Bulletin 11-1-20

November 1, 2020

TODAY

Today begins our Mission Emphasis week, and our guest preacher is Cody Zuiderveen from Grand Valley Campus Ministries.  His sermon, Can’t Taste?  Add Salt, is from Matthew 5:13.

Our second offering cause today is Faith Promise.

NEXT SUNDAY

Next Sunday concludes our Mission Emphasis week.  Our guest preacher will be Jerome Burton from Coit Community CRC.

The second offering box will be for Christian Education.

OUR CHURCH FAMILY

Please wish Alma Kuiper birthday blessings, as she celebrates her 90th birthday this Tuesday, November 3.

Our condolences go out to Gord and Marcia Cappendyk and their family.  Their son Todd perished in a house fire last Sunday.

We also remember the family of John DeVries, former pastor of Highland Hills, who passed away last week.

Please pray for Ralph VerBeek who is hospitalized with an infection. 

Dan Langeland is home and recovering after returning to the hospital early last week.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Children’s Ministries start today!  Nursery and 3s & 4s Worship begin with many safety precautions in place.  An email was sent out with details, and we want to thank our Children’s Ministry Team for their work.  Please check to see how you can volunteer to help!

This is Mission Emphasis Week, and an email with a summary of our Mission causes, along with a link to make Mission pledges, was sent out earlier.  If you prefer to use printed pledge forms, they are available at the Connection Center.    

The Youth Group will once again sell frozen homemade apple pies.  You can purchase a full-sized pie for $10 or a mini pie for $5.  Please email your order to bmyers@westendcrc.org or fill out the form that can be found at the Connection Center.  Pies will be made with strict sanitary procedures so you can be confident that they will be both safe and delicious!  Perfect for the holidays.

We plan to update the Westend address/phone directory.  Have you moved since the last one was printed?  Do you need to update your email or cell?  Please send updates to the church office:  office@westendcrc.org.

This Christmas season we plan to again bless those in our community – particularly Shawmut families.  In November, we will have information available about Christmas gifts you can buy that have been requested by a family.  If someone you know could use help in buying Christmas gifts for their family, please pick up a letter from the Connection Center to pass on. 

YOUTH

JRock – We will meet this afternoon, 3:45 – 5:30.  We will likely be meeting inside so please bring your mask.

JRock – Our next activity will be Friday, November 13.  Save the date!

LIFE – We meet this evening, 6 – 8.  We will likely be meeting inside so please bring your mask.

LIFE – We will be making apple pies again this year.  Please reserve Friday, November 20 and Saturday November 21 to help with that.

THIS WEEK

TODAY – 11/1

  9:15 AM   Morning Prayer Time

  9:45 AM   Morning Worship

  3:45 PM   JRock

  6:00 PM   LIFE

TUESDAY – 11/3

  6:30 PM   Divorce Care

  7:00 PM   Men’s Group

WEDNESDAY – 11/4

  6:30 AM   Men’s Bible Study

  8:00 AM   Men’s Life – New Beg

  6:30 PM   GEMS & Cadets

  6:30 PM   Ladies’ Bible Study

THURSDAY – 11/5

  6:30 PM   Ladies’ Bible Study

NEXT SUNDAY – 11/8

  9:15 AM   Morning Prayer Time

  9:45 AM   Morning Worship

  6:00 PM   ExtremeLIFE

* 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.

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE

Today, November 1

Greeters

Michelle Falk, Geoff Cleveland

Ushers

Christy Prins, Rog Mellema

Next Sunday, November 8

Greeters

Larry Maat, Larry Meringa

Ushers

Christy Prins

FINANCIAL UPDATE

Offerings 10/25          wkly goals

Ministries  $    6,060     12,228

Chr Ed       $     2,354       1,538