Bethany Lutheran Church Altoona

Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church
200 Third Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602 (Map it)
(814) 944-7560
Fax: (814) 946-9778
bethanyelca@verizon.net

The Rev. Betty E. Landis - Pastor

Sunday Schedule

9:00 a.m. - Worship
10:15 a.m. - Christian Education for all ages

Bethany's Vision
for Mission

Being a united people in Christ who encourage people to gather for worship and learning and sends them forth for witness and serving.

Bethany's Guiding
Prinicples

1.	Jesus is Lord and Savior
2.	Everyone matters - no matter who
3.	Prayer, Scripture, and faith guide our lives
4.	We change and grow to follow God's will
5.	Our foundation is built on serving others

All Members - Ministers
Lisa Akins - Office Assistant
Cathy Tompkins - Organist/Choir Director
Asa Carns - Accompanist
The Kelly Family - Sextons
Rev. Andrew and Barbara Hinderlie - Missionaries, East Africa
Tom Twine - Websteward

Links

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Allegheny Synod ELCA

What's Happenin' at Bethany

Mid-Week Lenten Activites

Photo by Jeff Robison

Wednesdays 12:00 noon - The near-east and east-end churches will join together at 2nd Avenue United Methodist for a simple soup lunch, brief meditation, and a musical offering directed by Asa Carns. All are welcome for table fellowship, intergenerational learning and Lenten worship - bring a friend, a neighbor, a co-worker! Please sign-up to bring soup, bread or dessert on the Information Table in the Chapel - our Wednesday to host is March 17th.
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Wednesdays 5:45 p.m. - A light soup supper

Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. - Evening Prayer Service
Lenten Wednesday Evening Theme: The Psalms of Lent
Hosted by Bethany: March 24
Hosted by St. James: March 17

Click here for a printable brochure/complete Lenten schedule (in .pdf format) "The Lenten Journey".

Hi! I'm Hodie, and I'll be at Bethany for Passion/Palm Sunday, March 28th!

Prayer Shawl Ministry

Bethany Lutheran Church has recently begun a Prayer Shawl Ministry. Beginning Saturday February 20, the Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on the third Saturday of each month. Please bring the Shawl that you are working on with you.

We will have prayer, listen to worshipful music, work on them at the same time and just touch base with each other on that day each month. Also, if you would like to learn to knit or crochet so that you can participate in this wonderful Ministry, there will be members who have agreed to be instructors there to teach you those skills. If you are interested in learning, please bring your yarn. If you want to knit, please bring a pair of size 13 knitting needles. If you want to crochet, please bring a size P or Q crochet hook. Also, there is an update to the size of a Prayer Shawl. Please make your future Prayer Shawls 16" wide by at least 60" long.Prayer Shawls warm an aching body, hug a hurting heart, and embrace a joyous occasion. The finished Prayer Shawls will be blessed by Pastor Betty before they are gifted to the recipient(s). The contact person for this Ministry is Cindie Naugle (944-2427). Prayer Shawl instructions can be found on the information table in the Chapel.

5th Saturday Love Feasts: May 30th

Bethany has been invited and accepted an opportunity to help prepare and serve the Love Feasts (meal for hungry/homeless) at Simpson-Temple United Parish on the 5th Saturdays during 2010. The next meal is May 30th. We are looking for cooking volunteers and servers/hospitality/clean-up crew. Desserts are needed (cakes, cookies, pies, brownies for 175) and should be delivered by Saturday morning. If you have any questions, meet with Brian Carter after worship in the fellowship hall.

Pick Up a Bethany Cookbook!

There are still a limited number of the Bethany Cookbooks ready for you to purchase in the Chapel. The cost is only $10 for this hardback cookbook and it will make a very nice all-occasion gift for family and friends. Please make checks payable to Susan Taneyhill.

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