BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
First Sunday of Advent November 27, 2022
Watch: The Day is Almost Here

Prelude—Rebecca & Matt Schloneger

Advent Candle Lighting—Justina Neufeld

Hymn—O Come, O Come, Immanuel—VT 210

Congregation sings verses 1 & 6 during processional and lighting

Candle lighting liturgy

Leader: Watch! You know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep.

People: The night is far gone, the day is near.

Leader: As we watch, we light this candle as a sign of our hope.

People: Bring your restoration to your people, we pray.

Welcome—Brad Kohlman

Leader: Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel; you who sit on the mercy seat between the cherubim, we stand in your presence, seeking your face.

People: Shine forth, O Lord, in the sight of your people, that we may see you clearly. Stir up your strength in us; come, rescue us.

Leader: The time is near, we are watching; restore us again, O God. People: Cause your face to shine and we shall be saved,made whole by your gracious love and kindness.

All: We are watching and waiting for you, O Lord.

*Hymn—Hark! The Glad Sound!—VT 217

Children’s Conversation & Christmas Ornaments—Jill Robb

Scripture Readings—Psalm 122; Matthew 24:36-44—Lincoln Kohlman and Megan Kohlman

Sermon—Watch, Pray, Believe—Jim Robb

*Hymn—Comfort, Comfort, O My People—VT 212

Communion—Megan Kohlman, Carolyn Penner, Nathan Koontz

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—Now the Heavens Start to Whisper—VT 237

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

*Birthday Blessing & Benediction—Jim Robb

Postlude—Wake, Wake, for Night Is Flying  (Paul Manz)—Karen Schlabaugh

* You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together

Audio visual— John Thiesen

Pastor—Nathan Koontz

 BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
November 13, 2022
Joining Voices Together

Prelude—Now Thank We All Our God— (Sigfrid Karg-Elert)–Karen Schlabaugh, organ

Christ Candle Lighting                                                                                                                     

Welcome and Prayer—Nathan Koontz                                                                                             

Introit—Let All Things Now Living (Mark Shepperd)—Chancel Bells; Verlene Garber, director      

*Hymn—Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee—VT 103

Children’s Conversation—Katie Graber—Song and Artwork: Mountain of God & Tree of Life—

(VT 11 & 12)

Responsive Scripture Reading—Revelation 7:9-12—VT 110

Reflection—What is Worship?—Katie Graber

Could It Be That God is Singing—VT 42

Abana Alathi (Abana in Heaven)—VT 675

When Israel Was in Egypt’s Land—VT 193

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—God, Be the Love—VT 43

*Benediction—VT 1050                                                                                                                     

Postlude—Celtic Farewell (Linda R. Lamb)—Chancel Bells

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* You are invited to stand

VT—Voices Together

Audio visual—Francis Toews

Pastors—Nathan Koontz, Todd Schlosser        

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
November 6, 2022
Stewardship Sunday

Prelude—O God, Thou Faithful God (Peeters) and Trumpet in Dialogue (Clerambault)—

Verlene Garber, organ

Christ Candle Lighting—Heather Zerger

Welcome and Prayer

Land Acknowledgement

*Hymn—Joyful, Joyful we adore thee—VT 103

Children’s Conversation—Kathy Stucky

Kin-dom Report—LaVern Stucky

Choral Music—We Walk by Faith— (M arty Haugen)—Chancel Choir; Riley King, director; Verlene Garber, accompanist

Scripture Reading—Mark 12:41-44; 2 Corinthians 9:6-8; 1Peter 4:7-11—Doug Penner

Sermon—“Faithful Giving”—Todd Schlosser

*Hymn—God, whose giving—VT 420

Prayers of God’s People—Heather Zerger

*Hymn—Here I am Lord—VT 545

Benediction—Todd Schlosser

Choral Benediction—God be in My Head (John Rutter)—Chancel Choir

Postlude—Hornpipe (Handel)—Verlene Garber

* You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together

Audio visual—Ken Lamp

Pastors— Nathan Koontz, Todd Schlosser

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
October 30, 2022

Prelude— Partita on Puer Nobis Nascitur (Raymond H. Haan)—Karen Schlabaugh, organ

Christ Candle Lighting

Welcome and Prayer—Bill Swartley

 *Hymn—Summoned by the God Who Made Us—VT 1

Children’s Conversation—Esther Koontz

*Hymn—O Worship Our God—VT 129

Scripture Reading—Isaiah 1:10-18; Luke 19:1-10—Mary Ann Boschmann

Sermon—Salvation has come to this house—Nathan Koontz

*Hymn—Beloved, God’s Chosen—VT 164

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—I Come with Joy—VT 478

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

*Birthday Blessing & Benediction—Nathan Koontz

Postlude—Praise the Almighty, My Soul, Adore Him (Jan Bender)—Karen Schlabaugh

* You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together

Audio visual—John Thiesen

Pastors—Nathan Koontz, Todd Schlosser

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
October 23, 2022     9:30 am

Prelude–Will Wiebe-Friesen–Two settings of I Sing the Mighty Power of God arr. by Innes and by La Plante                                                                                     

Christ Candle Lighting–Lois Preheim                  

Welcome and Prayer

*Hymn–Sing the Mighty Power of God–VT 182         

Kin-dom Report–BCMC Task Group for Decolonization–Valetta Seymour

Children’s Conversation–Carol Flickinger

Scripture Reading–Joel 2:23-32; Luke 18:9-14–Roger Juhnke

Sermon–Open Minds and Humble Hearts–Todd Schlosser 

*Hymn–God of the Bible–VT 420

Prayers of God’s People–Lois Preheim

*Hymn–Move in our Midst–VT 827

Benediction–Todd Schlosser                                       

Postlude–Psalm XIX by. B. Marcello–Will Wiebe-Friesen

VT = Voices Together

* You are invited to stand

Audio visual—Ben Lichti

Pastors— Nathan Koontz, Todd Schlosser

Fall Festival Worship Service
“You Are The Light of the World”

 
Prelude          Pièce d’Orgue in G Major, BWV 572     Johann Sebastian Bach
 
Lighting the Christ Candle
 
 Welcome and Prayer Michael Unruh, Bethel College Campus Pastor

*Gathering Hymns              Here In This Place        Voices Together 10
                                       You Are Salt For The Earth                    VT 297
 
Scripture                           Matthew 5:14-16                   Gabby Fields
                                                                                        Student Chaplain

Reflections              Julianna Schrag, Bethel College senior
 
Choral Response               O Lux Beatissima               Howard Helvey       
                    Bethel College Chamber Choir;  Henry S. Water, director
 
Reflection Tanner Wallace, Bethel College Senior
 
Choral Response          You Do Not Walk Alone             Dominick DiOrio
   Bethel College Concert Choir
 
Prayers of God’s People  Todd Schlosser
        Bethel College Mennonite Church Pastor
 
*Hymn           Be Thou My Vision VT 549                
 
*Spoken Benediction Michael Unruh
 
*Choral Benediction    The Lord Bless You and Keep You   Peter C. Lutkin
   Concert Choir
 
Postlude             Nun danket alle Gott               arr. Egil Hovland
*All who are able are invited to stand

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Accompanists:   organ – Christopher Shaw, Class of 2005
 guitar – Eli Regier, Current Bethel College junior

Choral Texts

You Do Not Walk Alone (Dominick DiOrio)

May you see the light on the path ahead
When the road you walk is dark.
May you always hear,
E’en in your hour of sorrow,
The gentle singing of the lark.

When times are hard may hardness
Never turn your heart to stone,
May you always remember
when the shadows fall –
You do not walk alone.

(Traditional Irish Blessing)

O Lux Beatissima  (Howard Helvey     
Translation:

O lux beatissima, O Light most blessed,
Reple cordis intima Fill the inmost heart
Tuorum fidelium. Of all thy faithful.

Sine tuo numine, Without your grace,
Nihil est in homine, There is nothing in us,
Nihil est innoxium. Nothing that is not harmful.

(From the Whitsundtide sequence Veni Sancte Spiritus
attr. Stephan Langton (d. 1228), Archbishop of Canterbury)

Bethel College Concert Choir: Director – Henry Waters, D.M.A.
Members – Elizabeth Alderfer, Phillip Balzer,  Emily Brandt, Peter Buller,
Sophia Chindamo, Shayla Dao⁺, Isabela Diaz⁺, Angelika Donaldson,
Tristan England, Schyler Entz, Josie Epp⁺, Eddie Gaeddert, Caleb Garber,
 Rachel Geyer, Sophie Girtz, Andrew Graber⁺, Aubry Grame⁺, Angel Hernandez, Kendall Hiebert, Hayden Honomichl⁺, Claira Janssen, Daniel Kaufman,
John Mark Koontz⁺, Halle Krehbiel, Stephany Meyer⁺, Edel Miller⁺,
Miguel Molina Chavez, April Powls, Bethany Regehr, Eli Regier⁺, Ben Rudeen, Seth Rudeen, Lizzie Schmucker, Jacob Schrag, Julianna Schrag⁺, Timothy Schrag, Kaitlyn Shima, Christopher Strecker⁺, Isaac Tice, Corbin Unruh⁺, Gabe Villegas⁺, Zach Watson, Allison Weaver⁺, Bryce Wilson⁺, Dylan Yoder
+ Indicates Bethel College Chamber Choir member

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
October 2, 2022
Worldwide Communion Sunday

Prelude—Holy Manna  (arr. Stearns/Cherwien/Held)—Verlene Garber

Christ Candle Lighting/Land Acknowledgement—Elizabeth Schmidt

Welcome and Prayer

*Hymn— Here in this Place—VT #10

Children’s Conversation— Carolyn Penner and Wes Schmidt-Tieszen

Kin-dom Report—Credence Consultation Reference Group—Megan Kohlman

Chancel Choir—Do Not Be Afraid (Philip Stopford)—Chancel Choir; Riley King, director; Verlene Garber, accompanist

Scripture Reading—Luke 17:1-10—Readers’ Theatre

Sermon—Faith and the Mustard Seed—Todd Schlosser

 *Hymn—I’m Gonna Eat at the Welcome Table—VT #801

Service of Communion—Nathan Koontz and Elizabeth Schmidt

*Hymn—The Love of God—VT 162

Prayers of God’s People—Elizabeth Schmidt

Choral Benediction—Amen –(John Rutter)—Chancel Choir

Benediction— Todd Schlosser

Postlude—Sent Forth by God’s Blessing (Wold)—Verlene Garber

* You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together

Audio visual—Ben Lichti

Pastors— Nathan Koontz, Todd Schlosser

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
September 25, 2022

Prelude—Great Is Thy Faithfulness (arr. Moklebust)—Chancel Bells; Verlene Garber, director

Christ Candle Lighting

Welcome and Prayer—Bill Swartley

*Hymn— What Is This Place—VT 22

Children’s Conversation—Esther Koontz

Scripture Reading—Luke 16:19-31—Michael Claassen

Sermon—Moses and the Prophets—Nathan Koontz

*Hymn—Will You Let Me Be Your Servant—VT 778

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—Sing a New World into Being—VT 809

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

*Birthday Blessing & Benediction—Nathan Koontz

Postlude—Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (arr. Wagner)—Chancel Bells                                                                                                                        

* You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together

Keyboard—Verlene Garber

Audio visual—John Thiesen, Francis Toews

Pastors—Nathan Koontz, Todd Schlosser

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
September 18, 2022
Peace Sunday

Prelude—Earth and All Stars (Wold); I Come with Joy to Meet My Lord (Moore)—Verlene Garber, organ

Christ Candle Lighting

Welcome and Prayer—VT 1040—Nathan Koontz

*Hymn—Jesus Calls Us—VT 30

Children’s Conversation—Lois Brubacher

Anthem— An Hour of Hallowed Peace (Steve Danyew)—Chancel Choir; Riley King, director

Scripture Reading—Amos 8:4-7; Luke 16:1-13—Elaine Schurr

Scripture Reflection—Nathan Koontz

Meditations—Bethel College Community for Justice and Peace—Josué Coy Dick,

                        Vanessa Torres, Co-Presidents; John Mark Koontz, Becca Schlosser

*Hymn—Wade in the Water—VT 454

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—Go Now in Peace, Worship Continues—VT 829

*Benediction—Nathan Koontz

Choral Postlude—Amen (John Rutter)—Chancel Choir

* You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together

Audio visual— Ken Lamp

Pastors—Nathan Koontz, Todd Schlosser

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH

September 4, 2022

Prelude—All Glory  be to God on High (Bach; Walther)—Verlene Garber

Christ Candle Lighting—Tim Hodge

Land Acknowledgement

Welcome and Prayer

*Hymn—Let’s Walk Together—VT 6

Children’s Conversation—Glen Ediger

Scripture Reading—Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 1—Nathan Koontz

Sermon—Todd Schlosser

*Hymn—Lord, I am Fondly, Earnestly Longing—VT 555

Prayers of God’s People—Tim Hodge

*Hymn—Longing for Light—VT 715

Benediction—Todd Schlosser

Postlude—Verlene Garber

* You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together

Audio visual—

Pastors— Nathan Koontz, Todd Schlosser