Bulletin Board

Ø     The Lord’s Supper will be celebrated next Sunday morning.

Ø     Ladies, come join in prayer at church tomorrow at 9 AM for this once a month gathering.

Ø     The Prime Timers will have a Hamburg Fry at the Roon’s this Fri., June 11, at noon. If you are 55 or older, we would like to have you come for food and fellowship. Please call Ida Roon at 895-6246 for reservations.

Ø     The Coffee Break/Story Hour Ministry is in need of nursery helpers and children’s leaders for their 32^nd season beginning this fall. Call Sarah Weaver at 389-7521 or Carol Gulker at 895-6321 if you’d like to be involved and please pray for this ministry.

Ø     GEMS Counselors attending the annual conference in Minnesota are collecting pop cans for travel expenses. A container is available in the lobby. If you want cans picked up from your home after an Open House or holiday gathering, call Lonna Driesenga at 892-4808.

Prayer List  / God's Family

Ø     Church Prayer Line: 892-8700

Ø     Shut-ins, Sick, Recovering: Shut-ins, Sick, Recovering: Anna Baker, Bern Buhrer, Sally Jaarsma, Pres Jeurink, Ev Kleinjans, Janet Kleinjans, Marian Lynch, Bernice Piersma, Vi Van Farowe, Gladys Wassenaar, Julia Kraker, Jay Post (knee replacement surgery).

Ø     Prayer Request: Praise God for the way He is using the Internet to bring people to Christ. A new Christian from China found one of our Back to God Ministries Chinese websites and wrote: “I believe it was Jesus who led me to your site. It was your message that helped me to know Jesus. I am very thankful for your website and programs.”

Requested Announcements

Ø     Everyone is invited to the Men of Grace Hymnsing/Concert on June 13 at 7:45 PM in Lamont CRC to bid farewell to director Brenda Oosterhouse. Refreshments will be served between the evening service and the concert. 

Ø     Anticipating that Unity Christian High School will open a resale store in the Hudsonville/Jenison area this fall, Unity is inviting inquiries and applications for two part-time positions: store manager and assistant manager. Call Unity’s Development Office at 662-4011 for more information and an application.  While applications will be accepted until the positions are filled, screening of applications will begin June 18.

Ø     More employment opportunities: (1) Full-time Program & Marketing Assistant for Geneva Camp & Retreat Center. Details are available at www.campgeneva.org.  Application deadline: June 18. (2) Year round, part-time Development & Marketing Administrator for the Conference Grounds. For more information, call 842-4478 or email ministry@crcg.org. (3) Part-time Director of ATLAS, a Christ-centered adult mentoring ministry at City On A Hill in Zeeland. Contact atlas@coahm.org or go to www.atlasgroupltd.org.

Ø     Pray for Synod: The congregations of the Christian Reformed Church in North America are asked to remember the synodical assembly in intercessory prayers on June 6 and 13. Pray that the Holy Spirit will equip the delegates to serve in faith and obedience and will lead the CRC into new and challenging areas of ministry. May we together experience the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace as we strive to know and to do the will of the Lord.

Ø     A host family or couple is needed for a foreign GVSU student for about a month this summer. He wishes to stay with a family to improve his English speaking skills. Room and board payments would be made. For more information, please contact Dave Weemhoff at 534-4809 or DWbiker@aol.com as soon as possible.

Ø     All children entering grades 2^nd through 8^th are invited to Lamont Art Camp June 14-18 from 8:15 - noon at Lamont CRC. On Fri., the 18^th, at 5:30 there’ll be a picnic supper, art show, and program featuring the campers’ talents.  To register, go to www.lamontcrc.org and find all the pictures and information.

Ø     “Leave a Legacy”  “I have fought the fight…finished the race…kept the faith”  2 Tim 4:7.  Leave a legacy by participating in Lakeshore Pregnancy Center’s 16^th annual LifeWalk on Sat., June 19.  Walkers from last year helped LPC share God’s Truth and love through 6,498 client visits!  Please contact Rachel Boers or visit the LifeWalk table in the church lobby for a pledge form and start making a difference today!

Ø     Sat., June 12, will be the next Feeding America Mobile Food Pantry at Allendale Community Church. The first 100 people with need will receive food. Please pray for our guests and the needs they have that bring them here and for support to continue to provide this food. Prayers are a blessing and a foundation of this ministry. If you have questions, call Tim at ACC at 892-5215.

Ø     Have you ever wanted to explore a place where no one has ever gone before? Join Liz’s latest adventure on this week’s Kids Corner. Then check out the Kids Corner website at www.kidscorner.net for stories, devotions, puzzles and more.

Ø     Tickets for the June 25 Celebration Banquet of the World Communion of Reformed Churches to be held at 5:30 PM at DeVos Place in GR are available by calling 224-0817 or online at www.reformedchurches.org. Tickets ($50 each) may be paid for by check or credit card. Celebrate “unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” by participating in fellowship, a banquet meal, and a varied musical presentation by outstanding artists. The number of tickets available is limited. Reservations will be accepted on a first-come – first-served basis.