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The Bethania Blade “As a called people of God and as members of Bethania,

we will grow in our faith and share it with others”

September 2018

(continued on page 2)

As I look out my window at the green grass so recently refreshed

by the rain and watch the breeze make the green leaves dance

on the trees, it’s hard to imagine those trees soon turning into a

riot of Autumn colors and dropping those leaves to the ground.

But, as these last days of August dwindle down, I know they will.

Some of our youth have already gone back to school and most

of the rest will return soon yellow school buses join - and

gradually begin to outnumber - the motorcycles on the road.

It’s been years (okay, DECADES) since I was a student, but part of

me still thinks of September as the beginning of the year, not

January. This brings me to a favorite theme of mine: Beginnings.

We usually associate Children, Teens, and Young Adults with

opportunities for new beginnings because, in the natural course

of life, they have so many of them. They are not the only ones

who get those opportunities, however. God is constantly

providing and supporting opportunities for new beginnings.

We know that “if anyone is in Christ there is a new creation:

everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!”

(II Corinthians 5:17)

Christ seeks to bless us and help us grow into the abundant life

he promised us. This means he stands ready to help us make all

sorts of new beginnings, large and small. Do you want to

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( the continuation of the pastor’s page )

change a habit? Explore a different career? Mend a

relationship? Try a new pastime? Heal a hurt? Change your

perspective on things? All these desires are opportunities

for new beginnings and all of them are part of that which

Jesus taught and encouraged.

Of course nothing is instant and anything worth having

takes effort. Important beginnings and changes often take

persistence. Just as a toddlers first steps are uncertain and

usually end up with a flop to the floor, so we also stumble

and even trip ourselves up in new beginnings. But, just as

there is often a parent there to catch or pick up the child, so

too our Lord is there to do the same for us.

They say “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” but they’re

wrong. Professional animal trainers teach old dogs new

tricks all the time (the dog who played “Eddie” on the t.v.

show, Fraiser, was a teenager by the time the show ended

and he was trained to do something different nearly every

week). So if Fido can make a new beginning, imagine how

much more able the Children of God are to do so!

So as you watch buses go by full of kids with all kinds of

shiny new school stuff, I encourage you to remember that

they aren’t the only ones gifted with lots of new

beginnings… Christ gives all his children new beginnings

their whole lives long.

Blessings,

Pastor Heather Bumstead

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Sunday, September 16, 2018

Special Music by the “Hims of Harmony”

Bring a dish to pass!

Bring a friend!

Games, Fellowship & Fun!!

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From the Mailbox...

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Bethania Lutheran Church 4120 Wright Avenue

Racine, WI 53405

(262) 632-7267

Email: [email protected]

Pastor’s Email: [email protected]

Website: www.bethanialutheran.org

Office Hours: Monday thru Friday –

2:30 to 5:30 p.m

(Please note: There may not be a car in the parking lot but the office is open.)

Reverend Heather Bumstead, Pastor

Cathi Webster, Administrative Assistant Mike Imhoff, Custodian

Willy Mueller, Church musician

COUNCIL

Jeff Alderson, President Kelly Imhoff, Vice President

Cathi Webster, Secretary Ed Young, Treasurer

Brad Larsen, Property Shelly Alderson, Council Member

John Barnes, Council Member

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SEPTEMBER WORSHIP LEADERS

September 9, 2018

Worship Assistant Vicki Thiery Acolyte Austin Kechter

Communion Assistant Kristi Mueller Communion Bread (wafer)

Lector Olivia Imhoff Flowers Aldersons

Ushers Brad Larsen & Coffee Hour Altar Guild

September 2, 2018

Worship Assistant Kristi Mueller Acolyte Noah Schoff

Communion Assistant Brad Larsen Communion Bread Vicki Thiery

Lector Natlie Shawhan Flowers Webster

Ushers Vicki Thiery Coffee Hour A Volunteer

opportunity

September 16, 2018

Worship Assistant Brad Larsen Acolyte Camren McIntosh

Communion Assistant Communion Bread Beth Brown

Lector Robin Barnes Flowers

Ushers Borgardt Family Coffee Hour Church Picnic

September 23, 2018

Worship Assistant Kristi Mueller Acolyte Calaway Alderson

Communion Assistant Vicki Thiery Communion Bread (wafer)

Lector Irma Anderson Flowers Thomsen

Ushers Lorelei Goodman

& Caitlin Webster

Coffee Hour

September 30, 2018

Worship Assistant Brad Larsen Acolyte Seth Hultman

Communion Assistant Caitlin Webster Communion Bread Anne Woodward

Lector Anita Nielsen Flowers

Ushers Borgardt Family Coffee Hour Anita & Lorelei

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Were You There?

Did you Share?

Date Attendance Giving

August 5, 2018 32 $ 2,444.00

August 12, 2018 36 $ 2,651.00

August 19, 2018 48 $ 1,885.18

August 26, 2018 37 $1,856.00

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September 2, 2018 15h Sunday after Pentecost

First Reading Deuteronomy 4:1-2;6-9

Psalm Psalm 15

Second Reading James 1:17-27

Gospel Mark7:1-8, 14-15,21-23

September 9, 2018 16th Sunday after Pentecost

First Reading Isaiah 35:4-7a

Psalm Psalm 146

Second Reading James 2:1-17

Gospel Mark 7:24-37


First Reading Isaiah 50:4-9a

Psalm Psalm 116:1-9

Second Reading James 3:13-4:3,7-8a

Gospel Mark 9:30-37


First Reading Jeremiah 11:18-20

Psalm Psalm 54

Second Reading James 3:13-4:3,7-8a

Gospel Mark 9:30-37

September Readings


First Reading Numbers 11:4-6,10-16,24-29

Psalm Psalm 19:7-14

Second Reading James5:13-20

Gospel Mark 9:38-50

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(Please let us know if there are any changes or missed

birthdays or anniversaries. Thank You!)

On September 16th, Rob & Deb Borgardt will

celebrate their 29th wedding anniversary!

On September 21st, Jerry & Sandy Loseel will

celebrate their 44th wedding anniversary!

On September 23rd, Robert & Deanna Jensen

will celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary!

On September 30th, Jim & Sharon Leger will celebrate their 12th

wedding anniversary!

Congratulations!

9/1 -Elizabeth Brown

9/2 -William Krause

9/2 – Leo Miller

9/4 -Kurtis Webster

9/6 - Logan Schoff

9/8-Calaway Alderson

9/8 –Brittney McIntosh

9/8 –Camren McIntosh

9/12 –Hannah Youngquist

9/13 –Eric Kaminski

9/14 -Sara Luther Hagerman

9/14 –Dakota Kechter

9/17 –Molly Imhoff

9/17 –Anne Woodward

9/19—Cathi Webster

9/24 –Cleo Burrow

9/30 –Michael Myren

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Joyce Woodward Heather Joshi

James Bumstead Helene Wasik Jason Kechter

Mike (Penny’s Cousin)

Borghil (Anita’s Cousin)

Betty Hedstrom Leo Landon

Austin Imhoff Kara Baylor

Michael & Sandy Tennant Geri, Ashley, Elsie

Jim Mueller Jim Thornton Karen Luxem

Grete & Jorn Loschenkohl Gary & Leslie Heggeland Leo & Mary Lou Miller

Mary Nelson Dave (Mikes BIL)

Callie Mowad Dennis & Jean Dragan

Sandra Tennent Mike Hennis

Pastor Heather

If you have anyone you would

like to have added to the pray-

er chain please contact Mary

Lou Miller at 634-2557 or by

email: [email protected]

https://mail.twcbc.com/do/mail/message/mailto?to=lmiller351%40wi.rr.com

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If you go out of town….Please consider

sending us a post card to let us know where

you’ve been. We will post

them on the Joys and

concerns board...let’s see

where we all travel to this

year!

Lets see if we can do the

whole United States. See

page 20 for the map.

Classes will be starting again soon. If you are 6th grade or

older, please join us. Confirmation is the affirmation of your

Baptism. It means you get to learn why we do the things we do

and then say YES once again to your baptism with a greater

understanding of why we do the things we do at church.

Friends are always welcome to join us. The classes run from

September to May and are held on Wednesdays. Please let the

church office know if you are interested, by calling the office

or emailing us at [email protected] and we will get

the information sent out to you.

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OUR HOMEBOUND MEMBERS

Helene Wasik

c\o Timber Oaks

1390 –8th Street

Union Grove, WI 53126

Agnes Bergstrom

1600 Ohio Street Apt. 100

Racine, WI 53405

Carolyne Luettgen

5321 Douglas Avenue Apt. 1335

Racine, WI 53402

Florence Dupuis

5321 Douglas Avenue Apt. 1334

Racine, WI 53402

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Thread by Thread Fall Changeover

It’s been a glorious summer! Beautiful gar-dens, picnics, cookouts, bike rides, vaca-

tions, just enjoying the warm sun. We wait so long for it and it’s over in a flash. Soon the leaves on the trees will begin to change. Speaking of change, our guests at Thread by Thread will soon be asking us when we will have clothing for Fall and Winter available for their families.

So, please keep open Sunday, September 23rd after Service to help us unpack boxes and totes so we will be ready for Fall. We certainly appreciate everyone who gives us a hand with this task. It’s quite fun, we have great conversation with great people!!

And of course pizza afterwards. Look for the signup sheet outside the Hearth Room.

Jacci Young

On Sunday September 9, Bethania Hosts Community

Meal which is also -God’s Work Our Hands. We need people

to bring side dishes, salads, dessert Milk as well as to volun-

teer to serve. If you can help in anyway please sign up on

the bulletin board outside the hearth room. Or if you can

help monetarily drop your donation into the offering plate

and make it community meal. Thank YOU!

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DART BALL TEAM WANTED

Dartball is a game that is played by throwing

darts at a dartboard that is designed in the

shape of a baseball field. Players try t o get

hits and score runs, and the baseball rules are

followed. ( 9 innings, 3 outs per inning, etc. )

Currently there are 6 teams in the league.

They represent Epiphany Lutheran Church, St. Joseph, St Patrick,

St John Nepomuk, Christ United Methodist, The Knights of Colum-

bus. Teams are comprised of Men and women over 16, although

the average age is about 60. No Skill is required. Teams are made

up of 6 players to 9 players.

Games start the second Tuesday in September (9/11) at 7:00 p.m.

There are 10 games from September –November and then 10

more from January—March. The teams take turns hosting a fame

so that on any given game night, games are being played at 3 dif-

ferent locations. Host teams provides snacks, usually coffee and

cookies. Each team hosts 10 times a year.

If interested please sign up on the long blue sheet or the bulleting

board outside the hearth room.

We would like to welcome

NEW members to our faith

family here at Bethania on

Sunday, September 30, 2018 at

the 9:00 a.m. service. If you

are interested in joining our

church on that day please let

Cathi or Pastor Heather know.

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BOOK REVIEWS:

The Rock That is Higher by Madeleine L’Engle

Story captures our hearts and feeds our

imaginations. It reminds us who we are

and where we came from. Story gives

meaning and direction to our lives as we

learn to see it as an affirmation of God’s

love and truth–an acknowledgment of our longing for a rock in

the midst of life’s wilderness.

Drawing upon her own experiences, well-known tales in litera-

ture, and selected narratives from Scripture, Madeleine L’Engle

gently leads the way into the glorious world of story in The

Rock That Is Higher. Here she acknowledges universal human

longings and considers how literature, Scripture, personal sto-

ries, and life experiences all point us toward our true home.

Potato Branch: Sketches of Mountain Memories by Joe

Richard Morgan

In this collection of poignant and richly detailed stories, Joe Morgan re-

veals the wonders and realities of growing up in the Blue Ridge Moun-

tains in the 1930s and 40s. With neighbors and family so well character-

ized you d think they were your own, Joe shows us the heart of

Appalachian life in a place called Potato Branch

My Father’s House by Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr.

This book is about a father and a son. But it is more than that.

It is about family life as many Americans remember it. It is

about a child's world and finally having to leave it. With love . 9

Kyle & Amy Gray

2713 Galway Court

Hudson, WI 54016-5858

HELP SUPPORT HOLY COMMUNION’S FOOD PANTRY BY BRINGING

Deodorant on Sunday, September 2.

Canned Meals on Sunday, September 9.

(Spaghetti O’s, Beef Stew, Beefaroni, etc.)

Canned Meats on Sunday, September 16.

(Ham, dried beef, tuna, chicken, etc.

Toilet Paper on Sunday, September 23.

Canned Vegetables on Sunday,

September 30.

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A Member of the Thrivent Team, Shelly Kuroski, will be at

Bethania visiting us on Sunday October 7 at the 9:00 a.m.

worship service.

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Some of Anita’s family

took her to see this

lighthouse which has

some very interesting

history that she wanted

to share with us. It is in

a very beautiful place in

Denmark.

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During Ani-

tas trip to

Denmark

she visited

the home

that her and

her mother

moved into

when they

moved to

Denmark in 1947. Anita was 7 years old at that time. The

home belonged to Anita’s Grandpa.

Anita’s Cousin Borghil and her

husband took Anita to a big mu-

seum with a store where they

make Amber. Anita bought a

ring, Earrings and a bracelet.

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On Rally Day, September 16 we would like to take a special offer-

ing for the

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FUND APPEAL DIOCESE OF MERU

PASTORS & EDUCATORS

Suggestion, ADD UP If you finished …

Elementary school + $1

Junior High/Middle School + $1

High School + $1

Plus $1 for every year of higher education.

Example:

Pastor Heather’s schooling is as follows:

Elementary school $1

Middle School $1

High School $1

College $4

Seminary $4

She would give $11

See the bulletin board in the Narthex to learn more about the Professional Education

Fund Appeal Diocese of Meru Pastors & Educators.

Asante Sana!

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September 2018Sun Mon Tue Wed

2 3 4 5

9 10 11 12

16 17 18 19

23 24 25 26

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9:00 a.m. Worship

10:00 a.m. Coffee Hr.

11:30 a.m. to 4p.m. Restora-

tion Worship Service & SS

9:00 a.m. Worship


11:30 a.m. to 4p.m.Restoration

Worship Service & SS

4:00 Bethania hosts Community Meal

@ Living Faith

4:00 p.m. Crew 242 mtg.

9:00 a.m. Worship

10:30 a.m. Pot Luck



9:00 a.m. Worship




4:00 p.m. Crew 242 mtg.

Labor Day - office

CLOSED

8:00 a.m. –3:00 p.m. –RUSD

6:00 p.m. Boy Scouts, fh

6:30 Thread by Thread

8:00 a.m. –3:00 p.m. –RUSD



5:30 p.m. GS T 9351, shalom

rm

8:00 a.m. –3:00 p.m. –RUSD



6-8 p.m. RC Band Rehearsal

6-7:30 p.m. p.m. GS troop 31524


6-8 p.m. GS troop 31524


7:00 p.m.. Council Meeting


11a.m.-1:30 p.m. TxT OPEN

6:00 to 7:30 p TXT OPEN

6:30 p.m. RC Worship


11a.m.-1:30 p.m. TxT

OPEN




9:00 a.m. Worship




4:00 p.m. Crew 242 mtg.

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September 2018 Thu Fri Sat

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6 7 8

13 14 15

20 21 22

27 28 29

1:30 p.m. TxT OPEN




1:30 p.m. TxT

OPEN




10—Noon ADRC Alz

Support, hearth rm

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Girl Scout

troop 9351

6:00 –7:30 p.m.

ADRC Alzheimer

Support Grp., hearth

room

6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Girl Scout

troop 9351

8:00 - 10:30 a.m. RUSD

8:00 a.m. -9:00 p.m. New

Brighter Day Taco Fundraiser

NO. RUSD

8:00 a.m. -9:00 p.m. New

Brighter Day Taco Fundraiser

8:00 a.m. –10:30 p.m. RUSD

No RUSD

9:00 am - Noon– ADK

Sorority Mtg, Hearth Room

Noon– 5:00 p.m. - Jacob Eagle

Ceremony, sanctuary & fh.

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