June 10, 2021
Friends in Faith,
The photo below is of our group of walkers who recently participated in the CROP Hunger Walk. We had a nice time walking at River Bend Park last Saturday. We are still raising funds for this endeavor to raise aware and money for local, national, and international food programs. Click here for more info; it's not too late to give!
We hope you'll join us for worship this Sunday, June 13th. Our text will be Ezekiel 37:1-14 and John 11:38-44—”dry bones,” Lazarus and resurrection! Gathering music begins at 10:20 a.m. in Bethany's Social Hall. Kids are aways welcome.
There are several options on how to share in worship with us:
In-person, in our Social Hall.
In-person, from your car. We broadcast our service via very low=frequency radio channel 94.9 (available within the vicinity of the church parking lot).
From your home, on Facebook Live (hint, if you miss the actual service, you can watch it on replay).
You can also view the service on the website here; it’s usually available starting Sunday night.
Please note that Highway 99 will be closed Friday, June 11 through Wednesday, June 16. So please use side streets when making trips to the church over these coming days.
We have been talking about the Presbyterian Church USA’s "Matthew 25 Invitation" for the past few Sundays at Bethany. Essentially, the invitation asks our churches to become more focused on mission, especially the work of helping the poor, anti-racist endeavors, and on behalf of justice work. Here is a link to learn more about this campaign. Let's see if this is something we can do as well!
HERE”S WHAT’'S COMING UP:
“Blooming Creativity” event at the Water Lilies Pond of William Land Park is scheduled for Thursday, June 24 from 10 a.m.-11:15 a.m. This special event will be led by Parish Associate Rev. Judy Davis and Rev. Janice Kamikawa. We'll meet at the William Land Park Amphitheater (near Fairly Tale Town) and you are invited to bring a camera (or cell phone camera), a journal or note pad and colored pencils. Click here for more details.
Our celebration and reception for outgoing Music Director Dr. May Tucker is on Sunday, June 27 during and after the worship service.
The "Ladies Camping Trip" is back and scheduled for July 9-11. Here are the details.
Pastor Jesse's installation service is on Sunday, July 11 at 3 p.m.
The all-church "Friends and Family Retreat" is on August 13-15. Rooms book-up quickly for this special event so get your reservation in soon. Here are the costs and other details.
Remember: My new e-mail address is pastorjesse@bethpres.com; feel free to contact me via e-mail or phone. I'm beginning to visit more of our members as it becomes safe to do so. I'd love to connect!
Yours in Faith,
Jesse
