Trinity highlights

Sunday worship at Trinity Lutheran Church, 175 S. Third St., with Holy Communion in honor of the Reformation is at 8:30 and 11 a.m. The color of the day is red. The Rev. Nancy Moore presides. Vicar Lauren Heywood assists. Coffeehouse fellowship is at 9:30 a.m.Sunday church school classes for students age 3 through grade six begin at 9:45 a.m.Youth group (grades 5-12) game night is 6 p.m. Saturday. Senior high youth group, students of grades 9-12, meets 5-7 p.m. each Sunday in the church's youth room. Junior high students in grades 5-8 meet 5-7 p.m. each Wednesday. Vicar Lauren Heywood is the director.First Tuesday Quiet Communion is 10 a.m. Nov. 1.Looking ahead to the observance of "All Saints Sunday" on Nov. 6: you are invited - before next Sunday - to bring in a photo of your loved one who has died. The photos will be displayed on a table near the altar, and will be a visible reminder of the saints in your life who have enriched us. Please place a label or sticker identifying the person in the photo and the owner of the photo. Photos may be picked up following worship services.For those desiring to arrange a baptism, the Rev. Moore will meet with parents with instructional information at 1 p.m. Nov. 20. For those desiring to seek membership at Trinity, Pastor Moore will share information at 1 p.m. Nov. 27. Please contact the church office in advance to preregister at 610-377-4303.Bethany EC ChurchBethany EC Church, 222 North St. holds Sunday worship with the Rev. Jeff Stansbury, pastor.Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m. with classes for all ages, including adult Bible study class, morning worship at 10:45 a.m., preschool nursery available and Jr. Church provided for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. Special speakers for this Thank Offering Sunday will be Lamar and Janice Stoltzfus. They are missionaries at Rift Valley Academy in Kenya, Africa. Sunday Evening Contemporary Worship Service, 7 p.m.Tuesday: Ladies Bible study, 10 a.m.Wednesday: Coed Bible study, 6 p.m.; prayer meeting, 7 p.m.Thursday: Men's Bible study at McDonald's, 5:15 a.m.; choir rehearsal, 7 p.m.Friday: True Women Bible Study and Play Group, 9 a.m.Currently accepting new or gently used children's clothing size infant to 12, boys and girls. Drop off at church, inside side entrance on Tuesdays 10 a.m. to noon. Clothing benefits St. Peter's Community Resource Center.Lehighton Bethany EC is online at

wwwbethanyec.weebly.com. Email:

Bethany@ptd.net. Church office: 610-377-0724 or follow Bethany on Facebook.Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or

tneditor@tnonline.com.