Palm/Passion Weekend
Saturday Sunday
April 13, 2019
April 14, 2019
A congregation of the Southeastern Iowa Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
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Welcome
A special welcome to those new to worshipping with us—we’re glad the spirit has called you here!
If you don’t already have a church home and would like to join ours, please fill out a Welcome/Prayer Request card (Saturday cards are inside the bulletin; Sunday cards are in the pew hymnal racks), and place it in the offering plate.
Our Mission
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GATHER all people into a living relationship with Jesus Christ GROW as disciples by worship, prayer and study of God’s Word GO into the world to share the gospel in word and deed Children are welcome! Age-appropriate activities during worship are available in “Busy Bags” at the main entrance to the Sanctuary. A staffed Nursery with private lactation room is available on the first floor Faith & Life hallway, across from Centennial Hall, each Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday. Holy Communion is available to all believers. Bread, wine (red), and grape juice (white) served. Gluten-free wafers available. Large-print editions of the weekend worship services are available. Please inquire with an usher. Sanctuary worship: Assistive devices for the hearing-impaired are available. Please ask an usher.
Worship Schedule
Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:30 pm MODERN First Saturday of each month Café Bethesda (fellowship/treats) . 5:00 pm Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am TRADITIONAL Coffee Fellowship . . . . . . . . . 10:40 am SPLASH Faith Formation . . 10:40 am (Sunday School–Pre-K thru 8th) VOYAGER Adult Faith Formation MIDWEEK RENEWAL Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 pm
Grow in God’s Word April 20: John 20:1-18 Easter Vigil April 21: Luke 24:1-12 Easter Sunday
Lent • Easter Worship Apr. 13/14 . . . 5:30pm/9:30am Palm Weekend Thurs, Apr. 18 . . . 7:00pm Maundy Thursday Worship First Communion Fri, Apr. 19 . . . 7:00pm Good Friday Worship Sat, Apr. 20 . . . 5:30pm Easter Vigil Worship Sun Apr. 21—Easter Sunday Worship . . . 8:00am Brunch . . . 9:00am Worship . . . 10:00am
Bethesda Opportunities
Easter Flowers
Honor or remember your your loved ones by adorning the chancel with flowers. $15 per honorarium/memorial . . . Deadline: April 16 Complete the special envelope, note “Easter Flowers” on your check memo line, made out to Bethesda. Please print clearly! Place envelopes in the mail slot outside the office door.
Worship This Weekend
Food Pantry is Fresh Thyme Recipient
We have been chosen by Fresh Thyme as the latest non-profit to benefit from their Giving Bag Program. This means that for the entire month of April, the Bethesda Community Food Pantry will receive a $1 donation every time a Giving Bag is sold (unless otherwise directed by the customer). All you have to do to support the Food Pantry is go to the Fresh Thyme located at: 215 SE 5th St. in Ames, in April and pick up the bag! Thank you for your support. For more info visit http://freshthyme. bags4mycause.com.
Experience a special reflection on the Passion.
VBS Team Needs Volunteers!
Vacation Bible School ROARS into Bethesda the afternoons of June 24-27. Please reach out to Dan (dhinderaker@ bethesdaames.org) to volunteer!
Holy Week Maundy Thursday worship on April 18 begins at 7:00 pm. First Communion celebrants will receive their first communion during service.
Good Friday worship, April 19 . . . 7:00 pm
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Save these Youth Fundraiser Dates!
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Saturday, April 13
ACCLAMATION Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. GOSPEL: Luke 19:28-40 BLESSING OF PALMS The Lord be with you. And also with you. GATHERING SONG 1: Hosanna WELCOME GATHERING SONG 2: Lead Me to the Cross PRAYER OF THE DAY Sovereign God, you have established your rule in the human heart through the servanthood of Jesus Christ. By your Spirit, keep us in the joyful procession of those who with their tongues confess Jesus as Lord and with their lives praise him as Savior, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. READING: Philippians 2:5-11 CHILDREN’S MESSAGE READERS THEATER SONG OF THE DAY: Blessed Be Your Name AFFIRMATION OF FAITH PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION . . . Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. PEACE WORDS OF INSTITUTION LORD’S PRAYER INVITATION TO COMMUNION Come to the banquet, for all is now ready. Thanks be to God. COMMUNION SONG: What a Beautiful Name BLESSING AFTER COMMUNION PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Tender and merciful one, at your feast, you fed us who brought nothing, turning our emptiness into joy. Filled with your abundant grace, send us now to be ministers of reconciliation, mending broken hearts, working for justice, and striving for peace among all people, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. ANNOUNCEMENTS BLESSING SENDING SONG: Hosanna (Praise Is Rising) DISMISSAL Go in peace. Remember the poor. Thanks be to God. SENDING MUSIC
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PRELUDE: “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” (P. Post) ACCLAMATION (Red p. 256) Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. PROCESSIONAL GOSPEL: Luke 19:28-40 (Pew Bible p. 854) BLESSING OF PALMS (Red p. 256) PROCESSION ANTHEM: “Hosanna in the Highest” (D. W. Music) - Bethesda Choir & Splash Singers PRAYER OF THE DAY WELCOME
WORD
READING: Philippians 2:5-11 (Pew Bible p. 954) CHILDREN’S MESSAGE READERS THEATER HYMN OF THE DAY: Lamb of God (Red #336) APOSTLES’ CREED (Red p. 105) PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION:. . . Hear us, O God. PEACE: The peace of Christ be with you always.
Your mercy is great. And also with you.
MEAL “Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed” (M. Burkhardt)
INVITATION TO COMMUNION All are welcome at the Lord’s table. Red is wine; white is grape juice. HYMNS: Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed (Red #337) Ah, Holy Jesus (Red #349) COMMUNION BLESSING PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
SENDING
ANNOUNCEMENTS BLESSING Red p. 114) SENDING HYMN: All Glory, Laud, and Honor (Red #344) vv. 1, 3, 5 DISMISSAL Red p. 115) POSTLUDE: “Ride On, Ride On in Majesty!” (R. Hobby)
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Bethesda Opportunities
VOYAGERS Adult Forum: Apr. 28
“Listening to Jesus as a Jew” will be the April 28 VOYAGERS Adult Forum, led by Russ Melby. The class will read a 4-page Q&A article featuring Professor Amy-Jill Levine. Dr. Levine teaches New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt. She is a member of an Orthodox synagogue and author of The Misunderstood Jew: The church and the scandal of the Jewish Jesus. Copies of her March 27, 2019 Christian Century article on “Listening to Jesus as a Jew” will be available at the VOYAGERS Adult Forum.
Bread for the World
The April meeting of Bread for the World will be held Monday, the 15th, at 4:30 pm, in #210. We’ll continue developing our outreach to Congress for 2019, themed: “Better Nutrition, Better Tomorrow.” Join us as we urge Congress to protect and increase funding for global nutrition. Nutrition for people experiencing hunger is a bipartisan issue that will draw support from people across the country and on both sides of the aisle. Offering letters and other contacts to lawmakers on this issue can unite Americans around a common cause for which millions stand to gain.
Raising Readers Volunteers
Join the 2019 Harrison Barnes Reading Academy Summer Reading Buddies! The program runs June 10–July 25 (break July 1–5). Visit www.raisingreaders.org for more information and to apply.
Cluster 1 Spring Gathering
Saturday, April 27 @ Fjeldberg Lutheran–Huxley 9:00 am Coffee & Registration ($5.00) 9:30 am “Jesus’ Last Days Told Through Art” ~ Peggy Newman Bang, Prof. Emeritus
Business Meeting followed by Lunch
Prayer at Bethesda
Palm Sunday Procession for Peace
This Sunday in Des Moines “To Love and Defend our Sacred Earth” 2:45 pm . . . Gather on the south patio & lawn at Central Presbyterian Church, 3829 Grand Ave. 3:00 pm . . . Proceed to Plymouth Congregational UCC, 4126 Ingersoll Ave. 4:00 pm . . . Worship at Plymouth Congregational UCC, 4126 Ingersoll Ave. We will be walking “To Love and Defend our Sacred Earth” in a Procession led by a donkey, followed by a Prayer Service for Peace. Our speaker is Matt Russell, Executive Director of Iowa Interfaith Power and Light. Participants are invited to carry placards with their commitments to love and defend the sacred earth.
Healing: Charlie Bishop—nephew of Kendra Gustafson; Annie Karr (continued healing, new jobs for herself and family); Bud Maakestad; Lucille Moen; Amy Pederson; Allan Schmidt; Phyllis* Soderstrum (cards welcome: Bethany Life, 212 Lafayette Ave., Story City, IA 50248); Seydouba Silla (a new job) Serving our nation: Colonel Mark Kappelmann, (D.C.), son of Glenn & Mary Kappelmann • Kristin Murray, Diplomat (US Embassy, Rabat, Morocco), daughter of Russ & Jan Melby * correction from last week!
Current @ Bethesda
~ Palm Weekend ~ Saturday, April 13 10:00 am 4:00 pm 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
Community Easter Egg Hunt Praise Team Rehearsal . . . . Commons Tides & Tots Staffed . . . . . . Nursery Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commons
9:30 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 10:40 am 10:40 am 10:40 am 11:00 am
Sunday, April 14
TIDES & TOTS Staffed . . . Nursery Worship ~ Splash Singers . . Sanctuary Liturgical Dance Rehearsal . Sanctuary Coffee Fellowship . . . . . . . Commons Splash Faith Formation . . . . . . . . #209 Voyagers Adult Forum . . . . . Centennial First Communion Class . . . . . . . #209
~ H o ly W e e k ~ Monday, April 15 6:30 am 9:00 am 9:30 am 10:30 am 1:00 pm 4:30 pm 7:00 pm
Tai Chi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #114 Community Food Pantry Community Clothing Closet Staff Weekly Meeting LWR Sewing Group . . . . . Centennial Bread for the World . . . . . . . . . . #210 Boy Scouts Troop #140 . . Centennial
Tuesday, April 16 7:00 am 10:00 am 1:00 pm 3:45 pm 5:15 pm
Men’s Bible Study . . . . . . Conference Tai Chi for Arthritis . . . . . . . . . .#114 Community Food Pantry Tai Chi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #114 Emergency Residence Project Centennial 6:30 pm Church Council . . . . . . . . Conference 6:30 pm Community Food Pantry 6:30 pm Community Clothing Closet
6:30 am 9:00 am
Wednesday, April 17
Tai Chi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #114 Community Food Pantry
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9:30 am Community Clothing Closet 7:00 pm Bethesda Choir Rehearsal . . . . . Music 7:30 pm FLOOD–High School . . . #206/208
Thursday, April 18
1:00 pm 1:00 pm 3:45 pm 7:00 pm 5:45 pm 7:00 pm
Community Food Pantry Community Clothing Closet Tai Chi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #114 Tides & Tots Staffed . . . . . . . Nursery Carillon Choir Rehearsal . . . . . Music Maundy Thursday Worship First Communion . . . . . . . . Sanctuary
Friday, April 19 Tai Chi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #114 Office closed Tides & Tots Staffed . . . . . . . Nursery Good Friday Worship . . . . . Sanctuary
6:30 am Noon 7:00 pm 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 20
9:00 am 4:00 pm 5:30 pm 5:30 pm
Liturgical Dance Rehearsal . Sanctuary Praise Team Rehearsal . . . . Commons Tides & Tots Staffed . . . . . . Nursery Easter Vigil Worship . . . . . Commons
~ Easter ~ Sunday, April 21
8:00 am Tides & Tots Staffed . . . . . . Nursery 8:00 am Easter Worship . . . . . . . . . . Sanctuary 9:00 am Easter Brunch . . . . . . . . . . Commons 10:00 am Tides & Tots Staffed . . . . . . Nursery 10:00 am Easter Worship . . . . . . . . . . Sanctuary No Splash Faith Formation
Thank you from Bethesda Staff for generously supporting the Lenten Soup Supper we hosted. All $390 proceeds went to the Youth traveling to Shighatini!
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Worship Participants Ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pastor Bryan Simmons, Pastor Ryan Arnold Saturday Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carla Peterson, Martha Widen, Noah Widen Saturday Praise Band . . . . . . . . . . . . Trace Houge Brakke, Ben Bryne, Karter Ewing, Ed Kaizer, Nick Kaizer, Rod Kern, Kay Nelson, Kate Nettleton, Larry Prince, Jeff Widen Saturday Lay Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marty Swanson Saturday Sound Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nick Kaizer Saturday A/V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joann Short-Byrd Sunday Lay Assisting Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russ Melby Lay Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rick Ballantine Musicians . . . . Bethesda Choir, Splash Singers, Ryan Hinderaker, Mary Nelson, Matt Nelson, Logan Simmons Sound Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Dobbe Greeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer Ballantine, Glenn & Mary Kappelmann Ushers . . . . David Hinderaker, Ryan Hinderaker, Ron Larson, Glenn Rippke, David Sickles, Logan Simmons Communion Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LuAnn Armstrong, Mark Dobbe, Jonathan Mortensen Sunday Coffee Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim & Jeanne Stewart
Contact Information Ron Morgan, Council President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Bryan Simmons, Lead Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Ryan Arnold, Associate Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Dan Hinderaker, Director of Youth and Family Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Mary Nelson, Lead Organist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Mark Kretsinger-Harries, Choir Director/Associate Organist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Ed Kaizer, Saturday Music Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Nick Kaizer, Carillon Choir Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Maria Lopez, Nursery Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Mary Olson, Youth Education Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Melanie Trepa, Youth Ministries Specialist, Volunteer Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . mtrepa@ BethesdaAmes.org Lisa Ailshie, Communications Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Lynn Anderson, Administrative Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Cliff McDonald, Accounting Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Cathy Wright, Bookkeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Linda Fevold, Database Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[email protected] Curtis Malone, Assistant Custodian Office Hours Monday–Thursday 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m.–Noon
Bethesda Lutheran Church GATHER...GROW...GO
1517 Northwestern Ave. Ames, IA 50010 515-232-6256 www.BethesdaAmes.org
Worship Schedule Saturday . . . 5:30 p.m. Sunday . . . 9:30 a.m. Wednesday . . . 6:30 p.m.
