Bethlehem Star July/August 2017

Worship Services

8:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.

Learning Hour 9:10–10:00 a.m.

“Gathered

around Word and Sacrament,

we live

the Good News of Christ’s love

throughout our Community and

the World.”

Bethlehem Staff

Pastor Mark Peterson mark@bethlehem-lutheran.net

Deaconess Kristen Baltrum Director of Faith Formation kristen@bethlehem-lutheran.net

Deaconess Sarah Loberg Faith Formation Support sarah@bethlehem-lutheran.net

Jamie Jurkovich, Communications and Sunday School Coordinator jamie@bethlehem-lutheran.net

Brenda Harris, Worship Director brenda@bethlehem-lutheran.net

Nancy Tiff, Office Coordinator admin@bethlehem-lutheran.net

Jenny Kelley, Interim Webmaster jmtkelley@comcast.net

Ministry Events in July/August

• Manna Bible Study: Mondays, 9:00–10:00 a.m.

• Daily Discipleship Bible Study: Tuesdays, 7:00–8:00 a.m., Santa Fe Grill

• Worship at the Peaks Care Center: Wednesdays, 9:45 a.m.

• Bethlehem Quilters: Thursdays, 9:00 a.m.

• Outdoor Worship: Sunday, July 2, 10:15 a.m. Ropte Pavilion

• First Friday Fellowship: July 7, 6:00–8:30 p.m. hosted by Shelley Kunselman and Sam Cox

• LOC/BLC Council BBQ: July 11, 6:00 p.m.

• Bethlehem Church Council: July 11 and August 8, 7:00 p.m.

• Bethlehem Book Club: July 13 and August 10, 7:30 a.m.

• Worship at the Atria Care Center: July 16 and August 20, 2:00 p.m.

• Prayer Shawl Group: July 18 and August 15, 10:00 a.m.

• Tuesday Afternoon Bunco Group: July 18 and August 15, 2:00 p.m.

• Evangelism Ministry Meeting: July 18 and August 15, 7:00 p.m.

• Senior High Mystery Trip: July 23–29

• First Friday Fellowship: August 4, 6:00–8:30 hosted by Bob and Sabrina Lee

• Outdoor Worship: Sunday, August 6, 10:15 a.m., Ropte Pavilion

• Relay for Life: August 12, 4:00–12:00 p.m.

• OUR Center Lunch: August 20, 10:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.

• Habitat ReBuild: August 25, 8:00 a.m.

• Adult Choir Practice: Wednesday, August 30, 7:00 p.m.

More details of these events and additional information can be found

on our website: www.bethlehem-lutheran.net.

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Pastor Peterson’s Pericopes

The sky is falling! The sky is falling!

The church is dying! The church is dying!

Bethlehem recently hosted the Bluegrass and BBQ fundraising event for Sky Ranch Lutheran Camp. I was pleased with how well it went for our first time hosting the event. The Ropte Pavilion and the surrounding grounds provided a perfect location. The BBQ from Dickey’s was finger lickin’ good. Bethlehem and First Lutheran members provided plenty of coleslaw and cookies. Bless Dave Hooley for all the cotton candy he cranked out! The Bethlehem Bluegrass Band and Jerusalem Road contributed great music. Best of all, we raised over $5,000 for the camp.

The camp staff from Sky Ranch came down en masse to help run the evening. As a part of the evening activities, the camp staff introduced themselves and sang some camp songs. Many Bethlehem members commented to me about how impressed they were by the camp staff. For one, they came from all over the country, but it was their passion, enthusiasm, and work ethic that really touched people. It was inspiring.

And then multiply that by all our church camps across the country. That’s a lot of young adults filled with passion for serving the Lord. In turn, they will pass that passion on to the campers they will work with this summer. We saw that happen at our Day Camp this week. The five Sky Ranch counselors that led our Day Camp were outstanding.

In our latest Living Lutheran, there is a picture of 85 young adults who will serve in Global Missions. They have committed to a year of service. Recently, Pastor Zach Parris, campus ministry leader at CU, took a group of students on a Spring Break trip to the Holy Land and Palestine. It was much more than a vacation for these students. Once again, multiply that by all the campus ministries across our church. The church may be changing, but it is certainly not dying. Not as long as we have these young adults who are committed, passionate, and willing to serve. May they be an inspiration for us all.

Blessings,

Pastor Peterson

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New Musical Opportunity for BLC Children with Brenda Harris

Greetings!

I just had a delightful week at BLC Day Camp, working with preschool through 5th grade students— playing tambourines, hitting lummi sticks and boomwhackers, ringing tone chimes, and, of course, singing. Counselors from Sky Ranch and our own BLC youth provided wonderful assistance and joy!

At our program, the preschool sang a very nice version of “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands”, complete with a tambourine interlude and choreography involving a globe. The older students and I had lots of fun learning and practicing with the other instruments, and ultimately, were able to do a nice mashup of “Jesus Loves Me”— complete with singing and sign language.

Learning to play each instrument had its own challenges—When playing the tambourine, do you shake it or tap it? Lummi sticks are sometimes tossed and ideally, caught. Boomwhackers and tone chimes each have separate pitches to play in rhythm to create a recognizable melody. Different skills are required to play all the different instruments. I am reminded of the fact that we, of differing abilities, work in God’s diverse kingdom, serving as God’s own active body while living crazy, sometimes chaotic, fulfilling, meaningful, and joyous lives. We are to be a living praise!

My favorite anecdote from camp: Upon announcing to a class that I would be absent one day, but back the next, one little boy wailed, “But, what’ll we do without music?” Nicely put, young man. The vital importance of music, especially music as a method of praise, is a universal necessity.

I am interested in providing a similar musical experience for our BLC children in the Fall, if there is sufficient interest in a program of this kind. Please let me know if your children or grandchildren might like to participate.

Praise God with the boomwhacker!

Brenda Harris

brenda@bethlehem-lutheran.net

Lummi Sticks Boomwhackers

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Worship

We never “take the summer off” when it comes to our worship. We always want it to be inspired and well done.

In July, we will be switching to setting #3 in the Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW). On the first Sunday of each month through September, we will worship outside under the Ropte Pavilion at 10:15 a.m.

Members have said that they miss hearing the organ in worship, so we hope to have an organ-led worship on the first Sunday of the month at 8:00 a.m. In addition, Paul Thompson, our former worship coordinator, will be coming back on July 9 to provide the special music for the services that Sunday. We appreciate the flexibility of the bluegrass group to adjust their Sunday. Usually, they lead worship on that second Sunday of the month,

but the bluegrass liturgy will be on July 16 instead.

July 2

• Setting #3 – ELW

• Organ-led worship at 8:00 a.m.

• Outdoor worship in the Ropte Pavilion at 10:15 a.m.

July 9

• Setting #3

• Paul Thompson and Jessica Niles will share special music at both services

July 16

• Bethlehem Bluegrass band will lead worship at both services

July 23

• Setting #3 – ELW

• Women’s Chorus will lead worship at both services

July 30

• Setting #3 – ELW

• Bethlehem String Ensemble will lead worship at both services

August 6

• Setting #3 – ELW

• Organ-led worship at 8:00 a.m.

• Outdoor worship at 10:15 a.m.

August 13

• Bethlehem Bluegrass band will lead worship at both services

August 20

• Setting #3 – ELW

• Bethlehem Men’s Choir will lead worship at both services

August 27

• Setting #3 - ELW

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Worship Attendance for April 2017

Date Total April 2 256

April 5 (Lenten Service) 65

April 9 (Palm Sunday) 295

April 13(Maundy Thursday) 85

April 14 (Good Friday) 61

April 16 (Easter) 496

April 23 209

April 30 267

Average 305

Worship Attendance for May 2017

Faith Formation

Cornerstone Preschool at Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Cornerstone Preschool is now enrolling children ages three to five for the 2017 Fall semester. Classes are offered as a three-day option (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) or a two-day option (Tuesday and Thursday) from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Please call Andrea at 303-776-3081 for more information and to make an appointment to visit the preschool.

Also, visit the Cornerstone Preschool website at (http://www.bethlehem-lutheran.net/faith-formation/cornerstone-preschool.html) or our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CornerstonePreschoolCO/) to learn more about the preschool.

Adult Forums for July/August

Sundays, 9:15–10:10 a.m. in the Library Classroom,

• July 25: Lila by Marilynne Robinson, a book discussion. This final book will complete the series set in Gilead, Iowa. Copies will be available in the church narthex.

Note: Join us in Peace Fellowship Hall for coffee hour at this time in July and August!

Mission

Habitat Build Day: Saturday, August 25, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

We will be working on completing five homes at Poplar Grove in South Longmont. These homes are for deserving families who will have completed 250 to 500 hours of "sweat equity" themselves. Please sign up on the west wall of the narthex. Contact Bob Cotton (robert.c.cotton@comcast.net or 303-651-6563) for details.

Date Total

May 7 233

May 14 226

May 21 267

May 28 252

Average 245

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Atwood Shelter—Let’s keep helping!

The Atwood Shelter continues to need our help now more than ever! If each month, every BLC family contributed the two items requested. Bethlehem would be able to support the two Atwood Apartments without needing to subsidize. Your contributions really matter! For July and August, please add these items to your shopping list: toilet paper, bleach, dishwasher–dish soap, sponges, and dish scrubbers.

No worries about brand—anything and everything is appreciated! If you have questions, please contact Bev Coody (bcoody@comcast.net or 720-530-4864).

The shelter can always use these items: diapers, baby wipes, shampoo and conditioner, trash bags, comet, bleach, Pine Sol, toilet paper, deodorant, razors, twin and queen sheets and blankets, and silverware.

Appalachian Mission Trip 2017, September 24–October 1

Want to join the team going to the St. Vincent Mission in David, Kentucky this Fall? We still have some open slots on our 20-person team, and our fundraising takes care of the majority of costs involved. For traveling in the church coach, we especially need volunteers who are comfortable driving the van for a two-hour shift. You can also opt to fly, however, tickets (and the potential for a group rate) need to be worked out soon. You will have comfortable lodging at the new, six-bedroom volunteer house, which can accommodate couples as well as male or female rooms.

Please contact Bob Cotton (robert.c.cotton@comcast.net or 303-651-6563) for more details and costs.

Lutheran Family Services Backpack Drive

The annual Backpack Drive to benefit refugee children and children in foster care is happening again this summer! All backpacks, school supplies, and gift cards are due to the Lutheran Family Services’ office at 363 S. Harlan Street, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80026, the week of July 24. Don’t hesitate to reach out with any

questions to Katie Scherr at 720-541-6826 or katie.scherr@lfsrm.org.

Informational Session on Foster Care in Colorado

Every day in Colorado there are children in need of a safe environment, and there is currently a great demand for more people to commit to these children. Please come to an informational meeting to learn more about foster care in the Denver Metro area. Meetings will be held on July 12 from 12:30–1:30 p.m. and from 5:30–6:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Family Services office (363 S. Harlan Street, Suite 105, Denver, 80226). For more information, please contact Anne Hamilton (anne.hamilton@lfsrm.org or 303-217-5869).

Older Adult and Caregiver Services

Older Adult & Caregiver Services offers free monthly telephone conferences to answer your questions about aging. Join us on July 12 from 12:00–1:00 p.m. for the session titled Aging in Place: What am I forgetting? Many older people prefer to remain in their home for as long as possible, as opposed to relocating to an assisted living or other medical facility. We will consider Aging-in-Place issues including community and social interaction, access to education and entertainment, the financial implications of Aging in Place, and will discuss how to prioritize the needs list you identify. Registration is required. Sign up at https://lfsrm.org/programs-and-services/oacs/ask-care-manager/ or contact our OACS staff at 303-217-5864 or 970-232-1180.

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Connect

First Friday Fellowship

Friday, July 7, 6:00–8:30 p.m.: Our hosts in July are Shelley Kunselman and Sam Cox; their address is 1728 Shavano St., Longmont, 80504.

Friday, August 4, 6:00–8:30 p.m.: Our hosts in August are Bob and Sabrina Lee; their address is 1320 Whitehall Dr., Longmont, 80504.

All adults are welcome; come and share good food (appetizers) and good fellowship!

Young Family Pool Night

Sunday, July 16, 5:00–8:00 p.m. at the Updegraff’s Neighborhood Pool in The Shores Neighborhood (near the intersection of N. Shore Dr. and Lake Park Way). Grab your swimming suit, pack an easy dinner and snacks for your family. Enjoy getting to know your church friends better with an evening by the pool. Contact Jamie Jurkovich (jamie@bethlehem-lutheran.net) with questions.

Middle School Service Days

Wednesday, July 19, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. and Wednesday, August 9, Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Details for these days are still coming together! Mark your calendar and stay tuned to email for all the updates.

Middle and Senior High Day at Elitch Gardens

Monday, July 17, 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. A super fun day of water slides and roller coasters! We will leave the BLC parking lot at 9:30 a.m. and return by 9:00 p.m. (leaving the park at 8 p.m.). Pack a lunch for tailgating. Bring extra money ($15-$20) for snacks and drinks in the park and dinner together. If we can get a group of 15, tickets are only $20, so recruit your friends and RSVP to Deaconess Kristen NO LATER THAN JULY 15! Also, let DK know if you’d like to use the money in your account to pay for your ticket.

Senior High Mystery Trip July 23–28

Please pray for our group of High Schoolers and their adult leaders as they LIVE BY FAITH on a Mystery Trip! Only the adult leaders and parents know what is happening, but they won’t say a word to the students! Each day will bring a new adventure and a new opportunity for learning, service, or fellowship. Stay tuned to the Bethlehem Lutheran Facebook page for snap shots of each day’s adventures.

Middle and Senior High Day at Water World

Monday, August 7, 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Come join in on the soaking wet fun at the water park! If we get 15 people to sign up, tickets are only $25, with the option to add an awesome, all-you-can-eat-all-day, amazing, and totally-worth-it buffet for an additional $15. So, sign up, sign your friends up and let’s go remember our baptisms!!! HARD DEADLINE for sign-up is August 5 by 5 p.m.

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ELCA Youth Gathering Informational Meeting

Sunday, August 20 at 11:30 a.m. Calling all parents of students who are entering grades 8–12 this Fall! YOU are the eligible students for the ELCA Youth Gathering 2018 in Houston, Texas! The dates of the event are June 27–July 1, 2018, plus travel days on either end. We will be registering on September 15. This means we need to get you some information! Please plan on attending our no-commitment, informational meeting on August 20 to have all of your questions answered. This event has been a rich tradition of BLC's youth ministry, not to mention transformational in the lives of many of our youth who are now young adults. At this meeting, we will cover registration, adult leadership, event content, transportation, and dates for fundraising, etc. Our registration/paperwork meeting will be September 10 at 11:30 a.m.

BLC Community Garden

We would like to invite everyone to stop by the garden at least once this summer. We’re doing things a little bit different this year—it’s less muddy; the plant selection is unique; and we’re hoping to get LOTS of hands doing very little work. While you’re there, feel free to pull a few weeds and sample what’s growing. Be sure to check out the hearty cabbage patch. Apparently, our PreK–5th graders are big fans of cabbage. We asked the children to bring a plant of their choice this year, and the popular winner was, by far, cabbage. Check it out!

BLC Summer Softball Schedule

Join us at Garden Acres Softball Fields (2058 Spencer St, Longmont) on Friday nights to cheer on our Bethlehem Lutheran Softball team! We need all the cheering we can get! Come out, get loud, and have some fun!

• July 7: 8:15 p.m. on Field #3 & 9:15 p.m. on Field #4

• July 14: 6:15. p.m. on Field #1

• July 21: 7:15 p.m. on Field #3

• July 28: Bye week

• Aug. 4: 8:15 p.m. on Field #3

• Aug. 11: 6:15 p.m. on Field #1 & 8:15 p.m. on Field #3

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Collision to Remission Racing: Some Race for Fun—Some Race for Their Lives

BLC has two FUN opportunities to watch some awesome drag-racing this summer while helping support a life-saving cause. Collison to Remission Racing (http://c2rracing.com/) was formed on the idea of having kids and families in the Junior Drag Racing arena team up with kids and families who are fighting cancer. Having a kid race a dragster in the honor of a kid fighting cancer forms a special bond—a bond that can help both succeed.

To bring this vision to light, Collision to Remission Racing has partnered with One Cure (http://www.csuanimalcancercenter.org/one-cure) based at Colorado State University in Fort Collins and Bandimere Speedway in Morrison. One Cure is a program founded on the principle that cancer affects all creatures and that treatment breakthroughs come through collaboration between scientists and doctors who are working with both people and animals. This approach is known as comparative or translational oncology. This is the core of One Cure and the guiding concept at the Flint Animal Cancer Center at the Colorado State University. Through research, comparative oncology, and sheer determination, One Cure is making a difference to both humans and animals in the fight against cancer.

To help in this cause, Bandimere Speedway has enabled us to work with the Junior Drag Racing kids, set up a HUGE vendor display, as well as host a very special race—One Cure Mayhem on the Mountain. This race has never been done before and brings the top Pro-Mod cars from across the world to Bandimere Speedway on August 4–5, 2017.

There are two ways to get involved in this fun experience. Kent Blythe and Greg Schumann, the founders of Collision to Remission Racing, are hosting an event at Bandimere Speedway on July 21, where you will be able to enjoy watching the races from the comfort of an air-conditioned suite. There are twenty-four seats available for this event, and we will be catering in food and beverages. There are also food vendors throughout the facility. All we ask in exchange is that folks visit the One Cure website (http://www.csuanimalcancercenter.org/one-cure ) and consider donating. If you choose to donate, please type DRAGSTER in the comment section so we can track our success.

We also will have many tickets available for the first-ever One Cure Mayhem on the Mountain race on August 4–5. These seats will be outside in the VIP section. Please contact Greg Schumann (greg@kinsco.com) if you wish to attend either event. Those attending will be notified no later than July 10 for the July 21 race. We do ask that you consider how many spaces you request due to the limited availability of that event. For the August 4–5 event, we have the potential for fifty tickets or more.

Relay for Life

August 12, Saturday, 4:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m. Once again, BLC will have a Relay for Life team. This year's event will be the East Boulder County/Waneka Lake event in Lafayette, CO. This is an easy late night, instead of an overnight event like last year, so we hope more folks can join us for the entire event!

To join our BLC team, click here (http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?team_id=2218743&pg=team&fr_id=80364&s_locale=en_US&et=lalmx1lwr4xAD4xF1_ecIg&s_tafId=1922455) or talk to Matt Helman (helmanmatt@yahoo.com) or Deaconess Kristen (Kristen@bethlehem-lutheran.com). We will have our one-and-only team meeting on July 16, 11:30 a.m. We'd love to have you join us!

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Gather

Bethlehem Summer Coffees This year we will again have our neighborhood ministry groups provide the summer coffee treats between services. With the help of the fellowship coordinators and the congregation, it will be a great time to enjoy each other’s company. Please help make these a success when you are called upon during your neighborhood’s week. The schedule for this summer is:

July 2 Red August 6 Pink July 9 Green August 13 Orange July 16 Purple August 20 Green July 23 Orange August 27 Blue July 30 Gold September 3 Red

Finance

Financial Update YTD for April Total Giving Income $159,433

Total Budgeted Income $157,367

Income Surplus $2,066

Actual Ministry Expense $162,960

Actual income less Expenses -$3,527

Financial Update YTD for May

Total Giving Income $194,255

Total Budgeted Income $196,708

Income Deficit -$2,453

Actual Ministry Expenses $200,182

Actual income less Expenses -$5,926

Financial Reports Presented to Council Available You can download the Financial Reports submitted each month to council from our Member website under Finances (https://www.bethlehem-lutheran.net/members-resources/finances.html). The key pages are the General Fund Summary and the All Fund Summary. Contact Jamie Adams (adams_jd@comcast.net) for more information or with questions or suggestions.

WebPay: Electronic Payment Options for BLC

Please let us know if you have any questions, suggestions or problems with our BLC electronic payment options (Simply Giving or WebPay): Jenny Kelley (303-651-6226); or Aaron Jurkovich (720-432-5875).

Agape Fund Update Recently, we received a very generous donation of $5,000 to the Agape Fund. Bless you! The fund had been in the red, and we were having to say “no” to those asking for assistance. We can now begin to help those in need again. Experience tells us that the money will go quickly. Your continued support is needed.

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Property

It's been a long time coming, but the landscaping project is finally complete! The project began last fall with the removal of about a dozen highly overgrown Juniper bushes on both the north and south sides of the church. Helping Hands Tree Service used their large truck with a grappling hook to pull the roots straight out of the ground. They later came back and used a stump grinder to remove any roots that were left over.

Next, a landscape designer was hired to draft up a plan for these now vacant areas with the goal of using low-maintenance and water-friendly plants. Luckily for us, we had a group of about a dozen college students from Wartburg College in Iowa staying in the mission house in April. In exchange for staying in the house, they asked to do a project as a form of payment. They may have had the short end of the stick because they helped remove several tons of old mulch, bark, plants, rock, etc. from both areas in preparation for the new plants. However, they weren't alone, we had several volunteers from both BLC and Light of Christ involved in the multi-day prep.

At the church work day, many volunteers (again from BLC and LOC) helped finish up the planting and irrigation system renovations. The final push came just before the Bluegrass and BBQ event held on June 3. This time, another group of volunteers with the aid of a Toro "Dingo" (walk-behind, skid-steer) moved, raked, kicked, and prodded 30 tons of new landscape rock into place. We hope you will agree that this has been a major improvement to the church and will serve us well for many years to come.

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Member Milestones

July Anniversaries

July 1 Colleen and Dave Beyer (39 yrs)

July 1 Barbara and Garry Gordon (50 yrs)

July 3 Carolyn and Dan Kube (11 yrs)

July 4 Cindy and Todd Tayler (30 yrs)

July 6 Carole and Bob Gardinier (43 yrs)

July 6 Gail and Carl Schurman (43 yrs)

July 7 Marcella and Doyle Myers (66 yrs)

July 9 Pat and Randy Snyder (51 yrs)

July 10 Stephanie and Chris Skelly (7 yrs)

July 13 Carolyn and Joel Buck-Gengler (26 yrs)

July 15 Erin and Jake Gordanier (11 yrs)

July 18 Doris and Bob Cotton (53 yrs)

July 18 Diane and Duane Penny (36 yrs)

July 19 Laura and Alex Hoime (15 yrs)

July 20 Linda and Pat Allour (21 yrs)

July 21 Julie and Ray Leake (15 yrs)

July 23 Carrie and Chris Watson (6 yrs)

July 25 Gail Gaffney-Taylor and Nick Taylor (25 yrs)

July 27 Emily and Luke Kunselman (15 yrs)

July 28 Lisa and John Sekich (33 yrs)

July 29 Carol and Leonard Thieking (50 yrs)

July 30 Pat and Bob Backowies (29 yrs)

July 30 Lydia and Alex Hebbert (5 yrs)

July 31 Sandy and Brian Burrell (41 yrs)

July 31 Jamie and Aaron Jurkovich (13 yrs)

July 31 Katie and Michael Robinson (7 yrs)

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July Birthdays

July 1 Stacia Goecke,

July 2 Dion Borgmann, Scott Hopp, Lacey Urbain, Beth Webber

July 4 Melanie Bowman, Molly Ritzen

July 5 Brittany Steele

July 6 Jacob Coulson

July 7 Gail Gaffney-Taylor, Dawn Reed, Rini Twait

July 8 Arline Sahl

July 9 Dotty Choun, Eva Summers

July 10 Bryan Dirkes

July 11 John Christianson, Katherine Coody, Crystal Coulson, Nicholas Frank, Jan Tornow

July 12 Shauna Adler

July 13 JoAnn Haubert, Dave Slinger, Gloria Wilson, Jason Zuege

July 14 Bobbie Goodman

July 15 Becky Dickinson

July 16 Alex Hoime, Mark Peterson

July 17 Bruce Bowman, Brent Buck-Gengler, Eric Ronneberg, Don Tiff

July 18 Kelly Neuhaus, Nick Taylor

July 19 Mike Goecke, Doyle Myers

July 20 Andrew Hopp, Reece Lahman, Marcy Smith

July 21 Kate Adams

July 22 Leanna Maki

July 23 Laura Hoime, Wendy Mears, Caylee Stephenson

July 24 Barb Payne, Stephanie Skelly

July 25 Brandi Curtis, Steven Dawson, Linda Holste

July 26 Gabriel Pemberton

July 28 Marla Dirkes

July 29 Andrew Kessler

July 30 Andrea Kragerud, Neal Stoffer, Rachelle Tilson

July 31 Alan Cobb, Audrey Dillan, Rosalie Young

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August Anniversaries

August 1 Cathy and John Goodman (47 yrs)

August 2 Hilary and Brad King (3 yrs)

August 3 Alisha and Matt James (9 yrs)

August 4 Candy and Don Tiff (33 yrs)

August 7 Rhonda and Doug Adler (41 yrs)

August 7 Kathleen and William Wiser (13 yrs)

August 8 Wanda and Gene Schnabel (47 yrs)

August 14 Jill and Adam Luere (9 yrs)

August 15 Patsy and Bruce Bowman (58 yrs)

August 17 Mary and Phil Gustafson (60 yrs)

August 17 Betty and Dave Bluhm (54 yrs)

August 19 Linda and Art Holm (28 yrs)

August 20 Janie and Chris Wagner (29 yrs)

August 20 Jan and John Mackay (6 yrs)

August 22 Jessica and Jonathan Brunscheen (2 yrs)

August 23 Jeanne and Jerry Phipps (52 yrs)

August 23 Carol and Darwin Wissink (37 yrs)

August 27 Carol and Dennis Bloemker (50 yrs)

August 30 Audrey and George Dillan (65 yrs)

August 30 Lu and Wayne Kluck (64 yrs)

August 30 Raechel and Brian Koob (9 yrs)

August 31 Gloria and Charlie Wilson (37 yrs)

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August Birthdays

August 1 Bryanna Goecke

August 2 Joanne Larsen, Carrie Watson

August 3 Mike Anderson, Madison Dirkes

August 4 Janet Baird, Troy Coody, Leon Koob, Kendra Twito

August 5 Emily Silver, Jake Tiff

August 6 Brian Koob

August 7 Talon Bloemker, Katie Robinson

August 8 Mary Boyer, Brian Carlson

August 9 Rick Sorensen

August 10 Morgen Dirkes, Devon Twito

August 12 Sharon Kirby-Cole, Gemma Tiff

August 13 Jordan Stamey

August 14 Hilary King, Lisa Kittleberger

August 15 Ruby Bostock, Ken Creamer

August 16 Emmalee Torrez

August 17 Matt James

August 18 Eric Kittleberger, Luke Lahman, Barbara Price, Hallie Skelly

August 20 Colleen Beyer

August 22 Bradley Luere, Amber Smith

August 23 Sue Smith

August 25 Micah Peterson

August 26 Karen Wade

August 27 Bob Lee, Joan Rennerfeldt

August 28 Sara Corner, Carl Schurman

August 30 Alma Smith

August 31 T.K. Coody, Emma Gordon

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Prayers...

Healing for: Dion Borgmann, Doris Cotton, Barb Blando, Audrey Marquardt, Neil Stewart, John Dickkut, Alma Smith, Jay Horstman, Dottie Choun, Curtis Lindberg, Esther Tiff, Bob McLeod, Mary Schlagel, Gerry Cole, Jim Ferguson, Lydia Mott, Inga Froyland, Gasil Gaffney-Taylor, Nellie Gillespie, Megan Loberg, Mike Anderson, Lauretta Sykes, Doug Eikenberg, Marv Peters, and Ann Young.

Sympathy for:

The Tiff Family on the death of Bonnie Tedesco on May 9.

The Berry Family on the death of Verne on June 14.

The Dunkel Family on the death of Carol's step-father, Earl Dexter on June 14 in Texas.

The (Candy and Don) Tiff Family and the Sanders Family on the death of Perrie and Candy’s Aunt Nellie Gillespie on Nellie’s 95th Birthday, June 23.

Congratulations: To Clare Abigail Payne on her baptism on April 30, 2017. Clare is the daughter of Tyler and Becka Payne, the granddaughter of Barb and Troy Payne, and great granddaughter of Mary Fjeld.

To Gentry Kaylee Ross on her baptism on May 14, 2017. Gentry is the daughter of Nikki and Phil Ross and the granddaughter of Margee and Dale Smith.

To Nathaniel Lasher Tetlow on his baptism on May 28, 2017. Nathaniel is the son of Claire and Derek Tetlow.

To Amy Loberg and Abraham Payan who were married at Bethlehem on May 27, 2017. Amy is the daughter of Kathy and Dave Loberg.

To Brittany Adams and Timothy Pate who were married June 2, 2017 in Lyons, CO. Brittany is the daughter of Jamie and Christopher Adams.

To Alan Propp and Tawnya Verduft who were married June 17, 2017 in Parker, CO. Alan is the brother of Todd Propp.

To Gail and Carl Schurman on the birth of a new granddaughter, Evelyn Rose Applegate. Evelyn's parents are Erica and Aaron Applegate of Louisville, CO.

To Sandy and John Frazer on the birth of a new granddaughter, Emma Brooks Phillips. Emma was born on May 25, 2017. Parents are Kate Norris and Todd Phillips.

Thank you:

The Nicaragua Project team thanks Jan Geiser for her years of effort as our bookkeeper. She has contributed more hours than anyone can count. We will miss working with her but are glad that she is getting some rest from all the work we have asked her to do. Thank you, Jan, from the bottom of our hearts. Mary Gustafson has agreed to step into the role of bookkeeper. Welcome Mary.

Bethlehem was here for Verne during his illness. Many gave freely of their time, and many let us know their thoughts and prayers were with us. Everyone helped. Now, though, saying goodbye is difficult. We have so much love and support. Thank you very much. ~ Bev Berry

Office Helpers: Betty Bluhm, Mary Fjeld, Nancy McLeod, Doris Slinger, Cameron and Emma Wanecek.

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Information & News

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Mark Peterson, Pastor Deaconess Kristen Baltrum, Director of Faith Formation Brenda Harris, Worship Director Deaconess Sarah Loberg, Faith Formation Support Nancy Tiff, Office Coordinator Jamie Jurkovich, Communications & Sunday School Coordinator

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