asked Bethel to help with their Christmas campaign by

collecting 150 sets of shampoo and conditioner (regular or family size—any brand) to give to each family that has asked for help. In preparation for their campaign, please

drop off your donations at either Bethel campus by December 1st. Thank you for supporting this local ministry.

HELPING BETHEL/

DOUBLING YOUR

CHOICE DOLLARS!

Hey Thrivent members! Here’s a

great opportunity for you to help

Bethel, and it won’t cost you a

thing! Between October 1st and

November 30th Thrivent Finan-

cial will DOUBLE all Choice Dol-

lars directed to churches!

If you have accounts with

Thrivent, simply 1) call 800-

THRIVENT (800.847.4836) and

say “Thrivent Choice”, or 2) Go

to Thrivent.com/thriventchoice,

on the web …and simply name

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH of

HUDSON, WISCONSIN as the

recipient of your dollars avail-

able. (Otherwise your dollars

will be diverted into a national

fund.) Thanks for helping Bethel

with some additional, and well

appreciated, dollars!

THANK YOU

Thank you to everyone who

filled a school bag or made

bags and brought supplies.

Bethel filled 81 bags for

Lutheran World Relief. These

bags get shipped to natural dis-

aster areas like Haiti or poverty

stricken areas such as Africa

and India. Extra supplies went to

our own Hudson schools, as well

as to the Wolf Creek School on

the Pine Ridge Indian Reserva-

tion. Your giving truly makes a

difference!

4 NOVEMBER 2013

The Women of Bethel gather

monthly (October-June) with

friends , new and old, to share the Word of God. All women are wel-

come to attend a gathering of their

choice.

Dorcas gathering: Thursday,

November 14th at 9:30 am

Downtown.

Mary gathering: Thursday,

November 14th at 1 pm at the

home of Bobbi Pominville. Karen

Pavlis will lead the Bible study

titled, "The Widow of Zarephath,

A Trusting Follower". Cid Phillips

will help serve the refreshments.

Naomi gathering: Monday,

November 11th, 3 pm at the

home of host, Gretchen DuPuis.

Bible study leader and devo-

tions: Ann Martinson.

Ruth gathering: Thursday,

November 14 at 7 pm (new

time) in the Bethel Downtown

lounge. The host: Janet Benson;

leader: Bonnie Knutson.

BIBLE STUDY LEADERS The WELCA Bible study leaders

will meet on Tuesday, November

5th at 6:30 pm Downtown.

BOOK CLUB

Join readers to discuss Prague Winter - A Personal Story of Remembrance and War - 1937-1948 by Madeleine Albright.

on Wednesday, November 6 from 1-3 pm at Bethel Down-town. Book Club is open to all who enjoy a good book and lively discussion.

KNIT-WITS:

NEW MEETING DATE! Knitters and crocheters: dust off your craft needles—it’s time again for Knit-Wits! The Knit-Wits will now meet on the FIRST Wednesday of the month (please note change), November through March. The first meeting will

be on Wednesday, November

6th at 10 am in the Downtown lounge. This group is open to anyone who enjoys knitting or crochet-ing, and anyone who would like to learn! It’s a great way to pass the cold winter months with friends new and old, making prayer shawls for Bethel’s prayer ministry.

MANY THANKS!

Another successful Scandina-vian Food Fest has now been added to Bethel’s history. The event could not happen with-out the hundreds of helping hands and hearts that lend support.

The Women of Bethel express sincere thanks to all who con-tributed in any way and hope it was an opportunity for you to meet some fellow members you hadn’t previously known. We are a two campus church, but one congregation, which is evident when so many come together to make the fest a re-ality. Proceeds from the fest will be used for various service pro-jects of Bethel.

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Plan to join us for Bethel’s own American Festival of Thanks-giving service, Wednesday

evening, 7 pm, November

27th at our Downtown cam-pus! We’ll share communion together in this “blended” service. And of course, we’ll have something for the kids. Afterwards, you’re invited to

share a piece of homemade pie and a cup of coffee or

punch downstairs in the fel-lowship hall. Whether you tend to worship at Highlands or Downtown, we hope you will be sure to be with us for this important ser-vice . . . who in the world, more than Americans, have a reason and a responsibility to say “thank you” through our

Thanksgiving worship? Bring family members and friends and don’t miss this meaningful time and tradition at Bethel! See you then! Please note: this service is in place of the 9 am Thanksgiving Day service.

A YOUNG AT HEART

CHRISTMAS

Is it ever too soon to start thinking about Christmas? The

Young at Hearts can enjoy the comedy, “A Carol of a Christ-

mas” at the Fanny Hill Din-ner Theater in Eau Claire on Wednesday, November 20th.

The hero, Rudy, finds out that he is supposedly related to Ebe-nezer Scrooge. His wife val-iantly tries to point out that Scrooge is a fictional character, but Rudy is undaunted. Rudy is taken on a wild ride with some of our best loved characters that reaffirm the true meaning of Christmas.

Lunch at the Dinner Theater will be a traditional holiday meal. The bus will leave Down-town at 10:30 am and will return by 5 pm. The all-inclusive price for the holiday meal, show and

bus is $39. Please sign up at the

Downtown welcome center. The deadline for signing up and paying is November 10th.

****For those eagerly awaiting the big news, the answer is. . . . [drumroll]: the Mayans ate lots of corn-based breads and drinks, supplemented with wild game and fruit.***

Sunday, Nov. 3rd, 5 pm

at Willow River Cemetery

A brief, but meaningful service

in remembrance of all the saints

who have gone before us. This

year we will pause at the grave-

sites of several Bethel members.

The Bethel Bell Ensemble will

lead our processional. (Please

dress casually and appropriately

for the weather. In case of in-

clement weather, we will meet at

the Highlands campus. Please

call the church if in doubt.)

Please join us immediately fol-

lowing the service for a home-

cooked meal at Bethel’s Down-

town campus.

Please note: there will be a mini-

mal amount of walking, and the

ground we cover is relatively

flat.

‘Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live.’ John 11:25

SPECIAL ALL SAINTS’

DAY SERVICE

AN AMERICAN

FESTIVAL OF

THANKSGIVING

6 NOVEMBER 2013

Rehearsal Times for

Bells &Chimes

Bethel Bell Ensemble: Thursday 6 pm Highlands

Junior Bell Choir (gr. 5 & up) Sundays 10:40 am

Highlands sanctuary Children’s Chime Choir

Sundays 10:40 am Highlands performance room

ALL ARE WELCOME!

THANK YOU to all who led and partici-

pated in the Small Group

Experience this fall. Praise

the Lord, there was a

great response!

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Bethel New Members October 2013

Janet LESTOCK

Chuck & Tammy SKOGLUND;

Heather and Amber

Barry & Joan ANDERSON

Adam & Rebecca SCHMIDT ;

Mollie, Hazel and Corinna

Shirley HALYBURTON

Matthew & Nikki SANSONE;

Ambrose and Henry Dan and Jennifer MORTEL;

Ava

Chris & Emily LOWNSBURY;

Ethan and Maryn

*Not available for photo

John & Susan HARRISON

Rolland* & Jean KRAUSS Pat KENNEDY

NOVEMBER 2013 8

VIA DE CRISTO:

JANUARY WEEKENDS

About 30 years ago, Lutherans became involved in Via de Cristo, a renewal movement started on an island in the Mediterranean. Since then, over 17,000 Lutherans have been involved in this lay movement. Bethel decided to become a part of the move-ment 15 years ago and has had about 60 members attend a three-day weekend. The weekends are conducted in various churches. Partici-pants come from all over the metro area—35 men one week-end, 35 women the next. There are no costs. Each per-son has a sponsor. You have no responsibilities other than to attend. No pressure. Meals are provided. You sleep at the church. Fifteen Biblical pres-entations are heard. Commun-ion is celebrated. There are “down times.” The next weekends will be

held in Brooklyn Center, January 16-20 for men and January 23-26 for women. If you’d like more information or would like to attend, please contact Chuck & Ruth Lewis or Ann & Paul Martinson.

Blue Christmas at Bethel:

A Christmas Service of Hope

and Healing

4 pm, Sunday, December 8th

Bethel Downtown Sanctuary

Bethel is offering a service of

Hope and Healing in the Bethel

Downtown Church Sanctuary at

4 pm, December 8th. This ser-

vice is for anyone who may be

under stress during the holidays

and needing a time of rest and

renewal. It would also be a

great service to invite someone

you know who has experienced

difficulty or loss because of ill-

ness, death, depression, deploy-

ment, divorce or anything that

may make the holidays hard.

The Blue Christmas Service will

include prayers, scriptures, a

message and music that will ac-

knowledge God's presence and

God's Word that shines light in

our darkness.

Refreshments will follow.

BLUE CHRISTMAS

AT BETHEL

Holy Yoga is right for you if you are a Christian looking to combine the numerous and proven health benefits of a yoga practice with scriptural teachings and prayer. It is a time of worship, of praise, and of connection to Christ prac-ticed to contemporary and mo-tivational Christian music. It teaches us to take time to love, nurture, accept, heal and grow ourselves in his word and in his spirit. All levels from be-ginners to advanced yoga practitioners are welcome.

Schedule: Mondays, 7-8:15 pm - Gentle

Tuesdays, 9-10 am* - Level 1 Tuesdays, 7-8 pm - Level 1

Thursdays, 9-10 am* - Level 1 Thursdays, 6-7 pm - Level 1 Saturdays, 8-9 am - Level 1 * Free childcare available at these times. All classes are held at Bethel Highlands. If you have any questions, please contact Katie Fredrickson at [email protected] or Maria Paulson at [email protected].

‘There he ministers in the sacred tent, the true place of worship that was built by the Lord and not by human hands.’ Hebrews 8:2



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Please plan to join Pastor John

for this three-week series on the

Church: past, present and fu-

ture. We’ll be looking at scrip-

ture, culture and history as we

think through all we see going

on in churches across the coun-

try and across the world. This

will be not only a presentation,

but also a discussion.

We’ll meet in the fellowship hall

at the Downtown campus from

7—8:15 pm on Wednesdays,

November 6, 13 and 20.

FAIR TRADE GOODS

Fair Trade coffee and other

products will be available for

purchase at Highlands after the

9:30 am service and between

services Downtown on Sunday,

November 3rd . For more infor-

mation on this ministry, please

visit their Web site at

www.equalexchange.coop/lwr .

THE CHANGING

CHURCH

We all need a plan for our money. Financial Peace University (FPU) is that plan! It teaches God's

ways of handling money. Through video teaching, class discussions and interactive small group ac-tivities, FPU presents biblical, practical steps to get from where you are to where you've dreamed you could be. This plan will show you how to get rid of debt, manage your money, spend and save wisely, and much more! FPU classes meet for around an hour and a half each week for nine weeks.

In just nine lessons, you'll learn to take control of your money, invest for the future, and give like never before. Don't worry! You won't be asked to share any personal financial information during the class.

Classes will be held weekly at 4 pm from Sunday,

January 12-Sunday, March 9 in the Highlands chil-dren’s theater.

A preview will be shown on Sunday, November

24th, 11 am at Bethel Highlands in the children’s

theater and 12:15 pm at Bethel Downtown in the

lounge. For more information, please contact Kelly Carrier at [email protected]. To sign up and pay for

your class, visit www.daveramsey.com, click on

Classes, then scroll down to Find a Class. You

will see Bethel’s class listing. Please note: pay-ment and sign-up is ONLY on the Dave Ramsey site, not on Bethel ‘s Web site.

http://www.daveramsey.com

NOVEMBER 2013 10

Michael W. Smith Christmas Concert With Third Day

Saturday, December 7th

7 pm at the

Xcel Energy Center

Bethel Bus departs from Downtown

at 5:30 pm

Bethel Bus departs from Downtown at 5:30 pm sharp.

Limited tickets available, and are only $32.00 each! (Includes a $2.00 bus fee and parking)

Sign up by contacting Juli Hilding at [email protected].

Questions? Call 715.386.8821

“midlers” (For those who fall somewhere in those

in-between years of life )

Come caroling with this group, as we celebrate the season with seniors at Wintergreen Christian Community Home!

Carols and Christmas cookies Saturday, December 14th, 3 – 5 pm

Meet AT Wintergreen just before 3 pm (SHARP) and join in singing Christmas favorites with our senior friends. We’ll mingle and pass out small treats.

At 4 pm we’ll head over to Jon and Juli Hilding’s home (1/2 mile away) for cookies, cocoa and tea. Dig out your festive attire – as in colorful Christmas sweaters, ties, Santa hats, and light-up

earrings. We will bring good cheer and hopefully good singing as we spread Christmas joy!


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Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is an international nonprofit ministry of U.S. Lutherans, working to end poverty and injustice by empowering some of the world's most impover-ished communities to help themselves. In 2012, LWR reached 7.8 million people in 35 countries and implemented 189 projects. As of June, 2013, nearly 12,000 people in the Philippines remain displaced in evacuation centers, while nearly 922,000 are still dis-placed outside of centers due to Typhoon Bopha. LWR re-ports that more than 91,000 people in the Philippines have received Quilts and Kits, in-cluding Personal Care Kits, Baby Care Kits, School Kits, LWR Mission Quilts and other health care items, and many more are still needed. LWR has also pledged $25,000 to provide relief assistance to families affected by recent se-vere flooding in northern India that forced 100,000 people to evacuate, and killed more than 1,000 individuals.

Today and every day, Lutheran World Relief Quilts and Kits give families throughout the world a helping hand, a sign of comfort and hope for the future. As the intensity of hu-manitarian needs in-creases worldwide, the requests for these Quilts, Personal Care Kits, Fabric Kits and School Kits are also on the rise. WE CAN HELP Lutheran World Relief respond to these

and other needs around the world with simple gifts that

convey a priceless message of love and commitment to peo-

ple in desperate need. Thanks to their dedication and the generous contributions of many, the women of Bethel have been assembling these much-needed Quilts and Kits for LWR throughout the year. We will have special

dedication services on Satur-day and Sunday, November

16 and 17 to bless these Quilts and Kits before they

are delivered to the LWR warehouse for distribu-tion. Each year LWR spends nearly $1.7 million to oper-ate its Quilt & Kit Minis-try. Those funds, combined with the generosity of quilters and kit-makers throughout the United

DEDICATION OF LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF QUILTS AND KITS

AND SHIPPING FUND DONATION

States, enable LWR to distrib-ute more than $12 million worth of Quilts and Kits annu-ally. The approximate cost to deliver each Quilt overseas is $2.25; each School Kit - $1.40; each Personal Care Kit - $2.65 (includes the cost of adding toothpaste); each Baby Care Kit - $1.30; each Fabric Kit - $1.00; and one 18-pound car-ton of soap - $11.60. To help

ensure that the Quilts and

Kits assembled by the women of Bethel reach those who

need them most, a special of-fering for the LWR & Kit

Shipping Fund will be taken during dedication services on November 17 and 18. Please consider supporting this spe-cial mission project. For more information about LWR and these special pro-jects, visit their Web site at www.lwr.org, and also see the displays in the lobbies Down-town and at Highlands.

Packing up the quilts for shipment in

2012.

http://www.lwr.org

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Friday, November 1

4:30 pm 8th grade confirmation retreat

Saturday, November 2

Operation Christmas Child begins 7 am Men’s Bible study DT

8 am Holy Yoga/Level 1 BH

8 am Benefit for Miss Amy BHP

3 pm 8th graders return

4:30 pm 9th grade confirmation retreat

5:30 pm Gathering worship BH

Sunday, November 3

8 am Celebration Worship DT

9:15 am Adult Bible Discussion DT

9:30 am New Song Worship BH

9:30 am Sunday school BH

10:40 am Children’s Chime Choir BH

10:40 am Junior Bell Choir BH

11 am Great Awakening Worship DT

3 pm 9th graders return

4 pm Vespers rehearsal BH

5 pm All Saints’ Service/Willow River

Cemetery, then DT

7 pm Vespers BH

Monday, November 4

5 pm Monday Funday Bible study BH

6 pm Monday Funday activity

6 pm Dorothy Day food prep DT

6:30 pm WELCA Bible study leaders DT

7 pm Holy Yoga/Gentle BH

7 pm Boy Scouts Troop #140 and

Venture Crew DT

7 pm Property committee DT

Tuesday, November 5

8:15 am Habitat for Humanity


7 pm Holy Yoga/Level 1 BH

7:30 pm Bethel Chorale rehearsal DT

Wednesday, November 6

6:30 am Men’s Fellowship/Key’s

9:15 am Running group BH

10 am Staff meeting DT

10 am Knit-Wits DT

1 pm Book discussion DT

2 pm Prayer team DT

5 pm 8th gr. confirmation DT


6:30 pm 6th & 7th gr. classes DT

7 pm Senior League DT

7 pm “Changing Church” Bible study DT

7:30 pm New Song rehearsal BH

Thursday, November 7

9 am Women’s Bible study BH


1 pm Hardanger DT

5 pm HOME Meal DT


6 pm Bell Ensemble rehearsal BH

Friday, November 8

Senior League to GODSTOCK 9 am Quilters DT


Senior League to GODSTOCK

7 am Men’s Bible study DT


5:30 pm Gathering Worship BH

Sunday, November 10

Senior League return from GODSTOCK



9:30 am New Song Worship BH

9:30 am Sunday School BH





7 pm Vespers BH

Monday, November 11

1 pm Embroidery Club DT

3 pm Naomi gathering




7 pm Boy Scouts Troop #140 and Venture

Crew DT

7 pm Church council DT

Tuesday, November 12

Professional Roundtable breakfast



4:30 pm Grace Place serving

5:30 pm Boy Scout Patrol Leaders DT

7 pm Boy Scout Troop Committee DT




6:30 am Promise Keepers/Keys

9:05 Chapel Time BHP



2 pm Prayer team DT





7 pm “Changing Church” Bible study DT





9:05 am Chapel Time BHP

9:30 am Dorcas gathering DT

12:35 pm Chapel Time BHP

1:30 pm Mary gathering DT



7:30 pm Ruth gathering

Friday, November 15




8:30 am Hudson Heritage Quilters DT


Sunday, November 17

Final day of Operation Christmas Child 8 am Celebration Worship DT


9:30 am New Song worship BH






7 pm Vespers BH

Monday, November 18



6 pm Dorothy Day food prep DT

6:30 pm Communications team DT



Venture Crew DT

7 pm Worship committee DT


7:30 am Audit committee DT






6:30 am Men’s Fellowship/Key’s



10:30 am Young At Hearts to theater

2 pm Prayer team DT



6:30 pm 6th & 7th gr. classes DT 7 pm “Changing Church” Bible study DT

7 pm Bible study





1 pm Hardanger DT

5 pm HOME Meal DT



Friday, November 22





Sunday, November 24



9 am New Song worship BH


10:40 am Children’s Chimes BH




7 pm Vespers BH

Monday, November 25


5 pm Wendy’s Night




Venture Crew DT




10 am Gail and the Collators DT






2 pm Prayer team DT





7 pm American Festival of Thanksgiving

worship service DT



Friday, November 29





7 pm Steeles Holiday Concert BH

Bethel Lutheran Church Hudson, Wisconsin

DT: Downtown

BH: Bethel Highlands

BHP: Bethel Highlands Preschool

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BETHEL DOWNTOWN SERVING

Date USHERS

8 am 11 am

11/3 Roger Pavlis, Bob Jacobson Scott/Lori Gunderson

11/10 Ralph/Marlys Swenson Ron/Nancy Langness

11/17 Slater/Edith Lampman Tom/Jackie Hugdahl

11/24 Jeff Maki, Dave Benson Scott Gunderson, Ken Larson

GREETERS

11/3 Lori Benson, Jane Zappa Bonnie Knutson, Bettie Peterson

11/10 John/Janet Clymer Jerry/Margie Ellefson

11/17 Inge Bleier,

Evelyn Christensen

Tom/Jackie Hugdahl

11/24 Ralph/Marlys Swenson Susan Thayer,

Jeanne Ste. Marie

READERS

11/3 Linda Malick Linda James

11/10 Ralph Swenson Jennie Boeder

11/17 Peggy Hale Tasha Gunderson

11/24 Jeff Maki Joelene Baker

HOSPITALITY/COFFEE

11/3 Assistance Needed 11/17 Assistance Needed

11/10 Dorcas gathering 11/24 Assistance Needed

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS

11/3 Ralph/Marlys Swenson Linda James, Cindy Chapin

11/17 Edith Lampman, Peggy Hale Ron/Nancy Langness

COOKIE CALLER

11/3 Janet Gavic

11/10 Dick Trende

11/17 Jackie Hugdahl

11/24 Darlene Berglund

WELCOME CENTER TRANSPORTATION

8 am 11 am

11/3 Patty Johnson Steve Rozenboom

11/10 Cynthia Huntley Mark Jepperson

11/17 Lavetta Vindal Tom Hugdahl

11/24 June Waalen Scott/Lori Gunderson

Serving Schedules for November 2013

Date NURSERY VIDEOGRAPHER

SUNDAY 9:30 am SUNDAY 9:30 am

11/3 Laura Foster Alan Park

11/10 Darcy Carlson Larry Quam

11/17 Megan Hamann, Stella Ullom Alan Park

11/24 Kris Gillingham, Eliza Jorgenson Dillon Rutten

PROJECTIONIST—Saturday PROJECTIONIST—Sunday

11.2-3 Justin Sattler Kevin Fischer

11.9-10 Steve Rozenboom Mason Triebold

11.16-17 Vicki Datt Keegan Sansone

11.23-24 Steve Rozenboom Kevin Carrier

11.30-

12.1

Vicki Datt Alan Park

WORSHIP SUPPORT/Sunday

11/3 Dan/Wendy Theobald, Jim/Jan Orf, Dave Salentine, Patti Thacker

11/10 Brian/Chelle Ullom, Bill Swanson, Bobbe Henderson, Chuck Lewis,

John Olson

11/17 Dave Datt, Jamie/Jean Johnson, Mary Gerzmehle,

Kevin/Kelly Carrier

11/24 Elmer/Julie Neiderhauser, Marc/Diane Olivieri, Matt/Jessica Sattler

HOSPITALITY/COFFEE

11/3 Jorgenson Family

11/10 Diane Bodick and Jack

11/17 Woulfe Family

11/24 Nack Family

GREETER WELCOME CENTER

11/3 Darrel/Becky Schoeberlein Tracy Berglund

11/10 Bobbe Henderson,

Dan/Wendy Theobald

Kris Salentine

11/17 Marty/Natalie Haefner Marlene Weiss

11/24 Jason/Lisa Haverly Jane Betz

BETHEL HIGHLANDS SERVING

If you would like to volunteer or need to make a change,

please contact Kris Salentine for Highlands at

[email protected] or

Kathy Jeska for Downtown at 715.749.3525

([email protected]).

Please refer to the Bethel Weekly News for acolyte listings.



NOVEMBER 2013 14

All Saints worship service. It will take place the evening of Sunday November 3. Associate Pastor Pastor Alicia reported that she and Pastor Ben attended an extended retreat sponsored by the bishop. She reported that all the circles have started. A new prayer team has started on Wed. afternoons. A new running group meets weekly on Wed. A Blue Christmas Service is planned for Decem-ber 8. Pastor Alicia will lead a study on Philemon on Wednesdays, Oct. 23 and 30. Paul Martinson will lead a ses-sion on what it means to be a Lutheran. Feedback sessions from the small groups were held and Alicia distributed a summary. Pastor of Youth and Families Pastor Ben asked the council what they would like to hear about youth ministry. He re-ported that on Wed. evenings all classrooms are full of youth. He mentioned that Darrel Schoeberlein gave a talk to the confirmands which was well received. Ben gave sev-eral examples of service pro-jects conducted by groups of our youth. Jeremy asked that Pastors Ben and Alicia let the council know how the work is going for them. They feel they are get-ting to know the congregants and are grateful to be called to Bethel.

Business Administrator Ralph Van Keulen reported he has started the new job but not yet full time. All is going well. Financial Secretary’s Report Chris Anderson reported on the income and expense state-ment. Total income for the year is up 9% over budget. Weekly giving is up 4%. The capital campaign is also track-ing well. Treasurer’s Report Dennis Duerst gave the report. He has started signing checks. He reported that a proposed budget for 2014 will be pre-sented at the December council meeting. Old Business Save the dates. The Steele Family Concert is November 30, 2013. Tony Campolo will speak on February 19, 2014. Capital Campaign. Interviews of three companies will take place October 16. We believe we need the help of an outside firm. New Business Annual Meeting Celebration. A motion was made to have the celebration on Sunday, January 26, 2014. Motion passed. Thrivent Choice. There are Thrivent Choice dollars that we can obtain. The members owning eligible products need to designate where they would

OCTOBER 14, 2013

COUNCIL UPDATE

Present: Natalie Haefner, Dave Orf, Ralph Van Keulen, Marlo Schmidt, Pastor John Lestock, Pastor Ben Hilding, Troy For-cier, Sonja Maki, Faye Luepke, Pastor Alicia Hilding, Mike Nelson, Dennis Duerst, Lauren Schmidt, Jeremy Palm, Chris Anderson, Darrel Schoeber-lein, Jennie Boeder Jennie Boeder opened with prayer. Minutes were reviewed and approved.

Staff Reports Senior Pastor Pastor John reported on the recently held senior lunch. One hundred plus people at-tended. The bishop attended as well. Pastor John wants to continue regular senior lunches. The next one is planned for January 13, 2014 and during it we will intro-duce the issues that will be ad-dressed at the upcoming an-nual meeting. Pastor encour-aged us to attend. The stew-ardship campaign kicked off. He encouraged council mem-bers to get their pledge cards returned. Pastor just returned from the Pine Ridge mission trip. They delivered over 1,000 pounds of school supplies. There were 20 participants. Videos of talks at the mission trip are available for view. The Scandinavian Food Fest is coming up. Pastor John is also planning the second annual

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OCTOBER COUNCIL

UPDATE—continued

like the choice dollars to go so that the church can obtain them. Mike Nelson agreed to look into the various choices for Bethel members. We sug-gested putting a notice in the Visitor asking members to des-ignate. Executive Committee. We dis-cussed the timing and selec-tion of the Executive Commit-tee. We discussed the location of the December council meet-ing and training of ushers. Ministry Reports We discussed the committee reports. Brian reported on the work on the Downtown roof. Pastor John raised the issue of purchasing some art to put at the end wall of the sanctuary where the library used to be. A motion was made to ap-prove undesignated funds to purchase the art, up to $1,500.00. Motion passed. Dave Orf closed the meeting with prayer. Respectfully submitted, Jennie Boeder, Secretary

Are you interested in providing

strong and faithful leadership to

the members of Bethel Lutheran

Church? Are you willing to

share your gifts and skills in fur-

thering the ministry and vision of

Bethel? If so, then this may be

the opportunity God has called

you for.

The Nominating Committee is

currently seeking interested indi-

viduals to fill the 2014 vacancies

on the church council. The

openings are as follows:

- Financial Secretary (1-year

term)

- Treasurer (1-year term)

- 5 general council members

Applications are now being ac-

cepted and can be found at ei-

ther welcome center or online.

Application deadline is Decem-

ber 9, 2013. Elections for these

council vacancies will be made

at the Annual Meeting in Janu-

ary 2014. For any questions or

more information, please contact

Natalie Haefner,

[email protected],

or Brian Ullom,

[email protected].

LOOKING FOR A FEW

GOOD MEN AND

WOMEN!

Bethel Highlands Preschool’s beloved Miss Amy (Betchwars) was diagnosed with breast cancer last spring. She is in the midst of chemo treatments for the next several months. We’d like to honor

her with a benefit to help raise money toward her

medical expenses!

Please come to Bethel High-lands from 8-11 am on Satur-day, November 2nd. Wear your jammies! Breakfast food will be donated by San Pedro, along with vendors/crafters donating 20% of their sales to Amy. $5 minimum donation suggested per person.

GRANT REQUESTS

NOW BEING ACCEPTED

Grant Requests are now being accepted for consideration by the Bethel Endowment Fund Advisory Committee. Please

download the Grant Request Form from our Web site (Resources/Forms) or pick one up at either welcome center

and submit to the Endow-

ment Committee mailbox (located Downtown) between Oct. 1 and November 30th. Requests will be carefully con-sidered and decisions will be made in early December. We look forward to receiving your requests and seeing great things happen with the use of the funds!

JOIN US TO CELEBRATE

MISS AMY ON

NOVEMBER 2ND



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920 Third Street

Hudson, WI 54016

PERIODICAL

BETHEL DOWNTOWN 920 Third Street

Hudson, WI 54016

(Administrative office)

P 715.386.8821

Fax: 715.386.8894

[email protected]

www.bethelhudson.org

www.facebook.com/pages/Bethel-

Lutheran-Church-Hudson

Office Hours:

M-F: 8:30 am—4:30 pm

Sunday: 8 am—12 pm

BETHEL HIGHLANDS 504 Frontage Road

Hudson, WI 54016

P 715.381.8254

BETHEL HIGHLANDS PRESCHOOL 504 Frontage Road

Hudson, WI 54016

P 715.381.8254

www.bethelhighlandspreschool.org

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bethelhighlandspreschoolorg

BROADCAST OF SERVICES Hudson Public Access/Channel 15

broadcasts Bethel’s Sunday service

on Wednesdays at 7 pm and

Thursdays at 7 am.

WEVR 106.3 FM & 1550 AM

play a radio broadcast 8 am on

Sundays.

LUTHERAN CHURCH Bethel

Address Service Requested

BRING JOY

AND HOPE

TO A CHILD Each year, Bethel friends

of all ages participate in

Operation Christmas Child. This program brings

joy and hope to children in desperate situations around

the world. A shoebox filled with small toys, school

supplies, other gifts, and a personal note can introduce

a hurting child to God's love. Look for displays at

both locations beginning Saturday, Nov. 2nd.

Shoeboxes can be dropped off through Sunday,

November 17th. You may also choose to make a

financial contribution online on their Web site:

www.samaritanspurse.org, with a credit or debit card.

Then you can print out the EZ give label that is sent

with your e-mail receipt. The barcode on the label

allows OCC to send you an e-mail to let you know

which country your gift went to and information about

OCC there.

A Bethel group will help pack up shoeboxes for ship-

ment overseas at the OCC Packaging Center on

Tuesday, December 3rd, 5-9 pm and Thursday,

December 5th, 2-6 pm. If you’d like to help, please

contact Alan Park [email protected] or through

the church office at 715.386.8821.


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