News for March 29, 2020

Be sure to watch Pastor Troy’s message based on John 15 online this Sunday at 9:30 A.M.  It can be accessed on our website (demottearc.com), our YouTube page or our Facebook page. We will also be posting a playlist of worship songs that Melissa put together at 9:00 A.M. on Facebook on Sunday morning (a link to this list will be emailed on Friday, 3-27 as well) so you can use those to worship together as a family.

REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please continue to remember in prayer…

♦ Carol Sietsma    ♦ Al Grube       ♦ Chris Clark          ♦ Michelle Veld

♦ Lucile Bozell      ♦ Sharon Bovenkerk

 ♦ Don Tillema is currently a patient at St. Mary’s Medical Center.   

 If you have a health concern you would like us to include for prayer,  please contact the church office.

PLEASE REMEMBER all on-site church activities are cancelled at this time. 

THE CHURCH OFFICE is working on shortened hours to help ensure the safety of our congregation and staff.  We will be open Monday thru Friday, 9:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.  Much of the work staff are doing is being done at home, but we will still have these limited office hours for work that needs to be done on site. While we are still here in the office at that time, we ask that you call or email us with your needs rather than physically coming into the office. We miss you all greatly but want to take proper precautions as we know COVID-19 is in our community. We continue to pray for the health and safety of everyone and look forward to when we can meet with our church family again.

WE WANT TO MAKE YOU AWARE of resources you can take advantage of during this period of isolation.  Now is a great time to sign up for RightNow Media if you haven’t already.  Just go to bit.ly/americanreformed and you can create your free account which will allow you to access thousands of Bible studies and other great content.  There is a ton of awesome children’s content there as well.  Also, for those of you who are teaching your children from home, Scholastic has set up a website where you can access free learning content for your child https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html.

WOULD YOU LIKE to receive ARC updates and cancellation info via text message?  Just text @demottearc to 81010 to sign up! 

IF YOU HAVE ANY issues financially, or if you need assistance in any way with food or other items, please contact the church office and we will assist you as well as we can.

OFFERING FOR MARCH 22–27 (Including Online Donations):  Regular Fund - $10,565.00; Movement - $126.00; Missions & Benevolences Fund - $40.00.

ONLINE GIVING is available through demottearc.com by clicking on the “Donate” link at the bottom of the home page.  You can set up a one-time gift or a recurring donation.  Donations may also be mailed in.  We believe that God will provide and one way that God does that is through the generosity of his people.  So, thank you for how you support ARC financially.

WE’RE STILL LOOKING FOR YOUR STORIES and/or memories about your time at ARC.  Please email your memories to the church office at office@demottearc.com. 

OTHER REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE BIBLE LEAGUE ANNUAL SPRING LUNCHEON that was set for Tiebel’s Restaurant has been cancelled. 

SEEKING 1ST GRADE TEACHER FOR 2020-2021:  DeMotte Christian School is looking for a full-time 1st grade teacher for the 2020-2021 school year.  Applicants must hold at least a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, agree fully with the school’s statement of beliefs, and is an active member of a church with a Reformed persuasion.  Preferably this candidate would possess leadership qualities as well as a coaching or special education background.  If interested in applying for the position, please contact the school office at (219)987-3721, or send a resume and request an application from Devon Brinks, Superintendent, at dbrinks@dmcs-in.org.

COVENANT CHRISTIAN COACHING OPPORTUNITIES:  The school is looking for coaches to fill the following positions:

  Varsity Girls’ Soccer

  JV Girls’ Volleyball

  Co-Ed Cross Country

  Varsity Boys’ Basketball

  Varsity Girls’ Basketball

  JV Girls’ Basketball

If you are interested in any of these positions, contact Rick DeFries at rdefries@dmcsemail.org or call the high school at 219-987-7651 by Friday, March 27.

DMCS SOCIETY MEETING:  DeMotte Christian Schools, Inc. strongly encourages you to “attend” the Annual Society Meeting TBD.

·         Society members will vote on the proposed advisory budget and new Board members.  The bylaws require that a member “be 18 years of age or older and have individually contributed a minimum of $50 to the school corporation in the 13 months prior to the publication of the agenda.”

·         Society booklets can be found DMCS Google Calendar at http://bit.ly/dmcs-calendar, click on the Society Meeting date of April 7, 2020, and view the attachment.

·         To submit a ballot for board members, a member must complete the election ballot and the member affirmation statement; submit via email to dmcsecretary@dmcs-in.org, by April 7, to be “present” for the voting process.

 

American Reformed Church

Senior Pastor:  Pastor Troy Nanninga; troy@demottearc.com  

Pastor of Youth & Education:  Pastor Rob Latiak; rob@demottearc.com 

Director of Worship:  Melissa Smoker; melissa@demottearc.com

Office:  office@demottearc.com

Office Phone:  (219)987-5115   Web:  demottearc.com