Classes for new members are usually held twice a year. Watch the bulletin for details.

Library Committee meets to work in Church Library

Each Monday morning, a group of dedicated women meet in the Fireside Room from 9:15am to 12pm to create beautiful quilts for Lutheran World Relief (LWR). The quilts are distributed overseas by LWR to remote villages, refugee camps, hospitals, and disaster sites, wherever there are people in need. You can help by donating fabric and/or by helping with design, sewing, tying, etc. Contact Ordetta Hovland or Anna Hoegel via the office for more information. *Please note that we will not be meeting Dec. 12, 19, 26 or Jan. 2.*

Come join Bethel's very own Men of Monday. These men meet rain or shine to help restore, rebuild and better the facilities of Bethel. If you would like to help in this ministry contact Brad Martinson at Bethel or simply show up on a Monday morning. All are welcome to participate!

Moving from ageing to Sageing. Evergreens is a part of the Senior Ministry at Bethel Lutheran Church which is being modeled on the Shepherd Center's mission that seeks to enrich the later years of our members and members of our community for deeper spiritual connections with opportunities which provide service to others, self expression, meaningful work and close friendships. We hope to be good stewards of this wonderful gift of life God has given us in all of its dimensions, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Life Maintenance programs are practical services that enable older persons to safely remain in their homes while growing more frail. Typical services include arranging transportation, telephone reassurance, Stephen Ministry and pastoral calls. Life recognition offers specific kinds of sessions that help persons grapple with life changes, personal growth and developing skills to handle the changes that occur. These include a variety of health-education and preventive health-care programs. Questions are raised about life's meaning. Persons are encouraged to find meaning by helping others in various ways from volunteer roles to new career paths. Life Celebration is a general program helping to recognize the deeper meaning in later life events. Persons are encouraged to write or tell their life stories, to write Ethical Wills, and share meaningful models and memories of their life. Come join us from 10:30 to 12:30 for spiritual enchantment and interesting programs, followed by luncheon and fellowship in the Fireside Room. We meet the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month except the following special holiday months. In April we meet on the 17th, Maundy Thursday Communion Luncheon, November we meet on the 20th for Thanksgiving Dinner, and in December we meet on the 18th for a Christmas Party.

Book group

Monthly Council meetings for purposes of planning, decision making and church leadership.

Annual Financial meeting to approve the 2008 budget.

Join us for a "oldie but goodie" once a month! (Check your Bethel publications for movie titles.)

Bethel Lutheran Church and School Rummage and Bake Sale.

Lunch and cookie exchange for church and school families.

Dinner event with live and silent auctions and raffles to benefit our mission projects in Mexico and Tanzania

Everyone's help is needed to keep Bethel in shape and maintain our new landscaping. Watch the bulletin for details and then come out and work together on major projects to improve the grounds' appearance. Planned workdays alternate between "inside" and "outside." Inside tasks might include organizing closets or bookshelves, adjusting cabinet doors, or other small handy jobs. Outside jobs might include trimming hedges or painting trim. All skill levels are welcome. Contact Brad Martinson to volunteer and for more details.

The Evangelism Team collaborates with other ministries to Invite and Welcome new friends to Bethel. There are numerous opportunities to serve our Lord here and in our community with events like the Easter Egg Hunt and Christmas celebration. Come and join us to take the Good News out! Help out with a special event or join the Evangelism Team — we meet 4 times a year to plan activites. Contact Marion Abney for more information.

Sunday Greeter
Four or five Sundays a year
Contact Cathy Couchman

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Visitor Follow-Up
Contact Sam Sudarsanam

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Audio/Visual Support
Contact Tom Hoegel

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Choirs

Worship Team

Ushering
Contact Ed Fox

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Altar Guild
Contact Lois Eid

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Children's Activity Bags
Contact Karen Fox

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Lectors
Contact Mark Evashenk

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Sunday Coffee Receptions
Contact Terre Chocholaty

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Altar Flower Delivery
Contact Phyllis Gaffney

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Do you like to cook and/or serve food to others? Can you help with clean-up? All these helping hands make events at Bethel run smoothly. If you would be available to help with special events please contact LeSonia Leimer to put your name on the list of Bethel Helpers. Time commitment is occasional Sundays during the year for special events.

Volunteers needed for all age groups from preschool to 6th grade. Station Leaders help with program stations, such as music, crafts, or games. Be a Kid Connection Supervisor – help with organization and administrative needs on Sunday morning during Kid Connection. Limited prep time required and time commitment is 1-2 Sundays a month for 1 hour. No experience required, just like working with kids and sharing the message of Jesus.

Security volunteers are necessary to make sure that Bethel buildings are secure every night. Commitment is one week at a time periodically (in a rotation). Contact Steve Emmert.

Offering counters work in teams of two, usually just once per month for approximately 2 hours. If you can balance your checkbook, you can do this job! Extra volunteers are always welcome for substitutes. Contact Joan Christensen, Parish Administrator.

Every 2nd and 4th Thursday the Evergreens' program is followed by a luncheon provided by volunteers. If you are interested in providing a meal (reimbursed), please contact Kaye Kuhlmann.

Webmaster/Programmer needed to oversee development and upkeep of Bethel's web site, and additional help for maintenance and adding new features.

In the church and school office, we occasionally need front desk phone coverage during a busy time or occasionally to substitute for current volunteers. Phone skills are a plus, but regardless, fairly easy to learn. You'll just need a friendly "hello" for parents, students and other visitors, and be willing to do some other minor tasks.

Mailings happen fairly regularly and at the least once a month with the Bethel Beat newsletter. Volunteers help with address labeling and sorting the 600+ pieces for bulk mail postage requirements. Several more volunteers would make the job go much faster and would mean you could do it less often. Please contact Mary Ellen Deutscher if interested in helping out.

Since there is no paid staff responsible for computer support, we depend on volunteers to keep the office computers running in an environment where computers are tools that help the church and school office staff and volunteers accomplish their jobs. This includes hardware and software purchase, upgrade and maintenance. It also includes network and server support. If you have knowledge of hardware, software, and networking and would like to help out in some way, please contact the church office.