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BETHLEHEM MESSENGER
August 2021
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
1334 Wesley Avenue
Evanston, Illinois 60201
847-328-9454 or 847-328-9461
Pastor Mark F. Broecker 847-328-3115
AUGUST NOTES:
Every Sunday- Divine Worship at 10 a.m. (Holy Communion on the 8th and 22th.)
It is much appreciated that material for the Sunday bulletins be
submitted by noon on the prior Wednesday.
BIRTHDAYS:
August 8 Jenna Murphy
August 12 Zacar Joshua Rayner
August 19 Deborah Grimes
August 29 Kline Harris
August 29 Natalie Lunn
Catastrophic flooding in Europe in mid-July destroyed homes and infrastructure in several countries, and led to the deaths of more than 200 people. Germany was particularly hit hard, with at least 170 people dead, many more currently unaccounted for, and widespread damage in the western part of the country. Germany’s Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (Selbständige
Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche – SELK) reports that while some members of their church body have been affected by the flooding, none of their church buildings were damaged by the water.
SELK Bishop Hans-Jörg Voigt—who is also Chairman of the International Lutheran Council (ILC)—has expressed gratitude for the several inquiries he has received from SELK’s partner churches and ILC members. The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, for example, offered assistance from their disaster relief fund, but Bishop Voigt explained there did not seem to be a need for interchurch aid at present.