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