Hope to see YOU there!

                                              - 4:30 pm Music

                                              - 4:45 pm Kids Club Lesson

                                              - 5:30 pm Power Crunch Meal

Sept. 19 - Mission Festival Service                                     

ASSISTING IN WORSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP

                        TODAY                           NEXT WEEK

Greeters          Simon & Marilyn Koster  Eric & Rachel Kruger

Organist          Eva Schutte                      Worship by the Water 

Pianist             Roxanne H.-Johnson        Joyce Aykens - pm

Cable 3 Video Doug Van Roekel             Worship by the Water

Power Point    Donna Van Roekel           Worship by the Water

Nursery           Linda J./Kourtney V.        Worship by the Water

Elder Greeter Gerry Ossefoort               Worship by the Water

Sound/Video    Craig H./Doug V. R.         Worship by the Water

Mowing           Need a Volunteer             Need a Volunteer

                         (Sept. 5 – Sept.11)           (Sept. 13 – 18)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

·         Worship by the Water Service will be held next week at 10:00 am at Chautauqua Park.  This will be our Kick-Off Sunday for our programs.  Laura Huls will also be received as a member of church.  Here is an opportunity to invite a friend to come with you.

·         Since our Mission Festival will be September 19, there will be no Mission Offering next week, September 12.  All the offering on September 19 will go toward our mission budget.

·         SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS may pick up their materials in the old kitchen.  Contact Mike Mastbergen or Maggie if you have any questions.

·         PLEASE check the narthex for any pans or other items left here at church.  We want to make sure you take them home!

Thank you to everyone for your prayers, cards, and words of encouragement during Maggie's eye surgery and recovery.  A special thanks to the Congregational Care Committee for organizing a meal, to Pastor Irwin for his visit, and to the church staff for covering for Maggie while she was gone.  Praise God for a loving and supportive church family!  Maggie, Matt, & Audrey Gaudian

·         Outreach Committee members will hand out flyers at Olsen Park campground on Saturday, September 11 at 7:30 PM.  Plan to meet near the registration booth.

·         Our Education programs will be starting again soon!  Wednesday activities will begin on September 15.  Open Gym will be at 3:45 PM with an afterschool snack, play time, or homework time.  Kid's Club for 3 years old through 5th grade will meet at 4:30 PM.  The Power Crunch meal will begin at 5:30 PM.  Alpha Teens (The Hub) middle school youth group will meet at 6:00 PM.  The first day of Sunday School is Sunday, September 19 at 11:00 AM with classes for all ages.  Please plan to make growing in Christ a priority for you and your family this year. 

·         WHS Release Time has been discontinued this year, so starting on September 15 Maggie will be offering a Wednesday morning Bible study before school at 7:00 AM at church for high school students in the fireside room.  Cereal and juice will be provided.  The school has said that they will avoid scheduling required meetings on Wednesday mornings to allow churches the opportunity to meet with students.  The new Bible study will now

be called "First Light", and this year students will be diving into the book of Proverbs.  Please fill out a registration form and return it to Maggie by Sept. 14. 

·      RCYF (The Vine) high school youth group will meet after church on Sundays beginning on September 19.  The Vine will meet at 11:00 AM in the upstairs youth room when a 2nd offering is collected.  When there is not a 2nd offering, students will be dismissed during the closing hymn.  This allows the group to have extra time on some Sundays and to also have time on other Sundays to interact with congregation members or to play basketball in the gym.  The bulletin and power point will direct students when they are to be dismissed.   

·         BREAKAWAY Retreat - September 24-26   Grades 6th - 9th We’ve got a brand new retreat just for you at Lost Timber Bible Camp...Summer Breakaway Camp speaker/worship leader Dan Hubbard is back! Friday night check-in 7:00 p.m. with activities starting at 8:00 p.m.  We'll be wrapping up the weekend after the noon meal on Sunday.  Grab your friends and come out to Lost Timber Camp. Registration forms are available at the table in the narthex and on the camp website.

·         LTBC HOMECOMING Getaway Weekend - October 1-3   For all Highschoolers (grades 9-12) College and Career ages Friday night check-in 8:00 p.m.  Evening activities begin at 9:30 p.m.  Glendall Toney will be back teaching 2 Timothy and leading the LTBC worship band. A last chance LTBC camp experience for 2010!  Bible teaching, awesome worship, great food, campfires, hiking, football, paintball...this weekend is for YOU!  Registration forms are available at the information table and on the camp website.

·         Anyone who is grieving the death of a loved one is welcome to attend a Grief Support Group in Worthington.  It is sponsored by Sanford Hospice and supported by Sanford Medical Center, Worthington.  It began Wednesday, September 1, 2010, but there is still room for more people to register.  4:30 - 6:00 PM - 6 week session Sanford Medical Center – Worthington.  Call Kathy at 507-372-7770 for more information or to register.

·         Remember the Bible League International Volunteer’s Retreat on Sept. 14 at the 1^st Reformed Church in Sioux Center, Iowa.  This is a retreat you don’t want to miss!

·         Don and Fran Van Polen will be returning to Worthington with their newest program "Backroads and Byways of America". Visit scenic and historic places and enjoy the beautiful landscape photography. This presentation will be on Thursday, September 16, at 7 p.m. at the Worthington Christian Reformed Church. A freewill offering will be received.

·         Groundwork  presented by Words of Hope and ReFrame Media –Tune in to KMRS - 1230 AM at 9:00 am on Sundays or listen online at www.GroundworkOnline.com