Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
Message: Time (Pastor Steve)
Lead Worshiper(s): Joe DeGroot
Offering: Unity Ministries
Prayer Ministry: available to everyone at the conclusion of our worship service.
WELCOME TO UNITY!
Welcome to Unity! Each Sunday these times are set aside to give glory to God, to worship Him, to seek His face. We are glad that you have joined with us today to celebrate His goodness and faithfulness to all who put their trust in Him!
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.
6:00pm: On Call Concert
Monday:
4:45pm: Worship Planning
Wednesday:
7:00pm: Men's Jail Ministry
7:00pm: 7th - 12th Youth Group at the Rock on 8th
Next Sunday (4th Sunday):
8:30am: Temple Prayers
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: Check your boxes today for a sign up sheet to join us for a fun family night of Bowling & Pizza on Saturday, March 21st. You must sign up, we need to have a count. Thank you so much! If you have any questions please contact Amy Bonnema
Unity Church Announcements
Celebration of Communion
This morning, we will be celebrating the Lord's Supper together. You will be invited to come forward to take the elements. If you have placed your faith in Jesus, you are welcome and encouraged to participate today.
Prayer Ministry
At the end of our worship time each week there will be people available to pray with you about any item that you would like to have prayed for.
On Call Concert!
Youth For Christ presents: On Call! Join us this evening at 6:00pm for an evening of Praise and Worship! Everyone is welcome! There will be a Free-will offering.
Baby Congratulations
Congratulations to Scott & Taryn Buteyn in the birth of a healthy baby girl, Alysia Joy born on Tuesday afternoon, March 3rd. She weighed in at 8lbs 12oz and was 21inches long.
Baby Congratulations
Congratulations to Roger & Deb Freiborg in the birth of their new grandson, Brooks Anderson Boyd Jett, infant son of Ryan & Maggie (Freiborg) Jett. He was born on Friday, February 20th, weighing in at 9lbs 6oz and 21inches long.
BUDGET REMINDER
We have 15 weeks left in our current fiscal year which ends June 30. Receipts have averaged $4,600 a week until now. To meet our budget we will have to average receipts of $7,750 per week for these next 15 weeks. Please help meet his goal!
Highlights from the Administration Team Meeting
The Administration Team met this past Wednesday evening. Officers of the Board are Larry Groen, Chairman, Wendy Ulferts, Co-Chairman, Ben Taatjes, Treasurer, and Phil Erffmeyer Clerk. An additional administrative Deacon will be added next month after new council members are elected.
A Tech Team has been formed with Trapper Swierenga (Chairman), Dave Brouwer, Chuck Miedema, and Tim Starkenburg. Check the Unity website (www.unitycrc.org). The new bulletin is posted each weekend, the weekly sermon is available, and there is a picture display showing the progress of our church construction.
The Team adopted a Job Description for Custodian.
After this policy is reviewed by all Council members, we will start advertising for a Custodian (hopefully in a week or two). The Custodian will be responsible for all cleaning, minor repairs, setting up for events, lawn mowing, snow-blowing. etc
The Team has also adopted a Church Usage and rental Policy which will soon be distributed.
A Celebration Team has been formed to plan for our 25th Anniversary/Church Dedication scheduled for August 27-30. Members are: Phil Erffmeyer (Chairman), Mike Mulder, Gar Jasper, Mary Ahrenholz, Shirley Marcus, Ang Zwart, Marilyn Wieberdink, & Kerry Breems.
The Daniel Fast
If anyone is interested in getting more information about The Daniel Fast you can either email info@unitycrc.org or call the church office at 320-978-4300
Community Announcements
CMCS Pre-K Round-up
Are you looking for a Christian learning environment for your pre-school aged child? Come with your child to the Pre-K Round-up at Central Minnesota Christian School in Prinsburg, Friday, March 13. The evening will begin at 6:30 PM with tours of the elementary school and a time to meet the Pre-K teacher, Mrs. Van Otterloo. The Parents' presentation will follow in the elementary library. During this informational time, child care will be provided for your pre-school aged children in the Pre-K room. For more information, please call the school at 978-8700. We hope to see you there!
Host & Hostess Supper
Central Minnesota Christian School's Host & Hostess Supper is fast approaching. It is scheduled for April 17 at 7:00 PM. We are so excited to have the trio of Randy Groen, Gar Jasper, and Paul Knapper to be performing as our entertainment. You don't want to miss it! If you have not been called in the last year or two and want to make sure you get an invitation, call Andrea at 978-8700.
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 Eldora, Iowa. The camp has many great opportunities including a swimming pool, canoeing, hiking, cabin games, gift store/canteen, supervised challenge ropes course, and carpet ball. For more information go to www.pinelakechristiancamp.org or check out our camp's facebook page. Once on the facebook website, search for "Midwest B.A.S.I.C. Youth Bible Camp". More information to come soon!
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
Great Family Night Out
CMCS High School Theater Department will perform "Ukrainiacs!" by Patrick Rainville Dorn. It is three topsy-turvy tales from the Ukraine. Performances will be held in the high school gym March 26, 27, & 28 starting at 7:00 PM. Tickets are for sale in the high school office. Adults are $6, students are $4, preschool and younger are free. Beware of the puff monster!
You are invited to the 3rd Annual Kandiyohi County Cancer Survivor Reunion
Join us on Tuesday, April 7th at the Willmar American Legion (220 19th Ave SW) we will begin with a social hour at 5:30pm, dinner will begin at 6:00pm, with entertainment starting at 7:00pm. Cost: Free dinner for survivors, Guests $12. Please RSVP by March 28th to Tina Erpenbach or you can email to terpenbach@yahoo.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 Mission Trip
c/o Greg Bonnema, Treasurer
P.O. Box 271
Prinsburg, MN 56281
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."
Joppa this week
Tuesday, March 10- Corey Roskamp's Testimony 7pm. Thursday, March 12- Men's Small group 7 pm at Lulu Bean's. Friday, March 13- Movie night 7 pm at YFC. Joppa is a young adult ministry affiliated with West Central MN Youth For Christ. We meet at the YFC building (the Warehouse) on the corner of 1st street and Litchfield Ave. Check us out at www.joppaonline.org.
What can I do to help end homelessness?
If you are asking what can I do to help end homelessness? The Continuum of Care (COC) of Southwest Minnesota would like to invite you to a Homelessness Resource Fair on Thursday, March 12th from 11:00am - 12:30pm at the Health and Human Services Building in Willmar, MN. Are you aware that:
¨ Southwestern Minnesota had nearly 200 people were considered homeless in 2007?
¨ 72 of those were in shelters, the rest were without and access to help or support
¨ 57% of homeless adults had children with them
¨ 22% were homeless because they left situations of domestic violence
¨ 25% had experienced some type of mental illness
¨ 7% of households included at least one Grandparent!
In Southwestern Minnesota single adults, youth and families that are homeless live in cars, tents, campers, rental storage units, twenty four hour businesses, bathrooms of businesses closed at night, resided in overcrowded conditions, outside, fish houses, barns, apartment stair wells, and other places not meant for human habitation.
The Continuum of Care is a participatory planning process for coordination and organizing resources on a regional level to meet the needs of homeless and near-homeless individuals and families. Our goal is to ensure individuals and families in crisis have access to a logical, interconnected system of housing and social service supports, no matter where someone finds themselves on the crisis continuum. If you have any questions feel free to call the resources listed below.
Lutheran Social Service
Youth Programs
Contact: Corie Haverly
320-231-7075 ext 3
The Salvation Army
Contact: Julian (Jo) Boraas
320-235-2033 ext 203
