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lmmanuel Christian Reformed Church
October 23, 2016
WELCOME TO IMMANUEL!
We’re glad that you joined us today, and we pray that you will encounter God through prayer, worship, and his word.
Guest mailboxes are located after the alphabetical list of members. Please pick up this information if you would like details on Immanuel’s ministries.
This morning Pastor Bob will continue with part 6 of the message series, The Essential Jesus.
Offerings: General Fund & Benevolent Fund
This evening we welcome Rev Dan Kroeze as he leads us from Matthew 5:21-48, Loving the Unlovable.
Offering: Crop Walk
NURSERY
Today:
8:45AM Jena & Hannah Gaffner
11:00AM Michelle Hamberg, Monica Hoogeboom,
Kristina & Abbi Eppinga
5:30PM The nursery room will be open but unstaffed.
Next Sunday:
8:45AM Lette Huisman
11:00AM Holly Bayle, Ellie Sytsma,
Charlotte Smith, Andrew Bosma
5:30PM The nursery room will be open but unstaffed.
NO CHILDREN’S WORSHIP TODAY
Next Sunday:
Kelsey Janke, Erika Dykstra
MEETINGS TODAY
No Education Hour
6:30PM E.T.
THIS WEEK
MONDAY OCTOBER 24
7-9:00PM Sewing Night - FLC
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26
7:00PM Immanuel Circle - Adult Ed Room
7:00PM Discovery - FLC Prayer Room
THURSDAY OCTOBER 27
7AM-7PM Pray for Life event
7:00PM Knitting Ministry
SATURDAY OCTOBER 29
5:30-7:30PM Trunk or Treat - Presidential Estates
NEXT SUNDAY – OCTOBER 30, 2016
8:45 & 11AM The Essential Jesus - The Birth of Jesus
Part 7 of 10 Matthew 1:18-25
Offerings: General Fund & Legacy Fund
5:30PM Reformation Sunday
Offering: Crop Walk
THE LAURELS OF HUDSONVILLE – 9:00AM
Elder Steve Herweyer
Kooienga, Koster, Kuipers families
MEETINGS - OCTOBER 30
10:00AM Education Hour
10:00AM Staff Appreciation - FLC
6:30PM Crossroads
PRAISE & THANKSGIVING
Thank you to my friends & church family for all the birthday cards and greetings! Ella Jane Newenhouse
PRAYER REQUESTS
Joan Ringerwole was scheduled for surgery this past Friday. Pray for a complete recovery.
Wes Kremers - chemotherapy
Joe Lems – severe back pain
Sharon Ondersma – M.S.
Lynne Rozema - chemotherapy
Pete Van Rijs – durable cancer remission
Brian Wigger – medication to shrink tumor
Military
Ethan Ritsema DC3 - Navy, Japan
Lance Corporal Josh Ter Keurst – Marines
Captain Ron Thenn – Army
2nd Lieutenant Stephan Thenn – Marines
Private First Class Trevor Vedders - Marines
Alan & Betty Miller -
World Renew Disaster Response Services in Texas
WEEKLY PRAYER GUIDE
SUNDAY
Remember in prayer and with a card this week our shut-ins:
Agnes Koomen, Letty Dyk
MONDAY
Pray for God’s strength to be with the many persecuted Christians in Burundi.
TUESDAY
Pray for God’s blessing and protection this week on our Kids Hope Director, Evamarie Eggebeen.
WEDNESDAY
Pray for Annalise Larsen and her work with Navigators in Colorado.
THURSDAY
Pray for these young adults and remember them with a note or card:
Maxwell Vruwink, Brittany Ymker, Lanae Nesky
FRIDAY
Pray for God’s blessing on our Youth Ministries.
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
OPPORTUNITIES
Circle Letter A - Deacons Singles and/or Seniors Dinner
Please reserve Thursday, November 10, for the Deacons Singles and/or Seniors Dinner. The punch bowl will be at 5:30PM with dinner following at 6PM.
Please note: Your district deacon doesn’t want to offend anyone as they don’t always know who to consider a senior! Please circle Letter A in the Friendship Folder to let us know you are interested in attending. Thank you!
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Phone & Address Directory
An updated phone & address directory will be printed in November. If you have any changes to what was printed last year, and haven’t already notified us, please contact the church office (669-9725 or ) ASAP.
Women’s Sewing Ministry
Tomorrow night, from 7-9PM, we will be sewing dresses for girls in Africa. We use men’s long sleeve shirts with cuffs. Come and learn how to make them. Bring your sewing machine, scissors, variety of thread, pins. We will provide the shirts and instructions. If you aren’t a seamstress, you can cut strips of material, iron, make material flowers, or just visit. There will be an extra sewing machine available.
Beverages and snacks provided. Questions? Please contact Ruth Pohler (828-2336 or ) or Amber Rich (745-1736 or ).
40 Days Pray for Life
We have the privilege to battle the enemy through prayer outside of the abortion clinic in Grand Rapids on Thursday, October 27. The mission of the campaign is to bring together the body of Christ in a spirit of unity during a focused 40-day campaign of prayer, fasting, and peaceful activism, with the purpose of repentance, to seek God’s favor to turn hearts and minds from a culture of death to a culture of life, thus bringing an end to abortion.
You can sign up to pray with a friend, your family or small group during a one-hour time slot 7AM - 7PM on October 27. Once you have signed up to pray, you will receive directions, guidelines and ideas for prayer. Look for the Sign-Up Genius information by email and facebook or call Evamarie Eggebeen (371-2086) to sign up.
Meals for New City Kids
We will need meals for 10 teens and 2 adults every Monday & Wednesday night for the next 12 weeks. We will deliver the meals; all you need to do is prepare it.
If you can help, please call Lynne Rozema (669-0527) or Phyllis Wigger (669-0594). You may drop your meal off by noon at the Rozemas on Mondays or Wednesdays.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Trunk or Treat
We are looking for people to park and pass out candy at Presidential Estates this Saturday, October 29, from 5:30-7:30PM. If you can’t attend, but would like to donate some candy, please drop it off in the church office. See the flyer in your church mailbox for more info.
Staff Appreciation
We will be celebrating all of our staff between the AM services next Sunday, October 30, with bagels, sweet breads, fruit and coffee. We would love for the whole congregation to join us!
Lost & Found Box
Please check out the box under the FLC coat rack that contains clothing, casserole dishes, bibles, insulated carrier, etc and see if anything belongs to you.
Save the Date - January 21, 2017!
Do you love great food, fellowship and dessert? Save the date for Saturday, January 21. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner is returning! More information will be given out in December via email and a flyer in your church mailbox with details. This will be for couples and singles of all ages. Any questions, please contact Laurie Kooienga 616-292-2989.
FINANCIAL UPDATES
October 16, 2016
General Fund $9,527
Short-Term Missions 846
Crop Walk 128
General Fund Year-to-Date
Received $177,524
Budget goal 199,485
Over (Under) (21,962)
Budget received – 89%
Fiscal year – July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017
To fulfill our General Fund budget,
an average weekly offering of $12,468 is necessary.
Please tithe in faith and as your response to God’s blessings.
October Corners Offering - Mel Trotter Ministries
Contributions to Immanuel can be made in four ways:
· Weekly offerings during our worship service
· Online giving through PayPal
· Auto-giving through your bank
· Mailing a check to the church address
REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Hudsonville Christian School (HCS) 100-year Anniversary Committee is looking for pictures, news articles and artifacts related to HCS from the past 100 years. If you have any items the committee may borrow for the 100-year celebration, please bring them to the main HCS office clearly marked for Linda Witte. All pictures, articles and artifacts will be returned after June, 2018. If you have any questions, please email .
Are you a 4th or 5th HCS generation family? The HCS 100-year Anniversary Committee is looking for 4 and 5 generation families who have attended HCS. Please email with the names of the family members, the year they graduated, the relationships, photos and contact information.
Unity Christian High School is presenting the musical A Christmas Carol. Performances are November 3, 4, and 5 at 7PM in the Hudsonville High School Auditorium on Allen Street. Tickets are $5 each and will be available in Unity’s school office beginning Monday, October 24. Office hours are 8AM – 3:30PM.
Zumba Benefit Trinity CRC is organizing a Zumba benefit for Barry and Kathy Lambers who are both struggling with their health. Barry is an engineer and Georgetown Township fire fighter and is struggling to regain use of the lower half of his body. Kathy is a retired JCS bus driver and is struggling with cancer. The Zumba benefit will be on November 12 from 10:30 - noon at Jenison Christian School's gym. The entry fee is $5. There will be a raffle and prizes!
Sunset’s Meals at Home Program, 725 Baldwin Street, is in need of volunteer drivers to deliver hot meals to homebound seniors in Jenison, Hudsonville, and Grandville. The commitment can be for as long as your time will allow. If you are interested in this ministry or would like more information, please call 457-7777 and ask for a Meals at Home staff member.
Please reserve 7PM on Thursday, December 1 and join New City Kids for our 2nd annualChristmas Bash. This benefit performance will be held at the historic City View Church, formerly Alpine Ave CRC. New City Kids is an inspiring youth leadership development program where 100% of alumni graduate high school and go to college. TheChristmas Bashwill be an evening to sample the music, worship and energy that is the life-transforming magic of New City Kids. RSVP by visiting www.newcitykids.org.
Additional Requested Announcements can be read online.
Please join us at the Christian Reformed Conference Grounds on Saturday, December 3 for Dinner Christmas concert featuring pianist Timothy Noble. This young man from Ohio has played and sang for us twice this summer and he is incredibly gifted! Timothy and his family are striving to bring honor and glory to God as they travel and perform in many different states, using the gifts God has blessed him with to bless others. Punch-bowl will begin at 6 PM and dinner at 6:30 in our new Worship Center. During dessert, Timothy will present a Christmas concert. Tickets for this event are $15/person. If you would like to have a table for 10, the cost is $140. All tickets must be purchased in advance. Seating is limited to 300. You can reserve your seats by calling us at 616-842-4478
Love INC Opportunities
· Join our Resale Team You've shopped at Love's Treasures & The Outback Resale Shoppes, but have you volunteered with us? Join our team!All profits of our stores benefit Love INC, a ministry that partners with local churches to transform lives and communities.
Email: or call 616.662.3300x127
· Precious Metal Recycling Volunteers Looking for individuals to work with a great team, breaking down broken, donated electronics and sorting different types of metals. Weekdays and hours are flexible.
Email: or call616.662.3300x127
· Warehouse Space Needed
Warehouse space is needed for storage of bikes and seasonal items. Please contact Jason if you are aware of storage space that is greater than 2,000 sq ft.
Email: or call616.662.3300x115