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July 2019

The monthly newsletter of BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH 110 West Austin St. Fredericksburg, TX 78624

www.bethanyfredericksburg.com Phone 830-997-2069 FAX 830-990-8916

“Being, Living as, and Making Disciples of Jesus Christ”

At 25, Thank You By Pastor Casey

Thank you, dear people, for the June 16th surprise celebration of my 25th year as pastor of Bethany! I had no inkling whatso-ever that anything was in the works—which is kind of scary, on the one hand, to be completely oblivious while so much planning and work went on around me, and to know that 950+ people were able to keep a secret. On the other hand, it was a beautiful event which left me speechless for about 3 days. You are wonderful people. Sneaky, but wonderful.

I told Lucinda when I left the house that Sunday morning, “Today is Ben’s (our youngest son’s) birthday…that means we moved here exactly 25 years ago today.” She just said, “Oooh, that’s right. We did.” Thank you so very much for re-membering also. (See “thank you” note printed inside.) I am deeply moved and humbled by your love. God has blessed me with you. After the meal, someone told me, “You know, Bethany is a happy congregation.” Yes it is!

When I graduated from seminary, my mama said, “I’m glad for whatever you learned there, but mainly, remember to love the people. Just love the people.” I never dreamed how much love I would receive and feel! Thank you.

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Bethany Pre-School VBS ROAR! Life is Wild;

God is Good (In conjunction with

Day Camp) July 8-12, 8:30-11:30am

Day Camp at Bethany, 2019

July 8-12, 8:00 am-12:15 pm

Community Celebration and Ice Cream Social

Thursday, July 11, 6:00 pm Program in the Sanctuary, followed by ice cream in the Fellowship Hall

Bethany Daycamp & VBS Volun-teers Needed!!! We still need some middle school and high school volunteers to assist Cross Trails & BPS staff lead kids! What a great way to be a part of camp! Volunteers will also get a chance to eat

lunch, play games, & have a devotion with staff at the end of the afternoon. For more info, or to volunteer, please get a hold of Kiesha! kieshablc@gmail.com or text 512-921-1356.

In Our Prayer

Hospital/Clinic/ER: Susie Bryson Allan Buchmeier Jerry Evans Eldon Ray Feller Janet Rode

Ongoing: Karen Loeffler Pr. Linda Mosley Margie Ottmers Jean Weber Lou Williams

Our Sympathy: The family of Harriet Hansen Ersch Klett whose

funeral was at Bethany on June 10. To Lester Meier at the death of his mother, Oline

Houy Meier Sagebiel . To Janet Rode at the death of her father, Louis

Miller. The family of Tom Williamson in Durango, CO; he

and wife Ginger were associate members of Beth-any.

Baptisms: Laken Todd was baptized into the Christian faith on

June 23. His Bethany parent is Maranda Magee and Bethany grandparents are Chris and Laura Magee. Sponsonrs are Mike & Peggy Sagebiel and Tara Wilke.

Congratulations: To Joel Vinciguerra and Ashley Hurst on their wed-

ding June 21; Joel is the grandson of Margaret Klaehn and a frequent visitor at Bethany.

Celebrations: Pastor Clarence Rose on the 62nd anniversary of his

ordination on June 16th. Pastor Ray Tiemann, on the 40th anniversary of his

ordination on June 24th.

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DATE TIME USHERS GREETERS

Sun. July

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Sun. July 14

Sun. July 21

8:00 10:30

8:00 10:30

8:00 10:30

Vonnie & Zander Maner, captains

Judy & Scott Brunderidge

Kenneth Treibs, captain, Jaye Treibs Jennifer, James, and Jacob Jenschke

Mike Sagebiel

Jaycee & Bailee Treibs

Todd Keener, captain Dalton & Wesley Keener,

Shelba Fenimore

Weldon & Jet Itz, captains Judy Dittmar , M.J. Dittmar

Audrey & Kermit Gold, captains

Richard & Roxanne Bruns

Jim & Constance Schultz, captains

Don & Beth Weeks

Joann Leifeste

Pat Maenius

James & Judy

Hartmann

Lee & Marty Gisclon

July 2019 TRADITIONAL WORSHIP (8:00 & 10:30)

Sun. July 28

8:00 10:30

Dwight & Karen Oestreich , captains Ricky Durst, Jerry Luckenbach

Willard Dearing, captain Vic Nixon, Ted & Nancy Geistweidt

Myrtle Hohmann Jordan Hohmann

Josephine Starr

Fall Retreats @ Camp Chrysalis Friends & Family Labor Day Retreat Aug. 30-Sept. 2 Families, Couples, Singles at Camp Chrysalis

What Does This Mean!? Confirmation Retreat on the Lord’s Prayer Sept. 27-29 @ Ebert Ranch Camp Youth in Grades 5-8 & adults from their church *ALL NEW**

Women’s Fall Fall Craft Retreat Nov. 1-3 for adult women at Camp Chrysalis

Upper Elem. Advent Retreat Group Reservation not required Dec. 6-8 for youth in gr. 3-5 @ Camp

Chrysalis

Family Advent Festival Retreat Families, couples, singles @ Camp Chrysalis Dec. 6-8; Dec. 13-15; Dec. 20-22

For more info. contact info@crosstrails.org.or Call 830-257-6340.

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What Can You Do with Your

Bethany Namebadge

during the Week??? We have new framed picture murals designed to hold name badges. If you would like to leave your name badge at the church, simply place it on the

murals & retrieve it the next time you come in. Frames are in the elevator room & foyer outside the fellowship hall.

From Bethany Preschool:

We are looking for a

few creative, energetic, posi-

tive caregivers to share the

love of Christ and develop children in the childcare

setting. As a support staff, you will be responsible

for implementing curriculum with our Preschool aged

students as well as maintaining a positive relation-

ship with parents and co-workers. We are also look-

ing for a kitchen manager to prepare healthy meals

for our students, keep track of inventory, develop

menus, and maintain the kitchen. Bethany Preschool

offers an engaging work environment with great co-

workers, as well a competitive salary package, week-

ends off, paid time off, paid holidays and training.

Experience is preferred but not required.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old with a high

school diploma or equivalent.

Please see Stephanie Sanchez, director of BPS, for

more information.

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Stewardship of our Civic Freedoms As Americans celebrate the birthday of our nation, we give thanks for our civic freedoms of speech, religion, assembly, due process, a speedy trial, voting and many more. Our freedom has made us the envy of much of the world.

But as with any valuable gift, our civic freedoms can be abused, neglected or underappreciated to the point where, if we aren’t careful, they hardly matter anymore. Lutherans are guided by Martin Luther’s insight that we are simul-taneously called to be responsible citizens of “two kingdoms” – first, of God’s spiritual realm, and second, of earthly governments of people and laws. The synergy of our “dual citizenship” directs us to be good stewards of our civic freedoms. Freedom of speech: Yes, even hateful speech and lies are protected under our Constitution, but Christians avoid them in obedience to Jesus’ com-mand to love our neighbor as ourselves and by the Eighth Commandment, which Luther explains in The Small Catechism: “We should fear and love God, so that we do not tell lies about our neighbors, betray or slander them, or destroy their reputations.” We steward this freedom by speaking honestly and insisting others do, too. Freedom of religion: Millions of people across the globe, including Chris-tians, face persecution and discrimination because of their faith. We dare not take our freedom for granted, but exercise it with joy and defend the rights of others to follow their own consciences. Freedom from illegal prosecution: Our guarantees of due process in legal, criminal and civil proceedings uphold justice and guard against govern-ment misconduct. It works imperfectly, as do all human systems, but as good stewards we fight for justice and the rights for all. Freedom of self-governance: With its interconnected checks and balances, our three-branch system of government provides stability, accountability and flexibility for change. It’s a great system, but it requires us to be in-formed and involved. We steward this freedom by participating in political processes, voting and insisting on honest government that works for our interests. This month, as citizens of both God’s spiritual realm and the United States of America, we renew our commitment to be good stewards of the free-doms we are privileged to have.

--Rob Blezard Copyright © 2019, Rev. Robert Blezard. Reprinted by permission. 25

Read the story of King Saul…tall, very handsome…I’ll bet he looked especially good in armor! Now, compare him with the shepherd boy, David. David, was a short, stringy, teen-ager who was clearly under-valued within his own family! Which indi-vidual stepped up to become one of the greatest heroes of all time? Which was willing to challenge Goliath? Which did God pour himself into? HINT: All heroes have ONE thing in common!!! A hero

always cares about the needs of someone else… above their own!

In scripture, in fantasy and especially in real life… a hero leaps beyond themselves, they defy logic … they coura-geously stretch a hand to help another!!!!

Do heroes live in Fredericksburg? YES! They are men, women, children of every age and every color… stepping up! Offering a hand of grace! They exist in the hospitals, nursing homes, school playgrounds, lumber yards, gro-cery stores, courthouses and jails. They daily choose to make the way easier for others…without thinking of the cost to themselves!!!!

YET…We are currently edging toward a crisis! Many of us imagine ourselves as the

heroes of our adventures. We defer to the plastic heroes of the movies. We demon-strate our pride by taking a multitude of pho-tos documenting… ourselves… No surprise those photos are called “Selfies!”

God calls us to embrace each other. Don’t forget EGO…

stands for “Edging God Out!” God designed us capable

of being heroes...for each other. Teach your children ex-

actly what that means. Make God’s words come alive!

Show them through your actions what it looks like to be

a true HERO of God!

Disciple Crosswalk

Jayne Marburger

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Our children live in a time that is satu-rated with HEROES....think about it! Captain America, Superman, Spider-man, The Incredibles, Thor, the Hulk, Batman, Iron Man, Ant Man….the Sun-day school children counted 28 just off the top of their heads! I asked, “Have you ever seen a hero? Raise your hand if you have seen a hero walking down Main Street? Was he a stranger?… Did he wear a shiny satin cape…or fancy “super” boots with wings? Were his fists on his hips? Did he seem to be looking off into the future? Was he running or …waiting at a crosswalk? Was he a guy with crazy-huge muscles? … Did he have a mask or a magic shield…Was he in HEB? Hmmm? NO??? Then … does that mean there are no heroes in Fred-ericksburg?” What is a hero and who decides if you are one???!

Are heroes basically fantasy charac-ters? Hmmm? Let’s see what the Bible has to say! I Samuel 16:7 tells us,...”The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” To under-stand what makes a hero…look in the Old Testament!

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July Special Offering HILL COUNTRY

COMMUNITY NEEDS COUNCIL

The mission of the Needs Council is “Helping Our Neighbors in Need.” It was begun in 1983 in order to coordinate com-munity service organizations and to iden-

tify gaps in social service. The Needs Council provides assistance in four critical areas:

1. Crisis assistance 2. Counseling and domestic violence support 3. Senior services 4. Child and Family services

Thrivent Donations - Now Twice/Year

Are you a Thrivent Financial member? Do you have a passion for helping a particular organization through a fundraising or service project? By signing up at least two weeks in

advance (longer if possible) on line at www. Thrivent.com, and after receiving approval, you will receive a credit card for $250 to purchase supplies for your project. Your team will receive “Live Generously” T-shirts as well as advertising materials. Every Thrivent member is eligible to apply for two of these projects per year. For more information contact Al or Dorcella Sunday.

The Needs Council hosts the bi-monthly interagency council which brings social service organizations together to network and support each other. Bethany member Laurie Jenschke currently serves as vice-president. It is located at 1904 N. Llano. You may write a check payable to Bethany & mark “Special Offer-ing.” Place in your July special offering envelope or a pew enve-lope on any Sunday morning in July or mail to the church:

Bethany Lutheran Church 110 W. Austin St.

Fredericksburg, TX 78624

July Schedule

WELCA board will not meet in July. Leah, Lydia, & Hope Circles will not meet in July

7/10—Quilters (9:00 am, second Wednesday of the month down-stairs in the choir/quilting room.)

7/11— Lydia Circle meets @ 9:00 am in the downstairs kitchen.

The ladies will not be selling Fair Trade coffee, chocolates, etc in July. We will be selling in August! If you need one of these products before then, please contact one of the Hope Circle la-dies, and we will get if for you! Thanks so much for your contin-ued support!

The WELCA June donation went to Meals on Wheels. August 23-25 - Synod Convention in Pflugerville September 21st (Saturday) - Lutheran Fall Festival at

Marktplatz, Fredericksburg, TX.

All Women Are Invited!! Please Come!!!

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Some more “No” announcements!

There will be no Potluck meal in July. There will be no Breakfast Bar in July. There will be no Fellowship Committee meeting in

July. There will be no Fair Trade Coffee in July. There will be no WELCA Board meeting in July. There will be no WELCA Circle meetings in July.

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BLC Dollars & Cents

General Fund Budget

May 2019

Income $ 46,168.52 Income – Year $ 274,930.91 Expenses $ 59,188.89 Expenses – Year $ 286,815.37 Deficit year to date ----–- (-$11,884.46)

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Balances Other Funds – May 2019

Designated Accounts: $240,805.38

Capital Improvement: $62,271.93 Hennig Improvement Fund: $65,314.25 Balance Capital Improvement Fund/Hennig Fund: $127,586.18

BBVA/Compass–Money Market Account Balance $106,513.68 ELCA Loan Fund (Investment Account) $35,000.00

First United Bank (CD-Hein Estate Gift) $101,422.54 First United Bank (Savings-Hein Estate Gift) $60,312.19

Monthly Special Offerings - 2019 January - Der Stadt Friedhof - $3,730.00 February – Boys & Girls Club - $1,858.00

March – $2,260.00 (New Horizons/Living Well/Advantage Care)

April – Tiemann Foundation - $4,230.00 (Includes $900.00 from Budget Line)

May - Bethany Preschool—$10,450.00

Medical Emergency Volunteers

Our Bethany Emergency Preparedness Team is looking at ways we respond to various

emergencies. The first area for planning is the most likely to occur: medical emergencies. We will be recruiting and training soon. Would you consider being trained as a volunteer? Lee Gisclon, who himself is highly trained in this area, heads up this effort. You may speak to him, or leave your name with Layne at the church office 997-2069. Please note if you are a nurse or have medical training. Thanks!

July 2019 TRADITIONAL WORSHIP (8:00 & 10:30)

Date

Sun. July

7

Time

8:00

10:30

Communion Assistants

Anton Loest & Joyce Thiele

James Jenschke, Keith & Eileen Whited

Sun. July 14

8:00

10:30

No Communion

No Communion

Sun. July 21

Dorothy Klier & Rose Marie Mazanke

Leland Geistweidt, Lyle Johansen & Pat McCready

Sun. July 28

8:00

10:30

No Communion

No Communion

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8:00

10:30

Thank You!!!

Dear Pr. Casey & to the people of Bethany Lutheran Church, For the Board of the Hill Country Commu-nity Needs Council, we would like to personally thank you for your generous contribution to the 2019 “Something From the Heart” campaign. Your continuing support enables the Needs Council to help members of our community when they need it most! You have made the difference for us, and so many lives. We are extremely grateful! Thank you! Sincerely, Julianne Hohn and Tom Musselman Needs Council Board Members

Dear Bethany Congregation, Once again, the Fredericksburg Farmer’s Market Volunteers and Vendors thank you for allowing us to use your grounds on May 24th. We have been excited this year to welcome some new vendors. Enclosed is a contribution to send our sincere “Thank you.” Regards, Nancy Worthington, Treasurer 7

Adult Classes @ 9:20 Sundays

Adult Bible Class— On July 7, 14, and 21 the Adult Bi-ble Class continues the study of “The Gospel of John” with Pastor Casey & Pas-tor Kevin. The Class meets in the overflow area of the Sanctuary. They will have a sum-mer break July 28 –August 11.

Transitions Class— On July 7, 14, & 21, the

Transitions class will be studying the video series en-titled “Goliath Must Fall.” Some of the Goliath’s in our lives include fear, anger, rejection, and addiction. Learn to overcome the giants in your life in the same way David overcame Goliath. The Transitions class is for anyone who enjoys a highly interactive class where all thoughts and ideas are welcome. The class meets in room 105 (downstairs). (They will have a summer break July 28 –August 11.

Come Join Us!

Come Join Us For Sunday School!!

Sundays in July:

There will be no Breakfast Bar during the Summer.

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We Could Use Your

Help! In August students will be back in Fredericksburg schools and the

Food4Kids backpack program, coordinated by the Needs Council, will again be providing nutritious, non-perishable, easy-to-prepare food to chil-dren to ensure they get enough food on weekends and holidays when they can't depend on school meals to avoid hunger. Bethany, for the past two years, has different teams who assemble and

take food to Fredericksburg middle school and Doss students who have been identified by the school counselor as needing help with meals on the weekends.

During the month of August Bethany will be collecting specific foods and/or money that benefit this much needed program. Bethany Foundation’s grant to the Needs Council provided meat sticks for this pro-gram.

The list below are foods that the Needs Council has identified that are non-perishable, nutritious, yet easy for young children to open and eat.

Needed are individual packages of any listed below:

Protein: Tuna or chicken salad kits, beanie weenies, Vi-enna sausages

Dairy: pudding Fruit: Fruit cups, raisins, apple sauce Juice: any 100% juice box Bars: Nutrigrain, granola or protein bar Snacks: Crackers with filling (cheese or peanut butter),

fruit snacks, single serve peanut butter cups, good fish, cheez-it, pretzels

The food can be left in the triple room. Thank you for considering

donations to this worthy cause.

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July 2019 Altar Guild

Traditional:

Nancy Elinger, Jean Weber, & Roxanne Bruns

Contemporary:

Shirley Sagebiel & Winnie Griffin

Thank you for the kindness and thoughtfulness ex-pressed by the cards, telephone calls and food re-ceived during the loss of our mother, Harriet Klett. A special thank you to Pastor Zesch, Pastor Tiemann, An-nabel Wilkinson and Lucinda Zesch for the beautiful service and to all those who brought and served food for lunch! Blessings also to Pastor Tiemann, Marc and Camille Williamson and others who visited with Mom. She so enjoyed the time you spent with her. We are truly thankful for our Bethany family! God’s Blessings to all.

Charlotte Hirt and Randy Ersch and Family

Dear Bethany family, I can never express how much your cards, prayers, messages, calls, and hugs mean to me following the diagnosis of cancer. Your prayers keep my spirits buoyed and re-mind me every day how God uses others to uphold us in every storm. This journey would be more difficult without you. Cliff and I both appreciate our church family so much. What a group of loving people! Marjorie Ottmers

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Film + Fellowship - 5th Annual Summer Movie Nights

with Bethany & Holy Ghost

Every other Wednesday, 6:00pm!

Bring your family to movie night where we will watch movies, do a devo-tion, eat popcorn and sno cones, win door prizes, and be in fellowship with one another! Always free! Bring your families, pillows, and blan-kets!

July 3 – Homeward Bound ———— @ Bethany July 17—Shrek —————————-@ Bethany August 7 - The Goonies —————-@ Bethany

Synod Assembly Summary

The Southwestern Texas Synod As-sembly was held in Corpus Christi from May 30th to June 2nd. Several members of Beth-any attended: Pastor Casey Zesch, Pastor Lucinda Zesch, Pastor Kevin Haug, Carl and Cristol Schoessow, and David and Teri Ewing. Carl is the Hill Country Conference male representative on the Synod Council. He is joined by Pastor Linda Mosely as the

Hill Country Conference female clergy representative. The theme of the Assembly was “Open Eyes, Burning Hearts,” and attendees were invited to join in learning, worship, and the business of the synod. Rev. Peggy Hahn gave the keynote addresses titled “Sacred Shifts.” She spoke of how changes in society have made it necessary for the church to make adaptive changes so that we can continue the mission of reaching out with the Gospel. David Ewing also gave a short presentation in a Workshop detailing some of the work of the CICBA.

In conducting its business, the assembly passed a

budget for next year, and it passed a memorial to the Church-

wide Assembly asking the ELCA to expand its accompaniment

in the Middle East from simply Palestinian Christians to include

Israeli Jewish and Muslim neighbors.

July 2019 ASSISTED LIVING

NURSING HOME COMMUNION

Location

Knopp Care Ctr.

Knopp #2

Heritage Place

Day

Wed. 7/3

Time

9:30

Location Day Time

Wed. 7/3

Thur.7/18

10:00

9:30

Windcrest

FBG

Knopp RC

Wed. 7/10

Wed. 7/10

Thur. 7/11

9:30

10:30

9:30

Knopp #1 Thur. 7/11 10:30

Bethany: January/April/July/October

Holy Ghost: March/June/September/December Zion: February/May/August/November

Villages of Windcrest *Carolyn Montgomery * Jim Green

FBG NURSING HOME *Verna Mae Engel *Nora Oehler

KNOPP HEALTHCARE & REHAB CTR (#1) * Robert & Bambi Walter

*Rubye Wolfe *Opal Schnelle *Brandi Welgehausen *Dorothy Weitz

KNOPP RETIREMENT *Harriet Fuhrmann

KNOPP (#2) *Theresa Schmidtzinsky

KNOPP Assisted Living Care Center *Susan Weinheimer *Roseda Itz

Villagio Senior Living—Kerrville *Charlette Deike

WINDCREST NURSING & REHAB *Victor Meier *Jerry Evans

ALPINE TERRACE NURSING/Kerrville, TX *Louise Jung

MENGER SPRINGS/BOERNE *Dorothy Rode

Chicago: *Gerhard Diemer

Celeste Care Thur. 7/18 10:15

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Our first annual Texas Made Texas Raised food & wine event was held on Thursday, June 20th at the Barn at Swal-low’s Eve. Over 200 guests joined us for a night of food, wine, and giving. We tasted wines from 1851 Vineyards, Texas Heritage Vineyards, Lost Draw Cellars, William Chris Vine-yards, Southhold Cellars, Crowson, Ponotoc, Farmhouse Vineyards, & Narrow Path Winery. Each winery was paired with delicious gourmet bites from Vivere Catering, Revel Ca-tering, Bejas, Mac’s BBQ, Hye Market, Fredericksburg Fudge, & The Peach Tree. The event also featured music from the band American Dreamer, who provided the perfect back-ground to our event. Many awesome auction items were do-nated to make a very successful silent auction. The big board, a mix between a live & silent auction, was a new idea at the event that raised over $6000! The numbers are still coming in, but the event was a huge success. We plan to con-tinue this event in the future to help with operating costs as we continue to expand the programs at Bethany Preschool.

This event would not have been possible without the hard work our of co-chairwomen, Casie Ward & Keri Hensley and our decorating guru, Laura Weinheimer. These three women, along with Joyce Richey and a small army of volun-teers, took an idea and made it a reality. Thank you to every sponsor, winery, restaurant, auction item donor, and patron for making our first event a night to remember. We hope you all had as much fun as we did. We look forward to you all joining us in 2020 for another night of food, wine, & giving.

In His Service,

Stephanie Sanchez, Director

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Ted and I would like to thank Pas-tor Kevin and Pastor Casey for the beautiful Baptismal service for our granddaughter, Peyton Mae Fowler. A special thanks to Ray Tiemann and Annabel Wilkinson for the heartfelt solo and Chrissy Stuewe and the entire choir for the beauti-ful Baptismal hymn. Everyone made this such a spe-cial day for Peyton and all of our family God Bless each of you, Ted & Nancy Geistweidt

Global Leadership Summit August 8-9

For the fourth year, the Global Leadership Summit will be in Fredericksburg on August 8-9 at the High School auditorium. We usually have around 10 – 15 Bethany mem-bers attend, mostly through their workplaces, although any-one can register individually online at www.globalleadership.org; just scroll down for the link to the Summit. The event is the product of Willow Creek Church in Illinois but is live-streamed all over the world. It is hosted lo-cally by Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. The Summit is a world-class experience to help you get a unique blend for vision, inspiration and skills you can immediately apply to your church, your workplace, and your community. Learn from a faculty representing multiple sectors and backgrounds. Though sponsored by a megachurch with several Christian speakers, the event also features faculty from businesses and global charity organizations. If you have questions, please speak with Pastor Casey.

July Birthdays

1 – Carolyn Carson Sharon Fiedler Sydney Geistweidt Charlotte Hirt Atley Schulz 3 – Frankie Law Mason Rode 4 – Loren Elinger 5 – Garrett Baethge Ashlyn Balog Jeanette Dick Robert Wolf 6 – Rachel Clifton Lyle Johansen 7 – Kurt Geistweidt Margaret Klaehn Riley Neffendorf Hudson Staudt 8 - Audrey Ahrens Paycen Merritt Al Muirhead

9 – Grayson Durst Chase Grona Logan Ketron Linda Mosley Annabel Stein 10 – Aiden Bashrum Scott Brundridge Jody Donovan Layne Petty Caden Williams Tina Wipff 11 – Karen Loeffler 13 – Klara Atkins Betty Grinke James McAfee Annabel Wilkinson 14 – Dorothy Cornehl Laurie Jayson 15 – Ricky Neffendorf 16 – Laird Ketron Reenie Pehl Jynnette Shuldham Adria Starr

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Mark Your Calendars!!!

New Pictorial Directory Photos Taken

October 14th—22nd

18 – Jennifer Brown Gage Collier Pat McCready Will Stehling Steve York 19 – Austin Ottmers Callie Stech 21 – Linda Woerner Marie Weinheimer 22 – Leah Geistweidt David Ketron 23 – Travis Stokes Davis Nancy Elinger Remmington Neffendorf 24 – Evey Starr 27 – Nancy O’Neal 28 – David Ewing Lester Meier 29 – Marc Duderstadt Ethan George 30 – Marissa Pitts Rode Walker 31- Frieda Marquart Ava Perry

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High School

Bridging

Borders Mission

Trip to Appalachia, July 20-28

Erin Huff & Kiesha Priem will be traveling

with Taylor Evans, Kiera Haug, Natalie Huff,

Annie Myers, Zoe Rivera, Kailey Schnelle,

Audrey Spurgin, Cameran Whiting, and Kora

Young to Sneedville, Tennessee to serve

those in need of a drier, safer, warmer

home. This is a “Bridging Borders” trip with

Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp, and we’ll also

be partnering with Appalachian Service

Project.

Our group will be doing some meaningful la-

bor, but building relationships is a key ob-

jective of all Bridging Borders trips. In this

way, we can show the love of Christ regard-

less of physical ability or construction ex-

perience. There is so much we can learn

through conversations, playing with others,

and partaking in a culture different than our

own. We will be immersed into a new com-

munity, and we’ll be able to discover our

gifts and what we have to offer in a very

tangible way. We appreciate all of your sup-

port, thoughts, and prayers as we set out on

this journey!

Look What Our Youth Are Doing!!!

July 2019 PRAISE & WORSHIP (10:25)

Leader

Kid’s Message

HOSTS

Communion 2nd & 4th Sun.

Communion Assistants

Prayer Minister

Sun. July 7

Sun. July 14

Sun. July 21

Sun. July 28

Mike Myers

Mike Myers

Ken Smith

Ken Smith

Sem & Danielle Geistweidt,

Will & Brooklynn Stehling

Kenneth & Jaye Treibs, Vic & Marion Nixon

No communion

Mike Myers

Pastor, Ken Smith, Tami Smith, Linda Pape, Carl &

Cristol Schoessow

Ken Smith

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Carl Schoessow

Carl Schoessow

Will & Barb Rathke

Winnie & Weldon Griffin

No communion

Carl Schoessow

Mary Evans

Mary Evans

Elizabeth White & boys Cheryl & Danny Flink

Pastor, Mary Evans, Jennifer Jenschke, Ralph Rode, Karen

Rode, Jacob Jenschke

Mary Evans

Thank You After I said “Amen” to my third sermon in contemporary P&W on June 16 and an-nounced the next song, Matt White un-announced it and said we’re doing some-thing different, and out of the blue Pastor Kevin came in with all the folks from the sanctuary and Pastor Jeff freshly arrived from Arkansas. Then all the pastors and Kiesha had a blessing, and we all communed together as one.

That was the beginning of a beautiful event—thank you for the 25th anniversary celebration of our call to serve together. For the plan-ning team, the BBQ meal, the skit, the decorations, the music, the painting of the cowboy at prayer and the artist being present, the beer & wine, the careful planning so that I wouldn’t notice a thing out of the ordinary, the set-up at Marktplatz, the nice weather, the kind words and hugs and cards and embarrassingly generous gifts…for these and you and the many kindnesses I’ve forgotten to name, Lucinda and I are deeply grateful. --Pastor Casey 17

Did you hear? C.I.C.B.A is now

B.O.A.T. Did you read in last’s month’s newsletter that the team formerly known as “CICBA” is now “BOAT?“

Bethany Outreach and Advocacy Team. Thank you for getting in the boat to help with the Fredericksburg Elementary School “emergency clothing” drive at Bethany.

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Celebrating Pastor Casey’s 25 years

at Bethany Lutheran Church

Sunday

June 16,

2019

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Row 1: Jace Raab, Ryan Langehennig, Kamdin Trinkle, Nathan White, Calvin Grobe, and Kaylee Haug. Row 2: Gage Collier, Aiden Bashrum, Kiesha Priem, Jett Whit-ing, Pastor Kevin, and Holt Ottmers

Each day at camp, we get to do Bible Study outside. Here, Nathan, Kamdin, Jett, and Aiden pose for a picture with their counselor, RJ, after Bible Study in their “Secret Spot.”

We wake up at 5:30 am on the final Saturday to get on the road by 6:00 am, and the counselors and staff gra-ciously get up with us to send us off. Here are Ryan, Gage, Holt, and Jace with their counselors, Odilon and Noah.

Kaylee and Pastor Kevin are getting ready to literally “go up the moun-tain” as they prepare for Hike Day!

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