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BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE * BELONG * BECOME 20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD, NOBLESVILLE, IN 46062 317.773.4315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH.COM 1 B ETHEL B ELIEVES ... WITH GOD’S HELP, WE’LL GET THROUGH THIS! THIS SERMON SERIES July 11/12 Joyful Living in a Grumpy World July 18/19 Joyful Living with Perspective: Thriving in Life’s Storms July 25/26 Joyful Living in Unity: The Downward Path to Greatness Aug 1/2 Joyful Living Toward Maturity Aug 8/9 Joyful Living in Serenity: The Great Exchange Aug 15/16 Joyful Living with Purpose: Eye on the Prize Aug 22/23 Joyful Living in Harmony: Breaking the Anxiety Habit JOYFUL LIVING - Joyful Living Toward Maturity Paul wants the church in Philippi to be unified. Now, however, instead of looking to Christ as the example of the humility they will need, he looks to Christ as the source of the maturity they should cultivate, which will yield the attitudes necessary for unity. Verses 12 and 13 give the command and the reason — they are to work out their salvation, because it is God who is at work in them to accomplish his will and pleasure. This formula places the initiative and the power for our salvation and Christian maturity in God’s work, while still requiring our participation in the process. We can’t accomplish Christian maturity any more than we can accomplish our salvation. Just as we are saved when we receive what Jesus has done for us, we grow when we live out what God is doing in us. WEEKEND OF AUGUST 1/2 When Paul wrote his letter to the Philippians, he was languishing in prison – talk about a tough setting! Nevertheless, he told them (among other things) to “rejoice in the Lord, always!” (4:4) and about how he had learned to be content in all circumstances (4:11). Are his words little more than a first century version of Bobby McFerrin’s 1988 jingle “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”? True, we may not be facing jail time, but we certainly have more than our fair share of trials these days: coronavirus, community social unrest, family stresses, economic uncertainties, international squabbles to name a few. What can we learn from Paul’s letter about the joy-filled living he describes? What difference might this type of life make for us and for the community God has called us to serve? While our focus will be on Paul’s letter, our additional readings each week will compliment Paul’s teachings and help us apply them in our faith journey. Philippians 2:12-30 Isaiah 60:1-7 Matthew 5:13-16

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BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

1

BETHEL BELIEVES WITH GODrsquoS HELP WErsquoLL GET THROUGH THIS

THIS SERMON SERIES

July 1112 Joyful Living in a Grumpy World

July 1819

Joyful Living with Perspective

Thriving in Lifersquos Storms

July 2526

Joyful Living in Unity The

Downward Path to Greatness

Aug 12

Joyful Living Toward

Maturity

Aug 89 Joyful Living in Serenity The

Great Exchange

Aug 1516

Joyful Living with Purpose Eye

on the Prize

Aug 2223

Joyful Living in Harmony

Breaking the Anxiety Habit

JOYFUL LIVING -

Joyful Living Toward Maturity

Paul wants the church in Philippi to be unified Now however

instead of looking to Christ as the example of the humility they

will need he looks to Christ as the source of the maturity they

should cultivate which will yield the attitudes necessary for

unity Verses 12 and 13 give the command and the reason mdash they

are to work out their salvation because it is God who is at work

in them to accomplish his will and pleasure This formula places

the initiative and the power for our salvation and Christian

maturity in Godrsquos work while still requiring our participation in

the process We canrsquot accomplish Christian maturity any more

than we can accomplish our salvation Just as we are saved when

we receive what Jesus has done for us we grow when we live

out what God is doing in us

WEEKEND OF AUGUST 12

When Paul wrote his letter to the Philippians he was languishing in prison ndash talk about

a tough setting Nevertheless he told them (among other things) to ldquorejoice in the

Lord alwaysrdquo (44) and about how he had learned to be content in all circumstances

(411) Are his words little more than a first century version of Bobby McFerrinrsquos 1988

jingle ldquoDonrsquot Worry Be Happyrdquo True we may not be facing jail time but we certainly

have more than our fair share of trials these days coronavirus community social

unrest family stresses economic uncertainties international squabbles to name a few

What can we learn from Paulrsquos letter about the joy-filled living he describes What

difference might this type of life make for us and for the community God has called us

to serve While our focus will be on Paulrsquos letter our additional readings each week

will compliment Paulrsquos teachings and help us apply them in our faith journey

Philippians 212-30

Isaiah 601-7

Matthew 513-16

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2

Thank you for joining us for

In-Person worship

PAGE ndash 1-4

This Sermon Series

Meditative Communion Service

Farewell Joe

Blessing of the Backpacks

Governorrsquos Executive Order

PAGE ndash 5-7

Columbarium Project

Welcome Pastor Greg Finke

Communion Fellowship

Bethel Olympics VBS Updated

2020

NALC Virtual Convocation

Updated Council

PAGE ndash 8-10

Kroger Rewards

Food Pantry Needs Help

Lutheran Cross Shirts Available

Resources

Bethel Updates

FinancesStewardship

In This Edition

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Meditative Communion Service This Sunday

Our next outdoor meditative service will be this Sunday August 2nd at 1p Weather permitting this

informal spoken service will take place at the Prayer Circle on the Peace Trail (or at the picnic shelter

if too sunny and hot) and will include Scripture readings

prayer devotions and Holy Communion

We will offer this service according to CDC guidelines for

physical distance Single-use bulletins will be used and

no offering will be taken You may sit on the wooden

benches or bring your own camping-type chair You may

also wear a mask though one will not be required If you

are having any flu-like symptoms please stay home for

now

However we are intentionally keeping our group size

small (16 worshipers plus pastors) To assist with this

please pre-register to participate by stopping by church and signing up on the sheet on the glass door

or by calling into the church office (317-773-4315)

Farewell and Thank you Joe

Last weekend was the final weekend service for Joe Rudy ndash what a blessing that was The congregation

presented him with a ldquotreasure chestrdquo of

memories and comments you wrote for him

and an engraved blanket like we share with all

of our HS graduates ndash ldquoYou are entering the

mission field ndash 2020rdquo Joe leaves behind many

memories and fingerprints on our youth and

family ministry our worship life in the band and

around our campus through his property

management Thank you Joe for your ministry

with us and Godrsquos richest blessings on this next

chapter

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

4

Bethel Backpack Mission 2020

lsquoBlessing of the Backpacksrsquo

Bethel collected school supplies to fill 51 backpacks for White River Elementary and Hamilton Heights Elementary schools

Pastor Al blessed the backpacks this past

weekend before we sent them off

Bethel has been and will continue to be in compliance

with the Governorrsquos Executive Orders Given the most

recent order we felt that we should be clear about

expectations

Effective Tuesday July 28 Bethel will

follow the Governorrsquos latest Executive

order (20-37) by requiring individuals to

wear face masks while on campus with

some modifications which we are

allowed under the religious service

exemption We wish to maintain as

safe an environment as possible at church This is

based on our understanding of Jesus teachings to us

to demonstrate our love for neighbor in how we care

for those around us especially the vulnerable and at

risk

Specifically we expect that worshippers will wear

masks when entering and exiting the building when

moving from area to area within the building and

when coming forward to communion Worshipers

may remove their masks to take communion At other

times you may remove your mask if in worship a

meeting class our office space or in a work space

such as AV AND are able to maintain physical distance

from those outside your family If distancing is not

possible we ask you to wear a mask Because of

proximity communion servers will remain masked

while serving communion while readers band

members worship assistants and pastors will remove

their masks when leading worship as long as they

remain 6rsquo from anyone else We will not

ask children under the age of 8 or

anyone with a medical reason to wear a

mask However masks are

recommended for 3 to 8-year-olds

Worshippers on weekends or guests

during the week who come to church

without a face covering will be

provided one In addition we have our usual bottles

of hand sanitizer in the pews and the free-standing

and wall-mounted sanitizing stations distributed

throughout our campus

We will expect anyone with a fever or other

symptoms or known to have been in contact with

someone who is ill to self-quarantine until cleared by

their doctor Please let us know if we can help

To make this work we will rely on our common desire

to continue to hold public activities at church and our

commitment to serve our neighbor Thank you for

doing your part during these challenging times

As wersquove been saying each week ldquoWith Godrsquos help

Irsquoll get through thisrdquo

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Columbarium Project

A video and a brochure about the project are available

online by clicking here

Brochures are available in the narthex

Here is the actual link if you need to copypaste

httpsbethellutheranchurchcomend_of_life_care

We have begun the installation of the peace trail leading to the new columbarium area

from the front of the church

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

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6

Joining Jesus in Mission

Welcome Pastor Greg Finke

The weekend of

September 18-

20 we will host

Rev Greg

Finke author of

Joining Jesus on

His Mission How

to be an

Everyday

Missionary for a ldquoKick the Tiresrdquo Mission weekend

We studied his book last fall and this weekend

will be the next step in our application of those

learnings Bethel is blessed with a heart for

mission outreach and the ministry approach of

joining Jesus on his mission we explored is a

natural complement to what we are already

doing

Our ldquoKick-the-Tiresrdquo Mission Weekend begins on

Friday evening when Pastor Finke meets with our

planning team and Church Council The

conference will take place on Saturday from

900 am to 200 pm The whole congregation is

invited and we will open it to interested churches

of our Mission District and beyond The weekend

will culminate with Greg preaching in our three

weekend services and leading an Adult Forum

during the Discipleship Hour Currently we plan

for this event to take place in our Fellowship Hall

and Sanctuary Our plans are flexible however

and if circumstances warrant we will move to a

ldquohybridrdquo in

person and

online

experience or

an online-only

presentation

Registration

information

will be

available in

early August

This weekend

will give us a

thorough way

to ldquokick the tiresrdquo on how Jesus is leading each of

us on a life of mission Come and see

Communion Fellowship

during COVID

As our journey through the

wilderness of COVID continues

some are naturally hesitant to

participate in large-group worship

A prolonged absence from

worship though raises the

spiritual issue of not receiving

communion The question has

been raised if we could do again

what we did at Easter make

available the individual communion

cups that worshipers picked up

and shared at home while

watching our worship video online

At this time our Bishop has

indicated that this sort of at-home

ldquovirtual communionrdquo is not a

theologically acceptable form of

receiving communion The very

nature of communion is to be with

other believers at the same time

and place and worship experience

sharing our Lordrsquos Supper Simply

consuming the sacrament while

being physically separate from one

another and using elements that

are themselves distinct from those

used during the public worship

service does a serious disservice

to the communal nature of the

meal Jesus offers us

Instead we have chosen to offer

another alternative for those

uncomfortable with large-group

worship that still maintains the

spirit and intent of our communion

service The first and third

Sundays of the month we offer a

small group meditative

communion service at 1p on the

Prayer Circle off the Peace Trail

(or at the picnic shelter if the

weather is too hot) This service is

limited to 16 people including the

pastors and includes all the

desired elements that make up our

usual communion service Ample

physical distance is available and

you may wear a mask if you prefer

We ask you to sign up for this on

the sign-up page posted on the

outside door to the church or by

calling the church office during

business hours

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

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7

Save the datehellipSeptember 13th

The Olympics are coming to Bethel this fall

What Bethel Rally Day ndash Olympics Style Come join the fun as we kick off the Sunday school year with an All-Church Picnic and Family Games When Sunday September 13 2020

(times to be announced)

Who Everyone is invited Bring a

friend We would love to have all

Bethel members be able to join us for

this fun-filled church gathering

Where Outside at the Picnic shelter

Food In an effort to make hold the

picnic within safety guideline we are

planning to have pizza pre-packaged

chips and water to enjoy

Volunteers We will need volunteers

to help run this fun event If you

would like to volunteer to help plan

the Bethel Olympics or to help on the

day of the event please email Kris

Lingenfelter at

krisbethellutheranchurchcom We

also will need volunteers to grill for

the picnic

Events Games Events include Hula

Hoop Contest Balloon Toss Sack

Race EggSpoon Race and Scooter

Races Gold Silver and Bronze Medals

will be awarded to the top 3

teamspartners in these events

Additional Games - Corn hole Volleyball Frisbee Soccer and more

Donations and Loans Needed We will be sharing an Amazon Wish-List soon Please keep an eye out for this as we would love help in gathering supplies for this event Outdoor Games (borrowed - Volleyball net Frisbees corn hole Can Jam Spike Ball soccer ballsanything youd like to let us borrow for the event)

Sign Up - In an effort to get a good count of how many people might attend and how many pizzas we will need we will be opening sign-ups the first weekend in August

NALC Virtual Convocation

Because of restrictions on mass gatherings and

the challenges associated with traveling during

this extended season of COVID the NALC decided

earlier this summer to move its annual

convocation to an ldquoonline-onlyrdquo format Instead

of a four-day event August 4-7 in Pittsburgh we

will gather for two sessions ndash one on Friday

night August 7 the other on Saturday

afternoon August 8 ndash for inspirational speakers

worship and some short business items The good

news with this change is it will be easy to

participate if you missed last yearrsquos convocation

in Indianapolis and would like to attend some or

all the activities Bethel will register two voting

delegates plus the pastors but an unlimited

number of our members and regular attenders

are welcome to participate as (non-voting)

guests Please register through the convocation

website httpslutheranweekcom where yoursquoll

also find more information on the schedule

Registration ends at 5p on August 3

Updated Council Assignments

At our congregation meeting in June we elected

new members to our Church Council What a

blessing they are to us and to the continuing

group of servant-leaders that is your Council in

2020-2021

President Gay

Hanson Secretary Rochelle

Lemieux

Vice President Linc Schneider

Treasurer Jessica Foreman

Care Ministry Kris Byerley

Mission Maddie King

Communications Gay Hanson

Property Jeff Reising

Education Marci Burrows

Small Groups

Erin Eckert

Evangelism Ashley Mandery

Stewardship Tom Foreman

Fellowship Rochelle Lemieux

Worship Music

Kim Forster

Finance Linc Schneider

Youth Gary Kitko

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

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Lutheran Cross Design Shirts

Take advantage of this one-time opportunity to get this Lutheran cross design t-shirt with

Bethelrsquos name on the back

You can order a shirt now through August 16th by

clicking here for a link to the fillable PDF or you may

pick up a form at church

Completed forms may be turned in or mailed to the

office with payment or you can email the form to

FootPrintsBethelLutheranChurchcom and mail the

payment to the office We must have both form

and payment to make the order If you have

questions please contact Gay Hanson at the above

email

We encourage you to link your Kroger rewards

card to our organization Bethel Lutheran

Church Community Rewards is easy to use

and the more our supporters shop at Kroger

the more money Bethel will earn

Link to sign up or register Kroger Plus card for

Bethel

httpswwwkrogercomicommunitycommunit

y-rewards Bethelrsquos code is HW844 or we can be

found in an alphabetical search Donations for

Bethel Lutheran Church Thank you

Back design

Front design

Here is the help we still need

Wednesday volunteers

We need 2 more people to run the pantry each Wednesday and Saturday while we are open

We ask that you prayerfully consider helping to keep our

pantry open

FOOD PANTRY HELP NEEDED

Contact the church office if you would like

to help 317-773-4315

Bethel Preschool is currently looking for a teacherrsquos assistant for our

preschool This position is for our PDO class on Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 845a ndash 115p If you are interested or if you know of someone who

is please call Laura at 260-450-4532

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9

RESOURCES

ALTAR FLOWERS

This weekrsquos Altar F lowers

were donated by

ROSALIE BURRIS in memory of

the SCHULTZ FAMILY

PRAYER

We are a praying community we pray with

expectation Send your prayer requests to our prayer

warriors (who actively pray for each and every

submitted request) at

prayersbethellutheranchurchcom

If you would like to receive emails with current prayer

requests from the community simply send your request

to Trudy at the same address We also post the prayer

requests on the Bethel Facebook private group each

week

Stuff the Truck

The Stuff the Truck event is August 2nd We will be having the Bethel youth put together the kits on July 29th The truck event will be after the 2nd service and Mary Bates (NALC Disaster Response Coordinator) will be there to collect

DANrsquoS FISH AND CHICKEN DINNER

Save the date Friday September 11th 2020

430 pm to 730 pm for Danrsquos Annual Fish

and Chicken Dinner Proceeds from the F i sh

Fry support the 30 missions of Bethel mdash local

national and international

ADULT CLASSES AVAILABLE (In Person and Online through Zoom video conference platform)

Sundays at 10a

A companion study to the weekend sermon series

ldquoJOYFUL LIVINGrdquo taught by the pastors We will offer this class in a ldquohybridrdquo fashion those who wish may attend in person in the Fellowship Hall while those who prefer may connect online through Zoom

To register call or email Pastor Al who will get you connected into the Zoom platform either by computer phone tablet or phone We are also meeting in person if you feel comfortable

CHURCH OFFICE The church office is now operating with normal

business hours Tuesday through Friday but the

office is still not open Staff comes and goes

throughout the week so visitors will need to

make arrangements and deliveries and drop offs

will have to be arranged with the staff If

things are left unattended at the doors they

may be put into the dumpster

ONLINE WEEKEND SERVICE VIDEOS Our Online Weekend Services are posted on the website and on Facebook

CALLING AND RESPONSE TEAM Our Calling Team is reaching out to members and

regular attenders every 14-20 days expect your

call soon Feel free to share with that caller any

prayer concerns you might have or any hands-on

needs with which our Response Team might assist

Click here for current worship service videos

including this weekrsquos Healing Servicehellip CHURCH

SERMON VIDEOS

CARE TEAM The Care Team Pastor Doug and Pastor Al will continue to be available for pastoral care either in person or by phone

VIRTUAL GROUP MEETINGS Small groups who wish to continue to meet may use online group collaboration tools (Google Hangouts Zoom Skype etc) to meet ldquovirtuallyrdquo

BETHEL UPDATES

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

10

MORE UPDATES

Pastoral site visit scheduled

The Call Committee is

delighted to announce that we

will be hosting a pastoral

candidate and his family here

the weekend of August 15-16

We are finalizing the complete

schedule of activities but they

will include a meet-and-greet

fellowship time after worship

on Saturday night and

between the services on

Sunday morning and the

opportunity to hear him

preach at all services We will

share a full biography with the

congregation that weekend

but in the interests of

respecting the confidentiality

of the process we can tell you

now he was trained in the

college and seminary system

of the Lutheran Church-

Missouri Synod before joining

the NALC several years ago

He has significant experience

as a solo pastor in more urban

settings and is interested in

serving in a staff setting as an

associate pastor with a more

focused responsibility

Site visit planned

The Youth and Family

Minister search team had a

positive second interview on

Tuesday and we will invite

our finalist and his family for a

site visit to Bethel in August

The date is still to be

determined but the visit will

include opportunities for

fellowship and presence

during worship He has a BA

in Christian Ministry and has

been serving as a Retreat

Coordinator at a Christian

camp in Washington State

since 2016 Prior to that he

was a substitute teacher and

worked for FedEx As with our

pastoral search we will share

more biographical information

about him and his family

during the visit

FootPrints Issue 13 is Now

Available Online

Each quarterly publication that

tells the story of Bethel and

the Lutheran Church We

make this available in print in

the Narthex or outside by the

front door

Click Here for FootPrints

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

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11

Based on Matthew 1413-21

The most challenging time for

congregations financially is often

the end of summer June July

and August usually find

parishioners away from Sunday

worship mdash away from the

gathered community which

unfortunately means a drop in

offerings And what about this

year when in most places the

gathered worshiping

communities have not been

ldquogathered mdashrdquo at least not

gathered in the church nave for

worship And for those

congregations who have been

able to gather for worship for a

few weeks it generally means

not passing the offering plates It

remains to be seen whether

COVID-19 the summer months

social distancing and the lack of

normal worship services causes

congregational offerings to drop

more than usual as the summer

draws to a close Some have been

predicting a potential 20 drop

in congregational giving since the

pandemic began Some have

suggested giving to the North

American Lutheran Church

(NALC) will reflect a similar

downturn Some have taken

measures to address fears of a

serious loss of income from

giving

What are we hearing from our

congregations in this regard

Surprisingly and one might say

miraculously what we are

hearing is that congregational

offerings in some places seem to

be up by 20 How can this be

As with the disciples gathered

with Jesus and more than 5000

people on the seashore it seems

that some of our members are

responding to the need created by

the pandemic by placing their

resources in the Lordrsquos hands

that mission and ministry may

continue and indeed be

multiplied This is the great

miracle and message of the

feeding of more than 5000 In

the Lordrsquos hands as He takes our

humble loaves and fish and

blesses them they satisfy human

need yet still provide sufficient

remains for the Church mdash a hint

manifested by the 12 baskets full

left over mdash 12 being the number

of the Church founded upon the

12 apostles What an encouraging

message for us as disciples and

followers of Jesus for our

congregations and the NALC

By all indicators we are not yet

through the COVID-19 pandemic

and there may indeed be financial

stresses and strains within

congregations and the NALC as a

whole And yet let us be faithful

stewards as we are able in this

season of trial uncertainty and

challenge In a time of great need

and stress the disciples of Jesus

respond generously and

sacrificially Thanks be to God

Written by Rev Dr David M

Wendel assistant to the bishop

for ministry amp ecumenism

BETHEL January February March April May June 2020 year-to-date

Giving 70668 75500 47959 58779 83304 63425 399635

Expenses 59915 60212 62287 67127 55473 60117 365130

Net Total (loss) 10753 15288 ( 14328 ) ( 8348 ) 27831 3308 34505

FINANCE UPDATEhellip

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2

Thank you for joining us for

In-Person worship

PAGE ndash 1-4

This Sermon Series

Meditative Communion Service

Farewell Joe

Blessing of the Backpacks

Governorrsquos Executive Order

PAGE ndash 5-7

Columbarium Project

Welcome Pastor Greg Finke

Communion Fellowship

Bethel Olympics VBS Updated

2020

NALC Virtual Convocation

Updated Council

PAGE ndash 8-10

Kroger Rewards

Food Pantry Needs Help

Lutheran Cross Shirts Available

Resources

Bethel Updates

FinancesStewardship

In This Edition

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

3

Meditative Communion Service This Sunday

Our next outdoor meditative service will be this Sunday August 2nd at 1p Weather permitting this

informal spoken service will take place at the Prayer Circle on the Peace Trail (or at the picnic shelter

if too sunny and hot) and will include Scripture readings

prayer devotions and Holy Communion

We will offer this service according to CDC guidelines for

physical distance Single-use bulletins will be used and

no offering will be taken You may sit on the wooden

benches or bring your own camping-type chair You may

also wear a mask though one will not be required If you

are having any flu-like symptoms please stay home for

now

However we are intentionally keeping our group size

small (16 worshipers plus pastors) To assist with this

please pre-register to participate by stopping by church and signing up on the sheet on the glass door

or by calling into the church office (317-773-4315)

Farewell and Thank you Joe

Last weekend was the final weekend service for Joe Rudy ndash what a blessing that was The congregation

presented him with a ldquotreasure chestrdquo of

memories and comments you wrote for him

and an engraved blanket like we share with all

of our HS graduates ndash ldquoYou are entering the

mission field ndash 2020rdquo Joe leaves behind many

memories and fingerprints on our youth and

family ministry our worship life in the band and

around our campus through his property

management Thank you Joe for your ministry

with us and Godrsquos richest blessings on this next

chapter

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

4

Bethel Backpack Mission 2020

lsquoBlessing of the Backpacksrsquo

Bethel collected school supplies to fill 51 backpacks for White River Elementary and Hamilton Heights Elementary schools

Pastor Al blessed the backpacks this past

weekend before we sent them off

Bethel has been and will continue to be in compliance

with the Governorrsquos Executive Orders Given the most

recent order we felt that we should be clear about

expectations

Effective Tuesday July 28 Bethel will

follow the Governorrsquos latest Executive

order (20-37) by requiring individuals to

wear face masks while on campus with

some modifications which we are

allowed under the religious service

exemption We wish to maintain as

safe an environment as possible at church This is

based on our understanding of Jesus teachings to us

to demonstrate our love for neighbor in how we care

for those around us especially the vulnerable and at

risk

Specifically we expect that worshippers will wear

masks when entering and exiting the building when

moving from area to area within the building and

when coming forward to communion Worshipers

may remove their masks to take communion At other

times you may remove your mask if in worship a

meeting class our office space or in a work space

such as AV AND are able to maintain physical distance

from those outside your family If distancing is not

possible we ask you to wear a mask Because of

proximity communion servers will remain masked

while serving communion while readers band

members worship assistants and pastors will remove

their masks when leading worship as long as they

remain 6rsquo from anyone else We will not

ask children under the age of 8 or

anyone with a medical reason to wear a

mask However masks are

recommended for 3 to 8-year-olds

Worshippers on weekends or guests

during the week who come to church

without a face covering will be

provided one In addition we have our usual bottles

of hand sanitizer in the pews and the free-standing

and wall-mounted sanitizing stations distributed

throughout our campus

We will expect anyone with a fever or other

symptoms or known to have been in contact with

someone who is ill to self-quarantine until cleared by

their doctor Please let us know if we can help

To make this work we will rely on our common desire

to continue to hold public activities at church and our

commitment to serve our neighbor Thank you for

doing your part during these challenging times

As wersquove been saying each week ldquoWith Godrsquos help

Irsquoll get through thisrdquo

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

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5

Columbarium Project

A video and a brochure about the project are available

online by clicking here

Brochures are available in the narthex

Here is the actual link if you need to copypaste

httpsbethellutheranchurchcomend_of_life_care

We have begun the installation of the peace trail leading to the new columbarium area

from the front of the church

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

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6

Joining Jesus in Mission

Welcome Pastor Greg Finke

The weekend of

September 18-

20 we will host

Rev Greg

Finke author of

Joining Jesus on

His Mission How

to be an

Everyday

Missionary for a ldquoKick the Tiresrdquo Mission weekend

We studied his book last fall and this weekend

will be the next step in our application of those

learnings Bethel is blessed with a heart for

mission outreach and the ministry approach of

joining Jesus on his mission we explored is a

natural complement to what we are already

doing

Our ldquoKick-the-Tiresrdquo Mission Weekend begins on

Friday evening when Pastor Finke meets with our

planning team and Church Council The

conference will take place on Saturday from

900 am to 200 pm The whole congregation is

invited and we will open it to interested churches

of our Mission District and beyond The weekend

will culminate with Greg preaching in our three

weekend services and leading an Adult Forum

during the Discipleship Hour Currently we plan

for this event to take place in our Fellowship Hall

and Sanctuary Our plans are flexible however

and if circumstances warrant we will move to a

ldquohybridrdquo in

person and

online

experience or

an online-only

presentation

Registration

information

will be

available in

early August

This weekend

will give us a

thorough way

to ldquokick the tiresrdquo on how Jesus is leading each of

us on a life of mission Come and see

Communion Fellowship

during COVID

As our journey through the

wilderness of COVID continues

some are naturally hesitant to

participate in large-group worship

A prolonged absence from

worship though raises the

spiritual issue of not receiving

communion The question has

been raised if we could do again

what we did at Easter make

available the individual communion

cups that worshipers picked up

and shared at home while

watching our worship video online

At this time our Bishop has

indicated that this sort of at-home

ldquovirtual communionrdquo is not a

theologically acceptable form of

receiving communion The very

nature of communion is to be with

other believers at the same time

and place and worship experience

sharing our Lordrsquos Supper Simply

consuming the sacrament while

being physically separate from one

another and using elements that

are themselves distinct from those

used during the public worship

service does a serious disservice

to the communal nature of the

meal Jesus offers us

Instead we have chosen to offer

another alternative for those

uncomfortable with large-group

worship that still maintains the

spirit and intent of our communion

service The first and third

Sundays of the month we offer a

small group meditative

communion service at 1p on the

Prayer Circle off the Peace Trail

(or at the picnic shelter if the

weather is too hot) This service is

limited to 16 people including the

pastors and includes all the

desired elements that make up our

usual communion service Ample

physical distance is available and

you may wear a mask if you prefer

We ask you to sign up for this on

the sign-up page posted on the

outside door to the church or by

calling the church office during

business hours

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

7

Save the datehellipSeptember 13th

The Olympics are coming to Bethel this fall

What Bethel Rally Day ndash Olympics Style Come join the fun as we kick off the Sunday school year with an All-Church Picnic and Family Games When Sunday September 13 2020

(times to be announced)

Who Everyone is invited Bring a

friend We would love to have all

Bethel members be able to join us for

this fun-filled church gathering

Where Outside at the Picnic shelter

Food In an effort to make hold the

picnic within safety guideline we are

planning to have pizza pre-packaged

chips and water to enjoy

Volunteers We will need volunteers

to help run this fun event If you

would like to volunteer to help plan

the Bethel Olympics or to help on the

day of the event please email Kris

Lingenfelter at

krisbethellutheranchurchcom We

also will need volunteers to grill for

the picnic

Events Games Events include Hula

Hoop Contest Balloon Toss Sack

Race EggSpoon Race and Scooter

Races Gold Silver and Bronze Medals

will be awarded to the top 3

teamspartners in these events

Additional Games - Corn hole Volleyball Frisbee Soccer and more

Donations and Loans Needed We will be sharing an Amazon Wish-List soon Please keep an eye out for this as we would love help in gathering supplies for this event Outdoor Games (borrowed - Volleyball net Frisbees corn hole Can Jam Spike Ball soccer ballsanything youd like to let us borrow for the event)

Sign Up - In an effort to get a good count of how many people might attend and how many pizzas we will need we will be opening sign-ups the first weekend in August

NALC Virtual Convocation

Because of restrictions on mass gatherings and

the challenges associated with traveling during

this extended season of COVID the NALC decided

earlier this summer to move its annual

convocation to an ldquoonline-onlyrdquo format Instead

of a four-day event August 4-7 in Pittsburgh we

will gather for two sessions ndash one on Friday

night August 7 the other on Saturday

afternoon August 8 ndash for inspirational speakers

worship and some short business items The good

news with this change is it will be easy to

participate if you missed last yearrsquos convocation

in Indianapolis and would like to attend some or

all the activities Bethel will register two voting

delegates plus the pastors but an unlimited

number of our members and regular attenders

are welcome to participate as (non-voting)

guests Please register through the convocation

website httpslutheranweekcom where yoursquoll

also find more information on the schedule

Registration ends at 5p on August 3

Updated Council Assignments

At our congregation meeting in June we elected

new members to our Church Council What a

blessing they are to us and to the continuing

group of servant-leaders that is your Council in

2020-2021

President Gay

Hanson Secretary Rochelle

Lemieux

Vice President Linc Schneider

Treasurer Jessica Foreman

Care Ministry Kris Byerley

Mission Maddie King

Communications Gay Hanson

Property Jeff Reising

Education Marci Burrows

Small Groups

Erin Eckert

Evangelism Ashley Mandery

Stewardship Tom Foreman

Fellowship Rochelle Lemieux

Worship Music

Kim Forster

Finance Linc Schneider

Youth Gary Kitko

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

8

Lutheran Cross Design Shirts

Take advantage of this one-time opportunity to get this Lutheran cross design t-shirt with

Bethelrsquos name on the back

You can order a shirt now through August 16th by

clicking here for a link to the fillable PDF or you may

pick up a form at church

Completed forms may be turned in or mailed to the

office with payment or you can email the form to

FootPrintsBethelLutheranChurchcom and mail the

payment to the office We must have both form

and payment to make the order If you have

questions please contact Gay Hanson at the above

email

We encourage you to link your Kroger rewards

card to our organization Bethel Lutheran

Church Community Rewards is easy to use

and the more our supporters shop at Kroger

the more money Bethel will earn

Link to sign up or register Kroger Plus card for

Bethel

httpswwwkrogercomicommunitycommunit

y-rewards Bethelrsquos code is HW844 or we can be

found in an alphabetical search Donations for

Bethel Lutheran Church Thank you

Back design

Front design

Here is the help we still need

Wednesday volunteers

We need 2 more people to run the pantry each Wednesday and Saturday while we are open

We ask that you prayerfully consider helping to keep our

pantry open

FOOD PANTRY HELP NEEDED

Contact the church office if you would like

to help 317-773-4315

Bethel Preschool is currently looking for a teacherrsquos assistant for our

preschool This position is for our PDO class on Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 845a ndash 115p If you are interested or if you know of someone who

is please call Laura at 260-450-4532

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

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9

RESOURCES

ALTAR FLOWERS

This weekrsquos Altar F lowers

were donated by

ROSALIE BURRIS in memory of

the SCHULTZ FAMILY

PRAYER

We are a praying community we pray with

expectation Send your prayer requests to our prayer

warriors (who actively pray for each and every

submitted request) at

prayersbethellutheranchurchcom

If you would like to receive emails with current prayer

requests from the community simply send your request

to Trudy at the same address We also post the prayer

requests on the Bethel Facebook private group each

week

Stuff the Truck

The Stuff the Truck event is August 2nd We will be having the Bethel youth put together the kits on July 29th The truck event will be after the 2nd service and Mary Bates (NALC Disaster Response Coordinator) will be there to collect

DANrsquoS FISH AND CHICKEN DINNER

Save the date Friday September 11th 2020

430 pm to 730 pm for Danrsquos Annual Fish

and Chicken Dinner Proceeds from the F i sh

Fry support the 30 missions of Bethel mdash local

national and international

ADULT CLASSES AVAILABLE (In Person and Online through Zoom video conference platform)

Sundays at 10a

A companion study to the weekend sermon series

ldquoJOYFUL LIVINGrdquo taught by the pastors We will offer this class in a ldquohybridrdquo fashion those who wish may attend in person in the Fellowship Hall while those who prefer may connect online through Zoom

To register call or email Pastor Al who will get you connected into the Zoom platform either by computer phone tablet or phone We are also meeting in person if you feel comfortable

CHURCH OFFICE The church office is now operating with normal

business hours Tuesday through Friday but the

office is still not open Staff comes and goes

throughout the week so visitors will need to

make arrangements and deliveries and drop offs

will have to be arranged with the staff If

things are left unattended at the doors they

may be put into the dumpster

ONLINE WEEKEND SERVICE VIDEOS Our Online Weekend Services are posted on the website and on Facebook

CALLING AND RESPONSE TEAM Our Calling Team is reaching out to members and

regular attenders every 14-20 days expect your

call soon Feel free to share with that caller any

prayer concerns you might have or any hands-on

needs with which our Response Team might assist

Click here for current worship service videos

including this weekrsquos Healing Servicehellip CHURCH

SERMON VIDEOS

CARE TEAM The Care Team Pastor Doug and Pastor Al will continue to be available for pastoral care either in person or by phone

VIRTUAL GROUP MEETINGS Small groups who wish to continue to meet may use online group collaboration tools (Google Hangouts Zoom Skype etc) to meet ldquovirtuallyrdquo

BETHEL UPDATES

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

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10

MORE UPDATES

Pastoral site visit scheduled

The Call Committee is

delighted to announce that we

will be hosting a pastoral

candidate and his family here

the weekend of August 15-16

We are finalizing the complete

schedule of activities but they

will include a meet-and-greet

fellowship time after worship

on Saturday night and

between the services on

Sunday morning and the

opportunity to hear him

preach at all services We will

share a full biography with the

congregation that weekend

but in the interests of

respecting the confidentiality

of the process we can tell you

now he was trained in the

college and seminary system

of the Lutheran Church-

Missouri Synod before joining

the NALC several years ago

He has significant experience

as a solo pastor in more urban

settings and is interested in

serving in a staff setting as an

associate pastor with a more

focused responsibility

Site visit planned

The Youth and Family

Minister search team had a

positive second interview on

Tuesday and we will invite

our finalist and his family for a

site visit to Bethel in August

The date is still to be

determined but the visit will

include opportunities for

fellowship and presence

during worship He has a BA

in Christian Ministry and has

been serving as a Retreat

Coordinator at a Christian

camp in Washington State

since 2016 Prior to that he

was a substitute teacher and

worked for FedEx As with our

pastoral search we will share

more biographical information

about him and his family

during the visit

FootPrints Issue 13 is Now

Available Online

Each quarterly publication that

tells the story of Bethel and

the Lutheran Church We

make this available in print in

the Narthex or outside by the

front door

Click Here for FootPrints

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

11

Based on Matthew 1413-21

The most challenging time for

congregations financially is often

the end of summer June July

and August usually find

parishioners away from Sunday

worship mdash away from the

gathered community which

unfortunately means a drop in

offerings And what about this

year when in most places the

gathered worshiping

communities have not been

ldquogathered mdashrdquo at least not

gathered in the church nave for

worship And for those

congregations who have been

able to gather for worship for a

few weeks it generally means

not passing the offering plates It

remains to be seen whether

COVID-19 the summer months

social distancing and the lack of

normal worship services causes

congregational offerings to drop

more than usual as the summer

draws to a close Some have been

predicting a potential 20 drop

in congregational giving since the

pandemic began Some have

suggested giving to the North

American Lutheran Church

(NALC) will reflect a similar

downturn Some have taken

measures to address fears of a

serious loss of income from

giving

What are we hearing from our

congregations in this regard

Surprisingly and one might say

miraculously what we are

hearing is that congregational

offerings in some places seem to

be up by 20 How can this be

As with the disciples gathered

with Jesus and more than 5000

people on the seashore it seems

that some of our members are

responding to the need created by

the pandemic by placing their

resources in the Lordrsquos hands

that mission and ministry may

continue and indeed be

multiplied This is the great

miracle and message of the

feeding of more than 5000 In

the Lordrsquos hands as He takes our

humble loaves and fish and

blesses them they satisfy human

need yet still provide sufficient

remains for the Church mdash a hint

manifested by the 12 baskets full

left over mdash 12 being the number

of the Church founded upon the

12 apostles What an encouraging

message for us as disciples and

followers of Jesus for our

congregations and the NALC

By all indicators we are not yet

through the COVID-19 pandemic

and there may indeed be financial

stresses and strains within

congregations and the NALC as a

whole And yet let us be faithful

stewards as we are able in this

season of trial uncertainty and

challenge In a time of great need

and stress the disciples of Jesus

respond generously and

sacrificially Thanks be to God

Written by Rev Dr David M

Wendel assistant to the bishop

for ministry amp ecumenism

BETHEL January February March April May June 2020 year-to-date

Giving 70668 75500 47959 58779 83304 63425 399635

Expenses 59915 60212 62287 67127 55473 60117 365130

Net Total (loss) 10753 15288 ( 14328 ) ( 8348 ) 27831 3308 34505

FINANCE UPDATEhellip

Page 3: WITH GOD’S HELP, WE’LL GET THROUGH THIS! · 2 days ago · We can’t accomplish Christian maturity any more than we can accomplish our salvation. Just as we are saved when we

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3

Meditative Communion Service This Sunday

Our next outdoor meditative service will be this Sunday August 2nd at 1p Weather permitting this

informal spoken service will take place at the Prayer Circle on the Peace Trail (or at the picnic shelter

if too sunny and hot) and will include Scripture readings

prayer devotions and Holy Communion

We will offer this service according to CDC guidelines for

physical distance Single-use bulletins will be used and

no offering will be taken You may sit on the wooden

benches or bring your own camping-type chair You may

also wear a mask though one will not be required If you

are having any flu-like symptoms please stay home for

now

However we are intentionally keeping our group size

small (16 worshipers plus pastors) To assist with this

please pre-register to participate by stopping by church and signing up on the sheet on the glass door

or by calling into the church office (317-773-4315)

Farewell and Thank you Joe

Last weekend was the final weekend service for Joe Rudy ndash what a blessing that was The congregation

presented him with a ldquotreasure chestrdquo of

memories and comments you wrote for him

and an engraved blanket like we share with all

of our HS graduates ndash ldquoYou are entering the

mission field ndash 2020rdquo Joe leaves behind many

memories and fingerprints on our youth and

family ministry our worship life in the band and

around our campus through his property

management Thank you Joe for your ministry

with us and Godrsquos richest blessings on this next

chapter

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

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4

Bethel Backpack Mission 2020

lsquoBlessing of the Backpacksrsquo

Bethel collected school supplies to fill 51 backpacks for White River Elementary and Hamilton Heights Elementary schools

Pastor Al blessed the backpacks this past

weekend before we sent them off

Bethel has been and will continue to be in compliance

with the Governorrsquos Executive Orders Given the most

recent order we felt that we should be clear about

expectations

Effective Tuesday July 28 Bethel will

follow the Governorrsquos latest Executive

order (20-37) by requiring individuals to

wear face masks while on campus with

some modifications which we are

allowed under the religious service

exemption We wish to maintain as

safe an environment as possible at church This is

based on our understanding of Jesus teachings to us

to demonstrate our love for neighbor in how we care

for those around us especially the vulnerable and at

risk

Specifically we expect that worshippers will wear

masks when entering and exiting the building when

moving from area to area within the building and

when coming forward to communion Worshipers

may remove their masks to take communion At other

times you may remove your mask if in worship a

meeting class our office space or in a work space

such as AV AND are able to maintain physical distance

from those outside your family If distancing is not

possible we ask you to wear a mask Because of

proximity communion servers will remain masked

while serving communion while readers band

members worship assistants and pastors will remove

their masks when leading worship as long as they

remain 6rsquo from anyone else We will not

ask children under the age of 8 or

anyone with a medical reason to wear a

mask However masks are

recommended for 3 to 8-year-olds

Worshippers on weekends or guests

during the week who come to church

without a face covering will be

provided one In addition we have our usual bottles

of hand sanitizer in the pews and the free-standing

and wall-mounted sanitizing stations distributed

throughout our campus

We will expect anyone with a fever or other

symptoms or known to have been in contact with

someone who is ill to self-quarantine until cleared by

their doctor Please let us know if we can help

To make this work we will rely on our common desire

to continue to hold public activities at church and our

commitment to serve our neighbor Thank you for

doing your part during these challenging times

As wersquove been saying each week ldquoWith Godrsquos help

Irsquoll get through thisrdquo

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

5

Columbarium Project

A video and a brochure about the project are available

online by clicking here

Brochures are available in the narthex

Here is the actual link if you need to copypaste

httpsbethellutheranchurchcomend_of_life_care

We have begun the installation of the peace trail leading to the new columbarium area

from the front of the church

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

6

Joining Jesus in Mission

Welcome Pastor Greg Finke

The weekend of

September 18-

20 we will host

Rev Greg

Finke author of

Joining Jesus on

His Mission How

to be an

Everyday

Missionary for a ldquoKick the Tiresrdquo Mission weekend

We studied his book last fall and this weekend

will be the next step in our application of those

learnings Bethel is blessed with a heart for

mission outreach and the ministry approach of

joining Jesus on his mission we explored is a

natural complement to what we are already

doing

Our ldquoKick-the-Tiresrdquo Mission Weekend begins on

Friday evening when Pastor Finke meets with our

planning team and Church Council The

conference will take place on Saturday from

900 am to 200 pm The whole congregation is

invited and we will open it to interested churches

of our Mission District and beyond The weekend

will culminate with Greg preaching in our three

weekend services and leading an Adult Forum

during the Discipleship Hour Currently we plan

for this event to take place in our Fellowship Hall

and Sanctuary Our plans are flexible however

and if circumstances warrant we will move to a

ldquohybridrdquo in

person and

online

experience or

an online-only

presentation

Registration

information

will be

available in

early August

This weekend

will give us a

thorough way

to ldquokick the tiresrdquo on how Jesus is leading each of

us on a life of mission Come and see

Communion Fellowship

during COVID

As our journey through the

wilderness of COVID continues

some are naturally hesitant to

participate in large-group worship

A prolonged absence from

worship though raises the

spiritual issue of not receiving

communion The question has

been raised if we could do again

what we did at Easter make

available the individual communion

cups that worshipers picked up

and shared at home while

watching our worship video online

At this time our Bishop has

indicated that this sort of at-home

ldquovirtual communionrdquo is not a

theologically acceptable form of

receiving communion The very

nature of communion is to be with

other believers at the same time

and place and worship experience

sharing our Lordrsquos Supper Simply

consuming the sacrament while

being physically separate from one

another and using elements that

are themselves distinct from those

used during the public worship

service does a serious disservice

to the communal nature of the

meal Jesus offers us

Instead we have chosen to offer

another alternative for those

uncomfortable with large-group

worship that still maintains the

spirit and intent of our communion

service The first and third

Sundays of the month we offer a

small group meditative

communion service at 1p on the

Prayer Circle off the Peace Trail

(or at the picnic shelter if the

weather is too hot) This service is

limited to 16 people including the

pastors and includes all the

desired elements that make up our

usual communion service Ample

physical distance is available and

you may wear a mask if you prefer

We ask you to sign up for this on

the sign-up page posted on the

outside door to the church or by

calling the church office during

business hours

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

7

Save the datehellipSeptember 13th

The Olympics are coming to Bethel this fall

What Bethel Rally Day ndash Olympics Style Come join the fun as we kick off the Sunday school year with an All-Church Picnic and Family Games When Sunday September 13 2020

(times to be announced)

Who Everyone is invited Bring a

friend We would love to have all

Bethel members be able to join us for

this fun-filled church gathering

Where Outside at the Picnic shelter

Food In an effort to make hold the

picnic within safety guideline we are

planning to have pizza pre-packaged

chips and water to enjoy

Volunteers We will need volunteers

to help run this fun event If you

would like to volunteer to help plan

the Bethel Olympics or to help on the

day of the event please email Kris

Lingenfelter at

krisbethellutheranchurchcom We

also will need volunteers to grill for

the picnic

Events Games Events include Hula

Hoop Contest Balloon Toss Sack

Race EggSpoon Race and Scooter

Races Gold Silver and Bronze Medals

will be awarded to the top 3

teamspartners in these events

Additional Games - Corn hole Volleyball Frisbee Soccer and more

Donations and Loans Needed We will be sharing an Amazon Wish-List soon Please keep an eye out for this as we would love help in gathering supplies for this event Outdoor Games (borrowed - Volleyball net Frisbees corn hole Can Jam Spike Ball soccer ballsanything youd like to let us borrow for the event)

Sign Up - In an effort to get a good count of how many people might attend and how many pizzas we will need we will be opening sign-ups the first weekend in August

NALC Virtual Convocation

Because of restrictions on mass gatherings and

the challenges associated with traveling during

this extended season of COVID the NALC decided

earlier this summer to move its annual

convocation to an ldquoonline-onlyrdquo format Instead

of a four-day event August 4-7 in Pittsburgh we

will gather for two sessions ndash one on Friday

night August 7 the other on Saturday

afternoon August 8 ndash for inspirational speakers

worship and some short business items The good

news with this change is it will be easy to

participate if you missed last yearrsquos convocation

in Indianapolis and would like to attend some or

all the activities Bethel will register two voting

delegates plus the pastors but an unlimited

number of our members and regular attenders

are welcome to participate as (non-voting)

guests Please register through the convocation

website httpslutheranweekcom where yoursquoll

also find more information on the schedule

Registration ends at 5p on August 3

Updated Council Assignments

At our congregation meeting in June we elected

new members to our Church Council What a

blessing they are to us and to the continuing

group of servant-leaders that is your Council in

2020-2021

President Gay

Hanson Secretary Rochelle

Lemieux

Vice President Linc Schneider

Treasurer Jessica Foreman

Care Ministry Kris Byerley

Mission Maddie King

Communications Gay Hanson

Property Jeff Reising

Education Marci Burrows

Small Groups

Erin Eckert

Evangelism Ashley Mandery

Stewardship Tom Foreman

Fellowship Rochelle Lemieux

Worship Music

Kim Forster

Finance Linc Schneider

Youth Gary Kitko

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

8

Lutheran Cross Design Shirts

Take advantage of this one-time opportunity to get this Lutheran cross design t-shirt with

Bethelrsquos name on the back

You can order a shirt now through August 16th by

clicking here for a link to the fillable PDF or you may

pick up a form at church

Completed forms may be turned in or mailed to the

office with payment or you can email the form to

FootPrintsBethelLutheranChurchcom and mail the

payment to the office We must have both form

and payment to make the order If you have

questions please contact Gay Hanson at the above

email

We encourage you to link your Kroger rewards

card to our organization Bethel Lutheran

Church Community Rewards is easy to use

and the more our supporters shop at Kroger

the more money Bethel will earn

Link to sign up or register Kroger Plus card for

Bethel

httpswwwkrogercomicommunitycommunit

y-rewards Bethelrsquos code is HW844 or we can be

found in an alphabetical search Donations for

Bethel Lutheran Church Thank you

Back design

Front design

Here is the help we still need

Wednesday volunteers

We need 2 more people to run the pantry each Wednesday and Saturday while we are open

We ask that you prayerfully consider helping to keep our

pantry open

FOOD PANTRY HELP NEEDED

Contact the church office if you would like

to help 317-773-4315

Bethel Preschool is currently looking for a teacherrsquos assistant for our

preschool This position is for our PDO class on Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 845a ndash 115p If you are interested or if you know of someone who

is please call Laura at 260-450-4532

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

9

RESOURCES

ALTAR FLOWERS

This weekrsquos Altar F lowers

were donated by

ROSALIE BURRIS in memory of

the SCHULTZ FAMILY

PRAYER

We are a praying community we pray with

expectation Send your prayer requests to our prayer

warriors (who actively pray for each and every

submitted request) at

prayersbethellutheranchurchcom

If you would like to receive emails with current prayer

requests from the community simply send your request

to Trudy at the same address We also post the prayer

requests on the Bethel Facebook private group each

week

Stuff the Truck

The Stuff the Truck event is August 2nd We will be having the Bethel youth put together the kits on July 29th The truck event will be after the 2nd service and Mary Bates (NALC Disaster Response Coordinator) will be there to collect

DANrsquoS FISH AND CHICKEN DINNER

Save the date Friday September 11th 2020

430 pm to 730 pm for Danrsquos Annual Fish

and Chicken Dinner Proceeds from the F i sh

Fry support the 30 missions of Bethel mdash local

national and international

ADULT CLASSES AVAILABLE (In Person and Online through Zoom video conference platform)

Sundays at 10a

A companion study to the weekend sermon series

ldquoJOYFUL LIVINGrdquo taught by the pastors We will offer this class in a ldquohybridrdquo fashion those who wish may attend in person in the Fellowship Hall while those who prefer may connect online through Zoom

To register call or email Pastor Al who will get you connected into the Zoom platform either by computer phone tablet or phone We are also meeting in person if you feel comfortable

CHURCH OFFICE The church office is now operating with normal

business hours Tuesday through Friday but the

office is still not open Staff comes and goes

throughout the week so visitors will need to

make arrangements and deliveries and drop offs

will have to be arranged with the staff If

things are left unattended at the doors they

may be put into the dumpster

ONLINE WEEKEND SERVICE VIDEOS Our Online Weekend Services are posted on the website and on Facebook

CALLING AND RESPONSE TEAM Our Calling Team is reaching out to members and

regular attenders every 14-20 days expect your

call soon Feel free to share with that caller any

prayer concerns you might have or any hands-on

needs with which our Response Team might assist

Click here for current worship service videos

including this weekrsquos Healing Servicehellip CHURCH

SERMON VIDEOS

CARE TEAM The Care Team Pastor Doug and Pastor Al will continue to be available for pastoral care either in person or by phone

VIRTUAL GROUP MEETINGS Small groups who wish to continue to meet may use online group collaboration tools (Google Hangouts Zoom Skype etc) to meet ldquovirtuallyrdquo

BETHEL UPDATES

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

10

MORE UPDATES

Pastoral site visit scheduled

The Call Committee is

delighted to announce that we

will be hosting a pastoral

candidate and his family here

the weekend of August 15-16

We are finalizing the complete

schedule of activities but they

will include a meet-and-greet

fellowship time after worship

on Saturday night and

between the services on

Sunday morning and the

opportunity to hear him

preach at all services We will

share a full biography with the

congregation that weekend

but in the interests of

respecting the confidentiality

of the process we can tell you

now he was trained in the

college and seminary system

of the Lutheran Church-

Missouri Synod before joining

the NALC several years ago

He has significant experience

as a solo pastor in more urban

settings and is interested in

serving in a staff setting as an

associate pastor with a more

focused responsibility

Site visit planned

The Youth and Family

Minister search team had a

positive second interview on

Tuesday and we will invite

our finalist and his family for a

site visit to Bethel in August

The date is still to be

determined but the visit will

include opportunities for

fellowship and presence

during worship He has a BA

in Christian Ministry and has

been serving as a Retreat

Coordinator at a Christian

camp in Washington State

since 2016 Prior to that he

was a substitute teacher and

worked for FedEx As with our

pastoral search we will share

more biographical information

about him and his family

during the visit

FootPrints Issue 13 is Now

Available Online

Each quarterly publication that

tells the story of Bethel and

the Lutheran Church We

make this available in print in

the Narthex or outside by the

front door

Click Here for FootPrints

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

11

Based on Matthew 1413-21

The most challenging time for

congregations financially is often

the end of summer June July

and August usually find

parishioners away from Sunday

worship mdash away from the

gathered community which

unfortunately means a drop in

offerings And what about this

year when in most places the

gathered worshiping

communities have not been

ldquogathered mdashrdquo at least not

gathered in the church nave for

worship And for those

congregations who have been

able to gather for worship for a

few weeks it generally means

not passing the offering plates It

remains to be seen whether

COVID-19 the summer months

social distancing and the lack of

normal worship services causes

congregational offerings to drop

more than usual as the summer

draws to a close Some have been

predicting a potential 20 drop

in congregational giving since the

pandemic began Some have

suggested giving to the North

American Lutheran Church

(NALC) will reflect a similar

downturn Some have taken

measures to address fears of a

serious loss of income from

giving

What are we hearing from our

congregations in this regard

Surprisingly and one might say

miraculously what we are

hearing is that congregational

offerings in some places seem to

be up by 20 How can this be

As with the disciples gathered

with Jesus and more than 5000

people on the seashore it seems

that some of our members are

responding to the need created by

the pandemic by placing their

resources in the Lordrsquos hands

that mission and ministry may

continue and indeed be

multiplied This is the great

miracle and message of the

feeding of more than 5000 In

the Lordrsquos hands as He takes our

humble loaves and fish and

blesses them they satisfy human

need yet still provide sufficient

remains for the Church mdash a hint

manifested by the 12 baskets full

left over mdash 12 being the number

of the Church founded upon the

12 apostles What an encouraging

message for us as disciples and

followers of Jesus for our

congregations and the NALC

By all indicators we are not yet

through the COVID-19 pandemic

and there may indeed be financial

stresses and strains within

congregations and the NALC as a

whole And yet let us be faithful

stewards as we are able in this

season of trial uncertainty and

challenge In a time of great need

and stress the disciples of Jesus

respond generously and

sacrificially Thanks be to God

Written by Rev Dr David M

Wendel assistant to the bishop

for ministry amp ecumenism

BETHEL January February March April May June 2020 year-to-date

Giving 70668 75500 47959 58779 83304 63425 399635

Expenses 59915 60212 62287 67127 55473 60117 365130

Net Total (loss) 10753 15288 ( 14328 ) ( 8348 ) 27831 3308 34505

FINANCE UPDATEhellip

Page 4: WITH GOD’S HELP, WE’LL GET THROUGH THIS! · 2 days ago · We can’t accomplish Christian maturity any more than we can accomplish our salvation. Just as we are saved when we

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

4

Bethel Backpack Mission 2020

lsquoBlessing of the Backpacksrsquo

Bethel collected school supplies to fill 51 backpacks for White River Elementary and Hamilton Heights Elementary schools

Pastor Al blessed the backpacks this past

weekend before we sent them off

Bethel has been and will continue to be in compliance

with the Governorrsquos Executive Orders Given the most

recent order we felt that we should be clear about

expectations

Effective Tuesday July 28 Bethel will

follow the Governorrsquos latest Executive

order (20-37) by requiring individuals to

wear face masks while on campus with

some modifications which we are

allowed under the religious service

exemption We wish to maintain as

safe an environment as possible at church This is

based on our understanding of Jesus teachings to us

to demonstrate our love for neighbor in how we care

for those around us especially the vulnerable and at

risk

Specifically we expect that worshippers will wear

masks when entering and exiting the building when

moving from area to area within the building and

when coming forward to communion Worshipers

may remove their masks to take communion At other

times you may remove your mask if in worship a

meeting class our office space or in a work space

such as AV AND are able to maintain physical distance

from those outside your family If distancing is not

possible we ask you to wear a mask Because of

proximity communion servers will remain masked

while serving communion while readers band

members worship assistants and pastors will remove

their masks when leading worship as long as they

remain 6rsquo from anyone else We will not

ask children under the age of 8 or

anyone with a medical reason to wear a

mask However masks are

recommended for 3 to 8-year-olds

Worshippers on weekends or guests

during the week who come to church

without a face covering will be

provided one In addition we have our usual bottles

of hand sanitizer in the pews and the free-standing

and wall-mounted sanitizing stations distributed

throughout our campus

We will expect anyone with a fever or other

symptoms or known to have been in contact with

someone who is ill to self-quarantine until cleared by

their doctor Please let us know if we can help

To make this work we will rely on our common desire

to continue to hold public activities at church and our

commitment to serve our neighbor Thank you for

doing your part during these challenging times

As wersquove been saying each week ldquoWith Godrsquos help

Irsquoll get through thisrdquo

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

5

Columbarium Project

A video and a brochure about the project are available

online by clicking here

Brochures are available in the narthex

Here is the actual link if you need to copypaste

httpsbethellutheranchurchcomend_of_life_care

We have begun the installation of the peace trail leading to the new columbarium area

from the front of the church

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

6

Joining Jesus in Mission

Welcome Pastor Greg Finke

The weekend of

September 18-

20 we will host

Rev Greg

Finke author of

Joining Jesus on

His Mission How

to be an

Everyday

Missionary for a ldquoKick the Tiresrdquo Mission weekend

We studied his book last fall and this weekend

will be the next step in our application of those

learnings Bethel is blessed with a heart for

mission outreach and the ministry approach of

joining Jesus on his mission we explored is a

natural complement to what we are already

doing

Our ldquoKick-the-Tiresrdquo Mission Weekend begins on

Friday evening when Pastor Finke meets with our

planning team and Church Council The

conference will take place on Saturday from

900 am to 200 pm The whole congregation is

invited and we will open it to interested churches

of our Mission District and beyond The weekend

will culminate with Greg preaching in our three

weekend services and leading an Adult Forum

during the Discipleship Hour Currently we plan

for this event to take place in our Fellowship Hall

and Sanctuary Our plans are flexible however

and if circumstances warrant we will move to a

ldquohybridrdquo in

person and

online

experience or

an online-only

presentation

Registration

information

will be

available in

early August

This weekend

will give us a

thorough way

to ldquokick the tiresrdquo on how Jesus is leading each of

us on a life of mission Come and see

Communion Fellowship

during COVID

As our journey through the

wilderness of COVID continues

some are naturally hesitant to

participate in large-group worship

A prolonged absence from

worship though raises the

spiritual issue of not receiving

communion The question has

been raised if we could do again

what we did at Easter make

available the individual communion

cups that worshipers picked up

and shared at home while

watching our worship video online

At this time our Bishop has

indicated that this sort of at-home

ldquovirtual communionrdquo is not a

theologically acceptable form of

receiving communion The very

nature of communion is to be with

other believers at the same time

and place and worship experience

sharing our Lordrsquos Supper Simply

consuming the sacrament while

being physically separate from one

another and using elements that

are themselves distinct from those

used during the public worship

service does a serious disservice

to the communal nature of the

meal Jesus offers us

Instead we have chosen to offer

another alternative for those

uncomfortable with large-group

worship that still maintains the

spirit and intent of our communion

service The first and third

Sundays of the month we offer a

small group meditative

communion service at 1p on the

Prayer Circle off the Peace Trail

(or at the picnic shelter if the

weather is too hot) This service is

limited to 16 people including the

pastors and includes all the

desired elements that make up our

usual communion service Ample

physical distance is available and

you may wear a mask if you prefer

We ask you to sign up for this on

the sign-up page posted on the

outside door to the church or by

calling the church office during

business hours

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

7

Save the datehellipSeptember 13th

The Olympics are coming to Bethel this fall

What Bethel Rally Day ndash Olympics Style Come join the fun as we kick off the Sunday school year with an All-Church Picnic and Family Games When Sunday September 13 2020

(times to be announced)

Who Everyone is invited Bring a

friend We would love to have all

Bethel members be able to join us for

this fun-filled church gathering

Where Outside at the Picnic shelter

Food In an effort to make hold the

picnic within safety guideline we are

planning to have pizza pre-packaged

chips and water to enjoy

Volunteers We will need volunteers

to help run this fun event If you

would like to volunteer to help plan

the Bethel Olympics or to help on the

day of the event please email Kris

Lingenfelter at

krisbethellutheranchurchcom We

also will need volunteers to grill for

the picnic

Events Games Events include Hula

Hoop Contest Balloon Toss Sack

Race EggSpoon Race and Scooter

Races Gold Silver and Bronze Medals

will be awarded to the top 3

teamspartners in these events

Additional Games - Corn hole Volleyball Frisbee Soccer and more

Donations and Loans Needed We will be sharing an Amazon Wish-List soon Please keep an eye out for this as we would love help in gathering supplies for this event Outdoor Games (borrowed - Volleyball net Frisbees corn hole Can Jam Spike Ball soccer ballsanything youd like to let us borrow for the event)

Sign Up - In an effort to get a good count of how many people might attend and how many pizzas we will need we will be opening sign-ups the first weekend in August

NALC Virtual Convocation

Because of restrictions on mass gatherings and

the challenges associated with traveling during

this extended season of COVID the NALC decided

earlier this summer to move its annual

convocation to an ldquoonline-onlyrdquo format Instead

of a four-day event August 4-7 in Pittsburgh we

will gather for two sessions ndash one on Friday

night August 7 the other on Saturday

afternoon August 8 ndash for inspirational speakers

worship and some short business items The good

news with this change is it will be easy to

participate if you missed last yearrsquos convocation

in Indianapolis and would like to attend some or

all the activities Bethel will register two voting

delegates plus the pastors but an unlimited

number of our members and regular attenders

are welcome to participate as (non-voting)

guests Please register through the convocation

website httpslutheranweekcom where yoursquoll

also find more information on the schedule

Registration ends at 5p on August 3

Updated Council Assignments

At our congregation meeting in June we elected

new members to our Church Council What a

blessing they are to us and to the continuing

group of servant-leaders that is your Council in

2020-2021

President Gay

Hanson Secretary Rochelle

Lemieux

Vice President Linc Schneider

Treasurer Jessica Foreman

Care Ministry Kris Byerley

Mission Maddie King

Communications Gay Hanson

Property Jeff Reising

Education Marci Burrows

Small Groups

Erin Eckert

Evangelism Ashley Mandery

Stewardship Tom Foreman

Fellowship Rochelle Lemieux

Worship Music

Kim Forster

Finance Linc Schneider

Youth Gary Kitko

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

8

Lutheran Cross Design Shirts

Take advantage of this one-time opportunity to get this Lutheran cross design t-shirt with

Bethelrsquos name on the back

You can order a shirt now through August 16th by

clicking here for a link to the fillable PDF or you may

pick up a form at church

Completed forms may be turned in or mailed to the

office with payment or you can email the form to

FootPrintsBethelLutheranChurchcom and mail the

payment to the office We must have both form

and payment to make the order If you have

questions please contact Gay Hanson at the above

email

We encourage you to link your Kroger rewards

card to our organization Bethel Lutheran

Church Community Rewards is easy to use

and the more our supporters shop at Kroger

the more money Bethel will earn

Link to sign up or register Kroger Plus card for

Bethel

httpswwwkrogercomicommunitycommunit

y-rewards Bethelrsquos code is HW844 or we can be

found in an alphabetical search Donations for

Bethel Lutheran Church Thank you

Back design

Front design

Here is the help we still need

Wednesday volunteers

We need 2 more people to run the pantry each Wednesday and Saturday while we are open

We ask that you prayerfully consider helping to keep our

pantry open

FOOD PANTRY HELP NEEDED

Contact the church office if you would like

to help 317-773-4315

Bethel Preschool is currently looking for a teacherrsquos assistant for our

preschool This position is for our PDO class on Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 845a ndash 115p If you are interested or if you know of someone who

is please call Laura at 260-450-4532

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

9

RESOURCES

ALTAR FLOWERS

This weekrsquos Altar F lowers

were donated by

ROSALIE BURRIS in memory of

the SCHULTZ FAMILY

PRAYER

We are a praying community we pray with

expectation Send your prayer requests to our prayer

warriors (who actively pray for each and every

submitted request) at

prayersbethellutheranchurchcom

If you would like to receive emails with current prayer

requests from the community simply send your request

to Trudy at the same address We also post the prayer

requests on the Bethel Facebook private group each

week

Stuff the Truck

The Stuff the Truck event is August 2nd We will be having the Bethel youth put together the kits on July 29th The truck event will be after the 2nd service and Mary Bates (NALC Disaster Response Coordinator) will be there to collect

DANrsquoS FISH AND CHICKEN DINNER

Save the date Friday September 11th 2020

430 pm to 730 pm for Danrsquos Annual Fish

and Chicken Dinner Proceeds from the F i sh

Fry support the 30 missions of Bethel mdash local

national and international

ADULT CLASSES AVAILABLE (In Person and Online through Zoom video conference platform)

Sundays at 10a

A companion study to the weekend sermon series

ldquoJOYFUL LIVINGrdquo taught by the pastors We will offer this class in a ldquohybridrdquo fashion those who wish may attend in person in the Fellowship Hall while those who prefer may connect online through Zoom

To register call or email Pastor Al who will get you connected into the Zoom platform either by computer phone tablet or phone We are also meeting in person if you feel comfortable

CHURCH OFFICE The church office is now operating with normal

business hours Tuesday through Friday but the

office is still not open Staff comes and goes

throughout the week so visitors will need to

make arrangements and deliveries and drop offs

will have to be arranged with the staff If

things are left unattended at the doors they

may be put into the dumpster

ONLINE WEEKEND SERVICE VIDEOS Our Online Weekend Services are posted on the website and on Facebook

CALLING AND RESPONSE TEAM Our Calling Team is reaching out to members and

regular attenders every 14-20 days expect your

call soon Feel free to share with that caller any

prayer concerns you might have or any hands-on

needs with which our Response Team might assist

Click here for current worship service videos

including this weekrsquos Healing Servicehellip CHURCH

SERMON VIDEOS

CARE TEAM The Care Team Pastor Doug and Pastor Al will continue to be available for pastoral care either in person or by phone

VIRTUAL GROUP MEETINGS Small groups who wish to continue to meet may use online group collaboration tools (Google Hangouts Zoom Skype etc) to meet ldquovirtuallyrdquo

BETHEL UPDATES

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

10

MORE UPDATES

Pastoral site visit scheduled

The Call Committee is

delighted to announce that we

will be hosting a pastoral

candidate and his family here

the weekend of August 15-16

We are finalizing the complete

schedule of activities but they

will include a meet-and-greet

fellowship time after worship

on Saturday night and

between the services on

Sunday morning and the

opportunity to hear him

preach at all services We will

share a full biography with the

congregation that weekend

but in the interests of

respecting the confidentiality

of the process we can tell you

now he was trained in the

college and seminary system

of the Lutheran Church-

Missouri Synod before joining

the NALC several years ago

He has significant experience

as a solo pastor in more urban

settings and is interested in

serving in a staff setting as an

associate pastor with a more

focused responsibility

Site visit planned

The Youth and Family

Minister search team had a

positive second interview on

Tuesday and we will invite

our finalist and his family for a

site visit to Bethel in August

The date is still to be

determined but the visit will

include opportunities for

fellowship and presence

during worship He has a BA

in Christian Ministry and has

been serving as a Retreat

Coordinator at a Christian

camp in Washington State

since 2016 Prior to that he

was a substitute teacher and

worked for FedEx As with our

pastoral search we will share

more biographical information

about him and his family

during the visit

FootPrints Issue 13 is Now

Available Online

Each quarterly publication that

tells the story of Bethel and

the Lutheran Church We

make this available in print in

the Narthex or outside by the

front door

Click Here for FootPrints

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

11

Based on Matthew 1413-21

The most challenging time for

congregations financially is often

the end of summer June July

and August usually find

parishioners away from Sunday

worship mdash away from the

gathered community which

unfortunately means a drop in

offerings And what about this

year when in most places the

gathered worshiping

communities have not been

ldquogathered mdashrdquo at least not

gathered in the church nave for

worship And for those

congregations who have been

able to gather for worship for a

few weeks it generally means

not passing the offering plates It

remains to be seen whether

COVID-19 the summer months

social distancing and the lack of

normal worship services causes

congregational offerings to drop

more than usual as the summer

draws to a close Some have been

predicting a potential 20 drop

in congregational giving since the

pandemic began Some have

suggested giving to the North

American Lutheran Church

(NALC) will reflect a similar

downturn Some have taken

measures to address fears of a

serious loss of income from

giving

What are we hearing from our

congregations in this regard

Surprisingly and one might say

miraculously what we are

hearing is that congregational

offerings in some places seem to

be up by 20 How can this be

As with the disciples gathered

with Jesus and more than 5000

people on the seashore it seems

that some of our members are

responding to the need created by

the pandemic by placing their

resources in the Lordrsquos hands

that mission and ministry may

continue and indeed be

multiplied This is the great

miracle and message of the

feeding of more than 5000 In

the Lordrsquos hands as He takes our

humble loaves and fish and

blesses them they satisfy human

need yet still provide sufficient

remains for the Church mdash a hint

manifested by the 12 baskets full

left over mdash 12 being the number

of the Church founded upon the

12 apostles What an encouraging

message for us as disciples and

followers of Jesus for our

congregations and the NALC

By all indicators we are not yet

through the COVID-19 pandemic

and there may indeed be financial

stresses and strains within

congregations and the NALC as a

whole And yet let us be faithful

stewards as we are able in this

season of trial uncertainty and

challenge In a time of great need

and stress the disciples of Jesus

respond generously and

sacrificially Thanks be to God

Written by Rev Dr David M

Wendel assistant to the bishop

for ministry amp ecumenism

BETHEL January February March April May June 2020 year-to-date

Giving 70668 75500 47959 58779 83304 63425 399635

Expenses 59915 60212 62287 67127 55473 60117 365130

Net Total (loss) 10753 15288 ( 14328 ) ( 8348 ) 27831 3308 34505

FINANCE UPDATEhellip

Page 5: WITH GOD’S HELP, WE’LL GET THROUGH THIS! · 2 days ago · We can’t accomplish Christian maturity any more than we can accomplish our salvation. Just as we are saved when we

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

5

Columbarium Project

A video and a brochure about the project are available

online by clicking here

Brochures are available in the narthex

Here is the actual link if you need to copypaste

httpsbethellutheranchurchcomend_of_life_care

We have begun the installation of the peace trail leading to the new columbarium area

from the front of the church

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

6

Joining Jesus in Mission

Welcome Pastor Greg Finke

The weekend of

September 18-

20 we will host

Rev Greg

Finke author of

Joining Jesus on

His Mission How

to be an

Everyday

Missionary for a ldquoKick the Tiresrdquo Mission weekend

We studied his book last fall and this weekend

will be the next step in our application of those

learnings Bethel is blessed with a heart for

mission outreach and the ministry approach of

joining Jesus on his mission we explored is a

natural complement to what we are already

doing

Our ldquoKick-the-Tiresrdquo Mission Weekend begins on

Friday evening when Pastor Finke meets with our

planning team and Church Council The

conference will take place on Saturday from

900 am to 200 pm The whole congregation is

invited and we will open it to interested churches

of our Mission District and beyond The weekend

will culminate with Greg preaching in our three

weekend services and leading an Adult Forum

during the Discipleship Hour Currently we plan

for this event to take place in our Fellowship Hall

and Sanctuary Our plans are flexible however

and if circumstances warrant we will move to a

ldquohybridrdquo in

person and

online

experience or

an online-only

presentation

Registration

information

will be

available in

early August

This weekend

will give us a

thorough way

to ldquokick the tiresrdquo on how Jesus is leading each of

us on a life of mission Come and see

Communion Fellowship

during COVID

As our journey through the

wilderness of COVID continues

some are naturally hesitant to

participate in large-group worship

A prolonged absence from

worship though raises the

spiritual issue of not receiving

communion The question has

been raised if we could do again

what we did at Easter make

available the individual communion

cups that worshipers picked up

and shared at home while

watching our worship video online

At this time our Bishop has

indicated that this sort of at-home

ldquovirtual communionrdquo is not a

theologically acceptable form of

receiving communion The very

nature of communion is to be with

other believers at the same time

and place and worship experience

sharing our Lordrsquos Supper Simply

consuming the sacrament while

being physically separate from one

another and using elements that

are themselves distinct from those

used during the public worship

service does a serious disservice

to the communal nature of the

meal Jesus offers us

Instead we have chosen to offer

another alternative for those

uncomfortable with large-group

worship that still maintains the

spirit and intent of our communion

service The first and third

Sundays of the month we offer a

small group meditative

communion service at 1p on the

Prayer Circle off the Peace Trail

(or at the picnic shelter if the

weather is too hot) This service is

limited to 16 people including the

pastors and includes all the

desired elements that make up our

usual communion service Ample

physical distance is available and

you may wear a mask if you prefer

We ask you to sign up for this on

the sign-up page posted on the

outside door to the church or by

calling the church office during

business hours

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

7

Save the datehellipSeptember 13th

The Olympics are coming to Bethel this fall

What Bethel Rally Day ndash Olympics Style Come join the fun as we kick off the Sunday school year with an All-Church Picnic and Family Games When Sunday September 13 2020

(times to be announced)

Who Everyone is invited Bring a

friend We would love to have all

Bethel members be able to join us for

this fun-filled church gathering

Where Outside at the Picnic shelter

Food In an effort to make hold the

picnic within safety guideline we are

planning to have pizza pre-packaged

chips and water to enjoy

Volunteers We will need volunteers

to help run this fun event If you

would like to volunteer to help plan

the Bethel Olympics or to help on the

day of the event please email Kris

Lingenfelter at

krisbethellutheranchurchcom We

also will need volunteers to grill for

the picnic

Events Games Events include Hula

Hoop Contest Balloon Toss Sack

Race EggSpoon Race and Scooter

Races Gold Silver and Bronze Medals

will be awarded to the top 3

teamspartners in these events

Additional Games - Corn hole Volleyball Frisbee Soccer and more

Donations and Loans Needed We will be sharing an Amazon Wish-List soon Please keep an eye out for this as we would love help in gathering supplies for this event Outdoor Games (borrowed - Volleyball net Frisbees corn hole Can Jam Spike Ball soccer ballsanything youd like to let us borrow for the event)

Sign Up - In an effort to get a good count of how many people might attend and how many pizzas we will need we will be opening sign-ups the first weekend in August

NALC Virtual Convocation

Because of restrictions on mass gatherings and

the challenges associated with traveling during

this extended season of COVID the NALC decided

earlier this summer to move its annual

convocation to an ldquoonline-onlyrdquo format Instead

of a four-day event August 4-7 in Pittsburgh we

will gather for two sessions ndash one on Friday

night August 7 the other on Saturday

afternoon August 8 ndash for inspirational speakers

worship and some short business items The good

news with this change is it will be easy to

participate if you missed last yearrsquos convocation

in Indianapolis and would like to attend some or

all the activities Bethel will register two voting

delegates plus the pastors but an unlimited

number of our members and regular attenders

are welcome to participate as (non-voting)

guests Please register through the convocation

website httpslutheranweekcom where yoursquoll

also find more information on the schedule

Registration ends at 5p on August 3

Updated Council Assignments

At our congregation meeting in June we elected

new members to our Church Council What a

blessing they are to us and to the continuing

group of servant-leaders that is your Council in

2020-2021

President Gay

Hanson Secretary Rochelle

Lemieux

Vice President Linc Schneider

Treasurer Jessica Foreman

Care Ministry Kris Byerley

Mission Maddie King

Communications Gay Hanson

Property Jeff Reising

Education Marci Burrows

Small Groups

Erin Eckert

Evangelism Ashley Mandery

Stewardship Tom Foreman

Fellowship Rochelle Lemieux

Worship Music

Kim Forster

Finance Linc Schneider

Youth Gary Kitko

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

8

Lutheran Cross Design Shirts

Take advantage of this one-time opportunity to get this Lutheran cross design t-shirt with

Bethelrsquos name on the back

You can order a shirt now through August 16th by

clicking here for a link to the fillable PDF or you may

pick up a form at church

Completed forms may be turned in or mailed to the

office with payment or you can email the form to

FootPrintsBethelLutheranChurchcom and mail the

payment to the office We must have both form

and payment to make the order If you have

questions please contact Gay Hanson at the above

email

We encourage you to link your Kroger rewards

card to our organization Bethel Lutheran

Church Community Rewards is easy to use

and the more our supporters shop at Kroger

the more money Bethel will earn

Link to sign up or register Kroger Plus card for

Bethel

httpswwwkrogercomicommunitycommunit

y-rewards Bethelrsquos code is HW844 or we can be

found in an alphabetical search Donations for

Bethel Lutheran Church Thank you

Back design

Front design

Here is the help we still need

Wednesday volunteers

We need 2 more people to run the pantry each Wednesday and Saturday while we are open

We ask that you prayerfully consider helping to keep our

pantry open

FOOD PANTRY HELP NEEDED

Contact the church office if you would like

to help 317-773-4315

Bethel Preschool is currently looking for a teacherrsquos assistant for our

preschool This position is for our PDO class on Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 845a ndash 115p If you are interested or if you know of someone who

is please call Laura at 260-450-4532

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

9

RESOURCES

ALTAR FLOWERS

This weekrsquos Altar F lowers

were donated by

ROSALIE BURRIS in memory of

the SCHULTZ FAMILY

PRAYER

We are a praying community we pray with

expectation Send your prayer requests to our prayer

warriors (who actively pray for each and every

submitted request) at

prayersbethellutheranchurchcom

If you would like to receive emails with current prayer

requests from the community simply send your request

to Trudy at the same address We also post the prayer

requests on the Bethel Facebook private group each

week

Stuff the Truck

The Stuff the Truck event is August 2nd We will be having the Bethel youth put together the kits on July 29th The truck event will be after the 2nd service and Mary Bates (NALC Disaster Response Coordinator) will be there to collect

DANrsquoS FISH AND CHICKEN DINNER

Save the date Friday September 11th 2020

430 pm to 730 pm for Danrsquos Annual Fish

and Chicken Dinner Proceeds from the F i sh

Fry support the 30 missions of Bethel mdash local

national and international

ADULT CLASSES AVAILABLE (In Person and Online through Zoom video conference platform)

Sundays at 10a

A companion study to the weekend sermon series

ldquoJOYFUL LIVINGrdquo taught by the pastors We will offer this class in a ldquohybridrdquo fashion those who wish may attend in person in the Fellowship Hall while those who prefer may connect online through Zoom

To register call or email Pastor Al who will get you connected into the Zoom platform either by computer phone tablet or phone We are also meeting in person if you feel comfortable

CHURCH OFFICE The church office is now operating with normal

business hours Tuesday through Friday but the

office is still not open Staff comes and goes

throughout the week so visitors will need to

make arrangements and deliveries and drop offs

will have to be arranged with the staff If

things are left unattended at the doors they

may be put into the dumpster

ONLINE WEEKEND SERVICE VIDEOS Our Online Weekend Services are posted on the website and on Facebook

CALLING AND RESPONSE TEAM Our Calling Team is reaching out to members and

regular attenders every 14-20 days expect your

call soon Feel free to share with that caller any

prayer concerns you might have or any hands-on

needs with which our Response Team might assist

Click here for current worship service videos

including this weekrsquos Healing Servicehellip CHURCH

SERMON VIDEOS

CARE TEAM The Care Team Pastor Doug and Pastor Al will continue to be available for pastoral care either in person or by phone

VIRTUAL GROUP MEETINGS Small groups who wish to continue to meet may use online group collaboration tools (Google Hangouts Zoom Skype etc) to meet ldquovirtuallyrdquo

BETHEL UPDATES

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

10

MORE UPDATES

Pastoral site visit scheduled

The Call Committee is

delighted to announce that we

will be hosting a pastoral

candidate and his family here

the weekend of August 15-16

We are finalizing the complete

schedule of activities but they

will include a meet-and-greet

fellowship time after worship

on Saturday night and

between the services on

Sunday morning and the

opportunity to hear him

preach at all services We will

share a full biography with the

congregation that weekend

but in the interests of

respecting the confidentiality

of the process we can tell you

now he was trained in the

college and seminary system

of the Lutheran Church-

Missouri Synod before joining

the NALC several years ago

He has significant experience

as a solo pastor in more urban

settings and is interested in

serving in a staff setting as an

associate pastor with a more

focused responsibility

Site visit planned

The Youth and Family

Minister search team had a

positive second interview on

Tuesday and we will invite

our finalist and his family for a

site visit to Bethel in August

The date is still to be

determined but the visit will

include opportunities for

fellowship and presence

during worship He has a BA

in Christian Ministry and has

been serving as a Retreat

Coordinator at a Christian

camp in Washington State

since 2016 Prior to that he

was a substitute teacher and

worked for FedEx As with our

pastoral search we will share

more biographical information

about him and his family

during the visit

FootPrints Issue 13 is Now

Available Online

Each quarterly publication that

tells the story of Bethel and

the Lutheran Church We

make this available in print in

the Narthex or outside by the

front door

Click Here for FootPrints

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

11

Based on Matthew 1413-21

The most challenging time for

congregations financially is often

the end of summer June July

and August usually find

parishioners away from Sunday

worship mdash away from the

gathered community which

unfortunately means a drop in

offerings And what about this

year when in most places the

gathered worshiping

communities have not been

ldquogathered mdashrdquo at least not

gathered in the church nave for

worship And for those

congregations who have been

able to gather for worship for a

few weeks it generally means

not passing the offering plates It

remains to be seen whether

COVID-19 the summer months

social distancing and the lack of

normal worship services causes

congregational offerings to drop

more than usual as the summer

draws to a close Some have been

predicting a potential 20 drop

in congregational giving since the

pandemic began Some have

suggested giving to the North

American Lutheran Church

(NALC) will reflect a similar

downturn Some have taken

measures to address fears of a

serious loss of income from

giving

What are we hearing from our

congregations in this regard

Surprisingly and one might say

miraculously what we are

hearing is that congregational

offerings in some places seem to

be up by 20 How can this be

As with the disciples gathered

with Jesus and more than 5000

people on the seashore it seems

that some of our members are

responding to the need created by

the pandemic by placing their

resources in the Lordrsquos hands

that mission and ministry may

continue and indeed be

multiplied This is the great

miracle and message of the

feeding of more than 5000 In

the Lordrsquos hands as He takes our

humble loaves and fish and

blesses them they satisfy human

need yet still provide sufficient

remains for the Church mdash a hint

manifested by the 12 baskets full

left over mdash 12 being the number

of the Church founded upon the

12 apostles What an encouraging

message for us as disciples and

followers of Jesus for our

congregations and the NALC

By all indicators we are not yet

through the COVID-19 pandemic

and there may indeed be financial

stresses and strains within

congregations and the NALC as a

whole And yet let us be faithful

stewards as we are able in this

season of trial uncertainty and

challenge In a time of great need

and stress the disciples of Jesus

respond generously and

sacrificially Thanks be to God

Written by Rev Dr David M

Wendel assistant to the bishop

for ministry amp ecumenism

BETHEL January February March April May June 2020 year-to-date

Giving 70668 75500 47959 58779 83304 63425 399635

Expenses 59915 60212 62287 67127 55473 60117 365130

Net Total (loss) 10753 15288 ( 14328 ) ( 8348 ) 27831 3308 34505

FINANCE UPDATEhellip

Page 6: WITH GOD’S HELP, WE’LL GET THROUGH THIS! · 2 days ago · We can’t accomplish Christian maturity any more than we can accomplish our salvation. Just as we are saved when we

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

6

Joining Jesus in Mission

Welcome Pastor Greg Finke

The weekend of

September 18-

20 we will host

Rev Greg

Finke author of

Joining Jesus on

His Mission How

to be an

Everyday

Missionary for a ldquoKick the Tiresrdquo Mission weekend

We studied his book last fall and this weekend

will be the next step in our application of those

learnings Bethel is blessed with a heart for

mission outreach and the ministry approach of

joining Jesus on his mission we explored is a

natural complement to what we are already

doing

Our ldquoKick-the-Tiresrdquo Mission Weekend begins on

Friday evening when Pastor Finke meets with our

planning team and Church Council The

conference will take place on Saturday from

900 am to 200 pm The whole congregation is

invited and we will open it to interested churches

of our Mission District and beyond The weekend

will culminate with Greg preaching in our three

weekend services and leading an Adult Forum

during the Discipleship Hour Currently we plan

for this event to take place in our Fellowship Hall

and Sanctuary Our plans are flexible however

and if circumstances warrant we will move to a

ldquohybridrdquo in

person and

online

experience or

an online-only

presentation

Registration

information

will be

available in

early August

This weekend

will give us a

thorough way

to ldquokick the tiresrdquo on how Jesus is leading each of

us on a life of mission Come and see

Communion Fellowship

during COVID

As our journey through the

wilderness of COVID continues

some are naturally hesitant to

participate in large-group worship

A prolonged absence from

worship though raises the

spiritual issue of not receiving

communion The question has

been raised if we could do again

what we did at Easter make

available the individual communion

cups that worshipers picked up

and shared at home while

watching our worship video online

At this time our Bishop has

indicated that this sort of at-home

ldquovirtual communionrdquo is not a

theologically acceptable form of

receiving communion The very

nature of communion is to be with

other believers at the same time

and place and worship experience

sharing our Lordrsquos Supper Simply

consuming the sacrament while

being physically separate from one

another and using elements that

are themselves distinct from those

used during the public worship

service does a serious disservice

to the communal nature of the

meal Jesus offers us

Instead we have chosen to offer

another alternative for those

uncomfortable with large-group

worship that still maintains the

spirit and intent of our communion

service The first and third

Sundays of the month we offer a

small group meditative

communion service at 1p on the

Prayer Circle off the Peace Trail

(or at the picnic shelter if the

weather is too hot) This service is

limited to 16 people including the

pastors and includes all the

desired elements that make up our

usual communion service Ample

physical distance is available and

you may wear a mask if you prefer

We ask you to sign up for this on

the sign-up page posted on the

outside door to the church or by

calling the church office during

business hours

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

7

Save the datehellipSeptember 13th

The Olympics are coming to Bethel this fall

What Bethel Rally Day ndash Olympics Style Come join the fun as we kick off the Sunday school year with an All-Church Picnic and Family Games When Sunday September 13 2020

(times to be announced)

Who Everyone is invited Bring a

friend We would love to have all

Bethel members be able to join us for

this fun-filled church gathering

Where Outside at the Picnic shelter

Food In an effort to make hold the

picnic within safety guideline we are

planning to have pizza pre-packaged

chips and water to enjoy

Volunteers We will need volunteers

to help run this fun event If you

would like to volunteer to help plan

the Bethel Olympics or to help on the

day of the event please email Kris

Lingenfelter at

krisbethellutheranchurchcom We

also will need volunteers to grill for

the picnic

Events Games Events include Hula

Hoop Contest Balloon Toss Sack

Race EggSpoon Race and Scooter

Races Gold Silver and Bronze Medals

will be awarded to the top 3

teamspartners in these events

Additional Games - Corn hole Volleyball Frisbee Soccer and more

Donations and Loans Needed We will be sharing an Amazon Wish-List soon Please keep an eye out for this as we would love help in gathering supplies for this event Outdoor Games (borrowed - Volleyball net Frisbees corn hole Can Jam Spike Ball soccer ballsanything youd like to let us borrow for the event)

Sign Up - In an effort to get a good count of how many people might attend and how many pizzas we will need we will be opening sign-ups the first weekend in August

NALC Virtual Convocation

Because of restrictions on mass gatherings and

the challenges associated with traveling during

this extended season of COVID the NALC decided

earlier this summer to move its annual

convocation to an ldquoonline-onlyrdquo format Instead

of a four-day event August 4-7 in Pittsburgh we

will gather for two sessions ndash one on Friday

night August 7 the other on Saturday

afternoon August 8 ndash for inspirational speakers

worship and some short business items The good

news with this change is it will be easy to

participate if you missed last yearrsquos convocation

in Indianapolis and would like to attend some or

all the activities Bethel will register two voting

delegates plus the pastors but an unlimited

number of our members and regular attenders

are welcome to participate as (non-voting)

guests Please register through the convocation

website httpslutheranweekcom where yoursquoll

also find more information on the schedule

Registration ends at 5p on August 3

Updated Council Assignments

At our congregation meeting in June we elected

new members to our Church Council What a

blessing they are to us and to the continuing

group of servant-leaders that is your Council in

2020-2021

President Gay

Hanson Secretary Rochelle

Lemieux

Vice President Linc Schneider

Treasurer Jessica Foreman

Care Ministry Kris Byerley

Mission Maddie King

Communications Gay Hanson

Property Jeff Reising

Education Marci Burrows

Small Groups

Erin Eckert

Evangelism Ashley Mandery

Stewardship Tom Foreman

Fellowship Rochelle Lemieux

Worship Music

Kim Forster

Finance Linc Schneider

Youth Gary Kitko

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

8

Lutheran Cross Design Shirts

Take advantage of this one-time opportunity to get this Lutheran cross design t-shirt with

Bethelrsquos name on the back

You can order a shirt now through August 16th by

clicking here for a link to the fillable PDF or you may

pick up a form at church

Completed forms may be turned in or mailed to the

office with payment or you can email the form to

FootPrintsBethelLutheranChurchcom and mail the

payment to the office We must have both form

and payment to make the order If you have

questions please contact Gay Hanson at the above

email

We encourage you to link your Kroger rewards

card to our organization Bethel Lutheran

Church Community Rewards is easy to use

and the more our supporters shop at Kroger

the more money Bethel will earn

Link to sign up or register Kroger Plus card for

Bethel

httpswwwkrogercomicommunitycommunit

y-rewards Bethelrsquos code is HW844 or we can be

found in an alphabetical search Donations for

Bethel Lutheran Church Thank you

Back design

Front design

Here is the help we still need

Wednesday volunteers

We need 2 more people to run the pantry each Wednesday and Saturday while we are open

We ask that you prayerfully consider helping to keep our

pantry open

FOOD PANTRY HELP NEEDED

Contact the church office if you would like

to help 317-773-4315

Bethel Preschool is currently looking for a teacherrsquos assistant for our

preschool This position is for our PDO class on Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 845a ndash 115p If you are interested or if you know of someone who

is please call Laura at 260-450-4532

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

9

RESOURCES

ALTAR FLOWERS

This weekrsquos Altar F lowers

were donated by

ROSALIE BURRIS in memory of

the SCHULTZ FAMILY

PRAYER

We are a praying community we pray with

expectation Send your prayer requests to our prayer

warriors (who actively pray for each and every

submitted request) at

prayersbethellutheranchurchcom

If you would like to receive emails with current prayer

requests from the community simply send your request

to Trudy at the same address We also post the prayer

requests on the Bethel Facebook private group each

week

Stuff the Truck

The Stuff the Truck event is August 2nd We will be having the Bethel youth put together the kits on July 29th The truck event will be after the 2nd service and Mary Bates (NALC Disaster Response Coordinator) will be there to collect

DANrsquoS FISH AND CHICKEN DINNER

Save the date Friday September 11th 2020

430 pm to 730 pm for Danrsquos Annual Fish

and Chicken Dinner Proceeds from the F i sh

Fry support the 30 missions of Bethel mdash local

national and international

ADULT CLASSES AVAILABLE (In Person and Online through Zoom video conference platform)

Sundays at 10a

A companion study to the weekend sermon series

ldquoJOYFUL LIVINGrdquo taught by the pastors We will offer this class in a ldquohybridrdquo fashion those who wish may attend in person in the Fellowship Hall while those who prefer may connect online through Zoom

To register call or email Pastor Al who will get you connected into the Zoom platform either by computer phone tablet or phone We are also meeting in person if you feel comfortable

CHURCH OFFICE The church office is now operating with normal

business hours Tuesday through Friday but the

office is still not open Staff comes and goes

throughout the week so visitors will need to

make arrangements and deliveries and drop offs

will have to be arranged with the staff If

things are left unattended at the doors they

may be put into the dumpster

ONLINE WEEKEND SERVICE VIDEOS Our Online Weekend Services are posted on the website and on Facebook

CALLING AND RESPONSE TEAM Our Calling Team is reaching out to members and

regular attenders every 14-20 days expect your

call soon Feel free to share with that caller any

prayer concerns you might have or any hands-on

needs with which our Response Team might assist

Click here for current worship service videos

including this weekrsquos Healing Servicehellip CHURCH

SERMON VIDEOS

CARE TEAM The Care Team Pastor Doug and Pastor Al will continue to be available for pastoral care either in person or by phone

VIRTUAL GROUP MEETINGS Small groups who wish to continue to meet may use online group collaboration tools (Google Hangouts Zoom Skype etc) to meet ldquovirtuallyrdquo

BETHEL UPDATES

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

10

MORE UPDATES

Pastoral site visit scheduled

The Call Committee is

delighted to announce that we

will be hosting a pastoral

candidate and his family here

the weekend of August 15-16

We are finalizing the complete

schedule of activities but they

will include a meet-and-greet

fellowship time after worship

on Saturday night and

between the services on

Sunday morning and the

opportunity to hear him

preach at all services We will

share a full biography with the

congregation that weekend

but in the interests of

respecting the confidentiality

of the process we can tell you

now he was trained in the

college and seminary system

of the Lutheran Church-

Missouri Synod before joining

the NALC several years ago

He has significant experience

as a solo pastor in more urban

settings and is interested in

serving in a staff setting as an

associate pastor with a more

focused responsibility

Site visit planned

The Youth and Family

Minister search team had a

positive second interview on

Tuesday and we will invite

our finalist and his family for a

site visit to Bethel in August

The date is still to be

determined but the visit will

include opportunities for

fellowship and presence

during worship He has a BA

in Christian Ministry and has

been serving as a Retreat

Coordinator at a Christian

camp in Washington State

since 2016 Prior to that he

was a substitute teacher and

worked for FedEx As with our

pastoral search we will share

more biographical information

about him and his family

during the visit

FootPrints Issue 13 is Now

Available Online

Each quarterly publication that

tells the story of Bethel and

the Lutheran Church We

make this available in print in

the Narthex or outside by the

front door

Click Here for FootPrints

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

11

Based on Matthew 1413-21

The most challenging time for

congregations financially is often

the end of summer June July

and August usually find

parishioners away from Sunday

worship mdash away from the

gathered community which

unfortunately means a drop in

offerings And what about this

year when in most places the

gathered worshiping

communities have not been

ldquogathered mdashrdquo at least not

gathered in the church nave for

worship And for those

congregations who have been

able to gather for worship for a

few weeks it generally means

not passing the offering plates It

remains to be seen whether

COVID-19 the summer months

social distancing and the lack of

normal worship services causes

congregational offerings to drop

more than usual as the summer

draws to a close Some have been

predicting a potential 20 drop

in congregational giving since the

pandemic began Some have

suggested giving to the North

American Lutheran Church

(NALC) will reflect a similar

downturn Some have taken

measures to address fears of a

serious loss of income from

giving

What are we hearing from our

congregations in this regard

Surprisingly and one might say

miraculously what we are

hearing is that congregational

offerings in some places seem to

be up by 20 How can this be

As with the disciples gathered

with Jesus and more than 5000

people on the seashore it seems

that some of our members are

responding to the need created by

the pandemic by placing their

resources in the Lordrsquos hands

that mission and ministry may

continue and indeed be

multiplied This is the great

miracle and message of the

feeding of more than 5000 In

the Lordrsquos hands as He takes our

humble loaves and fish and

blesses them they satisfy human

need yet still provide sufficient

remains for the Church mdash a hint

manifested by the 12 baskets full

left over mdash 12 being the number

of the Church founded upon the

12 apostles What an encouraging

message for us as disciples and

followers of Jesus for our

congregations and the NALC

By all indicators we are not yet

through the COVID-19 pandemic

and there may indeed be financial

stresses and strains within

congregations and the NALC as a

whole And yet let us be faithful

stewards as we are able in this

season of trial uncertainty and

challenge In a time of great need

and stress the disciples of Jesus

respond generously and

sacrificially Thanks be to God

Written by Rev Dr David M

Wendel assistant to the bishop

for ministry amp ecumenism

BETHEL January February March April May June 2020 year-to-date

Giving 70668 75500 47959 58779 83304 63425 399635

Expenses 59915 60212 62287 67127 55473 60117 365130

Net Total (loss) 10753 15288 ( 14328 ) ( 8348 ) 27831 3308 34505

FINANCE UPDATEhellip

Page 7: WITH GOD’S HELP, WE’LL GET THROUGH THIS! · 2 days ago · We can’t accomplish Christian maturity any more than we can accomplish our salvation. Just as we are saved when we

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

7

Save the datehellipSeptember 13th

The Olympics are coming to Bethel this fall

What Bethel Rally Day ndash Olympics Style Come join the fun as we kick off the Sunday school year with an All-Church Picnic and Family Games When Sunday September 13 2020

(times to be announced)

Who Everyone is invited Bring a

friend We would love to have all

Bethel members be able to join us for

this fun-filled church gathering

Where Outside at the Picnic shelter

Food In an effort to make hold the

picnic within safety guideline we are

planning to have pizza pre-packaged

chips and water to enjoy

Volunteers We will need volunteers

to help run this fun event If you

would like to volunteer to help plan

the Bethel Olympics or to help on the

day of the event please email Kris

Lingenfelter at

krisbethellutheranchurchcom We

also will need volunteers to grill for

the picnic

Events Games Events include Hula

Hoop Contest Balloon Toss Sack

Race EggSpoon Race and Scooter

Races Gold Silver and Bronze Medals

will be awarded to the top 3

teamspartners in these events

Additional Games - Corn hole Volleyball Frisbee Soccer and more

Donations and Loans Needed We will be sharing an Amazon Wish-List soon Please keep an eye out for this as we would love help in gathering supplies for this event Outdoor Games (borrowed - Volleyball net Frisbees corn hole Can Jam Spike Ball soccer ballsanything youd like to let us borrow for the event)

Sign Up - In an effort to get a good count of how many people might attend and how many pizzas we will need we will be opening sign-ups the first weekend in August

NALC Virtual Convocation

Because of restrictions on mass gatherings and

the challenges associated with traveling during

this extended season of COVID the NALC decided

earlier this summer to move its annual

convocation to an ldquoonline-onlyrdquo format Instead

of a four-day event August 4-7 in Pittsburgh we

will gather for two sessions ndash one on Friday

night August 7 the other on Saturday

afternoon August 8 ndash for inspirational speakers

worship and some short business items The good

news with this change is it will be easy to

participate if you missed last yearrsquos convocation

in Indianapolis and would like to attend some or

all the activities Bethel will register two voting

delegates plus the pastors but an unlimited

number of our members and regular attenders

are welcome to participate as (non-voting)

guests Please register through the convocation

website httpslutheranweekcom where yoursquoll

also find more information on the schedule

Registration ends at 5p on August 3

Updated Council Assignments

At our congregation meeting in June we elected

new members to our Church Council What a

blessing they are to us and to the continuing

group of servant-leaders that is your Council in

2020-2021

President Gay

Hanson Secretary Rochelle

Lemieux

Vice President Linc Schneider

Treasurer Jessica Foreman

Care Ministry Kris Byerley

Mission Maddie King

Communications Gay Hanson

Property Jeff Reising

Education Marci Burrows

Small Groups

Erin Eckert

Evangelism Ashley Mandery

Stewardship Tom Foreman

Fellowship Rochelle Lemieux

Worship Music

Kim Forster

Finance Linc Schneider

Youth Gary Kitko

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

8

Lutheran Cross Design Shirts

Take advantage of this one-time opportunity to get this Lutheran cross design t-shirt with

Bethelrsquos name on the back

You can order a shirt now through August 16th by

clicking here for a link to the fillable PDF or you may

pick up a form at church

Completed forms may be turned in or mailed to the

office with payment or you can email the form to

FootPrintsBethelLutheranChurchcom and mail the

payment to the office We must have both form

and payment to make the order If you have

questions please contact Gay Hanson at the above

email

We encourage you to link your Kroger rewards

card to our organization Bethel Lutheran

Church Community Rewards is easy to use

and the more our supporters shop at Kroger

the more money Bethel will earn

Link to sign up or register Kroger Plus card for

Bethel

httpswwwkrogercomicommunitycommunit

y-rewards Bethelrsquos code is HW844 or we can be

found in an alphabetical search Donations for

Bethel Lutheran Church Thank you

Back design

Front design

Here is the help we still need

Wednesday volunteers

We need 2 more people to run the pantry each Wednesday and Saturday while we are open

We ask that you prayerfully consider helping to keep our

pantry open

FOOD PANTRY HELP NEEDED

Contact the church office if you would like

to help 317-773-4315

Bethel Preschool is currently looking for a teacherrsquos assistant for our

preschool This position is for our PDO class on Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 845a ndash 115p If you are interested or if you know of someone who

is please call Laura at 260-450-4532

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

9

RESOURCES

ALTAR FLOWERS

This weekrsquos Altar F lowers

were donated by

ROSALIE BURRIS in memory of

the SCHULTZ FAMILY

PRAYER

We are a praying community we pray with

expectation Send your prayer requests to our prayer

warriors (who actively pray for each and every

submitted request) at

prayersbethellutheranchurchcom

If you would like to receive emails with current prayer

requests from the community simply send your request

to Trudy at the same address We also post the prayer

requests on the Bethel Facebook private group each

week

Stuff the Truck

The Stuff the Truck event is August 2nd We will be having the Bethel youth put together the kits on July 29th The truck event will be after the 2nd service and Mary Bates (NALC Disaster Response Coordinator) will be there to collect

DANrsquoS FISH AND CHICKEN DINNER

Save the date Friday September 11th 2020

430 pm to 730 pm for Danrsquos Annual Fish

and Chicken Dinner Proceeds from the F i sh

Fry support the 30 missions of Bethel mdash local

national and international

ADULT CLASSES AVAILABLE (In Person and Online through Zoom video conference platform)

Sundays at 10a

A companion study to the weekend sermon series

ldquoJOYFUL LIVINGrdquo taught by the pastors We will offer this class in a ldquohybridrdquo fashion those who wish may attend in person in the Fellowship Hall while those who prefer may connect online through Zoom

To register call or email Pastor Al who will get you connected into the Zoom platform either by computer phone tablet or phone We are also meeting in person if you feel comfortable

CHURCH OFFICE The church office is now operating with normal

business hours Tuesday through Friday but the

office is still not open Staff comes and goes

throughout the week so visitors will need to

make arrangements and deliveries and drop offs

will have to be arranged with the staff If

things are left unattended at the doors they

may be put into the dumpster

ONLINE WEEKEND SERVICE VIDEOS Our Online Weekend Services are posted on the website and on Facebook

CALLING AND RESPONSE TEAM Our Calling Team is reaching out to members and

regular attenders every 14-20 days expect your

call soon Feel free to share with that caller any

prayer concerns you might have or any hands-on

needs with which our Response Team might assist

Click here for current worship service videos

including this weekrsquos Healing Servicehellip CHURCH

SERMON VIDEOS

CARE TEAM The Care Team Pastor Doug and Pastor Al will continue to be available for pastoral care either in person or by phone

VIRTUAL GROUP MEETINGS Small groups who wish to continue to meet may use online group collaboration tools (Google Hangouts Zoom Skype etc) to meet ldquovirtuallyrdquo

BETHEL UPDATES

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

10

MORE UPDATES

Pastoral site visit scheduled

The Call Committee is

delighted to announce that we

will be hosting a pastoral

candidate and his family here

the weekend of August 15-16

We are finalizing the complete

schedule of activities but they

will include a meet-and-greet

fellowship time after worship

on Saturday night and

between the services on

Sunday morning and the

opportunity to hear him

preach at all services We will

share a full biography with the

congregation that weekend

but in the interests of

respecting the confidentiality

of the process we can tell you

now he was trained in the

college and seminary system

of the Lutheran Church-

Missouri Synod before joining

the NALC several years ago

He has significant experience

as a solo pastor in more urban

settings and is interested in

serving in a staff setting as an

associate pastor with a more

focused responsibility

Site visit planned

The Youth and Family

Minister search team had a

positive second interview on

Tuesday and we will invite

our finalist and his family for a

site visit to Bethel in August

The date is still to be

determined but the visit will

include opportunities for

fellowship and presence

during worship He has a BA

in Christian Ministry and has

been serving as a Retreat

Coordinator at a Christian

camp in Washington State

since 2016 Prior to that he

was a substitute teacher and

worked for FedEx As with our

pastoral search we will share

more biographical information

about him and his family

during the visit

FootPrints Issue 13 is Now

Available Online

Each quarterly publication that

tells the story of Bethel and

the Lutheran Church We

make this available in print in

the Narthex or outside by the

front door

Click Here for FootPrints

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

11

Based on Matthew 1413-21

The most challenging time for

congregations financially is often

the end of summer June July

and August usually find

parishioners away from Sunday

worship mdash away from the

gathered community which

unfortunately means a drop in

offerings And what about this

year when in most places the

gathered worshiping

communities have not been

ldquogathered mdashrdquo at least not

gathered in the church nave for

worship And for those

congregations who have been

able to gather for worship for a

few weeks it generally means

not passing the offering plates It

remains to be seen whether

COVID-19 the summer months

social distancing and the lack of

normal worship services causes

congregational offerings to drop

more than usual as the summer

draws to a close Some have been

predicting a potential 20 drop

in congregational giving since the

pandemic began Some have

suggested giving to the North

American Lutheran Church

(NALC) will reflect a similar

downturn Some have taken

measures to address fears of a

serious loss of income from

giving

What are we hearing from our

congregations in this regard

Surprisingly and one might say

miraculously what we are

hearing is that congregational

offerings in some places seem to

be up by 20 How can this be

As with the disciples gathered

with Jesus and more than 5000

people on the seashore it seems

that some of our members are

responding to the need created by

the pandemic by placing their

resources in the Lordrsquos hands

that mission and ministry may

continue and indeed be

multiplied This is the great

miracle and message of the

feeding of more than 5000 In

the Lordrsquos hands as He takes our

humble loaves and fish and

blesses them they satisfy human

need yet still provide sufficient

remains for the Church mdash a hint

manifested by the 12 baskets full

left over mdash 12 being the number

of the Church founded upon the

12 apostles What an encouraging

message for us as disciples and

followers of Jesus for our

congregations and the NALC

By all indicators we are not yet

through the COVID-19 pandemic

and there may indeed be financial

stresses and strains within

congregations and the NALC as a

whole And yet let us be faithful

stewards as we are able in this

season of trial uncertainty and

challenge In a time of great need

and stress the disciples of Jesus

respond generously and

sacrificially Thanks be to God

Written by Rev Dr David M

Wendel assistant to the bishop

for ministry amp ecumenism

BETHEL January February March April May June 2020 year-to-date

Giving 70668 75500 47959 58779 83304 63425 399635

Expenses 59915 60212 62287 67127 55473 60117 365130

Net Total (loss) 10753 15288 ( 14328 ) ( 8348 ) 27831 3308 34505

FINANCE UPDATEhellip

Page 8: WITH GOD’S HELP, WE’LL GET THROUGH THIS! · 2 days ago · We can’t accomplish Christian maturity any more than we can accomplish our salvation. Just as we are saved when we

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

8

Lutheran Cross Design Shirts

Take advantage of this one-time opportunity to get this Lutheran cross design t-shirt with

Bethelrsquos name on the back

You can order a shirt now through August 16th by

clicking here for a link to the fillable PDF or you may

pick up a form at church

Completed forms may be turned in or mailed to the

office with payment or you can email the form to

FootPrintsBethelLutheranChurchcom and mail the

payment to the office We must have both form

and payment to make the order If you have

questions please contact Gay Hanson at the above

email

We encourage you to link your Kroger rewards

card to our organization Bethel Lutheran

Church Community Rewards is easy to use

and the more our supporters shop at Kroger

the more money Bethel will earn

Link to sign up or register Kroger Plus card for

Bethel

httpswwwkrogercomicommunitycommunit

y-rewards Bethelrsquos code is HW844 or we can be

found in an alphabetical search Donations for

Bethel Lutheran Church Thank you

Back design

Front design

Here is the help we still need

Wednesday volunteers

We need 2 more people to run the pantry each Wednesday and Saturday while we are open

We ask that you prayerfully consider helping to keep our

pantry open

FOOD PANTRY HELP NEEDED

Contact the church office if you would like

to help 317-773-4315

Bethel Preschool is currently looking for a teacherrsquos assistant for our

preschool This position is for our PDO class on Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 845a ndash 115p If you are interested or if you know of someone who

is please call Laura at 260-450-4532

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

9

RESOURCES

ALTAR FLOWERS

This weekrsquos Altar F lowers

were donated by

ROSALIE BURRIS in memory of

the SCHULTZ FAMILY

PRAYER

We are a praying community we pray with

expectation Send your prayer requests to our prayer

warriors (who actively pray for each and every

submitted request) at

prayersbethellutheranchurchcom

If you would like to receive emails with current prayer

requests from the community simply send your request

to Trudy at the same address We also post the prayer

requests on the Bethel Facebook private group each

week

Stuff the Truck

The Stuff the Truck event is August 2nd We will be having the Bethel youth put together the kits on July 29th The truck event will be after the 2nd service and Mary Bates (NALC Disaster Response Coordinator) will be there to collect

DANrsquoS FISH AND CHICKEN DINNER

Save the date Friday September 11th 2020

430 pm to 730 pm for Danrsquos Annual Fish

and Chicken Dinner Proceeds from the F i sh

Fry support the 30 missions of Bethel mdash local

national and international

ADULT CLASSES AVAILABLE (In Person and Online through Zoom video conference platform)

Sundays at 10a

A companion study to the weekend sermon series

ldquoJOYFUL LIVINGrdquo taught by the pastors We will offer this class in a ldquohybridrdquo fashion those who wish may attend in person in the Fellowship Hall while those who prefer may connect online through Zoom

To register call or email Pastor Al who will get you connected into the Zoom platform either by computer phone tablet or phone We are also meeting in person if you feel comfortable

CHURCH OFFICE The church office is now operating with normal

business hours Tuesday through Friday but the

office is still not open Staff comes and goes

throughout the week so visitors will need to

make arrangements and deliveries and drop offs

will have to be arranged with the staff If

things are left unattended at the doors they

may be put into the dumpster

ONLINE WEEKEND SERVICE VIDEOS Our Online Weekend Services are posted on the website and on Facebook

CALLING AND RESPONSE TEAM Our Calling Team is reaching out to members and

regular attenders every 14-20 days expect your

call soon Feel free to share with that caller any

prayer concerns you might have or any hands-on

needs with which our Response Team might assist

Click here for current worship service videos

including this weekrsquos Healing Servicehellip CHURCH

SERMON VIDEOS

CARE TEAM The Care Team Pastor Doug and Pastor Al will continue to be available for pastoral care either in person or by phone

VIRTUAL GROUP MEETINGS Small groups who wish to continue to meet may use online group collaboration tools (Google Hangouts Zoom Skype etc) to meet ldquovirtuallyrdquo

BETHEL UPDATES

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

10

MORE UPDATES

Pastoral site visit scheduled

The Call Committee is

delighted to announce that we

will be hosting a pastoral

candidate and his family here

the weekend of August 15-16

We are finalizing the complete

schedule of activities but they

will include a meet-and-greet

fellowship time after worship

on Saturday night and

between the services on

Sunday morning and the

opportunity to hear him

preach at all services We will

share a full biography with the

congregation that weekend

but in the interests of

respecting the confidentiality

of the process we can tell you

now he was trained in the

college and seminary system

of the Lutheran Church-

Missouri Synod before joining

the NALC several years ago

He has significant experience

as a solo pastor in more urban

settings and is interested in

serving in a staff setting as an

associate pastor with a more

focused responsibility

Site visit planned

The Youth and Family

Minister search team had a

positive second interview on

Tuesday and we will invite

our finalist and his family for a

site visit to Bethel in August

The date is still to be

determined but the visit will

include opportunities for

fellowship and presence

during worship He has a BA

in Christian Ministry and has

been serving as a Retreat

Coordinator at a Christian

camp in Washington State

since 2016 Prior to that he

was a substitute teacher and

worked for FedEx As with our

pastoral search we will share

more biographical information

about him and his family

during the visit

FootPrints Issue 13 is Now

Available Online

Each quarterly publication that

tells the story of Bethel and

the Lutheran Church We

make this available in print in

the Narthex or outside by the

front door

Click Here for FootPrints

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

11

Based on Matthew 1413-21

The most challenging time for

congregations financially is often

the end of summer June July

and August usually find

parishioners away from Sunday

worship mdash away from the

gathered community which

unfortunately means a drop in

offerings And what about this

year when in most places the

gathered worshiping

communities have not been

ldquogathered mdashrdquo at least not

gathered in the church nave for

worship And for those

congregations who have been

able to gather for worship for a

few weeks it generally means

not passing the offering plates It

remains to be seen whether

COVID-19 the summer months

social distancing and the lack of

normal worship services causes

congregational offerings to drop

more than usual as the summer

draws to a close Some have been

predicting a potential 20 drop

in congregational giving since the

pandemic began Some have

suggested giving to the North

American Lutheran Church

(NALC) will reflect a similar

downturn Some have taken

measures to address fears of a

serious loss of income from

giving

What are we hearing from our

congregations in this regard

Surprisingly and one might say

miraculously what we are

hearing is that congregational

offerings in some places seem to

be up by 20 How can this be

As with the disciples gathered

with Jesus and more than 5000

people on the seashore it seems

that some of our members are

responding to the need created by

the pandemic by placing their

resources in the Lordrsquos hands

that mission and ministry may

continue and indeed be

multiplied This is the great

miracle and message of the

feeding of more than 5000 In

the Lordrsquos hands as He takes our

humble loaves and fish and

blesses them they satisfy human

need yet still provide sufficient

remains for the Church mdash a hint

manifested by the 12 baskets full

left over mdash 12 being the number

of the Church founded upon the

12 apostles What an encouraging

message for us as disciples and

followers of Jesus for our

congregations and the NALC

By all indicators we are not yet

through the COVID-19 pandemic

and there may indeed be financial

stresses and strains within

congregations and the NALC as a

whole And yet let us be faithful

stewards as we are able in this

season of trial uncertainty and

challenge In a time of great need

and stress the disciples of Jesus

respond generously and

sacrificially Thanks be to God

Written by Rev Dr David M

Wendel assistant to the bishop

for ministry amp ecumenism

BETHEL January February March April May June 2020 year-to-date

Giving 70668 75500 47959 58779 83304 63425 399635

Expenses 59915 60212 62287 67127 55473 60117 365130

Net Total (loss) 10753 15288 ( 14328 ) ( 8348 ) 27831 3308 34505

FINANCE UPDATEhellip

Page 9: WITH GOD’S HELP, WE’LL GET THROUGH THIS! · 2 days ago · We can’t accomplish Christian maturity any more than we can accomplish our salvation. Just as we are saved when we

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE BELONG BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

9

RESOURCES

ALTAR FLOWERS

This weekrsquos Altar F lowers

were donated by

ROSALIE BURRIS in memory of

the SCHULTZ FAMILY

PRAYER

We are a praying community we pray with

expectation Send your prayer requests to our prayer

warriors (who actively pray for each and every

submitted request) at

prayersbethellutheranchurchcom

If you would like to receive emails with current prayer

requests from the community simply send your request

to Trudy at the same address We also post the prayer

requests on the Bethel Facebook private group each

week

Stuff the Truck

The Stuff the Truck event is August 2nd We will be having the Bethel youth put together the kits on July 29th The truck event will be after the 2nd service and Mary Bates (NALC Disaster Response Coordinator) will be there to collect

DANrsquoS FISH AND CHICKEN DINNER

Save the date Friday September 11th 2020

430 pm to 730 pm for Danrsquos Annual Fish

and Chicken Dinner Proceeds from the F i sh

Fry support the 30 missions of Bethel mdash local

national and international

ADULT CLASSES AVAILABLE (In Person and Online through Zoom video conference platform)

Sundays at 10a

A companion study to the weekend sermon series

ldquoJOYFUL LIVINGrdquo taught by the pastors We will offer this class in a ldquohybridrdquo fashion those who wish may attend in person in the Fellowship Hall while those who prefer may connect online through Zoom

To register call or email Pastor Al who will get you connected into the Zoom platform either by computer phone tablet or phone We are also meeting in person if you feel comfortable

CHURCH OFFICE The church office is now operating with normal

business hours Tuesday through Friday but the

office is still not open Staff comes and goes

throughout the week so visitors will need to

make arrangements and deliveries and drop offs

will have to be arranged with the staff If

things are left unattended at the doors they

may be put into the dumpster

ONLINE WEEKEND SERVICE VIDEOS Our Online Weekend Services are posted on the website and on Facebook

CALLING AND RESPONSE TEAM Our Calling Team is reaching out to members and

regular attenders every 14-20 days expect your

call soon Feel free to share with that caller any

prayer concerns you might have or any hands-on

needs with which our Response Team might assist

Click here for current worship service videos

including this weekrsquos Healing Servicehellip CHURCH

SERMON VIDEOS

CARE TEAM The Care Team Pastor Doug and Pastor Al will continue to be available for pastoral care either in person or by phone

VIRTUAL GROUP MEETINGS Small groups who wish to continue to meet may use online group collaboration tools (Google Hangouts Zoom Skype etc) to meet ldquovirtuallyrdquo

BETHEL UPDATES

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

10

MORE UPDATES

Pastoral site visit scheduled

The Call Committee is

delighted to announce that we

will be hosting a pastoral

candidate and his family here

the weekend of August 15-16

We are finalizing the complete

schedule of activities but they

will include a meet-and-greet

fellowship time after worship

on Saturday night and

between the services on

Sunday morning and the

opportunity to hear him

preach at all services We will

share a full biography with the

congregation that weekend

but in the interests of

respecting the confidentiality

of the process we can tell you

now he was trained in the

college and seminary system

of the Lutheran Church-

Missouri Synod before joining

the NALC several years ago

He has significant experience

as a solo pastor in more urban

settings and is interested in

serving in a staff setting as an

associate pastor with a more

focused responsibility

Site visit planned

The Youth and Family

Minister search team had a

positive second interview on

Tuesday and we will invite

our finalist and his family for a

site visit to Bethel in August

The date is still to be

determined but the visit will

include opportunities for

fellowship and presence

during worship He has a BA

in Christian Ministry and has

been serving as a Retreat

Coordinator at a Christian

camp in Washington State

since 2016 Prior to that he

was a substitute teacher and

worked for FedEx As with our

pastoral search we will share

more biographical information

about him and his family

during the visit

FootPrints Issue 13 is Now

Available Online

Each quarterly publication that

tells the story of Bethel and

the Lutheran Church We

make this available in print in

the Narthex or outside by the

front door

Click Here for FootPrints

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Based on Matthew 1413-21

The most challenging time for

congregations financially is often

the end of summer June July

and August usually find

parishioners away from Sunday

worship mdash away from the

gathered community which

unfortunately means a drop in

offerings And what about this

year when in most places the

gathered worshiping

communities have not been

ldquogathered mdashrdquo at least not

gathered in the church nave for

worship And for those

congregations who have been

able to gather for worship for a

few weeks it generally means

not passing the offering plates It

remains to be seen whether

COVID-19 the summer months

social distancing and the lack of

normal worship services causes

congregational offerings to drop

more than usual as the summer

draws to a close Some have been

predicting a potential 20 drop

in congregational giving since the

pandemic began Some have

suggested giving to the North

American Lutheran Church

(NALC) will reflect a similar

downturn Some have taken

measures to address fears of a

serious loss of income from

giving

What are we hearing from our

congregations in this regard

Surprisingly and one might say

miraculously what we are

hearing is that congregational

offerings in some places seem to

be up by 20 How can this be

As with the disciples gathered

with Jesus and more than 5000

people on the seashore it seems

that some of our members are

responding to the need created by

the pandemic by placing their

resources in the Lordrsquos hands

that mission and ministry may

continue and indeed be

multiplied This is the great

miracle and message of the

feeding of more than 5000 In

the Lordrsquos hands as He takes our

humble loaves and fish and

blesses them they satisfy human

need yet still provide sufficient

remains for the Church mdash a hint

manifested by the 12 baskets full

left over mdash 12 being the number

of the Church founded upon the

12 apostles What an encouraging

message for us as disciples and

followers of Jesus for our

congregations and the NALC

By all indicators we are not yet

through the COVID-19 pandemic

and there may indeed be financial

stresses and strains within

congregations and the NALC as a

whole And yet let us be faithful

stewards as we are able in this

season of trial uncertainty and

challenge In a time of great need

and stress the disciples of Jesus

respond generously and

sacrificially Thanks be to God

Written by Rev Dr David M

Wendel assistant to the bishop

for ministry amp ecumenism

BETHEL January February March April May June 2020 year-to-date

Giving 70668 75500 47959 58779 83304 63425 399635

Expenses 59915 60212 62287 67127 55473 60117 365130

Net Total (loss) 10753 15288 ( 14328 ) ( 8348 ) 27831 3308 34505

FINANCE UPDATEhellip

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MORE UPDATES

Pastoral site visit scheduled

The Call Committee is

delighted to announce that we

will be hosting a pastoral

candidate and his family here

the weekend of August 15-16

We are finalizing the complete

schedule of activities but they

will include a meet-and-greet

fellowship time after worship

on Saturday night and

between the services on

Sunday morning and the

opportunity to hear him

preach at all services We will

share a full biography with the

congregation that weekend

but in the interests of

respecting the confidentiality

of the process we can tell you

now he was trained in the

college and seminary system

of the Lutheran Church-

Missouri Synod before joining

the NALC several years ago

He has significant experience

as a solo pastor in more urban

settings and is interested in

serving in a staff setting as an

associate pastor with a more

focused responsibility

Site visit planned

The Youth and Family

Minister search team had a

positive second interview on

Tuesday and we will invite

our finalist and his family for a

site visit to Bethel in August

The date is still to be

determined but the visit will

include opportunities for

fellowship and presence

during worship He has a BA

in Christian Ministry and has

been serving as a Retreat

Coordinator at a Christian

camp in Washington State

since 2016 Prior to that he

was a substitute teacher and

worked for FedEx As with our

pastoral search we will share

more biographical information

about him and his family

during the visit

FootPrints Issue 13 is Now

Available Online

Each quarterly publication that

tells the story of Bethel and

the Lutheran Church We

make this available in print in

the Narthex or outside by the

front door

Click Here for FootPrints

BETHEL LUTHERAN CHURCH BELIEVE dagger BELONG dagger BECOME

20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

11

Based on Matthew 1413-21

The most challenging time for

congregations financially is often

the end of summer June July

and August usually find

parishioners away from Sunday

worship mdash away from the

gathered community which

unfortunately means a drop in

offerings And what about this

year when in most places the

gathered worshiping

communities have not been

ldquogathered mdashrdquo at least not

gathered in the church nave for

worship And for those

congregations who have been

able to gather for worship for a

few weeks it generally means

not passing the offering plates It

remains to be seen whether

COVID-19 the summer months

social distancing and the lack of

normal worship services causes

congregational offerings to drop

more than usual as the summer

draws to a close Some have been

predicting a potential 20 drop

in congregational giving since the

pandemic began Some have

suggested giving to the North

American Lutheran Church

(NALC) will reflect a similar

downturn Some have taken

measures to address fears of a

serious loss of income from

giving

What are we hearing from our

congregations in this regard

Surprisingly and one might say

miraculously what we are

hearing is that congregational

offerings in some places seem to

be up by 20 How can this be

As with the disciples gathered

with Jesus and more than 5000

people on the seashore it seems

that some of our members are

responding to the need created by

the pandemic by placing their

resources in the Lordrsquos hands

that mission and ministry may

continue and indeed be

multiplied This is the great

miracle and message of the

feeding of more than 5000 In

the Lordrsquos hands as He takes our

humble loaves and fish and

blesses them they satisfy human

need yet still provide sufficient

remains for the Church mdash a hint

manifested by the 12 baskets full

left over mdash 12 being the number

of the Church founded upon the

12 apostles What an encouraging

message for us as disciples and

followers of Jesus for our

congregations and the NALC

By all indicators we are not yet

through the COVID-19 pandemic

and there may indeed be financial

stresses and strains within

congregations and the NALC as a

whole And yet let us be faithful

stewards as we are able in this

season of trial uncertainty and

challenge In a time of great need

and stress the disciples of Jesus

respond generously and

sacrificially Thanks be to God

Written by Rev Dr David M

Wendel assistant to the bishop

for ministry amp ecumenism

BETHEL January February March April May June 2020 year-to-date

Giving 70668 75500 47959 58779 83304 63425 399635

Expenses 59915 60212 62287 67127 55473 60117 365130

Net Total (loss) 10753 15288 ( 14328 ) ( 8348 ) 27831 3308 34505

FINANCE UPDATEhellip

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20650 CUMBERLAND ROAD NOBLESVILLE IN 46062 3177734315 BETHELLUTHERANCHURCH COM

11

Based on Matthew 1413-21

The most challenging time for

congregations financially is often

the end of summer June July

and August usually find

parishioners away from Sunday

worship mdash away from the

gathered community which

unfortunately means a drop in

offerings And what about this

year when in most places the

gathered worshiping

communities have not been

ldquogathered mdashrdquo at least not

gathered in the church nave for

worship And for those

congregations who have been

able to gather for worship for a

few weeks it generally means

not passing the offering plates It

remains to be seen whether

COVID-19 the summer months

social distancing and the lack of

normal worship services causes

congregational offerings to drop

more than usual as the summer

draws to a close Some have been

predicting a potential 20 drop

in congregational giving since the

pandemic began Some have

suggested giving to the North

American Lutheran Church

(NALC) will reflect a similar

downturn Some have taken

measures to address fears of a

serious loss of income from

giving

What are we hearing from our

congregations in this regard

Surprisingly and one might say

miraculously what we are

hearing is that congregational

offerings in some places seem to

be up by 20 How can this be

As with the disciples gathered

with Jesus and more than 5000

people on the seashore it seems

that some of our members are

responding to the need created by

the pandemic by placing their

resources in the Lordrsquos hands

that mission and ministry may

continue and indeed be

multiplied This is the great

miracle and message of the

feeding of more than 5000 In

the Lordrsquos hands as He takes our

humble loaves and fish and

blesses them they satisfy human

need yet still provide sufficient

remains for the Church mdash a hint

manifested by the 12 baskets full

left over mdash 12 being the number

of the Church founded upon the

12 apostles What an encouraging

message for us as disciples and

followers of Jesus for our

congregations and the NALC

By all indicators we are not yet

through the COVID-19 pandemic

and there may indeed be financial

stresses and strains within

congregations and the NALC as a

whole And yet let us be faithful

stewards as we are able in this

season of trial uncertainty and

challenge In a time of great need

and stress the disciples of Jesus

respond generously and

sacrificially Thanks be to God

Written by Rev Dr David M

Wendel assistant to the bishop

for ministry amp ecumenism

BETHEL January February March April May June 2020 year-to-date

Giving 70668 75500 47959 58779 83304 63425 399635

Expenses 59915 60212 62287 67127 55473 60117 365130

Net Total (loss) 10753 15288 ( 14328 ) ( 8348 ) 27831 3308 34505

FINANCE UPDATEhellip