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Praying To Seek God’s Guidance Daily
At the Discipleship Summit in September, we learned that our Discipleship Emphasis for this program
year will be “Praying to Seek God’s Guidance Daily.” This newsletter article explores in more detail
what that means for us. This personal spiritual practice is one of core set of practices that are most
transformative for people who are seeking to deepen their relationship with Jesus.
Praying to Seek God’s Guidance Daily
How is our spiritual practice / discipleship emphasis going for you this month? I’d love to hear the
stories of how you are praying to seek God’s guidance daily and what God is saying to you through his
Word, the counsel of other Christians and the poor (see the last part of Matthew 25). How has God been
challenging you and encouraging you?
Praying Over the Everyday Things of Our Lives
On November 16, we will have a congregational meeting to vote for council leaders, approve the 2015
budget and consider a sanctuary painting project. Between now and then, I invite you pray over these
things. And then I invite you to pray over the everyday things of your own life.
Have you ever prayed over your own monthly budget, giving thanks to God for the income God has
allowed you to manage for his glory? Have you ever prayed over your spouse and asked for God’s
blessing on their day before they leave for work? Have you ever prayed over your child or grandchild
before sending them off to school? Don’t just pray for them; pray over them. Place your hands on their
head, pray, and then bless them with the sign of the cross.
Do you pray for everyday things? Have you ever given thanks to God after getting a glass of water or
using the toilet, rejoicing in the gift of clean, running water and safe sewer systems? Have you ever
blessed God for the gift of coffee after a fitful night of sleep? Have you prayed a verse of Scripture over
your shoes before putting them on? (Check out Isaiah 52:7 and Romans 10:15). Have you thanked God
for the miracle of juice boxes and graham crackers and preschoolers?
Praying to seek God’s guidance daily is about more than checking prayer off your daily list. It is about
meeting God in prayer throughout the day… bit by bit, moment by moment.
Monthly Prayer Workshop
I hope to see many of you at our monthly prayer workshop at 7 pm on the first Thursday of the month.
On November 6 we will delve into the practice of Ignatian Contemplation (named after St. Ignatius), a
prayer form that invites us into a way of praying that involves Scripture and our imagination.
+Pastor Matt
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Worship and Holy Baptism
The Use of the Means of Grace
In August of 1997, the Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America adopted a statement called The
Use of the Means of Grace: A Statement on the Practice of Word and Sacrament for use in the congregations of the ELCA.
This statement serves to guide our worship practices in ways that are consistent with the Holy Scriptures, the practices of
the whole church throughout space and time, and the Lutheran Confessions. I bet most of you didn’t even know this
document existed!
For the next several months, I’d like to reflect with you on several of these principles, particularly the ones related to Holy
Baptism and Holy Communion. It is my hope that these articles and reflections become a starting point for continued
conversation about our worship life together.
If you would like the whole document, we will soon have copies available here. You can also find it online.
+Pastor Matt
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What is Baptism?
Principle
14 In Holy Baptism the Triune God delivers us from the forces of evil, puts our sinful self to
death, gives us new birth, adopts us as children, and makes us members of the body of Christ, the
Church. Holy Baptism is received by faith alone.
Background
14a By water and the Word in Baptism, we are liberated from sin and death by being joined to the death and
resurrection of Jesus. In Baptism God seals us by the Holy Spirit and marks us with the cross of Christ forever
(cf. Lutheran Book of Worship, 121, 124). Baptism inaugurates a life of discipleship in the death and resurrection
of Christ. Baptism conforms us to the death and resurrection of Christ precisely so that we repent and receive
forgiveness, love our neighbors, suffer for the sake of the Gospel, and witness to Christ.
Application
14b Baptism is for the sake of life in Christ and in the body of Christ, the Church. It also may be given to those
who are close to death, and is a strong word of promise in spite of death. Individuals are baptized, yet this
Baptism forms a community. It is for children. It is for adults. It is done once, yet it is for all of our life.
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1. The first thing we notice about baptism is that it is first and foremost union with Christ. In baptism we are joined to the
saving death and resurrection of Jesus. This is why baptism is never a private affair. We are in one act joined to Jesus and
his Body, the Church.
2. We are also given the precious gift of the Holy Spirit and are forever marked with the cross of Jesus Christ. At Bethlehem
we have marked this with the laying on of hands at the altar and the signing of the cross with chrism oil.
3. Baptism also makes us disciples. It is the beginning point of our life of discipleship. This discipleship has a particular
shape: dying and rising (cf. Luke 24:46-48). Since we are joined to Christ and his death and resurrection, we should expect
that to be the shape of our lives lived in him.
4. The shape of the life of discipleship includes repentance and forgiveness, loving our neighbors, suffering for the sake of
Jesus and his Gospel and witnessing to others. Our reading in Francis Chan’s Multiply book this past month also
emphasized some of these themes.
5. Baptism is God’s once-for-all promise to us. That is why as Lutherans we do not “rebaptize” if someone has already been
baptized as a Christian in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The whole Christian life is simply a return to
Baptism (repentance) and a living out of Baptism.
6. For further study, check out the Holy Baptism section in our red hymnal (pp. 227-250). Explore the services of
worship that are centered on and grounded in Baptism. If you don’t have a hymnal of your own, consider purchasing
one ($22.50 through AugsburgFortress.org).
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WORSHIP
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT:
This serves as the official announcement of a
congregational meeting to be held November 16,
2014, at 10:20 a.m., for the purpose of approving the
2015 budget, electing congregational officers and
council members and approving a sanctuary painting
project.
Memory Verse for November
Romans 12:1
I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters,
by the mercies of God, to present your bodies
as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to
God, which is your spiritual worship.
REMINDER: NOVEMBER 2 daylight
savings time ends so we will “fall”
back one hour before going to bed
Saturday night (November 1).
Daily Bible Readings for November
Nov 1: 2 Kings 2
Nov 2: 2 Kings 5
Nov 3: 2 Kings 6
Nov 4: 2 Kings 8
Nov 5: 2 Kings 10
Nov 6: 2 Kings 13
Nov 7: 2 Kings 17
Nov 8: 2 Kings 22-23
Nov 9: Micah 5-6
Nov 10: Micah 1
Nov 11: Micah 2
Nov 12: Micah 3
Nov 13: Micah 4
Nov 14: Psalm 137
Nov 15: Micah 7
All Saints Sunday is November 2
We recognize those who
have been Baptized this last
year, our newest saints:
Josephine Bame
Emelia Forman
Blake Lamb
Dane Witker
Mila Barnes
We remember those who Brett Young
have died since last All Kelli Young
Saints Sunday:
Adelia Young
Jason Young
Betty Henline
Ryan Layman
Robert Shammo
Norah Mulheisen
Ron Lang
Lucy Nachtrab
Janet Bettenbrock
Logan Martinez
Florence Blausey
Axel Napierala
Paul Rolf
Anna Korkowski
Arda Ortman
Jessa Galbraith
Annette Lamphier
Benson Miller
Dorrit Beckman
Gavin Kahlenberg
David Gerwin
Eloise Ward
Nov 16: Isaiah 36-37
Nov 17: Isaiah 2
Nov 18: Isaiah 6
Nov 19: Isaiah 9
Nov 20: Isaiah 11
Nov 21: Isaiah 27
Nov 22: Isaiah 55
Nov 23: Jeremiah 1, 7
Nov 24: Jeremiah 5
Nov 25: Jeremiah 6
Nov 26: Jeremiah 13
Nov 27: Jeremiah 15
Nov 28: Jeremiah 18
Nov 29: Jeremiah 23
Nov 30: Habakkuk 1
Blood Pressure Sunday
Sunday, November 9, 30 minutes before and
after the 9 a.m. service, with Nurse April.
Serving in November
THANK YOU TO THOSE SERVING THIS MONTH...
Women’s Thankoffering Service
Sunday,
November 9,
at 9 a.m.
Sermon by
Jodi Stewart
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Sun. Acolytes, 9 am
9 am Thanksgiving
Reagan Schuerman, Lilly Schuerman
Madison Finley, Emma Finley
Youth: Reader, 9 am
Usher, 9 am
Greeter, 5 pm
Anastasha Smith
Justin Gentry
Kyra Contris
Altar Flowers
Gail Gerwin
Altar Guild
Diane Lang, Rachel Staats
Office Window
Joanne Bruning
Service Org. (Funerals)
Joanne Busdeker, Joan Slebos
YOUTH
GROW
After School Youth Club
Prayer Workshops with Pastor Matt
First Thursdays from 7-8:30 p.m.
Students in grades K-5
at Bethlehem Lutheran Church
3:45-6 p.m., Wednesday,
November 19
November 6: Ignatian Contemplation: Prayer,
Scripture and Imagination
December 4: Centering Prayer: Getting to the
Heart of the Matter
January 8: Examen of Consciousness: Offering it
All to God
February 5: Prayer Journaling: Writing Our
Prayers
March 5: The Jesus Prayer, Repetitive Prayer
and the Taize Community
May 7: Prayer Retreats (St. Ignatius)
Join us for a free family dinner at 5:30 p.m.
Children will enjoy music, activities, crafts, Bible
stories and a light meal.
This is a joint ministry of the Pemberville churches.
Marmon Valley Farm
Youth & Family Retreat
MEN’S MONTHLY BREAKFAST/BIBLE STUDY
November 1-2, 2014
Pastor Matt and Cheryl are leading our youth on this retreat. We
will keep them in our prayers for safe travel as they take this time
to spend with our youth and grow in faith.
All men of the congregation & community
are invited to participate.
Youth Buckeye Dipping Party
Contact: Don Gerke (419-287-3873)
All youth and parents interested in dipping buckeyes from
9 am to noon on Saturday, November 22 are welcome!
We do need volunteers to make peanut butter balls at home
and bring for dipping. (Chocolate will be provided.)
Please sign-up outside the church offices, email Cheryl at
sgeld5@woh.rr.com, or leave her a voicemail at 419-2874182.
The buckeye recipe is available near the sign-up sheet or
can be emailed to you at your request.
All proceeds benefit our Compassion Child, Angel from
Ecuador.
We will meet on Saturday, November 1, at 7 a.m., in
the Fellowship Hall.
PORTAGE VALLEY FEDERATION OF LUTHERAN
MEN AND PASTORS will meet on November 11 at
St. James Lutheran (451 Caldwell Rd., Bradner).
Fellowship begins at 6:30 p.m. with Worship at 7:15
p.m. Speaker is Ron Overmyer on “Improving
Farming Techniques in Africa.” Project for Luther
Home of Mercy is emergency generators.
B ethlehem
L utheran
C hurch
W omen
Thanks for your help!
GOD’S HELPING HANDS
PUPPET MINISTRY
Puppets meet Thursday evenings
from 7-8 pm. Our group is made
up of elementary and middle
school kids. We are learning
some new material now to
prepare for a show. All are
welcome to come join the fun.
ALL WOMEN ARE INVITED TO THE CIRCLE MEETING:
Priscilla Circle:
November 10, 7 p.m.
Bible Study:
Lisa Kohlenberg
Devotions:
Eileen Schuerman
Reminder: On December 8, we will be going Christmas
Caroling at 6 p.m.
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SERVE
THE BLCW (WOMEN’S) MISSION ACTION
COMMITTEE would like to thank you for your continued
support of their various projects throughout the year.
Bethlehem Lutheran
Church Women
On October 11, 57 boxes from your donations were taken
to the Lutheran World Relief drop off site. Items
included 483 bars of soap, 29 baby care kits, 160 school
kits, 41 personal care kits, 27 fabric/sewing kits, and 167
quilts (sewn with lots of love and prayers of course).
BLCW
KNOTTING DATES: Join us in tying blankets for Lutheran
World Relief and local nursing homes on Tuesdays, November 11 and 25, at 9 a.m., in the basement.
BOARD MEETING: Tuesday, November 25, 7 p.m.
We thank you for your donations that made the above
possible; the need is great and much appreciated by those
who are recipients of your generosity.
WE COLLECT: Knit Crosheen thread, used eyeglasses,
used hearing aids, UPC codes, cell phones, and more.
Please look in the BLCW handbook for more information.
Names and addresses of service people that you wish to be
recipients of a package can be sent to Eileen Schuerman.
COLLECTIONS of items can be dropped off in the Mission
Action Center (room 111).
Thanksgiving Distribution
for the Community Food Pantry
PRICELESS PANCAKES
Volunteers needed to help distribute food on
Saturday, November 22, from 9-11 a.m.
Serving FREE pancakes on
Saturday, November 29, from 8-11 a.m.
at First United Presbyterian Church
in Pemberville (106 Perry St.).
Carry outs available.
Share fellowship and a free meal.
Volunteers needed! All you need to do is show
up at the next event, before 8 a.m., and help with
carry outs, taking orders, serving, making batter
and helping where ever needed!
Great for community service hours, bring your
paperwork to get it signed!
Help needed:
Friday & Saturday
November 28-29
Beginning at 8 a.m.
each morning.
Sack Lunch Program
All are invited to help pack 36 sack lunches for
St. Paul’s Community Center in downtown Toledo
after morning worship Sunday, November 30,
10:30 a.m., in the church kitchen. To help out
by donating food you can email Cheryl at
sgeld5@woh.rr.com or sign-up outside the
church offices. Items needed are: 36 single serve
apple sauce cups, three 12 count packages of
buns, peanut butter, jelly, four 1 pound bags of
chips, 36 cookies, brown paper lunch sacks and
sandwich size zip lock baggies. A delivery driver
is needed to take lunches to St. Paul’s on Sunday
or Monday.
Come join us Friday, November 28 at 8 a.m., and Saturday,
November 29 at 8 a.m., to decorate the church for advent. Friday
will include bringing down decorations from upstairs and putting
up trees. Saturday will include putting up all the garland, lights,
nativity scenes and decorating the trees. Please sign-up outside
the offices so we know how much help we have and how much
we need to recruit! You can also call Cheryl to put your name on
the list at 419-287-4182, or via email at: sgeld5@woh.rr.com.
Hope you can come join the fun! (Did I mention there will be
donuts?) Great opportunity to get community hours.
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GIVE
BLCW Fall
Gathering
November’s Mission Action project
Thankoffering boxes are collected this month with
your donations from throughout the year. The
BLCW (Women’s) board designates certain
programs from the Women of the ELCA that
these donations will help fund.
Saturday, November 8, 10 a.m.
in Bethlehem’s Fellowship Hall
The Thankoffering Service is Sunday, November
9, at 9 a.m. You may put your boxes in the
offering plate on that day or turn them into the
office any time this month.
We want to talk…
Join us for a short video and a deep
discussion that no one wants to talk
about!
Buckeye Sale for Compassion
Our annual buckeye sale is back! Order your buckeyes
for $6 a dozen outside the church offices. Buckeyes
will be available for pick-up in the church kitchen
Sunday, November 23. All proceeds benefit our
Compassion Child, Angel from Ecuador. Thanks for
your support!
Do you wonder where your
tax dollars go for:
Operation
Christmas Child
Alcohol
Drug Addiction
Mental Health Services
shoe
boxes
are
available for you to
shop for and fill.
Program by Jodie Chappuis
from Unison Behavioral Group
Suggested
items
needed are:
paper
tablets,
crayons,
erasers, pencil sharpeners, pens, combs, brushes, tooth brushes,
tooth paste, mini etch-a-sketch, coloring books,
small stuffed toys, jump ropes, kazoos, jacks,
light up toys and batteries.
Free Brunch included!
No RSVP required; just show up!
Grace’s Place ~ Luckey, Ohio
Grace’s Place is a new free-store at 246 Main
Street in Luckey. They offer free coffee, free
household goods and free clothing for both
children and adults. They are open on Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and
Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon.
Volunteers and assistance is needed to
support this ministry. Organizers are looking for
sorters, counter staff and hospitality hosts.
Donations of clothing, household goods and
money to help cover operations and other needs
can be made during their business hours or by
calling Grace Lutheran Church at 419-833-2146.
Boxes can be left at the church, outside the
office, in the big collection box. Please remember
to include the form that indicates the age and sex
of the child you shopped for. Brochures are
included inside each box.
Deadline for boxes is Monday, November 24,
by 9 am, here at Bethlehem.
Visit: http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operationchristmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/ for more
information and a video on how to pack a shoe
box.
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CONNECT
From the October Weekly News:
FOR HEALING AND HOPE
(Members): Karen O’Brien, Karen
Williams, Gay Holcomb, Earl
Matthews, Bob Ladd, Donna
Beeker, Robert Beeker
M Thank you for lending me the wheelchair for my
recovery and thank you for all the prayers! It helped me
stay strong and get around much better. God bless all
of you! ~Alissa Headley
FOR HEALING AND HOPE
(Family and friends): Charlene
Kelly, Marilyn Starkey, Evelyn
Schulte, Carl Pederson, Dean Reef, Pat and Bob
Sondergeld
M Thank you to Cub Scout Pack 344 for your participation
in Scouting for Food and bringing the food to the
Community Food Pantry.
FOR THE BAPTIZED: Jessa Nicole Galbraith,
Benson Keith Miller, Gavin Michael Kahlenberg,
Eloise Lowrie Ward
M Thank you to everyone who continues to help stock the
food pantry with food and to those who donate so we
can continue to shop and purchase supplies. We have
been averaging a $300-400 shopping trip every month!
FOR NEW MEMBERS: Aaron, Lisa, Zander, Liana
and Axel Napierala
Poinsettia Sales
FOR ALL YOUTH
FOR OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN
Poinsettias will be on sale, in the church office,
through Sunday, December 7. Please return your form
with payment to the church office by this date.
A form is in this newsletter for you to fill out and will
be available in the church office, if you need another.
Proceeds this year will go to the Gas Cards we have
available, at the Pemberville Police Station, for those
in need of fuel for their automobiles. Most cards given
out are for $20 and gas must be obtained at Steve’s
Car Care.
Thrivent Choice Dollars will match the proceeds
earned from the Poinsettia Sales.
FOR OUR CHURCH: Pastor, Council members,
Employees
FOR OUR BISHOPS: Marcus Lohrmann, Elizabeth
Eaton
FOR OUR MISSIONARIES: John & Barb LeMond
(Hong Kong)
FOR LOCAL MISSIONS: After School Youth Club,
Snack Pack Program, Good Samaritan Fund,
Community Food Pantry, Habitat for Humanity, The
Linen Closet
Use this list to send a card or give a greeting…
NEWSLETTERS
November 80+ Birthdays
11/3:
11/5:
11/11:
11/15:
11/29:
If you wish to be able to read your newsletter online
please let the office know and we will remove you
from our post office mailing list in January 2015.
We will email you the link to the newsletter every
month where you can read it online or print it off.
There will be no attachments. Please email the office
if you wish to receive the newsletter this way:
office@bethlehempemberville.org. Thank you.
Mary Aleshire, Ned Clink
Dolores Beeker
Joann Sander
Dorothy Bruning
Mary Oberdick
If your 80+ birthday is not included here, we don’t have that
information. Please call the office.
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National Memory Screening Day
A ROAD TRIP
Tuesday, November 18
with the Hot Flashes & Friends
Pemberville Area Senior Center
(Bethlehem’s Fellowship Hall)
Concert to benefit the Angel Tree Project
Sunday, 3 p.m., November 2, 2014
At the American Legion Hall in Pemberville
10-11 am: Brain Gym Exercises
10 am-noon: Free, Private Screenings
Donations of gift baskets needed for a Silent Auction.
All proceeds to benefit the Christmas Angel Tree
Project. (Christmas gifts for area children & food for
their families.)
Appointments required by calling:
419-287-4109
Testing takes approximately 15 minutes.
For more information contact Marty Braucksieck
at: 419-833-1281.
Receive valuable informational booklets, participate
in hands-on memory enhancements games.
Community Christmas Concert
Sponsored by Wood County Committee on Aging
and Heritage Corner Health Care Campus.
Sunday, December 7, 6:30 pm
Wider Church
Eastwood High School Auditorium
Hope Lutheran Church
Admission is one bag of in-date, non-perishable food items that
will be donated to the Snack Pack and Community Food Pantry.
13507 Cloverdale Road, Bowling Green
Appearances will be made by a variety of local artists including
“The Hot Flashes.” All are welcome!
Sponsors Youth Encounter Visit
Sunday, November 23, 4 p.m.
The Community Food Pantry helps Eastwood families with food.
Families may use the pantry once every 30 days.
Youth Encounter is an organization that recruits and trains
students for a year of service as a mission team. These teams are
selected in the summer, trained, and then hit the road in a van
with their Bibles, instruments and small suitcases. These teams
go where God leads them.
The Snack Pack program helps provide a nutritional shelf stable
meal on weekends for Eastwood families.
Both are ongoing services that families may participate in at any
time.
This concert is an Eagle Scout Project for Camden Sondergeld of
Pemberville Troop #344.
They will lead a youth event open to all area youth groups, on
Sunday beginning at 4pm. From 4-8 the group will participate
in mixer games, small group Bible Studies, share an evening
meal, and end with a worship service that will be open to the
public. Last year this was a very inspirational event for those who
attended.
QUILTING GROUP meets
on Thursdays, from 9 a.m.
to noon, at Ron Moenter’s
home, 391 Arrowhead
Drive, Perrysburg (off St.
Rt. 20, turn down Carronade Drive, by Kroger).
The Agenda will be:
3:30-4:00: Registration
4:00: Mixer Games and Meet the Team
4:30-5:45: Small Group Experience and Bible Study (We are
working to bring in an outside speaker to address adults on
working with Christian Youth for this part of the evening)
6:00-7:00: Dinner and hear the Team's Personal Stories
7:15-8:00: Worship Service and Concert
For more information, call Mary Daman at
419-287-4487 or Vondale Kaemming at 419-2873808.
Cost of the evening will be $3.00 per person to help with costs
of food and supplies. A FREE will offering for the Youth
Encounter Team will be taken during the service.
SHARING HANDS COMMUNITY FREE MEAL
at the Luckey Legion Hall, on Monday, November
24, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sponsored by the
churches of Luckey. Carryouts available. Everyone welcome!
In order to plan space and food, please RSVP for this opportunity
by November 15. Please call or text Kathy Wilhelm, Youth
Leader, at 419-575-1177 with your church's name, number of
students, and number of adults attending.
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church
PO Box 344
Pemberville, OH 43450
Issue 11-2014
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Pastor Matthew Musteric
Visitation Pastor Melanie Haack
November 2014
Welcoming, Worshipping, Working
as a faithful people to make Christ known!
We give thanks for
all the saints!
419-287-4182
Office hours: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., M-F
BethlehemPemberville.org
office@bethlehempemberville.org
Radio: WFRO 99.1 FM, Sundays at 11:30 a.m.
Sunday worship: 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Sunday School for all ages: 10:20 a.m.
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7:30pm Dartball
9am Operation Christmas
Child boxes due in the office.
9am Worship
10:20am Sunday School
10:20am Catechism, Gr 6-8
5pm Contemporary Worship
9am Worship
10:20am Sunday School
10:20am Catechism, Gr 6-8
5pm Contemporary Worship
30 ADVENT 1
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23 CHRIST THE KING
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7pm Vision & Mission
7:30pm Dartball
CONGREGATIONAL MTG
9am Worship
10:20am Sunday School
10:20am Catechism, Gr 6-8
11:30am Gen. Change, FH
5pm Contemporary Worship
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7pm Priscilla Circle
7:30pm Dartball
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6:15pm Bell Choir Practice
7:30pm Chancel Choir
9am Newsletter Assmb., FH
9am Knotting, basement
7pm BLCW Board Mtg.
Lounge
3:45pm After School Youth
Club, FH
6:15pm Bell Choir Practice
7:30pm Chancel Choir
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6:15pm Bell Choir Practice
6:30pm Pack Meeting, FH
7:30pm Chancel Choir
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7pm Council Meeting
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9am Knotting, basement
11 VETERANS DAY
9-1:30 Grandparents Day,
Preschool, FH/Kitchen
5:30pm Youth Choir 1
6pm Youth Choir 2
6:30pm M&Ms
7pm Praise Team, FH
7pm Puppets (K+)
KEY:
BLCW-Bethlehem Lutheran
Church Women
FH-Fellowship Hall
FUPC-First United Presbyterian
OPV-Otterbein-Portage Valley
Office closed
9am Worship
8-11am Priceless Pancakes
at FUPC
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9am-Noon, Youth make
Buckeyes in Kitchen
9-11am Food distribution for
Thanksgiving
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4-8pm WC Thrivent dinner
and meeting, FH/Kitchen
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10am BLCW (Women’s)
Winter Gathering, w/Brunch
FH
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Bedtime: Clocks back 1 hour
7am Men’s Breakfast and
Bible Study, FH
1 ALL SAINTS DAY
Saturday
Preschool schedule
M/W/F 4-year old classes
Tu/Th 3-year old classes
AM—9-11:30
PM—Noon-2:30
Extended Care: 6:30am-6pm
Senior Center
M-F, 10am-2pm, FH
Church Office Hours
M-F, 9am-2pm
Advent Decorating, 8 am both mornings
Office closed
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20 9-1:30 Preschool, FH
27 THANKSGIVING
4-9pm FH in use
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Friday
5:30pm Youth Choir 1
6pm Youth Choir 2
6:30pm M&Ms
7pm Praise Team, FH
No Puppets
6 5:30pm Youth Choir 1
6pm Youth Choir 2
6:30pm M&Ms
7pm Praise Team, FH
7pm Puppets (K+)
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THANKOFFERING
9am Worship / BPs Lounge
10:20am Sunday School
10:20am Catechism, Gr 6-8
11:30am Gen. Change, FH
5pm Contemporary Worship
10am Communion at OPV
6:15pm Bell Choir Practice
7:30pm Chancel Choir
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7pm Worship & Music
7pm Prayer Workshop, Sanctuary
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Thursday
7:30pm Dartball
7-9pm Four Seasons Garden
Club, FH
Wednesday
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Tuesday
9am Worship
10:20am Sunday School
10:20am Catechism, Gr 6-8
11:30am Gen. Change, FH
5pm Contemporary Worship
Monday
2 ALL SAINTS
Sunday
November 2014
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
220 Cedar Street, PO Box 344, Pemberville, OH 43450
Phone: 419-287-4182 Email: office@bethlehempemberville.org