Morning Worship
Lenten Sermon Series: The Crimson Life of Love
Message: Love Coming Into the World (Pastor Steve)
Offering: Unity Ministries
Lead Worshiper(s): Heather Pluimer & Shannon Stoel
WELCOME TO UNITY CHURCH!
May Christ's love swell your hearts with compassion and grace as you seek Him! Let your worship pour out as a sweet offering of thanksgiving for His love shown to each one of us!
This morning we begin our observance of the Lenten Season. This season, marked at the beginning with Ash Wednesday this week, invites each of us to personally reflect on the love of God shown to us through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Our Lenten Sermon Series this year will specifically focus on the love of Christ revealed in the gospel of John and the servant chapter of Philippians 2. Join with us in the journey to rediscover the love of Christ amidst, at times, the madness of our world, and see how great a sacrifice of love Christ showed us through His life, death, and resurrection.
Out of the Office
Pastor Steve will be out of the office Wednesday through Friday this week for personal time away. Pastor Jeff and the Elders stand ready to serve you as needs arise.NEXT SUNDAY EVENING at 5:00pm
We will have a Lenten Healing Service, combining our Ash Wednesday service and a service of prayer for healing Sunday, February 25. We invite everyone to come together for a time of personal reflection but also corporate prayer to ask God for healing of mind, body, and soul. If you or someone you love needs or desires prayer, please invite them to join with us. There will be a time of worship, followed by prayers for those requesting prayer, concluding the evening with communion together.Thank You!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who particiapted and helped out with the Worship Conference this weekend! We had a great conference together and were blessed by the wisdom and teaching of our speakers! Special thanks to Pastor Jeff and Wendy and members of the Worship Planning Team, for putting all the logistics (speakers, artists, the lunch) together and April Swierenga for her behind-the-scenes assistance! Thank you!Ladies Bible Study
Ladies Bible Study will meet in the upper room at LuLu Beans on Tuesday, February 20th at 9:30am. Shirley Bugbee will share her work with the Somalians in the Willmar area and how we can be in prayer for them. Any questions or need a ride talk with Val.Prison Ministry
This morning a team of people from Unity Church are leading a time of worship at the St. Cloud Prison. Those ministering are Sarah Brouwer, Willis Wubben, Bob Donyes, and Pam Knapper. Please pray that the inmates will hear the Word clearly.
The Weekly Calendar
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Today (3rd Sunday):
10:00am: Morning Worship
Children ages 3-preK and in K-1st grade will be invited
by announcement to go to Children’s Church.
Monday:
4:45pm: Worship Planning Meeting
7:00pm: Friendship at Willmar CRC
Tuesday:
9:30am: Ladies Bible Study at Lu Lu Beans
Wednesday:
5:00pm: CADETS at First CRC, BBQ and Pinewood Derby
7:00pm: Youth Group (9-12)
7:00pm: Ladies Bible Study
7:00pm: Men’s Jail Ministry
7:00pm: Men’s Wild at Heart - at Hoekstra’s
Thursday:
8:00pm: Gospel Class
Next Sunday (4th Sunday):
8:45am: Adult Sunday School - Gospel Class at Duininck Bros
8:45am: Children’s Choir 2nd - 5th
9:00am: Sunday School 6th - 12th
9:15am: Sunday School 2nd - 5th
9:30am: Children’s Choir 3 yrs - 1st 10:00am: Morning Worship
5:00pm: Lenten Healing & Worship Service
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Care Group 5 Potluck - Sunday, March 4
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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Pinewood Derby
The Annual MN West (Prinsburg, Raymond, and Willmar Cadet Clubs) Pinewood Derby and Barbeque Supper will be held on Wednesday, February 21st at the CMCS high school gym. Please come for an evening of fun, food, and fellowship. The barbeque supper will be served from 5:00- 7:00pm. A free will donation for the MN West Cadet Council will be taken. The races start at 7:00pm SHARP!-Concessions will be served during the races, everyone is welcome.Gary Esboldt Benefit Dinner & Auction
Please join us as we run along side our friend Gary Esboldt running the race of his life recovering from a stem cell bone marrow transplant. Saturday, February 24th at First Baptist Church Gymnasium 1000 6th St. SE, Willmar. From 4:00pm - 8:00pm. Bring your family. Cost $10 per adult; $5 children/youth (high school and under). Gary Esboldt serves as Associate Pastor of First Baptist Church. He has been very involved in coaching basketball in the community, conducting several youth basketball camps. He has touched the lives of many. Now its our turn to touch his life. For more details you can go to www.esboldtfamily.com (if you can not join us but would like to support the Esboldts. You can do an online virtual dinner or send a donation to Esboldt fund at Bremer Bank, 500 Willmar Ave. SE. Willmar, MN 56201.Choir Performance
Providence College and Seminary of Otterburne, Manitoba, Canada will be performing at the Raymond Christian Reformed Church on March 9, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. The award winning choir and ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Henry Schellenberg, will inspire you as they express their faith through the arts. Their music includes a varied repertoire of classical, traditional, contemporary and sacred ethnic music styles.West Central Christian Singles MOVIE NIGHT
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23,at the Willmar Evangelical Free Church (use small east door). Cost: $2. Popcorn and pop provided. "Facing the Giants" (this is a movie about a football coach who has never had a winning season and learns how to face the giant issues of life).MERCY ME / AUDIO ADRENALINE IN CONCERT
At Lake Geneva Christian Center in Alexandria. Friday, March 16 at 7PM. Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 at the door. Groups of 15 or more can purchase group rates for $15 by sending an email to wccs.willmar@yahoo.com by February 15. Tickets are being sold at the Good News Bookstore in Willmar or you can make your checks out to Echo Ministries and mail your checks to Willmar Evangelical Free church no later then February 19th. We will car pool from the Willmar Evangelical Free Church parking lot; leaving promptly at 5:15 pm.Christian Reformed Family Conference
August 6-9, 2007 at the Lake Geneva Conference Center in Alexandria, MN. Join with us as we celebrate our twenty-third year of conferences. Rev. Roger Kok from Grand Rapids, MI and Rev. Calvin Hoogendoorn from Sioux Falls, SD will be the keynote speakers. A concert is scheduled for Wednesday evening. There are scheduled activities for children, preschool through high school age. Watch for registration announcements in your bulletin at a later date. Bring your family, invite your friends, plan to be challenged and inspired!Winter Blahs? - Lets take a tour
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A SENIOR CITIZEN TO JOIN US ON THESE TOURS! On Wednesday, March 14, 2007 we hope to attend the line play “The Orphan Train” at the Minneapolis Children's Theater. This is the story of the 1930’s during the depression where children were sent on trains to find new homes. After the production we would travel to Owatonna to see the Orphanage museum and hear its stories. Saturday, April 14, 2007 we hope to take a bus to the Gospel Quartet convention in Minneapolis. Family groups and quartets entertain us all day. Its great continuous gospel music. Please call Ardy Zondervan for more details or to sign for these two tours. She needs to know soon.The Beth Moore Simulcast - “Get Out of that Pit”
It will be on God’s deliverance and hope for our lives, and will be hosted at Bunde CRC on Saturday, February 24 from 9:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. as an outreach to women of our church and surrounding community. For more information visit www.bundecrc.org and click the Beth Moore information link. The cutoff to get your ticket is February 19! For more information contact Kay at 320-847-3520.Senior Citizens
We will be meeting a the community center Wednesday, February 21 at 11:30 for a potluck dinner and games. A - L: casseroleM - S: salad
T - Z: dessert
