Subscribe (free!) to "Hear the Word" -- bible readings for every week of the year. Follow the instructions to receive via iTunes or another media player.
Each podcast includes four lectionary readings for one of the Sundays or festivals of the church year: an Old Testament reading, a Psalm, an Epistle and a Gospel reading. Following each set of readings is a prayer for the day from the Book of Common Worship. May these scriptures be a source of challenge and hope as you prepare your heart and mind for Sunday worship, and may the Word of God guide and nourish you in the service of daily living.
"Interfaith Communities Feeding the Hungry in South Sacramento." Located at Bethany Presbyterian Church, the Food Closet serves families and individuals in need under the auspices of the South Sacramento Interfaith Partnership, which was established in 1970 by clergy from south area congregations.
Click on the SSIP Web site for details about volunteering or donating.
"The Faith Community--Working With the Whole Community--To Build a Better Community." Bethany is a member of the Interfaith Service Bureau, which fosters collaboration and resource-sharing among area congregations to provide needed services in the community.
ACT serves as a catalyst and an agent of social change that is fueled, in part, by the belief that people of faith have a unique "prophetic voice" in bringing out the best from their neighborhoods, community institutions, and governments. ACT works closely with faith-based institutions to provide them with organizing tools that deepen their neighborhood outreach and social justice ministries. ACT does not exclusively work with congregations, however; many public schools and other community groups engage in social change in partnership with ACT.
