September Events..!

September 5th...Labor Day Sunday
    ... Communion
    ... New Members welcomed into our church
    ... Infant Baptism
    ... Ordinatin of Deacon -- Delbert Swift
    ... Light Lunch Furnished to welcome new members and officer

What a busy day at Bethany!  All of these activities are wonderful happenings in the life of a church, but Infant Baptism...fantastic.  This signifies that the parents are wanting this baby, who is dependent on everyone else to see to his needs...the parents are wanting this child to be raised in the nurture and admonition of Christ. 

It also comes with responsibilities to the members of the Church.  In the baptismal litergy we, as a congregation, promise to pray for this child, to provide Christian education for this child, to live as good role models for this child--among other things.  We also need to pray for this entire family as unit that we can provide spiritual support to the entire family at all times. 

A former pastor once said "A child crying in the worship service doesn't bother me.  That is the sound of the Church growing." 

Come an join in an important day in the life of this family and the life of our church.