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

Music by Andrew Thiesen, trombone and Mark Kreider, piano

Carol Singing

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

Bring goodies to share for Fellowship Time

No Sunday school today

9:00 a.m.    Advent Prelude: Jonah Schloneger, Alahna Wheat, Katherine Lamp, Vada Snider & Karen Loucks, William Eash & Verlene Garber

9:30 a.m.    Children’s Christmas Program—Yes!  Let it be now

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

No Junior Sunday school this Sunday; Adult Sunday schools can decide if they wish to have Sunday school

11:00 p.m.   Lessons and Carols—Sanctuary

9:00 a.m.   Advent Prelude: Chris Shaw, organ

9:30 a.m.   Worship with sermon by Dawn Yoder Harms; music by Chancel Bells

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—Gospel of Matthew—Tim Hodge
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14—Lectionary
• Catacombs—Rm B5—Carol singing and social in classroom
• 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—Book Discussion: The Hidden Wound by Wendell Berry
• Sojourners—Chapel—Drama at Ellsworth Correction Center–Dawn Abrahams

9:00 a.m.    Advent Prelude: Pat Friesen, Ron Garber, Weston Gesell; Women’s Trio with Cherie Wedel, Colleen White, Dawn Yoder Harms

9:30 a.m.    Worship with sermon by John Tyson; music by Chancel Choir

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—Gospel of Matthew—Tim Hodge
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14—Lectionary
• Catacombs—Rm B5—An update on prison arts at Hutchinson Correctional Facilities—Ben Kreider
• 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—Book Discussion: The Hidden Wound by Wendell Berry
• Sojourners—Chapel—New Hope Homeless Shelter—Joyce Hockett and
  Valetta Seymour

9:00 a.m.    Advent Prelude: Hesston College Chamber Orchestra

9:30 a.m.    Worship with sermon by Dawn Yoder Harms; Communion will be served; music by Chancel Choir

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—Gospel of Matthew—Tim Hodge
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14
• Catacombs—Rm B5—Anabaptists in South Korea–Rachel Waltner Goossen
• 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—Book Discussion: The Hidden Wound by Wendell Berry
• Sojourners—Chapel—”The Mennonite”, The Church Magazine–Gordon Houser, editor

6:30 p.m.     Hymn Sing to introduce the new hymnal with Bradley Kauffman, project director and general editor for the new hymnal

9:30 a.m.  Worship with sermon by Pastor John Tyson, “Imago Christi”

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—Gospel of Matthew—Tim Hodge
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14
• Catacombs—Rm B5—A response to hurricane disaster in Puerto Rico—Aimee Voth Siebert—All are invited to attend
• 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—Book Discussion: The Hidden Wound by Wendell Berry
• Sojourners—Chapel—Growing up Amish—Richard Reimer

9:30 a.m.    Worship led by Ted Swartz—Laughter as a spiritual discipline; music by Chancel Choir;

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

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

• Open Forum during the Sunday school hour with Ted Swartz—Art as a tool for social change
• 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—Gospel of Matthew—Tim Hodge
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14—Gospel Wisdom–Luke 16:19-31 and James 1:1-27–Eric Massanari
• Catacombs—Rm B5—Will attend elective in 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—Book Study: Lilian Smith: “Killers of the Dream”
• Sojourners—Chapel—Will attend elective in sanctuary

9:30 a.m.   Worship with sermon by John Tyson – Presence—not perfection and sharing by Ben Lichti The joys and challenges of being a youth sponsor; music by Chancel Bells

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—Gospel of Matthew—Tim Hodge
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14—Wisdom’s Lessons—Proverbs 17:1-28 and Ecclesiastes 1:1-18—Eric Massanari
• Catacombs—Rm B5—Kate Mast, MCC Material Resource Center Supervisor, recently returned from Jordan
• 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—Book Study: Lilian Smith: “Killers of the Dream”
• Sojourners—Chapel—Tales along the Sand Creek Trail—Richard Rempel

9:30 a.m.  Worship with sermon by Dawn Yoder Harms – Basketfuls left over

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

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

• Open Forum—Kathy Dunn, Western District Conference Pastor— Sanctuary
• 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—Gospel of Matthew—Tim Hodge
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14—The Call of Wisdom-Proverbs 8—Eric Massanari
• Catacombs—Rm B5—Will attend the elective
• 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—The Ethics of ‘Freedom of Speech vs Academic Freedom—Omer Galle
• Sojourners—Chapel—Will attend the elective

3:00 p.m.     Bethel Sings—Sanctuary

7:00 p.m.     Service Adventure Event in Fellowship Hall

9:30 a.m.  Worship with sermon by Pastor John Tyson–Love that matters; music by Matthew Schloneger

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—Gospel of Matthew—Tim Hodge
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14—Principles versus Relationships—Marvin Thieszen
• Catacombs—Rm B5—Gospel of John: Who is Jesus in John’s Gospel?—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—Reflections on water management in the Kenyan
     desert river floodplain— Lee Wheeler
  Sojourners—Chapel—Shaped by Princeton Seminary—John Tyson