Chapel and Forum Schedule

April

2 Empowered to embody the Great Commission – Ted Veer, former missionary and pastor chapel
4 When did we see you? – Sam Cline, warden, Hutchinson Correctional Facility chapel
9 An Easter celebration in song and story – Hesston College Performing Arts Division chapel
11 Styrofoam cups, the Mayan calendar and the resurrection – Michele Hershberger, Bible faculty chapel
13 Death and dying – Kevin Wilder, Bible and psychology faculty forum
16 Riches are good, riches are fallen and riches can be redeemed – Ron Moyo and other Pastoral Ministries students chapel
18 The Spring journey of our club – Hesston College African Student Union chapel
20 Music Department forum
23 Commissioning – a service to commission students who will serve in mission, service or camp settings this summer chapel
25 Medieval music: Harmony of the spheres – The Rose Ensemble, Hesston-Bethel Performing Arts musicians chapel
27 Concert Band forum

March

12 Conquering your crisis with Christ – Demarcco Owens, minister, Madison Avenue Church of Christ, and basketball coach, Wichita South High School chapel
14 What will become of the young man, Saul? – Ned Wyse, Hesston College class of 1972, farmer and pastor chapel
16 Music Department forum
19 My story: How God used sports, three continents and a mixed-up marriage – Pastor in residence Nemi Chigoji, pastor, First Mennonite Church, Upland, Calif. chapel
21 How God can use your story to further God’s story – Pastor in residence Nemi Chigoji, pastor, First Mennonite Church, Upland, Calif. chapel
23 Ethiopia Reads – Tim Lichti, Pastoral Ministries Program director forum
26 India, spring break and nursing – students of Cross-Cultural Nursing: India class chapel
28 Missconstrued, missunderstood, missrepresented: What the mass media teaches us about women – Hesston College Language Arts Division chapel

February

1 Stand up! – Glen Guyton, director of Constituent Resources, Mennonite Church USA chapel
6 Camp days – Angela (Stauffer) ’06 Widmer, camp director, Crooked Creek Christian Camp chapel
8 Mission/Service Days – Del Hershberger, director of Christian service, Mennonite Mission Network chapel
13 Getting to know the Masons – Becky Mason (Food Service), Jim Mason (Campus Facilities), Lindsey Mason (Student Life), Luke Mason (Admissions) chapel
15 Common threads: Anabaptist and African American songs and stories of suffering and hope – faculty members Tony Brown, John Sharp and Ken Rodgers and Dallas Stutzman, director of Alumni and Church Relations chapel
17 Music Department forum
20 God is no fool – Drama in the Church students chapel
22 Reflections on Ash Wednesday – Pastoral Ministries students chapel
24 Occupy Wall Street, student presentation forum
27 Light in the darkness – Goshen (Ind.) College Men’s Chorus, directed by Scott Hochstetler chapel
29 You are welcome! – Dustin Galyon, men’s basketball coach and associate director of admissions chapel

January

11 Opening Chapel – Hesston College Student African Union chapel
16 Following the drum major – Maria Day, Spanish faculty, and Aaron Young, sophomore, Martin Luther King Week chapel
18 Why bother to serve? – Marissa King, education faculty Martin Luther King Week chapel
20 Alumni panel discussion coordinated by Dwight Roth Martin Luther King Week forum
23 Worship – worship team chapel
25 Putting God first – Terry Dorsing, Royal Ridge Fruit and Cold Storage, Royal City, Wash. chapel
30 A Hesston farmer in Mozambique – Allen Schrag, Hesston chapel

December

5 Christmas memories – Hesston College community chapel
7 Candlelight Christmas chapel chapel

November

2 What does the Lord require? The road to reconciliation – Church leader in residence Anton Flores chapel
7 Stories of an abducted child soldier – Ricky Richard, founder of Friends of Orphans and a former child soldier in Uganda chapel
9 Arts for social justice – John McCabe Juhnke, director of Prison Arts and Bethel College professor of Communication Arts chapel
14 Haiti: Under the rubble – Patrick and Barb Lataillade, founders of Living Word Ministries in Haiti chapel
16 Getting the know “The Boys Next Door” – cast of the fall theatre production chapel
18 Music Department forum
21 Hallelujah! An introduction to Handel’s “Messiah” – Hesston College Fine Arts division chapel
23 Thanksgiving chapel – Hesston College community chapel
28 Campus Worship chapel – Campus Worship team and Harvey Brow chapel
30 Black and white together: Working at racial healing in South Africa – Joe and Anna Sawatzky, serving with Mennonite Mission Network in South Africa chapel

October

3 Imagine…More than Enough – Stephen “Tig” Intagliata, campus pastor at Bluffton (Ohio) College chapel
5 Who is Rob Ramseyer? – Rob Ramseyer, baseball coach and co-director of campus activities chapel
10 Mission/Service Days: Mennonite Central Committee service reflections – Jason Schmidt, Hesston College class of 2001, who served with MCC SALT in South Africa, 2001-02 chapel
12 El Día de la Raza or Columbus Day? – Hesston College Spanish department chapel
19 Hymn and chorus sing chapel
24 A seal upon your heart: When righteousness and peace kiss, Sara Dick, associate pastor, Shalom Mennonite Church, Newton chapel
26 Direct mail, Marathana Prothro, director of Marketing and Communications chapel
28 Music Department forum
31 What is good? The call to community, Church leader in residence Anton Flores, Alterna, a Christian missional community for unauthorized immigrants chapel

September

5 SWIPE Out Hunger – Caleb McNary of Numana, an organization that distributes non-perishable meals to starving people worldwide chapel
7 What are the service opportunities around here – local service agencies chapel
9 Tim and Gretchen Priest May – musicians forum
12 Ministry Assistants chapel chapel
14 Reflections on Gulfport and New Orleans – sophomore Disaster Management students chapel
16 Music Department forum
21 International Day of Peace chapel – Jeff Koller, author of “Eden Peace Witness” chapel
23 Rebels for Christ – Ben Savanick, 1997 HC aviation graduate and captain for Atlantic Southeast Airlines chapel
26 No Impact Week – First-Year Experience students, recorded interview with Colin Beavan, author of “No Impact Man” chapel
28 Overstepping Boundaries: Global and Biblical Realities of Creation Care – Dr. Luke Gascho, director, Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College, Wolf Lake, Ind. chapel

August

22 Opening Chapel with Todd Lehman, Rachel Brown and others chapel
24 A President’s Perspective – President Howard Keim chapel
29 A Word from SOA Watch – Father Roy Bourgeois, founder of the School of the Americas Watch chapel
31 Academic Chapel – students highlight their work from various disciplines chapel
Chapel
Chapels are planned by the Campus Pastor to accomplish one or more of the following: build Christ-centered community, provide worship opportunities, inform students about Christian mission, and assist with the integration of faith and life.
Forum
Forums are planned by faculty and staff to create dialogue about a specific topic or idea.

All chapels and forums begin at 11 a.m. unless otherwise noted. Chapel takes place in the Hesston Mennonite Church Worship Center.

DVD and CD recordings of most chapel services are available for purchase ($5 for campus delivery, $7 for shipped copies) from Gary Oyer, director Media and Instructional Technology Services.

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