Bethlehem Lutheran Church

advance home study:

 February   7 – Isaiah 6:1-13

 February 14 – Deuteronomy 34:1-2

                           Joel 2:12-19

 February 21 – Deuteronomy 26:1-11

 February 24 – Isaiah 66:1-2

 February 28 – Jeremiah 26:8-15

                           Philippians 3:17-4:1

                           Luke 13:31-35           

A SPECIAL PLEA comes from Social Ministries for the Good Samaritan Box. This is where the funds for helping people come from.           

 THE LWML has placed in the office an assortment of greeting cards directed to military personnel or anyone serving our country. These cards cover birthdays, holidays, and general “we care” messages, with a Scripture verse in each card. The cost of these cards is $1.00. Be sure to check them out. 

  

A REMINDER: See any Altar Guild member to purchase Rada cutlery for shower, wedding, or

graduation gifts!                 

REMEMBER IN PRAYER our military loved ones: John Blair (son of Dan and Mary), serving in Missouri; Dan Borchardt, (son-in-law of Butch and Carolyn Smuck), serving in Afghanistan; Mark Cooling, (son of Jerry and Phyllis), serving in Utah; Dave Djuren, (son of Gordon and Sharon), serving in Iraq; Melinda Djuren (daughter-in-law of Dan and Diane), serving in Florida; Mark Kruse (husband of Miranda), serving in the reserves in Minnesota; Daren Luker (son of Rohn and Georgia), serving in Italy; Daren Mairs, (son of Dave and Leanne), serving in Arizona; Jeremy Schmidt, (son of Doug and Lori), serving in Iraq; Angie Smith (daughter of Bill), serving in Texas; Jamie Spencer, (granddaughter of Kurt and Sandy); and Aaron Woltzen (husband of Kristine), serving in Iraq. 

 

Sanctuary – LYF

Fellowship Hall –

Education Wing –

 

The Cleaning Schedule sign-up sheet is located on the bulletin board in the new entrance. Please prayerfully consider what you can do to help keep our church clean during the coming year. All help will be greatly appreciated.        

PLEASE NOTE: Newsletter items MUST be in by the second to the last Monday of each month in order to be included in the Newsletter. Following are the dates for 2010:

Any articles received after these dates will be included in the next Newsletter.

 

RADIO BROADCAST SPONSORSHIP dates may be reserved for the coming year. Dates are reserved on a first come, first served basis. Please don’t assume that a date will automatically be saved for you if you have reserved it in the past;

PRAYER CHAIN – Are you or someone you care about having a difficult time, an illness, facing a difficult decision or just feel some extra prayers could help? Do you know there are members of Bethlehem wanting to remember you or your loved ones in their prayers? We have a group of volunteers called the “Prayer Chain”. You may ask to be added to the prayers by

   1. completing the prayer request card you will find in the pew rack and placing it in the offering plate, or giving it to an usher.

   2. asking the pastor or church secretary to contact the Prayer Chain by calling the church office, 423-0438.

   The Prayer Chain invites all members of the congregation to be part of the chain. You may sign up on the board in the narthex or phone the church office, 423-0438, and leave your name and phone number. Someone will contact you with more information.

   PRAYER REQUEST FORMS are available in the narthex and the church office. If you have a special prayer need, you may fill one out and place it in the offering plate, or leave it at the office.                              

 

FINANCIAL SITUATION UPDATE

Amount Needed for Budget Items through 1/10/10:

Amount Received for Budget Items through 1/10/10:

                                                                 $ 9,400.90

Behind $4,223.58 (31%)   

 THANK YOU Bethlehem Lutheran Church members and friends for the prayers, cards, calls and conversations before and after my surgery. Everything went well, and I’m on to a quick recovery.

 

THANK YOU to all who brought calendars for the residents at Good Shepherd. They are very happy to receive them. As of this date I have delivered 150.

 

THE SPECIAL PROJECTS GROUP would like to thank everyone who donated material and yarn for their use. They would appreciate it if you would put your name on your donations so that proper acknowledgements can be made.

                                                          Betty Bernhardt

 

Dear Friends: On behalf of the Board of Directors and Volunteer Staff of the Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank, we wish to thank you for the generous gifts of the food donations. Every gift makes a difference to those who are struggling to feed their families.

   The Food Bank is proud of the fact that we are 100% volunteer staffed and have been for 28 years. We are also proud of the community we live in and the surrounding communities that make our services possible. We are always in need of gifts from caring people such as you so that we may continue to help those in need around us.

                                                                     Sincerely,

WE NEED YOUR HELP – In April the LWML will be hosting our annual Salad Luncheon on Thursday, April 15, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Every year we are having more difficulty finding people who are able to volunteer to help us serve this event. All proceeds from our Salad Luncheon go to missions, which many times have been in our own church, youth group, or preschool-daycare. We are asking for volunteers from our congregation to help us this day for a couple of hours. Without your help, we are not sure we will be able to continue with this event, due to lack of enough people to serve, set tables, pour coffee, etc. Please prayerfully consider volunteering if at all possible. If you can help us out, please leave your name at the office or contact Diane Djuren. God’s Blessing to you. And Thank You.

COME ENJOY the flavors of the Big Easy! The LYF will be serving its annual Sweetheart Dinner on February 21, with pre-meal entertainment starting at 5:15 p.m. and serving starting at 5:30. We will be serving French Dip sandwiches, lettuce salad, cheesy potato casserole and New Orleans style King’s cake. LYF will be providing some after dinner entertainment, but are looking for a few more great acts. If you have a hidden talent or just have something you want to share, be sure to sign up across from the church office. We look forward to seeing you there!