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.Monday: Youth group, 7 p.m.Tuesday: Women's Bible study, 10 a.m.Wednesday: Lenten service, 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 and Play Group, 9:45 a.m.Upcoming events: New church membership class beginning. Contact Pastor Stansbury for information.Lehighton Bethany EC is online at

wwwbethanyec.weebly.com. Email:

Bethany@ptd.net. Church office: 610-377-0724 or follow Bethany on Facebook.Trinity happeningsSunday worship at Trinity Lutheran Church, 175 S. Third St., includes recognition of Girl Scouts, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Music is provided by the Trinity Praise Band. The Rev. Nancy Moore presides. Vicar Lauren Heywood assists. Coffeehouse fellowship is at 10:30 a.m.Sunday church school classes for students age 3 through grade six begin at 10:45 a.m.Midweek Lenten worship Wednesdaywith soup supper at 6 p.m., followed by 7 p.m. "Holden Evening Prayer" and reflections from the Old Testament. The story is Moses and the Red Sea. These midweek programs continue through April 5."Breaking Bread" youth group for students in grades 7-12 meets in the youth room at 5 p.m. Sundays. The younger group, students in grades 4-6, will not meet during the Wednesdays in Lent. Information is available online at

www.tlclehighton.com/Youth.asp or on Facebook. Vicar Lauren Heywood is the director.For those desiring to arrange a baptismal date, Pastor Moore will share information at 1 p.m. March 19. For those desiring to seek membership at Trinity, Pastor Moore will provide information at 1 p.m. March 26. Please contact the church office in advance at 610-377-4303 to register.St. John'sSt. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mahoning, 826 Mahoning Drive West, Lehighton.Grief Share: Every Monday night at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Congregational meeting: 10 a.m. March 26. All members are asked to attend for our annual meeting which will follow our 9 a.m. worship service.Food pantry: Food pantry item for March is tuna. Collections will be made on March 12. Boxes will be in the narthex.Rummage sale: Items for the rummage sale can be dropped off in the Sunday school nursery classrooms 1 and 2. We are collecting hh items, toys, games, books, puzzles, linens, etc. We are also accepting small appliances. Contact Cheryl Kistler at 610-377-4662.Lenten services: 7:30 p.m. March 15 at St. John's Mahoning; 7:30 p.m. March 22 at Ben Salem Church; 7:30 p.m. March 29 at Zion Stone Church; and 7:30 p.m. April 5 at St. Peter's Church. Refreshments and fellowship will follow the service.Prayer Shawl Ministry: There will be a meeting from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday foranyone who would like information about making prayer shawls or would like to get together to work on projects. For more information, call Anne Yenser at 570-386-5981 or Carolyn Zacharias at 570-386-4184.Christmas decorations: St. John's Cemetery Association requests that all Christmas decorations be removed from the cemetery by April 7.First Communion 2017 registration open: Special instruction will be held from 10 a.m. to 2

p.m.April 1 for all youth grade five or older who have not yet received First Communion. Children in younger grades can also be included if their parents or families desire it, after discussing with Pastor Chris. Youth will then receive their First Holy Communion on Maundy Thursday, April 13, at the 7 p.m. service. Please contact the church office to register 570-386-9960 or Pastor Chris for more information.Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or

tneditor@tnonline.com.