Our small group Bible studies will begin again on Sunday, January 9. If you aren’t already connected with one of our small groups and would like to join one, email Pastor Brown - plbrown@bethanyappleton.org to get connected!
Missionary John Roebke to Guest Preach
Missionary John Roebke of One Africa Team will join us as our guest preacher January 1-3, 2022. Rev. Roebke is the son of our member, Nancy Krause. There will be a door offering that weekend for those who would like to support WELS world missions in Africa. Join us at 9:15AM on Sunday for an informal chat with Pastor Roebke, and to learn more about OAT.
Christmas at Bethany
Christmas Eve
Lynndale Campus - 10AM (Livestream)
Parkway Campus - 4PM (Livestream) & 6PM
Christmas Day
Parkway Campus - 10AM (Livestream)
A baby is born every twelve seconds. That's 140 million babies born each year. Yet, there is something that sets this child apart from all others. It is not simply his humble beginnings, with a cattle trough as his first cradle. It is not just the miraculous nature of his birth, his mother being a virgin. There is so much more. This child is the only hope we have for peace and a future. This child can wipe away every tear, drive away every fear. Here is the truth of Chirstmas. With this child, you lack nothing. Without him, you have nothing. Let us use this season of Christmas to answer this most important question: WHAT CHILD IS THIS?
Sunday School Christmas Program
Our Sunday School children are working hard as they prepare their Christmas program: Light for Our Darkness. The children will present the program on Sunday, December 19 during the 10:30AM service.
Call Returned
Pastor Scott Bergemann has returned our call as pastor. Please watch for more information regarding our next call meeting.
Christian Worship 1993 Hymnals
If you would like to own one of the 1993 red Christian Worship hymnals, please take as many as you would like from the Welcome Center counter on the Parkway Campus by Monday, December 20.
Christmas Gift Supporting The Hope Center
As a special Christmas gift, Bethany and families from Our Shepherd Childcare are collecting monetary donations for The Hope Center. (The Hope Center provides physical support in Christian love for local families who are struggling with physical needs. They provide material assistance (personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies) and are a distribution site for the Fox Cities Diaper Bank.) If you would like to contribute, please use one of the special envelopes that can be found in the Welcome Center on both campuses. Checks should be written out to Bethany Lutheran Church. The last day of this collection will be Monday, December 20.
Our Shepherd Childcare Christmas Program 2021
Please join us via Facebook Livestream on Friday, December 10th at 10:30am. The children in rooms 9 and 10 will share the birth of Jesus in song with us! We will also be including our Rooms 1 - 8 children with recordings of bible passage readings and songs.
We look forward to sharing the great news about baby Jesus!
Senior Service Sign-Ups
Bethany will host a special church service for senior citizens on Friday, December 17 at 10AM on the Parkway Campus. There will be a special lunch that follows. If you plan to attend this service, please use the sign-up sheet (on either location). We are also in need of workers to work in the kitchen, and volunteers to bring pies for dessert to the luncheon as well.
December Special Services
In addition to our Wednesday Midweek Advent Worship Services (10AM & 6PM - December 1, 8, & 15), we would also like to invite you to our other special services in December:
Friday, December 10 @ 10AM - Our Shepherd Children’s Christmas Program (Facebook Livestream)
Friday, December 17 @ 10AM - Senior Worship Service & Dinner (Parkway Location)
Sunday, December 19 @ 10:30AM - Sunday School Christmas Program (Parkway Location)
Friday, December 24 @ 10AM - Christmas Eve Service (Lynndale Location)
Friday, December 24 @ 4PM & 6PM - Christmas Eve Services (Parkway Location)
Saturday, December 25 @ 10AM - Christmas Day Service (Parkway Location)
2022 Offering Envelopes
2022 offering envelope booklets are now available on both campuses. This is a great option for supporting Bethany with cash or checks. You may also give online by going to www.bethanyappleton.org/give
Church Office & Our Shepherd Closed
The church office, as well as Our Shepherd Childcare, will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 25-26.
Family Forum & Voters Meeting - Sunday, December 5, 2021
Please join us on Sunday, December 5, 2021 for a Family Forum & Voters Meeting at 11:45am (after our 10:30am worship service) in the Lower Level Fellowship Hall on the Parkway Campus. We will discuss the expansion opportunities before us. A light luncheon will be served.
Christmas Decorating
We are in need of volunteers to help decorate the Parkway Christmas for the Christmas season! Decorating will be on Saturday, December 4 at 9AM. If you’d like to help, email churchoffice@bethanyappleton.org
Midweek Advent Services - 2021
“When the time had fully come, God sent his Son.” God’s people had been waiting for hundreds, thousands of years for God to send the rescuer. As the time approached, God sent his messengers to declare that the waiting was nearly over. The king of all creation was entering the world. This Advent, we will prepare for the Christ-child by listening to God’s messengers of Good News, the angels, as they appear to Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds. They have a message from God of good news that brings great joy, which is for all people. This Advent, during our Midweek worship services, we will ponder the mystery of the virgin birth, the incarnation, and the humility of God as he becomes one with us to rescue us from sin and death. We’ll be singing Christmas carols and joining the angels in their songs of praise. We too are messengers, sent from God, to invite others “to see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
Worship with us on Wednesdays – December 1, 8, and 15 – at 10AM or 6PM on our Parkway Campus.
Divine Call Extended
The members at Bethany have voted to extend the call to serve as our pastor to Rev. Scott Bergemann. Pastor Bergemann currently serves at New Life Lutheran Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Please pray for Pastor Bergemann and his family, as well as our brothers and sisters at New Life as he spends time in the coming weeks determining where best to serve.
Call Meeting - November 8, 2021
Make plans to attend our next call meeting on Monday, November 8, 2021 after our worship service (7:15pm) as we look to call a second pastor here at Bethany.
Advent by Candelight
Thanksgiving Eve Worship
Join us on Wednesday, November 24 at 6PM on our Parkway Campus as we give thanks! This special service will also include the Lord’s Supper.
Griefshare - Surviving the Holidays
Have you recently lost someone and are wondering how you will survive the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas? Are you dreading these holidays, knowing that everything has changed and that happy memories from past years can’t be recreated? Our Surviving the Holidays event lasts for about two hours. You’ll be welcomed by warm, caring people who understand what you are going through and who want to help. Class is at St. Luke’s in Little Chute on Saturday, November 20 at 10AM. Register early; space is limited. https://www.griefshare.org/holidays/events/37034