5/25/2025 Sunday 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 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!
 
*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.
 

1. *REMINDER: SUNDAY WORSHIP START-TIME CHANGE IN EFFECT – 10:30AM! – *Plan your arrival around 10:20am to prepare your heart for worship together in prayer and greeting one another. We will start promptly at 10:30am with the whole family (children K-5th + youth 6th-12th). *Children and youth will be dismissed to their respective ministries after opening praise and announcement time, at approximately 10:55am. Children’s Ministry Worship Service with Minister Sewon Cho will begin 11:00am in the Children’s Chapel. Youth Bible study and lunch will begin at 11:00am with Rev. Sooyoung Song, followed by *12:00pm Youth Worship Service following the end of our worship service. *We will end our worship service approximately between 11:35am to 11:40am, and exit the Ezra Chapel completely by 11:45am. Let’s get in the routine of these new times to honor our children’s & youth ministries, alongside the sharing of the Chapel facility.
2. *TODAY – SESSION + DIACONATE ORDAINED OFFICERS GATHERING, 1:15pm @ Corner Conference Room – The Elders and Deacons will be gathering for their bimonthly meeting. Pray for our ordained officers!
3. *TODAY EVENING – SUNDAY (5/25) INFORMAL EVENING GRILLOUT & BOARD GAME FELLOWSHIP @ Foyer Hallway, Ezra Chapel & Corner Conference Room – See organizer & brother Hoon Park for details! Kick-off the Memorial Day Holiday weekend with some blessed fellowship and delicious grilled food! Special thanks to brother Hoon for organizing.
4. *TOMORROW – MONDAY (5/26) MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY – Have a safe, restful, and joyful Memorial Day holiday for all those traveling! Spend some quality time in the Spirit with your families! Let us honor in Christ all the veterans who have served and laid their lives down for the freedom we have in this country!
5. *UPCOMING – THIS SATURDAY (5/31) TABLES/CHAIRS MONTHLY SETUP BEGINS! – Let’s get ready to setup the gymnasium cafeteria tables/chairs and cleanup on Sunday for the breaking of bread of our entire Bethany-Hosanna family. *Tentative Saturday setup time: 9:30am. *Sunday cleanup time: 12:40pm (dishwashing) & 1:15pm (remember tables/chairs cleanup starts with wiping down the tables prior to folding them away!)
6. *UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (6/1) ASCENSION SUNDAY: 40 days have passed since Easter Sunday, and the early church fathers have celebrated the 40th day – which is Thursday (5/29) as Ascension Thursday, when Jesus ascended back up to heaven. We will also hold a time to remember Jesus who not only descended from the heights of heaven, but also ascended back up into the glories of heaven after His death and resurrection, where He sits at the right hand of the Father, reigning in all glory, until all His enemies are put under His feet.
7. *UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (6/1) STAFF BREAK: Minister Samantha Chao & Director Rachel Ko (thru 6/10)
8. *UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (6/1) GUEST WORSHIP & PRAISE LEADER: Steven Lim
9. *UPCOMING – NEXT SUNDAY (6/1) TASTE OF HOSANNA OPEN HOUSE EVANGELISM SUNDAY: We will be welcoming youth graduates & visitors! Bring a sibling, parent, relative, friend, or coworker to church! Let’s evangelize and spread the gospel of Jesus Christ! *SPECIAL EVANGELISM OUTREACH MESSAGE: “Believe in the Name of the Only Son of God” (JOHN 3:16-21). *SPECIAL WELCOMING GIFTS TO GRADUATES & VISITORS. *SPECIAL LUNCH: Gourmet sandwiches, sides, and desserts.
10. *KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – This week’s Kingdom expansion prayers will focus on next Sunday’s Taste of Hosanna Open House Evangelism.

 
Scripture:
 
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. (ROMANS 1:16)
 
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. (ROMANS 10:17)
 
 
Prayer (by Pastor Chester):
Heavenly Father, we are not ashamed of the gospel, for it is Your power for salvation to everyone who believes, everyone who hears the word of Christ to embrace the gift of faith. We ask for Your hand of blessing upon our Taste of Hosanna Open House Evangelism Sunday. Holy Spirit, instill in us boldness and unashamed courage to bring our siblings, parents, relatives, friends, coworkers, neighbors, and those sheep of Your pasture that You are searching for. Help us love them to Jesus through Hosanna, with great patience and gentleness in Your Son, that they might hear the word of Christ and believe. Fill the time of worship, the Word, and the table with great joy and fullness of Your Spirit’s presence to draw everyone to look upon Jesus Christ and be saved. We thank you for graduating Jonah & Eliana from preschool, as well as all the youth and college graduates – help them walk in the next step that is Your way to bring You most glory. We thank You for calling us to this particular body of Hosanna, adding to our number through brother Sam Loh, and all You are doing to restore and rebuild our AGAPE life group family. Bless the grilled cookout tonight with sweet fellowship in Your name. Help raise Your communion servants through this Saturday’s table/chairs setup, and next week let us arise with You in Your ascension Sunday to recall You are not here, but have risen and are exalted to the right hand of the Father, in the name of the exalted and risen Savior our Lord Jesus Christ we pray, Amen & amen.