March 26 Announcements
Holy Week Worship Dates & Times
Palm Sunday – March 29 at 10am
Maundy Thursday – April 2 at 7pm
Good Friday – April 3 at 7pm
Easter Sunday – April 5 at 10 am
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
Join us April 18 at 5pm in the Fellowship Hall at Bethany! Glorious fashion age of the 1970’s. We are on a cruise ship and an up-and-coming vocalist on board is found dead. Can you join us? Please sign up to be a specific character or only to attend, and you will be assigned to a team. See the bulletin board for sign-ups Dress: 70’s fashion optional but highly encouraged. Spaghetti provided (meat and vegan sauces, gluten free option) Please bring a salad or dessert.
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.
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
Plans are falling into place to revive the Bethany Mission Endowment Fund and once again solicit grants to organizations and agencies whose work furthers the Fund’s goal of expanding the mission and ministry of Bethany Lutheran Church.
The process begins with inviting applications for this year’s Bethany Mission Endowment Fund grant cycle. Updated brochures and application forms are now available on the table outside the sanctuary and at the church office. You’re invited to give prayerful consideration to recommending potential grant recipients. Applications will be accepted beginning April 12 and will continue into early May. The Endowment Fund Committee will then review the grant requests and make recommendations for approval to the Bethany Congregation Council. Grants will be distributed before school is out in May/early June.
- 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.
Men's Compline Service
The Men’s Compline Choir of Bainbridge Island, an ecumenical ministry, is offering the service of Compline, or Night Prayer, the final prayer liturgy of the day. Set your heart and mind at peace with this service of prayer and reflection at 7:00pm the first Sunday of the month through June, at St. Cecilia Church. All are welcome.
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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.
Thank You to this Sunday’s Worship Assistants Palm Sunday 10:00am
Altar Duty: Gail Christensen
Greeters/Ushers: Steve Deines & Jim Rohrschieb; Lay Reader: Barbara Deines; Communion Assistants: Barbara & David Swartling; Hospitality Hosts: Doug & Kathy Dudgeon & Barbara Deines
Next 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
Additions to Announcements, Prayer Chain requests, and questions can be directed to Kelsey, Bethany’s Office Administrator: Email or Call 206.842.4241.
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