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HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR WEEK IN MINISTRY

10/5/2015

...OUR NURSERY MINISTRY at our 11 a.m. worship is now staffed by Kaitlyn Bahrs! She serves every Sunday but the 3rd Sunday so she can worship and take communion; volunteers help her and cover the 3rd Sunday! The Nursery is for infants to 4 years old.

…CHILDREN’S CHURCH will be offered during our 11 a.m. worship beginning October 18th! Thanks to Maddie & Clay Renner for leading this ministry. Children’s Church is for children ages 5 – 10; they will meet in our Fellowship Hall.

…NATIONAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL ACCREDITATION was celebrated this last week in both our worship services – praise the LORD for this honor and what it means for our ECEC Ministry!

…BASICS & BEGINNINGS began last Sunday afternoon – please keep in prayer those who are engaged in this dynamic study!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR WEEK IN MINISTRY…

9/21/2015

+a great time was had by all who enjoyed the ChristCare Group picnic at Ridgeview Park! Thanks for a wonderful time of fellowship and food – the LORD blessed with a perfect day!

+ our Stewardship Ministry Team sent out a letter concerning our Commitment Sunday, which is today. Along with it was a Commitment Card and “Joyful Response” sign up sheet. If you have not received this information please check the Fellowship Pads.

+ our fall “Beth Moore” Women’s Bible Study began Monday with an energetic group engaging in the Word of the LORD through a study of the Psalms of Ascent. It’s not too late to join the group, ladies!

+ our Monday Men’s Group is wrapping up it’s study on the book of Revelation; what a blessing this time is for our men!

+ our Wednesday in the Word fellowship enjoyed a great time together at 10 a.m on Wednesday – there’s always room for you!

+ on Wednesday afternoon Pastor Tim participated with Fishburne Military School in the annual blessing of the colors – eight flags and the people for whom they represent past and present were blessed.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR WEEK IN MINISTRY

9/14/2015

+Our Preschool Ministry began on Tuesday and Wednesday – we’re off to a great start! Thank you to our Women’s Ministry for handing out “Welcome” bags to the parents who dropped off their children. And, thank you for keeping our ECEC staff and ministry team in prayer!

+ “Wednesday in the Word” began this Wednesday! Come join us for a wonderful time as the Lord leads us through His Word!

+ Pastor Tim met with the Pastors of our Circuit on Thursday. This is a monthly time of fellowship and spiritual growth that the Pastors participate in. They meet in Lynchburg which is in the center of our Circuit.

+On Saturday our quilting ministry enjoyed a great day of working on children’s quilts in partnership with our Peru Mission!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR WEEK IN MINISTRY…

9/8/2015

+Thank you for your prayers for Pizza with the Pastor! While there were some who were not able to be there, those who were had a great time!

+ Our ECEC was busy with “Get To Know Your School” conferences. Next week, on Monday and Tuesday, our Women’s Ministry will be handing out “Welcome Bags” to the parents and those who drop off their children for the first week of preschool– thanks for keeping this in prayer!

+ When the storm came through on Wednesday afternoon we lost a large pine tree behind the playground; thankfully, no one was hurt and only the fence was damaged!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR WEEK IN MINISTRY

8/31/2015

+We celebrated the baptism of Chad Hill Sunday afternoon in the waters of the South River! We join with the angels in praising the Lord for a new brother in Christ!

+On Wednesday, Pastor Tim participated in the opening of the new school year at Fishburne Military School and the Dedication of the Blue Star Memorial Marker by offering the invocation and benediction. We join in lifting up Fishburne, the cadets and staff as they embark in a new academic year!

+ We continue to celebrate the faith expressions of our confirmands, leading up to Confirmation Sunday on September 20th! Please keep in prayer: Joshua Draper, Andrew Godfrey, Jordan Schulz and Shelby Slayton as they prepare to be confirmed in their faith!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR WEEK IN MINISTRY

8/24/2015

+ Praise God for our Social Outreach Ministry and the Fund we are able to use to help those in need! This week we were able to help one of our families who is on hard times right now and in danger of being evicted. Thanks to this ministry they will be able to stay in their home!

+ Classes in our ECEC for our Kindergarten and 1st grade began; we have eight students this year – the Lord is growing this ministry! We welcome Jamie Wilkinson as our new teacher to this classroom.

+ Our Finance Team met this week with a positive report concerning how we are responding in our financial resources: each year over the last ten years we have seen an increase in our giving to the Lord, with a 19 & 20% increase each of the last two years! For our expenses, we are right in line with our Spending Plan – for both of these blessings we rejoice and give thanks!

+ Our Servant Leadership Council also met this week; a highlight of our meeting was to unanimously contract with “Building God’s Way” in employing a Capital Campaign for our relocation in early of 2016! We also received an update on the purchase of the 3 acres for our cemetery at Trinity, along with updates from our various Ministry Teams.

+ Our Wednesday In The Word ministry met at Paneras for fellowship and good food. Plans are underway to begin meeting regularly in September – more information to follow in the coming weeks!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR WEEK IN MINISTRY

8/17/2015

+we received a gift and kind note of appreciation from the family whose daughter had her harp concert in our sanctuary: “Dear Members of Bethany Lutheran – what a wonderful space you shared with all who came to hear Sarah play her harp! Thank you for your generous hospitality, and thank you Sara and Pastor Bohlmann for your welcoming spirit and patience in explaining things to us. God bless all of you!” The Ward Family

+Both the ECEC Ministry Team and the ECEC Business Plan Team met this last week with good results coming from both! We continue to see our ECEC ministry grow and expand and are excited about implementing new ways in promoting the Lord’s work among us!

+ Our Site Development Team met this week. Some of the highlights included:
…communicating with Harmon Construction in getting an interview with them
…moving forward to a Capital Campaign next year pending approval from our SLC …clarifying the process of securing a loan through LCEF to pay off the land once
the utilities are in place

HIGHTLIGHTS FROM OUR WEEK IN MINISTRY

8/17/2015

+Our Men’s Group Ministry is developing into various opportunities for men to get plugged in– come and join us for:

+On Monday evenings at 6:30 p.m. we meet at Pastor Tim’s home for Bible Study

+On Saturday mornings at 8:30 a.m. we meet at Mrs. Rowes for breakfast

+Our Women’s Ministry Team met on Wednesday in planning for the coming fall – look for many and various opportunities for you women in future announcements!

+Dick Atkinson is serving as our Property Team Ministry Leader – thank you, Dick!

+ Our “Serenity at Trinity” season wrapped up with a wonderful time in the sanctuary and a great ice cream social afterwards – thanks to all who brought ice cream and Tony and Linda Farr for providing the freezer!

+ Sarah Ward performed on the harp on Saturday – beautiful music was enjoyed by all!

HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR WEEK IN MINISTRY

8/3/2015

+We visited Nazareth, Jesus’ hometown, and met Mary the mother of Jesus (Anita Bryan) and her sidekick Eunice (Meagan Cuomo); we also enjoyed snack time at the local Nazareth deli (Arleen Bohlmann), recreation at the Nazareth park (Sarah Schulz), craft time at the Nazareth market (Maria Renner) and music at the Nazareth barnyard (Sue and Pastor Tim); Nazareth’s mayor (Amy Draper) coordinated our visit with the local constable (Emma Draper) keeping us in line

+each day we learned about a different mission entity and worked on a project for them:

    Monday – support cards to be given out at the Disciple’s Kitchen

    Tuesday – goodie bags and thank you notes to be given out to local firefighters

    Wednesday – children’s quilts for our Peru partnership

    Thursday – a support banner for our Peru partnership

    Friday – shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child

+91 children and their families participated in Vacation Bible School and we were divided up into 5 different groups with each group led by several tour guides – thank you to our tour guides for their hard work and care for us!

+ComfortCare Women’s Health was the mission project for our daily offerings

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7/27/2015

...due to the health issues that Wayne Reed has encountered he has stepped down from
serving as a Spiritual Care Team Member (Elder)…Tony Farr has accepted the opportunity to serve as a Spiritual Care Team Member and the folks that Wayne was serving received a letter introducing Tony to them

…on Wednesday evening we enjoyed a “hymn-fest through the church year” with four instrumentalists – it was a great evening together at Trinity

…our ECEC is preparing to hire a new Kindergarten/1st Grade teacher as Erin Cuomo has stepped down from this position – we thank Erin for her faithfulness in serving this ministry

…enrollment for this next school year is going well, with just a few more openings available – pray that the last minute dropouts we experienced last year won’t happen again this year

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