HESSTON MENNONITE CHURCH
Hesston, Kansas
Volume 73
April 19, 2015
No. 16
Jack Jewel
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.
“…that your joy might be complete”
Gathering
Gathering Songs
When the Saints Go Marching In …arr. Nelson
I Love to Tell the Story …Charles Ore
Words of Greeting
Community Life
Prelude
Call to Worship
Prayer
Offering Our Praise
Songs of Praise
Gladys Voth
Ken Rodgers
Laura Kraybill
I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee #71
Celebrate, Jesus, Celebrate
Prayer of the Church
Amy Nissley Stauffer
Offering, Offertory Agnus Dei …George Bizet & Ernest Guirand
Bell Choir
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
Gift of Music
Down by the Riverside …arr. Hart Morris
Rachel Yoder, flute; Bob Scheid, drums; Aaron Diller, bass
Hearing the Word
Children’s Time
Scripture
Nehemiah 8:5-10, Acts 12:1-16, Acts 20:7-12
Message
Joy
Song
Joys are Flowing Like a River #301
Sending
Benediction
Sending Song
Postlude
Danae Kaufman
John C. Murray
You Shall Go Out with Joy
Sortie …Louis James Alfred Lefebure-Wely
Sunday School – 9-10:00 a.m.
Fellowship – 10-10:20 a.m.
All are invited to participate.
Our worship was planned and is led by the Hesston College Worship and Celebration
class: Lincoln Moyo, Christina Hershey, Thomas Wedel, Peter Wintermote, Gracie
Tijerina, Isaiah Crosby, Clayton Bartholomew, Cayla Bromlow, Oliver Denlinger and
their instructor Laura Kraybill.
 Each one as we experience healing and relief from tension and stress through
laughter and see laughter as a gift from God in the spirit of joy.
 Wisdom for words and actions that will diffuse situations of tension and anger.
 Thanksgiving for the rains that refresh the earth and provide life-giving
nourishment to plants and living creatures.
 Forgiveness and freedom from our own sins as well as for those who have
committed sins against us.
 Grant Raleigh as he has been moved to a progressive care facility in Denver.
 Jeannene Mast as she is recovering from pneumonia at Newton Medical Center.
 Students, instructors and staff in their final weeks of the spring semester in public
and private settings.
 All who shared their time and energy to organize, staff and provide items for the
Hutchinson MCC Sale this past weekend and those who will benefit from the money
that was raised.
 C. Paul and Hildi Amstutz as they live and work among the people of Paraguay.
 World leaders that they may serve with integrity and govern for the good of those
they serve.
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 26, 2015
James 1: 1-5; 16-24
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
Next Sunday
Sunday School Carolyn Rychener/Mo Petrocci
Joel and Ariana Kauffman
Worship (infant-2) Mari-Ruth Juhnke
Randy Lais, Olivia and Gillian
Sarah Hostetler
Halle Krehbiel
Worship (3-4) Jonathan and Dianna Funk
Melissa Unruh, Mackenzie
Fellowship Hosts
April
New Beginnings
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
To be named
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, Laura Reimer
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 19
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
“Simply in Season” Sunday school class hosting a local foods panel.
Hear first-hand stories of people who grow and sell food in our area.
All are welcome. - community center
10-10:20 Fellowship Time
10:30 a.m. Worship
2:30-4:30 p.m. KMMC Rehearsal - sanctuary
Monday, April 20
The north church parking lot will be closed for construction this
summer beginning today. Use street parking or Bontrager Student
Center parking lot south of the church as part of Hesston College’s new
campus entrance. Consider walking or carpooling. Please leave spaces
nearest to the church for those who need easy accessibility.
Spiritual Retreat - Amy
11:00 a.m. Hesston College Chapel - Reflections on Selma –sanctuary
Wednesday, April 22
10:00 a.m. Church Library Open
11:00 a.m. Hesston College Chapel - Bel Canto – sanctuary
6:00 p.m. SHINE! Supper and activities
6:30 p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry Circle - library
7:00 p.m. MYF – youth room
7:15 p.m. Bell Choir – music room
Sunday, April 26
9:00 a.m. Sunday School
10-10:20 Fellowship Time
10:30 a.m. Worship
3:00 p.m. Hesston College Chamber Orchestra – sanctuary
7:00 p.m. Kansas Mennonite Men’s Chorus, Memorial Hall, Bethel College,
North Newton. (See in touché for a listing of HMC church family
singers.)
Monday, April 27
11:00 a.m. Hesston College Chapel –sanctuary
Wednesday, April 29
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 30
7:00 p.m. India Report by participants of the group that traveled to Menno Clinic
in Chiluvuru, India in March – community center NOTE DATE
CHANGE
Looking Ahead
May 3
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, 177 W Hickory Street.
Kansas Mennonite Men’s Chorus, 7:00 p.m. Presser Hall, Bethany
College, Lindsborg, KS
May 7
Dorcas Circle – Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the MCC Center, North Newton to do
work projects there. Call Elaine Unruh for a ride (620-951-8008). Lunch is
provided—bring your own table service.
May 17
Glen E. Miller, MD, author of Living Thoughtfully, Dying Well, at 9 a.m.
during the Sunday school hour in the community center hosted by Hesston
Mennonite. Another option is Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary
hosted by Schowalter Villa.
Jun 8-12 Hesston Community Vacation Bible School – 6:15 – 8:30 each evening.
Hesston Mennonite will host the Kindergarten (entering and just
completing) age group.
Watch for opportunities to volunteer and
participate. See in touch for a listing of other age groups and locations.
Clayton Gladish will be out of office April 16-22 for several days of vacation and to
attend a Youth Ministry Council meeting.
Graduate Listing – A listing of 2015 graduates will be printed in the May 17 worship
bulletin. If you have a graduate from your family this spring, please contact the church
office with the name of the graduate and the school.
The church office will be closed until opening. It will remain closed after being
opened. Open tomorrow.
At the Church Council meeting, the agenda was adopted, the minutes were approved,
and the financial secretary gave a grief report.
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, APRIL 12, 2015 (and funds received during the previous week)
Budget
$13,872.00
Children’s Globe (Menno Clinic India) 11.99
Children’s Sunday School
30.77
Pathfinders
31.00
Seekers
25.00
MYF
1,128.00
March Madness
15.00
Spring Mission offering – S. Villa 2,990.00
Hesston Resource Center
29.68
Menno Clinic India
50.00
Debt Reduction
80.00
ATTENDANCE: SUNDAY, APRIL 12: 346
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.