Bethlehem News

Merry Christmas everyone! Just a little reminder that our worship services this week are as follows: Milbrulong Friday, 22nd December at 6.30pm Wagga Wagga Sunday, 24th December at 9.30am Sunday, 24th December at 7.00pm Monday, 25th December at 8.30am Below are a few photographs taken at the annual Christmas party we held last Sunday in Athol Street. Plenty of yummy food was provided for us, with lots of salads and cold meats, and of course there were just too many choices for dessert, meaning only those that had paced themselves during the first course could manage to go back for seconds. Elma was chosen this year to cut the Christmas cake, a piece of which we all took home. Thanks to the ladies that put on such a feast for us. Between the food, the singing and the christmas quiz, it was a lovely lunch and an entertaining afternoon.

Bethlehem Milbrulong hosted a Parish Picnic once again in October this year. From the expressions on the faces of those caught by our photographer, I'm sure you'll agree it looks like it was a pretty good day all round!

After Pastor Stuart and Julie laid down their ten pin bowling challenge, they were met at the Wagga Bowl by twenty Lutherans, ready to take them on. Adrian bowled everyone out of the water, taking out the winner's prize from amongst the men and Bec more than redeemed herself from previous years to become the best female bowler. The top 10 ten pin bowlers were: 1. Adrian (148) 2. Michael (111) 3. Reg (105) 4. Stuart (104) 5. San (102) 6. Neville (88) 7. Ian (86) 8. Bec (83) 9. Rachel (80) 10. Ange (79)

The Bethlehem Lutheran Pitch and Putt Perpetual Trophy has been played for and won once again.  The overall winner of the competition was Dennis, who graciously received the trophy after missing out in the playoffs in 2015; Dawn happily walked away with the ladies' trophy and Steph with the juniors. Carol was congratulated on her cricket score and Rhonda's ensemble was especially recognised with a Fashions on the Field award. Special thanks to our photographer on the day, Pastor Stuart.

Our Parish Picnic was held at the Lutheran School this year. It was a glorious day with heaps of delicious food to be eaten and a few friendly (competitive) games to play, which revealed some hidden talents among us! Everyone had a great time and hopefully we'll be able to do it all again soon. A beautiful day to sit and chat in the sun. Don't mind if I do! Kings of the Castle. So much to talk about! Ball-thrower extraordinaire! How did he do that? Just ease it in. Precision! Precision! The best fun of the whole day!

The title of Top Ten Pin Bowler has been decided for 2016.  Bethlehem members gathered at the lanes for the contest, which was hard fought by all in two tough games. Some great life-long rivalries were rediscovered.... ...and we saw some wonderful demonstrations of grace, style and skill (you know who you are) but there could only be one winner on the day (plus a "ladies" and a "junior"). Ian triumphed with a score of 236; Dawn carried off the ladies title with 168 and Steph, in the juniors, ended the day on an impressive 183. The day may remain long in some memories as "The Battle for Lone Pin".  The pain was shared by many but the struggle brought us together and next year we hope to gather again to remember.

The annual Christmas Lunch was held in the Damschke Hall this week. The hall looked lovely with its christmas decorations, the company was notably jovial, and the food - the food was delicious, particularly the desserts! During the lunch, Pastor Clem was presented with a book voucher as a thank you for the use of his auditing skills during the year and Jan was given the honour of cutting the cake.