10:30 Worship – May 13, 2012 – Faith Milestone: High School Graduation
9:00am Worship – May 13, 2012 – Mother’s Day
8:00am Worship – May 6, 2012 – Kick-off of Renewed in Faith
8:00am Worship – April 29, 2012
8:00am Worship, 10:30am Worship – April 22, 2012
10:30 am Worship – April 15, 2012
10:30 am Worship – April 8, 2012 [...]
Bethany Lutheran Church
A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Worship Services
“I have arrived. I am home.” ~ calligraphy by Thich Nhat Hanh
Read more about Pastor Ron’s intentional re-engagement in the life of the community at rtgmtg.blogspot.com.
March 2012
Bethany Lutheran Church Council Meeting
Room 210 – 7:00 pm, March 27, 2012
Devotions………………………………………………………………………………… Pastor Ruth Ann Loughry
Meeting Call to Order and Approvals…………………………………………………………………. Ron Gusé
1. Approval of February meeting minutes – Motion A
Pastors’ Report ………………………………………………………………………… Pastor Ruth Ann Loughry
1. Pastor’s Report – discussion
2. Pastor Ron Sabbatical Return Celebration – discussion
3. Holy Week – discussion
4. Other items
President’s [...]
Lenten Retreat 2012
While a fire back in November might have kept us from St. Malo’s Retreat Center and a water-main break the day of our retreat may have kept us from visiting Highlands Presbyterian Retreat Center, NOTHING could keep the people of Bethany from exploring the Resurrection story through the Gospels during our Lenten Retreat! The kind [...]
February 2012
Bethany Lutheran Church Council Meeting
Room 210 – 7:00 pm
January 24, 2012
Devotions…………………………………………………………………………………… Pastor Ruth Ann Loughry
Meeting Call to Order and Approvals……………………………………………………………………. Ron Gusé
Approval of January meeting minutes – Motion A
Approval of the January 28 special meeting minutes – Motion B
Pastor’s Report…………………………………………………………………………… Pastor Ruth Ann Loughry
Report of January activities
Rev. Drs. Hill and Shore visits – discussion/feedback/next [...]
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Faith Formation in February
Drumming and bowling, traditions and song – talking to others of how we belong! More photos below!
Our Weekend with Rev. Dr. Mary Hinkle Shore – February 2012
The weekend of February 25-26, 2012 was a sign-discovering, belonging-finding, ministry-discussing, small group-conversing, new member-gathering, family-bowling, talent show-amazing kind of weekend!
Special thanks to our guest, Rev. Dr. Mary Hinkle Shore, author of “Signs of Belonging” and professor at Luther Seminary, for leading Bethany members and friends in caring conversations about discovering where they belong!
February 12, 2012 – Photos
February 12, 2012 – Included in the album below:
Bold Women’s Sunday – BLC members celebrated the women in their life who were BOLD women in Christ (our thanks to BOLD woman in Christ, Sarah Hulslander, for capturing these photos!) Want to view the Bold Wordsplash insert? Here are four versions: Bold1, Bold2, Bold3, Bold4
Celebration of [...]
Celebrating our Quilters: a 41-year Ministry
Backing and basting, patterns and prayer. Hand-sewn with love, hand-crafted with care!
Forming Faith with our Fingers
Sunday School children added the finishing touches to hand-tied blankets.
Matthew 11:28
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
Soup Bowls and Snowfall and Restrooms…oh my! Photos below!
Snow didn’t stop Bethany from SOUP-porting their favorite hunger relief teams! Remodeling pics, too!
SOUPer Bowl of Caring, Restroom Remodel and SNOW!
February 4-5, 2012: Denver, CO was hit with a whopper snow storm, but Bethany members warmed plenty of hearts with their SOUP-port of Souper Bowl of Caring. Over $800 was split between hunger relief champions ELCA World Hunger and Metro CareRing. Plus, the restroom remodel in the lobby just outside the Sanctuary is well under [...]
SOUPer Bowl Time!
Sunday’s soup pot donations went to MetroCaring and ELCA World Hunger Appeal! Over $900 collected! SOUPer job!
Job 37:5-6
God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways;
he does great things beyond our understanding. He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’…
January 2012
Bethany Lutheran Church Council Meeting
Room 210 – 7:00 pm
January 24, 2012
Getting to Know Each Other and Devotions – – – Pastor Ruth Ann Loughry
Meeting Call to Order and Approvals – – – Ron Gusé
1. Approval of December meeting minutes – Motion A
2. Additions to the agenda
Pastor’s Report – – – Pastor Ruth Ann Loughry
1. [...]
December 2011
Bethany Lutheran Church Council Meeting
Room 210, 7:00pm
December 13, 2011
Session 1 – 2011 Council:
Opening prayer/devotion/welcome
1. Meeting Call to Order and Approval of Minutes
a. November 2011 Council Minutes – Motion A
b. Agenda Additions? Nov 2011 Congregational Meeting Minutes
2. Pastor’s Reports – Pastor Ron, Pastor Ruth Ann
3. President’s Report – Ron Gusé
a. Vision Team Report
4. Financial [...]
Blessed to Belong Blog
Have you blogged today? blessedtobelong.wordpress.com Add your thoughts about our sabbatical activities!
History of Sabbath and Personal Sabbath
Rev. Dr. Paul Hill, from Vibrant Faith Ministries, lead Staff and Church Council in caring conversations about Sabbath rest.
Lessons of Generosity and Stewardship
Our new, silver offering plates were given in honor of David and Henry, two fathers who helped a BLC couple appreciate their blessings in life.
January 28, 2012 – Our Weekend with Rev. Dr. Paul Hill
Saturday, January 28, 2012 was a sabbath discussing, arm-raising, faith-forming, spaghetti-eating, umbrella-opening kind of day!
Special thanks to our guest, Rev. Dr. Paul Hill, director of Vibrant Faith Ministries, for leading Bethany members and friends in caring conversations about sabbath rest!
Christmas at Bethany
Merry Christmas! Enjoy photos of the Children’s Choir Concert, the Sunday School Program, singing children of BECC, Live Nativity and Christmas Eve! Glory to God in the highest!
Glory to God in the Highest!
The angels said to the shepherds: I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. (Luke 2:10-11)
Indeed this is the news that we await to hear on Christmas Eve, the pronouncement that [...]
Renewed in Faith
159 bricks for $158,635
Be the Blessing 2012
If you show up to worship as usual at 8 or 9am at Bethany on Sunday, June 3, you may find the building empty. A sign will say that worship is cancelled and that our congregation has joined the service in the neighborhoods of our community! Click here to learn more! Come! Be the blessing!
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