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The Parish Visitor of Bethel Lutheran Church, Auburn, Massachusetts
July/August 2016 Volume LXXI No. 7 Church Office: 508-832-3427
The Rev. Andrew Borden, Pastor [email protected] The Rev. Edward W. Voosen, Pastor Emeritus
The Rev. Robert F. Fenby, Pastor Emeritus
Administrative Assistant: Ann Spinner: Email: [email protected]
Music Director: Greg Martiros Phone: 978-360-4868 Email: [email protected]
Homepage: http://www.bethelauburnelca.org. Auburn Campus of Grace Ministries, An NES Yoke
Twitter: http://twitter.com/bethelauburn
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bethellutheranauburnma
Bethel Preschool Director: Beverly Sampson Phone: 508-832-9411
Bethel’s Purpose: Loving~Serving~Growing~in Faith!
Worship Schedule for July/August
8am and 10:15am
Sunday, July 3 Pentecost 7 Worship
Blood Pressure Clinic after services
Sunday, July 10 Pentecost 8 Worship
Sunday, July 17 Pentecost 9 Worship
Sunday, July 24 Pentecost 10 Worship
Sunday, July 31 Pentecost 11 Worship
Sunday, August 7 Pentecost 12 Worship
Sunday, August 14 Pentecost 13 Worship
Sunday, August 21 Pentecost 14 Worship
Sunday, August 28 Pentecost 15 Worship
Wednesdays Midweek Worship at 5:30pm
PASTOR’S CORNER Grace is not earned, it simply is. And scripture tells us it flows to us from the One who created us. Grace includes patience, kindness, and for-giveness to name but a few attributes. And we who know grace are called to be grace in our world.
But maybe we wonder if grace is real be-cause of this or that bible story we remember from our childhood where grace wasn’t being shown by people who followed God, or even by God because the text talked about God getting back at some people.
The bible itself contains stories about our re-lationship with God over thousands of years. People wrote down the information in its pages, it wasn’t God holding a pen and putting to paper the total of the thoughts, metaphors, allegories and the like. No, scribes committed to tablets or parchment oral traditions passed down for cen-turies or new word of mouth news and what they maybe remembered people said and it became the variety of books we know today as Old Tes-tament and New Testament.
So, in the many stories in the bible the actual Word of God is present, but the bible itself is not the Word of God. There are thoughts and emo-tions of the writers mixed in with the God stuff. Now this doesn’t mean the bible is not to be trusted. What is does mean is that we have to be aware for when the Word is present and when it is not; we have to use Jesus as the lens for understanding God’s truth in scripture, and that comes down to grace. The question to be posed: “Is what we’re reading or hearing about grace or not?”
When I went off to seminary my dad said to me “Don’t be surprised if what you thought you knew about the bible changes.” Well, I heard a lot of things during my seminary years. But, the Spirit moved my comprehension for grace at the center that is supported by the work of scholars who point out how with so many fragments of texts now coming to light, that versions from one place or another don’t match 100% and adjust-ments can be seen at times where stories seem to support some group’s agenda or another which don’t appear in all other copies.
None of this takes away from the importance of scripture, but informs us of our need to let the Spirit lead in perceiving God’s truth.
Like in the preaching a few Sunday’s ago when we encountered the text about King David and Uriah the Hittite’s wife, Bathsheba. The sto-ry unfolds about the King who was anointed by the prophet Samuel and certainly had a good understanding for who God is. But, he wound up being tempted in lust and had Uriah assigned to the front lines of battle so he would be killed and he could swoop in and take Bathsheba as his wife.
The prophet at that time, Nathan, on behalf of God confronts David with a story in which a
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wrong has been committed against an innocent man with the upshot that David judges against the aggressor and is told he is that same one. David admits his wrong, repents before God and the text tells us he is forgiven. Yet, the story concludes that the baby he and Bathsheba has must die for his sin over Bathsheba.
Is this grace? Not quite. So, through the lens of Jesus we have to think about what is happen-ing. We know that all of us love a scapegoat, love to assign blame and it has been the same way now for millennia. Some tribal traditions ac-tually call for a sacrifice to be made when a wrong has been committed so it appears that “meaning making” for the death of the child came into play for the people around King David and the child’s sickness leading to death was humanly rationalized away as God’s doing: re-tributive justice.
Yet, the story is actually about Divine grace in the forgiveness of David, and our response, humbly, in acknowledging our complicity with desire and temptation; whatever those things are which keep us from God, that separate us, causing us to sin. The example is a cautionary tale for readers to learn from about our human nature and God’s nature.
And so if we come to scripture with an eye towards the truth that is God, then we find how the bible is an unbelievable testimony to God’s stick-to-it-tive-ness with us; never leaving us, always hoping for and hovering around us, here for the-long-haul because we are God’s children and loved intensely and forever!
May grace be our center, and our living re-flect it more often in the world that God in Christ by the power of the Spirit be known broadly; fol-lowers of the Way of Jesus making known the truth that is God, that is Grace!
In Jesus’ name +
Pastor Andrew
Sunday homilies are online each Sunday by midnight on both Zion and Bethel FACEBOOK public pages for
those who are away and missing being with us in person!
SYNOD ASSEMBLY
Donna H, Carrie C, Barbara M, Adam H, Karen and I attended the Assembly of the New Eng-land Synod (NES) in Springfield, MA at the Mass Mutual Center on the weekend of June 10th. It was the opportunity of coming together with Lu-therans from all over New England and hear from leaders not only from our own are but Chi-cago, the seminaries and other places!
We learned that new strategies are in the works for meeting the needs of people in the candidacy process for which on-line coursework over in-class solutions is helpful, And also how the cost for an MDIV is being addressed so pas-tor’s won’t come out with the massive debt many begin their calls with ad extend for decades.
The conversation also continued as to all of our parish orientations being willing for listening to the Spirit’s guiding and a willingness to follow; that “church the way it has always been” can’t be a mantra, but that openness to meeting need within and without our faith communities has to take priority.
All of us came away with a sense of hope for our NES leadership and that of our ELCA, that space is being made in increasing ways for God in Christ to work by the Spirit in our midst both here in the states, and through us into the world today; God’s kingdom coming more into focus!
Dear Bethel friends,
Thank you so much for your prayers, cards, visits, and well
wishes leading up to and following my recent surgery. God is
faithful, and I am grateful to be part of a wonderful church
family.
Sincerely, Diana Stolberg
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DISMAS HOUSE The following Fridays we will be serving and joining in meal with the folks at Dismas. Call church office and leave your name if you are interested in joining us for any of these dates.
Friday July 29th Friday August 26th Friday September 30th Friday October 28th Friday December 30th
We are pleased to announce the date for the 2016 Harvest Fair; Saturday November 5th. A special thank you to Joan Parker and Linda Kropp for volunteering to oversee the events of that day. There were at least a dozen Bethel members present at the second organizational meeting for the fair on June 21st. We discussed and decided on some of the venues for the day of the fair, including a luncheon, bake table, tea room, white elephant room, vintage linens, book sale, and of course the Men’s Club sale of pick-les and cheese. We will once again be inviting guest vendors to our fair on a first come first serve basis. There are a limited number of ta-bles available so if you wish to participate, re-serve your spot early. You pay for a table and keep the profits from your sales that day. The cost of a table inside the building will be $35 and outside will be $45 due to the larger available space. For Bethel members, these prices will be discounted by $10. We are looking for people who would be willing to lead a craft or cooking class in the coming months that would help en-large the Bethel Crafter’s table at the fair. If you have ideas or would like to help in any way, please speak with Judy or Marie. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday July 12th at 6:30. Mark your calendars and plan on joining us as we make plans for this annual event.
PASTORAL ACTS
Eternal Life: Our sympathy to the family &
friends of Cynthia Lauzonis and Sue Jakubowski
who have entered Eternal Life since our last Parish
Visitor. May God comfort all who mourn.
New Life in Baptism: for Winter Townsend,
daughter of Meghan & Sean Townsend who was
baptized on June 5th. God’s Blessings!
New Members Welcomed!
We welcome Avis Landgren, Chloe & Greg Przygo-
da, and Linda Kikitus Kropp who will be/were offi-
cially welcomed on May 29th.
MEMORIAL FUND GIFTS A Memorial Fund gift has been given in memory of
Cynthia Lauzonis by Pam & Howard Evers, Jennifer
& Stephen Johnson, Orville Sheldon.
DONATION/ GIFTS A gift was given to Bethel by the Prouty family, the
Adams family and the Stevens family in honor of
Varg family reunion and in memory of grandpar-
ents Gus & Edith Varg.
SEMINARIAN FUND GIFT
A Seminarian Fund gift has been given by Carolyn
Salmonson.
Bethel Lutheran Church
Purpose Statement
Loving ~ Serving ~ Growing~ in Faith
Vision Statement
We are called to embrace God’s trans-
formation of our lives and to serve and
grow as compassionate witnesses of
God’s love and grace.
Mission Statement
Our Mission is to serve and grow as
compassionate witnesses of God’s
love and grace, transforming our lives
and the lives of others. We do this by
nurturing our relationship with God
through
Daily prayer
Weekly celebration of Word
and Sacrament
Daily Bible readings
Spiritual formation
Serving within and beyond
the church
Developing spiritual rela-
tionships
Generous giving.
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COMMUNION HOSPITALITY
The Rev. Sara Miles is ordained in our full-communion partner, The Episcopal Church USA. Yet she was not brought up in the faith as a child (nor was our NES Bishop). No, Sara’s parents had experienced less than favorable upbringings in what today we refer to as “the religious right” of the Christian tradition: many examples of talking the talk of faith and not much walking the walk…
Sara worked as a journalist and cook along the way when as an adult she was facing a crisis in life-direction. So, one day she found her way to exploring the local Episcopal parish in her San Francisco neighborhood where she found the priests and people warm and welcoming, And then after attending worship for a while accepted the invitation to communion where her soul was rocked on the spot, which led to subsequent bap-tism and the eventual path to seminary and the priesthood.
Who are we to bar anyone from God’s grace that is present in the body and blood of our Savior for salvation? Sara’s story shows us what a privi-lege it is to offer a gateway to a life of faith. Council is currently considering moving Bethel’s communion practice to a fully open table (Zion has adopted this stance now for several years). We would still offer first-communion training for young people or anyone wishing it. However, everyone would be welcome to commune without exception, baptized or not.
Perhaps Bethel’s table might provide the Spirit an added avenue for someone’s soul-rocking ex-perience? You can read Sarah’s entire story in her
spiritual memoir, Take this bread – A radical con-version by Random House.
FIRST COMMUNION At Bethel we are holding training of all Zion
and Bethel young people in K-3rd grade on Sun-day, July 24th following Bethels’ 10:15AM wor-ship, and for 4th-7th graders on Sunday, July 17th.
Bethel’s young people will then celebrate first communion at Bethel on Sunday, July 31st at the 10:15AM service, and Zion’s group at Zion at the 8:45Am service on Sunday, August 7th. If you have not already confirmed registration for your young person with Ann in the Bethel office, please do so ASAP.
PRAYER LIST Members names are underlined: Bold face are newly added as of 6/27/2016
Helen Armstrong, Tom Bass, Phil Becker, David
Bellerose, Bennie, John Berube, John Bouckaert,
Lori Brennan, Roberta Briggs, Kate Burke, Joyce
Bylund, Dawn Calvert, Campbell family, Bernard
Carlson, Sheila Carroll, Janet Carlson, Karen Carl-
son, Nick Caruso, Nancy Copeland, Cormier Fami-
ly, Lynn Sherwin Crystoff, Shirley Cummins, Lori
Deso, Phil Dumas, Jill Ducat, Fran Dupre, Bette
Elia, Rocci Elia, Cory Fenton, Liesl Voosen Fields,
Earle Gauozetti, Jack Haringa, Violet Henrikson,
Jeffrey, Harold Johnson, Mary E. Johnson, Olof
Johnson, Paul Josephson, Melissa Kneeland, Paul
Lachapelle, Jerry LaFleur, Jean Latti, Diane Ela-
Lauzon, Bill Lauzonis, Nancy Lavoie, June Lewis,
Lola & Don Lofman, Sal Luco, Sheri Madsen, Helen
Malvey, Bob Marshalkowski, Matthews family, Alice
Nobert, Gilbert Nobert, Priscilla Odgren, Waldo
Pierce, Gige Sherry, Henry (Dan) Stalling, Thyra
Steelman, Kathleen Sterritt, Diana Stolberg,
Heather Stolberg, Cyndy Taberner, Bob Tee, Dorby
Thomas, Tony, Steve Trilligan, Linda Vernon, Bill
Wright
Hospitalized or other Health Care Facilities
Life Care: Margaret Sjoberg, Barbara Pierce, Car-
olyn Dumais
Millbury Health: Delores Bengtsson
Beaumont, Northboro: Betty Earley
Overlook, Charlton: Pastor Harold Haas
Lincoln Hill Manor, Spencer: Dot Reid
Lutheran Health Care Center: Velma Blanchard
Sterling Village Nursing & Rehab: Frances Gadde
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PARISH YOKING & PASTORAL INSTALLATION
On Father’s Day afternoon, the only time our Bishop’s schedule allowed, both congregations came to together to a) celebrate our unique (to New England) relationship in sharing pastoral and fu-ture rostered leadership resources while engaging in support of existing ministries, and b) participate in my installation as Bethel’s pastor.
Both adult choirs provided anthems for the day as well as Bethel’s bell choir. The organ bench was shared by both Directors of Music, church leadership participated in the rites, Bishop Hazelwood preached and I presided at the Eucharist.
Following worship those present enjoyed a lovely reception in Voosen Hall. THANK YOU to the MANY hands who had a part in all the aspects of the day, especially for willingness to come in from the sun and beautiful weather and away from potential celebrations of “Dad”
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SOCIAL MINISTRY Reaching out to a world in need
Bethel will continue in its support of the build-ing project of Habitat for Humanity on 4 Homestead Ave. through the coming months until its projected completion in December. If anyone is interested in volunteering on-site, there are opportunities to help Wednesday through Saturday. Please plan on arriving at the site by 8:00 AM for a brief on-site orienta-tion. If this is your first time volunteering, you will need to fill out a waiver form when you arrive. We may be looking at another date in the fall where we will join in a group volun-teering venture to assist in the Homestead project.
Volunteers will be needed for Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) at the June Street Home in Worcester beginning the week of July 3
rd through Saturday July 9
th. There is a
signup sheet in the Narthex if you are able to participate in the early evening or overnight shift. Early evening coverage is from 5:15 until 8:00 where you will spend time with the children while the parents prepare for the next day’s activities. The overnight shift begins at 8:00 and ends around 6:45 AM. If you wish to participate but are unable to volunteer on-site, please consider donating a gift card from Big Y, Price Chopper, CVS, or Walmart. Your contribution may be mailed directly to Zion with “IHN” in the memo line.
The refugee family is here. A mother and her three children arrived from Somalia through Ascentria and with the support of volunteers from Bethel and Zion. Judy Sampson and Jackie Walsh helped prepare the apartment for their arrival in early June. This will be an ongoing ministry supporting this family as they adjust to their new home. There are volunteer opportunities for English tutors, (thank you Kathleen Legg!), and trans-portation to medical appointments and gro-cery stores. There is a list of items needed for the family in the Narthex. Thank you to those who have already donated to our refu-
gee family. Please contact Judy or Marie if you wish to help either with your time or with donations of items needed for the family. We also wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to Beth Singley, Resource Developer Services for New Americans Ascentria Care Alliance for her temple talk and presentation following our Sunday worship on June 12
th.
On Sunday June 19th, the special offering
from the installation of Pastor Andrew Borden will be donated to Dismas House per his re-quest. Thank you Jackie Walsh and Christina Nelson for your continuous support of this im-portant ministry.
On Sunday July 31st, Bethel will be one of
the host churches for Worcester Outdoor Fellowship. We welcome you to join us at 9:00, before we gather for worship, to prepare bag lunches for this very special ministry to the homeless. There is a bin in the Narthex if you wish to donate juice boxes, snacks, fruit cups, socks and bandanas which will be dis-tributed that day at the Worcester Common.
We would like to recognize members of our congregation for their outreach ministry as bearers of God’s love and light to a world in need. This month we wish to thank Barba-ra McCarthy and Dottie Hultin for their minis-try to the residents at the Lutheran Home. For thirty years they have been visiting on a monthly basis, serving coffee and helping to fill those lonely hours to our elders residing at the home.
In the coming months we will be develop-ing new outreach opportunities for ELCA World Hunger, while continuing in our support of Auburn Youth and Family Services, the veterans shelter on Grove Street, Dismas House, and other local outreach ministries supported by our Bethel Social Ministry Team.
“This is my commandment, that you love one another
as I have loved you.”
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COUNCIL CONNECTIONS
Can you believe that it’s July? We celebrate the birthday of the United States of America on July 4th! Our nation’s 240th birthday! We don’t look too bad for 240, right?!
Bethel Lutheran Church continues to grow and thrive! We welcomed several new members into our church community in June. On June 26th, Pastor Andrew baptized Winter Rose Townsend as our newest member! The Townsend family has been an important part of our Bethel Family, dating back to Bud and Alice Townsend (and maybe further back). We expect several people to join our congregation in September. There are several families working with Pastor Andrew on preparing for First Communion. Looking further, our youth group is increasing in number and in their activities, along with the LIPY program. There will be another group of confirmands who will be confirmed on Reformation Sunday. Our Choir and music program continues to expand and improve. We notice and appreciate the many hours of practice and the beautiful songs that they sing. I have also noticed that the congregation is singing more strongly and enthusiastically. The new sound system for the organ is now installed. The equipment was donated by Greg. Installation was completed at a greatly reduced cost, also thanks to Greg. Greg continues to put forth innumerable hours with choir leadership, in their practices and in the music and ministry every Sun-day morning. We have much to celebrate here at Bethel!!!
Our Bethel Property Committee works mostly behind the scenes without any acknowledgment of their efforts. They are currently evaluating and putting together a project list for the church property. They will submit this list to Council, where it will be discussed and prioritized. Then we will set out to tackle these pro-jects.
On Sunday, June 19th, we celebrated the official installation of Pastor Andrew Borden. The ceremony began at 2:30 PM, with special music and song from the choirs from Bethel and Zion. The service was led by Bishop James Hazelwood. Our future is boundless!! In the Bishop’s message, he said, “So, what are you going to do? What are you going to do?” This message plants the seed!
Each of us has a gift or an ability that was given to us by God. It is incumbent upon us to share this gift or ability with others. We can share and give of ourselves in so many ways. Let all of us look inward, decide on our strength and how we can most effectively use them to help others!!
HAVE A FUND AND TOTALLY ENJOYABLE SUMMER!!!
Prayerfully, Grover Gentry Congregation Council President
July 12th
MEN’S GROUP DINNER
All men are invited to take part in
this monthly Fundraiser. Proceeds
from these dinners have helped
fund many different causes, includ-
ing scholarships for Camp Calumet.
Dinners are the 2nd Tuesday of the Month. Sign-up
sheet is in the Narthex, meet at Bethel at 6:00.
Thanks, Larry Stidsen
DINE OUT LADIES (DOL’s!)
July 12th
at 6pm at Oxford Casual Dining, Oxford.
Meet at the restaurant - each person is responsible
for the cost of their meal. Sign up in the Narthex.
BOOK GROUP
Bethel Bookies will July 15 to dis-cuss "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini and August 19 to discuss "Acts of God" (ten short stories) by Ellen Gilchrist.
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The next season’s schedule is online on both Zion and Bethel’s websites and features awesome events from September 2016 through May 2017!
HAMMO, the New England Synod Youth Gathering is FIRST UP in September, the weekend following Labor Day. You should be signed up shortly with PA if you wish to go: deadline is July 17
th!
MISSION TRIP, this coming April vacation is to the Jersey shore, a brand new venue for us! Mark your calendars now
WE WELCOME, Saint John’s Lutheran of Sudbury to our “fold”, AND WELCOME BACK St. Stephen Lutheran of Marlborough with
our September events!
JULY BIRTHDAYS If your Birthday is missing please let us know - 832-3427. Thank You!
Lisa Johnson 07/01 Mark Morrow 07/01 Kayla Soucy 07/01 Roy Benoit Jr. 07/04 Nicole Zifcak 07/06 Debbie Gleason 07/06 Garrett Olson 07/06 Amelia Nelson 07/06 Cameron Plona 07/06 Adam Cook 07/13 Susan Kolton 07/14
Ryan Townsend 07/14 Jillian King 07/14 Gabriella King 07/14 John Berube 07/15 Nancy Copeland 07/16 Louise Klaven 07/16 Karen Coomber 07/16 Joseph Belmonte 07/16 Kayla Nystrom 07/17 Kathleen Legg 07/18 Debra Hagberg 07/18
Lori Thompson 07/20 Judy Sampson 07/21 Carolyn Henry 07/21 Annika Nordman 07/21 Bella Martocci 07/22 Mary Johnson 07/23 Tammie Copeland 07/24 Vincent Walsh 07/24 Leah Kozlowski 07/25 Leah King 07/26 Christine Belmonte 07/27
Diana Stolberg 07/29 Lynn Keany 07/29 Maya Belmonte 07/29 Nicolas Spanos 07/30 Frances Gadde 06/25 David Sutton 06/26 Courtney Cronin 06/27 William Lewis 06/27 Kaitalyn Chunis 06/28 Hannah Coomber 06/29
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS If your Birthday is missing please let us know - 832-3427. Thank You!
Alison Morrow 08/02 Judith Garneau 08/03 Gini Varg 08/05 Scott Carlson 08/06 Ian Gorske 08/06 Barbara McCarthy 08/07 Walter Merriam 08/07 Richard Hagberg 08/09 Douglas Hanks 08/09 Stephen Johnson 08/09
Helen Trilligan 08/09 Jackson Zifcak 08/09 Stanley Matthews 08/10 Jeremy Baril 08/13 Matthew Ducat 08/13 Robert Fenby 08/13 David Coomber 08/13 Daniel Blash 08/14 James Blash 08/14 Christopher DuHamel 08/14
Wilson McIlvaine 08/15 William Roberts 08/15 Matthew DuHamel 08/16 Mimi Bylund 08/16 Bruce Johnson 08/17 Jay Stolberg 08/17 Elise Cavanaugh 08/18 Bette Elia 08/19 Erica Ferreira 08/21 Nancy Bjorkman 08/23
Julie Cook 08/25 William Lauzonis 08/26 Taylor Gorske 08/27 Madelynn Grant 08/27 Richard Forgit 08/28 Danielle Goodwin 08/31
JULY ANNIVERSARIES
If your Anniversary is missing please let us know - 832-3427. Thank You!
Irene & Richard Morrow 07/01/55 61 Dan & Samantha Hanks 07/03/11 5 Paul & Carolyn Henry 07/16/66 50 Liz & Dan Blash 07/18/87
John & Nancy Berube 07/22/67 Grover Gentry & Nancy Nims-Gentry 07/25/98 Wilson & Pauline McIlvaine 07/26/47 69 Linda & James Brennan 07/27/57 59 Anita & John Haynes 07/27/68
AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES
If your Anniversary is missing please let us know - 832-3427. Thank You!
Terry Hamilton & Mike Tift 08/03/13 Barbara & Maurice McCarthy 08/03/73 Shirley & Bill Connor 08/06/82
Patti & Tony Benvenuti 08/08/92 Judy Hodgerney & Peter DePierri 08/10/02 Bruce & Gail Johnson 08/10/68 Jane & Richard Carbonneau 08/10/91 25 Velma & Daniel Blanchard 08/11/62 54 Diana & Jay Stolberg 08/11/74 Lenny & Nicole McAleer 08/28/93
Preston & Marie Sturdevant 08/30/80
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SERVING YOU SUNDAYS IN JULY
July 2016 July 3 July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31
Readers
10:15 Roberta Briggs
10:15 Tonya Matthews
10:15 Allison Berryman
10:15 Ruth Thompson
10:15 Terry Hamilton
Communion
Assistants
10:15 Don & Ann Hanks
10:15 Shirley Connor &
Joan Parker
10:15 Jackie & Vinny Walsh
10:15 Roberta Briggs & Phil Becker
10:15 Adam Hanks & Anita Haynes
Worship Assistants
10:15
Joan Parker
10:15 Roberta Briggs
10:15 Joan Parker
10:15 Adam Hanks
10:15 Terry Hamilton
Ushers
10:15
Lynn Crystoff & Preston Sturdevant
10:15 Jeff Bylund &
Judy Sampson
10:15 Anita Haynes & Lynn Crystoff
10:15 Don Hanks &
Preston Sturdevant
10:15 Jeff Bylund & Anita Haynes
Greeters
10:15
Jackie & Vinny Walsh
10:15 Olive Berg & Dottie Hultin
10:15 Jeff Bylund & Anita Haynes
10:15 Ruth Thompson
& Julia Benvenuti
10:15 Naomi Bylund & Leanne Carraher
Acolytes
10:15 Alyssa Wright
10:15 Miranda Courteau
10:15 Amelia Nelson
10:15 Matthew Crossman
10:15 Nicolas Spanos
Bakers
10:15
Barbara McCarthy & Ruth Thompson
10:15 Catherine Spanos & Judy Sampson
10:15 Betsy Baird & Anita Haynes
10:15
Jackie Walsh & Karen Baril
10:15 Pam Evers & Lois Chinigo
Altar Guild
Leanne Carraher Liz Blash &
Leanne Carraher Adam Hanks &
Betsy Baird Adam Hanks & Diana Stolberg
Leanne Carraher
Candle Filler
Off Week
Karen Baril Off Week Adam Hanks Off Week
Coffee Maker
Adam Hanks
Betsy Baird
Adam Hanks
Betsy Baird Adam Hanks
Coffee Clean-up
Pam Sutton
Jackie Walsh Kathleen Legg Cheryl Cronin Ruth Thompson
Church Closer
Joan Parker
Joan Parker
Joan Parker
Joan Parker
Joan Parker
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SERVING YOU SUNDAYS IN AUGUST
August 2016 August 7 August 14 August 21 August 28
Readers
10:15 Russell Harris
10:15 Grover Gentry
10:15 Roberta Briggs
10:15 Helen Trilligan
Communion Assistants
10:15 Grover Gentry &
Nancy Nims-Gentry
10:15 Shirley Connor & Betsy Baird
10:15 Ann & Don Hanks
10:15 Ruth Thompson &
Preston Sturdevant
Worship Assistants
10:15 Grover Gentry
10:15 Joan Parker
10:15 Roberta Briggs
10:15 Adam Hanks
Ushers
10:15 Don Hanks & Lynn Crystoff
10:15 Jeff Bylund &
Preston Sturdevant
10:15 Judy Sampson & Anita Haynes
10:15 Lynn Crystoff &
Lauren Kneeland
Greeters
10:15 Cheryl Cronin
& Miranda Courteau
10:15 Shirley Connor &
Alannah Matthews
10:15 Valerie Kosiusko
& Gini Varg
10:15 Jen & John Rapoza
Acolytes
10:15 Alannah Matthews
10:15 Cameron Gagnon
10:15 Matthew Smith
10:15 Miranda Courteau
Bakers
10:15 Anita Haynes &
Pam Evers
10:15 Barbara McCarthy & Ruth Thompson
10:15 Betsy Baird & Judy Sampson
10:15 Catherin Spanos & Jackie Walsh
Altar Guild
Liz Blash & Leanne Carraher
Adam Hanks & Betsy Baird
Adam Hanks & Diana Stolberg
Leanne Carraher
Candle Filler
Ruth Thompson
Off Week Karen Baril Off Week
Coffee Maker
Betsy Baird
Adam Hanks Betsy Baird Adam Hanks
Coffee Clean-up
Pam Sutton
Jackie Walsh Kathleen Legg Cheryl Cronin
Church Closer
Judy Sampson
Judy Sampson
Judy Sampson
Judy Sampson
John Leslie’s JEMS Theatre will be presenting a concert of Frank Sinatra songs at Bethel Lutheran Church, in honor of Si-natra’s 100th Birthday (Dec. 12, 1915): Frank Sinatra - A Centennial Celebration. John, one of Bethel’s former music di-
rectors, is directing and will be accompanying the singers, a list of entertainers which includes Bethel’s own Sal Luco, and former Bethel pre-School teacher Grace Leslie. Spe-cial guests singers will be “The Taffetas,” courtesy of Calliope Produc-tions. The performances will be given on Sunday, July 24 “Christmas Eve in July,” and Monday July 25, “Christmas in July.” Both shows will be at 7:00pm in the Voosen Parish Hall. Music will include Sinatra’s stand-ards, some lesser-known recorded songs and, in keeping with the “Christmas in July” timing: songs Frank recorded on his Christmas al-bums. There are two admission categories for these performances. The first
category is “GENERAL” ADMISSION, which will be $15.00 admission for anybody-any age, and will include soft drinks and other refreshments. The second category is “ADULT” ADMISSION, which will be $25.00 for each adult over 21 years of age who would enjoy receiving two tickets for complimentary adult beverages. Tickets may be reserved by calling or texting John Leslie at 774-261-0977, or by email at [email protected].
