August 18 Announcements
Bring Your Favorite Blackberry Dish: Let’s celebrate blackberry season with a blackberry weekend! Bring your favorite blackberry dish to share during the fellowship hour this weekend, Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21.
Congregational Meeting, August 28th After Worship: Bethany will hold a Congregational meeting after worship on Sunday, August 28th to vote on extending a call to Pastor Erin Grayson to the position of "Pastor for Faith Formation". Information about this position and call, approved by the Bethany Congregation council, has been sent to Bethany households via email and regular mail, but in short this is a half-time pastoral position that includes leadership for our Child and Family Ministry. It is “budget-neutral" and is coterminous with Pastor Paul's call to Bethany. We encourage anyone who attends the Saturday, August 27 service to come on Sunday, August 28th at 11am for the congregational meeting so we have a quorum.
Third Opportunity to Meet Pastor Erin: There will be one more "Meet and Greet" opportunity to get to know Pastor Erin on Saturday, August 27 after the 5pm service. Join us for fellowship and conversation.
Denny Young Funeral: A funeral service for Denny Young will be held at Grace Episcopal Church on Friday, August 26 at 3pm. Pastor Paul will be presiding at the service.
Sanctuary Project Update: The ceiling and wall demolition are completed, and the electrical work is in progress. Towards the end of the month, the insulators will be here to blow in the insulation. The building will be closed while the insulation work is being done, currently scheduled for the week of August 29 – September 2. We will let everyone know if the dates for this change and be sure there is plenty of signage to make sure no one enters the building while insulation work is happening. Staff emails will be monitored during the week that the building is closed.
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.
Tamara Siburg Ordination: Tamara Siburg has been called to serve at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clinton Iowa. She will be ordained and installed on Friday, September 9, 5pm CST. Bishop Amy Current of the Southeastern Iowa Synod will preach and preside. A live stream of the service can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCIPNZEdfsQn2JQ7SSwE4_A
Kitsap Ride for Refugees: Come and support the Ride for Refugees on August 20. There will be food, live music, a beer garden, and a great cause all waiting for you at Silverdale Lutheran Church. Join kickoff at 9am, or anytime throughout the day as riders return to cross the finish line, between 10:30 and 3pm. Come join the fun, bring the kids, and make some noise for the riders! Please email if you plan on joining for lunch. And it’s not too late to register to ride. Register for either the in-person ride (10 to 30 mile open course routes) OR for the virtual ride, which you can do on your own any day in August and still receive swag. To register or to donate to this great cause visit https://tinyurl.com/2p87ce2c.
Altar Flowers: The altar flowers this weekend are given by Jim and Kristi Sutton in celebration of their wedding anniversary.
Prayers are Requested: For Sandy Young, as she grieves the death of her husband, Denny Young; for Mark Sather, son of Pat and DeMar, contending with serious health concerns.
Thank You to this weekend's Worship Assistants:
Saturday 5:00pm – Greeter/Usher: Charlene Selvar; Lay Reader: Barbara Michael; Hospitality Hosts: Karen & Ed Kushner
Sunday 10:00am – Greeters/Ushers: Nancy & Harry Wetzler; Lay Reader: David Dudgeon; Communion Assistant: Doug Dudgeon; Hospitality Hosts: Gail & Dave Christensen
Next weekend's Worship Assistants:
Saturday 5:00pm – Greeter/Usher: Joe Sommerseth; Lay Reader: Gail Christensen; Hospitality Hosts: Carol & Ron Fenner
Sunday 10:00am – Greeters/Ushers: Claire & Marty Dasler; Lay Reader: Linda Newlon; Communion Assistant: Vicki Browning; Hospitality Hosts: Benay & Lynn Nordby