July 20 Announcements
Summer Cookout: Join us this Saturday, July 22nd after the 5pm service for a cookout! Bethany will provide burgers, hot dogs, and chips. You are invited to bring a side dish or dessert to round out the fare. Those who attend Sunday morning worship are welcome to come for the cookout and enjoy this time with the Saturday folks.
August Bible Study: The Rachel Circle Bible Study group will meet on Tuesday, August 1st at 10am. The Men’s Bible Study group will meet on Tuesday, August 8th at 8am. The Women’s Bible Study & Book Group will not meet in August. They will meet again on Monday, September 11th at 9:30am.
LWR School Kit Supplies: Summer may be only half over, but the school supplies sales are already here! The Rachel Circle will be putting together School Kits for Lutheran World Relief over the next few weeks. When you are out and about (or online) to shop, please consider purchasing some of the items that will help school children around the world. More information about the LWR School Kits, including the list of needed items, can be found on the hallway bulletin board. If you still have a list from last year, please note that we will not need rulers this year.
New Signage at Bethany: You may have noticed the No Loitering signage at both entrances to the parking lot. Over the last several months, the Bethany parking lot had become a place for young people to hang out at all hours of the day and night. While we want young people to have a safe place to gather, we were experiencing a significant amount of trash and other impacts (including an increased fire risk with the dry field conditions) that made this no longer safe for the people hanging out, the staff and our preschool families. If you are asked about the signage, don’t hesitate to encourage people to reach out to the Bethany office with any questions or concerns.
Altar Flowers: The altar flowers this weekend are given by Whitney Lane in honor of Pastor Howard Fosser.
Prayers are Requested: for Evan Stoll as he recovers from his stroke and will be transitioning soon to a care facility for rehab; for Jan Thrun who is regaining her strength and hopes to be back on Bainbridge soon; for DeMar and Pat Sather who are transitioning to the Fieldstone community.
Thank You to this weekend's Worship Assistants:
Altar Duty: Barbara Swartling
Saturday 5:00pm – Greeter/Usher: Dick Coar; Lay Reader: Gail Christensen: Hospitality Hosts: Kathy & Doug Dudgeon
Sunday 10:00am – Greeters/Ushers: Barbara & David Swartling; Lay Reader: Linnea Chu; Communion Assistant: Linnea Chu; Hospitality Hosts: Vicki Browning
Next weekend's Worship Assistants:
Altar Duty: Linnea Chu
Saturday 5:00pm – Greeter/Usher: Charlene Selvar; Lay Reader: Rachel Pritchett: Hospitality Host: Veronica & Jim Rohrscheib
Sunday 10:00am – Greeters/Ushers: TBD; Lay Reader: Colleen Chupik; Communion Assistant: Colleen Chupik; Hospitality Host: Claire & Marty Dasler