Bulletin for March 8, 2009

Ø    This Lord’s Supper will be celebrated this morning. Tonight we welcome Rev. Rik Stevenson to lead the worship service.

Ø    Prime Timers: There will be no meeting this Tuesday, March 10. Please mark your calendar for a Potluck on March 24, at noon.

Ø    Cookies are needed for after the Campus Ministries church service at GVSU on March 15.  Just as we enjoy cookies after our service, so do the students.  If you would be willing to bake some, please call Mary Espinoza at 895-5251.

Ø    ALL church members are encouraged to build a car and participate in the March 27 annual First & Second CRC Pinewood Derby. The SHACK behind church will be open from 6 – 8 p.m. on March 18, 23, 25, and 26 for people to work on their Pinewood Derby cars.  There will also be a Soup Supper by donation the night of the big race on the 27th. Mark your calendars!

Ø    Kids Hope USA mentors, there will be a half day of school this coming Tuesday, March 10, at Allendale Public Elementary School.  School will dismiss at 12:05 p.m. so only morning mentoring that day, no afternoon mentoring.

Ø    You missed your chance for this school year to be a Kids Hope USA mentor. But it is not too late. Please prayerfully ask God if He is leading you in the direction of being a KHUSA mentor for next school year; training will be in Sept. It is very rewarding to be that special person in an elementary aged child who is considered to be at risk by the school. You are there only for that one child one hour each week during the school year. That speaks volumes to a child of your love for them and your God. Questions? Contact Aileen VanderSchuur, Kids Hope USA Director, either at church or call her at 204-3540.

Have you submitted your favorite recipes yet for the cookbook the GEMS plan to have available this fall? They’d love to include a large collection with lots of variety too! Simply fill out a form, available from the table under the mailboxes, and return it in the big red box next to the table by May 17. Thanks for sharing!
 


Schedule for This Week:

 March 8-14, 2009

Sunday:            
9:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. – Worship Services
11:00 a.m. – Church School – Easter Stations begin

Tuesday:         
9:30 a.m. - Coffee Break & Story Hour
7:00 p.m. – Council Teams meet

Wednesday:         
3:45 p.m. – Children’s Choir
4:30 p.m. – Jr. Praise Team
7:00 p.m. – Adult Choir
7:00 p.m. – GEMS Leaders meeting

 

Prayer List

GOD’S FAMILY

Church Prayer Line: 892-8700         CRC Prayer Line: 1-888-CRC-PRAY 

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    Allendale Community Church (formerly called Friendship Chapel) will end its ministry at some point this spring as the ministry is no longer able to sustain itself.  A meeting tomorrow night will determine more specific plans.  Please pray for the staff and members who must now find new church homes.
 

Ø    Pray for healing, patience and comfort for Vonnie Beelen & Barb Schulz. Vonnie had hip surgery March 3 and is recovering at home. Barb has been experiencing severe back pain and is undergoing tests to determine the cause.  Pray for wisdom for her doctors.  
 

Continue to pray for peace for the families of Esther Potgeter and Ali Knoppers. Esther passed away on Feb. 28. and Ali on Feb. 24.
 

Ø    Allendale Christian School News:

March 11-13 (8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.) and March 14 (9 am – 1 pm.) - The ACS library will be open to the public for the Scholastic Book Fair. Checks, cash and credit cards accepted. 

      March 14 - Kids’ Clothing & Toy Sale, 9 a.m. – noon; ½ price sale 12:30 – 1 p.m. at ACS. If you have questions or to get a seller number, contact Judy Knoper (jbknoper@yahoo.com or 895-5510). Baked goods will also be sold with the proceeds going to ACS. If you’d like to donate baked goods, please bring them to the school kitchen by 8:30 a.m. on the 14th.

March 19 (6:30 p.m.) - “A Day in the Life of a 5-year-old”, an informational evening for parents of prospective ACS Young 5’s and Kindergarten students.

      March 28 – All schools are invited to a 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament; register by March 13. Call Jody Ribbens at 895-6016 for details or to become a sponsor.

      April 14 & 16 - Kindergarten Testing; sign up at the March 19 meeting or call the school at 895-5108 for an appointment.

Ø   Get out your paints, markers, and crayons and create a poster with a missions theme for the World Missions’ 2009 Poster Contest. Send it to World Missions by April 17. Winning posters will be selected according to the following age categories: 6 and under, 7-9, 10-12, and 13 and above.  For more information, talk to your Sunday School Administrator or Missions Team or visit the Opportunities page at www.crwm.org under “Get Involved”.

Ø   There’ll be a Spaghetti Supper on Wed., March 25, at City on a Hill (former Zeeland Hospital) to raise funds for North Blendon Deacons’ Kyle House project. Kyle, 17 yrs. old, is confined to a wheelchair and the Deacons are working to make his home more accessible for him. The cost of the supper will be by donation.

Lamont Christian School (677-1757) is sponsoring the April 18 Lamont 5K River Run. Register this week to get a t-shirt.
 

For Your Information:

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.