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Church Office Phone: (616) 874-0400 !Mailing Address: 6060 Belding Rd, NE - Rockford, MI 49341
Office Hours: Monday-Wednesday, 9am - 4pm Thursday, 9am-1pm Friday - Closed !Email: [email protected] ✍ Announcement requests are due by 5:00 pm on Wednesdays. !Prayer Ministry: Pastor Jeanne Maher
[email protected] !Board of Elders
Pastor Jon Huizenga . . . 874-0400, ext. 112 (c) 485-6943 Marv Hyder . . . 389-4834 (Personnel/Pastoral) Pastor Jeanne Maher . . . 719-7579 (Pastor of Care & Support) Dale Norquist . . . 325-7372 (Pastoral Care) Scott Robinson . . . 862-6435 (Chairperson/Pastoral Care) Kelly Tuit . . . 481-9890 (Clerk/Facility) Nelson VanElderen . . . 874-4048 (Treasurer) Jeff Yonker . . . 304-5780 (Admin./Facility) ! !
Staff Members: Listed in Alphabetical Order by First Name
Emails: First Name and Last [email protected] (Example: [email protected]) Amy Anderson, Pastor of Small Groups & Discipleship (c) 550-1096
Bobby Moore, Student Ministry Director (c) 302-5824 Cameron Warne, Worship Pastor, Serve Team Leader (c) 970-4026 Chris Mulder, KOTR Preschool Coordinator (c) 822-2644 Lisa Nyenhuis, KOTR Director (c) 446-2864 Jan Wierenga, KOTR Ministry and Admin. Assistant (c) 644-1141 Jeanne Maher, Pastor of Care and Support (c) 719-7579 Jen DenOuden, Connect Team Leader (c) 466-8910 Jon Huizenga, Senior Pastor (c) 485-6943 Jon Vugteveen, LifeQuest Church Plant Pastor (c) 566-3111 www.ourlifequest.net Shelley Plambeck, Accounting Associate
Financial Information:
Last Week’s General Fund Offering: $12,298 Online Giving (included in above): $ Received to date: $ 326,740 Weekly average needed: $ 16,657 !Proposed Budget for 2016: $ 670,445 !Online [email protected]
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ORDER OF WORSHIP
PRELUDE: Starving in the Belly of a Whale followed by Announcements/Greeting !WORSHIP: PRAISE, MY SOUL, THE KING OF HEAVEN MIGHTY TO SAVE !CHILDREN’S MESSAGE AND THEN K/5 KIDS GO TO KOTR !SONG: OCEANS !SERMON: JONAH CHAPTER 1
CLOSING SONG: HEART RUNS !
Sunday, August 7, 2016
!!!!!!Today at River Rock…We begin our August Series.
August Series: Jonah August 7: Jonah chapter 1 August 14: Jonah chapter 2 August 21: Festival day worship service August 28: Jonah chapters 3, 4 !September Series: Retro God September 4: Confession September 11: Chastity September 18: Tithing/Generosity (Two worship services resume) September 25: Long-suffering!If you are visiting River Rock for the first time today, we invite you to fill out a Connect Card on a chair near you. Use the comment section to share a comment or ask a question that you might have. !River Rock E-Weekly: Keep up with River Rock happenings by signing up for the "E-Weekly" email newsletter at http://riverrock community.com/#/media/e-weekly or contact Jen DenOuden. !River Rock celebrates Communion and gives a special offering for the Benevolence Fund every 6 weeks. Planned dates for 2016 are: September 4, October 16, and November 27. !Parking Updates: We have been monitoring and managing the parking lot this summer due to one worship service. Thank you for your cooperation and following the lead of the parking attendants each week. We recognize that the parking area fills more quickly than the worship center. For safety purposes, we are making a few adjustments to the parking flow, including requesting all attendees enter the parking lot from the entrance near the bus garage. If you have any questions, please contact the church office. !One Worship Service at 9:48AM: River Rock will hold ONE Worship Service at 9:48am through Sunday, September 11 ~ 9:48 “For” Community. This enables us to safely and fully staff our Kids On The Rock program all summer long. Why 9:48? Luke 9:48 says …“Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.” !Sunday Message Podcasts: River Rock's Sunday messages are now available as podcasts! Search the following keywords in iTunes Podcast App or Podomatic App: River, Rock, Church, and Rockford. Subscribe to receive notifications when a new podcast is posted.
Kids On The Rock (KOTR): Parents, the last 3 numbers on your child's check-in tag will appear on the black box to the right of the main stage screen if your child needs you. !!Preschool: Key Question: Who made everything? Memory Verse: “You made the world and everything in it.” Psalm 89:11, NCV. Bible Story: Creation Celebration. Genesis 1:1-2:3. !K-5th: KOTR K-5th Grade is meeting all summer during the service (9:48am). Kids start out in the auditorium and then are dismissed to go to the Youth Group Room. ! August 7: Jonah chapter 1 August 14: Jonah chapter 2 August 21: Festival day worship August 28: Jonah chapters 3, 4!!
Middle and High School Youth Groups: Thank you to those families who helped at the service projects this summer. You are much appreciated! !Young Adult Ministry: Mondays from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. !Men's Ministry Facebook Group: A new Facebook group is available to help guys at River Rock connect! Find others who share your interests and more! To join this group, visit: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1008217335929308 or contact Amy Anderson with any questions. !Small Groups: If you are interested in joining a small group, please stop by the Info Table to sign up so that Amy Anderson can get you connected. Our small groups this year are based on a sermon series in the Book of Luke. We are using a study guide from New Testament scholar N.T. Wright. !!!
Please email quest ions, comments, and sign-ups to . . . [email protected]
Security Team: The Pastoral Care Elders have been talking about security and have worked with a team of individuals to develop polices and procedures for emergencies that may arise during a church service or ministry event. We are ready to recruit a team of 16-20 individuals who have experience in staying calm under pressure and have worked or are interested in safety and security to serve on this team beginning fall of 2016. Do you have a background or work in; security, law enforcement, first responder? There is a sign up sheet at the Info Table if you are interested in learning more, or contact one of the Pastoral Care Elders: Scott Robinson, Dale Norquist, Marv Hyder or Jeanne Maher. Others that have been a part of the discussion are: Todd VanderWall, Darryl Bell, Steve Wierenga and Don Hamilton. !
Facility Task Force Update: Thank you for your continued prayers for the facilities future of River Rock Church. We provided an update at the end of worship time last week. The FAQ and powerpoint used in that update were sent out this week via email and are also available on our website. Please join us in welcoming Dave Tuit to the team as the Capital Campaign Chairman. Facility Task Force members will be available in the lobby today to talk with or answer any questions. Task Force members are: Jon DenOuden, Jon Huizenga, Jeanne Maher, Don Porritt, Richard Spengler, Kelly Tuit, and Jeff Yonker. !Prayer Team: River Rock’s Prayer Team is looking for additional members. Time commitment includes praying on a Sunday once per month and participating in praying through the directory. For more information or to volunteer, please call Brigitte Nelson at 883-6111.
Please email quest ions, comments, and sign-ups to . . . [email protected]
Please email quest ions, comments, and sign-ups to . . . [email protected]
RU New Cafe: Are you new to River Rock Church? Have a question you'd like to ask? Make plans to join River Rock staff and board members for the RU New Cafe TODAY after the service in Room 108. This is a casual environment to get more information on River Rock, meet staff and leadership, enjoy a delicious treat and more! Contact Jen DenOuden with any questions. !Outdoor Movie at River Rock this week!: Join us on Friday, August 12 to watch "Finding Nemo”. Come early and check out artifacts from the Grand Rapids Public Museum and learn more about their “Earth Explores” exhibit. All movies will play at dusk and are free to attend (concessions available at low cost). Bring a chair or blanket and a friend! !River Rock Festival: Save the date for August 21 for River Rock's Festival 2016 from 4-7pm. This outdoor event will include live music, food, inflatables, games, photo booth, pony rides and more! We are looking for volunteers and donations to help make festival a success. Stop by Festival Central in the lobby or visit www.riverrockcommunity.com/#/welcome/festival-2016 to find out more. Contact: Jen DenOuden. !River Rock Directory Updates: Updates to the River Rock Directory are now available! Pick up your update packet at the table in the lobby on Sunday or in the office during the week. If you have not received a River Rock Directory binder, please stop by to pick one up! !Team World Vision: River Rock is partnering with Team World Vision to support clean water projects in Africa and YOU can help by running, walking or crawling the Grand Rapids Half or Full Marathon (October 23rd)! For more information, contact team captains, Cory Bush ([email protected]) or Jen DenOuden.
Book Club: The next meeting is August 11 at the home of Linda DeJong at 6:30pm. The book is “A Man Called Ove" by Fredrick Backman. Questions: Contact Pam Kloet at [email protected]. !Are you going through a difficult time? Stephen Ministry is a confidential caring ministry to bless and encourage you during a difficult time, whether it is over a few weeks or months. Please feel free to ask for, or about this special spiritual support by connecting with Jeanne Maher. !!
Community and Family Matters !Congratulations to Tami and Andy Zylstra, big brother Grayden, and big sister Paisley, on the birth of Norah Lynn, born on July 22. You can bless them with a meal by going to www.TakeThemAMeal.com ~ name: Zylstra; password: 13910 ~ delivery specifics are on the site. !Please pray for comfort, healing and restoration for Jackie Bell after surgery this past Tuesday, August 2. !Rick Brill will be having a kidney transplant, and his wife, Mary Jo, will be the kidney donor. The date is not yet scheduled. Please pray for successful surgeries and comfort for both of them and their family. !Continue to pray for Lisa Bade as she receives treatment for breast cancer. Pray for peace of mind, comfort while healing, encouraging signs along the way, and for her family members as they support her. You can keep up with her story by going to CaringBridge.org. !Please pray for Kevan Krenz who is healing after neck surgery on August 3. Pray for comfort and a quick recovery. !!