May 10, 2009

THE WEEKLY CALENDAR

Today (2nd 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

Wednesday:

7:00pm: Men's Jail Ministry

7:00pm: 9th - 12th Youth Group

Next Sunday (3rd Sunday): LAST DAY OF SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR K-12

8:30am: Temple Prayers

9:00am: Sunday School 3rd - 12^th

10:00am: Worship

Children ages 3-preK and K-1 will be invited  by announcement to go to Children's Church!

6:00pm: Evening Worship led by Gretchen Ehret & CTI Music Ministries

7:30pm: SNL at The Rock on 8^th

Mark Your Calendars!

Sunday School Teacher Meeting: We will have a short teacher meeting on Sunday, May 17th immediately following the morning worship service.  We will be meeting in the classroom right next to the library.  This meeting is for all those that have taught Sunday School and K-2 Children's Church this past year.  Please bring the surveys that were placed in your mailboxes along to the meeting.

Last Day of Sunday School: Our last day of Sunday School and K-2 Children's Church will be on Sunday, May 17th.

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.

Unity Church Announcements

Our Prayers & Sympathy: Our love & Sympathy goes out to Bill & Dorothy Ledeboer & family in the loss of Bills brother, Lewis Ledeboer this past week. Funeral services were held yesterday.

Our Prayers & Sympathy: Our love & sympathy go out to Lois Cook, Elva Post, Thresa Berghuis & families in the loss of their brother-in-law, Jim Thrall, this past week. Funeral Services were held yesterday.

Thank you: We wish to thank Myrna De Boer for taking care of cleaning our church   building the past ten years.  Tomorrow will be her last day and next Sunday we plan to serve cake after church and express our appreciation to Myrna!  We want to welcome our new custodians, Jason & Laura Dannen, who will begin their employment this week.

Thank you: We just want to say thank you to all those that provided Lasagna's, desserts or helped serve at the Prayer day community meal this past Thursday! Your help was greatly appreciated!

Thank you: Thank you so much to everyone who brought food and gifts and helped to prepare our house for our return.  It was very helpful and much appreciated!  Your efforts were truly a blessing to us during this time of transition.  -Wendy Fisher

Thank you: We would like to thank everyone for remembering my family and myself in the passing of my older brother Bill. He was the eldest of 17. Thank you for the  prayers, cards, and visits. We truly appreciate the kindness shown to us by such a loving community. And may god bless you all as he has us. Jeff Jewell & families.

Happy Birthday! We would like to wish a very Happy Birthday to Irene Bonnema, who is celebrating her 85th birthday tomorrow. Her family has provided cake in honor of their mother.

Unity's Newsletter: Unity will be putting out the next newsletter on Sunday, May 17th! Please submit to the office your birth announcements, engagement announcements, wedding announcements and any other special announcements you would like to see in the newsletter! Parents of Seniors (High School and College!) please submit your graduates information, (Photo, graduation date, open houses, future plans, activities they were involved with in school) (College graduates what are your plans after graduation? Work, more school?)

SRYG Fundraiser!: Youth Group is offering to install docks as a fundraiser for the upcoming Chicago mission trip and ongoing youth group expenses.  If you would like your dock installed please contact Kirk Vander Poll and we will do our best to work out a time that fits your schedule.

VBS Planning: The process of planning this years Vacation Bible School has begun! As soon as plans are set as to what week it is going to be we will let you know. We are looking for high schoolers to be helpers. If anyone is interested, please contact the First CRC church office at 978-4323.

Senior Citizens: All Senior Citizens are welcome to come to the Prinsburg Community Center on Thursday, May 21 at 1:00 p.m. for an afternoon of lunch, games & fun!

Mental Health Month!: May is Mental Health Awareness month.  On Monday, May 11th, Central MN Christian School will host an informational meeting with Wendell Veurink, a school and family counselor with Greater MN Family Services. Mr. Veurink will talk about common mental health conditions, how to recognize them in your loved ones, and ways to promote positive mental health habits. There will also be time for questions and discussion.  This meeting will take place at Prinsburg in the high school music room at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend.

Community Announcements

Jarveis Family Benefit: There will be a Dad's Belgian Waffle Supper & Silent Auction Benefit for the Jarveis family on Thursday, May 28th 4:30-7:30pm at CMCS. More details to come! If you have any questions please contact: Tricia Nelson or Kris TeBrake

BUTTER BRAIDS FOR BREAST CANCER!!! Now is your chance to order butter braids and receive them before graduation (they make a great alternative to cake)!  Three girls from our area (Sarah Punt, Allison Warne and Katie Ziehl) are selling butterbraids in order to raise enough money to do the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for a Cure in Minneapolis on August 21 - 23, 2009.  This walk is a 60-mile walk spread over 3 days (20 miles per day).  Each participant in this walk is required to raise a minimum of $2,300 (all proceeds go towards breast cancer research).  We have our work cut out for us, but we are all very hopeful and excited to be able to walk for a cure in August!  We would gladly welcome anyone who would be interested in joining our team for this walk!  Otherwise, you can help us make it happen by making a donation or by ordering butter braids!  The available flavors are:  Cinnamon, Blueberry Cream Cheese, Cherry, Apple, Cream Cheese, Raspberry and Carmel Rolls (9 ct.).  The cost is $10 each.  Feel free to share this ordering opportunity with family, friends and co-workers!  Please make checks payable to:  Sarah Punt and place your order form and check in your church secretary's mailbox by Sunday, May 10!  Your butter braids will be delivered to the Prinsburg First CRC Fellowship Hall on Wednesday, May 20 and can be picked up at 5pm.  If you have a conflict with the pick up date or time, we would be happy to make other arrangements for you to get your butter braids.  Please call Sarah Punt or Allison Warne with any questions!  Thank you in advance for your support.

YATEC: Young Adults Together Encounter Christ (YATEC), an outreach ministry for young adults will be held June 12-14 at First Covenant Church, 801 Willmar Avenue SW, Willmar, MN. YATEC is an intense, event packed, worship filled, life-changing, 3 day retreat which focuses on the life of Christ. It is a weekend for spiritual growth, and for loving and serving others. If you need to be refreshed by the Spirit or you know someone needing to be introduced to Christ, YATEC is a place to do both. For candidate applications, please go to www.yatecmn.org.

West Central Christian Singles Events: WCCS has two group events planned for May, and they are both outdoor Saturday events.  Now we pray for the weather to cooperate. 

Saturday, May 16, meet at E Free Parking Lot in Willmar at 12:30 p.m., traveling carpool style to St. Cloud to visit Munsinger Gardens.  We can pick out a place to eat an early supper before heading back to Willmar.

Saturday, May 30, meet at E Free Parking Lot in Willmar at 12:30 p.m., traveling carpool style to Redwood Falls where we will tour historic Minnesota River Valley sights, winding our way back to Redwood for supper at the Valley Supper Club.