Christmas Lessons & Carols, Dec. 31

Don't put away those decorations yet!  The 12 Days of Christmas have just begun! 

Join us for worship on Sunday, Dec. 31 at 11am for a 

Christmas Service of Lessons & Carols

You'll hear the story of God's saving action throughout history, and get to sing all your favorite Christmas carols!

Green Valley Community Christmas

Warm your heart and soul & share Christmas with your neighbors...

We'll gather around the outdoor community Christmas tree to decorate, sing carols, and watch it light up. Then we'll go inside for refreshments and fellowship!

This is an event to draw the Green Valley community together, so invite people you know, because Christmas JOY GROWS in community...

Check out this event on Facebook!

For more information about December events, go here and here.

Christmas Eve & Beyond

It's beginning to look a lot like Advent!

December 10: 

• 10am - Intergenerational Sunday School
• 11am - Advent 2 Worship

December 17: 

• 10am - Intergenerational Sunday School
• 11am - Advent 3 Worship
• 5pm - Community Christmas

December 24:

• 11am - Advent 4 Worship with Holy Communion
• 7pm - Christmas Eve Service with Pageant & Candlelight 

For more about Christmas Eve & beyond, go here

Halloween Festival

Join us!

Bring:  an outdoor chair & your family in costume

& enjoy roasting and eating hotdogs & s'mores,

playing games,

walking through a Boo! House,

& TRUNK-or-TREAT!

Bonfire, Boo! House & games begin at 5:30, Trunk-or-Treat at 6:30

Ask questions or tell us if you're coming on our Facebook Event site: 
www.facebook.com/events/301546226990641

Homecoming Oct. 22

Join us for

Bethany's Homecoming Service

Sunday, October 22

11:00am

followed by a covered dish lunch

Our guest preacher this year Pastor Dave Keck from St. Mark's in Mooresville.

Pastor Dave is the grandson of Dr. Albert Keck, who served interims at Bethany during a couple pastoral vacancies, and who also worshiped with his wife at Bethany during the summers they stayed in their mountain home.  Pastor Dave's father, Dr. David Keck, Sr. is also a pastor, and was our Homecoming preacher three years ago.

Chili Cook-Off

Join us

for our annual

Chili Cook-Off

to benefit the families we sponsor at Christmas

Sunday, October 1

12pm

LutherFest

LutherFest

Sunday, July 30, 2017

10am - 5pm

Sneak peek at one of the activities!

What:  A commemoration of the Reformation.  The day will include a worship service that will incorporate elements of the Latin and German Mass (in Latin and German!) from the 16th century; a lunch with German-style fare; and festival of activities with 16th century flare!  You'll also catch a skit about Martin Luther!

Why:  2017 marks the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation

You'll be seeing a lot of this symbol!

When:

-  10:00am - Worship

-  12:00pm - Lunch

-  1:00pm - Festival Activities & Games

Who:  You!  See you there!

Summer Worship Time Change

Summer Worship: 10:00am

In July and August, there will be NO Sunday School, and Worship will be at 10:00am!

 

Holy Week & Easter

Holy Week

Palm Sunday

April 9 - 11:00am

Liturgy of the Palms/Sunday of the Passion

We wave palm branches and shout "Blessed is the King!" before we read of his crucifixion.

Maundy Thursday

April 13 - 7:00pm

On the night in which he was betrayed, Jesus gave a new commandment: Love one another.

Good Friday

April 14 - 7:00pm

We extinguish candles in a Tenebrae service of readings, contemplating the death Jesus, the Light of the World

Easter

April 16

 Sunrise Service

7:30am

The story of Holy Week and Easter morning will be told through Pageant

Easter Egg Hunt

8:10am

Easter Breakfast

8:30am

Flower the Cross

anytime before 10:00am

Bring flowers to put in the cross (see photo above) anytime between the Sunrise Service and the Holy Communion service. 

Resurrection of our Lord with Holy Communion

***10:00am***

 NO 11am service!

Cook-Off Fundraiser for Summer Feeding

Join us for a

Cook-off Fundraiser

to benefit the

Summer Feeding Program

at Green Valley School

this Sunday, April 2, 12:00pm*

Food theme: Anything Goes

Bring your favorite main dish, side, dessert, or bread to enter for a friendly "People's Choice" Award - or just to share some good food!

Donations are accepted in any amount.  Our goal for this year is $2,000


*Because of this meal after worship, there will be NO meal with our last Lenten Study later that evening, at 6pm.

Martin Luther & The Reformation Lenten Studies

Join us for our

Lenten Studies

on Martin Luther & the Reformation

Sunday evenings in Lent (March 5 - April 2*)

Meal: 5:00pm*

Study: 6:00pm

*No Meal on April 2, due to a Cook-Off Fundraiser after church that day for our Summer Feeding ministry

There will be studies for children and adults to learn about Martin Luther's life and teachings, the Reformation and general time period, other reformers, and the theology at the core.

2017 marks the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation

Join us to go a little more in-depth - we might even do some Lutheran Myth-busting!

Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday

Join us for...

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

Tuesday, February 28

5:30pm-7:30pm

as we enjoy sugar and fat before the fasting of Lent begins!

If you didn't know...Bethany has a unique pancake tradition.  In addition to traditional pancakes, as pictured above, Bethany also serves (savory) buckwheat pancakes with sausage gravy - a tradition from the time when the Winebarger family used to bring fresh-milled buckwheat flour from their mill. 

Winebarger Mill

Then join us again for the beginning of Lent for

...Ash Wednesday Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes Service

Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 7pm

This service sets the tone for the season of Lent, as we receive the ashes from Palm Sunday's palm branches in the form of a cross on our foreheads, reminding us of our mortality, our fickleness, and our need for the Savior.

For more about the ashes, see this blog post.

Movie Night

Community Movie Night

Friday, February 24

6:30pm

Join us for a Christian movie night this Friday and bring a friend!

Popcorn & Candy will be served

For movie details, email: bethanylutheranboone@gmail.com or call (828) 355-9710

The shape of our faith

"Train children in the right way,

and when old, they will not stray."

- Proverbs 22:6

Check out our newly completed

"Faith Shapes Books"

- to be enjoyed by our youngest members as they grow.  We give children geometric shape books to help them learn their names.  These Faith Shape books will help them learn the names of the things they see every Sunday when they come with their families to worship.

New this year to our worship space is the

Pray Ground

- a place for parents to help soothe babies without having to leave worship each time they get a little fussy.

And for toddlers-early Elementary age kids, we have

Busy Bags

with items relating to the faith and to the day's lectionary readings to give them something faith-related to do when they get wiggly - allowing them to stay in worship with their parents.

A special thanks to Barbara for the Faith Shapes Books and creating and maintaining the Busy Bags!

Worship Cancelled January 8

Worship for Jan. 8 has been cancelled and the Annual Meeting rescheduled.

Next Sunday, Jan. 15 we will have Worship at 10:00am, and the Annual Meeting at 11:00am

Stay warm!

Worship TIME & Annual Meeting, January 8

This Sunday ONLY

Worship at 10:00am

Annual Congregational Meeting at 11:00am

No Sunday School