BLC Weekly, December 30
Hello Bethlehem,
What an amazing year here at Bethlehem. 2024 was full of service, growth and fellowship. Your faith, friendship and support are the fuel that keep Bethlehem thriving. Together we continue fulfilling our mission of being an inviting community, growing in Christ, loving our neighbors and serving God’s world. Thank you.
As we look ahead to another wonderful year together, please enjoy some of our favorite moments of 2024 in our new video, 2024 at BLC!
Announcements
There will be no Wednesday night programming, worship or supper this week. We hope you will join us next week for scalloped potatoes and ham, with salad and roll, served at 5:00 pm on January 8th in the lower level, followed by the Epiphany Program!
Servers and meal items needed! Please sign up today to help serve at Connections Shelter. Bethlehem will be serving at Connections Shelter on January 3, 4, 5 and on February 3 and 4. Sign up using this link.
It’s the return of Bethlehem’s all-ages talent show! Join us for House of Bread, Friday, January 10th at 7:00pm in the lower level here at Bethlehem. We invite you to sign up to share your talents. Song, dance, poetry, all (church appropriate) talents are welcome! We are also introducing a visual arts component, so sign up to display your crafts. We can’t wait to see your skills!
Monthly mission partner: God’s global barnyard
Our December monthly mission partner is God’s Global Barnyard. This ministry works to find sustainable solutions to hunger through the purchase of livestock for those in developing countries facing food scarcity. You can purchase farm animals in honor or memory of your loved ones. These make a particularly meaningful gift during the holiday season. Cards, ornaments and other gifts symbolizing your animal will also be available in the narthex. Look for the form available in the welcome kiosk, or utilize the online order form. Last call to make names appear on the screens at Christmas Eve! Make your donation by December 17th to have your names listed on the worship screens.
This Week in our Prayers
Curt Halvorson Marian Mallory Pete Wachtel
Anna Moses Barb Girtz Royce Elker
Paul Haugesag Amy Grams Haugesag Wally Boyer
Al Rossow Donna Quick Deloris Singelstad
Dean Phillips Izzie Asleson Jodi Orchard
Faith Lutheran in Saint Charles Central Lutheran in Winona
Wanamingo Lutheran in Wanamingo Kiech Kuon Lutheran Parish in South Sudan
Torpuot Lutheran Parish in South Sudan Mading Lutheran Parish in South Sudan
Iambi Secondary School in Tanzania