Bethany EC Church

Bethany 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.Monday: Youth group, 7 p.m.Tuesday: Women's Bible study, 10 a.m.Wednesday: Lenten service, 7 p.m.Thursday: Men's Bible study at McDonald's, 5:15 a.m.; choir practice, 7 p.m.Friday: True Women Bible Study and Play Group, 9:45 a.m.Upcoming events:• Community egg hunt, 2

p.m.April 8in Lehighton Upper Park.• Easter sunrise service,6:45 a.m. April 16, Lehighton Upper Park area.Lehighton Bethany EC is online at

wwwbethanyec.weebly.com. Email:

Bethany@ptd.net. Church office: 610-377-0724 or follow Bethany on Facebook.Trinity happeningsSunday worship at Trinity Lutheran Church, 175 S. Third St., is at 9:30 a.m. The Rev. Nancy Moore presides. Vicar Lauren Heywood assists. Coffeehouse fellowship is at 10:30 a.m.Sunday church school classes for students age 3 through grade six begin at 10:45 a.m.For those desiring to seek membership at Trinity, Pastor Moore will provide information at 1 p.m. Sunday. Appointments are available to arrange for a baptismal date. Please contact the church office at 610-377-4303 to register."Breaking Bread" youth group for students in grades 7-12 meets in the youth room at 5 p.m. Sundays. The younger group, students in grades 4-6, will not meet during the Wednesdays in Lent. Information is available online at

www.tlclehighton.com/Youth.asp or on Facebook. Vicar Lauren Heywood is the director.Midweek Lenten worship March 29, with soup supper at 6 p.m., followed by 7 p.m. "Holden Evening Prayer" and reflections from the Old Testament. The story is "Esther and Her People." These midweek programs continue through April 5.Moore has announced classes will be held for students in fifth grade or higher with instructions to receive their first Holy Communion. The classes will be held April 10, 11 and 12 at 4 p.m. It is required for the students to attend all three classes. Please contact the church office by April 3 to register.Contact the Times News at 800-443-0377 or

tneditor@tnonline.com.