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Of Fences & Gates: 12 Step Club Comes to Our Church!

The Del Ray 12 Step Clubhouse occupies our church property (65 meetings/week!): Where to build fences? Where to open gates? The beginning of a spiritual journey! See Rev. Chuck's latest blog entry, "Grace, After All ..."

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"Jesus on Tap" 5/23!

Join us Wednesday, 6:30-8:30p, at Pizzeria da Marco8008 Woodmont near downtown Bethesda for great food & food-for-thought! At 7:30p, we will be discussing Franz Kafka's classic "A Hunger Artist"-- short story text…

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Education Opps: "Social Healing"

Our new Church Vision is "A Place for Healing". In step with that, we conclude our Adult Education year with a four-Sunday focus, "Social Healing" (9:45 in parlor, behind Wilson Lane playground), & Wed's Jesus on Tap.

  • SUNDAY'S "SOCIAL HEALING" SERIES. May 20 – …
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This Sunday at BPC (5/13)

Here's our ever-colorful bulletin. On this Mother's Day, we explore Christ's wildly inclusive mandate of altruistic compassion -- translated in John's gospel simply as love. Message: "From The Love of the Law to The Law of Love."…

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Have You Seen What God Is Up To at BPC?!

Enjoy generous shots of our church's life and ministry this past month -- from Easter Sunday on April 8 through our welcome of The Del Ray (12 Step) Club on May 6 -- in our photo albums found down the left-hand side of our home page!

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Jesus On Tap, 5/9!

Here's a special invitation to join us for Jesus on Tap Wednesday night, at Pizzeria da Marco, 8008 Woodmont (between St. Elmo & Cordell) -- 6:30 supper, 7:30-8:30 discussion. We will discuss "Boule du Suif", …

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Sunday, 5/6 at BPC

... we welcome both our new tenants The Del Ray Club -- a 50 mtg/wk Twelve Step community moving in May 19 for 5 years -- and, in honor of this, our very special guest Rev. Dr. Charles Brown, Oglesby Professor of Pastoral Care,…

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Sunday, 4/29 at BPC

... we conclude our resurrection journey bridging Easter with May, with the final stop on Compassion's Grandest Tour: Forgiveness. Here is our colorful & plentiful bulletin. See you Sunday! It promises to be a most seasonable day to…

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Sunday, 4/22 at BPC

... we continue to develop our church's call as A Place for Healing with a second in a series on Forgiveness: "The Freedom of Being Forgiven". What would our lives be like, if we forgave ourselves -- first? Could we even stand to live in such a liberated way? Our amazing bulletin can be found…

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4/18: JESUS ON TAP!

This Wednesday, 6:30-8:30p: Jesus on Tap, Pizzeria da Marco @ 8008 Woodmont, Bethesda (near Metro)! Conversation @ 7:30p: A deeply moving short story classic, …

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Sunday at BPC (4/15)

Here's our colorful bulletinWhat to make of the resurrection? Well, what was the disciples' first encounter with the living Christ-Spirit in their midst? According to John's account -- with…
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Added by Chuck Booker-Hirsch on April 14, 2012 at 9:30am — No Comments

Enjoy the Easter Message, Now Online!

Click here for the pastor's blog featuring his Easter Sunday message, "He Is Risen -- No, Wait: 'He Has Been Raised!'" Enjoy this powerful testimony to the Good News among us all: from a redeemer and a day to redemption and The Way!

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Easter Sunday at BPC

Join us for our usual fabulous musical celebration of the resurrection of our Lord -- including a Hallelujah Chorus finale for all comers! Full choir (many guest singers!), handbells, and an amazing brass quartet and percussion await us! Part of a complete morning lineup that includes ...

  • Continental Breakfast -- Fellowship Hall 9:45 am
  • Discussion:…
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Added by Chuck Booker-Hirsch on April 6, 2012 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Holy Week Vigil, 4/5!

All are invited to our Passion of Jesus (Maundy Thursday/ Tenebrae) service, 7-8 pm! Here's the program. This moving,…

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Pastor's Weekly Blog

Jesus' Crucifixion: Necessary ... Or Inevitable? And what difference does it make? To a child: a lot!

"Grace, After All: A Pastor's Blog in Past Imperfect and Present Perfect." www.bethesdapresbyterian.blogspot.com

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This Sunday (3/25)

Our stunning bulletin is found here"Jesus died for our sins." Ever hear this? Who hasn't? Question is: What does this mean? Did Jesus sacrifice himself on our behalf? Is he God's…
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Added by Chuck Booker-Hirsch on March 23, 2012 at 7:30pm — No Comments

This Sunday (3/11) ...

Come, join us in enjoying and practicing the presence of God! Here's our ever-colorful Sunday Bulletin. Please take special note of p.7: a description of each of three special pieces our Chancel Choir will…

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Here's our ever-colorful Worship bulletin.

Here's our ever-colorful Worship bulletin.

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Blog Posts

Of Fences & Gates: 12 Step Club Comes to Our Church!

The Del Ray 12 Step Clubhouse occupies our church property (65 meetings/week!): Where to build fences? Where to open gates? The beginning of a spiritual journey! See Rev. Chuck's latest blog entry, "Grace, After All ..."

Posted by Bethesda Presbyterian on May 29, 2012 at 8:30am

"Jesus on Tap" 5/23!

Join us Wednesday, 6:30-8:30p, at Pizzeria da Marco8008 Woodmont near downtown Bethesda for great food & food-for-thought! At 7:30p, we will be discussing Franz Kafka's classic "A Hunger Artist"-- short story text here -- takes 10-15 minutes to read beforehand. We have our own open room & quiet table toward the back; ask for Bethesda Presbyterian when you enter. Great Neapolitan-style pizza, salads, & really fine ale on-hand -- all at a church discount price! We hope you will join us. Metered parking available on street & in lot across the street ... & free at the church, 1/2 mile away.

Posted by Bethesda Presbyterian on May 22, 2012 at 4:00pm

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