2/23/2025 Sunday Announcements

1. *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 of a t-shirt and beige multi-purpose bag! 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!
2. *DISMISSAL of children (kinder to 5th grade) to Children’s Ministry! – 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! *Preschool worship children should already be in the preschool worship room with Director Rachel and assistant Ashley, and will continue to begin simultaneously at 10:40am in the preschool worship room.
3. *10/10-12 (Fri-Sun) *HOSANNA FALL RETREAT ATTENDANCE – INFORM BY TODAY! – The Deacons are prepping for accommodations and scheduling for our exciting retreat this year during Columbus Day holiday weekend! *For that week, Sunday morning LORD’s Day worship (10/12) will be held at the retreat location. **We encourage the whole church and whole family to set aside time for this special time of worship and fellowship together as Hosanna! – Let Deacon Chong ([email protected]) know BY TODAY (2/23) if you are attending (full or partial-time) to secure the proper facilities, food, and lodging. Thank you!
4. *TODAY (2/23), CHILDREN’S MINISTRY (K-5TH) PTA MEETING with Minister Sewon Cho, 1:00pm @ Children’s Chapel – There is an important PTA meeting for those children in BCM with Children’s Minister Sewon Cho. Parents, make every effort to attend and support our beautiful children’s ministry.
5. *TODAY (2/23), SESSION/ELDER BOARD GATHERING, 1:15pm @ Corner Conference Room – Our Elders will gather for their monthly time in prayer and discerning the direction of the church. Please pray for our Session!
6. *STARTING NEXT SUNDAY (3/2), BREAKOUT DISCUSSION GROUP MINISTRY TEMPORARILY MOVING TO THE GYMNASIUM – Starting next Sunday, we will temporarily move our Sunday breakout discussion group ministry into the gymnasium, to see if that will work better for us. We thank each of you for participating in this ministry. Let us continue to breakup larger common groups and breakout into smaller groups to discuss the life-giving truths of God’s Word. **Immediately after-Sunday service, let us seek to exit the Chapel and be in the gymnasium with our group numbers by 12:05pm.
7. *THIS FRIDAY (2/28), AGAPE young adults life group, 6:30pm dinner, 7:30pm discussion @ Corner Conference Room – AGAPE will be gathering this Friday to continue their study around Psalm 119. Join us!
8. *CONSIDER MARCH BAPTISM/CONFIRMATION ORIENTATION (3/23, Sunday) – Throughout this month and beginning of March, pray for those considering baptism and confirmation of faith (if infant baptized). We ask for all those being led to faith (little children to adults) or those confirming their faith to consider receiving this sacramental grace from the Lord.
9. *PRAY FOR APRIL’S LAUNCH OF HOSANNA LORD’S DAY SUNDAY BREAKING BREAD MINISTRY (4/6, Sunday)! – In April, we will attempt to launch our own Sunday breaking of bread ministry coinciding with our breakout discussion group ministry. More details to be shared by the Deacons. Pray that through this ministry, we can nurture more flourishing discipleship relationships after-service with an extended time together, kindle deeper discussions around the Word of God, inspire genuine community time with one another, fuel a posture of praying for one another, and increase a love for new faces/visitors we may only see on Sunday’s as a missional body of Christ.
10. *KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on the 2025 Hosanna events we are planning throughout the new year.

 
Scripture:
 
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. (PROVERBS 16:9)
 
Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children. Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands! (PSALM 90:16-17)
 
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. (JOHN 4:34)
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, we lift up to You our 2025 Hosanna events planned throughout the year. Father, we acknowledge the heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. We may plan, but You are the one who establishes our steps. Father, in all we may plant and water, we confess You are the One who makes it grow. With all our gatherings as a church family in Sunday worship, life groups, breakout groups, seasonal fellowships, ministry teams, our fall retreat, staff gatherings, session gatherings, diaconate gatherings, our attempts to gather new friends in outreach, be gathered with us as the center. In all our serving – in the kitchen, through praise and worship, in the backroom media, preschool, leading life group studies, breakout discussions, and other unseen ways by the hands of Your servants, would You serve through us. Let Your work be shown to us! Let Your glorious power be known to Your children. Let Your favor rest upon us, and establish the work of our hands! Especially, hold fast Your ordained officers to represent You well in serving all the events with all their heart, soul, and mind. Please bring a revived sense of Your hand upon us at our Spring Picnic and Fall Retreat. Help us build new contextual bridges for Your lost souls to come into Your flock. Like You, Lord Jesus, our food is to do the will of the Father and to accomplish His work. Let us finish well through 2025 and beyond, through the Author and Finisher of all Hosanna’s plans into 2025, Jesus Christ’s name we pray, amen & amen.
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