Bulletin 10-17-21

October 17 2021

TODAY

This Sunday Pastor Brian will bring us a message from Genesis 16 titled The God Who Sees Me.

There is no Discovery Hour today, please join us following the service for the Westend Fall Fest!

The second offering will be for Hope Unexpected.

NEXT SUNDAY

Next Sunday Pastor Dan will begin a new series titled Prayer: Nurturing a Relationship.  His sermon, from Psalm 27, will be Experiencing God.

The second offering will be for Benevolence.

CHURCH FAMILY

Please continue to pray for Beth Scheidel as she had some more complications with her heart and is back in the hospital.  She is hoping to be discharged this week.

I would like to thank everyone who prayed for me during my hospital visit.  Thanks for the cards & phone calls. – Wilma Tumbling

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS 

 Fall = Fun!  Westend Fall Fest is today!  Join us for donuts, cider and pumpkin decorating following the morning service.

Did you order your burritos yet?  Christian Ed is selling burritos from Trini’s in Sparta.  The burritos come frozen and are a great last minute meal with no prep.  Extra order forms are available at the Welcome Center! Orders with payment are due today and may be placed in the Mata mailbox, pick up is Nov 3rd.

Zumba is back! All are welcome to join us Monday evenings 6:30-7:30pm in the Fellowship Center.  Our first class begins October 18th!  Questions?  Contact the office!

If you or a family you know could use help with gifts this Christmas season, we are offering WE Bless again this year.  Pick up a form at the Welcome Center, fill it out and bring it to the office or back to the Welcome Center.  If you have questions, contact Sue Mellema

The Cadet fundraiser order forms are due today! Orders with payment may be placed in the Faber mailbox.

Sunday Evening Adult Bible Study Coming Soon!  The Sunday evening Bible study will begin on Sunday, November 7 at 5:30 pm. The topic this year is Paul’s letter to the Romans (see below for a description). We will plan to meet every other Sunday evening beginning on November 7 and continuing on November 21 and December 5. Then we will take a break for the holidays and resume our study in the new year. Come out and enjoy a time of food, fellowship and digging into God’s Word as we grow together in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. 


The Letter to the Romans, written by Paul to a congregation that he had never visited, is commonly thought to represent the apostle’s most complete theological reflection. It is a systematic presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Paul also addresses other significant issues relating to first century Christianity, including the Jew-Gentile relationship, the Christian’s relationship to the OT law, unity in the church, predestination, the Christian life, and the Christian’s relationship to government (just to mention a few). We will trace the theme of God’s Gospel as presented in the Book of Romans, emphasizing its application to living out the Gospel, with the hope that you will come out of this study “transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2).

HELP NEEDED! 

The Christian Education team will be sponsoring our Westend Wednesday dinner next Wednesday, from 5:30-6:30pm.  We will be preparing a ham dinner with potatoes, corn, rolls, salad and ice cream for dessert!  We are looking for CEMC members, as well as others, to sign up for a shift to help with this dinner.

Shifts we need help with are: 

3-5:15pm: Set up & Kitchen Help, Food Prep

5-6:30pm: Help with food prep & Serving

6-7:30pm: Kitchen Clean up / table & chairs take down

There is a sign up sheet near the Welcome Center, please sign up for a shift if you are able! 

There are currently many opportunities to serve the Lord at Westend Church – no matter your skill set!  Check out the opportunities here and prayerfully consider what area would be best for you to plug into!

YOUTH

JROCK

–  Join us tonight for food, games and a Bible lesson.  We will meet downstairs from 3:45-5:30pm.

LIFE & ExtremeLIFE

-Join us tonight for a bonfire from 5:30-9pm.  We will have hot dogs, campfire pizza pies, s’mores, hot chocolate, capture the flag and lots of opportunities to run around and have some fun.  You can meet us at church or at the Rodenhouse’s.

REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Seventh Reformed Church warmly invites you to their fall conference Politics: What Does God Require? featuring Matthew Mihelic on Nov. 19 at 7:00 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 10:00 a.m. Matthew Mihelic has helped write prolife legislation for the U.S. House of Representatives, taught courses in Political Science, and is passionate for international missions. To register for this free conference and to learn more about the speaker and sessions, visit www.7thref.org. For questions, call 616.459.4451 or email tammy@7thref.org.

Weekly Prayer Focus

This week, please pray that God will help us to love each other well through the prayer ministry, congregational life activities, nursery and by support for the Christian Education Committee’s work.

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Offerings       10/1 – 10/10   wkly goals 

Ministries        $49,410           $12,228

Chr Ed            $13,940            $1,308

Faith Prm        $4,165

Ways To Give:
In Person- 
Drop your gift in one of the offering boxes

By Mail-  
Mail your gift to:
1015 Westend Ave NWGrand Rapids, MI 49504
Text  
Text the amount you want to give to 84321. (ex. $10 in the message field).  If you would like to specify where your donation should go, simply use one of the codes below:

Texting Codes:
-General

-Second (second offering of the week)
-CEMC (Christian Education)
-Benevolence 
-Faith 
(Faith Promise)

Online- To donate online, click here

THIS WEEK

TODAY – 10/17

   9:15 AM  Prayer Time

  9:45 AM   Morning Worship

  11:00 AM  Westend Fall Fest

 (No Discovery Hour!)

   3:45 PM   JROCK

   5:30 PM  LIFE Bonfire

MONDAY –10/18

  6:30 PM   Zumba 

TUESDAY –10/19

   6:30 PM  Divorce Care

WEDNESDAY –10/20

   6:30 AM   Men’s Bible Study 

   8:00 AM   Men’s Life 

   1:00 PM   Cafe

   5:30 PM   Community Dinner 

   6:30 PM   Westend Wednesday: GEMS, Cadets, Women’s Bible Study            

NEXT SUNDAY – 10/24

   9:15 AM  Prayer Time

  9:45 AM   Morning Worship

  11:00 AM  Discovery Hour

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE

TODAY, October 17th

Nursery- Holly Milanowski

Children’s Ministry- Allison Petroelje

Welcome Center-Ruth Meringa

Audio/Visual:

Slides- Andrew Rodenhouse

Sound- Linda Vanderlaan

Video-  

NEXT WEEK, October 24th

Nursery- Nancy Veenstra

Children’s Ministry- VOLUNTEER NEEDED

Welcome Center-Sue Mellema 

Audio/Visual:

Slides- Nichole Quigley

Sound- David Riley

Video- Kristen Adrianse