News for April 26, 2020

Be sure to watch Pastor Troy’s message 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, 4-24 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

♦ Sharon Bovenkerk

 

♦ Don Tillema was able to get his heart procedure, however, he returned to St. Mary Medical Center this past week due to kidney issues.  He still has a long road of recovery as there is much healing to be done.  Please keep Don and Jenny in prayer.  They wish to thank everyone for the calls, cards and especially prayers.  Jenny expressed that they are feeling the power of prayer and truly appreciate it.

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

 

  FIXER UPPER:  Message Series Continues Sunday

April 26 - Relationship with Family

May 3 - Relationship with Church

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.

NEW ITEM NEEDED!  If you are already planning to make a grocery shopping trip, the Good Neighbor Food Pantry of DeMotte is in need.       

    THIS WEEK, THEY REQUESTED CANS OF SOUP.

Donations can be set in the front church foyer (Door #8) for a contact free drop off.  The door is open 9:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M., Mon.-Fri.  We thank everyone who has donated so far.  The pantry is seeing increased need and expects to see new families each week.  Thank you!

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO?  Last year, we partnered with World Vision for the Global 6k.  Each person who participated provided clean water for a child somewhere in the world.  We are going to be doing the Global 6k again this year!     

Here's what it's going to look like: 

Date:  Saturday, May 16

Where: Wherever you want!                       

Due to Covid-19 restrictions we can't have a large in person event, but we can still move our feet for clean water on our own!  You can go for a walk or run in your neighborhood or in a park.  You can even walk or run around your house!   You just commit to walking or running 6k (just over 3.5 miles) sometime that day and you still provide clean water for a child in need.  Cost: $50/adult or $25/child   Each registration provides clean water for one child.  Here is a link where you can sign up to join our team!  We hope you will consider joining us to move our feet for clean water!      https://www.teamworldvision.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=13153

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 April 18–24 (Including online donations):  Regular Fund - $6,937.00; Memorial Fund - $400.00; Good Neighbor Food Pantry - $150.00.

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.