Weekly Bulletin

December 29, 2024

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Sunday Worship

Angels We Have Heard on High
Call to Worship
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Welcome & Announcements
Bethany Family Prayer
All Sufficient Merit
Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me
Behold Our God
All Glory Be to Christ
Benediction

Weekly Schedule

View our calendar HERE for the weekly schedule.
Highlights
Staff Christmas Gift: Last Chance

The elders are collecting gifts to express our love and appreciation for our pastors & staff at this special time of year. Envelopes are available at the welcome tables or give by going to bethanycentral.org/staffgift.

Nametag Sunday
Sunday, January 05

At Bethany we love to use name badges to help people get to know us and make guests feel welcome. Please be sure to wear your nametag next week! If you’ve never had one or need a replacement please visit or contact the church office to have one made for you in preparation for name tag Sunday.

Spread Truth NY City Evangelism Trip
Sunday, January 05, 9:00 am | The Gathering Room

This summer, July 19–26, we have an exciting short-term evangelistic trip opportunity with Spread Truth. To help you prepare, we’re hosting an informational meeting on Sunday, January 5th, at 9 AM  in the Gathering Room to answer questions and share more details about the trip. Go to bethanycentral.org/nyc25 to learn more and register.

Announcements

Holiday Office Hours

The church office and building is still closed through Wednesday, January 1st. Please take note of these holiday hours in your planning.

Year End Giving

Thank you for faithfully giving to the Lord’s ministry here at Bethany. To have your gift posted in 2024, place your gift in the offering this Sunday, December 29th, or make sure your gift is postmarked or processed online by December 31st.

Wednesday Activities

All Wednesday activities are off this week (1/1). Awana begins again on January 8th, but youth group will have an off-site event on January 8th from 6-8pm at Elevate in Peoria. Jumpers will need a signed waiver form and $12 to participate.

Malawi 2025 GO Trip Informational Meeting
Sunday, January 12, 1:00 pm

For those interested and praying about joining our Summer 2025 Global Outreach trip to Malawi there will be an information meeting on Sunday, January 12th at 1pm in the High School room. This is the place to ask questions and learn more as well as apply if you are ready to join the trip.

Together Day by Day

Sign up to receive our Together Day by Day email devotional. This email is delivered each weekday and is written by elders and pastors at Bethany. It includes a devotional and prayer requests for those in the Bethany family as well as our GO Partners. To sign up go to Bethanycentral.org/togetheremail.

We Want to Pray for You!

It is our desire to be praying for you no matter what is happening in your life. Go to bethanycentral.org/prayer or use the Bethany app to fill out a prayer request or share a praise so that our leaders, staff, prayer team, and church family can be in prayer for you personally.

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