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December 16 Announcements

Advent at Bethany: Our Advent/Christmas program is this Sunday, December 19^th, at 10am. The worship service will include a special telling of the Christmas story intermingled with musical offerings from Bethany members.

Christmas Eve Services: Bethany will have two worship services on Christmas Eve and both will include music and candlelight. The earlier 5:00pm service will feature the Bethany Brass and a special message for children. It will be slightly shorter and won’t include the Service of Holy Communion The later 10:00pm service will feature the Bethany Choir and include the Service of Holy Communion.

Saturday Evening Worship: The 5pm worship service this Saturday will be the Holden Evening Prayer service. Please note that there will be no Saturday evening worship services on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.

Sign Up for Altar Flowers in 2022: The new 2022 Flower Calendar is available on the bulletin board.  Please sign up for the special date that you would like to honor an event or remember a special person while you have a choice.  Select either A - you will provide the arrangement, or B - altar guild will do the arrangement and you will provide the check [there is an envelope to put the money in by the calendar].  Questions? Email Gail Christensen .

Bethany Christmas Tree and Poinsettias: The Altar Guild will be setting up the sanctuary Christmas tree this Monday at 11:00am. We are grateful to Karen Selvar of Bainbridge Island Farms for donating the tree.  The sanctuary will also be decorated with beautiful poinsettias again this year. It is not too late to make a donation in honor or memory of someone special in your life to help cover the cost of the poinsettias. Envelopes for the special donations will be available from the usher or on the table as you enter the sanctuary.

Office Staffing: Debbie will be taking a few days off after Christmas. The Bethany office will be closed December 27-29. She will be in 9am-3pm on December 30 and 31. Pastor Paul will be in and out of the office for the week between Christmas and New Year’s. Both Pastor Paul and Debbie will be monitoring their email. If you call and no one answers, please leave a message and we will return your call as soon as possible.

Altar Flowers: The altar flowers this weekend are given by Andy and Debbie Rimkus in celebration of their wedding anniversary.

Prayers are Requested for: The family of David and Jennifer Mueller upon the deaths of both David and Jennifer.

December 9 Announcements

Men’s Bible Study: The Men’s Bible Study group will meet this Tuesday, December 14^th at 8am.

Stewardship Packets: Packets with 2022 stewardship materials have been mailed. Please use the addressed envelope included in the packet to return your pledge card and time-and-talent survey as soon as possible so that the church council can begin to formulate a 2022 budget. Pledge Cards and Time-and-Talent surveys are also available on the table entering the sanctuary.

Advent at Bethany: We will be caroling after the 10am service this Sunday, bringing cookies, song and cheer to home-bound Bethany members. If you plan to join the caroling group, please let Pastor Paul know by emailing him at . The December 19^th Sunday morning worship service will include a special telling of the Christmas story intermingled with musical offerings from Bethany members.

Christmas Eve Services: Bethany will have two worship services on Christmas Eve and both will include music and candlelight. The earlier 5:00pm service will feature the Bethany Brass and a special message for children. It will be slightly shorter and won’t include the Service of Holy Communion The later 10:00pm service will feature the Bethany Choir and include the Service of Holy Communion.

Sign Up for Altar Flowers in 2022: The new 2022 Flower Calendar is available on the bulletin board.  Please sign up for the special date that you would like to honor an event or remember a special person while you have a choice.  Select either A - you will provide the arrangement, or B - altar guild will do the arrangement and you will provide the check [there is an envelope to put the money in by the calendar].  Questions? Email Gail Christensen .

Christmas Poinsettias: The Altar Guild will be decorating the sanctuary with beautiful poinsettias again this year and welcomes your donations to help cover the cost. Please consider making a donation in honor or memory of someone special in your life. Envelopes for the special donations will be available from the usher or on the table as you enter the sanctuary.

Donations for Martha & Mary: Martha & Mary is accepting holiday gifts people can purchase for their residents. The three items they are collecting this year are wall calendars, nonskid socks and fleece throws (i.e, lap blankets.) Items can be dropped by Martha and Mary in Poulsbo or brought to the Bethany office. See the December newsletter for additional information.

Altar Flowers: The altar flowers this weekend are given by Sonja Selbo with gratitude to God for the gift of a loving family.

Prayers are Requested for: David Mueller and the Mueller family upon the sudden death of Jennifer Mueller; Wayne Richmond who continues to recover from pneumonia.