Sunday, November 8, 2009

THE WEEKLY CALENDAR

Monday:

4:45pm: Worship Planning Team

7:00pm: Friendship Class, Willmar CRC

~ Lesson 4 ~ Lunch Delroy & Frieda

Tuesday:

9:15am: Ladies Bible Study

7:00pm: Admin Team Meeting

Wednesday:

6:30pm: GEMS at First CRC

7:00pm: Men's Jail Ministry

7:00pm: 7th - 12th SRYG, Rock on 8th

Next Sunday (3rd  Sunday):

9:00am: 2nd - 12th Sunday School

10:00am: Worship

Tuesday Morning Ladies Bible Study: Coffee time is at 9:15am, Lesson to follow. All ladies welcome to join.

Advance Notice: Come for a lite bite to eat and testimony when Jamie & Jenny  will be sharing about their work with Children of the Promise.  Next Sunday, November 15, with coffee and goodies available at 8:30am and a time of sharing starting at 8:45am. The Sunday School kids, grades 2-12, will be participating in this also!

Mark Your Calendar

~ Wednesday, November 25th, Thanksgiving Eve Service: 7:00pm

~ Sunday, December 20th, Unity Children's Christmas Program: 4:00pm

~ Thursday, December 24th, Unity's Candlelight Christmas Eve Service: 5:00pm

Thank You: Bill Ledeboer and family wish to express their sincere appreciation for all the prayers and expressions of kindness show them after the recent passing of Dorothy. Your thoughtfulness touched our hearts.

Angel Tree: We again have some children living in our area who have parents who will be in prison over Christmas. Angel tree (Prison Fellowship) has provided us with some of their names. Please contact Marly B, if you are willing to provide some Christmas hope and encouragement for a few children this year.

Help Needed: For the past five years Shirley B has been conducting a volunteer ministry to Somali immigrants. She has been teaching English at The East Africa Center. Recently the number of people attending these classes has taken a sudden jump and further increases are expected. She could really use some help. The work is not difficult and is greatly appreciated by the students (mostly adults) who urgently want to improve their English speaking skills. Please consider coming out to help any time during these hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10:30 - 1:00 and 5:00 - 7:30. Contact Marly or Kerry for more information.

JAM Against Hunger Tip Night: The Bunde Christian Reformed Youth Group is sponsoring a tip night at Pizza Ranch in Willmar on Wednesday, November 18 from 5-8 pm.  All tips and a percent of the sales will be donated to the Food Shelf. Please support JAM (Jesus and Me) and the Food Shelf, while enjoying a great meal with family and friends!

GEMS News: Thanks to all the high school and college-age girls who committed to be being prayer partners to the Prinsburg GEMS this season. It's greatly appreciated! Wednesday night the 7th grade girls will meet at 6:15 PM to practice the Micah 6:8 Song. Club begins at 6:30 PM for all. Snacks: Kelly & Megan, Nicky.

Honor The Veterans: Central Minnesota Christian School invites you to join us in honoring our veterans at an assembly to be held on Wednesday, November 11 at 1:00 in the high school gymnasium.

CMCS Annual Harvest Festival: Central Minnesota Christian School hosts their annual Harvest Festival in the Prinsburg High School gym on Saturday, November 21. The night includes a freewill Ham Supper and Silent Auction; both starting at 4:30 pm. Live auction at 6:00. Stop by the General Store or International Bakery for holiday arrangements and gifts; satisfy a craving at the Sweet Shoppe or Snack Shack. Keep the kids entertained at the Kid's Carnival. Those in grades 7-12 are welcome to the Teen Scene at 6:30. Join us for a night of fun, food, and fellowship!

Prairie Arts Chorale: Spend an evening/afternoon with the Prairie Arts Chorale as they 'sing with the spirit" and present their fall concert series "I Will Sing With The Spirit" featuring the music of John Rutter and spirituals of Moses Hogan.

Concerts will be at:

~ Bunde Christian Reformed Church, Friday, November 20, at 7:30,

~ Cross of Calvary Lutheran Church in Olivia, Saturday, November 21, at 7:30.

For ticket information on other concert sites, contact a chorale member. Local members are Gar Jasper and David Zylstra of Prinsburg and Paul Knapper of Renville. Tickets are also available at the door. For more information, visit www.prairieartschorale.org.