WORSHIP BULLETIN ALL SAINT S SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017

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1 WORSHIP BULLETIN ALL SAINT S SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 Please take this bulletin home with you as a reference for this week s calendar of events, a reminder of Bethany family and friends to keep in your prayers and other useful information. Prelude Processional Gathering Hymn: O When the Saints 1st Reading Revelation 7:9-17 Psalm 34:1-10, 22 Chanted by Choir & Congregation (8:30) Led by Stephen, (11:00) 2nd Reading 1 John 3:1-3 Gospel Matthew 5:1-12 Sermon Pastor Jen Henry Hymn of the Day: Blest Are They ELW 728 Prayers of the Church Within the context of our prayers, a bell will sound in memory of these people who died during the past year. Vivian Arlene Cook Evelyn Alvera Larson Betty Ann Dougherty Tara May (Cowen) Konrady Henry Cornelius Meyer Margaret Lundquist Shirley Ann Funk Thomas Lloyd Pearson Patricia Patti Ilene Anderson Jayne Ann Poulsen Alta Lou Bruns Melvin Mel Leroy Henning James Jim Arthur Vollmer Delores Dee Lorraine Salzkorn Edith Mary Hansen Connie Jean Baker Offering: Cloud of Witnesses Surround Us Choir (8:30) Behold A Host Arrayed in White (11:00) Communion Hymn: Behold the Host ELW 425 Sending Hymn: For All the Saints ELW 422 Postlude: Lasst Uns Erfreuen

2 WORSHIP NOTES Welcome everyone to worship at Bethany Lutheran Church! It is our hope that you experience the love of Christ this morning and His presence during our worship service. If you are visiting today, please sign the guest book in the narthex. Everyone please sign the fellowship pad in your pew. The pads have a space for our record of communion. Please be sure to mark this if you partake in Holy Communion. Thank you for completing this information. Please note, assistive hearing devices and large print bulletins are available if needed ask an usher. All Saints Sunday celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who make up the body of Christ. At Bethany, we celebrate the newly baptized and we remember all of the faithful departed, especially those most dear to us who have died. Our bulletin today includes an insert Blest Are They with a place to write the names of recently ascended saints that you are thinking of today. You are invited to come forward during the Hymn of the Day and place it on the memory board at the front of the church. Today s readings are filled with rich images of the eternal life promised to all the saints. The holy meal is a foretaste of that great and promised feast where death or pain will be no more. Even in the midst of loss and grief God wipes away the tears from our eyes and makes all things new. The liturgical color for All Saint s Sunday is white. White symbolizes purity, holiness, respect and reverence. The images of a baptismal gown, funeral pall, chalice pall (covering), etc. reflect this symbolism. Today s altar flowers today are given by friends at Bethany in appreciation of and in celebration of Pastor Jen s first anniversary at Bethany. The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ Ephesians 4:11-12 Our 2018 stewardship drive, God s Light Shines through Bethany, culminates today with our pledge cards offerings. Thank you everyone for your participation in this year s drive. A special thank you goes out to Mike Palm and a warm welcome to Rod Shedenhelm and Tom Rutt who are playing brass in worship today Many thanks to our worship volunteers helping with services today: 8:30: Greeters: Bruce & Judy Iverson; Reader: Francis Hiemstra; Acolytes: Autumn Erdman, Mallory Graves; Communion servers: Donna Jones, Denise Tolzmann, Val Van Ampting; Ushers: Gary Halverson, Francis Hiemstra, Bruce Klenken; Recorder: Bill Hemme; Projector: Mary Ann Quail; 11:00: Greeters: Bruce & Judy Iverson; Reader: Teresa Martindale; Acolyte: Mallory Klemme; Communion server: Teresa Martindale; Projector: Susan Rohan;

3 PRAYER CONCERNS Lane Frederick, Mary Grover, Ben Heien, Jamie Huber, Linda Kunzmann, Greg Manwarren, Sandy Manwarren, Bill McCune, Isabel Perez, Joan Quail, Darlene White; Barbara Wood (Betty Lee s sister); Darla Larsen (Doug Bjorklund s sister); George & Kay Henry (Jerry Henry s parents); Sam Stoppelmoor, Liana Quail & family on the birth of a new baby girl, Rylee; The family of Dean Alexander (Richard Noble s brother-in-law); The family of Jane Richards (Cindy Davis sister); Those affected by natural disasters and violence; ANNOUNCEMENTS & CALENDAR FUN & FELLOWSHIP The second Thursday of November will be the last Lutheran World Relief mission workday in Then our attention will focus on our biennial Christmas at Bethany gala in December. So please join us on Thursday, November 9 at 9am to put together quilts and kits for LWR. And then stay for a potluck lunch at noon. These potluck meals have received rave reviews! THE GATHERING COMMUNITY MEAL Our next meal will be served on Thursday, November 9 from 5-6pm. We pleased to be able to offer this free community outreach meal. If you would like to help, we re seeking volunteers to provide a pan of pumpkin bars. Look for a sign up and recipe at the Welcome Center. Or, if you would like to help with meal prep, serving or clean up give a call to Sandi Witt at There is a place for you at The Gathering! FALL CLEAN UP DAY Mark your calendars and plan to help with outdoor clean up on Saturday, November 11. Many hands will make light work and volunteers are called upon to help if able. Please come to the church by 10am to help with raking and other fall yard work. We will work until about noon. Handy things to bring include rakes, gloves and other yard-work tools. Thanks! NOVEMBER FOOD DRIVE Next Sunday kicks off our food drive week for Upper Des Moines Pantry (November 12-19). Please bring donations of food/hygiene items for the pantry anytime this week. We ll deliver them to Upper Des Moines. Last month we reached our goal of 100# of goods. Let s see if we can do it again! Thanks for your support!! OFFICE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are in need of volunteers in the office to answer the telephone on Tuesday afternoons during staff meeting. Our meeting begins at 2pm and would last about an hour. If you are able to help with this, look for a schedule and please sign up at the Welcome Center. Thanks! HOME DELIVERED MEALS Bethany is going to help with the Spencer Home Delivered Meals program in November. A few more volunteers are needed. Please look over the sign-up sheet at the Welcome Center and help if you are able. There is an instruction sheet there, too. Be sure to take one if you are going to help. Thanks for sharing your time serving in this way!!

4 LIVING LUTHERAN MAGAZINE Subscription renewals for the Living Lutheran magazine under our congregational subscription are due. Current subscribers: please call the church ( ) or to let us know whether or not you wish to continue with your subscription. If you do not currently subscribe to Living Lutheran, but would like to get started through Bethany s subscription, now is the time to do so. Our rate is currently at $11.75/year. Contact us to activate your subscription with the January 2018 issue. Thanks! GOD S CREATION CALENDARS Beautiful pictures and scriptures are two great reasons to get a 2018 God s Creation Calendar. Plus, proceeds from your purchase helps support the youth program at Bethany! Pre-orders are being taken. Look for more info at the Welcome Center. BLANKETED IN FAITH Bethany s Faith-in-Action team invites you to help warm the heart of a child in the foster care system through the support of their year-end outreach project Blanketed in Faith (which is also the November Loving Spencer monthly project). How can you help? Purchase fleece, bring it to church throughout November and leave in the specially designated collection basket at the Welcome Center. A blanket-tying social will be held in December and blankets will be given to kids in foster care through Lutheran Services in Iowa. ST. LUKE ROUND UP Bethany is on Round-Up duty at St. Luke Home on Sunday, November 26. Three - four volunteers are needed to help get residents to the chapel for Sunday worship. If you are e able to help with this, please see the details and sign-up at the Welcome Center. Thanks! POINSETTIAS The seasons of Advent and Christmas are just around the corner. Once again this year we will decorate the Sanctuary with poinsettias. There will be two sizes of plants available 4 for $6.50 and 6 for $ If you would like to share a poinsettia in memory or honor of a loved one, please look over the order form located at the Welcome Center. They would like our pre-booked order by November 17, so please sign up early. Thank you! HELP FIGHT HUNGER In the spirit of Thanksgiving throughout the year, Bethany works to help combat hunger. We have three continuous local mission projects: Room at the Table Milk at Johnson Elementary, and holiday meals and meals for families in crisis at all of the Spencer Schools; Monthly food drives for the Upper Des Moines community food pantry; and through The Gathering our free community meal. And we reach out globally through ELCA World Hunger. We would like to thank all of you who so generously support these efforts throughout the year and would encourage you to consider making a donation toward any of these missions. A NOTE OF THANKS THANK-YOU to everyone who set up a Treat Station at the Bethany Sweet Stop on Halloween Night. It was such a FUN evening, sharing the Light and Love of Jesus with the children and families in our community. It would not have been possible without all of your enthusiasm, decorations, candy, and love for our community and church. THANK-YOU for putting your Faith in Action! Jamie Blume, Faith in Action Chairperson

5 CALENDAR Sunday, November 5 All Saints Sunday Stewardship - Pledge Sunday 8:30 am Worship 9:45 am Fellowship Time, Sunday School 9:45 am 9 th Grade Meeting 11:00 am Worship Monday, November 6 1:30 pm Stonecroft Bible Study 2:30 pm St Luke Auxiliary Meeting 5:30 pm Evangelism Committee Tuesday, November 7 2:00 pm Staff Meeting 5:00 pm Weeknight Music 2 6:00 pm Youth Committee, Parish Ed Committee 6:00 pm Weeknight Music 1 7:00 pm Weeknight Music Wednesday, November 8 10:00 am Bible Study & Prayer Group 6:00 pm National Youth Gathering Mtg. Wednesday, November 8 (cont d) 6:00 pm Bell Choir 7:00 pm Praise Team/WNM3 7:00 pm Confirmation 7:45 pm Bethany Youth Group 8:00 pm Uke Group Thursday, November 9 9:00 am Fun & Fellowship 12:00 pm Potluck 5:00 pm The Gathering Community Meal Friday, November 10 Sounds Like Love group leaves Saturday, November 11 7:30 am Men of Bethany Bible Study 10:00 am Fall Outdoor Clean Up Sunday, November 12 Food Drive Week for UDMO Pantry thru Nov. 19 8:30 am Worship 9:45 am Fellowship Time, Sunday School 11:00 am Worship