We did 364 vision screening tests using the "cover
Bethany one-eye-and-read-the-chart-from-20ft-away"method.
Results in the 20/70 range were not uncommon nor
Bells
were those in the 20/200 range. Many were already
blind in one eye. We also dispensed 70+ pairs of
reading glasses (Lentes para Leer) & made 16 pairs of
prescription glasses from pre-manufactured frames &
plastic pop-in lenses of various strengths determined
by using a unique device called a focometer
developed for doing vision testing in underdeveloped
The monthly newsletter of BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH countries. The physicians saw 531 medical patients.
110 West Austin Street, Fredericksburg, Texas Bitsy saw 41 physical therapy patients & after noting the frequency of back
Phone 830-997-2069 Fax 830-990-8916 www.bethanyfredericksburg.com issues finally determined that the people, who do stoop labor all day in the
“Being, Living as, and Making Disciples of Jesus Christ” dump also don't have beds & sleep on concrete or dirt floors in their homes.
The toothbrushes & toothpaste that many of you generously contributed were
SEPTEMBER 2011 distributed to school children in two small villages outside of Antigua. Each
child also was given a fluoride treatment & instructions about dental hygiene.
GUATEMALA REFLECTIONS The toothbrushes are kept at the schools so they don't disappear or get traded
Pastor Steve Rode for something else at home. Sadly, over the six years that Shared Beat has
operated clinics they have seen a decline in oral health due, at least in part, to
Do you know the most dangerous & toxic place in Central America? It's the the increased availability of sodas & colas made with high fructose corn syrup.
Guatemala City Dump. Some 11,000 people live & work in the dump community Despite the deplorable conditions of their community & the added weight
west of downtown Guatemala City. Almost a third of those who work in the dump of highly polluted air in the city all the children & adults were uniformly
are children. The Scavengers, as they are called, search the dump for cardboard, friendly, gracious & exceedingly thankful people for small good we were able
glass & metal to recycle & food to eat. They have a social network wherein those to bring to them. Most were indigenous Maya & though small of stature were
who've been there the longest have seniority & get to work the refuse from the big in heart & accepting of their plight in life. Guatemala itself is very
best trucks that come from the best neighborhoods & have the best waste to beautiful on the one hand & very polluted on the other. Paradise & peril
process. When the market crashes on certain recyclables they stock pile the waste mixed together. Most vehicles including an army of re-furbished school buses
in their homes - a sort of savings account for when prices go up again. from the USA run on low grade diesel. Main arteries into the city were three
Dogs, birds, rats & snakes also infest the dump. Human remains are rolled down lanes but used by vehicles five abreast; an outer lane of cars/trucks then
the hill from the cemetery above the dump when a family fails to pay the annual motorcycles on the lane stripes, then a center lane of cars/trucks, another
fee & a body is exhumed from a niche to make room for the next paying customer. string of motorcycles on the lane stripes & then an interior lane of
And yet the dump workers have status & place in the society. They take pride in cars/trucks. Thankfully they all seemed to be experienced & adept drivers.
their work & feel lucky to at least have a job - so many others do not. Our group stayed in Antigua, the old colonial capital of the country, about
About 550 children from the dump community attend Camino Seguro (Safe an hour drive from Guatemala City in the highlands. The city, a World
Passage) School. There is a morning & afternoon session at the school that Heritage Site, is ringed by three volcanoes & is incredibly beautiful. Daily
compliments the half day public school sessions so that these children at least can highs were in the upper 70's & it rained most afternoons - a real delight after
have a full day of education. Breakfast & lunch are served & the kids are given daily our Hill Country summer! After the clinic ended we stayed on another five
vitamins to supplement their nutrition as well as taught to brush their teeth after days spending time in the western highlands at Lake Atitlan. All in all an
every meal & receive annual fluoride treatments to improve dental hygiene. awesome experience! Most of all I'll remember the people & their gracious
Our medical group from local non-profit Shared Beat was composed of 18 ways & courageous living in such impoverished conditions. Their government
participants from four states. Three were physicians, one a physician's assistant, cannot or will not or doesn't have the funds to provide many services or
one a physical therapist (my wife) & two were RN's. Four young women came "safety nets" for them. Some 3000+ non-governmental agencies like Shared
along as translators & the rest of us were volunteers assigned to various task. Beat work in the country each year to help fill in the gaps. I was reminded
Friend David Pipes and I were the "eye guys" (hombres de ojos). how incredibly blessed we are here in the USA & how small & insignificant my
problems truly are when compared to theirs.
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“NEW FIRST AID KIT”
We ask that ushers, greeters, hosts & church
staff please take note that a new First Aid Kit
has been mounted on the north wall of the
church workroom.
COMMUNION: For those with walking difficulties, the pastors &
communion assistants will bring the Lord‘s Supper to them. Please do 3
things to help: Sit near an aisle, tell an usher or worship host when you
enter & raise a hand as communion distributors walk by.
WORSHIP SERVICE „CRY ROOMS’: Sanctuary for Traditional services
(unattended); Room #208 for Praise & Worship service (unattended). Both
Sept 1: Preschool Open House @ 6:30 rooms will be wired to hear either service.
Sept 5: Labor Day SERVING FOOD AFTER FUNERALS: For funerals for members, we
offer to serve sandwiches, cake & tea for the family & close friends.
September 9-11: The Southwest Synodical Convention will Usually 20 – 50 folks. We‘ll serve up to 75 (after 75, the family will need to
be held in Fredericksburg at the Inn on Barons Creek. see about additional food). Roseda Itz recruits food makers & food
Sept 11: Patriot Day servers. Would you help? Contact Margie Ottmers 997-2069.
Sept 11: Nat‘l Grandparents Day RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: You must contact Berta in the church
Sept 17: Lutheran Fall Festival 9AM-3PM office for availability of fellowship hall rental. Arrangements include prep
prior to event & cleanup afterward.
Sept 18: Potluck & New Member Orientation SOFT DRINK CANS “ONLY”: Donate your empty soft drink cans to
Sept 25: Discover Lutherans Sessions 2 & 3 Bethany Preschool. Place them outside the basement kitchen door on the
west side of the church. (Nothing but cans, please!)
UPCOMING EVENTS CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: Normal hours are Mon-Thur 8:30 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Offices are manned on Fri am but closed to routine business
while bulletins are printed, financial records posted & sermons prepared.
Oct 2: Discover Lutherans Staff meetings usually held Tuesday morning beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Session 4 [The second week of the month staff meeting is held on Wed due to
Oct 9: Worship & Picnic @ the Deanery meeting.]
Lady Bird Park and New TURN OUT THE LIGHTS AFTER MEETINGS, PLEASE!
Member Reception FLOWER CHART: Sign-up charts in the narthex for traditional services
& in the fellowship hall lobby for praise & worship.
TAKING OUT THE TRASH: Whenever your committee, group or
organization serves food in the Fellowship Hall, please take the trash to
the dumpster. Thanks!
HOSPITAL: If you are hospitalized, please call or have someone call the
church office to let the pastors know for visitation. You need to specifically
CROSSTRAINERS. put ‗Bethany‘ on your hospital registration form at check-in. Pastors check
Start Date: September 7th Time: 6:30 - 8:00pm HCMH on Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri & whenever notified of admissions.
LOCK IT TWICE: Please remember when you leave the church at night
A time for High School students to gather for fellowship,
to lock each glass door twice. (1) crash-bar (2) outside knob.
food, games and faith talk.
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"Community Update: Defensible Space"
Will your home survive? Each year, hundreds of homes are
WELCA
destroyed or damaged by wild land fires. If
you live, or plan on living in an area subject to
NEWS
wild land fires, it is your responsibility to Marialyce Dittmar, Wilma McAndrew, Denise Stehling
protect your family and home from danger. This special ―BOLD WOMAN AWARD‖ was presented to Marialyce Dittmar
More often than not, it is the low intensity at the Bethany Women's joint circle meeting Aug. 7. The award was in
recognition of Marialyce's dedicated service to the Hill Country Youth
fire that destroys a home. There are steps Ranch. The presentation included a letter from Dr. Maria de la Cruz,
you, as a homeowner, can take to improve the odds of your home principal of the Cailloux Najim Charter School in Ingram, who
surviving a wild land fire. Please take a moment to step back and paid loving tribute to Marialyce, her friend and mentor.
take a look at your home from a firefighter's and a fire's Marialyce is, indeed, a BOLD WOMAN of Bethany and the
ELCA, and the women of this congregation are proud of her
perspective. Fuels: What will easily burn that is around your service to God's Kingdom.
house? Is there vegetation right next to your house (or firewood)? The Bethany Women have given the following donations in
Access: Is the road named or marked? Are the house numbers the past four months: May $100 Mission de
posted? Can the name and number be seen at night? Is the Candelilla
June $100 Crosstrails Ministry
driveway wide enough for a fire truck and is there a place for the July $100 Boys and Girls Club of
truck to turn around? Your Home: Are the eaves or attic vents open Fredericksburg
where embers could enter and collect? Is there a raised wooden August $100 Hill Country Youth Ranch
deck where firebrands can gather underneath? Are the gutters full COMING SOON---Lutheran Fall Festival September 17 at Marktplatz
of debris? Family Protection: Do you have an evacuation plan? Bethany WELCA will be present selling craft items and baked goods.
Where will the family meet? What will you take if you have to leave Donations are welcome. Please bring to the festival on Saturday morning
quickly? Remember the 3 P's - Pets, Pills, Papers 7:00 - 8:30. HOME CANNING IS NOT ACCEPTED THIS YEAR.
Leah Circle - Thurs. Sept. 1, 9:30 at Annabel Wilkinson's home
[Fbg Chamber of Commerce newsletter, July 6, 2011.] Lydia Circle - Thurs. Sept. 8, 9:30 at the church
Hope Circle - Tues. Sept. 20, 6:00 at the church
“Hike for Hunger” CROP Walk Craft Day - Tues. Sept. 6, 9:00 at the church
Coming October 16 WELCA Board meeting - Tues. Sept. 20 at the church
Registration will begin in mid-September for the annual ―Hike for
Hunger‖ CROP Walk, which raises funds for both world hunger A CLEAN SLATE: One of the best things
relief (75%) and also our local Food Pantry (25%). How does it about heading back to school is the change for a
work? A Bethany member gets a walker form from our Bethany fresh start. A new year, new teachers, perhaps
recruiter. Then each walker contacts people he/she knows and asks even a new school offer students the opportunity to
them to ―sponsor‖ the walker with a donation. The goal is for each try a little harder & do a little better than the year
walker to collect $150 in donations for hunger relief. The event is before. Praise God that He allows us to always start
sponsored by the Gillespie County Ministerial Association. CROP over. Jeremiah writes that the Lord‘s mercies “are new every morning”
Walks are held all over the USA through Church World Services. (Lamentations 3:23a). With God‘s help, we can begin each day with a
Donations can go through CWS, or through a person‘s own clean slate & a new attitude, determined to make some changes for the
denomination (such as Lutheran World Relief). better.
DINNERS FOR 8 COMING IN JANUARY
Watch for signup information this fall for gatherings of Bethany folks
around the supper table. A way to get to know members of your church.
PRAYERS!
MILITARY: CPT Sarah Baethge & Maj. Michael A. True
OUR SYMPATHY:
To Sy & Nelda Simonsen, at the death of his sister, Jean
Ferguson.
To the family of Louise Enderle Nixon, who died Aug 7 with GENERAL FUND
funeral at Bethany Aug 10. Beginning Balance January 2011- $20,000.00
To Steve & Mary Evans at the death of his sister Sandra General Fund Income – JULY $45,368.59
Darlene Grudzinski. General Fund Expenses – JULY $46,707.56 (-1,338.97)
General Fund Income – Year $313,279.47
Glocal Mission Gathering General Fund Expense – Year $312,279.47 (+1,488.91)
Learning Local & Global Mission General Fund BALANCE – End of July-- ($21,488.91)
Sept 23-24 Zion of Helotes Lutheran San Antonio (Beginning Balance $20,000)
General Fund Designated Accounts: $105,282.61
Register now for the churchwide “Glocal Mission Gathering” Sept 23-24, Special Accounts in addition to the above include:
at Zion of Helotes, located off 1604 West at 9944 Leslie Road, San ELCA Loan Fund $ 35,000.00
Antonio. Five of these ELCA events are held throughout the nation & this Seminary Scholarship Fund (Compass) $ 6,623.20 (CD)
year, one is in Texas! Cost is only $35 per person. The GMG event brings Contingency Funds: BBVA Compass $126,526.09
together congregational leaders for a day and a half of worship,
workshops and sharing around global and local mission. You can find info Capital Improvement Fund – Income for month $288.57
at our Synod website, www.swtsynod.org, where you click “Events & Income for the year $3,427.94
Other” for details and registration. If you plan to attend, please contact Capital Improvement BALANCE - $45,146.10
one of the pastors so we can car pool. God's work in mission always
propels us to encounter the neighbor, particularly in the stranger. These Special Offerings:
gatherings equip us for God's work in today's global and local realities as Jan: Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery: $4579
well as their "glocal" intersections. What is mission? Who is the neighbor? Feb: Gideons: $870
Let's consider these questions together as they relate to our migrating Mar: New Horizons/Living Well College: $2830
and immigrating world. Come, join some of the most relevant mission April: Synod /Mosquito Nets: $1500 + $700 Sunday school
conversations of our time. Genesis 4.9: Then the Lord said to Cain, 'where May: Good Samaritan: $2135
is your brother Abel?' He said, 'I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?' June: Crosstrails (Camps Chrysalis & Ebert): $1635
Find answers at this event! July: Boys & Girls Club: $1930
PARISH VISITORS NEEDED
The Social Concerns Cmte needs your help. One of our LECTIONARY SERIES FOR AUGUST
projects is to visit members who are in nursing homes. September 4
If interested, Call Bernice Reaves 685-3256 for details. Ezekiel 33:7-11; Psalm 119:33-40; Rom 13:8-14; Matt 18:15-20
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Genesis 50:15-21; Psalm 103:[1-7]8-13; Rom 14:1-12; Matt 18:21-35
September 18
Jonah 3:10—4:11; Psalm 145:1-8; Phil 1:21-30; Matt 20:1-16
September 25
Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32; Psalm 25:1-9; Phil 2:1-13; Matt 21:23-32
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Strawberry Shortcake White Chocolate Macadamia Nut
Triple Chocolate Chunk Cranberry Oatmeal
COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS August 11, 2011 Peanut Butter The Pink Cookie
STUDY TIME: Pastor Casey Zesch presented & led discussion focusing on Reduced Fat Chocolate Chip Rainbow Chocolate Crispy Cookie
coping with changes within a congregation. Bubba Schnelle presented
devotion relating to the mission statement of the congregation.
Pat Evans, Chair of Social Concerns Committee gave a informational
presentation regarding the issues faced by mentally handicapped
individuals and their families. The presentation reinforced the
“community” aspect of church & highlighted the need for inclusion in the
“Ministry in North Africa”
ministry of the church community. You may write a check payable to Bethany & mark
Directed Pastor of Visitation & Administration to remove all baby cribs „Hope for the Nations‟. Place in your September special
within the church which pre-date 2010 & are therefore do not comply offering envelopes, or a pew envelope on any Sunday
with new federal standards, from the church premises. At least one (1) morning or mail to the church. This offering is the Dave
federally compliant crib shall be purchased to be placed in the Cry Room. & Angie Holistic Ministry in North Africa.
APPROVED Stewardship’s recommendations for 2012 Special Giving.
APPROVED: Bethany Pre-School’s request for Cookie Dough Sales SAVE THE DATE
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Fundraiser beginning September 9 & continuing thru October 30. April 29, 2012 is Bethany‘s 125 anniversary celebration. We
Approved request to allow sales/orders to be collected after services will have a special worship service to commemorate the first 125
years of Bethany‘s life. Plans are in the formative stage, but watch
during the fundraiser time period. for further announcements as time moves along. It will
APPROVED: Bethany Pre-School’s request that Council submit a letter of be an exciting time as we remember our past,
support for a grant application from the Community Foundation of the rejoice in the blessings God has given us &
Texas Hill Country. renew our commitment to be, live as, and make
Weddings: Annalyn Ottmers & George Stableford, July 16 disciples for Christ. If you have Bethany
Funerals: Pedro Sosa (non-member), July 19; Betsy Roarick Tinley, July 26; memorabilia that you would like to lend the
committee to be included in historical displays, contact Jonathan Baethge
Louise Enderle Nixon, August 10 or Marjorie Ottmers.
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Bethany Preschool DISCIPLES’
Cookie Dough Sale! CROSSWALKS
Sundays Sept 9 thru Oct 7 September Sundays @ 9:15
(Narthex & Outside Fellowship Hall) Dear Girls & Boys, Where do you store your
treasures? In a box, a drawer, your closet
This year BPS will offer 11 different flavors of pre- or under your bed? Can moths get to them & ruin them? Can
formed cookie dough for $15.00/ea. There will also be thieves find them & steal them? Jesus tells us not to store up our
Double Chocolate Chip Brownies, Coffee Cake & Pretzels. treasures on earth.
Delivery will be the week of Oct 31.
Chocolate Chip Double Chocolate Chip Brownies
Oatmeal Raisin Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Butter Sugar Bake-Up Brownie Rounds
New Members Welcome Begins
Sunday, September 18
We‘ll be recognizing and welcoming new members
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to Bethany on Picnic Sunday, October 9 . So this
month we begin our ―Discover Bethany‖
(orientation) and ―Discover Lutherans‖ (Adult
Inquiry) classes according to the schedule below:
Our treasures on Sun, Sept 18: ―Discover Bethany‖ orientation
earth are just temporary. Moths can eat them, thieves can steal during potluck
them…soon they are all gone. Jesus tells us to store up our Sun, Sept 25: ―Discover Lutherans‖
treasures in heaven. These treasures last forever. They are Session 1 – during Sunday school; 2 & 3 – after services w/lunch
treasures of the Spirit. Sun, Oct 2: ―Discover Lutherans‖ during Sunday school
Our next rotation is called – TREASURES IN HEAVEN! Sun, Oct 9: Reception of New Members @ Picnic/Lady Bird Park
Come find out what treasures Jesus wants us
to store up in heaven. Join us for a Treasure FINANCIAL WORKSHOP
Hunt on Treasure Island. You will get your very Holy Ghost Lutheran Church invites you & anyone from area
own treasure map & clues to many different congregations to a Financial Workshop dealing with estate planning,
spots where you will uncover treasures that wills, charitable giving & related topics. The Heart of Texas
last forever! So, hoist the Christian flag, pull up Associates of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will be providing both
the program & a BBQ meal with all the trimmings. RSVP by Sept 7
the anchor & join us for a trip of discovery you
at 997-2288.
won‘t want to miss. DATE: Tuesday, September 13
TIME: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
PLACE: Holy Ghost Fellowship Hall
Bethany‘s Sacred Arts Ministry for 1st Smile: New Picture Directory
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thru 5th Graders will be held every For Bethany‘s 125 Anniversary in 2012, we want to
distribute brand new pictorial directories. A photographer
Tuesday beginning September 6. will be here in November and December. We hope to have
3:45 – 5:00 Bethany‘s Fellowship Hall photos of all Bethany members! More info coming this fall.
“Please Sign up on Pastor Steve’s door if your child is planning to attend.”
The “Sending Out” Golf Scramble Oct 22nd
Bethany & other churches in town
into the Community
Sign up on Pastor Casey‘s door if you are
Starting Sunday, September 25 interested in an All-Churches Golf Scramble on
On Sunday, Sept 25, the Good News Team will have names, addresses, nd
October 22 , sponsored by the Ministerial
gift bags, and an invitation to worship at Bethany. We hope you will take Association. Resurrection Lutheran members &
these items to 1 – 3 families or individuals in the community. We‘ll send Pastor Willis McCall are organizing the event and
them to people who have moved to Fredericksburg or who have recently also hosting a lunch in their
visited Bethany for the first time. The invitation will be especially for our Fellowship Hall after the
―Picnic Sunday‖ on October 9, so we ask our messengers to deliver event. Absent a church
between Sept 25 – Oct 5. Would you sign up to deliver this invitation? If softball league, this is a
so, please put your name on the sign-up sheet on Pastor Casey‘s door. great way for fellow Hill
Thank you! Country Christians to get together for sports fun and
fellowship! Any age, any gender, and any skill level
players are invited to come out.
Where: Lady Bird Johnson Golf Course Upcoming Events:
When: October 22nd Every Tuesday: Sacred Arts (1st - 5th Graders) 4:00 - 5:00pm
Every Wednesday: Jumpstart (6th Graders) 4:00 - 5:00pm
Time: 7:15 a.m. tee-time (shotgun start)* Every Wednesday: CROSSTRAINERS (Sr. High) 6:30 - 8:00pm
Cost: $39.50 per person (18 holes & cart) 2nd Sundays: Confirmation Class (7th & 8th Graders) 12:00 - 4:00pm
Deadline: Registration & entry fee must be received by Want to help with Bethany’s Youth program? We are always looking for
Mon, Oct 3rd by 10:00 a.m. volunteers to help coordinate, sponsor and host the various activities for our
THE NITTY-GRITTY: youth program. Do you have a special talent that you think would be a good fit
for our Youth Ministry or are you just interested in getting to know some of our
Teams may be either 3 or 4 people. young people a little better? If so, please contact Matt White at 997-2069 or
Total number of teams is limited to 18. mattwhitefbg@gmail.com.
Each church will be guaranteed at least 1 team. If a church
CONFIRMATION BEGINS SUNDAY, SEPT 11
enters multiple teams (which you certainly may and are We are excited to welcome a new year of confirmation for our
encouraged to do!) they will be slotted based on available incoming seventh & eighth grade students. Our schedule has changed
openings and in the order in which their registration was this year & we will be meeting on the second Sunday of each month
received. (First come first serve) beginning on Sun, Sept 11. Class will meet right after second service,
Teams will play scramble rules. Specifics will be handed out we’ll share a meal & head to class until 4 P.M. It will be an afternoon
the morning of the event. packed with learning, worship & a bit of fun thrown in for good measure!
Lunch follows at Resurrection Lutheran Fellowship Hall We would welcome any non-Bethany students who may be interested in
attending. Please call Pastor Steve Q. if you have any questions.
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SEPTEMBER
NURSING HOME COMMUNION
Location Day Time Location Day Time
Knopp Care Ctr Wed Sep 7 9:30 Windcrest Wed Sep 14 9:30
It’s September and the youth are busy. With the start of another school year comes Knopp #2 Wed Sep 7 10:30 FBG Wed Sep 14 10:30
new schedules, homework, sports and many fellowship opportunities for the Youth Heritage Place Thur Sep 8 9:30 Knopp RC Thur Sep 15 9:30
of Bethany. Sacred Arts (1st - 5th Graders) is a weekly gathering where kids learn Paige House Thur Sep 8 10:00 Knopp #1 Thur Sep 15 10:30
new skills and various ways to honor God through arts & crafts, music, acting, Tri Star Thur Sep 8 10:30
puppets and many more exciting activities. Jumpstart (6th Graders) is an Bethany: October/January/April/July
introduction to some of the basic teachings that will be covered in Confirmation. Holy Ghost: September/December/March/June
Students gather for a short lesson followed by games and other fun activities.
Zion: November/February/May/August
CROSSTRAINERS (Sr. High) is a weekly Bible study and fellowship time. It is a great
break in the middle of the week for youth to come together and experience God
through videos, music and worship. In addition to the activities there are always WOMEN OF BETHANY
fellowship gatherings throughout each month. Keep your eyes and ears open for The Bethany Women's Circle groups had a joint luncheon meeting
upcoming activities for your age group. Sunday, Aug. 7 with 21 ladies attending. The guest speaker was Brian
National Youth Gathering: Are you a current 9-11 grader? Do you enjoy Griffiths who teaches at the Cailloux Najim Charter School in Ingram. The
school is one of the beneficiaries of the WELCA benevolences. The ladies
opportunities for service and worship? Would you like to experience a gathering of
presented the school with a donation check of $100. They also
40,000 of your peers all focused on how we can better serve God? Then the 2012
contributed school supplies, stuffed toys and books. An election was held
National Youth Gathering is for YOU!! Next summer, in New Orleans, LA the ELCA for the 2012 WELCA Board officers.
with hold its National Youth Gathering. High School students from around the world
will gather to worship, pray, and serve the community. If you are interested please
contact Matt White to get more information and a registration packet. Registration
materials and a $100 deposit are due by October 1.
PHYSICAL OFFERINGS LIST FOR U.S. TROOPS
The Bethany Women of the ELCA is collecting supplies for our troops in
the box so labeled in the narthex. The deadline is Sept 9 as the items will
be part of the physical offering of the Synodical Convention Sept. 9-11.
Addresses (complete, please) of family, friends or church members
accepted. We will try to send them a box.
FOOD: (Ind’l/small sizes)
Protein Bars Nuts
Jerky Sunflower Seeds
Hot Choc/cider pkts Trail mix
Canned fruit Prepackaged cookies
Dried fruit Instant Oatmeal
The Festival has been raising funds for Lutheran Camps.
Fruit Snacks Boxed Cereal (Chrysalis & Ebert Ranch)
Cup-o-Soup Easy Mac & Cheese Chili Cook-off Face Painting/Balloon Animals
Canned Tuna Canned Chicken Arts & Crafts BBQ Meal
Peanut Butter/Jelly (NO GLASS) Small boxes of Crackers Carnival Games Live Auction Items
[Pork is prohibited in Iraq and Afghanistan]
SPECIAL WANTS
Hand & Foot Warmers Wash cloths Fall is coming, time to
Gloves Flashlight/batteries
Multi-Vitamins Tylenol
think about warm
TOILETRY ITEMS & ESSENSTIALS cookies from the oven!
Deodorant (men & women’s) Foot Powder, Odor Eaters Cookie Dough Sales will
Feminine Hygiene Supplies Shaving Cream
begin September 9 and
72” bootlaces Small size shampoos
Hair Conditioner Mouthwash end October 7. Cookie
Floss Lip Balm Dough will also be sold
Toothpaste/toothbrushes Nail Clippers
Wet Wipes Antibacterial Liquid Soap
here @ church on the
Men’s White/Black Crew/Work Socks following Sundays: Sept
Under Armor Wear T Shirts: S,M,L, XL, 11, 18, 25 and October 2.
FUN STUFF: New or good condition used Books – Mystery, Western, Thriller, Preschool Open House
Sports, Inspirational, Puzzle – Crossword, Sudoku, Pads of Paper, Long Envelopes,
Qt/Gal zip-Lock will be on Sept 1 @ 6:30.
Cookies, juice and an
opportunity to have questions answered, see children’s
CASH DONATIONS will be accepted to help with shipment costs.
[Flat-rate is $12.95 for each large box.] artwork, and enjoy fellowship. Preschool will be at the
17 Lutheran Fall Festival, so stop by and see what we
have. Our enrollment is growing! We have 46
students; 36 full time students and 10 part-time
students. Peace & Blessings, Kim Bonillas
Beth Moore Series
Every Wed 6:30-8:30 SEPTEMBER 2011 TRADITIONAL WORSHIP
Date Time COMMUNION ASST
“A Woman‟s Heart” (Communion 1st & 3rd Sundays)
Dan/Donna Mittel
8:00
A new fall 11-week study Sep 4
John/Caroline Stafford
with Beth Moore through November 9th. 10:30
Dick Stuewe
8:00
Sep 11 No Communion
10:30
IN A NUTSHELL
A Sunday school teacher gave her second- 8:00 Jim/Constance Schultz
graders a month to memorize Psalm 23. One Sep 18
little boy was excited about the task but just 10:30 Jonathan/Carol Baethge
couldn‘t remember the whole chapter. When Anton Loest
the day came for the children to recite the 8:00
Sep 25 No Communion
Psalm before the congregation, the nervous 10:30
boy stepped up to the microphone and said,
“The Lord is my Shepherd & that‟s all I need to know!”
SEPTEMBER 2011 PRAISE & WORSHIP (10:25)
Date WORSHIP LEADER HOSTS Communion Assts
KICK OFF FOR NEW AFTER CHURCH BRUNCH BUNCH (Communion
OCT. 23--SIGN UP NOW! KIDS MESSAGE 2nd & 4th Sundays) Prayer Minister
The new AFTER CHURCH BRUNCH BUNCH group will begin in January Steve/Mary Evans No Communion
Sep Ken Smith
& go through April. Sign up NOW & don't miss out on the fun! BRUNCH Terri Nixon
BUNCH meets after church on the 4th Sunday of the month. It is a new 4 Ken Smith
Jackie Kneese
twist on the "Dinners for Eight" theme & here is the scoop if you
have never participated. You host BRUNCH BUNCH in your home only Carl Vic/Marian Carl/Cristol Schoessow
once. The other 3 months you will be a guest in someone else's home
Sep Adam/Sem Geistweidt
11 Schoessow Nixon
with entirely different people. You do NOT have to be a gourmet cook. Bradley/Carol Mike Myers
HEB chicken & paper plates work great or try a new recipe from our (soon Carl
Schoessow Schulz Carl Schoessow
to be) church cookbook. The host may furnish a simple brunch or
coordinate food with the other people in their group that month. This is
such a great way to get to know other church members on a one to one Sep Donna Bryant Lester/Holly Meier No Communion
basis. Singles are welcome!! Sign up to attend the KICK OFF BRUNCH 18 Donna Bryant Weldon/Winnie
on October 23 hosted by Bob & Lyn Linka in their home at 44 Highline Griffin Rocki Hartmann
Court. Prior to the brunch you will receive the 4 month schedule & a map
to their house. Sign up on pastor Casey's door by Oct 1st. Please provide Sep Stuart Stech Kay Stech
Kay Stech
name, phone & email if you have email. For information call or email: 25 Stanley Meier Ed/Judy Kramer
Lou Ann Fletcher 997-4013 laf@fbgtex.com Kay Stech Vic/Marian Nixon
Tim/Dee Dahlstrom
Lyn Linka 98-1952 lynlinka6@gmail.com SEE YOU HERE! Shirley Meier
SEPTEMBER 2011TRADITIONAL WORSHIP
Date Time USHERS GREETERS
8:00 Dorothy Klier, Capt
Sep
Wayne Klier, Jerald Klett
4 Irene Eckhardt
Victor Meier
10:30
Kenneth Treibs, Capt
Vernell Doebbler
Jaye Treibs
Jennifer, Jacob & James
Jenschke
Vonnie Maner, Capt
Sep 8:00
Zander Maner, Billy Pehl Eldon/Helen
11
Larry Ottmers Feller
10:30
Bruce Woerner, Capt. Harriett/Walter
Jackie Kneese, Kyle Kneese Fuhrmann
Guenther Maenius
8:00 Gary Stehling, Capt.
Sep
Denise Stehling
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10:30 Bonnie/Max Beckmann Carlene Grobe
Dick Stuewe, Capt. Paula Hein
Steven Stuewe
Ernie/Karen Loeffler
Sep 8:00 Dwight Oestreich, Capt
25 Richard/Roxanne Bruns
Gerhard Diemer Audrey Gold
10:30
Jim McAfee, Capt Heide Kemper
Sharon Joseph, Willard Dearing
Jody Donovan
SEPTEMBER 2011 ALTAR GUILD
Traditional Worship:
Helen Feller, Sharon Millsap, Jeanette Beckmann,
Vernell Doebbler, Jewell Weirich
Praise & Worship: Sandy Swearingen & Kathy Marquart
Have prayer needs?
A prayer minister is available after each contemporary ―Praise &
Worship‖ service in the Fellowship Hall, near the cross. He or
she will pray with you, according to your needs & requests.