June 19, 2005

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.