Bethlehem Lutheran Church

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Pastor: Rev. A. J. Loeschman

The Roads to Bethlehem

Regular Sunday Schedule

Sunday School and Bible Class - 8:30 A.M.

Adult Class is examining the Scripture on Prayer

Divine Worship - 9:45 A.M.

Special Activities Schedule

Evening Advent (Pre-Christmas) and Lenten (Pre-Easter) Worship
7:30 P.M.

Ash Wednesday Worship Feb. 9, 2005, 7:30 P.M.

An attitude of repentance prevails on this evening as we remember our sins that brought Jesus to His death.

Midweek Lenten Devotions will begin on Feb. 13, 2005, 7:30 pm.

Lenten Vespers will focus on the Cross and its importance for us as sinners and the redeemed.

Palm Sunday - Mar. 20, 2005

We celebrate Christ's humble entrance into Jerusalem with a children's procession and waving of palms.

 

Maundy Thursday Holy Communion - Mar. 24, 2005, 7:30 P.M.

We gather to receive the Lord's body and blood in a reverent setting.

Good Friday Worship - Mar. 25, 2005, 7:30 P.M.

A service where the darkness of the cross surrounds the congregation and almost takes us back to the day Christ died.

Easter Sunday Worship - March 27, 2005, 9:45 A.M.

"He's Risen" is the center of our joyous praise on the Feast of the Resurrection. Because He lives, we will also rise and live forever.

Confirmation - May 22, 2005, 9:45 A.M.

The youth who have completed two years of Christian doctrine classes and having learned what God did for them at their Baptisms now have the opportunity to publicly testify to their faith and be received into communion fellowship.

Vacation Bible School - Summer - date to be announced

Thanksgiving Worship - November 24, 2005,  9:45 A.M.

On the day of National Thanksgiving we gather to thank God for our freedom and His material blessings to us and our nation.

Midweek Advent Devotions will begin on Nov. 30, 2005, 7:30 pm.

Advent Vespers will focus on the Prophecies and their fulfillment in Christ's appearance on earth.

Christmas Eve Worship - 6:00 P.M.

The Children of the Sunday School present a traditional Christmas tableau telling of the birth of the Savior.

Christmas Day Worship - 9:45 A.M.

We gather on the traditional birthday of Jesus, the Christ, to join the angels and those who have gone to heaven in praising God for sending His Son to earth.