November 14th 2021
TODAY
This Sunday Pastor Dan will bring us a message from Matthew 7 1-11 titled Ask and You Will Receive.
The second offering will be for Christian Education.
NEXT SUNDAY
Next Sunday Pastor Dan will bring us a message titled Pray Continually from 1 Thessalonians 5:17.
The second offering will be for Christmas Blessing.
Our prayer focus this week is that God will help Westend Church to be a welcoming congregation where visitors and seekers, as well as members, feel loved and supported.
Did you know? We have a prayer line that you can call at any time to request prayer for yourself or someone else. Thanks to our faithful volunteers, the prayer line recording is updated regularly so you can also find out about prayer requests from others in our congregation. The phone number for the prayer line is listed on the front of the bulletin every week.
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
This Wednesday is Westend Wednesday! Join us for a turkey dinner at 5:30, stay for GEMS, Cadets and Ladies’ Bible Study.
It’s not too late…Youth group is selling apple pies to raise money for their summer mission trip. Pies are $10 each or $5 for a personal sized pie. They will be made and available for pick up on Saturday – just in time for the holidays! Order forms are due by Tuesday and are available in your church mailbox or by the welcome center.
What are you thankful for? We would like you to record a short video telling us what you are grateful for and send that video to worship@westendcrc.org. We will then compile those video clips into a video that we will share at our Thanksgiving service next week. Please send those videos in by this week Wednesday!
Looking Ahead…
As we enter the Thanksgiving and Christmas season, here are a few dates to keep in mind in addition to our regularly scheduled events:
November 25 Thanksgiving Day Service
December 12 Children’s Christmas Program (AM) Cocoa & Carols (PM)
December 19 Candlelight Service (PM)
December 25 Christmas Day Service
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Sunday morning coffee servers are still needed! If you could volunteer for 1 Sunday a month or every other month, that would be very helpful! We need 3 people for each Sunday. Please call Kathy Myers or sign up at the Welcome Center if you are able!
JROCK (6th-8th Graders)
- Join us next week for our next Sunday meeting. We will meet downstairs 3:45 – 5:30 pm for food, games and a Bible lesson
- Join us ths Saturday, November 20 as we volunteer with Sus Manos Gleaners, a ministry based out of Jenison that processes locally grown produce and sends the food to countries around the world. We will meet at Westend at 8:30 am and volunteer from 9-11. Parents and other family members are welcome to come and serve with us!
LIFE (9th-12th graders)
- Join us tonight from 6-8 pm. We will meet in the church basement for dinner, Bible lesson and other group activities.
- We will be making apple pies this weekend. We are looking for volunteers to help from 3-5 on Friday and from 9-1 on Saturday. Even if it’s just for a little bit, we can use your help!
- Join us Saturday, Nov. 27 for Broomball! We are going to have our Sr. High students compete against our recent graduates for a night of slip-sliding fun! Cost is $5. Save the date!
AfterLIFE (High school graduates)
- Come join us tonight for our Sr. High meeting and join us for Broomball