WELCOME MORNING WORSHIP EVENING WORSHIP. October 21, Culture Clash; Holy Spirit Fix Acts 6:1-7. Joshua 11: Paula Seales

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1 WELCOME October 21, 2012 MORNING WORSHIP Square: 9 and 11 am Ford: 10 am Culture Clash; Holy Spirit Fix Acts 6:1-7 Square: Pastor Dave Beelen Ford: Pastor Brad Knetsch OUR GIVING Today: General, Christian Education Next Week: General, Deacons EVENING WORSHIP Square: 6 pm Joshua 11: Paula Seales OUR GIVING Today: Congregations Organizing for Racial Reconciliation(CORR) Next Week: Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders (GRIL) Our VISION: To Be a Diverse Community Following Christ Together

2 Welcome to Madison Square Church! If you are new today, please stop at the Information Center for connection info that will help you get to know us. We invite you to take advantage of the ministry opportunities available today. If you would like your children to stay with you during the worship service, the Ushers have a special bulletin for children. Also, there is a Cry Room available for you to care for your young ones and still see and hear the worship service. Later on, check out what s happening in our regular ministries or special events. You can find all this detail in your weekly bulletin just turn the page and keep reading. We hope that you see God here today. If you have any questions about us, we d love to hear from you. Please contact Bill Wiarda at ext. 215 or bwiarda@madisonsquarechurch.org. SQUARE SUNDAYS 8:45 am Missionary Prayer in Room 302 (second Sundays) 9 and 11am: NURSERY: Newborns-3 years old downstairs CHILDREN S CHURCH in the MultiPurpose Room SPECIAL NEEDS MINISTRY: oneon-one attention in Room 314. Call Kristen Buurma at ext. 213 for reservations. SUNDAY SCHOOL for youth and adults more info on classes at the Information Desk. Pick up a Ministry Guide with all the fall programs and classes at the Information Desk. Children s bulletins and crayons can be picked up from the cabinet by the center doors at the back of the Sanctuary. Want more sermon-related activities for the kids? Pick up the Take Home Questions from the Children s Resource Board in the MultiPurpose Room. Do you need a Bible? You can pick up a free one at the Information Desk. Empowered by the Holy Spirit Sanctuary Set The design through color and shape flows from Acts 1:8. The central ceiling design captures our being called by Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit to go into the world with the gospel. The fluidity of the design speaks of the dynamic, organic way in which this happens. Our eyes are drawn from the ceiling to the front where the cross keeps our gospel focus clear.

3 MOVE With Us Bible Club at Dickinson School has been overwhelmed by students signing up for the program. We now have 76 students enrolled! We don't have enough teachers and support helpers to lead each grade. Would you consider joining the team? We meet from 3:15-5 pm Tuesdays. Please sign up to help starting by contacting Victor Perez at ext. 216 or Madison s Food Pantry is partnering with Spectrum Health to provide a free 6- week workshop on how to live a healthy life with diabetes. Classes meet from 1-3:30pm every Tuesday beginning Nov 6. Topics include dealing with stress, reading nutrition labels, a formula for healthy eating, and much more! Please contact Nicole Simpson at or madsquarefoods@gmail.com to register or for more information. Cooks, Decorators, Coordinators, and Stewards are needed to assist on the Kitchen team. If you would like to help, call Robyn Applewhite at When you re ready to get started, pick up your first aid book available at the Information Desk. Know how to podcast to itunes? We need you to help us get our sermons on itunes so people can subscribe to them without having to download separately each week. Please contact Bill Wiarda at bwiarda@madisonsquarechurch.org or ext Error: A policy change to reduce spam mail by our web host has made e- mailing the church staff from our website impossible. This policy change occurred in April and it is unfortunate that the negative effect has only recently been discovered. If you have sent us an or building request from the website and did not receive a reply, we apologize for missing you. Our web team has worked hard to create a fix for this problem and as a result you will see better connectivity by contacting us through from our new website (releasing soon). Please stay tuned. Get your year-end financial statements via by sending your current address to Bill Wiarda at bwiarda@madisonsquarechurch.org with "year-end contributions statement" in the subject line. S.O.A.P. Bible Study SU 3 John M Deuteronomy T Esther 1-5 W Psalms TH Song of Solomon 5-6 F Revelation SA Acts 25-26

4 Report from Madison in Wyoming Madison in Wyoming is a multisite ministry of Madison Square Church, a multi-ethnic Spanish-flavored worshiping community sharing and living the gospel together, led by Cisco Gonzalez (cgonzalez@ madisonsquarechurch.org, ). Pastor Cisco calls this ministry Jesus and Me (J.A.M). A baker s dozen people enjoyed a J.A.M. Tasting party the evening of October 3 at the Spartan Stores YMCA in Wyoming. A number of us met each other for the first time. We enjoyed food and sang together -- in English and Spanish. Pastor Cisco shared his personal passion for sharing Christ, reviewed his vision for J.A.M., and gave an overview of places he has seen, people he has met, and questions that still beg for answers. We wrapped up with a time of reflection, prayer, and feedback, and agreed to meet again on Saturday, October 13. Pastor Cisco has been working hard to know and get to know the Wyoming community and its people. Let us count some ways: Wyoming City Planner Timothy Cochran about city zoning. Bruce Roller of UCOM (United Church Outreach Ministry), an important potential partner. David Britton, Godfrey/Lee School District superintendent, where 1470 of the 2070 students (or 71%) are Hispanic/Latino. Local pastors and other local and regional church leaders. Business people, and civic and community organization leaders. During the first quarter Pastor Cisco has had a variety of training opportunities: THRIVE, an intensive planning week for CRC and RCA planters. Timothy Training Institute; great materials for lay leaders. A refresher on inviting folks and foundations to become partners. On how to set up ESL programs (English as a Second Language). Setting up our Tent Deciding where to locate in Wyoming has been so difficult that we decided to host Bible studies in three areas (Godfrey/Lee, Godwin Heights and the Wyoming panhandle). Now that we decided where to park our tents even temporarily we need to confirm space. Pray with us for special sensitivity to God s leading and alertness to the open doors he has waiting for us.

5 Teens on the MOVE Middle School Oct. 25 ~ Post Family Farm Trip! We will go on a hay ride, find our way through their giant corn maze and enjoy doughnuts and cider. Cost is $9 per person. Parents are needed to help chaperone; contact Darrell Delaney: ddelaney@madisonsquarechurch.org or High School This evening at 5 ~ The Legacy of Mentoring ~ Tonight we will look at the relationships between Paul and Timothy as we continue to unpack our theme verse 2 Timothy 1:7-8. There will also be messy games tonight, so come prepared for some fun! October 28 ~ Rejecting the Legacy of the Occult ~ Christine McGuire spent eight years as a witch, medium, and ghost hunter before re-dedicating her life to Christ in She knows firsthand how the occult works to take root in the hearts & minds of many (including Christians) and believes that the need for spiritual discernment has never been greater. She will share her journey with us and share with us how to avoid deception that comes especially around Halloween. Her book, Escaping the Cauldron, will be available for purchase. Youth Ministry Needs Praise God! We are all set for leaders for both Middle and High School groups. Middle School Youth Group still needs: van drivers and two snack providers for Thursday nights. Call Christy at to serve.

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