Author Archives: Monica Lichti

December 2, 2018 – First Sunday of Advent

9:00 am       Advent Prelude by Steel Drums, Brad Shore, director

9:30 am        Worship with sermon by Dawn Yoder Harms and Donna Friesen;
music by Chancel Choir

10:30 am     Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place

10:50 am      Faith Formation

3:00 pm        Newton Community Children’s Choir Concert—Sanctuary

 

November 18, 2018

9:30 am        Worship with sermon by Dawn Yoder Harms; music by Chancel  Bells; Pony Express Captains will bring the Pony Express Packets back; There will be a reception of new members during worship

10:30 am     Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place

10:50 am      Faith Formation

 

November 4, 2018

9:30 am  Worship with sermon by Safwat Marzouk; music by Chancel Choir

Safwat Marzouk from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary.   Safwat is Associate Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and will speak from Ruth 2, focusing on the interactions between hosts and migrants.  Safwat is in the area for the Bethel College Bible Lecture series Nov. 4 and 5.

Dr. Marzouk, is associate professor of Old Testament at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (Elkhart, Ind.), where he has taught since 2011.
On Sunday night (Nov. 4), he will speak on “Migration in the Joseph Narrative: Integration, Separation and Transnationality,” at 7:30 p.m.
On Monday morning (Nov. 5), he will speak on “Ethnic Boundary Crossing as a Way of Resisting Tyranny and Oppression in Exodus 1-2” at 11 am in convocation.  Both lectures are in Krehbiel Auditorium.
Dr. Marzouk was invited to give the lectures this year particularly because of his scholarship on the book of Exodus, one of the common texts for this school year’s capstone course for Bethel seniors, Basic Issues of Faith and Life (BIFL).  He will be meeting with students in the two fall BIFL classes Monday afternoon to discuss that book.

10:30 am  Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place
10:50 am    Faith Formation—Visitors welcome!

 

October 21, 2018

9:30 am       Worship with sermon by Rachel Waltner Goossen,  Menno Simons lecturer; music by Chancel Bells

10:30 am    Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place

10:50 am      Faith Formation

 

October 7, 2018

Sunday, October 7—Fall Fest Sunday—Inauguration Service

10:00 am        Worship on the Bethel College campus— Memorial Hall  THERE WILL BE NO SERVICES AT BCMC THIS SUNDAY

No Sunday school at BCMC

 

September 30, 2018

9:30 am        Worship with sermon by Jordan Miller, Kansas Mennonite Disaster Service Unit Chair; music by Menno Ringers

10:30 am     Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place

10:50 am      Faith Formation—Session in the sanctuary with Jordan Miller

11:45 am      Potluck in Fellowship Hall—Everyone is invited!

12:45 pm     Congregational meeting in the sanctuary