by Carol Burns | Oct 5, 2019
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY What unites us is greater than what divides us The first Sunday in October is celebrated by many different Christian denominations as World Communion Sunday. We observe World Communion Sunday as a way of lifting...
by Carol Burns | Sep 26, 2019
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: Recap of Congregational Meeting and Town Hall As you know, we held a Congregational Meeting last Sunday in which the congregation elected Polly Beste to an unexpired term on the Session and Sally Ross to an open term on the...
by Carol Burns | Sep 20, 2019
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: An Inquiring Faith One of the four Core Values we have identified for First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem is having “an inquiring faith.” In one sense, that shouldn’t be a surprising value for Christians to have. As I mentioned in...
by Carol Burns | Sep 13, 2019
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: Special Schedule on Sunday, September 22 The Session has called a special meeting of the congregation and corporation of First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem for next Sunday, September 22, at 10 a.m. for three reasons. The first is...
by Carol Burns | Sep 7, 2019
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: Worshiping Around the Meal Table I’ve never been good about choosing favorites: a favorite movie, book, food, musician, etc. So much depends on my mood, season of life, and other factors. For me, it’s more like having a short list of...
by Carol Burns | Aug 30, 2019
A MESSAGE FROM REV. J.C. AUSTIN: Enjoying the waning days of summer Even though students are back in school in Bethlehem, and people mostly wear white whenever they feel like it these days, it really doesn’t feel like the end of summer to me until Labor Day weekend....
