Volume 11, issue 5

May 2016

May Helpers List 2

Council Info 3

Prayer Shawl

Circle

Quilting

Misc. News

Birthdays/ Anniversaries

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Music Schedule

Youth Happenings

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May Calendar 6

The Mustard Seed

BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Change!

How many Lutherans does it take to change a light bulb? It takes one

Lutheran to hold the ladder, one Lutheran to swap out a new one for

the burnt one and at least two more Lutherans to talk about “how

good” the old one was.

There are times in our journey through life when things change. Some-

times the change is welcome and sometimes we wish things would stay

the same. Sometimes hoped for change comes and sometimes it does

not. Sometimes change is intentional and sometimes accidental. I am

sure that change, as described above, has taken place during the

months that I have been with you.

I invite you to share with me (it is the only way I can know) the chang-

es you have seen that you like and the ones that are not so good. Also

the changes you would like to see in the future. We need to practice

having conversations like these. Even talking about “how good” the

old way was is important as long as that moves us to the future and we

don’t get stuck in the past.

Let us also have conversation about consistency, the consistency we

find in the God we worship. This is the God who always comes down to

us with love, forgiveness and eternal life as shown to us through Jesus

Christ.

I am looking forward to having some good conversations this summer.

Your Brother in Christ,

Pastor John

DEADLINE for the June 2016 Mustard Seed will be NO LATER THAN Sunday, May 22nd.

Please have all items in to Darcy by this date. Thank You!

PIANISTS

May 1 Barb

May 8 Susan

May 15 Barb

May 22 Joan

May 29 Barb

June 5 Barb

FELLOWSHIP HOSTS

May 1 Joan E., Norma S.

May 8 Youth & families

May 15 Hillman Group

May 22 Rejoice & Praise May 29 NEEDED

June 5 Cake for Senior Sunday

If you can help out in

providing treats for fellowship

after worship, please call the

church office to be put on the

list. THANK YOU!

COMMUNION ASSISTANTS

May 1 (Servers) Council

(Set-up/ Clean-up) Ed & Shirley Stukey

May 15

(Servers) Council

(Set-up/ Clean-up) Velma Jones

June 5 (Servers) Council

(Set-up/ Clean-up) Ray & Sandy Kephart

WORSHIP HOSTS

May 1

Ed & Shirley Stukey & Marian Veaasen

May 8

Bruce, Dixie & Jenna Peterson May 15

Victor & Linda Lease & Judy Waytashek

May 22

Gordy & Maverine Anderson May 29

Butch & Eileen Hastings & Marian Veaasen

June 5

Arden, Patti & Sam Virnig

HELPERS FOR MAY 2016

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OFFERING COUNTERS

May 1 Marian Veaasen & Charleen Dahlgren

May 8

Kaye Mickus & Dixie Peterson May 15

Ed Stukey & Eileen Hastings

May 22

Bruce Peterson & Sandy Kephart May 29

Marian Veaasen & Kaye Mickus

June 5

Charleen Dahlgren & Dixie Peterson

LECTORS

May 1

Joani Ellingson May 8

Youth May 15

Patti Hook May 22

Colleen Kightlinger May 29

Sandy Kephart June 5

Dixie Peterson

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Monday through Friday 9am-3pm

MAY

May 1st Carol Kephart’s Birthday

May 7th June Dahlgren’s Birthday

May 10th Marlis Sasker’s Birthday

May 15th Jerry Jansen’s Birthday

May 22nd Clarence Nasby’s Birthday

May 28th Maverine Anderson’s Birthday

MAY BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

Pastor John is in the office on Tuesdays. Please stop in or call for an appointment.

Pastor John’s phone: 320.676.3130

HOMEBOUND OR RELOCATED? If a family member or friend has become homebound or has been moved into Assisted

Living or the Nursing Home, please share that information with the church office. THANK YOU!!

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Minutes for April 2016 Council Meeting

These minutes will not be approved until the May 10, 2016 meeting at which time

they will be approved as is or with any additions or corrections.

Members Present: B. Hastings. P. Hatlestad, N. Holen, R. Kephart, E, Stukey.

The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by President Kim Kucera

The March, 2016 minutes were approved as written. ES/RK M/S/C

The April agenda was approved with the following additions: NH/PH M/S/C

Microphone use

Code on Lockbox

Coffee pot in basement

The financial report for the end of March, 2016 was a positive $3,642.00.

Pastor John is on vacation so there is no pastor's report for this meeting.

The new computer that was ordered has arrived and is for the use of Pastor John.

Clean-Up Day is scheduled for May 21, 2016 from 10 to 4. Work will be done both in-

side the church and outside. "EVERYONE IS WELCOME!"

The 2016 annual meeting of Bethany will take place directly after the church service

on May 15. There will be a pot luck lunch after the meeting.

Community Connect is scheduled for Monday, June 6 from 10 to 2. It will be held at

the elementary school this year. Bethany's booth last year was a success and we will

have one again this year.

Microphone – there have been many complaints about not being able to hear people

who are speaking in church. No matter who is speaking, a microphone is a necessity

so when adding something to the service please stand up and use it.

The lock box for the church needs to be reset. Darcy will handle.

Coffee pot – Darcy will try to get information from the maker as to who will be able to

fix.

Next month's meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. May 10, 2016. Pat Hatlestad – Secretary

May Council meeting is Tuesday, May 17th at 5:30pm

As of March 31, 2016, our year to date income

has exceeded our expenses by $3,643

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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS AND INFORMATION

Prayer Shawl - Tuesday, May 3rd at 4pm Quilting - May 19th from 9am-3pm.

Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 17th at 5:30pm.

GROUPS, MEETINGS, ETC.

THANK YOU… to those who are giving through Thrivent Dollars!! Much appreciation!

SENIOR COMPANIONS Meet at Bethany on the second Tuesday of each month from 9-11:30am.

CHURCH CLEAN-UP DAY!!! MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! Church clean-up day will be Saturday, May 21st

beginning at 10am. Watch the bulletins for more information! PLEASE plan to attend and help keep our church beautiful!!

BASKETS OF PROMISE!! Our “Baskets of Promise” project was completed on Sunday, April 10th. Over 40 people helped prepare and package 152 care packages for Lutheran World Relief!! THANK YOU to all who gave items/ cash for the kits as well as those who helped us prepare and package. Thank you to Sandy Kephart for donating

and preparing lunch for our hungry crew!! This project was a HUGE success!!

ANNUAL MEETING/ POT-LUCK LUNCH

Bethany Lutheran Annual Meeting will be Sunday, May 15th immediately following wor-ship! PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND!! A pot-luck lunch will follow the meeting.

Sign-up sheet for the pot-luck is on the door in the Narthex. THANK YOU!

“Books for Bethany” for Bethany's Little Free Library! Darcy and Tim DeBoer have designed and built a Little Free Library for Bethany! It was paid for by the Onamia

Area Early Childhood Coalition and Darcy and Tim, and is Onamia's 4th Little Free Library. It will be installed sometime this summer, date to be announced later. In the meantime, we will be sponsoring a Book Drive. Books

will be collected every Sunday this summer beginning May 1. Books should be new or in gently used condition. Books can be for children, teens, or adults. Please look through your closets and shelves, and begin saving

“Books for Bethany”! Spread the word.

MILLE LACS AREA OPERATION COMMUNITY CONNECT - Bethany will be participating in Community Con-nect at Holy Cross again this year. Monday, June 6th from 10am-2pm. Please talk to Darcy if you can help with this.

FISHIN’ WITH ABEL - MAY 21st 8am - 2pm at Bayview Door prizes and drawings at 3 pm. Fairview Foundation fundraiser in memory of Abel Vanderpoel.

Call Judy for more information at 532-3938.

SENIOR SUNDAY - JUNE 5th We will be recognizing the graduating Seniors on Sunday, June 5th during worship with cake after worship to celebrate! We will be honoring Sam Virnig, Aliste Anderson & Kasidie Olson. We don’t want to forget anyone so please contact the church

office if you’d like to be included. CONGRATULATIONS Class of 2016!!

Let us not forget our fellow worshipper and servant Shelley Uden. Please send her reminders that we

miss her in our midst and are grateful for her previous contributions to our community. Michelle Uden,

2609 West Southern Ave., Lot 15, Tempe, AZ 85282. - Patti Hook

APRIL 2016 MUSIC HAPPENINGS

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YOUTH HAPPENINGS

“Bethany Branches” (All children and young people age 4 through high school)

Sunday, May 8th : Meet at 9a.m. for rehearsal; lead worship at 9:30a.m.

All Children and young people from age 4 through high school are invited to participate in leading

worship as singers, musicians, readers, and actors. “Bethany Branches” leads worship on the second

Sunday of each month at the 9:30 worship gathering, with rehearsal before worship at 9 a.m.

For more information contact Susan Bracken or Colleen Kightlinger.

RUBY’S PANTRY Food Distribution Program. Everyone who gets hungry qualifies! You receive an abundance of grocery items for a $20

donation. Bring your own baskets or boxes for food. Located at the Lions Community Center, Onamia beginning at 10:30 am the FIRST Monday of the month. Registration begins at 10am.

Next three dates will be and May 2nd, June 6th and TUESDAY, JULY 5th (DATE CHANGE due to holiday).

REJOICE & PRAISE

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Youth are dismissed immediately following the gospel reading during worship on Sunday mornings

(NO Sunday School on 2nd Sundays of the month). LAST DAY of Sunday School is May 15th.

We will resume this Fall.

LAMOREAUX SCHOLARSHIPS Applications for the R.H. Lamoreaux Fund are being accepted until June 8, 2016. Applications will be accept-

ed from community organizations with grant amounts ranging from $50 to $500. Priority will be given to projects that are: (a) community projects not now adequately funded, (b) projects that show a potential to be self-supporting in the future, (c) scholarships , or (d) any other worth while community service project.

You can pick up an application in the Bethany church office.

REJOICE AND PRAISE SCHEDULE SUNDAY, MAY 22nd

9am - Rehearsal for Worship 9:30am - Rejoice & Praise leads worship

PEDERSON PAVILION Mille Lacs Academy will be dedicating the Pederson Pavilion on Wednesday, May 18th from 4-6PM.

Please join us in celebrating and reminiscing about Delores and Martin with their friends.

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NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE

PAID ONAMIA, MN

PERMIT NO. 13

BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH

500 LINDQUIST ST.

ONAMIA, MN 56359

320-532-3366

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

SUNDAY, MAY 1 9:30am - Holy Communion

SUNDAY, MAY 8 - MOTHER’S DAY 9am - Rehearsal for Worship 9:30am - Bethany Branches

SUNDAY, MAY 15 9:30am - Holy Communion

SUNDAY, MAY 22 9am - Rehearsal for Worship

9:30am - Rejoice & Praise

SUNDAY, MAY 29 9:30am - Word & Prayer

SUNDAY, JUNE 5 9:30am - Holy Communion

Council Members:

Pastor - John Lundberg

President - Kim Kucera Vice President - Ed Stukey Secretary - Pat Hatlestad

Norma Holen - Ray Kephart - Butch Hastings

Music Coordinator - Susan Bracken Administrative Assistant - Darcy DeBoer

Sunday, May 15th

ANNUAL MEETING Sunday, May 15th

Meeting immediately following

worship with a pot-luck lunch

following the meeting.