SERVING IN JULY

ELDERS: Mac Harris & Buck Jones

DEACONS: Renée Midyette (Capt.) Terry McCotter

Polly Surprenant Roger Surprenant

Caleb Schmidt Melissa Watson

COMMUNION TO SHUT-INS: Mac Harris & Buck Jones

DIACONATE FOR COMMUNION PREPARATION: Gladys Lee

ACOLYTES: Katie Bennett & Kaley Tijerina

GREETER: Tommy Banks

FLOWERS NURSERY

July 7: Hal Gordon July 7: Emily Harper

14: Pam & James Hardison 14:

21: Sandra & Floyd Hardison 21:

28: Emily & Eric Harper 28:

CHURCH LEADERSHIP

Children’s Church Chris & Melissa Watson

Organist Linda Davidson

Pianist Shirley Ensley

Music Sara Spalding

Bell Choir Sara Spalding

Chairman of Board Mac Harris

Chairman of Elders Doug Brinson

Chairman of Diaconate Christine Beeman

Church Clerk Linda Watson

Church Treasurer Randy Beeman

Financial Secretary Kelli Bailey

Memorial Fund Secretary Tommy & Clara Banks

Sunday School Superintendent Melissa Watson

Sunday School Secretary Gladys Lee & Susan Bissette

Literature Chairman Christine Beeman

CMF President James Hardison

CWF President Christine Beeman

Minister Merritt Watson

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BETHANY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

July 7, 2013

WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP

Prelude Linda Davidson

(Please sign the attendance registry)

Word of Welcome and Announcements Merritt Watson

*Call to Worship (Verse 1) 722

*Lighting of Candles (As Call to Worship is Sung) Acolytes

* Invocation

*Opening Hymn (All Verses) 720

“O Beautiful for Spacious Skies”

WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD

Children’s Message

Prayer Concerns

Prayer Hymn (Verses 1, 2, 4) 658

“Restless Weaver”

Special Music Jericho Ringers

Sermon Galatians 6:7-16 P.948 Merritt Watson

“New Creation!”

*Hymn of Response (All Verses) 587

“Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross”

WE SHARE IN GIVING AND RECEIVING

The Offertory Meditation

The Offering

*Offertory Response “Doxology”

WE REMEMBER THE LORD’S DEATH FOR US

The Communion Invitation—We are Disciples of Christ, a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world. As part of the one body of Christ, we welcome all to the Lord’s Table as God has welcomed us.

Communion Hymn (Verses 1-3) 400

“When You Do This, Remember Me”

Thanksgiving Prayers of the Elders

Sharing in the Lord’s Supper

(All Christians are invited to share in the bread and cup. You do not have to be a member of this church to partake. We pass both the bread and the cup and only after all have received the bread and cup do we partake together)

*Response in Song (Verse 4) 400

“When You Do This, Remember Me”

WE GO FORTH TO SERVE

*The Benediction

*Congregational Response On Screen

“Victory in Jesus”

*Sending the Light into the World

(The Acolytes will carry the light from the candles on the Communion table from the sanctuary as a symbol of the light of Christ going out into the world.)

*PLEASE STAND WHERE YOU SEE THE ASTERISK

ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR JULY 7

Welcome everyone. Please sign the attendance registers in the pews.

TODAY: Bible Quest Sunday School at 9:45 and will continue through the summer for students K-7th Grade.

The Vision Team will meet at 4:00 PM

The Board of Bethany will meet at 7:00 PM.

TUESDAY: The Choir will meet at 7:00 PM. The Jericho Ringers will meet after choir.

WEDNESDAY: The Southern Gospel Group will practice at 7:00 PM.

Bethany’s Back Pack Buddies will continue to collect food over the summer. Watch for sales and please check expiration dates.

PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS

Serving in our Military: Brandon Bennett

Please help us to pray by keeping us informed about the people you put on our prayer list. Also give us an address so we can send

a card to each person, Thanks.

Bethany Christian Church

Church Phone: 249-0266

www.bethanyarapahoe.org

See our Bulletin, announcements, prayer list and

Sermon for Sunday on our website