October 13 “Grace and Peace Winter Women’s Shelter”
Speaker: Melody Perkins, Shelter Ministry Team Leader and Ministry Facilitator, Grace & Peace Fellowship
Melody Perkins, Leader of Grace and Peace Fellowship’s Shelter Ministry Team, will discuss the resources provided to women through their shelter. While Bethel has assisted by providing monthly meals, the services provided and the volunteer opportunities extend beyond cooking.
October 20 “Land Acknowledgment: How do we move from words to actions?”
Speaker: Deborah Bohlmann, Chair of the Bethel Mission Board
As Bethel prepares to adopt a Land and Peoples Acknowledgment statement at the Congregational meeting on November 10, how do we move beyond a statement to actions as individuals and a community. This Forum provides an opportunity to discuss how Bethel can learn more about the history of the Indigenous Peoples who lived on and cared for the land as well as ways to support these communities today.
Social time at 8:30 am with program at 8:45 am.
October 27 “Our Kairos Moment”
Speaker: Cindy Gross, Chair of the Green Team
Bethel members met on Saturdays to work through the ELCA’s social message “Earth’s Climate Crisis.” During their sessions, they used learning activities, Bible study, prayer and lessons drawn from passages of the social message to further explore climate issues. The end of each session features “Make One Change,” an activity that encourages and equips participants to do one thing on their own to learn more about what we can do as people of faith to care for God’s world.
Please join Cindy Gross for a review of the experience and thoughts about how we can move forward as individuals and a community of faith. You can read more about the study guide by clicking the link or visiting the ELCA website and searching for “Earth’s Climate Crisis.”
Social time at 8:30 am with program at 8:45 am.