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April:

Bethel Youth Servant Trips

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Mission Of the Month:
Bethel Youth Summer Servant Events

This summer, our youth teams will be sent off on two separate servant events: Lethbridge and El Paso.

Our Junior High Team will be heading into southern Alberta to partner with Immanuel Lutheran Church and their ministries to positively impact the Lethbridge community. This trip will be taking place in mid-July and will serve as an amazing opportunity for youth in junior high to experience serving others through a variety of different ministry vehicles. Some of the key partnerships in Lethbridge that are being explored include helping out at the local food bank, coming alongside street ministry for the homeless population, and playing games with local seniors in the Lethbridge area. We also look forward to sharing some of the feature summer ministries of Bethel, which include our Ministry on the Move and Sports Ministry programs, with the community of Lethbridge. We are excited to see what is in store for our youth and the community of Lethbridge as we embark on this new partnership with our LCC brothers and sisters in the south.

Our senior high youth team will be heading to El Paso, Texas, to serve in a ministry just across the border in Juarez, Mexico. Through a partnership with Ysleta Lutheran Mission Human Care, Bethel will be building a home for a local community member in Juarez. The team will be heading down in early August for a week to not only build this home but to also build connections through sport and other ministry vehicles within the community of Juarez. Our group looks forward to the opportunity to serve once again alongside an amazing international partner in ministry.

The Summer Servant Events cannot have the impact that they do without the support they receive from the amazing community at Bethel. If it is on your heart to support this ministry, there are three ways you can do so:

Pray for our youth group and the teams who will be representing Bethel this summer.
Purchase a ticket to our Youth Fundraiser Dinner that will be held on the evening of Friday, May 3. Tickets can be purchased at the church office or online at Bethel’s website. All of the funds raised from this supper will go directly to financially supporting the two servant events that will be taking place this summer.
If it is in your heart to make a financial donation, consider making it to Bethel's Mission of the Month in April. You can also direct a donation to the “Youth Summer Servant Events” during the year to support this amazing ministry.

Bethel’s youth groups are so grateful to be featured as a Mission of the Month, and it is an honour to be ambassadors of such a remarkable and generous congregation. We look forward to sharing the love of Jesus with a hurting world alongside the support of everyone at Bethel!

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CONFIRMATION SERVICE
15 of our Bethel youth will confirm their faith at our Confirmation Service on Saturday, April 20 at 2:00 pm. All are welcome to join us in witness to this beautiful service.

LAMP INSTALLATION OF MICHAEL GILLINGHAM
Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots invites you to join us at the installation of our Missionary Deacon, Michael Gillingham. We will celebrate this blessed occasion on Sunday, April 28th, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Sherwood Park. Your presence at the Installation Service will make it a memorable one for Michael and the L.A.M.P. staff. Cake and refreshments to follow. We look forward to seeing you there!

YOUTH DINNER FUNDRAISER - FRIDAY, MAY 3

Join us Friday, May 3 for the Bethel Youth Dinner fundraiser. Doors open at 5:30 pm and the festivities get underway at 6:00. The youth look forward to feeding us, and entertaining us in a Disney-like fashion. Get your free tickets here! A free-will offering will be taken online and at the event. All funds raised at this event will support the youth servant events to Lethbridge, AB, and Texas/Mexico. We look forward to seeing you there!

ULTIMATE SUPERSTAR! - CHILDREN’S SPRING MUSICAL

Join us Saturday, May 4 at 6:00 pm and Sunday, May 5 at 11:00 am as the children present “Ultimate Superstar”. Set during the dress rehearsal for a church talent show, a misunderstanding leads the kids to think there’s an “Ultimate Superstar” coming to see the show. As they proceed with the rehearsal, the children have to deal with issues of pride and of being “good enough for a superstar.” In the end, they finally discover that Jesus is the one and only “Ultimate Superstar!”

SATURDAY AT THE SEM (S@tS) - MAY 4, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm

Curious about a career in ministry? Join us for an open house and experience seminary life firsthand! Tour our facilities, attend a chapel service, get a taste of our pastoral and diaconal programs through sample classes, connect with faculty and students, ask your questions and enjoy a complimentary lunch. Don't miss out – RSVP by May 1! Email us at avieira@concordiasem.ab.ca.

SLO-PITCH ANYONE?

Slo-Pitch registration is now open. Seeking players ages 14 – 70+ for the 2024 recreational slo-pitch team! Bethel has a team in the Edmonton Lutheran Slo-Pitch league. We play Tuesday evenings from early May through mid-August. Cost is $45/player. Sign up today. For more information call Tracy Simons 780-974- 2369 or Warren Stein 780-463-9881.

BLESS PRESCHOOL REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN!

Bethel’s BLESS Preschool is open for registrations for the 2024-2025 school year! Register online at www.blesspreschool.com. For more info or to book a tour contact Tamara: tamara.avery@bethelchurch.com .

SUMMER CAMP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We’re looking for volunteers to help out with the kiddos at VBS this summer! We are looking for lunchtime supervisor volunteers, crew leaders, junior crew leaders, kitchen staff, sports ministry volunteers, creative camp volunteers, photographers, sound system team members, and many more. For more info please contact Roxanne: roxanne.theroux@bethelchurch.com .

BETHEL YARD CARE
Spring has arrived! This is a call to those willing to volunteer as lawn mowers as well as others who would be willing to do some weeding! If you’re interested please email connect@bethelchurch.com .

LIBRARY HOURS
The Bethel Library is open every Sunday 9:30-11:00 am.