Bethel Church Service
First Sunday after Christmas
December 28, 2025
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Mark rings the bell to announce the service
Opening
Welcome and Announcements
Birthdays?
Hymn: "We Three Kings"
Epiphany PrayerCall to Worship
Call to Worship...Apostle's Creed...and Gloria PatriaThanks, Praise and Doxology
Thank God...looking forward...Praise and singing of the DoxologyOld Testament Scripture
Jo Ann Carlson reads: Psalm 148
Pastor Ralph comments on the scripturePraises, Joys and Concerns
Prayer Concerns...Don mentioned that neighbor, Phyllis, friend of Pat's, passed this morning
(00:52) ...becoming a road of widowers...
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(02:04) ...Linda's friend died of leukemia...Mike Trimble having liver issues...great nephew was sick over Christmas...
(02:42) ...lot of flu...Janie is not with us today...(02:52) ...Jo Ann has praise about her mom...walking around...had a good evening...
(03:10) ...speaking of Mark & Jo Ann's care activities for the homeless...
(03:48) ...Donnie speaks of Carl's care of church grounds...
(04:30) ...Judy speaks of older brother's sickness...other brother in hospital 3 days...
(04:55) ...Christmas gatherings were affected by sickness...
(05:20) ...attendance has varied over the years...keep planting seeds
Dave Watson comments on the promise of a new plastic
Pastoral Prayer...and the Lord's Prayer
Hymn of Preparation
Hymn: "What Child is This?"
The Message
Message Introduction and Scripture: Matthew 2:13-23
Message: "The Escape"
Closing
Hymn: "Joy to the World"
Gather in center aisle, join hands, sing "Bind Us Together"...
....do the hokey pokey (dance with joy)...
...and benediction
There were 9 here for the service today
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