Preacher
Rev. Sean Daenzer
Liturgy
Matins
LSB p. 219
Hymn
Walther’s Hymnal 291, “Blessed is the Man that Never Doth in Godless Counsel Meet”
Monday, October 31, 2022
Friday, October 28, 2022
Fostering a Lutheran Identity in Latin America
On May 27, three pastors and 12 deaconesses graduated from Centro de Misericordia y Seminario Concordia el Reformador (Concordia the Reformer Seminary and Mercy Center) in Palmar Arriba, Dominican Republic (DR). The graduates will serve the church throughout Latin America as they head to Peru, Chile, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Venezuela and other nations.
“God takes you in many ways. … I never thought I would be a pastor. But God led me here out of my country to learn the truth so that I can return to my home country to tell them the truth,” said the Rev. Jeancarlos Ramírez, who graduated from Concordia after four years of residential education. Ramírez, who will serve the church in his native city of Lima, Peru, especially looks forward to bringing the Gospel to children and families. “Everything you learn in seminary — it’s important to think about how to communicate that to kids, to people who don’t know. … [We] don’t change the truth but learn how to share it with kids so that they can understand.”
Read more, here.
Bethany Lutheran Church
1011 Ulatis Drive
Vacaville, CA
(707) 451-6675
mychurch@gobethany.com
Website
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Wish to be a Member?
To become a member of Bethany Lutheran Church you will need to:
Attend the FAITH FOUNDATION classes which can be scheduled through the church office bethanychurch@gobethany.com
Complete an APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
Commit to be a faithful member through regular worship, study of God’s Word, daily prayer, and giving of your time, talents, and God-given resources (finances).
Commit your life to God in serving Him and loving one another as God has loved you.
Bethany Lutheran Church
1011 Ulatis Drive
Vacaville, CA
(707) 451-6675
mychurch@gobethany.com
Website
Saturday, October 22, 2022
"A Fixed Mindset, Unfixed" - October 2, 2022 Worship Service
Join us onsite for worship Sunday Worship Service - October 2, 2022
Note our new church service and bible study times:
10 am -Adult Bible Study Ulatis Campus
11 am - Ulatis Campus inside and drive-in Worship Service
Pastor - Phil Pledger
Bethany School Principal/Vicar - Dr. Chris Smith
Pianist/Organist - Libby Skinner
Live Stream Videographer - Kyle Dykes
Sound - Katy Green
Projectionist - Jim Witt
Projection Design - Amanda Rudeen
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
Our church is a sacramental church
We teach and practice two sacraments, or sacred acts: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. In the Lutheran church these, along with God’s Word, are called “Means of Grace.” In other words, the Word, Baptism, and the Lord’s Supper are “vehicles” or means of God giving his grace to his people.
- We believe that baptism is first and foremost God’s work, where he forgives sins, rescues from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this. See Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:16; 1 Peter 3:20-21; Titus 3:5-7; Acts 2:38 etc. Because the Bible teaches that Baptism begins with God’s action of grace, we baptize children and infants as well as adults.
- We believe that in the Lord’s Supper, along with the bread and wine, the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ is actually given and received by those who eat and drink. Jesus himself declares, “This is my body…This is my blood.” See Matthew 26:26-28. The Bible teaches also that our sins are forgiven, for Jesus says in Matthew 26:28, “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Because 1 Corinthians 11:28 says that we are to examine ourselves before we eat and drink, a period of instruction is appropriate before communing at the altar.
Sunday, October 16, 2022
Lutherans still hold to Luther’s theological teaching of Grace alone, Faith alone, Scripture alone.
- Grace Alone. The Bible teaches that we are saved from sin, death, and everlasting condemnation only by God’s grace, his undeserved favor toward us. Human beings cannot earn their way to heaven. God, in his rich mercy, wants us to have eternal life with Him. See Ephesians 2:8-10.
- Faith Alone. Faith is the only way which we can receive God’s gifts of grace. Faith is trusting in Jesus Christ alone for eternal life, and is a creation not of man, but of God. 1 Corinthians 12:3 says, “No one can say Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.” Faith is created and sustained by God working through his Word, through Baptism, and through the Lord’s Supper.
- Scripture Alone. The writings of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible are the only rule and norm by which all doctrines and teachers are measured and judged (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Multiply Your Ministry - October 9, 2022 Worship Service
Join us onsite for worship Sunday Worship Service - October 9, 2022
Note our new church service and bible study times:
10 am -Adult Bible Study Ulatis Campus
11 am - Ulatis Campus inside and drive-in Worship Service
Bethany Lutheran Church
1011 Ulatis Drive
Vacaville, CA
(707) 451-6675
mychurch@gobethany.com
Pastor - Phil Pledger
Bethany School Principal/Vicar - Dr. Chris Smith
Pianist/Organist - Libby Skinner
Live Stream Videographer - Kyle Dykes
Sound - Keith Kondo
Projectionist - Rose Kondo
Projection Design - Amanda Rudeen
Monday, October 10, 2022
Bethany Lutheran Church is a Christian church, part of the worldwide Christian Church
- We believe that there is only one true God, who reveals himself in the Bible as being three persons in one God– the Father, who created and sustains the world; the Son, who became and lived as a man, died, rose from the dead and returned to heaven, taking up again His full glory and power; and the Holy Spirit, who brings people to faith in Jesus Christ and imparts to them the blessings of faith. Each is fully God, and yet there is only one God, not three.
- We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, spoken through human authors. It is trustworthy and without error. Its main message is the gift of eternal life found in Jesus, the only Son of God.
- We believe that all people are born in sin (original sin) and that we sin against God everyday and are in need of His forgiveness.
- We believe that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior and that He is true God and true man and that He died on the cross to atone for the sins of all mankind. But the Good News is that Jesus rose from the dead on the third day and opened the gates of heaven to all who believe in Him.
- We believe that we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ even though there is no merit or worthiness in us.
Bethany Lutheran Church is also a fellowship of Lutheran Christians. We are affiliated with the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, a Biblically conservative church body. The LC-MS is called a “confessional” church body because we publicly confess our faith. We believe that the three ecumenical creeds are faithful declarations of the Christian faith. These include the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed.
Our congregation is called “Lutheran” because we follow the Bible based teachings of Martin Luther, which were the driving force for the Reformation of the Church in the 16th century. God used Luther to proclaim again the Biblical truth that in Jesus Christ, God is loving and merciful. Forgiveness and eternal life are gifts that God wants to give people through faith in Jesus. During the time of the Reformation, much of the church was reformed and revitalized and brought back to its Biblical roots. The teachings of the Lutherans were gathered together in the Book of Concord of 1580, and are used as a confession of faith by our church body.
Bethany Lutheran Church
1011 Ulatis Drive
Vacaville, CA
(707) 451-6675
mychurch@gobethany.com
Website
Friday, October 7, 2022
11th Annual Apple Hill Pie Fundraiser
Bethany Lutheran School is proud to offer our 11th Annual Apple Pie Sale featuring pies from High Hill Ranch in Apple Hill. These delicious pies are frozen so they can be enjoyed whenever you are ready to serve them! They make wonderful hostess gifts and are a fantastic addition to any holiday table. (If you want to take credit for making them, we promise not to tell!!!) All orders and payments must be turned in to your teacher or the school office by Wednesday, October 19.
Payment options: Checks made out to Bethany Lutheran School or CASH.
You must pick up your pies on Wednesday, November 16. We will not be able to store the pies at school. Please plan accordingly. Pick up location and times are:
3pm—6pm in the Fellowship Hall
1011 Ulatis Drive
Vacaville, CA 95687
Phone: 707.451.6683
Preschool Email: preschool@gobethany.com
(TK-8) Email: myschool@gobethany.com
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Saturday, October 1, 2022
Church
SUNDAY
• 10:00am Adult Bible Study
Facilitator: Church Elders
Location: Ulatis Campus
• Women's Study
Facilitator: Terri Denton
Location: Private Residence – Call church office for more information 451-6675
• Children
Sunday School for all ages
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