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THIS MORNING – June 18, 2017 WOW WEDNESDAYS BEGIN THIS WEEK – Join us this week Thank you for worshipping with us here today at Calvin Church Wednesday from 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 5 – as we take time to appreciate and celebrate Fathers! While we 5:45 p.m. There will be a program and fun activities from 6 – recognize that no one in attendance has ever had a perfect 7:30 p.m. Come and bring the whole family to enjoy a night of fun father, or in fact, has never been a perfect Father, it is still of vital and fellowship!!! See you Wednesday!! importance that we take the time to applaud and encourage those who are endeavoring to bring their children up in a way that YOUTH GROUP MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISER – Our fundraiser honors God. for the Bullock Creek High School Mission Trip team is off and running! Last year we asked you to invest in the Colorado team Jason Terpstra, a member of our church, will bring us the through Mission Shares, and you did! Thank you for your message. His sermon is titled “Hiding the Word” based on participation then and we ask you to join us again this summer as Psalm 119:9-16. you can buy Shares this year during the month of June at $20/share. Our goal is $3,000 or 150 Shares. The offering today is for Back to God Ministries International. Email [email protected] today to record your Their deepest desire is to see the Gospel change the donation online and see the table in the back of church to donate hearts and lives of people all around the globe. Using in person. technology and media they take the word of God to people, right where they are so that they can reframe their lives in SUNDAY MORNING REFRESHMENTS – Would you be willing light of who God is and how much He loves them. to make/provide some cookies/bars one Sunday this summer to enrich the fellowship time after our morning services? We will need approximately 8 dozen each Sunday – you may provide all or some. They do not need to be homemade but anything CALVIN CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS homemade is always a treat! If you can help, please sign up on the board by the drinking fountain. Questions? See Sue or DID YOU MISS A SUNDAY AT CHURCH? There are bulletins Shelly. Thanks! and requested announcements from the prior week in the information rack on the back wall. We also keep bulletins for the CONNECTORS SMALL GROUP MEETING – At our Meet Our previous four weeks up by the office that you may pick up. Neighbor Series we learned about Connectors from Jay Van Groningen and Anna (Van Til) De Young of Great Lakes Urban SUMMER OFFICE HOURS – Please note that the church office Ministries in Grand Rapids. Anna is a Community Connector for hours may vary during the summer months. You should refer to the Black Hills District. We want to explore her experience to help the hours posted in the bulletin each week. us be better neighbors to our community around Calvin Church. We have asked Anna to teach four Monday evening lessons - REMINDER – If you have a spiritual or a physical concern or June 26, July 10 & 24, & August 7 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. We are have updates on current situations, please call the church office, looking for individuals or couples to join this group. Please your household elder or Kent Van Til, our pastor of visitation. consider the meetings are only a beginning for a next step to be active as Calvin Connectors. If you are interested in this group CALVIN MEMBERS & GUESTS – Like Calvin Church on contact Randy Bouwer at [email protected]. Facebook for updates and news on what is happening at Calvin. NOTE – Pastor Dave and Cheryl Spoelma’s temporary address will be 30 N. Carlton St. #1, Zeeland, MI 49464. Mail can be sent there starting June 26. CALVIN CHURCH MISSION & PURPOSE

We believe God has called us to be a reflection of Jesus by Seeking God’s Heart and Sharing God’s Love. We will love God and others by……

..Worshipping God with our lives ..Connecting people, and creating a place to belong and build each other up ..Growing to be more like Jesus ..Serving each other, our community and beyond ..Sharing the good news of Jesus

“…to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.”

Ephesians 4:12

Worship Services: Sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. Pastor of Visitation: Kent Van Til Church Office: phone - 396-4563 387 W. Lakewood Blvd. E-mail - [email protected] Web Site: www.calvinministries.org Internet Password: Calvin Guest Sermon podcasts are available on the church website Facebook Page – www.facebook.com/CalvinMinistries

SUMMER CHURCH OFFICE HOURS For the week of June 19

Monday - Thursday – 9:00 a.m. – noon Friday & Saturday – Closed THIS WEEK AT CALVIN Brian Edwards, Ross Kammeraad, and Dan Vanden TODAY: 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship Service Brink. TUESDAY: 7:00 p.m. Admin Meeting PRAYER AND PRAISE REQUESTS WEDNESDAY: 5:00 p.m. WOW Wednesdays Family Dinner 6 – 7:30 p.m. WOW Wednesdays Program & Fun Please pray for all Calvin Leadership as they serve and lead Calvin Activities Church. Pastor of Visitation – Kent Van Til. Elders – Rod Genzink, Rick Klompmaker, Gary Teja, Todd Van Heest and Dan Vos. Deacons NEXT SUNDAY – Matt Postma, our former intern pastor, will bring us – Joe Baker, Dave Bos, Justin Burie, Brian Edwards, Ross the message. Kammeraad, and Dan Vanden Brink. Staff – Randy Bouwer, Josh Westhouse, Sue Busscher, Shelly Prins, Nancy Genzink, Brian Fuder and Jerry Mokma. TODAY – June 18 NEXT SUNDAY – June 25 We give thanks to God that Pastor Dave Spoelma has accepted our call Offerings Offerings to be the next pastor of Calvin Church! Please keep Pastor Dave and Back to God Ministries International Calvin Ministries Cheryl in your prayers as they begin to make this transition.

Please pray for Savannah Bouws, daughter of Brent & Kristyn Bouws, Greeters Greeters who was recently diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. They are thankful that John & Becky Van Gelderen-Cruz Jerry & Susan De Frell her case is mild. Pray specifically that her recent MRI does not show Tom & Trish De Boer Brian & Kristin Edwards inflammation in her small intestines, that her stomach aches go away, and that the medication that she is on works and that she quickly enters remission. Nursery Nursery Alexis Van Doornik Becky Van Gelderen Pray for Kennedy Genzink as she volunteers at Beautiful Gate orphanage Heather Eizenga Brent Bouws this summer in Lesotho, Africa. If you would like to see updates from her, Lydia Vander Laan Tricia Rietveld check out her blog at perseveranceandpatience.wordpress.com.

Joyce Ramsey is back at Resthaven on 40th Street. Continue to pray for Ushers for June complete healing. Joe Baker, Dan Vos, Josh Westhouse Pray for continued healing and strength for Grace Weber.

CALVIN CHURCH CONGREGATION and VISITORS Please keep The Source Church in your prayers. Pray specifically for real discipleship to take place, for people to want to grow in their faith and relationship with God, for more leaders to step up, and for members and If you have a pastoral or financial need, attenders to grow more and more into giving financially to support the work please contact our pastor of visitation or one of our of our ministry. elders or deacons. Please pray for wisdom and guidance for Anna (Van Til) De Young as she continues her community development ministry in the Black Hills Pastor of Visitation – Kent Van Til neighborhood.

Elders are Rod Genzink, Rick Klompmaker, Gary Teja, Pray for Randy Bouwer with RJB Ministries, Gary Teja with Multiplication Todd Van Heest, and Dan Vos. Network Ministries and Christian Reformed World Missions and AJ & Alaina (formerly Alaina Antuma) Westendorp and their work in Deacons are Joe Baker, Dave Bos, Justin Burie, Guatemala. Remember to pray for those who are unable to leave their homes or care COHORT PROGRAM COORDINATOR - Help young adults from facility – Warren Wolters at Rest Haven (David’s House), and Pat Beyer North America and Central America dig deeper into the world of at home. cross-cultural missions by promoting and developing the Cohort of Missioners program, a year-long mission’s experience that REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS immerses participants into cross-cultural grassroots ministry. More details for this Central-America based position is located at CHRISTIAN REFORMED CONFERENCE GROUNDS crwm.org/cohortCoordinator. Special Needs Week PRAY FOR INSPIRE 2017 - Inspire 2017 is a conference to EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE (June 18) – Pastor Bob Huisman, connect people from across the 1000+ churches in the Christian Immanuel CRC - Hudsonville Reformed Church for three days of worship, workshops, speakers, BIBLE STUDY: Tuesday - Friday – 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. and conversation. As we plan and prepare for this event, happening Monday, June 19 – Square Dance – 7:00 p.m. August 3-5 in Detroit, Mich., please join us in praying for the event Wednesday, June 21 – Special Olympics – 6:30 p.m. and all who will attend. This week, please pray for breakout Friday, June 23 – Special Needs Talent Program – 7:00 p.m. speakers in sessions about family, marriage, parenting, and doing Saturday, June 24 – Chicken BBQ Dinner – 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. life together in community. Pray for them as they make decisions Concert – The Browns – 7:00 p.m. about topics and as they prepare messages. Pray that God will guide them as they present and discuss, and that people will be The Christian Reformed Conference Grounds, 12253 blessed by their words and ideas. Lakeshore Dr., Grand Haven, is excited to welcome The Browns in concert on Saturday, June 24. We invite you to join us as they BE A PARTNER FOR IMMIGRANTS ARE A BLESSING NOT A deliver their powerful message in music through word and song. BURDEN - Are you interested in helping your congregation learn The doors to the Worship Center will open at 6 pm, the concert more about immigration, integrating the topic of immigration into will begin at 7 pm. No tickets are needed however a free-will worship, speaking to public officials about common sense offering will be taken to help offset our music ministry. Be sure immigration policy, and connecting church members to local and come early as it is also our first Chicken BBQ of the summer! organizations working with immigrants? Find two other people in Your dinner will be complete with either a ¼ or a ½ BBQ chicken, your congregation and become Blessing Not Burden Partners! Visit that has been slow roasted over our BBQ pit, sides, and your justice.crcna.org/blessing-not-burden-partners to learn more and beverage! sign up.

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