May 2009 - Bethesda Lutheran Church

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May, 2009
B e t h e s d a
Lutheran Church
WE NEED PLANTS FOR THE PLAYGROUND AND A FEW VOLUNTEERS!
Dena and Tim M are working diligently on the playground. Our bench and picnic table will
be cemented in soon. Dena will be working on most Monday evenings, weather permitting,
to prepare the ground for the cement and sod installation. Lend a hand if you are around!
What kind of plants? Perennial herbs (oregano, sage, marjoram, chives) lavender, asters,
delphinium, etc.
Sunday, June 14th, join us for a Celtic Celebration during service. This is the last Sunday
our A’cappela and Chancel Choirs will participate in service until September!
Reports From Our Council
Finance
Inside this issue:
Thank You
Thank You
Thank You
Although March was bleak, April finances find us in a more positive place. All our
expenses have been met.
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Facilities
Thank you one and all for all your hard work for “Join Hands” day. We plan another
work party for early June. Electrical work for our kitchen is progressing.
Hospitality
Thoughts for
the Month
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Calendar
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We are hoping for a successful “LUAU” filled with fellowship and love.
Outreach/Bethesda Community Services
Is everyone ready for another Bethesda Arts & Crafts Festival? Mark your calendars for
July 24-26! BCS continues to orchestrate proper housing for our Tonga Family.
Stewardship
Please remember to give from our hearts and follow Jesus.
Schedule
Birthdays
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Kairos Cookies
Guidelines
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Worship, Art & Music
A Celtic Service is planned for Sunday, June 14th.
Education
The last day of Sunday School is May 24th.
Pastor’s Report
Kairos Cookies
Recipes
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What are your thoughts and concerns about how we are doing and how we can grow in our
communication and relationship building with each other and with the followers of Jesus
who gather at this place we call Bethesda?
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Thanks to all of you who saved aluminum
We got .10 per pound for the cat food cans since
cans for us. I took two truck loads of cans
they don’t consider that clean aluminum. Please
to Lynnwood Recycle (formerly known as
Sno
keep the aluminum cans and cat food cans sepa-
-King Recycle). Even though the price is .20
rate. You can bring the cans to church or to my
per pound, we made $80.00 for the
Sunday
house. We will continue this fund raiser.
School. The owner was gracious
and evened
up the money since it was going for the Sunday
School.
The Lord provided wonderful weather for
us to accomplish much needed work at
our April 4th work party. Many line items
on the long list were completed. Work
was done on all of the buildings, except
the rental house, and all over the property
grounds. More chairs were recovered.
Approximately 37 people, members along
with many non-members, enjoyed accom-
Joan Minnis for Bethesda Sunday School
plishments and fellowship throughout the
day.
The Hospitality Committee again produced
a delicious lunch for all of us!
The list will be refined and posted again.
The Committee will set another work day
before summer so if you missed the April
date, watch for the upcoming event.
EASTER BREAKFAST
LATCH (Lutheran Alliance to Create Housing)
This event was a Join Hands project
through Thrivent Financial and we will
be receiving funds from them.
Thanks to all for your assistance in keeping our facilities looking good!
Submitted by
Facilities and Grounds Committee
breakfast. Thanks also to Ben Van Deren for
helping to pick up donations. Thanks for all who
helped with the set up and clean up. There were a
Thank you to all of you who helped with the
lot of people involved to make this a success.
Easter Breakfast. We raised $714.00 and we will
receive a 50% match from Thrivent Financial.
LATCH will receive $1,071.00 to help create
housing for under employed people.
We owe a big thank you to Cliff Pearson for
obtaining the donations of food and money and
his crew of men for preparing the wonderful
Your Thrivent Coordinators,
Joan Minnis
Jeanette Anstice
Donna Veveris
May 2009
Thoughts For The Month
Think I’ve missed Spring? Yesterday I managed to
wash, hangout and dry two batches of wash (before
company) in the sunshine but today—yuk. Are you a
comics in the paper reader? Family Tree hit the spot a
couple of days ago when the grandma was hanging out
the wash (there I am) and the granddaughter picks up a
clothes pin, asking “what is it?” Grandma’s reply about
the total situation was that the pin and clothesline were
used before dryers, “Wow! You’re like a living history
museum!”, came from the granddaughter. A recent
moan from a much younger son, “It’s no fun growing
old” and there we were, we years older than he, listening. Yep!
Some do you remembers: You got your windshield
cleaned, oil checked, gas pumped, without asking, all
for free—every time? And you didn’t pay for air—and
often got trading stamps to boot? Having a weapon in
school meant being caught with a sling shot? Baseball
cards in the spokes transformed any bike into a
motorcycle? They threatened to keep kids back a grade
if they failed...and they did? When a single penny made
you rich enough to buy your favorite candy and there
were zillions of choices? And five dollars would buy
groceries for a whole week? If we were lucky, my
brother and I were able to go to Smith’s Grocery Store
on Dad’s paydays to pay the grocery bill, we could then
pick out a candy of choice behind the glass in that big
case. Yes, many grocers gave credit in those days—a
quite common practice. Stamps were 3¢ and for 10¢ you
could buy a comic book at the town drugstore. And
your father complained when gas went up to 15¢ a
gallon. Of course everything was relative then and I’ve
never regretted living those days to now. Despite ups
and downs we’ve managed for 80+ years, it’s been more
fun and much less frightening.
Whoosh! See what a rainy day does to your brain
after a day of sunshine. Now-what? A couple of years
ago Charles Siegel in his book “The End of Economic
Growth” argued that the boundless economic growth no
longer improves lives of average Americans. Now what
problems. “Rather, our investment of time, energy, and
money in incessant consumerism is a rat race that undermines our own happiness and trashes the environment
to boot.” In his latest book, “The Politics of Simple Living”, he encourages a dramatic reversal. Enough stuff!
“Instead of consuming more, let’s use the affluence we
created to transform American cities and towns into
transit-friendly places and to give every American the
choice to work less and spend more time with family.”
Unfortunately, today isn’t this occurring already but, for
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by Jeanne Krahn
different reasons, we all are now more or less forced into
much simpler living? Maybe people living within these
gated communities will find out where to put the clothes
pin on their clothes line, a forbidden practice before.
(Now, Jeanne, you’re being catty—not good stewardship!)
If you put sugar cubes in your cheese container, the
cheese will stay mold free. When lemons get dry and
hard, place them in a hot oven for a few minutes. It
will freshen them. Microwave (remember when they
appeared) cooking is calibrated to cook based on
particular wattages, or power—but it can deteriorate
in time. Measure 1 cup of ice cold water and set in
microwave. Heat on high for 4 minutes, but watch to
see when the water boils. If it takes less than 2 minutes,
the oven has at least 1,000 watts. If it takes 2½ minutes,
the wattage is about 800. But if the water boils 3 minutes
or longer, it is a low wattage oven, about 700 watts or
less.
A small funnel is handy for separating whites from
yolks, crack egg over funnel—whites will run through,
and yolk will remain. To clean rusty garden tools, rub
with a steel-wool soap pad dipped in turpentine, then
polish with wadded aluminum foil. Scatter raisins
around your yard immediately after spotting the first
spring robin. Often the ground is frozen when they
arrive and it’s hard for them to find worms. Ok, so we
have daffodils, etc., already above ground but we’re not
the whole world or even U.S.A. Be thankful for what
we have! If you put out string pieces for birds during
nesting season, remember to cut into 1 inch sections only
so the birds don’t get tangled. If you dislike grease or
dirt under fingernails before working outside, scrape
your fingernails on a bar of soap.
Remember the M ‘n Ms for May—Mother’s Day and
Memorial Day. Love and memories are on a different
basis! Share thoughts from Mary Knoll Book of Prayer.
“God has given us power: to create beauty. To make another
smile. To be a healing presence in someone’s sorrow. To bring
justice to the oppressed. To console those in difficulty. To
bring peace and joy to others. To help those in need. To laugh
and enjoy life. To do good and turn from evil. To forgive
those who have hurt us. And, most of all, to love. Let us pray
that God will continue to grace us with his love and mercy.
And to spread that love to others during our journey.” Iris
Perez—Lutheran Peace Fellowship.
Have the April showers brought your May flowers?
Enjoy and share.
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Lunch - Noon
AA Meeting
6:00-9:00 PM
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WAM Comm.
6:30 PM
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A’cappella Choir
Ruth/Miriam Circle Brownies
Rehearsal - 9:00 AM @ M. Fay’s - 2:00PM 6:30pm
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Lunch - Noon
Education - 9:00 AM Community Dinner
Worship - 10:15 AM 5:30 PM
Choir Rehearsal
7:00 PM
Community Dinner Girl Scouts
Prep - 4:00-11:00PM 7:00 PM
Al-Anon Meeting
7:00-8:00 PM
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A’cappella Choir
Sue’s Bible Study
Rehearsal - 9:00 AM 2:00 PM
Jammer’s
7:15 PM
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Esther Circle
10:00 AM
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Education - 9:00 AM Community Dinner
Worship - 10:15 AM 5:30 PM
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Lunch - Noon
Community Dinner
Prep - 4:00-11:00PM
Choir Rehearsal
7:00 PM
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Hospitality Comm.
7:00 PM
Brownies
7:00 PM
Brownies
7:00 PM
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Lunch - Noon
AA Meeting
6:00-9:00 PM
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Lunch - Noon
AA Meeting
6:00 PM
Al-Anon Meeting
7:00-8:00 PM
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A’cappella Choir
Community Dinner
Rehearsal - 9:00 AM 5:30 PM
Brownies
6:30pm
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Lunch - Noon
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Education - 9:00 AM Council Meeting
Worship - 10:15 AM 7:00 PM
Choir Rehearsal
7:00 PM
Community Dinner
Prep - 4:00-11:00PM
Al-Anon Meeting
7:00-8:00 PM
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A’cappella Choir
Sue’s Bible Study
Rehearsal - 9:00 AM 2:00 PM
Twins Club
5:00-9:00 PM
Education - 9:00 AM Community Dinner
Worship - 10:15 AM 5:30 PM
Jammer’s
7:15 PM
Community Dinner
Prep - 4:00-11:00PM
MEMORIAL DAY
(office closed)
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Lunch - Noon
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Brownies
7:00 PM
Brownies
7:00 PM
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Choir Rehearsal
7:00 PM
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Lunch - Noon
AA Meeting
6:00-9:00 PM
Mtlk. Terr. Sr’s.
Lunch - Noon
AA Meeting
6:00-9:00 PM
Al-Anon Meeting
7:00-8:00 PM
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A’cappella Choir
Rehearsal - 9:00 AM
BI-ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
Worship - 10:15 AM
Congregation Mtg.
SUNDAY, MAY 31ST
Community Dinner
Prep - 4:00-11:00PM
FOLLOWING WORSHIP SERVICE
Men’s
Fellowship
8:00-10:00 AM
May 2009
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COMMUNION
ORGANIZER
LAY
READER
Fourth
Dorothy
Katherine
Sunday
Wilson
Dedrick
DATE
READINGS
Acts 4:5–12
May 3
Psalm 23
1 John 3:16–24
John 10:11–18
of Easter
Acts 8:26–40
May 10
Fifth
Dorothy
Katherine
Sunday
Wilson
Dedrick
Psalm 22:25–31
1 John 4:7–21
John 15:1–8
of Easter
Acts 10:44–48
May 17
Sixth
Dorothy
Katherine
Sunday
Wilson
Dedrick
Psalm 98
1 John 5:1–6
John 15:9–17
of Easter
Acts 1:15–17, 21–26
May 24
Seventh
Dorothy
Katherine
Sunday
Wilson
Dedrick
Day of
May 31
Bi-Annual
1 John 5:9–13
John 17:6–19
of Easter
Pentecost
Psalm 1
Acts 2:1–21
Dorothy
Katherine
Wilson
Dedrick
Psalm 104:24–34, 35b
Romans 8:22–27
John 15:26–27; 16:4b–15
Congregational
Meeting
MAY
1 - Cory Henderson
6 - Ruby Engelstad
11 - Sarah Van Deren
18 - Amy Goldsmith
25 - Kristine Van Deren
27 - Emmalee Donald
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B e t h e s d a
Lutheran Church
NON-PROFIT ORG.
23406 56th Ave. W
Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
Mountlake Terrace, WA
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PERMIT #10
Phone: 425-778-6390
Pastor: Malcolm Brown
Sno-King Cluster Intern: Coe Hutchison
Church of the Beloved: Ryan Marsh—Deployed
Change Service Requested
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THE ARTS FEST IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!
July 24-26
Mark your calendars for A
weekend of a fun filled time.
Hot dogs and hugs
Music
Art
Contests
Games
Drumming and more!!