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matter. I wrote stories
about photography, an
Iraqi musician, the boreal
forest and a parade float-
maker. I visited a squir-
rel scholar at his office in
the depths of the Natural
History Museum. After
my gig at Smithsonian
ended, I continued to
write some for the maga-
zine and freelanced for
other publications. About
a year ago, I landed a job
at Current Newspaper,
where I am associate edi-
tor. Current
(www.current.org) is a bi
-weekly publication
about public radio and
television, read mostly by
people who work in the
field. I’m the TV editor,
which means I visit PBS
board meetings, attend
media conferences and
write stories about how
and why people make
films and programs, how
public television stations
and filmmakers fund
their work, how new
technologies are impact-
ing the business, journal-
istic ethics, and the
meaning and mission of
―public media.‖ If I had
my druthers, I’d write
mostly about independent
Editor’s note – An important
goal of the Kaleidoscope is
to keep BCMC members in
touch with one another and
it is a special treat to hear
from members living and
working “off-campus”.
Thus when we saw an article
by Katy June-Friesen in the
Smithsonian Magazine ear-
lier this year we asked her to
write us about her activities
and bring us up to date on
her career in journalism.
W. Dale Horst
Hello friends, I’ve
been asked to give an update
about what I’m doing in
Washington, D.C., where
I’ve been for two years. I
moved here for a six-month
internship at Smithsonian
Magazine after finishing my
master’s at the Missouri
School of Journalism. Go-
ing to Missouri marked a
sort of turning point for
me, a realization about
how I wanted to spend my
time. I’d just finished a
master’s in cultural studies
at Carnegie Mellon Uni-
versity, and while I liked
the subject matter, I recog-
nized—with the help of an
ethnography class—how
much I love hearing peo-
ple’s stories first-hand. So
I decided on a more public,
interactive line of work.
Those pages of critical the-
ory—basically, digging
beyond what ―seems to
be‖— still serve me well.
There aren’t many
magazines with Smith-
sonian’s range of subject
A BCMC MEMBER UPDATE
films. But I’m learning a lot.
There are journalists
everywhere in D.C., and I’m
fortunate to have a lot of
young colleagues. I’m not
part of the Capitol Hill press
crew, but I do get tastes of
that scene. There’s a lot hap-
pening in D.C. that isn’t on
the Hill—in the city’s di-
verse neighborhoods, in the
arts scene, and at the numer-
ous non-fiction media out-
lets. I’m keeping my sights
on the kind of work that
drew me to journalism in the
first place—long-form docu-
mentary and narrative writ-
ing. When I’m not writing,
I’m singing in the Capitol
Hill Chorale, taking trips to
the Shenandoah Mountains
and casing the city for new
events and exhibits. I’ve
been volunteering at the ani-
mal rescue league and re-
cently helped out with the
annual Smithsonian Folklife
Festival on the National
Mall. But I also keep a place
in my head for the Kansas
prairie and my favorite time
of year around Newton, just
before the wheat is cut.
~ Katy June-Friesen
August-September 2008/2:4
Bethel College Mennonite Church
2600 College Ave., P.O. Box 364, North Newton, KS 67117
~ 316-283-3667
office.bcmc@sbcglobal.net ~ web: bcmc.ks.us.mennonite.net
Editorial committee: Karen Penner & Dale Horst
Inside this issue:
The sanctuary gets new
carpet 2
BCMC Restructures 2
With Our Members 2
Katy June-Friesen on the set of Jim Lehrer’s news show,
interviewing the show’s director and lighting technician
about the show’s transition to digital transmission.
Orlando Goertzen Obituary 3
Evelyn Quiring’s 80th
Birthday 4
Gus William’s 12th
Birthday 4
Senior High Service Trip 5
Pastor’s Corner 5
Worship/Events Schedule 6
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W I T H O U R M E M B E R S
B C M C R E S T R U C T U R E S
July 8-11 new carpet was laid in the BCMC sanctuary.
At a special meeting on July 13, the congregation voted in favor of a new restructuring proposal. This trial basis plan
will be in effect from September until May 31. The congregation will vote next spring whether to make the changes per-
manent. The purpose of the new structure is to help the church be more focused on its vision. Here are some of the ma-
jor changes: creating an administrative team to deal with more routine issues prior to board meetings, reducing the size
of the board, having fewer commissions and some with different focuses, adding the position of moderator-elect, and
creating a Gifts Discernment Committee which will appoint commission members with more emphasis on the gifts peo-
ple have rather than simply filling slots. The plan is for all commissions to have a common meeting night which would
encourage groups to work together and to help with communication between staff and board and commissions. The
board will monitor this plan during the next months to determine if changes still need to be made. By-laws will be writ-
ten when the final plan is approved. ~ Darlene Dick, BCMC Moderator
BIRTHS
Olivia Louise Entz, June 2, 2008, born to Melissa Waltner and Merlyn Entz, Newton
Brandon Douglas Butcher, July 16, 2008, born to Elyse and Montrell Butcher, Newton
CHILD DEDICATIONS
Margaret Louise Oswald, daughter of Libby Schrag and Clark Oswald dedicated April 27, 2008
Maisie Lee Brubacher, daughter of Josh and Erin Brubacher dedicated June 22, 2008
Lillian Schloneger, daughter of Matthew and Rebecca Schloneger dedicated July 6, 2008
NEW MEMBERS
Harold and Rosella Reimer Duerksen, requested to be accepted as Wider Fellowship Members
WEDDINGS
Adam Robb married Jill Swenson at BCMC, May 31, 2008
TRANSFERS
Joanna Claassen Toews has requested her membership transferred to Lorraine Avenue Mennonite Church, Wichita
Do you know someone at BCMC who creatively uses their gifts, interests, and skills to serve God in the church,
on the job, or as a volunteer? We invite you to write or tell about it in 100 words (that’s right – count the words!)
We’re looking for brief stories to share in a series of worship services during August highlighting BCMC’s new focus
on gifts discernment. Contact us at office.bcmc@sbcglobal.net or 283-3667 to offer a story. ~ pastors Heidi and Ruth
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O R L A N D O A R N O L D G O E R T Z E N O B I T U A R Y
A N N I V E R S A R I E S
65th Wedding Anniversary 50th Wedding Anniversaries
Henry and Edna (Ensz)
Goossen
August 19, 1943
March 9, 1934 – May 26, 2008
Orlando A. Goertzen, age 74 of North Newton, passed away May 26, 2008 at Newton
Medical Center. He was born March 9, 1934 at Bethesda Hospital in Goessel to Arnold S. and
Eva (Janzen) Goertzen. On August 8, 1958 he married Lois Groves at Bethel College Men-
nonite Church in North Newton. She survives of the home.
Orlando attended Heimbaugh Grade School and Goessel High School, graduating with
a degree in Economics from Bethel College in North Newton.
He was baptized in 1951 and became a member of Tabor Mennonite Church in rural Newton. In 1959
until the present, he was an active member of Bethel College Mennonite Church. During this time he served
on the church council, the board of trustees and was an usher at the time of his death.
Orlando owned and operated United Printing, Inc. and United Office Supplies in Newton for 26 years.
During this time he was a member of the Newton Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club of Newton, and
served on the city council for the City of North Newton. In addition he served on the board of Mennonite Aid
Union of Kansas and Mennonite Indemnity, Inc. He was a dedicated member of the Kansas Mennonite Men’s
Chorus since it was organized in 1969.
After retirement he volunteered with Habitat For Humanity, at the Newton Et Cetera Shop, and Book
Reviews. He loved landscaping and working in his yard.
His greatest enjoyment was spending time with his children, his grandchildren and traveling. He en-
joyed golfing for many years, and spent each Saturday morning having coffee with a group of friends.
Other survivors include four daughters, Teresa and Dennis Graber of Moundridge, Carolyn and Mark
Wedel of Salina, Cynthia Konys of Peoria, IL, and Sandra and Jared Lonergan of Peoria; seven grandchildren,
David, Jessica and Aaron Wedel, Cory and Cade Graber and Ryan and Jackson Lonergan; one brother Milton
and Linda Goertzen of Goessel, KS, three sisters Elma and Ernest Goertz of Goessel, Mathilda and the late
Gordon Neuenschwander of Berne, IN, and Dora and Charles Unruh of Peabody KS and many nephews and
nieces.
LaVern and Marilyn (Goebel)
Stucky
August 7, 1958
Donald and Eleanor (Wismer)
Kaufman
August 30, 1958
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H A P P Y 8 0 T H B I R T H D A Y E V E L Y N Q U I R I N G !
H A P P Y 1 2 T H B I R T H D A Y A U G U S T “ G U S ” J O H N W I L L I A M S
Evelyn was born August 13, 1928, to Willie and Esther (Claassen)
Wiebe, and grew up on a farm in rural Whitewater as the oldest of four chil-
dren. The family attended Emmaus Mennonite Church where Evelyn was bap-
tized, and learned lots of hymns during singing before worship because her fa-
ther always arrived early for church. At age thirteen, Evelyn lost her father due
to his sudden death. She attended Hunter School and Whitewater High School
before graduating from the Bethel Academy.
Evelyn attended two years at Bethel College, where she met Frank Quiring.
They were married in in 1950, and lived in a variety of places due to Frank’s high school science teaching ca-
reer. For many years their home was in St. Louis, MO, where they raised four children and - after the children
were in school - Evelyn worked for a market research company. They aspent many summers in Holland, MI,
where Frank taught a lab for high school science teachers at Hope College. An amusing memory for Evelyn
was the formal tea each Wednesday afternoon at Hope College, for which Evelyn had to dress up the children!
The family still gathers for a reunion each summer in Holland, MI.
Evelyn and Frank moved to Newton to retire and joined BCMC where they served many years with
fellowship and funeral committees. Evelyn volunteers at the EtCetera Shop and Book Reviews, quilts, and is
in a book club. Evelyn grieved Frank’s death in 2006, and cherishes occasions to gather with with their chil-
dren and twelve grandchildren scattered across the country. She enjoys serving as a surrogate grandma for her
two grand-nieces, Katherine and Elizabeth Lamp (their mother, BCMC member Annette Siebert Lamp, is Eve-
lyn’s niece). Evelyn has good memories of travels with Frank to Europe and Hawaii, and has taken several
Kauffman Museum bus trips. She looks forward to going in September to Minnesota for the first wedding of a
grandchild.
On your 80
th
birthday, Evelyn, we wish you joy and strength for wherever life’s journey may take you!
~ Heidi Regier Kreider
Gus Williams was born September 4, 1996.
Like a lot of 12 year olds, Gus has many talents and interests. He
plays guitar and clarinet, he built a model airplane with his uncle, he helps
his mom sell beef at Newton’s farmer’s market on Saturday mornings, he
likes chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, he has a dog named Gigi, he
enjoys riding his horse, Pickles, and he has traveled to many places includ-
ing Mexico and a National Forest in Wyoming.
Gus says that music is a big part of his life at home and at school in
Hesston. ―I like the sound of being able to play music,‖ Gus says. Gus
started playing guitar when he was seven and now plays in a summer jazz band in Hesston. He is also planning
to play guitar at his uncle’s upcoming wedding. While he has too many guitar heroes to name, he likes guitar-
ist, Robert Plant, who helped compose Stairway to Heaven. Gus says that one of his favorite parts about
church is singing in the choir. ―Mrs. Preheim (Norma) was one of my favorite teachers,‖ he says. Gus also says
that he had fun leading worship at BCMC with his grandma, Lois, and that he likes the annual church Easter
egg hunt.
When Gus isn’t making or listening to music, he is riding his horse, Pickles. Gus said that last year for
Christmas his Brubacher grandparents wrapped up a jar of pickles. He wondered why on earth his grandpar-
ents would buy him pickles until they took him outside and showed him the ―real‖ Pickles—the one standing
in the front yard, tied to a tree.
I asked Gus about some of his wishes. About Newton he said that he wished there was a gigantic lake
for boating and camping. He then said that he recently tried body surfing on a cooler lid behind their family
motor boat. ―It wasn’t my idea,‖ he added.‖ Another one of Gus’s wishes is flying more with his dad, who is a
pilot. And if he could have any superpower, he would choose teleporting.
Happy Birthday, Gus! ~ Ruth R. Harder
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People are really important in our lives. Every single person has some-
thing different to tell you. While I was in Evansville, IN, I learned that the best
way to see the world is to meet new people. When our youth group stayed at
Patchwork Central, a community art center, I was exposed to so many new
things that take place in the world. I came home with a new understanding of
what kinds of events can take place in people’s lives. Here at home, it is almost
as though I am stuck in a rut. I have my friends, I know lots of people at school
and around town, but that’s where it ends. Traveling to a new place, and working
with kids there gave me a whole new experience and knowledge on life.
All of the people at Patchwork Central had a different story
to tell. This is what I felt like really opened my eyes to a new part
of the world. In my place here at home, I am not as exposed to dif-
ferences to the extent of the kids at Patchwork. There were 8-12
year olds who talked our ears off because we had the time to give
them the attention they wouldn’t receive at home. A girl about our
age shared with us how her father had died from drug usage. One
young boy ate 4 helpings of a snack and piled his lunch plate as high
as possible while he ate with us every day. I found out later that he
doesn’t usually get a breakfast at home, which led me to believe he might not get
enough food at all for his growing body. On a more positive note, I met a man
whose cooking techniques were so wild and crazy that I thought that there was
no way the food we made could be any good. I was proved wrong instantly; it
was always delicious. Then there was a woman who became very attached to us,
and us to her. We had only known her about 4 days but that time seemed to pass
like years.
One week was all it took. I learned more about people than I had learned in years. People who
have seen the darkest times of their lives can still find good and hope. It is an inspira-
tion to me to continue to seek happiness and fulfillment in
my own life. This service trip was
definitely an eye opener, and although
I didn’t know these people very long,
I would love to go back and continue
to learn more about them and their
experiences. ~ Rebecca Trumble
The senior high youth and I spent a week in July working with some ex-
traordinary people from Patchwork Central, a community arts center in
Evansville, IN. We listened to Susan tell stories in song and sign language,
we learned how to cook with Bill, we sang songs with Dixie, we learned gardening tips from Pat
and we sang hymns with local Mennonite, Laura Weaver. Lisa taught us about pottery and
Lisa’s son, taught us about the dangers of addiction. Every morning, the co-director of Patch-
work, John, gave insight into Jesus’ parables, and his wife and co-director of Patchwork, Amy,
took beautiful pictures of our week in Evansville. We heard stories from Billy and Tommy, two
men who relocated to Evansville after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their
home in New Orleans. After only two years, Billy and Tommy have
created a community garden, where adults and children feel free to
come and go. And then there are the children we met: Gabriel, Antovian, J.J. Alexis, Katherine and
many more.
The week in Evansville was a beautiful coming together of children and adults, junior highers
and high schoolers, musicians and painters, storytellers and photographers, pastors and skeptics, lo-
cals and guests. Patchwork Central is truly made up of a patchwork of people and gifts. And how wonderful it was to see di-
verse people with diverse gifts all working toward creating a more wonderful, beautiful, just world—a world where all people
could find and dwell in habitats, in safe dwellings.
Upon leaving Evansville, the youth reflected on just how much they would miss the people of Patchwork. Then one
of them piped up and said, ―We shouldn’t just miss these people. We should become more like them. We should become the
Susans, Johns, Bills and Billys of Newton, Hesston and Wichita KS.‖ How I pray that our church will continue to become a
place that like Patchwork, brings people of diverse gifts together, a place that works at securing habitats for all people, a place
that inspires the teenagers among us to live beautiful, artistic, creative and faith-full lives. ~ Ruth R. Harder
PASTOR’S CORNER
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RUTH R. HARDER
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Worship and events schedule
(Check weekly bulletins and church web site, bcmc.ks.us.mennonite.net, for updates.)
Worship 9:30 a.m. Fellowship time 10:30 a.m. Christian education 10:50 a.m.
August
3 Bring Food for Salvation Army
9:30 a.m. Worship with sermon by Lou Gomez
Noon Creation Care Committee potluck meal with locally grown foods—Fellowship Hall
1:00 p.m. Creation Care sponsors a show demonstrating various energy efficient transportation methods
6 7:00 p.m. Young Adult Gathering at KIPCOR, 2515 College Avenue
10 9:30 a.m. Worship with sermon by Ruth R. Harder
17 9:30 a.m. Worship with sermon by Heidi Regier Kreider
10:50 a.m. Children’s Sunday school begins for Fall season
Noon Sunday school kickoff with potluck in Fellowship Hall for children and youth and their
families
24 9:30 a.m. Worship with sermon by Heidi Regier Kreider
31 9:30 a.m. Worship with sermon by Ruth R. Harder
September
3 Choir rehearsals and staff meetings begin for the Fall season
7 Bring Food for Salvation Army
9:30 a.m. Worship with sermon by Ruth R. Harder
7:00 p.m. Dessert reception on church lawn for Bethel College students
13 9 a.m.—4 p.m. Leadership Retreat—Crosswinds Conference Center, Hesston
14 9:30 a.m. Worship with sermon by Heidi Regier Kreider
20 9:30 a.m. Worship with sermon by Heidi Regier Kreider
Noon Golden Agers Potluck—Fellowship Hall
28 9:30 a.m. Worship with sermon by Heidi Regier Kreider
2:00 p.m. CROP Walk
Bethel College Mennonite Church
PO Box 364
North Newton, KS 67117
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