4th of July
18th - Lasker, Jr. & Candice
19th - Kamasi & Baleigh
21st - Tommie (TT) & Kimberly
31st - Wallace & Charisse's Anniversary (40th Anniversary)
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Gone To The Dogs!
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| RJ Perry |
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| Kamryn George-Kilpatrick |
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| Leo Kendrick |
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| Prince Coleman |
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| Max Odd |
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| Vonn & Bella Kendrick |
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| Simba Pitts |
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| Santi Williams |
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| Beau has been watching the news and he's not happy with the state of affairs. :) |
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| Jessie Pitts |
".....they’re no replacement for basic pet parent common sense during fireworks: I still make sure to close all windows and draw the curtains, keep her safely inside and with her favorite plushies and blankets, and either watching a TV show or listening to tail-wagging songs." - from Yahoo!Life (from an article shared by Glen)
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Saturday, June 25, 2022
Bell Chapel CME Church, June 26, 2022!
1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 859 2647 5628#
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BELL CHAPEL CME CHURCH
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Rev. Eloise Knox, Pastor
1397 Palou Ave., San Francisco, CA 94124
Praise & Worship
Jesus is Alive Hillsong Church with Ron Kenoly
God is Good by Jonathan McReynolds
(We do not own the rights to this music)
Call to Worship/Worship Leader _________________ Sister Angela Harris
Invocation of Praise _____________________Rev. Yolanda Jackson
Scripture _________(Ephesians 6:10-17)______Sister Ernestine Doss
Music Ministry: Yes God is real by Vernon Oliver Price
Giving Ministry_____________________________________ Stewards
Acknowledgments of Visitors/Announcements__________Dominique Springfield
Music Ministry : Majesty by Ron Kenoly
Pastoral Prayer___________________________________ Sister Lakessa Scott
Music Ministry: Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross by Mississippi Mass Choir
Sermon____________________________________Rev. Yolanda Jackson
Music Ministry___________Come to Jesus__________Sister Doss
Invitation to Discipleship/ Altar Call___________________ Rev. Jackson
Benediction_____________________________ Rev. Yolanda Jackson
Worship Services/ Announcements:
The 39th Quadrennial Session and the 40th General Conference of the CME Church will be held June 25, 2022- July 1, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Duke Energy Center.
Join Bell Chapel Zoom Meeting (Worship Service)and (Wednesday Night Bible Study): Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85926475628 Pass Code: 633057
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SUNDAY SCHOOL: 10:00-10:45am (PT) Worship 11:00- 12:30pm (PT)
MONDAY – FRIDAY: CME Church Connectional Prayer Conference Call, 6:20 AM (PT Dial-In: (605) 468-8885, Access Code 616984#
TUESDAYS: Bell Chapel, Intercessory Prayer Call, 5:30 AM (PT)
Dial-In: (267) 807-9605, Access Code: 851686#
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Bible Study 6:45 pm, Wednesday, June 29, 2022 The Book of Jeremiah, Lamentation Thru the Bible B. Stringfellow, See Sister Lakessa Williams to obtain a Book.
Bell Chapel Ministry to Men Support Meeting, 2:00 PM (PT) All Are Welcome Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86721723331
Meeting ID: 867 2172 3331
Telephone Dial-In: (669) 900-6833, Code #86721723331
June Birthdays
Barbara Scott June 5 Mace Gouldsby, Jr June 8
Aaron Doss June 7 Barbara Thomas June 10
Robert Thomas June 7
Sick & Shut-in
Bro. Charles Puckett Bro. Sidney Bell Bro. Mace Gouldsby, Jr.
Sis. Dora Bell-Fields Bro. Aaron Tolliver Bro. Cedric Bell
Sis Jacqueline Coleman Sis. Ursula Pitts Bro. DaShaun Frelot
Bro. Wilson Turner Bro. Sterling Lewis
Senior Saints
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron & Ernestine Doss Mrs. Marie Taylor Mrs. Bea Goode
Stay Safe! Wear a Mask! Wash Your Hands & Practice Social 6 Ft Distancing
Prayer Focus: We are praying for people to cooperate and get the Vaccine to bring an end to the COVID-19 Virus in our nation, and around the world.
(Scripture Focus: Matthew 18:18)
Pray for the Government: COVID-19 Patients: Bereaved families: Inactive Members: Bishop Paul A. G. Stewart & First Lady Mrs. Earline Stewart
Mrs. Jacqueline Best; Presiding Elder & Pastor Rev. Eloise Knox
Friday, June 24, 2022
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Sunday, June 19, 2022
Happy Juneteenth!
Many people may not be aware, but there are two Independence Days in America. Of course, the first is July 4th, when America freed itself from British rule. However, the second is a day many people don’t know about called Juneteenth. Juneteenth is the day when enslaved people in Texas found out they were free. Typically celebrated on June 19th, Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021.
President Abraham Lincoln released the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 during the Civil War, which said that the three million enslaved people living in Confederate states were free. However, it wasn’t until 1865 that General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and announced that enslaved people were now free, much to the surprise of the enslaved people in Texas. Here are some interesting facts about Juneteenth that you may not know.
The news of freedom arrived two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Technically, the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in 1863. However, enslaved people in Texas didn’t find out about it until 1865, two years later. From the Union’s perspective, the 250,000 enslaved people in Texas were already free, but none of them knew it, and no one rushed to tell them.
There are numerous theories on why Texas didn’t enforce the Emancipation Proclamation.
Back in those days, news traveled slowly. For example, it took Confederates soldiers in western Texas over two months to learn that Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox. Still, there’s been a struggle to explain the 30-month gap between the Emancipation Proclamation and enslaved people’s freedom. This gap led to speculation that some Texans may have suppressed the announcement.
Other theories say that the original messenger was killed to stop the information from being relayed or that the federal government delayed the announcement on purpose to get one more cotton harvest out of the enslaved people. However, the real reason may be that Lincoln’s proclamation wasn’t enforceable in the Confederate states before the war ended.
The freedom announcement urged freed people to stay with their owners.
When he arrived in Texas, General Granger read General Order No. 3, which read,
“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.”
What came after the freedom announcement is known as “the scatter.”
Most freedmen and women didn’t want to stay with their enslavers, even if they would get paid. Some were leaving while General Granger made the announcement. What came after is known as “the scatter,” where big groups of formerly enslaved people left Texas to find their family or other places where they’d be welcomed in northern states or Canada.
Everyone wasn’t freed instantly.
Texas is a relatively large state, and General Granger’s order was slow to spread. Historian James Smallwood says that many enslavers purposefully hid the information until after the cotton harvest, and some hid it beyond after the cotton harvest. In July 1867, there were two different accounts of enslaved people being freed. There was also a report of a Texas horse thief, Alex Simpson, who enslaved people were only released after he was hanged in 1868.
With freedom came other issues.
Texas enslavers weren’t too enthusiastic to part with what they felt was their property despite the announcement. Many freed people were beaten, lynched, or murdered when they tried to leave. Susan Merritt, a former enslaved person, recanted, “They would catch [freed slaves] swimming across [the] Sabine River and shoot them."
There were limited opportunities for celebrating.
When freed people tried to commemorate the first anniversary of the freedom announcement the following year, they were met with a big problem. Segregation laws were multiplying, so there weren’t any public places they were allowed to use. In the 1870s, formerly enslaved people raised $800 to buy 10 acres of land, which they named “Emancipation Park.” This park was the only public park and swimming pool in the Houston area in the Houston area open to Black people until the 1950s.
Juneteenth celebrations faded for decades.
Juneteenth celebrations declined during the Jim Crow era. Then came the civil rights movement of the 1960s and the Poor People’s March, planned by Martin Luther King Jr. This march was purposefully scheduled to overlap with the date of Juneteenth. This march brought Juneteenth back to the foreground. When participants took the celebrations back to their home states, the holiday was reborn.
Texas was the first state to make Juneteenth a state holiday.
In 1980, Texas regarded the holiday as worthy of statewide recognition, becoming the first state to do so.
The Juneteenth flag has lots of symbolism.
The Juneteenth flag is packed with meaning, just as the flag’s designer L.J. Graf intended. The colors red, white, and blue match the American flag to signify that the enslaved people and their descendants were American. The star in the middle symbolizes Texas, while the bursting star represents freedom and a new people.
As Juneteenth traditions spread around the United States, different places put their own spin on celebrations. For example, the holiday is usually celebrated in southern states with readings, oral histories, and barbecues. Other states serve Marcus Garvey salad in honor of the Black nationalist. Rodeos have also become a part of Juneteenth celebrations in southwest states. Concerts and parades are typical celebrations across the country.
Juneteenth is a day where Black people celebrate the freedom of their ancestors and remember the struggles they endured. Sadly, enslaved people in Texas didn’t learn of their release until two years later, but they would be glad to know that their descendants are still celebrating the holiday decades later.
Lauren McKeithen is a University of Maryland University College graduate who has always had a passion for writing. She strives to walk the path God laid out for her every day.https://www.beliefnet.com/love-family/holidays/10-facts-about-juneteenth-you-may-not-know.aspx
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Saturday, June 18, 2022
Bell Chapel CME Church! June 19th!
1 669 900 6833
Meeting ID: 859 2647 5628#
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BELL CHAPEL CME CHURCH
Sunday, June 19, 2022
Rev. Eloise Knox, Pastor
1397 Palou Ave., San Francisco, CA 94124
Happy Father’s Day
Praise & Worship
Magnify Him by Myrna Summers & Timothy Wright
You are Good by Israel Houghton (Live Recording)
(We do not own the rights to this music)
Call to Worship/Worship Leader _________________Rev. Yolanda Jackson
Invocation of Praise _____________________Rev. Yolanda Jackson
Scripture ____________(Luke 15:11-24)______Sister Ernestine Doss
Music Ministry : Blessed Assurance_____________Musician
Giving Ministry_____________________________________ Stewards
Acknowledgments of Visitors/ Announcements __________Dominique Springfield
Music Ministry : Be Glorified by Ron Kenoly Musician
Pastoral Prayer___________________________________ Pastor Knox
Music Ministry: God Is by James Cleveland Greatest Hits
Sermon____________________________________ Pastor Eloise Knox
Music Ministry: Come to Jesus Musician
Invitation to Discipleship/ Altar Call___________________ Minister
Benediction_____________________________ Rev. Yolanda Jackson
Worship Services/ Announcements:
The 39th Quadrennial Session and the 40th General Conference of the CME Church will be held June 25, 2022- July 1, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Duke Energy Center.
Join Bell Chapel Zoom Meeting (Worship Service)and (Wednesday Night Bible Study): Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85926475628 Pass Code: 633057
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SUNDAY SCHOOL: 10:00-10:45am (PT) Worship 11:00- 12:30pm (PT)
MONDAY – FRIDAY: CME Church Connectional Prayer Conference Call, 6:20 AM (PT Dial-In: (605) 468-8885, Access Code 616984#
TUESDAYS: Bell Chapel, Intercessory Prayer Call, 5:30 AM (PT)
Dial-In: (267) 807-9605, Access Code: 851686#
WEDNESDAY: Prayer Meeting & Bible Study, Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85926475628 Pass Code: 633057
Dial-In by phone+16699006833,,85926475628#,,,,,,0#,,633057#
Bible Study 6:45 pm, Wednesday, June 22, 2022 The Book of Jeremiah, Thru the Bible B. Stringfellow, See Sister Lakessa Williams to obtain a Book.
Bell Chapel Ministry to Men Support Meeting, 2:00 PM (PT) All Are Welcome Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86721723331
Meeting ID: 867 2172 3331
Telephone Dial-In: (669) 900-6833, Code #86721723331
June Birthdays
Barbara Scott June 5 Mace Gouldsby, Jr June 8
Aaron Doss June 7 Barbara Thomas June 10
Robert Thomas June 7
Sick & Shut-in
Bro. Charles Puckett Bro. Sidney Bell Bro. Mace Gouldsby, Jr.
Sis. Dora Bell-Fields Bro. Aaron Tolliver Bro. Cedric Bell
Sis Jacqueline Coleman Sis. Ursula Pitts Bro. DaShaun Frelot
Bro. Wilson Turner Bro. Sterling Lewis
Senior Saints
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron & Ernestine Doss Mrs. Marie Taylor Mrs. Bea Goode
Stay Safe! Wear a Mask! Wash Your Hands & Practice Social 6 Ft Distancing
Prayer Focus: We are praying for people to cooperate and get the Vaccine to bring an end to the COVID-19 Virus in our nation, and around the world.
(Scripture Focus: Matthew 18:18)
Pray for the Government: COVID-19 Patients: Bereaved families: Inactive Members: Bishop Paul A. G. Stewart & First Lady Mrs. Earline Stewart
Mrs. Jacqueline Best; Presiding Elder & Pastor Rev. Eloise Knox
Friday, June 17, 2022
Celebrating Micah!
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| Micah's graduating from Wangenheim Middle School - Headed to High School |
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| Micah with Jaivon |
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