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BETHEL WEEKLY NEWS
CHILDREN ARE WELCOMED AT BETHEL!
Parents will find bags of soft
toys for children at the en-
trance to the worship areas.
Thank you for doing what you
can to help in creating a wor-
ship environment where all
can participate by keeping
distracting noise and move-
ment to a minimum. If you
prefer, a nursery is available
Sunday mornings at the
Highlands campus (9:30 am).
FLOWERS The flowers on the Downtown altar are placed in loving memory of Delores Willi by the Dale Willi family. FRIENDSHIP NOT FEAR/ UNDERSTANDING OUR MUSLIM NEIGHBORS
With a growing wave of Islamophobia in our country and a fear-based prejudice directed at those of the Mus-lim faith, it’s important to learn the facts, not the ru-mors, about our Muslim friends.
Many of us have never met a Muslim, or had a conversa-tion with one of these brothers and sisters of faith . . . So
plan to join us here at Bethel for an informal time TODAY, Sunday, Janu-ary 10th at 9:15 am (Downtown) or 11 am (Highlands). Pastor John and Janet’s long-time Muslim friend, Abduhl Azziz (born in Somalia) will be with us to share a few words AND to answer questions you may have about the Muslim faith. Please come so you can be informed and help dispel so many of the nasty misconceptions and half-truths that seem to be circulating. Help demonstrate the respect, love and discourse the Gospel demands of us!
NEW DISCIPLE CLASSES START THIS WEEK Are you interested in learning more about Bethel? Do you have questions regarding the church, our mission, our be-liefs, our programs, or something else? Maybe you've al-ready been attending Bethel and are interested in be-coming a new member/disciple. If any of these descriptions fit you, please plan to enroll in our next session of New Disciple classes. Dates are THIS Tuesday, Jan. 12; Monday, Jan. 18; and Thursday, Jan. 28. (We highly recommend that you attend all three sessions). All sessions will be held in the children's theater (Highlands campus) from 7-8:15 pm (please note change). Childcare will be provided. New disciples will be received on Sun-day, Feb. 14 at the 9:30 service at the Highlands campus. Please register online at bethelhudson.org, email Juli at [email protected] or call 715.386.8821, ext. 27 to enroll or if you have any questions.
BETHEL U CONTINUES Bethel’s own Layton “Skip” James continues his informative series, “PEAKS OF SACRED MUSIC” on Wednesdays, Jan. 13 & 20 from 7-8:15 pm, Highlands campus. Admission is FREE—all are invited! No registration required. Jan. 13 topic: “Felix Mendelssohn: A Christian Musician in a Secular Age.”
BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH ONE CONGREGATION—TWO LOCATIONS
JANUARY 10, 2016
WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT BETHEL!
Bethel believes that God is at
work in our life together to
transform and renew the
world by making followers of
Jesus. You are welcome to
be a part of this community of
those who celebrate the for-
giveness and hope that are
God’s gifts to imperfect peo-
ple through Jesus Christ, to
grow in your faith, and to join
in serving human need in his
name. The people and pas-
tors of Bethel look forward to
sharing your life-journey in any
way that is helpful to you. If
you are a visitor to this beauti-
ful area, we hope your visit
was refreshing; your travels
are safe, and your homecom-
ing joyful. If you’d like more
information about Bethel,
please stop by our welcome
center or speak to a pastor.
BETHEL’S VISION FOR MISSION
To WELCOME all people to
know Jesus Christ and come
to faith in him. To provide the
means for growth for Chris-
tian maturity, EQUIPPING peo-
ple with the power of faith in
Christ for everyday life. To
challenge each member to
take a personal share of
God’s mission, SENDING them
to bring Christ’s compassion,
hope and joy into the world,
our communities and homes.
ONE CONGREGATION— TWO LOCATIONS 715.386.8821
www.bethelhudson.org
DOWNTOWN CAMPUS 920 Third Street
Hudson, WI 54016
(Administrative Office)
Office Hours:
M-F: 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Sunday: 8 am-10 am
HIGHLANDS CAMPUS 504 Frontage Road
Hudson, WI 54016
BETHEL’S PASTORAL STAFF John Lestock, Senior Pastor
Alicia Hilding, Assoc. Pastor
Ben Hilding, Assoc. Pastor
Bob Bipes, Visitation Pastor
BETHEL HIGHLANDS PRESCHOOL 504 Frontage Road
Hudson, WI 54016
715.381.8254, ext. 401
Kari Jo Fore, Director www.bethelhighlandspreschool.org
B E T H E L H A P P E N I N G S
FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY BEGINS TODAY, JAN. 10 Financial Peace University will show you how to get rid of debt, manage your money, spend and save wisely, and much more! Classes will meet every Sunday from 1-2:30 pm, Jan. 10—Mar. 6 in the chil-dren's theater at the Highlands campus.
Registration and payment are taken through the Dave Ramsey web site; for a link, visit Bethel’s web site (Adult Ministry/Small Groups). Please contact Bethel members and course leaders, Kelly and Kevin Carrier at [email protected] or visit www.daveramsey.com for more information. *If you would prefer not to register online, please contact Pastor Alicia (715.386.8821, ext. 23 or [email protected]). REGISTRATION OPENS TODAY, JAN. 10 FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S RETREAT
The 3rd Annual Christian Women's Retreat will be held April 29-May 1, 2016 at the Heartwood Retreat Center in Trego, WI.
WHO IS THIS FOR? For any woman of any age, stage of faith or life. Invite your friend, sister, mother, daughter.
COST? $185 pay online at bethelhudson.org plus optional $25 retreat t-shirt (gray, long sleeve). Sorry, no refunds.
REGISTRATION: Beginning Sunday, Jan. 10, at bethelhudson.org. See the January Visitor or go online for further details and scholarship info. WOMEN’S GATHERINGS BIBLE STUDIES THIS WEEK The Women of Bethel gather monthly (October-June) with friends, new and old, to share the Word of God. All women are welcome to attend a gathering of their choice! If you have any questions, please contact Bonnie Knutson, facilitator, at [email protected]. • Dorcas Gathering: Thursday, January 14, in the fellowship hall at the
Downtown campus at 9:30 am. Hostess: Pam Oman and Betty Hansen; Bible Study: Dorcas Team.
• Mary Gathering: Thursday, January 14, in the Downtown campus con-ference room at 1 pm. Marie Heikkila will lead the Bible study titled, "Confidence in God's Beginnings and Endings" (Paul's Missionary Jour-neys). Darlene Berglund and June Schubert provide refreshments.
• Ruth Gathering: Thursday, January 14, at 7 pm in the Downtown lounge. Host is Patty Johnson and Janet Benson will lead the study.
• Naomi Gathering: Monday, January 11, at 2 pm, at Downtown lounge. Hostess is Betty Goodwin, Bible Study will be led by Barbara Ronningen.
ARE YOU MISSING ANY ITEMS? The lost and found bins at both campuses are overflowing! If you are miss-ing items such as travel cups, scarves, bowls, pans or other items, please check the lost and found bins and the kitchens at both locations soon to retrieve your belongings. Thank you.
F A I T H F O R M A T I O N
MIDDLE SCHOOL SKI TRIP (GRADES 6-8) February 26–28, 2016
Middle School students will
travel to Spirit Mountain in
Duluth for a fun weekend of
skiing with friends! For details
and to sign up, go to
bethelhudson.org/ youth-
ministry. Registration dead-line: January 27.
FAITH FORMATION UPDATES
Welcome to 2016 and back to class!
SUNDAY SCHOOL This week Sunday School resumes with a series of lessons about respect and love. The Point: We respect everyone The Story: Jesus teaches about respect, Luke 6: 27-36 WEDNESDAY NIGHT LESSONS
6th Grade—Is the Holy Spirit a person or wind or fire or what? 7th Grade—Is it ok to be angry at God? 8th Grade—Depression 9th Grade—Jesus
FAITH MILESTONES
Kindergartners will be celebrating their Faith Milestone, The Beginner’s Bible, on Sunday, January 24, at the 9:30 am worship service. To prepare for this, kindergartners will meet in classroom #6 during the Sunday School time on Jan. 10 and 17.
SENIOR LEAGUE, 7 PM, DOWNTOWN CAMPUS Following student-led worship, Senior League has two events planned for this evening: 1. Mandatory Montana Ski Trip Meeting – Bring your parents to talk
about the trip’s itinerary and expectations 2. Homework Hangout – Gather to study for finals and do the last of
the semester’s homework. To sweeten the night, treats will be pro-vided!
CHIME CHOIR REHEARSALS RESUME JANUARY 10! Rehearsals for the Children’s Chime Choir will resume TODAY, Sunday, January 10th at 10:40 am at the Highlands campus. See you after Sunday School!
BETHEL YOUTH STAFF
Pastor Ben Hilding, Pastor of Youth and Family Jean Elliott, Director of Youth Ministry (Confirmation & Senior League) Cindy Halunen, Director of Faith Formation (Sunday School and 6th & 7th Grade Faith Formation) Missy Austreng, Coordinator of Faith Milestones Marcie Andrews, Youth Ministry Communications Assistant
UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS MIDDLE SCHOOL LOCK-IN Friday, Jan. 29, 7 pm–midnight Downtown Campus
Come one,
come all mid-
dle school
students for a
lock-in com-
plete with
pizza, snacks,
games
(Salvation!), devotions,
Ga-Ga and more!
Cost $10/student. Registra-tion deadline: January 27.
Sign up, pay through bethelhudson.org/youth-ministry.
Sunday, 1/10 Monday, 1/11 Tuesday, 1/12 Wednesday, 1/13 Thursday, 1/14 Friday, 1/15 Saturday, 1/16
Blood pressure checks BH 8 am Celebration worship DT
9:15 am Adult Bible Cl. DT 9:30 am New Song wor-
ship BH 9:40 am Sunday Sch. BH
10:40 Chime Choir BH 11 am Great Awakening
worship BH 12:15-3:15 pm Cookie
caller pick-up DT 1 pm Financial Peace
University BH
9 am Offering counters DT
1 pm Youth Team mtg. DT 1 pm Embroidery club DT
2 pm Naomi gathering DT 5 pm Outreach mtg. DT
5:30 pm BHP staff mtg. BH 5:30 pm Young Adult Bible
study BH 6:30 pm Monday Funday
Activity 6:30 pm Dorothy Day DT
7 pm Boy Scout #140 and Venture Crew DT
7 pm Holy Yoga/Gentle BH 7 pm Church council DT
7 pm BHP board mtg. BH
8:15 am Habitat for
Humanity 4:30 pm Grace Place
7 pm Boy Scout Troop committee mtg. DT
7:30 pm Bethel Chorale rehearsal DT
8:30 am Morning Fuel BH
8:45 am Watson study group DT
10 am Staff meeting DT 2 pm Prayer team DT
5 pm Class, gr. 6 & 7 DT 6 pm Conf., gr. 8 & 9 DT
7 pm Forever Praise Choir rehearsal BH
7 pm Senior League wor- ship and activity DT
7 pm Bethel U/Skip James BH
9 am Women’s Bible
study BH 9:30 am Dorcas DT
1 pm Mary DT 5:30 pm Bell Ensem-
ble rehearsal BH 6:30 pm Parent
Group mtg. BH 7 pm Ruth DT
7 pm New Song rehearsal BH
2:30 pm Senior
League ski trip depar-
ture
Senior League ski trip 7 am Men’s Bible
study DT
P O W E R O F P R A Y E R �THOSE WHO ARE SICK OR IN NEED OF HEALING Laura Bankes, Pastor Bob Bipes, Andrea Deacon-Jones, Allen Ecker, Pat Eich, Doris Fondroy, Gaye Frye, Shirley Halyburton, Ken Heiser, Aaron Hilke, Jean Johnson, Jessica Johnson, Harvey Keene, Cheryl Klanderman, Kim Lager-strom, Ruth Lewis, Herbert Lidtke, Dan Lindquist, Sarah Lockbaum, Andrew Mack, Augusto Perez, Sr., Terri Pomeroy, John Richmond, Rosemary Riemen-schneider, Kay Shager, Chuck Stene, Marilyn Whitchurch, Chris Wolfgram, Jason Yndestad.
�THOSE SERVING OR DEPLOYED Jeffrey Berg, Charles Burns, Jordan Kein and Steven Moreus. �HEALING MINISTRIES PRAYER I remember back to when I was a little girl. When I believed . . . in Santa, that is! Time in waiting as a child seemed to drag on and on. Much like waiting on the Lord in times of trial to bring us out of despair, the waiting can be long!
What if we could feel the magic of Christmas every day? We can, by choosing to live in faith. Believing in the unseen. The excitement that believing brings. We may not get everything we desire, however, He offers the greatest gift of all, eternal life!
Heavenly Father, I set my eyes on you, for in believing I am given the best gift of all, eternal life. Stir up in me the excitement of walking every day in faith, knowing that my struggles here are temporary, that time in waiting brings about miracles to glorify your name. It’s through your Son, Our Lord, Amen. “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18
TODAY’S QUOTE “Each one of us has a place in the community of Christ, and ought to fill it! But he ought not to be everywhere and want to take part in everything . . . Take note of the gifts God gives you, then you will know the specific tasks God has set for you.” ~ Heinrich Emil Brunner WORSHIP ATTENDANCE, DEC. 31, 2015-JAN. 3, 2016 • New Year’s Eve: Highlands, 7 pm— 48 • Saturday, Jan. 2: Highlands, 5:30 pm—61 • Sunday, Jan. 3: Downtown, 8 am—99 • Sunday, Jan. 3: Highlands, 9:30 am—260; 11 am—102
WORSHIP SUPPORT TEAMS 8 AM SUNDAY, DOWNTOWN & 11 AM SUNDAY, HIGHLANDS
Acolytes
8 am Erin Kell, Landon Bilse
11 am Olivia Johnson, Mikayla Deyo Ushers
8 am Roger Pavlis, Bob Jacobson
11 am Ron & Nancy Langness
Greeters
8 am Randy & Doreen Deal
11 am Dick & Norma Newberg
Communion Assistants
8 am No communion
11 am Ron & Nancy Langness
Welcome Center—Downtown Randy & Doreen Deal
Cookie Caller—Downtown Curt Larson
9:30 AM SUNDAY, HIGHLANDS
Worship Support Team *team leader(s)
*Jan Orf, *Jamie Johnson, Kelly Carrier,
Julie & Jacob Benoy, Bill Swanson,
Ricky & Missy Lien, John Olson,
Diane Wolf
Greeters Marty & Natalie Haefner or
Jason & Lisa Haverly
Videographer Larry Quam
Projectionists Keegan Sansone, 9:30 am
Alex Lien, 11 am
Confirmation Students Seth Gunderzik, Jonah Dux,
Andrew Knoke, Ethan Kostynick,
Riley Neer, Kaleigh Sansone,
Riley Scofield, Payton Steiner,
Carley TeWinkle, Madison Zabel
Welcome Center Tracy Berglund
Nursery Sarah Roach, Olivia Haefner
Hospitality/Coffee
Bekemeyer family
5:30 PM SATURDAY, HIGHLANDS
Projectionist Char Trende
Usher Ken Larson
BETHEL HAPPENINGS BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
JANUARY 10, 2016
SPECIAL MUSICAL GUESTS NEXT SUNDAY Next SUNDAY, JANUARY 17th we have two joint services planned at the Highlands campus at both 9:30 and 11 am. Nationally known musicians JEARLYN and BILLY STEELE will be back as our special
guests, along with some of our own talented mu-sicians. We’ll be celebrating the life, ministry and witness of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. These will be our ONLY two worship services next weekend, so please invite neighbors, friends and family for this special and inspirational time.
SENIOR LUNCHEON—STATE OF THE CHURCH ADDRESS Presented by Pastor John, church staff members, and church council representatives. Plan on great food, music, and interesting conversation!
Next Monday, January 18, Noon to 1:30 pm, Downtown fellowship hall. Cost: $10.00. You may register in the church office (Downtown) or at bethelhudson.org.
WENDY'S NIGHT On Monday, January 18, let Wendy’s do the cooking! Support both Wendy’s and Bethel by dining out. Visit Wendy’s between 5-7 pm for dinner and a percentage of the profits will support Bethel’s youth minis-try. Youth from Bethel will be there to greet you and will regularly be drawing for door prizes. Great food, fellowship, and fun!
Are you a youth and want to serve at Wendy’s Night? Please contact Jean Elliott at [email protected].
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BETHEL ONLINE! Did you know you can view Sunday messages on our web site at www.bethelhudson.org? You can find them under worship/weekly message videos. You will also find the link there to watch weekly Children’s Messages, Christmas programs, and other videos. EMPTY BOWL FUNDRAISER Youth Action Hudson (YAH) will be hosting a special simple meal of soup and bread at The Phipps Center for the Arts on Saturday, January 16th from 5-7 pm. There will be a free will donation, with proceeds going to Operation Help. Bowls will be available for purchase. Questions can be addressed to [email protected].
BETHEL HAPPENINGS BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
JANUARY 10, 2016
Sunday, January 31st 4:00-6:30pm
Highlands Sanctuary Meeting at 4:00pm; dinner at 5:30pm.
This is an all-family event, with childcare provided!
