TIM ZIMMERMAN AND THE KING'S BRASSTIM ZIMMERMAN AND THE KING'S BRASS will be appearing in concert at Bethel on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 7 p.m.

Tim Zimmerman and The King's Brass present hymn classics with a contemporary flair. The King's Brass features three trumpets, three trombones, a tuba, percussion and keyboards. These instruments blend together to create a time of innovative worship that will be enjoyed by all generations.

Secular and sacred music critics alike applaud their concerts as "superb in every way" and "innovative and well played." "Truly, an unforgettable experience!"

The King’s Brass, formed three decades ago, is comprised of professional musicians from across the country, who desire to use the instruments they love to lead others in praise and worship.

This year the group will be celebrating their 35th Anniversary Tour. As a result, The King’s Brass will be introducing their sixteenth recording titled “The Best of Tim Zimmerman and The King’s Brass – The First 35 Years.” This CD, released on the Summit Records label (www.summitrecords.com), features the groups favorites from their past CD releases as well as three new bonus selections.

Tickets are $15 ($10 for students) and may be picked up after either service on Sunday or at the church office.

A spaghetti dinner will be served at 5 p.m. Please sign up by email to blutheranchurch@tampabay.rr.com or on the sheets in the narthex so we can properly prepare for the meal. A freewill offering will be taken for the dinner.

SUNDAY SCHOOL Bethel Sunday School presents“The Bethlehem Project”

The Bethlehem Project features the traditional Christmas story but with a fresh twist that provides both fun and life relevance for kids. The

Bethlehem Kids and the Shepherd Kids don't get along until they find the Savior. The musical begins with lots of humor and colorful characters but

moves to a pointed message of love, salvation, and reconciliation. It includes a wide variety of fun styles: contemporary, country, '50s rock and

roll, rap, calypso, and more.

Sunday, December 22, 6 p.m.

We will have a cookie exchange following the presentation with lots of fun and fellowship. You are invited to bring a

plate of cookies to share.Beverages provided. Bring your friends for a wonderful

night celebrating our Savior’s birthday!12/1 NO rehearsal – but we will be painting some scenery and

sets if anyone would like to help. We will start right after the late service.

12/7 Disney’s “FROZEN” MOVIE AT AMC WOODLANDS. SUNDAY SCHOOL AND YOUTH GROUPS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US TO SEE THE MOVIE. YOU CAN GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY OR WHEN WE GET THERE. WE WILL MEET INSIDE BY THE CONCESSIONS SO WE CAN SIT TOGETHER. TIME TBD ABOUT FIVE DAYS PRIOR AS THE SCHEDULE FOR THAT DAY ISN’T AVAILABLE YET, PROBABLY MID-MORNING.

12/8 REHEARSAL WITH FULL CHOIR. FINAL COSTUME FITTINGS, PARTS SHOULD BE MEMORIZED. MEET IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING LATE SERVICE.

12/15 DRESS REHEARSAL – BRING YOUR COSTUME IF IT ISN’T AT THE CHURCH. FULL SET, SOUND, LIGHTS, COSTUMES.

12/21 PRACTICE – ONLY IF NEEDED.12/22 CHRISTMAS PAGEANT AT 6 P.M. REPORT TIME FOR ALL

PERFORMERS AT 5:15 PM.

ORGAN BELLOWS - DECEMBER, 2013 By Senior Organist Byron B. Einspahr

This month I decided not to “preach” about anything having to do withmusic. Instead it seemed like a good time to have a musical activity –a word search involving Christmas carol titles. The titles are presentedhorizontally, vertically, or backwards. Be patient and have fun!

CHRISTMAS CAROL SEARCH CHALLENGE

G E S U B A M B I N O X S G N I K E E R H T E WE A I B C D E F G H I J K O L N O P Q R S T U VN X L Y Z H O H O H O A E T W I O M U Y R A M LT H E F I R S T N O E L Z E H Y X E O R G A N OL A N D H O T O O T R R L L A B C H E R R Y O HE N T A B C A D E A F G H L T I J R K L S I X OM O N D A Y R P S N F D A I C A L L G E E S E WA E I H I B O H E N A N N T H O K H S U S E J AR V G P S I F I T E A S T O I N N T D A V I D RY E H E A B T S A N D O R N L N O E R O O L I OL O T S I L H I S B V E S T D O R B O K R E S SA L O O A E E R V A L U C H I J A F C G K S R EI P S J H T E T S U R Q U E S T I O Y A R T A ED O N K E B A B D M G O L M T D F N R A N K E EH E C N I S S S L E G I F O H T S W O R D U L RE U P R O P T H R E T S J U I O H O N E H T E BR P R U L U V E O C H I T N S S I T T P A B T LC P R I N C E X W O F P E T A C E E J U D A H OH A R K T H E H E R A L D A N G E L S S I N G OI P I A N O O B H O E F L I U T E T P E E H S ML S A G E S C A T E L T S N O N G T S E X A T ID I D A D U O H O L Y N I G H T A I B I D E O NC L E A E L L I T S E L L I T S E L L I T S R GS A T N A I B S Y A L L E G Y P T O N O P Q R SO C O H C O H C O M E A L L Y E F A I T H F U LL A T E R U D D J K S U M E R O D A E T I N E VK T U V I J K S L A N E E D F U N V E L Z Z U PO H H O W B E A U T I F U L T H E S K Y T F I GB E H O L D I B R I N G Y O U G O O D T I D I NG S O L I N O W S I N G W E N O W R E J O I C EA N G E L S W E H A V E H E A R D O N H I G H O

MUSIC KEY: Angels We Have Heard on High – Gentle Mary Laid Her Child -- Gesu Bambino – Go Tell It on the Mountain – Hark the Herald Angels Sing – Joy to the World – Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming – Now

Sing We Now Rejoice – Oh Come All Ye Faithful -- Oh How Beautiful the Sky – O Holy Night -- O Little Town of Bethlehem – O Tannenbaum -- Silent Night – Star of the East -- Stille Stille Stille -- The First Noel – Venite Adoremus -- We Three Kings – What Child Is This

“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you Good News of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign for you: You will find the Baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

“Suddenly a great company of the Heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God, and singing, “Glory to God in the Highest, and on Earth peace to men on whom His favor rests.” Saint Luke 2: 10-14.

MINUTES OF THE CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING

Tuesday: 7:00 P.M. November 12, 2013

PRESENT: Joe Molinaro, Helen Rikansrud, Tom Tiedemann, Mike Vanhorenbeck, Candice Mathews, Fred Behnke, Trish Freggens, Al Ziehm, Jim Allston, and Karen Mohan.

The meeting was called to order by President Joe Molinaro, who then opened the meeting with prayer.

SECRETARY’S REPORT: Motion was made and passed to accept the minutes of the Church Council Meeting of October 8, 2013 as printed.

PASTORAL REPORT: Mike Vanhorenbeck to report.

TREASURER’S REPORT: Helen Rikansrud reported.For the month of October

Our operating receipts were under budget by $17,709.85. The operating disbursements were under budget by $15,424.56. This produced a net decrease of $2,285.29.

For the Year Our operating receipts were under budget by $95,691.26. Our operating disbursements were under budget by $131,061.87.

Thrivent deposited $124.00 in our account in October.Donations to our Vision Account were $1,951.00. An additional $1,312.00 was paid on the Principal of our mortgage.

The balance in our LCEF Steward Account is $147,664.17.The balances in our Bank Accounts total $42,665.06 Our Mortgage balance as of October 31 is $1,972,925.63.

There were two out of the ordinary checks issued in October: Checks were issued to Bonnell, Inc, one in the amount of $241.06 for replacement of a failed starting

contactor in the Choir Room, and a second check in the amount of $559.50 for replacement of a compressor in the south balcony. These expenses were allocated to the Maintenance & Repairs Account.

Motion passed to accept the Treasurer’s report for October, 2013 as presented.

Motion passed to abolish the 52 Club Account 017-00-03-09 and split the monies between the Junior Youth Group Account 017-00-03-02 and Senior Youth Group Account 017-00-03-03.

BOARD OF ELDERS: Mike Vanhorenbeck reported.A motion was made and approved to accept the following transfers, releases, and new members:Transfers: NoneReleases: NoneNew Members: Mr. Jason Ester (wife, Erin, will attend adult instruction class), baptized children Jackson and Griffin, 1222 Fruitland Ave., Clearwater, FL 33764, Erin’s cell 727 366 2421; transfer from First Lutheran (LC-MS), Clearwater; Elder: Paul Blake; Mrs. Charmian Kerstein, 526 Humphries Rd., Safety Harbor, FL 34695-4920, (727) 726-5743; transfer from Forest Oaks Lutheran Church (LC-MS), Spring Hill, FL; Elder: Bill Kerstein; Mr. Luther Rogness, 2700 E. Grand Reserve Circle #1015, Clearwater, FL 33761, 727 474 3937; transfer from Life in Christ Lutheran Church (LC-MS), Albertville, MN; Elder: Bob Cunningham.Associate Members: M/M Ralph & Alice Armson, 1752 Highland Club Ct., Palm Harbor, FL 34684-2465, (727) 754-7766.Adult Confirmands: NoneJunior Confirmands: NoneDeaths: NoneBirths: NoneBaptisms: Aria Grace Farese, daughter of Steven & Christina (Schmidt) Farese, October 6, 2013; Greighson David Ripke, son of Andrew Cullen & Nicole Hazel (Blanco) Ripke, October 27, 2013Adult Baptisms: NoneOld Business:

Motion passed to accept new members per Pastor’s report and to accept Pastor’s report. Oktoberfest was a great success. We needed more desserts and brats; $3,151 in ticket sales and

additional $2,000 in auction and raffle sales. Expenses were $1,070. We need soda and/or ice tea available. Items for the silent auction and raffle should be solicited earlier. (Note: Oktoberfest actually made over $5,000.)

Call Committee update: Pastor met with candidate from Faith, Eustis. We may possibly invite him to visit Bethel and the Clearwater area. The Call Committee will meet on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at 9:15 a.m.

Construction mediation: No positive outcome of mediation.New Business:

There will not be a service on New Year’s Eve. “The King’s Brass” will be in concert at Bethel on Saturday, January 11, 2014, at 7 p.m. The concert

will be in the sanctuary. Tickets will be available for $15. We will offer tickets to students for $10. Our goal is to sell 400 – 500 tickets. We need to publicize the event quickly. A dinner prior to the concert is also being considered. More details will be available after a meeting of coordinating persons is held.

Walt Tabbert provided choice of 4 Christmas cards to be sent out by the Elders to their sheep.

Motion passed to accept the Board of Elders report as presented.

Motion was made and approved to give the $5,000 made from Oktoberfest as follows: $1,000 to the Sunday School, $2,000 to the Junior Youth Group, and $2,000 to the Senior Youth Group. BOARD OF STEWARDSHIP: Al Ziehm reported.

541 Pledge cards were mailed in 2012, and 541 Pledge cards were prepared for mailing this year.

Motion passed to accept the Board of Stewardship report as presented.

BOARD OF EVANGELISM: Trish Freggens reported. Old Business:

The winners of the Octoberfest tickets were announced by Susan Polito. Trish will get together with Pastor Parsch to make an announcement in church.

New Business:

The council will set up the King’s Brass concert and will sell tickets ($15 for the concert, $10 for dinner before) for the concert which will be performed in the sanctuary and the dinner will be set up in the Great Hall. If the tickets are not sold out, we will offer them to neighborhood walk-ins.

The Council and Elders are hoping for assistance from Evangelism for the Oktoberfest celebration. Trish will contact Mike Vanhorenbeck to get more information. We have 4 donation baskets for the Oktoberfest silent auction.

Budget for the 2014 year is being reviewed by the Council. Results will follow next meeting. Carole and Gene suggested getting the Outreach Kits, which are cards with information on events that

are happening at Bethel. Fruit and Candy bags for Children‘s Christmas Program, December 22, 6:00 p.m. The Fletcher’s and

Martaus’ will work on them. Susan will pick up supplies from Sam’s Club. We will discuss outreach for VBS this summer at the November meeting. It was suggested Christmas boxes be sent to the service men/women overseas. Assembly of the boxes

(estimated 50 boxes) will be done by November 17th and shipped no later than December 1st. New Member Luncheon, scheduled for February 9th, will be planned at a future meeting.

Motion passed to accept the Board of Evangelism report as presented.

BOARD OF YOUTH MINISTRY & ADULT EDUCATION: Jim Allston reported.Baptismal roll: Jeannie reported 86 children on the baptismal roll, with 14 baptism birthday cards to be sent out in November. An interesting note: The Ritt family had all 4 children baptized on Thanksgiving Day the year they were born.New Business: Group reviewed and approved October minutes. Moms Ministry: No report.Sunday school: Dena reported.

Attendance averages about 55. Christmas Pageant practice started; we are doing Bethlehem Project this year.  Practices are going

well; parents are sponsoring lunch in between late service and practice. Christmas Pageant will be held on 12/22 at 6pm. No events for November are scheduled at this time.  A discussion with Superintendents about doing a

Movie Night that will be held in the future as parents and kids seem interested in this. Sunday School contributes to an outside charity--we usually decide around this time who to send the

money to.  After some discussion about this and due to the recent Typhoon in the Philippines, we feel that we should send money to Lutheran World Relief as their need is great and immediate at this time.

Winter materials were ordered and should be in this week to distribute at the Sunday School Teachers’ meeting on Sunday 11/17.

Grace Unplugged was attended by a few kids from Sunday School along with myself, Dena as well as Jeannie and John Hughes.  We had a great time and the movie was excellent.

Horsepower for Kids Fall Festival was a fantastic event again that was attended by 50 people total. Sunday School would still like to participate in Stewardship Sunday?  Not sure of any progress.

Junior/Senior Youth: James reported the following: 3F Night: Held monthly 4th Sunday of each month, 4pm-7pm, average attendance is 12 youth. Food,

Faith, & Fun includes both Jr. & Sr. Youth start the night off by praying, hanging out, and eating food that each person has brought. Next they split up into Jr. & Sr. youth for an hour-long bible study. Then an hour of fun where everyone can pick and choose from a number of different groups and games to finish. Oct 27th, 2013, 4:30pm-7:30pm, Attended: 13 Kids/1 Adult. Everyone had a great time carving pumpkins and getting to vote for each other’s pumpkins. Future events are scheduled to include Paintball and lockins.

Need an event to Sr. Youth one every other week to keep them active in the church. Not sure who will take this on but I will talk with Crystal and a couple of other people.

Senior Youth are in planning stages for the year and will have an update as plans are finalized.Adult Ministry: Ted Geheb reported.The leaders are Ted Geheb, Michael Dyck, Fred Cutting and Pastor Havekotte, with the following schedule or the weekly bulletin monthly news letter:

Nov. 10 - Dec. 15 Ted Geheb The Apostles Creed 6 weeksDecember 8 Voter's Mtg. - no classDec. 22 - Feb. 9 Fred Cutting Jesus ... Legend or Lord? 8 weeksFeb. 16 - March 9 Michael Dyck TBD 4 weeksMarch 16 - 30 Ted Geheb Forgiveness 3 weeksApril 6 - May 18 Pastor Havekotte TBD 6 weeksApril 20 EASTER - no classMay 25 – Aug 31 Summer Break - no class

VBS: No report.High School: Crystal reported.

Attendance has been low, with some kids going to help in preschool; working to develop relevant activities to continue after confirmands complete course.

Motion passed to accept the Youth Ministry & Adult Education report as presented.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Tom Tiedemann reported. Old Business:

Mediation started Wednesday, October 2, 2013. The mediation was recessed until further notice to allow time to adequately investigate the stucco problems. Consulting firms specializing in the forensic investigation of stucco problems are listed below and have been contacted and asked for estimates to analyze the stucco problems and make recommendations:

Advanced Engineering Donan Engineering Ivy Group Consultants Keen Klimas Consultant Group Nelson Architectural Engineers Rimkus Consulting Group U. S. Forensic Wagner - Hohns – Inglis

Some questions for the above Consultants: Who will perform the inspection and prepare the final report. What are their

qualifications? Is this individual certified to testify in deposition hearings and trials? How will the inspection be done? If stucco samples have to be taken, who will take the samples? What are their

qualifications? How will the samples be analyzed? Will the stucco contractor and/or their legal representative be invited to witness

the inspection and testing? The dimming panel problems in the Sanctuary appear to have been corrected. Caulking of the North balcony window to stop some of the bee intrusion was discussed. So far a safe,

economical method of doing this has not been found. Raymond Mills (FLORIDAWILDBEES) will call Mike King (Pinnacle Services) about scheduling the

removal of the bee hive from the North column. There may be a similar bee problem developing at the South column.

Saturday, October 12, 2013 was a work day and accomplished the following:

The no parking sign and alligator sign have been installed. Replaced burned out bulbs in Sanctuary. Installed the door for the handicapped stall in the Narthax men’s room. Caulked around the outside horn for the intrusion alarm system. Repaired the electric outlets in the office hall.

Replacement first aid kits will be ordered. Bill Kerstein did the October emergency light tests. Lee Tieman was volunteered to do the November

emergency light test. The Intermatic timers for the florescent lights in the Great Hall have failed. Intermatic does not have a

small timer that is compatible with electronic ballasts and is capable of interrupting the necessary current.

Repair of the door for the men’s restroom by the library was discussed. The door is hard to open because it is split at the top hinge.

Replacement of the top thermostat in the water heater for the kitchen has not stopped the thermal element from tripping. The bottom thermostat will be replaced and hopefully eliminate the problem.

Empire Lighting Resources is looking for solutions to the lighting problem in the Great Hall. There are approximately 183 new blisters on the roof. Photographs have been sent to Skip Dayhoff and

Pinnacle Roofing for a repair estimate. Clearwater issued a red card to the Church because the tree that was recently removed has not been

replaced. We are discussing the problem with the proper Clearwater authority. The Board extends thanks to Joanne Benner, Tim Tolle and the Kerstein family for their help this past

month. New Business:

The compressor in the South a/c unit for the balcony failed. The compressor was replaced under warranty. The labor cost was $559.50.

The flush valve in the Pastor’s bathroom was rebuilt at a cost of $22.45. The battery jump start unit failed and has been replaced. The florescent fixtures in the office hall use u-shaped florescent tubes. These tubes are expensive and

difficult to change without breaking the tube. It was decided to investigate converting these fixtures to use straight tubes.

Motion passed to accept the Board of Trustees report as presented.

BOARD OF FINANCE: Candice Mathews reported. Candice presented to the Council the Budget Worksheet for next year, which sets forth a proposed budget of $736,225 for 2014. The budget will be voted on by the members of Bethel at the Congregational Voters Meeting to be held December 8, 2013.

Motion passed to accept the Board of Finance report as presented.

OLD BUSINESS: Call Committee: There was a Call Committee meeting here on Sunday. We got 14 names from District;

we will be interviewing 4 names. NEW BUSINESS:

Jeanne sent the Council a memo regarding 3 items, which the Council discussed: We currently have two sets of white banners for the sanctuary. One is for Christmas and the other

for Easter. Neither is suitable for the Sundays when we use our third set of white paraments. We have money in account 017-00-2-06 given specifically for the purchase of another set of white banners (two). The cost is about $2,000 (probably closer to $1,500).

Our flagon and one chalice are deteriorating. The inside bottoms are pitted and need to be replaced. The cost of replating is quite high. The repair person estimates about 2/3 of the cost of replacement. Since the flagon has already been replated and repaired due to a dent, it probably cannot be replated.

The cost of a new silver-plated flagon is $1,360. The cost of the silver plated, gold lined chalice is $515. The inside of the flagon is not noticeable so silver plate on the inside is adequate. Our ciboria/chalice is gold-lined and that is visible. We would most likely want it to match the other one.

Wee Care Preschool has held their Christmas program here for the past several years. Last year was the first time we charged them to use our facilities. They paid $200 to use the Great Hall. Harold Walker provides our custodial services. He has asked for $200 to set up for 200 attendees, reset the Great Hall for Sunday morning Adult Bible Class, and clean up. Also, someone from Bethel should be on premises while the event is being held.

Motion was made and approved to spend up to $2,000 for new white banners for the sanctuary. Decision by Council was postponed regarding second and third items.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m. with The Lord’s Prayer.

Respectfully submitted,Karen Mohan, Secretary