July 29, 2018

The Blessings of Service

Presiding: Bishop Dan Carrell
Conducting: Bishop Dan Carrell
Music Director: Jenae Bethers
Organist: Peter Ballentine

Opening Hymn: #64 On This Day of Joy and Gladness
Invocation: Jamie Middledorf
Stake and Ward Business

Sacrament Hymn: #183 In Remembrance of Thy Suffering
Administration of the Sacrament

Speaker: Haydn Smith
Speaker: Jack Jiang
Special Music: Peter Ballentine and Nancy Peterson: Consider the Lilies
Speaker: Jacob Carrell

Closing Hymn: #29 A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief (vs. 1, 2, 3, 7)
Benediction: Arch Archunde

Announcements

  • Choir: No practice today
  • Preparedness Corner: “Families who do not have the resources to acquire a year’s supply can begin their storage by obtaining supplies to last for a few months…Through careful planning, most Church members can, over time, establish both a financial reserve and a year’s supply of essentials” (First Presidency Letter, January 20, 2002).
    Please contact Amy Winsor with any food storage questions 919-244-1678, winsorquilts@gmail.com
  • Single adults (31+):
    • Temple Trip to Columbia, SC:August 4th. Click here for more information and to arrange transportation. If you are unable to attend, consider participating by preparing family file names to send with the group. Questions or need help signing up? Contact Barbara Ritter at bawritter@gmail.com or 703-517-1433

Missionaries

Green Level Missionaries: 919-358-1818
Elder Bryson Bethers: bryson.bethers@myldsmail.net
Sister Amaia Kennedy: amaia.kennedy@myldsmail.net
Sister Laura Mumford: laura.mumford@myldsmail.net
Elder Justus Smith: justus.smith@myldsmail.net

Other

  • Bishop Appointments: To schedule an appointment, please contact Brother Adam Spiel at 559-267-8082 or adamspiel@gmail.com. For temple recommend renewal interviews, please contact Brother Arbon or Brother Gilreath
  • LDS Addiction Recovery Program: Attendance is confidential. Wednesdays, 8:45 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. at the Apex Stake Center. Come as you are
  • wakechathamresourceguide.org: Resources for anyone seeking more information on self-reliance, mental health, health care, housing, transportation, employment, food, basic needs, disability, and elder care
  • Stake Facebook: facebook.com/apexncstake/
  • Stake Instagram: instagram.com/apexncstake/
  • JustServe: find service opportunities for your family or auxiliary at justserve.org
  • Bulletin Announcements: Please send to Erika Smith at erika@smithpoint.net by noon on Fridays

July 22, 2018

Our Ancestors and Family History

Presiding: Bishop Dan Carrell
Conducting: Bishop Dan Carrell
Music Director: Jenae Bethers
Organist: Clark Whitehead

Opening Hymn: #300 Families Can Be Together Forever
Invocation: McCall Rawlings
Stake and Ward Business

Sacrament Hymn: #182 We’ll Sing All Hail to Jesus’ Name
Administration of the Sacrament

Speaker: Harrison Beck
Speaker: Alana Okiishi
Special Music: Choir: My Kindness Shall Not Depart from Thee
Speaker: Alan Passey

Closing Hymn: #288 How Beautiful Thy Temples, Lord
Benediction: Terence Brown

Announcements

  • Choir: No practice today
  • Preparedness Corner: “Plan to build up your food supply just as you would a savings account. Save a little for storage each paycheck.” -Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, November 1980
    Please contact Amy Winsor with any food storage questions 919-244-1678, winsorquilts@gmail.com
  • Single adults (31+):
    • Temple Trip to Columbia, SC:August 4th. Click here for more information and to arrange transportation. If you are unable to attend, consider participating by preparing family file names to send with the group. Questions or need help signing up? Contact Barbara Ritter at bawritter@gmail.com or 703-517-1433

Missionaries

Green Level Missionaries: 919-358-1818
Elder Bryson Bethers: bryson.bethers@myldsmail.net
Sister Amaia Kennedy: amaia.kennedy@myldsmail.net
Sister Laura Mumford: laura.mumford@myldsmail.net
Elder Justus Smith: justus.smith@myldsmail.net

Other

  • Bishop Appointments: To schedule an appointment, please contact Brother Adam Spiel at 559-267-8082 or adamspiel@gmail.com. For temple recommend renewal interviews, please contact Brother Arbon or Brother Gilreath
  • LDS Addiction Recovery Program: Attendance is confidential. Wednesdays, 8:45 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. at the Apex Stake Center. Come as you are
  • wakechathamresourceguide.org: Resources for anyone seeking more information on self-reliance, mental health, health care, housing, transportation, employment, food, basic needs, disability, and elder care
  • Stake Facebook: facebook.com/apexncstake/
  • Stake Instagram: instagram.com/apexncstake/
  • JustServe: find service opportunities for your family or auxiliary at justserve.org
  • Bulletin Announcements: Please send to Erika Smith at erika@smithpoint.net by noon on Fridays

July 15, 2018

The Blessings of the Priesthood

Presiding: Bishop Dan Carrell
Conducting: Bishop Dan Carrell
Music Director: Jenae Bethers
Organist: Jamie MIddledorf

Opening Hymn: #10 Come, Sing to the Lord
Invocation: Maria Whitehead
Stake and Ward Business

Sacrament Hymn: #181 Jesus of Nazareth, Savior and King
Administration of the Sacrament

Speaker: Austin Arbon
Speaker: Brian Pharris
Special Music: Priesthood Ye Elders of Israel
Speaker: Eric Richardson

Closing Hymn: #76 God of Our Fathers, We Come unto Thee
Benediction: Jordan Rawlings

Announcements

  • Choir Practice: Today at 1:30pm at the Bethers home
  • Preparedness Corner: “Latter-day Saints have been counseled for many years to prepare for adversity by having a little money set aside. Doing so adds immeasurably to security and well-being.” —The First Presidency, All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Finances (pamphlet, 2007)
    Please contact Amy Winsor with any food storage questions 919-244-1678, winsorquilts@gmail.com
  • Single adults (31+):
    • Temple Trip to Columbia, SC:August 4th. Click here for more information and to arrange transportation. If you are unable to attend, consider participating by preparing family file names to send with the group. Questions or need help signing up? Contact Barbara Ritter at bawritter@gmail.com or 703-517-1433

Missionaries

Green Level Missionaries: 919-358-1818
Elder Bryson Bethers: bryson.bethers@myldsmail.net
Sister Amaia Kennedy: amaia.kennedy@myldsmail.net
Sister Laura Mumford: laura.mumford@myldsmail.net
Elder Justus Smith: justus.smith@myldsmail.net

Other

  • Bishop Appointments: To schedule an appointment, please contact Brother Adam Spiel at 559-267-8082 or adamspiel@gmail.com. For temple recommend renewal interviews, please contact Brother Arbon or Brother Gilreath
  • LDS Addiction Recovery Program: Attendance is confidential. Wednesdays, 8:45 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. at the Apex Stake Center. Come as you are
  • wakechathamresourceguide.org: Resources for anyone seeking more information on self-reliance, mental health, health care, housing, transportation, employment, food, basic needs, disability, and elder care
  • Stake Facebook: facebook.com/apexncstake/
  • Stake Instagram: instagram.com/apexncstake/
  • JustServe: find service opportunities for your family or auxiliary at justserve.org
  • Bulletin Announcements: Please send to Erika Smith at erika@smithpoint.net by noon on Fridays

July 8, 2018

Following the Prophet

Presiding: Bishop Dan Carrell
Conducting: Bishop Dan Carrell
Music Director: Jenae Bethers
Organist: Peter Ballenitne

Opening Hymn: #21 Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice
Invocation: Craig Varkevisser
Stake and Ward Business

Sacrament Hymn: #180 Father in Heaven, We Do Believe
Administration of the Sacrament

Speaker: Ethan Batchelor
Speaker: Paul Coon
Intermediate Hymn: #339 My Country, ‘Tis of Thee
Speaker: Mark Bethers

Closing Hymn: #19 We Thank Thee, Oh God, For a Prophet
Benediction: Sarah Pharris

Announcements

  • Choir Practice: Today at 1:30pm at the Bethers home
  • Preparedness Corner: “We urge you to be modest in your expenditures; discipline yourselves in your purchases to avoid debt. Pay off debt as quickly as you can, and free yourselves from this bondage. Save a little money regularly to gradually build a financial reserve.” The First Presidency, All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Finances pamphlet, 2007. Please contact Amy Winsor with any food storage questions 919-244-1678 winsorquilts@gmail.com
  • Single adults (31+):
    • Game Night: July 14th, 7-10 pm at the Apex Stake Center. Bring games & a snack to share.
    • Temple Trip to Columbia, SC:August 4th. Click here for more information and to arrange transportation. If you are unable to attend, consider participating by preparing family file names to send with the group. Questions or need help signing up? Email Barbara Ritter at bawritter@gmail.com or call/text 703-517-1433

Missionaries

Green Level Missionaries: 919-358-1818
Elder Bryson Bethers: bryson.bethers@myldsmail.net
Sister Amaia Kennedy: amaia.kennedy@myldsmail.net
Sister Laura Mumford: laura.mumford@myldsmail.net
Elder Justus Smith: justus.smith@myldsmail.net

Other

  • Bishop Appointments: To schedule an appointment, please contact Brother Adam Spiel at 559-267-8082 or adamspiel@gmail.com. For temple recommend renewal interviews, please contact Brother Arbon or Brother Gilreath
  • LDS Addiction Recovery Program: Attendance is confidential. Wednesdays, 8:45 p.m., and Saturdays 8:30 a.m. at the Apex Stake Center. Come as you are
  • wakechathamresourceguide.org: Resources for anyone seeking more information on self-reliance, mental health, health care, housing, transportation, employment, food, basic needs, disability, and elder care
  • Stake Facebook: facebook.com/apexncstake/
  • Stake Instagram: instagram.com/apexncstake/
  • JustServe: find service opportunities for your family or auxiliary at justserve.org
  • Bulletin Announcements: Please send to Erika Smith at erika@smithpoint.net by noon on Fridays