Church Bulletin 8.22.21
Worship: August 22, 2021
Scripture: Acts 20:24; Psalm 27:13-14
Message: “Hardship and Hope” Pastor Troy Nanninga
TODAY’S MEETINGS
9:30 A.M. WORSHIP
NURSERY VOLUNTEERS: Angela Myers, Mitchell Myers
9:50 – 10:30 A.M. BIBLE ADVENTURES: Kids 3 years old - 5th grade
will gather at the back of the Sanctuary to go down to Bible Adventures.
BIBLE ADVENTURES VOLUNTEERS:
Pre-K/K – Pam Abbring / Kendra Kohlhagen
1st – 5th – Amber Hart / Sadie Hart
OFFERING BASKETS are located at Sanctuary exits. Our offering will be received for the General Fund. Donations for our Missions & Benevolences Fund are also welcome.
WEEKLY MEETINGS
MONDAY – August 23
7:00 P.M. THE TRANSITION TEAM will meet in the Consistory Room. Please continue to pray for ARC’s revitalization process. Members are Pastor Troy, Matt Kallemeyn, Dave Kampenga, Angela Myers, Tim Steinke, John Schultheis, Tim Zylstra, and Stacy Hoffman.
TUESDAY – August 24
10:00 A.M. PRAYER FOR REVITALIZATION will take place in the Consistory Room. Pastor Troy will lead a time of prayer (about 30 minutes) for the revitalization process of ARC. We encourage all to come participate!
NEXT SUNDAY – August 29
9:30 A.M. WORSHIP
NURSERY VOLUNTEERS: Gayle Zeldenrust / Madison Zeldenrust9:50 – 10:30 A.M. BIBLE ADVENTURES: Kids 3 years old - 5th grade will gather at the back of the Sanctuary to go down to Bible Adventures.
BIBLE ADVENTURES VOLUNTEERS:
Pre-K/K – Pam Abbring / Grace Daniels
1st – 5th – Amber Hart / Sadie Hart
OFFERING BASKETS will be located at Sanctuary exits.
Our offering will be received for the General Fund.
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please continue to remember in prayer…
♦ Chris Clark ♦ Tammy Szostek ♦ Maryann Mehan
♦ Bob Bakker had a pacemaker put in this past week. The procedure went well.
If you have a health concern you would like us to include for prayer,
please contact the church office.
AL GRUBE WENT TO HIS HEAVENLY HOME on Friday morning. A private service will be held for immediate family. Arlene and her family thank you for all the prayers and loving kindness shown during his illness.
A CONGREGATIONAL MEETING is set for next Sunday, August 29 after worship. The purpose of the meeting is to have discussion and receive input from the congregation about the Consistory’s recommendations regarding our denomination. If you have not yet received the letter (dated August 16) sent by Pastor Troy and the Consistory, please contact the church office.
WE ARE EXCITED to be able to once again offer Kids Hope at DeMotte Elementary school this school year. If you have already been trained as a mentor, please let Heather Veld or Pastor Troy know if you are interested in mentoring this year.
WE ALSO HAVE A LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY for someone to co-lead Kids Hope with Heather. We are looking for someone who can handle the administrative and communications for our Kids Hope ministry. This will include creating schedules, emailing teachers and mentors, and coordinating trainings. If you are interested, please talk to Heather Veld or Pastor Troy.
SAVE THE DATE: Our Annual Fall Festival will be on Sunday, September 12. Details coming soon!
ARC ANNUAL
GOLF OUTING
Saturday, September 18
4-person scramble
Sign up your 4-some
on the sheet in the
kitchen window!!
FELLOWSHIP CIRCLE will meet on Tuesday, September 7th at 1:00 P.M. We will be studying This I Know for Sure by Babbie Mason. Everyone is welcome! If you would like a study book, please contact Donna Knip or Barb Kingma. Devotions – Mary Kucharik; Hostess – Diane Zylstra
DUTCH APPLE PIES ARE BACK! The Bible League will be again selling their delicious apple pies for $12.00. Proceeds from the pies will help fund African Translations so people in Africa who are hungering for God's Word can have a Bible in their own language. The order deadline is September 19, with delivery pickup on October 13 between 3:00 - 5:00 P.M. Order forms with payment can be placed in Stacy Hoffman’s mailbox. We are asking for all to support this project with your prayers. Also, if anyone can help make pies on October 11 and/or 12 please let us know.... if you can come for only a couple of hours at a time, please help us out. Order forms are in your mailboxes today with extra forms available in the kitchen window.
TRAINING CONTINUES! We are working hard to bring clean water to communities in need in underdeveloped countries through Team World Vision. We will participate in the Indy Monumental Marathon on November 6 and appreciate all donations for clean water. You can donate on behalf of a specific runner or give a gift to the ARC Team as a whole by designating gifts in the offering or going to teamworldvision.org and searching American Reformed Church. You can also support us by keeping us in your prayers as we train and praying for all who are in desperate need of clean water.
OUR ROSTER INCLUDES:
Mindy Abbring Brian Hoffman Kevin Nelms
Tom Abbring Stacy Hoffman Katlyn Sipkema
Curtis DeKock Christy Nelms Bree Tauber
Victoria DeKock
BIBLE ADVENTURES videos and take-home sheets are available on our website! This gives kids an opportunity to watch the video again at home or see videos they missed! There are printable coloring pages for Pre-K/K and printable Take Home Sheets for 1st – 5th grade. Visit demottearc.com and go to the Children’s Ministry page. There, you will find a link to the content (please note that the content page is password protected; the password is “adventures”) New lessons are posted weekly!
DID YOU KNOW that American Reformed has online giving available? It’s a convenient way to set up a one-time donation or recurring donations. Just go to demottearc.com and click on “Donate” at the bottom of the home page to get started.
IF YOU KNOW of someone who needs help from Christians Helping Christians, please contact Bonnie Sanow (987-6252).
WOULD YOU LIKE to receive ARC updates and cancellation info via text message? Just text @demottearc to 81010 to sign up!
OTHER REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS
DMCS FALL FUNDRAISER: DMCS students are selling Mrs. Fields cookies, tumblers, and so much more now through August 26! Contact any elementary or high school student for the catalog or order a tumbler online at tiny.cc/demottesale. Thank you for supporting DeMotte Christian Schools, Inc.!
2021 JOG-A-THON: It’s back! Covenant Service Committee is once again hosting the annual Jog-a-thon.
When? Wednesday, September 8 from 12:30-2:30 P.M.
Where? Field of Dreams
Why? To help fund Service Week 2022.
How can you help? By giving a donation to students when they call or ask. We are so grateful for your past support and are looking forward to a wonderful day on the track! For more information, please call CCHS at 219-987-3721 ext. 210.
ON SEPTEMBER 25, Bible League Volunteers will host a morning conference for you called Spreading the Fragrance of Life. You will be enriched with spiritual encouragement as Dr. Lynn Wilder, former Mormon now Bible-believing Christian speaks in multiple sessions. Also joining the conference is Pastor Thony Ronaldo from Indonesia, to give you an opportunity to partner in providing Scripture engagement around the world, an offering will be taken for Bible League International ministry. The registration cost of $20 covers expenses. Sign up online at bibleleague.org/tickets today.