July 21 Announcements
July Worship: Worship this weekend will be Sunday morning only in fellowship hall with coffee fellowship following the service. Pastor Paul is away, visiting Fritz and preaching at the 150th anniversary of his home congregation in Iowa. Pastor Shirley Funk will be our preacher, and Pastor Sonja Selboe our presider. Pastor Sonja Selboe can be reached for any pastoral emergencies at 360-979-7985 (cell) or 360-297-1779 (home). On the weekend of July 30/31, we will resume our indoor Saturday evening worship (5pm) and outdoor on Sunday morning (10am).
Next FFF Gathering: The next FFF gathering will be on Wednesday, August 10 at noon. We will enjoy a potluck lunch followed by an ice cream social. Bethany will provide the ice cream and toppings. You bring your favorite side dish, salad or entrée. Let us know you will be attending by filling in the sign-up sheet on the hallway bulletin board or by calling Debbie in the office.
LWR School Kit supplies needed: Back-to-school supplies sales are already happening! Again this year Bethany people will make book bags to be filled and sent to school children around the world through Lutheran World Relief. We will fill and ship the book bags in October, for delivery in early November, when we also send quilts and baby kits. We’d love your help! Scan store sales ads for school supplies, purchase some of the items, and bring them to the labeled box in the narthex. Needed items include: 70-sheet spiral notebooks (wide- or college-ruled), 30-centimeter or inches/centimeter rulers; pencil sharpeners; blunt/safety scissors; unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink); boxes of 16 or 24 crayons; 2 and ½ inch erasers. More supply lists are also in the box. Office Depot/Office Max, Staples, Target, WalMart, Fred Meyer, Amazon, etc. may have what you want at good sale prices. Last year we shipped 81 school kits! With donations of supplies and book bags from many Bethanians, who knows? Maybe we’ll send 100 this fall!
Supporting Martha & Mary: At the last Martha and Mary Church and Community Committee meeting, it was decided that sponsoring churches would select a month to supply treats for the M and M staffers (nearly 400 strong) when they have to get regularly tested for Covid. (Currently, twice weekly.) The CEO says it’s a great morale booster for staff to know that people in churches are thinking about them. Bethany’s month is this September, and we will collect donations throughout the month of August. Treats/snacks must be individually commercially packaged; people can either donate actual snacks or contribute $$ for purchases. Ideas include granola bars, single serve bags of popcorn, nuts, chips, jerky sticks, fruit rollups, and/or individual beverage containers. Please put items in a basket provided in the fellowship hall; checks, made out to Bethany designating Martha & Mary in the memo line, should be placed in the offering plate, or given to Debbie in the Bethany office. Thank you for your generosity and for your support of these vital healthcare workers.
Blood Drive at Bethany: Bloodworks Northwest will be holding blood drives at Bethany from 10am-4pm next Thursday, July 28 and Friday, July 29. The need for blood doesn’t take a vacation. Please schedule your appointment TODAY to donate at Bethany Lutheran Church on July 28 & 29. Invite family and friends to donate too! Appointments/masks required. Thank you for being a LIFE SAVER! Schedule.BloodworksNW.org or call 1-800-398-7888.”
Flowers for IVC: Island Volunteer Caregivers (IVC) is looking for flower growers who can bring their extra flowers to Eagle Harbor Congregational Church and place them in the buckets by the door on T/W/TH between 8am and 11am, July 12th - September 1st. Anyone interested in arranging or delivering flowers through IVC's Flowers from the Heart Program should contact April Avey at or (206) 842-4441, ext. 104.
Kitsap Ride for Refugees: Pedal with a purpose this August 20! Ride a 10 or 30 mile route through beautiful Kitsap County and raise money for Afghanistan and Ukraine refugees who are trying to rebuild their lives in the Pacific Northwest. For more information email
Altar Flowers: The altar flowers this weekend are given by Anne Howard Lindquist in gratitude for Judy and Ron Lindquist.
Thank You to this weekend's Worship Assistants:
Saturday 5:00pm – No Saturday Service
Sunday 10:00am – Greeters/Ushers: Eve & Mike Curtis; Lay Reader: Kathy Dudgeon; Communion Assistant: Doug Dudgeon; Hospitality Hosts: Noreen & Jeff Sieverston
Next weekend's Worship Assistants:
Saturday 5:00pm – Greeter/Usher: Charlene Selvar; Lay Reader: Barbara Michael; Hospitality Host: Jim & Veronika Rohrscheib
Sunday 10:00am – Greeters/Ushers: Claire & Marty Dasler; Lay Reader: Claire Dasler; Communion Assistant: Vicki Browning; Hospitality Host: Vicki Browning & Kristi Sutton