Welcome to Bethel Congregational Church, UCC 

We are an Open and Affirming UCC Congregation! 

Rev. Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann, Pastor 

Online Services available  on Bethel's Facebook Page, Pastor Sylvia's Facebook Page,  YouTube, or Twitch 

This Sunday, August 7, 2022

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost - "The Real Thing"

We have started a NEW THING! We are worshiping in our Parlor/Chapel area - which has AIR-CONDITIONING! Join us for  bit less formal service, a combo of First Century fellowship-worship with 21st century streaming for our Facebook friends!

 

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST IN-PERSON SERVICE BULLETIN (available Saturdays)

Come Celebrate with us - All are welcome!

We are offering Live, IN-PERSON Worship at 10am, which is also streamed ONLY to our Facebook Page If you can't join us in-person, please come to our Facebook Page at 10am and join us through the "magic of the internet" (SCROLL Down for the "Early Service Video")

(That page is public - so you can watch without having to join Facebook);  and our Early Online Pre-Recorded service will also be streaming for you on all of our social media pages at 8:30am!

THIS WEEK

• Congregational songs - "Let Us Break Bread Together" and   "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning"
• Special Music - "Arioso" from Cantata 156, by J.S. Bach (Pastor Sylvia, viola...)
• Kids Time
• Scripture readings from Isaiah and the Gospel of Luke
• Special message from Pastor Sylvia  - "The Real Thing"

  

Online Worship is also available every Sunday. You can watch the live "in-person"  service at 10am on our Facebook page, OR you can view our early service online at 8:30am or right here any time.

HERE is our "Early" Online Video Service for Sunday August 6, 2022 

This week we bring you a replay of our August 9, 2020 service, This video also streams at 8:30am on Sunday on all our social media pages). If you can't join us in person - please join us through this online service - and invite your family and friends to join you. You can watch on our Facebook page at 8:30am on Sunday and exchange comments! Here is some info about this service:

Our early online service this week features a video replay from August 9, 2020 - "Dreams and Storms". What are we willing to risk our lives in proclaiming the truth? What are we willing to risk to embrace the dreams of God?

Are we willing to encounter STORMS – as the disciples did? As Jesus did, walking across the water in this ever so frequently encountered Gospel story? As Peter did – are we willing to try, even fail, and reach out for help?"

 

 

 

VIEW our latest Bulletin (for August 7, 2022) BELOW:

 

 

 

OR - Download our latest Live In-Person Worship PDF Bulletin Bundle (Includes kids' bulletin and coloring pages) HERE SATURDAY (CLICK)

All readings for this Sunday:
Isaiah 1:1, 10–20 and Psalm 50:1–8, 22–23
or
Genesis 15:1–6 and Psalm 33:12–22
Hebrews 11:1–3, 8–16
Luke 12:32–40

Focus Questions:
1. What do you treasure? How do you maintain, nurture, or cultivate it?
2. What do you express your generosity? What do you support beyond yourself and/or your family?
3. What does abundance mean to you?
4. Where do you find abundance in your life?
5. How do you use your abundance?

 

We provide pre-recorded video worship experiences for our online viewers, because we have returned to Live, In-Person Worship at Bethel - and quality internet service is not available at our location! These recorded services also stream on all our social media pages at 8:30am every Sunday! 

Please consider joining us in person on Sundays at 10am at Bethel Congregational Church UCC in Ontario California.

 

Food for Thought 

“When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, 
when the kings and princes are home, 
when the shepherds are back with their flocks, the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost, 
to heal the broken, 
to feed the hungry, 
to release the prisoner, 
to rebuild the nations, 
to bring peace among the people, to make music in the heart.” 

CLICK the ICON below  for your favorite social media spot below to visit us on Sunday at 10am for worship - we stream our prerecorded service video on all of these platforms! 

 

 

 

 

By the way - our FB Page is public - so you do NOT have to have a FB account to view it! If for any reason you prefer not to use Facebook, try YouTube,  CLICK HERE  OR - try Twitch - We are now also streaming on TWITCH! Check it out here:https://www.twitch.tv/bethelontario 

 

We also offer channels/apps on Amazon Fire TV and Roku.

These channels do NOT broadcast live feeds, but they will have all of our services and activities available on demand. 

Note: Amazon Fire TV is only viewable on compatible devices (Amazon fire stick or cube, Fire TV) 

Our Channel name for either one is "Bethel UCC Worship Services" 

 

BECOME A BETHEL MEMBER!

(Have you been visiting and thinking about joining? Today is a good day for that! - just send a message to Pastor Sylvia!) 

See us Live on FaceBook: We "Go LIVE" every Sunday at 10am on our Facebook Page @BethelOntario (Bethel Congregational UCC). 

Bethel Fellowship time! - We join together in fellowship - safely, each Sunday at Bethel following the worship service. We share news, and enjoy being together again. 

 

Here are some tips for ways to fully participate in our online worship! (click this pic to get a pdf of these to save) 

~ How to Worship with us ONLINE ~ 

1. GATHER: 

If you’re at home with your spouse, family or significant other(s) begin by gathering around a table, or in your family/living room. If it’s just you maybe you could just join us with your computer, tablet or phone and a friend to “join” you for worship by doing the same. 

2. FOCUS: 

Once you’re in place light a candle to symbolize the presence of the Holy Spirit. This is a good way to signal that you are entering into sacred time, and the place where you were chatting and laughing just a moment ago has become a sacred place. 

3. PARTICIPATE: 

Follow along with the online service- use the pdf order of service 

(Available on our website, www.BethelUCCOntario.org  ) 

4. READ: 

Read the scriptures along with us. (They are in the online order of service, or use your own Bible) 

5. SING: 

Sing along with us (the words are there for you on screen and in the “bulletin”!) 

6. LISTEN: 

Listen to the service, say the prayers with us, take notes on the sermon! 

7. CLOSE: 

After the Benediction, Blow out the candle. 

8. FOLLOW UP 

With sharing with your family: comment, feel free to send in questions. And pray together! (Send in prayer requests and we will pray for you and yours) 

9. JOIN IN 

Our other online activities: Bible Study, and Prayer Group! (Check the website for the latest info) 

10. STAY IN TOUCH 

My email address is drmann@betheluccontario.org 

What are we doing about Covid-19 NOW? 

Bethel Congregational UCC has returned to In-Person Worship (beginning Sunday February 20). Always check the website for the latest info -  sometimes thing change quickly.. 

Welcome Home! Our online services are also available on FB live, YouTube Live, and Twitch and even Twitter on Sunday mornings. 

Our Sunday worship services at Bethel Congregational Church UCC begin at 10am. 

We encourage you to join us in person when we offer in-person worship, or if you are either unwell, or do not live in the local area, remain at home, and join in worship online. Don't hesitate to reach out by phone, text, FB message, or any other way that works for you. Support each other. Pray for one another. 

Here is the link to our FB page, where you can find the recorded stream. https://www.facebook.com/BethelOntario/ 

OR Click HERE FOR YOUTUBE  or HERE FOR TWITCH 

Please know, that as much as I want to see all of you in the pews every week - this is still an unprecedented time. When we cannot be together in-person, we are blessed to have the ability to stay in fellowship with each other, even if we are not all in the same building at the same time. We are the church. The building is not the church. It is time to hold each other up - and we can do that, even if via virtual and remote methods. 

Blessings, 

Pastor Sylvia 

If you are looking for a church where you are welcome, and where you can make a difference - please join us! 

In the face of division and fear, let us resolve to truly "Be the Church".. 

 Please - Plan to join us to have a great Sunday morning, and -  Feel free to bring your family and friends as we continue celebrate the triumph of Love...and contemplate our response 

"Bethel Congregational UCC is church that does God’s work in the world, nurtures spiritual growth, and helps to build a loving community.” 

The Reverend Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann is Bethel's Pastor and  Minister of Music. She is the Moderator for the Eastern Association and serves on the Committee on Ministry, and the Nominating committee for the Eastern Association of the Southern California-Nevada Conference of the UCC, She also provides coaching to clergy and laity, She is the Music Director & Conductor of the Southland Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, is a member of the music faculty of  Chaffey College, and serves on the faculty of St. Teresa's Open Catholic Seminary. In addition to her work as our Pastor, she is widely known as musician, artist and inspirational speaker. To learn more about Dr. Mann, visit her personal site, http://sylvialeemann.com 

 

 Welcome! Bethel United Church of Christ is a church that does God’s work in the world, nurtures spiritual growth, and helps to build a loving community.No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here. Bethel UCC Ontario is an Open and Affirming congregation. 

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