Lehighton news for Nov. 15, 2018
Bethany EC Church
Bethany EC Church, 222 North St. holds Sunday worship with the Rev. Jeff Stansbury, pastor.
Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. with classes for all ages, including adult Bible study class, morning worship at 10:45 a.m., preschool nursery available and Jr. Church provided for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.
Tuesday: Women’s Bible study, 10 a.m. at Blocker’s residence.
Kids Club: K-sixth grade, second and fourth Tuesdays, 6-7 p.m.
Wednesday: Prayer meeting, prayer devotional and singing, 7-8 p.m.
Thursday: Men’s Bible study at McDonald’s, 5:15 a.m.; choir practice, 7 p.m.
Saturday: Bare Necessities Pantry, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Peter’s Resource Center, Franklin Township.
Urgent: In need of children’s winter clothing sizes 4-14 for St. Peter’s Resource Center. Drop at side door to Bethany EC on Friday from 10 a.m. to noon.
Looking ahead:
• Thank Offering speaker Joe Toy, Dec. 2.
• Operation Christmas Child shoebox deadline: Nov. 18.
• Bethany EC Cantata: “Emmanuel! Your Light Has Come,” 10:45 a.m. Dec. 23.
Lehighton Bethany EC is online at wwwbethanyec.weebly.com. Email: Bethany@ptd.net. Church office: 610-377-0724 or follow Bethany on Facebook.
Crossroads Community Church
Crossroads Community Church, 580 Coal St., holds Sunday worship service with Pastor Jim Banks. It is a place for a fresh start with God.
Adult Sunday school at 9:30 a.m.; contemporary worship service at 10:30 a.m. with nursery available; children’s Sunday school at 11 a.m.; fellowship following service.
Tuesday: Adult Bible study at 6:30 p.m., currently studying the book of Ephesians.
Nov. 18: Deadline for our “Thanksgiving Blessing,” which is the collection of nonperishable items to benefit the local food bank.
Communion: Last Sunday of the month.
St. John’s
St. John’s Lutheran Church of Mahoning, 826 Mahoning Drive West, Lehighton
Worship service: 6:30 p.m. Saturday with Holy Communion in the church hall for a more informal setting.
Worship service: 9 a.m. Sunday with guest SALM Emma Weaver
Sunday school: 10:15 a.m. Sunday.
Wreath making: 1 p.m. Sunday at Yenser’s Tree Farm
Cookie baking: 6:30 p.m. Sunday youth group baking cookies for “Trees for Troops”
Prayer shawl meeting: 1-3 p.m. Nov. 20. For information, call Anne Yenser 570-386-5981 or Carolyn Zacharias at 570-386-4184.
Worship service: 9 a.m. Nov. 25, and immediately following the church service, we will be decorating the church for Christmas.
Youth group event: 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 9 at the church for Christmas painting. Please join us for a family fun painting event to support our youth group. Adult price $35 (Angels); child price (12 & under) $15 (Snowmen). RSVP by Dec. 3.
Trinity happenings
Sunday worship at Trinity Lutheran Church, 175 S. Third St., with Holy Communion is at 9:30 a.m. Music is provided by the Trinity Praise Band with guest vocalist Becky McFadden. The Rev. Nancy Moore presides. Vicar Richard Bergen assists. Coffeehouse fellowship follows.
The annual congregational meeting starts at 10:45 a.m. Sunday church school classes resume Nov. 25.
For those desiring to arrange a baptismal date, Pastor Moore will share information at 1 p.m. Sunday. For those desiring to seek membership at Trinity, Pastor Moore will provide information at 1 p.m. Nov. 25. Please contact the church office at 610-377-4303 in advance to register.
Looking ahead is Thanksgiving Eve Worship at 7 p.m. Nov. 21 at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fourth and Mahoning St. All are welcome.
At 3 p.m. Nov. 25, Trinity’s sanctuary choir, accompanied by orchestra including harp, presents “The Winter Rose,” a service of lessons and carols by Joseph Martin. The cantata is under the direction of Susan Lovejoy. Free admission; free will offering will be accepted.
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