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1 JULY 2016 Outlook the A N E W S L E T T E R O F O R L A N D P A R K C H U R C H THIS ISSUE deacons corner page 2 preschool news page 3 kids konnections wrap up page 4 crwm poster contest page 5 thank yous & birthdays page 5 opcrc church family news page 6 anniversaries & prayer requests page 6 calendar page 7 Don t forget to check out our church website for more news and information! Fun, Food, and Fellowship for the whole family ORLAND PARK CRC S all church Cookout SUNDAY, JULY 3 One worship service at 10 am lunch at 11:30 am Let s get together for an old-fashioned cookout! We ll have some great food and fellowship! Sign up at the Information Center or on our website! 7500 W. Sycamore Drive, Orland Park (708) opcrc@opcrc.org

2 Deacons Corner JULY OFFERING SCHEDULE July 3: Dordt College Located in Sioux Center Iowa, and associated with the Christian Reformed Church, Dordt College was founded in 1955 and welcomes all students who are interested in a biblical, Christ-centered education. With more than 1,400 students for 30 States and seven Provinces, Dordt s curriculum is designed to give each student a complete comprehensive education from a solid Reformed, Christian perspective. There are more than 30 majors and 11 preprofessional programs of study. July 10: Elim Christian Services Elim is a Christ-centered community that recognizes the God-given value and purpose of each person, and is committed to learning and to sharing its expertise wherever God calls. Through Elim Christian School, adult services, and outreach programming, individuals with disabilities are equipped to achieve their highest God-given potential, living their lives glorifying Him! Each day over 900 individuals with disabilities turn to Elim for life-changing programs on one of Elim s two campuses, within 20 Discovery Centers in Christian schools, and through partnerships in five other countries. July 17: Christian Schools International Founded in 1920, Christian Schools International (CSI) was the first educational services organization to be established in North America and has been the leader in Christian education for almost a century. Their worldview is firmly rooted in scripture and in a reformed tradition of Christian theology. July 24: Children s Hunger Fund Children s Hunger Fund (CHF) has practiced Gospel-centered mercy ministry for more than 20 years. Since 1991, 99% of CHF s total contributions over 1 billion dollars in food and other aid have been distributed through programs serving more than 20 million children across America and around the world. They declare the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ as their first priority. It is the only source of true hope, the ultimate remedy for mankind s suffering, and the power of God to those who are being saved. CHF unites their God-given gifts and resources for gospel proclamation. July 31: PASS Pregnancy Aid South Suburbs (PASS) has served women and men in unplanned pregnancy situations since For over, PASS has served thousands of women and men facing the traumas of unplanned pregnancies. Beyond services and care, PASS has provided tangible items such as diapers, car seats, formula, baby food, infant and maternity clothing, and other items to thousands of families in need. PASS annually teaches abstinence before marriage and faithfulness in marriage to over 15,000 students and provides a highly effective post-abortion healing program. I recently heard Ron Blue on the radio sharing a story about a trip to Africa. On the trip, he met with a local pastor and asked him what the greatest barrier to the spread of the gospel was in that part of Africa. Expecting the pastor to mention lack of resources, transportation, communication, tribalism, etc; Ron was surprised to hear the pastor say materialism. The pastor explained, If a man has a mud hut, he wants a stone hut; if he has a thatched roof he wants a metal roof; if he has one cow, he wants two cows. The rest of the radio program went on to talk about our relationship with money. This thinking is prevalent in our culture and even our church. How easy it is for us to say, If I just had a bigger house I would be happy, or If I just had more money I would give more, or If I had the gift of hospitality I would invite people in? God has blessed us with specific gifts including money but also our time and talents. He expects us to reflect the generosity He has shown to us. Let s find contentment and generosity in God s blessing and trust Him to multiply. Use the link below to take the New Money Mindset Assessment to see what your current relationship with money is. content/your-new-money-mindset/assessment/ 2

3 Graduation Day at OPC Preschool -Ruth Baas, Director he preschool year at Orland Park Christian T Preschool came to a close on May 18. Many family members and friends gathered in the church sanctuary at OPCRC to celebrate all 45 of our preschoolers as they performed a spring program titled Celebrate God s Creation! After the main program, a graduation ceremony was held for 30 children from the four-year-old class. The children did a wonderful job of performing songs they learned throughout the year, highlighting the various parts of our world that God created in the six days listed in the first chapter of the Bible, Genesis 1. The narrator of the program explained what God made on each day, and ended each day with the words God saw the things that He made and He said The children then answered as a group, shouting, IT IS GOOD! Near the end of the program, the narrator said, God saw everything that He had made, and He said Then the children responded with the words, IT IS VERY GOOD! The students from our M/W/F class were proud to participate in the graduation ceremony by taking a turn walking down the center aisle of the church to the music of Pomp and Circumstance. When they arrived at the front, they each received a diploma congratulating them for their performance in preschool. We were proud to present the following graduates to their family and friends: Aubrey Ahern, Zachary Artista, Hunter Assink, Lexie Assink, Elizabeth Bielski, Joshua Colton, Isabella Cuevas, Ava Dykstra, Jack Erickson, Nolan Evenhouse, Breanna Flores, Emma Garcia, Tessa Garcia, Molly Rose Hyland, Benjamin Kane, Madison Konior, Lillian Kroese, Luke Lautner, Caleb Leary, Kaitlyn Livingston, Ethan Loughry, Grace Marcus, Jake Misura, Celia Schipma, Jack Schipma, Caroline Solle, Bristol Vander Veer, Bridget Welter, Ava Zantingh, and Jennifer Zumot. Please join us in praying that the seeds of God s love and the seeds of the love of learning that were planted in their hearts will grow and mature through the years. We also pray that their families will continue to remember the love of Jesus that was introduced to them as their children attended Orland Park Christian Preschool. Thank you to Denise Vander Plaats, Ryan Brouwer, and Josh Siegers for their help with our audio/visual needs at the program. Each family received a DVD of the program to take home that same day. We also appreciate our custodian, Rick Schultz, for his extra help with everything. We were blessed to work with a wonderful staff at preschool this year. Our dedicated teachers were Ruth Baas, Janna Kuyvenhoven, Brenda Harms, Lisa Cavanaugh, and Barb Vree. Mary Vos was our wonderful teacher aide. God provided just what we needed through the love that these gifted ladies shared with the children. We give all the glory to God for the opportunity to serve in His Kingdom work at Orland Park Christian Preschool. hunter Lexie tessa lillian grace celia jack caroline 3

4 Kids Konnections Wrap-Up We had a great year in Kids Konnections once again! There were 13 classes for our K-12th graders with a staff of 19 teachers! We were also overjoyed to bring back the Friendship Class, which was coordinated by Lisa Cavanaugh. Katie Vree assisted with PowerPoint during singing time, and we welcomed Lisa Boersma as our new superintendent in January! Some of the special things we did either as classes or as a group were singing at Providence for the residents in April; learning about communion and baptism; hearing from some that served in Honduras; putting on the Christmas Program, Follow the Star; singing at the Palm Sunday Choir Cantata, participating in the CRWM Poster Contest, singing on Celebration Sunday, and so much more! MEMORY WORK: During Kids Konnections this year, we learned about a different missionary each month and memorized their favorite Bible verse! It was so neat to learn about all the different places that our missionaries serve, to hear about the culture they are a part of, as well as the unique way God is using each of them in those countries. Here is a rundown of what we learned: Kids Konnections Celebration Sunday Celebration Sunday was held on Sunday, May 1 this year. Kindergarten through 4th grade students celebrated the end of another season and sang a couple songs. Perfect attendance awards were given to Matt Belstra and Catelyn Novak. Participation awards were given to the Friendship Class: Ira McKeever, Fred Van Zelt, Howard Hoekstra, David Hardenberg, Karen Smith, Darrell Bingham, Clare Considine, Wayne Decker, Rusty Hook, Eddy Lefils, Megan McLaughlin, Tom Mulder, Tony Perkins, Timothy De Ruiter, and Cher Tom. Bibles were given to the following students in first and fourth grade: FIRST GRADE: September ~ Cliff and Christine Weiner from Youth With a Mission, Australia: They were able to come visit us and talk about their work in Australia! Their favorite verse is Deuteronomy 31:6. October ~ Chris and Naomi Langkamp from Lampstand Ministries in Chicago: Their favorite verse is Phillippians 4:13. November ~ Roger and Carey Basick from Reach Beyond in Ireland: The verse we learned is Psalm 126:3. Elizabeth Hospes Levi Ipema Anna Keane Lily Loerop Nolan Loerop Jacob Rynberk James Rynberk Lauris Thomson Macie Vande Kamp Samuel Verhagen Ainsley Weidenaar Harrison Yonker January ~ Rev. Larry and Ruth Spalink are missionaries for CRC World Missions in Tokyo, Japan: Larry s favorite verse is Isaiah 43:1 and 3. FOURTH GRADE: February ~ Dan Swets works with the Chicagoland Prison Outreach in Chicago: His favorite verse is Isaiah 41:10. March ~ Dave and Blanca Gifford: We learned about the work they are doing in Mexico City with CRC World Missions. Their favorite verse is Romans 15:16. Austin Cavanaugh Holly Clevering Hannah Cook Torree Garcia Austin Huizenga Catelyn Novak Connor Schaafsma Weston Weidenaar We are so thankful for another great year of growing in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! A special Thank You to all the teachers that so faithfully taught our students each week. 4

5 Orland Park Church Family News CRWM Poster Contest For many years now, Christian Reformed World Missions hosts a poster contest in the spring to encourage our youth to think about missions. This may be the last year CRWM does this! This is such a great way for our students to show their artistic talents. This year s themes were: Let it Shine, Praying for the Harvest, Every Child of Every Language Needs Jesus, For God. With You. Among the Nations, and Reaching the World with God s Love. The students from our church that participated include: Ben Boersma Ezekiel Cook Hannah Cook Torree Garcia thank you opcrc! Jared Garcia Josh Kroese Joey Loerop Hannah Clevering Dear Orland Park CRC, Orland Park CRC has been a blessing to Ray and I for many years. I would like to thank Pastor Derek and Pastor Dan for their comforting words and visits during Ray s illness and when he was called home to be with the Lord. The cards and expressions of sympathy from our church family were a special blessing to our family. -Ida Boss and Family A special thank you to all our 60th anniversary greetings as well as get well cards in regard to recent illnesses. Your caring thoughts are very much appreciated. -Hank and Mary Lou Bos Holly Clevering Heidi Clevering Levi Schipma Seth Schipma Ella Shipma Julia Schipma This year, there were a total of 151 posters entered from churches around the country. We are happy to announce that Zeke Cook won first place for ages 7-9, and Hannah Cook won first place for ages Congratulations Zeke and Hannah! Thank you to all so much for the cards and best wishes for our 65th anniversary and for coming to our open house. It was so good to see so many friends. We feel so blessed to have so many friends and family. God is good! -Marv and Gerry Hooker Dear Orland Park Church, Thank you for all the prayers on my behalf. God has been faithful and sustained my life. Please continue to pray for me on my long road to recovery. In Christ, -Thomas Van Howe PASS HIKE FOR LIFE: A sincere thank you to all hikers and sponsors of hikers for PASS Hike for Life, which was held on June 4. If you would still like to make a donation, it would be appreciated. -Grace Kamp & Mary Vos Happy Birthday Bernice Bosma 86 years July 4 Tillie Bulthuis 85 years July 5 Frieda Machamer 93 years July 10 George Schaaf 83 years July 12 Hank Kamp 82 years July 14 Gert Buikema 86 years July 16 Robert Triezenberg 83 years July 22 Grace Kamp 82 years July 24 Annette Hulford 88 years July 29 5

6 Orland Park Church Family News CONGRATS! Congratulations to Cassie Buteyn, who gave birth to a baby boy, Allan Kent Shant, on June 9. We rejoice with Ryan and Mary Catherine Baas, who were blessed with a healthy baby boy, Henry Jay Baas, born on June 10. We celebrate with Jason and Becki Hoekstra, who were blessed with a baby boy, Robert Allan Hoekstra, born on June 18. PRAYER REQUESTS SYMPATHIES We express our Christian sympathy to: The family of Doug Bierma Sr., former member of Orland Park CRC, passed away on June 12 at the age of 67. John Van Wyk as he mourns the loss of his uncle, William Van Wyk, who passed away at the age of 89. Jackie Sinwelski and her daughters, Anna and Karye, as they mourn the loss of her husband and their father, Fred Sinwelski, who passed away on June 18 at the age of 61. Carol Van Kuiken as she mourns the sudden loss of her son, John De Vries, who passed away on June 19 at the age of 45. Please remember these people in prayer who are recovering from recent hospitalizations, who are shut-ins, or who are dealing with other health problems. Happy Anniversary Jack & Amy Strong July 5 Joel & Carol Satterly July 6 25 years Garrick & Courtney Stryker July 9 5 years Ted & Alyce Camphouse July 11 Joseph & Anna Czelusniak July years Len & Dawn Kamp July 18 Jim Boerema Dorothy Bruinius Doreen Bulthuis Doris Doorn Arlene Hoekstra Bill Loerop Evelyn Muhlena Linda Riley George Schaaf Karen Schultz Carol Van Kuiken Courtney Van Ryn Pearl Vis Katie Vree Ruth Waterlander Henry & Karen Doorn July 19 Tom & Francie Boss July years Louise Hofstra Ruth Jacobsma Al Siegers Janet Siegers Jacob Wishnew Becky Wright Freddie & Shannon Rocha July years Marty Kuiken Betty Loerop Art Sluis Adrienne Urbanski To request prayer or give thanks for answered prayers, please send your request by to prayer@opcrc.org or contact the church office at (708) Bill & Gertrude Terborg July years 6

7 JULY 2016 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Submissions for the August 2016 issue of the Outlook are due on Sunday, July 17. Please drop them off in the office or ONE Morning Worship Service at 10:00 am CHURCH COOKOUT! 11:30 am Church Office Closed Oasis 12:30 pm 7 8 Harms/Davis Wedding 4:00 pm 9 10 Youth Profession of Faith Class 9:45 am Women s Summer Bible Study 9:30 am Car Ministry 14 YG - Faith & Fitness Youth Profession of Faith Class 9:45 am Oasis 12:30 pm Mission Committee 4:30 pm Women s Summer Bible Study 9:30 am Coffee & Comfort 1:00 pm YG - Faith & Fitness 30 7