🌏INTERNATIONAL NEWS

⛑️HURRICANE MELISSA has brought devastating loss across the Caribbean, with Jamaica suffering some of the most severe impact. Many families have lost homes and are in urgent need of help. Several trusted Christian organizations are already on the ground, providing relief in Jesus’ Name. If you’d like to support emergency efforts for the people of Jamaica, consider giving through World Vision Hurricane Disaster Response.

THE CHURCH IS ALIVE—EVEN UNDER PRESSURE
Our November Special Offering supports Words of Hope and their work among Persian-speaking believers who follow Jesus despite great personal risk. Their ministry team shares the gospel discreetly through online radio, social media, and underground house churches—and is now preparing a safe in-person discipleship conference where believers can finally worship freely together.

Your gifts help provide Bibles, discipleship materials, and secure tools for communication. The church is not only surviving—it’s growing. Pray for these courageous believers and those who serve them under constant risk. Fun Fact: Words of Hope’s President, Reverend Jon Opgenorth, grew up at FRC. He’s Larry and Gloria’s son—and yes, Gloria usually claims him with pride..so much so that she left the state to miss today’s video showing!

📍LOCAL NEWS BEAT📍

🎉 It’s PASTOR APPRECIATION SUNDAY! Come to the Fellowship Hall to razz (we mean thank) our pastors! Oostburg Bakery cookies are calling your name, and yes—there’s even punch. You officially have a plethora (your $10 word for the day) of reasons to stop by. Note: The Consistory hosts have set up two serving lines today—so cookie fans, hop in either line and help us keep things moving!

🎁 IT’S NOW OR NEVER | Sign-Up for Wednesday’s Meal & Box Packing by 1 PM TODAY!  Wednesday night is double feature night here at FRC. Come at 5:00 PM to help pack boxes for Operation Christmas Child—or just come to cheer, chat, or taste-test the fabulous menu. Meal service starts at 5:30 PM, giving everyone plenty of time for food, fun, and fellowship. Our last two meals were a hit with 160 of our FRC Family…this is code for; you do not want to miss it! 📝 Sign-up HERE for the packing & meal party! Or drop by the Welcome Center or FRC’s website.

‍Oh, you want to know the menu for Wednesday’s meal? It’s a festive theme for November featuring hot turkey buns, cheesy hash brown casserole, Dixie Lemkuil’s baked beans, Julie Blok’s grape salad, Knox Blox, frosted cookies for the kids, and the mysterious “deconstructed pumpkin pie.” (We still don’t know what this means either).  

‍🏈 PACKER TAILGATE PARTY – SUN, NOV. 16 @ 11:45 AM! While you’re signing up for the Wednesday meal, we suggest you head on over HERE and get yourself RSVP’d for a fun WI brat fry in November! Packers face the Giants at 12 Noon. And for the non-footballers among us, there’s food, fellowship and D E S S E R T. What are you waiting for? The Welcome Center would be happy to sign you up as well!  Sponsored by Men’s Ministry. 

‍🎄 YOUNG AT HEART HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA – THURSDAY, DEC. 4! 🎄Who’s Young at Heart, you ask? If you’re retired, semi-retired, or have a Medicare card in your wallet—you’re in the club! Join FRC staff for some holiday laughs and cheer. Seats are going fast (or so we tell ourselves)!  Sign up HERE or at the Welcome Center. 

🎧👂VISION & FACILITIES PROJECT UPDATE | LISTENING & LEARNING.  After Vision Sunday, many of you joined the Input Forums to share feedback. Thank you! Our partner, CGS, helped identify some common themes. The FAQ handout in today’s bulletin (also emailed this past Friday) answers several of those questions as we continue the conversation and keep everyone informed. 

🙏 THANKSGIVING SERVICE – 9 AM | USHERS UNITE!  Thanksgiving worship at FRC is always special—and we’d love a few extra hands to usher our guests! No experience needed (seriously). It’s just a 30-minute gig. Let’s fill those last few spots! Click HERE or stop at the Welcome Center. #Thankful

📢SOUNDBITES   

🦃Turkey Donations are Filled … FRC, you rock! Place donations in the chest freezer in FRC kitchen by Sun., Nov. 9th.

🆘Support help for all Wed. Night meals in 2025 are filled (all totalled that was 60 spots!)...#ServantHearts

🎁Fun Facts: The Operation Christmas Child Team reports that over $4,500 of gifts were donated for 175 boxes by so many different people we can barely count; and your generosity for September’s special offering collected the full amount needed for postage for all boxes. Now, we just need box packers for Wednesday Night! If you haven’t signed up for the Meal and Packing yet, we need more hands!

👶Congratulations to Jonah and Lexi Hengst on the birth of Ty William Frier last Monday!

📝We hope you don’t miss church next week (Nov. 9). We’re distributing an all-church survey to gain more feedback about the building proposal presented on Vision Sunday.

✅Attendance last week was 371 and the offering $12,622. The October special offering for the Acts 29 ministry totalled $1,923.

💔Wenig’s annual “Holiday Service of Remembrance” will be held at Oostburg CRC on Sun, Nov. 9 at 1:00 PM at CRC Church in Oostburg. This service is designed to assist those adjusting to the death of a loved one. 

🥓☕Guys - time to register for the next Men’s Prayer Breakfast is Sat., December 6 at 6:00 AM at Judi’s Place in Oostburg. Sign up on FRC’s website or stop by the Welcome Center. We hope to see you there!