Beginning Memorial Day weekend and going through Labor Day weekend, our Sunday worship services will go down to ONE service at 9:00AM with Bible Study at 10:00AM for the summer. There will be no Monday night services on Memorial Day, The Fourth of July, and Labor Day.
Confirmation Sunday - May 15, 10:30AM
God’s blessings to our 11 confirmands this weekend - Carter Berndt, Riley Bobusch, Joshua Brown, Adam Erdmann, Brennan Esler, Brooklynn Healy, Miranda Kirchner, Brynn Millhouse, Damien Olson, Mason Peterson, and Ryker Thomas. May they always confess their faith joyfully and boldly! The Confirmation service will be held Sunday, May 15 at our 10:30AM worship service. Prior to that service, there will be an “Examination” held in the sanctuary on our Parkway Campus from 9:30-10AM.
Family Forum & Voters' Meeting RECAP - Sunday, April 24
The voters of Bethany recently decided to ask the assignment committee for two graduates to serve as called teachers at Our Shepherd Childcare. This fits into our overall plan to enhance our ability to make connections with families and perform more outreach at Our Shepherd.
Easter Breakfast
Please join us between our two Sunday morning services in the lower level fellowship hall on the Parkway Campus for Easter breakfast. At the breakfast, we will collect a free will offering to support our two Bethany teens who are planning to attend the WELS Youth Rally in Knoxville, TN this summer.
Spring Work Day - May 7
This year's “Spring Work Day” will be held at both campuses on Saturday, May 7th starting at 8:00 am. Please consider spending some time on a Saturday morning volunteering to help keep our campuses looking neat and presentable. Feel free to bring rakes, shovels, wheel barrels and any other yard tools we may need. We will also need a trailer or two to haul away any brush and garbage. There are sign up sheets located at both campuses. A pizza lunch will be provided after the work is complete. Thank you in advance for your help.
Pastor Johnston Call Update
Pastor Dan Johnston has accepted our call to serve as associate pastor here at Bethany. Pastor Johnston, who currently serves at Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School, will finish up the school year in Colorado and then begin his transition to Bethany. Give thanks to the Lord of the Church and please keep Pastor Johnston, his wife Hannah, their daughter Jane (along with a new baby coming very soon) in your prayers.
Pastor Brown Returns Two Calls
Pastor Brown has returned both calls he had received and will continue to serve here at Bethany. Melissa Brown also returned her call and will continue to serve at Riverview Lutheran School. May God continue to bless their ministries!
Our Shepherd Closed
Our Shepherd Childcare will be closed on Friday, April 15.
Holy Week Schedule Changes
There is NO Bible Study on Easter Sunday, April 17. The office will be closed on Monday, April 18, and there will be no church that evening. There is NO Men’s Bible Study on Tuesday, April 19.
Holy Week at Bethany
Join us for Holy Week at Bethany!
Maundy Thursday – April 14, 2022 - 10AM & 6PM – Parkway Campus
Good Friday – April 15, 2022 – 10AM & 6PM – Parkway Campus
Easter Saturday – April 16, 2022 – 4:30PM – Lynndale Campus
Easter Sunday – April 17, 2022 – 8AM & 10:30AM – Parkway Campus
There is no worship service on Monday, April 18 & the church office will be closed.
The "Week of the Young Child" at Our Shepherd Childcare
The week of April 4-8 is the “Week of the Young Child,” and we will be celebrating that at Our Shepherd! Each day has a different theme: Music Monday, Tasty Tuesday (with a special reading of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Pastor Brown), Work Together Wednesday, Artsy Thursday, and Family Friday (including a muffin mixer for families and staff in the morning)
Palm Sunday Weekend - Children Singing
The Our Shepherd children will sing on Saturday, April 9 at our 4:30PM service on the Lynndale Campus, and the Bethany Sunday School children will sing on Sunday, April 10 at our 10:30AM service on the Parkway Campus. Please join us at one of these services to hear the children praise Jesus in song on Palm Sunday weekend!
Save the Date! WELS Night at the Timber Rattlers
WELS United is hosting an evening of fun and fellowship at a Timber Rattlers game on July 26, 2022, at 6:40 pm. Ticket prices are $13 for a box seat and $10 for bleacher seats. Tickets may be purchased online at https://bit.ly/WELS-TimberRattlers with the password WELS.
Easter Breakfast Help
There will be sign-up sheets on both campuses requesting help for the Easter Breakfast. Assistance is needed for 1) prep and set-up on Saturday 4/16 at 9AM 2) serve during the breakfast on 4/17 from 8:30-10:15AM and 3) clean-up on Sunday at 10:15AM. We will also be requesting donations of coffee cake or muffins.
QR Code Sign-In
Beginning this weekend, you can sign-in online to give us a record of your attendance at church. There are QR Codes on the back page of the bulletin as well as on the front of the green sign-in cards. You can use your “photo” app, hold it over the QR code, click on the link that pops up and fill in the information requested. This will be done in place of using a green sign-in card (and hopefully help cut-back on the amount of paper we use for these!)
A tutorial email was sent to our members.
Alvin St. Road Work
The road construction work on Alvin Street is ever-changing, so please be aware as you arrive for worship services and Bible studies on the Parkway Campus.
Thank you for your patience!
Call Update
At our call meeting on Monday, March 7, the voters of Bethany extended a call to Pastor Daniel Johnston, who currently serves at Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School. Please pray for Pastor Johnston and his family as he begins his deliberation over where to serve.
Call Meeting - Monday, March 7
Our next call meeting is Monday, March 7 at 7PM, following our Monday evening worship service. Please join us in person or via Zoom.
Easter Instrumental Ensemble
Do you play an instrument (brass or woodwind) and are in 8th grade or older? We are gathering a small ensemble to play preservice music for our Easter services. If interested, contact churchoffice@bethanyappleton.org
Midweek Lenten Services
Our Midweek Lenten services are on the Wednesdays leading up to Easter. Services are at 10AM and 6PM on the Parkway Campus. The theme for these midweek services is “Crucial Hours” where we ponder key words and moments from the account of Jesus’ passion that demonstrate the thorough completeness of his saving work for us, the breadth and depth of his love for us, and the strength of his union with us.