Be The Blessing is Here!

Be The Blessing day of service is here! 700 Bethany members and friends are out in full force, putting their faith in action, and serving God by helping their neighbors. I'm off to witness God's work, our hands! Keep your eye out for green shirts all over Denver.

What follows is our official Be The Blessing press release, feel free to send it along to any news contacts you may have. We hope to spread the Word and inspire others to serve.

Blessings!
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Bethany Lutheran Church launches major effort to help people in Denver.
Sunday, May 22, Bethany Lutheran Church congregation will fan out across Denver to make a
difference in people’s lives. This is especially important as so many have been hurt by the
economic downtown.

“Be The Blessing” is a major service opportunity in which more than 700 church members will
help people at more than 50 different locations. Members of the congregation will help people
who are experiencing homelessness, hunger, loneliness, poverty, illness and mental health
issues. They will also assist in repairing and building homes and beautifying neighborhoods and
Denver community parks.

We believe this effort is the largest of its kind undertaken by a Denver church. “We will impact
the lives of thousands of people in need,” said Senior Pastor Ron Glusenkamp.

The project was organized by Pastoral Intern Jess Harris Daum. “We have so many people from
our congregation who want to make a difference that we are literally doing a year’s worth of
work in a single day.”

Bethany Lutheran cancelled two of its three services scheduled for Sunday to give its members
the opportunity to serve. The church’s sign reads, “Worship is cancelled. Join the service.”
“You may have heard of pay it forward. This is pray it forward,” said Pastor Glusenkamp.

Follow this link for a list of projects, times and locations http://bit.ly/iT1sli
Follow this link for a map of locations http://bit.ly/in0hbV

There will be several visual opportunities as well as people available for interviews all day.
Projects are scheduled from 5:45am-4pm.

Call Intern Jess Harris Daum at 720-421-0434 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 720-421-0434 end_of_the_skype_highlighting if you would like to set up an interview and/orfind an appropriate location.

Pastor Ron Glusenkamp is available for interviews. His cell phone is 303-564-9769 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 303-564-9769 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Sarah Hulslander will be able to answer questions on Sunday. Her cell is: 303-653-1731 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 303-653-1731 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Bethany Lutheran Church
4500 East Hampden Ave
Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113
www.bethany-denver.org
303-758-2820 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 303-758-2820 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Follow this link for national coverage by Livinglutheran.com http://bit.ly/iT1sli