Bethlehem News

Easter is now upon us so here's a reminder of all the upcoming services in Athol Street... Maundy Thursday  (24 March) 7.30pm Service with Holy Communion Good Friday  (25 March) 9.30am Service with Holy Communion Easter Sunday  (27 March) 9.30am Service with Holy Communion The services will be conducted by Pastor Kevin Bell who has kindly joined us in Wagga Wagga for the next few weeks. Everyone is welcome to come along!

Our Wagga congregation brought in some interesting items for the Thanksgiving service on Sunday. There were the usual items such as a huge fleece, a large armful of wheat and many examples of food. But then there was a tennis racquet, a Principal's Award, tupperware, power tools and a whole clothes horse with a plethora of coloured booties. In pride of place was the pet bird which was happy to join in the service with the odd chirp every now and then. There are so many things for us to thank God for!

It's that time of year again! School's back and so all the staff at Lutheran School Wagga Wagga were at Bethlehem Lutheran Church on Sunday to be installed and blessed. It was also an opportunity to be introduced to three new members of staff: Tara, Callum and Michael. We were also blessed to have Bishop Mark Lieschke back in Wagga for the day to lead Sunday's service.

During this week's service in Athol Street, our Sunday School kids (with a little help from Nick, Alex, Michael and Lydia) presented the nativity story to the congregation. Sadly, we were missing the Wise Men and our Mary on the day but the show must go on! Chilling out before going on stage Michael and Lydia lighting the advent candles Two very sweet angels Joseph didn't appreciate Jesus' crying A cheeky angel and shepherd

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.