Bethany Baptist East York
1041 Pape Avenue M4K 3W1 Toronto, ON, Canada

Order of service for 17 April: We thank our Greeters and Ushers for serving us today: Ianthe, Maureen, Danise, Grace Prelude Marina Simeonova... Call To Worship *Hymn: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing #2 Welcome and the Bethany Huddle Choir’s Gift of Music Scripture Reading: Matthew 3:1-17 (pg 1009 of your pew Bible) Grace Kemirembe Gathering Praise Prayer We celebrate the Baptism of Alex McDiarmid Lucille Spence Baptism Song: Just As I Am #342 Children and Youth Leave for Sunday School and Youth Time * all kids ages 3grade 4 are invited up front, then down for Sunday School *all youth grades 5 to High School are invited down for Youth Time Offering Hymn: Are You Washed #190 Sermon: "Big Honking Theological Words: REPENTANCE" Pastor Jim *Closing Hymn: O When the Saints Benediction

just got back from a concert, a little late tonight --- Order of service for 14 February: We thank our Greeters and Ushers for serving us today: ... Pauline, Jack, Phyllis, Janice Prelude Call To Worship *Hymn: Love Lifted Me #505 With Six Sundays remaining in Lent, we light six Lenten candles extinguishing one candle each week leading up to Good Friday Welcome and the Bethany Huddle Choir Scripture Reading: 1 John 4:7-21 (page 1280 of your pew Bible) Jeff Norden Gathering Praise Prayer Children and Youth Leave for Sunday School and Youth Time * all kids ages 3grade 4 are invited up front, then down for Sunday School *all youth grades 5 to High School are invited down for Youth Time Offering Hymn: The Love of God #67 Sermon: "God is Love and He So Loved" Pastor Jim *Closing Hymn: O How I Love Jesus #529 Benediction

Thursday is our Congregational Meeting! (6:45pm for refreshments, 7pm for Meeting.) Come out to take part in Bethany’s most significant Congregational Meeting of the year. We’ll reflect on our financial statements from 2015, budget and committee... members for 2016, 2015 annual reports from our various ministries, and engage in matters that affect us all. All welcome. See more

5 Tuesdays at 7pm: Free Computer Classes! If you are interested in getting along better with your computer, learning new things and/or getting your computer questions answered by a patient person who knows stuff, this class is for you! One of our members, Steve Brandt, is offering to lead a one-hour session for the next 5 Tuesdays at 7pm here at the church. Bring your own laptop computer if you have one or we also have some computers here at the church.

order of service for 7 February We thank our Greeters and Ushers for serving us today: Shirley, Lester, Lelieth Prelude... Call To Worship *Hymn: Immortal, Invisible #25 Welcome and the Bethany Huddle Choir Scripture Reading: Ephesians 1:1-14 (page 1224) Gathering Praise Prayer Children and Youth Leave for Sunday School and Youth Time * all kids ages 3grade 4 are invited up front, then down for Sunday School *all youth grades 5 to High School are invited down for Youth Time Offering Hymn: This is My Father’s World #58 Sermon: "Identity Theft Prevention: Adopted" Pastor Jim Hymn: Bind Us Together Benevolent Offering for those in need Communion *Closing Hymn: Family of God #282

After an absence of some time ... Order of service for 29 November Thank you for our Greeters & Ushers today: Joan, Fern, Priscilla, Samantha... Call To Worship *Hymn: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel #123 The lighting of the first advent candle, representing HOPE Welcome and the Bethany Huddle Gathering Praise Prayer Choir’s Gift of Music Scripture Reading: Hebrews 12:1-3 (page ) Mary Phillips Sunday School and Youth Time all children (grade 4 and under) and youth (grade 5 to high school) welcome downstairs for learning and fun Offering Hymn: O Come All Ye Faithful #145 Sermon: Looking to Jesus Carolyn Parker Closing Hymn: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus #335 What Child is This? #137 The Servant King Benediction Postlude Marina Simeonova

The death toll in Paris is over 100 after senseless terror attacks. There are no words that seem perfect right now. But these ones by Amy Carmichael come close. "We say, then, to anyone who is under trial, give Him time to steep the soul in His eternal truth. Go into the open air, look up into the depths of the sky, or out upon the wideness of the sea, or on the strength of the hills that is His also; or, if bound in the body, go forth in the spirit; spirit is not bound. Give Him time and, as surely as dawn follows night, there will break upon the heart a sense of certainty that cannot be shaken." - Amy Carmichael Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, pray for Paris

Facebook fans, I will be on holiday for the next few weeks. Cross your fingers for good weather in Nova Scotia. Catch you after Thanksgiving! Martin

Order of service for 13 September: Thank you for our Greeters & Ushers today: Pauline, Jack, Phyliis, Janice Call To Worship... Opening Hymn: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee #1 Welcome and the Bethany Huddle * Gathering Praise Prayer Special Music Scripture Reading: Hebrews 11: 1-6 (page 1262) Lorraine Paul Highlighting Our Ministries and Leaders Youth Time all children and youth welcome downstairs for learning and fun Offering *Hymn: Great is Thy Faithfulness #43 Sermon: Human Heroes and the Hall of Faith: One Thing Necessary To Please God Pastor Jim *Closing Hymn: Faith is the Victory #486 Benediction Organ Postlude

"The good news for the not-yet-married is that no one in Christ is single, and no one is married in heaven." Marshall Segal - may not be important for many but it is for me :) Martin

Greetings... many blessings on you this week! I hope you are enjoying these summer days and God is providing for you. I want to remind you of the Church Cookbook we are compiling ... you are invited to participate in it. Your favourite recipes of appetizers, salads, entrees, desserts of all cultures and heritages are appreciated and we would be pleased to include it in our cookbook. Please contact our cookbook coordinator Cindy Le Roy ([email protected]) or the church (416-425-9472 or email [email protected]). Feel free to send them as soon as you can, or by the middle of August. Thank you!

Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth 'thrown in': aim at Earth and you will get neither. C S Lewis