BLC Weekly, July 24
Hello Bethlehem,
It’s VBS Week! There are over 50 kiddos signed up for this year’s VBS! We are so excited to gather this week to learn and grow, with a focus on our theme of RENEW and the parable of the sower. Interested in helping serve dinner? Please use this form to sign up, or contact the office. We pray for a fun, exciting, and meaningful Vacation Bible School 2023!
The Community and Global Mission Board has signed up to help with Sunday Suppers for the unhoused during the summer. Upcoming BLC dates August 27th, September 24th, from 4-6 at Grace Lutheran Church.
Simple meals of sandwiches, chips, water will be provided. We can use donations of water, gatorade, individual packages of chips, bars, paper plates, paper bags for take home. Please, contact Dee Bennett 317-679-3277, deebennett@mac.com to coordinate a donation. Thank you in advance for your generosity!
New Young Adults Small Group! This group is open to all post high school young adults. We will meet once a month at various places and have a chance to socialize and build relationships with one another. All are welcome and friends are welcome too! Fall events include:
Sept. 16th- Meet and Greet @ Jake's Pizza
Oct. 14th- Bonfire, location TBD
Nov. 11th- Cooking Competition @ BLC
Dec. 8th- Hockey Game @ MNSU
Head to ucdir.com to sign up!
It’s time for a new directory! Directory photos will be taken Aug 8-12 at Bethlehem. Head to the UCDIR website enter our church code, mn379 and password: photos to schedule your appointment. Unable to make it to these dates? Contact Molly Nelson, mnelson@blcmankato.org for alternate dates and accommodations.
We need hosts to help facilitate the directory photo check-in process, especially from 1:45-6pm and 5:45-8:30pm on Friday, and 12:45-4pm on Saturday. Please contact the office or reply to this email if you are interested in assisting!
Bethlehem will host another Blood Drive on August 22. Sign up with the Red Cross to give blood, donation hours are from 1-6pm. And mark your calendar, another Blood Drive has been scheduled for December 21st!
Deborah Circle would like to invite all interested persons to join us for a summer bible study. We will meet on the 3rd Saturday in June, July, and August in Grounds for Joy from 10:00-11:00 am. We will use the summer study found in Gather Magazine. Copies of the study will be available for those who don't have a subscription. Hope to see you there!
We had a lot of fun supporting the Cruz family at the MoonDogs fundraiser last Thursday! Thank you to everyone who organized, it was a wonderful time!
Home Care for Pr. Don: Bethlehem has been caring for and supporting Pastor Don and Bonnie Roberts since he was diagnosed with ALS in 1995, and now the Roberts need our help. Are you interested in helping with Pastor Don's home care? If you have experience as a caregiver, a good heart, and a willingness to learn, you are needed, as they are looking for more caregivers to round out their team. Let Pr. Don and Bonnie know if you can help! Connect with the Roberts by emailing dbroberts320@hotmail.com
Our July Monthly Mission is Partners for Housing. P4H works by providing emergency shelters at Theresa House, Union Street Place, and the Welcome Inn. They provide transitional housing, rapid re-housing and long-term housing in collaboration with many other supportive services. Bethlehem’s goal is to raise $1,300 for Partners for Housing. Please consider supporting this important mission!
This Week in our Prayers
Curt Halvorson Brenda Goetsch Marian Mallory
Pete Wachtel Carol Peterson Jim Norland
Pastor Don Roberts, Bonnie, and his caregivers
Scheie Lutheran in Mabel
Dennison Lutheran in Dennison
Grace Lutheran in Nerstrand
Merya Lutheran in Tanzania
Mkalama Lutheran in Tanzania
CELCO (Colegio de la Evangelica Luterana de Colombia) in Sogamoso