VBS Volunteer Meeting TONIGHT @ 6:30 PM!

If you signed up to volunteer for Vacation Bible School, STARTING THIS SUNDAY, the volunteer meeting is being held tonight, June 20th, at 6:30 PM in the Commons!

Prelude Hymn Sing June 22

• Join us this Sunday at 9:00 AM for a prelude hymn sing! Come ready to request a hymn and sing along.

Get Your VBS Donations In!

Reminder that all VBS donations MUST BE IN by Saturday, June 21.

New Fellowship Groups in Development!

Young Adult / Young Family Social Group - meet and socialize with other Bethesda members your age

Card Club - learn new card games and play old favorites

Coffee Club - join us at an appointed time and place for a simple get together of coffee and conversation

If you are interested in being a part of any of these clubs, please contact Shelly Meinhard at shellymeinhard@gmail.com or 515-451-6050 to get on an email list for more information as these groups are developed. Also please let her know if you have another club idea you would like to see at Bethesda!

Nominate Bethesda Lutheran Church for The Best of Story County!

The Story County Community Choice Awards are back, and we'd love if you'd consider nominating Bethesda Lutheran Church for Best Place of Worship in the Entertainment and Leisure category. To vote, CLICK HERE, navigate to the Entertainment & Leisure category, and write in Bethesda Lutheran Church as your nomination! This could be our 8th consecutive year winning this category, but we need YOUR help to make it into the top three! Nominate Bethesda Lutheran Church as many times as you'd like once per day so we can advance to the VOTING category!

All Ladies are Welcome to Women's Bible Study

The monthly Bethesda women’s Gather Bible study will start a four-session study about relationships on June 26. The study, “Where two or more are gathered: Flourishing in relationships,” is printed in the June-July-August issue of Gather magazine (available near the Welcome Center). The first session is on page 12.

You can also download a PDF of each session here:

https://www.gathermagazine.org/summer-2025-healthy-relationships-by-brooke-petersen/

You can watch a video by the Bible study author on YouTube here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmJwC-OZqDI

The group meets on the fourth Thursday of each month in the conference room. Social time begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by the study from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. No need to sign up – just show up.

Compete or Eat at the BBQ Cook-Off!

Sunday, July 27th at 5:30 PM show off your BBQ skills for a chance to win fabulous prizes (or come just come eat delicious food)! Sign-up is available now online (click here) or on the Welcome Center for both attendees and competitors!

Remember, attendees VOTE for their favorite dish using cash, and those donations will benefit the Mary Greely Compassion Fund.

Know Thy Self Bethesda Book Club's July Read

The Bethesda Book Discussion Group is now called Know Thy Self Thursday Bethesda Book Club! Only the name has changed, everything else is the same!

Please join us for Know Thy Self Thursday Bethesda Book Club's next book, Abundance by Ezra Klein. We will meet at 7 pm on Thursday, July 31, in The Crossroads. Skipping August, on September 4th, we will discuss The Names by Florence Knapp.

The book club is open to everyone, and there’s no obligation to attend every time. If we’re reading a book that interests you, join us! If you haven’t read the book but you’d like to listen to the discussion, join us! 

You're Invited to Lynn Anderson's July Retirement Party!

After 17 years dedicated to being our friendly and incredibly knowledgeable Administrative Specialist, Lynn Anderson will retire at the end of July. Lynn would like to invite all of the congregation to her retirement party after service on July 27th. Lynn has thoroughly enjoyed her position and getting to know each and every member during her time at Bethesda.

July Women's Wind Down

The next Women's Wind Down gathering is at Gretchen Mosher's house, 2111 Ashmore Circle, on Friday, July 11 at 7:00 pm.

If you're able, bring a snack or drink to share. If you haven't attended a Wind Down before, consider joining us for this one. We're a friendly group, so don't be shy. We love to get to know our fellow church members!

Additional Ladies Lunch Bunch Dates!

If you're interested in attending the Ladies Lunch Bunch, but can't make the May 8th date, mark your calendar for outings the second Thursday of the month at 11:30 AM June through September!

July 10th - Bar La Tosca (303 Welch Ave. on the porch)

August 14th - La Casa Maya (631 Lincoln Way)

September 11th - Boulder Tap House (114 S Duff Ave.)

All ladies are welcome!

Give a Gift Online

Don't carry cash or checks? You can set up a recurring or one-time gift to Bethesda online. You can also donate to organizations like LSI or Global Refuge through Bethesda by selecting "other" on our giving form.