Welcome!
Prairie Faith
Shared Ministry
“Be gathered into one in You”
Welcome to Prairie Faith Shared Ministry. Located in north central Kansas, three ELCA Lutheran congregations have stepped out in faith to enter into a truly shared ministry. We strive to provide the best tools for our members to grow as disciples of Christ and to proclaim the Good News of Christ within our communities and throughout the world. We hope you will join us at one of our churches for service on Sunday to experience for yourself the fellowship of Christ.
Join Us
We have three congregations and worship with a variety of styles and liturgies. We encourage you to find out more about our congregations. Hope to see you in worship soon.
Our Pastor and interim Pastors/PMA’s rotate into different congregations during the month. Lay leaders also serve each congregation at various times. This is done to establish a working relationship between the Pastors and all the congregations of PFSM, as well as between the members of our congregations. Joint congregational worship services are held at various times during the year to provide fellowship between all of our members.

St. John Lutheran Church
2024/2025 Sunday School will be held on designated Sundays. Please See the Sunday School schedule at the tab above… Mission/Ministries/Midweek/Sunday School.
Please join us as we celebrate another great year of Fellowship, Worship and Learning! Looking forward to seeing you there! If you would like more information about Sunday School, please call the church office at 785-743-2005 to be put in touch with a St. John Sunday School representative.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church
2024/2025 Midweek will be held on Wednesdays during the school year. Meal begins at 6:00.
There is a Meal each Wednesday evening of Midweek beginning at 6:00 p.m. followed by music and class. Class will dismiss at 7:30 p.m. During Lent, class will dismiss at 7:15 p.m.for Lenten Services. Hope to see you there! Midweek will be held on early dismissal days from school at the regular time.
You do not have to be Lutheran to attend Midweek. You are invited to come, join your friends in fellowship and learn more about Jesus and God’s Word. If you would like more information regarding Midweek please reach out to any of the following: Bridget Cook, Lisa Garrett or Ruth Shiltz or call the Church Office at 785-743-2005, and we will put you in touch with a Bethlehem Midweek representative
Thank You to all who volunteered to help with our Midweek Program. We could not do it without you. You are very much appreciated!

If you are seeking an opportunity to be a part of fulfilling work, the Prairie Faith Parish Nurse Ministry is welcoming new board members. We invite interested individuals from the community or any of the PFSM Congregations to attend a meeting or two. If you are interested, please reach out to Parish Nurse, Nancy Bollig or any of the Parish Nurse Ministry Board Members. For further assistance, you can contact the Prairie Faith Church Office at 785-743-2005 to get in touch with a board member.
A prayer shawl is a tangible gift representing the many and continuing prayers for comfort, caring, healing and love offered for an individual experiencing a difficult time for various reasons—serious illness, grief, loss, emotional trials, or spiritual upheaval in their lives. If you know of someone in the community who might be comforted by receiving a prayer shawl or blanket, please contact Nancy. There are several options for delivery of a prayer shawl to your friend, neighbor, or family member—you may request one to be prepared and then gift it yourself, request the pastor to deliver it, or request Nancy to deliver one. Email: parishnurse@ruraltel.net
St. Ignatius Loyola’s Examen is an opportunity for peaceful daily reflective prayer. It invites us to find the movement of God in all the people and events of our day. The Examen is simply a set of introspective prompts for you to follow or adapt to your own character and spirit.
A quote by Brendan McManus SJ: “God seems to work with us slowly and patiently through different experiences, and we need reflection or ‘looking back’ to see it clearly. The end of a day is a really good time to look back and evaluate the experiences of the day just lived. Undoubtedly there will be ups and downs, laughter and tears, light and darkness. It can be easy to write it off as being ‘past’ or over, just focusing on moving on and forgetting. But there are surprising discoveries to be made in following this simple process.”
Various forms of the prayer exist, but in her book, Small Simple Ways, Virginia Hampton Wright provides a description that makes the Examen quite accessible to anyone who decides to try it:
See the Link Below to the July 2025 Parish Nurse News for more information on Examen and Prayer!
Source:
Prairie Faith
Parish Nurse News

This Month at Prairie Faith
July 2025
Bethlehem
Sunday Worship at 9:00 a.m. (Communion every Sunday)
Bethlehem LTC Worship ~ Monday, July 14 at 11:00 a.m.
Bethlehem Women’s Bible Study ~ Monday, July 7 at 2:00 p.m. in the Bethlehem Library.
Bethlehem Council Meeting ~ Wednesday, July 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the BLC Library.
PFSM June Newsletter Deadline ~ Friday, July 25.
St. John
Sunday Worship at 11:00 a.m. (Communion 1st and 3rd Sundays)
St. John Vacation Bible School ~ July 21st through July 25, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
St. John Children’s Service ~ Vacation Bible School Program ~ Sunday, July 27 at 10:30 a.m.
Lunch Following Children’s Service.
St. John Council Meeting ~ Monday, July 14 at 7:00 p.m.
PFSM June Newsletter Deadline ~ Friday, July 25.
Emanuel
Sunday Worship at 9:00 a.m. (1st and 3rd Sundays of the Month with Communion)
PFSM June Newsletter Deadline ~ Friday, July 25.
Prairie Faith
Next PFSM Council Meeting ~ Tuesday, August 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Bethlehem
Yoga at the WaKeeney Library ~ Mondays at 4:00 p.m.
PFSM June Newsletter Deadline ~ Friday, July 25.