Discipleship
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At Bethel, our mission is to help people be disciples - life-long learners & followers of Jesus Christ. Discipleship means God awakening disciples from head knowledge of the faith to "heart life."
A "disciple" is one who is walking on the road with Jesus to find out about Him; a seeker of divine Wisdom; a follower of Jesus; a learner; even from the very moment that someone begins asking questions about Jesus, they are on the path of discipleship. |
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Mission Opportunities
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Thanksgiving with the Sailors
The Redeemer Lutheran Church Thanksgiving with the Sailors will be held at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Thursday November 24. The recruits are picked up at 8:00AM and a light breakfast will be served. The main Thanksgiving meal is served at noon with another meal served at 6pm before the recruits return to base. Here are the ways that Bethel can help.....
- Donate money towards buses
- Transport recruits back and forth to base
- Volunteer for portions of the day to prep food, clean up or just visit and spend time with the recruits
- Bake and donate a homemade pie. Redeemer is asking each partner church to donate 5 homemade pies.
- See Cindy Daluga to sign up to bake a pie or sign up on the Hub.
Purchase Holiday Meal Boxes to help a needy family for the Holidays
COOL Food Pantry is getting ready for the thousands of people in Lake County who will come to the pantry seeking food assistance for the Thanksgiving & Christmas holidays. They want to provide over 1000 Holiday Meal Baskets. This holiday season COOL is offering two ways to feed needy families.
Holiday Food Boxes
Holiday food boxes are available for only $20 each. This box is loaded with a 12-16-pound turkey, vegetables, fruit, a beverage, potatoes, gravy & dessert. Checks can be made out to Bethel and marked “Holiday Gift Basket” on the memo line and dropped off with the Bethel office.
Do Your Own Shopping
If you prefer to do your own shopping COOL is happy to distribute your holiday gift to a needy family. Non-perishables can be dropped off with the Bethel office. The following items can be dropped off at the Bethel office:
Please drop off all Thanksgiving payments/items from: Now - 11/20
Please drop off all Christmas payments/items from: 11/27-12/18
COOL thanks Bethel for the continued support!
Holiday Food Boxes
Holiday food boxes are available for only $20 each. This box is loaded with a 12-16-pound turkey, vegetables, fruit, a beverage, potatoes, gravy & dessert. Checks can be made out to Bethel and marked “Holiday Gift Basket” on the memo line and dropped off with the Bethel office.
Do Your Own Shopping
If you prefer to do your own shopping COOL is happy to distribute your holiday gift to a needy family. Non-perishables can be dropped off with the Bethel office. The following items can be dropped off at the Bethel office:
- Canned Gravy
- Stuffing
- Canned Vegetables
- Canned Fruit/Cranberry Sauce
- Cornbread mix
- Shelf stable or powdered milk (or juice)
Please drop off all Thanksgiving payments/items from: Now - 11/20
Please drop off all Christmas payments/items from: 11/27-12/18
COOL thanks Bethel for the continued support!
Love Inc Christmas party for Love Inc neighbors
that have participated in the New Hope Ministry classes
The Love Inc Christmas party for Love Inc neighbors that have participated in the New Hope Ministry classes will be held at the Mosaic Hub in North Chicago on Saturday December 10 from 9:00am to 1:00pm. There are a couple of ways that Bethel can help....
- Donate money towards gift cards – parents will be shopping with the gift cards while their children are participating in activities at the Mosaic Hub – deadline is Sunday November 27
- Sign up HERE to Volunteer and help with activities for the children for part of the day
Important Mental Health Information
Veterans Crisis Line
The Veterans Crisis Line is a resource that connects veterans and service members (and their families and friends) in crisis with trained, compassionate VA responders through a confidential, toll-free hotline, online chat, or text.
- Call 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1, 24/7
- Chat Online
- Text to 838255
Lifeline and 988
988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (now known as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), and is now active across the United States. When people call, text, or chat 988, they will be connected to trained counselors that are part of the existing Lifeline network. These trained counselors will listen, understand how their problems are affecting them, provide support, and connect them to resources if necessary.
The previous Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will always remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.
The Lifeline’s network of over 200 crisis centers has been in operation since 2005, and has been proven to be effective. It’s the counselors at these local crisis centers who answer the contacts the Lifeline receives every day. Numerous studies have shown that callers feel less suicidal, less depressed, less overwhelmed and more hopeful after speaking with a Lifeline counselor.
The previous Lifeline phone number (1-800-273-8255) will always remain available to people in emotional distress or suicidal crisis.
The Lifeline’s network of over 200 crisis centers has been in operation since 2005, and has been proven to be effective. It’s the counselors at these local crisis centers who answer the contacts the Lifeline receives every day. Numerous studies have shown that callers feel less suicidal, less depressed, less overwhelmed and more hopeful after speaking with a Lifeline counselor.
Information on Workplace Mental Health & Wellbeing
Work affects both our physical and mental well-being — in good ways and bad. The COVID-19 pandemic brought the relationship between work and well-being into clearer focus. Click HERE for more in formation from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services on Workplace Mental Health & Wellbeing.
Make Gratitude Part of Your Everyday Life
How do you feel when a loved one gives you a gift? How about when someone ahead of you in line pays for your coffee? Hopefully you experience gratitude--a warm appreciation for what the other person did. Click HERE to read an article from Dr. Robert Emmons on Making Gratitude a Part of Everyday Life.