July 26, 2009

THE WEEKLY CALENDAR

Today (4th Sunday):

10:00am: Morning Worship

Monday:

4:45pm: Worship Planning

Wednesday:

7:00pm: 7th-12th, Open Rock Night

~ a short lesson and then hang out / play games

7:00pm: Men's Jail Ministry

Next Sunday (1st Sunday):

9:00am: Missions Prayer Time

10:00am: Morning Worship

Mark Your Calendars!

Missions Prayer Time Next Week: You are invited to join the Missions & Outreach Team for a time of prayer for our missionaries at 9:00am next week (and the first Sunday of each month).

WANTED!: Women who would be willing to serve either on the GEMS Board or as Counselors. NEEDED: A willing heart and a  ove for working with girls. If this is you, please contact Barb Ahrenholz

Public Computer: There is now a computer in the fellowship hall that can be used during the week by the public.

Unity Church Announcements

Prayer Requests: Please remember to keep these families in your prayers this week:

~ Dorothy L will have surgery on Thursday.

~ Lauren T will have some testing done on Wednesday.

Baby Congratulations: Congratulations to James & Maria on the birth of a beautiful baby boy, Xylon. He was born this past Tuesday.

Wedding Congratulations: Congratulations to Nick & Jamie VenOsdel who were married yesterday in an outdoor ceremony. May God bless you as you begin this new chapter in your life!

July Love Gift!: Today is the  last day for you to give your 'July Love Gift' for the Bible League. Your gift may be placed in the yellow gift bag by the mailboxes. Thank you for your consideration of your gift to help supply Bibles for Africa. Sandy W

2009 Minn-ia-kota: Have you sent in your reservation for Bible League Volunteers' Retreat at the First Reformed Church in Sioux Center, Iowa, on September 15 & 16^th? The deadline is approaching! Invite a friend! Get a group together! You

It's Bottle Time!: LIFE.... The most precious gift of all. And now you have the opportunity to make a difference in the life of an unborn child.

Please join us in supporting the work of Hope Pregnancy Center. By providing help to women in crisis pregnancies, we have found this to be true: When the woman who is considering abortion visits Hope Pregnancy Center, the majority of the time she changes her mind and makes the decision to give life to her unborn child.

When you insert your check or fill this bottle with currency or coins, or Donate Online at hopepcwillmar.org you are helping to provide free limited obstetrical ultrasound services, counseling, baby supplies and a hand of friendship to a woman in need.

PLEASE.... Take a bottle from church this week and fill the bottle with your gift and we will be grateful... for life!

THEN... return the bottle to church by Sunday, August 2nd.

WANTED!: Women who would be willing to serve either on the GEMS Board or as Counselors. NEEDED: A willing heart and a love for working with girls. If this is you, please contact Barb A.

GEMS Schwan's Fundraiser!: Do you enjoy the convienence of Schwan's easy to prepare meals, frozen products, and ice cream? GEMS is excited to announce our Schwan's fundraising sales representative will have a truck at First CRC of Prinsburg on Wednesday, August 12th from 4:00pm - 8:00pm. This will coincide with the community picnic event which will also be at First CRC. Based on the dollars sold that day, Schwans will donate a percentage of the money to our GEMS organization.

This money will be used to help keep the general cost down for the July 2010 GEMS leadership conference. We are hoping many counselors can attend this awesome conference, which will be held at Bethel University in Minneapolis.

In order to be sure to have the products you enjoy on hand, we're including pre-order forms and product catalogs in your church mailboxes. You do not have to pre-order; you can come and just buy from the truck the day of the sale. If you do wish to pre-order, turn them in to Pat Groen or Joyce Marcus by Sunday, Augutst 9th You will be able to come to First CRC to pick up the products directly from the Schwan's truck. Payment will be made to Schwan's at that time. We thank you in advance for supporting this way of equipping our counselors to be effective instruments in reaching our girls for the Lord.

Community Announcements

One Body In Christ Conference: Register now for the Saturday, August 22nd, Conference to be held in Rock Valley, Iowa, at the Trinity Christian Reformed Church, brochures with a registration form are available in the information rack located in the church library or you can call Pastor Bill Van Dyken 712-476-3136 or email him at bvandyke @hopehaven.org. You can also register online at www.hopehaven.org look under News and Current Events.

Pastor Jim Kok, author of the book: "The Miracle of Kindness: Changing the world one act at a time," will be our key -note speaker and panel moderator. Jim is the Pastor of Care and Kindness at the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove California. Also Pastor Mark Stephenson, Director of Disability concerns will be present and moderator of one of our panel sessions.

There will be three interactive panels focused on Family, Church and Outreach as they relate to disability issues. We encourage Council Members, Pastors, families, those involved in Friendship Ministries and anyone who desire to hear first hand the stories of those who live with disabling conditions and their family members. Bring your questions, this is an interactive conference!