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Bethlehem Church of the Brethren
September 20, 2009 11:00 A.M.
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE
INVOCATION
*HYMN # 43 “Christ is our cornerstone”
TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN Gail Anderson
GOD’S PEOPLE AT PRAYER
Sharing of our joys and other prayer concern
Lifting up our prayers for peace
RECEIVING OF GOD’S TITHE AND OUR OFFERINGS
Offertory
* HYMN # 383 “God, whose giving”
SCRIPTURE LESSON Malachi 3: 1-12
SPECIAL MUSIC “I See A new World Coming” Adult Ch.
MESSAGE Showers of Blessings Pastor Bill
*HYMN Insert “There shall be showers of blessings”
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE
*All that are able please stand.
September 21, 2009, is International Day of Prayer for Peace.
Today and tomorrow churches and many other community groups around the
world will gather to pray about how violence and social justice issues are
affecting their communities. In observance of this Carroll Payne a member
of the Virlina District’s Peace Affairs Committee will share with us today
and then we will have several prayers offered.
Bethlehem Church of Brethren
4250 Bethlehem Road Boones Mill, Virginia 24065 |
www.bethlehemcob.org
Phone 540-334-5091 Pastor Bill Hinton Home 540-334-5424
Remember these in your daily prayers:
Family of Berlin Flora following his passing
The Hicks Family following the passing of Wilford Hicks.
Connie Booth has COPD.
Jesse Jones as he recovers from a broken foot.
Geneva White was taken to the hospital while at NODAC.
Eunice Hodges at Friendship Manor recovering Surgery. Nelda
Cannaday as she recovers at Brandon Oaks.
Joyce Hodges as she gets weaker in speech.
Virlina Request -
Pray for the Collinsville Church of the
Brethren in Collinsville, Virginia as they celebrate their
fiftieth-anniversary today, Let
us give thanks to God for the vision of those who saw the possibilities
in their day, for the faithfulness to respond during the intervening
years, and for the ongoing call to mission and ministry that is before us
STATISTICS September 6, 2009 September 13, 2009
Attendance Offering Attendance Offering
Sunday School 51 $ 35.00 41 $ Kim on
Worship Service 116 2,307.25 71 vacation
UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES AT OUR CHURCH
Sunday, September 20 Commitment Sunday!
Commission Chairmen – Budget Requests are Due! Please get them to the
Finance Chairman.
Sunday, September 20 Virlina District Worship Service
“Building Peace in the Body of Christ” will be held
3 PM at Roanoke, Oak Grove Church of the Brethren, 2138 McVitty
Road. Speakers will be J.Michael Varner, Pastor of Topeco CoB and
Timothy P. Harvey, Pastor of Roanoke, Central CoB. Refreshments and
fellowship will follow the service.
Sunday, September 20 Voice of Praise – 6 P.M.
Please mark your calendars for a performance of Voice of Praise. Held
at Bethlehem and our church will provide light refreshments. Check the
bulletin board for a photo of this male ensemble, as well as our county
paper on Friday. Invite your friends and family to a wonderful evening of
music! |
Refreshments needed, please bring something!
Wednesday, Sept. 23 Women’s Bible Study – 10 AM
We will be studying Esther, A Beth Moore Study,
if you would like a book or info see Kim
Webster.
Wednesday, Sept. 23 Choir Chime Practice will begin.
An Adult beginner group will meet at 4 PM;
The established group will meet at 4:45 PM.
Children’s Choir members will use the chimes at their
Thursday Practices. Let Mary Alice Bowman know if
you would like to participate.
Wednesday, Sept. 23 NO Bible Study - 7 PM
NOAdult Choir Practice – 8 PM
Boones Mill CoB Revival – 7 PM
The Bethlehem Adult Choir will singing at the
Revival. Please attend and support your choir and
enjoy the sermon by David Shumate.
Thursday, Sept. 24 Children’s Choir Practice–3:30PM
Sunday, Sept. 27 Study of Islam & Iran – 7 PM
David Wolfe will share about his time spent
in Iran
studying Islam
Tuesday, September 29 Women’s Bible Study - 7 PM
We will be studying Esther, A Beth Moore Study,
if you would like a book or info see Nancy
Flora.
REVIVAL
David Shumate, the Virlina District Executive
And 2009 Annual Conference Moderator
Is speaking Locally.
September 20-23, 2009
7:00 P.M. Nightly
Boones Mill Church of the Brethren
October 8 – 11, 2009
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7:30 PM Nightly, 11 AM Sunday Morning
A hymn sing will precede at 7:15 P.M.
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