Redeemer Life! August 6, 2017 Jesus said, I am the way the truth and the life. THIS WEEK AT REDEEMER WELCOME VISITORS!

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1 Redeemer Life! August 6, 2017 Jesus said, I am the way the truth and the life. WELCOME VISITORS! Welcome to Redeemer Church! We re glad you re here! If you are a first-time visitor, please pick up a gift of bread at our Visitor Welcome Table in the front foyer. A nursery is available for children three years old and younger. To find out more about Redeemer Church, please visit our website at TODAY S SCHEDULE 8:45 AM Prayer Meeting 9:30 AM Morning Worship 10:45 AM Coffee and Fellowship Time 5:00 PM Evening Worship TODAY AT REDEEMER Education Wing This area is closed due to VBS setup. Please make sure your children are not in this area unsupervised. Sunday School Season There are no Sunday School classes during the summer. Classes will resume in the fall. The Lord s Supper - Will be celebrated in the Morning Worship Service. All items being served are gluten free. Special Collection A collection will be taken for the Bill Vermeulen Fund. This fund is setup to assist pastors from our region and nation who would benefit from attending pastors conferences hosted by Redeemer, but do not have the financial resources to do so. Envelopes are available in the seat backs. When designating to a specific fund, please remember to write this in the memo section on your check so it can be applied appropriately. THIS WEEK AT REDEEMER Redeemer Vacation Bible School (VBS) - August 7 th - 11 th, 9 AM - 12 PM VBS Volunteers - If you have not signed up and would like to help, please see Keri Huizinga or Andrew Farr. VBS Prayer Requests - Praise God for the opportunity, as a church, to host this VBS outreach to our community. Please pray that children in our community who do not have a church home would come to the VBS. Please pray for a safe and blessed week of VBS this week! Please consider supporting our VBS kids and volunteers by praying for a 5 minute time slot during the hours of VBS! You are encouraged to sign-up for the same time each day and can have more than one slot a day if you like! Go to -vbsprayer to sign-up." TUESDAY, August 8 Girls' Summer Reading Club 5-7 PM Book: Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo Place: The Beekes' house See Allyson Beeke with any questions. WEDNESDAY, August 9 Weekly Prayer Meeting 6:30 PM Meeting in the large youth room.

2 NEXT WEEK AT REDEEMER Women s Bible Study - All women are invited to join us at Redeemer Church on Tuesday, August 15 th at 6:00 PM! Bring your Bible and supper. There is no lesson preparation for this Bible Study. We will be looking at Remember Lot s Wife. Ladies Camping Retreat - All women of all ages are invited to camp with us at Tyler Creek Campground in Alto, August 17 th -19 th. Come for the whole shindig, a night, a day, whatever works for your schedule! Details are in your church mailbox. If interested, please sign up at the Upcoming Events Bulletin Board by Sunday August 13 th or Mary Bont at thisismarybont@gmail.com. Food Pantry Redeemer s food pantry will be open to the community on Saturday, August 19 th from 10:00 AM to noon. Setup starts at 9:30 AM. If you would like to help setup or volunteer for an hour or two, please contact Pete Faber or Jeff Rosendall. Your support through prayer is also greatly needed and appreciated. High School Youth Group - Save the date! Summer pool party at the Kraayvelds. Starting at 3:30 PM on Saturday, August 19 th. Dinner, games, and fellowship! See Keri or Emma for details and please RSVP for food purposes! UPCOMING REDEEMER EVENTS Men's Breakfast - All men are invited for a hardy breakfast on Saturday, August 26 th, 8 AM at Redeemer. Come and hear about all the Men's Bible Studies available this Fall. Save the date, bring a friend, enjoy the fellowship, a great way to start your day! New Mid-Week Program Coming Soon! Please pray for the team of people working on developing a weekly mid-week ministry each Wednesday, beginning September 13 th, 5:45-7:45 PM. REDEEMER ANNOUNCEMENTS Backpack Blessings We will be collecting school supplies August 6 th - 20 th for grades K-12. Look for a flyer with more information in your mailbox. Any questions, call Mary Meulenberg or Mary Bont. Nursery Ministry Opportunity - We are seeking volunteers who are willing to serve in the nursery on Wednesday nights this fall. We would like to have enough volunteers so that each volunteer only needs to serve one evening. This will allow everyone (including parents of children under 3) to participate in the wonderful programming planned for Wednesday nights this fall! Anyone willing to serve in this important way should contact Tiffany Bangma at tiffany.bangma@gmail.com or text her at Men s Ministry Opportunity Redeemer Ann Arbor has started renovations in their new church building. Myron Palmer is seeking adult, skilled and unskilled men who are interested in assisting with projects on August 11 th - 12 th. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Myron at or myron12850@gmail.com. Associate Pastor Search The search for an Associate Pastor with a focus on youth is in process. Copies of the job description and cards to submit names of candidates for Session to consider are located on the mailbox counter. Completed cards should be placed in the Session mailbox. Please pray for the Lord s leading during this process. Challenges Some of you have been experiencing challenges and not receiving Redeemer s. We want you to know that our IT expert has been looking into and trying to resolve any problems that may be occurring on the Redeemer side. At this point, it looks like there is nothing we can do. If you are still experiencing challenges, please go to the site listed below. It may help you understand what has been occurring. Thank you for your patience as we work through communication challenges.

3 AREA ANNOUNCEMENTS SAVE THE DATE: This summer's OPC FAMILY CAMP will be August 14 th -18 th at Lincoln Lake Youth Camp in Gowen, Michigan. Registration information and packets are available on the members mailbox counter. GCP Teacher Training The Education Committee of Cedar OPC in Jenison would like to invite you to a presentation by Dan Boulton of Great Commission Publications on Wednesday, August 23 at 7 pm. Dan will be speaking to us about how and why to present the materials GCP offers churches for their Sunday School and Catechism programs. Teachers, education committee members, and session members are encouraged to attend. Following the meeting we will be holding an ice cream social for all attendees. Please let us know if you will be attending by August 18 so we know how many scoops of ice cream to serve. Contact Dave Broene at broenecw@chartermi.net August Coffee Volunteers: Cherry Scaturro and Carolyn Comeaux August Elder On-Call: Jerry Timmis August Deacon On-Call: Dean Koopman August Ushers: Jeff Braam (West), Matt Entingh (West Center), Adam Gorlewski (Center), Dean Koopman (East Center), Tom Segal (East) SERVANT SCHEDULE Today s Greeters: AM Andy and Kate Thornton PM Tom and Cindy Thornton Next Week s Greeters: AM Chad and Brittany Titcombe PM Doris Toering Today s Nursery Volunteers: AM Emma Richardson, Rebecca Baker, Jordyn Byker, Corinne Kraayeveld PM Esther Byker, Rhonda Currie, Jenna Rosendall Next Week s Nursery Volunteers AM Kristin Gorlewski, Cassie Baker, Katie Faber, Emily Paauw PM Kate Thornton, Beth Bras, Wendy Palmer August Water & Cookies Volunteers Denise and Olivia Amtsbuechler

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5 WELCOME! At Redeemer Presbyterian Church, you ll discover that true peace and joy is only found by trusting in our living Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, alone for salvation. Jesus called people to himself saying, Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. If you would like to know more about a relationship with Jesus Christ, please talk to any one of our members or pastors! Redeemer Presbyterian Church is an evangelical church that honors the Bible as the inspired and inerrant Word of God and our absolute authority. The Westminster Confession of Faith is held as the detailed doctrinal standard of the church, subordinate to the Bible. We join other Reformed churches in greatly appreciating the Heidelberg Catechism, the Belgic Confession, and the Canons of Dordt. The Orthodox Presbyterian Church, of which we are a part, was formed in 1936 to carry the banner of Biblical Christianity and historic Presbyterianism. REDEEMER PASTORS REV. JOHN CURRIE - jcurrie@redeemer-opc.org REV. JONATHAN LOEROP jloerop@redeemer-opc.org CHURCH MAILING ADDRESS: Redeemer Presbyterian Church P.O. Box Ada, MI CHURCH MEETING ADDRESS: 8605 E. Fulton St. Ada, MI PHONE: FAX: WEBSITE: FACEBOOK: Redeemer OPC ELDERS ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN DEACONS MR. RANDY BAKER Class of 2019 MR. TOM BONT - Class of 2019 MR. DUANE BRAS Class of 2018 MR. JONATHAN BRAS Class of 2020 MR. STEVE ENTINGH Class of 2019 MR. ADAM GORLEWSKI Class of 2020 MR. BRYAN ROODVOETS Class of 2019 MR. SHANE HANSEN Class of 2019 MR. SCOTTIE TIEMERSMA Class of 2020 MR. MARK JURRIES Class of 2020 MR. JERRY TIMMIS Class of 2019 MR. DEAN KOOPMAN Class of 2020 MR. KENT VANTIMMEREN Class of 2019 MR. JEFF ROSENDALL Class of 2020 MR. ELBERT YEH Class of 2019 MR. RYAN ROTH Class of 2019 MR. TYLER VANREE Class of 2019 MR. LANCE ZAAGMAN Class of 2019 CHURCH SECRETARY MRS. TRACY LANGERAK tlangerak@redeemer-opc.org TO KNOW CHRIST AND TO MAKE HIM KNOWN!