Bethel Church Service
Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Bethel Homecoming
October 11, 2026
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Bell Ringing Heard from inside the church
Prelude: Sweet Hour of Prayer Opening
Welcome and Opening Prayer 
Welcome to Homecoming and some announcements After a brief church history, Betty reported:
...a leadership committee meeting will follow the service next week; and the next Sunday an investment committee meeting will be after the service; Halloween is the following Saturday, and the first Sunday of November, Nov. 1st, is communion and All Saints Day.
The food drive for Second Harvest food bank is continuing and an upcoming Bible Study is planned for Thursdays at 1:00pm and 6:00pm in the near future as pastor Ellie recovers.
Call to Worship
Call to Worship 
Hymn: "How Great Thou Art"
Affirmation of Faith and Gloria Patria
A Modern Affirmaton of Faith...and the Gloria PatriaPrayer Concerns and Praises
Prayer concerns (see back of bulletin)(00:16) any damage from storm?
(00:55) report on pastor Ellie, now home from the hospital...
(01:45) Janie is out of town for needle-work class
(02:50) report on his mother, Ruth Zody
(03:35) Sandra reports on marriage of her niece
(04:38) no reports of any major storm damage
(05:05) Linda heard of lives lost in storm,
relatives in Destin are without power, some minor storm damage
(05:28) Craig asks about Mary Ellen, on prayer list, no report...
(05:45) Sandra reports that Jessica, now in Franklin County, had some wind damage...
(06:11) Betty reports that her sister, Joyce,
is having knee replacement surgery tomorrow...
(06:23) Phill reports "happy moment" when brother, Don in S.Fla, called to ask about storm effect here
(06:43) Linda asked about Pat & Don Singletary,
Donnie says Don is in the hospital waiting for rehab,
Pat is being cared for at home...
Prayer of petition and thanks
The Lord's Prayer...and Passing the Peace
Hymn: "The Church's One Foundation"
Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9
Program for Homecoming
Craig introduces a Homecoming (2000) SlideshowStart the slideshow after Betty Brown's narration begins...
then scroll along with the narration
- There was also a movie of a Homecoming 1998 Quartet singing:
"I'm Going to View that Holy City...One of these days"
(be sure to view this to the end)
Followed by some comments by Betty and Craig
Some shared memories by Sandra and Craig
The Offering prayer...and singing the Doxology
Hymn: "Pass It On"
Donnie White extinguishes the altar candles during the hymn
Gathering in the center aisle to sing: "Bind Us Together"
Receiving the benediction------------------------
Dinner in the fellowship hall followed the service but, alas, no pictures were taken during the meal.
There were 8+1 here for the service today