| BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH MAY 18, 2025 – BETHEL COLLEGE BACCALAUREATE SERVICE AT BCMC The Baccalaureate worship service this Sunday starts at 10 a.m., but there will be prelude music from BC music groups starting at 9:30 a.m. Live-stream information follows: Here is a link to the Bethel College website for the Baccalaureate service and Commencementhttps://www.bethelks.edu/about-bethel/community/baccalaureate-commencement-information/The Week at BCMC: May 18-25, 2025 Sunday, May 18, 2025: Prelude music from Bethel College groups 9:30 a.m. Worship—10 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2025 7 p.m. Women’s Fellowship Meeting in Fellowship Hall–All are invited! Speaker: Elizabeth Schmidt, “Following the Thread: Walton Dairy Farm to BCMC Pastor.” Wednesday, May 21, 2025 4 p.m. Worship Commission meeting in Room 14 Sunday, May 25, 2025—9:30 a.m. worship at BCMC; High School Senior Recognition; Sermon by Joanna Harader; hymns requested by you (this Sunday the hymns will be from the blue “Hymnal A Worship Book”) BCMC Offering for May 11: Gen. Fund $5,063.01; Plant Fund $20; Kitchen Fund $26; Merrill Raber Mem. $50. Upcoming Events at BCMC: – May 20, 7 p.m.: Women’s Fellowship meet in Fellowship Hall. All women invited. Speaker Elizabeth Schmidt, Pastor of Congregational Care, on “Following the thread. Walton Dairy Farm to BCMC Pastor.” – May 27-30: Vacation Bible School at First Mennonite Church, Newton–See the VBS Flier at the end of this email.– Anabaptism 500 Worship Celebration. Bethel College Mennonite Church will host the live-stream of the May 29, 2025 worship service at Mennonite World Conference in Zurich, Switzerland, celebrating the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism. The live-stream begins at 10 a.m. in the BCMC Sanctuary. Join us in lifting glad voices with other Anabaptists around the world in this joyful celebration! · May 30, 11 a.m.: Memorial service for Helen Bargen at BCMCOn Saturday May 31, 2025, family and friends will gather in memoriam, to honor the lives of Eleanor Claassen Hiebert and Kenneth John Hiebertat Bethel College Mennonite Church in N. Newton, Kansas.Please contact us if you would like to join us.christinehiebert@gmail.com or 347-262-7254  Invitations to Graduation PartiesLily Schloneger invitation Lily is inviting the congregation to her graduation celebration on May 17, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., 601 N. Main Street, Newton (Prairy Market)Abram Wall invitation We are inviting the BCMC congregation to Abram Wall’s graduation party on Sunday, May 18, from 1:30-3:30 pm at the 1887 Cafe at Bethel College. – Abram and family Mara Oswald invitation Mara Oswald would like to invite the congregation to her graduation celebration on Sunday, May 18 from 2-4 p.m. at the KIPCOR building, 2515 College Ave, North Newton.Payne Claassen invitation Payne is inviting the congregation to his graduation celebration on May 18, 4 to 6 p.m. at 313 E. 9th Street, Newton. Congratulations to more BCMC Graduates: · Benjamin Gering graduates from the University of Virginia with degrees in Architectural History, Archaeology, and a minor in German. He plans to attend Graduate School next Fall at Columbia University in New York. · Alice Claassen graduated on May 9 from Highland Community College, Highland, KS, with an AA degree in business. Bethel College Announcements · Bethel College advancement and development staff invite you for coffee and conversation (and some light breakfast snacks) Friday, May 23, 7:30-9 a.m., The Breadbasket, 219 N. Main St., Newton (alumni-owned). Contact: George Leary, gleary@bethelks.edu, 316-284-5226 · Sunday, June 1: Kauffman Museum will host the U.S. premiere of the documentary Where the Cottonwoods Grow by Dale Hildebrand, 3 p.m., Krehbiel Auditorium in Luyken Fine Arts Center. Ticket purchase is required. Purchase tickets online at https://kauffmanmuseum.org/event/film-premiere-where-the-cottonwoods-grow/ or at Thresher Shop in Schultz Student Center, Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Central States is hiring for the following positions and MCC Lunch & Learn is back: · Do you thrive completing a variety of tasks while connecting with people? MCC Central States is seeking a Volunteer Coordinator for the Material Resources Center in North Newton. This half-time position involves working with volunteers to prepare humanitarian aid for those in need around the world. View the full job description and apply online at mcc.org/cs-volunteer-coordinator by June 2. Contact brociamueller@mcc.org. · The Peace and Justice Practice Coordinator is responsible for planning and coordinating activities that articulate the vision of a holistic, biblical, Anabaptist vision of peace and justice ministry to staff, board, conferences, and churches of MCC Central States. This is a full-time position and is offered in these locations: the MCC office in North Newton or remotely in these states: Kansas, Texas, Colorado, Montana, Minnesota, New Mexico, or Oklahoma. View the full job description and apply online at mcc.org/cs-pjp-coordinatorby June 4. Contact: andrewwright@mcc.org · The MCC Lunch & Learn is back! Join us on Tues., June 17 from 12-1 p.m. at MCC in North Newton (121 E. 30th St.). Becky Teiwes, MCC Central State’s Borderlands Program Coordinator will share about courage, compassion, and faithfulness as MCC continues to work with partners and churches at the U.S./Mexico border. Lunch will be provided for a suggested donation of $10-$15. Please RSVP by June 9 at mcc.org/events/lunch-learn-mcc-partners-usmexico-border or by calling the office at 316.283.2720. Camp Mennoscah AnnouncementsCamp Mennoscah needs a commercial vacuum for the pool! The vacuum is an intricate part of the pool process of keeping it clean and running properly. We are looking for a commercial vacuum priced around $2000-$2500. The pool is a big life line for campers and others coming to Mennoscah. Please mark donations for Camp Pool Vacuum on the memo line or note field. Thank you for giving to Camp Mennoscah! Other news of camp:Sponsor Pop Break for summer youth camp! Generic pop has been an integral part of Camp Mennoscah for years. Both campers and counselors look forward to that midday sugar rush rush. However, just like how the sugar levels are high, so are the prices. The cost per day for a camp with 75 campers and staff is approximately $30. Contact us at 620-297-3290 or olivia.bartel@campmennoscah.org to be a soda pop hero!Camp Nurses are needed for June 26-28 (3rd & 4th graders), July 13-18 (6th-8th graders), and July 27-Aug. 1 (Senior High camp). Nurses can receive a stipend or parent discount for a camper of up to full camp fees. Camp can’t happen without a camp nurse–join in the fun! Contact Olivia at 620-297-3290 or olivia.bartel@campmennoscah.org with questions or to claim a week. Calling all campers! We’re taking “Another Way” and finding transformation in Jesus’ way of living. Summer camps are open for those going into grades 3-12. Scholarships are available and parents volunteering as kitchen helpers can receive a discount up to full camp fees for a camper. Register here! (https://campmennoscah.campbrainregistration.com/) Come build your house on the rock and play in the sand! Here are your 2025 Summer Staff! In alphabetical order by first name, these are your amazing staffers: Camryn Entz (lifeguard), Caroline Miller (crafts leader), Charlie Major (lifeguard), Daniel Miller (naturalist), Josiah Buller (grounds/maintenance), and the newest first-time staffer, Maddie Tegeler (lifeguard). We ask for prayers and cheers for these generous folks who are giving their summer to long days of faith formation in both camper time and behind-the-scenes work. Hooray! There are two 20 amp RV hookups and two 30 amp RV hookups available in the south (boys) cabin area on a pole of the gazebo. The hookups/outlets are not spread out. Please communicate with others in your group, if there may be high demand for RV hookups. Camp Mennoscah only has electrical hookups. Western District Conference invites you to visit our website to read the latest news, stories and announcements. SAVE THE DATE! Western District Women in Mission’s annual Women’s & Girls Retreat will be Saturday, September 6 – Sunday, September 7 at Camp Mennoscah. Registration will open on our website on June 7 (register & pay online or print out form and mail with your payment). Go to westerndistrictwomeninmission.org for more information. This year’s featured speakers are Pastor Katherine Goerzen and Pastor Laura Goerzen. Comforter tying will start Saturday at 10 a.m. Afternoon seminars will include dried flower bookmarks, yoga, guided nature walk, book reviews with Bethany Martin from Faith & Life Bookstore and free time. Come for fun and fellowship! Mennonite Mission Network message “Each of us is wonderfully created” press here For Mennonite Mission Network “News and Beyond” press hereMennonite Church USA Announcements MC USA’s Church Vitality office and Everence have completed their annual update of the Pastor Salary Guidelines (mennoniteusa.org/pastor-salary-guidelines/) for 2025-2026. Learn more here: mennoniteusa.org/news/salary/MC USA invites women from across the denomination to reclaim rest as resistance at the MC USA Women’s Summit on July 8, 2025, a transformative one-day event immediately preceding the Follow Jesus ‘25 national convention in Greensboro, North Carolina. Register and learn more here: convention.mennoniteusa.org/registration/women-summit/ View the PowerPoint slide here: mennoniteusa.org/WIL-summit-slide View the PDF here: mennoniteusa.org/WIL_Summit_PDFWatch the first of two MC USA Women in Leadership webinars, discussing the upcoming Women’s Summit on July 8, 2025, a transformative one-day event immediately preceding the Follow Jesus ‘25 national convention in Greensboro, North Carolina. View it here: mennoniteusa.org/WIL-webinar-recordingMenno SnapshotsAlicia Maldonado-Zahra shares four key takeaways from the 2025 MC USA Hope for the Future conference. This year, the traditionally BIPOC-only event was open to white allies. Read her takeaways here: mennoniteusa.org/sharing-hopeJeanne Zimmerly Jantzi shares her experience healing from the patriarchal abuses she experienced in her life and work. This blog is part of MC USA’s “Learn, Pray, Join: Undoing Patriarchy” educational campaign. Read more about her experience here: mennoniteusa.org/menno-snapshots/healing-happens/Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request: Mennonite Mission Network requests prayer for the Brethren in Christ Church in the United Kingdom, which is experiencing growth, due to an influx of members who have immigrated from Zimbabwe. Pray for this church as it recovers its Anabaptist heritage, gains new vitality through the faithfulness of immigrants and learns how to become a multicultural people of God. Western District Conference Prayer Request: Pray for WDC members graduating from high school, college, or higher education programs this spring, that God would bless their continuing journeys of life and faith.Bethel College Mennonite Church is an open and affirming congregation centered in the life and teachings of Jesus. Embracing the divine within each person, we warmly welcome any and all into fellowship without regard to race, ethnic background, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, economic status, marital status, or age. |
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