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HESSTON MENNONITE CHURCH
Hesston, Kansas
Volume 73
April 5, 2015
Healing and Hope
No. 14
Worship Service
10:30 a.m.
We pray that you will experience the presence of God and
receive a blessing from our time together in worship.
We invite you to join us again.
The Lord is Risen Indeed!
Gathering
Gathering Songs Easter Anthem …William Billings, arr. Bradley Hunnicutt Ken Rodgers
This Joyful Eastertide …John Leavitt
Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia …Anne Krentz Organ
Were You There
Dave Rhodes
They Crucified My Savior #266
Low in the Grave He Lay #273
O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing! #274
Words of Greeting
Clayton Gladish
Community Life
Prelude
Angels Rolled the Stone Away …arr. Jester Hairston
Adult Choir
Call to Worship
Prayer
Offering Our Praise
Songs of Praise
Litany for Easter …Gordon Young
Christ Who Left His Home in Glory #283
Christ the Lord is Risen Today #280
Brass Ensemble - John Janzen, Erika Byler, David Rudy, Jesse Baer
Prayer of the Church
Amy Nissley Stauffer
Offering, Offertory Pastorale on The Strife is O’er …Richard Webster
Children bring mission offerings forward for Creative Ministry—MCUSA Convention in Kansas City
Please sign and pass the member and guest register.
Prayer of Blessing
Hearing the Word
Children’s Time
Scripture
Message
Sending
Song
Benediction
Postlude
Marla Kauffman
John 20:1-18; Ephesians 3:14-21
Beyond What We Can Ask or Imagine
John C. Murray
Lift Your Glad Voices #275
Hallelujah from Messiah …G. F. Handel
Hail Thee, Festival Day …Robert Hobby
Sunday School – 9-10:00 a.m.
Fellowship – 10-10:20 a.m.
All are invited to participate.
 Each one as we acknowledge the limits of our imagination, our dependence on what
we think we know; as we strive to see the new life available to us in places we
simply can’t imagine.
 Gratitude and joy as we celebrate our Risen Lord!
 Comfort for all whose hearts are burdened.
 Thanksgiving for those who walk with us in our times of need.
 Grant Raleigh, Greg and Carol Raleigh and family during Grant’s journey of
recovery following a skiing accident in Colorado.
 Rayce Mowry, Kelli, Brian, Shelby and Gabe as well as Gerry and Vonnie
Sieber as they journey with Rayce during his stem cell transplant recovery.
 Our Elders and Church Council as they meet together this week in a joint session.
 Participants in the Hesston area churches in our journey with those we encounter
each day.
 Mary Beyler in her daily life and interactions in Japan as well as her work with the
Mennonite churches in her region. See in touch.
 Persons around the world who must celebrate our Risen Lord in secret for fear of
persecution.
The prayer room is available all week for those who would like to spend some time in personal
prayer (located north of the sanctuary, Room U of the Education Hall).
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Scriptures for Sunday, April 12, 2015
1 Corinthians 13:13; 1 John 4:7-21; Matthew 25:31-40
Nursery (infant - 2 years) - Located off the main sanctuary foyer. Staffed during Sunday
school and Worship.
Worship Nursery (3 and 4-year-olds) –Follow the foyer signs through the Community
Center to the Education Wing. Staffed during Worship.
Nursery Attendants
Today
Sunday School no staffing during brunch
Worship (infant-2) Mitch and Jasmine Stutzman
Worship (3-4) Chris and Paula Miller
Fellowship Hosts
April
New Beginnings
Next Sunday
Susan Miller, Michele Janzen
Gary and Marlene Boese
Sara Hostetler
Andy and Keli Wray
May
Genesis
Hesston Mennonite Church
A community of God’s people,
seeking and following the way of Christ,
experiencing and sharing the good news of healing and hope.
Office Hours
8-12:00 noon – Monday and Friday
8-12 and 1-5 – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
John’s day off is Monday.
Amy’s day off is Friday.
Clayton’s day off is Monday.
309 S Main
620-327-4885
email - [email protected]
website – www.hesstonmc.org
Ministers: All the members of the congregation.
Pastors
John C. Murray – ext. 108
Amy Nissley Stauffer – ext. 109
Clayton Gladish – ext. 110
Elders
Renae Alison
Julie Lehman
Darren Anderson
Leo Schmidt
Barbara Kaufman
Jay Unruh
Church Council Members
Myron Klassen
Phil Diller
Rachel Yoder
Brad Liechty
To be named
Gerry Selzer
Ken Rodgers
Kendra Alison
LaMar Bender
LouAnn Eichelberger
Mitch Stutzman
Congregational Chair
Vice Chair
Education
Facilities
Fellowship and Service
Finance
Gifts Discernment
Member-at-Large
Outreach
Secretary
Worship
Interpreters
Melissa Webb, Saralyn Murray, Mary Schmidt
Staff:
Norma Diller, Office Manager, ext. 100
Ted Stuckey, Finance Secretary, ext. 101
Brea Creamer, Allan and Jeannene Mast, Tim Mast - Custodians
Events at Hesston Mennonite Church
Sunday, April 5 – Easter Sunday
7:00 a.m. Sunrise Service (Begins promptly. 30-40 min.) - Drama, song, prayer
and hot crossed buns. - Dyck Arboretum.
9:00 a.m. Brunch provided by the MYF by donation. – community center
10:15 a.m. Gathering Music - sanctuary
10:30 a.m. Easter Worship – sanctuary
We will sing the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s “Messiah”. Bring
your own copy and sing along.
Monday, April 6
11:00 a.m. Hesston College Chapel – Easter Monday Chapel – sanctuary
Tuesday, April 7
3:00 p.m. Wendy Miller will share pictures of her recent trip to India to visit
MCC staff and projects. - Schowalter Villa Chapel
Wednesday, April 8
10:00 a.m. Church Library Open
11:00 a.m. Hesston College Chapel – Never Give Up, Rusty Allen, Director of
Enrollment Management and Athletics Director, Tabor College
(Hillsboro, KS) - sanctuary
6:00 p.m. SHINE! Supper and activities
6:30 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry
7:00 p.m. MYF – youth room
7:15 p.m. Bell Choir – music room
Thursday, April 9
7:00 p.m. Joint Church Council and Elder Meeting – church library
Friday, April 10
Spiritual Retreat – John
Saturday, April 11
6:00 a.m. Kansas MDS opportunity in Ingalls, Kansas at the home of the
parents of former pastor Ryan Kopper. (See in touch for more details.)
7:00 p.m. Indonesia Interfaith Tour Benefit Concert. Anthony Brown, Ken
Rodgers, student Galed Krisjayanta, the Hesston College Chorale,
Sunflower Trio. Freewill Offering. (See in touch.)
Sunday, April 12 – Spring Mission Sunday
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
10-10:20 Fellowship Time
10:30 a.m. Worship
Spring Mission Offering – Schowalter Villa Good Samaritan Fund.
Checks written to Hesston Mennonite--designated “spring mission”.
MCC “My Coins Count” collection will be received during offering.
Monday, April 13
11:00 a.m. Hesston College Chapel –sanctuary
Tuesday, April 14
7:00 p.m. Finance Commission – conference room
7:00 p.m. HC Chorale Spring Concert
Wednesday, April 15
10:00 a.m. Church Library Open
11:00 a.m. Hesston College Chapel – sanctuary
6:00 p.m. SHINE! Supper and activities
6:00 p.m. Club 56 Supper and activities
7:00 p.m. MYF – youth room
7:15 p.m. Bell Choir – music room
Thursday, April 16
7:00 p.m. Elder Meeting – church library
Thursday, April 16 – Friday Noon, April 17
Items donated for the MCC Relief Sale will be collected in the
Education Hall. They will be transported to Hutchinson on Friday
noon. Pie tins and zwieback bags are on the table in the sanctuary
foyer.
Friday-Saturday, Apr 17-18
MCC Sale at the Hutchinson State Fairgrounds. See the poster on the
bulletin board by the library or visit www.kansas.mccsale.org.
Looking Ahead
Apr 19
May 3
“Simply in Season” Sunday school class hosting a local foods panel in
the community center during the 9-10 a.m. hour. All are welcome. See in
touch.
MC USA Prayer Retreat – The retreat will be held at 4:30 p.m. and will
conclude with a shared "finger foods" faspa (potluck) at 6:00 p.m. at the
Dyck Arboretum of the Plains located at 177 W Hickory Street.
Clayton Gladish will be out of office April 16-22 for several days of vacation and to
attend a Youth Ministry Council meeting.
Hearing Assist Devices Available – If you have difficulty hearing during the services
in the sanctuary, check with the sound technicians. Hearing devices are available.
OFFERING: SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015 (and funds received during the previous week)
Budget
$8,319.00
Children’s Globe (Creative Ministry Fund) 19.16
Children’s Sunday School
6.76
Pathfinders
115.00
Vessels
50.00
Ladies Brunch
1,480.05
March Madness
$10.00
Church Hostess
Bernita Boyts Memorial – Youth Program
MCC Relief Sale
Mennonite Mission Network
Menno Clinic India
200.00
595.00
200.00
125.00
25.00
Debt Reduction
100.00
ATTENDANCE: SUNDAY, MARCH 29: 314
REMINDER: So that accurate records can be maintained, please indicate in the memo line of
your check the intended fund/class/organization that is to receive the contribution.
Read in touch (our church newsletter) for additional announcements and information. You will
find the current issue in your literature box, published the first and third Sundays of the month. If
you do not have a box, ask an usher for a copy.