Bethel 09/10/2023 Service

Sources of Information for Today's Online Service
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Topics for Today
Wikipedia is a frequent source
for information in these articles.

Rosh Hashanah

All About Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah (Sept 15/16 this year) is the Jewish New Year, beginning a 10 day period of High Holy Days and ending on Yom Kippur (Sept 24/25 this year), the Day of Atonement.

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Bethel Worship Planning Documents
2023 Monthly Worship Calendar
2023 RCL 2 page Summary
Bethel Weekly Worship Planning worksheet
2023 Annual Program Planning worksheet

Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries
Weekly Worship Planning Series

Note: This material from UDM is not the basis for today's message
but is provided here for your personal study and reflection.

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Worship Series: "The Journey Begins"
from umcdiscipleship.org

We seem to be always beginning. Or at least we have a tendency to speak about how we start our journey of faith. To some, that seems redundant. “We began long ago,” they might think. And that could be true. Yet, each day is a new beginning, a reaffirmation of the desire to be a disciple of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Even though there are those of us who are more seasoned travelers on the journey of faith, we are constantly met with new disciples. Rather than being slowed down by this, we are rejuvenated by the zeal that new converts often bring with them. “The journey begins” then is a time of celebration and of hopefulness. So, here in the late summer and beginning of fall, when some things are winding down and other things are starting up, it is time for us to remember who we are and to whom we pledge our ultimate allegiance. Let’s go back to our first love and embrace our God with passion and with joy.

This is the third service of a 4 service Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries.
The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for the services of the Series.
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This Service's Theme: "What Is the Sign?"
Liturgical Resources

As we launch or continue our journey of faith, are we called to look for signs of God’s presence or are we called to be a sign of God’s presence? The answer, as you might expect, is yes!

Worship Planning Notes
Preaching Notes

Lectionary Scriptures:
Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 149; Romans 13:8-14; Matthew 18:15-20;

Sources of Music for the following hymns are:

- UMH CD.....UDM - DM Accompaniment..... MM/DD/YY - Recorded Service

Hymns Considered For this week: