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Welcome to the Announcements Page of Bethany Presbyterian Church. We have many events, celebrations and mission works that we participate in, and we welcome you to participate in our church's activities. Worship is at 10:00 am on Sunday mornings.
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Announcement Links - In Alphabetical Order
(because you shouldn't have to search a long time, and other page links are at the bottom of the page)

Adult Bible Study at Bethany New Hearing Assistance Devices Available
Bethany Book Club New Picture Directory
Calling All Knitters Office Secretary's Hours
Childcare Procedure Open Mic Night at Bethany
Church Doors and Windows Peninsula Humane Society Request
Coffee Hour News Pennies for Glenda Hope
Collections for Catholic Worker Charity House Prayer Chain
Communion Servers Needed Prayers of the People
Hospitality House Needs Rides Needed
Interested in Joining Bethany? Ruth Covenant Group gets Organized
Interim Pastor Security Reminder
Large Print Bulletins Available! Sunday Themes
Looking for some Web Page help Volunteer Opportunities
Martha Circle Update Youth Club News

Interim Pastor
Contact information: Reverend Smith's office hours are 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Monday through Friday. His email address ispastor-don@bethanypcusa.org, and his cell phone number is (650) 302-0802.

Office Secretary's Hours
Roberta Henry, our secretary, is in the office Tuesday - Friday, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm.

Interested in joining Bethany?
If you are, or would like to learn more about the Presbyterian Church and your own faith, you are invited to join us!  Please ask the pastor how (650) 589-3711. Every Wednesday, Pastor Don will be available to lead new member classes. Each Thursday of the month will be a different topic: 1st Thurs � Jesus; 2nd Thurs. � the Bible; 3rd Thurs. � the history of the Christian church; 4th Thurs. � the local church. If you are interested, please contact Pastor Don no later than the Sunday before, so he can set the time with you. Arrangements can be made for other times.

Communion Servers Needed
We want to remind the congregation that elders and deacons retain their office for life. Even if you are not currently serving on a board, the privileges and responsibilities for your office continue including distributing the elements during the sacrament.

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New Hearing Assistance Devices
The church has purchased three new hearing assistance devices, for a total of 7. If you would like to use one during worship, please see an usher.

Coffee Hour News
Many of us at Bethany appreciate the coffee time following services each Sunday. The chance to check in with each other, celebrate the special events in peoples' lives, strengthen friendships, and offer encouragement and support are essential to our community life and an outgrowth of the worship experience. Deacons would like to thank the folks who have been so faithful in helping with coffee hours and we would like to encourage more participation and assistance.

The sign-up for Coffee Hours is usually posted in the hall. Deacons started signing up to host once a month starting in August - how about you? We will be providing an updated guide-to-the-kitchen, in case this is new for anyone. And of course, if you have a question, ask your Deacon.

Prayers of the People
If you have a prayer that you would like to have printed in the Order of Service bulletin insert, you may write your prayer on a prayer request slip and place it in the offering plate. You may also call your prayer in to the office voicemail (650) 589-3711, and if you wish, it will be added to the prayer list.

Prayer Chain
The head of the chain is Rina Ranahan. If you have a prayer request, please call Rina at (650) 872-0881 or (650) 291-6979 (cell). Her e-mail address isRinahan221@yahoo.com.  If you do not reach Rina, leave a message and call Milly Angeles at (650) 871-4520.

Large Print Bulletins Available!
A few large print bulletins will be available from the ushers every Sunday. We are trying out different formats and would love your feedback - let us know what works and what doesn't! And if we run out of large print bulletins, let us know that too, so we can print more. Thanks! Coming soon, a few large print hymnals. If they are enjoyed, we'd provide more.

Adult Bible Study at Bethany
You can see all the opportunities available to you for good study: the Monday afternoon group, the Ruth Circle, the Marthas and the Pastor's Thursday night class. Each one has a different emphasis.

The Pastor's class winds down the end of April. The class resumes for the eight Thursday nights (7:00 p.m.) in June and July. Then the class will break for August and resume in September.

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Bethany Book Club
Bethany Book Club will be meeting at Tamra Hollenbeck's house, May 24th, at 7 p.m. Her address is 940 Green Ave., San Bruno and her phone for directions or questions is 650-873-0963. Our book for discussion is a book written by An Chee Min, Pearl in China. Please come! The BBC meets in members' homes. Why not make this group a new activity in your life.

Ruth Covenant Group Gets Organized!
Yes, it's true! We met last Monday and set our schedule for the year! We will meet every 2nd Monday of the month, and will be studying "Jubilee! Luke�s Gospel for the Poor" - this year's Horizons study. The study will begin at our next meeting on Oct. 12th - we meet at 7 pm, and usually end by 9:00 or 9:30. The study will begin no later than 7:30, and after the study time, we'll have time for some check in and prayers. The Ruth Covenant Group is a women's study group, and all women of Bethany are warmly invited to join us! (Our study books have been ordered, but haven't arrived yet. If you'd like to join us and want to get a book before our next meeting, please contact the church office and we'll be sure you get one!)
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Sunday Themes
Worship announcement - Our denomination calendar identifies each Sunday with scripture according to a Common Lectionary, a designation of the Sunday Seasons in the Church Year, and a theme for many Sundays. The themes are included with the list of services each month put on the website and in The Banner. Beginning in September, I have sought to include information about each theme during the service on that Sunday.
On June 6, Skip Herbert, from the Presbyterian Foundation will made a presentation on Wills and Bequests.

The purpose of this new feature is to add information on important aspects of our community life for the congregation�s education. I hope you will take advantage of the opportunities that come along. Look in the Banner each month for the themes scheduled for the next month. -- Pastor Don

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Security Reminder
If you are the last one to leave the church, please be sure that all lights are off, and all interior and exterior doors are closed and locked. Thank you!
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Collections for Catholic Worker Hospitality House
On an on-going basis, Bethany collects non-perishable items to benefit the Catholic Worker Hospitality House at St. Bruno's in San Bruno. Our donations are used by the guests of the homeless shelter and to assist needy families in the San Bruno area. Please place your donations in the basket found in the narthex. If you have any questions, please contact Roxane Wales at 650-303-2070.

The following is a list of suggested items:

Canned fruit, vegetables, chili, tuna.  Socks   Peanut butter 
Applesauce Jam Oatmeal
Sugar, salt, pepper Pasta Zip-lock bags
Regular ground coffee Pasta sauce     Men's underwear
Tea bags Toilet paper  

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Open Mic Night at Bethany
Have you noticed? We have talented musicians at Bethany! Not just one or two, but dozens! God has blessed us richly, indeed. And what are we taught to do with our gifts? Hide them away? No! Scripture teaches us to share them, and discover ways to multiply our talents!

To that end, and following the whispers and nudges of the Holy Spirit, a special Bethany Committee plans open microphone evenings at Bethany. We hope that this will draw even more talented and creative musicians, writers and artists to us.

"Open Mic Night" is typically a situation where anyone who has a talent to share can sign up to perform for a given amount of time - a 'set'. It is like our Thanksgiving Talent Show, but with Open Mic Night we will have six sets, ten to fifteen minutes each, in a concert setting.

Here's the exciting part: this FREE event is open to the public! In addition to featuring our own Bethany artists, we will ask people from local churches, colleges and the greater community to join us here to celebrate all of the music and creativity that the Spirit brings to Bethany.

In addition to the music, we must have refreshments! We will serve coffee and snacks, and will be looking to the congregation to help out with this end of the project. (After all, the way to a musician's heart might be through the stomach!

We'll have these celebrations on the third Saturday of each month, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. We'll be looking for people to help spread the word to local churches, colleges and the greater community, providers and servers for coffee and snacks, a set-up and tear-down crew, and of course, performers! Look for sign up sheets (or a friendly tap on the shoulder) to appear soon. If you already feel inspired to help with this project, please contact Pastor Don or Kathryn Quickert!

Watch your bulletin and Wednesdays at Bethany for updates about "Third Saturdays at Bethany", and please keep this project in your prayers!

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Martha Circle 2010 Update
The Martha Circle made $305 at the February bake sale and added $95 from the members, in memory of Rose Golobic. The $400 was sent for the work of rebuilding Haiti.

The Martha Circle meets on the second Thursday of the month end will conclude their meetings May 14 until September. This Sunday, May 2, they will hold another bake sale with the proceeds designated to Westminster Woods.

The Monday Book Study group is currently studying When the Game Is Over, All The Pieces Go Back in The Box, by John Ortberg. The group meets year round so get into the study this summer.

Pennies for Glenda Hope
Every Sunday, there are tall bottles on the coffee table just waiting to collect your pennies! The Martha Circle counts the pennies, and then makes a donation to Glenda Hope's Network Ministries in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco. Look through your loose change and take the opportunity to get rid of some heavy coins while contributing to a wonderful ministry!

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Youth Club Events
The Youth Club recently went to the snow. They will be going off to a Christian Concert in May. If you're interested in joining in call the church for more information.

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New Childcare Procedure
Since the CE Committee is having difficulty arranging for childcare on specific Sundays, we are adopting a new procedure. With the new system, there will be a list of willing childcare providers posted in the usher cabinet, and if childcare is requested, the head usher will locate one of the providers and ask him/her to do childcare that morning. If you are willing to be on the list, please contact Susan May (650) 871-6572 or the church office.

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