"In Christ's name, we do this!" August Mission Focus  Bethany Children's Home 145th Anniversary Day & Community Festival August 15, 2008 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. A 50-minute ride brings you to Bethany's beautiful mountain-side Womelsdorf campus. Food, arts and crafts, flowers, quilt raffle, carriage rides, fireworks, "Keystone Band" and "The Famous Greaseband" are all features of this event. Drop by and enjoy a wonderful day on a beautiful campus.  Since 1863, Bethany has provided homelike care to children of all ages and backgrounds in partnership with the church. Bethany is located just south of the borough of Womelsdorf in Berks County.  Take 422 W.  Turn south from Main Street at the community park.  (info.  www.bethanyhome.org)   Outreach Sunday last Sunday each month. Donations of canned goods (Central PA Food Bank) & women's hygiene items (YWCA Shelter) welcome.   Recycling for Mission Habitat for Humanity We're saving aluminum cans to build houses that become homes in Harrisburg! 2008 = 10 large bags    Also saving used cell phones & printer ink cartridges for Bethany Children's Home Local Ministry Welcome Bread for new friends Discretionary Ministry offers direct assistance for persons in need. Baskets of Thanks: community food help at Thanksgiving. (reaching to 11 families in 2007) Christmas Joy Gift Tree: gifts for community children. (52 gifts in 2007)     Tom Edmunds calls for bids at the Goods & Services Auction (supporting the Discretionary Ministry)   Wider mission partnerships United Church of Christ Penn Central Conference United Church of Christ Harrisburg Association of the United Church of Christ United Church of Christ Homes Bethany Children's Home, Womelsdorf, PA Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, PA Christian Churches United, Harrisburg, PA Missionary Relationship with Alison Stendahl, teaching in Istanbul, Turkey, and the Nafziger family in Nepal.       Special mission support Scouts Supporting Soldiers (Pack 10) Central Pa. Food Bank, Harrisburg, PA YWCA Women's Shelter, Harrisburg, PA Church World Service:  Crop Walk & Tools of Hope