Coming Up!

Next week we will continue looking at the 7 areas

in our lives in which God is and can be working

every day of our lives to transform us to be more

like Jesus Christ. Our Connection Small Groups

will be studying this material simultaneously as well.

Engage, and come!

February 28: Our Relational Health: Facing the Fears that Ruin Relationships

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obscures my plans without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not

understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

Week #4: Transformed!

“How To Deal With How

You Feel: Your

Emotional Health”

Mark 12:29-30 &

Various Bible Passages

Church Staff and Board Pastor Dave Spoelma pastordave@imlaycitycrc.org 810-417-6281

Office Admin. Michon Thompson office@imlaycitycrc.org 810-724-4315

Worship Coord. Beth Van Dyk vandyk.beth@yahoo.com 810-656-5655

Financial Admin. Lori Jager lori.jager@imlaycitycrc.org 810-724-4315

Youth Director Adam Van Dyk adam.vandyk@imlaycitycrc.org 810-614-9792

Children’s Ministry Cheryl Spoelma clspoelma@yahoo.com 810-417-6282

Custodian Becky Hilborn bchilborn@gmail.com 810-627-5624

Norm Tanis ▪ President of Council and Elders ▪ 586-839-8932 Rob Sommer ▪ Vice President of Council and Elders ▪ 810-614-0023

Neil Collins ▪ President of Deacons ▪ 810-614-4992 Carl Hilborn ▪ Clerk ▪ 810-627-4513

Frank Cox ▪ Treasurer ▪ 810-705-0450

Elders District Phone Deacons District Phone Carl Hilborn A-C 810-627-4513 Brian Penzien A-C 810-721-9091 Norm Tanis D-F 586-839-8932 Justin Binkley D-F 810-441-8409 Mike Touchette G-J 810-627-5381 Nate VanDenBerg G-J 989-550-8511 Rick Mooi K-M 810-241-6302 Brad Kaeding K-M 810-560-8108 Doug Van Dyk N-P 810-614-0014 Kurt Nagy N-P 810-338-5077 Rob Sommer Q-T 810-614-0023 Neil Collins Q-T 810-614-4992 Carl Hardies/ U-Z 810-656-6853 Ray Shaver U-Z 810-459-7997 Rick Duthler Sr. 586-255-3578

F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 6

Imlay City CRC ▪ 395 N. Cedar Street ▪ Imlay City, MI 48444

810-724-4315

www.imlaycitycrc.org

Welcome to ICCRC

Whether you have been around church your entire life or this is your first peek

into it, Imlay City Christian Reformed Church has something for you. And our

hope is that you will take the next step into this community. Thank you for

coming this weekend and make sure to look at the Guest Information insert in

the welcome packets in the pews, fill out the Communication Card, and drop

it into the offering plate today as it comes by.

Whether it is your first time at ICCRC, or you've been attending for years, you

never know what to expect during our worship experience. From the moment

you walk in the door, until the moment you leave, we are committed to a

creative, compelling, challenging presentation of God's truth. ICCRC is a

community of people led by Jesus Christ to bring hope, strength and change

to the world—one life at a time.

Vision and Purpose Statement

As we grow together in Christ the vision and purpose of ICCRC is simple. We

exist to Celebrate together in worship (Reach Up), to Connect in meaningful

ways as a family (Reach In), and to use our gifts to Contribute to one another

in love (Reach Out). We are committed to be reforming instruments of the

power and love of Jesus Christ, to our congregation, to our community, and to

our world.

Library

Diane Babcock,

Librarian

Church Office

Michon

Thompson

Pastor Dave’s

Office

Council

Room

1st/2nd/3rd

Sunday School

Room 6

4th/5th

Sunday School

Room 7

6th/7th/8th

Sunday School

Room 8

9th/10th

Sunday School

Room 9

Children’s

Worship/ Preschool/K/

Sunday School

Room 4

Kitchen

Children’s

Worship

Room 3

Nursery

Room 5

Youth

Room 2

11th/12th

Sunday

School

Storage

Room

Adam Van Dyk

Youth Director

Beth Van Dyk

Worship

Coordinator

Cheryl Spoelma

Children’s Ministries

Lori Jager

Financial

Admin

Family Restrooms West

Entrance

South Entrance

Fellowship Hall

Becky Hilborn

Custodian

Wo

rship

Cen

ter

Lobby

Women’s

Men’s

Continue to pray for the spiritual

and physical needs of our

shut-ins: Marian Sidell, Esther Eckel,

Ruby Meyer, Trace Elling, Bernice

Knight, Ann Timmer, Irene

VanPutten and Eleanor Brandt.

Pray for Elaine Schettle, Mike

Louwsma, Barb Rozema, Patricia

Land and Becky Barr as they deal

with cancer and chemo

treatments.

Pray for Stephanie Vermuelen, Skip

Showler, Charles Hamlin, Joe Tuttle,

Margaret Thomson, Delores

Flanagan, Michelle Tanis, Nancy

Osentowski and Bonnie Tuttle's

daughter, Maria, as they deal with

health issues.

Pray for those serving God in

churches and the mission fields.

Prayer Needs Please pray for Beatrice Elling,

sister-in-law of Jack and Jean

Hoeksema, who has found that her

cancer has returned.

Pray for Janine Judd Wise, a friend of

Doug Bosch, who will begin chemo for

lung cancer.

Pray for Bev Takacs who has moved to

Florida and will be married soon.

Pray for Doug Bosch who had a lump

in his mouth removed and for good

results from the biopsy.

Continue to pray for healing for Candy

McKillican who was in a car accident.

Continue to pray for Deanna

Louwsma and relief from the pain from

shingles.

Pray for Crystal Green who will receive

a cardiac ablation on March 21.

Continue to pray for Tina Binkley that

she might have an early release from

jail.

Pray for Lindsay Sidell as she continues

to struggle with pain from hip

surgery. Pray that the doctors can find

the reason.

Pray for Stephanie Decker, Kevin

McKenna and Jonathon as they go

through therapy to heal from injuries

and surgery.

Pray for those serving in the military at

home and abroad.

If you would like to receive mid-week

prayer updates by email or phone, please

contact Michon in the church office.

Psalm 66:20 "Praise be to God,

who has not rejected my prayer or

withheld his love from me."

Ministry Schedule

TODAY NEXT SUNDAY

Nursery: Amie VanDenBerg, Sharon Mulder, Nursery: Karen Hibbler, Linda VanPutten,

& Brandon Shafer Isabell Binkley

Computer: Eli Hilborn Computer: Cooper Armstrong

Greeters Greeters

Main: John & Sharon Mulder Main: Doug Bosch

West: Norm & Debbie Tanis West: Rick & Sue Mooi

Prayer: Doug Van Dyk Prayer: John Mulder

Children’s Message: Norm Tanis Children’s Message: Cindy Hummel

Cookies: Cindy Hummel & Marilyn Carroll Cookies: Sasha VanderPloeg & Kristin Rekowski

Preschool Worship: Amie VanDenBerg & Preschool Worship: Becky Hilborn &

Kyler VanDenBerg Eli Hilborn

Older Kids Worship: Lori Penzien & Older Kids Worship: Tracey Keller &

Cooper Armstrong Sarah Keller

Order of Worship

Opening Praise “10,000 Reasons”

“How Great is Our God” “Draw Me Close”

Congregational Prayer

Children’s Message

Message: “Transformed: Emotionally”

Text: Mark 12:29-30 & Various Bible Passages

Offering: General Fund Special Offering: Building Improvement Fund

& Song of Response “It is Well”

Guest Information

Welcome! You are among friends at Imlay City CRC. We are the young and old, the experienced Christians, the brand new Christians, and those who are just curious about Jesus Christ. We are families, singles, students, kids, and couples. Wherever you are coming from, and wherever you are at, you are welcome to come as you are to Imlay City CRC! The service lasts about 75 minutes, then please stay for a cup of coffee or lemonade in the fellowship hall following the service.

Guests are encouraged to fill out the communication card found in your bulletin, and drop it in the offering plate as it comes by. Please take a moment and visit the Welcome Center where you can receive additional information about our church. If you are a regular attendee of Imlay City CRC, we would like to provide you with a mail box. Please submit your request to Michon in the church office 724-4315.

Children’s Bulletins and fun pages are available on clipboards in the lobby.

Nursery care is offered during the morning service near the west entrance for infants and toddlers through age 3. Please honor the age limit. Immediately following worship, please meet your children at the nursery area. Children’s Message during the service, children of all ages are invited to come forward to sit at the front of the church and hear a message designed especially for them.

Children’s Worship all children ages 3 years old through 3rd grade are invited to join Children’s Worship, which takes place during the church service. Wait for Pastor Dave to announce the Children’s Message, after which the children will be dismissed from the sanctuary for Children’s Worship.

Out of respect for others, please silence your cell phone.

Restrooms are located just past the lobby on the right hand side of the hallway.

Wednesday Night Family Night This will take place the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month, October – March. Dinner is served from 6:00-6:45 pm and classes are from 6:45-8:00 pm.

Sunday School for grades PreK-12 meets immediately after the worship until 12:15 pm, during the school year (September—May). Please refer to your building map for where the classes meet.

Today (2/21)

7:30 am Prayer Time

10:00 am Worship

Special Offering: Building Improvement Fund

11:30 am Sunday School

6:00 pm Youth Group

Tuesday (2/23)

9:30 am MOPS

6:00 pm Financial Peace University

Sunday (2/28)

7:30 am Prayer Time

10:00 am Worship

Special Offering: Imlay City Christian School

11:30 am Sunday School

6:00 pm Youth Group

Looking Ahead

3/1 Financial Peace University

3/5 ICCS Soup/Salad Fundraiser

IGNITION CORNER

Ignition resumes this week! See you tonight @ 6pm!!!

▪ NEXT COMMUNION: Our next time to celebrate the Lord’s Supper will be NEXT

Sunday, February 28th. Please prepare your hearts, minds, and lives for

communion on that day.

HUNTIN’ THE TRUTH GAME DINNER: Tickets are starting to sell fast for our annual

wild game dinner that funds our ministry for the year. Tickets are $25

each. Many great door prizes and give a ways, along with an amazing sup-

per. Speaker this year is Pastor Dave Spoelma and there will be big buck con-

tests and other contests. To get tickets contact Pastor Dave, Stewart Shafer,

Zach Orlowski, Sasha Vander Ploeg, or Brad Kaeding. Date of the dinner is the

evening of March 19 and it will again be held at the Lapeer Center.

▪ FEBRUARY BIRTHDAY PARTY AT MAPLE VISTA!!!: February birthday party at Maple

Vista on February 24th. Sharon Mulder needs help with desserts for that day and

gift donations for 3 special ladies who have February birthdays and who they will

be celebrating that day with. For more info, please contact Sharon Mulder at

724-8074. Thanks!

▪ FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY Classes will resume this Tuesday,

February 23rd @ 6pm! Thank you!!!

▪ MID-WINTER DINNER: Thank you to all who came out for the Mid-Winter Dinner! It

was a blessed time for all. Thank you!!!

▪ KIDS!!!: Kids Pre-K through 5th grade will be singing on Palm Sunday and Easter.

Practice will be the first few minutes of children worship time. Thank you!

▪ WATER FOR FLINT!!!: Don't forget to bring water so that our church may help

those in need in Flint.

▪ LADIES NIGHT OUT!!!: Save-The-Date, May 14th for our Ladies Night Out!!! More

info to come!!!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

▪ GENERAL FUND OFFERINGS:

Actual amount received through January 31, 2015 $ 17,603.00

Budgeted amount expected through January 31, 2015 $ 25,669.90

Difference: — $ 8,066.90

ICCS NEWS

SCRIP: Are you a part of the FPU Class? Are you working to live on a

budget? Gift cards can help! Just purchase and only spend the amount you

have on the card. Plus at the same time help give to a worthy

organization. Visitwww.shopwithscrip.com or contact Jen Schoenherr to get

started. Next plastic card order goes in February 22.

RAFFLE: Tickets are now available for the April 11th Country SmokeHouse raffle

drawing. Tickets are $10 each with two prizes awarded 1st is a $300 gift

certificate to the Almont Country SmokeHouse and 2nd is a $200 gift certificate

to the same. See ICCS staff or parent to purchase.

SOUP & SALAD SUPPER FUNDRAISER is coming up on Saturday, March 5. Mark

your calendars now to enjoy this nice meal and have a good time with family

and friends. Soups, salads and desserts available! Dinner is from 4:30 pm to 7:00

pm at ICCRC by donation.

ANNOUNCEMENTS