SUKKOT Celebrate Shabbat Friday, Oct. 17 7:00 p.m. at the Fireside Hall, Bethania Church , Solvang

SIMCHAT TORAH & HAVDALAH Potluck on Sat., Oct. 18, at 5:00 p.m. – Fireside Hall Rejoice with us as we celebrate the beginning of a new cycle of Torah reading.

COMMUNITY HANUKKAH PARTY:  Sunday, December 21st   This year we are celebrating Hanukkah at Bethania.  Please note that this date falls within the winter break periods for many schools.  If you can arrange travel plans around this date we would love to have you!

2008-09 CALENDAR

(* denotes Rabbi Brown in attendance)

SEPTEMBER

S’Lichot Sat., Sept. 20, at 9:00 p.m. – Fireside Hall Bethania Chuch

High Holy Days (All High Holy Days services at St. Mark’s Church)

Erev Rosh Hashanah, Monday, Sept. 29, at 7:00 p.m.

Rosh Hashanah, Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 10:00 a.m.

Taslich - at the River

OCTOBER

High Holy Days (All High Holy Days services at St. Mark’s Church):

Kol Nidre, Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 7:00 p.m.

Yom Kippur, Thursday, Oct. 9, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Study Session between services 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Yizkor (Memorial) 4 p.m.

Nelia (Concluding) 6 p.m.

Break the Fast 7 pm.

SUKKOT Shabbat: Friday, Oct. 17, at 7:00 p.m. – Fireside Hall Bethania Church *

SIMCHAT TORAH & HAVDALAH/Potluck* Sat., Oct. 18, at 5:00 p.m. – Fireside Hall

NOVEMBER

Interfaith Thanksgiving, Nov. 25, -- Bethania Church *

DECEMBER

CHANUKAH: Sunday, Dec. 21, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Parish Hall, Bethania*

MARCH

PURIM PARTY * Sat., March 14, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Parish Hall

Sunday School, March 29, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.—DMS

APRIL

PASSOVER (Second night Seder) Thursday, April 9, 5:30 to 10:00 p.m. – Parish Hall*

The Purim party was a delightful success! The costumes were charming, the food delicious, and the play about Esther and Mordecai's defeat of Haman (booooo!!!) was very fun. Thanks to Sam Marmorstein, Rick Brown, Julius Blumenthal and the lovely Esther (Georgina) and Vashti (Jordy) for sharing their acting talents.

After the Yom Kippur Service, the community gathered by the river's edge to cast away their sins and have them carried away by the current.