Category: Announcement

Creation Devotional for Lent

Members of the WI Conference UCC Creation Care Team have worked with the creators of a Lenten resource from First Congregational UCC, River Falls, to provide a resource that all of us can use. The original devotional grew out of the work and commitments not only of church members and leaders but also of the…
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Christmas Day

Christmas Eve

Advent Worship

Join us every Sunday at 10:30 for worship Nov 27 – Advent 1 – After worship: decorate the sanctuary and church   Dec 4 – Advent 2 –  Communion served After Worship – Discussion about Annual Meeting Proposals   Dec 11 – Advent 3 Second Sunday- Sandwich making for Guest House Annual Business Meeting –…
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Picnic – Rain Date coming soon

Since our picnic on August 7 was rained out, we are in the process of rescheduling a September date.  

Church Picnic – August 7, 2022

Our annual church picnic returns out in the community this year. We meet at Hawthorn Glen on Sunday, August 7 from 12-4 pm with picnic potluck lunch, games, and lots of conversations with church family. Sign up available at church – or contact the church office.

Summer 2022 Sermon Series – Doubts

From the Pastoral Note, July 2022 Dear B-B Friends, As a freshman in high school, my basketball coach would start every practice with a quote and would ask us what we thought it meant. For some mysterious reason, one quote has stuck with me almost twenty years later: “Journey over destination.” I’ve become fond of…
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Food Is Free – Summer Update

  Greetings, Bethel-Bethany family! Here’s an update on our Food is Free project from the steering team. Can you play a part? Or a larger part? This community service project, which is currently our most visible mission  outreach, has grown over the past year as word has spread (and/or needs have grown?) and the “cupboard” is regularly…
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What Causes Hunger

What Causes Hunger? (adapted from Bread for the World) Worldwide, the number of hungry people has dropped significantly over the past two decades, but 821 million people continue to struggle with hunger every day. Many factors contribute to the state of hunger both in the United States and abroad. The reasons are complex and varied,…
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