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Paths of Steadfast Love and Faithfulness
Advent 2018 – Epiphany 2019
Bethel College Mennonite Church

Advent is a time for us to remember that in response to the pain of this world, God comes to us in Jesus, God’s path of steadfast love and faithfulness  (Psalm 25:10).  We are invited to wait and watch and wonder:  what does this path look like? Where do we see bits of it breaking into our world,here and now?  How might we be invited to walk alongside Jesus on it?

As we enter into this season of waiting and longing, consider joining the psalmist in this prayer from Psalm 25:4-5:  Make us to know your ways, O LORD; teach us your paths.  Lead us in your truth and teach us, for you are the God of our salvation; for you we wait all day long. 

January 6, 2019—Epiphany Sunday
Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12
9:30 am   Worship with sermon by Dawn Yoder Harms; music by
Andrew Thiesen, trombone
4 pm  Candle-lighting in memory of BCMC members and friends who died in 2018 — BCMC Sanctuary 

Advent giving project:  The BCMC Witness Commission invites you to participate in this year’s project benefiting New Hope Shelter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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