April 2011 Volume 54, Issue 4

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1 April 2011 Volume 54, Issue 4 Monthly Newsletter We are committed to being a compassionate and loving congregation, striving to touch lives and change hearts for Jesus Christ. Sunday Morning Worship Senior Pastor The Rev. Dr. John G. Hamilton Through The Valley 8:15 am 10:45 am Inside this issue: Pastor 1 Interim Associate Pastor Pastor Upward Presbyterian Women Music Director Golf Men s Brunch Per Capita Rummage Sale Worship at Bethany Monday Message Holy Week Calendar 7 Interim C. E. Director New Members Easter flowers Our Military 9 Golden Oldies Mission Communion / Baptism Birthdays It is amazing how our lives can change in a moment, the blink of an eye or the onset of a headache. It was supposed to be a mid-week sojourn back to Rochelle to visit our daughter and grandson and give them our encouragement in some difficult times. Our son, Steve, was back from Germany on term break from the university where he teaches. He would go with us, visit family and old friends in his old stomping ground. As the former pastor at First Presbyterian Church, I would sneak in and out of town, barely noticed. Yeah right. The headache that bothered Steve even before his flight from Germany kept growing more persistent and more intense. We treated it as the result of tension and exhaustion, travel and the time zone changes, as a migraine and sinus headache. Nothing worked. Nothing soothed the pain or slowed its increase. Finally, on a Thursday evening with Steve writhing in unbearable pain, it was too much. We rushed him to the emergency room in Rochelle and after a CT scan and examination were told that he had a tumorous growth in the center of his brain. It was filling with blood and growing. He would be life-flighted to the nearest Neuro Intensive Care Hospital. We headed for St. Anthony Hospital in Rockford. He flew by helicopter. We flew by car. After an examination and an MRI the neurosurgeon planned to do the surgery on Saturday morning letting Steve rest all of Friday. However, as the pain intensified, the doctor moved the surgery to Friday evening. Around 5:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. Eastern time) he met with us and explained what he would do. He would enter through the top of Steve s skull. He would remove a golf ball sized mass of tumor and blood from the center of his brain. It was a very dangerous surgery he stated grimly and repeatedly. He listed all the possible results - loss of speech, memory, motor skills life. There was no other choice, he stated flatly. Then it was time. The attendants wheeled him out of the room, Melany and I walking alongside and a trail of friends making their way to the waiting room. We gave him one last kiss, one last I love you, and one last prayer. We waited. We circled in prayer with our friends holding hands, a voice breaking the silence as someone would offer a spoken prayer. We closed with the words of Psalm 23: The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. That Psalm on which I had been preaching, the words I had spoken and examined the previous Sunday, were my Psalm, our cry of faith in the darkness, our reaching out for the hand of God in the shadow of death. We sat, munched on snacks, talked, welcomed more friends and waited. Around three hours later the doctor strode into the waiting area. The look on his face and the spring in his step signaled something good. It was better. The surgery went perfectly; the patient responded well; the outlook was very good. We gathered in a circle again. We prayed, thanked God, and tagged our prayers with the Doxology Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Continued on page 4 Respite Care 12

2 Page 2 From your Interim Associate Pastor... Mike's Musings from Rev. Michael E. Beckstrom Involved in Something Special When have you realized you were involved in something special? For me, one of those recent realizations occurred at the tail end of a Bridgeville Ministerial Association meeting. Can you believe it? You see, I ve been involved in a few ministerial associations. I ve seen a lot of people grudgingly drag themselves into those meetings a bit late, only to exhaustingly drag themselves out a bit early. I ve seen petty arguments break out among the pastors of different (and perhaps competing ) congregations. I ve seen ministerial associations joylessly trudge together through their business. But that, my friends, is most certainly not the Bridgeville Ministerial Association! Let me tell you about how special we have it here in Bridgeville. At the monthly meetings of the Bridgeville Ministerial Association, I regularly see a group of pastors and lay leaders come together to earnestly seek God s face. I regularly see a devoted group of disciples joyfully lay hands on one another in rather spontaneous bursts of prayer. I regularly see the leaders of the Church in Bridgeville pour their hearts out in prayer for you, Bethany Presbyterian Church, as well as for our brothers and sisters at First United Methodist, St. Barbara Roman Catholic, First Baptist, Vineyard Church, The Bridgeville Food Bank, and all the other missions and ministries in the Bridgeville Community. There is absolutely no competition. There is absolutely no animosity. There is absolutely no misery. There really is nothing but sheer joy in coming together as the One Body of Christ. When have you realized you were involved in something special? The reason I tell you all this is because I want to invite you to join me in something special that God is doing in Bridgeville. On Wednesday, April 13, the Bridgeville Ministerial Association is going to meet together here at Bethany Presbyterian Church and we re going to be hungry. See, we re going to start a 24 hour fast together at noon on April 12, and we re going to break our fast together on April 13 here in the Welcome Center. The purpose of our fast is to seek God s will for our life together as One Body in the Bridgeville Community all the members of Christ s Church in this little neighborhood. We feel truly called to come together as One Body and to be more intentional about being the Body of Christ together. So we re going to be asking God how we can all come together to God s glory to make a difference in the world together. I m inviting you, if you can, to join us in our fast. In the very least, I m asking you to pray. Pray for the Bridgeville Ministerial Association; pray for the Bridgeville Community; pray for God s guidance; pray that together, we will show the love of God and live out the union into which we ve been called together in Christ Jesus. I see God doing a great work in our midst, and I truly can t wait to see what lies ahead for the Church in this community! Let s begin by humbly praying and fasting. And may we all be awakened to the realization that we are involved in something truly special!

3 Page 3 Upward Basketball and Cheerleading It is hard to believe that the 2011 Basketball and Cheerleading season has come to a close. All the planning and hard work has really paid off! With practices starting in January, and the last game played on April 2 nd, we saw a lot of families and members of the community come in to Bethany this winter. We had 275 children participating this year! Our games lasted for 10 hours on Saturdays and practices occurred every day of the week (except Tuesday). There were more than 100 coaches, referees and volunteers who made this all happen. We would like to thank everyone involved in Upward. From those who set up the gym every Saturday to those who cooked in the kitchen, from those who coached or refereed a game to those who announced, and everyone in between, your hard work and dedication did not go unnoticed. We couldn t have made it through the season without all the volunteers we had this year. There is a place for you in the Upward Basketball and Cheerleading program! With the growth we have seen over the last three years, we know this program will continue to reach many children in the community. In order to reward these kids with a quality experience, we will need more people involved next year. Please start to pray now as to what your role in Upward will be in There will be a summer day camp offered again this year, so please watch the bulletin for more information. And, as always, thank you for your prayers and support for Upward at Bethany! The Upward Team Presbyterian Women A report from the Mission Team There were 119 pairs of pajamas and 109 books donated for the Pajama Program. Pillow Case dresses will be taken to Malawi this summer. Check out the beautiful dresses, in the Welcome Center, that have been made. We will be collecting t-shirts and shorts for our May mission project for the boys in Malawi. There are 32 participants in the Secret Sister program. The Rummage Sale needs help in setting up on Friday, April 29th beginning at 8:00 a.m. The Rummage Sale will be held Saturday, April 30th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Hanging Basket plants will be sold at $20 a plant or 2 for $35. The Regional Synod Gathering will be held June 24 & 25 at West Virginia Wesleyan College. The cost is $90 for room and meals. Several women are planning to go. Why not join them? Call Barb Crawford at or her at crawford@bethanypresby.org. Presbyterian Women s Lenten Brunch will be held Saturday, April 16th in the Fellowship Hall from 11:00 a.m. to approximately 12:30 p.m. All women, and their friends, are invited to attend for a time of spiritual refreshment, fellowship and good food. Hot casseroles and cold dishes will be served and the program will be Psalm 23. If you are willing to help in any way making a hot casserole, a salad, fresh fruit, sweet rolls and/or breads, clean-up, etc. please Janet at marett@bethanypresby.org. or call her at Many hands make light work. An insert will be in the bulletin on March 27, April 3 & 10. The Lord Is My Shepherd...

4 Page 4 Musical Notes by John Henninger The Rest of the Story I can remember somebody telling this story once, but it seems quite a while ago, and I cannot remember who it was that told it. Coming to church on Easter is only getting part of the story! Now we can all agree that the Easter story is the most important part of the Christian story! The fact that God came to this earth to be born in a very humble way, teach and live as one of us, and then walk willingly to the cross in order that we might have eternal life is quite a story. Part of the quote above (you know, the one that I cannot remember who it was that said it!) was trying to make the point that the Easter story is so much greater when taken in context with the Holy Week story. The fact that Jesus rose from the dead gives us great reason to celebrate! But if you attend on Palm Sunday, on Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday, and walk with Jesus through Jerusalem and ultimately to the cross, the Easter alleluias seem to sparkle even more. So plan on coming, and being a part of the story! Palm Sunday, April 17 featuring children s processional and combined adult and children s choir anthem at 10:45 a.m. Maundy Thursday, April 21 7:00 p.m. Communion service, remembering Christ s institution of the Lord s supper. Good Friday, April 22 7:00 p.m. Good Friday service remembering Christ s ultimate sacrifice for us. See you in church, where, together, we can all tell the story! Continued from page 1 Through the valley Much work was yet to be done, much yet to observe in Steve s recovery, much to wait upon including a pathology report. (The tumor was confirmed as benign). But the news was good, very good. The blessings flowed. The Lord was and is our shepherd. As we at Bethany continue in our walk through Psalm 23, may we see it not as a collection of words, a soothing Scripture for just funerals and wall plaques, but as a promise from the living God to you and me, a promise to be the Shepherd of our lives, through all our joys and struggles and sorrows, and, yes, through the valley of the shadow of death. See you on Sunday as we continue our journey together. Praise God! John Hamilton Attention All Bethany Golfers: The Annual Church Golf Outing will be held at Fort Cherry Golf Course on June 25th. Mark your calendar and plan to attend. For more information call Ron Gastgeb at Please see my note to you elsewhere in this newsletter.

5 Page 5 Men s Lenten Brunch This years Lenten Brunch is Palm Sunday April 17 after both services. Please come and enjoy our enhanced menu, it s the best deal in town. A special note to the Men of Bethany; we can use your help in the areas of setting up the Great Room, preparing food, serving the food and of course clean-up for both services. If you can help please contact Dennis Biearman at dbiearman@ yahoo.com or Paul Bonosky at pbonosky@yahoo.com. Hope to see you there. All proceeds go to the development of a men s ministry at Bethany Church Per Capita $23.60 per member. The $23.60 per member is divided between the Pittsburgh Presbytery ($14.90); the Synod ($2.20) and the General Assembly ($6.50) An envelope can be found in your monthly envelopes that you receive in the mail. broken or unusable items. Saturday, April 30, :00 2:00 Is your attic, basement or garage cluttered? Presbyterian Women have the perfect solution donate those unwanted treasures to the rummage sale. Please donate clean, saleable and usable household and clothing items only. We will not accept magazines, textbooks, encyclopedias, large pieces of furniture, tires, shoes and Items for the sale can be dropped off Friday, April 29th between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Are you available? I am available to help receive, sort, price, set out items, etc. Friday, April 29 beginning at 8:00 a.m. I am available to help the day of the sale as cashier, bagger, table helper, etc. I can help prepare food on Friday for the workers and/or the luncheon on Saturday. I can help in the kitchen on Saturday. I can help with clean-up on Saturday. I can bake for the bake sale. I can donate Ham BBQ, Hot dogs and/or donuts for Saturday. Contact Lynne Suchoza ( ), Barb Crawford ( ) or Bonnie Eichler ( ) for additional information or to let them know how you can help. We will once again be having our hanging flower basket sale. COME AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS April 30, 2011 TO THE RUMMAGE SALE Upcoming Events: May Gathering May 10 at 7:00 p.m. Strawberry Festival June 4 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.

6 Page 6 W o r s h i p a t B e t h a n y i n A p r i l a t 8 : 1 5 a n d 1 0 : 4 5 Sermons based on Psalm 23. Sunday, April 3: Rev. John Hamilton preaching. Your rod and your staff. Sunday, April 10: Rev. John Hamilton preaching You anoint my head with oil. A Healing and Wholeness Service at 12:00 p.m. Sunday, April 17: Rev. John Hamilton preaching. Yea, though I walk Sunday, April 24 Rev. John Hamilton preaching Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Maundy Thursday, April 14th, at 7:00 p.m. we will gather at the Lord s Table at Bethany with members of the First Baptist Church to remember the day when Jesus broke bread and shared the cup with His disciples in the Upper Room in Jerusalem. Child care available. Good Friday Service, April15th, at 7:00 p.m. A solemn remembrance of our Lord s arrest, suffering and death on the cross outside the city wall of Jerusalem. NO child care available. A Sunrise Service will be held at Melrose Cemetery at 6:30 a.m. Note: Easter worship services will be held at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. There will be no Sunday School and Children s Worship and Wonder. There will be a nursery for ages 3 and under. Come and join us for worship and Sunday School. 8:15 Worship Hour Child care up to 5 year olds is available with supervision Rev. John is doing a Monday Morning message most weeks to the church. Those who are receiving their newsletter by will receive this message. If you receive your newsletter by mail and would like to receive the Monday Morning message please send or call us with your address. You will still receive your newsletter by mail. Send it to office@bethanypresby.org or call Please Remember, the deadline for the newsletter is the 15th of each month. 10:45 Worship Hour Child care for Infants up to 2 years of age in the Nursery located in the Welcome Center. The nursery is supervised by Jenny Smith. Children two, three and four years of age can be dropped off before the service in Room #149. Children Worship and Wonder is for children 4 years old through Second Grade. This multi-sensory worship designed for children is located in the Worship Center, Room #144. The children leave the Sanctuary following the Children s Message for a time of interactive worship. Parents are asked to pick up their children after the Service has concluded. We rely on each family taking a turn several times throughout the year. Sign up with Barb Crawford.

7 April 2011 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 27 Baptism 8:15 AM Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Worship 6:00 PM Junior 6:00 PM Lenten Book Discussion 7:15 PM Senior 3 8:15 AM Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Upward Sunday 10:45 AM Worship 6:00 PM Junior 6:00 PM Lenten Book Discussion 7:15 PM Senior 10 8:15 AM Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Worship 12:00 PM Healing & Wholeness Service 6:00 PM Lenten Book Discussion 7:15 PM Senior 28 7:00 PM Session Meeting 4 9:30 AM Preschool 6:00 PM Upward Yearend Celebration 7:00 PM Dartball Captain's Meeting 11 9:30 AM Preschool 7:00 PM Session Teams :15 AM Staff Meeting 9:30 AM Women's Day Out Quilters 5:00 PM LOGOS ends 7:00 PM Bethany Youth Ringers 5 6 9:15 AM Staff Meeting 9:30 AM Women's Day Out Quilters 5:30 PM LOGOS Volunteer Dinner 7:00 PM Deacon Teams 7:30 PM Deacons Meeting 9:30 AM Preschool 10:00 AM Fellowship of Prayer 11:00 AM Bean Sprouts 5:00 PM Upward Cheerleading Practice 6:00 PM Upward Cheerleading Practice 6:30 PM Boy Scouts 7:00 PM Adult Choir 8:30 PM Bell Ringers 9:30 AM Preschool 11:00 AM Bean Sprouts 6:30 PM Boy Scouts 7:00 PM Adult Choir 8:30 PM Bell Ringers :15 AM Staff Meeting 9:30 AM Preschool 9:30 AM Women's Day 11:00 AM Bean Out Quilters Sprouts 6:30 PM Boy Scouts 7:00 PM Adult Choir 8:30 PM Bell Ringers 31 9:00 AM Quilting 12:00 PM Knitting Camp 6:00 PM Upward Cheerleading Practice 6:15 PM Girl Scout Troop :30 PM NO Rev. Bill Roemer's Bible Study 7:00 PM Dartball 7:00 PM PW Mission Sewing Group 8:00 PM Adult Basketball 7 9:00 AM Quilting 12:00 PM Knitting Camp 7:00 PM Dartball 7:00 PM MOMSnext 8:00 PM Adult Basketball 8:00 PM Volleyball 14 9:00 AM MOPS 9:00 AM Quilting 12:00 PM Knitting Camp 1:00 PM Pittsburgh Presbytery - Pittsburgh Seminary 6:15 PM Girl Scout Troop :00 PM Adult Basketball 8:00 PM Volleyball 1 2 Girls Retreat for 8th Girls Retreat for 8th thru 12th graders thru 12th graders 9:30 AM Preschool The Charge: SF Middle 9:30 AM Women's School Play Bible Study 9:00 AM Upward 1:00 PM Friendship Game Day Bible Study 6:00 PM Upward Cheerleading Practice 7:00 PM Friday Night Fellowship Bible Study 8:00 PM Adult Volleyball 8 9 9:30 AM Preschool 9:00 AM Junior High 12:00 PM Men's Lock-in ends Luncheon - Kings 9:00 AM Presbytery 1:00 PM Friendship Minute Reading Bible Study 10:00 AM Saturday 4:00 PM Bob Evans Knitters Fund Raiser 12:30 PM Blue & Gold 7:00 PM Friday Night Banquet Fellowship Bible Study 8:00 PM Adult Volleyball 9:00 PM Junior High Lock-in begins Senior Hi Bonfire/ The Charge: CV Middle Field Games School Play 9:30 AM Preschool 8:15 AM Bridgeville 1:00 PM Friendship Athletic Association Bible Study Pictures 7:00 PM Friday Night 11:00 AM PW Lenten Fellowship Bible Brunch Study 1:00 PM Bridgeville 8:00 PM Adult Volleyball Civic League 17 Palm Sunday Brunch after both services 8:15 AM Worship 9:30 AM Sunday School 10:45 AM Worship 6:00 PM Junior 6:00 PM Lenten Book Discussion 7:15 PM Senior 18 9:30 AM Preschool :15 AM Staff Meeting 11:00 AM Bean 9:30 AM Women's Day Sprouts Out Quilters 6:30 PM Boy Scouts 7:00 PM Adult Choir 8:30 PM Bell Ringers 21 9:00 AM Quilting 10:30 AM Golden Oldies 12:00 PM Knitting Camp 7:00 PM Maundy Thursday Communion Service 7:00 PM NO MOMSnext 8:00 PM Volleyball 22 12:00 PM Men's Luncheon - Kings 7:00 PM Good Friday Service 8:00 PM Adult Volleyball 23 10:00 AM Saturday Knitters 6:00 PM Cast Party 24 Easter Sunday NO Sunday School 9:00 AM Worship 11:00 AM Worship 25 7:00 PM Session Meeting :15 AM Staff Meeting 9:30 AM Preschool 9:30 AM Women's Day 11:00 AM Bean Out Quilters Sprouts 6:30 PM Boy Scouts 7:00 PM Adult Choir 8:30 PM Bell Ringers 28 9:00 AM MOPS 9:00 AM Quilting 12:00 PM Knitting Camp 6:15 PM Girl Scout Troop :00 PM PW Mission Sewing Group 8:00 PM Adult Basketball 8:00 PM Volleyball :00 AM Rummage Confirmation Retreat 1 Sale Set-up van 9:30 AM Preschool Rebuilding Pittsburgh 1:00 PM Friendship Together 1 van Bible Study 8:00 AM Rummage 6:00 PM Confirmation Retreat 1 van 9:00 AM PW Bible Sale 7:00 PM Friday Night Study Fellowship Bible Study 8:00 PM Adult Volleyball

8 Page 8 From your Interim CE Director... Barb Crawford Yea! Yea! - April as you all know by now I personally love the warm weather and its coming! What a wonderful time of year everything coming out of its winter rest and nothing is better than the blessing Easter brings us with our risen LORD! We have had quite a bit of discussion in various committee meetings and on a personal level about the ability of communication with one another. From my stand point I see that so many of us would rather talk amongst ourselves or behind someone s back than to directly approach the person that we may be questioning or even talking about. I am guilty of that! Why do we do that? Is it fear of what they will say do we think we may be chastised are we afraid of knowing we were wrong or our idea might not be the right one! I m truly not sure. But I have seen situations escalated much more than they ever needed to be just because we did not say anything to the right person in question. Wouldn t it be nice if we had a question, a suggestion or even a problem with something or someone if we went straight to the source and had face to face open discussion? When doing this we have to remember that everyone has feelings and their own ideas and ways of doing things so we always have to be open to listening and then discussing. Maybe there truly was a great reason for how things transpired. As leaders of the different programs we must always be open to suggestions and be congenial and communicate with others gently and never be abrupt or discouraging. When someone wants to help we must always find a place for them. We can never have too much help or ever turn anyone away! There is a place for everyone!! And from Matthew 7:1-3, Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. And if we all could live by the Golden Rule (Matthew 7, 12) So, in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets. So what does this all mean to me and to you? Can we try harder I definitely think so and what better programs we would have, what better leaders we would be and as better Christians while we are talking the talk we could also be walking the walk. I know I m going to try harder. May God Bless you and may you be a Blessing to God! NEW MEMBERS CLASS We welcomed the following New Members who were received at the 10:45 service March 20th. By Profession of Faith: Kenneth Gottschalk, Richard Jones By Reaffirmation of Faith: Jennifer Bauman, Ryan Kohler, Jessica Kohler By Letter of Transfer:: Saundra Jones from Mt. Lebanon UP, Mt. Lebanon, PA Thomas & Christina Morse from Everett, PA If you are interested in joining, or you would like more information, please fill out one of the red pew cards and place it in the offering plate. We would love to have you join the family of Bethany. Easter Flowers TULIPS $6.50 LILY $6.50 Last day to order flowers is April 17. You can turn your order and money in thru the offering plate or mail it to Bethany, 740 Washington Avenue, Bridgeville, PA Inserts will be available in the bulletin April 3, 10 and 17. Please designate who the flower is in memory or honor of...and who it is from.. Please remember to enclose the correct amount. Make checks payable to Bethany Presbyterian Church. Thank you.

9 Page 9 Thank you thank you thank you! Your prayers and support in our time of agony and waiting during and after our son s surgery were deeply felt and appreciated. Our family gratefully receives all the love and prayers you have been giving. We receive them as grace from God and his servants. I will be reflecting more on the blessing and power of your prayers for us in the coming services and/or my Monday Morning s. Meanwhile, please know how precious you are to us and how privileged I am to be your Pastor. John Hamilton Fund Raiser Bob Evans, Friday, April 8th from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m. With a flyer from the church Bob Evans will give a percentage of your bill to the Senior for their mission trips. Below are the names of those (known to us) involved in the armed services/reserves. Updated 01/17/2011 Michael Avery Robin Aylor Heather Ayres Beattie Bill Blosser Roger A. Burda Charles Buzzatto III Mark Cameron Aaron Cox Anthony Cersosimo Douglas Crabb Michael Daniels Jeff David Nicole David Justin Driskill C. J. Drummond Ryan Duffy Brian Ellis Kyle Ely Phil Gertz Joshua Griffin Joel Harr Karen Weber Harr Michael Hayes Tim Heath Brian Irwin Dion Julian Bethany Kaufman Rich Kearns William N. Kennedy Krystina Litton Ryan Kelsey Richard Lawrence Justin Mack Kelli Mitchell David Morgan Ian Murch Eddie McLeod Michael McFerron Thomas Olson John Petkovich Sean Pepper Joey Puhanic Robert P. Rahr, Jr. Matt Read Scott Reese John J. Ross Beatriz Sachek Nicholas Sachek Kyle Schaffner Charlie Sears Donald Snyder Ryan Squires Scott Squires Shelby Stewart Linden St. Clair Evan Steckle Ben Stern, Jr. Stanley Taylor Scott Vokoun Matt Weber Jonathan Woodward Please let us know if you have anyone that you wish to add to the list.

10 Page 10 A Gathering Place (Fellowship Hall) Come one Come All to the April 21st Gathering Place (Fellowship Hall) and socialize with one another. Coffee will be ready at 10:30 a.m. Lunch at noon followed by a program. Come ready to have some fun at Bethany s new Gathering Place (Fellowship Hall). Don t forget your food bank non-perishable food item. In Our Own Hometown The need for food is even here in our own hometown. The Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank works hard to provide food in so many ways. Hundreds of food pantries throughout the county, special senior citizen boxes are packed, programs to feed children, and the Produce to People Program. Produce to People serves 10 counties and operates every week. Ten people from Bethany volunteered to serve the Braddock area on March 12. We joined other volunteers as we offered carrots, potatoes, fresh apples, and canned goods. Each family received about 50 lbs of food that day. In fact, we served 394 families in 2 ½ hours! The need is great and many were thankful for someone taking the time to help. Thank you to Mike, Connie, and Tori Segeleon, Carol and Tom Willhite, Andrea Prohaska, Collen Heasley, SuEllen and Alyssa Dillon for braving the chilly morning and making a difference for those 394 families. It is amazing though, I think we were the ones blessed in the end by the kindness the Braddock families gave us. Saturday, April 30 Help refurbish a local home with Rebuilding Pittsburgh. If you would like to be part of this amazing work of mission and ministry or want more information contact Bonnie Eichler at or bonniee@consolidated.net We need workers and those who have construction experience. See the flyer in the Sunday worship bulletin. A meeting of all volunteers will be held Sunday, April 10 following the Sunday worship service. Cost: is $70/person. Saturday, June 25, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Repack boxes at the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank. Cost: Your time and energy. 12 people needed for this project. Contact Cathy Schulz at or cjschulz147@yahoo.com by June 1. West Virginia Mission Trip, August 1-7 Mission trip to West Virginia refurbish homes, work in the food/clothing pantry, help out local people in need. Contact Caroline Poiche at for more information. You may participate the whole week or a part of the week. THANK YOU Thank you all for your support with the Soup N Sandwich fundraiser. The Adult Mission Team is blessed by you all.

11 Page 11 Heinz Chapel Choir will perform at Wallace Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1146 Green Tree Road on Sunday, April 3rd at 6:00 p.m. Works by Brahms, Copeland, Bernstein, Foster, The Beatles and Enya. Reception to follow. Donations will be accepted. Call or Communion dates for 2011: April 21 May 1 June 26 August 7 September 11 October 2 November 27 Children wanting to receive Communion must first talk with the pastors. Call the pastor to make an appointment. Baptism dates for 2011: May 29 July 24 September 25 November 20 Parents please call the church office to request a date. A p r i l B i r t h d a y s 04/01 Randy Druchniak 04/01 Donald Ingham 04/02 Paula Padgelek 04/02 Zachary Barzanty 04/02 Nathaniel Petrow 04/03 Timothy Anderson 04/03 Cody Edwards 04/03 Sage Figura 04/03 Storm Figura 04/04 Marie Gillis 04/04 Nicole Schutt 04/05 John London 04/05 Guy Doyle 04/04 Timothy Miller 04/05 Avery Link 04/05 Evan Veneski 04/05 Timothy Tessmer 04/06 Ashley Rossero 04/06 Adam Zombek 04/07 Mary Schneider 04/07 Julie Foltz 04/07 Rachel Demnyan 04/07 Kyle Kessner 04/07 Tori Gregory 04/08 Sarah Polm 04/08 Ron Gastgeb 04/08 Daren Ordean 04/08 Rodney Emerson 04/08 Michael James 04/08 Eric Myers 04/08 Nicholas Manko 04/09 Dolly Russell 04/09 Linda Ingham 04/09 Kimberly Aul 04/09 Ryan Jackson 04/09 Griffin Pappert 04/10 Betty Dalby 04/10 Alicia Barbaryka 04/10 Michael Rusko 04/10 Tyler Patterson 04/10 Gabrielle Sharp 04/10 Matthew Cillo 04/10 Lena Werner 04/11 Barbara Brandt 04/11 Barbara Boehmer 04/11 Dakota Clark 04/12 Esther Biearman 04/12 Bernadette Piontek 04/12 Mark Talerico 04/12 Tara Talerico 04/12 Michael Schaal 04/13 Richard Kovach 04/13 Ruth Underwood 04/13 James Dewards 04/13 Kelly Timco 04/13 Maxwell Brendel 04/13 Kayla Petrozza 04/13 Olivia Marrow 04/13 Jack Vollmer 04/14 Robert Black 04/14 Lauren Rastetter 04/14 Naia Petter 04/15 Abby Kessner 04/15 Timothy Doyle 04/16 Jayne Ciaramella 04/16 Joseph Ciaramella 04/16 Zachary Schutt 04/16 Domenic Malosh 04/17 Camryn Loebig 04/18 Tracie Warrick 04/18 Jalen Banks 04/20 Ronald Miller 04/20 Jane Andruscik 04/20 Nicholas DeRoss 04/20 Markus Buchanan 04/20 Richard Chilton 04/20 Henry Brickner 04/23 Sharon Matusic 04/21 Mark Romanelli 04/21 Alexis Heather 04/22 Joshua Patterson 04/22 Sydney Jones 04/22 Madelyn Momayez 04/22 Helen DiGiovanni 04/23 Cynthia O Korn 04/23 Dennis Farrer 04/23 Joseph Brickner 04/23 Christopher Marra 04/24 Wesley Shiring 04/25 Donna Osborn 04/25 David Buchanan 04/25 Jocelyn Patterson 04/26 Rebecca Sabin 04/26 Taylor Exacustides 04/26 Kyler Russell 04/27 Mary Fortney 04/27 Robert Caun 04/27 Shannon Massimino 04/27 Amanda Kessner 04/27 Corey DeRose 04/27 Sierra Sienerth 04/28 Patricia Schweitzer 04/28 Michael Owen Costello 04/29 Todd Lesnett 04/29 Geoffrey Malone 04/29 Michelle Figura 04/29 Victor DiPietro 04/29 Erika Crabb 04/29 Natalie Woods 04/29 Matthew Price 04/29 Ross Gardner 04/29 Kellen Andruscik 04/30 Walter Schultz 04/30 Christine Costello 04/30 Colvin Carson

12 B e t h a n y P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h 740 Washington Avenue Bridgeville, PA Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Bridgeville, PA Permit #38 Phone: office@bethanypresby.org Dated Material Return Service Requested We are committed to being a compassionate and loving congregation, striving to touch lives and change hearts for Jesus Christ. R E S P I T E C A R E In this day and age of working and scattered families there should be someone you and your family can turn to for help when family is not available. You can turn to your church family. We can cook a meal, shop, drive or just visit for a few hours to give your family or caregiver a break. We re not a permanent or long term solution but we can help. We are a compassionate, dependable and responsible group and we will be sensitive to your needs. Let us help you recover and remain independent for as long as possible. We cannot take the place of your family, but we can put their minds at ease knowing that you are being assisted and are safe, independent and happy. For more information, or questions about how we can help please call Margie Smith at or Beckie Price at LOGOS An off-site LOGOS was held Tuesday, March 15th, at Chuck E Cheese in Bridgeville and we were happy to be able to do it as a fund-raiser and we are so excited to let you know that $ was donated to our own Bridgeville Area Food Bank. Thank you to everyone who enjoyed themselves on the 15th and also helped out our Food Bank.