BETHLEHEM NEWSLETTER
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Lent Worship in Pemberville. We will be sharing Lent this year with the churches of Pemberville.
11 am: Worship at Bethlehem with preachers from the Pemberville churches
6 pm: Potluck supper… Bring a dish to share (see locations below)
7 pm: Worship (see locations below)
Mar 7: Timeout for the Poor: Nehemiah 5:19, 13:14, 13:22, 13:30
First United Presbyterian Church
Pastor Jim Miller preaching
Mar 14: Opposition 2.0: Nehemiah 6:9
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Pastor Matt Musteric preaching
Mar 21: Pray and Fast: Nehemiah 9:38b-39
Pemberville United Methodist Church
Pastor Ray Soleau preaching
Holy Week Schedule at Bethlehem
March 25, Palm Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship
March 29, Maundy Thursday, 7 p.m. Worship
March 30, Good Friday 11 a.m. Worship
Good Friday, 7 p.m. Worship
March 31, Easter Vigil, 7 p.m. Worship
April 1, Easter Sunday, 9 a.m. Worship
PRAYING AROUND PEMBERVILLE: Praying around Pemberville Sundays at 2 p.m. Join me in circling the town and everyone who lives here in prayer. We have had great turnouts for College Avenue and the new edition. Sundays at 2 p.m. we will meet up and walk the assigned street for the week. Stopping every few houses, we will pray together for those who live there, for the businesses, and anyone we meet along the way. All ages are welcomed to join us in caring for our community through the power of prayer. *On raining Sundays we will walk instead on the following Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
DATES
Mar 4 Corner of Maple and College Corner of Oak & College 0.7 mile
Mar 11 Hickory at Finley’s house Front Street 0.6 mile
Mar 18 Police Station End on Bond 1 mile
Mar 25 Obie’s Flowers Marsh Funeral Home 0.6 mile
Apr 8 Obie’s Flowers end of houses on E Front 0.9 mile
Apr 15 Water St North Branch 1 mile
Apr 22 Water St end of Alexander Rd 1.3 miles
Apr 29 Corner of Forest and Bierley East Street 0.5 mile
May 6 Bierley at the bridge William H. Park 1 mile
May 20 Otterbein at Nursing home entrance 1 mile
ALL WOMEN ARE INVITED TO THE CIRCLE MEETING: Priscilla Circle: March 12, 7 p.m. Bible Study: Nancy Rife Devotions: Sue Gerke The purpose of this gathering is to share God’s word and fellowship with one another. Please come anytime, nothing special is required. The dress is casual. Bible study materials are provided. A small offering is collected if you feel able to give.
MEN’S MONTHLY BREAKFAST/BIBLE STUDY: All men of the congregation & community are invited to participate. Contact: Don Gerke (419-287-3873) We will meet on Saturday, March 3, at 7 a.m., in the Fellowship Hall.
YOGA CLASS OPEN TO ALL: on Mondays, 7 p.m., in the church’s Fellowship Hall. Cost is $5 per person.
BLOOD PRESSURE SUNDAY: March 4, 30 minutes before and after the 9 a.m. service, with Nurse April, In the Mission Action Room, across from the Fellowship Hall.
American Red Cross Blood Drive Help Save Lives Pemberville American Legion Hall 405 E. Front St., Pemberville Thursday, March 22, 2018, 1-7 p.m. Appointments, visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: AMERLEGPEMBERVILLE or call Carolyn Borcherding at 419-287-3210.
PRICELESS PANCAKES: Serving FREE pancakes on Saturday, March 31, from 8-11 a.m. at First United Presbyterian Church in Pemberville (106 Perry St.). Carry-outs available. Share fellowship and a free meal. Volunteers needed! All you need to do is show up at the next event, before 8 a.m., and help with carry-outs, taking orders, serving, making the batter and helping where ever needed!
JUST PANCAKES: serves pancakes at Salem Lutheran Church in Toledo. Travis Ford (419-262-6234) will be taking a group there on Saturday, April 7, leaving the church parking lot at 7 a.m. Many hands are needed! Great community service project.
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH WOMEN KNOTTING DATES: Join us in tying blankets for Lutheran World Relief and local nursing homes on Tuesdays, March 13 & 27, at 9 a.m., in the basement. BOARD MEETING: Tuesday, March 27, 7 p.m. WE COLLECT: Knit Crosheen thread, used eyeglasses, used hearing aids, UPC codes, cell phones, and more. Please look in the BLCW handbook for more information. COLLECTIONS of items can be dropped off in the Mission Action Center (room 111). B
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY: Housed at Bethlehem Available Monday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the second and last Saturday of the month from 8-11 a.m., for Eastwood community residents in need of food. Please help us stock these items in March: Peanut butter (crunchy/creamy), pasta salad, stuffing, toilet paper. Personal items are always needed, such as generic shampoos, conditioners, pump soap, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste and laundry detergent. Any non-perishable items and monetary donations are gladly accepted. Please place items in the tubs in the Mission Action room (111). Thank you!
PRAYER SHAWL: Are you interested in making a prayer shawl (knit, crochet, cross-hook, sewn, quilted, fleece fringed, etc.)? We have pattern sources for you. Basic sizes are 18-25” wide by 60-75” long. Please feel free to contact Kathy at the church office (419-287- 4182), if you have any questions. Prayer Shawls are used to comfort those in any kind of need and are available in our Mission Action Center. They can also be used for baptisms, weddings, milestone birthdays, etc. You also may request one just because… When taking a prayer shawl, please mark down the recipient’s name and your name as the giver. Completed prayer shawls may be dropped off at the office from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., M-F, or Sunday morning. We do tag them so people know they are coming from the women of Bethlehem.
HeART Gallery at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (428 N. Erie Street, Toledo) is having a unique exhibit this spring. “Journey in Their Shoes”, from March 15-17, is an exhibit of shoes on loan from everyday Toledo folks. Each donor is invited to write four sentences that describe where these shoes have taken them on their journey. By reading the short narratives accompanying each pair of shoes, visitors will engage in uplifting moments of challenge, share the heartache of being forced to leave one’s home, experience stories of inner strength, successes, accomplishments, isolation, regret and exuberant joy. These stories will move you and make you laugh, in a very memorable gallery exhibit that crosses and connects the diversity in our greater Toledo area. Individuals willing to loan a pair of their shoes, should email kate@stpaulstoledo.org. Accompanying the exhibit are black and white photos by “Toledo street photographer” James Dickerson.
