Prayer Requests

Due to our current situation there will not be a public memorial service for Fred Anderson, grandfather of Kazzy Anderson. Fred was a former deacon at Westside in the 70’s. Flowers, cards, and food are welcomed at 274 Teakwood Lane, Bakersfield (93308).

Hyde Family - relatives of John Patterson, lost their home in a fire in Mississippi; everyone is ok but the family lost everything Gail Key - prayers for Andrew Conklin, he was taken to the hospital Marcia Lackey - pray for a breakthrough for the corona virus research finding a treatment cure Ron & Cathi Litterell - prayers for safe travels and good health as they travel to Oregon and back home Michael & Char Wylie - prayers for their children and grandchildren that have jobs that are still working outside of the home; prayers for all people that have Covid-19

Continued Prayer Concerns…Lois Baker, Garth Black, Kim Bolar, Julie Burell, Cindy Burns, Andrew Conklin, Bob Craven, Laurie Daniells, Kay Dawes, Glenn England, Penni Elmore, Scott Haney, Grant Henne, Peggy Himenes, Mary Holland, Hulen Jenkins, Sandra Johnson, Virginia McCombs, Kim Montgomery, Ronette Morton, Abel Orozco, Jessica Quintero, Jennifer Veith, Charlotte West, Dale Williams, Helen Williams & Karen Williams

Morning Assembly

Lord, I Lift Your Name

Welcome/Prayer

You Are Worthy of My Praise How Can I Keep From Singing?

The Power of the Cross

Communion / Offering

Give Thanks to the Lord

Sermon: “Walking by Faith - Abraham: Into the Unknown”

I Give You My Heart Who Paints the Skies?

Sermon Schedule

5/3 “Walking by Faith: Abraham: Into the Unknown”

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5/10 “Walking by Faith: Abraham and Sarah”

5/17 “Walking by Faith: Abraham and Isaac”

5/24 “Walking by Faith: Joseph”

Sermon Series: "Walking by Faith"—Our current message series is about trusting God when it matters most. Using Hebrews 11 as a guide, we’ll be looking at some of the big stories of the Bible and the life lessons we can learn about trusting God in uncertain times.

Ladies Thursday morning Bible study will hopefully be restarting mid to late May taught via zoom by Garth Black. Zoom is a computer or smart phone based video meeting program. If you need help setting up zoom on your computer or phone, please call Ron Nickell or the church office and leave a message for Ron. If you feel like you would like to participate but you don’t have a computer or smart phone you can still call in on a any phone but there will be no video.

Many of our life groups are meeting on zoom and it seems to be working. We continue to look for ways to keep in touch with our Christian family, and look forward to the time we can meet again in person. In the meantime, we thank God for any opportunity to “see” our brothers and sisters and study God’s word with them.

Thursday Zoom Meeting—Bryan Fojtasek is starting a weekly Zoom meeting focused on prayer and encouragement. The meeting will be Thursdays at 10:30am. The link to the meeting is on the events page of the church website and the events tab in the church app. NOTE: For everyone’s security the meeting is password protected; please contact Bryan prior to the meeting for the password.

May 3, 2020

You can watch our Sunday services live on Facebook, in the Westside Church of Christ app, and on WestsideLife.org/Live.

A Note from the Elders

Our elders and ministers met and carefully considered the best plan of action for the month of May. After seeking God’s wisdom in prayer, we have decided to continue our current online format for worship for now, until the end of May. There will be NO Wednesday dinners, NO Ladies’ Bible Class, and no in-person gatherings at Westside through the end of May. We thank you for your continued support and wish to let you know that we are looking forward to the day when we will be able to meet again face-to-face back at the building. In preparation for that day, we have been preparing the building to facilitate the safety of our body. Already in place are touchless faucets, and soap and towel dispensers in our main bathrooms. Hand sanitizer stations will also be available. Depending on up-coming information about the virus and those mandates required by our state government, we are also considering (but no final decisions yet) on some of the following items. We see these as temporary measures and when their usefulness is over, we would revert back to previous status: 1) More than one service – to facilitate group size 2) Social Distancing – reconfiguring seating in the worship center to accommodate 3) Use of facemasks – at least for the short-term and if called for by medical experts 4) Minimized touching of door handles – persons would open doors for you 5) Maybe Sunday services only – no classes initially, Sunday morning or Wednesday night service until later 6) No coffee Sunday mornings – until deemed safe 7) Sanitation Teams – to sterilize the facility before, between, and after services 8) Communion Service – served in a no-touch fashion by going to communion rather than having it served. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list, nor is it to suggest that every item above will be implemented. The over-riding consideration is what we can do as the Elders to protect your health and make you feel comfortable in returning sooner rather than later when the time comes. Also suggested but not stated is OUR desire to fellowship and commune with all of you. We miss you, and you have expressed to us, that you miss meeting together. We also realize some of our membership have underlying health considerations, and they may be best served by remaining at home and joining us by using the online services that will continue to be available. We will want them to feel comfortable in making the decision that best protects them from harm’s way until they feel it safe to begin meetings with us. Please be in prayer about these considerations and don’t hesitate to contact any one of us if you would like further clarification or if you have other ideas about how we can best protect our members. We love you! The Elders