Sunday, October 15—Fall Fest Sunday

9:50 a.m.    Prelude by Rosa Lee, Assistant Professor of Music

10:00 a.m.  Worship with reflections by Bethel College faculty and students; music by Bethel College Concert Choir

No Sunday school this Sunday

9:30 a.m.  Worship with sermon by Dawn Yoder Harms, Roland Brown and Norma Johnson — Learning from our neighbors; music by Cherub Choir and Chancel Choir; Communion will be served

10:30 a.m.   Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place with coffee/water/tea

10:50 a.m.   Faith Formation—Visitors welcome!

• Infants & Toddlers—Nursery at back of the sanctuary
• Pre-K through 1st grade in B4; 2–4^th grade in B3; 5–6^th grade in B8
• Junior High students (7–8^th grade) – Room 26
• Senior High students—Room 22
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14—Gospel of Luke with Patricia Shelly
• Catacombs—Rm B5—Gospel of John: Comparison to Synoptic Gospels in content and style with John Esau
• Fellowship—Rm B7
• Fine Arts—Rm 24
• Issues & Christianity—Rm 23
• Mosaic—Rm 20—Sermon reflection and other current topics
• Open Circle—Rm 21—Worship reflection and response
• Seekers—Rm 28—History of a cappella singing at Hesston College with Matt Schloneger
• Sojourners—Chapel—How does faith affect survival? Marvin Dirks

9:30 a.m.  Worship with sermon by Dawn Yoder Harms, “The path of descent”; music by the Menno Ringers and Junior Choir.

10:30 a.m.  Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place with coffee, water and tea available

10:50 a.m  Faith Formation–Visitors Welcome!

• Allyson Krehbiel from Prairie View Mental Health Center talks about bullying—Fellowship Hall
• Infants & Toddlers—Nursery at back of the sanctuary
• Pre-K through 1st grade in B4; 2–4^th grade in B3; 5–6^th grade in B8
• Junior High students (7–8^th grade) – Room 26
• Senior High students—Room 22
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14—Gospel of Luke with Patricia Shelly
• Catacombs—Rm B5—Egyptian Hieroglyphics—Bob Schmidt
• Fellowship—Rm B7
• Fine Arts—Rm 24
• Issues & Christianity—Rm 23
• Mosaic—Rm 20—Sermon reflection and other current topics
• Open Circle—Rm 21—Worship reflection and response
• Seekers—Rm 28—”Race, white privilege, and Mennonite history:  Can we Talk?”
• Sojourners—Chapel—Will attend the elective in Fellowship Hall

12:00 p.m.   Mentor Gathering in Fellowship Hall—lunch is provided  

The first mentor program event of the year is today , Oct. 1, 12 pm!  The Faith Formation Commission will provide lunch. Following lunch, the mentor/mentee pairs will assemble infant care relief kits for MCC.

9:30 am  Sermon (Pizza, Plato, and the Problem with Love) by John Tyson; music by the Chancel Bells

10:30 a.m.   Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place with coffee/water/tea

10:50 a.m.   Faith Formation—Visitors welcome!

• Catacombs and Sojourners class welcome all to a session in the sanctuary with Matt Schmidt speaking about the transition from Via Christi Clinic to Health Ministries
• Infants & Toddlers—Nursery at back of the sanctuary
• Pre-K through 1st grade in B4; 2–4^th grade in B3; 5–6^th grade in B8
• Junior High students (7–8^th grade) – Room 26
• Senior High students—Room 22
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14—Gospel of Luke with Patricia Shelly
• Catacombs—Rm B5—Will attend the session in the sanctuary
• Fellowship—Rm B7
• Fine Arts—Rm 24
• Issues & Christianity—Rm 23
• Mosaic—Rm 20—Sermon reflection and other current topics
• Open Circle—Rm 21—Worship reflection and response
• Seekers—Rm 28—Caregiving 101 with Dwight Platt
• Sojourners—Chapel—Will attend session in the sanctuary

11:45 a.m.    Potluck in Fellowship Hall—All are welcome!

12:45 a.m.    Congregational meeting in sanctuary

9:30 a.m.    Worship with sermon by Sharon Kniss, KIPCOR; music by Chancel Choir

10:30 a.m.   Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place with coffee/water, tea

10:50 a.m.   Faith Formation & elective forum with Sharon Kniss (sanctuary)

9:30 a.m.    Worship with sermon by Dawn Yoder Harms

10:30 a.m.   Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place with coffee/water, tea

10:50 a.m.   Faith Formation—Seekers Sunday school class invites everyone to the sanctuary for a presentation by Bill Swartley on his work in Mosul, Iraq

June 18 – September 3 – Summer of Small Things

Life is busy. This is not breaking news. Our lives are full of important

responsibilities: work that needs to be done, people to care for, bills to pay, homes to maintain, meetings at church, medical visits to attend, kids to visit in far off places, and a culture that always expects MORE. When time is of the essence, what can we do to integrate our faith meaningfully into our daily lives? Let’s start small. This summer our worship at BCMC will focus on a different “small” spiritual practice or idea each Sunday that is relevant to the here and now and connected to the roots of our faith. Come and join the conversation!

Sept 3:  Work / Dawn Yoder Harms

Additional Reading:

The Year of Small Things: Radical Faith for the Rest of Us by Sarah Arthur and Erin Wasinger 

Seamless Faith: Simple Practices for Daily Family Life (The Young Clergy Women Project) by Traci Smith 

In the Midst of Chaos: Caring for Children as Spiritual Practice (The Practices of Faith Series) by Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore 

Practicing our Faith (The Practices of Faith Series), edited by Dorothy C. Bass

9:30 a.m.    Worship with sermon by Eric Massanari; music by Freeman

Junior College Ensemble

10:30 a.m.   Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place with coffee/water, tea

10:50 a.m.   Faith Formation – Sunday School for children and youth is back in session!

Parents Orientation (through 8th grade) — Fellowship Hall

June 18 – September 3 – Summer of Small Things

Life is busy. This is not breaking news. Our lives are full of important

responsibilities: work that needs to be done, people to care for, bills to pay, homes to maintain, meetings at church, medical visits to attend, kids to visit in far off places, and a culture that always expects MORE. When time is of the essence, what can we do to integrate our faith meaningfully into our daily lives? Let’s start small. This summer our worship at BCMC will focus on a different “small” spiritual practice or idea each Sunday that is relevant to the here and now and connected to the roots of our faith. Come and join the conversation!

August 27:  Holy Time / Eric Massanari

Sept 3:  Work / Dawn Yoder Harms

Additional Reading:

The Year of Small Things: Radical Faith for the Rest of Us by Sarah Arthur and Erin Wasinger 

Seamless Faith: Simple Practices for Daily Family Life (The Young Clergy Women Project) by Traci Smith 

In the Midst of Chaos: Caring for Children as Spiritual Practice (The Practices of Faith Series) by Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore 

Practicing our Faith (The Practices of Faith Series), edited by Dorothy C. Bass

Sunday, August 20–Welcome New Students at Bethel College!

9:30 a.m.    Worship with sermon by John Tyson

10:30 a.m.   Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place with coffee/water, tea

10:45 a.m.   Brunch for the Bethel College students—Fellowship Hall

10:50 a.m.   Faith Formation

Sunday School for children and youth is back in session Aug. 20.

An orientation session for Sunday School teachers and helpers is in Fellowship Hall today at 11 am. A parents orientation to all upcoming programs for children and youth will be in Fellowship Hall Aug. 27 at 11 am. We look forward to an exciting new year for children and youth at BCMC!

June 18 – September 3 – Summer of Small Things

Life is busy. This is not breaking news. Our lives are full of important

responsibilities: work that needs to be done, people to care for, bills to pay, homes to maintain, meetings at church, medical visits to attend, kids to visit in far off places, and a culture that always expects MORE. When time is of the essence, what can we do to integrate our faith meaningfully into our daily lives? Let’s start small. This summer our worship at BCMC will focus on a different “small” spiritual practice or idea each Sunday that is relevant to the here and now and connected to the roots of our faith. Come and join the conversation!

August 20: Entering a Strange Land / John Tyson;  Welcoming New Bethel College Students; Children/Youth Sunday School resumes

August 27:  Holy Time / Eric Massanari

Sept 3:  Work / Dawn Yoder Harms

Additional Reading:

The Year of Small Things: Radical Faith for the Rest of Us by Sarah Arthur and Erin Wasinger 

Seamless Faith: Simple Practices for Daily Family Life (The Young Clergy Women Project) by Traci Smith 

In the Midst of Chaos: Caring for Children as Spiritual Practice (The Practices of Faith Series) by Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore 

Practicing our Faith (The Practices of Faith Series), edited by Dorothy C. Bass

9:30 a.m.    Worship with sermon by  Dawn Yoder Harms; music by Andrew Thiesen, trombone

10:30 a.m.  Fellowship in the Gathering Place with coffee and cookies served by the Sojourners Sunday School Class to celebrate Roland Brown’s book

10:50 a.m.   Faith Formation—Sunday school elective with delegates who attended the Western District Conference Assembly in Arlington, TX

11:00 a.m.   Sunday school teachers orientation in Fellowship Hall

June 18 – September 3 – Summer of Small Things

Life is busy. This is not breaking news. Our lives are full of important

responsibilities: work that needs to be done, people to care for, bills to pay, homes to maintain, meetings at church, medical visits to attend, kids to visit in far off places, and a culture that always expects MORE. When time is of the essence, what can we do to integrate our faith meaningfully into our daily lives? Let’s start small. This summer our worship at BCMC will focus on a different “small” spiritual practice or idea each Sunday that is relevant to the here and now and connected to the roots of our faith. Come and join the conversation!

August 13: Dying Well / Dawn Yoder Harms

August 20: Entering a Strange Land / John Tyson;  Welcoming New Bethel College Students; Children/Youth Sunday School resumes

August 27:  Holy Time / Eric Massanari

Sept 3:  Work / Dawn Yoder Harms

Additional Reading:

The Year of Small Things: Radical Faith for the Rest of Us by Sarah Arthur and Erin Wasinger 

Seamless Faith: Simple Practices for Daily Family Life (The Young Clergy Women Project) by Traci Smith 

In the Midst of Chaos: Caring for Children as Spiritual Practice (The Practices of Faith Series) by Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore 

Practicing our Faith (The Practices of Faith Series), edited by Dorothy C. Bass

Sunday, August 6

9:30 a.m.    Worship with sermon by Susan Wheeler

10:30 a.m.  Fellowship in the Gathering Place   

10:50 a.m.   Faith Formation

June 18 – September 3 – Summer of Small Things

Life is busy. This is not breaking news. Our lives are full of important

responsibilities: work that needs to be done, people to care for, bills to pay, homes to maintain, meetings at church, medical visits to attend, kids to visit in far off places, and a culture that always expects MORE. When time is of the essence, what can we do to integrate our faith meaningfully into our daily lives? Let’s start small. This summer our worship at BCMC will focus on a different “small” spiritual practice or idea each Sunday that is relevant to the here and now and connected to the roots of our faith. Come and join the conversation!

August 6: Unselfish Self-Care / Susan Wheeler

August 13: Dying Well / Dawn Yoder Harms

August 20: Entering a Strange Land / John Tyson;  Welcoming New Bethel College Students; Children/Youth Sunday School resumes

August 27:  Holy Time / Eric Massanari

Sept 3:  Work / Dawn Yoder Harms

Additional Reading:

The Year of Small Things: Radical Faith for the Rest of Us by Sarah Arthur and Erin Wasinger 

Seamless Faith: Simple Practices for Daily Family Life (The Young Clergy Women Project) by Traci Smith 

In the Midst of Chaos: Caring for Children as Spiritual Practice (The Practices of Faith Series) by Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore 

Practicing our Faith (The Practices of Faith Series), edited by Dorothy C. Bass