Worship: July, 12 2020

   Scripture: Ephesians 2

   Message: “Summer Book Club:  Chapter 2”   Pastor Troy Nanninga

TODAY’S MEETINGS

9:30 A.M.  WORSHIP

NURSERY IS AVAILABLE:  Volunteers – Angela Myers, Jillian Tysen

OFFERING BASKETS are located at Sanctuary exits.  Our offering will be received for the General Fund.

WEEKLY MEETINGS

THURSDAY – July 16

1:00 – 7:00 P.M.  RED CROSS BLOODMOBILE will be in the Fellowship Hall.  Donating blood is a safe process and people should not hesitate to give or receive blood.  Right now, eligible and healthy donors are strongly urged to make an appointment to give soon.  Walk-ins are welcome or call 1-800-RED CROSS  or go to redcrossblood.org code “amrefch” to schedule an appointment.

NEXT LORD’S DAY – July 19

9:30 A.M.  WORSHIP

NURSERY IS AVAILABLE:  Volunteers – Kristi and Gwen Walstra

OFFERING BASKETS will be located at Sanctuary exits.               

Our offering will be received for the General Fund.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

WE EXPRESS our sympathy to Joe Roorda, John & Kathy Roorda, and Jenny Tillema as well as all family and friends on the passing of our sister in Christ, Jeanette Roorda.  Jeanette went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, July 5.  Services were held here at church this past Wednesday.  May God uphold Jeanette’s family during this difficult time.

WE EXPRESS our sympathy to Jenny Tillema as well as all family and friends on the passing of our brother in Christ, Don Tillema.  Don went home to be with his Lord on Monday, July 6.  Services were held here at church this past Thursday.  May God give comfort during this difficult time.

WE EXPRESS our sympathy to the Roy & Deb Gouwens Family on the passing of Deb’s uncle, Harold Kingma.  Harold went home to be with his Lord on Monday, July 6.  Visitation will take place tomorrow, July 13 from 1:00 – 2:45 P.M. with a funeral service following at 3:00 P.M. at First Christian Reformed Church of DeMotte.  May God grant comfort to Harold’s family.

CONGRATULATIONS to Mr. & Mrs. Jacob & Melissa (Smoker) McGough who were married yesterday, July 11.  May God bless them both as they seek to serve Christ together.

COVID SAFETY PRECAUTION UPDATE:  As we continue to monitor the presence and spread of Covid in our community, we continue to review our safety guidelines as a church to try to ensure as safe of a worship environment as possible. Beginning this week, there are a couple of things that have been adjusted.

• First, we continue to have social distancing in place in the sanctuary. However, we have changed the setup to have half of every pew be open so that we can better keep people separated. We also want to encourage non-family members to remember to have 6 ft. of separation between yourself and another guest.

• Second, there will be disposable masks available at the entries to the sanctuary. We want to encourage the use of them as they have been shown to reduce the likelihood of transmission of the virus when worn. Additionally, Governor Holcomb is encouraging the use of masks in public spaces as part of stage 4.5 of reopening Indiana.

• Finally, we want you to know that we continue to make your health and safety a priority and we will continue to monitor in our community and make adjustments as necessary.

WE CONTINUE TO OFFER homemade masks to you as well as anyone in need in the community.  We are running low on adult masks.  If you sew and would like to donate, we would greatly appreciate it!  We've placed baskets in the front entrance (door #8) for drop offs and pick-ups.  Masks are available to pick up Monday thru Friday from 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. and Sunday mornings.

EMAIL LIST:  If you would like to receive prayer chain requests, updates, and other church info via email, please contact the church office at office@demottearc.com.

TEXT LIST:  If you would like to receive ARC updates and cancellation info via text message, text @demottearc to 81010 to sign up! 

JOIN US AS WE CONTINUE OUR 100 DAYS OF PRAYER!   As we approach our church’s 100-year anniversary, we invite you to join us in 100 days of prayer leading up to the 100-year anniversary of ARC’s very first worship service.  We have placed a July prayer calendar in your mailbox with daily topics we ask you to focus on.  We will distribute prayer calendars each month leading up to October 10.  Extra calendars are available at Sanctuary exits as well.  Topics will also be listed in the bulletin.  “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” Ephesians 6:18

This week:

  98 Days: Sunday, July 12        Give thanks for God’s faithfulness

  97 Days: Monday, July 13       Small businesses impacted by Covid

96 Days: Tuesday, July 14     Jack & Angie Hamstra Family

95 Days: Wednesday, July 15 First Responders

94 Days: Thursday, July 16    Our President

93 Days: Friday, July 17         Teachers

92 Days: Saturday, July 18     Our Military

ARC PAVILION PIZZA FUNDRAISER: Our Scout, Adam, continues to raise money for the new church pavilion. Here is a way to get a deal on Casey's Pizza and help him out!                                                                                

HOW IT WORKS: Contact the church office to reserve your pizza punch card for a cost of $15. Each card gets you ten punches of a free medium one topping pizza with the purchase of a large specialty pizza. (that comes out to a $108 value)! Contact the church office to put your name in and once we have the cards, we will call you for pick up.   PLEASE RESERVE YOUR CARD BY     THIS FRIDAY!

KIDS HOPE USA...CO-DIRECTOR NEEDED: Love kids?  Love our community?  Have administrative and interpersonal skills?  If so, please consider being a Kids Hope Co-Director with Heather Veld.  Training Is provided.  Kids Hope is a great ministry that has been serving our community and local schools for over 5 years.  If you are interested or would like more information, please talk directly to Heather Veld (veldheather@yahoo.com;     219-869-3403) or Kara Nanninga (kara.bruxvoort@gmail.com; 219-805-9926). 

TIM & MARCIA KENT AND FAMILY would like to thank everyone for their prayers and cards of sympathy for the passing of Tim’s mother, Norma Kent.  They were of great comfort.

JIM & DIANA VELDMAN AND FAMILY wish to thank all those who offered thoughts, prayers, and cards for the passing of Jim’s mother, Ana Mae Veldman.  It is so comforting to know she is in heaven now and it is such a blessing to have friends in Christ.

IF YOU KNOW of someone who needs help from Christians Helping Christians, please contact Bonnie Sanow (987-6252).

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.  Thank you for how you support ARC financially.