Spiritual Enrichment

WINDOWS - VISUAL ART EXHIBIT

WINDOWS – VISUAL ART EXHIBIT

WINDOWS Visual Art Exhibit May 1 – 30 (SE Lobby) Festival Director, Forrest Guittar, offers a photography exhibit featuring windows found in churches in Europe and the United States.

THE RAINBOW EXPRESS

THE RAINBOW EXPRESS

BETHANY CHILDREN’S CHOIRS Sun. May 20      9am Worship Service In what has become an annual tradition, the Caroler’s Choir and Jubilation Singers present their spring musical.  This year join them as they present the story of Noah and the Ark in THE RAINBOW EXPRESS!

PALMS AND PASSION SUNDAY

PALMS AND PASSION SUNDAY

PALMS AND PASSION SUNDAY Worship Sun. Apr. 1      8am    9am   10:30am Bethany’s children’s and adult choirs provide music leadership, as Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem and the beginning of His journey to the cross are remembered.

MAUNDY THURSDAY WORSHIP

MAUNDY THURSDAY WORSHIP

MAUNDY THURSDAY Worship Thu. Apr. 5      Noon &  7pm Christ’s Last Supper is celebrated. At the evening service, foot washing and first Communion for youth occur, with musical leadership by the Jubilation Singers.

GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP

GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP

GOOD FRIDAY Worship Fri. Apr. 6     Noon & 7pm In these moving services, Christ’s death on the cross is remembered. Bethany’s Chancel Choir leads worship at the evening service.

EASTER VIGIL

EASTER VIGIL

EASTER VIGIL Worship Sat. Apr.  7     6pm In this service of preparation and expectation, our Lenten journey closes with fire, darkness and Holy Communion.

EASTER SUNDAY WORSHIP

EASTER SUNDAY WORSHIP

EASTER SUNDAY Worship Sun. Apr. 8 6am Sunrise Service 7:30am    9am     10:30am With joyous exclamations of “He is risen indeed!,” the resurrection of Christ is proclaimed and celebrated to the sounds of choirs, organ and brass!

JOURNEY TO THE CROSS

JOURNEY TO THE CROSS

JOURNEY TO THE CROSS Sun. Mar. 4    9am (Free Event) In a dramatic telling of the Passion Week, participants move through six stations, filled with scenery, props, lighting and music to hear the story come alive through storytellers.

ASH WEDNESDAY

ASH WEDNESDAY

ASH WEDNESDAY Worship Noon       7pm In services with a reflective atmosphere, we mark the beginning of Lent.  Each service features Holy Communion and the Imposition of Ashes.

THE LABYRINTH

THE LABYRINTH

THE LENTEN LABYRINTH Wednesdays in Lent Feb. 22 thru Mar. 28 (Room 412) With a walking meditation, journey with those who have walked its path since before the time of the early Christian pilgrims.

GO DOWN, DEATH

GO DOWN, DEATH

FESTIVAL LENTEN DEVOTIONAL & VISUAL ART EXHIBIT Go Down, Death Sun. Feb. 25 thru Easter Sunday   In recognition of National Black History Month, Festival Director, Forrest Guittar, offers a visual art exhibit focusing on the stories behind a number of African – American spirituals. Southeast Entrance lobby.   Devotional available for download Sun. Feb. [...]

NEW YEAR'S DAY - SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE

NEW YEAR’S DAY – SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE

NEW YEAR’S DAY Service of Remembrance Worship Sun. Jan. 1, 2012    8am, 9am, 10:30am Join the people of Bethany as we gather for a time to worship as the New Year begins, and a time to remember and celebrate the lives of those who have passed to eternal rest.

ANNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL MUSICAL

ANNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL MUSICAL

BETHANY SUNDAY SCHOOL MUSICAL   Sun. Dec. 11    10:30am Worshp In an annual tradition, join the hundreds of Sunday School students as they present their holiday musical during the 10:30am worship service. Filled with joyous music and costumes, it is a program you will not want to miss.

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY Worship Sun. Nov. 6      8am, 9am & 10:30am We recognize the saints who have gone on before us and those who have been baptized in the past year.

THANKSGIVING EVE: SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER

THANKSGIVING EVE: SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER

THANKSGIVING EVE Worship Wed. Nov. 23       7pm Shall We Gather At The River –  Folk Service Join the Chancel Choir, Jubilation Singers, Carolers Choir and Carillon Bells of Bethany Lutheran Church as we celebrate our many blessings. Special offering for Project Sanctuary.

CANTO DEO: ADVENT LESSONS & CAROLS

CANTO DEO: ADVENT LESSONS & CAROLS

CANTO DEO CHAMBER CHOIR Advent Service of Lessons and Carols Sun. Nov. 27     4pm (Free Event) The Lessons and Carols service, among the most anticipated each season, is filled with scripture exceptional music, and presented by this outstanding Denver based Christian choir.

ADVENT DEVOTIONAL: MAGNIFICAT

ADVENT DEVOTIONAL: MAGNIFICAT

FESTIVAL ADVENT DEVOTIONAL   Magnificat Available from the website Sun. Nov. 27 Festival Director, Forrest Guittar, releases the annual Advent Devotional, this year centering on Bach’s masterpiece, and the theme ‘My soul magnifies the Lord.” Available free at the Festival website. If you would like to make a contribution to the Festival to support continued [...]

JAZZ VESPERS

JAZZ VESPERS

MUSIC SERVING THE WORD MINISTRIES & SPIRIT IN THE DESERT RETREAT CENTER Jazz Vespers Sun. Oct. 2    6pm (Free Event) Come learn about the unique ministry at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree, Arizona and experience a moving Jazz Vespers worship with Bob Ravenscroft and his jazz team. Dessert and coffee will be [...]

AL STAGGS AS MARTIN LUTHER

AL STAGGS AS MARTIN LUTHER

CASE LECTURE SERIES Al Staggs – as Martin Luther Wed. Oct. 12     6:30pm (Free Event) Twenty years ago Al combined two passions – writing and performing – and wrote a one-person play that took his audiences into the prison cell of the German theologian Dietrich Bonheoffer. Later he began a career as a full-time performing [...]

REFORMATION SUNDAY

REFORMATION SUNDAY Worship Sunday, Oct. 29     8, 9 & 10:30am Bethany celebrates the Reformation in word & music.