Bulletin Board

Ø   Church School has started and all are welcome. Grades 1-3 are dismissed during church to meet their teacher in the hall by the bathrooms. Grades 4-8 meet after church from 11:10-noon.  9th-12th graders will begin next week, Sept. 27 in Room 123. While Rachel Veldman Windemuller is away, Arlyn Smits will meet with you on the 27^th from 11:00 – noon. Remember to bring your copy of the Pastor's outline. Any questions contact Kristina Moelker.

Ø   If you love to sing and are interested in singing with *any* of the groups that were listed in the letter that was in your box last week, please meet with Lorraine in the front of church after the morning service today for a brief informational meeting.

Ø   Kilyan Joseph, son of Brent & Allison Miedema, will receive the sacrament of infant baptism next Sunday morning.

Ø   Bring a Friend to Dinner and join the Missions Committee to celebrate Faith Promise Sunday next week, Sept. 27, with a noon potluck lunch.  Please bring a dish to pass that serves at least 8-10 people. Faith Promise cards were distributed in mailboxes last week. The cards will be collected the next several Sundays. Please complete your portion and return it in any offering plate. Extra cards are available at the Information Desk if you need one.

Ø   The Friendship Team would like to names and addresses of post high school age members at college, in the military or no longer at home. The goal is to maintain some form of contact with them throughout the year. Please respond to this request before Oct. 11 by putting the putting the information into THE BOX on the Information Desk. Thank you for your assistance.  

Ø   If you will you be working with children of our church AND have not yet attended a Safe Church meeting, you’ll need to attend the meeting on Tues., Sept. 22, from 7:30 -8:30 p.m. in the double room. Questions or concerns? Contact Lorie DeYoung at 895-7649 or lady@altelco.net) or Pastor Harold.

Ø   Children’s Choir (gr. K-5) and Junior Praise Team (gr. 6-8) have begun. New members are always welcome. They meet at 3:45 and 4:30, respectively. Questions? Contact Kim Roon at 895-6536 or bkroon@altelco.net).

Connections

Connections begin this week Wednesday night!
There’s something for everyone!  Invite your neighbors too!!! 

Ø     Dinner is available (please make a reservation if possible) 

Ø     GEMS for girls in 2^nd – 6^th grades and Cadets for boys in those grades will begin at 6:15 p.m. 

Ø     HELP IS NEEDED! SERVE our LORD on Wednesday nights by helping and leading groups! We are looking for two couples or a couple of male and female individuals who would be willing to lead a discussion for 7^th and 8^th grade students. Materials are here. You just have to LOVE THE LORD and love to interact with impression-able young men and women! Also needed are people who would be willing to set up and tear down the "Coffee Talk Cafe". Nursery help is needed as well so our leaders can lead and others can attend adult meetings.  Grandmas wanted as well for this! Please see Sarah Gemmen after the service today or call 892-6009 or email sgemmen@charter.net. WE NEED THE WHOLE SECOND CRC FAMILY TO BE A PART OF OUR WEDNESDAY NIGHTS SO THAT THE LOVE OF CHRIST IS REFLECTED TO ALL WHO WALK THROUGH SECOND CRC'S DOORS! 

Ø     There is also an urgent need for cooks. Please call Deb at 895-5160 or 540-5995 for more information.  

This Week:      September 20-26, 2009

Today:           9:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. - Worship Services
                      a.m. – Church School; grades 1-3 during service and grades 4-8 after the service

Monday:        7:00 p.m. – Faith Friends

Tuesday:       9:30 a.m. – Women’s Coffee Break/Story Hour
                      7:30 p.m. – Safe Church Meeting

Wednesday:     3:45 p.m. – Children’s Choir
                        4:30 p.m. – Jr. Praise Team
                        5:30 p.m. – Connections Dinner
                        6:15 p.m. – GEMS, Cadets, Bible stories, studies, and activities for ALL ages
                        7:00 p.m. – Worship Planning Team

Prayer List  / God's Family

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

Ø  Groups and Ministries: Adult Bible Studies, Cadets, Children’s Worship, Coffee Break/Story Hour, Connections Night, Council, Church School, Music Ministries, Kids Hope USA, SOS, Youth Group, Just Between, GEMS, Prime Timers  

Ø   The Motman family would like to thank the congregation for all of your prayers and comforting cards through this difficult time. Your support is greatly appreciated. Thank you, Michael, Sara, Mike & Beth 

Ø   The Dunamis (Greek term for “power”) Project is a series of retreats designed to equip people in the gifts and power of the Holy Spirit. The format embraces prayer, trust, mutual accountability and a full expression of the spiritual gifts for the advancement of God’s Kingdom. Brochures on two Dunamis events in this area in Oct. are available at the Information Desk. Please call Dave Bosch at 291-5917 or Rachael Taylor at 895-9414 if you have any questions.

Announcements

Ø     A Community Choir is being organized and to perform the cantata "Comfort and Joy" once at the Wesleyan Church and once in our church. Tentative dates: Dec. 4 & 6. Rehearsals: Sundays in our church from 3-4 p.m. starting on Sept. 27. Please consider this wonderful opportunity to ask your friends and neighbors to participate.  

Ø     Shop at the Sept. 26 “Kids’ Clothing, Toy & Baked Goods Sale” at Allendale Christian School from 9 a.m. – noon with half-price sale from 12:30 – 1:00 p.m.  If interested in selling, donating baked goods, or would just like some more information, please contact Judy Knoper at 895-5510 or at jbknoper@yahoo.com.

Ø     Christian Reformed World Missions is looking for professional librarians and library technicians to volunteer in developing countries around the world. Take advantage of this great opportunity to help strengthen Christian libraries internationally. Visit www.crwm.org to learn about this and other opportunities.

Ø     Liz wants to return to his kidnappers and tell them about God. Will they listen to Liz? Find out on this week’s Kids Corner. Then write to Kids Corner at Box 506, Worth IL 60482 for your very own Bible study.

Ø     Lamont Christian School is hosting a Golf Tournament on Sept. 26 at The Meadows. For details, call Doug Bosscher at 677-1994. 

Ø     Are you well loved?  Do you love others well?  Plan to attend the Loving Well Retreat with Beth Moore on Fri., Oct. 2 from 7 – 9:30 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 3, from 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at First Allendale CRC, 5734 Country View.  Through video you will hear from best-selling author and teacher Beth Moore, enjoy fun fellowship with other women, laugh our heads off, shed a few tears, eat, make new friends, and enjoy old friends.  It’s a weekend you don’t want to miss!  Grab some girlfriends and mark your calendar.  Register online at www.firstallendalecrc.org.  Open to the community.  No cost.  No child care available.  RSVP by Sept., 25.  Questions?  Call Cindy at 895-1223.

Missionary Letter

Dear Friends and Family:  

Greetings from Haiti.  We are writing this e-mail to ask for your prayers in the coming week.  Next week we are holding a Timothy Leadership Training (TLT) seminar at the Ministry Center.  The seminar will teach interested trainers to use a practical, results-based training method for lay church leaders.  The two topics for the week are pastoral care and stewardship of God’s resources.  Thirty-five church leaders are attending the seminar from many different churches—from Pentecostal to Reformed.   

Please pray for the following in the coming week:

1. Good health for our family so that our attention will not be diverted from the training event.
2. Interest of the participants to discern God’s will for building up Haitian church leaders who have little or no theological and ministerial education.
3. A Spirit-filled openness to consider collaboration between churches and Christian organizations to meet the pressing needs of Gospel.
4. Reliable electricity so that logistic necessities can be successfully fulfilled during the training week.  

Give thanks for the following:

1. Our children are enjoying the new school year at Quisqueya Christian School.
2. God’s healing of Sharon and Isaiah who suffered from extremely high fevers for five days last week (Isaiah had a fever of 105.7 degrees last week).  We still do not know the cause of the illness.
3. A successful visit from Calvary CRC of Holland, MI last week.  This team and a team of Haitian volunteers made a great deal of progress on the office building for the Ministry of Christian Development.  

Thanks for your prayers and support!  

Zach, Sharon, Hannah, Vivian, Isaiah, and Esther Segaar-King
Missionaries to Haiti Christian Reformed World Missions