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Weekly Announcements - June 10

Worship in June: Continued 10am worship in a drive-in setting. As the weather improves, bring a lawn chair to sit by your car. Our worship leader this Sunday is Pastor Erin Grayson.

Saturday Evening Worship: Periodically throughout July and August there will be a 5pm Saturday worship service in the sanctuary. The next Saturday evening worship service will be on July 3rd. These will be socially distanced worship services with no congregational singing, but will include prayer, scripture, a sermon and holy communion. People attending indoor worship are expected to be vaccinated, and there will be no fellowship hour following the service in the summer.

Worship in July and August: The Sunday morning 10am service will take place ON THE LAWN west of the church, weather permitting. Bring a lawn chair, a blanket, or remain in your car as we experience worship together in the beauty of summertime on Bainbridge Island. Coffee hour will also make a return on Sunday, July 4th! Pastor Paul will host the outdoor coffee hour. Outdoor coffee hour will continue throughout the summer if there is interest in hosting. Bethany will provide coffee, juice and lemonade along with disposable cups and napkins. Hosts will provide light snacks and set up/clean up. Please call Debbie in the office to sign up for a Sunday in July or August.

Altar Flowers: The altar flowers this Sunday are given by Gail Christensen in honor of Dave Christensen's birthday on June 14.

Pastoral Care in June: Pastor Sonja Selboe will be available for pastoral care calls while Pastor Paul is away (June 4 - June 26). Pastor Sonja can be reached at 360-297-1779.

Prayers are extended for: the life of Carol Johnson who died on June 6th; for Carol's children Mark, Dana and Leanne as they mourn the loss of their mother; for Jeff Jensen, Dave Christensen and Tony Meza as they continue to heal following surgery.

"The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how."    Mark 4:26-2

Weekly Announcements - June 4

June 4th Announcements

Summer Worship Schedule:  With a sense of hopefulness and a deep yearning to be back together in-person for our worship services each week, Bethany is crafting a summer worship schedule with the expectation that we will be worshiping in the Bethany sanctuary in September. Here is what we have dreamed up for the the summer at Bethany.

         June Sunday mornings:  Continued 10am Worship in a Drive-in setting, inviting people to bring lawn chairs to sit by their cars in the parking lot. The first three Sundays in June, our worship leaders will be Pastor Erin Grayson (June 6 & 13), and Pastor Kristy Daniels (June 20), while Pastor Paul is visiting grandson Fritz in Iowa.

         Saturday Evening Indoors:  Periodically throughout July and August there will be a 5pm Saturday worship service in the sanctuary. These will be socially-distanced worship services, with no congregational singing, but it will include prayer, scripture, a sermon and holy communion. People attending the worship services are expected to be vaccinated, and there will be no fellowship hour. Stay tuned for more information.

        July and August Sunday morning worship services and fellowship: The Sunday morning 10am service in July and August will take place ON THE LAWN west of the church. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, recliners, etc. or choose to remain in your cars, and join us for this outdoor worship experience in the beauty of summertime on Bainbridge Island. If people express interest in hosting an outdoor coffee hour, we will share that joy together as well. (Pastor Paul will host the first one on Sunday, July 4th.) Sign up to host a Sunday coffee hour on the Church bulletin board or by calling Debbie in the Church office. When the weather is stormy, we will hold our worship as a drive-in service oriented toward the stage.

Pastor Paul is off to meet Fritz! Pastor Paul will be away until June 26th meeting his beautiful new grandson, Fritz. The Bethany Quilters surprised him at the Rachel Circle Bible Study on Tuesday with a lovely quilt for Fritz.  Fritz, his mom and his dad are sure to appreciate this thoughtful gift.

 Pastoral Care in June: Pastor Sonja Selboe will be available for pastoral care calls while Pastor Paul is away (June 4 - 26). Pastor Sonja can be reached at 360-297-1779.

Baccalaureate Sunday: Baccalaureate for graduating seniors will be held in the Bethany parking lot this Sunday at 3pm. Congratulations and best wishes to Bethany seniors Angelina Fenner, Fiona Johnson, Mitchell Milander and Luke Shields.

Welcome Debbie Rimkus: Debbie is settling into her role as church administrator. Please send any announcements or church calendar items to Debbie at . Debbie's office hours will be Monday - Thursday, 10am - 1pm. Please feel free to stop by the church office to say hi and welcome Debbie.  

Summer Bible Study:  The Rachel Circle Bible Study will next meet on Tuesday, July 6^th at 10am in the fellowship hall.  The Women's Bible Study group takes a hiatus for the summer and will meet on second Mondays again in the fall. Details on the next Men’s Bible Study date coming soon.

Prayers are extended for: Carol Johnson who was moved to the palliative care unit at Forest Ridge/Bremerton; Jeff Jensen, Dave Christensen and Tony Meza as they continue to heal following surgery; graduating seniors Angelina Fenner, Fiona Johnson, Mitchell Milander and Luke Shields as they embark on new adventures; and prayers for safe travel for Pastor Paul and Laurie as they go to introduce themselves to baby Fritz.