Bulletin Board

Ø   All children in grades 1-5 will meet during church for the Christmas stations today, Dec 6, and Dec. 13. The 4/5^th grade class will not meet after church on those dates. The 9^th-12^th grade Church School class will meet in Room 123 the rest of the year.

Ø   Our church has been asked to provide cookies for the students who attend church at GVSU on Dec. 13. If you would be willing to help bake, please call Mary Espinoza at 895-5251.

Ø   Financial Peace classes by Dave Ramsey will be held here for 13 weeks starting Mon., Jan. 11 at 6:45 pm. Please register soon so materials can be ordered. For details or to register, go to www.daveramsey.com or call Curt Gulker at 892-4868.

Ø   Did you forget? You still have time to order those homemade baked goods from the Coffee Break Ladies. Place your orders, with payment, in the marked bag on the Information Desk. Thank you for supporting the Coffee Break ministry. If you have any questions, please call Jean at 895-4151 o Lisa at 892-9477.

Ø   Our Kids HOPE USA Christmas Dinner is planned for Wed., Dec 9. Christmas Boxes will be given to the families of our twenty KHUSA children and your help is needed. Please take a candy cane tag off of the candy cane tree in the lobby and bring items back to the tree by Sun., Dec. 6. Samples tags: body wash, shampoo, band-aids, lotion, toothpaste, colored pencils, crayola markers, pudding snack packs, boxes of individual packets of hot chocolate mix, hand sanitizer, cough drops, $10 gift certificates to Family Fare & Save-A-Lot, packaged cookies, and Christmas candy. Thank you in advance for your continued generous support of this ministry! Questions? Contact Aileen VanderSchuur at 204-3540 or aileenv@altelco.net.

Ø   Grocery shower: Brad Smits & Rylee Laizure will be wed on Dec. 5. There’s a basket in the lobby to collect items for them. Thank you!

Ø   A Christmas Worship Service will be held on Christmas Eve (December 24) at 6:30 pm instead of on Christmas morning.

Ø   Nursery is needed for our Christmas Eve service. If you are willing to volunteer and help out that evening, please contact Jen Konyndyk as soon as possible at 895-4884. Thanks much for your willingness to serve!

Ø   A Community Men’s Bible study will begin Sat., Dec. 5, at 7:30 am  and will be studying a book of the Bible (to be determined) along with a study guide. Location: the Allendale Christian School.  All men are welcome!  For more information contact: Curt Gulker at 892-4868, Jack Boers at 892-7224 or Steve Taylor at 895-9414.

Ø   For anyone who has ever been involved with Kids Hope USA here, Sue Brown will once again be sending Christmas Cards to all the KHUSA children who have been in our ministry for the past 9 years. We still have many of their addresses. If you’d like to put a personal note in those cards to someone you are presently mentoring or did mentor in the past, please put the note in Sue’s church mailbox no later then Sun., Dec. 6.  This is such a great way for us to keep connected and let them know that we think and pray about them. Thank you! Aileen V.S.

Ø   The Prime Timers will be having their Christmas dinner at the home of Pierce and Ida Roon on Tues., Dec. 8, at 12:30 pm.

This Week:      November 29 - December 5, 2009

Today:    9:30 am & 5:30 pm - Worship Services Church School classes
               2:00 pm – Community Choir rehearsal at 1^st Allendale CRC

Tuesday:   9:30 am – Women’s Coffee Break/Story Hour
                 7:00 pm – Council Leadership Team

Wednesday:     3:45 pm – Children’s Choir
                        4:30 pm – Jr. Praise Team
                        5:30 pm – Connections Dinner
                        6:15 pm – GEMS, Cadets, Jr. High Group, Children’s Activities
                        6:30 pm – Sr. High Group, Prayer Group, Bible Study Group      

Prayer List  / God's Family

Ø   Shut-ins, Sick, Recovering: Sally Jaarsma, Bern Buhrer,  Ev Kleinjans, Janet Kleinjans, Marian Lynch, Bernice Piersma, Viola Van Farowe, Gladys Wassenaar, Harold & Julia Kraker,  Pres Jeurink, Wendy Sweezer, Anna Baker, Ruth Jeurink

Requested Announcements

Ø   Rehearsal for the Allendale Community Choir will be 2-4 pm today at First Allendale CRC.  The Choir will be performing “Confort and Joy” on Fri.., Dec. 4, at 7 pm at First CRC of Allendale. There will also be a repeat performance at 10 am on Sun., Dec. 6, at the Fine Arts Auditorium at the Allendale High School.

Ø   Allendale Nursing Home, 11007 Radcliff, is inviting you to share our Savior’s love with its residents. Volunteers are welcome to come and spend time playing games, talking, reading, doing puzzles, etc.; especially on holidays when some residents might have any visitors. Questions? Call Gayla Hoekwater at 895-6688.

Ø   Allendale Christian School will host a Retirement Open House for Mr. Dave DenOuden on Dec. 15 from 6:30-8:00 pm at the school to honor him for 35 years of teaching and also to congratulate him on his retirement.

Ø   Let Allendale Christian School be your one-stop shopping for retailer and restaurant gift cards this Christmas!  Stop by school during an Instant TRIP session and see how simple it is — and to learn more about it.  Purchase gift cards at face value.  If the gift cards you want aren’t in stock, they can be ordered and will be available the following week.  Go to www.allendalechristian.com to see the 300+ vendors that participate or call Mary Sall (895-5535) or Jenny Walters (875-6075) with any questions.  Proceeds benefit an ACS family tuition account of your choosing or ACS in general. Instant TRIP dates: Wednesdays (7-7:30 pm) and Thursdays (8:30-9:30 am & 3-4 pm) on school days.

Ø   Lighthouse Community Church will host a Christmas Craft Fair on Sat., Dec. 6, from 9 – 1:30 pm at their church. Questions? Call 895-5847. North Blendon CRC will host a Crafts & More Show on Dec. 5, from 9 am – 3 pm. Questions: Call 895-6434.

Ø   The Jubal Brass, a 20-piece brass ensemble, along with guest conductor, John Varienau, Associate Conductor of the Grand Rapds Symphony, and special guests, the Embellish Handbell Choir, will present its 4^th Annual Christmas Concert on Dec. 13 at 8 pm at Calvin CRC, 1535 Franklin SE, Grand Rapids.  For more information about this free concert, call 363-8206.