On Sunday we will hear God’s Word from Pastor Ben Sandin.

and consider how we can apply it to our daily lives. This Living Word of God reminds us God’s unconditional love for us and challenges us to share that same love with others.

Bethel will be working on projects around the campus on Sunday, May 31. This will be a service opportunity for all members.

• Quilt Tying Led by Joann Weberg in the Fireside Room after 8:45 worship or after 10:45 worship.
• Mi-Knit-Stry Led by Ellen Aist in the Fireside Room after 8:45 worship or after 10:45 worship.
• Campus Clean-up/Gardening Led by Tom Hoegel, Dan and Ricardo. Light cleaning and disinfecting, planting and weeding around campus. Dress appropriately and bring gloves if you have them. After 8:45 worship or after 10:45 worship.
• Card Making for ill/home-bound Bethel friends Led by Amanda Laughlin in Room 1 after 8:45 worship or after 10:45 worship.
• Creek Clean up near Bollinger/Blaney Led by Hella Bluhm-Stieber. Meet at Bethel after 10:45 worship, or if you want to go directly to the cleanup site, please let Hella know. Wear old clothes, boots, gloves, a grabber (opt), and water to drink. Participants must wear closed-toe shoes. Children need to be supervised by their parent or another adult at all times.

To volunteer, contacts are Mark Evashenk or Hella Bluhm-Stieber.

Emily, our in-house therapist, will be holding Art Therapy groups in the Fireside Room these next few months:

• Family Fuzz / for Family
  Sundays 2/22, 3/29, 4/26, 5/31 at 9:50am–10:40am
  Focus on Communication
• Finding Meaning / for Youth
  Sundays 3/29, 4/26, 5/31 at noon–12:50pm
  Explore what brings meaning to life
• Care for you and me / for Bethel's Caring Connection Team
  Sundays 2/22, 3/29, 4/26 at 1pm–1:50pm
  Process grief and help support others

If you have questions, contact Amanda Laughlin. To sign up, contact Emily.

Bethel’s annual Vacation Bible School is June 22–26. This year’s theme is Rainforest Falls—Exploring the Nature of God. Registration is now open! Read the details and register online.

Traditional VBS is 9am–noon each day.
Afternoon Care from noon–5pm is provided for an additional cost.
Rainforest Falls VBS Family Sunday is June 28 after worship.

For more information please contact Amanda Laughlin.

Bethel is expecting a large financial gift to help pay down the church's mortgage, which has a current balance of $481,000. This gift presents a great opportunity to re-amortize the mortgage and lower the payments. If you feel called to make an additional gift to Bethel, beyond your usual giving, then please consider a gift to help reduce Bethel's debt and mortgage payments. Reducing the church mortgage has the additional advantage of lowering our federal and state tax on rental income. Gifts for this purpose should be received by mid-July, before the mortgage is re-amortized, and have “Reduce Mortgage” in the memo line.
Contact Fara Brock in the church office for any questions.

On May 3, Tom announced that the parking lot is done! (Excepting the playground area).

Thanks to Tom for these photos of the construction (through Apr 16 plus a last photo from May 3). Click any photo to see a larger image.