Past Events
Vacation Bible School - starting July 26, 2009
Dates: Sunday – Thursday, July 26-July 30, 2009
Time: 5:30 to 8:30 pm
Location: Bethany Lutheran Church, 621 South Orchard Avenue [map it]
Who: Bring your entire family to the ancient city of Rome! You’ll travel back into Bible times—without setting foot outside our community.
Step back in time—and savor amazing stories from the Bible. [more...]
Special Services 2008 - 2009
Baptism Class - April 22, 2009
Date: April 22, 2009
Time: 6:30pm
Location: B-5 Conference Room
Are you planning to have your child baptized?
Have you ever been baptized?
Bible Studies - starting April 19, 2009
Dates: Sunday mornings.
Time: 10:00am
Location: Sanctuary
"The Screwtape Letters"
Bring your Bible and your own copy of the book.
Also see our Adult Bible Studies page
Holy Week
April 5 - 12, 2009
Palm Sunday, April 5th
8:30 am and 11:15 am in the Sanctuary
Maundy Thursday, April 9th
7:30 pm in the Sanctuary
Good Friday, April 10th
12 Noon and 7:30 pm in the Sanctuary
Easter Sunday,
April 12th
6:30 am Sunrise Service at 1011 Ulatis Drive
8:30 and 11:15 am Services in the Sanctuary
Also see our Sermons page
Easter Celebration & Egg Hunt - April 11, 2009
Date: April 11, 2009
Time: 10:00am
Location: Bethany Lutheran School
Fun activities for kids, egg hunt, Easter hat parade, presentation of the Easter story.
Easter Wellness Baskets - by April 5, 2009
for Children within Needy Familiesfor Families
To be Distributed by Vaca FISHTo FISH
Date: by April 5th to the Narthex
Goal for Bethany: 150 Baskets and $1,500
Thrivent matching 50˘ for every $1 up to $1,000
How:
1. Contribute a Complete Basket (or)
2. Contribute Items for Basket (or)
3. Contribute Financially
Lenten Services
March 4 - April 1, 2009
Date: Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm in the Sanctuary
March 4th “Saul: The King Who Fell from Grace”
March 11th “Solomon: The King Who Had Everything”
March 18th “Ahab: The King Whose Repentance Was Too Little, Too Late”
March 25th “Zedekiah: The King Who Turned Out the Lights”
April 1st “Herod: The King Who Couldn’t Kill Jesus”
Lenten Dinners
Enjoy a “come as you are” meal for the whole family at 6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Donation of $3/person or $10/family.
Installation Service
Bethany Welcomes Senior Pastor Rev. Vernon Oestmann & Wife Debby
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
4:00 pm in the Sanctuary
Followed by an Informal Reception in the Fellowship Hall
Prayer Vigil to be held Saturday, February 21st at 4 pm
It is with great joy that we announce that the Reverend Vernon E. Oestmann has accepted the sacred call to be the Senior Pastor at Bethany.
The Rev. Vernon Oestmann is a 1974 graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. He was ordained on October 6, 1974. He has served as pastor at St. John’s, Hannibal, MO; Trinity, Garden City, KS; and most recently as associate pastor at Trinity, Mission, KS. Pastor Oestmann and his wife Debby have four children: Andrew, David, Philip and Timothy.
Letter of Acceptance to Bethany
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