Sixth Sunday of Easter Season
Heritage Sunday
May 15, 2022

Sources of Information for Today's Online Service
This page has links to information used or encountered in preparing this online service.

Topics for Today
Wikipedia is a frequent source
for information in these articles.

Heritage Sunday
Heritage Sunday
20 Questions About Bethel
A list of Questions and Answers
prepared for Bethel's 2001 Homecoming

Rural Roots of United Methodism
(A 10-minute video)

Aldersgate Day
Aldersgate Day
An Aldersgate Walking Tour in London
(Best viewed in full-screen mode)

Ascension Day
Ascension Day

Bethel Worship Planning Documents
2022 Monthly Worship Calendar
2022 RCL 2 page Summary
Bethel Weekly Worship Planning worksheet
Annual Program Planning worksheet

Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries

Weekly Worship Planning Series
This is the Sixth of a 7 service Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries.
The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for the worship services of the Series.
(Click on another graphic to see that service's resource page.)

Note: This material from UDM is not the basis for Bethel's Easter season messages
but is provided here for your personal study and reflection.

Worship Series: "We Are Witnesses"
from umcdiscipleship.org
The season after Easter is where we consider what it means to walk with Jesus into eternity. But it is not about life after death, or rather not only about life after death. It is very much about life before death, life in the face of death. It is about life and about bearing witness to a life that resembles a kin-dom existence right here and right now. It is this life, this justice and righteousness, this hope and this glory to which we can say with confidence, “We are witnesses.”

This Week's Theme: "Opened the Heart"
Liturgical Resources
If the Third Sunday of Easter was about hearing God’s call for the first time, then this week is about carrying on that conversation. God doesn’t tap us on the shoulder and then leave us alone to figure it out from there. God is a constant presence, guiding, advising, hinting, strengthening us for the journey into discipleship.
Worship Planning Notes
Preaching Notes

Lectionary Scriptures:
Psalm 67 ; Acts 16:9- 15; Revelation 21:10,22-22:5; John 14:23- 29
Suggested Hymns . Music Notes . DM Accompaniments

Sources of Music for the following hymns are:
- UMH CD.....UDM - DM Accompaniment..... MM/DD/YY - Recorded Service

Some Hymns Sung at Heritage Sunday
. Verses - Church in the Wildwood (CH 121), accompaniment by Craig Zody
. Verses - Shall We Gather by the River (UMH 723)
. Verses - How Great Thou Art (UMH 77)