Bulletins: June 2005 Archives

9:30 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP CELEBRATION

Lead Worshiper: Praise Team
Scripture Reading: Luke 7:18-35
Message: Dealing with Doubt (Marly Breems)
Giving of our Firstfruits: CMCS
Closing and Benediction

5:00 P.M. EVENING WORSHIP CELEBRATION

Combined Worship at First CRC in Prinsburg

7:30 P.M. NIGHT VISION COMMUNITY YOUTH WORSHIP

WORSHIP NOTES

Welcome to Unity! Our prayer today is for the love and grace of God to enfold you as you enter His presence today together as the body of Christ!

Dordt Jubilee Sunday A special worship service commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dordt College has been scheduled for TONIGHT! It will be a combined service for area CRCs, and will be held in the First CRC sanctuary at 6:30pm . The message will be brought by Dr. Carl Zylstra, President of Dordt College, and the offering will be for Dordt.

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES AT UNITY

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Service in the Park (Kandiyohi #1) on July 3 (NEXT SUNDAY!) at 11:00am ~ Picnic Lunch provided afterwards

Fall Kick-Off Planning Meeting: All those who are on the Education, Fellowship, and Worship Planning Ministry Teams will have a Joint-Session Meeting July 13th at 7:00pm at the church to brainstorm and start planning the Fall Kick-Off.

Women of Faith Conference: A recipe for fun, blessing, & refreshment? Simple: A group of women attending a Women of Faith conference!! Call your friends, family, & co-workers to make plans to attend the October 21-22 Women of Faith Conference in St. Paul. Contact Angela Zwart for tickets or further information. Approximately 15 tickets remain.

UNITY FAMILY CARES AND CONCERNS

Congratulations to Mark and Darla Fischer who were united in marriage yesterday afternoon, Saturday June 25. We wish them much happiness. Please pray for God’s blessings and favor on them as they begin a new life together. They plan to live here in Prinsburg. Mark is employed at Duininck’s and Darla will be seeking a new administrative assistant position in this area.

Pastor Steve & Ang and family will be leaving (early) tomorrow morning for Colorado Springs, Colorado, to participate in the Pastor’s Family Retreat sponsored by Focus on the Family. They will also be taking several days to camp and participate in the Dordt Jubilee Celebration in Sioux Center, Iowa next week. The Zwart’s will be returning July 2. Please pray for a time of rest and relaxation for them over these next two weeks.

COMMUNITY & SURROUNDING AREA ANNOUNCEMENTS

VBS Kids Float: VBS Kids-anyone who would be willing to ride the Safari Adventure float on the 4th of July with your orange safari hats, please have your parents call Becky Hines, Erica Slagter or Nora Ziehl this week.

Dordt College’s 50th Anniversary: A 50th Anniversary Celebration will be held on the campus of Dordt College in Sioux Center on July 1-3. Everyone is invited to attend events throughout the weekend, including music and theater performances, youth and alumni intramural sports, socials, food, art, a parade, fireworks and more. Most events are free, but some require pre-registration or minimal fees. For additional details or to register, call for a brochure at 1-800-343-6738 (extension #3) or visit www.dordt.edu/events/jubilee/

Fourth of July Worship Celebration: Join us for our annual Fourth of July Community Worship Celebration, Monday July 4th at 10AM! Our speaker will be Tom Pritchard, President of the Minnesota Family Council. We hope to see you at First Church in Prinsburg on the 4th! Please call the Unity Church office with any questions.

Lake Geneva Christian Reformed Family Conference: Plan now to attend the 22nd annual Lake Geneva Christian Reformed Family Conference to be held August 8-11, 2005 in Alexandria, Minnesota. The first session will begin at 3pm on Monday afternoon. Registration blanks are available from your church office. Mail your registration to: Harriet Talsma, 730 Mechanic Street, Edgerton, MN 56128.

2005 Minn-ia-kota Retreat: Make plans now to ‘take a break’ from your normal routine to attend the Minn-ia-kota Retreat sponsored by Bible League Volunteers on September 13 & 14, 2005 at the Oaks Hotel in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. If you went last year, you probably received a mailing this week inviting you and a friend. You won’t want to miss this excellent time for spiritual renewal! Invite a friend or two to join you at this ‘retreat with a cause’! You will experience great music, inspiring speakers, a wonderful time of fellowship with other Christians, and while enjoying all of this, be able to help supply Bibles and study materials to our friends in the Philippines. Linda Evens Shepherd, our featured speaker, will share through her dramatic testimony how she turned the ‘pits of her life’ into stepping stones.

9:30 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP CELEBRATION

Lead Worshiper: Praise Team
Special Music: Kaitlyn & Shara Leininger
Special Music: Jill & Jessica De Groot
Professions of Faith - Jessica De Groot, Shara Leininger & Kaitlyn Leininger
Scripture Reading: Psalm 78:1-7 (Christina Vander Pol)
Message: Setting Course For the Next Generation (Pastor Steve)
Giving of our Firstfruits: Building fund(Next Week: CMCS)
Closing and Benediction

5:00 P.M. EVENING WORSHIP CELEBRATION

Offering: Hope Pregnancy Center
Scripture Reading: Dramatic presentation of the book of Jonah
Message: "God's Transforming Priorities" (Guest Pastor Rev. Tim Berends)

7:30 P.M. NIGHT VISION COMMUNITY YOUTH WORSHIP

WORSHIP NOTES

Welcome to Unity! God is very faithful from generation to generation! We celebrate His goodness and faithfulness to us today in our worship celebrations! Come and see today that the Lord is good and His love endures forever!

This morning’s message takes a look at the significance of the passing of one generation to the next the stories of the mighty deeds of God. The challenge is not only passing this on but seizing the moments that too quickly pass us by to help shape and set course for the next generation. The power of legacy left by the older generation can be a formative, life-changing, foundation for the next generation. But it needs to be passed on. Learn this morning how the faithfulness of God and the legacy of mankind set course for the next generation.

This morning we celebrate God’s faithfulness through the generations with the Profession of Faith of three more of young people. We give thanks today for the testimonies of Kaitlyn and Shara Leininger and Jessica De Groot, giving voice to their love for Jesus Christ and their desire to participate fully in the community of believers here at Unity!

This evening we welcome Rev. Tim Berends, who is currently serving as a missionary in various parts of the world. Tonight he will present a dramatic reading of the book of Jonah, teaching on the transforming priorities of God in light of the spread of the gospel around the world that he has experienced. Tim was supported as a missionary early on at Unity and we welcome him back this evening!

On Tuesday, June 7, the KCGN (Praise FM) transmitter in the Ortonville area was hit by a tornado. The insurance company will cover some of the costs of replacement but the station will have to absorb the rest. They are attempting to transmit on low power at this time till everything gets replaced. Please be in prayer for the station as it begins work of replacing the items lost in the storm and covering these costs.

Thank you for the great support for the sub supper. We will have a very short Relay for Life meeting immediately following the morning service today. If you haven't signed up, it's not to late to join in raising funds for the fight against cancer. We will meet in the sanctuary.

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES AT UNITY

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Service in the Park (Kandiyohi #1) on July 3, 2005 at 11:00am ~ Picnic Lunch provided afterwards

Fall Kick-Off Planning Meeting: All those who are on the Education, Fellowship, and Worship Planning Ministry Teams will have a Joint-Session Meeting July 13th at 7:00pm at the church to brainstorm and start planning the Fall Kick-Off.

Women of Faith Conference: A recipe for fun, blessing, & refreshment? Simple: A group of women attending a Women of Faith conference!! Call your friends, family, & co-workers to make plans to attend the October 21-22 Women of Faith Conference in St. Paul. Contact Angela Zwart for tickets or further information. Approximately 15 tickets are remain.

Care Group Monthly Potlucks: Want to get to know others in our church? Here's a great opportunity! Each month, a specific Unity Care Group (there are six) will have a potluck at church after the morning service. This potluck will be open to guests at Unity that morning to join with them. It's a great way to renew relationships of those in our church plus open the door for new connections. The next potluck is on June 26 (NEXT SUNDAY) for Care Group #6. A listing of the groups is in your Unity Handbook. You will also receive a postcard in the mail with specific instructions for your potluck. RSVP to Marilyn Weiberdink.

UNITY FAMILY CARES AND CONCERNS

Unity Family ~ Thanks so much for the prayers! I'm feeling much better. Praise God! The heart and brain have been cooperating nicely the past couple days. God is good! It's time to pow wow! School pow wow this weekend. A prayer request as this is an incredible venue for us in building new relationships and deepening old ones. Also pray for my relationship with Mic. He is a council man who shuns Christians (not necessarily Christianity) but with whom I seem to have a place.? Thank you!!! Blessings, Bob

Thank you to our friends and family at Unity Christian Reformed Church for your prayers, cards, and many kind expressions of sympathy given to us in the loss of our father and grandfather, Wilbur Duininck. We greatly appreciate what you have done to share your love and comfort with us in our time of loss. God bless you all.
~ Harris & Connie Duininck & family, Larry & Pauline Duininck & family, Lee & Sandy Duininck & family, Carol & Carl Blomberg & family

Pastor Jeff & Wendy Fisher, along with the youth missions group, left yesterday morning for their work in Chicago and Nashville over the next eight days. Please be in prayer for the group as they learn from and minister in a variety of different cultures in both cities. They will be returning June 26 (late).

Pastor Steve & Ang and family will be leaving (early) tomorrow morning for Colorado Springs, Colorado, to participate in the Pastor’s Family Retreat sponsored by Focus on the Family. They will also be taking several days to camp and participate in the Dordt Jubilee Celebration in Sioux Center, Iowa next week. The Zwart’s will be returning July 2. Please pray for a time of rest and relaxation for them over these next two weeks.

Pastoral Care Needs: Since our pastoral staff will be gone this week to minister and be ministered to, please contact one of our elders should a need arise. Our Elders are: Marly Breems, Wally Marcus, Chuck Leininger, Gar Jasper, Denny Pluimer, Jeff Poppema (elder-elect), and Wilson Brouwer (elder-elect). You may contact the church office also to assist you with your need.

COMMUNITY & SURROUNDING AREA ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dordt Jubilee Sunday A special worship service commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dordt College has been scheduled for Sunday evening, June 26. It will be a combined service for area CRCs, and will be held in the First CRC sanctuary at 6:30pm . The message will be brought by Dr. Carl Zylstra, President of Dordt College, and the offering will be for Dordt.

Senior Citizens: For the June Meeting, we will meet at 1:00pm on Monday, June 20th at the community room. Plans are to visit Don Bakker’s display of antiques, and his unique station he has built. After this Don has invited our group to his lake cabin for pontoon rides and a luncheon at their home (Ardy will be furnishing the luncheon, so please remember there will be a small fee). Remember, that’s Monday, June 20th at 1:00pm.

Open House Bridal Shower: You are invited to an Open House Bridal Shower honoring Jenny Ledeboer, Bride-elect of Joe Ahrenholz, Saturday, June 25th at Prinsburg First CRC Fellowship Hall from 9:30am to 11:30am. They are registered at Target and Herbergers.

Dordt College’s 50th Anniversary: A 50th Anniversary Celebration will be held on the campus of Dordt College in Sioux Center on July 1-3. Everyone is invited to attend events throughout the weekend, including music and theater performances, youth and alumni intramural sports, socials, food, art, a parade, fireworks and more. Most events are free, but some require pre-registration or minimal fees. For additional details or to register, call for a brochure at 1-800-343-6738 (extension #3) or visit www.dordt.edu/events/jubilee/

Fourth of July Worship Celebration: Join us for our annual Fourth of July Community Worship Celebration, Monday July 4th at 10AM! Our speaker will be Tom Pritchard, President of the Minnesota Family Council. We hope to see you at First Church in Prinsburg on the 4th! Please call the Unity Church office with any questions: 320-978-4300.

Lake Geneva Christian Reformed Family Conference: Plan now to attend the 22nd annual Lake Geneva Christian Reformed Family Conference to be held August 8-11, 2005 in Alexandria, Minnesota. The first session will begin at 3pm on Monday afternoon. Registration blanks are available from your church office. Mail your registration to: Harriet Talsma, 730 Mechanic Street, Edgerton, MN 56128.

2005 Minn-ia-kota Retreat: Make plans now to ‘take a break’ from your normal routine to attend the Minn-ia-kota Retreat sponsored by Bible League Volunteers on September 13 & 14, 2005 at the Oaks Hotel in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. If you went last year you probably received a mailing this week inviting you and a friend. You won’t want to miss this excellent time for spiritual renewal! Invite a friend or two to join you at this ‘retreat with a cause’! You will experience great music, inspiring speakers, a wonderful time of fellowship with other Christians, and, while enjoying all of this, be able to help supply Bibles and study materials to our friends in the Philippines. Linda Evens Shepherd, our featured speaker, will share through her dramatic testimony how she turned the ‘pits of her life’ into stepping stones.

9:30 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP CELEBRATION

Lead Worshiper: Praise Team
Professions of Faith - Michael Ammermann, Brittany Blom, Jason Groen, Rachelle Poppema, Jordan Zondervan
Baptism - Brittany Blom
Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 16-17
Message: “Communing with Christ: The Spirit’s Role in the Lord’s Supper” (Pastor Jeff)
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper
Giving of our Firstfruits: General Fund (Next Week: Building Fund)
Closing and Benediction

5:00 P.M. EVENING WORSHIP CELEBRATION

Offering: Unity Childcare
Scripture Reading: Matthew 14:13-36
Message: “Trusting Jesus” (Pastor Wendy)

7:30 P.M. NIGHT VISION COMMUNITY YOUTH WORSHIP

WORSHIP NOTES

Welcome to Unity Church on this Day of the Lord! It is our desire that every person in this place have an authentic encounter with God. He has invited us here to worship and he is seeking those who would worship him in spirit and truth. May you find life and joy and grace and love as you seek the presence of God in Christ today.

This Morning: As we engage in worship together each Sunday, it is our purpose and goal to experience the presence of God. In essence, what we desire is to commune with Christ. When we celebrate the Lord’s Supper that is exactly what we are doing. The Holy Spirit takes this symbolic act of worship and makes it a true communion with Christ himself. This morning Pastor Jeff will share some of the insights about the role of the Holy Spirit in the Lord’s Supper that were included in his Master’s thesis, and that have led to the desire for (and practice of) more frequent celebration.

Celebration of the Lord’s Supper: Whether a guest or a member, you are invited to join us in receiving the bread and the cup at the Table of the Lord this morning. If you have committed your life to Jesus Christ as Lord, and recognized your need for him as Savior, and desire to connect with him in a deep personal way, then you are more than welcome to come forward to receive the elements through which God nourishes and sustains us, forgives us, and assures us that he will keep all his promises to us.

This Evening: Would you say that you are “walking on water” these days? What about during life’s storms what do you focus on, the wind or the Savior? Tonight we will learn a valuable lesson from Peter—a lesson about trusting Jesus in the middle of the night, in the middle of the storm, and even (or especially!) when you are doing what you thought was impossible. How did Peter learn this lesson? Through just a little faith in a huge God. Come tonight and ask God where he might be calling you to get out of the boat and to do more than you ever imagined.

Professions of Faith: Today we will hear the public professions of faith of Michael Ammerman, Jason Groen, Rachelle Poppema, Jordan Zondervan and Brittany Blom, who will also be baptized. We celebrate the seeds of faith that God planted in them and that have been nurtured in so many ways so that today they can say, “Yes, I believe in Jesus!” and we give unending thanks to God for each of these young people. Please continue to pray for them as they, with all of us, grow up into the fullness of Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Name Tag Sundays: You will notice people wearing name tags today. Once a month we will have name tags available and encourage everyone to wear them to make our guests feel welcome and to help us connect with each other and get to know one another better.

Dordt Jubilee Sunday A special worship service commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dordt College has been scheduled for Sunday evening, June 26. It will be a combined service for area CRCs, and will be held in the First CRC sanctuary at 6:30pm . The message will be brought by Dr. Carl Zylstra, President of Dordt College, and the offering will be for Dordt.

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES AT UNITY

Fall Kick-Off Planning Meeting: All those who are on the Education, Fellowship, and Worship Planning Ministry Teams will have a Joint-Session Meeting July 13th at 7:00pm at the church to brainstorm and start planning the Fall Kick-Off.

UNITY FAMILY CARES AND CONCERNS

Please pray for the leaders and students from our church who will be leaving for their 8-day mission trip on Saturday. The group will be traveling to Chicago and connecting up with members of the youth group from Roseland CRC. We pray for God to do amazing things in and through them!

Thank you to all who helped Wendy and me celebrate my graduation and the completion of my thesis and Master of Theology degree. Thanks also to Pastor Steve and Angela (and all those who hid their secret) for the surprise visit to support us in Grand Rapids. We have been very honored to be a part of this congregation and are grateful that the opportunity was made for me to do this. - Jeff and Wendy Fisher

The family of Dick F Marcus would like to thank everyone for helping us celebrate Dad's heavenly journey. The food and meals showed your kindness, the prayers and cards your love, the gifts your generosity. Dad and Mom loved your visits over the last 5 months. We experienced such a blessing being part of this family of God. We will never forget it.

Congregational Meeting Notes: The Unity Church congregation ratified the council’s decision to extend the current relationship with Pastors Jeff and Wendy for another year by an 82-20 vote. The 2005-2006 General Fund and Missions Budgets were also approved. The deacons explained changes to the way offerings will be collected and distributed. And there was discussion about the length of the morning worship services.

Christmas Program: Put it on your calendar now: December 18th at 7:00 pm will be the Unity Church Christmas program. More information will be coming soon.

COMMUNITY & SURROUNDING AREA ANNOUNCEMENTS

Carpenter’s Tools International Music Ministries Presents CTI Music Ministries invites you to an evening of music and testimony. This is the year-end concert of our full-time missionaries who have served for one year. So, come and hear the music that has touched the lives of people all over the country and around the world. When: TONIGHT at 7:00pm, Where: The Evangelical Free Church of Willmar (1305 19th Ave. S.W., Willmar, MN) in the Worship Center; Cost: FREE!

Pork Roast: Come out for the 25th Annual Raymond Christian Education Society’s Pork Roast. Thursday, June 16 from 5pm-8pm at the Raymond Christian Reformed Church. Free-will donation. Carry-out is available. Everyone is welcome!!

Senior Citizens: For our June Meeting, I am asking that we meet at 1:00pm on Monday, June 20th at the community room. We hope to visit Don Bakker’s display of antiques, and his unique station he has built. After this Don has invited us to his lake cabin for pontoon rides and a luncheon at their home (however I will be furnishing the luncheon, so please remember there will be a small fee). Remember, that’s Monday, June 20th at 1:00pm.

Open House Bridal Shower: You are invited to an Open House Bridal Shower honoring Jenny Ledeboer, Bride-elect of Joe Ahrenholz, Saturday, June 25th at Prinsburg First CRC Fellowship Hall from 9:30am to 11:30am. They are registered at Target and Herbergers.

Dordt College’s 50th Anniversary: A 50th Anniversary Celebration will be held on the campus of Dordt College in Sioux Center on July 1-3. Everyone is invited to attend events throughout the weekend, including music and theater performances, youth and alumni intramural sports, socials, food, art, a parade, fireworks and more. Most events are free, but some require pre-registration or minimal fees. For additional details or to register, call for a brochure at 1-800-343-6738 (extension #3) or visit www.dordt.edu/events/jubilee/

Fourth of July Worship Celebration: Join us for our annual Fourth of July Community Worship Celebration, Monday July 4th at 10AM! Our speaker will be Tom Pritchard, President of the Minnesota Family Council. We hope to see you at First Church in Prinsburg on the 4th! Please call the Unity Church office with any questions: 320-978-4300.

Lake Geneva Christian Reformed Family Conference: Plan now to attend the 22nd annual Lake Geneva Christian Reformed Family Conference to be held August 8-11, 2005 in Alexandria, Minnesota. The first session will begin at 3pm on Monday afternoon. Registration blanks are available from your church office. Mail your registration to: Harriet Talsma, Edgerton, MN 56128.

2005 Minn-ia-kota Retreat Make plans now to ‘take a break’ from your normal routine to attend the Minn-ia-kota Retreat sponsored by Bible League Volunteers on September 13 & 14, 2005 at the Oaks Hotel in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. If you went last year you probably received a mailing this week inviting you and a friend. You won’t want to miss this excellent time for spiritual renewal! Invite a friend or two to join you at this ‘retreat with a cause’! You will experience great music, inspiring speakers, a wonderful time of fellowship with other Christians, and, while enjoying all of this, be able to help supply Bibles and study materials to our friends in the Philippines. Linda Evens Shepherd, our featured speaker, will share through her dramatic testimony how she turned the ‘pits of her life’ into stepping stones.

9:30 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP CELEBRATION

Lead Worshiper: Praise Team
Baptism of Camden Jay Brouwer
Special Music: Recording by Adian & Addison Brouwer
Giving of our Firstfruits: Long-Term Missions (Next Week: General Fund)
Scripture Reading: Ephesians 4:1-6
Today’s Message: ONE! (Pastor Steve)

5:00 P.M. EVENING WORSHIP CELEBRATION

Offering: CRWRC
Scripture Reading: I Corinthians 15:35-58
Message: The Mysteries of Death (Pastor Steve)

WORSHIP NOTES

Welcome! We are delighted that you have chosen to join together with us for worship today! May the Lord fill your heart with joy and peace as you open your heart to Him in worship today.

This morning we celebrate God’s promises in our lives through the baptism of Camden Brouwer, son of Dave and Laura Brouwer.

This morning’s message takes us on a journey of oneness. We are increasingly diverse in culture and church. Diversity has intrinsic beauty and inherent challenges. Oneness brings out the beauty of diversity and division sabotages it. The Scriptures call us to oneness in order that the individual beauty of each person is revealed. How is this possible – oneness in diversity? Here’s your clue: One God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

This evening we will explore some of the mysteries that surround death. Why is it that some die at what seems to be the “right” time while others linger or suffer or in our opinion should die sooner than they do? What happens in those final moments before being translated into heaven? Come explore these and other mysteries this evening.

NIGHT VISION starts its summer season tonight at our NEW TIME: 7:30pm. We would love to see you tonight and throughout the summer!

Next Sunday we will be celebrating our life in Christ through our Communion celebration and the testimonies of several of our young people giving their professions of faith. Make plans to celebrate together next week at 9:30am.

Two life journeys on this earth came to an end this week in our community and church family. Wilbur Duininck and Dick Marcus both saw 90+ years this side of eternity and now are celebrating life forever in the presence of the Lord. We extend our love to Harris & Connie Duininck, Lee & Sandy Duininck, Trevor & Janey Duininck, and the extended Duininck family with Wilbur’s passing. His funeral was in our church this past Friday. We also extend our love to Daryl & Bev Marcus, Wally & Rachel Marcus, and the entire Marcus family with Dick’s passing. Dick’s funeral will be held tomorrow morning at First Church.

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES AT UNITY

Congregational Supper and Meeting THIS WEDNESDAY! A light supper with freewill donation to support a Relay for Life team will be served starting at 6:00pm. Our annual meeting will start at 7:00pm. Come out and support efforts to celebrate life and celebrate what God is doing in this ministry. PLEASE bring your agendas along. Just a handful of agendas will be available the night of the meeting (to save paper and printing costs). Thanks!

Advanced Notice: The 2005 Women of Faith Conference in St. Paul will be held October 21-22. Take some time to get away with friends or invite family to join you for this incredible time of refreshment. Twenty-five (25) tickets are available through Angela Zwart on a first-come basis.

UNITY FAMILY CARES AND CONCERNS

On the morning of June 1, Dick F. Marcus, Dad of Wally and Rachel and Daryl and Bev, began his heavenly journey. Dick fought the fight, pressed on toward the goal and now is claiming his prize at the home of His heavenly Father. Praise be to God!!

A sincere THANK YOU to Elder Marly Breems, Elder Gar Jasper, and Deacon Steve Zondervan who conclude terms of service in leadership here at Unity this month! We have so appreciated your commitment and hard work on behalf of the Lord as you ministered among us! May you continue to discover the joy of the Lord as you lead and are led in all areas of life!

COMMUNITY & SURROUNDING AREA ANNOUNCEMENTS

Pork Roast

Come out for the 25th Annual Raymond Christian Education Society’s Pork Roast. Thursday, June 16 from 5pm-8pm at the Raymond Christian Reformed Church. Free-will donation. Carry-out is available. Everyone is welcome!!

Dordt College’s 50th Anniversary

A 50th Anniversary Celebration will be held on the campus of Dordt College in Sioux Center on July 1-3. Everyone is invited to attend events throughout the weekend, including music and theater performances, youth and alumni intramural sports, socials, food, art, a parade, fireworks and more. Most events are free, but some require pre-registration or minimal fees. For additional details or to register, call for a brochure at 1-800-343-6738 (extension #3) or visit www.dordt.edu/events/jubilee/

Lake Geneva Christian Reformed Family Conference

Plan now to attend the 22nd annual Lake Geneva Christian Reformed Family Conference to be held August 8-11, 2005 in Alexandria, Minnesota. The first session will begin at 3pm on Monday afternoon. Registration blanks are available from your church office. Mail your registration to: Harriet Talsma, 730 Mechanic Street, Edgerton, MN 56128.

VBS

Safari Adventure begins Monday, June 6 with supper at 5:30 p.m. Registration follows. Parents-we will be done at 8:30 so your children can be picked up then. Our kids will be collecting an offering each evening which will be going to Relay for Life. We will explain Relay for Life to the kids during the week. EVERYONE-Please pray for VBS, the teachers, children and other staff that the week will go smoothly and that the message that Christ is King will be remembered.