A Congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

at
Bethpage Presbyterian Church
of Kannapolis

at the Early Service on Sunday morning (8:30 AM), you can expect a small congregation of 20-45 people.  Although the service uses the same bulletin, it is less formal than the 11:00 service.  It is completed around 9:25.  Over the years this service has developed into a favorite of a number of middle age couples and a number of older folks who enjoy the early morning time.  The early service is usually a quieter and more meditative service.  Recognizing that children bring special gifts to the community of faith, we welcome all children in our worship service.  Music for the service is provided by soloists and small ensembles from the Chancel Choir of the church. <top>

at the 11:00 Worship Service on Sunday morning, you will be joined by others in a congregation of 160-200 people.  They will be people of all different ages, marital status, interests, abilities, vocations, and spiritual experiences.  Nearly half of the congregation will be folks who have come to be a part of our church family in the last 15 years.  Others will be able to trace their family memberships back to the founding of the church in 1794.  There will be a large number of children and youth in the congregation.  The children will come to the front of the church in the middle of the service for a few moments during our Time with Younger Christians.  During the service, a nursery is provided for infants and toddlers in rooms 205-207.  We sing our music from a hymnbook that includes a generous supply of both traditional hymns and modern hymns.  The Chancel Choir sings each Sunday and one or more of the children's choirs and handbell choirs also sings and plays in the service.  The hymns and choir music is accompanied by organ or piano, with occasional use of percussion, trumpets, flutes, trombones, etc.  The music ranges from the earliest Hebrew songs to hymns and anthems written in the last couple of years.  All of the music is sung with "live" accompaniment. <top>

at the Wednesday Evening Program, (September through April), you can make a supper reservation (6:00 PM) by calling the church office before Noon on Tuesday.  After supper we have an appropriate program for every member of the family.  Wednesday evening supper, programs and study groups will resume September 8, 2010.

In Advent and Lent all of the adults and high school students come together for our seasonal presentation. <top>

Leading up to Christmas (Advent):

• A day of decorating just after Thanksgiving (Hanging of the Greens)
• A Children's Christmas Play
• The concerts of the choruses of the Middle and High Schools in our Fellowship Hall
• The Christmas Eve Service at 8:00 PM

Leading up to Easter (Lent)

 (Our 2010 Schedule of Holy Week and Easter Services)

• An Ash Wednesday service of reflection (7:00 PM)
• A Service of the Lord's Supper in the sanctuary on Thursday evening before Easter (7:00 PM)
• Good Friday Service in the Church fellowship hall (7:00 PM)
• A Palm Sunday Processional (everybody has a palm)
• The Easter Sunrise Service in our cemetery beside the church
• A big breakfast on Easter Morning for our church and community
• A big Easter Celebration at 11:00 AM with banners and the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper for the congregation
   

Youth in our Services:  All of our worship services include the active participation of a large number of our middle school and high school students.  Our church is wonderfully blessed to have so many young people who are a part of the "backbone" of this congregation.  They are involved in the singing choirs, in the handbell choirs, in the playing of band instruments, in ushering, in the special services, and in the many intergenerational events which make up much of our worship experiences. <top>
 

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