Fifth Sunday of Easter Season
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.

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 Fifth 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: "What God Called Clean"
Liturgical Resources
Change is all around us, even in the church. And change is never easy. Our text this week is about a whole new direction for the beginnings of the church.
Worship Planning Notes
Preaching Notes

Lectionary Scriptures:
Psalm 148 ; Acts 11:1-18; Revelation 21:1-6; John 13:31-35
Suggested Hymns . Music Notes . DM Accompaniments

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

Hymns Considered For this week: