June 20, 2021

TODAY

This Sunday our guest preacher will be David Balicki.  His message, The Greatest Temptation, will be from Ephesians 3:1-21.

The second offering will be for Habitat For Humanity. 

NEXT SUNDAY

Next Sunday our guest preacher will be Doug Vrieland.  His message, The Sacrifice of a Son, will be from Genesis 22:1-18.

The second offering will be for Hope Unexpected.

CHURCH FAMILY

Happy Birthday Marilyn!  In honor of Marilyn Zoodsma’s 90th Birthday on the Friday, cake will be served after the service today! 

We would like to offer our deepest sympathies to Jean Near as her brother passed away Monday Morning.  Jean would appreciate phone calls or cards from her church family! 

Phyllis Lehrke was taken to St Mary’s on Monday where she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and fluid in the chest.  She had a procedure to drain the fluid and has been feeling better.  She is expected to return to Edison this weekend.

* Prayer Line * 453-2288 * Our prayer line is always available to take your prayer requests, or to listen to prayer updates.  After the recorded message, you may leave your prayer needs for our intercessors, who will pray for you.  Identifying yourself is optional.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Dear Congregation,

Through some communication issues we are still 1 Service Deacon short.  The Service Deacons are responsible for equipping Westend to join God’s work of fixing what’s broken in this world.  They empower us to lives of service and perform acts of mercy and care on behalf of Westend.  Those who serve as Service Deacons are generally blessed with gifts of mercy, service, and compassion.

If you feel God calling you to fulfill this role, please contact Nichole in the office or Doug Stapley.

There will be no CEMC meeting in June!

Just a reminder: There will be no Children’s Worship for July or August.  Nursery will still be available.

Save the date! Sunday Sept. 26th we will be having a church picnic at Millennium Park to celebrate our 30th Anniversary! 

Do you have pictures or fun memories from the church merger & beyond?  Send them to us!  office@westendcrc.org

REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS

New City Kids invites you to Summer Jam on June 24 from 5-8pm. This free summer celebration will be complete with local food trucks, live music, a tour of our building and a glimpse of our vision for the future. Sign up for food truck tickets and/or a timed tour at www.newcitykids.org/summerjam

THANK YOU

Last week was CSI and we had such a great week!  We had around 100 kids come everyday to learn about rocks, weather and to worship!  We want to give a huge thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who helped this week- we could not have done it without you!

We would also like to thank everyone who volunteered their time & helped get the church cleaned up after such a busy week! We appreciate all your help!

THIS WEEK

TODAY – 6/20

  9:15 AM   Prayer Time          

  9:40 AM      Morning Worship

WEDNESDAY –6/23

  1:00 PM   Cafe  

  7:00 PM   Council

THURSDAY –6/17

  9:30 AM   Knit & Crochet  

NEXT SUNDAY -6/27

  9:15 AM   Prayer Time          

  9:40 AM   Morning Worship

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Offerings       6/1 – 6/13        wkly goals 

Ministries        $19,260               $12,228

Chr Ed            $3,390                 $1,538

Faith Prm.      $1,160 

June 13, 2021

TODAY

This Sunday our guest preacher will be Cody Statema.  His sermon will be from James 2:14-26.

The second offering will be for Christian Education.

NEXT SUNDAY

Next Sunday our guest preacher will be David Balicki.  His message, The Greatest Temptation, will be from Ephesians 3:1-21.

The second offering will be for Habitat For Humanity.

CHURCH FAMILY

Chuck Cheslek has been placed in hospice care.  He has been dealing with a heart condition and has been falling more frequently.  Please keep him in your prayers.

We would like to offer our deepest sympathies to Lois Blake as Ken passed away Wednesday afternoon. We pray for God’s peace and comfort for Lois and her family during this time.

Jean Near’s brother has been placed in hospice care.  Please keep both of them in your prayers.

Clarence Maat fell and broke a couple of fingers and received cuts to his hand.  He is now mending nicely while staying at his daughter’s house. He will be returning to Edison Manor within a week or two.

Phyllis Lehrke was taken to St Mary’s on Monday where she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and fluid in the chest.  She had a procedure to drain the fluid and has been feeling better.  She is expected to return to Edison this weekend.

* Prayer Line * 453-2288 *  Our prayer line is always available to take your prayer requests, or to listen to prayer updates.  After the recorded message, you may leave your prayer needs for our intercessors, who will pray for you.  Identifying yourself is optional.

Congregational Meeting Results:

Proposal #1 Dan Kroeze as preaching and teaching paster 

                   PASSED 101 yes, 9 no.

Proposal #2 Brian Myers as congressional care pastor

                   PASSED 102 yes, 7 no.

Proposal #3 Budget

                   PASSED 108 yes, 1 no.

Dear Congregation,

Through some communication issues we are still 1 Service Deacon short.  The Service Deacons are responsible for equipping Westend to join God’s work of fixing what’s broken in this world.  They empower us to lives of service and perform acts of mercy and care on behalf of Westend.  Those who serve as Service Deacons are generally blessed with gifts of mercy, service, and compassion.

If you feel God calling you to fulfill this role, please contact Nichole in the office or Doug Stapley.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 

We need help setting up for CSI! If you are able to help, please join us this evening at 5:30pm, pizza will be provided!

CSI begins tomorrow!  Please pray for the many volunteers who are involved in CSI this week, that they will be examples of Christ.  Please pray for the children who will be attending, that their hearts may receive the lessons with joy and wonderment.

COW also begins tomorrow!  Please pray for the youth and the leaders involved, that they may show the love of Jesus to those in our community.

If you ordered burritos but have not picked them up yet, they are in the freezer in the kitchen!

Save the date! Sunday Sept. 26th we will be having a church picnic at Millennium Park to celebrate our 30th anniversary! 

Do you have pictures or fun memories from the church merger & beyond?  Send them to us!  office@westendcrc.org

In honor of Marilyn Zoodsma’s 90th Birthday on the 18th, cake will be served after the service on June 20th!

YOUTH

If you are helping with COW, please come tomorrow morning at 8:30.

Michigan’s Adventure is this Thursday June 17th.  We will be leaving at 9:30am, cost is $35.  If you aren’t able to help with COW you can still join us at Michigan’s Adventure!  Incoming 6th graders are also welcome! 

THIS WEEK

TODAY – 6/13

  9:15 AM   Prayer Time          

  9:40 AM      Morning Worship

  5:30 PM   CSI Set Up

MONDAY –6/14

  8:30 AM   COW

  9:30 AM   CSI

  7:00 PM   Ad Board 

TUESDAY –6/15

  8:00 AM   COW

  9:30 AM   CSI

WEDNESDAY –6/16

  8:00 AM   COW

  9:30 AM   CSI

  1:00 PM   Cafe  

THURSDAY –6/17

  9:30 AM   Michigan’s Adventure

NEXT SUNDAY -6/20

  9:15 AM   Prayer Time          

  9:40 AM   Morning Worship

TODAY

This Sunday Brian Myers will bring us a message from Genesis 15 titled God’s Big Beautiful Promise.

During the service, we will celebrate communion.  If you are worshipping from home, we encourage you to have communion elements ready. You may also stop by the church office during office hours to pick up individually packaged communion kits.

The second offering box will be for Faith Promise.

NEXT SUNDAY

Next Sunday our guest preacher will be Cody Statema.  His sermon will be from James 2:14-26.

The second offering will be for Christian Education.

CHURCH FAMILY

Betty Cooper will celebrate her 99th Birthday on Tuesday June 8th! 

Our sympathies go out to the family of Eileen Stehouwer, who passed away last Saturday.  Please keep them in your prayers.

Please continue to pray for Steve Kooi as he struggles with the disease Scleroderma. Steve had tests and doctors appointments this past month.  The tests have shown that there is more advancement of scar tissue in the lungs. He also has been diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension in his lungs and Pulmonary Artery.  There is a new medication that he hopes to start very soon that helps control the advancement of scar tissue.

The nomination committee is please to present the following list of candidates for consideration to serve on Council of Westend.  No drawing is required.

• Ad Board Elder (1 required) – Ralph Wyngarden
• Ad Board Deacon (1 required) – Meg Dushane
• Service Deacon (3 required) – Nick Curnow, Heather Tunell, Dave Koets
• Shepard Elder (3 required) – Faye Kragt, Teresa Wyngarden, Deb Stapley

THANK YOU

Thank you Westend family for your many cards and prayers.  I hope to be able to begin treatments soon.  -Barb Helmus

Dear Friends at Westend!  We wanted to express our deepest gratitude for your compassion, support and generosity after our house fire.  We can’t thank you enough for all the thoughts, prayers, cards and donations/gifts!  We are so blessed to have you as neighbors, and we simply cannot wait to move back into the neighborhood.  -Sincerely Megan & David Stebbins

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

CSI is only 1 week away!  We have CSI yard signs available to help let others know about CSI at our church this year.  If you are willing, please take a yard sign home with you after church today and put it in your front yard.  Thanks!

We are still in need of egg cartons for CSI!  Please bring in your clean, empty egg cartons to church by June 13.

CSI starts on Monday, June 14!  We will be setting up for this fun event on the evening of Sunday, June 13 at 5:30 pm.  Come join us set up for this awesome event!  Pizza will be provided for dinner.  Thanks!

There will be combined Children’s Ministry classes for the month of June, but no Children’s Ministry for July or August.  Nursery will still be available for July and August.

We are looking for food donations that we can use to feed all the students helping with COW!  In addition to the sign-up genius that has been created, there will be a board with tags in the back of the church for food donations.  Please grab a tag & bring the food donation to church before June 14th.  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DADAC2FA7F58-cowfood

YOUTH

Attention Incoming 6th Graders!  You are welcome to join us for Michigan’s Adventure on Thurs June 17th.  Cost is $35.  Please RSVP with Brian by Tues June 15th.  Welcome to JROCK!

JROCK

COW: June 14-17

Please Contact Brian if you want to help & haven’t signed up yet! Plan to arrive at 8:30am on Monday June 14th.

We will be going to Michigan’s Adventure on Thurs June 17th.  You are welcome to join us wether you help with COW or not.  Just RSVP with Brian by Tues June 15th.  Cost is $35.

LIFE

We are looking for a few more student leaders to help with COW.  Please register with Brian this week if you are interested in helping.

Come join us for Michigan’s Adventure June 17th!  Cost is $35, please register by June 15th.

Our mission trip to Colorado is coming up soon!  We will plan on leaving Friday afternoon, July 16 and return Saturday evening July 24.  Please turn in a registration form soon if you haven’t already done so. 

THIS WEEK

TODAY – 6/6

   9:40 AM   Morning Worship

TUESDAY –6/8

  4:30 PM   Feeding America  

WEDNESDAY –6/9

  1:00 PM   Cafe 

THURSDAY –6/10

  9:30 AM   Knit & Crochet

NEXT SUNDAY – 6/6

  9:40 AM   Morning Worship

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE

TODAY, June 6th

Nursery: Katelyn Faber

Children’s Worship: 

Audio/Visual:

Slides- Ben Cleveland

Sound- Linda Vanderlaan, Ryan Faber

Video- Kelly Johnson

Welcome Center: 

Sue Mellema 

NEXT WEEK, June 13th

Nursery: VOLUNTEER NEEDED

Children’s Worship: Wendy Burghgraef

Audio/Visual:

Slides- VOLUNTEER NEEDED

Sound- David Riley, Ryan Faber

Video- Matt Falk

Welcome Center: Sandi Ruiter

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Offerings       5/24 – 5/31          wkly goals 

Ministries        $12,513                $12,228

Chr Ed            $1,260                  $1,538

May 30, 2021

TODAY

This Sunday our guest preacher will be Jerome Burton from Coit Community CRC. His sermon, titled A Short Funeral is from Acts 9:32-42.   

The second offering box will be for Mel Trotter.

NEXT SUNDAY

Next Sunday Brian Myers is preaching.

During the service, we will celebrate communion.  If you are worshipping from home, we encourage you to have communion elements ready. You may also stop by the church office during office hours to pick up individually packaged communion kits. 

The second offering will be for Faith Promise.

CHURCH FAMILY

A note from Council: At our monthly meeting, Council decided to move forward by following recent CDC guidelines regarding masks and gathering.  Vaccinated individuals can go maskless and unvaccinated individuals should continue to wear a mask, while indoors.  Children 5-11 years old should also continue to wear a mask, while indoors.  We ask that social distancing guidelines continue to be followed when seating yourself in the sanctuary.

* Prayer Line * 453-2288 *  Our prayer line is always available to take your prayer requests, or to listen to prayer updates.  After the recorded message, you may leave your prayer needs for our intercessors, who will pray for you.  Identifying yourself is optional.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 

CSI 2021 June 14, 15, 16:

Registration is now open!  This years theme is Anchored: Deepening our faith in God.

We are in need of volunteers! Please see the sign up sheet at the welcome center or sign up here!

We are in need of some egg cartons for CSI.  Please leave all empty clean egg cartons at the welcome center.  Thanks!

There will be no Children’s Ministry this weekend.  Nursery will still be available!

There will be combined Children’s Ministry classes for the month of June, but no Children’s Ministry for July or August.  Nursery will still be available for July and August.

If you ordered burritos, pick up will be this Wednesday (June 2nd) from 3 to 6pm!

We are looking for food donations that we can use to feed all the students helping with COW!  A sign up genius has been created with a list of the food we will need.  Please go the following link to sing up if you might be willing to help us out!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DADAC2FA7F58-cowfood

Youth group hasn’t been able to do its normal fundraising this year, can you help us out?!  We have someone who is willing to make a generous matching donation, so we are wondering if you would be willing to make a donation towards our mission trip to Colorado this year?  We are looking to raise a total of $8,000.  Please consider making a donation of any amount and that donation will be matched!  Donations can be put in the offering box or dropped off at the office.  Thank you!

Knit and Crochet group is looking for more people to join them!  They meet the 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month, from 9:30am-11:30am in the Café.

Do you like playing cards?  The Café group is looking for more people to come play!  They meet every Wednesday from 1-3pm in the Café.

YOUTH

JROCK

COW: June 14-17

Please turn in your registration forms if you haven’t already!  Plan to arrive at 8:30am on Monday June 14th.

LIFE

We are looking for some Sr. High students who would be willing to help out with COW as a student leader.  If you are willing to help, please turn in a registration form by Monday, June 7.

Our mission trip to Colorado is coming up soon!  We will plan on leaving Friday afternoon, July 16 and return Saturday evening July 24.  Please turn in a registration form soon if you haven’t already done so.  

THIS WEEK

TODAY – 5/30 

  9:40 AM   Morning Worship

MONDAY– 5/31

WEDNESDAY –6/2

  1:00 PM   Cafe  

  3:00 PM   Burrito Pick Up 3-6pm!   

NEXT SUNDAY – 6/6

  9:40 AM   Morning Worship

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Offerings        5/10 – 5/24          wkly goals 

Ministries        $10,924               $12,228

Chr Ed            $720                    $1,538

TODAY

Today we celebrate being a part of the Westend family as we have our service at the Christian Reformed Conference Grounds for our Retreat Weekend!  Our worship service will be at 10am.  Pastor Dan Kroeze will be bringing us a message from Revelation 5, titled He Is Worthy.

The second offering will be for Feeding America.

NEXT SUNDAY

Next Sunday our guest preacher will be Jerome Burton from Coit Community CRC. His sermon title A Short Funeral is from Acts 9:32-42.

The second offering will be for Mel Trotter.

CHURCH FAMILY

A note from the Treasurer:  After the Congregational meeting last week I wanted to reiterate that financially the changes that are being proposed for Pastor changes will be a savings to the budget that isn’t included in the current proposal.  Some of the savings will be used for pay raises due to increased responsibilities but after that has been completed there could be a substantial savings to the current staffing budget in future years.  Please let Nate Verbeek know if you have any further questions.  Email: Nathan.verbeek@sbcglobal.net

The Nomination Committee is pleased to present the following list of candidates for consideration to serve on the Council of Westend.  Names will be drawn by lot on June 6.

Ad Board Elder (1 needed)

Ralph Wyngarden

Ad Board Deacon (1 needed)

Meg Dushane, Taylor Carroll

Shepherd Elder (3 needed)

Faye Kragt, Teresa Wyngarden, Deb Stapley

Service Deacon (3 needed)

Nick Curnow, Heather Tunell, David Hoekzema, Dave Koets, Staci Carroll

If you feel any of these candidates are not qualified to serve in the position listed, please share your concerns with Doug Stapley, elder chair of the nominations committee.

* Prayer Line – 453-2288 * 

Our prayer line is always available to take your prayer requests, or to listen to prayer updates.  After the recorded message, you may leave your prayer needs for our intercessors, who will pray for you.  Identifying yourself is optional.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 

We are so excited for the church retreat this weekend!  We have fun activities planned all weekend!  The Westend Riddler has struck again and stolen the church cookies, so we need you to solve the clues to find those cookies!  We also have guessing games, kids games, BINGO and so much more!  Come join us for a fun weekend!  Hope to see you there!

The CEMC will meet Tuesday, May 25 @ 7:00 PM in the church fellowship center.

Do you like playing cards?  The Café group is looking for more people to come play!  They meet every Wednesday from 1-3pm in the Café.

CSI 2021 Registration is now open: westendcrc.org/csi-kids-camp/

Dates: June 14, 15, 16.  This year’s theme is Anchored: Deepening our faith in God.  We are in need of volunteers!  Sign-ups are not available online or at the Welcome Center.

There will be no Children’s Ministry on May 30 due to Memorial Day weekend.  Nursery will still be available!

ATTENTION ALL FISHERMEN: The Calvinist Cadet Corps is hosting its eighteenth annual fishing tournament to raise funds to support its ministry – helping boys grow spiritually in all areas of life. The fishing tournament will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at Gun Lake State Park in southwest Michigan. For more information, call the Corps office at 616-241-5616 ext 4, or check out the Cadet website under the “Events” tab. Everyone is welcome! Registration forms are available from your Cadet club’s head counselor, or you can register at our website: 
www.CalvinistCadets.org. Lunch will be served at noon. Join us for a fun filled day!

Knit and Crochet group is looking for more people to join them!  They meet the 2^nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 9:30am-11:30am in the Café.

Youth group hasn’t been able to do its normal fundraising this year, can you help us out?! We have someone who is willing to make a generous matching donation, so we are wondering if you would be willing to make a donation towards our mission trip to Colorado this year?  We are looking to raise a total of $8,000.  Please consider making a donation of any amount and that donation will be matched!  Donations can be put in the offering box or dropped off at the office.  Thank you!

JROCK

COW is coming June 14-17!  Registration forms were sent out and are due at the end of the month!

LIFE

Mission Trip to Colorado is July 16-24.  Please turn in your registration forms soon if you haven’t already done so!

THIS WEEK

TODAY – 5/23

10:00 AM   Morning Worship

12:00 PM   Sunday Dinner

TUESDAY– 5/25

            7:00 PM    CEMC Meeting

WEDNESDAY – 5/26

            1:00 PM   Cafe   

THURSDAY – 5/27

9:30 AM   Knit & Crochet   

NEXT SUNDAY – 5/30

9:40 AM  Morning Worship 

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May 16, 2021

TODAY

This Sunday our guest preacher will be Jeremy Kreuze. During the service, Elias Arthur Worst, son of Jamison and Kristen, will be baptized.  

The second offering box will be for CRWRC.

NEXT SUNDAY

Next Sunday we will be at the Christian Reformed Conference Grounds for our Retreat Weekend!  Our worship service will be at 10am.  Pastor Dan Kroeze will be bringing us a message from Revelation 5, titled He Is Worthy.

The second offering will be for Feeding America.

CHURCH FAMILY

We are aware of the CDC’s updated recommendation to vaccinated adults this week and we rejoice in this progress!  Because our congregation includes a mix of adults and children, we will consider the advice of state and local health officials when it becomes available.  We will continue to monitor the situation, but would like to discuss this subject in person at our next meeting.

* Prayer Line * 453-2288 * Our prayer line is always available to take your prayer requests, or to listen to prayer updates.  After the recorded message, you may leave your prayer needs for our intercessors, who will pray for you.  Identifying yourself is optional.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 

The Church Retreat is next weekend at the Christian Reformed Conference Grounds!  We will have Pastor Dan Kroeze as our guest preacher.  Come for the fabulous food, great games and wonderful worship! Feel free to join us for the weekend or just come up for worship and dinner on Sunday!  Please note: there will not be nursery or Children’s Ministry at the retreat!Check out the schedule online: www.westendcrc.org/retreat

We are planning on having the popular cereal walk game again at the church retreat and we would love your help!  If you could donate a couple boxes of cereal so we can run this game, it would be really appreciated!  (Meijer is also a great deal on cereal this week!)

CSI 2021 Registration is now open: westendcrc.org/csi-kids-camp/

Dates: June 14, 15, 16.  This years theme is Anchored: Deepening our faith in God.  

We are in need of volunteers!  

Please see the sign up sheet at the welcome center, or sign up online!  

There will be no Children’s Ministry on May 30 due to Memorial Day weekend.  Nursery will still be available!

Burrito orders are due today!  Orders with payment may be placed in the Mata mailbox.  Pickup is June 2.  Extra order forms are located at the Welcome Center.

Knit and Crochet group is looking for more people to join them!  They meet the 2^nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 9:30am-11:30am in the Café.

Do you like playing cards?  The Café group is looking for more people to come play!  They meet every Wednesday from 1-3pm in the Café.

YOUTH

Youth group hasn’t been able to do its normal fundraising this year, can you help us out?! 

We have someone who is willing to make a generous matching donation, so we are wondering if you would be willing to make a donation towards our mission trip to Colorado this year?  We are looking to raise a total of $8,000.  Please consider making a donation of any amount and that donation will be matched!  Donations can be put in the offering box or dropped off at the office.  Thank you!

LIFE

Mission Trip to Colorado is July 16-24.  Please turn in your registration forms soon if you haven’t already done so!

JROCK

COW is coming June 14-17!  Registration forms were sent out and are due at the end of the month!

THIS WEEK

TODAY – 5/16  

  9:40 AM   Morning Worship

WEDNESDAY – 5/19

  1:00 PM   Cafe   

NEXT SUNDAY – 5/23

  10:00 AM  Morning Worship 

         @ Christian Reformed

          Conference Grounds

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Offerings        5/1 – 5/9           wkly goals 

Ministries        $25,361              $12,228

Chr Ed            $1,379                $1,538

Faith Prm       $2,809

May 9, 2021

TODAY

Join us in person or online this Sunday as our guest preacher Zack Olson brings us a message from Matthew 18:21-35 titled Of Swiffers and Sin.

The second offering box will be for Christian Education.

NEXT SUNDAY

Next Sunday our guest preacher will be Jeremy Kreuze. During the service, Elias Arthur Worst, son of Jamison and Kristen, will be baptized.   

The second offering box will be for CRWRC.

CHURCH FAMILY

Please keep Deb Stapley and her family in your prayers as they grieve the loss of her father, Rev. Ron Baker, who passed away Wednesday morning.

We offer our condolences to Luanne Hoekzema and her family in the passing of her brother-in-law, Lee Marshall, on Thursday morning.

Please pray for Jeff Hawkins his dad has been at Mercy Health Lacks Cancer Center with serious kidney issues.  They believe this is being caused by treatments he has been receiving for bladder cancer.

* Prayer Line * 453-2288 *

Our prayer line is always available to take your prayer requests, or to listen to prayer updates.  After the recorded message, you may leave your prayer needs for our intercessors, who will pray for you.  Identifying yourself is optional.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 

We are planning on having the popular cereal walk game again at the church retreat and we would love your help!  If you could donate a couple of boxes of cereal so we can run this game, it would be really appreciated!

CSI 2021 Registration is now open! 

Dates: June 14-16.This years theme is anchored: Deepening Our Faith In God.  We are still in need of volunteers!  Please see the sign up sheet at the Welcome Center or check out our website for more information! (www.westendcrc.org/CSI )

Church Retreat is May 21-23 at the Christian Reformed Conference Grounds.  We will have Pastor Dan Kroeze as our guest preacher.  Come for the fabulous food, great games, and wonderful worship! Feel free to join us for the weekend or just come up for worship and dinner on Sunday!  If you have not registered yet, you may still do so online! www.westendcrc.org/retreat    If you are just coming for the day, please register if at all possible so we have a headcount for food

There will be no Children’s Ministry on May 30 due to Memorial Day weekend.  Nursery will still be available!

Burritos are back! This is a Christian Ed fundraiser you don’t want to miss.  Orders with payment may be placed in the Mata mailbox no later than May 16.  Pickup is June 2.  Extra order forms are located at the mailboxes.

Youth group hasn’t been able to do its normal fundraising this year, can you help us out?! We have someone who is willing to make a generous matching donation, so we are wondering if you would be willing to make a donation towards our mission trip to Colorado this year?  We are looking to raise a total of $8,000.  Please consider making a donation of any amount and that donation will be matched!  Donations can be put in the offering box or dropped off at the office.  Thank you!

YOUTH

JROCK

Join us this upcoming Friday (5/14) as we go to AJ’s Fun Center for a night of go karts and mini golf.  We will meet at church at 6:30 and get back at 9:30 pm… or you can meet us at AJ’s at 7 & get picked up there at 9 pm.  Cost is $10.

COW is coming June 14-17!  Registration forms were sent out and are due at the end of the month!

LIFE

Mission Trip to Colorado is July 16-24.  Please turn in your registration forms soon if you haven’t already done so!

THIS WEEK

TODAY – 5/9 – MOTHER’S DAY

   9:40 AM   Morning Worship

MONDAY – 5/10

   7:00 PM   Ad Board

WEDNESDAY – 5/12

  1:00 PM   Cafe             

THURSDAY – 5/13

  9:30 AM   Knit & Crochet

NEXT SUNDAY – 5/16

   9:40 AM   Morning Worship

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE

TODAY, May 9th

Nursery: Staci Carroll

Children’s Worship: Christina Harms

Audio/Visual:

Slides- Micheal Quigley

Sound- David Riley, Ryan Faber

Video- Matt Falk

NEXT SUNDAY, May 16th

Nursery: Holly Milanowski

Children’s Worship: Staci Carroll, Wendy Burghgraef

Audio/Visual:

Slides- Micheal Quigley

Sound- Linda Vanderlaan, Ryan Faber

Video- Kelly Johnson

MAY 2, 2021

TODAY 

This Sunday our guest preacher is Cody Zuiderveen.  He will bring us a message from Exodus 13:17-22 titled God Guides in the Desert

The second offering box will be for Faith Promise.

NEXT SUNDAY 

Zack Olson will be our guest preacher next Sunday. He will bring us a message from Matthew 18:21-35 titled Of Swiffers and Sin.

The second offering box will be for Christian Education.

CHURCH FAMILY 

Dear Congregation of Westend:

Thank you for all your thoughts, prayers and cards as we dealt with the recent loss of Curt’s dad.  We felt great comfort during this difficult time and for that, we are grateful.  

-The Burghgraef’s (Curt, Wendy and Mason)

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Reservations for the church Retreat weekend are due today!  Join us at the Christian Reformed Conference Grounds on beautiful Lake Michigan May 21-23.  Come for fabulous food, great games and wonderful worship!  Extra brochures are available at the Welcome Center!

We are planning on having the popular cereal walk game again at the church retreat, and we would love your help!  If you could donate a couple boxes of cereal so we can run this game, it would be really appreciated!  

This week Thursday, May 6, has been designated as the National Day of Prayer for our country.  You are encouraged to plan a time for prayer on that day or another time this week that is more convenient.  We will have the North Entrance of the church open from 7 AM to 7 PM on Thursday if you would like a quiet place to pray.  Look for a prayer guide in your email on Monday.

MISSING!  There are 2 clear and white bins missing from the café.  If you have them or know where they are, please return them to the café! 

Knit and Crochet group is looking for more people to join them!  They meet every other Thursday from 9:30am-11:30am in the Café.

Do you like playing cards?  The Café group is looking for more people to come play!  They meet every Wednesday from 1-3pm in the Café.

In your mailbox today is an order form for Trini’s famous wet burritos!  This is a Christian Ed fundraiser that you don’t want to miss.  If you’ve never been to Trini’s in Sparta, trust us, these burritos are fabulous!  Orders with payment may be placed in the Mata mailbox no later than May 16.  Pickup is June 2.  Extra order forms are at the Welcome Center. If you can’t come to church to order, please e-mail your order to Jamiemata8@gmail.com, payment will be due at pick up.

THIS WEEK

TODAY – 5/2 

  9:40 AM   Morning Worship

WEDNESDAY – 5/5

  1:00 PM   Café

  6:30 PM   Women’s Bible Study 

THURSDAY – 5/6

  7:00 AM   National Day of Prayer

  9:30 AM   Knit & Crochet

NEXT SUNDAY – 5/9

  9:40 AM   Morning Worship

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Offerings     4/12 – 4/25       wkly goals

Ministries   $11,580         $12,228

Chr Ed       $680             $1,538

TODAY 

This Sunday Brian Myers will bring us a message title Fix Your Eyes from Psalm 73.

The second offering box will be for New City Kids. 

NEXT SUNDAY 

Next Sunday our guest Pastor Cody Zuiderveen will bring us a message from Exodus 13:17-22 titled God Guides in the Desert

The second offering box will be for Faith Promise.

CHURCH FAMILY

Join us in wishing Eileen Stehouwer a very Happy Birthday!  Eileen is celebrating her 99^th birthday this Sunday!  

Barb Helmus is home and feeling a little sore but doing really well.  She should hear in the next couple days any test results from the procedure.

Please keep Dale and Willa VerBurg in your prayers.  Willa has lost quite a bit of strength in her legs and was really struggling to stand up and walk.  They are unable to figure out what is causing the weakness.  She is in rehab for 2 weeks in hopes that helps.  It is hard for Dale not having Willa home, he misses her.

* Prayer Line * 453-2288 * Our prayer line is always available to take your prayer requests, or to listen to prayer updates.  After the recorded message, you may leave your prayer needs for our intercessors, who will pray for you.  Identifying yourself is optional.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 

The final Dan Kroeze Bible Study is tonight at 5:30pm!  Food will be served.

Our Church Retreat weekend is set for May 21-23 at the Christian Reformed Conference Grounds.  Come for the fabulous food, great games, and wonderful worship!  A brochure with details is at the Welcome Center!  You can also find all the information and sign up virtually on our website.  Signups and reservations are due by May 2^nd!

CEMC meeting – Tuesday, April 27 @ 7:00 pm in the church fellowship center”

Youth group hasn’t been able to do it’s normal fundraising this year, can you help us out?!  We have someone who is willing to make a generous matching donation – so we are wondering if you would be willing to make a donation toward our mission trip to Colorado this year?  We are looking to raise a total of $8000.  Please consider making a donation of any amount and that donation will be matched.  Donations can be put in the offering box or dropped off at the office.  Thank you!!

CSI 2021-June 14, 15, and 16

This year’s theme is Anchored- Deepening our Faith in God.  We are in need of volunteers!  Please follow this link to sign up to volunteer: http://bit.ly/CSIvolunteersignup

JROCK
We will meet next week from 3:45-5:30. Join us as we wrap up our series based off the game “Among Us”

Join us Friday, May 14 as we head over to AJ’s Fun Center for go karts & mini golf.  We will have 2 hours of unlimited activities from 7-9 pm.  You can either meet us there or ride in the vans from church.  We will meet at church at 6:30 and be back at 9:30. Cost is $10

COW will be June 14-17

LIFE
Join us this Sunday from 6-8 pm. for our last Sunday Bible Study of the school year.  

Join us this upcoming Saturday, May 1 as we head over to Park Lanes to go Bowling.  We will bowl from 7:30–9:00 pm.   You can either meet us there or ride with us from church.  We will meet at 7 pm at church and be back at 9:30. Cost is $10

Mission Trip to Colorado is July16-24.  Please turn in registration forms this week!

THIS WEEK

TODAY – 4/25

  9:40 AM   Morning Worship

   5:30 PM   Bible Study W/ Dan Kroeze

   6:00 PM   LIFE

MONDAY– 4/26

  7:00 PM   CEMC Meeting 

TUESDAY– 4/27

  7:00 PM   Ad Board 

WEDNESDAY – 4/21

  1:00 PM   Cafe 

NEXT SUNDAY – 5/2

  9:40 AM   Morning Worship

  3:45 PM   JROCK

  7:30 PM   LIFE- Bowling

APRIL 18, 2021

TODAY 

This Sunday our guest pastor will be Todd VanEyk with Mission India.  His sermon will be from Matthew 9:35-10:1.

The second offering box will be for Shields of Hope.

NEXT SUNDAY 

Next Sunday Brian Myers will bring us a message title Fix Your Eyes from Psalm 73.

The second offering box will be for New City Kids. 

CHURCH FAMILY NEWS

Please pray for Barb Helmus as she has surgery scheduled for Monday.

* Prayer Line * 453-2288 * 

Our prayer line is always available to take your prayer requests, or to listen to prayer updates.  After the recorded message, you may leave your prayer needs for our intercessors, who will pray for you. Identifying yourself is optional.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Prizes for the Easter/Lent activities have been placed in your mailboxes! 

Due to high COVID numbers we are rescheduling the night of fellowship that was scheduled for April 24^th.

Our Church Retreat weekend is set for May 21-23 at the Christian Reformed Conference Grounds.  Come for the fabulous food, great games, and wonderful worship!  A brochure with details is in your mailbox today!  You can also find all the information and sign up virtually here.  Signups and reservations are due by May 2^nd!

JROCK
-Join us this Sunday for our next JROCK meeting.  We will meet in the basement from 3:45-5:30. We will continue our series “Among us” and discuss how we can deal with the “sus’ in our lives.

-Our activity that was scheduled for this Friday is postponed due to the higher numbers with COVID. We will reschedule it for some time in May.

– COW 2021.  Our Community Outreach Week will be June 14-17.  Save the dates.

LIFE 
– Join us this Sunday for our next LIFE meeting.  We will meet at church from 6-8 pm.  Hope to see you there!

– Our next activity will be Saturday, May 1.  Save the date.

– Our Mission Trip to Colorado will be this summer from July 16-24.  Registration forms are due Monday, April 26.

THIS WEEK

TODAY – 4/18 

  9:40 AM   Morning Worship

   5:30 PM   Bible Study W/ Dan

                 Kroeze

WEDNESDAY – 4/21

  1:00 PM   Cafe 

  7:00 PM   Council

THURSDAY – 4/22

  9:30 AM   Knit & Crochet

  6:30 PM      Ladies Bible Study-     

                  Elijah                 

NEXT SUNDAY – 4/25

  9:40 AM   Morning Worship

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Offerings     3/29 – 4/11            wkly goals

Ministries   $14,580       $12,228

Chr Ed       $2,076          $1,538