Upcoming Holy Week Services:

• March 29, 7 pm:  Maundy Thursday and Stations of the Cross Service, BCMC sanctuary. This service will offer reflection on how the suffering of Jesus connects to the suffering of the world, particularly to brothers and sisters in Palestine, those seeking to cross the Mexican/US border, and those in our own country struggling with racism.  There will be a fish bowl offering (at the back of the sanctuary) for the Caring Fund.
• March 30, 7 pm:  Newton Community Seven Last Words Tenebrae Service, Trinity Heights United Methodist Church, with participation by BCMC
• April 1, 7 am: Sunrise service  led by the Senior High School Youth Group at the Prouty Home, 332 N. Hoover Road, Newton.  Bring breakfast foods to share.
• April 1, 10 am: Easter Worship with sermon by John Tyson; music by Chancel Choir, Junior Choir and Cherub Choir; No Sunday school

9:30 a.m.    Worship with readings, scripture and music; music by the Chancel Bells

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

10:50 a.m.  Faith Formation — everybody is welcome

This Week at BCMC:  March 25—April 1, 2018

Sunday, March 25

10:30 am  Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place with coffee/water/tea

10:50 am    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— Catechism, John Tyson
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14—
• Catacombs—Rm B5
• 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—A conversation with Pastor Dawn Yoder Harms
• Sojourners—Chapel—Crucible of Faith: The ancient revolution that made our modern religious world, John Esau

Monday, March 26

2:30 pm      BCMC worship DVD—Kidron Bethel Health Care

7:00 pm      Library Committee—Rm 14

Tuesday, March 27

12:45 pm   BCMC worship DVD—Kidron Bethel Assisted Living

Wednesday, March 28

10:00 am    Bulletin announcement deadline

6:30 pm      Cherub Choir—Rm 24  and Junior Choir—Rm 28

7:00 pm      Senior High Youth                     7:15 pm      Menno Ringers—Rm B7

7:30 pm     Chancel Choir—Sanctuary      8:30 pm     Chancel Bells—Rm B7

Thursday, March 29—Maundy Thursday

7:00 pm     Maundy Thursday and Stations of the Cross  Service in the sanctuary

Friday, March 30—Good Friday—office will be closed; building locked

Sunday, April 1—Easter

7:00 am     Sunrise service—Prouty Home, 332 N. Hoover Road, Newton

10:00 am   Worship with sermon by John Tyson; music by Chancel Choir, Junior Choir and Cherub Choir—No Sunday school

9:30 am  Worship with sermon by John Tyson – “Game Time”; music by Chancel Choir

This Week at BCMC:  March 18—March 25, 2018 

Sunday, March 18

10:30 am  Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place with coffee/water/tea

10:50 am    Faith Formation—Visitors welcome!

Lenten Hymn Sing in the Sanctuary—All are 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— No Catechism this Sunday
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14—Lenten Hymn Sing—(Sanctuary)
• Catacombs—Rm B5
• 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—Lenten Hymn Sing—(Sanctuary)
• Sojourners—Chapel—Bamboo Bikes and Story Carts, Chuck Regier

12:00 noon   Usher’s Orientation—Fellowship Hall

Monday, March 19

2:30 pm      BCMC worship DVD—Kidron Bethel Health Care

Tuesday, March 20—Women’s Fellowship Circles

12:45 pm   BCMC worship DVD—Kidron Bethel Assisted Living

2:00 pm      Circle 2—Evelyn Quiring’s, 3001 Ivy Dr., Apt . 404, North Newton

3:00 pm      Circle 1—Kidron Bethel Sun Room

7:00 pm      Circle 3—Kathryn Simmons’, 403 Lakewood Dr., North Newton

7:00 pm      Circle 4—Lois Preheim’s, 3005 S. Kansas Rd., Newton

7:00 pm      Creation Care Committee—Rm 14

7:45 pm      Garden Task Force—Rm 14

Wednesday, March 21—No children’s choir rehearsals or clubs or Youth Group due to Spring Break week

10:00 am    Bulletin announcement deadline

6:00 pm      Wednesday night supper—Fellowship Hall

7:30 pm     Chancel Choir—Sanctuary

8:30 p.m.   Chancel Bells—Rm B7

Thursday, March 22

3:00 p.m.   Witness Commission—Rm B7

7:00 pm     Deacon Commission—Rm B7

Sunday, March 25—Palm Sunday

9:30 am   Worship with readings by Dawn Yoder Harms; music by Chancel Bells

10:30 am    Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place

10:50 a.m.  Faith Formation

9:20 am   Prelude with Gabriel’s Trumpets (trumpet ensemble with members Kyle Unruh, Evan Koch, Braden Unruh, Tim Regier, Connor Born, Patrick Flaming, Eric Schrag, Arlin Buller and Karen Unruh on the organ)

9:30 am  Worship with sermon by Dawn Yoder Harms – “Look and Live”; music by Cherub Choir

This Week at BCMC:  March 11—March 18, 2018

Sunday, March 11

10:30 am  Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place with coffee/water/tea

10:50 am    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—Catechism, John Tyson
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14—Gospel of Mark
• Catacombs—Rm B5
• 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—Rodolphe Petter, Swiss missionary to the Cheyenne: Photographs,  Weldon Schloneger
  Sojourners—Chapel—H.D. Penner, Early Mennonite Leader, Clarence Niles

Monday, March 12

2:30 pm      BCMC worship DVD—Kidron Bethel Health Care

7:00 pm      Facilities Committee—Sanctuary

Tuesday, March 13

12:45 pm   BCMC worship DVD—Kidron Bethel Assisted Living

6:30 pm      Faith Formation Commission—Rm B7

7:00 pm     Finance Committee—Rm 14

Wednesday, March 14

10:00 am    Bulletin announcement deadline

4:45 pm      Gifts Discernment Committee—Rm 23

6:00 pm      Wednesday night supper—Fellowship Hall

6:30 pm      Cherub Choir—Rm 24  and Junior Choir—Rm 28

7:00 pm      Senior High Youth

7:15 pm      Junior High Club—Rm 26 and Journey Club—Rm B8

7:30 pm     Chancel Choir—Sanctuary    8:30 p.m.  Chancel Bells—Rm B7

Thursday, March 15

5:30 pm     Sojourners Sunday school class gathering—Fellowship Hall

Sunday, March 18—5th Sunday in Lent

9:30 am       Sermon by  John Tyson; music by Chancel Choir

10:30 am    Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place

10:50 am    Faith Formation— Everybody is welcome!

This Week at BCMC:  March 4—March 11, 2018

Sunday, March 4

9:30 am   Worship with sermon by Dawn Yoder Harms — “Firmly Bound, Forever Free”; music by Chancel Bells

10:30 am  Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place with coffee/water/tea

10:50 am    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—Catechism, John Tyson
• Agape—Fellowship Hall
• Bible Study—Rm 14—Gospel of Mark
• Catacombs—Rm B5
• 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—George Dawson’s book, “Life is  so good”, Don Kaufman
• Sojourners—Chapel—John and Jan Albertson-Introduction, Dave Warkentine

7:00 pm  Newton Chorale Concert—Sanctuary

Monday, March 5

2:30 pm      BCMC worship DVD—Kidron Bethel Health Care

Tuesday, March 6

12:45 pm   BCMC worship DVD—Kidron Bethel Assisted Living

2:30 pm      Caregiver’s Support Group—Rm 14

Wednesday, March 7

10:00 am    Bulletin announcement deadline

6:00 pm      Wednesday night supper—Fellowship Hall

6:30 pm      Cherub Choir—Rm 24  and Junior Choir—Rm 28

7:00 pm      Senior High Youth

7:15 pm      Junior High Club—Rm 26 and Journey Club—Rm B8

7:30 pm     Chancel Choir—Sanctuary    8:30 p.m.  Chancel Bells—Rm B7

Saturday, March 10

8:00 am     Youthful Men’s Breakfast at Mojo’s, Bethel College campus

Sunday, March 11—4th Sunday in Lent

9:30 am       Sermon by  Dawn Yoder Harms; music by Cherub Choir; Gabriel’s Trumpets; Prelude by Gabriel’s Trumpets begins at 9:20 am

10:30 am    Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place

10:50 am    Faith Formation— Everybody is welcome!

9:30 am Worship with sermon by John Tyson —  A new name. . . A new God?    
Music by Chancel Choir and Junior Choir

This Week at BCMC:  February 25—March 4, 2018

Sunday, February 25

10:30 am  Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place with coffee/water/tea

10:50 am    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—Leviticus—Class discussion
• Catacombs—Rm B5— Theology of John Howard Yoder, Marion Deckert
• 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—Sanctuary—Desiderius Erasmus:  Another Look, Dale Schrag
• Sojourners—Sanctuary—Desiderius Erasmus:  Another Look, Dale Schrag

Monday, February 26

2:30 pm      BCMC worship DVD—Kidron Bethel Health Care

6:00 pm      Investment Club Dinner—Fellowship Hall

7-9 pm        Newton Chorale—Sanctuary

Tuesday, February 27

12:45 pm   BCMC worship DVD—Kidron Bethel Assisted Living

4:00 pm     Staff Congregation Relations Committee—Rm B7

Wednesday, February 28

10:00 am    Bulletin announcement deadline

6:00 pm      Wednesday night supper—Fellowship Hall

6:30 pm      Cherub Choir—Rm 24  and Junior Choir—Rm 28

7:00 pm      Senior High Youth

7:15 pm      Junior High Club—Rm 26 and Journey Club—Rm B8

7:30 pm     Chancel Choir—Sanctuary    8:30 p.m.  Chancel Bells—Rm B7

Thursday, March 1

7:00 pm     Church Board—Rm 14

7-9 pm       Newton Chorale—Sanctuary

Sunday, March 4—3rd Sunday in Lent

9:30 am       Sermon by  Dawn Yoder Harms; music by Chancel Bells

10:30 am    Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place

10:50 am    Faith Formation— Everybody is welcome!

3:30 pm       Sharon Koehn’s students piano recital—Sanctuary

7:00 pm       Newton Chorale Concert—Sanctuary

This Week at BCMC:  February 18—25, 2018

Sunday, February 18

9:30 a.m.   Worship with sermon by Dawn Yoder Harms; music by Chancel Choir
Communion will be served—Because we are in the midst of flu season, juice will be served in individual cups.

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—Leviticus—Doug Miller, OT editor of BCBC
• Catacombs—Rm B5—On cancer research: Go with your gut, Kristi Neufeld
• 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
• Sojourners—Chapel—Missing the link-Making life’s connections, Harold Thieszen

Monday, February 19
2:30 p.m.    BCMC worship DVD—Kidron Bethel Health Care
7-9 p.m.      Newton Chorale—Sanctuary

Tuesday, February 20—Women’s Fellowship Circle Meetings
12:45 p.m.  BCMC worship DVD—Kidron Bethel Assisted Living
2:00 p.m.    Hospitality Commission—Rm B7
Circle 2—Louise Thieszen’s, 2903 Bluestem Ct., North Newton
3:00 p.m.    Circle 1—Kidron Bethel Sun Room
7:00 p.m.    Circle 3—Lenore Waltner’s, 20 Lakewood Circle, North Newton
                   Circle 4—MCC Resource Center, 121 E. 30th, North Newton

Wednesday, February 21
10:00 a.m.  Bulletin announcement deadline
6:00 p.m.    Wednesday night supper—Fellowship Hall
6:30 p.m.    Cherub Choir—Rm 24  and Junior Choir—Rm 28
7:00 p.m.    Senior High Youth
7:15 p.m.    Junior High Club—Rm 26 and Journey Club—Rm B8
7:30 p.m.    Chancel Choir—Sanctuary
8:30 p.m.    Chancel Bells—Rm B7

Thursday, February 22
2:30 p.m.    Bereavement Group—Rm 21
7:00 p.m.    Deacon Commission—Rm B7
7-9 p.m.      Newton Chorale—Sanctuary

Sunday, February 25—2nd Sunday in Lent
9:30 a.m.    Sermon by John Tyson; music by Chancel Choir and Junior Choir
10:30 a.m.  Fellowship Time in the Gathering Place with coffee/water/tea
10:50 a.m   Faith Formation— Everybody is welcome
12:00 p.m.  Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Event

Sunday, February 11

9:30 a.m.  Worship with sermon by Dawn Yoder Harms, “On a mountaintop”; 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—Leviticus—Doug Miller, OT editor of BCBC
• Catacombs—Rm B5—The Reformation in Newton, Part II—Keith Sprunger
• 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—Cherish the Treasure: The Mennonite Library and Archives—Dale Schrag
• Sojourners—Chapel—Come and See, Part 2—Eric Massanari

9:30 a.m.  Worship with sermon by John Tyson, Healing and Hope; music by Menno Ringers

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—5th Epiphany—Lectionary
• Catacombs—Rm B5—The Reformation in Newton, Keith Sprunger
• 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—Protestants Abroad: How Missionaries Tried to Change the World but Changed America, by David A. Hollinger, 2017
• Sojourners—Chapel—Come and See: Spiritual Directions for the second half of life, Eric Massanari

12:00 noon  Mentor Pairs meet for a potluck lunch in Fellowship Hall

9:30 a.m.  Worship with reflections by Dawn Yoder Harms and John Tyson; music by Cherub Choir; Maggie Dungan (voice) and Suzanne Burch (accompanying Maggie on guitar)  There will be a Celebration of Ordination for Pastor John Tyson

Service of Ordination with Kathy Neufeld Dunn, Western District Conference, Associate Conference Minister with participation from Eric Massanari, Brad Kohlman,  Florence Schloneger, Sondra Koontz, and others

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 and Ephesians 4:1-13
• Catacombs—Rm B5—Mennonites in Kansas Politics, Jim Juhnke
• 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—Protestants Abroad: How Missionaries Tried to Change the World but Changed America, by David A. Hollinger, 2017
• Sojourners—Chapel—Facing Racism, Educational Challenge in a Multicolor Society, Doug Siemens

11:45 a.m.  Soup Luncheon in Fellowship Hall—Fundraiser for the Senior High Youth group—Soup prepared and served by the Youth Group

12:45 p.m.   Congregational Meeting in sanctuary