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Easter Sunday 10am Worship

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11am Special Congregational Meeting!

Women’s Book & Bible Study 9am

Quilters 10am

Mid-Week Bible Study 9am

11-12 Amabile Tenor Rehearsal

Council Meeting 7pm

Bethany Choir Rehearsal 7pm

5pm Mystery Dinner!

Thank you for all your help!
Thank you to: Barbara Swartling, Carol Fenner, Nancy Wetzler, Doug Dudgeon, Linnea Chu, and Kathy Dudgeon for the gracious assistance with stripping of the Altar & service assistance on Maundy Thursday.
And Thank you to: Gail Christensen, Linnea Chu, Kathy Dudgeon, Nancy Wetzler, and Doug Dudgeon for setting up the Easter Lillys and sanctuary for Easter service. We could not do any of this without you all!
We are so grateful for all the behind the scenes helpers who make it all look easy!

Service and reception for Dick Coar
A Funeral for Dick Coar is being held at Bethany April 11th at 1pm. Please join us in honoring this wonderful man and showing respects to the family.

Special Congregational Meeting
Sunday, April 12 following Worship - Stay after service for the Special meeting.

Memorial Service for Pastor Paul’s Father, Herman
Herman Deirs Memorial service is going to be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church by the Narrows on April 18 at 11:00am

Mystery Dinner
The cruise preparations are underway for our 70's-themed Mystery Dinner!  If you plan to come as one of the characters OR to attend as a team member who will be partaking of the buffet, please sign up.  We need a count to make enough delicious pasta.  We moved the sign-up to the bulletin board in the hallway.   Pastor Martin has taken a role and I think we all need to know if he committed the crime!
Details:
What:  Dinner  with Spaghetti provided
       (meat and vegan sauces,  gluten free option)
       Please bring a salad or dessert
When:  April 18 at 5:00
Where:  Bethany Fellowship Hall
Dress:  70’s fashion optional but highly encouraged
Special attraction:  Off the Grid will play hits from the era with guest vocalists
Questions:  Contact Mary Jensen (206) 913-3236  or

Blessing of the Quilts April 26
April 26th we will be blessing the quilts and kits that we send to Lutheran World Relief.  In preparation for sending them off, Rachel Circle is asking for donations to help with shipping costs. The cost for delivering our donations overseas ranges from $1.80 for fabric kits to $3.10 for baby kits.  You can find an envelope in your bulletin or on the table in the narthex.  If you wish to write a check, please indicate Rachel Circle or shipping on it.  Any amount is welcome.

Lay Eucharist Ministry
We are looking for volunteers who would like to serve communion to at-home members as well as suggestions for at-home members who would like to be served. If interested, please contact the church office.  

Amabile Concerts
You are invited to the Amabile Choir Spring Concerts, Songs of Love, Loss & Connection, at Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church on Friday, April 24th at 7 PM, Saturday, April 25th at 3 PM and 7 PM.  We will be joined by the Sakai Choir for the Saturday afternoon concert and by KIC, Kids in Concert, for our evening performances.  If you want to experience the full Amabile program, please purchase tickets for the evening concerts.  General Admission tickets are $24, Kids 13 - 18 are $10 and kids 12 and under are free.  Community access tickets are available for $5.  Tickets available at amabilechoir.org .  Hope to see you there!

Helpline House Food Donations
The Little Red Wagon near the entrance is there to highlight our ministry to our neighbors living with food scarcity. Each first Sunday, our Sunday School will bring up our offerings of food as we bring the financial mission support offerings.

The Bethany Mission Endowment Fund Campaign for 2026 is Underway!
The Bethany Mission Endowment Fund has begun the 2026 campaign! Applications and other information are available on the table outside the sanctuary. And, the Endowment Fund Committee will meet this week to finalize the calendar for submitting applications and making awards. Please give prayerful consideration to applying for a grant to an organization that demonstrates Bethany’s compassion for others!!

News from Bethany Lutheran Preschool:
- The construction project to open up a wall in the Education Building (approved at our Annual Meeting), is moving forward, with construction scheduled to begin in June.  
- The students are busy making Easter Egg posters which will be displayed in the windows of Winslow merchants.  Keep an eye out for all of their artwork when you are downtown.
- Four weeks of Summer Camp are being offered, a different theme each week.

Pre Communion Classes
If you feel that your child is ready to begin taking the Lord's Supper or feel that they could use some further age-appropriate instruction about what it is about, please talk to Pastor Martin or contact the office during the week.

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Want to Join the Bethany Community?
If you would like information about Bethany Lutheran, please talk to Pastor Martin or contact the office during the week. Kelsey, our office administrator’s contact information is below.

This Sunday’s Worship Assistants: Easter Sunday 10:00am
        Altar Duty: Nancy Wetzler
Greeters/Ushers: Jim Rohrscheib & Steve Christensen; Lay Reader: Rachel Pritchett; Communion Assistants: Lynn & Benay Nordby; Hospitality Hosts: Lynn & Benay Nordby

Next Sunday’s Worship Assistants:
        Altar Duty: Kathy Dudgeon
Greeters/Ushers: Barbara & David Swartling; Lay Reader: Barbara Swartling; Communion Assistants: Rachel Pritchett & Vicki Browning; Hospitality Hosts: Luanne & Tom Croker

 Additions to Announcements, Prayer Chain requests, and questions can be directed to Kelsey, Bethany’s Office Administrator:
Email or Call 206.842.4241. 

 “Passion for God, Compassion for Others”

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April 2 Announcements

 

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Easter Sunday 10am Worship

Rachel’s Circle & Quilters 10am

Mid-Week Bible Study 9am

Service for Dick Coar 1pm

Bethany Choir Rehearsal 7pm

Easter Sunday
We are looking forward to a festive, but simple, meal after Worship on Easter Sunday, April 5.  Your Fellowship Committee will provide assorted breads, juice, tea and coffee.  If you are able, please bring fruit or colored hard-boiled or deviled eggs.  Thank you!”

Service and reception for Dick Coar
A Funeral for Dick Coar has been scheduled at Bethany for April 11th at 1pm. Please join us in honoring this wonderful man and showing respects to the family.

Special Congregational Meeting
Sunday, April 12 following Worship
Please stay after Worship on April 12 to receive a Finch Green update and to authorize the Bethany Council to take necessary steps to implement the Conveyance Agreement to transfer a portion of Bethany's property to HRB and to approve and enter necessary agreements for shared management of properties used by both Bethany and HRB.

Memorial Service for Pastor Paul’s Father, Herman
Herman Deirs Memorial service is going to be held at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church by the Narrows on April 18 at 11:00am

Mystery Dinner
The cruise preparations are underway for our 70's-themed Mystery Dinner!  If you plan to come as one of the characters OR to attend as a team member who will be partaking of the buffet, please sign up.  We need a count to make enough delicious pasta.  We moved the sign-up to the bulletin board in the hallway.   Pastor Martin has taken a role and I think we all need to know if he committed the crime!
Details:
What:  Dinner  with Spaghetti provided
       (meat and vegan sauces,  gluten free option)
       Please bring a salad or dessert
When:  April 18 at 5:00
Where:  Bethany Fellowship Hall
Dress:  70’s fashion optional but highly encouraged
Special attraction:  Off the Grid will play hits from the era with guest vocalists
Questions:  Contact Mary Jensen (206) 913-3236  or

Blessing of the Quilts April 26
April 26th we will be blessing the quilts and kits that we send to Lutheran World Relief.  In preparation for sending them off, Rachel Circle is asking for donations to help with shipping costs. The cost for delivering our donations overseas ranges from $1.80 for fabric kits to $3.10 for baby kits.  You can find an envelope in your bulletin or on the table in the narthex.  If you wish to write a check, please indicate Rachel Circle or shipping on it.  Any amount is welcome.

Lay Eucharist Ministry
We are looking for volunteers who would like to serve communion to at-home members as well as suggestions for at-home members who would like to be served. If interested, please contact the church office.  

Amabile Concerts
You are invited to the Amabile Choir Spring Concerts, Songs of Love, Loss & Connection, at Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church on Friday, April 24th at 7 PM, Saturday, April 25th at 3 PM and 7 PM.  We will be joined by the Sakai Choir for the Saturday afternoon concert and by KIC, Kids in Concert, for our evening performances.  If you want to experience the full Amabile program, please purchase tickets for the evening concerts.  General Admission tickets are $24, Kids 13 - 18 are $10 and kids 12 and under are free.  Community access tickets are available for $5.  Tickets available at amabilechoir.org .  Hope to see you there!

Helpline House Food Donations
The Little Red Wagon near the entrance is there to highlight our ministry to our neighbors living with food scarcity. Each first Sunday, our Sunday School will bring up our offerings of food as we bring the financial mission support offerings.

Ramping Up the Bethany Mission Endowment Fund
FLASH! The Bethany Mission Endowment Fund is launching its 2026 grant campaign. Pick up a brochure, application form, and list of past recipients on the table outside the sanctuary and reflect on nominating an organization or program that demonstrates our “compassion for others.”  Approximately $17,000 will be available for distribution, and the Endowment Committee hopes to identify recipients and make distributions before school is out!

News from Bethany Lutheran Preschool:
- The construction project to open up a wall in the Education Building (approved at our Annual Meeting), is moving forward, with construction scheduled to begin in June.  
- The students are busy making Easter Egg posters which will be displayed in the windows of Winslow merchants.  Keep an eye out for all of their artwork when you are downtown.
- Four weeks of Summer Camp are being offered, a different theme each week.

Pre Communion Classes
If you feel that your child is ready to begin taking the Lord's Supper or feel that they could use some further age-appropriate instruction about what it is about, please talk to Pastor Martin or contact the office during the week.

Bethany Facebook and Instagram
Bethany Lutheran Church - ELCA Facebook 
BethanyLutheranELCA Instagram

Want to Join the Bethany Community?
If you would like information about Bethany Lutheran, please talk to Pastor Martin or contact the office during the week. Kelsey, our office administrator’s contact information is below.

This Sunday’s Worship Assistants: Easter Sunday 10:00am
        Altar Duty: Kathy Dudgeon & Carol Fenner
Greeters/Ushers: Mike & Eve Curtis; Lay Reader: Davis Swartling; Communion Assistants: Linnea Chu & Barbara Swartling; Hospitality Hosts: Fellowship Committee

Next Sunday’s Worship Assistants:
        Altar Duty: Nancy Wetzler
Greeters/Ushers: Jim Rohrscheib & Steve Christensen; Lay Reader: Rachel Pritchett; Communion Assistants: Lynn & Benay Nordby; Hospitality Hosts: Lynn & Benay Nordby

 Additions to Announcements, Prayer Chain requests, and questions can be directed to Kelsey, Bethany’s Office Administrator:
Email or Call 206.842.4241. 

 “Passion for God, Compassion for Others”

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