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• “Come Now is the Time to Worship”
• “Shout to the Lord”                                                                                                                      

Church Announcements

• Today, Sunday, October 21 – 10:00AM worship service
• Today, Sunday, October 21 – Children’s Ministries

• Children’s worship will meet today during the worship service when “Jesus Loves Me” is played. Lesson- Count the Stars
•  Sunday School will meet at 11:15 when the bell is sounded. Lesson – Group Activity
• Catechism for grades 7-8 meeting immediately after the service for snacks and study.

• Tonight, Sunday, October 21 – Integrate Youth Group meeting @ 6-8pm
• Monday, October 22– Monday Ladies’ Bible Study @ 9:30AM – Lesson 2
• Monday, October 22– ESL classes @5:30-7pm. All ability levels are welcome.
• Wednesday, October 24  - VIBE Middle School Group @ 7:00-8:30PM
• Friday, October 25 – Quilting class at church @10AM-3PM

 

Senior Fellowship

• Plans have changed for November 7.  We will NOT be going to Pam Pluger’s for lunch.  We will be meeting here at church at 1:30PM.  A special Creation Museum video of “The Building of the Ark” will be shown.

 

Upcoming Events

• October 31 – Fall Family Harvest Party @ 5-7PM held at VC Church
• November 11- 6PM Evening Worship service
• November 21 – Thanksgiving Eve service @ 7:00PM
• November 25 – 6PM Evening Worship service

 

Building Project Finance Committee

• The finance committee is working on different ideas for fund raising.  Any ideas from the congregation are welcomed.  Please share your ideas with a committee member. The committee is Phil & Deanna Lucas, Jason & Kerry Hoekwater, Freda Velzen and Brad & Lori Gernaat.

 

Christmas Cantata practice

• Change in time - Christmas Cantata practice for the next weeks will be at 4:30 -5:30 p.m. at Prosper CRC. Do you love to sing?  Come and join us!! If there are enough participants, the cantata “Behold – A Saviour! Songs and Stories of His Birth” will be held the evening of December 9 at Prosper CRC.

Community Announcements & Events

• The McBain Area Backpack Program Inc. (MABP) is having a Peanut Butter Drive at the Chemical Bank in McBain for the month of October.  You may drop off small, 18 oz. jars of Peanut Butter to the bank during normal business hours.  The MABP Team would like to be able to send peanut butter home with the children in the MABP Program every month, if possible.  This is a great source of protein for them and they love it.  At this time the MABP Team is sending home bags of food items every Friday for 93 children in grades Kindergarten through Fifth Grade that they can eat over the weekend until they return back to school on Monday.  We will also be supporting children in the Head Start and Pre-School in Falmouth that are in the program by next month.  We appreciate your continued support to this much needed program in our schools.   We are not State or Federal Funded and we depend solely on our community, churches, organizations and businesses for their financial support. Thank you!

 

• Congratulations, Lynn & Sandy Rice, on their 50^th anniversary!  There is a surprise potluck style party happening today, October 21 @ 1PM at the Highland CRC in their honor.  All are welcome to come and praise God with them.

 

• Please join us at our Love, INC Annual Fundraiser Banquet on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at the Fox Hill Event Center with punch at 6 PM and a delicious dinner at 6:30 PM and a fun auction to follow.  Tickets are $30.00 and can be bought individually or you can purchase a table of 8 tickets and reserve it.  Please pray for our efforts to provide an impact experience and transformation to Christ in all we do together for the Kingdom!  For more information call 231-779-1888.

 

• It's time for our annual fall Booster Club Sub Sale! Our booster club will be blitz-calling THIS Wednesday evening (Oct.24) to get your sub orders. Options will be; regular Ham/Salami, Ham/Turkey, or Roast Beef--on White or Wheat bread. $2.75 each, $30.00/dozen (NO bakers' dozen due to meat prices).  We will be making the subs and delivering them on Thursday night, November 8th, just in time for Deer Hunting season. Thank you so much for supporting our fundraising efforts again this year! If you are not contacted and would like to place an order, please contact Sally Westmaas 825-0160 and leave a message. She will call you back. 

• The annual Dominican Republic Mission Trip Auction to benefit the Junior Class of NMCS will be held on Friday, October 26 in the school gym.  Come for a taco supper from 5:00 to 6:30. The auction begins at 6:45 with both live and silent items to bid on.  Please come to help support the service work of the Junior Class in the DR.

• Come for fun and fellowship to Prosper Youth Groups Annual Treasure Hunt on Saturday, October 27, beginning at 7pm. Gather your team and grab your flashlights!  $25 per carload or $5 per person. Childcare will be provided for kids under 4th grade.

• Please join Prosper Christian Reformed Church on Sunday, October 28, 6:00 p.m. - Faithful Journey Quartet, from West Michigan, will lead the service. Faithful Journey Quartet is dedicated to sharing God’s Word through Southern Gospel music and testimonies, to help further His Kingdom here on earth, and to glorify and praise His holy name. Their prayer is that they can be used as vessels of God to touch hearts and lives and cause people to rejoice in our Risen Lord. Coffee and Fellowship will follow the service. Nursery is provided. Freewill offering will be taken for the quartet. 

• Wycliffe Associates is providing technology, training, resources, logistics, networking, expertise, volunteers, discipleship, church planting, and support for speeding Bible translation.  Come to Fox Hill Event Center to hear more on October 29 at 7:00PM.  Call Faith Lawson at 825-8196 for complimentary tickets.

• Save the date - Prosper Booster Club will be having their annual Harvest Sale/Auction on Friday, November 9 in the evening. You won't want to miss it! More details to follow!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Pray for the Barton family and especially Jèsus as he has had many medical difficulties this week.  May God provide strength and peace of mind for them all!
• Pray for the fund-raising drive for the proposed building project.  May God bless and direct the future plans for our church.
• Remember to pray for all those who have recently had surgeries and other health challenges.  Pray for healing and restored health and strength.
• Continue to pray for Stan and Marj Koster as Stan struggles with ALS.  Their address is Stan & Marj Koster 145 Columbia Ave. Apt #600 Holland, MI 49423.  Notes of encouragement would be greatly appreciated.
• Remember our students, Pre-K through college age and all those involved in the education of our children and youth.
• Continue to remember our shut-ins - Gladys Bos, Fredrica Ponstine, and Harriet Quist and all our senior saints in their various homes and all who are limited in their daily activities due to age or illness.  Pray for God’s mercy and peace in their lives.
• Remember all those who are mourning the loss of loved ones both recently and in the past months.

• Pray for Marcia Berkompas and Jessica Campbell from our church family as they continue their service in the military.

• Thank God for the beauty of the fall season that we see all around us!  What an amazing Creator God we serve!

• Green prayer cards can be deposited in the prayer request box on the foyer table or placed in the offering plate at any time.  Urgent prayer requests can be given to Pastor Adam or call him at (231) 825-2038 or (616) 566-7937.

• If you want to have a regular family worship time or regular devotions and need a great resource, check out "Teach Us to Pray: Scripture-Centered Family Worship through the Year" by Lora Copley and Elizabeth Vander Haagen. These simple devotions follow the church seasons and include activities, songs, Bible readings, wondering questions, and prayers that engage kids of varying ages.

 

 

 

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