Quiz and Pasta Bowl
February 12 (6:00-7:30pm) – We need all hands on deck for this popular intergenerational and family friendly fundraiser. Do you want to help create quiz questions, decorate Memorial Hall, help prepare the food, sell tickets, or be on the all-important clean- up crew? Let Noelle know how you would like to help. Also spread the word about this event to your friends and family.

Daybreak Devotions
Spiritual reflection . . . music . . . silence.  2nd Wednesday each month, 7:00-8:00am.  Sanctuary.  Led by Gail Brown & Marilyn Alberts.

Kitchen Ministry
The Kitchen Ministry gathers each month to prepare meals for clients of Bethesda Cares and members of the Friends Club, an Alzheimer’s support group that meets at Bradley Hills.  If you would like to join this new local mission, we meet in the church kitchen the second Tuesday morning of each month at 7:30 AM. For those who can’t take time off during the day, we do prep work the evening before – the second Monday of the month at 7 PM. If those times aren’t convenient, consider baking a pan of brownies, a tray of cookies, or a cake that can be dropped off at church. There is also need for three people to serve the lunch at the Church in Bethesda on Wilson Lane, where our brothers and sisters gather to eat.

Art Exhibit
The work of photographer Evelyn Jacob will be on display in the Lounge during February and March.  While her work ranges from landscape, nature, and flower close ups, this particular exhibit focuses on birds in flight. The images are offered for sale, with 20 percent of the sale price going to the church.
 

BHPC Book Group
On Sunday afternoon, February 26, from 4 to 6 p.m. the BHPC Book Group will meet to discuss Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, a novel by Beth Hoffman, the story of a twelve-year-old girl. The county library has quite a few copies.  We have also decided to read a new nonfiction account of the Israeli-Palestine situation, The Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian’s Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker, by Jen Marlowe and Sami al Jundi. We haven’t yet selected a date for that discussion. Plan to join us. All are welcome at any time!

Centering Prayer
Lectio Divina (sacred reading), silence, and shared intercessory prayer.  Weekly on Tuesday, 8:00-8:30am.  Sancturary. Led by Gail Brown.

Regularly Scheduled Events:

Bible Study (No summer sessions - resumes after Labor Day)
Meets every Wednesday of every month from 10:000-11:00am. This discussion group is led by one of the pastors and focuses on the biblical texts to be used in the upcoming worship services.

Choir Practice (resumes after Labor Day)
Chancel Choir meets Thursday evenings from 8:00-9:30pm weekly. All singers are welcome. Handbell choir meets on Thursdays from 6:30 - 7:45 PM weekly.

Lay Ministry Meetings
These working groups of the church meet monthly on the 1st Tuesday at 7:30 P.M.

Youth Fellowship
(BRADLEY HILLS YOUTH CONNECTION)
All youth from grades 6 through grade 12 meet from 5:00pm-6:30pm Sunday evenings for a variety of activities. There is also church school for Middlers and Senior Highs at 9:15am on Sunday mornings.

Retreats
Annual retreats are held for men, women and families. Youth retreats are organized through the fellowship or confirmation groups

Intergenerational Work Camp
A mission trip for youth and adults is held yearly in the summer.

Grief Support Group - "Good Grief"
A grief support group is scheduled once or twice a year and is facilitated by a pastoral care counselor and the parish nurse.

Small Groups Ministry
Small groups meet for spiritual sharing and other purposes.