october 2018 fellowship at bethanyafter services on sunday, september 23. children and youth had fun...

OCTOBER 2018

Living and Sharing God’s Love

Fellowship at Bethany

Fall Picnic

Bethany friends gathered together for a Mexi Mixer after services on Sunday, September 23. Children and youth had fun playing basketball and games at open gym, and delicious tacos were enjoyed by all! This event was planned by the newly formed fellow-ship committee. Contact the church office if you would like to help plan future fellowship events.

See page 9 for details on our next fellowship event: a fall picnic on October 14 at Squaw Creek Park.

That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you,

so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship

is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. - 1 John 1:3

It’s that time of year, when the leadership of the congrega-tion starts to think about the church budget, pledge cards, and contributions. So here is something to think about

from our synod’s website…

Why do we give? Is it simply because God commands us to? Or is there more to it? To be sure, the instruction and Word of God in the Bible says we should give, and this is sufficient to encour-age us to give (Luke 6:38; Acts 20:35; 1 Cor. 16:2; 2 Cor. 8:7; Gal 6:6).

But there’s more to it than just obligation. We’re not just trying to fulfill a work of the Law. We are bearing fruits of the Spirit given to us by our Father in heaven through His Son our Lord Jesus Christ. In other words, we’re not just doing what our Father said, we’re also doing what He did.

Children emulate their parents. When they grow up they often carry many of the same man-nerisms and characteristics as their parents, but there is more to it than that. Children copy their parents even on a more mundane level. They watch how their parents cross their legs, how they fold their hands, how they stand and sit and walk, how they do and say most everything.

And children try to copy it, which can be quite humorous when parents wish they wouldn’t. It can be uncomfortable and embarrassing if a child copies or repeats something less than polite that they learned from a parent. Sitcoms thrive on these situations. It only happens because children emu-late their parents because they want to be like them.

We are the children of God, by grace, through faith. In Holy Baptism, God the Father declares of us what He declared of Jesus at His Baptism in the Jordan: “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” God the Father claims us as His own. He takes away all our sins, and in exchange He gives us His righteousness, His purity, His holiness, and His Spirit, by which we cry out, “Abba, Father.”

We are born again, born from above, born of water and the Spirit, to a new life in Christ as His

children. We are sons of God in Christ, through Baptism. And since we are sons, we are heirs – heirs who share in the glory of the Son of God. The inheritance is ours because of the Father’s grace and mercy, His generosity in sending His Son in time to save us for all eternity.

And this is why we give generously of our income to the work of the church. We want to be like our heavenly Father. We want to emulate His generosity by being generous ourselves. We give to the work of the Church because we have witnessed the generous giving of our Father in heaven.

More than that, we are recipients of it. It is because we have received God our Father’s gifts that we desire to give ourselves. And His gifts are not just spiritual. They are temporal and earthly as well. As the Small Catechism teaches in the Fourth Petition of the Lord’s Prayer:

“Give us this day our daily bread.” What does this mean? God certainly gives daily bread to everyone without our prayers, even to all evil people, but we pray in this petition that God would lead us to real-ize this and to receive our daily bread with thanks-giving. What is meant by daily bread? Daily bread in-cludes everything that has to do with the support and needs of the body, such as food, drink, cloth-ing, shoes, house, home, land, animals, money, goods, a devout husband or wife, devout children, devout workers, devout and faithful rulers, good government, good weather, peace, health, self-control, good reputation, good friends, faithful neighbors, and the like.”

In other words, God gives us everything we need for the care of both body and soul. His gener-osity knows no bounds. Therefore, we sit down at the beginning of the year, the beginning of the month, or the beginning of the week to set aside a generous portion of God’s daily bread for His work in the Church.

We don’t do this simply because He has commanded us so to do; it is because we, as His children by grace, want to emulate His generosity in our own lives. He is our Father; we are His chil-dren. And children want to be like their parents.

2 PASTOR’S PAGE

Monday, October 1

10:00 am Women’s Small Group - Marion

6:00 pm LWML Board Mtg. - GA

6:45 pm Trustees Meeting Tuesday, October 2

3:00 pm Bethany Prayer Group - Library

5:00 pm Praise Moves - Gathering Area

6:00 pm Evangelism - Ad Ed

6:30 pm Handbells Rehearsal - Balcony Wednesday, October 3

6:00 am Men’s Bible Study - Hy-Vee

6:30 am Moms in Prayer - Library

6:00 pm Confirmation Class - LL Thursday, October 4

9:00 am Adult Bible Study - Ad Ed

6:00 pm Human Care Meeting - GA

7:00 pm Christian Faith Class - Ad Ed Saturday, October 6

8:00 am Serve the Lord Day

9:00 am Holy Yoga - GA

9:00 am Vocal Choir Practice - Balcony Sunday, October 7

8:00 am Especially For You Race Monday, October 8

7:00 am Elders’ Meeting - Ad Ed

11:00 am Harold Bern Funeral

6:30 pm Stephen Min. Supervision Tuesday, October 9



6:30 pm Handbells Rehearsal - Balcony

7:00 pm Council Meeting - Ad Ed Wednesday, October 10

6:00 am Men’s Bible Study - Ad Ed Rm




7:00 pm Christian Faith Class Saturday, October 13

9:00 am Holy Yoga - GA

9:00 am Vocal Choir Practice - Balcony Sunday, October 14

12:30 pm Fall Picnic - Squaw Creek Park Monday, October 15

10:00 am Women’s Small Group - Marion Tuesday, October 16

9:00 am Quilt Sewing Day - FLC



6:30 pm Handbells Rehearsal - Balcony

Wednesday, October 17



4:00 pm Cottage Grove Devotion



11:00 am Senior Worship


9:00 am Holy Yoga - GA Sunday, October 21

12:15 pm LWML General Meeting Monday, October 22

10:00 am Women’s Small Group - Marion

6:30 pm Stephen Ministry - King of Kings Tuesday, October 23






1:00 pm Beacon Assembly - Ad Ed Rm

6:00 pm Confirmation Class - LL

6:30 pm High School - Usher’s Ferry Thursday, October 25

9:00 am Adult Bible Study


9:00 am Holy Yoga - GA Sunday, October 28

9:30 am Blood Pressure Screening Monday, October 29

10:00 am Women’s Small Group - Marion Tuesday, October 30






6:00 pm Confirmation Class - LL

Key: GA - Gathering Area

LL - Lower Level

Lib - Library

FLC - Family Life Center

Ad Ed - Adult Education Room

CALENDAR 3

Elders

Oct 7 Jim Heitland

Oct 14 Jim Novitch

Oct 21 Phil Hedtke

Oct 28 Norm Rutz

Ushers

Oct 7 8:30 Crew #2 11:00 Crew #7

Oct 14 8:30 Crew #3 11:00 Crew #8

Oct 21 8:30 Crew #4 11:00 Crew #6

Oct 28 8:30 Crew #1 11:00 Crew #7

Greeters

Oct 7 8:30 Mark & Julie Elias

Nancy Owens

11:00 Shari Mehlhoff

Leonard & Rita Tiedt

Oct 14 8:30 Lorna Fischer

Ed & Gloria Schumacher

11:00 Mary Nanke

Donna Birkicht

Oct 21 8:30 Rick & Marvelene Foreman

Dale & Bernice Stonewall

11:00 Jim & Lissa Novitch

Ken & Elaine Cook

Oct 28 8:30 Carol Grimminger

Jason & Jodi Strait

11:00 Duane & Karen Pfeffer

Brad & Erin Crawford

Video

Oct 7 8:30 Greg Dunn

11:00 Greg Dunn

Lectors

Oct 7 8:30 Ethan Myers

11:00 Sheryl Knutson

Oct 14 8:30 Arlen Breiholz

11:00 Karen Swanson

Oct 21 8:30 Pete Larson

11:00 Leonard Tiedt

Oct 28 8:30 Mark Bornemann

11:00 Joel Conrad

Nursery (11:00 Service)

Oct 7 Annie & Natalie Prohaska

Oct 14 Katia Knutson, Debbie Mills

Oct 21 Brittany Hannah, Karen Schmidt

Oct 28 Tracy Moffett, Maren Hopkins

Communion Sunday Prayers

Oct 7 8:30 Pete Larson

11:00 Jim Novitch

Oct 21 8:30 Karen Hass

11:00 Debbie Heitland

If you would like to serve in one of

these areas, please contact:

Ushers: Steve Hanchera (857-4716)

Greeters: Marvelene Foreman (365-9767)

Lectors: Rick Thorington (360-2641)

Pray-er: Nurse Ronda (364-6026)

Video: Greg Dunn (389-4271)

Nursery: Nurse Ronda (364-6026)

Coffee: Tina Freese (329-3882)

4 SERVANTS IN WORSHIP

Serve the Lord Day

The Trustees are hosting a “Serve the Lord Day” on Saturday, October 6. Please come help care for the maintenance of our church facilities that day 8:00 a.m. - noon. Lunch will be served at the end of the work morning. Any amount of time you can serve will be appreciated!

5 PRAYER PAGE

Thanksgiving:

Baptism of Bradley (grandson of *Shirley McElroy)- 9/23

*Eli (infant son of *Adam & *Rachel Henderson)- born 9/15

*Colton (infant son of Josh & *Marissa Kelgord)- born 9/7

Illness, injuries, health issues:

Gene (husband of *Nancy Owens)- Health issues

Steve (brother of *Barb Miller)- Health issues

Patti (aunt of *Ginny Urban)- Comfort and strength

Pete & Elaine (relatives of *Bonnie Bubke)- Moving

Alichia (frequent visitor)- Recovering after surgery

Steve (brother of *Linda Patten)- Health issues

Susan (niece of *Bonnie Bubke)- Health issues

Leota (mother of *Lori Dohrmann)- Recovering

Pastor Renfro (Trinity)– Health issues

Gus (friend of *Myerses & *Conrads)-Recovering after trans-

plant

Mike (friend of *Joel Knutson)- Recovering after hospitalization

Deb (daughter of *Bonnie Bubke) Health Issues

Jeff (brother of Kim Carter)- Health issues

Steve (friend of *Pete Larson)- Recovering after stroke

John (nephew of *Bonnie Bubke)- Health issues

Ruth (friend of *Velma Ziesemer)- Health issues

Bella (granddaughter of *June Loney)- Health issues

David (great grandson of *J Loney)- Health issues

Jennifer (daughter of *Pat Krekeler)- Life challenges

Rod (nephew of *Bonnie Bubke) Parkinson’s Disease

Local/National/World:

Victims of Hurricanes, Fires & Disasters

Local, State and National Leaders

Terrorist attacks around the world

Submit a prayer: Email: [email protected] or call

the church office at 319-364-6026

Homebound members of Bethany:

*June Loney– Hiawatha Care Center

*Larry Easler– Living Center West

*Rollis Deetz– at home

*Pat Kraft– at home

*Pauline Marohn– Living Center West

*Shirley Hansen– at home

*Wayne & Darlene Schilling– at home

Candi Engel– at home

*Patty King– Crestview Acres, Marion

*Ann Meyer– Keystone Cedars

Safety:

Jessica (granddaughter of *Kim Neuhaus)- Army

James (grandson of *Carol Grimminger)- Deployed

Tailor (grandson of *Kim Neuhaus)- Marines

Cancer:

Mary Lou (friend of *Velma Ziesemer)- cancer treatment

Rose (relative of *Brenda Heims)- cancer

Jonette (sister of *Kim Neuhaus)- cancer

Daryl (nephew of *Bonnie Bubke)- cancer

Elaine (friend of *Dave Johnson)- cancer treatment

Judy (godmother of *Jim Novitch)- cancer treatment

Dennis Scheidt (former member)- cancer treatment

Joe (brother of *Barb Lauthen)- cancer

Ryan (relative of *Bonnie Bubke)- cancer

Pat (aunt of *Ginny Urban)- cancer

Kelley (sister of *Brad Crawford)- cancer treatment

Chad (son of *Vicki Huschka)- leukemia

David (relative of *Hasses)- cancer

Steve Godecke (former member)- cancer

Bonnie (friend of *Mary Nanke)- cancer

Todd (friend of Katia Knutson)- cancer treatment

Rita (friend of *Shirley Kellogg)- cancer

Grief, family and friends of:

Richard (friend if *Gordon Dohrmann)- Died 9/21

*Harold Bern– Died 9/9

Al (friend of *Dave Johnson)- Died 9/2

Richard (uncle of *Dawn Thomas)- Died 8/14

Lillian (grandmother of *Janelle Dunbar)- Died 8/11

Jim (friend of *Karen Swalley)- Died 8/6

6 CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRIES

9:45-10:45 a.m.

Lower Level

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Toddler and 3rd Grade Bible Arrival Milestone A blessing event for toddlers, 3rd graders, and their parents will take place during the 11:00 service on Sunday, September 30. The children will receive Bibles and a blessing from their parents.

Faith Milestones

Grab your “Passport to Heaven” and join us on Sundays at 9:45! All students in preschool through high school are invited to join us in the lower level to learn about God’s word!

Thrivent Action Team Funds

Thrivent Action Team funds have made Sunday School activities possible. If you are a Thrivent member, we’d love your help in making a bigger im-pact with education and service projects! Please contact Becky Thur or Kristi Montague if you would like to support Sunday School in this way.

Paint Your Own Chair!

On October 14 during Sunday School hour, 1st graders will have the opportunity to paint their chair that will stay with them during their Sunday School years.

7 CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRIES

CONFIRMATION CLASS

Pastor Erickson teaches confirmation classes Wednesdays. First year students meet at 6:00 p.m., and second year students meet at 7:00 p.m. in the lower level. For more information, contact Pastor Erickson at [email protected] or 364-6026.

Jr. High youth also meets for Sunday School on Sunday mornings at 9:45. Be sure to join us in the lower level for this important time of learning God’s word and spending time with friends!

High School

High school youth will go to Usher’s Ferry for a hayrack ride on Wednesday, October 24 at 6:30 p.m. Please contact Kelly Goerdt or Becky Johnson by October 17 if you would like to attend!

Big Church Night Out

On Saturday, November 17, we will carpool to the “Big Church Night Out” concert in Dubuque. Artists performing at this concert include Crowder, Jordan Feliz, Sarah Reeves and more! If you would like tickets, please contact Kelly or Becky by November 11.

NYG SAVE THE DATE: The LCMS National Youth Gathering will be in Minneapolis July 11-15, 2019.

If you are currently in 9th-12th grade, you are eligible to attend! The LCMS National Youth Gathering is a positive, life-changing experience for those who participate. Please look for additional information coming about the gathering; a planning meeting will be on the calendar soon.

8 BULLETIN BOARD

Family Promise

Bethany is now a host congregation with Family Promise of Linn County. Four times a year, we will host families for one week at a time. Please consider how you will be a part of this opportunity to live and share God’s love with families who are currently dealing with homelessness in our community. Our first week to host will be October 7-14. Current volunteer needs includes someone to host the afternoon of Saturday, October 13. Material needs include donations of new or gently used:

Extra long twin sheets (flat sheets only)

Washcloths

Hand towels

Pillow cases

Family Promise also has two upcoming fundraisers:

“No Place Like Home” Storytelling Night will be on Thursday, October 11 at Make Space in Marion at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at familypromiseoflinncounty.org under How to Help.

Family Promise Sleep Out for Families will be November 10-11 at NewBo. Participants can purchase a spot to sleep in their car or a tent. Look for details to come on this event.

Blood Drive

Bethany is planning to host a blood drive in November. Please look for details coming soon!

Voters’ Meeting

Mark your calendar for November 18. A voters’ meeting will be held in the Family Life Center at 12:15. Please plan to attend this important meeting.

Sewing Quilts for Lutheran World Relief

On Tuesday, October 16, the LWML Special Projects Committee will tie quilts for Lutheran World Relief in the Family Life Center. We will start at 9:00 a.m. and end around noon. Stop in for an hour or stay the whole time—we appreci-ate any time that you can give! If you plan to stay through the noon hour, please feel free to bring a sack lunch. For more information, contact Betty Happel at 319-393-9497 or Donna Bogner at 319-777-9053.

9 BULLETIN BOARD

Please join us for our next Bethany family fellowship event – a fall picnic pot-luck on Sunday, October 14 at 12:30-3:30! It will be held at the Meadowlark Shelter in Squaw Creek Park on the east side of Marion. Please sign up at the Welcome Center with the number attending, as well as for any food that you might be willing to bring. If you would like, please also bring Frisbees or other games to play. If a group is interested, we'll take a short hike together. See you there!

Stewardship

When we talk of Christian Stewardship, we are talking about how we use all that our good and gracious God has given to us for His purposes. This includes “our” time, and talents through using our spiritual gifts, our fi-nancial gifts, but also faith through living and sharing our faith!

Time & Talents – Many of you have had an opportunity to participate in the time & talents survey. Committees, boards and staff have been utilizing the results to connect opportunities to members’ time and talents. If you have not filled out a time & talents survey please consider how you can share your gifts at Bethany. You can pick up a blank survey at the Welcome Center and return your completed form to the church office.

Financial Support – The Church is called to spread the Good News of Jesus by preaching the Gospel and administering the sacraments to the faithful. The Church cannot complete its mission unless all members of the Church, those who have benefitted from the Church’s mission, faithfully support the Church. On October 14 you may pick up your Stewardship packet. Remaining packets will be mailed on October 15. Please take time in prayer to consider how you will be able to support the Church before returning your pledge card on Commitment Sunday, October 21.

Growing in Your Faith – We are all called to grow in our faith. For us to continue to grow in faith we need to actively pursue learning through being in the Word, weekly worship, bible study and small groups. Studying the Word together helps us to live our faith with others and encourages us to share our faith with others. Prayerfully consider how you can practice stewardship by growing in your faith walk.

Fall Picnic

10 BULLETIN BOARD

10/1 Carter Urban

10/2 Laura James

Jennet Volden

10/3 Saul Foreman

Phyllis Landis

Carmen Ranbarger

10/4 Dawn Thomas

10/5 Mark Lauthen

10/6 Oliver Barrett

10/8 Joann Strang

10/12 Dave Christian

Nancylee Siebenmann

10/19 Jeff Keslar

Bella Novitch

10/20 Melba Davison

Dathan Hinrichs

10/21 Faye Betts

Noah Pelletier

Norm Rutz

10/22 Tom Mills

10/23 Betty Happel

Annest Hoech

Lili Loesch

10/24 Myla Kreher

10/25 Ron Prescott

10/26 Naomi Pfeil

10/28 Corey Gutman

Vicki Huschka

10/3 Whitney & Matt Hinz

10/4 Rick & Erin Heller

10/5 Bill & Tina Freese

Bree & Isaiah Robinson

10/6 Eric & Lisa Freese

10/7 Jeff & Janet Gebert

10/9 Don & Betty Hein

10/13 Pastor & Christine Erickson

10/14 Karl & Janet Hoech

10/18 Kent & Diane Zenor

10/21 Chris & Leisa Knudson

OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

Stephen Ministers are the After People. They are there… after the funeral, when eve-ryone has left and your emotions crashing in on you… after you find a pink slip with your final paycheck… after family and friends have heard your story one too many times, but you still need to talk it out. Stephen Ministers are ready to come alongside you—or your friends, neighbors, coworkers, or relatives—and provide comfort and support for as long after as needed. If you would like to be connected with a Stephen Minister, contact Nurse Ronda at [email protected], or you may call the church office at 319-364-6026.

Stephen Ministry

11 BULLETIN BOARD

Senior Worship

Next service:

Thursday, October 18

11:00 a.m.

Bethany Prayers

Do you have prayer requests? Let us know if you would like your request added to the Sunday prayer list, the email prayer chain, or both. Requests can be emailed to [email protected], or call 364-6026.

Men’s Bible Study

Men’s Bible study meets on Wednesdays at 6:00 a.m. at Bethany. All men are welcome to join this group. The group is currently working through the study of “Noah: The Man, The Ark, The Flood,” a series from Lutheran Hour Ministries.

Joining Jesus: Show Me How

Join us on Sundays for our church-wide study of “Joining Jesus: Show Me How” by Greg Finke. We meet in the Family Life Center at 9:45 a.m. to discuss the book. September 30: Session 4 (page 197) October 7: Session 5 (page 199) October 14: Session 6 (page 200) October 21: Session 7 (page 201)

Women’s Small Group

This group meets on Mondays at 10:00 a.m. at Mr. Beans in Marion. The ladies will start a new study on Monday, October 15: “Living a Chocolate Life” by Deb Burma. This will be an 8-session study, with each session fo-cusing on one aspect of life as a Christian woman, encouraging you towards introspection and personal reflection. “Living a Chocolate Life” is a Bible study that warmly invites all to savor God’s rich and endless supply of grace in Christ. This study reminds you that the Holy Spirit fills us with sweet faith in our Savior, and it is only He who can truly satisfy. All women are wel-come to join; contact Nurse Ronda at [email protected] for more information.

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