Bethesda Presbyterian Church

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Bethesda Presbyterian

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Reaching Out to the Broader Community Through our Social Action Ministry
You Can Get Involved!


Saturday Lunch for the Homeless: Each Saturday from 10 am to 12 pm.  Fellowship Hall in the Church basement.  Helping hands are always welcome.
Contact:
Donna Stahr [240-483-7470]
Bethesda CARES [301-907-9244]

Presbyterian Women:  Day Circle meets First Thursday of each month at 10:30 am and Evening Circle meets Second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm.  The women support over a dozen local charities in various ways.  Come for a meal, Bible Study and fellowship.
Contact:
Donna Stahr [240-483-7470]
Bethesda CARES [301-907-9244]

Friday Dinner for Cordell Avenue Men’s Shelter:  Second Friday of each month.  Preparation and delivery of supper for 15 persons by 6 pm.  You can help individually or as part of a team.
Contact:   
Mika Marumoto [301-830-3659]

Rebuilding Together:  In late April each year, BPC members and friends work with Rebuilding Together Montgomery County to repair, in one day, the home of a person or family in need.
Contact:   
Kurt Tong [301-830-3658]

M’Ekorani Church:  BPC aids this church in Kenya.  We have helped build a kitchen, send a nursing student through school, and helped establish a banana grove and chicken business for the women.

Contact our BPC Social Action Ministry Leaders -- Dot McDowell and Kurt Tong [301-830-3658] – or call the Church Office to get connected.

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Chuck Booker-Hirsch

Sunday 3/14: "Our Prodigal Father"

Ever hear of the Prodigal Son? Certainly. This Sunday, we focus on his extravagantly wasteful father, running to welcome him home. With that image in mind, all are invited, post-Worship, to join us for a served lunch in our Fellowship Hall for new member Gail Hutchison's riveting personal story, "From Strive to Survive to Thrive." Gail, a Potomac native, has served 20 years in the Outer Banks of NC as a sexual assault services coordinator, running to welcome the wounded home in her prodigally ge… Continue

Posted by Chuck Booker-Hirsch on March 11, 2010 at 2:48am

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11 am Worship 3/7: "Listening for God: Why *Not* Me?"

This Sunday's gospel scripture -- heard the world 'round that very day by disciples and seekers of every tongue and land -- is a difficult one for many to understand. Luke 13:1-9 seems to cast a judgmental eye on those who do not repent of their ways. But this scripture is not a promise of punishment. It's a needed Lenten dose of reality, to wit: Instead of asking God, "Why me?" when bad times befall us, we can best listen for God's desire in our lives by asking, "Why not me?" Instea

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Posted by Chuck Booker-Hirsch on March 5, 2010 at 11:00pm

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