7/21 Sunday Announcements

1. *WELCOME TO HOSANNA! – *If you are a new or returning visitor, please stay after-service and let our Welcoming Team give our welcoming gift of a beige multi-purpose bag, an informational card, and serve you a meal and cup of water! Our church lunch is always free for all. It is our joy to serve you! Stay with us after-service to break bread. 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. *CONTINGENT ON PASSING FINAL MOLD TEST, ESTIMATED MOVE-BACK TO EZRA CHAPEL in TWO WEEKS (8/4) with same start-time 10:40am – Praise be to God for the past month of repairs from the water and mold damage that have now been completed. *Contingent upon a final passing negative-result mold test, we can safely be back in Ezra Chapel in two weeks, on the first Sunday of August (8/4). *The mold test is this Tuesday (7/23), and we will notify you of the results next Sunday (7/28), as well as instructional plans for the move back to Ezra Chapel and its surrounding classrooms, pending the passing mold test results. *Still seek to arrive in the gymnasium around 10:20am to 10:30am to give the Lord and yourself plenty of time to prepare for worship. Pickup a bulletin, pen, and giving envelope. Grab some tea or coffee from the Welcoming team. Pre-read the Scripture text for the message. Greet someone with the peace of Christ. Move forward and leave the rear seats vacant. Silence your cell phones and other distractions. Ensure you have a Bible. Let us honor this Day of Rest created for us!
3. *DISMISSAL (children (kinder to 5th grade) to BCM and preschool worship to rear tables)! – Children, at this time, you are dismissed to Pastor’s Sunny’s children’s ministry – please proceed to the children’s chapel. Preschool worship students, follow Teachers Ashley and Rachel to the rear tables for your worship to the Lord together.
4. *UPDATES from Bethany Korean Presbyterian Church –
   • *For the next few weeks, there is a guest preacher for the youth ministry worship – Pastor Dennis Shin. We are continuing our prayers for the youth ministry and the search for a new youth minister. While the search for the youth minister is in progress, any further questions about the youth ministry can be directed to Deaconess Kris Lee, Director of youth ministry.
5. *PRAYER FOR CHURCH-PLANTER RESIDENT WILL ZHAO – Pastor Chester has begun his role as the Presbytery Ordination Mentor for Will Zhao, who is planting a Mandarin-Chinese fellowship called “The Rock” in Richardson, TX, which was birthed out of Highland Park Chinese Church led by Rev. Ben Wong. Please pray for God’s wisdom to help Pastor Chester guide Will through the pastoral ordination process and to be a great blessing to Will in his ministry.
6. *CONTINUING TODAY, SEARCH for 2024-2025 DEACON/ELDER CANDIDATES – Until 8/18 (Sun), the prayerful search for potential new candidates for Deacon and/or Elder offices will take place. There are two main ways this will happen: (1) The Board of Elders will directly reach out to potential candidates for prayerful consideration; (2) Interested candidates who prayerfully have a calling from the Lord to serve in these offices are encouraged to directly reach out and approach the Elder Board for a time of discussion and prayer. During the search process, let us pray for the Lord to send and appoint His choice servants! Refer the QR code inserts or handouts at the Welcoming table for information on the ordained offices. *Among many other needs and roles, in particular we are looking to fill the following needs for the Deacon role:
   • Deacon – Lead or Assistant Shepherd to life group ministries
   • Deacon – Coordinator for Men’s Ministry
   • Deacon – Coordinator for Women’s Ministry
   • Deacon – Coordinator for Welcoming/Hospitality Ministry
   • Deacon – Worship Space/Equipment Setup/Cleanup Ministry
   • Deacon – Event Coordinating Ministry
   • Deacon – Coordinator for Global Kingdom Expansion Prayer Guide Ministry
7. *TODAY, SESSION/ELDER BOARD gathering, 1:30pm @ Open Classroom – The elder board will gather for their monthly meeting for prayer, discernment, and direction to guide Hosanna into God’s future path and ways. Please pray for our elders!
8. *THIS FRIDAY (7/26) *BREAK WEEK* for AGAPE life group – The young adult AGAPE life group is taking a break this Friday. Thank you for enduring and gathering so faithfully, opening your homes and your hearts. Pray for our AGAPE ministry of college, postgraduates, and newlyweds, gathering every Friday evening at 6:30pm at various homes, and our shepherds Deacon Hana Lee and assistant shepherd Jake Jeong, as they guide this precious family.
9. *NEXT SUNDAY (7/28) ORDAINED OFFICERS APPRECIATION – As one covenant-year term ends and another begins for our Deacons, Elders, and appointed servants, we will have a time to honor and thank them for serving Hosanna so faithfully, as Scripture says to honor our spiritual leaders, “We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves” (1 THESSALONIANS 5:12-13).
10. ***IMPORTANT UPCOMING CHANGE*** FORMAL CELL GROUP / INFORMAL LIFE GROUP FORMAT STARTING in AUGUST (8/4 [Sun]) – Beginning the first Sunday of August (8/4), Life Groups will no longer be formal weekday gatherings but rather informal gatherings with their current format kept in place or done more casually at the discretion of each Life Group. From the first Sunday of August (8/4), a new formal gathering occurring on Sunday-only immediately after-worship called “CELL GROUPS” will be put in place – a brief time of accountability, biblical reflection, and prayer for at least 30 minutes after-service with your smaller cell group members, as we seek to nurture smaller context cells of spiritual care on the LORD’s Day alongside our larger gatherings and informal weekday gatherings. Please pray for the cell group ministry!
11. *KINGDOM EXPANSION PRAYER – We will resume our Kingdom expansion prayers next week for our persecuted Bruneian brothers and sisters in Christ residing in Brunei, southeast Asia. *KRISTEN: I now invite our Pastor forward for an exciting new announcement about God’s answer to our prayers for the new staff directorship roles!
12. *PRAISE GOD FOR NEW STAFF! – God has answered our prayers for two directorship roles. The Session has reviewed and unanimously approved the following qualified candidates – Trey Reynolds has answered the Lord’s call to serve as our Director of Worship Technology, Media and Arts Ministry. Rachel Ko has obediently answered God’s call to serve as our Director of Preschool Worship and Children’s Ministry. Please thank, honor, and pray for these two faithful servants of God. *Also, please continue to pray for God’s future servant to fill our Director of Worship and Praise Ministry. *Although we know these two servants well already, I want to now invite Director Trey and Director Rachel forward to introduce themselves to you. Following this, we will all pray, bless, and commission them to the Lord’s work entrusted to them.

 
*TREY: …….
*RACHEL: …….
 
*Pastor: Will the Elders come forward at this time for the laying on of hands in prayer, as we represent the congregation? And congregation – will you join us by stretching out your hands too in joining this prayerful blessing on our new staff?