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BETHEL BEACON

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 5232 Irvine Avenue NW, Bemidji, MN 56601

Bethel Lutheran Church

5232 Irvine Avenue NW,

Bemidji, MN 56601

Church Office

218-444-4746

bethelbemidji.org

Bethel Child Care Center

218-444-4789

Rev. Mark Kindem

Pastor

Home Phone # 444-8545

[email protected]

Sally McIntyre

Office

[email protected]

Randell McKain

Youth Director

Jessica Powell

BCCC Manager

[email protected]

PRAYER CHAIN

Karen Tank — 368-1141 or

586-2544

or

Church Office — 444-4746

9:00 AM

Worship Service

10:00 AM

Fellowship Hour

S U N D A Y

W O R S H I P

Pastor Mark Kindem

FEB/MAR 2019

(It was -29 degrees F. this morning, and so

my thoughts naturally turn to…………………….

Baseball!)

A man was passing a field in which some

young boys were playing baseball. The man asked

one of the outfielders, “What’s the score?”

“Seventeen to nothing, sir,” the boy replied. “Well, which side is ahead?” the

man asked. “They are.” the boy said. “That looks pretty bad for you,

doesn’t it?” said the man. The confident youngster smiled and stated

optimistically, “Oh, no, sir, it ain’t so bad. We ain’t been up to bat yet!”

There are certainly times that it seems the score is “17 to nothing”

against peace, against right, against justice, against mercy. The game has

become a laugher, and gloom comes over the field of play. History has

been dotted with agonizing situations: earthquakes, floods, economic

uncertainty in the Euro-zone, wars in Syria, Afghanistan, and various

places. But closer to home there is also turmoil: job insecurity, school

shootings, financial worries, retirement questions, etc. In this game of life it

appears that the light has lost its advantage, and the darkness is winning.

What will happen now? We don’t know what the next inning has in store

for us. St. Paul says, “We see in a mirror dimly”, and so with

half-knowledge we live with uncertainties, mysteries, and doubts. Looking

again at the scoreboard, we tremble and ask, “Is it a lost cause?”

Then God places the bat in the hands of the church and empowers us

with his very own spirit. “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit

for the common good”. This allows us to center our attention on the field of

play, and not on the scoreboard. And that’s where it should be.

We are called to be the church in this place we call Bethel Lutheran.

And as God’s own, we continue to stand in God’s Grace, and Word, and

Power. There is an old saying that goes like this: ‘Where there is no faith in

the future, there is no power in the present.’ God is faithful! One inning

may seem to go against us, but faith takes the long view. And in a powerful

way this shield of faith that God provides protects us and our attitude: We

don’t look for a place to hide in the dugout; we look forward to play.

“Lead on O King eternal: We follow not with fears, For gladness breaks

like morning, Where’er your face appears. Your cross is lifted o’er us;

We journey in its light; The crown awaits the conquest; Lead on, O God

of might!”

Thank you Church Council for your confidence to elect me as your President

(Council Chair). As I promised Sara Dreyer (the Vice-President) I will make every

effort to attend each and every council meeting. I also will endeavor to follow Robert’s

Rules of Order and the Church Constitution to the best of my ability, to give each

council member a chance to voice his or her opinion on any topic of the agenda and to

keep our meetings within reasonable time limits.

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHUR CH

, FEB/MAR 2019

Bethel Delivers

Meals-on-Wheels

the weeks of

Jan. 28-Feb. 1,

April 15-19,

July 1-5,

Sept. 16-20

Dec. 2-6

Council

President

Samantha Pond will be our President through the Annual Meeting set for January 27th.

At this time I wish to thank all old and new members for serving their terms of office and especially

Pastor Mark and Miriam for their devotion in keeping the Sunday Worship service an integral part of our

Christian Life. Many, many thanks to all who serve in various tasks during and after our Sunday morning

worship and all who participate in maintaining the building and grounds.

With God’s help it can be a good year for Bethel Lutheran Church. And thank you, Lord, for a

balanced budget!

-Council Chair, Paul McIntyre

Ash Wednesday—March 6

12 noon Service

(with Potluck lunch afterwards)

6:30 p.m. Service

Wednesdays—12 noon Services

with potluck lunch afterwards!

March 13 ~ 20 ~ 27

April 3 ~ 10

Palm Sunday—April 14

Maundy Thursday—April 18

7:00 p.m. Service

Good Friday—April 19

7:00 p.m. Service

Saturday, April 20—Altar Dressing Practice

Easter Sunday—April 21

Daylight

Savings

Time

Begins

Sunday,

March 10

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHUR CH , FEB/MAR 2019

Council

Highlights

The mission of the Church is to Glorify

God

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Old business: Volunteering at the Concession Stand at BSU Hockey Games---Nov. 24:

If we are to do this again, we should communicate a little bit better, but all in all it went well. We made $287 for the event.

2018 Financial Audit: Bruce Wegley and Janelle Lundeen volunteered. Planning for early January

New Business: Empty Council Spot:

Our constitution says “The church council shall be 12 members”. There was discussion about having a range of 10-12 members on the council for the 2020 year. This would have to be amended by the church voting members to be in the constitution.

New Members: Rachel Lundgren and sons Carson Hays and Porter Hays; Anita Spangler

Cleaning Quote: RK Cleaning came in and looked. It would be $65 a day for her to come in and clean. She cleans at other churches and the airport. The child care would pay for half of this due to the fact that the bathrooms need to be cleaned 5 days a week. Sara Dreyer and Jessica Powell will meet with her hopefully the week of Christmas. M/S Lisa Vind and Mark Kindem motion to accept her contract pending the Personnel committee approval. Aye: 9 Nay: 0 Abstain: 0

Blue Chairs: The Bemidji Community Theater came to pick up the lights and it was brought up to them that we have chairs, if they needed them. They did say that they need chairs and the chairs they are looking at are being bought at $10-$20 a piece. M/S Sara Dreyer and Vi Suther motion to sell no more than 40 of the excess chairs. Amendment: Lisa Newhouse motions to make an amendment to allocate the money made from selling the chairs to the Property committee. Aye: 9 Nay: 0 Abstain: 0

Bible Study: There was a younger member who asked about a men's Bible study at a different time other than 7:00am. Lisa Vind said that she would be willing to start a Bible study Wednesday nights for anyone who would like to come.

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Old Business: RK Cleaning:

They started on January 2nd. The bathrooms are cleaned very well and everything is going well. Sara and Jessica met with the owner and they are willing to come in for a big wedding or funeral or before church on Sunday.

Snow Removal: Between Mark, Jessica and DeeAnne they are doing the snow removal for this winter.

Proposed Budget for 2019: We had year end donations of $128,000. So we have a balanced budget going into 2019. It is entered into line 409 for $17,070.01 and the rest was put into the savings account. Benevolence is 10% of our income, 5% going to the NALC and the other 5% split between national and local. Pastor Mark Kindem wanted his salary to go to the housing allowance for tax purposes.

New Business: Window Shades in the Sanctuary:

Char Espe contacted someone from Cabinet Corner who is coming out sometime this week and will measure to see what it would cost and what would be the best options for our space. We will discuss more next month.

Projector Relocation closer to screen: It is a long way for the projector to project and moving it closer would make a more crisp picture. Whoever looks into it should also see about putting in a high intensity projector. It would be mounted on a pipe closer to the screen. Lisa Vind will contact NLFX to see what our options are for need.

Annual Meeting: Sunday, January 27. Council usually sets up and cleans up for the potluck

Election of Officers: Paul McIntyre—President. Sara Dreyer—Vice President. Jessica Powell—Treasurer Kelly Kindem—Secretary

Lighting up the Stain Glass Cross: Sara Dreyer would like to see the cross illuminated. Samantha Pond agreed to take on this task.

Kiosk: The table in the Narthex that gets all the information put on it for sign-ups and other information could be changed into a kiosk that is on wheels with storage. More options should be brought to the next meeting.

, FEB/MAR 2019 BETHEL LUTHERAN CHUR CH

04 Christine Koosmann

12 Ray Suther

16 Marian Blehm

Linda Brooks

Willis Stebleton

19 Tessa Sadek

21 Raymond Brown

02 Mark Kindem

08 Charlotte Espe

12 Harlan Charon

18 Dennis Zeto

25 Gordon Franks

27 Linda Schramm

29 Gerald Fenske

Kelly Kindem

Willis & Ruth Stebleton

February 2, 1969 (50)

Lennard & Marlene Bergstrom

March 21, 1964 (55)

Paul & Ida Martinson

March 31, 1962 (57)

Porter Hays, Son of Rachel Lundgren and Christopher Hays

was welcomed into God’s family

through the Sacrament of Baptism on Sunday, January 6, 2019

Anita Spangler;

Rachel Lundgren and her sons Carson

and Porter Hays

Bethel Funerals

Phyllis Marie (Reitmeier)

Swedmark Ugelstad

Birth: April 27, 1928

Death: December 23, 2018

Funeral: December 29, 2018

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHUR CH

Bemidji Community Food Shelf

“Mission Statement: The Bemidji Community Food Shelf is a faith-based, caring place that listens to those who are experiencing food insecurity. We work with our partners to be inclusive and to provide fresh, nourishing foods for those living in Beltrami County and the Bemidji School District.”

“The person with two tunics should share

with the person who has none, and the one who has food should do the same.”

-Luke 3:11 Clients Served: November: 1,011 families were served. December: 855 families were served. Total for 2018: 11,234 families were served and 791,009 pounds were distributed. Changes in Bethel’s Schedule: Bethel’s new schedule for the food shelf is working well. We now work on the first two Wednesdays of the month from 12 to 3. Thank you to our volunteers Char Espe, Karen Tank, Suze Beck and Bob Spangler. If you can volunteer in the afternoon on the first or second Wednesday, please call me. 586-3424 Stuff A Truck: The annual Stuff-A-Truck fundraiser was held in November. The community was very generous and donated over 20,000 pounds of food and a significant amount of dollars. Annual Meeting: The Food Shelf’s Annual Meeting will be held February 14

th at noon at Bethel. Volunteers are

encouraged to attend. Items Needed: pancake mix, personal care items and canned fruit or vegetables. Anita Spangler, Food Shelf Representative

Churches United

Mission Statement: Churches United is a nonprofit organization of Bemidji area churches led by the Spirit of Christ to work together to meet the emergency needs of homeless and low-income people in a prayerful way.

Motto: Welcoming the stranger as Jesus.

Services Include: Basic needs (food, clothing, and assistance with utilities and emergency transportation) plus referrals to area agencies and businesses.

Current Needs: lotion, shampoo, conditioners, diapers (any size), wipes, and laundry detergent. OFFICE VOLUNTEERS are an ongoing need. 19 families (including 42 kids) received TUBS OF LOVE that were dispersed from the CU office before Christmas. 200 unduplicated homeless families were served through Churches United this past year. When a homeless client comes through the doors of Churches United, they may be given one or more of the following items: a lunch bag, a warm blanket (if needed), lotion, a laundry voucher, and a food voucher. Servants of Shelter (church housing for the homeless) began 12/30/18. Thanks to Bethel for their continued financial support! Office hours are 12-4 pm Mondays, Tuesday, Thursdays, & Fridays. Char Espe Executive Board Secretary


Church in Mission


Wednesday, February 6

Study: Resurrection


Study: Heaven and Hell


Service: Village of Hope


Fellowship: Board Game Night

Wednesday, March 6

Ash Wednesday Service

Caribou Coffee

Wednesday, March 13

Study: The Second Coming

Wednesday, March 20

Study: Satan/Occult

Friday, March 22

Mercy Me & Crowder

Wednesday, March 27

Service: Food Shelf

“Go the Extra Mile”

On the second Sunday of each

month Bethel has a “Go the Extra

Mile” offering taken up for local

missions.

Collected Offering for

December

Suicide Prevention

$ 88.00

January

Meals-on-Wheels:

$ 27.00

Thank you!

There is a new Bible Study on Wednesdays from

6:30-8:00 p.m. led by Lisa Vind. All are welcome!

Bible Study led by Pastor Kindem on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m.—noon

continues as well.

Prayer pulls the rope below which

rings the bell above.

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