Every woman who is a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church is, also, a member of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America. Welcome!
The president of the Bethlehem Women
is Pamela Dugmore, vice-president is Kim Oswald, Molly Hall is secretary and Carol Sanders is treasurer.
Bethlehem Women of the ELCA is part of the "Harvest Cluster", a group of ELCA
churches in San Diego's North County. The Harvest Cluster sponsors inspirational and educational gatherings twice each
year.
Bethlehem Women of the ELCA is part of the Pacifica Synodical Organization
of the Women of the ELCA, which is under the umbrella of the National Women of the ELCA. The Pacifica Synod, which includes
all ELCA churches in Southern California and Hawaii, hosts an Annual Gathering for fellowship, worship and spiritual growth.
The National organization hosts a Triennial Gathering every three years.
Bethlehem Women of the ELCA is
involved in many ministries of the church at the local, regional, national and international level.
These are the three "Missions" of our Ministry.
Mission
Growth
Chairwoman Irietys Burrows, 760.632.6653
Womens Bible study
groups:
Ruth Circle, led by Karen Cowles 760.729.5685, meets at 9:30 AM on the second Tuesday
of each month in the Church Conference room.
Lydia Circle, led by Marla Keith, meets at 12:30
PM on the third Thursday of each month from September through May in the Multi-purpose room.
"Mothers
and Others; Raising older Adolescents" is a discussion group led by Mary Tigue-Velardi that meets
at 7:00 PM on the second Thursday of each month in the Church Conference room.
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For April, The
Center for Global Awareness will focus on one aspect of poverty, access to clean water. You can help ensure that children have an
opportunity to drink clean water by donating to Lifestraw, a personal and portable plastic filtered straw, designed to turn
most surface water into drinking water. Lifestraw kills disease-causing microorganisms that spread cholera,
diarrhea, dysentery and typhoid. Please take a donation envelope from the Giving Tree and save the life of a child with each $4 purchase.
Thank You for your
kindness and thoughtfulness! The Bethlehem Women of the ELCA would like to express their gratitude to our
congregation for the generous donations of “Luxury and Spa Items” for Amelia’s Light. These “love
gifts” are displayed on the altar steps Sunday February 24th, and they will be blessed by Pastor Gene before being delivered
to the women and children at Amelia’s Light at the Pacifica Women’s Springtime Gathering on March 1. Thank
you and may God bless you for supporting these women and children on their way to self-sufficient living!
Quilt Donation; On December 14th the Scraps and Prayers group
delivered 8 beautiful quilts to the Wounded Warrior center at Camp Pendleton Naval hospital. These quilts were made by the
Scraps and Prayers sewing ladies of Bethlehem Lutheran Women. We had given 6 before and 6 to Balboa Naval Hospital. Scraps
and Prayers meets Wednesday mornings at 8:30 am in the Mullti-use room at church and all are welcome. More hands are always
needed, with no experience necessary! See the pictures below.
Below are the "Quilts for Project Comfort Fund" sewn by the Scraps
and Prayers group. These quilts, for 2007, are being donated to a wide variety of caring humanitarian services. Some
may have been purchased for the homes of our congregation to assist this project with continuing funds.
Bethlehem Women’s Christmas
Bazaar 2007 THANK YOU to everyone who donated crafts and baked goods to the bazaar. A
wide variety of items were offered: charming fair trade Christmas ornaments, Nativities and jewelry; beautifully
gift-wrapped baskets of fair trade coffee and chocolate; and hand crafted delectable edibles, quilts, embroidery, silk-screened
tote bags, gardener’s aprons, and knitted items. The Bazaar proceeds totaled nearly $300.00. A
very special thank you to Ralph and Elke Randau who donated a king-sized, one-of-a-kind, hand carved German wooden nutcracker!
This item was sold for $150.00, which will be given to the “End of Year Offering.” Thank
you for doing your Christmas shopping at the Bethlehem Women’s Christmas Bazaar!
