Bethany EC Church

Bethany EC Church, 222 North St. holds Sunday worship at 10:45 a.m. with the Rev. Timothy Ream, pastor.

Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. with classes for all ages; fellowship time 10:15-10:45 a.m.; preschool nursery available and Jr. Church provided for children in kindergarten through sixth grade.

Wednesday: Youth group, 6 p.m. at church, Prayer meeting, 7 p.m.

Thursday: Men’s Bible study at McDonald’s, Blakeslee Boulevard, Lehighton 5 a.m.; choir practice, 7 p.m.

Upcoming events:

• Operation Christmas Child collection.

• Saturday: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Peter’s Bare Necessities Pantry, Main Road, Franklin Township.

• Oct. 27: Rally Day

Lehighton Bethany EC is online at wwwbethanyec.weebly.com. Email: Bethany@ptd.net. Church office: 610-377-0724 or follow Bethany on Facebook.

Christ Evangelical Free Church

2420 Blakeslee Blvd. Drive West, Lehighton

Every Sunday: Sunday school, 9 a.m.; Sunday worship services, 10:30; Prayer group, 6 p.m.

Every Wednesday: AWANA Bible club for children and youth, 6-7:30 p.m.

Tuesday and Friday: Ladies Bible study, studying Overcoming Fear; starting Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 27 at 9 a.m.

Saturday: Cancer Connection (a support group for those with cancer and caregivers) Sept. 28 at 10 a.m. every fourth Saturday of each month

Sunday: CEFC Picnic Sept. 29 at 12:30 p.m., please call office 570-386-4547 if you’d like to attend.

Website: www.christfc.net.

Trinity Highlights

Sunday worship at Trinity Lutheran Church, 175 S. Third St., begins at 9:30 a.m. To be included is the service of healing and blessing of prayer shawls. The Rev. Nancy Moore presides. Vicar Joshua Krenz assists. Coffeehouse fellowship follows.

The Service of Healing with prayers and the “laying on of hands” are said for those to help ease one’s emotional, physical and spiritual burdens. Prayer shawls are handmade by volunteers, and are to be used in times of joy or sorrow and ordinary times as a form of comfort during daily faith practices. The prayer shawls are available at no cost.

Sunday church school for students ages 3 through sixth grade begins at 10:45 a.m.

Students in grades 5-12 are invited to participate in food, conversation and youth group activities from 5-7 p.m. Sunday at the second floor youth room. Vicar Joshua Krenz is the youth adviser.

Trinity’s First Tuesday Quiet Communion worship begins at 10 a.m. Oct. 1.

Blessing of the Animals is at 12:30 p.m. Oct. 6 in the church parking lot. Please have your pets leashed and crated, and be prepared to clean up after your pet. The ceremony coincides with the remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi, for his love of all creatures.

Members of Trinity will be participating in the CROP Walk at Lehigh Canal Park in Weissport on Oct. 13. Registration is at 1 p.m., and the walk starts at 2 p.m. The course is 1 to 4 miles. Contact the church office for more information on registration. Each walker needs a sponsorship envelope to secure donations. Form a team of family, friends and co-workers; it is open to anyone in the community. This is a great opportunity to walk your dog. Pledges of money received benefit Trinity Food Pantry (25%), and Church World Services (75%) for relief and development programs. Last minute walk-ins are welcome to participate.

For those desiring to arrange a baptismal date, Pastor Moore will share information at 1 p.m. Oct. 20. Pastor Moore will share information for those desiring to seek membership at Trinity at 1 p.m. Oct. 27. Please contact the church office in advance at 610-377-4303 to register.

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