BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
July 30, 2023
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

Prelude— Two preludes on Early American Folk Hymns:

Promised Land (arr. Diane Bish)—Antioch (arr. Dale Wood)—Will Wiebe-Friesen

Christ Candle Lighting

Welcome and Prayer—Sondra Bandy Koontz

*Hymn—When in Our Music God Is Glorified— VT 83

Children’s Conversation

Worship Music— Nun ist sie erschienen (arr. Larry Nickel )—Joan Griffing, violin; Will Wiebe-Friesen, piano 

Scripture Reading—Genesis 29:15-28; Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52—Joe Peters

Message—The Kingdom of Process—Nathan Koontz

*Hymn of Response— My Love Colors Outside the Lines—VT 582

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—God, Whose Giving—VT 745

*Benediction

Postlude—Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (arr. Janet Linker)—Joan Griffing, violin; Will Wiebe-Friesen, organ

* You are invited to stand

VT—Voices Together

Violin—Joan Griffing

Keyboard—Will Wiebe-Friesen

Audio visual—Francis Toews

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
July 23, 2023

Prelude—Salut d’Amout (Edward Elgar)—Karen Schlabaugh

Christ Candle Lighting

Welcome—VT 851

Invocation—VT 857

Songs for Gathering

VT 6 Let’s walk together (piano, guitar) (Verse 1 octet, verse 2 & 3 congregation.)

VT 28 Come, Christians, join to sing (organ/acapella) (Verse 1 and 3 with organ, verse 2 acapella)

Song With Children: 

VT 63 Like a rock

Song of Praise

VT 101 Sing praise to God who reigns (verses 1 and 4 in unison, 2 and 3 parts)

Telling God’s Story

            From the OT: VT 185 (Psalm 104)

VT 175 Planets humming as they wander

            From the NT: 295 (Matthew 5:3-12)

VT 290 Blessed are you

Confessing  Our Faith

VT 419 Great is thy faithfulness (acapella)

Sharing Our Stories

VT 625 Far above the noise of life (octet sing verse 1, congregation sing verse 2, octet sing the second ending)

Prayers of God’s People—VT 996

The Lord’s Prayer—VT 675 Abana Alathi—(octet sing each phrase, congregation sing repeat)

Benediction—VT 822 (Romans 15:5-6)

Sending Song

VT 769 Now I know—(Ron Garber, leader, congregation echo)

Postlude—When in our Music God is Glorified—(Robert A. Hobby)—Cynthia Neufeld Smith

Thank you to the participants of this Sunday’s hymn sing:

Song Leader—Cynthia Neufeld Smith

Audio-visual—Ken Lamp

Violin—Rebecca Schloneger  

Flute—Susie Swartley 

Guitar—Roger Neufeld Smith

Scripture Reader—Elizabeth Schmidt

Octet—Ron Garber, Verlene Garber, Cynthia Linscheid, Dave Linscheid, Virginia Mininger, Joe Peters, Bill Swartley, Susie Swartley

Accompanists—Verlene Garber and Karen Schlabaugh

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
July 16, 2023

Prelude—Voluntary on Tallis’ Third Tune (David Lasky)

Praise to the Lord, The Almighty (arr. Jason Payne)—Will Wiebe-Friesen

Christ Candle Lighting

Welcome and Prayer—Elizabeth Schmidt

*Hymn—We Are One in the Spirit—VT 387

Children’s Conversation—Nadine Peters and Carol Peters

Kin-dom Report— MCUSA Delegate Assembly—Steve and Jeanette Stucky, Tim and Mary Ellen Hodge

*Hymn—My Love Colors Outside the Lines–Suzy Burch and Lucy Burch

Scripture Reading—Matthew 25:34-40; Hebrews 13:1-3; Isaiah 43:18-19a—Lotti Boschmann, Erich Boschmann

Message—Our Extended Family—Al and Nadine Peters

*Hymn of Response— Amazing Grace—VT 163

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—In the Bulb There is a Flower—VT 670

*Benediction

Postlude—Psalm XIX (Marcello)—Will Wiebe-Friesen

* You are invited to stand

VT—Voices Together

Keyboard- Will Wiebe-Friesen

Audio visual— John Thiesen

YouTube Link: https://youtube.com/live/9NqMj78pBcQ?feature=share

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH

July 9, 2023

MennoCon Youth Sharing

Prelude— As the Wind Song (VT 373) – (Setting, Michael Burkhardt)—Karen Unruh

Maisie Brubacher and Emma Gering

Christ Candle Lighting

Welcome and Prayer—Nathan Koontz

 *Hymn—Holy Spirit, Come with Power—VT 57

Children’s Conversation— Adah Hodge and Abram Wall

*Hymn Over My Head—VT 594

Scripture Reading—Isaiah 43:19-21; II Corinthians 5:17—Lucy Burch

BCMC Youth Reflections from MennoCon—Adah Hodge, Ani Koontz, Mara Oswald

*Hymn of Response—New Earth, Heavens New—VT 377

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—There’s a Wild Hope in the Wind—VT 828

*Benediction

Postlude

* You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together

Keyboard—Karen Unruh

Audio visual— Ben Lichti

YouTube Link:  https://youtube.com/live/eF2TItBTi8A?feature=share

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
Interdependence Sunday
July 2, 2023

Prelude— Folk Tune Sketches—Irish   •  Celestia  •   Land of Rest  (Dale Wood)—

Karen Schlabaugh  

A Sacred Space (by Wendy Stevens)—Maisie Brubacher

Christ Candle Lighting

Land Acknowledgment—Lyn Krause

Welcome and Prayer—Adam Robb

*Hymn—Let Us Build a House—VT 36 

Children’s Conversation—Carol Flickinger

Worship Music—Classic Sonatina (by Nancy Faber)—Miles Brubacher

Scripture Reading—Deuteronomy 5:1, 6-8; Psalm 146:1-7; Luke 4:1-8—Mara Oswald

Sermon—Pledging Allegiances—Roger Neufeld Smith 

*Hymn—This Is My Song— VT 710  

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—God of Grace and God of Glory—VT 716  

Benediction

Postlude—CWM Rhondda (Wilbur Held)—Karen Schlabaugh

*You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together 

Audio visual—Ken Lamp

YouTube Link:  https://youtube.com/live/D3DDkyZMbys?feature=share

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
June 25, 2023

 
Prelude—Praise Him! Praise Him!  (arr. Labenske);  I Sing the Mighty Power of God  (arr. Labenske); Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us (arr. Rice)—Meghann Rogers
                                      
Christ Candle Lighting
 
Welcome and Prayer—John Kliewer
 
*Hymn—Summoned by the God Who Made Us—VT 1
 
Children’s Conversation—Kathy Stucky
 
*Hymn—Rain Down—VT 703
 
Scripture Reading—Jeremiah. 20:7-13; Romans. 6:1b-11; Matthew. 10:24-28, 37-39—Hodges?
           
Sermon—Reoriented—Nathan Koontz
 
*Hymn of Response—Open, Lord, My Inward Ear—VT 548
                 
Prayers of God’s People
 
*Hymn—Go Now in Peace, Worship Continues—VT 829
People with June birthdays come forward for a blessing, please bring a hymnal.
 
*Benediction
 
Postlude– Amazing Grace (arr. Labenske)—Meghann Rogers    

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* You are invited to stand
VT—Voices Together
Keyboard—Meghann Rogers
Audio visual—John Thiesen

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
June 18, 2023
Juneteenth Sunday

Prelude—Will Wiebe-Friesen

Christ Candle Lighting

Welcome and Prayer—Jim Juhnke

*Hymn—Praise with Joy the World’s Creator—VT 428

Children’s Conversation—Esther Koontz

Worship Music—Matt Schloneger

Land Acknowledgement—Valetta Seymour

Scripture Reading— Psalm 100; Exodus 19:2-9; Romans 5:1-8

Sermon—Lament and Celebration—Nathan Koontz

*Hymn of Response—Healer of Our Every Ill—VT 644

Prayers of God’s People

Commissioning of New Leaders—VT 965

*Hymn—Go, My Friends, in Grace—VT 810

*Benediction

Postlude

* You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together

Keyboard—Will Wiebe-Friesen

Audio visual—Francis Toews

Offertory at BCMC

As a way of acknowledging our offertory during our Sunday morning worship, the ushers will bring up the offertory trays to the communion table during the Hymn of Response. Then, as we have already been doing, the worship leader will give thanks for the offering during the Prayers of God’s People.

Florence B. Price (1887-1953) was an African American woman and a prolific composer of high quality keyboard, symphonic, and vocal music works that were only published long after her death, in the last 20 years.

Matt

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BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH 
June 11, 2023 

Prelude–Prelude on Nicea (arr. Westenkuehler)–Will Wiebe-Friesen                                               

Christ Candle Lighting               

Prayer and Welcome–Marlene Faul                                                                       

*Hymn–Holy, Holy, Holy–VT 76

Children’s Conversation–Jeanette Stucky                                                              

Scripture Reading–Jeremiah 29:11, 1 Cor. 13:13; 1 John 3:18–Janet Voth

*Hymn–We Are One in the Spirit–VT 387

Message–Our Circle–Trianna Cowden, Circle of Hope Kitchen Coordinator and Margaret Goering     

*Hymn–Take My Life and Let It Be–VT 759

Kin-dom Report–Peace Connections/Circle of Hope–Kendra Davila, Peace Connections Inc. Executive Director

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn–The Lord Lift You Up–VT 832                                                                                                          

Benediction

Postlude–Prelude in G Minor, JS Bach–Will Wiebe-Friesen

*You are invited to stand

VT—Voices Together 

Keyboard—Will Wiebe-Friesen

Audio visual— Ken Lamp

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
Pentecost Sunday
May 28, 2023 

Prelude—Hymn Preludes  by J. Harold Moyer—Karen Schlabaugh

                Be Thou My Vision

                 Beach Spring           

Christ Candle Lighting               

Welcome and Prayer—Dorothy Nickel Friesen

*Hymn—Holy Spirit, Come with Power—VT 57

Children’s Conversation—Esther Eash

Kin-dom Report—Community Playschool—Jeanette Leary, Cliff Dick

Scripture Reading—Acts 2:1-4,14,22-24,36-47—Lucy Burch and Emma Gering

Sermon—Pentecost, Communion and Peace— Roger Neufeld Smith

*Hymn—Let the Hungry Come to Me—VT 459

Communion 

Preparation for Communion 

Prayer of Thanksgiving 

Pledge of Love VT 937 

(congregational response “By the grace of God, I will”) 

Words of Institution 

Receiving the Bread and Cup 

Prayer of Blessing

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—We Are People of God’s Peace—VT 797

People with May birthdays come forward for a blessing, please bring a hymnal.

Benediction

Postlude—Toccata in E Minor (Johann Pachelbel)—Karen Schlabaugh 

You are invited to stand

VT—Voices Together 

Keyboard—Karen Schlabaugh

Audio visual—John Thiesen

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
May 21, 2023
Seventh Sunday of Easter

Prelude—Kum Ba Yah (arr. Behnke)—Chancel Bells; Verlene Garber, director

West Quoddy Sunrise (Bernadine Johnson)—Abby Koontz

Christ Candle Lighting—Adam Robb

Welcome and Prayer

*Hymn—Here in This Place—VT 10

Children’s Conversation

Summer BCMC Library Program—Karen Neufeld

                      Presentation of Hymnals to High School Graduates—Jill Robb

    Alice Claassen, Kat Friesen, Simon Koontz, Ian Voth

Anthem—Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit (arr. Linker & McFadden—Chancel Bells

Scripture Reading—John 16:33-17:1-11; Acts 1:6-14

Sermon—Why are you looking toward heaven?—Nathan Koontz

*Hymn of Response—Could It Be That God is Singing—VT 42

Reception of New Members—Elizabeth Schmidt

                                         Calvin Flickinger, Ron Flickinger, Janet Friesen, Lauren Friesen

                                         Judy Harder, Keith Harder, Jim Juhnke, Miriam Nofsinger             

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—Go Now in Peace—VT 835

*Benediction

Postlude—Andante K315 (Mozart)—Lucy Burch

* You are invited to stand

^Bells and congregation sing in unison through once; congregation sings with bells twice in canon. The south side begins, the north side comes in 2nd, and the bells will do a 3rd entry

VT—Voices Together

Keyboard—Verlene Garber

Audio visual—Ken Lamp

Offertory at BCMC

As a way of acknowledging our offertory during our Sunday morning worship, the ushers will bring up the offertory trays to the communion table during the Hymn of Response. Then, as we have already been doing, the worship leader will give thanks for the offering during the Prayers of God’s People.