Church Bulletin 12.8.19
Worship December 8, 2019
Scripture: Luke 2:7
Message: “The Innkeeper” Pastor Troy Nanninga
TODAY’S MEETING
9:30 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP
THE REGULAR OFFERING will be received for the General Fund and the second offering will be for the DeMotte Work Team’s upcoming trip to Nicaragua.
9:30 A.M. CHILDREN’S CHURCH for kids 3 years old through 5th Grade will be in the Promiseland Area.
10:45 – 11:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL for all ages.
(Parents: please pick your child up in his/her classroom.)
3 yr. old – 12th grade will meet in their respective classrooms.
A group that discusses current events will meet in the Cry Room.
Nursery is available upon request.
11:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. CHRISTMAS CHOIR PRACTICE will be in the Sanctuary.
4:15 P.M. MOVEMENT WORSHIP PRACTICE: Singers for the week are Gwen, Kendra, Hope, Kate L. and Keegan. Cooper will be on guitar and Ryder on box drum.
5:00 – 7:00 P.M. MOVEMENT will be in the Fellowship Hall.
5:30 – 7:00 P.M. DISCIPLESHIP ESSENTIALS BIBLE STUDY will meet in the Promiseland Area. Nursery is available.
6:00 P.M. PRAYER/BIBLE STUDY GROUP will meet in the Consistory Room.
WEEKLY MEETINGS
MONDAY – December 9
1:00 P.M. HOPE CIRCLE will meet in the Fireside Room for their Christmas party. Pennie Martin will lead the lesson and Lorri Owsley and JoAnn Abbring will host.
6:00 P.M. JOY CIRCLE will meet at Corrie’s house for the Christmas get-together. Remember your carry-in dish and your love offering.
6:30 P.M. DARTBALL: Teams #1 & #2 will be in the Fellowship Hall.
7:00 P.M. FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE will meet in the Consistory Room. Members are: Gene Veld, Eric DeKock, Allan Ooms, Mitch Kingma, Jorie Wireman, Bonnie Sanow, Kristi Walstra, Maryann Mehan, Brian DeKock, Steve & Sue Daniels, Kevin & Christy Nelms, Kevin Broertjes.
WEDNESDAY – December 11
1:30 – 3:00 P.M. NIFTY NEEDLES will meet in the Fireside Room.
4:45 P.M. BACKPACKS will be stuffed for the Backpack Ministry in the Fireside Rom.
5:15 – 6:30 P.M. FAMILY NIGHT DINNER Menu: Chili cheese dogs. This will be the last dinner until the new year.
SATURDAY – December 14
6:00 – 7:30 A.M. MEN’S LIFE will meet in the Fireside Room. Each week, men meet to learn from God’s Word, have great fellowship and sharing, and spend time in prayer. All men are welcome to join us.
NEXT LORD’S DAY – December 15
9:30 A.M. WORSHIP
THE REGULAR OFFERING will be received for the General Fund
9:30 A.M. CHILDREN’S CHURCH for kids 3 years old thru 5th Grade.
10:45 – 11:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL for all ages.
11:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. CHRISTMAS CHOIR PRACTICE will be in the Sanctuary.
4:00 P.M. MOVEMENT CHRISTMAS CAROLING
5:00 P.M. MOVEMENT CHRISTMAS PARTY
5:30 – 7:00 P.M. DISCIPLESHIP ESSENTIALS BIBLE STUDY will meet in the Promiseland Area. Nursery is available.
6:00 P.M. PRAYER/BIBLE STUDY GROUP will meet in the Consistory Room.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE RESULTS of the Congregational Meeting Consistory Selection:
New Elders: Bob Klemp and Tim Steinke.
New Deacons:Ron Evers, Dave Kampenga, and Josh Luedtke.
THE CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE by Kyle Idleman is our pick for a great study for the Advent Season. Experience the Christmas story in detail and help prepare yourself and your family for Advent. God chose each individual in the Christmas Story for a specific purpose. If you join with us, you will find yourself in the Christmas story, as you learn that what happened then changes everything now. To access it, log in to Right Now Media and click on American Reformed Church in the Library section on the left side. Don’t have an account? Sign up for your FREE membership by scanning this QR code as our gift to you.
POINSETTIA ORDERS ARE DUE TODAY! Every Christmas, we decorate our Sanctuary with poinsettias which can be purchased in memory or honor of a loved one. After, the Christmas Eve Service, you are welcome to take your poinsettia home. They are available in white this year and the cost is $8.00. Extra order forms are available in the kitchen window. Please return them to Ann Kikkert’s mailbox today!
WE HAVE SOME LAST MINUTES ANGEL TREE TAGS! If you’d like to take one or more, they are available in the Fellowship Hall today. These late arrival tags are due to be returned to church this Wednesday. Please consider taking one. Thank you!
MOVEMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
December 15 will be the Movement Christmas Party: Caroling @ 4:00 P.M.; Party @ 5:00 P.M. (Wear ugly Christmas sweaters and bring a white elephant gift.)
No Movement on December 22 or 29.
Movement Angel Tree: Gifts are due today.
Girl: Age 11 Likes – unicorns and hair stuff;
Clothes – Size 10/12 and Shoes - Size 5/6
Boy: Age 12 Likes – Nerf, Legos;
Clothes – Size 14/16 and Shoes - Size 8
DEMOTTE WORK TEAM PROJECT: On January 16, the DeMotte Work Team will be leaving for Nicaragua for this year’s project, about a six hour ride from Managua. Our project is to replace the roofs of four school buildings that are rotten and leaking. This year, four men from ARC are going. Steve Szostek, Dan Brodner, Marv Peterson, and our new member, Brandon DeYoung. We ask for your prayers while we are away for safety on and off the job. We also ask for your consideration to help with the cost of project materials so we can accomplish our goal with this morning’s offering. Thanks for your support of our team. God has always provided and we know He will again this year.
– Brandon, Steve, Dan and Marv
SALVATION ARMY BELL RINGERS NEEDED! The KVMA is again this year coordinating a special mission of mercy outreach. We will partner with the Salvation Army by placing a bucket at Tysen’s Grocery. Our church has been asked to fill the bell ringer schedule for Sat., Dec. 21. A signup sheet for one hour slots beginning at 9:00 A.M. and running through 7:00 P.M. is located by the kitchen.
“DEAR RCWM, thank you so much for serving us a wonderful lunch after the funeral. It was greatly appreciated. You ladies do a wonderful job and many lives are touched by your servant hearts.”
– The Sipkema Family
A BIG THANKS was offering by some of our Movement soup supper guests. They wish to give their sincere thanks to Movement for a great supper and made special note of the phenomenal job the students did serving and attending to every need of the guests. Our students are AMAZING!
WE NEED COOKS! We are looking for people to prepare Wednesday Night dinners for the month of February. If you’d like to take a week, please sign up on the sheet down by the kitchen.
WE ARE LOOKING for one leader for Children’s Church lessons! This would be for ages 3-1st grade. Leaders are asked to teach once every 6 weeks. If interested, please contact Stacy Hoffman (869-8114 or office@demottearc.com).
WOULD YOU LIKE to receive ARC updates and cancellation info via text message? Just text @demottearc to 81010 to sign up!
OTHER REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS
SCRIPTURE CHRISTMAS CARDS AVAILABLE: DeMotte Christian Grade School has a variety of boxed Scripture Christmas cards for purchase in the front hallway of DMC.
DMCS “CARRYING ON THE PROMISE”: DeMotte Christian Schools has begun our Carrying On the Promise annual fund drive to support the General Fund for DeMotte Christian Grade School and Covenant Christian High School. We thank you all for your support every year! If you write a check, please make it out to DMCS Inc. and send to DeMotte Christian Schools, PO Box 430, DeMotte, IN 46310. You can also drop it off at one of the schools. Online giving can be done by using the following link: https://tinyurl.com/https-COTP-com. If
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to an Indoor Christmas Carol Sing-a-Long on Friday, December 13 at 7 PM at Immanuel United Reformed Church in DeMotte. Food items for the Good Neighbor food pantry in DeMotte will be collected, but it’s not necessary for you to donate in order to participate in the caroling. Refreshments and fellowship after the singing. Immanuel Church is located at 9991 W. 1200 N. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
TODAY:
USHER: Mitch Kingma
GREETERS: Dan & Julie Brodner Family
WING: Marty & Sonja Musch
NURSERY: Kelli Hale, Deb Klemp
Gwen Walstra, Jillian Tysen
NEXT WEEK:
USHER: Steve Szostek
GREETERS: John & Stacy Schultheis Family
WING: Dean & Barb Kingma
NURSERY: Heather Veld, Sharon Van Kley
Maddi Curless, Kristy Kohlhagen