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Bethany Lutheran Church Church: 360-577-8240
2900 Parkview Drive Fax: 360-577-2614
Longview, WA 98632
Pastor Megan Filer Cell: 360-431-1988 Bethany website: www.bethanylongview.org Office Hours 9:00 – 3:30 Tues, Weds & Thurs Secretary office email: [email protected]
Worship Time
9:30 Worship
10:30 Coffee Hour
September 2017
Newsletter
Bethany Lutheran
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Train the young in the way they should go; even when
old, they will not swerve from it
~Proverbs 22:6
And the school year begins! Where did the summer go?
Well I suppose it went to Synod Assembly, our Imagine Renewal Retreat, Vacation
Bible School and Small Seeds, and everywhere else.
As summer begins to wind down, we look forward to the school year. As our young
ones go off to classes, to be trained in their education both in the world and here in
our church too, I wonder how our educations have trained us.
Proverbs 22 says that even when old, we will not swerve from what we were trained
in, and although in some ways that might give us solace. If we were trained in love,
hope, and mercy, then I do hope that we never swerve from that teaching.
But if we were trained, even in subtle ways, to fail at following God’s commandments.
If we forget how to love God and love our neighbor as ourselves, what then?
My hope is that as we look at this school year beginning, the teachers at the schools
have their lesson plans, and so do we in the church. Let’s train our young ones, each
other, and ourselves in love for those who are on the margins. Let’s teach each other
how to find hope even in the midst of hatred, bigotry, and heartbreak in our world.
Let’s learn how to lean into mercy, into forgiveness, knowing that as we share mercy,
we need that mercy ourselves.
As we begin this school year, I hope you are as excited as I am for the new ways we
are reaching out into our congregation and into our community: we are training
ourselves in Christian education for both the young and the...less-young. We’re
reaching out in fellowship over movies, meals, singing, and more. We’re finding ways
to train ourselves in service to our neighbor and to God’s creation.
We’re busy! As we begin this school year, as we contemplate our own training both
when we were young and now that we are less young, we can look forward to the
amazing ways God is working in us and through us, and we can live into the love, hope,
and mercy that we are given in our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Let’s get to it!
~Pastor Megan
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2017 Church Council
2017 Tori Gosch / President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . . .360-560-9535
2019 Barb Clausen/ Vice President . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . 206-669-2014
2018 Pam van den Driessche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . 360-636-5707
2018 June White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . .360-423-3929
2019 Karen Langworthy / Secy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . 360-636-2438
2017 Barb Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . .360-430-6731
2017 Joyce Croy . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . . .360-577-0287
2018 Carol Lane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . 360-431-3564
Bob Reistroffer/ Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . . .. 360-636-5125
Don Wallin / Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 503-556-8716
Megan Filer/ Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] . . . . 360-431-1988
Our Vision Statement:
“A dynamic Christ-centered church that reaches into our community and
world in loving service”
Our Mission Statement:
BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH IS A
COMMUNITY SHARING THE LOVE OF CHRIST THROUGH WORSHIP, OUTREACH, AND FELLOWSHIP
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Meetings At Bethany!
Teddy Bears NO Meetings
Women’s Bible Study
The Women’s Bible Study meets every Tuesday at 10:30 in the Faith Room. We will begin our classes on Tues, Sept 26th and will be using the “Gather” Maga-
zine format. During Sept-Nov, we will be studying the Apostle’s Creed, Please see the Bulletin board for information about the Gather Magazine Overview event on Sept 16. SW WA Synod Women’s Convention is scheduled in Olympia on Oct 14th
Duct Tape Crew
The Duct Tape Crew meets on Thursday mornings at 9am and are the “fix it” crew at Bethany. This group of men and women repair, clean, install, mow and do many other things to keep our church beautiful and up and running. If you have ever used duct tape and like donuts, you are highly qualified. Come join us at 10am for coffee.
Walking Group
Walking group meets the first and third Wednesday
of the month at 2:30pm. We meet at Bethany and get some light exer-
cise, and sometimes a light workout. A great way to exercise and a little
fellowship at the same time. Contact Pastor Megan for more info!
Sunday Study Group
Grappling with Grief, God, and Grace
With the busy-ness of this fall season, join us for a one-time topical les-
son after worship as we gather together to share experiences, tools, and
grace for times of grief. Sunday September 17th, Sunday lessons will
resume October 15th with “Faith, Fellowship, Family”
Quilters NO Meetings
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SUNDAY’S MINISTRIES FOR SEPTEMBER 2017
September 3rd Sunday - Pastor Les Foss - Communion/ER Fund
Ushers: 9:30 Judy Bailey & Bob Baldwin
Readers: 9:30 Kathy Newton Communion Asst: 9:30 Carol Thompson Communion Setup: 9:30 Ardyth Loewen Coffee Hour: 9:30 Takko & Thompson Financial Secy 9:30 Pam van den Driessche PowerPoint 9:30 Don Wallin
September 10th Sunday - Pastor Megan -
Small Seeds /Communion
Ushers: 9:30 Dave Foslien & don Wallin
Readers: 9:30 Small Seeds Readers Communion Asst: 9:30 Pat Reistroffer Communion Setup: 9:30 Ardyth Loewen Coffee Hour: 9:30 van den Driessche & Zimmerman Financial Secy 9:30 Barb Wilson PowerPoint 9:30 Carol Thompson
September 17th Sunday - Pastor Megan - Communion
Ushers: 9:30 Russ & Karen Gilchrist
Readers: 9:30 Gail Obermeyer Communion Asst: 9:30 Karen Langworthy Communion Setup: 9:30 Ardyth Loewen Coffee Hour: 9:30 White & Wilson Financial Secy 9:30 Barb Price PowerPoint 9:30 Rick Loewen
September 24th Sunday - Pastor Roger Lee- Communion
Ushers: 9:30 Gosch & Langworthy
Readers: 9:30 Barb Price Communion Asst: 9:30 Gail Obermeyer Communion Setup: 9:30 Ardyth Loewen Coffee Hour: 9:30 Arnits & Bailey Financial Secy 9:30 Barb Wilson PowerPoint 9:30 Robin Siragusa
**Please find a substitute, if you can’t volunteer for a Sunday you are signed up for.
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Susan Johnson will be our prayer chain contact . You
may contact her with your prayer concerns at 812-215-
1291 or email her at: [email protected] with any prayer requests.
Continued Prayers & Healing Griffith family Takko family
Croy family Utto family
Gansler family Spriggle family
Guerra family Julie Dement
Janni Stevens Blair family
Alma Schlecht Lee Family
Yockey family Irene Brietenbach
Sage Johnson John Croy
Grant family Thompson’s grandson
John Seitz Van den Driessche family
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
07 - Walt Oyloe 20 - Marlene Rahn
11 - Harry Blair 22 - Noah Custer
16 - Alma Schlecht 26 - Rick Siragusa
16 - Robin Siragusa 27 - Randy Grambo
Bethany’s Corner
SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
None
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Ministry of the Month! This month we are recognizing our Service & Youth Team for all the wonderful work they are doing! The Service & Youth
team has been busy preparing for the new school year, leading our Small Seeds weekends, planning God’s Work our Hands, and finding ways for our ministry to serve our community.
Thank you for all you do! 13
Looking Ahead!
Beer & Carols Looking for an event to invite your family to over Christmas
weekend? Look no further! Mark your calendars for December 23rd
at 6:00pm. This is an all ages event in the banquet room at the new
“Red’s Kitchen” (formerly Topper’s). Join us for dinner, drinks, and
singing Christmas carols as we celebrate our Lord’s birth!
Oktoberfest at Bethany Lutheran! October 14th, 5:00pm
This October we will be celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation with Bethany’s very own First Ever Oktoberfest! Join us at 5:00pm for delicious German food, beer & wine and a viewing of the Rick Steves’ film, “Luther and the Reformation”. As members and friends of Bethany you are invited to join us! Tickets will be $15 and will include dinner, two drinks, and the film.
Keep an eye out for ticket sales in late September!
Community Movie
Night!
Keep your eye out for our
upcoming community movie
night at Columbia Heights
Elementary! Bethany will be
sponsoring a great evening
of popcorn, community, and
the Disney movie Moana at
our neighbor on Friday,
October 6th at 5:30pm
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Bethany Lutheran - Online!
Our website is continuing to grow and change! Pastor Megan has been
posting weekly articles under “Pastor’s Blog” you can catch up on our
weekly announcements, sermons or our monthly newsletter. You can
find all this and more at http://www.bethanylongview.org
Make sure to like our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/
Bethany LutheranChurch Longview/ for weekly prayers, events, and
other updates. You can share posts from the page, share the page itself,
and share a piece of Bethany with your friends and family!
Dear Bethany Friends,
My heart is filled with gratitude to you all for your love and support as I have been learning to cope with the loss of my dear Bob. Seeing Judy Bailey, and Kathy and Clarence Newton at our memorial service on Bob’s birthday made me feel so connected to you all. And then I was gifted with a precious prayer shawl…a beautiful gift of love and comfort. Thank you all so much! I am now settled in a sweet con-do in Beaverton, close to my two youngest children and their families who keep my life busy and give me a sense of purpose. My new address is 16248 SW Audubon St. #204, Beaverton, Or 97003. My phone number and email remain the same. My love and prayers of gratitude for you all… Karen Bialozor
Women’s Bible Study Group & all my friends at Bethany,
I can only hope to find another group of women and a new church who have been as loving, caring and wise as all of you. Please continue to keep Ed in your prayers. He's met
with his oncologist and they've offered some other options to him if he can tolerate them so our hopes have been raised. I'll be thinking of you all as you meet. My new address is 11401 3rd Ave SE #H09, Everett WA 98208.
I Love You All!!!
Linda Griffith, Your Sister in Christ!
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Small Seeds Children’s Ministry
Each month at Bethany we celebrate our young
ones, planting seeds of faith and excitement through
our Small Seeds weekends!
Small Seeds Saturday – Giving our young ones space to grow in their
faith, to play, and to get to know each other, Small Seeds Saturday is
two hours of games, Bible, crafts, & fun!
Mark your calendar: September 9th @ 1:00pm
Small Seeds Sunday – Knowing that part of planting small seeds for
our children is helping them to see how Worship can be for them too!
These special worship services will have the usual litany simplified,
song choices familiar to our young ones (and the young at heart), a chil-
dren’s message, as well as an invitation to our children to help lead
through lighting the candles and ushering.
Mark your calendar: September 10th @ 9:30am
Steering Committee Meeting
What’s is a Steering Committee? This is the group of church members
and pastors from 6 ELCA churches in our area that gather regularly to
discuss how to serve our community, as well as create planned events
like the joint Reformation service or the Soup-er Game Day. Think you
might have a voice to share? Join us at Stella Lutheran Chapel on
Sunday, Sept 17 @ 2:00pm
Reformation Sunday October 29th is Reformation Sunday! This is the Sunday every year where we celebrate the anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 thesis to the door of the Wittenberg church. Each year we gather
together with our fellow ELCA churches in our area for a joint worship at Trinity Lutheran Church in Longview! This year, as we celebrate 500
years of Reformation, we join together for worship at 10am with Rev. Kim Latterell speaking, followed by a potluck lunch afterwards.
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Upcoming Events
Rest Stop Fundraiser
The sign-up sheets are in the Narthex waiting for our volunteers. Volun-
teers are needed for working shifts, baking cookies or donations of supplies
we will need at the Rest Stop. This is a great fundraiser and it is a lot of
fun to work. We have the opportunity to meet travelers from all over the
world and they have told us numerous times how much we are appreciated.
What a great way to serve, not only God, but weary travelers as well! A
warm smile, coffee and a cookie.
God’s Work Our Hands Sunday September 10th, 2017
As part of our Small Seeds Sunday, our young and young at heart will be invited to participate in a service project after worship! Join us as we do participate in God’s work with our hands! We will be building benches and helping clear out the community garden at Colum-bia Heights Elementary! So bring your gardening gloves and join us as we do participate in God’s work with our hands!
Highlander Festival At beautiful Tam O'Shanter Park on
Saturday, September 9th, 2017 the festivities begin! Bethany will have a booth at the festival with some Reformation trivia and prizes! Come check us out!
Salad Supper - Everyone’s Invited! Our Women of Bethany Salad Supper will be held on Weds, September 20th at 5:30pm here at Bethany. The Salad Supper will be an open invitation to all members of Bethany, male or female! Bring your favorite salad to share with everyone and come enjoy a great evening of fun and fellowship.
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Memorials: delay with kneeling pads, looking at replacing the carpet which would re-quire fund raising, may wait on kneeling pads until carpet decision is made. FISH: Next FISH is September 1st, Tori is bringing chili mac-salad. Minister's Report: Facebook: 60 likes; daily posts. SoundCloud has 197 played sermons (probably closer to 200). Website 15-30 hits per day. 13 Committee/staffing meetings, 7 Duct Tape Coffees, 6 sermons uploaded, 65 Facebook posts, 8 blog posts, regular website up-dating, 7 At Home Visits, 11 Pastoral phone calls, 5 Clergy meetings/gatherings, 3
Walking groups, Renewal Retreat June 9th, Small Seeds, 6 Sermons / 6 Worship ser-vices, 5 Educational Series Sessions, June vacation, Synod Assembly, 6 Special Events, Vacation
Bible School, Small Seeds weekends, Volunteering at cooling shelter.
Unfinished Business: Strategic Planning Next Steps – Mission/Vision Goals – set committee-leader planning date for Saturday November 11 9am-1pm with lunch New Business: - Quarterly Planning Calendar Meetings for year – Sept 21, Jan 18, April 19, Sept 20th - Outside Facility Use Approval – 1 inquiry for a Wedding for June 2018 - Staff Report: increased costs, flex time, and employee contract update Moved, se-conded, and carried to approve Rhonda’s contract for 2017 - Church mutual video on child abuse may be used for training volunteers & council. - Girl scouts – 63 members, 14 adults may use facility on Monday evenings. - KHS basketball team asked for sponsorship – declined at this time. - Posting info on Host Families for exchange students on bulletin & in announcements - September 2017-2018: Moved, seconded, & carried to bring Pastor from ¾ time to 7/8 time (increase of 5 hours/wk or 20 hrs/month) effective September 1st.
Meeting adjourned at 8:35pm
Exec. Com. Wed., August 30, 12:00 ~ Council Thursday, Sept. 7 6:30
August Attendance
Report
Aug 6 49
Aug 13 67
Aug 20 65
Aug 27 53 Total/
Avg 234/58.5
Proposed Budget
Budget ex-
penses Offering % of exp
January 9,160.17 9,355.24 8,998.60 96.19% February 9,160.17 7,191.05 9,847.00 136.93%
March 9,160.17 9,773.97 13,298.01 136.06% April 9,160.17 8,518.50 10,196.68 119.70% May 9,160.17 8,422.30 8,810.50 104.61%
June 9,160.17 7,249.34 10,686.25 147.41% July 9,160.17 10,056.35 8,922.76 88.73%
August 9,160.17 7,303.55 8,736.00 119.61%
TOTAL 73,281.36 67,870.30 79,495.80 117.13%
Bethany’s 2017 Budget/expenses/offering
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August Council Minutes
Bethany Lutheran Church Council Meeting- Thursday, August 3, 2017
Present: Tori Gosch, Don Wallin, Joyce Croy, Barb Clausen, Carol Lane, Bob Reistroffer, Barb Wilson, Pastor Megan Filer and June White. Absent: Pam van den Driessche, Karen Langworthy and Staff, Rhonda Archer. Devotions and Prayer - Barbara Clausen Call to Order and President's Report - Meeting was called to order by president Tori Gosch at 6:42 Sept. 7-Devotions and Treats- Bob Reistroffer Secretary's Report: June 1 minutes postponed until September meeting Treasurer's Report – Budget offerings for June were $10,686.25, including rummage sale income of $1,476.28, and exceeded June expenses of $7249.34 by $3436.91. The church loan balance is $62,587.13 as of June 30, 2017. Designated Funds/Savings, as of June 30, 2017 are $28,115.26. YTD offerings of $61,837.04 exceed YTD expenses of $50,510.40 by $11,326.64. Budget expenses for July were $10,056.35, and exceeded July income of $8,922.76 by $1,133.59. The church loan balance is $62,271.32 as of July 31, 2017. Designated Funds/Savings, as of July 31, 2017, are $27,941.83. YTD offerings of $70,759.80 ex-ceed YTD expenses of $60,566.76 by $10,193.05. July expenses reflect additional quarterly expenses of US & State taxes, insurance increases, as well as bi-monthly sewer/garbage. Filed for audit EBay-Nothing new Ministry Reports: Evangelism: Booth at Highlander Festival with trivia wheel and prizes Saturday Sep-tember 9th. Bethany has registered for Squirrel Fest 2018. Beer & Carols will be at Red’s Kitchen (formerly Toppers) on December 23rd. Worship & Music: No meeting in July; planning a choir event for Xmas, discussion on moving confirmation photos into album. Education: continuing Sunday adult education. Care/Hospitality: Annual picnic Sunday Aug 6th with food and bingo. Octoberfest event is October 14th with plant to invite congregation/Lutheran churches (invite only) for beer, wine, Luther video & dinner, cost $15/person. We need polka music on tape or CD. Building Grounds/Duct Tape: moles, ceiling fans/thermostat investigation, kneeling pads: no update. Stewardship: Rest Stop is Sept 27, 28, 29. The cookie & volunteer list will be up in August. Pledge Drive is month of September “Blessed by Giving”, Rummage sale brought in approx. $1500 Youth: VBS (6-7 kids), movie night at Columbia Heights in September, asking about doing backpack buddies Other Committees: Women of Bethany: Fall Salad event scheduled September 20th, 5:30pm, asking Duct Tape crew to be servers – inviting Nancy Chenault.
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Hadley’s Baptism
We are so excited that our daughter, Hadley,
has been baptized here at Bethany Lutheran!
Thank you so much everyone for joining in
with Hadley’s baptism in August. We are so
grateful to be blessed with this family of
God here at Bethany.
Thank you! ~ Pastor Megan, Greg,
& Hadley
Event Updates
September is Pledge Month! God has given us so many gifts. God gives us our talents, our time, and even our financial gifts. When we use our gifts, when we share our gifts, we too are blessed. During the month of September, members of Bethany are sharing their own experiences of being blessed by giving at Bethany, we ask as you hear their stories and consider the ways in which you have been blessed, that you prayerfully consider your own giving at Beth-any for the 2018 year. Your gifts do so much, and even a few dollars can make an incredible difference in our ministry together. Please bring your pledges to worship on October 1st for Pledge Sun-day, and thank you for your contributions to Bethany.
Congratulations!
On September 7th, 2016 Pastor Megan will have be
celebrating 1 year at Bethany! She started working at Bethany on
September 7th, was ordained on September 8th and her Installa-
tion was on September 11th, 2016. We are so grateful that the
Lord has sent us this remarkable Pastor who has helped us to grow
and breathe new life into Bethany, and also a special thank-you to
Greg and Hadley for joining our Bethany family!
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Bethany Lutheran Church Calendar
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Aug 31st
FISH Setup
1
FISH
2
3
Sunday Service Pastor Les Foss
Communion/ER Fund 9:30 Worship Service 10:30 Coffee Hour
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5
NO Women’s Bible Study
6
2:30 Walking Group
6:00 Cub Scouts
7 Pastor Megan’s
1 Year with Bethany!
9:00 Duct Tape
10am Coffee with Duct Tape Crew
6:30 Council Meeting
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10:00 WOB
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1:00 Small Seeds Saturday
Highlander Festival
Kelso
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Sunday Service Pastor Megan Filer
Small Seeds & Communion 9:30 Worship Service 10:30 God’s Work our Hands
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NO Women’s Bible Study
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11:00 Service & Youth
6:00 Cub Scouts
Day of Caring!
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9:00 Duct Tape
10am Coffee with Duct Tape Crew
4:30 Worship & Music
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16 Gather Magazine
Bible Study Overview 9:00-12:00
Grace Lutheran Des Moines, WA
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Sunday Service Pastor Megan Filer
Communion 9:30 Worship Service
10:30 Coffee Hour 11:00 Grief, God & Grace
2:00 Steering Cmte @ Stella
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NO Women’s Bible
Study
20
2:30 Walking Group
6:00 Cub Scouts
5:30 Women’s Salad
Supper - open to all
Bethany members
21
9:00 Duct Tape
10am Coffee with Duct Tape Crew
1:00 Pastoral Care
6:30 Quarterly
Planning Meeting
22
23
24
Sunday Service Pastor Roger Lee
Communion 9:30 Worship Service 10:30 Coffee Hour
25 26
10:30 Women’s Bible Study Resumes
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12:00 Exec Cmte Mtg
6:00 Cub Scouts
28
9:00 Duct Tape
10am Coffee with Duct Tape Crew
29 30
Pastor Megan on Vacation
Rest Stop Fundraiser
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September 2017 Bethany Lutheran Church Calendar
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Aug 31st
FISH Setup
1
FISH
2
3
Sunday Service Pastor Les Foss
Communion/ER Fund 9:30 Worship Service 10:30 Coffee Hour
4
5
NO Women’s Bible Study
6
2:30 Walking Group
6:00 Cub Scouts
7 Pastor Megan’s
1 Year with Bethany!
9:00 Duct Tape
10am Coffee with Duct Tape Crew
6:30 Council Meeting
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10:00 WOB
9
1:00 Small Seeds Saturday
Highlander Festival
Kelso
10
Sunday Service Pastor Megan Filer
Small Seeds & Communion 9:30 Worship Service 10:30 God’s Work our Hands
11 12
NO Women’s Bible Study
13
11:00 Service & Youth
6:00 Cub Scouts
Day of Caring!
14
9:00 Duct Tape
10am Coffee with Duct Tape Crew
4:30 Worship & Music
15
16 Gather Magazine
Bible Study Overview 9:00-12:00
Grace Lutheran Des Moines, WA
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Sunday Service Pastor Megan Filer
Communion 9:30 Worship Service
10:30 Coffee Hour 11:00 Grief, God & Grace
2:00 Steering Cmte @ Stella
18 19
NO Women’s Bible
Study
20
2:30 Walking Group
6:00 Cub Scouts
5:30 Women’s Salad
Supper - open to all
Bethany members
21
9:00 Duct Tape
10am Coffee with Duct Tape Crew
1:00 Pastoral Care
6:30 Quarterly
Planning Meeting
22
23
24
Sunday Service Pastor Roger Lee
Communion 9:30 Worship Service 10:30 Coffee Hour
25 26
10:30 Women’s Bible Study Resumes
27
12:00 Exec Cmte Mtg
6:00 Cub Scouts
28
9:00 Duct Tape
10am Coffee with Duct Tape Crew
29 30
Pastor Megan on Vacation
Rest Stop Fundraiser