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1 Weekly Ministry Calendar Sermon Notes Full event calendar available at Square Campus May 17, 2015 Sunday 9 & 11 am Nursery (0-5), Rooms Special Needs, Room 314 pre-register with Kristen Buurma, x213 Children s Church, Multipurpose Room 11 am Teen Sunday School, Madison Place 5-7:30 pm High School Youth Group, Madison Place Monday 10-11:30 am Early Learning Play Group, Nursery Level Tuesday 11 am-1 pm Food Pantry, Madison Place 7 pm Women s Recovery, Room 305/306 7:30 pm Men s Bible Study, Madison Place 8 pm Men s Recovery, Room 307/308 Wednesday 6 am Morning Prayer Group, Gathering Room 11:30 am Homeschool Classes, Various Rooms Thursday 7-9 pm Gospel Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary (nursery available) Friday 7:30 pm Friday Night Prayer, Room 300 Saturday 8 am-12 pm Clean-Up Day, Square Campus (May 23) Connect with Madison Church Office Phone: Pastoral Care Phone: x350 Website: Weekly Newsletter: sign up on our website office@madisonsquarechurch.org Pastoral Care pastoralcare@madisonsquarechurch.org Office Hours: 9:30 am-5 pm, Monday-Friday Important Addresses: Madison at Ford: 851 Madison Ave. SE (10 am Worship) Madison North: 1445 Emerald Ave. SE (10 am Worship) Madison Place: 1401 Madison Ave. SE Madison Office: 1434 Madison Ave. SE Sermon Series Cover art courtesy of clipartpanda.com

2 Today at the Square Welcome! If you are new today, please stop at the Welcome Center to connect and help you get to know us, and us to know you. If you need a Bible, you can pick up a free one at the Welcome Center. Worship: 9 and 11 am God Prompts Us to Pray For The City Walk Across The Street sermon series Text: Jeremiah 29:4-7 Preaching by Paula Seales Offerings Today: General Fund, Christian Education Evening: Habitat For Humanity Next week: General Fund, Deacon Fund Praying Together If you are in need of prayer, feel free to go to a prayer station after the service or send prayer requests to prayer@madisonsquarechurch.org. Evening Worship: Healing Service 6 pm Our 3rd Sunday Healing Service features healing prayer & communion led by Joy Bonnema, Campus Pastor at Madison North. Large Print & Children s Bulletins Large print bulletins and children s bulletins are available from your usher. Coffee Policy We welcome securely covered coffee in the lobby and sanctuary. We encourage you to bring your own covered cup or mug to be environmentally friendly. SQUARE NEWS Urgent Nursery Need In order to offer nursery for our infants and toddlers this summer, we need more volunteers, particularly at the 11:00 service. Please visit the table in the lobby today to keep nursery going strong through the summer! Clean-Up Day Clean-Up Day was postponed due to rain until 8am-12pm this Saturday, May 23. Join us in making Madison s light shine a little brighter! Light lunch to follow. Congregational Celebration Lunch Do you have questions for your pastors? Do you want to see how ministries are doing this year, and what we have planned for next year? Join us over lunch at 12:45 pm Sunday, May 31 at Madison Place. We ll see you there. Covenant Baptism The next Covenant Baptism is on Sunday, June 14. If this is your first child to be baptized, please attend a preparation class at 5 pm today in Room 304. To sign up or for more information, contact Pastor Kristi at kbuurma@madisonsquarechurch.org or x213. Quilting and Bible Study One of the Family Night Out classes this summer is a quilting and bible study class. If you re interested, please sign up at the Welcome Center so we make sure there are enough supplies for your quilting project. The class will run from July 8-August 12. If you need more information call Laura Pritchard at x205. Gathering Room Art Grab a cup of coffee and welcome spring as you view the knitted articles created by our own Mary Katerberg. Mary, thanks so much for sharing the gift of your artistic creations with Madison Square Church! Budget Update Dear Madison family member, thank you for your faithful support. Offerings so far this year are behind the Square Campus budget, so please prayerfully consider how the Lord leads you to help Madison financially. Offering received last week: $23,189 Needed to meet weekly budget: $25,966 Deficit for the week: -$2,777 Offerings received this year: $1,144,157 Budget to date: $1,168,455 DEFICIT for the year: -$24,298 ALL SITE NEWS High School Youth Group For our final Youth Group of the school year, we re going to Skyzone! Meet us at Madison Place at 5 pm. You will need to sign a Skyzone waiver. Costs $14, or sign up using and get two tickets for $14. If you need a ride, contact Mr. Jim at by 2 pm. Requested Announcement Iran: An Original Account Class Ashti Mamash, a Madison attendee and native of Iran, is leading a class at the Calvin Academy of Lifelong Learning. The class will explore Iranian history, culture, and politics. Employing her own witness and indigenous visual narratives, Ashti will reveal the Iran that exists behind that country's aura of exoticism, mystery, and mistrust and call upon the Church to respond to a country that needs to learn how to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. June 1-4 at Calvin College. Visit calvin.edu/academic/call for more or contact Sonja DeJong to register at or syd2@calvin.edu.

3 The Loving Story Soul Food Sunday SQUARE INSERT The Loving Story SundayS Feed your body and soul at Soul Food Sunday! We ll eat delicious food, enjoy community and then hear a short message for the soul from Ricardo Tavarez, Madison s Reaching OUT Director. Please bring at least one person to this event who is unchurched. Menu: Greens, Cornbread, Chicken, Potato Salad,Candied Yams and Peach Cobbler. Soul Food Sundays add an extra element of Madison s fifth-sunday evening services. In other words, it is a part of the evening service, but does not replace the service. In 1958, Richard and Mildred Loving were arrested for violating Virginia's anti-miscegenation (multiracial marriage) laws. Their journey eventually lead them to the U.S. Supreme Court. We invite you to follow the Loving s journey and celebrate the outcome of their case with us as Madison hosts a showing of the award-winning film The Loving Story, followed by a discussion. For more information on the event, contact Laura Pritchard at x205 or lpritchard@madisonsquarechurch.org. For more information on the film, visit lovingfilm.com. 5:30-7 pm Fifth Sundays beginning May 31 RSVP by May 24 with Paula Seales, paula.seales@gmail.com Square Campus 1441 Madison Ave. SE 7 pm Wednesday, June 13 Madison Place 1401 Madison Ave. SE

4 Ford Campus Staff Pastor Brad Knetsch Campus Pastor x207 Sermon Notes: May 17, 2015 Ford Campus 851 Madison Ave. SE Madison is a multisite church and I serve as Campus Pastor for the body of Christ that meets at the Gerald R. Ford Academic Center. I m called to listen and serve the needs of the community, school, and church body. Jason Botbyl Commissioned Pastor I am passionate about sharing the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and bringing hope to the lost and hurting. Sean Johnson-Moore Reaching OUT Director x233 sjohnson@madisonsquarechurch.org I oversee our campus s efforts to reach out near and far through evangelism, community, and education. I have lived in Madison s neighborhood my whole life and my passion is to see lives from the community built up and transformed. Jermale Eddie Reaching IN Director x229 jeddie@madisonsquarechurch.org I oversee our campus s efforts around discipleship and administration. It is my prayer that God will breathe His will for the kingdom into all of us through studying, worshiping, and serving. Joanna DeMoor-Tannor Children s Ministries Director x234 jdemoor@madisonsquarechurch.org It is my privilege to work with children s ministry leaders to enfold and disciple our children, challenge them to grow in their understanding of God, and to help them develop deeply rooted relationships with their heavenly Father. Connect with Madison Church Phone: Website: E-News: sign up on our website office@madisonsquarechurch.org Office Hours: 9:30 am-5 pm Mon-Fri Important Addresses: Madison Church: Square Campus: 1441 Madison Ave. SE Madison Place: 1401 Madison Ave. SE Madison Office: 1434 Madison Ave. SE Sermon Series Cover art courtesy of clipartpanda.com

5 Today at the Ford Welcome! If you are new, please stop at the Welcome Center to connect, help you get to know us, and us to know you. Sunday Worship: 10 am When Jesus Walked Across The Street Walk Across The Street sermon series Text: Romans 5:1-11 Preaching by Pastor Brad Knetsch Offerings Today: General Fund, Christian Education Evening: Habitat For Humanity Next week: General Fund, Deacon Fund Praying Together If you are in need of prayer, feel free to go to a prayer station after the service or send your need to madisonatthefordprayer@gmail.com. Children's Ministry Nursery is available for children 0-2 years old throughout the service. Children in Pre-Kindergarten up to 5th grade will be dismissed for Children's Church during the service. If you have not registered your child for this ministry year, please escort your child to their room to register. Flags in Worship We provide flags at the front of our worship space to offer Spirit-filled expression during worship. There are large flags for adults and smaller flags for children. We encourage parents to model their use for their children. Evening Worship: Healing Service 6 pm Our 3rd Sunday Healing Service features healing prayer & communion led by Joy Bonnema, Campus Pastor at Madison North. This service takes place at the Square Campus (see back). FORD NEWS Commissioned Pastor Examination of Jason Botbyl Come out to support our brother in Christ, Jason Botbyl. The Christian Reformed Classis of Grand Rapids East will host Jason s Examination at Woodlawn Ministry Center, 3190 Burton St. SE. Jason is being called by Madison Square Church to serve as Commissioned Pastor as a member of the preaching team, on assignment at Madison at Ford. His letter of call and position has been approved by Madison Elders and the Ford Campus over the last year. The examination is an important final step towards his ordination. He will be interviewed on practical matters of faith by Pastor Stedford Sims of Step of Faith and theology by Pastor Emmett Harrison of Oakdale Park. Keep Jason lifted up in prayer this week. Budget Update Dear Madison family member, thank you for your faithful support. Offerings so far this year are behind what is needed for the Ford Campus to stay on budget. Please prayerfully consider how the Lord might be leading you to help Madison financially. Offering received two weeks ago: $5,239 Needed to meet weekly budget: $4,679 Ahead for the week: $559 Offerings received this year: $198,806 Budget to date: $210,575 DEFICIT for the year: -$11,770 Prayer Requests Do you have a prayer request/testimony/praise report that you would like listed in the bulletin? Send it to Jermale Eddie at jeddie@madisonsquarechurch.org. If you want prayer but don t want to make your request public, send it to madisonatthefordprayer@gmail.com. 415 Franklin Feedback As we progress in the direction that we feel God is calling us to go, we want to hear from the congregation. If you have questions or comments about 415 Franklin, 415project@madisonsquarechurch.org. ALL SITE NEWS High School Youth Group For our final Youth Group of the school year, we re going to Skyzone! Meet us at Madison Place at 5 pm. You will need to sign a Skyzone waiver. Costs $14, or sign up using and get two tickets for $14. If you need a ride, contact Mr. Jim at by 2 pm.

6 Sermon Notes North Campus May 17, Emerald Avenue NE Welcome! Welcome to Madison Church: North. We re a worshiping community of Madison Church. Please stop by the Welcome Center next to the coffee station to learn about us and help us get to know you. Worship: 10 am Sunday Series Title: Resurrection Matters Sermon Title: How We Pray Today s Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16 Preaching by Pastor Joy Bonnema Have Prayer Requests? prayernorth@madisonsquarechurch.org if you have requests that you would like to share with our prayer chain. Have news, events, or updates to share with your Madison North Family? Contact North Office Coordinator Katie Proctor at kproctor@madisonsquarechurch.org or (Deadline to submit information is 12pm (noon) on Thursdays.) Connect with Madison Church Phone: Website: E-News: sign up on our website office@madisonsquarechurch.org Office Hours: 9:30 am-5 pm Monday-Friday Important Addresses: Madison Church: Square Campus: 1441 Madison Ave. SE Madison Place: 1401 Madison Ave. SE Madison Office: 1434 Madison Ave. SE Offering Today: General, Christian Education Next Week: General, Deacon Fund Children s Ministries Today we offer all 4 of our Children s Ministry Rooms. The Infant Room (0-2) and Toddler Room (2-3) are open the entire service. Our Preschool Room (4-5) and Children s Church Group (6yrs-5 th Grade) are open during the second half of the service. The older children will be released during the offering. You must register your children for them to participate in our different rooms. You can do so at the beginning or halfway point of any worship service. We also have Children s bulletins available in the entry way. Evening Worship 6pm This week s evening worship service is a Healing Service led by Pastor Joy Bonnema. (Evening Services take place at the Square Campus: 1441 Madison Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49507)

7 North News Video Tech Volunteers Needed We re looking for a few people willing to help run the Power Point slides during worship on Sunday mornings. If you would be interested in this opportunity to serve, please contact Eric Nykamp at enykamp@madisonsquarechurch.org or or Pastor Joy Bonnema at jbonnema@madisonsquarechurch.org. Madison North Girls: We Want to Hear From You! Join us after the service on May 17 or May 31 and share your ideas for our summer ministry. Meet Erin and Kayla in the music room. Pre-Service Prayer Servants Needed More prayer servants are needed for pre-service praying. They would be needed one or more Sunday s per month depending on their personal availability. The commitment would be to arrive by 9:00am and cover the entire church, pastor, ministry teams, chairs, community, and any other prayer areas as led by the Spirit. Please contact Dennis Dykhouse at or dykhdb@yahoo.com. All Site News High School Youth Group For our final Youth Group of the school year, we re going to Skyzone! Meet us at Madison Place at 5 pm. You will need to sign a Skyzone waiver. Costs $14, or sign up using and get two tickets for $14. If you need a ride, contact Mr. Jim at by 2 pm. Requested Announcement Volunteer Opportunity w/habitat for Humanity A note from Michael Hyacinthe: I am working on a Habitat for Humanity home for a veteran near Madison North and would love to see if you some of you would be interested in serving with me in helping to get this house together. This will be taking place on Friday May 22 from 8:30am-4:30pm. Looking for volunteers. You can sign up at wimagevisual.com/madison-north-volunteer/ by adding your name/ and putting yes inside the comment box. Contact Michael at or michael@fashionhasheart.org with any questions. Global Leadership Summit The Global Leadership summit is a great 2 day conference led by Pastor Bill Hybels of Willow Creek Church in Chicago. They have many satellite campuses for the Summit and there is one here in town at Kentwood Community Church. If leadership is something you are passionate about this conference is for you. We are hoping to have a good representation from North to attend this year s summit August 6-7, Registration deadline is June 23. You can learn more at If interested in attending or more questions contact Katie Proctor at or kproctor@madisonsquarechurch.org