Welcome to Bethany Evangelical
Lutheran Church
We exist to welcome people to Jesus Christ,
equip them with a faith that works in real life,
and send them into the world to serve in Jesus' name.
Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church
185 Church Street
P.O. Box 273
Central Bridge, NY 12035-0273
518-868-2868 (monitored daily)
bethanycentralbridge@gmail.com
We welcome back Pastor Jeff Silvernail as our Transition Pastor!
For emergencies, contact him at 518-630-7995
Coin Jar this quarter is for the Animal Shelter Schoharie Valley.
We are also collecting bags of food, treats, laundry detergent,
bleach, non-clumping litter - See their website for the Shelter's Amazon Wish List.
Sunday February 2: Our annual congregational meeting following a brief church service. Items to be discussed: approve 2025 budget; elect officers and members to council, andreview the past year. Following the meeting you are invited to a pancake “brunch” breakfast. Mike Taccone and Chris Cornwell will be serving pancakes, eggs, ham, etc. Everyone is invited to enjoy.
Sunday February 9: We will host the American Legion as our guest. They will be presenting a program about the Four Chaplains. Four Chaplains Day, observed on February 3rd each year, commemorates
the heroic actions of four military chaplains during World War II. Please join us for this service and reception to follow.
Sunday School - @ 9am All Are Welcome!!
Bible Study - of the Book of John @ 10:30 am in the Side Room
FOOD PANTRY - Last month our food pantry served 14 families. This is a record, and we are glad we are
able to help those in need. We are low on food and our cash account which has been sufficient over the last few years is now getting low. We are asking for any help you can give us. A list of supplies is below.
Please remember a lot of our clients are senior citizens and do not need giant cans of food.
We do not need tuna fish as a case was just donated. Anything you can do to help fill our
shelves is appreciated.
Canned vegetables
100% juice
Spaghetti sauce
Box macaroni and cheese
Macaroni products – elbows, shell, etc.
Beef stew
Jello
Pudding
Coffee – not instant
Bake beans or any kind of beans
Flour – small package
Cake or brownie mix
Frosting
Rice or rice packages
Fruits
Canned chicken
Spaghetti
Spaghetti o’s
Chili with or without beans
Cereal
Oatmeal
Hamburg helper
Sugar – small packages
Oil
Jelly or jam
Peanut butter
Now on the 2nd Monday of each month
at the church
People in charge are Jeanne Hay, Donna Schuttig, Judy Warner, Luanne Manscheffer, & Sandy Deems
Call 518-868-2868 to arrange food pick up at other times.
1/23/2025
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