Pentecost – June 8, 2025

Bethel Lutheran Church

P.O. Box 20, 502 South Ash - Sutherland, Iowa 51058-0901

712-446-3630 Church Answering Machine

Email: bethel@midlands.net   

Website: blcsuth.360unite.com

Rev. David Matthews Jr.

Phone # (417) 318-1021

Email: revmatthews@pm.me

Pastor’s Office Hours Mon-Thurs 8:30am-12:00pm 1:30pm-5:00pm

Bethel Church Secretary—Bridget Sickelka (712) 363-4926

Lutheran Family Service Counseling 712-276-9000

Holy Communion 1st, 3rd, & 5th Sundays of the Month

Worship Hours

Summer Hours

9:30 am Worship Service

We welcome all of our worshipers this morning. We pray that the Holy Spirit will bless this time with an increase of faith in Jesus and love for one another. Please join us again in worship and fellowship.

Our Response to God’s Love:

With our attendance last Sunday: 40 Communed 38

Offerings to the Lord: Loose $1,060, General $980, Mission $24, Care Pkgs $10, Total $2,074.

Our adopted mission project for 2025 is $2,400 ($200 per month) for Noah’s Ark Daycare in Sutherland.  They have need to help with their budget due to the renovations of the new location and inspection fees.  The second Sunday of the month we take an offering for this mission project.

With our prayers for the sick and hurting: Roman Fulkerson, Sara Sickelka, Janie Ebel, Ron Waggoner, Marilyn Fiddelke, Elaine Waggoner, Delmar Sickelka, and Brian Hohbach. 

Hospitalizations: Please call Rev. David Matthews Jr. if you or someone from the congregation is in the hospital.  

Looking Forward to The Coming Week

Today:            9:30 am – Family Worship – Mission Offering Sunday - Fellowship after the service

Tuesday:        7:00 pm – Women’s Bible Study Group at Zion Paullina               

Wednesday:   7:30 pm – Elder’s Meeting

                        8:00 pm – Church Council Meeting

Thursday:      7:00 pm – “Bible & Beer” Men’s Group - Paullina

Friday:           Pastor’s Day Off

Saturday:       8:30 am – “Bible & Bacon” Men’s Group - Bethel    

Next Sunday:  9:30 am – Holy Communion – Father’s Day

• June 11 – Church Council Meeting @ 8:00pm
• June 11 – Elder’s Meeting @ 7:30 pm
• June 15 – Father’s Day
• June 18 – Concordia League – Appetizer Night @ Cody’s @ 7:00pm
• June 25 – 2nd Quarter Newsletter article deadline 
• June 29 – Church Picnic after the church service
• July 2-July 6 – Pastor Matthews and family are on vacation
• July 2 – Christian Outreach
• July 6 – Church @ Zion Paullina – 9:30 am w/ Holy Communion – no fellowship afterwards
• July 9 – Elder’s Meeting @ 7:30 pm
• July 9 – Church Council Meeting @ 8:00 pm
• July 16 – Concordia League – Picnic with Wiloway Residents Eating @ 5:30 pm

Church Council Meeting: Wednesday at 8:00 pm is the monthly church council meeting.  Please have items for the agenda to Bridget by noon on Wednesday. Elder’s you will meet with Pastor at 7:30 pm on Wednesday before the council meeting.  Thank you.

IDW Convention:  Please pray for the 42nd Convention of Iowa District West beginning Sunday (6/8) and going thru Tuesday (6/10) at Camp Okoboji.  Keep all who will be attending in your prayers for safe travels.  Pray for God’s blessings upon our district and the business at hand.

Anyone interested in watching the opening worship service at Immanuel, Spirit Lake on Sunday evening at 7pm, can livestream it at: https://bit.ly/3H6sJBs.

Tim & Jonna Rohrbaugh