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

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
August 28, 2022

Prelude—Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (arr. R. Lau)— Will Wiebe-Friesen

Christ Candle Lighting

Call to Worship/Gathering—Lois Preheim

            Leader:   We gather as pilgrims on a journey of faith.

            People:  We come seeking the cloud of your presence as we travel the way.

                            We come seeking your pillar of fire to light our darkness.

            ALL:        Shine in our hearts, O God, with the light of your love.

                          Make your presence known through Jesus the Christ.  AMEN   

                                                                                                Hymnal A Worship Book #661

*Hymn—For We Are Strangers No More—VT 409

Children’s Conversation—Carol Flickinger

Scripture Reading—Genesis 12:10-20, Mt. 2:13-23—Erich Boschmann

Sermon—Push/Pull/Welcome! —Sara Dick

*Hymn—Jesus Entered Egypt—VT 279

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—Lead On, O Cloud of Presence—VT 194

People with August birthdays please come forward for a blessing (see bulletin announcement for more details)

Birthday Blessing—Lois Preheim

Benediction—Sara Dick

Postlude—Toccata (L. Boëllmann)—Will Wiebe-Friesen

* You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together

Audio visual—Ken Lamp

Pastors—Nathan Koontz, Todd Schlosser

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
August 21, 2022

Prelude—Machs mit mir, Gott, nach deiner Güt (Johann Gotfried Walther) and Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (Walther)—Karen Schlabaugh, organ

Christ Candle Lighting

Welcome and Prayer—Dave Linscheid

*Hymn—Healer of Our Every Ill—VT 644

Kin-dom Reports—Riley King, Raylene Hinz-Penner

Children’s Conversation—Esther Koontz

Scripture Reading—Luke 13:10-17—Mary Ann Boschmann

Sermon—What is Important—Nathan Koontz

*Hymn—There Is a Line of Women—VT 546

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—For the Healing of the Nations—VT 705

*Benediction—Nathan Koontz

Postlude—Toccata in F Major (Buxtehude)—Karen Schlabaugh, organ

* You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together

Audio visual—Ben Lichti

Pastors—Nathan Koontz, Todd Schlosser

YouTube link:  https://youtu.be/fj5u-d12SiQ

YouTube Sunday school link:  https://youtu.be/Ggb58dnO5qU

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
August 14, 2022

Prelude— How Firm A Foundation (Burkhardt) and Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow  (Burkhardt)–Karen Unruh, organ

Christ Candle Lighting

Welcome—Adam Robb

Prayer—Tobin Wise

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

Children’s Conversation—Jill Robb

Worship Music—Rebecca Schloneger, violin—Come Thou Fount

Scripture Reading—Luke 12:22-34—Becca Schlosser

Sermon—Where Your Treasure Is—Nathan Koontz

*Hymn—For the Fruit of All Creation—VT 124

Prayers of God’s People—Adam Robb

*Hymn—Go, My Friends, in Grace—VT 810—Karen Unruh, organ; Rebecca Schloneger, violin

Benediction—Nathan Koontz

Postlude— A Rejoicing  (Fedak)—Karen Unruh, organ

* You are invited to stand

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VT = Voices Together

Audio visual—Ken Lamp

Pastors—Nathan Koontz, Todd Schlosser

YouTube Link:  https://youtu.be/lhetHSkGkJ4

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
August 7, 2022

Prelude— Come, Let Us All Unite to Sing—John Mark Koontz and Josh Bergman

Christ Candle Lighting—Dianne Epp

Land Acknowledgement

Welcome and Prayer—Dianne Epp

*Hymn—Come, Let Us All Unite to Sing—VT #7

Children’s Conversation—Megan Kohlman

Kin-dom Report—Western District Conference Assembly Delegates

Special Music—John Mark Koontz and Josh Bergman

Scripture Reading—Dave Linscheid—Hebrews 10:19-25

Sermon—United in Purpose; Together in Love— Todd Schlosser

*Hymn—In Christ There is no East or West—VT #390

Prayers of God’s People—Dianne Epp

*Hymn—You Shall Go Out With Joy—VT 847

Benediction—Todd Schlosser

Postlude— You Shall Go Out With Joy–John Mark Koontz and Josh Bergman

* You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together

Keyboardist: Valetta Seymour

Audio visual—Francis Toews

Pastors—Nathan Koontz, Todd Schlosser

BETHEL COLLEGE MENNONITE CHURCH
July 31, 2022

Prelude— Great Things He Has Done’ Medley (arr. Victor Labenske) and

                   For the Beauty of the Earth (arr. Chris Rice)—Meghan Rogers

Christ Candle Lighting—Brad Kohlman

Welcome and Prayer

*Hymn—Jesus Calls Us—VT 30

Children’s Conversation—Kathy Stucky

Worship Music—Antiphonal Celebration (McChesney)—Bell Quartet—Verlene Garber, director; Suzanne Burch, Marlene Ewert, Ben Lichti, Brenda Turner

Scripture Reading—Luke 12:13-21—Carolyn Penner

Sermon—Nathan Koontz

*Hymn—Take My Life, and Let It Be—VT 759

Prayers of God’s People

*Hymn—God, Whose Giving—VT 745

Benediction—Nathan Koontz

Postlude—I Surrender All (arr. Victor Labenske)—Meghan Rogers   

* You are invited to stand

VT = Voices Together

Audio visual—Ben Lichti

Pastors—Nathan Koontz, Todd Schlosser