Bethesda Living Current

A weekly e-newsletter of

Bethesda Lutheran Church

Ames, Iowa

July 5, 2024

$aving Suds Volunteer Opportunity!

Additional volunteers for Saving Suds are needed for Thursday, August 1st from 5 - 7 p.m., please contact Kim and Lynn Burnett at 515-520-2870 or kim14er@gmail.com if interested.

ELCA National Gathering First Look

Come support our youth and hear about their experience in Louisiana Tuesday, July 23rd at 6 p.m. in the Commons. Arrive ready for a New Orleans-style meal. Click the button below to register.

Annual Bethesda BBQ Cook-off August 11!

Be sure to register for our annual Bethesda BBQ cook-off! We'd like to hear from contestants AND attendees -- click the button below to register.

This year, the cook-off will also function as a fundraiser for Mary Greeley Medical Center's Compassion Fund. When you donate cash for your favorite dish, the money received will help afford patients with prescriptions, medical and safety equipment, lodging, and limited transportation. In addition, this fund supports Mary Greeley’s Compassion Closet, providing items such as clothing, shoes, coats, hearing aid batteries, bed linens, car seats meal vouchers and more.

Click to Register

Calling All Bass Clefs!

We will be singing a selection on Sunday, July 21, at the 9:30 AM service. All bass clefs are invited to attend, even if you have not participated in choir recently or ever! Here are the details:

Practice Tracks: available on https://bethesdaames.org/worship/music/ now.

Rehearsal: Wednesday, July 17 from 6:30-7:15 pm in the sanctuary and July 21 at 8:45 AM.

Questions? Please reach out to Randy Ewing at rewing@bethesdaames.org.

Gauging Interest in monthly in-home Supper Club

Do you want to build connections with other Bethesda members? The purposed in-home Supper Club could be for you! Bethesda adults would meet monthly at 5:30 p.m. at the home of an attendee for a potluck-style meal for open conversation. If enough people are interested, this program would start the end of August. Locations and meals would be decided monthly. If you're interested in this endeavor, contact Sandi Philips at 515-290-9157 or sandi1707@aol.com.

Upcoming Prelude Hymn Sings

This Sunday, June 23rd, the worship prelude will be a Hymn sing, so come ready to request a hymn and sing along!

Can't make it this time? Upcoming Prelude Hymn Sing dates are:

July 28
August 25

Start Saving Your Cans!

Please bring your empty cans to the parking lot August 17th! We'll have more information coming soon!

Learn About Heartland Senior Services July 11

Nancy Carroll, Executive Director of Heartland Senior Services, is going to speak Thursday, July 11th at 2:00 pm about the new 60 Forward building, the services that will be available for residents of Ames and Story County, and the new working arrangements with the City of Ames and Mary Greeley. Please come to learn more about this new opportunity and programs for seniors.

August Book Discussion

The next book discussion book will be

The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin on August 21, 7:00 pm, in the Crossroads. Everyone is welcome!

Assist in Reuniting Mariana's Family

Ivanna and Roman Bodnar require a host family to enter the USA. Help extend a warm welcome by providing shelter for a short time with no financial obligation. Contact larryaotteman@gmail.com if you have any questions or interest.

Give a Gift Online

Don't carry cash or checks? You can set up a recurring or one-time gift to Bethesda online, so you never miss an offering opportunity!

Shelbynext

Refresher to log onto Shelbynext:

On your laptop or Desk Top Computer - https://bethesdanet.shelbynextchms.com

On your cell phone go to the App Store or Google Play Store

search for ShelbyNeXt Membership - download the free app;

On first screen replace the word domain with Bethesdanet

Enter username and password.

You should be ready to go! If you have any questions or concerns please contact Linda Fevold on Monday's 12 noon till 2:00 pm.

What's The Difference Between The Current and The Living Current?

The Current is a double-sided sheet consisting of four or more announcements that may widely affect the congregation with a schedule of Sunday-to-Sunday activities and order of worship.

The current, the physical copy members pick up each weekend, is limited to a certain number of announcements and is determined by what events will largely affect the congregation as a whole, often on a first come-first serve basis.

The Living Current, an e-newsletter sent every Friday at 9 am, consists of the larger announcements that make The Current as well as other announcements and events that may not affect the majority of the congregation. Such things may include:

An announcement for an event more than a month away. (As the event nears, it will be placed in The Current while holding its place in The Living Current.)
Ongoing support and prayers

If you have an event that you would like advertised in The Current for weekend services, submit your announcement event via email to Tess Hanson or Lynn Anderson no later than the Tuesday before you would like it advertised. Please specify where you want it to be published. If submitted after the stated deadline, it will be integrated into The Living Current e-newsletter and The Current for weekend services the following week.

Healing Prayers: Andrea Blythe; Philip Coney; Charlene Doyle; Rodney Fischer; Shirley Stromer; Dana Woolery

Grieving: Judy Glover, aunt of Karla Mortensen passed away Tuesday, July 2nd.

WELCOME!

We invite you to join our community, which is committed to inclusion, racial equity and anti-racism. We share in God’s abundant grace knowing that we cannot be separated from the love of God by our age, race, ethnicity, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political beliefs, socioeconomic status, physical or mental abilities or faith background.