Alleluia! On May 22, 2020 Governor Wolfe permitted Perry County to move into the “Yellow Phase”. This news allowed us to re-open our church, while following specific safeguards and restrictions. The “Yellow Phase” requires us to follow CDC and PA Dept. of Health guidelines, continue to follow social distancing recommendations and limit our worship gatherings to groups of 25 people or less. Therefore, on Sunday, May 24, 2020 we began to re-open our church for worship, with three Worship service times. (9:00 AM; 10:30 AM; and 12 Noon) The 10:30 service will be a “child friendly” service (children will stay with their parents) and will feature church camp songs. Hymns for the 9 and 12 Noon services.
You will need to pre-register for the service you want to attend, by calling the church office at 717-957-2030 and leaving a message, or email to bethanyumc@comcast.net. Include your name, phone number, service time and the number of people attending in the message.
It is important to pre-register for a particular service by Noon on Friday.
NOTE: if you have already registered for a specific service, you do not need to re-register each week. However, please notify us if you would like to change your reservation to another service time, prior to Noon on Friday.
Weekly sermons will continue to be offered on our website.
What Precautions Are We Taking?
Assigned Seating - to ensure safe distance practices are being adhered to
Time of Greeting - NO hand shaking or hugging. Waving to your neighbor, or air hugs will be permitted from your pew.
Offering – offering plates will NOT be passed. Instead, offering plates will be placed behind the pews for your offerings.
What Precautions You Should Take?
Stay Home - if you are feeling ill or have the following symptoms – Fever / Cough / Shortness of Breath, or if you have been exposed to someone who has Covid-19.
Wear a Mask – anyone attending worship will be required to wear a mask while in the church.
Practice Social Distancing – be sure to stay at least 6 feet away from other people.
Pray – “The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand. The sun shall not strike you by day nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore.” (Psalm 121)
Meet Pastor Jackie Condon - Bethany UMC's New Pastor
I was raised in McKean County and spent my adult years in Erie, PA.
I became licensed in 2004 in the Western PA Annual Conference
before moving to Susquehanna Conference in 2012. I completed my
basic and advanced course work at Duke University in 2017.
I graduated with a BA in Liberal Arts with a minor in History from
Mansfield University in December 2015. I have a 33 year old daughter
who lives in Erie with her husband. They own Andora's Bubble,
a bubble tea shop there. I have an 18 year old son who will be attending
the University of Montana in the fall. I am a widow.
I look forward to my time in Marysville and getting to
know the people and the community there.
YARD HOURS
Want some “face time” with the Pastor? Instead of “Office Hours,” Pastor Laura will be holding “Yard Hours” Monday afternoons (1-4 PM) and Thursday mornings (9 AM-12 Noon), beginning Monday May 11, 2020. Click on the "Events" tab, then on the "Yard Hours with Pastor Laura" tab, to see full details and appointment times.
Bible Study
Bible Study through ZOOM meeting - If you have a computer, you can join us for Bible Study every Thursday from 1-1:30! Email your name and email address to the church () and we will email you the ZOOM link to joins us!
WELCOME!
We are very glad to have you join us online! Social distancing may be the mandate,
but we are grateful that we are still able to find ways to connect and share the love of Christ.
During this time of quarantine, have you found yourself asking.......
"What will I do with all this extra time at home?"
May we suggest that this is a perfect time to UPDATE YOUR CHILD CLEARANCES.
Many of you have obtained your Child Clearances, which enables you to volunteer for various church sponsored activities for children. (ie. Easter Egg Hunt, all Halloween events and the Farmers Market, etc.)
Those clearances must be renewed every 5 years, and for most of you, it is renewal time!
GETTING CLEARANCES IS EASY - Click on the "SAFE SANCTUARIES" tab under the 'HOME' tab, at the top of the page. Then follow the Child Clearance guidelines listed on that page.
We are pleased to announce that we now have a Blessing Food Box located outside our church, to help anyone who may be in need of non-perishable food items. Please click on the "Ministries" tab to get more information.
Click on the "Sermons" tab to view weekly recorded messages from Pastor Laura Kincaid
Click on the "Children's Corner" tab to get a weekly recorded message for kids
Click on the "Offering" tab to get information on how you can send your offering to support the ministries of the church
We want to hear from you!
Both old friends and new, please go to the bottom of the page where it says "Write Us" and enter your name and email so that you can receive notifications of future posts. Tell us there in the space for "Message" if you are interested in joining Bible Study
400 Lansvale St., Marysville, PA 17053
Church Office (717) 957-2030
email:
Pastor Laura Kincaid
Telephone-Pastor (717) 991-5466
email:
“God is light; In him there is no darkness...”
Welcome, and thank you for visiting!
We invite you to visit us in person on Sunday morning or any of our activities. When you come for worship you will find ample parking, a friendly greeting
and Worship that includes both traditional and contemporary elements.
Children are welcome! We hope to see you soon!
Bible Study every Thursday at 1 pm at the church.
Can't make it at that time? Join us on Facebook!
Join the group "Bethany UMC Bible Study",
see what we are studying, post your comments and questions.
We are committed to reaching out to our community in Christian Service
