February 18, This Sunday at MRC

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1 February 18, 2018 This Sunday at MRC 8:30 & 10:45 Sunday Morning Teaching led by Rog Voskuil Jesus Calls Us Luke 5:1-11 The Kids Praise Choir will be singing during both services this morning! Parents, please pick your child up at the Family Life Center after they have finished singing. This morning, we welcome Tom Johnson as he worships with us! Please join us for a visitation time in the sanctuary between services. Next Sunday at MRC 8:30 & 10:45 AM Worship led by Stacy Jasper Are You Listening? James 1: :30 PM - Where Are They Now led by Dr. David Jeremiah - The Refuge

2 Sunday, February 18 8:30 & 10:45 AM Morning worship led by Rog Voskuil * Both Services - Kid s Praise Choir 9:35-10:35 AM Sunday School Monday, February 19 8:30 AM Fellowship Through Fitness 6:30 PM Bell Choir Rehearsal Tuesday, February 20 9 AM Staff Meeting 1-5 PM Stitches of Love 7 PM Mission Team Meeting Wednesday, February21 5:15 PM Family Meal 6:15 Worship in the Refuge - ALL ARE WELCOME! 6:30 PM Pioneer Club 6:45 PM Jr. GAP & Sr. High 8:05 PM Adult Choir Practice - Room 8 Thursday, February 22 8:30 AM Fellowship Through Fitness Saturday, February 24 6:30 AM Elder s Breakfast Sunday, February 25 8:30 & 10:45 AM Morning worship led by Stacy Jasper 9:35-10:35 AM Sunday School 5:30 PM - The Refuge - Where Are They Now Led by Dr. David Jeremiah Wednesday Night Family Meal Join us this week for breakfast pizza, pancakes, smokies, strawberry junket salad, and donuts! Come and enjoy a great time of food and fellowship! PIANO/ORGAN LITTLE BLESSINGS & BIG PROMISES NURSERY PRAYER ROOM FLOWER CHAIRPERSON THIS WEEK 8:30 - Janene VG/Laura H 10:45 - Janene VG/Donna M 8:30 - Sharon V, Michelle D, Brooke Venema 10:45 - Aaron & Amy Muth, Jocelyn Muilenburg 8:30 - LaDonna DeVries 10:45 - Lee Maassen Sharon Plendl NEXT WEEK 8:30 - Judy V/Barb VH 10:45 - Judy V/Kristi H 8:30 - Loren & Melissa Dykstra family 10:45 - Steve & Julie Vis family 8:30 - Dyan Vander Sluis 10:45 - Marissa Maassen Sharon Plendl

3 Lenten devotionals are available at the information center! The Oklahoma Sand Dunes trip is quickly approaching! If you enjoy 4 wheeling, this is the perfect trip for you! A sign up is available at the information center. The trip will be March If you have any additional questions, please contact Dan Leusink at Do you want to learn and discuss ways to love your neighbor? Join with others as we consider this command of God as part of our vision statement. We will be meeting between services at 9:45 am in the east side of the youth room. Wee Blessings Preschool is welcoming donations to help run this non-profit preschool. Your donations allow us to keep tuition costs lower for each child wishing to attend. If you would be willing to bless our preschool in this way, please take a laminated tag from the Blessings Donation display. Please return the purchased item and the laminated tag to the donation box on or before March 5. If you have any questions or would like additional information about Wee Blessings Preschool, please feel free to contact Lindsay Aalbers at ocweeblessings@gmail.com. Thank you for your generosity in supporting our community's wee blessings! Just a reminder that if you have a need for a battery powered Talking Bible, be sure to let either Joel Leusink, Adam Maassen, or Myron Dekkers know by February 25. RightNow Media Suggestion - Small Group Study: Staying in Love by Andy Stanley - We all know what's required to fall in love a pulse. Falling in love is easy. But staying there that's something else entirely. With more than a thousand matchmaking services available today and new ones springing up all the time, finding a romantic match can be easier than ever. But staying together with the one you've found seems to be the real challenge. So, is it possible for two people to fall in love and actually stay there? Absolutely! Let Andy Stanley show you how in this four-session, video-based study. Each session includes minutes of teaching from pastor and author Andy Stanley. **Do you have a favorite from RightNow Media? Feel free to the church office to let them know! We would love to share ideas with the rest of the church. Feel free to include small group studies, personal studies, and kid or teen resources! Pioneer Club Store Night is coming up on March 14! This is a fun night that the kids really look forward to! The kids earn points throughout the year that they get to cash in for prizes. If you have something that you would like to donate to store night, please contact Amy Aberson or Rachel Van Gorp.

4 The Pinewood Derby was a huge success! A great time was had by all! The kids did a great job of creating their car and racing! Thank you to all who came and supported them. A special thank you to all who volunteered and helped make this day such a success! Parents of Skippers and Scooters...don t forget about Parent s Night this Wednesday, February 21! Experience a night as a Skipper or Scooter! Meet in your child s room at 6:30 for a fun night, including a Bible story, an activity, craft, and a snack! See you there! If a parent is not able to come, a grandparent, pal, or adult friend is welcome to attend! Hey kids...did you see the camps that are available to attend this summer? Inspiration Hills pamphlets are near the mailboxes. Be sure to stop and pick one up! Sign up for the camp you want before it is filled! MRC will help pay for registration. Only 104 days until June! Gather & Grow February 18: Matthew 21:12-17; Mark 11:15-19; Luke 19: Jesus Cleansed the Temple - Was Jesus wrong to be angry? February 25: Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4 - The Widow s Gift - Why can we joyfully give to God? ******************************************************************* As the Benevolent Team, we would like to focus on a local mission that correlates with our Mission Team Special Offering to provide the congregation with an awareness of local ministries and opportunities to serve. Benevolent Focus Siouxland Habitat for Humanity (SHFH) seeks to put God s love into action by bringing people together to build homes, community and hope. SHFH is a non-profit, Christian ministry that helps families achieve a safe, decent and affordable place to live. SHFH welcomes volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds as we extend a hand-up to families in need. Benevolent Team Contacts: Joel Leusink: Myron Dekkers: Adam Maassen:

5 Church Family Prayer Prayer Concerns: Please pray for Jan Budden as she will be having knee replacement surgery on Wednesday, February 21, at Dakota Dunes. Pray that the surgery goes well and that she may have a speedy recovery. Please pray for Gloria Wierda as her breast cancer has returned. She anticipates surgery on Wednesday in Sioux Falls and will follow up with radiation treatments. Keep Gloria and Louis in your prayers during this time. Continue to pray for Brent De Kok. Brent had a PET scan which showed no cancer hotspots. Pray for him as he will tentatively be having the last of the tumor removed on March 12. Remember Marie Maassen in your prayers as she fell and broke her hip last week Saturday. She had surgery in Sioux Falls and is currently recovering in the Orange City hospital. Pray for continued healing for her. Please keep Debbie Hubers in your prayers as she will be having surgery on Tuesday to repair tendons in her ankle. Pray that the surgery goes well and that she can experience some relief. Please be in prayer for Kimi Leusink s dad, Glenn Fuller, as he had emergency eye surgery. He is now having similar issues with his other eye so pray for patience and healing for him. Continue to pray for Alice Vander Broek as she moved to Prairie Ridge last week. Pray for her as she continues to adjust. Her new address is as follows: Prairie Ridge Care Center GV # th St. NE Orange City, IA Phone #: (712) We extend our sympathy to Marlys Lenters, and Daryl & Sandy Holtrop and family in the passing of Alison Lenters. Alison passed away on Thursday, February 15. Please remember them in your prayers during this time. And we continue to remember Val Dykstra, Pam De Haan, Linda Zevenbergen, Lorna Bylsma, and Bryan Van Gelder in our prayers. **********************************************************************************

6 Jr. GAP Ministries Schedule: Feb God s Design: Purity led by Kyle & Teresa Blankers Feb Testimony Night: Carissa Jensen Lunch: Lunch is a pan of bars/2 dozen cookies & 2 two liters of pop Feb Brandon Vander Sluis, Caleb Schrock, Katie Plendl, Darren Nicolson Feb Mitchell Baartman, Caylee VD, Autumn VD, Hope Vander Zwaag ANNOUNCEMENTS: Middle School Retreat April Hidden Acres, Dayton, IA Middle School Retreat registration is open online at synodyouth.org (from the homepage, click on the middle school retreat image to begin registration)! The cost per student has been reduced to $85. If the cost is an obstacle in any way, please contact a youth leader or Jon Eveland and we will help you out. We want to ensure that every student has an opportunity to attend this transformational weekend! Deadline to sign up is March 7. Jr GAP Dad s Belgian Waffle Fundraiser Wednesday, March 7 5:00-7:00pm Come out and enjoy some delicious waffles, made by Dad s Belgian Waffles, on March 7 from 5:00-7:00 pm in the Family Life Center! All proceeds will go towards the Jr. GAP Power Connection trip to the Kansas City area from July We thank you for your continued prayers and support of the youth here at MRC! UPCOMING: Power Connection - July **************************************************************************************** PARENTS: SEEKING VOLUNTEERS - Parents, as the Wednesday Night Meals come to a close, we are seeking those who would be willing to help make or provide meals for the students (6th-12th grade) on Wednesday nights starting on March 28 before youth group until we finish the youth group year on May 2nd. If you would be interested in helping one week or more, or just have questions, please contact Jon Eveland. WORSHIP IN THE REFUGE: Don t forget to join us on Wednesday, February 21, from 6:15-6:40 for a time of reflection and renewal, worshipping with your brothers and sisters in Christ **************************************************************************************** Sr. High Ministries Schedule: Feb Choices led by Loren Vander Schaaf Feb Youth Preparation Sunday Lunch: Lunch is a pan of bars/2 dozen cookies & 2 two liters of pop Feb Kaden Detloff, Brooke Venema, Jacie Van Wyk Feb Christa Van Donkelaar, Breanna Oolman, Amber Hathaway ANNOUNCEMENTS: UPCOMING: Sr. High Youth Sunday - March 11, 5:30 pm Thank you to ALL those who attended, supported, and helped make the Sweetheart Banquet another success this year! All of your financial and prayer support for the Sr. High Youth Group is greatly appreciated! Please continue to uplift the students and adult leaders in your prayers as we approach our mission trip to Lincoln with Immerse Ministries in June. A special thank you to Tara Oolman, David & Eunice Koopmans for all your help behind the scenes, as well as the adult leaders and students who helped plan, carry out the evening, and clean up. God continues to do great things with and through the youth of MRC! -Jon Eveland Sr. High Summer Mission Trip - Immerse Lincoln (immerselincoln.org) June 12-17, Immerse is a ministry of the Christian Reformed Church (CRC) and Reformed Church of America (RCA) - Immerse is a service trip to Lincoln, Nebraska designed to engage youth groups in a diverse ministry experience. We will serve alongside various churches and organizations in the Lincoln and Omaha area that are seeking to bring about restoration and hope to the hurting. Each day, time will be devoted to training, serving, personal devotions, and group debriefing. Participants will employ a variety of skills and gifts, and hear dynamic stories of life change. Teams will serve at-risk children and teenagers, homeless, working class poor, incarcerated, refugees, those struggling with substance abuse, and participate in hands on opportunities. - More info coming soon regarding costs and registration dates! This is a great opportunity to serve and bring about restoration and hope near to home!