Weekly Email, Feb. 8
February 8, 2021
Our Lenten season starts next week on Ash Wednesday. You can join us for worship in-person or online, and you can also choose how/if you receive ashes. We will offer Imposition of Ashes over the lunch hour on Ash Wednesday and after the evening service, both times in the parking lot at door 1. If you'd rather do them yourself, you can pick up ashes in the vestibule on Tuesday or Wednesday during office hours (9a-4p) or you can make your own.
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Looking ahead to EASTER worship, we ask for your help in planning. Please fill out this poll to give us an idea of how many people plan to attend Easter church in person, should that be an option. https://blcmankato.breezechms.com/form/EasterInterestSurvey
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The Annual Fat Tuesday dinner has NOT been cancelled! Woo-hoo! Join the Facebook event to participate in the Silent Auction (no Facebook? Connect with someone to bid on your behalf.) which is NOW LIVE! Bidding ends on Feb. 14th at 5pm. You can pick up and pay for your items on Fat Tuesday.
Want to help raise money but can't participate? Use this link to donate: https://thrivent.cotribute.co/events/484768/detail
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We continue to promote and support our February Mission Partner: Partners for Housing.
Partners believes that the public interest is best served when all citizens have the opportunity to properly house themselves and their families in comfort and safety and, furthermore, that the cost of such housing should not be disproportionately deplete the already stretched finances of the poor and homeless. During a “normal” time, this is challenging for as many as 50% of our Blue Earth County neighbors spend 30% or more of their income on housing! This simple fact has earned Blue Earth County the designation of being a “Severe Cost-Burdened Area." Please consider a donation today.
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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
"Bethlehem is an inviting community that is growing in Christ, loving our neighbors, and serving God's world."
blcmankato.org (507) 388-2925
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
720 S. 2nd St. Mankato MN 56001
A Reconciling in Christ Congregation