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Godspeed to Pastor Gary and Karen! Join in for a Sabbatical Send-Off on Sunday, April 28 during community hour at 11:00am. Please bring a dish for a potluck brunch. Share your good wishes with Pastor Gary and Karen and stay for warm fellowship and a delicious meal.
Bethany’s Spring Outdoor Clean Up is just around the corner. SAVE THE DATE! Saturday, May 18 from 9:00am – 12:00pm. We’ll be raking, pulling weeds, and cleaning up the outside church grounds. Bring gloves and any gardening tools you’d like to use. There will be coffee and breakfast burritos provided for the crew! Be sure to sign up so we know how many workers to expect. THANK YOU!
Kyra Morgan is a jeweler at Williams Jewelers and will be doing jewelry clean and checks for the congregation. She is available if they have anything that needs cleaned or have and questions about jewelry or coins!
APOSTLES’ CREED MILESTONE – APRIL 28, 2024
This class is for children third grade and up and their parents.
The Apostles Creed is a foundational tenet of the Christian faith. In this class, we will engage in activities to dive deep into each of the three sections of the Apostles’ Creed and explore how this belief in God Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer is important to our daily faith.
Have you ever wondered what comes next? What you’re supposed to be doing? This has always been a common question for young adults. Join in for a meaningful weekend of exploring how our Christian faith might provide us with new tools for this age-old struggle. You’re welcomed to join a community of young adults exploring similar thoughts as we collectively discern God’s intentions in our lives. Through Bible study, creative worship, art projects, yoga, personality tests, high ropes adventures, and time in God’s beautiful creation we will support each other through the questions we all carry.
Who? You! At Bethany, we loosely define young adult as ages 21-40. Join in!
When? May 10-12, 2024
Where? Sky Ranch Lutheran Camp ELCA Ruth Retreat Lodge
How much? $100
Will there be free time? Yes! There will be plenty of time for hiking, meditation, games, coloring, crafts and much more. This retreat is designed to be “choose as you go” and is flexible to meet your needs for community and solo time.
Connect with Colleen at colleen@bethany-denver.org with questions! Scholarships available!
Join in and sign up for a box! Created by Colleen, Deacon Debra, Pastor Nate, and Pastor Gary this box will guide you as you embrace the Easter Season! Then, Sunday May 5 at 11:20am on-campus or Monday May 6 at 5:30pm on zoom, join in and reflect with others about your retreat experience. Contact colleen@bethany-denver.org with questions.
Save the Date!
Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains Annual Gala (Opening Doors, Imaging Futures) is Friday, May 3, 2024 at the Grand Hyatt Denver. Bethany Lutheran Church is graciously and generously sponsoring a table at the Gala. The Gala is LFSRM’s major fund-raising event that supports the LFS programs that provide open doors and new futures in adoption and foster care, in disaster relief, and for refugees, asylees and seniors.
Should you wish to join the Bethany table (8 seats) at the Gala dinner and support LFSRM at the Gala, please email a Bethany Gala Committee member – Marie Friedemann (mfriedem@regis.edu), Julie Friedemann (juliefriedemann@msn.com) or Janet Sparling (jsparling01@hotmail.com).
Your support of LFSRM is hugely appreciated. See you at the Gala!
Lutheran Family Services Gala (Opening Doors, Imagining Futures) is Friday, May 3, 2024 at the Grand Hyatt Denver.
The Silent Auction Gala Committee would like to add meaningful experiences to the Silent Auction at the Gala. Could you donate theater, symphony, ballet, Avs, Rockies, Bronco tickets to the Silent Auction? Might you have a stay at a vacation home or a passion to share with a small group – fly fishing, birding, hikes or special dinner – that you could donate to the auction?
Please contact a Bethany Gala Committee Volunteer – Marie Friedemann (mfriedem@regis.edu), Julie Friedemann (juliefriedemann@msn.com) or Janet Sparling (jsparling01@hotmail.com) by April 10. Your kind generosity is greatly appreciated.
What are Lutherans in Estonia praying for? They want to keep rebuilding Christ’s church after its near-decimation under Soviet occupation! And they want us to hear how we’re helping.
You are invited, then, to join Bethany’s Global Mission team on May 14, 7:30 pm. here at Bethany as we listen to Matthias Haamer, great-grandson of Pastor Harri Haamer, relate their mission at Tartu Academy of Theology and Home of Hope Bible School in Tartu, Estonia.
As Siimon Haamer, President of Tartu Academy writes, “We are not making short term plans. Our goal is to proclaim the Word of God in Estonia, which is claimed to be one of the most secular countries in the world, for generations to come.”
Come join us in Bethany’s chapel on Tuesday, May 14 at 7:30 pm!
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver/Holy Hammers
Upcoming Volunteer Dates
Holy Hammers (includes Bethany Lutheran) is sponsoring/providing volunteers for the construction of a single-family Habitat for Humanity home at the Mountain View Home site in 2023/2024. Volunteers (no experience needed, volunteers must be at least 16) are needed for the following dates:
5 of 5 slots available on Saturday, June 22nd at the construction site, Mountain View Homes (2101 S Joliet St, Aurora, CO, 80014) from 7:50am to 3:30pm.
5 of 5 slots available on Saturday, May 18th at the construction site, Mountain View Homes (2101 S Joliet St, Aurora, CO, 80014) from 8:50am to 4:30pm.
5 of 5 slots available on Saturday, May 11th at the Production Shop (520 Raritan Way, Denver, CO, 80204) from 9am-4pm.
More volunteer dates will be provided later. Please contact Kevin Dempsey at kmdmpsy@aol.com with any questions or for more information.
Volunteers should sign-up at the following site at least two weeks prior to the event.
Colleen Maki and Kevin Dragseth sit down with Pastor Gary to discuss his upcoming plans for Sabbatical. Listen in to hear all of Pastor Gary’s plans and how he hopes his time away can impact the future of Bethany.
As our live stream, and in-sanctuary worship increase in size and scope we invite you to join the A/V team that makes this happen. Flexible scheduling, including opportunity for extra income on weekends and weekday events. A variety of positions available including sound mixing, video mixing, and graphics control. Complete training provided, learn and work at your own pace. Contact Laura joining the team that brings dynamic worship to the people of Bethany wherever they are.
