2012-13 Chapel Committee: Back: Faculty advisor Josh Tyson, Cameron Gingerich, Cody Miller, Dallas Nye, Faculty advisor Pam Gerig Unruh, Reggie Hostetler, Dillon Bender. Front: Faculty advisor Maya Kehr, Kristin Davis, Keilah Brokaw, Hannah Gingerich, Laura Hochstetler, Teresa Miller, Alaina Beatty, Faculty advisor Gloria Yoder.
The chapel committee led chapel on the first day of school starting with a committee-written skit entitled “Have you heard The WORD?” It was an introduction to the chapel theme for this year: The WORD. It is the goal of the chapel committee to look at what is in the Bible, how the Bible speaks to us and to recognize that the Bible is the LIVING WORD of GOD.
This year’s chapel committee consists of seniors Dillon Bender, Keilah Brokaw, Cameron Gingerich, Laura Hochstetler, Cody Miller and juniors Alaina Beatty, Kristin Davis, Reggie Hostetler, Teresa Miller, and Dallas Nye. The faculty members are: Maya Kehr, Josh Tyson, Gloria Yoder and Pam Gerig Unruh (chapel coordinator).
Chapels are open to the public. Join us at 9:45 Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. On Tuesdays the students meet in small groups during chapel time.
Chapel highlights . . .
As part of the International Day of Prayers for Peace students participated in a chapel titled “Passing the Pieces,” originally planned by Chris Riley of the Manor Church of the Brethren in Luray, Virginia. Using sticks, stones, water, flowers, along with scripture and song, students shared about areas of brokenness and hard times in their lives with members of their small groups. Placing the broken sticks and rocks in vases, water was poured over them as a symbol of the cleansing power of Jesus. As a symbol of the peace and blessings Jesus provides in the midst of our brokenness, students placed flowers and grasses in the vases creating several beautiful arrangements.
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Small GroupsEach year students sign up to be in a faculty/staff member’s small group. They are then divided by gender into groups of 6-8 per leader. The purpose of the groups is to strengthen our spiritual walks with each other through accountability, support, topic discussion, mixing of ages and ideas. Of course, a whole lot of fun mixes in! Whether it’s eating, playing sports, praying, discussing, planning parties and service projects, or enjoying a sleepover together, Chapel Small Groups help build community in various ways.
