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JULY 2015

PEOPLE OF HOPE

The theme of the recently-completed Central States Synod Assembly was Leading With

Hope. Bishop Roger Gustafson reminded us that the theme evolved in part out of the 2014 Assembly theme, Fear and Hope: Living at God’s Table. Of course, both fear and hope are present in our congregation and our community, as we look to the future. But as the Bishop noted, hope is our most dominant characteristic as people of God. That hope comes to us as a gift. Hope allows us to face the future with confidence, because while we may not know what the future holds, we do know who holds the future. Bishop Gustafson’s words struck a chord in my life as a Christian and as a Pastor. I do not see myself as a fearful person, and I do know who holds the future. Still, there are times when hope is elusive. If hope is the desire for something, with an expectation for fulfillment (as the Dictionary says), we spend our whole life waiting for God to show us His promised future. Sometimes the circumstances around us and within us cause our hope to waver. Still we press onward, simply because hope is a gift that enables us to move forward with confidence in God’s present action and future promise of eternal life. Ultimately we move forward in hope because God has promised to be with us in the most hopeless of times. That promise is validated in Jesus’ dying on the cross, the ultimate hopelessness. In his book Wishful Thinking, the preacher Frederick Buechner says this about the cross: “The symbols of other religions suggest beauty and light. The symbol of Christianity is an instrument of death. It suggests, at the very least, hope.” May hope be a guiding force in the years ahead, not only for the Central States Synod, but also for us of Bethany Lutheran Church. Fear is easy to come by in these days, but hope is the more valuable commodity because it is rooted in God’s grace and mercy. Hope enables us to face the future with the confidence that nothing—not even death—can come between God’s love and us. We live in hope because God, in the person of Jesus Christ, has died for our sins and has risen from the dead to give us life. Let us rejoice in the hope that is ours, and let us share that hope with everyone we meet.

Pastor Loren D. Mai

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BETHANY CHURCH NEWS Building on the Past – Confident in God’s Future – We make Christ known

MARRIED FOR 65 YEARS!

We of Bethany Lutheran Church were privileged in June to rejoice with three couples

who celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary this year.

Leland and Dorothy Bengtson were married on June 2, 1950

Walter and Dolores Pelz were married on June 10, 1950

Harry and Ann Ylander were married on June 18, 1950

Congratulations to these three couples on attaining this milestone. We give thanks

to God for His faithfulness in their lives and for the love and faithfulness that have

sustained their relationships!

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Women of the ELCA will lead both worship services.

The Noisy Offering for July 12 & 26 will support

W/ELCA projects.

The 27th Annual Convention of the Central States Women of the

ELCA will be July 17-19, 2015, in Topeka, KS. Jan Malpert will repre-

sent Bethany Lutheran Church W/ELCA.

There are many opportunities to get involved and support the

Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Please get involved by calling either Darlene Handlin, 227-3852 or

Elly Ostlind, 212-0516, Co-Presidents of the Bethany Lutheran Church W/ELCA.

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ELCA Youth Gathering Brings Thousands to Detroit In affirmation of their baptismal promise to “serve others and follow the example of Jesus,” almost 30,000

youth, adult leaders and others from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) will participate in

the ELCA Youth Gathering July 15-19 in Detroit. Meeting under the theme “Rise Up Together,” the

Gathering will offer youth an opportunity to strengthen their faith and discover their call to serve the world –

at home and abroad. The ELCA Youth Gathering is a triennial event that brings together thousands of high

-school age Lutherans from across the country and overseas for faith formation, worship, fellowship and ser-

vice. Heidi Hagstrom, Youth Gathering program director, said the Gathering theme and program is based on

the Gospel of Mark. “Many young people have limited experience with what it means to be part of the Lu-

theran Christian witness in the world. Many don’t experience other Lutherans outside of their family or con-

gregation. With such a small circle of influence, most young people think that the way they worship in their

congregation or the values their congregation espouses is the way all Lutherans practice or express their

faith. The beauty of Christ’s church is that there is room for all under the tent of mercy made real through

Jesus’ death and resurrection. We need the witness of young people in that community of Christ’s church,”

THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM

Once again our community is blessed with a pro-gram that will provide a noon meal for children and teens ages 1-18 from May 21-Aug. 12, M-F, at the Methodist Church, 224 South Main St. (227-3326). (No meals weekends, Memorial Day, or 4th of July)

Bethany Lutheran Church needs 4 volunteers per day for the weeks of July 20-24 and July 27-31. Hours are 10:45 am until 2 pm which includes set-up and clean-up.

Please call our church office, 227-2167, to volun-teer. Remember: God's Work, Our Hands!

Summer Lunch Program

We STILL need 4 Volunteers per day for two weeks

July 20-24 July 27-31

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LIBRARY CORNER

On Sunday, June 21, at 9:45 a.m., we honored

Pastor Ron MacLennan as he celebrated the 45th

anniversary of his ordination. Ordained in 1970, Pastor MacLennan was for many years the cam-pus pastor and later, professor of religion, at Beth-any College. We give God thanks for his ministry!

Pastor Charles Christensen born July 11,

1929 died June 9, 1915. A memorial service was held Saturday, June 20, 2015, Midsum-mers Day in Lindsborg, at Bethany Lutheran Church. Interment was at Smoky Hill Ceme-tery.

THE CHURCH FAMILY

NEW BOOKS FOR

CHILDREN'S LIBRARY

Nancy Lundblad's special place on the

library committee connects with her love

of children's books. She recently found

and has generously donated Absolutely

Wild, a collection of fifteen short poems

about some of the strangest creatures in

the animal kingdom. Poems were writ-

ten by Dennis Webster and illustrated by

Kim Webster Cunningham, a father/

daughter alliance resulting in a perfect

pairing of pictures and poems.

Children are drawn to stories, poems

and pictures about animals, and it won't

take much coaxing from you to sit down

and turn the pages with them, reading

as you go. You will both enjoy the expe-

rience, beginning with "The Yak" and

ending with "The Gibbon."

The Children's "Library" is contained on

a book cart in Fellowship Hall. Books

can be read on the spot and returned to

the shelf, or checked out by signing the

card in the back and placing it in the

metal file box. There is a box on the

bottom shelf for returns. We think the

books we have are worth your attention.

Synod Assembly Report The Central States Synod Assembly presided over by Bishop Roger Gustafson and vice presi-dent Melba Bangert was held here at Bethany College on June 4 through 6. The keynote speakers were Rev. Dr. Rick Barger president of Trinity Lutheran Seminary and Rev. Linda Norman the treasurer of the ELCA.

At the assembly a number of resolutions were voted on; the following are some highlights. Protection Guidelines for Children, Youth, and Adults resolution encourages congregations to review how adults are trained to work with chil-dren and youth, and it encourages a review of guidelines for child protection policy. Lutherans Restoring Creation Synod resolution encour-ages the synod and its congregations to use Lutherans Restoring Creation resources to green the synod. Sunday, November 15, 2015 was designated as Bethany Home Sunday.

The treasurer reported that last year ended with a $41,209 surplus. This year’s budget is similar to last years budget expecting the same level of support. The last news of note was the retire-ment of vice president Melba Bangert after

many years. Josh Nelson

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JULY Birthdays & Baptisms BIRTHDAYS:

David Arnott 07/01

Barry Finney 07/01

Brian Kelling 07/01

Brooks Larson 07/01

Cheryl Tatum 07/01

Virginia Patrick 07/02

Paula Patterson 07/02

Leslie Rose 07/02

Nadine Kelling 07/03

Kevin Axton 07/05

Chad Nelson 07/05

Joyce Pigge 07/05

Donald Weddle 07/06

Madeline Keenan 07/07

David Anderson 07/08

Bernie Johnson 07/08

Helayna Mader 07/09

Paul (Corky) Malm 07/09

Janice Segerhammar 07/10

Barbara Albrecht 07/11

Jessica Bengtson 07/11

Kirsten Harding 07/11

Danyel Patterson 07/11

Christina Peterson 07/11

Dennis L Shields 07/11

Mike Wallen 07/11

Phyllis Cumbo 07/12

Avery Larson 07/12

Leland A Nelson 07/12

Chuck Orr 07/12

McKenzie Snow 07/12

Julie Nelson 07/13

Genevieve Bishop 07/14

Susan Bryan 07/14

Chelsea Elliott 07/14

Paul Mogenson 07/14

Eva Anderson 07/15

Larry Dahlsten 07/15

Rick Martin 07/15

Allyson Bell 07/16

Rick Robinson 07/16

Julie Worchester 07/19

Diana Fanning 07/20

Dolores Pelz 07/20

Cameron Smith 07/20

Maxwell Howe 07/21

Trevor Whittaker 07/21

Jack O'Steen 07/22

Elias Peterson 07/22

Sarah Toll 07/22

Angela Theaker 07/23

Cristina Ambruster 07/24

Grant Lysell-Alkire 07/24

Sammy Train 07/24

Betty Berggren 07/25

Michael Chambers 07/25

Donald Lindquist 07/25

Charles Malm 07/25

Daryl Shields 07/26

Lauren Hudson 07/27

Diesel Dauer 07/28

Joshua Elliott 07/29

Greg Heline 07/29

Laura Lungstrom 07/29

Erik Rasmusson 07/29

Emmi Brunsell 07/30

Marji Sartori 07/30

Dean Malm 07/31

BAPTISMS:

Lu Swenson 07/02

Steven Johnson 07/03

Haven Lysell 07/04

Katherine Emler 07/07

Delilah Roraback 07/08

Justin Klatt 07/10

Donald Lindquist 07/11

Joan Hopp 07/13

Mary Swenson 07/13

Craig Nelson 07/14

Linda Klatt 07/15

Kenneth Roraback 07/15

Rhonda Finney 07/16

Yvonne Gottschalk 07/17

Elly Ostlind 07/18

Jarold Rasmusson 07/18

Myriah Webster 07/19

Sandra Berg 07/20

Troy Orr 07/20

Kenneth Malm 07/22

Gary Shogren 07/22

Scott Nelson 07/23

Timothy Ruble 07/27

Elly Briggs 07/28

Michelle Fiedler 07/28

Lorraine Nyquist 07/28

Laura Rosales 07.28

Chad Nelson 07/31

Huck Toll 07/31

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GLOBAL MISSIONS COMMITTEE

June 7, 2015, we again hosted Pastor Manfred Brockmann of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Vladi-

vostok in the Russian Far East. Since he first visited the United States 7 years ago, much has

changed in our Lutheran Churches in Russia.

Many German Russians settled in the Russian Far East generations ago. After the Iron Curtain fell,

it took a long time, but many of the German Russians moved back to Germany when it became pos-

sible. This caused problems for those left in Russia due to a lack of church membership to be able

to afford pastors for St. Paul’s and the other seven area churches around Vladivostok.

Pastor Brockmann, a pastor from Germany, has been in Russia for 22 years and is now retired, but

still works hard to help the eight congregations that need pastoral help.

Pastor Bradn Buerkle, a missionary from Montana whom we support, is now teaching in the semi-

nary in St. Petersburg, training lay leaders for the many churches without a pastor. There is a lack of

pastors and some of the smaller congregations can be well served by lay leaders.

Please pray for the Lutheran congregations in Russia today.

Mission support from Bethany Lutheran Church this quarter, July, August and September, is

for the Massai Girl’s School in Tanzania. Envelopes for this mission project have been included in

this issue of the Beacon. Those of you who receive the Beacon online will find envelopes available

at the entryways of the church. Please continue your support for our Global Mission Projects. Thank

you! Janet Malpert

GLOBAL MISSIONS

& LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF

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Stephen Ministry to Gain Another Stephen Leader

This month Holly Johnson will travel to Dallas, Texas, to attend a seven-day Stephen Lead-er's Training Course. She will receive intensive preparation enabling her to help with the or-ganization and direction of Stephen Ministry at Bethany Church. We ask the congregation to support her with prayers as she travels and learns about her leadership role.

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Summer Camp 2015 Schedule CAMP TOMAH SHINGA

Adventure Camp 2 6/28 to 7/3 Sunday-Friday completed 9th grade $350 Mini-Camp 2 6/28 to 7/1 Sunday-Wednesday completed 1st through 6th grade $200 Confirmation Camp 4 7/5 to 7/10 Sunday-Friday $350 Traditional Camp 2 7/12 to 7/17 Sunday-Friday $350 Horse Camp 7/19 to 7/24 Sunday-Friday $450 Traditional Camp 3 7/19 to 7/24 Sunday-Friday completed 4th grade through 12th grade $350 Please remember that we will not turn anyone away due to financial hardship! Please call or e-mail

Jamie if you would like a scholarship. Registrations are first come first served so please register early. If you have any questions about regis-

tration don't hesitate to call or e-mail with questions. Go to www.tomashinga.com to register. As we try to be good stewards of our resources both financially and environmentally we are encouraging individuals and congregations to register on-line. Please help us to achieve our goal of reducing cost and reducing how much paper we use! Just go to our website and click on "Register Now" and follow the prompts. Thank you!! Jamie Ryan, Associate Director, 785-375-5233, program.tomahshinga@gmail.com

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Bethany Church Council Minutes Bethany Lutheran Church Council-Minutes of May 13, 2015 Vice-President, Jane Anderson called the meeting to order in the absence of Justin Mader. Devotions were given by Inge Esping.. Minutes and Financial Report Minutes of the April meeting were reviewed. It was MSC to approve the minutes. Matt Stula reviewed the financial report attached. Contributions for April were about $900 less than budgeted. Year-to-date income is $3,100 less than budgeted but roughly $5,000 more than YTD 2014. April expenses were roughly $1,000 over budget due to a single annual expense. Total year-to-date expenses are currently $1,600 less than budgeted. The year-to-date loss of $9,800 is within $1,600 of the budget and is about $14,700 less than the loss at this point in 2014. It was MSC to accept the financial report. Informational Reports Pastor Mai's report is attached. Confirmation classes have concluded and confimed on May 3. A confirmation dinner honoring the three confirmands was hosted by Council on Sunday, April 26. Thanks for all of you who helped that even-ing. Six new Stephens Ministers were commissioned on May 10. We will host Ordination Anniversary receptions at cof-fee time on May 17, Ray Mai, 55 yrs. and June 21, Ron MacLennan, 45 yrs. VBS will be held in conjunction with Mes-siah Church from May 26 thru May 29. The annual Synod Assembly meeting will be held at Bethany College June 4-6. Stephen Ministry-Congratulations to our 6 new Stephen Ministers. Global Mission reported Pastor Brockman will be preaching on June 7 at Bethany Church. They discussed disaster re-lief in Nepal and World Malaria Day. KICK has ended for this school year. An appreciation dinner has been held for the volunteers. Old Business Thanks to Marlin Johnson for scraping and painting the parsonage trim. There is still some need of maintenance around the windows and on the back deck. Boards need to be replaced on the deck and it should be re-stained. Keith Anderson Memorial-25 new balcony chairs have been ordered from Sauder Manufacturing. It was decided that 25 chairs would be enough for seating. We will keep 10 of the current folding chairs for extra balcony seating if needed in the store room behind the organ. The remaining chairs will be sold at the Church garage sale in September. The chairs will take 8 to 10 weeks for delivery. Mike Dreier has been working with the Finance Committee on a final insurance quote from Guide One. The policy is up for renewal with Church Mutual on June 1, 2015. With the Guide One policy our deductible is less, coverage is more adequate for our needs and the premium is less. It was MSC to change insurance carriers when our policy comes up for renewal. Thanks to Mike for his work and research on our insurance coverage. New Business Synod assembly offering-It was MSC to make an offering at the Synod Assembly in June in the amount of $100.00. Midsummer Worship Service-Pastor will work on putting the service together. Phil Hett would like to attend the Synod Assembly as a visitor. It was MSC to pay Phil's registration fee of $135.00 to attend the conference. Kathey Bengtson has offered to head up another church garage sale sponsored by the Council in September. The pro-ceeds will go to the Heating and Cooling fund. We will not accept clothing and would ask that all items donated be in good working condition. More information will follow. Thanks to Butch for painting the white warning edge on the Educational Building front steps this week. A facility request was submitted for a wedding shower on June 27 from 12:30 to 5:00. It was MSC to approve the re-quest as submitted. Pastor has 3 up-coming weddings from July to October. He has a request that there be a co-officiant at the October wedding. It was MSC that the co-officiant be approved for the wedding. The current Bethany Calendar was reviewed for events held at Bethany. It is a busy few months for our Church facility. The next Council meeting will be on June 10 at 8:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, Kathey Bengtson, Secretary

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ELCA Looks Ahead to 500th Anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation As a church that believes the good news of Jesus Christ provides “the freedom and the courage to boldly participate in what God is up to in the world,” members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

(ELCA) are making plans for the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation in October 2017. “The

evangelical Lutheran Reformation offers the promise of God’s love that makes possible a life of a liv-

ing, daring confidence in God’s grace,” said the Rev. Marcus Kunz, assistant to the ELCA presiding

bishop and executive for theological discernment.

On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther, an Augustine monk, posted his “Ninety-five Theses” to the door of the Cas-tle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, protesting the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church. “When Martin Luther posted his ‘Ninety-Five Theses’ the resulting debate about Christian teaching and practice led to changes that have shaped the course of western Christianity for almost 500 years,” said Kunz. “At the heart of these wide-reaching changes was a deep conviction that God’s mercy or grace in Jesus is given freely to all. Some of the familiar ways of talking about Jesus in our time have left some people cold, feeling trapped

or demeaned.” Kunz said the 500th anniversary observance is an opportunity for the ELCA “to give

fresh expression of the liberating and renewing hope in Christ that Martin Luther described.”

Under the theme, “Freed and Renewed in Christ: 500 Years of God’s Grace in Action,” the ELCA’s 500th anniversary observance will include the 2015 Worship Jubilee in Atlanta in July, which is being planned in collaboration with the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. In 2016, the Grace Gathering will be held in the summer along with the 2016 ELCA Church-wide Assembly in New Orleans.

The 500th anniversary observance, led by ELCA church-wide staff and an executive planning team, will also encourage and support initiatives across the ELCA’s 65 synods, nearly 10,000 congregations and other insti-tutions. “Across the globe, Lutherans and other heirs of the Reformation are noting its 500th anniversary with a wide variety of activities along a broad spectrum of emphases and interests,” said Martin Seltz, publisher for worship, music and congregational life for Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, and a member of the planning team.

Kunz said for many Lutherans in the United States, the northern European identity “isn’t an adequate way of understanding who we are. For one thing, many Lutherans in the United States have a very different experi-ence that has informed their identity.

The 500th anniversary observance will also include ecumenical and inter-faith activities, including participa-tion in The Lutheran World Federation and other global observances. “The 500th observance of the Refor-mation will be the first centennial anniversary to have a strong ecumenical dimension,” said Kathryn M. Lohre, assistant to the ELCA presiding bishop and executive for ecumenical and inter-religious relations. “Fifty years of Lutheran-Catholic dialogue in the United States and internationally have produced significant fruits, including the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification.”

With the signing of the Joint Declaration on Oct. 31, 1999, The Lutheran World Federation and the

Vatican agreed to a common understanding of the doctrine of justification and declared that certain

16th century condemnations of each other no longer apply. The Lutheran World Federation is a global communion of 144 churches representing more than 72 million Christians in 79 countries. The ELCA is the communion's only member church from the United States.

Information about events and activities is available at www.ELCA500.org and also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/elca500. Resources for the 500th anniversary observance are being produced by Augsburg Fortress. - - - - See more at: http://www.elca.org/News-and-Events/7727#sthash.tq5lWk7s.dpuf

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July 2016 Christian Education Page

Summer Activities – there will not be regular Sunday School during the summer, instead church events are planned with Messiah Church. Mark your calendar and save these dates:

July 26 7-9 pm Swim Party at the City Pool (ice cream served at 6:00)

August 23 Emerald Lake Beach Party – swimming and hot dog roast!

Adult Forums are offered each Sunday in Fellowship Hall.

July 5 Paul Hubbard, Bethany College Football Coach

July 12 Phil Hett, Joyce Peterson and Camp Tomah Shinga Campers

July 19 TBA

July 26 Dennis and Karen Stugelmeyer Working at the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation

Fall Sunday School t-shirts – Our Sunday School children will receive shirts again on Rally Day. Parents, if you missed the “signing up” at the party in the park, please send Joyce your child’s shirt size.

Camp Tomah Shinga

It’s not too late to send your child to camp. There are two weeks of camp available in July. Reg-istration is available on line. http://tomahshinga.com/new-page-1 Bethany will pay half of the cost of camp. Parents are asked to register their child, pay the deposit and then get a voucher from Joyce to help with the costs. When you get ready to register your student, please be ready to pay the deposit with PayPal or a credit card.

Women’s Monthly Bible Study – July 11, 7pm, Are you interested in an evening, monthly bible study? If so check out the Bold Cafe Bible study; it is based on the monthly article http://www.boldcafe.org/. (2nd Th of each month, 7-8pm) There is nothing to read ahead of time. Come early and get something to eat or drink. Kim Hett leads this group.

VBS – Thanks to all who helped with VBS “Power Lab-Discovering Jesus’ Miraculous

Power”! Thanks to all the workers who stepped up and set up and organized VBS while I was gone. You were a blessing to me. Thanks to my co-coordinators – Jessica Bengtson and Aubrie Ellis. Thanks, thanks!!

Submitted by Joyce Peterson, Christian Ed Director, 227 2201, joycepeterson@sbcglobal.net

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A WORD FROM PHIL Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge

him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

A wise person here at Bethany Church recently wrote out this acronym for me. I thought it was very

good so I want to share it with you.

For

ALL

I

Trust

Him

For All I Trust In Him. Are you trusting in God for all? It is not an easy thing to do but it is a

rewarding thing to do. As the author of Proverbs writes, when we trust in the Lord, the Lord will

make straight our paths. Imagine you are walking through the woods. The pathway is overgrown

and barely visible. It might be a familiar pathway and one you have walked many times before. Yet,

you can still get lost. You can still stumble over the vines that block the way and the gravel that

crumbles below your feet. The darkness of the canopy confuses your directions. Yet, forward you

must march. This is life. This is the world around us. We might be traveling on the same pathways

over and over again. They are the routines of life, jobs, families, retirement, etc. We think we know

the way and we think nothing will happen. But, as every hiker knows, the path changes and the

many variables can trip you up. That too is life. There are many things in life that can trip us up and

cause us to stumble. The only true answer, the only way to make it through the path is to put your

trust in God. As it says in Proverbs, God will make straight your paths. God is there with you as you

hike along to clear the roadblocks and to light your way in the darkness. So, for all things put your

trust in Him. Have FAITH. Phil Hett

CHURCH HISTORY

Does anyone remember this trip? Pastor Philemon Smith and 32 women and children from Beth-

any Church’s Talitha (Junior Mission Society) went by chartered bus on June 29, 1948 to visit the

Mariadahl Children’s Home at Cleburne, Kansas. The event was planned by Mrs. Mahoney and Mrs.

Sjoberg. The women brought a well-planned dinner and ice cream. Watermelon was a special treat

from Mrs. C. F. Erickson and Esther Bergin. That afternoon, before returning home, the Talitha chil-

dren were joined by the Mariadahl children in singing several songs and Pastor Smith spoke about

“The Good Shepherd." Talitha Juniors on the trip were Larry Danielson, Karen Ann and Carl Vernon

Nelson, Joyce and Lorraine Sjoberg, Lynette and Eddie Polson, Willard and Robert Keding, Phyllis

Mahoney, Sarah and Linda Hagstrand, Sonja and Carolyn Anderson and their mothers, plus Jon

Levin, Jean Ann Billing, Ervalene Johnson, Annette and Robert Bengtson, Dorothy Detmer, Helen

Shellhammer and sponsor, Mrs. Fred Wallerstedt.

Mariedahl Children’s Home was supported by churches of the Kansas Conference of the Augustana

Lutheran Synod. Information taken from The Kansas Conference Lutheran, July 1948.

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SERVING BETHANY CHURCH IN JULY

SUNDAY JULY 5, 2015 8:00 a.m. Ushers Don & Kathey Bengtson 10:30 a.m. Ushers Karl & Wanda Esping Dan & Katie Hawkinson Acolytes 10:30 am Nursery 10:30 am

SUNDAY JULY 12, 2015 8:00 a.m. Ushers Jolene Reese & Ervalene Johnson 10:30 a.m. Ushers Mark & Nancy Lysell Daryl & Marie Shields Matt & Karen Clark Acolytes 10:30 am Nursery 10:30 am

SUNDAY JULY 19, 2015 8:00 a.m. Ushers Ron & Jan Michael 10:30 a.m. Ushers Ron Rolander, Dan Norden, Brandon & Brandie Nelson Bruce Harding & Alan Leaf Acolytes 10:30 am Nursery 10:30 am

SUNDAY JULY 26, 2015 8:00 a.m. Ushers Jim & Cindy Copple 10:30 a.m. Ushers Nate Woodard, John Bengtson, Warren Webster, Merle & Terri Nelson, Joel Woodard Acolytes 10:30 am Nursery 10:30 am

FIFTH SUNDAY, 2015 8:00 am Ushers Mark & Jim Parker 10:30 am Ushers Dirk Durant Willis & Lois Larson Darrell & Janet Malpert Acolytes 10:30 Nursery 10:30

Sacristans: JULY Elly Ostlind & Mary Parker

Altar Guild: JULY/AUGUST Karen Carlson & Susan Lundstrom

Offering Transfer: 8:00 a.m. Josh Nelson & James Nelson 10:30 a.m. Jane Anderson & Lois Larson

Communion Ushers: Donna Ruble, Matt Clark, Dan Norden, Justin Mader

Ushers: Please hand out bulletins, count the attendance accurately, and help to collect the

offering. IF you are unable to serve on your scheduled date, PLEASE CONTACT SOME-

ONE IN THAT CATEGORY AND MAKE A TRADE. Please call the church office by noon on

Thursday so that changed information can be included in the bulletin.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SERVING YOUR CHURCH!!!

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thus Fri Sat

JULY 2015

1

6:30 pm Stephen Ministry, MLR

2

No W/ELCA

Meeting

3 10 am Svenska Vänskapsgrup pen MLR

4

5 8 am Worship/Communion

9 am Forum

10:30 am Wor-ship/Communion

6 11 am Staff

6:30 pm Global Mission

7 pm Boy Scouts

7:30 pm Execu-tive Committee

7 8:30 am Pray-er Group

4:30 pm Out-reach

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8 pm Church Council

9

9 am Piece Art-ists

7 pm Ladies Bible Study @ White Peacock

10 10 am Svenska Vänskapsgrup-pen MLR

5 pm Wedding Rehearsal

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5:30 pm Nelson/Katzenmier Wed-ding

12 8 am Worship W/ELCA Sunday

9 am Forum

10:30 am Wor-ship W/ELCA Sunday

1-4 pm Nils Pe-terson, Eagle Scout Ceremony Sanctuary & Fellowship Hall

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11 am Staff

6 pm Steward-ship/Finance

7 pm Boy Scouts

14 8:30 am Pray-er Group

2 pm Library

Committee

15 9:30 am Sarah Circle

6:30 pm Stephen Ministry, MLR

16 7 am Miriam Circle, breakfast in South Park

9:30 am Naomi Circle, Church Kitchen

2 pm Rebecca Circle

17 10 am Svenska Vänskapsgrup-pen MLR

27th Annual

Convention of

the Central

States W/ELCA

July 17-19,

Topeka, KS

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27th Annual Con-

vention of the

Central States W/

ELCA July 17-19,

Topeka, KS

19 8 am Worship/Communion

9 am Forum

10:30 am Worship /Communion

27th Annual

Convention oif

the Central

States W/ELCA

July 17-19, To-

peka, KS

20 9 am Handyman Committee

11 am Staff Meet-ing

7 pm Property Committee

7 pm Boy Scouts

21 8:30 am Pray-er Group @Riverview Estates in Mar-quette

1:30 pm Visita-tion

22

23

7pm Archives Committee

24 10 am Svenska Vänskapsgrup-pen MLR

25 10:30 am Shower, FH

26

8 am Worship

9 am Forum

10:30 am Wor-ship

11:30 am Pot-luck Meal, FH

27 11 am Staff

7 pm Boy Scouts

28 8:30 am Pray-er Group

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30 31 10 am Svenska Vänskapsgrup-pen MLR

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BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH

320 N MAIN

LINDSBORG KS 67456

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LINDSBORG, KS 67456

PERMIT NO. 04

THE BETHANY BEACON A monthly publication of Bethany Lutheran Church, Lindsborg, KS 67456

Church: (785) 227-2167 bethanylindsborg@att.net

VISIT US AT OUR WEBSITE: http://blclindsborg.org/

JULY 2015 Issue No. 7

Bethany Staff

Rev. Loren Mai, Pastor Home (785) 227-2807

pastorofbethany@att.net

Phil Hett Lay Associate Cell (620)212-3931

phil.hett@blclindsborg.org

Gretchen Esping Administrative Assistant

bethanylindsborg@att.net

Butch Gibson Building Manager

Joyce Peterson Christian Ed./Youth Dir.

joycepeterson@sbcglobal.net

Matt Stula Treasurer

Carolyn Gibson Financial Secretary

carolyn.gibson@blclindsborg.org

Genevieve Bishop Organist

Leah Ann Anderson Men’s Choir

Steve Gustafson Chancel Choir

Lori Nelson Children’s Choir

Bethany Church Council

James E. Nelson..........................227-3639

Justin Mader...........………………....212-1111

Danny Norden............................227-2879

Donna Ruble …………………………...227-2258

Marlin Johnson…………………..…...227-3920

Jane Anderson ……………..………….227-3783

Mary Parker……………………………..227-2623

Merle Larson…………………………….227-7046

Josh Nelson……………………………...227-2555

Matt Clark………………………………...227-2218

Kathey Bengtson (Sec.)……………. 227-2615

Mike Dreier…………………………..….227-5525

Brandie Nelson ………………… 785-817-2119

Inge Esping ………………………..620-213-2992

Lois Larson ………………………………..227-2681

Pastor Loren Mai………………..……..227-2807