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lmmanuel Christian Reformed Church January 25, 2015 MEETINGS - February 1 No Education Hour WELCOME TO IMMANUEL! 10:00AM Christian Education Assistance Enrollment 12:15PM Mission Potluck - FLC We’re glad that you joined us today, and we pray that you will 6:30PM Crossroads - Jim & Mari Schut’s home experience a meaningful time of worship with us. Guest mailboxes are located after the alphabetical list of members. Please pick up this information if you would like PRAISE & THANKSGIVING details on Immanuel’s ministries. Thanks to all who remembered me in prayer and sent cards at my sister’s passing. It was VERY much appreciated. This morning Pastor Bob will lead us in the E100 New Clara Timmer Testament series of messages. We also will celebrate Immanuel’s 67th birthday! Offerings: General Fund & Benevolent Fund PRAYER REQUESTS Update on Cheri’s Lutke sister, Vicki. She completed her This evening Pastor Bob will lead us in worship from Lord’s Day 23 - True Faith. radiation and got a clear MRI scan. She is going through a lot of preliminary testing and prep for a stem cell/bone marrow Offering: Volunteers in Service transplant that will be done in the near future. Please pray that the side effects from radiation that have affected her speech and NURSERY thoughts will improve. Today: 8:45AM Joani Vander Stelt, Lane Lems Rose Dykstra - Freedom Village 11:00AM (Infant) Mary Jane Geers, Jenna Bosma (Toddler) Dawn Koster, Alicia Ter Keurst, Wes Kremers - chemotherapy treatment Abby Dykstra, Kaylee Vander Veen, Joe Lems – severe back pain Grant Larsen 5:30PM Judi Van Dyke, Jacquelin Veldink Sharon Ondersma – M.S. Next Sunday: Pete Van Rijs – durable cancer remission 8:45AM Tammi Victory, Carrie & Casey Lems Brian Wigger – medication to shrink tumor 11:00AM (Infant) Jennifer Le Febre, Abby Postma (Toddler) Kristi Ter Keurst, Curt Hoogeboom, Sara Geers, Matt Wolters, Alyssa Ridder Josh Ter Keurst – Marines 5:30PM Denise & Sam Hoekwater Capt Ron Thenn – Army

nd CHILDREN’S WORSHIP (Jesus in the Wilderness) 2 Lt Stephan Thenn – Marines Today: 11:00AM Tammy Wolters, Kris Ter Keurst, Sam Bosma Edwin Pettinga - adoption process - Liberia Next Sunday: Angela Schut – Youth With A Mission (YWAM) – England 11:00AM Cheri Lutke, Mary Verkaik, Sarah Hoekwater OPPORTUNITIES MEETINGS TODAY 10:00AM Education Hour Circle Letter C - Church Potluck 10:00AM Birthday Celebration - FLC Please join us for a church potluck next Sunday, February 1, in 12:15PM District #2 Potluck - FLC the FLC at 12:15PM. Michele Vande Steeg will be sharing about her training with IRIS in Africa. THIS WEEK The Mission Committee will provide hot sandwiches, chips, drinks, and paper products. Please bring a large salad, side TUESDAY JANUARY 27 dish, or dessert to share. 7:00PM GEMS leaders If you plan to attend, please circle Letter C in the Friendship 7:00PM Fired Up Fit Class Folder. Questions? Call Michelle Gulker (662-9573). WEDNESDAY JANUARY 28 6-7:00AM Prayers for Immanuel & our community CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS in basement Prayer Room 7:00PM “Trek Through Guinea” Immanuel Circle: The January 28th meeting has been cancelled to allow members to attend the Hofland video being shown on the same date and time. Our next meeting will be NEXT SUNDAY – FEBRUARY 1, 2015 February 11, 2015. Questions, please call Betty Laninga or Wanda Schut. Thank you. 8:45 & 11AM Pastor Bob E100: New Testament - The Church is Born Reminder, there is NO Sunday School or Higher Ground next Offerings: General Fund & Building Fund Sunday, February 1. Classes resume February 8.

5:30PM Pastor Bob District #1 will have a Pizza and Game Night Saturday, Lord’s Day 24 - Fruit of Gratitude February 7, at 5:30 in the FLC. Please bring your favorite game Offering: Zuni and a salty or sweet snack to share. RSVP to Marge VandeSteeg or Julie Larsen. THE LAURELS OF HUDSONVILLE – 9:00AM Elder John Wolters The Giving Tree Roon, Kevin Rozema, Schmitt families As you think about the Sanctity of Human Life, please stop by The Giving Tree to choose a donation for Alpha Women's Center of Grand Rapids. This ministry serves pregnant women and struggling moms in need. Some of the items on the tree include Home Plate 2015 bibs, infant clothing, bath items and gift cards to local stores. Are you starting to dream about spring in Michigan? That We will be collecting donations until February 1. Thanks! usually goes hand in hand with the Detroit Tigers. If you're a Tigers fan (or a baseball fan), you won't want to miss Home District #2 Potluck Plate at Comerica Park on Saturday, May 9. A sign up form has We meet today following the 11AM worship. Please bring a hot been placed in your church mailbox for Home Plate 2015. and cold dish to pass. Paper products will be provided along Deadline is Sunday, February 1. Contact Mike LeFebre with with the drinks. questions.

Elder & Deacon Nominees YOUTH MINISTRIES The council invites the congregation to submit names for consideration to be selected for the church offices of Elders and There is NO ET youth group this weekend due to the retreat. Deacons. As a reminder, the council approved beginning last year, to allow Crossroads Winter Retreat women to serve in the office of deacon. To submit names, or if Grace Adventures in Mears, MI - March 6-8 you have any questions, please contact your district elder or Because we were unable to secure a date with Camp Roger that deacon by February 11. didn't interfere with school events, we are having our retreat for high school at Grace Adventures. The format will still be the Christian Education Assistance Program (CEAP) Enrollment same...all programing will be done by our leaders. We are Enrollment for parents of children attending Christian day school, required to use their staff/resources for food. K-12, will take place on Sundays, February 1, 8, 15, and if The cost is $81 per student and that covers 2 nights + all food. needed 22 between the morning services. Look for Rob Plaisier There will be broomball, basketball, volleyball, and other outdoor in the office area by the mailboxes. Immanuel will provide some activities for the weekend. The weekend will include worship tuition assistance to all families that choose to enroll their time together, small group discussion, and quiet retreat time with children in the CEAP. Additional levels of assistance are the Lord. available from Immanuel, if needed. Plan to attend one of these Save the date! There is no cap for this trip, but we will have meetings to get more information and to enroll your children. If sign-ups on Facebook and the youth board soon! If you have you can't attend one of these meetings please call Rob Plaisier any questions, please contact Tyler Cook. (Also, please let us (616-745-1647) to get an enrollment form and/or more know if cost is ever an issue. We don't want to limit students information. from this opportunity and believe God will always provide!) Student Prayer Partners Save the Date! If you have been a Student Prayer Partner, I put your student's Our car wash fundraiser for Cincinnati will be on Wednesday, name and DOB in your mailbox and the students were given a May 13. The trip this year will take place from June 6-12 slip of paper telling them who is their prayer partner. If you did (Saturday-Friday). not receive information about a student, and would like to be a Student Prayer Partner, let me know. There are still 20 students who do not have a prayer partner. Contact me at 669-5657 or ADULT MINISTRIES [email protected]. Ruth Pohler Attention: Ladies of All Ages Church Wide Pinewood Derby Car Races It’s not too late to sign up for our Women’s Retreat. It is coming On Saturday, March 7, we will have church wide derby car races! up soon on March 20 and 21. Anyone is invited to make a car - trophies will be handed out! If This is a great way for you to meet new friends and spend time you are interested in building a car, please contact Jeff with long time friends. We are having one more sign up today, Kooienga. between the morning services and after the 11AM service. If you are looking for more information or have any questions— Tuition Assistance Program please call one of our committee members—Kris TerKeurst-- For the upcoming school year, families who wish to apply for 616-498-1967 or Maribeth Stech--616-403-4557 or Amy Ymker Level 2 tuition assistance from Immanuel will need to use the —616-260-3759. FACTS application format online via a confidential web site at www.FACTStuitionaid.com. The required application information is easily accessible data FINANCIAL UPDATES from the 2014 tax return along with other basic information. Copies of confirming tax documents will be required to be sent to January Corners Offering the FACTS center. The $30 application fee will be paid by the Lakeshore Pregnancy Center schools. Parents who have children in more than one participating school need only to fill out the application one time-- January 25, 2015 the information will be available to the schools where their General Fund $7,884 children attend and to Immanuel CRC. Faith Promise 1,665 The FACTS organization will analyze the information of each General Fund Year-to-Date applicant. Through FACTS Immanuel CRC and participating Received $312,585 schools have the ability to more evenly distribute available tuition Budget goal 336,002 assistance funds based upon factual information the families Over (Under) (13,417) provide in the application. While the schools and Immanuel CRC will use the same information, the schools will distribute Budget received – 96% their funds after they know how much assistance Immanuel CRC Fiscal year – July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015 will provide. To fulfill our General Fund budget, Please contact FACTS at (866) 315-9262 with any questions. an average weekly offering of $11,586 is necessary. The deadline for submitting this application is March 31, 2015. Please tithe in faith and as your response to God’s blessings. You may also contact Rob Plaisier (616) 745-1647 with questions. A home or residence needed for Maivena Gaye. Maivena graduated February Offerings from Unity Christian High School last June, and after spending a few months with her mother, Ruth Lewis, in Philadelphia, she has returned 1 General Fund & Building Fund “home” to Hudsonville. Zuni She is working at Cream Curl Bakery. 8 General Fund & Level 3 Tuition Assistance Now she needs a place to live. If anybody has an extra bedroom, or Other Way Ministry small apartment available, would you please consider renting that to Maivena? 15 General Fund & Faith Promise Please call Lisa De Lange at 875-6026, or Dena Baker at 896-9614, if YWAM you have any questions or are interested in helping Maivena with the 22 General Fund & Benevolent Fund housing situation. Christian Schools International Love INC Opportunities  The Outback Shoppe has openings for Saturday shifts, 9-3PM. This is a volunteer position that involves helping sort, organize, WEEKLY PRAYER GUIDE and move items for sale in our back warehouse. January 25, 2015  Love’s Treasures Resale Shoppe Volunteer positions are available in Electronics and Clothing. Video games, clocks, SUNDAY coffee pots, toys, and more- there are a lot of items to test/sort Remember in prayer and with a card this week our shut-ins: before putting them out on the sales floor! Letty Dyk, Corky Van Leeuwen  Small Engine Ministry Do you enjoy working with engines? This is a great ministry for you! MONDAY Contact Kaitlin at 662-3300 ext. 127 or [email protected] if you would like to be connected Pray for God’s strength to be with the many persecuted with one of these ministries or are interested in learning about other Christians in Vietnam. ministry opportunities.

TUESDAY Sunset Communities & Services Pray for God’s blessing and protection this week on our Kids  Our Meals at Home ministry is in dire need of volunteer Hope Director, Evamarie Eggebeen. drivers for the months of January through April. Delivery takes approximately 1½ hours and is very important to WEDNESDAY the homebound seniors that we serve. Please call Ellen Pray for Jennifer Kragt and her work with International Teams. at 457.7777 for more information.

THURSDAY Do you have a child that would enjoy playgroup with other Pray for these young adults and remember them with a note or children? Do you work and need childcare? Do you have a 3 or 4 card: year old that needs preschool? If you answered yes to any of the Justin Schout, Elysia Ter Avest, Alicia Ter Keurst above, Cottonwood Christian Learning Center, 1101 Cypress Dr. in Jenison, will have open enrollment as of Tuesday, February 24 starting FRIDAY at 8 am. Call Kim Mulder to set up a tour or if you just want more Pray for God’s blessing on our Youth Ministries. information. Childcare is available Monday through Friday between 6:15 am-6:00 pm. 457-8123 ext. 2. SATURDAY Ask God to bless the civil and church leaders of our city and the residents of your street.

Denominational Prayer Line: 1-888-CRC-PRAY

REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS Unity Campus Volunteers Unity is looking for volunteers who are willing to help with clean- up a few times a month at the new campus. If interested, please come to the new campus at 9AM on either Monday, January 26, Tuesday, January 27, or Wednesday, January 28. There will be someone at the campus to show volunteers what needs to be done. Please meet on the east side of the new building in the parking lot outside the fence. If you have any questions, please contact Nick Balcer at the Unity Development Office at (616) 662-4011.

College seniors or seminary ready students who are professing members of one of the churches of Classis Georgetown, pursuing ministry in the Christian Reformed Church, and in need of financial assistance are invited to apply for financial aid for the 2015-16 school year. Please contact Pastor Stan Drenth by email at [email protected], or at 3903 Canterbury Dr., Hudsonville, MI 49426 or by ph. 450-7429. Applications will be accepted until February 21, 2015.