First Reformed Church of Bethlehem

Welcome to the First Reformed church of bethlehem

New for December:

A Message from Pastor Jenn

Important Links:

**ALL Upcoming Events*
- Bible Study December 4, 11 and 18 at 2:00pm - We continue in dialogue together on the Gospel of Luke. We welcome you to come and join us for a time of study, prayer, and fellowship.
- Craft time December 7, 11:00am-1:00pm - Bring a bowl or basket from your home and join us making a holiday centerpiece using repurposed materials.
- Chrismon Craft December 8 - Join the Young Disciples after worship for Chrismon Symbol crafting in Worship Hall.
- December 15 – Have lunch with the stars of the Christmas Pageant after worship. Lunch will be provided (bring a dish to share if you wish). There will be plenty of food and cookies too!
- December 16 - Poinsettia orders due
Worshipping Information
Offerings

Finances and Fundraising:

Bottle and Can Drive
Fundraising

Sunday Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. Masks are optional within the church building. If desired, you may attend in the privacy of your car parked in our parking lot.

Offerings

If you would like to receive a box of weekly giving envelopes, please call the office at 518-767-2243. Using these envelopes allows our treasurer to be able to credit your donations at the end of the year for tax purposes.

Online offerings may be made on-line via Tithe.ly and the Give button below. These donations will be deposited directly into the church bank account. You have the option to give to either the General or Renovation Fund. Both Tithe.ly and the church will record your donations.

Tithe.ly deducts a small fee per credit card transaction (2.65% plus $0.30). You have the option to cover these fees, if you wish. You may also choose to have Tithe.ly automatically donate for you weekly or monthly.

As always, thank you for your generosity.

Stained Glass Window Restoration Project Update

The Stained Glass Window Fund is growing. We have been getting donations and you can continue to donate. We hope to start the chalet windows in the near future. The church windows look amazing. Special thanks to Keith Jordan for coordinating this project.

The FRCB stained glass restoration is underway!

bottle and can drive continues

Please give yourselves a big round of applause, we have raised over a $1000! Our total so far is $1004. I challenge all of you to continue gathering your bottles and cans to get the total to $2000. We can do it together. You are all amazing. Arlene

Fundraising

Our Election Day Bake Sale brought in a sweet $730.25! A big “THANK YOU” to all you bakers who contributed!

2024 Lasagna Dinner - Thank you, Guy and Nancy Wyche, for the delicious lasagna dinner. Also, thank you to all who made cookies and helped in other ways. All your efforts allowed the church to make $945. Together we can accomplish so much. God bless you all!

Thank you to all who have participated in our various fundraisers.

Other fundraising ideas:

A wall plaque will be created listing donor names making contributions in memory of loved ones.
Do you have additional suggestions?? Maybe a rummage sale, outdoor concerts, more church dinners??

Please share your ideas with a consistory member!