Happy Weekend

Bethel Lutheran Church!

This weekend we resume “live in sanctuary” worship services. We are not to the place where we will be offering the Lord’s Supper yet, but at least we will be gathering!

When you arrive at Bethel, you may park where you wish. Please pay close attention to the doors where the greeters are working, as we will only be using some doors for entrance and others for exit.

All our worship services seating will be managed very closely. You may choose to worship upstairs or down, but an usher will seat you as you arrive.

Bethel volunteers will be following our State’s protocols, including having their temps taken as

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they arrive and wearing masks while they serve. If you choose to wear a mask during worship you are welcome to bring your own to wear.

On Saturday at 2:30 pm we will hold a special service for those who are at high risk for serious illness. We will be taking extra precautions at this service, including adding distance between family groups. This service will be a Classical Lutheran service with organ music.

The remainder of our weekend’s worship services will be at their normal times and styles. 5 pm on Saturday, 8:30 am on Sunday, and 11:15 am on Sunday.

A few extra notes:

• We will continue to have Sunday School and Bible class on line only until the beginning of August.

• We cannot, at this time, offer our professional nursery services.

• And so you have something to look forward to, we have a number of upcoming baptisms and a good number of our confirmation students who will be confirmed in June.

Finally, we are back together. I know that I speak for Pastor Eden and Director Bellach, we are very excited to see you coming back to God’s house!

Pastor Randy Bard

Go Online to Hear watch a video from

Pastor Bard!

https://boxcast.tv/view/announcement-kej6bpwchyri7fivg5lh

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Hope Pregnancy Center

Virtual Baby Bottle Boomerang

We want everyone's life to be safe, happy, and healthy - especially during times like these. So this year's Baby Bottle Boomerang campaign has moved online!

https://secure.ministrysync.com/ministrysync/event/website/home/?e=20213

Vacation Bible School VBS will be offered in a virtual manner this year. We will be creating resource bags for our Preschool –

Kindergarten and bags for first through fifth grade. We will have some online content to help assist families in leading crafts and games with their children. These items will be made available in June. Though we are unable to meet in person you may find other ways, as you are comfortable, to make VBS special for your child. If you are willing to assist with putting bags together please contact DCE Jeff.

We are looking into Developing Small

Groups. We would see this as an opportunity for

increasing fellowship and discussion with one another. I will be sending out an e-mail seeking some people who would like to lead a group discussion. Discussion content could be questions developed from Sunday Bible Class or a small group study. We are hopeful that gathering around the Word of God together will strengthen us in these times while we are separated. I have been asked a few times, “What can we do?” If you are interested in any of these options please contact DCE Jeff.

• If you would like to be a small group leader

• If you would like to be a tech organizer for small groups, like running a zoom meeting.

• If you are interested in being a substitute for teacher for one of our zoom Sunday School Classes.

• If you would like to help organize our small groups.

• If you have a desire to be a contact person sharing resources for Bible Studies. May our Lord Jesus Christ continue to strengthen and encourage us. Christ’s Peace, ~jeff~ dcejeff@blcbcs.org

From LCMS Texas District

President,

Rev. Michael Newman

Dear Fellow Servants of Jesus, As we move toward the celebration of Pentecost Day, we remember Jesus' words to His disciples before He was lifted up into heaven: "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." (Acts 1:7-8) We're not in the business of figuring everything out, but we are positioned by our Father in heaven to trust Him and to bear witness to the risen Son. "You WILL BE my witnesses," Jesus said. It's a fact (future indicative) that is true for all times and seasons - even for this season. The gracious truth from our Savior for all seasons of history and for our very lives is: God's got this!

https://txlcms.org/covid-19-resource-page/

Bethel’s Preschool Needs a Little Help – Every summer we

wash all of the play clothes and dress ups we use in the class-rooms. We are needing someone who is willing to wash all or part of these dress up clothes. It can be done over time during June and Ju-ly. If you are interested, please talk to Debbie Sadler (979-446-1578) or Carolyn Janac and we will be happy

to give you more information. Thanks so very much!

Just a reminder--If you are interested in applying

for the Bethel Preschool Director position, please be sure

to submit your resume’ to joycejuntune@gmail.com by

May 31, 2020.

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DON’T FORGET! We are . . .

• Live Streaming – Sunday worship at 8:30 & 11:15, Also videos of Adult Bible Study and Children’s Sunday School. And ZOOM encounter for the Youth.

• Live Streaming Tuesday Ladies Bible Study – At our regular time on Tuesdays.

• Providing Confirmation for the Youth by video or ZOOM. We will let you all know when we will have Con-firmation Sunday.

• Providing Men’s Friday Morning Bible Study Group by ZOOM. Contact Marty Criswell.

• Providing Men’s Monday Evening Bible Study Group by ZOOM. Contact George McIlhaney.

• Our Boards are meeting through ZOOM or at church (practicing social distancing).

• Also, Pastor Eden continues to have his Daily Briefing from God’s Word available on Facebook and our website. So, don’t forget to tune into that each day of the week.

If you or someone you know would like a DVD of the services, please call 822-2742 or email us at

office@blcbcs.org.

Anna Dombrowski 1 Eli Dahmann 2 Samantha Gaster 3 Conley Nored 3 Foster Ullmann 3 Stacy Lucht 5 Jack Montgomery 5 Lance Hausenfluck 8 Steve Silber 8 Fred Synatschk 8 Susan Gade 9 Hannah Hildebrandt 9 Peggy Schroeder 9

Robert Pottberg 10 Robert Schreiner 11 Steve Lawrenz 13 Jim Sutherland 13 Naomi Zehnder 13 Brad Hildebrandt 18 Katie McCallum 18 Tommy Thompson 18 Ruthann Stroud 19 Rachel Ullmann 19 Kenneth Jones 20 Merritt Clark 21 Ben Pannkuk 21 Ken Goodenow 23

Irene Luther 24 Kathy Bard 25 Allan Davis 25 Ellen Sinclair 25 Barbara Sutton 25 Kris Wheeler 25 Nathan Spence 26 Sam Hildebrandt 27 Brett Mahnke 27 Doak Dunkin 28 Donna Beto 30 Jordyn Pfeffer 30

Our Bethel Family

THE LUTHERAN HOUR is on KAGC, 1510 AM on Sundays at 12:30 p.m. sponsored by Bethel.

Thank you to David & Rita Baumann for sponsoring it for the month of May.

Thank you to Terry & Dolleen Hausenfluck for sponsoring it for the month of June.

To Our Members Who Signed Up to Sponsor Altar Flowers During the Last Two Months: We regret that you weren’t able to sponsor flowers on the days you signed up. Of course you do not owe us for those Sundays that we did not have flowers. If you would like to put your name on a different Sunday in the months ahead, we have plenty of Sundays through the rest of the year that are blank. Check out the chart by the elevator to see which ones. You can email the church office at office@blcbcs.org or call 822-2742 if you have any questions. Thank you.

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4221 Boonville Rd, Bryan, Texas 77802 Phone: (979) 822-2742 | FAX: (979) 822-4082

www.BLCbcs.org | office@BLCbcs.org Preschool phone: 485-9835 or cell: 446-1578

Staff: Rev. Randall Bard, Senior Pastor, (979) 422-0046

Rev. Tim Eden, Associate Pastor

Mr. Jeff Bellach, Director of Christian Education

Mrs. Debbie Sadler, Dir., Bethel Lutheran Preschool

Mrs. Kathy Herwald, Director of Operations

Rev. K. Lynn Stroud, Pastor Emeritus

Mr. Randall Moerbe, DCE Emeritus

Mrs. Ruthann Stroud, Church Secretary

Mrs. Connie Bard, Children’s Ministry Coordinator

Mr. Nic Duncan, Facilities Manager

Mrs. Katie Bentley, Office Assistant

Mr. Jeremy Shilling, His Praise Band Leader

Join us for …...

Saturday Night

Worship at 2:30PM (for High Risk people)

Worship at 5PM

Sunday Mornings

8:30 AM Divine Service (Traditional)

Also Live Streamed

10:00 AM All ONLINE videos

Children’s Sunday School

Adult Bible Classes

11:15 AM Divine Service (Contemporary)

Also Live Streamed

Go to www.blcbcs.org for more information