Sunday, July 3, 2016
TODAY: AM : COMMUNITY WORSHIP SERVICE AT THE IRETON BALL PARK AT 10:30 AM
PM: NO WORSHIP SERVICE
NEXT SUNDAY, JULY 10
NURSERY:AMKaitlyn Lockhorst, Treyton Bonnema
PMCombined Service at Hawarden CRC
USHERS: Brad Fedders, Brian Gradert, Kameron Gradert
GREETERS & COFFEE SERVERS:
Benjy & Nicki Weida (4 doz cookies)
Ryan & Angela Zomermaand (4 doz cookies)
ORGANIST / PIANIST: AM Donna Koopmans
PM Combined Service at Hawarden CRC
LIBRARIAN:AM Wanetta Vander Plas
OFFERING:AM Classical Quotas
PM Combined Service at Hawarden CRC
PRAYER FOR
Gilbert, Jason, Tim and Sylvia, Kory, Megan, Deb and
all who are struggling with health issues.
May they sustain God’s grace to carry them through the difficult days.
Letter from Pastor Nathan Kuperus:
Dear people of God at Ireton CRC,
Over the last several weeks I have considered the call that you have extended to me. My family and I have prayed about it, talked about it, and looked extensively into the details surrounding moving our family from Trenton, Ontario to Ireton, Iowa. With complete confidence in God’s guidance in this matter we can use the words the apostles used in to relay their decisions of the Council in Jerusalem. “It seems good to us and to the Holy Spirit” that I accept the call to join with the believers in Ireton as your pastor. As a family we have tremendously mixed emotions as we prepare to say goodbye to our church family, friends, and home that God has blessed us with during the 12 years in Trenton. But we eagerly look forward to getting to know each of you, creating new friendships, and especially discovering together how God is calling us to serve the believers in Ireton and reach those that need to hear the gospel.
May God’s grace be with you.
In Christ,
Nate, Angela and the rest of the Kuperus family, Cory, Haley, Lydia and Joel.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
--COMMUNITY INDEPENDENCE DAY SERVICE will be held TODAY, Sunday, July 3 at the Ireton Ball Diamond Park. St. Paul’s Lutheran will be in charge of the service and the Christian Reformed Church will be in charge of the meal and table service. Each family who can is asked to bring a dish to share. The service will begin at 10:30 AM with lunch immediately following the service.
--VBS SIGN UP SHEET is available on the back table if you’d like to donate food/snacks. Thank You!
--THE NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) SUPPORT GROUP will meet in the Fireside Room of Central Reformed Church in Sioux Center from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5. Individuals and family members coping with mental illness are invited to join us. For information call Shirley Matheis 722-4462.
--BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS:Please put any bulletin announcements in Pam De Wit’s Church mailbox or via email () by NOON on Thursday, July 7. Thank You.
--NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FRIENDS BOARD(Friends of NISO) is sponsoring a garden tour on Thursday, July 7 from 4pm-8pm and Friday, July 8 from 9am-1pm. Tour gardens are at the homes of Duane & Jan Bajema, Alvin & Betty Bleyenberg, John & Deb Doornenbal, and Ken & Ardene Emmelkamp.Truffles will be served at Greenworld. All proceeds are to support the NISO Student Scholarship Fund.Tickets ($15 each, or 2 for $25) are available at the Sioux Center Chamber Office, 303 N. Main Ave, all day July 6 & 7 and the morning of July 8. Tickets will also be available at each garden site both days.
--HOST FAMILIESWANTED FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS:Families looking for an adventure and desiring a broader perspective on their world, families willing to step out of their comfort zones to offer hospitality and love. If you are such a family, or you think you might like to give this profile a try, Unity is looking for families who would love to host an international student for the upcoming school year. It is a one school year commitment, stipend involved, with immeasurable rewards. For more information, contact
Rhonda Van Donge, Unity's International Student Coordinator, by email () or phone (441-3722). August is fast approaching, and we'd love to have the families available in order to offer the chance to be a part of the Unity family to students from around the world.
ADVANCED ANNOUNCEMENTS
--ESTATE PLANNING THROUGH BARNABAS FOUNDATION -Jim Prichard, a Christian attorney from Barnabas Foundation, will be in our area from July 11 – 12. He will assist you in reviewing your current plan and updating it, with no cost or obligation. Call Deb Harder at Barnabas Foundation toll-free at 888-448-3040 to schedule an appointment.
--HOPE HAVEN WILL BE HOLDING A BUS TOUR on Friday, July 15. Registration will be held at Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley at 7:00AM. Entry fee is $80, which includes lunch. Bus will depart at 7:30AM for Griswold, Iowa touring vintage tractor collections. Please register on or before July 6 for the bus tour. To pre-register for this event or for more information, contact Scott Koedam at 712-476-2820 or email at skoedam at .
--HOPE HAVEN ANNUAL TRACTOR RIDE will be onThursday, July 21. Registration for this event will be held at Town and Country Implement in Rock Valley. Registration times are from 4-5:00PM. Tractors will depart at 5:00PM for Rock River Jersey Dairy east of Inwood. Supper will be provided at Town and Country Implement after the ride. There will be a freewill donation for this event. To pre-register for this event or for more information, contact Scott Koedam at 712-476-2820 or email at skoedam at .
2016 COMMUNION SCHEDULE
Sept 11 & Nov 27 (1st Sunday of Advent)
WORSHIP SERVICES CALENDAR
July 109:30AMGale Tien
6:00PMCombined Worship Service at Hawarden CRC
July 179:30AMGale Tien
6:00PMGale Tien
July 249:30AMGale Tien
6:00PMGale Tien
July 319:30AMGale Tien
6:00PMGale Tien
August 79:30AMPastor Wick Hubers
6:00PMPastor Doug Van Aartsen / Combined service at Ireton CRC
August 149:30AMPastor Wick Hubers
6:00PMTBD
August 219:30AMGale Tien
6:00PMGale Tien
August 289:30AMGale Tien
6:00PMGale Tien
WEEKLY CALENDAR
Sunday, July 310:30 AMCommunity Worship Service at Ireton Ball Park
6:00 PMNo Worship Service