Bulletin Board

Ø     All Church Care Group Picnic & Pig Roast!  Join the fun Sat., Sept. 11, from 5 PM to 8 PM.  This is the last week to sign up at the table in the lobby by responding YES or NO. Not in a group? There’s a place to add your name. Come one, come all!

Ø     Interested in missions? Please prayerfully consider joining the Mission Committee. It’s involved in raising awareness and supporting missionaries and mission opportunities near and far. Call Maria Knoppers at 662-3969 to volunteer or for details. 

Ø     Attention! Attention! Church School will be starting Sept. 12! Please pre-register your child by filling out a form located on the Information Desk. 1^st – 3^rd graders will meet during church and 4-12^th graders will meet from 11-12 after church. Thanks so much!

Ø     Calling ALL Middle Schoolers! Save Sat., Aug. 28, from 5 to 9 PM (option of til 10 PM) for Food, Fun & Games at “the Gemmens”. Dinner provided. Dress in old clothes and bring swimsuits (one piece swimsuits for girls please).  We also will be telling you that night about the NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP!  Invite your friends! Can’t wait to see you! For directions or to find out more email rgemmen@charter.net, ask to be Sarah Ceglarek Gemmen’s facebook friend, or text Sarah at 616-901-7677.

Ø     Church School is in need of a few items to get started this year. Please look around your house and see if you can donate any of the following: keyboard, portable CD headset, headphones and children's Bibles. Please place your donations in the “Church School” box under the mailboxes. Thank you! Any questions, contact Kristina Moelker 895-5946 or kmoelker@gmail.com. 

Ø     Beautiful Womanhood is a Christian marriage mentoring pro-gram designed to strengthen marriages and build community among women. Beautiful Womanhood dinners are held once a month for one year using the Titus 2 concept: older women teaching younger women. Do you want to have incredible influence in your marriage and home? Do you want to discover God’s heart for women? Join this Sept. for a new season of Beautiful Womanhood with women from our church. The first 12 women to call (newly married through those in their 30’s) will be accepted. Please call Cindy Borst (895-5220), Carol Scholten (895-7497), Jan Smits (895-6804), or Joyce Weaver (842-1602).

Ø     Share your “extra” garden produce on the Harvest Table in the lobby or take what you can use and enjoy!  

Ø     The Faith Friends program is designed to match young people seeking to make a commitment to Christ with mature Christians. It seeks to provide a bond between a young person and a significant adult. Is Jesus your Savior? Has He been nudging you to commit to Him in a public way? Interested? Sign up soon. The next program will begin Sept. 13. Need more information? Pick up a green sheet in the Faith Friends Mailbox (second row from bottom, second box from right).

Ø     Starting this week there will be a basket in the foyer for coupons.  If you do not use coupons and get the Sunday paper this is your chance to help those who use coupons to cut grocery costs!  Please put the ads/ coupons in the basket instead of in the paper gator!  For those who do use coupons this is a place where you can get them and also deposit the coupons that you won’t use but can share!  Watch the bulletin for more announcements regarding the “coupon co-op” in weeks/months to come!  Any questions please feel free to call Michelle Kolean or Sarah Gemmen!

Ø     GEMS is looking for someone interested in coordinating fundraisers. This is something that would not require your attendance to all GEMS meeting. In the past we have done two separate fundraisers: one to help our sister clubs in Africa and one to help cover our club’s expenses. If you are interested or have questions, please call Rachael Taylor at 895-9414.

Ø     Church School: You are needed to help lead children in their walk with God. Please consider helping train a child after God's heart. The commitment is only 8 times. We currently need several teachers for our 2/3rd grade classes. If you would like to see the material, have questions, or just check it out, contact Kristina Moelker at 895-5946, kmoelker@gmail.com or place a note in N&K Moelker's mailbox.

Ø     GEMS is seeking girls, 7^th grade and older, who’d like to be a CIT (Counselor in Training) this 2010/11 GEMS season. Applications and reference sheets are at the Information Desk. Reference sheets need to be filled out by non-family members. Return all forms to Rachael Taylor by Aug. 30. If you served as a CIT last year and plan to return this year, you do not need to fill out the forms again. Questions? Please call Rachael Taylor 895-9414.  

Ø     All Church Volunteers: An exciting new season for our children is about to begin.  If you have not attended a Safe Church Meeting for your training, you need to attend one of the two meetings Pastor Harold and Lorie DeYoung will be holding at 7:00 PM on Wed., Sept. 8, and Tues., Sept 21. Questions? Contact Lorie at 895-7649 or lady@altelco.net.

Ø     Details about Seed Money and the Building Principle Reduction Match, two challenges taking place to reduce debt on our facilities, are available at the Information Desk. These projects will remain open until Oct. 1.

Ø     Have you ever thought about adopting a child but couldn’t because of the cost?  Kids Hope USA (KHUSA) is your next best option. You can’t adopt these children, but you can spend one hour a week with a child in our community that needs that same kind of love and commitment. KHUSA has 3 children that need new mentors this coming school year because their mentors are not able to return due to career changes. Two children are a one year commitment and the other is longer. Additional mentors could help other children who are at risk and at least one more substitute mentor would be very helpful. The commitment is 1–on-1 for one hour a week at Allendale Public School with a few other special events throughout the year. Mentor Training: Sept. 30 from 6:30-9:30 PM at Westend CRC in Grand Rapids. Please contact Aileen VanderSchuur, KHUSA Director, at 204-3540 or aileenv@altelco.net to learn more about this outreach ministry.

Ø     Please have all announcements for the Aug. 29 bulletin in by noon on Tues., August 24. Thank you!

 Prayer List  / God's Family

Ø     Church Prayer Line: 892-8700

Ø     Missions and Missionaries: Trisha Kraker returns this week from a Mission Trip to Guatemala; 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; Pastor Harold & Mary

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

Ø     Michael and Sara Motman were blessed with the birth of a baby boy on Friday, August 13.  Corbin Lee weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz.  He was transferred to Spectrum Butterworth for some minor digestive surgery and is doing very well recovering at home.  Praise God for His great love!

 Requested Announcements

Ø     The Fall Leadership Kickoff Training Program for the churches of Classis Georgetown, Georgetown, Holland and Zeeland will be Thurs., Sept. 16, from 6:30-9:30 PM at Faith CRC in Holland. Choose from 12 seminars such as prayer, community ministry, addiction, teaching catechism, short term missions, faith formation, intergenerational worship, and doing more for less. Brochures are available from the Information Desk. Questions? Please call Milton Doornbos at 616-433-1799.

Ø     Love INC’s 2^nd New to You Store is open in the Heritage Towne Square Plaza. Great prices for clothing, furniture, and other items. Go to the other store at 11620 – 60^th Ave. for more great deals. Each store’s profits help Allendale people who are struggling financially and also fund Love INC’s many ministries. Thank you for your help! Volunteers are needed in the stores to sort and display items. To help, please stop by the store on 60^th or call Ron Brower at 895-5683 ext. 104. Gently-used donations are needed and may be brought to the drop off on 60^th Ave. anytime. For large furniture, call Love INC at 895-5683 for pickup.   

Ø     Volunteer painters, carpenters and handymen (women) are needed ASAP in Aug. or Sept. in Belize to put finishing touches on a Christ-centered school construction project. For more information, contact Gaylin DenOuden at 988-8268 or hands@wwcs.org (Worldwide Christian Schools).

Ø     Kids Clothing & Toy Sale of Fall/Winter items: Sat., Sept. 11, from   9:00 AM until noon at Borculo Christian School.

Ø     REVIVE, the new resale store benefitting Unity Chr. High School and all the Eastern Ottawa Christian Schools, will open soon! The store welcomes donations Mon., Wed., & Fri., from 10 AM – 3 PM.  Store location: 3675 Baldwin St. Volunteers to receive, sort, display items, check and repair small appliances, and work the store floor are needed. If you’d like to help or have any questions, please call Unity’s Development Office at 662-4011.

Ø     Christian Reformed Conference Grounds News: Marilyn DeMann and Judy Bouma with the Staffmen Quartet in concert on Sat., Aug. 28, at 7 PM. Dinner available 5:00-6:30 PM.  Ultimate Date Night Weekend with Jay & Laura Laffoon from Celebrate Ministries Oct. 1-3. Come for the whole weekend or for just the Ultimate Date Night Program on Sat. night.  $100/couple for the whole weekend - includes camping, meals, and program.  10% discount for groups of 10 or more.   Visit www.crcg.org for more details or call 616-842-4478 to make your reservation. 

Ø     Lamont Chr. School’s annual golf tournament:  Sept. 25 at The Meadows Golf Club.  The starting time is 8:00 a.m. and the cost is $75.00 per person.  This includes 18 holes of golf including a power cart, practice balls before the tournament, lunch following the tournament in the banquet facilities, and prize give-aways.  This is a 4 person best ball scramble contest.  Please call either Larry Pals @ 318-0554 or the LCS office after school has started to add your name and team.