Happy New Year!
SUNDAY WORSHIP
Scripture Reading: John 3:1-21
Message: “Created Through A New Birth” (Pastor Jeff Fisher)
Ministry of Music: Brent Dahl
Offering: Unity Ministries
Lead Worshiper: Bryan De Groot
Welcome to Unity Church!
A new year brings new opportunities, and it is our prayer that you will be blessed today by experiencing a new sense of God’s love for you, and grow in your love for him as you pursue the opportunities placed before you this year. May the overflowing grace of our Savior, Jesus Christ, fill us all.
Disciples Continues…
We are resuming our study of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus today. We pick up with the third session of the series, Disciples:Created, with our focus on the fact that those who follow Jesus are given a new life through the work of the Holy Spirit.
Missions Emphasis Sunday
Next week we have the great privilege of including some of our missionaries in our worship as part of our Missions Emphasis Sunday. Following our time of worship together, we will all get a “taste” of the world by sampling foods from the various countries and people groups that our missionaries serve. We expect this to be a time of wonderful celebration and enjoyment.
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR
Today (1st Sunday):
10:00am: Morning Worship
Children ages 3-preK and K-1 will be invited by announcement to go to Children’s Church.
11:30am: Communication Forum
Monday:
6:15pm: Elders & Deacons Meetings
7:00pm: Council Meeting
Tuesday:
9:30am: Ladies Bible Study
Wednesday:
4:45pm: Worship Planning Meeting
6:45pm: Cadets at First CRC
7:00pm: Youth Group (7th - 12th) at the Rock on 8th
7:00pm: Fellowship Team Meeting
7:00pm: Men’s Jail Ministry
7:30pm: Worship Team Appreciation Night
9:00pm: Worship Team Practice
Thursday:
7:00pm: Gospel Class
7:00pm: Nursery Team Meeting
Next Sunday (2nd Sunday) - Missions Emphasis Sunday
8:45am: Gospel Class
9:00am: Sunday School, grades 2-12
10:00am: Worship
Children ages 3-preK and K-1 will be invited by announcement to go to Children’s Church.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Ash Wednesday
February 6, 2008
Good Friday
March 20, 2008
Unity Church Announcements
Thank You for Your Support
We would like to thank all those who remembered our family with prayers, cards, food, and acts of kindness during the passing away of our mother and grandmother, June De Groot. We rejoice in the assurance that she is in her heavenly home! Bryan & Sue De Groot & Family
Communication Forums at Unity
Over the next few months we are offering communication forums for you to receive updates and ask your questions about the building project, the General Fund, and the recent repairs to our existing facility. Join us TODAY after worship for an opportunity to stay up-to-date with all that is happening at Unity. We plan to have future forums on January 20, February 10, and one Sunday in March, April, and May. You are strongly encouraged to participate in each of the forums, since we will be updating information along the way.
Small Group Materials Available
We are beginning the next session of the Disciples series this week. For those small groups who are using the discussion guides, you can pick them up in the Fellowship Hall. We will be focusing on the themes from the Disciples:Created series for the next five weeks and then use the Disciples:Crafted series until Easter.
Gospel Class Resumes
This Thursday (Jan. 10) at 7pm and Sunday (Jan. 13) at 8:45am, we will begin the Gospel Class again. Our topics for the next several weeks will be the basics of Reformed theology.
Community Announcements
Senior Citizens
We will have our monthly potluck at the Prinsburg Community Center on Thursday, January 17th at 11:30am. Following our lunch we will have our fellowship time with games and cards.
A - L: Bring Casseroles
M - R: Bring Salads
S - Z: Bring Desserts
Seminar on Islam & Christianity
Pastor Mujahid-El-Masih, church planter and international speaker from Pakistan, is coming to Willmar to speak about Islam and Christianity on Saturday and Sunday, January 12 and 13. He will be giving 5 presentations (see poster in Fellowship Hall) over the two days at the Evangelical Free Church of Willmar. For more information call 320-235-4317.
Open House Invite
You are invited to an open house for Al Koning’s 80th birthday. Saturday, January 12 from 2 – 5 pm at the Willmar CRC fellowship hall.
Easter Cantata Choir
First Reformed Church of Willmar invites you to sing with them for an Easter Cantata to be presented on Palm Sunday evening, March 16th at 7:00pm. Practices begin this Thursday, January 10, at 7:00pm. All practices will be on Thursday evenings. For those of you who go south for the winter, there will be a book and CD you can take with you. If you have any questions, please contact Becky Lippert.
Get on the Road to True Financial Freedom
Start your year right by getting your finances in order. Join us at Bunde CRC on Saturday, January 26th from 8:30am - 3:15pm for a live simulcast from Crown Financial Ministries entitles “Money Map Live!” The cost is $25.00 per person or $40.00 per couple, which includes lunch. Register by January 19th by visiting www.bundecrc.org or by calling Kay at 320-847-3520.
