BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
October 6, 2024
Bethel College Fall Fest
Prelude–We Praise Your Name (Emma Lou Diemer)–Christopher Shaw
Christ Candle Lighting
Land Acknowledgment—Lyn Krause
Centering Music—Gloria (Vivaldi)—Bethel College Concert Choir; Dr. Henry Waters, director
Welcome & Prayer—Michael Unruh, Bethel College Campus Pastor
*Hymn–Summoned by the God Who Made Us–VT 1
Children’s Conversation Joanna Harader and Sarah Augustine
Worship Music—I’ll Be On My Way (Shawn Kirchner)—Bethel College Concert Choir
*Hymn—The Church of Christ Cannot Be Bound—VT 392
Scripture Readings—Ephesians 4:1-6 and John 6:35, 41-51–Michael Unruh
Sermon—Bread of Life—Sarah Augustine
Choral Response—A Little Song of Life—(Reginald Unterseher)— Bethel College Concert Choir
Prayers of God’s People—Joanna Harader
*Hymn—Beauty for Brokenness—VT 712
Choral Benediction—The Lord bless you and keep you (Peter C. Lutkin)—
Bethel College Concert Choir
Postlude—Allegro assai vivace, from Sonata No 1 (Mendelssohn)–Christopher Shaw
* You are invited to stand
VT—Voices Together
Audio visual—Ben Lichti and Francis Toews
Land Acknowledgement by Mark Charles and VT #878
As we do on the first Sunday of each month,
we acknowledge that we worship
on the land of the Kanza, Osage, and Wichita.
We thank them for their care and respect for this land
and acknowledge the injustice of their forced removal.
We ask the Spirit to heal our histories
and find new paths of right relationships with them
and all of creation.
Going Beyond Land Acknowledgement
Join Quarterly Repair Call October 8, 6-8 p.m. for truth-telling legislation on the history of Indian boarding schools.
The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of Discovery is asking advocates for Indigenous justice to join Indigenous organizers from the Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) in supporting this important truthtelling legislation on the history of Indian boarding schools. As this bill makes its way to the floor in both the House and Senate in the coming weeks, now is the time to contact your representatives! We will be specifically focused on learning more about this legislation during our next Quarterly Repair Network Call, and we will also likely hear from a representative from NABS. I hope you can join us for this call on October 8!