January 27th

Prime Time Wednesday

Join us this week for fun and meaningful fellowship. dinner, classes and activities.

This week's menu is an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet

Cost is $6 since it is buffet style.

Children ($2) can eat from the buffet or enjoy pizza.

Prime Time classes and activities begin at 6:30 pm. Select from:

Tim Mock’s class about Climate Change will take a field trip after dinner to Rice University to hear a debate at 7 pm.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry Crafts group meets in the library.

Pastor Dave’s Grounded Living discussion series at 6:30 pm in Room 11/12.

Lots of fun activities for our youth and children!

Sally McKee’s ESL class in the Chapel classroom.

Bethany is again participating in the Souper Bowl of Caring, which culminates on Super Bowl Sunday, February 7th. All proceeds from Bethany’s program will go directly to Braes Interfaith Ministries (BIM).

BIM serves over 1,000 needy individuals in our neighborhood every month. A $1 cash donation to BIM translates to $27 worth of food from the Houston Food Bank.

Checks should be made out to "Bethany" with the notation "BIM" in the memo line.

Bethany UMC Small Group Ministry

Contact the group leaders and/or the Church office to find out the details and to register.

Crisis In Haiti

Bethany is working in partnership with United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) and the Christian Alliance for Humanitarian Aid to respond to this disaster. The following are some specific initial ways that you can help:

1. Pray for: - the missing - those waiting to be rescued - lives to be saved - relief teams entering Haiti - safety of all Haitians and relief workers - God's word to, in light of this disaster, spread throughout the island.

2. Give monetary donations (checks payable to "Bethany" and marked "Haiti" in the memo line). Donations can be mailed to the Church office.

There are lots of ways that you can get involved in the many ministries and outreach programs of Bethany. Contact the Church office to learn how you can be of help!

Lectionary Readings for Next Sunday

January 31st, 2010

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Psalm 71

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Luke 4:21-30

This Week's Birthdays

Spencer Ryerson......January 24

Jimmy Joseph...........January 24

Melissa Fontenot......January 25

Forrest Peugnet........January 25

Austin Payne............January 26

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