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PRAYER AND PRAISE REQUESTS
Pray for Kevin Novak as he will have elbow surgery this week and for Dorothy Woltjer who has been moved into the nursing care section of Raybrook because of failing health.
Please include the following in your personal and family prayers:
Barb Harkema Mike Sanders
our servicemen: Nate Post, Brian Smit and Chris Smit
Prayer and Information Emails: Pastor Bob often sends out emails with prayer opportunities and information during the week. If you would like to be on his email distribution list please let him know by emailing him at
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WORSHIP
Today: This morning we will hear God speak from Zechariah 4 on the source of our strength in the face of overwhelming circumstances. In the evening Covenant will join us here for worship and we will hear God speak from Deuteronomy 5 on God’s good rhythm for life.
Notice: If you must have your cell phone with you during worship, please put it on mute.
Next Week: In the morning we will commission our discipleship workers and hear God speak from Isaiah 61. In the evening Pastor Evan Heerema will be here to preach.
Next Sunday morning at 11 AM we will be holding a training session for all those in or thinking of being a part of a praise team or the Praise Singers.
Advance Notice – The morning offering on September 12 will be for the Christian Education Ministry (CEM) of Providence church. This offering will help support families of Providence church whose children attend Christian schools. An excellent article was in August 2010 edition of The Banner, entitled, “The Case for Christian Education”. You are encouraged to read it. One sentence from that article is as follows; “This brings us back to a crucial feature of this vision of Christian education: while the decision about schooling rests with families, the project of Christian education involves an entire community”. Prayerfully consider how you can help the CEM. Thank you.
DISCIPLESHIP
Coffee Break/Story Hour will soon be upon us and we are in need of 1 Story Hour teacher, and 1 Story Hour helper and nursery help. Please contact Kim Venema or Kris Timmer this week if you would be willing to teach our little ones on Tuesdays between 9 and 10:45am. We cannot do this without you!
Life’s Healing Choices: Continue praying for this 50 day journey of seeking God’s healing which will begin on September 19. Please sign up NOW so we can plan small groups which this year will be organized by gender. Also, please consider signing up to facilitate a small group. See the back table for more details.
Advance Notice – We are planning a Beth Moore Bible Study entitled “Esther: It’s Tough Being a Woman”, for Tuesday evenings starting in October. This will be a bi-weekly study and we will have more information and a sign-up sheet in September. Also in the August edition of “Christianity Today”, there are two interesting articles on Beth Moore and her Bible studies.
COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE
Bakers Needed: We would love home-made baked goods (cookies or bars) for our Community Open House on Wednesday, September 15. Please sign up on the sheet that is by the kitchen. Thank you so much!
Save the Date! Community Open House for our new addition will be Wednesday, September 15, from 6 – 8pm. Invite your neighbors and friends. Postcards have been placed in your mailboxes for you to hand out. There are extra ones on the Welcome Center. Come celebrate the blessings God has poured out on us!
CARE AND FELLOWSHIP
A Love Offering is being collected for Mike and Brenda Sanders to help them through this time of struggle. If you would like to help them out, please place cash or a check in an envelope marked “Sanders Love Offering” into the drop box in the Fellowship Hall. We will be collecting donations through Sunday, September 26.
September Birthdays in our congregation:
Pete De Jong, Sr. – September 24
On the mission field:
Steve Wolma – September 15
Dana Wolma – September 22
John W. Grimberg – September 26
Young Adults: We’d like to stay in contact with all young adults this fall. Please submit your address and / or email address to the office ASAP!
Wednesday Night Dinners: We are scheduling the dinners for this year. If your church group would like to host a dinner, please contact Pam in the office with your request by September 12.
Providence men – We will be meeting for breakfast this Thursday at 8:30am at the Red Geranium Café, 6670 Kalamazoo Avenue, SE. All men are welcome.
Ladies! Please join us for a time of crafting this Friday from 6pm – 12am. Come when you can and leave when you must. Take your scrapbooking, card making, and / or knitting! Snacks to share are also a great idea. Sign-up sheet is by the kitchen. Any questions? Ask Roxanne Brummel or Mary Anne Ten Haaf.
The next Providence Pulse will be in church mailboxes Sunday, September 19. If you would like to submit an article, please send it to Pam in the office by Wednesday, September 15. This would be a good time to let everyone know about your fall plans for your group or organization!
Directory Updates will be coming to your mailbox next Sunday. Please look them over carefully and if there are any changes, please correct and place in the mailbox outside the secretary’s office. If you have cell phone numbers or email addresses that you’d like to add, please do so.
Blood Drive: Monday, September 13, 1:30 – 8pm at Covenant CRC. YOU can help! Please sign up on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. If anyone needs a babysitter while you give blood, call Jan Boersma. THANK YOU for helping save lives!!
Urgent: Our first dinner will be September 22. There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the fellowship room for nursery volunteers on Wednesday night. We are in need of 1 adult supervisor and 1 teen or adult helper (not related) during worship time. Sign up for one or more time slots. If you have any questions please contact Kim Venema
Attention, young and old, new and charter members! SAVE THE DATE! We are having an auction for the Building Fund on September 29 at 6:45, following a 6pm dinner. See the sign-up board for forms, and a folder in which to drop off your completed forms. See Bruce Vander Vennen if you have any questions.
Simmerin’ Sisters is starting back up! Dates for the upcoming year are: October 9 (please note change of date), November 13, January 15, March 19 and April 30. Please note that everyone and their friends are welcome! The order forms for the first month are available on the sign-up board and due to Amber Vander Vennen on September 26 (please note change of date).
KIDS HOPE USA
Mentors and prayer partners don’t forget to turn in your availability and intention forms as soon as possible. Blessings, Kim
Joint training event for new mentors, returning mentors and prayer partners. Please fill out a reservation form and return it to me no later than Sunday, September 19. I must have reservations in by September 23. All cost will be taken care of by the KHUSA program. Extra forms available on the Kids Hope USA bulletin Board.
LIBRARY
It’s Back to School Time!!! Please check out the display (in the window) of helpful books for parenting and preparing your children for a successful school year.
Fiction: “Silenced”, futuristic fiction by Jerry Jenkins. In a world where madmen rule, The Voice of God will not be silenced!
“The Yada Yada Prayer Group”, by Neta Jackson. What does an ex-con, a former drug addict, a real estate broker, a college student and a married mother of two have in common? A Prayer Group?
Non-Fiction: “Descending Into Greatness”, by Bill Hybels. In a world where “upward mobility” is the highest goal, Bill Hybels asks tough questions. Do Christians place God’s desires first –or their own?
CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Phase I:
Electrical, mechanical, painting, plumbing and carpet finishing
Final inspection is planned for Wednesday
Phase II:
Setting steel
Block layers
Starting on veneer
Gym floor should be poured September 13 |
