Bulletin for March 9

We are very glad you decided to come and worship God here today. Welcome!
We pray that you receive from God what you need today and that you come back again.
Everyone is invited to stay for refreshments and conversation in the lobby after the morning service.

Ø Tonight we welcome the Heritage Singing Men who will be participating in the evening service.

Ø New to our Media Center is the “Answers in Genesis” DVD series thanks to the generosity or wonderful people in our church! It is ready to check out now!

Ø Kids Hope USA will be sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt on Sat., March 22. Needed are 290 plastic eggs and 540 pieces of candy to fit into the eggs. To donate eggs or candy, please bring them to church no later than next Sunday, the 16^th, and put them on the table in the lobby by the Kids Hope USA sign. Thank you for your support! Any questions, call Aileen at 895-7694 or 204-3540.

Ø Reminder to Kids Hope USA Mentors: There will be no mentoring on Tues. afternoon, March 11. Allendale Public Elementary School will dismiss at 12:05 p.m.

Ø Full Council will meet briefly at 7:30 p.m. this Tuesday prior to Council Teams meeting.

Ø If you desire to help in telling others about the Good News we have in Christ our Savior, come join this year’s Vacation Bible School team. Use your gifts for His glory. You’ll only have to do what you love! Please contact Sarah Gemmen at 901-7677 or at sgemmen@charter.net.

Ø Plan to attend our Good Friday Service on March 21 at 7:00 p.m. The Lord’s Supper will be celebrated.

Schedule for This Week:

March 9-15, 2008

Sunday:
9:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m. – Worship Services
10:45 a.m. – Church School & Coffee Talk

Tuesday:
9:30 a.m. - Coffee Break/Story Hour
1:00 p.m. – Prime Timers
7:30 p.m. – Full Council/Team Council Meetings

Wednesday:
9:00 a.m. – Women’s Bible Study

Wednesday:
3:45 p.m. – Children’s Choir
4:30 p.m. – Jr. Choir
7:30 p.m. – Men’s Bible Study at Biggby’s

Thursday:
7:00 p.m. – His Talents

Ø Missions and Missionaries: Zach & Sharon Segaar-King and family in Haiti; Mississippi Christian Family Services in Rolling Fork, MS; Chaplain Larry Norman and Forgotten Man Ministries; Rob & Betty Wood in Quito, Ecuador

Ø Pray for continued improvement for Lorrraine Feenstra and Pres Jeurink. Praise God for the healing that has taken place. Pray for Rog & Linda Lemmen as they face decisions resulting from cancer reappearing in Rog.

Ø Thank you from Julia Kraker’s family for all the cards wishing her well after her recent falls and for the birthday cards for her 85^th birthday.

Ø Allendale Christian School will hold a Kids’ Clothes & Toy Sale on March 15 from 9 a.m. – noon, with a half-price sale from 12:30 – 1:00 p.m.

Ø March 10 at 7:30 p.m. the Christian Counseling Center in Grand Rapids will offer a free seminar entitled “When a Loved One is Addicted”. For more information and to reserve a seat, call 956-1122.

Ø Zeeland Classis has appointed a Ministry Leadership team to encourage classical members to consider entering training for either ordained or non-ordained ministry within the CRC. Financial assistance is available for this training for next school year. For details, contact Judi Steenwyk at 772-1772 by April 1, 2008.

Ø If you are 16-18 years old and interested in exploring missions, here is a challenge for you. For 8 weeks during the summer of 2009, the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) will match a group of North American teens with a group of teens from Uganda. For more information or for the requirements needed to participate contact youthtoyouth@crcna.org.

Ø The Heritage Singing Men will sponsor a benefit concert to help fund an adoption for a young couple in the area. The concert will be held at South Grandville CRC on Sun., Mar. 30, at 7:30 p.m. Come for a wonderful concert and help support a worthwhile cause.

Ø Christian Reformed Home Missions has created a special Holy Week devotional, with devotions written by Home Missions missionaries and staff. To read or download the devotional, please visit www.crhm.org.

Ø Nursery for infants and toddlers is available during both services. Partway into each morning service young children are invited to “Just Between” (for 2 ½ - 3 year olds) in room 122 or “Children’s Worship” (for 3-5 year olds) which meets in rooms 127 & 129.

Ø Sermons: Outlines, if used, are available on the carts in the back of the auditorium. Bibles are there also. Previous week’s sermons can be obtained at the Information Desk in CD format or can be accessed at the church website: www.2ndcrc-allendale.org. Click Here to go to the Sermon page.

Ø For those with special needs: The entire facility is barrier free. Large print bulletins are available at the Information Desk. The auditorium is equipped with a hearing loop. If you have a hearing aid, please set it to “T” for better hearing during the service. The best reception is at the center of the auditorium.