TRINITY REFORMED CHURCH MAY 2016 connections There is a song on the Christian radio stations right now that has this refrain, God is on the move, on the move Hallelujah God is on the move In many mighty ways God is on the move, on the move Hallelujah God is on the move On the move today I believe this song articulates what I see happening at Trinity Church! God is continuing to do many wonderful and mighty acts in our church and community. Lives are being changed, people are reading and hearing God s Word for the first time and we can see growth all around us! Many of the good things that we see happening are the outflow of our Forward in Faith Ministry Vision that we began back in 2014. This Ministry Vision brought together many physical and staff projects. We can see the fruit of these developments over the past couple years. As we look to completing all of our projects in 2016, we wanted to give you an update on our progress and initiatives for this year. There are four areas of focus for 2016 that are listed here: Lighting Updates: We will updating all of our florescent lights with high efficient LED lights throughout the church building. Fixing Our Elevator Lift: We have an added project based on savings from our lighting updates. This project will fix our elevator lift which goes between the main and lower levels. Internships: We are excited to have Maddie Auriemma on board for a summer internship working alongside Pastor Phil with our youth groups. We will also be looking into having other interns before the end of this year. Pastor of Senior Adult Ministry and Care: We are grateful for Pastor Deb s faithful ministry in our congregation and look forward to her continued ministry here at Trinity. Financially we are doing great! Your gifts have blessed our ministry and have allowed us to engage with our community effectively. We ask that you continue to give generously to fulfill your pledges and go beyond if you are able. The Consistory is in the process of holding a celebration of Forward in Faith in October. We look forward to sharing with you the results of this entire Ministry Vision as well as casting a vision with you for the future. Blessings, Pastor Chris and the Consistory
2 * Daily Readings from Tyndale s One Year Chronological Bible * Daily Devotionals * Sunday Messages (at Trinity, via radio or at www.trinityrc.org) * Small Group Studies * Bible Trivia * Question Box HOW ARE YOU CONNECTING? Note: Don t have email? Printed copies of the study questions and daily devotionals are available. See Pastor Deb. 365 Small Groups Leader When Where Who Teresa Harrington Sun. 11-11:45am Trinity Teens/Adults Pastor Phil Sun. Evening Youth Room Teens Pastor Deb Tues. Noon-1pm Connection Café Adults Bill VanAuken Wed. 6:30-7:30am Office Work Room Men Pastor Deb Wed. 11am-Noon Appledorn West Seniors Pastor Chris Wed. 7:00-8:00 pm 472 Central Ave. Teens/Adults Jan VanAuken Thursday Morning Prayer Room Women
3 PICTURE DIRECTORY REMINDER!!! If you have not submitted a picture for the directory, please do so by Thursday, May 5!! We would love 100% participation, so if you are a member or regular attender at any of Trinity s activities, we want your smiling face in our directory. You may email pictures to barb@trinityrc.org (preferred method) or drop off a picture in the office and we will scan it and return it to you. If you need your picture taken or simply want to use your picture from the previous directory, please call the church office to let us know (396-6526). Thank you!
4 As many of you have seen, our garden is SOW AND GROW COMMUINITY GARDEN starting to look like a garden! Well, at least there is something happening at the beginning of our drive. We have tarps down to help clear the area of unwanted growing, and Saturday, April 23 we had about 20 people come to help construct the boxes needed, dig holes and put poles in for the fence, put the fence gate on and hook up a water spiket to provide us with a water source closer to our garden area. So far, we have 18-19 boxes reserved for a lot of great health growing and community time together! Here are a few of the pictures of a great day, perfect weather and excellent community work. Thank you one an all for your support and prayers; stay tuned for more to come! Sow and grow to yield good friends and good food
NEWS FROM PASTOR DEB YURK 5 TUESDAYS, 11:00 am 12:00 pm That the World May Know Bible Study led by Pastor Deb. Visit the Holy Land with Ray VanderLaan and get an up-close look at the places we read about in the biblical text. Each week we will watch a short video, filmed on location, in order to understand the culture and the people of biblical times. Then we will follow up with a faith lesson to help deepen our own journeys of faith. Watch God s Word come alive! Hope you will join me in the Connection Café. THERE WILL BE NO STUDY DURING TULIP TIME: TUESDAY, MAY 10 WEDNESDAYS, 11:00 am noon That the World May Know Bible Study in the 3 rd floor theater at Appledorn West. THERE WILL BE NOT STUDY DURING TULIP TIME: WEDNESDAY, MAY 11 THIRD THURSDAY SENIOR BREAKFAST Thursday, May 19 at 9:30 am. Join Pastor Deb at Bob Evans on 24 th St. for good food and good conversation with good friends. Don t know many folks at Trinity? It s a great opportunity to get to know each other better. (It s also a great opportunity to invite a friend). Sign up today in order to reserve your place at the table!!! Looking ahead: June 16 July 21 C.A.R.E. in Christ Ministry (Come Alongside to Reassure and Encourage in Christ) ORIENTATION MEETING SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2016 Following the worship service Are you looking for a way to connect in ministry? Do you have the gifts of encouragement or compassion? Perhaps you are a card writer or enjoy visiting? Maybe you have been the recipient of a kind word or act and would like to return the gesture to someone who is in a hard place? Whether you have already signed up, or still thinking about it, I am looking for people of all ages to join me in caring for the family and friends of Trinity. You need not be experienced or have a degree in pastoral care but you do need to have a love for people and the desire to BE the church. You don t even need to have a lot of extra time just the ability to set aside an hour or two every week or every month. Don t drive? You can care from your living room let me tell you how.
6 LA/ORANGE COUNTY MISSION TRIP MEETING Being the Church Where You are Planted Sunday, May 15 th 7:00 PM At the Yurks Trip participants - If you are planning on joining me on the trip in October, you are invited to our first gathering on May 15 th in preparation for our journey. Please bring your calendars with you as we will also be looking at fundraising dates. Trip deposits and applications are also due on the 15 th. If you have not yet signed up for the trip, but are interested in going, please plan on attending this meeting. Your name will be put on a waiting list. National Day of Prayer The 2016 National Day of Prayer will be observed on Thursday, May 5, 2016. The theme for this year is Wake Up America. Thousands of locations across the US have been designated as places of prayer. Locally, there will be gatherings at New Richmond Baptist Church at 9:00 a.m. and again at 12:15 p.m. Central Avenue CRC will be hosting a time of prayer at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Tony Evans has written a prayer for the occasion. In part it reads Thank You for Your promise to hear our prayers when we call to You with hearts of repentance and obedience -
7 Community Co-Ed Softball On Thursdays, June 9 - July 28, from 6-8 p.m., Trinity is sponsoring a church / community softball program for ages 16 and up. These family events will be held at Holland East, 373 E. 24th St. - park in the back lot. The playground is nearby for children. Do you want to play but don t have a glove? No problem, one will be provided. Don t play? Come out to support your family member or neighbor. Hot dogs and chips will be provided. Feel free to bring additional food to share. For comfort, bring a lawn chair!!! Come when you can. Invite friends. Plan now to enjoy a time of food, fun and fellowship!! Softball Glove Drive Cleaning out the garage or basement? Have adult softball gloves that are gathering dust? Trinity will help them find a new home!! Please bring these unused gloves to the church office for use at the Thursday night games. Thank you for supporting this outreach program. Pentecost Potluck Plan to attend the all church potluck on Sunday, May 15 following the service. Bring a main dish, salad or dessert to share. Beverages and table ware will be provided. Our gathering will celebrate Pentecost, new members joining the Trinity family, young people making profession of faith and the successful completion of another Sunday School season.
8 Grumble Not During Lent many of us wore the purple bracelet that prompted us to not grumble. The grumble not exercise was a reminder of how much the Israelites grumbled during their journey through the wilderness and how much we grumble every day. Grumble is defined as to complain in a surly manner; mutter discontentedly, complain sullenly. One source even defined grumbling as to make a low rumbling or quietly express your bad temper. So, what did we learn from this experience? What did we grumble about? Interesting thoughts and observations from the post-it board: the bracelet reminded me often of how much I complain, roads are tough places to not complain or grumble, having kids makes this (not grumbling) harder!, I get hungry a lot and grumble, I complain most in the car or as a grumpy mom. Observations: I catch myself grumbling much more with the bracelet a nice reminder, the things I grumble about most often are the things I m most passionate about, grumbling is like darkness God is Light and in Him is no darkness, there is a difference between lament and grumbling. So, what is lament? Lament is defined as to express sadness, grief or sorrow about something Lament, used as a noun, can also be a song or poem of mourning. The choice is yours!!! Will your life exhibit the light of God or will you be known as a grumbler - seeing only darkness?
9 Gospel Music Hymn Sing Jenison Center for the Arts 8375 20th Ave. Jenison Thursday, May 12 7:00 p.m. Greater Vision Mark Trammell Quartet Stan Whitmire Mylon Hayes Family Jim Brady Trio Tickets $16 $25 Groups 20 or more $15 EXCEPT Orchestra $20 To Order, call 616-667-3602
10 SEE KIM SCHROTENBOER FOR MORE INFORMATION OR IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BEING INVOLVED!!
11 365 Bible Study Pastor Chris & Betsy DeGraaf 472 Central Avenue; 7 8 pm May 4, 18 & 25 June 1, 8 & 29 July 6, 13, 20, & 27 August 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11 May 12 May 15 Worship & Communion 9:30am Sunday School for All Ages 11am Middle School Youth 5-7pm High School Youth 6-8pm Stewardship Team 7pm Adult Bible Study 11am 365 Adult Small Group noon Lady TUFF Fitness 6:30pm Basketball for Teens & Adults 6:30pm Praise Team Practice 7pm Men s Bible Study 6:30am 365 Small Group @ Appledorn West 10am Bible Study @ Appledorn West 11am Community Kitchen @ WTS 11am Happy Mother s Day! Worship 9:30am Consistory 7pm Prayer Group 10am Lady TUFF Fitness 6:30pm Basketball for Teens & Adults 6:30pm Praise Team Practice 7pm Men s Bible Study 6:30am Turning Pages Book Group noon Discipleship Team 6pm Worship & Reception of New Members 9:30am Pentecost Potluck 11am Middle School Youth 5-7pm High School Youth 6-8pm LA Mission Trip Meeting @ Yurk s 7pm MAY 2016 CALENDAR May 17 May 18 May 19 May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 29 May 31 Adult Bible Study 11am 365 Adult Small Group noon Basketball for Teens & Adults 6:30pm Lady TUFF Fitness 6:30pm Praise Team Practice 7pm 12 Men s Bible Study 6:30am 365 Small Group @ Appledorn West 10am Bible Study @ Appledorn West 11am Care Closet 3pm Third Thursday Senior Breakfast 9:30am Worship 9:30am C.A.R.E. Ministry Orientation 11am Middle School Youth 5-7pm High School Youth 6-8pm Women s Bible Study 9:30am Prayer Group 10am Adult Bible Study 11am 365 Adult Small Group noon Basketball for Teens & Adults 6:30pm Lady TUFF Fitness 6:30pm Praise Team Practice 7pm Men s Bible Study 6:30am 365 Small Group @ Appledorn West 10am Bible Study @ Appledorn West 11am Worship Life Ministry Team 7pm Worship 9:30am Middle School Youth 5-7pm High School Youth 6-8pm Adult Bible Study 11am 365 Adult Small Group noon Basketball for Teens & Adults 6:30pm Praise Team Practice 7pm Sunday School Spring Schedule 2016 Sunday Mornings 11-11:45am May 1 May 8 - Mother s Day - No SS May 15 Pentecost Potluck! Youth Group Spring Schedule 2016 Sunday Nights Middle School 5-7pm High School 6-8pm May 1 May 8 - No Meeting May 15 May 22 May 29
Trinity Reformed Church 712 Apple Avenue Holland, MI 49423 Phone: (616) 396-6526 Fax: (616) 396-8513 www.trinityrc.org info@trinityrc.org 13 Elders Gregg Harper Dan Kruithof Kim Schrotenboer Nancy Smith Bill VanAuken Paul VanderStarre TRINITY STAFF Rev. Chris DeGraaf, Senior Pastor Rev. Deb Yurk, Pastor of Senior Adult Ministry & Care John Taylor, Worship Arts Director Phil Quinn, Director of Children, Youth & Young Adult Ministries Cindy Jansen, Custodian Barb Long, Secretary Gretchen Fisher, Assistant Treasurer 2016 TRINITY CONSISTORY chris@trinityrc.org deb@trinityrc.org john@trinityrc.org phil@trinityrc.org cjrussell33@yahoo.com barb@trinityrc.org gretchen.fisher@sbcglobal.net Deacons Sandy Bedard Kelly Brink John Houting Tim Kroll Matt Oom Pat Yurk Happy Birthday!! Doug Schurman 5/2 Zoe DeGraaf 5/15 Lee Teerman 5/23 Steve Schurman 5/2 Joe Harrington 5/15 Alice Kooyers 5/25 Arlene VandenBosch 5/2 Akeelah Sandusky 5/16 May Kubera 5/25 Jenna Kroll 5/4 Lori Borgman 5/17 Dar VanHeest 5/26 Linda Lampen 5/4 Warren Kooyers 5/18 Logan Breuker 5/27 Laura VanderStarre 5/8 Emiko Oonk 5/18 Ken Brondyke 5/27 Anne VanderZiel 5/9 Nina Fierro 5/19 Geri Langeland 5/27 Kristy Borgman 5/10 Kaitlyn Kelly 5/19 Karen Kane 5/28 Penny Houting 5/10 Dan Schrotenboer 5/19 Deb Yurk 5/28 Kelli Anderson 5/13 Arlyne VanderWoude 5/20 Lori Kooyers 5/29 Xavier Reyes 5/14 Lou Teerman 5/21 Paul Moker 5/30 Linda Sal 5/14 Happy Anniversary!! Lynn& Phyllis Post 5/2 Adam & Nancy Smith 5/21 Ryan & Ashley Breuker 5/4 Bob & Barb Long 5/25 Warren & Lori Kooyers 5/16 Jim & Pat Spoor 5/25 Tim & Jenna Kroll 5/16 Steve & Pat Kleis 5/27 Jim & Linda Allen 5/20 Bill & Barb Stehouwer 5/29 Bob & Patti Gell 5/20 Bob & Lois Hoving 5/31