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Indoor Worship Services, with Live Streaming
With the fall/winter rains and cooler temperatures, we are worshiping in our sanctuary (versus outside on our patio). Join us in person or on Facebook Live at 10:45am.

Volunteer Opportunity — Bagged Lunches, Socks, Safety Kits for Homeless
During the Pandemic the needs of the unhoused have only increased. Bethany prepares bagged lunches, collects new white socks, and assembles safety kits to support the homeless. We need your help!

Donate to support disaster relief for California Wildfires
Donate to support disaster relief efforts for the California Wildfires, through UMCOR. UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) responds to natural or civil disasters of such magnitude that they overwhelm a community’s ability to recover on its own. Through UMCOR,...

June Pride Events at Bethany
Events are planned for June Pride — please join us!

Queering Church: June Sermon Series
Our June PRIDE sermon series draws from the book Queer Virtue: What LGBT People Know About Life and Love and How it Can Revitalize Christianity by The Rev. Elizabeth M. Edman. Rev. Edman’s thesis is that there are virtues and attributes unique to the queer community that Christian Churches can learn from.

Online Book Study — Tuesdays at 7pm, starting June 8th
Staying Awake is a practical exploration of Christianity for people who want to show up for justice and stay in the movement. Discover nine practices …

Drag Show Fundraiser, Thursday, June 30 at 7pm
Join us for laughter & joy, for Bethany’s 3rd annual drag show fundraiser! Thursday, June 30th at 7pm on Bethany’s outside patio area.

Sign Up for Bethany’s Queer Trivia Game, June 17th at 7pm
Sign up for Bethany's Queer Trivia Game, June 17th at 7pm. Game night will occur on Zoom using the TriviaMaker app. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/3zej36zb or email bethanysfoffice@gmail.com Have Fun! Brush-up on Queer Trivia! Enjoy Team Competition! Win...

Article on some church transitions, since General Conference 2019
Please see article, by Bruce Pettit.

Online Book Study – March 9 thru May 11, Tuesdays at 7 pm
Online book study via Zoom, March 9th, Tuesdays at 7pm, thru May 11th. Featuring “The Sword and the Shield: the Revolutionary Lives of Malcom X and Martin Luther King Jr.” by Peniel E. Joseph.