Bethany EC Church

This week at Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church, 222 North St., Lehighton, Sunday worship, the Rev. Jeff Stansbury, pastor, 10:45 a.m.; Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. with classes for all ages, including adult Bible study class; Sunday evening service, 7.Wednesday: Prayer meeting, 7 p.m.Thursday: Men's Bible study at McDonald's, 5:15 a.m., choir practice, 7 p.m.Friday: True Women Bible Study & Play Group, 9 a.m.; Wrapped in Prayer Ministry, 7 p.m.Looking ahead: Youth Bible study will begin Monday at 6 p.m. Oct. 11, 10 a.m., fall rally day services at Lehighton Evangelical Congregational Church. Guest pastor for the service will be the Rev. Kevin Roberts from Bethany EC Church Tamaqua. Those attending are encouraged to bring canned or dry food items to be donated to the local food pantry.Oct. 13 at 7 p.m., Ken Sears, a gifted vocalist and missionary from Ukraine will be guest speaker at the missionary meeting.Lehighton Bethany EC is online at

wwwbethanyec.weebly.com and email

Bethany@ptd.net.Trinity happeningsFirst Saturday worship at Trinity Lutheran Church, 175 S. Third St., with Holy Communion is 5 p.m. Oct. 3.A new Sunday worship schedule begins services at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Coffee fellowship is at 9:30 a.m. Sunday church school/confirmation class for students in grades seven and eight at 9:45 a.m. The Rev. Nancy Moore presides.Blessing of the Animals will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the church parking lot. Please enter Center Alley from Iron Street. Have your pet leashed or in a pet carrier and be prepared to clean up after your pet.First Tuesday quiet communion is Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. in the sanctuary.Members of the church will participate in the 10/11 Lehighton CROP Walk at the Lehigh Canal Park, Weissport. The theme is Ending Hunger One Step at a Time. Registration is at 1 p.m., and the walk starts at 2 p.m. The course is 1-4 miles. Call church office at 610-377-4303 for pledge forms. Money received benefits Trinity Food Pantry (25 percent), and Church World Services (75 percent) for relief and development programs. Checks are made out to "CWS/CROP." See

www.cropwalkonline.org for more information. Walkers and sponsors are welcome. It's not too late to sign up.Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or

tneditor@tnonline.com.