What Now? 5:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. September 2, 2017 September 3, Living the Future Life in Today s World. A Sermon Series: June 17 Sept.

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1 Saturday A Sermon Series: June 17 Sept. 3 Sunday September 2, 2017 September 3, :30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. What Now? Living the Future Life in Today s World A congregation of the Southeastern Iowa Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

2 page 2 Welcome A special welcome to those new to worshipping with us we re glad the spirit has called you here! If you don t already have a church home and would like to join ours, please fill out a Welcome/Prayer Request card (Saturday cards are inside the bulletin; Sunday cards are in the pew hymnal racks), and place it in the offering plate. Then please take a Welcome Gift Bag from the Welcome Center! g a t h e r Our Mission GATHER all people into a living relationship with Jesus Christ GROW as disciples by worship, prayer and study of God s Word GO into the world to share the gospel in word and deed Summer Worship Schedule Saturday... 5:30 pm First Saturday of each month Café Bethesda (fellowship/treats). 5:00 pm Sunday... 9:00 am Adult Education Forum (select Sundays)...10:15 am Coffee Fellowship....10:15 am Worship Schedule beginning Sept. 9 Saturday... 5:30 pm First Saturday of each month Café Bethesda (fellowship/treats). 5:00 pm Sunday... 9:30 am Adult Education Forum...10:40 am Coffee Fellowship....10:40 am Sunday School...10:40 am Wednesday... 6:30 pm Holy Communion is available to all baptized believers. Bread, wine (red), and grape juice (white) served. Gluten-free wafers available. Large-print editions of the weekend worship services are available. Please inquire with an usher. Sanctuary worship: Assistive devices for the hearing- impaired are available. Grow in God s Word What Now? Living the Future Life in Today s World Sept. 2/3: Acts 23:1-22 Fall Sermon Series: Reformation 500: The Lutheran Witness to the Living God Sept. 9/10: Romans 7:6-25 Anniversary Blessings Please be sure to congratulate Robert & Dorothy Rust on their 60th wedding anniversary (August 31)! Friendship Picnic Please join Bethesda as we come together with the Darul Arqum Islamic Center for fellowship through a picnic at Brookside Park. We have reserved the Maple Shelter from Noon 3:00 pm, on Sunday, September 24. Lunch will be served at 12:30 pm and informal activities with our Muslim friends will follow. Contact Russ Melby (norskeboy@aol.com) or Carla Peterson (carlapet@iastate.edu). Notice of Special Congregational Meeting: October 10:40 am Immediately following worship, be sure to gather in the Commons to vote on the 5-Year Strategic Plan. Copies of the final draft for your review are available in the church office.

3 Bethesda Opportunities page 3 One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. ~ Matthew 4:4 Welcome Pastor Ryan and Arnold Family! It s the Programming Year Kick-off! Both days will include a congregational celebration. Sunday s event, following worship, includes games, grilled hamburgers/hot dogs, bounce house, & more. We will also be welcoming Pastor Ryan & family on both days! Say Yes to Volunteer! Open positions for leaders on Sundays and Wednesdays are posted at the Welcome Center. Prayerfully consider these important opportunities. Sunday School and LWW Sign-up! Youth programming sign-up is available at www. bethesdanet.org/site/sign-ups and at the Welcome Center. It all starts September 13 and 17 be sure you have registered! Martin and the Doors Bethesda youth will present Martin and the Doors on Reformation Weekend October 28/29 (in the Sanctuary for both services). It celebrates the five great truths declared by Martin Luther. Rehearsals start Tuesday, Sept. 12 and continue each Tuesday through Oct. 24. Contact Dan Hinderaker if you are interested in a part. 95 Reflections: Martin Luther s Theses Yesterday and Today Pr. Bryan s daily reflection posts at...

4 page 4 Saturday, September 2 GATHERING SONG 1: How Great Is Our God WELCOME / ANNOUNCEMENTS CALL TO WORSHIP: God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be moved, And though the mountains are toppled into the depths of the sea, The Lord of hosts is with us; And the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Gathering song 2: Good Good Father PRAYER OF THE DAY: O God, we thank you for your Son, who chose the path of suffering for the sake of the world. Humble us by his example, point us to the path of obedience, and give us strength to follow your commands, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. READING: Acts 23: The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God children s message SERMON: Speaking Hope to a Hopeless World SONG OF THE DAY: I Will Follow affirmation of faith: I believe that Jesus Christ true God, Son of the Father from eternity, and true man, born of the Virgin Mary is my Lord. At great cost he has saved and redeemed me, a lost and condemned person. He has freed me from sin, death and the power of the devil not with silver or gold, but with his holy and precious blood and his innocent suffering and death. All this he has done that I may be his own, live under him in his kingdom, and serve him in everlasting righteousness, innocence and blessedness, just as he is risen from the dead and lives and rules eternally. This is most certainly true. PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION:... Lord, in your mercy, Hear our prayer. PEACE / WORDS OF INSTITUTION LORD S PRAYEr INVITATION TO COMMUNION: Taste and see that the Lord is good. Thanks be to God. All are welcome at the Lord s table. Red is wine; white is grape juice. COMMUNION SONG: All Who Are Thirsty BLESSING PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION O God, we give you thanks that you have set before us this feast, the body and blood of your Son. By your Spirit strengthen us to serve all in need and to give ourselves away as bread for the hungry, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BLESSING SENDING SONG: Chain Breaker DISMISSAL: Go in peace. Remember the poor. Thanks be to God. sending music

5 Sunday, September 3 Gathering prelude: My God How Wonderful Thou Art Stephen Gabrielsen (Priscilla Franken) processional hymn: Lord of All Hopefulness (Red #765) CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS (Red p. 94) GREETING (Red p. 203) KYRIE (assisting minister solo) / HYMN OF PRAISE (congregation) (Red p. 204) PRAYER OF THE DAY Word reading: Acts 23:1-22 (Pew Bible p. 907) The Word of the Lord, Thanks be to God. Announcements children s message SERMON: Speaking Hope to a Hopeless World HYMN OF THE DAY: My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less (Red #597) APOSTLES CREED (Red p. 105) prayers of intercession Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Peace: The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. Meal Offering offertory MUSIC: Sonata IV for Flute & Piano J.S. Bach (Jane Degeneffe - flute; Priscilla Franken - piano) offering hymn: Create in Me a Clean Heart (Red #186) Offering Prayer / words of institution Lord s Prayer (Red p. 208) invitation to communion Holy Communion All are welcome at the Lord s table. Red is wine; white is grape juice. COMMUNION SONG (Red p. 208) COMMUNION HYMN 1: Day by Day (Red #790) COMMUNION HYMN 2: Blest Be the Tie That Binds (Red #656) communion Blessing prayer AFTER COMMUNION (Red p. 208) Sending blessing SENDING HYMN: Oh, That the Lord Would Guid My Ways (Red #772) DISMISSAL/POSTLUDE: Sonata IV Menuetto II (Jane Degeneffe flute; Priscilla Franken - piano) page 5

6 page 6 Bethesda Opportunities LWR School Kit Collection! Blunt tip scissors;, Box of 16-or-24 Crayons, 70-page notebooks (4 per kit); Black or Blue Ink Pens (5 per kit no gel pens, no red ink); Pencil Sharpeners; Erasers. We do NOT need any more pencils. Rulers are in especially short supply, so rulers (or donations towards rulers) are welcome. Goal: 100 kits. A collection bin is in the Welcome Center. Be sure to see the September Wellspring for a report of the collections thus far. CROPWalk Coming October 8 Last year Bethesda raised $2400, a 55% increase over Ames brought in just over $37,000 last year, putting us in second place behind the Quad Cities for Iowa. Sign-up at the table in the Welcome Center Sept. 16/17, 23/24, 30 and Oct. 1. Area Reformation Celebrations October :00 pm Celebrating the Reformation Stephens Auditorium, Iowa State Center October Reformation 500 Festival St. John s Lutheran (Des Moines) and Grand View University Details for both events available on our website at AMOS Accountability Session Please save the day, October 3, for an AMOS (A Mid-Iowa Strategy) accountability session with candidates for mayor and city council. Issues that have been mentioned in conversations with member of AMOS will be presented to candidates and they will be asked to support the agenda. Come and gain understanding where the candidates stand on key issues. Life Bethesda: October 5 Bethesda will host Life Line Screening this fall. Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take minutes to complete. To register and receive a $10 discount, please call or visit communitycircle. Iowa Hunger Summit We invite you to join us on Monday, Oct. 16, UN World Food Day, as we raise awareness of the causes and solutions to food insecurity, as well as encourage increased action and collaboration among Iowans. The Iowa Hunger Summit is free and open to the public. All participants must register for the event and present their ticket at the door. Registration is now available at hsregister. Prayer at Bethesda Healing Requests: Bill Armstrong; Kathleen Davis; Bob Hein; Hazel Henryson,Tammy Kuhn; Barb Menke; Carol Stubbs; Steve Thomas; Evon Trcka; Karen Wiles Serving Our Nation Colonel Mark Kappelmann, (deployed), son of Glenn & Mary Kappelmann Major Rolf Place, Air Force Pilot (deployed), son of Rod & Ingrid Place

7 Bethesda Saturday, September 2 3:00 pm Praise Team Rehearsal..Commons 5:00 pm Café Bethesda...Commons 5:30 pm Worship Commons Sunday, September 3 9:00 am Worship....Sanctuary 10:15 am Coffee Fellowship...Commons Monday, September 4 Bethesda closed for Labor Day holiday. All activities and events cancelled, including Food Pantry and Clothing Closet. Tuesday, September 5 7:00 am Men s Bible Study... The Café 9:00 am Staff Devotions...Conference 10:00 am Tai Chi for Arthritis....Library 1:00 pm Community Food Pantry 3:30 pm Tai Chi...Library 4:00 pm Landscaping Meeting..Conference 6:30 pm All Boards Meeting...Commons 6:30 pm Community Clothing Closet 6:30 pm Community Food Pantry Wednesday, September 6 6:30 am Tai Chi... Library 9:00 am Community Food Pantry 9:30 am Community Clothing Closet 10:00 am Prayer Shawl Meeting..Conference 5:45 pm Carillon Choir Rehearsal...Music 8:00 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal...Music Scandinavian Lefse Workshops Thursday, Sept :00 am Thursday, Sept :00 pm Call Vicki John at for details Thursday, September 7 8:00 am Story County Election Training......Commons 10:00 am Tai Chi for Arthritis......Library 1:00 pm Community Food Pantry 5:15 pm Ames Chamber Artists Rehearsal...Music 7:30 pm Ames Chamber Artists Board Meeting....Centennial Friday, September 8 6:30 am Tai Chi...Library Noon Office closes Saturday, September 9 3:00 pm Praise Team Rehearsal..Commons 5:30 pm Worship ~ Rally Weekend / Welcome Pr. Ryan & Family Commons Sunday, September 10 9:30 am Worship....Sanctuary 10:40 am Welcome Pr. Ryan & Family Commons 10:40 pm Rally Weekend....Outdoors 1:30 pm Inquirers Small Group..Conference Oktoberfest The Oktoberfest event that was planned for September 23, 2017, has been postponed. The Oktoberfest Committee in collaboration with the Ames Jaycees are looking forward to having a very exciting and family-oriented Oktoberfest in September of page 7

8 Worship Participants Preaching Minister...Pastor Bryan Simmons Presiding Minister...Pastor Ryan Arnold Saturday Hosts... Danny & Sue Kepley, Joyce O Donnell, Werner Anderson Family Saturday Praise Band.... Trace Houge Brakke, Ben Bryne, Karter Ewing, Ed Kaizer, Nick Kaizer, Kay Nelson, Kate Nettleton, Katie Twedt, Jeff Widen Musicians... Jane Degeneffe, Priscilla Franken Greeters....Marianne Berhow, Darin Hinderaker Assisting Minister...Jim Stewart Lay Reader...Allan Schmidt Communion Assistants...Avery Mosher, Joann Short Byrd, Mark Weber Sound Tech...Philip Stegman Ushers...David Hinderaker, Ryan Hinderaker, Ron Larson, Glenn Rippke, Dave Sickles, Logan Simmons, Marvin Stromer, Dan Van Weelden Sunday Coffee Hosts...Roy & Pat Hougen, Don & Ardie Roehr Contact Information Rod Place, Council President...rodkplace@gmail.com Bryan Simmons, Lead Pastor.... bsimmons@bethesdanet.org Ryan Arnold, Associate Pastor...rarnold@bethesdanet.org Dan Hinderaker, Youth & Family Ministries; Adult Choir Director...dhinderaker@bethesdanet.org Mary Nelson, Lead Organist...jnelsonames@aol.com Ed Kaizer, Saturday Music Coordinator....kaizerjazz@gmail.com Nick Kaizer, Carillon Choir Director... kaizertrumpet@gmail.com Katie Twedt, Youth Ministries Specialist...kjtwedt@iastate.edu Deb Anderson, Business Administrator... danderson@bethesdanet.org Lisa Ailshie, Communications Coordinator...lailshie@bethesdanet.org Shawna Thompson, Facilities Coordinator...sthompson@bethesdanet.org Lynn Anderson, Administrative Specialist.... ljanderson@bethesdanet.org Cathy Wright, Bookkeeper...cwright@bethesdanet.org Curtis Malone, Assistant Custodian Office Hours Monday Thursday 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. Noon 1517 Northwestern Ave. Ames, IA Worship Schedule Saturday 5:30 p.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m.