8/24/2025 Presider Announcements

*WELCOME to HOSANNA! – *Warmest welcome to all of you, especially if you are visiting or re-visiting! Please let our Welcoming Team give you our welcoming gift! Fill-out a yellow newcomer’s contact card so that we can keep in touch! We welcome you into this family of Christ’s loving arms and remain here for you as His body to grow and flourish together!
 
*DISMISSAL of children (kinder to 5th grade) to Children’s Ministry and Youth Group to Bible study + Lunch! – At this time, children from kindergarten to 5th grade can head over to Minister Sewon Cho’s children’s ministry – please proceed to the children’s chapel down the hallway to the left! And youth group can head to your Bible study and lunch hour with Rev. Sooyoung Song. *Preschool worship children should already be in the preschool worship room with Director Rachel, and will continue to begin simultaneously at 10:30am in the preschool worship room.
 
*NOTICE: CONGREGATIONAL UPDATE & ELECTORAL MEETING (9/7, Sunday) - The Congregational Meeting will be held immediately after-service at the Choir Room, 11:40am to 12:00pm. We ask all covenant partners to take this covenant responsibility seriously and prayerfully, and make every effort to be present on 9/7 (Sunday) to courageously cast your vote for the nominated candidates as well as receive important financial updates.

*2025-’26 CANDIDATES & OFFICER PROFILES – Get to know our 2025-’26 candidates for ordained office, as well as those renewing their covenant terms at this webpage – hosannapc.org/officer-profiles. Some profiles are still pending completion – thank you for your understanding. *Profiles are also on the wallboard in the foyer outside the Chapel. Pray for these precious candidates and officers of the Lord’s Church! Let us ready ourselves to cast a vote according to the holy Spirit for each candidate on 9/7.

*2025 “LIFT UP YOUR EYES” (John 4:35) HOSANNA FALL RETREAT, 10/10-12 (Fri-Sun)! – *Retreat will take place from Friday evening to Saturday evening at an Airbnb in McKinney, and conclude at our church facility in Ezra Chapel on Sunday morning at 10:30am Sunday morning worship. Attendees are welcomed to stay at the Airbnb Friday evening until Sunday morning, or come-and-go as needed. *Special Guest Preacher TBA. *See the Deacons for more details and to register for the retreat! Let’s keep these dates free for devoted retreat time and not give up gathering together, all the more as the day of the Lord approaches!

*TODAY: SUNDAY (8/24) – STAFF BREAK: Minister Samantha Chao - We thank sister Juhae Park for leading us into worship & praise today, along with brother Aiden Song, while Minister Chao is on break. Let us thank them sincerely for their sacrificial service to the Lord.

*KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on the 2025-’26 Candidates for Ordained Office of Elder and Deacon.
 
Scripture:
 
Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you by prophecy when the council of elders laid their hands on you. (1 TIMOTHY 4:14)
 
For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. (2 CORINTHIANS 4:5)
 
His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ (MATTHEW 25:21)
 
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, we lift up to You the 2025-’26 candidates for your ordained offices of Deacon and Elder in Your beloved Church. We thank You, Holy Spirit, for guiding us through the season of nominations, putting forth the names of those whom You have called to Your precious harvest. We thank You for candidates Patrick Liu, Chong Choe, Nara Jeng, Juhae Park, Jonathan Jeng, and the covenant term renewals of Deacons Gloria Gee and Waywah Gee, as well as the legacy of faithful office and service that Elder Heather leaves before us all. Father God, as we pray over the candidate profiles, help us to obey Your holy Spirit. For all the candidates and officers alike, help them not neglect the gift You have given to when the council of elders laid holy hands of prayer upon them. For all You will ordain, may they never proclaim themselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with them as Your servants for Jesus’ sake. Until that last day when we all, as faithful diakonos – deacons of the Lord, will be before You, may we hear the words of our Master, “Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your Master.” Ordained and unordained alike, as we all serve together as servants of Master Jesus, may that joy be ours. May we all enter into this eternal joy of heaven, through the Ordainer and Caller of all His servants, Jesus Christ our Master we pray, Amen & amen.