GriefShare: Surviving the Holidays

When you are grieving a loved one’s death, the holiday season can be especially painful. Wondering how you will cope the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas? Our Surviving the Holidays seminar is for people who are grieving a loved one’s death and helps participants prepare for the holidays. This seminar will be held on Saturday, November 5, 9 - 11 AM. For more information and to register, contact Pastor Jon Kuske (920)750-0828 or St. Matthew (920)733-0916 www.stmatthewlutheran.com

Blessing The Hope Center this Thanksgiving

Bethany will be collecting hygiene items in support of The Hope Center in the month of November. As you can imagine, there is great need for these basic items throughout our community! There are plastic grocery bags in the Welcome Center on both campuses that you may take, fill up, and bring back to church (there will be baskets for dropping them off) any of the weekends prior to and including our Thanksgiving Eve service. Here is a list of the materials that the Hope Center provides for its clients (items in bold are ESPECIALLY needed):

baby wipes, toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, garbage bags, shampoo, conditioner, body soap/.wash, deodorant, shaving cream, razors, feminine hygiene products, laundry soap, dish soap (no larger than 28 oz), disinfecting wipes, all-purpose cleaner, hand soap, toothbrushes, and toothpaste, and baby soap/wash.

Building Committee Update - October 2022

What has been happening with the future building project on our Lyndale campus?

A lot of work has been accomplished so far. Members of Bethany’s building committee and representatives from Keller Construction have had numerous meetings throughout the months of August, September, and October. Many of the early meetings have been discovery in nature for the Keller team as they get to know our congregation, our needs and wants for the new building, how we will use it and the ministries we intend to conduct with it. From there we have moved into several preliminary conceptual design discussions looking at our property, the building needs, and traffic flow options to find a recommendation that best meets our needs and is financially responsible. This is an iterative process and is the stage we are currently still working on. There are a lot of factors and options to consider in order to make sure we have looked at and evaluated as many options and scenarios as possible. Our goal is to provide more communications in the coming weeks and months as our team narrows down the best possible options and prepares to share them with you.

If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to reach out to Brett Birnschein, Chairman of the Bethany Building Committee.

brettbirnschein@gmail.com

Joint Reformation Service

A Joint Reformation Service will be held on Sunday, October 30 at 4:00 pm in the Fox Valley Lutheran High School auditorium (5300 N. Meade Street, Appleton). Rev. Glenn Schwanke (Retired, former VP of the NWD) is the guest preacher and Rev. Mark Albrecht, St. Paul, Winneconne will serve as the liturgist. All Federation members are invited to celebrate our gospel heritage restored to us in the Reformation of the 1500's. We are saved by Grace alone, by Faith alone, and according to Scripture alone. Light refreshments and fellowship will follow the service.


The service will be livestreamed on the Fox Valley Lutheran YouTube page - https://www.youtube.com/c/FvlhsOrg

Turkey Trot Volunteers

A group from Bethany will serve as volunteers in the pumpkin pie handout tent for the Festival Foods Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning - November 24, 2022. Please email Emily by Friday, October 28, 2022- churchoffice@bethanyappleton.org - if you are interested in helping (all volunteering will be finished by 10:30am at the latest- just in time for you to join your family for Thanksgiving dinner!) Volunteers must be 14 years or older and will receive a free long sleeve t-shirt for helping!

Now Hiring at Our Shepherd Childcare

Our Shepherd Child Care is looking for quality staff to meet the needs of the many families we serve.

There are currently full-time or part-time positions available. We are looking for positive, professional, dedicated, self-propelled individuals to join our team. If you have past child care experience and/or education in early childhood or you’re looking to gain experience, we want to hear from you!

We offer sign-on bonuses, competitive wages, paid vacation days, and discounted child care for all of our staff.

Salary: $15.00 - $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k)

401(k) matching

Employee discount

Flexible schedule

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

4x10

Monday to Friday

No weekends

Bethany Teens

The Bethany teens (those 8th grade and up) will meet on October 16 at Kurt & Erica Berndt’s house (2526 N. Owaissa St.) from 6:00-7:30 p.m. You’re encouraged to bring a friend as well! This get-together will be an opportunity to plan future meetings and topics for discussions. Please RSVP to the church office if you plan to attend!

Little Blessings Play Group

Join us for our fall session of Little Blessings Playgroup starting this Saturday at 10 AM at Our Shepherd! We will be meeting September 17, October 1, October 15, October 29, November 12, and December 3. Follow the link below to register your child and for the weekly sign-up. For questions, please contact the church office at churchoffice@bethanyappleton.org.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfC6MWAq17jN0rv5OccnzektKTGtYZUyvWXEHpXUdnZTYn3Dw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Midweek Oasis - A Christian View of Death

Death touches everyone’s life. All of us have experienced the death of a friend or relative. Unless Jesus returns while we are still alive, all of us will die. Even though medical science has been able to prolong life, it has not been able to eliminate death. In this our Midweek Oasis Bible study, we will consider what God says about death and dying. Please join us on Wednesday mornings from 10-11am in the lower level fellowship hall on our Parkway Campus, as Pastor Brown leads .

Sunday Studies - Salt & Light

“Be in the world, but not of the world.” From the very beginning, God has called his people to stand in contrast to the rest of the unbelieving world. In Matthew 5, during his famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus illustrates this idea by calling his disciples both “the salt of the earth” and “the light of the world.” But what exactly do “salt” and “light” look like in the lives of Christians? How does Scripture define these terms and activities? Might there also be some misunderstandings about them which have crept into our hearts or even into the general Christian community? Please join us during our Sunday Bible Study hour at 10:15 a.m. in the lower level fellowship hall of the Parkway Campus. as we seek answers to these questions—and many more—by looking to God’s own words in Scripture. Pastor Johnston will lead our Sunday Studies.

Fall Festival - October 8, 2022

Come in costume and join us Saturday, October 8 from 9-11AM on the Lynndale Campus for our Fall Festival – which will include a Trunk or Treat, pumpkins, bounce houses, and delicious fall treats. We will need a lot of help from both Bethany members and Our Shepherd staff. Please consider assisting this fun community event by using the sign-up sheets in the Welcome Center on both campuses.

We are also looking for donations of candy for the Fall Festival. You can drop bags off either in the Welcome Center, or in the office during normal office hours!

Sunday School to begin September 11

Sunday School will begin for the 2022-2023 school year on September 11. Classes this year begin at 10:15am and go for one hour. Children should meet in the sanctuary on the Parkway Campus then. There are three classes (PreK-1, 2-4th grade, and 5-8th grade) The last Sunday of the month will be a special day with projects and music. For the fall, the children will learn Bible stories that focus on a different “Fruit of the Spirit” each week. To sign up for Sunday School, click HERE

FaithFit Fall Session

FAITH FIT DANCE FITNESS IS BACK! This super fun women’s fitness class encourages all ages and abilities to continue on their fitness journey, one step at a time! Faith Fit is back for a 10 week fall session on Tuesdays from 5:15-6PM beginning September 13, 2022 in the Praise Center at Our Shepherd Childcare/Bethany Lutheran Church's Lynndale Campus (3335 N. Lynndale Dr, Appleton) Childcare will be available (based on need - so please email churchoffice@bethanyappleton.org if you're interested) There's no need to pre-register, just come to class whenever it works for your schedule!

Bethany Lutheran Church

920.733.9561

Parkway Campus - 530 W. Parkway Blvd. Appleton, WI 54911