Calendar/Schedule


 Sunday, July 31
  • ​9 am  Worship at Butler with Kristi Anderson
Monday, August 1
  • 6:30 pm Butler WELCA
Wednesday, August 3
  • 10-4 Vicar Kristi's Office Hours
Sunday, August 7
  • 9 am Communion Worship at Bethesda
  • Birthday Bank offering for Wednesday School
Wednesday, August 10
  • 10-4 Vicar Kristi's Office Hours
  • 6 PM Bethesda Council
  • 7:30 PM Bethesda WELCA
Sunday, August 14
  • 9 am Communion Worship at Butler
Wednesday, August 17
  • 10-4 Vicar Kristi's Office Hours
Sunday, August 21
  • 9 am Worship at Bethesda
  •  Noisy Can Offering
  • 4-7 Inauguarl Farm to Table Fundraiser, Flandreau, SD
Monday, August 22
  • September newsletter items due to Jill
Wednesday, August 24
  • 9-12 and 4-6 Vicar Kristi's Office Hours
Sunday, August 28
  • 9 am Worship at Butler
Wednesday, August 31
  • 10-4 Vicar Kristi's Office Hours

Worship Videos

Older worship videos are available on the 
​ Youtube Channel and on the facebook page.
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Announcements


Lay Minister/Secretary Hired
The Parish Council is excited to announce that we have signed a 1 year contract with Kristi Anderson to be our lay minister (SAM - Synod Authorized Minister program).  She will be 3/4 time starting August 1st and will add in the secretarial duties in September.  


Janitor/Cleaning person

Bethesda Council is taking applications for a janitor/cleaning person .  You would have a chance to work under the present janitor this fall prior to a January 1st start date.  Contact Kyle Hubsch if interested.


School Kits
Butler and Bethesda WELCAs are collecting items for School Kits.  Check the newsletter for list of needed items.

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New Way to Give! Bethesda has been signed up for Tithely!
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​Children’s Giving Gauge
The Children’s Offering collected for the months of July through December 2022 will be donated to the Day County Food Pantry

January - June 2022 the Children's offering collected $175 which was donated to Make a Wish South Dakota.

​Thank you!
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If church is cancelled it will be listed here on the website, Facebook and the Calling Trees will be initiated.  If  in question, contact your council president.  

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   AMAZON SMILE
Bethesda Lutheran Church has registered for Amazon Smile, a program where Amazon donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organizations selected by the customers.You can participate in this program by going to the following link when shopping Amazon. https://smile.amazon.com/ch/46-0238072
 

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