Sunday, April 17, 2016
TODAY: NEXT SUNDAY:
NURSERY: AM Cindy Davelaaar, Sydney Miedema Beth Faber, Jordan Davelaar
PM Ireton Community Service Kaitlyn Lockhorst, Cassady Dekkers
USHERS: Dave Statema, Jeff Statema, Doug Ten Napel Jackson Vander Windt, Mike VW, Brady Van Sloten
GREETERS & COFFEE SERVERS:
Howard & Sara Hulshof (4 doz cookies) Brian & Sharla Gradert
Eric & Beth Faber (4 doz cookies) Kameron & Carolyn Gradert
ORGANIST / PIANIST: AM Donna Koopmans Celia Ten Napel
PM Ireton Community Service Pam De Wit
LIBRARIAN: AM Patsy Bootsma Wanetta Vander Plas
OFFERING: AM Christian Education World Renew
PM Ireton Community Service World Renew
PRAYER FOR:
Bob Eisma who is recovering from triple bypass surgery. We pray for strength and healing.
Gilbert, Jason, Tim and Sylvia, Kory, Megan, Deb and all the elderly.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
--LAST SESSION FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL will be TODAY.
--THE GUATEMALA TEAM would like to thank everyone so far for the great support we have received this far in our fundraising. As we move forward and continue to raise funds, our next project is having a garage sale in the Sioux Center City Wide garage sales. If you are in the spring cleaning mood and would like to donate any items for the garage sale, you may drop your items off in the youth group room. If is it easier or there are any bigger items and you would like us to pick them up, please let Angie Zomermaand know and we will gladly come pick them up. We will alsogladly price your items. If you would like any items back that do not sell, please let us know so we can label them and get them back to you. Otherwise, all items that do not sell will be donated to Atlas or Bibles for Missions. Please try to get your stuff to us by TODAY so we have time to organize and price all the items.
--THE GUATEMALA TEAM IS HAVING A BAKE SALE this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at their garage sale. If you would like to help us out with baked goods, you can drop them off at church and we will pick them up the morning of the sale. We could use stuff any of those days. Thanks!
--ANNUAL SOCITY MEETING AT UNITY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL will be held on
Tuesday, April 19 at 7:00 in the Knight Center. The Board and school leadership will present reports on the present status of the school as well as future plans. A vote will also be taken to approve the 2016-2017 budget and to elect 3 new Board members. Nominees for the Board are: from 1st CRC Orange City: Doug Schuller and Ryan Raines, from 1st CRC Sioux Center: Brian Vander Berg, from Calvary CRC Orange City:
Barry Emmelkamp and Rob Krommendyk. Biographies of the board nominees will be on our website under news and roundtable.
--HOPE HAVEN CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S will hold its Annual Spring Meeting with a luncheon
in the Hope Haven gym beginning at 11:30 A.M. on Tuesday, April 19. The program will be
L’attitude from Sioux Falls. There will also be a Business Meeting and Silent Auction. Your
attendance is desired. Please take a friend and be a part of this ministry of service to others.”
--THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA will present its annual Spring Concert, Czech-Mates, on Tuesday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the BJ Haan Auditorium. NISO concludes its 2015-2016 Symphonic Journey with a musical voyage to one of the most beautiful places in all of Europe: the Czech Republic! NISO’s youth orchestra, NISYO joins forces with NISO for a performance of Dance of the Comedians by Smetana. Guest artist, Christopher Hill, principal clarinetist of the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra, will perform Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major. NISO’s finale will be the rarely-performed Symphony No. 6 in D Major by Dvořák. As in the past, this Spring Concert will also feature the announcement of the 2016-2017 Season of the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra! Season tickets for next year will be offered that evening for a special discounted price. Advance tickets are available at True Vine Bookstore in Sioux Center and Dove Christian Bookstore in Orange City. Tickets may also be purchased at the door the night of the concert. For more information, contact the NISO office at 712-722-6230 or .
--BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS:Please put any bulletin announcements in Pam De Wit’s Church mailbox or via email () by NOON on Thursday, April 21. Thank You.
--ALL GRANDPARENTS OF FRESHMEN STUDENTS at Unity Christian High School are invited to attend Freshmen Grandparent Day on Friday, April 22 at the school. The event is scheduled to begin at 8:45 a.m. and will finish at lunch with your grandchild. Please call 737-4114 to make a lunch reservation.
--AUDITIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE NORTHWEST IOWA SYMPHONY Youth Orchestra will be held on Saturday, April 23, at the Dordt College Music Building. Now completing its ninth season, NISYO is seeking string players from middle school through high school to join all sections of the orchestra. For more information or to schedule an audition, contact NISYO conductor Dr. Bradley Miedema at 712-722-6204 or .
--THE INSPIRATIONS FROM BRYSON CITY, NORTH CAROLINA will be presenting a benefit concert on Saturday evening, April 23 at 6:30 PM at the B. J. Haan Auditorium. The Inspirations have been performing since 1964 and they have received every honor and award that southern gospel music has to offer. The concert will also feature the Journey Bound Quartet of Des Moines, IA and the Triumphant Sound Quartet from Lawton, IA. This will be the last week-end performance the Journey Bound Quartet will be singing in NW IA as they will retire May 1.Tickets will be $15.00 per person and sold at the door only. The doors will open at 5:00 PM. All proceeds of the concert will benefit the local and global ministries of Hope Haven. Mark your calendars now for Saturday evening, April 23 for an evening of great southern gospel music beginning at
6:30 PM sharp!
ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS
--YOUTH GROUP HOSTING “HUMAN” FOOSBALL TOURNAMENT on Friday, June 3 for youth groups from the area and Saturday, June 4for adult teams. If you would like to put a team together of friends, & family that would be great! A team is 6 people and possibly 2 to rotate in. We will need 8 teams (for Sat. tournament), double elimination, 2 games guaranteed, with an entrance fee of 100.00 per team.The tournament will be held at the Christian School and concessions will be available. This would be a great time to get your older “kids” together for a fun filled Sat. of foosball, food and fellowship. Shin guards are not required, but may be suggested! Contact Sara for more information and to register your team.
WORSHIP SERVICES CALENDAR
April 17 9:30 AM Justin Schrock
6:00 PM Ireton Community Worship Event, featuring Jill Miller
April 24 9:30 AM Carl Klompien
6:00 PM Carl Klompien
PM Siouxland Women’s Chorus
May 1 9:30 AM Pastor Loren Kotman
6:00 PM Pastor Loren Kotman
May 8 9:30 AM Gale Tien
6:00 PM Gale Tien
May 15 9:30 AM Pastor Al Van Dellen (Communion)
6:00 PM Pastor Al Van Dellen
May 22 9:30 AM Gale Tien
6:00 PM Gale Tien
May 29 9:30 AM Memorial Day Service combined with Hawarden & Lebanon
6:00 PM Gale Tien
2016 COMMUNION SCHEDULE
May 15 (Pentecost), July 10, Sept 11 & Nov 27 (1st Sunday of Advent).
WEEKLY CALENDAR
Sunday, April 17 9:30 AM Worship Service
10:45 AM Sunday School / Catechism
6:00 PM Ireton Community Service