BellGram 2025: August 2025

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Bell Chapel CME August 31, 2025!

Hello Bell Chapel Family and Visitors,

I hope everyone has had a blessed week thus far.

This Sunday is Missionary Sunday! The Fifth Sunday of the month of August!

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Join us each Sunday as we lift the Lord Jesus Christ through Praise and Worship on Zoom and Youtube! The link and passwords are listed below and in the bulletin, as follows:

Zoom Link for the Month of August:

Meeting ID: 951 7146 8269
Passcode: 89340

Do not share the link nor this ID or Passcode with individuals that are not on the Bell Chapel Email List and have yet to join.

Youtube Channel:

LINK

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The Order of Worship Service for this Sunday, August 31st, 2025, is at the bottom of this email.

Worship Service begins at 8:30 AM-9:30 AM and Sunday School begins at 9:40AM-10:30AM.

We look forward to seeing you this Sunday in Church or via Youtube and Zoom!

God Bless you all!

Thank you, and Have a Blessed Evening,

Sis. Breanna Frelot

Church Secretary

Bell Chapel CME Church

Ninth Episcopal District

August 31, 2025

Rev. Alton McGriff, Pastor

Missionary Sunday Order of Service

We Do Not own the Rights to this Music

Call to Worship ______________________________ Sis. Arlene Sharp

Invocation of Praise ________________________ Sis. Stephanie Robinson

Scripture ____________ (Luke 16: 19-31) _______ Sis. Renae Kyle-Tatum

Hymn of Praise ________________Musician

Affirmation of Faith___________ (Modern Creed) _________ Sis. Breanna Frelot

Praise & Worship

Giving Ministry ______________________________ Stewards

Acknowledgment of Guest/Announcements ________________Sis. Dominique Springfield

Introduction of Speaker _______________ Rev. Alton McGriff, Pastor

Music Ministry _______________________Musician

Pastoral Prayer ________________________ Rev. Alton McGriff

Music Ministry _______________________Musician

Missionary Message by

Dr. Dorothy McGriff, First Lady

Invitation to Discipleship/Altar Call ____________ Rev. Alton McGriff, Pastor

Remarks ______________________________ Sis. Arlene Sharp

Doxology/Benediction _______________ Rev. Alton McGriff, Pastor

Weekly Worship Announcements

Reminder that Church Conference is today, August 31, 2025. Please submit reports to Pastor, Rev. Alton McGriff and Sis. Breanna Frelot before meeting.

General Connectional Board 2025 Meeting Date, Monday, September 8, 2025, 10 AM CST. The meeting number will be accessible at a later date.

2026 Preserving black churches grant application is now open! Applications are now open through September 16, 2025. Apply and learn more at savingplaces.org/black-churches.

Presiding Bishop Charley Hames, Jr. of the 9th Episcopal District has a new podcast, The Leverage Factor! It will air every Thursday at 5 pm PST, 8 pm EST. Season 1 Guests include: Stacia Washington; Michael Armstrong; Pastor Justin Lester; Jael Hames; and First Lady Dr, Michelle G. Hames.

Bell Chapel Zoom Meeting (Worship Service) and Wednesday Night (Bible Study):

Worship Service and Sunday School Meeting Link:

Meeting ID: 951 7146 8269 Passcode: 89340 Dial In: 1(669) 900-6833

Worship Service: 8:30am- 9:30am (PT) Sunday School: 9:40- 10:30am (PT)

Monday- Friday (CME Church Connectional Prayer): 6:30-7:00AM (PT Dial-In: (605) 468-8885, Access Code 616984#

Wednesday Night: Prayer Meeting and Bible Study. 6:00pm-7:30pm. Zoom ID and Passcode Same As Worship Service.

Bell Chapel Ministry to Men Support Meeting: 2:00 PM (PT) All Are Welcome.

Zoom Meeting: Meeting ID: 951 7146 8269 Passcode: 89340 Telephone Dial-In: (669) 900-6833

August Birthday’s

Dominique Springfield Aug 2 Cedric Bell Aug 2 Stewart Armstrong Aug 13

Nycole Springfield Aug 14 Diamond McMillian Aug 19 Martin L McCoy Aug 19

Dora Fields Aug 19 Allyn K Hayes Aug 24 Kaniyah Matthews Aug 31

Sick & Shut-in:

Bro. Charles Puckett Bro. Cedric Bell Sis. Dora Bell-Fields Rev. Willie Mc Daniel

Bro. Aaron Tolliver Bro. DaShaun Frelot Rev. Gino Garzarelli Bro. Wilson Turner

Bro. Fred Turner Sis. Bodine Brown Bro. Charles Bryant Sis. Allyn K. Hayes

Super Senior Saints:

Mrs. Ernestine Doss Mrs. Marie Taylor Mrs. Bea Goode Mrs. Opal McCoy

(Scripture Focus: Matthew 18:18) Prayer of Agreement)

Prayers: Pray for the Government: Church Leadership: Bishop Charley Hames, Jr, Lady Michelle Gaskill Hames. Presiding Elder. Rev. Dr. Reginald Walton & Lady Dominique Walton, Rev. Alton McGriff & First Lady Dori Russ-McGriff

Next- Level Ninth Episcopal District Mission & Vision: Reaching beyond where we are to where you belong!

Giving Ministry: Tithes, Offerings, Apportionment Fund, Donations

U. S. Mail: Bell Chapel CME Church, 1397 Palou Ave, S. F., CA 94124.

Givelify: Bell Chapel CME Church Zelle: bellchapel1@att.net

The Modern Creed

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is one true church, apostolic and universal, whose

holy faith, let us now declare:

We believe in God the Father, infinite in wisdom, power and love, whose mercy is over all

his, and whose will, is ever directed to his children’s good.

We believe in Jesus Christ, Son of God and Son of man, the gift of the Father’s unfailing

grace, the ground of our hope, and the promise of our deliverance from sin and death.

We believe in the Holy Spirit as the divine presence in our lives, whereby we are kept in