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WEEK OF APRIL 20th
FRC NEWS
BREAKING NEWS
Join the Crew. Be the Light. ☀️🌼 Let’s bring the light of Christ right to our neighbors’ front yards! The REACH Team is cookin’ up something awesome — and you’re on the guest list. 🎉 We’re talking servant leadership, sunshine, and some long-awaited spring vibes.
🎯 The mission: We’re planning a Spring Clean-Up Day on Saturday, May 17th from 8 AM to Noon, and it’s gonna be great. But before we break out the rakes and window cleaner…
Step 1: We need your referrals! Know someone who could use a hand? Maybe a cancer fighter who deserves to rest on their “good week” — not spend it raking leaves. Or someone recovering from surgery who shouldn’t be scaling ladders to clean windows. You get the idea. 💛
📣 Let us know who’s out there that could use a boost! Text, call, email the church office — or jot it down and drop it at the Welcome Center prior to April 30. We’ll take it from there. Let’s team up, show up, and light up this community with love, kindness, and a whole lotta Jesus. ✨💪
IN OTHER NEWS
Reserved with Love ❤️You’ll see some reserved signs on the main floor seating in the back of the Sanctuary. The signs that were previously on these pews need replacement so for now we are putting temporary reserved signs on them. Please remember those pews are thoughtfully saved for individuals with special needs or circumstances; and/or who need easier access. Thanks for helping us make everyone feel welcome!
FRC’ers Come Thru - Big Time! Thanks for crushing that RSVP deadline — now you’re officially on the guest list for one epic celebration! Over 450 of your FRC fam will be joining you on June 1 to party with purpose as we celebrate 175 years of God’s goodness 🙌 There’ll be food, fun, and fellowship — and maybe a conga line (oops, did we just go off-script?)! 📅 Stay tuned for details as we get closer to the event and … pray for sunshine!
🎶 The Big Finale is Here! 🎶 You’re officially invited to the Pine Haven Men’s Chorus final concert of the season— the Sing Praise Concert on May 4th at 6:00 PM right here at FRC! Bring your friends and come enjoy an evening of powerful praise. Bonus: After the concert, treat yourself to Culver’s Flavor of the Day—CARAMEL CASHEW! Consider this your official public service ice cream announcement. 🍦😄 #PraiseThenPeanuts
💃 Love Livin' on the Edge? Then don’t miss out! Ladies — only TWO days left to sign up for the Women’s Ministry’s event: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun… with Jesus! 🗓️ Tuesday, April 29th at 6:30 PM.
🎉 Keep the Party Going…VBS registrations are rolling in. How about we get our kids signed up for the Party so they don’t miss out on celebrating the Good News…June 16 - 19 from 2:30 - 5 PM! 📣 Registration is OPEN at frcoostburg.org or, for all our online readers just click HERE.
🎶 Choir Comeback Time! 🎶 Ever sung in FRC’s Choir? Another Choir? Just your shower or car? You’re invited! We’re putting together a commemorative choir for FRC’s 175th Anniversary on June 1st. We can almost guarantee you’ll know the song so you won’t have to pretend to read music! 📅 Practice? Easy. Just two quick ones: May 11 & 18 right after worship. Short. Sweet. No scales required, unless you’re in the tenor section where hitting high notes may be a spiritual gift…
Our Christian Sympathy is extended to Doris & Arvin Meerdink, Marilyn Ten Haken and Mary Theune and their families on the passing of their brother-in-law Larry Ten Haken who passed away on April 15; and to Brian & Lori Taylor and family in the unexpected passing of Brian’s brother, Jack Taylor.
AND…CHECK IT OUT
✔️Stats from Last Week…Attendance: 421 — We officially topped 400, and somewhere a spreadsheet shed a joyful tear. 📊😭✨What’s next? 500? 1,000? A pie chart? Who knows! But we’re dreaming big, giving thanks, and celebrating the joy of worshiping together each week! ⛪✝️
✔️The offering totaled $19,080! The Special Offering Mar/April to-date total is $6,489. Special Offering Recipients for March & April timeframe are Kyle & Jayne Wenig with Athletes In Action and Bob Abel with Remember Nhu. If you have a preference as to where your dollars go, please write it on your envelope.
✔️Lose a sparkly cross✝️ earring last Sunday? Come retrieve it from the Office!
Connect With Us!
Join us for cookies & coffee after the service. Just exit left out of the Sanctuary and follow people to the Fellowship Room! Cookie donations welcome. To donate sign up at frcoostburg.org or stop at the Welcome Center.
THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
SUNDAY
9 AM EASTER WORSHIP: Empty Means Filled - Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10 (Pastor Bob)
No Sunday School today
10:15 AM Cookies, Coffee & Fellowship
MONDAY
6:30 PM Elders & Deacons Meetings
7:15 PM Consistory Meeting
TUESDAY
9 AM Eernisse Circle (Hostess: Mary H.)
1:30 PM Stitching for a Cause
WEDNESDAY
6 PM Bells Practice (Fellowship Room)
6:15 Uth Small/Large Groups (Sanctuary)
ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 27 @ 9 AM (Uth Sunday): Passing the Baton - Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20 (Brayden Grunwald)
APR 27: Uth Sunday
APR 29: Girls Just Want to Have Fun with Jesus at 6:30 PM. Register today at frcoostburg.org.
MAY 3: Men’s Prayer Breakfast (Judi’s)
MAY 4: Sing Praise Concert (Pine Haven Men’s Chorus)
MAY 11 & 18: Choir reunion for 175th - short practices immediately following worship!
MAY 17: Spring Clean-Up Day!
MAY 21 & 28: Bells Practice 🔔🎶#JoyfulNoise!
JUN 1: 175th Worship Service @ 10 AM (note time) & Parents: the FRC children sing at this celebration!
JUN 1: 175th Anniversary Celebration Event (11 AM)
JUN 16-19: VBS
JUN 18: Music in the Park (FRC-sponsored)
JUN 22-27: Camp Manitoqua
🙏 PRAYER CARE & UPDATES
Prayer Warriors—We’re Calling on You! 🙏This week, we’re sharing a few more details to help focus our prayers—and we’ve got some heavy hearts to lift. But we know this crew is faithful, strong, and ready to go to battle in prayer. So let’s lean in together:
- Let’s surround Henry DeBlaey and Sue Hartmann with our prayers as they each undergo surgery this Thursday, April 24. Henry will be at Children’s Hospital; please lift up both his surgery and the days of hospitalization that will follow Sue’s surgery is at Aurora Grafton and will address early-stage breast cancer.
- And on Friday, April 25, we’re asking for all prayers on deck for Ryan Stephan, grandson of Judy TenPas. Ryan will be undergoing a very complex surgery at Froedtert as part of his ongoing battle with cancer. Let’s come together as a church family to pray for his medical team and to lift Ryan up in strength, peace, and healing.💙
- Let’s lift up Marv Potter who moved to Sharon Richardson after suffering a stroke on Thursday morning.
- Henry Teunissen needs improved blood counts as he is fighting a blood infection at home.
- Praises that Tim Kildea is back to work but please pray for relief from nerve pain, and that he could regain strength in his leg (this is following a back surgery).
- John Fischer is an inpatient at Aurora Sheboygan, receiving treatment for an infection and circulation issues. As of our print deadline, John is scheduled for surgery on Friday.
- Praises that Judy Meerdink no longer has a cast, will not need surgery and is able to sing with the Choir again on Easter. But she does need prayers for patience and the lengthy healing process.
- Pray as Jen Hilbelink continues her post-knee replacement therapy each week.
- And for our longest haul patient’s - Jeff Brusse and Don Teunissen keep those prayers coming as each of them has a regiment of various therapies. So thankful each has been able to worship with us in-person!
This week’s mission partner focus is Pastor Elijah and Living Hope Uganda. Praises that just last week the children at our orphanage were blessed with 20 new mattresses! However, prayers still needed for: Food sustainability (we've planted corn on our farmland and pray for a fruitful harvest season). Financial support (in need of funds to cover daily expenses like staff salaries, medical care, etc. and specific projects such as installing gates, lights, drilling a water source, and building a toilet). And, evangelism: Our new church in Kibumbiro will serve as a campus for counseling and empowering women, teen mothers, and youth.
