NURSERY: AM Mandy Bonnema, Jorja Zomermaand Raelle Dekkers, Breanna Bonnema

Sunday, November 29, 2015

TODAY: NEXT SUNDAY: NURSERY: AM Mandy Bonnema, Jorja Zomermaand Raelle Dekkers, Breanna Bonnema PM Carmen Noteboom, Kortnie Bonnema Sharla Gradert, Mikaela Broek USHERS: Brad Fedders, Kolton Gradert, Josh Hooyer Lynn Juffer, Jeremy Koopmans, Willard Koopmans GREETERS & COFFEE SERVERS: Doug & Cinda Faber (4 doz cookies) Les & Ruth Dorhout Art & Phyllis Hamming (4 doz cookies) Arlin & Marlene De Weerd ORGANIST / PIANIST: AM Donna Koopmans Celia Ten Napel PM Pam De Wit Celia Ten Napel LIBRARIAN: AM Jan Fedders Patsy Bootsma OFFERING: AM Ken & Jeannie Lee / Benevolence Christian Education PM Ken & Jeannie Lee Christian Education

PRAYER FOR: • Wes Westra who is in the Sioux Falls hospital for pneumonia. • Jim and Angela Dekkers as they travel to Uganda for their adoption,  Sadie De Vries who is under Hospice Care.  Please pray for Gilbert, Jason, Tim and Sylvia, Kory, Megan, Deb and all the elderly.

A special thanks to YOU our Church Family for supporting us and our kids in this adoption process. We are truly touched by God's goodness through your prayers, cards, donations of food and money, your interest, and your kind words of encouragement. It’s truly humbling for us to hear so many of you praying for us and our boy Gracious. We're excited to see him and we know it will be difficult to be away from our kids at home. So we are very grateful for your prayers and your help with them while we're away. Our God is so good and we can't wait to see more of His goodness through this journey!

Jim & Angela Dekkers

ANNOUNCEMENTS

--UPCOMING CONGREGATIONAL MEETING - One Elder position and two Deacon positions are needed for the Council to be determined at the upcoming Congregational Meeting. Nominations for Deacon: James Dekkers, Justin Dekkers, and Benji Weida. Nominations for Elder are Brent Davelaar, Arlin De Weerd, Brian Gradert, and Don Van Sloten.

--FROM THE YP’S: There is a sign up in the back of church for the poinsettia sales. We will leave the sign up sheet there till November 29, YPS is also selling trash bags! These are the trash bags that the GEMS have sold in the past. If you are not contacted by someone, there will also be a sign up sheet in the back of church. We are hoping to go on another trip this coming summer so are looking to raise some funds for this. As part of our theme this year of serving others we are also "Stuffing a Stocking" for children and adolescents that are in Avera Behavioral Health Hospital over Christmas. If you are interesting in helping us with this, there is a list of items that are needed in the back of church along with a box for our items. We will be stuffing our stockings on Dec. 2 so would like donations by then. Thanks so much for helping with this opportunity to help those in need!

--SUNDAY SCHOOL – No Sunday School TODAY due to Thanksgiving. Sunday School Christmas program practices will be Dec. 6, 13 & 20 during Sunday School time. The program will be Dec. 20 at 6PM. If your child cannot be at the program please let Donna Koopmans or Tammy Sieck know right away. Thanks for all your help!

--FROM THE SEARCH COMMITTEE - We continue to go through pastor profiles. We still encourage the congregation to give us ideas and names. We will check out every name that we get. Thank You

--NEWSLETTER ITEMS - Please have items for the newsletter to Pam De Wit ([email protected]) by Tuesday, December 1. Thank You.

--THE NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) SUPPORT GROUP will meet in Fireside Room of Central Reformed Church in Sioux Center from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1. Individuals and family members coping with mental illness are invited to join us. For information call Shirley Matheis 722-4462.

--BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS: Please put any bulletin announcements in Pam De Wit’s Church mailbox or via email ([email protected]) by NOON on Thursday, December 3. Thank You.

--UNITY’S FFA CHAPTER WILL HOST AN OPEN HOUSE OPPORTUNITIES SHOWCASE in the Knight Center on Friday, December 4 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. The showcase will feature a keynote address by Iowa FFA President Michael Tupper. The remainder of the evening will consist of short sessions of former and current FFA members from the Area who will be sharing their FFA knowledge and experience.

--THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY YOUTH ORCHESTRA led by conductor Dr. Bradley Miedema, will present its Fall Concert on Saturday, December 5, at 3:00 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt College. Consisting of middle school and high school string players, NISYO will perform works by Vivaldi, Handel, Grainger, Meyer, Leyden, and more. The concert is free and open to the public.

--SUNDAY MORNING DRIVERS WANTED - Check the back table –If you signup—please call Chris on Saturday night. THANKS! To everyone who has helped already!!

--THERE’S NO WORSHIP LIKE PRISON WORSHIP – Where words fail, music speaks. This week, Wayburn and Janae Dean, founders of Inside Prison Ministries, explain how they share the Gospel message in prisons through the power of music, bringing hope to prisoners in a language that touches their hearts. Go to KDCR, 88.5 FM on Sunday at 2:30 P.M. to listen to Crossroad Connection - a restorative justice ministry of Crossroad Bible Institute.

ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS

--HILLCREST SERVICE will be Monday, December 7 at 6:30 pm. Willard Koopmans (chair), Bryan Bonnema, Jeremy Koopmans, Brady Koopmans, Bob Eisma, Mike Kramer, Click Anema, Cal Bootsma, Wes Westra, Jim Dekkers, Don Mulder (Chairman is requested to call Hillcrest (551-1074) before 9 A.M. on the morning of your service to remind them that your group will be there in the evening.) --IRETON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL’S FALL MUSICAL “Harmony Christian High” will be on Monday, December 7 at 7:00 PM at Ireton Christian School. The children have been practicing for months and are ready to sing their hearts out praising God. We hope to see you there!

--UNITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT will be presented on Thursday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. at the Unity Christian Knight Center. All the school’s music ensembles will participate. A free will offering will be received for the Music Department. Come and celebrate the birth of the King!

--UNITY’S FFA CHAPTER WILL SPONSOR a chili/chicken soup/cinnamon roll supper on Thursday, December 10, serving from 5:00-6:30 p.m. (before the Christmas concert) in the Unity cafeteria. Free-will donation for FFA.

--ANNUAL REACH OUT EVENT AT UNITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL on Saturday, December 12! Basketball games between MOC-FV and Unity begin at 11:30. A silent auction will run from 3:00 through half time of the boys varsity game. Pre-orders of reach out t-shirts are closed but extras will be available on a first come first serve basis. All proceeds from this community event will benefit local families with high medical costs.

--ATLAS ORANGE CITY AREA is once again pleased to host the ATLAS Christmas Store on Saturday, December 12, from 9 am - 11 am in the City Hall basement, 125 Central Ave. S. The Christmas Store receives new items through donations and greatly reduces the price to provide a shopping opportunity for those feeling a financial strain during the holiday season. If you would like to donate newly purchased items to the store, you may drop them off at the ATLAS office through December 6. Questions or interested in volunteering? Please call ATLAS at 737-4090. Thank you for your generosity!

COMMUNION SCHEDULE 2015 November 29 (Advent)

WORSHIP SERVICES CALENDAR November 29 AM Pastor Al Kuiper (Communion) PM Gale Tien December 6 AM Pastor Carl Klompien PM Gale Tien December 13 AM Gale Tien PM Young People’s Christmas Service December 20 AM Gale Tien PM Sunday School Program December 25 AM Pastor Duane Tinklenberg (Christmas Day Service) December 27 AM Pastor Wick Hubers PM No Evening Service

WEEKLY CALENDAR

Sunday, November 29 9:30 AM Worship Service 6:00 PM Worship Service Wednesday, December 2 7:00 PM Coffee Break