Palm/Passion Sunday
April 2, 2023

Pastor: Ralph Wrightstone Bulletin Insert Photos Music Director: Travis Oaks

On this Last Sunday of the Season of Lent we find Jesus entering Jerusalem to be received by an excited crowd of people who have experienced or heard of his previous three years of ministry. None of them could have imagined the week that followed, now called "Holy Week", that would end with Jesus' body lying in a garden tomb. Clicking on the graphics at the top of this page will provide descriptions of this procession of events. -- On this first Sunday of the month we will also be celebrating Communion, remembering Jesus' instructions to his disciples at "The Last Supper" on that "Maundy Thursday".

Click on the graphics at the top of this page to find out more about the events in this Holy Week.

Click on the "Bethel United Methodist Church" script above
for links to some Resource materials for today's service.

We are also having a service at 11:00 this morning in Bethel's sanctuary. For those unable to attend the services at the church, a new service will be available here online before 10:00 am each Sunday morning, using the same format as the on-site service. So you may "gather" here for an "Early Service" at 10:00 or at the traditional service time...actually it will be available here at any time all week. We hope that you will find it a refreshing place to come into God's house.

NOTE: Each part of this online service consists of an audio file and, for most, a Link to a pdf file of "projection slides". Click on the symbol to play the audio file under a separate browser tab or in a new window. Then select the "Bethel 04/02/23 Service" browser tab or return to this window to open the Link to the "slides". It is best to stop the playing of one Audio segment and close its tab or window before starting another.

We hope that you will fully participate in the service provided here, taking the time to raise your voice or read along with the hymns and responses, and listening to the recorded messages and songs that have been prepared for you. Realize that, though not meeting face-to-face, you are virtually gathering with many others for this time of worship, celebration and spiritual refreshment.

Thank you for coming. Our prayer will be that we will soon all gather again for worship in Bethel's Sanctuary, but until then we'll be here for you on Sunday morning.

Please let us know of any problems you have with or suggestions about this site by sending an email to "bumctlh@gmail.com". If you have any announcements or prayer concerns you would like included next week you may contact Pastor Ralph Wrightstone directly at: 850-591- 9785