“Every person supports a cause. It may not be our cause, but that's OK. See what's going on in your church and in your community and get involved with something that touches your heart. Think about it, pray about it and then just do it. Live beyond yourself." --Living Lutheran, Sept. 2021
Dear Bethlehem members,
A huge thank you to all the members who have filled out their Time & Talent Surveys already! This is very helpful. Because we were closed for so many months, then operating under new protocols for so many months, we feel it is fitting to completely redo our volunteer database. There are simply too many people who have different needs and levels of involvement than they did previously. Please fill out the Time & Talent Survey (online preferred: https://blcmankato.breezechms.com/form/2021TimeandTalent) by September 25th. Paper copies are at each welcome table at church. ONLY people who fill out surveys will be placed on serving and volunteer schedules, regardless of previous involvement. We simply can't make assumptions. Even if you only want to do one thing from the long list, we still need the form.
Together we can fulfill the needs of our worshipping community and our community at large, not by one small group of people doing it all, but by many members doing few things. "Many hands make light work." Indeed working side by side is the best way to reconnect with each other after our long absences.
With grateful hearts,
The Bethlehem Staff
P.S. Excited to help RIGHT NOW??? Join us Saturday, September 11th for the PRIDE Parade! All are welcome to walk/scoot/skip/get pulled in a wagon with us! We will meet at the corner of Plum and Riverfront (across from the Wine Cafe in the new Bridge Plaza parking lot) between 10:45 and 11:15, with the parade kicking off at 11:30am. Look for our yellow and green banner and all the familiar faces! The parade walks north on Riverfront to Rock St (Mom & Pop's Ice Cream Shop), then turns left into Riverfront Park for the festival. Stay as long as you like!
