 Volunteer Opportunities
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Current Volunteer Needs:
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Meals for the Steinmetz Family. All those wishing to take dinner to Pete, Brenda and Kendra during Kendra’s cancer treatment please sign up at: www.carecalendar.org/logon/14910. The calendar ID is 14910 and the security code is 1728. Summer Learning Circles Teachers Needed
- Do you have a Sunday or two available at 9:00 from July 12th to August 16th to help with our summer Learning Circles? We'll
be doing something a bit different from our school year Learning Circles this summer. Interested, please contact Kim Oswald
at kdoswald@blcenc.org or call (760) 753-8953.
Volunteers are Needed now for the expanding Harvest Festival in October. This years Festival will be a major event on our Church Calendar and we need your help in both small and big ways. Come to our next planning meeting Tuesday, May 12th at 7pm in the Conference Room or contact Susan Scott (760) 753-3760 smitschkescott@sbcglobal.net Bruce Dugmore bp@dugmoredesignstudio.com or Teri Grady teri.cgrady@gmail.com for more information. PJ Project 2009
We have cut and assembled 457 kits so far this year!!! We need Flannel Washers. If you would like to help with this
task, please call Sherie Whiting at 760-436-6874.
The Chancel Caregiver Committee needs your help. We serve behind the scenes each Sunday to set up for, and clean up from, the Holy Communion meal offered at all three services. All service takes place at the church, during Sunday morning hours. When a caregiver cleans up following a service, the caregiver simultaneously prepares for the next service, even for the following Sunday. You need never make an extra trip to the church. The simple duties include washing chalices and bread plates; refilling plates with wafers or bread; and refilling pitchers with wine. You work only 4 to six times per six month period. Training takes 30 minutes or less, and is scheduled at your convenience. Please call Rhonda Houck 760.415.2134 or email houck3@cox.net if you would like to serve Bethlehem with us. Volunteers are needed to teach Sunday School for all ages during the school year
during the 9:00 AM services. Please contact Kim Oswald at kdoswald@blcenc.org or (760) 753-1026 ext 15 if you are interested.
Ministry Sunday ministries, groups and volunteers, the list is here. Photographers Wanted. Above, you will see that we have some Easter Photos posted and on the navigation bar to the left you will find the Photos and Videos tab. These pictures and videos currently come
from two church members who carry a camera and try not to flash everyone in the face. I am one of those people (webmaster)
and I could use contributions from other members who, like me, are amateur picture snappers. Please visit the Volunteer instruction page for our "picture submission policy" and let's see some more people in action around
our church, groups, activities and functions! Submit all photos as "attachements" to your email, to webmaster@blcenc.org
Throughout the year, we have "work parties" at Bethlehem Church, usually on a Saturday from 9AM to 12PM. Dennis Astroth, our maintenance manager, identifies the needs and schedules the dates. Please watch the announcements for an opportunity to bring your trade skills to help the ccongregation. Health Ministry: Meals and Transportation.
Through the Health Ministry, we have formed a group of church members who will cook and deliver meals for parishioners and families who are recovering
or in need. Also, If you can help with occasionally driving members to church services or appointments
or if you know of someone in need of a meal or you wish to volunteer to occasionally make a meal, Please contact Rose Moldenhauer rosemoldy@cox.net T.A.C.O. ~ Third Avenue Charitable Organization See the Church
calendar for your next opportunity. Church members volunteer to serve in the First
Lutheran Church's soup kitchen, downtown at 3rd and Ash, at 3:30 PM. No cooking involved -- all that's
needed is a friendly face and willing hands. Questions or need a ride? Call Lori Cook at 760 918-2401.
Hope to see you there! Matthew 25:3
TACO update page. Bethlehem Community Library is a free lending library for children. It is located right on the campus and is open Tuesday 2:30 ~ 5:00PM and on Friday 1:00 ~ 4:00PM, all year and during school holidays and summer. Volunteers are needed for one afternoon a month. Please call Nancy Harig 760.931.5823 or Nancy Mullane 760.505.6922 Do you like to sew? Now hiring Volunteer Sewers! for the Christmas Pajama Sewing Project! If you would like to be part of this exciting program, please call Sherie Whiting at 760-436-6874. A Volunteer Opportunity. Read the update here and check the Church calendar for the next meet. Comfort Wounded Warriors. (Scraps
and Prayers) The Bethlehem Women of the ELCA need your help cutting, sewing and tying quilts for patients at Balboa Navy Hospital. Please join us Wednesday mornings
in the Family Center. Even just one hour of your time would be greatly appreciated. Thank you to Kim Oswald for
delivering quilts made by Scraps and Prayers to the Wounded Warrior Center at Camp Pendleton
Military Support: this is coordinated through our Community Outreach efforts.
Acolyte Volunteers Needed - Training Sept 21, 2008 11:45am All Bethlehem 4th, 5th and 6th graders are invited to participate in our 2008 acolyte program. Acolyting plays a vital role in the worship service and also provides great experience for our youth. We anticipate each volunteer to be needed about once per month. Please contact John Lawver 858-663-8001 or jlawver007@gmail.com to sign up for a required training session to be held after the 9:00 and 10:30 services on Sunday, April 6th. Chancel Caregivers Needed – Chancel caregivers, under the guidance of the pastor, prepare for and clean up after each communion service. Your rresponsibilities are usually limited to two to four Sunday mornings for 3 services, every six months. Ppreparing the Chancel for the Eucharist and Baptism, with a tiny bit of laundry the following week, you share the work with another caregiver on pre-assigned Sundays. Training takes less than 30 minutes. This service is peaceful and rewarding.We keep our meetings to a minimum. Intrigued? Ready to assist? Please call or email Rhonda Houck for more information and/or to sign up now. 760.634.2946 or houck3@cox.net. Ushers, Readers, Coffee Service, get on the List!
Here are the current schedule lists.
These are a continuing weekly need and when you decide to take your
turn, please contact Judy Foland at extension 10. Why Volunteer? Nothing 'Just Happens' by itself, at home, at work or here at
Church. Our church is an operating business of We the Congregation. Many things must happen every day for this Church to be
ready for any member of the congregation when We need it. The operations are designed, directed and carried on daily without
our direct intervention. There are also many needs that must be overseen and carried out by We the Congregation on a weekly
and seasonal basis and these are the Volunteers who go quietly behind the scenes to make so much
of our church attendance a joyful and reverent experience.
WE need Volunteers and this is where you can participate with other members of the congregation on a weekly, seasonal or event basis. An hour a week, a 1-2 hour seasonal set-up or take-down, a seasonal decorating team or a weekly service assistant, a once a month coffee server or a special event cleanup. It's all here and in the weekly announcements when opportunities arise. When our seasons change, Volunteer! When we have a luncheon, Volunteer! When we host Interfaith Homeless shelter, Volunteer! When Easter comes around, Volunteer! When WE do almost anything at our church, WE always need Volunteers to set-up, take-down, arrange and clean in order for it to function smoothly. You can make a difference in the quality of our church experience by Volunteering as often as you can. Most Volunteer opportunities are for 30 minutes to 1 hour of your time. The more Volunteers on a task, the less time it takes and then We the Congregation do not over-burden, stress and abuse the faithful who serve us, no matter what. They are there every day and they need your help, just once in-a-while on a regular basis. Please see if you can find a Volunteer Opportunity in this weeks announcements. We the Congregation, Thank You! Oh, by the way, this website is designed and maintained by a Volunteer!
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