Bethel Address Service Requested PERIODICAL THE VISITOR

THE VISITOR BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

A NEW (HELPING HAND) MINISTRY BEGINNING AT BETHEL?

AUGUST 2015 VOLUME 15, ISSUE 8

Does a person have to hop on a plane and fly to Tanzania to be involved with mission? . . . Does a person have to drive to St Paul to the Dorothy Day Center to find a ministry . . . ? Or, can mis-sion and ministry happen in your own neighborhood? Friends, you know there are peo-ple all around us who have simple needs and a desire for a “helping hand”. They may be people from Bethel, people in your neighbor-hood, or others from around our community. In each of these cases, we have great opportunities to share the love of Christ through our hands, our feet and our hearts as we roll up our sleeves and serve them. Some of our leaders here at Bethel have been dreaming, scheming, and praying about the possibility of a new ministry (Helping Hand Ministry?) we might offer. What if we had an intergenerational list of people from Bethel (singles, couples and entire families . . . ) who were willing to step in and roll up their sleeves when needs arose . . . ? Maybe to help others with yard work, to move furniture, run a simple errand, to rake a yard in the fall, or to help with some

snow removal in the winter? All around us we have: people whose abilities have been limited by their age, an illness or injury, or have recently faced a crisis or tragedy . . . What if there were people we could connect them with for the little bit of help they may need? In the next few weeks, or months, we are hoping to de-velop three things that would enable this ministry to take shape. First, we would love to have a few people who would serve as coordinators to link “a need” with “those who would help”, and this coordination could be done over the tele-phone or email without leaving home . . . Secondly, we would love to assemble a list of people, of all ages, who would be willing to lend a “helping hand” with a project or two . . . And thirdly, we hope those of you who are injured, sick, overwhelmed or limited by age, will be willing to ask for the help you need from your Christian brothers and sis-ters here at Bethel. Over the past couple years I’ve heard a number of Bethel people comment, “Pastor, serving on a committee or council is difficult

920 Third Street

Hudson, WI 54016

PERIODICAL

ONE CONGREGATION

TWO LOCATIONS

BETHEL DOWNTOWN 920 Third Street

Hudson, WI 54016

(Administrative office)

P 715.386.8821

Fax: 715.386.8894

[email protected]

www.bethelhudson.org

Office Hours:

M-F: 8:30 am—4:30 pm

Sunday: 8 am—10 am

BETHEL HIGHLANDS 504 Frontage Road

Hudson, WI 54016

P 715.386.8821

BETHEL HIGHLANDS PRESCHOOL 504 Frontage Road

Hudson, WI 54016

P 715.381.8254, x. 401 www.bethelhighlandspreschool.org

BROADCAST OF SERVICES Hudson Public Access/Channel

15 broadcasts Bethel’s Sunday

service on Wednesdays at 7 pm

and Thursdays at 7 am.

WEVR 106.3 FM & 1550 AM play

a radio broadcast 8 am on

Sundays.

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for me . . . But if you need some ‘muscle’ or someone to help with human needs, please keep me in mind!” Well, this would be one of those opportunities and a great way to: connect families with families, to get to know some more of your Bethel neighbors, and to make an important differ-ence. What do you think? Regard-less of your age or situation in life, could you see yourself help-ing with this? (What a great way for a young family to instill the value of serving into their kids and make a new friend, as they rake someone’s lawn!) You’ll hear more about this soon, but I hope you will respond and help us to reach out to others, without having to travel to a fara-way place. Jesus can use you right here, if you are available and will-ing to serve! All God’s Blessings, friends! Pastor John Lestock *Don’t hesitate to call the church office if you’d like to help with this (715.386.8821).

AUGUST 2015

2 SPECIAL WOW SERVICES THIS MONTH! WEDNESDAY OUTDOOR WORSHIP

BLESSING OF THE PETS

AUGUST 12TH! Because of the great experience last year, we will have our second an-nual Blessing of the Pets Service at WOW on Wednesday, August 12th! Last year we had animals as small as hamsters and as big as a horse! Pets must be on a leash or in a cage. This is the one WOW service that is weather permitting.

BLESSING OF THE BACKPACKS: AUGUST 19TH! On Wednesday, August 19th, we will have our annual Bless-ing of the Backpacks Service at WOW. People of all ages are welcome to come and experience this blessing service. Bring your backpack and leave ready to start the year out on the right foot!

*All WOW services are held at 6:30 pm at the Highlands Campus.*

BLESSING OF THE PETS

BLESSING

OF THE

BACKPACKS

tel:715.386.8821

Church office: 715.386.8821

[email protected]

www.bethelhudson.org

PASTORAL STAFF

Senior Pastor

John Lestock, ext. 22

[email protected]

Associate Pastor

Alicia Hilding, ext. 23

[email protected]

Pastor of Youth and Families

Ben Hilding, ext. 24

[email protected]

Visitation Pastor

Bob Bipes

[email protected]

CHILDREN’S & YOUTH

MINISTRY STAFF

Youth Director

Jean Elliott, ext. 34

[email protected]* *Please note change

Director of Faith Formation

Cindy Halunen, ext. 26

[email protected]

Coordinator of Faith Milestones

Missy Austreng, ext. 26

[email protected]

Youth Ministry Comm. Asst. Marcie Andrews, ext. 26

[email protected]

SUPPORT STAFF

Business Administrator

Ralph Van Keulen, ext. 25

[email protected]

Administrative Assistant

Rita Fitzsimons, ext. 21

[email protected]

Events Coordinator

Juli Hilding, ext. 27

[email protected]

BETHEL’S VISION FOR MISSION

To WELCOME all people to

know Jesus Christ and come

to faith in him. To provide

the means for growth for

Christian maturity, EQUIPPING

people with the power of

faith in Christ for everyday

life. To challenge each

member to take a personal

share of God’s mission, SEND-

ING them to bring Christ’s

compassion, hope and joy

into the world, our commu-

nities and homes.

MARKS OF DISCIPLESHIP

Grow Spiritually

Ephesians 4:13

Pray and Read Scripture

Daily, Psalm 119:105

Weekly Worship

Hebrews 10:23-25

Serve in a Ministry at

Bethel Corinth. 12:4-13

Serve in Outreach Be-

yond Bethel

Matthew 25:31-46

Grow Toward a Tithe of

My Financial Resources

2 Corinthians 8:12

Encourage Spiritual

Growth in Others

Through Relationships

Mark 6:7

The Visitor (USPS 79) is published

monthly by Bethel Lutheran

Church, 920 Third Street, Hudson,

WI 54016-1696. Periodicals Post-

age Paid at Hudson, WI. Postmas-

ter: Send address changes to The

Visitor, 920 Third St., Hudson, WI

54016-1696. Publication deadline

is the 15th of the month for The

Visitor. Submissions should be e-

mailed to Lori Conley at

[email protected] or dropped

off at the church office Down-

town.

BETHEL STAFF DIRECTORY

Communications Coordinator

Lori Conley

[email protected]

Volunteer Coordinator

Kathy Jeska, ext. 33

[email protected]

Financial Secretary

Cheri Monette, ext. 28

[email protected]

Media Technician

Bill Jenkinson

[email protected]

LEAD NURSERY ATTENDANTS

Bethel Highlands

Sarah Roach

Emily Stankevitz

MUSIC MINISTRY STAFF

Music Director

Layton “Skip” James [email protected]

Contemporary Worship Dir.

Eric Possehl, ext. 21

[email protected]

Bell Ensemble Director

Lonna Possehl, ext. 21

[email protected]

BUILDING SUPPORT STAFF

Custodian, Highlands

Chuck Lewis, ext. 21

Custodians, Downtown

Bryce Yonash, ext. 21

Sharon Sippel, ext. 21

BETHEL HIGHLANDS

PRESCHOOL

Kari Jo Fore, Director

715.381.8254, ext. 401 [email protected]

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The Council will continue discussion of a Tim Keller article on church size. Will finish this discussion in Au-gust.

The Highlands campus AV update project will be completed shortly.

VBS – July 27-31

Kick-off Sunday will be September 12/13th with many fun things planned.

September 16, 23 & 30th – Bethel will hold open discussion meetings on challenging cultural topics. All are encouraged to attend.

Ugandan Kids Choir performance was very successful, as was the July 4th Tanzania fundraiser.

Fifteen people from Bethel will attend a simulcast of the Willow Creek Leadership Summit – August 6 & 7th

CHURCH COUNCIL MINUTES HIGHLIGHTS, JULY 13, 2015—continued

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS . . .

IT’S ALMOST FOOD FEST TIME!

The annual Scandinavian Food Fest will be held Friday & Saturday, October 16 & 17 at the Highlands campus. A complete list of food preparation dates will be listed in September Visitor, but here are a few dates to make note of now:

Thursday, September 17: Meatballs Thursday, September 24: Rosettes Monday & Tuesday, September 28 & 29: Lefse

Volunteers are always needed and welcome for food prep and the days of the Food Fest! Watch for sign-ups in the September Visitor and at the welcome centers.

BETHEL SNAPSHOTS—SENIOR FRIENDSHIP LUNCHEON

The Senior Friendship Luncheon on July 13 at the Highlands campus was attended by 100 people. It included performances by four talented Bethel youth and a presentation about Pine Ridge.

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POWER OF PRAYER

THOSE WHO ARE SICK OR IN NEED OF HEALING: Laura Bankes, Don Belisle, Scott Belisle, Pas-tor Bob Bipes, Karalee Bipes, Andrea Deacon-Jones, Janelle Dow, Scott Gunderson, Peggy Hale, Shirley Halyburton, Sharon Haugo, Ken Heiser, Merrill Johnson, Harvey Keene, Ardis Kelly, Cheryl Klander-man, Kim Lagerstrom, Dan Lindquist, Andrew Mack, Terri Pomeroy, Larry Quam, Rose-mary Riemenschneider, Kay Shager, Charlie Sime, Jason Yn-destad and Amanda Zimmer-man.

THOSE SERVING OR DEPLOYED: Jeffrey Berg, Charles Burns, Jordan Kein and Steven Moreus.

SYMPATHY: We offer our sympathies and prayers of com-fort and strength for Norm & Shirley Rehder at the death of their daughter, Debbie Russell;

for the friends and family of Ward TeWinkle at his death; for Inge Bleier at the death of her sister, Carol Meier; and for Merry Willman and family at the death of her husband, Robert (Gus) Willman. Jesus said: “I am the res-urrection and the life.”

BAPTIZED IN JULY: Miriam Ann Hilding, daughter of Pastors Ben & Alicia Hilding; Piper Ann Dahms, daughter of Laurel & Nathan Dahms; and Logan William Agrey, son of An-gie & Marshall Agrey.

MARRIED: God’s blessings to Melissa Clausen & Josh Wolf-gram, who were married on July 25th, and for their lifetime to-gether!

NEW VOCAL GROUP

STARTING

Attention singers of all ages and abilities! We are looking for interest in starting a vocal group at Highlands this fall. No experience is needed!! We would rehearse once a week and sing at Highlands once a month. If you are interested please con-tact Eric Possehl ([email protected]) or Rita at 715.386.8821.Thank you!

MUSIC-MAKING

AT ITS BEST

JOIN A BELL CHOIR!

Enjoy fellowship with one

another, as we do our part

to build a community cen-

tered in our Christian faith.

As a choir, we spread joy

and peace through our mu-

sic-making. We are unique,

representing a different and

wonderful type of music

ministry. We develop our

musical skills and ability to

work with each other and

our Bethel family, and to in-

spire and kindle spirituality in

all who hear.

The Bethel Bell Ensemble

meets weekly for rehearsal

starting Thursday, Septem-

ber 10, 5:30 pm at the High-

lands campus. No experi-

ence required accept

counting to four! High

school through old school

are welcome!!

BTW (by the way) . . .

MEN RING TOO!!!

Please contact Lonna at

[email protected].

Watch for chime choir

announcement soon!!

CHURCH COUNCIL MINUTES HIGHLIGHTS, JULY 13, 2015

OUTREACH COMMITTEE REPORT—Cindy Nelson and Curt Larson

Cindy Nelson and Curt Larson attended the meeting to provide an overview of the Outreach Committee’s objectives and activities. Bethel uses Welcome/Communication cards to identify visitors and to keep our contact information current. The cards help us track how often visitors have attended services. Visitors receive a welcome letter, a “cookie caller” will visit, and they will be invited to attend new member classes if they visit frequently. Existing mem-bers are also encouraged to complete these cards. We have seen an increase in prayer requests since we started using these cards. The Committee would love to have additional members!

STAFF REPORTS Senior Pastor—Pastor John

Fellowship Hall renovation is completed.

Glad to have Pastor Ben back, and Pastor Alicia later this summer after maternity leave.

A successful Senior luncheon on July 13 at the Highlands campus was attended by 100 people. It included performances by 4 talented Bethel youth and a presentation about Pine Ridge.

Pastor John will be the “game guy” in the field at VBS.

The Petermeier family thanks Bethel for the support it has received from the congregation.

Davin Miller is working on the Faith in Action Ministry—purpose is to provide an easy way for individuals to serve others locally. Examples: shoveling snow, raking leaves or cleaning gutters for those who need the help.

Looking for a cadre of people who would be willing to help.

Cover of the next Visitor will feature this ministry.

Associate Pastor—Pastor Ben

Expressed his appreciation for the paternity leave and also shared Pastor Alicia’s appreciation for her maternity leave.

August 30th, a volunteer training session will be held.

The youth trip to the National Youth Gathering included 28 youth and 7 chaperones. All returned safely and with renewed spirit! Rev. Jean Elliott, our new Director of Youth Ministry, accompanied the group.

Bethel will host the National Youth Gathering-Rise Up tour on October 7th.

Luther Bible Camp went well.

Much preparation for VBS week which begins July 27th with about 240 kids attending. Business Administrator—Ralph Van Keulen

Continued great work by the Property Committee which is managing a long list of maintenance items.

A giving kiosk will be installed at the Highlands campus in the coming weeks. Financial Secretary’s Report—Mike Bartels

Financial results are encouraging through the first six months. Giving is at budgeted levels and is up com-pared to the first half of last year. General Fund expenses are below budget.

OLD BUSINESS/NEW BUSINESS/SAVE THE DATE

A subcommittee is working on an update to Bethel’s mission statement.

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The Women of Bethel gather

monthly (October-June)

with friends , new and old,

to share the Word of God.

All women are welcome to

attend a gathering of their

choice when groups resume

regular meetings in the fall!

If you have any questions,

please contact Bonnie

Knutson, facilitator, at

[email protected].

Please mark your calendars

for the All-Circle Kick-off on

Thursday, September 17th,

7 pm at the Highlands

campus!

WOMEN’S WELCA

SUMMER RETREAT

This year's St. Croix Valley WELCA summer retreat will be held on Thursday, Aug. 13 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Burkhardt, WI. The morning will begin with registration and coffee from 8:15 - 8:45 am. A registration fee of $10 per person will be taken at the door. The cost in-cludes lunch to be served before we head home. For those who are unable to stay for lunch, the cost will be $5. The theme for the morning is "Rooted in Christ". Hectic lives! Full schedules! Too much to do and not enough time to do it! It's easy to get over-whelmed with so many things pulling us in so many directions. How do we find balance in the midst of all of this and stay "firmly rooted in Christ"? Barbara Solsaa, founder of Clergy Life Coaching, will be our speaker. She will focus on how we can stay rooted and grounded in Christ in the midst of all of the things that keep us busy and pull us away from Christ as our center. We hope that the women of Bethel will be able to attend this inspirational day of fellowship with other women from the St. Croix Valley conference.

YAH MN LANDSCAPE

ARBORETUM TRIP

The Young at Hearts will have an opportunity to travel to the Minnesota Landscape Arbore-tum on Thursday, August 20th. We will take a tram tour of the grounds and then have an opportunity to walk through the many gardens in full bloom. Each year the Arbore-tum has a special ex-hibit, and this year it is an awe-inspiring Lego creation. The exhibit in-cludes twelve whimsical inter-pretations of nature at play. The largest single piece, the Peacock, is made of 68,827 Legos.

The cost for the trip is $20 and includes admission and the tram tour. Lunch is on your own in the Arboretum cafeteria. Please sign up for the trip at the Downtown welcome center no later than August 10th. Payment for the trip is also due by that date. The bus will leave from the Downtown campus at 8:45 and we will return around 3:30.

BETHEL BOOK CLUB

The Bethel Book Club will meet on Wednesday, September 2nd from 1-3 pm at the Downtown campus. The book we will be discussing is, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin, and will be facilitated by Carolyn Shurb. All are welcome!

Women

of

Bethel USHERS

8 am 11 am

8/2 Jeff Maki, Dave Benson Janet Lestock, Chuck Boeder

8/9 Slater/Edith Lampman Ron/Nancy Langness

8/16 Roger Pavlis, Bob Jacobson Ralph Swenson, Ken Larson

8/23 Trina/Aaron Hilke,

Liz Hilke Schmitt

Kelle/Chris Anderson

8/30 Jeff Maki, Dave Benson Ron/Nancy Langness

GREETERS

8/2 Inge Bleier, Evelyn Christensen Bonnie Knutson, Bettie Peterson

8/9 Peggy/Don Hale Norma/Dick Newberg

8/16 Randy/Doreen Deal Marlys Swenson, Susan Thayer

8/23 Lori Benson, Jane Zappa Nan Lopatka, Shirley Halyburton

8/30 Aaron/Trina Hilke & family Jerry/Margie Ellefson

READERS

8/2 Sandy Madsen Chuck Boeder

8/9 Peggy Hale Joelene Baker

8/16 Barb Ronningen Ralph Swenson

8/23 Trina Hilke Kelle Anderson

8/30 Jeff Maki Chuck Boeder

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS

8/2 Dick/Barb Hagen Linda James, Chuck Boeder

8/9 No communion Ron/Nancy Langness

8/16 Barb/Scott Larson Marlys Swenson, Ken Larson

8/23 No communion Kelle/Chris Anderson

8/30 No communion Chuck Boeder, Ron Langness

ACOLYTES

8/2 Chase Kloster, Cameron Knott Alivia Steiner, Olivia Johnson

8/9 Ethan Kostynick, Annika Lewis Andrew Knoke, Seth Marrs

8/16 Maggie Lorentson,

Cameron Knott

Kyle Meyer, Joe Murray

8/23 Evan Peterson Emma Olson, Hana Hellmers

8/30 Max Reynolds, Ryan Shuff Sam Paulson, Ashton Randolph

COOKIE CALLER WELCOME CENTER 8 AM

8/2 Delpha Hanson Darlene Ecker

8/9 Darlene Berglund Cynthia Huntley

8/16 Curt Larson Randy/Doreen Deal

8/23 Liz Whithurch Patty Johnson

8/30 Georgia/Jerry Adams June Waalen

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULES—AUGUST 2015, DOWNTOWN & HIGHLANDS CAMPUSES

HOSPITALITY TEAMS—9:30 AM HIGHLANDS 8 AM DOWNTOWN & 11 AM HIGHLANDS

GREETERS NURSERY

8/2 Gaye Frye Eliza Jorgenson

8/9 Dan/Gretchen DuPuis Olivia Haefner

8/16 Bruce/Carol Horn Lauren Chukel, Peyton

Poling

8/23 Ernie/Lynn Betker Grace Yaeger, Alivia

Steiner

8/30 Bobbe Henderson Maggie Brown, Stella Ullom

USHERS/COMMUNION

SERVERS

8/2 Kayla Burt, Patti Thacker, Jamie/Jean Johnson, Kressa Burt,

Janet Lestock

8/9 Jim/Jan Orf, Ricky/Missy Lein, John Olson, Mary Gerzmehle

8/16 Lowell/Kathy Enerson, James/Michelle Kulzer, Diane Wolf,

Jane Betz

8/23 Dan/Wendy Theobald, Dick/Char Trende, Chuck Lewis,

Bill Swanson

8/30 Kevin/Jill Knoke, Brian/Chelle Ullom, Amy Fondroy Eich,

Diane Wolf

HOSPITALITY/COFFEE WELCOME CENTER

8/2 Tim/Cindy Nelson family Kim Romness

8/9 Holter family Tracy Berglund

8/16 Rutten family Jane Betz

8/23 OPEN Volunteer Needed

8/30 Tim/Cindy Nelson family Greta Shafer

PROJECTIONIST VIDEOGRAPHER

8/2 Larry Quam Alan Park

8/9 Mason Triebold Dillon Rutten

8/16 Kevin Carrier Alan Park

8/23 Eric Holter Larry Quam

8/30 Larry Quam Parker Poling

SATURDAY

PROJECTIONIST

8/1 Vicki Datt 8/22 Char Trende

8/8 Kevin Fischer 8/29 Vicki Datt

8/15 Kevin Fischer

AUGUST 2015 AUGUST 2015

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

Kathy Jeska All services

715.386.8821, ext. 33 or [email protected]

Please contact Kathy if you would like to be a part of

Bethel’s hospitality/worship ministry!

20s/30s GROUP

SUMMER GATHERINGS

Please check our group’s

Facebook page for details

on the next gathering. You

can also contact Kali Sharot

([email protected]) for

information.

Barbara Solsaa


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If you have an interest in

Native American culture,

American history, the Old

West or mission trips, you’ll

want to join us for our Fall

trip to the Pine Ridge Indian

Reservation in southwestern

South Dakota. We’ll be de-

livering school supplies and

clothing, seeing the sites,

hearing from a number of

Lakota friends, and doing a

small service project. (And

above all things, showing

the love of Christ through

our actions!)

The dates are Thursday-

Sunday, October 22-25 and

the cost is $200 to cover

transportation, lodging and

food. (We can only take a

maximum of 18 people.)

Talk to Pastor John, Alan

Park or Mary Gerzmehle if

you’re interested. (This has

been a life-changing trip for

so many for the past couple

of years!)

3RD ANNUAL PINE

RIDGE MISSION TRIP TANZANIA JULY 4TH

FUNDRAISER UPDATE

Thanks to everyone who at-tended and helped to make the Tanzania 4th of July fundraiser a success! In addition to great weather, scrumptious food, and wonderful camaraderie, we raised $3,800 for our Tan-zanian partner church, The Cathedral. A Bethel group will

travel to Tanzania next Febru-ary to meet with our partners and work on various projects. If you’re inter-

ested in joining the group, please contact Alan Park ([email protected]) or Mary Gerzmehle ([email protected]) for more information! Asante Sana!

THANKS FOR YOUR

HELP! Hopefully you’ve noticed a marked improvement with the picture quality of the screens at the Highlands recently. We want to thank the committee who put the time and effort into helping

with this important project. A great big THANK YOU to: Darrel Schoeberlein, Paul Gavic, Brian Johnson, Ralph Van Keulen, Bill Jenkinson and Pas-tor John. Thanks for your time, talents and energies, gentlemen! (We have more improvements to do on our sound, lighting and video systems, but they are on hold until more money is avail-able.)

BANDAGES FOR

GLOBAL HEALTH

MINISTRIES

Naomi circle will meet at Bethel Downtown in the overflow area of the fellowship hall on Wednesday, August 12, 9-11 am to assemble rolled ban-dages for Global Health Min-istries. Interested members of the congregation are in-vited to assist with this pro-ject. Commercial bandages are often expen-sive and in short supply, so rolled bandages, or "missionary ban-dages", are needed in many countries. Suitable materials used are bed sheets, white only, cotton or cotton blend. There is cur-rently a shortage of bandages at most of the Global Health Min-istries throughout the world.


BETHEL HIGHLANDS PRESCHOOL UPDATES

There are many changes at Bethel Highlands Preschool! This spring we said goodbye to four of our teachers, three of whom have been with us since our opening in 2007. They were each ready to explore new options, or moving to new locations. While we are happy for their new opportunities, we are sad to see them go. Clara Ashwood, Missy Austreng, and Nikki Hahn were all part of the original BHP team and each played a huge role in our success. Over the years they have significantly impacted the lives of hundreds of children and families. The daily work that goes into running a preschool class-room is more than most people can imagine. Beyond the daily needs of 3- and 4-year-olds, these teachers also planned and implemented activities to develop skills for life! Most importantly, these teachers helped foster rela-tionships—and relationships with God. For their eight years of service, for their role in establishing BHP, and for the hundreds of lives they’ve touched, we are eternally grateful. Thank you!

After the conclusion of the school year, the board conducted interviews for new teachers. We are pleased to report that we have filled all of our teaching positions with highly qualified, educated, and experienced teachers. Alyssa Edholm, Mollie Hagman, Michelle Kulzer, and Kate Quebodeaux will be joining us this fall.

Openings at the preschool! We still have many openings for fall preschool. 3-year-old full and half-day pro-

grams, 4-year-old half-day, and K-Prep half-day are still enrolling. Please contact Kari Jo to set up a tour or find out about availability.

OPEN HOUSE for the preschool will take place on Monday, August 24th from 1-7 pm. This is a great opportunity for you to check out our class-rooms and meet the new teachers.

We are hiring for Substitute Teachers for fall. Please contact Kari Jo if you are interested in being part of our substitute teacher list. You need not have a degree to be a substitute. Substitute Teacher Training will take place on Friday, Septem-ber 11th from 9:15-10:30 am.

A CPR/AED class is being offered to the public! Red Cross training in Infant & Child CPR, Adult CPR, First Aid, and AED is available on Friday, September 11th from 10:30-3:30. Cost is $80 per person, with Red Cross certification available upon successful completion. Please contact Kari Jo with questions, or to register for the class. Limited to 8 participants!

Please visit our web site at

www.bethelhighlandspreschool.org!

You may contact Kari Jo at

[email protected].



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CALLING ALL ONGOING SMALL GROUPS & LEADERS THANK-YOU AND RESOURCE SESSION SEPTEMBER 9

Bethel has a number of small groups that meet ongoing throughout the program year. We would like to offer a thank-you and resource session for those small group leaders. Whether you are an open group always open to new members or a closed group that has a set group of people, we would like to have your participation in this event. We will plan to gather from 7:00-8:15 p.m., Wednesday, September 9th at Bethel's Highlands Campus. If you do not have a specific leader of your small group, but collectively lead or rotate leaders, please consider nominating one or two people to attend from your small group. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Alicia at [email protected] or 715.386.8821.

SENIOR LEAGUE WEDNESDAYS, 7 PM AT BETHEL DOWNTOWN—ENGEDI Each week, Senior League will meet in Engedi for an activity. Watch the Bethel Weekly News and Facebook for a different activity each week.

CAMP WAPO—ONE DAY

Introduce your kids to the exciting possibilities of church camp at Camp Wapo’s One Day! Camp counselors will lead kids through a typical day of crafts, devotions, mu-sic, water activities and games. Look for sign-ups at the welcome centers and check out www.campwapo.org for more information.

* Who: students entering grades 1 – 4 * Cost: $25 * When: Wednesday, August 5, leaving at 7:30 am and returning about 5 pm

UPCOMING EVENTS OCTOBER 7: “RISE UP” CONCERT—ALL AGES Enjoy the music from the National Youth Gathering right in the Bethel sanctuary! Key musicians from the NYG will be there including Agape, Rachel Kurtz and Joe Davis to perform their best music just for you. It’s an event not to be missed!

OCTOBER 16: MOONLIGHT MYSTERY MADNESS—MIDDLE SCHOOL Registration for this annual event fills quickly, so watch for registration details in September and be ready to register!

NOVEMBER 13-15: GODSTOCK—HIGH SCHOOL It’s a small scale version of the NYG and a great way to connect or reconnect with friends within the synod. Registration details will be published in late September.

A NOTE FROM CAMP FROM COUNSELOR AND BETHEL MEMBER, JON KREYE

“This summer God has called me to try something new at a place which I now call home. Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible camp is where I've been spending my summer. I am counseling weeklong campers who range from 4-9th grade. I am responsible for being with the kids all day, which includes leading a daily Bible study with them, wor-shiping with them, and doing all kinds of crazy outdoor activities. Hanging out with a bunch of middle schoolers all day every week can be draining, but the reward I get makes it incredibly worth while. I am inspired by many of these campers’ love for God and care for others. One of my favorite parts of this job is building relationships with my campers and hearing about how they have encountered God and how they want to continue their faith walks. It's so moving to hear what my campers have to say about our bible studies and to hear them pray. I have learned a lot about myself and about everyday ministry this summer. I feel blessed to have such a wonderful opportunity to share the gospel with so many. ‘For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of

God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the gentile.’ Romans 1:16"

ALL WORSHIP VOLUNTEER KICK-OFF EVENT & TRAINING

As a way to say thank you and begin the program year on a great footing, we are going to have an All Worship Volunteer Kick-Off Event & Training from 6-7:30 pm, Sunday, August 30th at Bethel's Highlands Campus. If you are currently serving as a worship volunteer or have interest in serving in this role, please save the date on your calendars! If you have any questions, please email Pastor Alicia ([email protected]). Your presence matters to the ministry of Bethel! We'll look forward to seeing you there! *Light refreshments will be served.

BETHEL’S HOSPITALITY/WORSHIP VOLUNTEER MINISTRY DOWNTOWN AND HIGHLANDS CAMPUSES We have four worship services every weekend at Bethel, and it “takes a village” to keep our hospitality/worship volunteer ministry alive and running smoothly (one look at the list on page 13 will show you!). Would you be willing to take a turn every now and then to help us out? One current need is for some folks to help run the projector/PowerPoint slide show at our 11 am ser-vice this fall. Please contact our volunteer coordinator, Kathy Jeska, about this or other volunteer opportunities ([email protected] or 715.386.8821, ext. 33), or plan to attend our Volunteer Kick-off on August 30th. Thank you for considering this vital Bethel ministry!

BIBLE STUDY, DEVOTIONS & PRAYER SMALL GROUPS

Many of our small groups are currently on summer break. Please check back here next month for fall start-up dates and times, or watch the Bethel Weekly News or Be-thel’s web site for updates. For further information, please contact Pastor Alicia at [email protected] or 715.386.8821, ext. 23.


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BETHEL HIGHLANDS PRESCHOOL PRAYER PARTNERS School will begin next month and there will be many Bethel Highlands Preschoolers who would like a Prayer Partner just like you! Your commitment is small and the reward is big. Just include your assigned student in your prayers and if you would like, send prayer notes or holi-day cards. If you're interested, please contact Marcie Andrews ([email protected]).

EVEREST VBS In July Bethel hosted another amazing week of VBS! More than 200 participants from Hudson and be-yond joined for a week of faith forming and inspiring songs, stories, and activities. A huge THANK YOU to the nearly 100 volunteers plus Bethel staff and pastors who helped make this possible—it couldn’t have been as amazing without you! Together we learned to Conquer Challenges with God’s Mighty Power! Coming July 2016, Cave Quest: Following Jesus, the Light of the World!

EDUCATION UPDATES REGISTRATION Believe it or not, summer will come to an end, but with it also comes new beginnings such as church class regis-tration! Registration details will be sent to families in early August and will also be available on the Bethel web site. Until then, please note these key dates:

KEY DATES: September 13: Sunday School Kick-off and Volunteer Training September 16: Confirmation/ 6th and 7th grade Open House November 6-7: More than Friends @ Luther Point (grade 8 only)

FAITH MILESTONES SEPTEMBER 17 (THURSDAY)—3-YEAR-OLDS (AS OF 9/1/15 NOAH’S ARK These children are welcomed into Sunday School as their Faith Milestone. These children will experience first-hand what it looks like and what to expect when they attend Sunday school each week. To make sure your child is on this list, please contact Marcie Andrews ([email protected]). Your invitation will be coming soon. SEPTEMBER 27—FAITH MILESTONE SUNDAY

4th Grade: Hands On Bible 8th Grade: Lutheran Study Bible These students will be presented with their Bibles and receive a special blessing during the worship service to prepare for their Faith Milestone classes.

WYNAND HANSEN CONCERT AUGUST 12, 7 PM IN ENGEDI

Come one, come all to a FREE music concert! You’ve heard him in the sanctuary, but now Wynand Hansen is returning to Bethel for an acoustic show in Engedi. It promises to be a relaxing time as summer draws to a close. Invite your friends!


WOW SERVICES CONTINUE Our weekly WOW (Wednesday Outdoor Worship) services continue through August 19. Come out to the Highlands Outdoor Classroom space (just north of the Columbarium) at 6:30 pm on Wednesdays. In poor weather, we will worship in the children's theater.

This year’s theme is "Farmer's Market: Fruit of the Spirit." These services are open to anyone and always include songs, activities, and snacks for young children. Hope to see you there—and bring a friend!

Please see the back page for details on our two special WOW services, August 12 and 19!

Date Theme

August 5 "Farmer's Market: Gentleness"

August 12 Blessing of the Pets

August 19 Blessing of the Backpacks

SCHOOL SUPPLIES COLLECTION FOR TWO MINISTRIES

Bethel is collecting school supplies for two ministries again this year: Lutheran World Relief and the Wolf Creek school on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. A Bethel group will de-liver the supplies to Pine Ridge in October.

This is a great time to purchase school supplies—sales can be found in most stores! If you would like to help, the list for LWR is below. There is no specific list for Pine Ridge.

Four 70-sheet notebooks, wide– or college-ruled. (NO loose-leaf paper) One 30-centimeter ruler or ruler with centimeters on one side and inches on the other One pencil sharpener One blunt scissors One eraser, approx. 2-1/2” Five unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers; secure together with a rubber band. Five ballpoint pens (NO gel ink); secure together with a rubber band

Cash donations are also welcome. (A $10.00 contribution will buy seven more bags for LWR!) Please specify “LWR school bags” and/or “Pine Ridge supplies”, then place in an envelope at either Bethel welcome center.

Thank you for considering these important ministries. Extra supplies will go back into our local community.



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BETHEL SNAPSHOTS

Haiti mission trip, July 11-17. The Bethel

team helped in building a new library.

They also spent time at VBS where chil-

dren were learning the story of David

and Goliath.

ELCA National Youth Gathering

in Detroit, July 13-21. Students

and chaperones returned

refreshed, rejuvenated and

inspired by Christ!

Saturday, August 1

7 am Men’s Bible study DT

3 pm Girl Scout troop #53205 DT

5:30 pm Gathering worship BH

Sunday, August 2

8 am Celebration worship DT

9:30 am New Song worship BH

11 am Great Awakening worship BH

12:15-3:15 pm Cookie caller pick-up

DT

Monday, August 3

5:30 pm Young Adults Bible study BH

6:30 pm Monday Funday activity

6:30 pm Dorothy Day food prep &

serving DT

7 pm Boy Scouts Troop #140 and

Venture Crew DT

7 pm Property committee DT

Tuesday, August 4

8:15 am Habitat for Humanity

12 pm Offering counters meet DT

3:30 pm Girl Scout troop #54183 DT

Wednesday, August 5

6:30 pm Men’s fellowship breakfast

@ Key’s Café

7:30 am Camp Wapo/One Day

9 am Youth team meeting DT

10 am Staff meeting DT

12 pm Volunteer coord. mtg. DT

2 pm Prayer team (off-site)

6:30 pm WOW—Wednesday Out-

door Worship BH

Thursday, August 6

Leadership Summit/off-site


1 pm Hardanger DT

5 pm HOME meal DT

7 pm New Song rehearsal BH

Friday, August 7

Leadership Summit/off-site

Saturday, August 8


8 am Long-range education plan-

ning meeting @ Don Hale’s


Sunday, August 9

Blood pressure checks BH





DT

Monday, August 10

9 am Offering counters meet DT

1 pm Embroidery club DT




Venture Crew DT

7 pm Church council DT

Tuesday, August 11


4:30 pm Grace Place serving

7 pm Boy Scout Troop Committee DT

Wednesday, August 12

8 am Preschool new teacher training

BH


9 am Naomi gathering assembling

bandages DT


2 pm Prayer team (off-site)

6:30 pm WOW—Blessing of the Pets

BH

7 pm Wynand Hansen concert DT

Thursday, August 13


BH

8:15 am St. Croix Valley WELCA con-

ference Summer Retreat (off-site)


Friday, August 14

9 am Women of Bethel Quilters DT

Saturday, August 15

Reminder: Visitor info due


9 am Hudson Heritage Quilters DT


Sunday, August 16





DT

Monday, August 17


BH



6 pm Dorothy Day food prep &

serving DT



Venture Crew DT

7 pm Preschool board meeting BH

Tuesday, August 18

8 am Preschool CPR training BH


6:30 pm Dorothy Day food prep &

serving DT


6:30 am Men’s fellowship breakfast

@ Key’s Café


BH



5 pm Outreach committee BH

6:30 pm WOW—Blessing of the

Backpacks BH

Thursday, August 20

8 am Preschool all teacher training

BH

8:45 am YAH to MN Arboretum DT

1 pm Hardanger DT

5 pm HOME meal DT


Friday, August 21

Preschool classroom set-up day

Saturday, August 22



Sunday, August 23





DT

Monday, August 24


1 pm Preschool Open House BH




Venture Crew DT

Tuesday, August 25


BH


9 am Women of Bethel Quilters DT



BH



Thursday, August 27


BH

9 am Visitor collators DT


7 pm HOME monthly planning DT

Friday, August 28

Saturday, August 29



Sunday, August 30





DT

6 pm All Worship Volunteer Thank-

you & Training BH

Monday, August 31




Venture Crew DT

Bethel Lutheran Church Hudson, Wisconsin

DT: Downtown

BH: Bethel Highlands AUGUST 2015

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