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Bethany United Church of Christ

   Reverend Angela Ying, Pastor   ||   206-725-7535   ||   office@bethanyseattle.org
   6230 Beacon Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98108 (at Beacon and Graham)
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Welcome to the Beloved Bethany Community
Poster by the Aboriginal Activists Group
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Inspirational Quotes
  • Power of Love

    “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”

    Jimi Hendrix (Johnny Allen Hendrix) (27 November 1942 – 18 September 1970)
    American guitarist, singer, songwriter. Not verified he really said this.
    Regarded as one of the most influential electric
    guitarists in the history of popular music.

    “We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.”

    - William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898)
    British Liberal politician, Prime Minister. Attributed to him in
    “The National Elementary Principal” Vol 28, Page 34 (1948).

    “My books, they all have only one message: the heart's Power of Love must replace the mind's Love of Power. If I have the Power of Love, then I shall claim the whole World as my own.

    World Peace can be achieved when the Power of Love replaces the Love of Power.”

    - Sri Chinmoy (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007)
    spiritual teacher, poet, humanitarian,
    musician and athlete. From his book
    “My Heart Shall Give A Oneness-Feast” (1993).

    “When the power of love replaces the love of power, man will have a new name: God.”

    - Sri Chinmoy (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007) -
    spiritual teacher, poet, humanitarian,
    musician and athlete. From his book
    “My Heart Shall Give A Oneness-Feast” (1993).

    “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”

    - James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987)
    American novelist, short story writer, playwright,
    essayist, and social critic.

  • Draw the Circle Wide

    “Draw the circle wide, draw it wider still.
    Let this be our song: no one stands alone.
    Standing side by side, draw the circle wide.
    God the still point of the circle.
    Round you all creation turns.
    Nothing lost but held forever. In God’s gracious arms.
    Let our hearts touch far horizons. So encompass great and small.
    Let our loving know no borders. Faithful to God’s call.
    In your sadness and your grief,
    And when pain seems as if there’s no relief.
    We will hold you — until the storms subside.
    Draw the circle wide.

    - adapted from Mark Miller and Gordon Light’s
    “Draw the Circle Wide”

  • MLK on Power and Love

    “Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”

    - Martin Luther King - from his 1967 book
    “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?”



For more, please see our archives of Inspirational Quotes:
2016 || 2017
|| 2018 || 2019 || 2020 || 2021 || 2022 || 2023



Notices
Invitations and upcoming events the Bethany United
Church of Christ community is invited to participate:

None at this time.



Services
Weekly services held on Sundays at 10:30 am.
Worship is followed by a shared community meal.
All Are Welcome: Immigrants, Refugees, Muslims, Jews, LGBTQ.
All are Beloved of God.
Peace, Shalom, Salaam.



Note from Rev. Angela Ying

On Sundays, our community will be together — via the computer program, Zoom — to worship God as a beloved Bethany United Church of Christ community, safely from your home. Thank you for staying home, and not coming to our church sanctuary. For Zoom instructions, please email office@bethanyseattle.org during the week.

Before we worship, here is what you can still do:

  • Email your joys and concerns as prayer.
  • Pray for yourself, your loved ones, and the world.
  • Continue to be wise in keeping a safe distance, eating, sleeping, and staying well
  • Call or email the church office if you need pastoral care, or assistance.
  • Mail your contribution to Bethany to build community.
  • Know you are Beloved.
  • Give thanks you are alive through God’s gifts of music, meditation, dance, joy, reading, exercise, deep breathing, gratitude.
  • Use your imagination and creativity.

Thank you Bethany United Church of Christ. Together, we will persevere in being the healthy, vibrant, strong, and loving congregation God calls us to be.

Grace and peace be with you, as we work together for good, knowing God’s steadfast love endures forever.

Pastor Angela Ying

  • Sundays, 10:30 am
    Worship and Communion.


Beloved Community

Pray without ceasing. Bethany Church prays, as we grow beloved community, for all in our community of faith, our neighborhoods, city and country, others countries and all of God’s Creation.

We pray for peace amidst war, love amidst hate, compassion amidst despair, courage amidst fear. We pray for all of our sisters and brothers here and around the world, especially all who are sick, lonely, anxious, fearful, struggling, homeless, unemployed and healing and wholeness, grace and strength for the day.

“Lead us from death to life,
from falsehood to truth,
from despair to hope,
from fear to trust.”

“Lead us from hate to love,
from war to peace;
let peace fill our hearts,
let peace fill our world,
let peace fill our universe.

adapted from “The World Peace Prayer”



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    Immigration Efforts

    Our beloved Bethany Church community shines by standing in solidarity with our migrants, who have the human, and legal right, to seek refuge in America.
    • South and Central Migrants Rapid Response Network
      Faith and community leaders from around the city gather monthly at Bethany United Church of Christ to teach “Know Your Rights,” and to support immigrants, refugees, and migrants by standing up to every day injustices.

    • Standing Alongside Our Muslim Sisters and Brothers
      Bethany Partners with Muslim Association of Puget Sound
      #Repeal the Ban. No Ban Act!

    • Creating Cards
      To send cards to our thousands of asylum-seeking neighbors who have recently fled extreme violence in Central America, to build new lives in the United States. - Contact: Jared Howe

    • Collecting Blankets, Gloves, Hats
      Please help fill our boxes with new and lightly-used warm clothing, for our homeless sisters and brothers. - Contact the Church office for donations and delivery: 206-725-7535, or write to office@bethanyseattle.org

    • Hundreds of Families and Neighbors in Need
      Together we support our neighbors and community with food, clothing, supplies, resources, mutual aid. Go to the “Donate” page and make a contribution, as we sponsor Tiny House Villages, individuals and families, youth, immigrants and refugees through out the year and holidays.

    • Renewing Pledges and Financial Support
      Help promote justice, loving kindness, and to walking humbly with God, here in our church, communities, and around the world!

    • Post-Worship Services Community Meals (Postponed until safe to meet again.)
      Join us preparing our weekly meal. - Contact: Tate and Theresa Anderson
    To reach all, call 206-725-7535, or write to office@bethanyseattle.org

             Further Immigration Resources

                   Northwest Immigrants Rights Project (NWIRP)


    Sunset on Water
    Sunset on Water


    Weekly Events
    Sunday - 10:30 am
    Worship and Music followed by a shared meal in the church sanctuary and hospitality room. Be renewed, refueled, reinvigorated for the week, by the grace of God in growing Beloved Community. All are welcome. - We meet via the computer program, Zoom. For Zoom instructions, please email office@bethanyseattle.org during the week. No meal shared, at this time.
    Monday-Friday
    Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA)
    ReWA Preschool Headstart Program
         For toddlers to pre-K, Half Day and Full Day
         Sliding scale, based on income.
    Rainier Valley Cooperative Preschool
    Thursday
    Leadership Training for Youth and Young People
    Youth Undoing Institutionalized Racism (YUIR)
    Ending the Prison Industrial Complex (EPIC)
         Meets in the church annex.
         YUIR and EPIC are led by Senait Brown,
         community leaders and mentors..
    Friday
    Bethany United Church of Christ continues to work in community
    partnership with our Muslim brothers and sisters of Muslim
    Association of Puget Sound
    (MAPS), alongside our Buddhists
    brothers and sisters, and all people of faith, as well as no faith.
    Friday and Saturday
    Falun Gong, Buddhist and Taoist teaching and meditation.
    Samoan Choir practice
    Saturday
    Church and Community Meetings, Gatherings, Discussions and Public Forums
    Continuing work at Bethany
    Staying Healthy in Body, Mind, and Spirit Community Support.
    Racial, Economic and Environmental/Climate Justice.
    Make a Sandwich for Our Neighbors.
    Sponsoring our Tiny House Villages in Georgetown, Othello, and True Vine in the CD.


    About Bethany (in Brief)

    Bethany United Church of Christ’s vision in seeking to be God’s Beloved Community on earth, come from the prophetic words of Micah:
    What does God require of You? To do justice, love kindness and walk humbly with your God.
    Refugees and immigrants welcome here. No ban. No wall. Stop the deportations.

    You are Beloved! I am Beloved! We Are Beloved! All Are Beloved of God!

    Each and every one is needed in growing Beloved Community. Please support our social justice and ministry at Beloved Bethany with a donation of any amount to: Bethany United Church of Christ. You and your generosity and kindness are making a difference in our community and around the world. Thank you for giving generously.

    NOTE: Throughout the year, Bethany Church will be leading in “Share the Gift of Love,” providing for our neighborhood children. Please bring new, or lightly used, men and women’s gloves and scarves. Please let pastor Angela Ying know if you are willing to participate and help.

    Thank you.



    Painting by Kelly Simpson Hagen
    Painting by Kelly Simpson Hagen

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