Bethlehem News

Last Sunday afternoon, a group of Lutherans came together for a little game or two of ten pin bowling. Lyn started us off with the first strike of the day. And very quickly, there were rumours flying across the lanes that Richard had been secretly practicing in the weeks leading up to the big game. Some of the day's competitors (note Graeme explaining the finer points of the game to our beginner player) We discovered that George had never played before, but by the end of the afternoon he had perfected his game. It took Michael many tries to find the perfect ball, his game suffering a little for it and George managed to best him (but we're blaming that on beginner's luck). George, demonstrating his newly-acquired sideways bowling technique Michelle tried to pick up some tips and tricks from everyone in holding the ball then proceeded to gutter it twice in succession. Happily, she seemed to finally figure it all out in round eight of the last game. We

It's Linda's birthday once again! After church on Sunday, we sang Happy Birthday to Linda to celebrate her 102nd milestone. A small cake was brought out to her with two lit candles on it, which she dispatched with ease (the candles, not the cake!)

Last Sunday, the Bethlehem congregation and the Lutheran School Wagga Wagga witnessed the installation of the new school Principal, Peter Weier. The Year 2 students and their teachers were also on hand to participate in the service, making the day extra special for Peter and Lyn.

We welcomed Pastor Glen and Elaine Schultz to Wagga Wagga last Sunday.  They will be with us for the next few weeks and are already installed in the manse.  They come to us from Queensland but Pastor Glen is originally from South Australia.  Apparently, there are already a couple of familiar faces amongst us, so hopefully Pastor Glen and Elaine will feel at home in no time!