November 17-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS
🎤 HEADLINE NEWS
GET READY! The launch of our Advent Series is coming December 1st! You’ll learn that Hope Is Real, that we can Make Room for Joy, Love is Here and There is Peace Here!
📰 LOCAL NEWS
Fruit Basket Upset. Sermon discussion class, you’ll be meeting in the Conference Room today! Grab your coffee and come join us.
Calling All 5th Graders - Ready for Making Spirits Bright? You're gonna wanna join us on Fri. Dec. 13th from 4:45-7:00 as we take off for some Christmas fun! Check out the Email that went to parents OR, use the QR code on the bulletin board outside the Church Office to register. Not only will we travel through the Making Spirits Bright tour but we’ll also grab some dinner at Culvers! Register Today!
A Toby Recommendation: check out the Armor of God (or Everyday Armor) by Bill Search as a follow up to last week’s sermon. You can find it at this LINK or log into Right Now Media and put Everyday Armor in the search field. Or, type this into your internet browser: //app.rightnowmedia.org/content/details/829616
🌲🥣BAKER’S - would you consider helping us out by baking Christmas cookies for the Giving Experience? Your dedication to provide sweet treats for our many special events has been so appreciated! If you’re willing to support the Giving Experience with your baking gifts, please sign up on frcoostburg.org or online readers may click HERE.
🩳 NEWS BRIEFS
☑️ A Special Note - Thank you for the cards & calls that I received during my recent hip surgery & recovery. I am doing so well now & also want to thank you for keeping me in your thoughts & prayers. I could definitely feel the power of prayer. Carol Hengst
☑️ This Week at the Food Vault… Our volunteers served 40 families a special thanksgiving food box. Number of family members served totalled 131 people. Total value of food distributed was $8,120 with FRC paying only $810!
☑️ Eernisse Circle - your Christmas party is Tue., Dec. 3rd at, Judi’s (order off the menu). After lunch come back to FRC for devotionals, games and dessert! Please bring your Love Offering & a devotional reading to share. Please let Pam Quaas know if you will be attending or have questions (920.226.1081). See you at Noon on Dec. 3.
☑️Calling all Kid-Sized Musicians- how about helping to lead worship on Dec. 22 by playing piano or other instrument as part of the prelude for the Children’s Christmas service? Contact Ms. Lori to sign up!
☑️Attendance last week was 363 with the total offering coming in at $ $28,504! Our Investigative Reporter has not yet confirmed that the Choir will indeed dance down the aisles if we hit 400+ in attendance for 2 Sunday’s in a row. We hope this is not our first ever case of fake news…
☑️The NOVEMBER special offering is designated for our Remember Nhu, KE24 Home in Kenya. KE24 home would like to provide Christmas gifts for all the girls and defray unexpected moving/relocation type costs. Month-to-date = $684.
☑️Community Chatterbox - check out our board (outside the office) for opportunities with Love INC, Pine Haven and a host of other information!
November Mission of the Month: This month’s special offering is designated Remember Nhu’s KE24 Home in Kenya. KE24 has two specific needs - help defray costs for a relocation to a new facility; and a Christmas gift for each girl.
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
SUNDAY 11/17
19am Sunday Worship: “Why Do You Care?” - Pastor Bob
Scripture: John 21:20-23
10:15 AM - Sermon Discussion Class (Conference Room) & The Chosen Small Group Episode #5 (Shed)
10:15 AM - Cookies, Coffee & Fellowship!
11:00 - Deacon’s Meeting (Fellowship Room)
4:00 PM - “Between Two Trees” Bible Study
MONDAY 11/18
6:15 PM - Elder’s Meeting (Fellowship Room)
7:00 PM - Consistory Meeting (Fellowship Room)
TUESDAY 11/19
9:00 AM: Prayer Circle (Hostess: Althea)
1:30 PM: Stitching for a Cause 🧵
WEDNESDAY 11/20
6:15 PM: Uth Large/Small Group
6:30 PM: Bible Class
7:30 PM Choir Practice
THURSDAY 11/21
6:30 PM - Festive Food & Fellowship Life Group
ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS
11/24 9am Worship: “Do You Still Not Understand?” - Pastor Bob
Scripture: Mark 7:1-23 & Matt. 16:1-12
NOV 27: No Bible Class
NOV 28: Thanksgiving Day Service
NOV 30: Acts 29 Special Event (following Parade)
DEC 1: Communion & Advent Week 1 (Hope Is Real)
DEC 1: No Stitching for a Cause this week
DEC 3: Eernisse Christmas Party (Judi’s)
DEC 7: Men’s Prayer Breakfast. Register HERE.
DEC 8: Advent week 2 (Make Room for Joy)
DEC 8: Annual Congregational Meeting
DEC 15: Advent week 3 (Love is Here)
DEC 15: The Giving Experience. Sign-up HERE.
DEC 22: Kid’s Christmas Service & Worship
DEC 22: Advent Week 4 (There is Peace Here)
DEC 24: Christmas Eve Service
DEC 25: Christmas Morning Service
🙏 PRAYER CARE & UPDATES
We’ve got two new little ones on the prayer list - Henry DeBlaey who’s having exploratory surgery at Children’s this week and for Kayden Stecker who’s recovering from a surgery this past week. 🙏🧸 And we have a couple of brand new joints whose owners are in recuperation & therapy: Brian Stecker and Kent Ten Haken. We’re thanking God that Jeff Brusse is anticipating going HOME this week to continue his recovery! AND, Don Teunissen got the Ex Fix removed (this is huge) as he can now sit in a chair vs. lie flat. Also pray for Wendell Hoffman’s wound care treatments at Sunny Ridge. With respect to our cancer patients - pray as Mike Soerens’ medical team is determining treatment options, for Glenn Wynveen who’s having radiation treatments daily, for Mary Rauwerdink (blood clot treatment) and Bev Gabrielse who’s in a recovery week. Don’t stop praying for these folks (yup, those yard signs all over town are good reminders for us…every time you see one how about making a point to pray for one of our own?)!
Missions Focus for the Week: The ministry of Liz Ten Pas and her ministry with Reborn Ministries in the Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. Liz has submitted the following requests: Praise God for new opportunities with SLAM Youth Outreach and Chicago Hope Academy, for the Holy Spirit's work within our neighborhood and for blessing me with friends and community to walk with me during difficult times. There are multiple families that need prayers - the Imani family with many physical, mental, and spiritual needs; the Keziyah family who was recently split up into foster care. Pray that God would give us wisdom to best support her brothers who were left behind; and the Taylor family who is grieving the loss of their father. Also pray that God will open up chances to connect with two high school girls I’ve been recently walking with.
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