Scripture: Titus
2: 11-14
Message: Boundaries (Pastor
Steve)
Lead Worshiper(s): Bryan DeGroot
Offering: Unity
Ministries
Prayer Ministry: available to everyone at the conclusion of our worship service.
WELCOME TO UNITY!
Welcome to everyone who has entered this place to worship the King of kings
and Lord of lords! Our prayer for you today is that the glory and presence of
the Lord will refresh and encourage your soul and that you would find grace for
today and bright hope for tomorrow through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ!
Prayer Ministry
At the conclusion of our worship time each week people will be available to
pray with you about any item of concern to you.
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR
Today (3rd Sunday):
10:00am:
Morning Worship
Children ages 3-preK and K-1 will
be invited by announcement to go to Children's Church.
7:30pm: SNL at The Rock on 8th
Monday:
4:45pm:
Worship Planning
7:00pm:
Friendship Class at
Wednesday:
7:00pm: Men's Jail Ministry
7:00pm: 9th - 12th Youth Group
Next Sunday (4th Sunday):
8:30am:
9:00am: Sunday
School 3rd - 12th
10:00am:
Worship
Children ages 3-preK and K-1 will
be invited by announcement to go to Children's Church!
7:30pm:
SNL at The Rock on 8th
Mark
Your Calendar
Bowling
& Pizza Family Fun Night: Join us for a fun family night of
Bowling & Pizza on Saturday, March 21st. If you are interested in going
bowling & out for pizza or would like to do one or the other you MUST contact Amy Bonnema by Tuesday, March 17th!
Infant Baptism: Next week, Lord
willing, we will be celebrating God's sign and seal in baptism to Kylan Jager Groen, infant son
of Chad & Heather.
Thank you!: A huge Thank you to
all the volunteers that continue to come in and donate their time during the
week and on Saturday's to help with the renovations of the existing building!
Your help is so greatly appreciated!
Sunday School Announcements: Due to the lack of
teachers, we will not be having K-2 Children's Church for the month of
April. We will resume again in May. If you have any questions or
concerns, you can contact Tracy Borstad.
Special Easter Remembrance: As part of our Easter
Morning worship time, we will be remembering with gratitude and love the lives
of those who have gone on before us who now know Easter resurrection. Starting next week, you can sign up for flowers
of remembrance. The names of those
remembered will be listed as part of special insert in the bulletin Easter
morning. A donation will be asked to
help cover the costs. More details in
next week's bulletin.
Senior Citizens: All Senior Citizens
are welcome to come to the
Red Envelope. Together we can make a difference!
Who: YOU
What: Red Envelope Campaign
When: Mail the envelopes around March 31st, 2009.
Why: To show your support for the unborn.
Action: You are invited to
put on a stamp and your return address and mail an empty red envelope on March
31st, 2009. For more information and the mailing address, go to
Community Announcements
Host
& Hostess Supper:
Great Family Night Out: CMCS High School Theater Department will perform "Ukrainiacs!" by
Patrick Rainville Dorn. It is three topsy-turvy tales from the
Soup
& Pie Supper: You are invited to the Soup and
Pie Supper at Bunde CRC on Wednesday, March 18 from 5-7 pm.
This year they are also including a Silent Auction as part of the evening. So
please come and support the Youth Group of Bunde on Wednesday evening
Joppa This Week: Tuesday, March 17- "Indescribable" DVD with Louie Giglio, 7pm. Thursday, March 19- Men's Small
group 7 pm at Lulu Bean's. Friday, March 20- Girls/Guys night
(call 235-0119).
Joppa is a young adult ministry
affiliated with West Central MN Youth For Christ. They meet at the YFC building
(the Warehouse) on the corner of
You are invited to the 3rd
West Central Christian
Singles: Join WCCS on Friday, March 27th, at 6:30pm
for a nigh of food and fun at the KEC for a night of bowling.
What does being a "good
steward" have to do with estate planning?: Don Long, a Christian attorney from Barnabas Foundation, can help you
answer that question. He will be meeting with people in this area from
March 24- March 26, 2009. He will be happy to provide clear and
easy-to-understand Estate Planning information regardless of the size of your
estate, your age or stage of life. This confidential Estate Planning is
available to you at no charge and with no obligation. Just call Barnabas
Foundation at 
1-888-448-3040
to set up an appointment (day or evening).
You can learn more about Barnabas Foundation at www.barnabasfoundation.com
Upcoming Helping Hands Mission Trip: Duane Bonnema
is organizing a group of adult leaders along with volunteer Junior and Senior
high school students to lend a helping hand to the 2008 flood victims in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. This group will be leaving
Monday, April 6, 2009, at 5:00 am, and returning Saturday, April 11 in
the evening. We are in need of more
adult leaders, especially those with skills in carpentry, sheet rocking,
shingling, and wiring. If you are unable
to join us on this trip, but are willing to help, you can be a part of this
ministry by: supplying tools, donating
your van for a week, supplying food (snacks for the trip and/or non-perishable
items for meals when we're there), and supporting us financially. Most of all, your continued prayers and
support are coveted as we prepare, Lord willing, to lend a helping hand to
those in need. If you have any questions
or can help in any way, please contact: Duane
Bonnema or Andy Ypma.
Please
mail donations to:
Helping
Hands
c/o
Greg Bonnema, Treasurer
1 John
3:16 - 18
"This
is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ
laid down his life for us. And we ought
to lay down our lives for our brothers.
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has
no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or
tongue but with actions and in truth."
Attention 6th - 12th
Graders!: Mark your calendars for this year's Midwest B.A.S.I.C.
(Brothers, and Sisters In Christ) Youth Bible Camp. Camp this year will be held
from July
20th - 24th, 2009. All 6th - 12th graders are encouraged to sign up for
this great time of meeting God and making friends. Scott Davis will be speaking
at camp this year which will be held at the Pine Lake Christian Camp in
