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Prayer Focus for the Week:
February 28,- March 6, 2010
Prayer Focus for the Week:
Pray for solid foundations and Godly awareness as the
leaderships in our churches meet and plan for new beginnings.
Monday, March 1st: The Steward Boards will meet at 6 PM.
Tuesday, March 2nd, 10:00 A.M.: The Hospitality Ministry will meet.
Tuesday, March 2nd, 6:00 P.M.: The Scouts' Executive Board will meet.
Wednesday, March 3rd, 12:00 Noon & 6:00 P.M.: Pastor's Bible Study will convene.
Wednesday, March 3rd, 6:00 P.M.: Education Enrichment Ministry will convene.
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Thursday, March 4th, 9:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.: The San Antonio District Prayer Support Ministry Workshop. The San Antonio District Conference will be held at Emmanuel A.M.E. Church, 1600 Semlinger Road, 78220, (210) 648-1217, where the Rev. Chuma Okoli is the pastor. Please encourage all Prayer Warriors and members of your congregation to attend this WORKSHOP. Registration will begin at 9:00 A.M. We are asking for a $10.00 registration fee to cover the cost of expenses. Pre-Registration forms can be picked up from Bethel's church office and must be turned in by Wednesday, March 3rd. All Prayer Warriors are encouraged to attend.
Rev. Marilyn Andrews, San Antonio District Prayer Support Ministry Coordinator
CHURCH WOMEN UNITED SCHOLARSHIP
Graduating seniors and women-in-transition Church Women United Scholarship is here. See Sis. Brenda Brown for further information. Deadline is Thursday, April 15, 2010.
The new law was enacted after the 2009 forms, instructions, and publications had already been printed, so this alert is being added to the electronic version of certain impacted product.
The contribution must be made to a qualified organization and meet all other requirements for charitable contribution deductions. However, if the contribution was made by phone or text message, a telephone bill showing the name of the done organization, the date of the contribution, and the amount of the contribution will satisfy the recordkeeping requirement. Therefore, for example, for a $10 charitable contribution made text message that was charged to telephone or wireless account, a telecommunications company bill containing this information satisfies the recordkeeping requirement.
Ash Wednesday
Come and join us on a spiritual journey as we Walk With God to find His Heart through fasting, prayer, and study during the Lenten Season. We will begin this journey on Ash Wednesday, February 17th through April 4th, which is Easter Morning.
We will begin this special time of prayer and fasting with an Ash Wednesday service on 2-17-10 at 12 noon and another at 6 pm. At that time, we will begin our fast modeled after the spiritual practices of Daniel. This fast involves eating only what comes from the ground. The fast also includes regular and consistent prayer and study of God's Word. We will pray at least 3 times a day. Our focus will include doing the will of God through continual prayer and meditation on God's Word and staying focused on our Spiritual Journey. We will begin our spiritual journey by studying Isaiah Chapter 58.
Our physical diet may include fruit, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds, legumes (beans), healthy oils, herbs, spices, vinegar. We may drink vegetable and fruit juices in moderation and lots of water.
We will avoid eating meat, desserts and drinking sodas. Anytime the desires for meat, desserts or sodas come we need to immediately go into prayer.
Ministries are encouraged to remember their daily prayer commitment in the sanctuary of the prayer agenda for 2010. We should also strive to pray more for our personal spiritual direction to ensure that we are doing God's Will.
Rev. Dr. W. Raymond Bryant, Pastor
ATTENTION!
All parents who are interested in scheduling a SAT PREP COURSE for their students in grades 9 -12. Please contact Sis. Jean Lawrence or Sis. Rita Randle or any teacher of the Education Enrichment Ministry as soon as possible.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Opportunity
All 2010 Seniors are invited to write a 200-300 word essay. The subject of the essay is "What is your life's blueprint?" Whenever a building is constructed, you usually have an architect who draws a blueprint and that blueprint serves as a pattern, as a guide and a building is not well erected without a good solid blueprint. Subject theme "How is your blueprint in sync with what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. envisioned for future generations?" Essays must be submitted no later than Friday, March 5, 2010 to the MLK scholarship committee. Please access the MLK website for more information
IT'S COOKIE TIME!
Girl Scout Troop 2529 will be selling Girl Scout Cookies during the months of January and February. Please support the girls and help them reach their goals. Cookie profits are used for summer swimming lessons at Palo Alto College, badge work, and other worthwhile activities/field trips.
Troop Leader Shirley Harris, Troop Volunteer Dolores Williams and
Troop Treasurer Vertie Young
SAVE THE DATE
Saturday, March 20th, 9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.: The Annie E. Hunt Women's Missionary will host a Evangelistic Prayer Breakfast at Lalos Grill and Seafood Restaurant, 6846 US Hwy 87 E, San Antonio, Texas. Phone # 210-648-2433. Donation $20.00.
It's TAX time again......
There are sign-up sheets in the Fellowship Hall on the piano to request your statement of contributions for 2009. Request may be picked up on Mondays between 9:30 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. or mailed by request.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED @
BETHEL'S A.R. NELSON OUTREACH
Retired but not tired, home alone and semi bored, male or female, well Bethel's A.R. Nelson Christian Outreach is the place for you. Come; volunteer once or twice a week in service to your church and community. Our hours are 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM each Tuesday and Thursday. There are many jobs available on other days, don't feel left out we have a place for you just ask. Sis. Julia M Hartfield, Director
Men of Bethel and Just Men; Did you have a Merry Christmas?
Did you receive new suits, new shoes, new shirts, new socks, a new coat or jacket even a new tie. Well just in case you don't know what to do with the old stuff let me help you. Just bag up your clean old stuff bring to the church and donate to your A R Nelson Outreach Center.
We need your Old Stuff real bad. Bless your Outreach and we will bless the community.
PROGRESSIVE READING
The Men's Ministry is asking 5th thru 10th graders, interested in improving their reading and comprehension skills, to sign-up for speed reading classes. Classes will be held on Sundays from 11 to 12 Noon for seven weeks. Classes will start Feb 21st. Church School attendance required.
PROGRESSIVE READING FOR ADULTS
If you are interested Progressive Reading for adults, sign-up sheets are in the Fellowship Hall. We will call those who sign-up to establish class dates and times. The purpose is to improve reading and comprehension skills plus improve fluency. For more information, see Sister Milicent Conyers or
Bro . Poe.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE BULLETIN
Please Note the deadline to submit announcements is
Tuesday by 12:00 Noon.
Announcements need to be typed and can be put in the
Secretary's box in the workroom or faxed to the church
@ 210-227-5474 or send to the church e-mail address which is
bethelamecsatx@sbcglobal.net as a Microsoft Word Attachment.
All announcements received after the deadline will be placed in the
announcement folder to be read if approved by the Pastor.
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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church
225 North Swiss Street, San Antonio | Texas 78202
(210) 227-2696 (Church Office)
(210) 227-5474 (Church Fax)
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