Weekly Email, Dec. 21
VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED NEXT WEEK AT CONNECTIONS! Link to sign up to serve at Connections Shelter Dec. 28-Jan. 3, click here.
Deadline for ELCA Good Gifts donations is Dec. 23 by noon. Link to give, click here. Read more details about both on the News & Updates blog.
LAST CALL FOR PICTURES! Please send family Christmas photos, from this year or past years, to include in the Christmas worship service. Limit 3 per family. Photos accepted until noon on Dec. 23. Send to Emily at blchurch@blcmankato.org.
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Merry Christmas, Bethlehem! We have a full week of worship for you and a special gift.
Pastor Jay's sermon yesterday brought many of us to tears as we reflected on all the ways our church has always been there for us. He also reminded us we are still here for each other. This is never more true than at Christmas time. We hope you will find a way to be together with us this week, whether online or in the parking lot on Christmas Eve. If you join us in the parking lot, bundle up and only bring a chair if you think you'll be uncomfortable standing for 15-20 minutes.
If you subscribe to our YouTube Channel, you've already received notice of the latest video we posted. For those that don't, Christine has worked with Emily to re-release her 1996 album of piano favorites for you as a special Christmas gift. Read more on the blog. Please enjoy and thank Christine when you see her! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gKaAEfm4Pg
SCHEDULE:
---Tuesday, Dec. 22nd and Wednesday Dec. 23rd: 9am-4pm. Pick up shirts in the church entryway. ONLY IF YOU ORDERED. There are no extras. Also available for pick-up at Christmas Eve Candlelight worship.
---Wednesday, Dec. 23rd: 6pm Advent Evening Prayer Service on Facebook & YouTube
---Thursday, Dec. 24th: 3pm Worship on KTOE Radio; 4pm Worship on Facebook & YouTube; 6pm Candlelight Worship IN THE PARKING LOT
---Friday, Dec. 25th: No services, Merry Christmas! Watch other services a second time!
---Sunday, Dec. 27th: 9:45am A Service of Lessons and Carols, featuring many members of BLC on Facebook & YouTube
Details for all events and more by clicking through to the News & Updates blog.
Feeling extra giving this year? Sign up to give blood on Monday, December 28th. Grounds for Joy, 1-6pm. There are only 5 spots left!
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Our new website and church management system, Breeze, offers so many exciting ways we can streamline our communication with you. Using Breeze to send you weekly updates is one of the ways we can keep our email list consistent and accurate (it also saves time and money!).
Additionally, our new website features a "News & Updates" blog, which you can follow right from the home page (blcmankato.org). By including all the details there, you can easily reference it at any time.
News & Updates: https://www.blcmankato.org/news-updates
The website also integrates the Events Calendar from Breeze. You can view the calendar and event descriptions on the website, but you can also check into worship and register for events by using your own Breeze account (don't have one yet? Contact Emily in the office).
Church Calendar: https://www.blcmankato.org/calendar
