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Office lady Rachel Pritchett says thanks for everything

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

The past seven years have been wonderful in ways I couldn’t have imagined. It had everything to do with you. We worshiped together and celebrated Easters and Christmases together. We worked on projects, and chewed the fat at the office window not often enough. I looked forward to busy days when I might see you. We even went to Holden a couple of times. Thanks for everything.

Thanks, Pastor Paul. The main reason I took this position was to grow my faith, and I have. Every day in the office we had Fun with a capital F. We journeyed through the aging of our parents together, often comparing notes. I am glad for your accompaniment on this journey.

Thanks, Jim Rohrscheib, for birddogging me every day so I wouldn’t fail. Your Navy commander skills were put to good use with me.

I’m surprised how much I like retirement. I plan to spend time with family, and resume playing my violin. The violin was a big part of my life earlier on. My plan is to find a good teacher to help me polish my technique. With work, I’ll audition for the Bremerton Symphony Orchestra in a year and a half or so. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of being part of an orchestra or ensemble and accomplishing a piece well. I’ll study history and religion. I’ll also continue my work for Lutheran churches in Namibia, something I’ve wedged into my life for many years.

Lloyd and I also will continue to worship at Bethany, so we’ll see you around. Count on it.

Rachel

Weekly Announcements

Dear Bethanians,

Thanks to so many who made our Easter Sunday the joyful celebration it was.  To Sylvia and her musical leadership, including the return of the Bethany Choir to our worship!  What a treat that was!  Also, to Jeff Jensen and the Bethany Brass, whose presence and sound always creates a wonderful festive mood for Easter.  We are also grateful to our sound engineers: Jeff Jensen, Doug Dudgeon, and Mike Curtis, and to all our parking attendants, who make sure all is safe and in good order in the parking lot.  And to all who contributed Easter Lilies to decorate our outdoor space.  Christ is risen, indeed!

Our worship continues this Sunday in our drive-in setting.  Come and join us for "Holy Hilarity" Sunday, otherwise known as the Second Sunday of Easter, this Sunday, April 11th at 10am in the Bethany parking lot.  Our online worship collaboration with Poulsbo First Lutheran continues each Sunday at 8:30 and 11am, and then available streaming.  Go to our website: bethanyofbainbridge.org.

Bethany is actively seeking candidates for its Church Administrator position.  Please feel free to share our posting for this 20 hour/wk. in your personal networks, and invite qualified candidates to apply.  Office emails and phone messages will be monitored regularly by Pastor Paul.

Bible-study writings: The series of writings from the Monday Morning Women's Bible study continues with a piece from Sharon Wilson. Members answer what they love about Bethany and the ELCA. Read what Sharon had to say at bethanyofbainbridge.org.

Thanks to Helpline House, Bethany has enough boxes for our upcoming Lutheran World Relief Shipment.  Executive Director of Helpline, Maria Metzler, dropped off a dozen on her way home the other day.

Enjoy this beautiful weather.

Pastor Paul