Reformed Informer SEPTEMBER 2018 - FIRST REFORMED CHURCH, SULLY, IOWA
Pastor Wayne Sneller Email:
[email protected]
Dear Friends, Recently my computer went down. As I worked to get my information back, many of the sights that I use on a regular basis asked for a password and a verification of my identity. I scrambled to find my original documentation so I could prove who I am and that I was a valid user. This process reminded me of the Bible verse from Matthew 10:32-33 that states, “Who ever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in Heaven.” Or in other words “But those who reject me publically, I will reject before my Father in Heaven.” (Good News Translation) These are pretty strong words of Jesus and He gets right to the point. If you know me and identify with Christ in our earthly journey, he will stand before God and claim us! As we begin another church education year, I am reminded of the importance of being students of the Word of God. It is not limited to our children but commands all of us to know Christ personally and leave no doubt in people’s minds to whom we belong. I urge our church to improve our knowledge of God and to get into His word. How can we do this? Attend our worship services. Be serious about worshipping together and feeding on Christ’s word. Invite a friend to church and be a guide in the wonderful relationship we can have in Christ. Be a student of the Bible. Study God’s word! May your Bible be used at home and opened before your children. May it be used more than the remote on your TV! Or at least as automatically. As parents, send your children to church education opportunities. May Sunday School be a regular part of your week. Encourage your youth to be part of our church youth groups. We have great leaders and sponsors that will help develop your child’s spiritual journey. In other words, take time to acknowledge Christ before others! Take seriously the command to be a student of the Word. The benefits go beyond this world and prepare us for a heavenly reception! The password is Jesus is Lord! In Christ, Pastor Wayne
IMPACT YOUTH GROUP—6th—8th grade We will meet EVERY Sunday evening at 5:00 pm in the Well (downstairs in the basement) September dates: Youth & Ed Director— Jeff Knouse Office Hours: Tuesday—Friday & Sunday’s Email:
[email protected] phone: 641-594-2935 ext. 3 Facebook page: www.facebook.com/sullyfrcyouth/
September 9, 6:00 pm—KICK OFF—HAY RIDE with Faithwalkers September 16—The Great Mattress Race September 23—Homecoming Celebration September 30, 6:30 pm—Anchor Service Wednesday, September 5 is our Family Night Carnival Kick off for all ages! 5—7:30 pm—Fun for ALL ages!
FAITHWALKERS—9th-12th grade We will meet EVERY Sunday evening at 6:30 pm in the Well (downstairs in the basement) September dates: September 9, 6:00 pm—KICK OFF—HAY RIDE with IMPACT September 16—Prayer Walking September 23—Homecoming Celebration September 30, 6:30 pm—Anchor Service
Wednesday, September 5 meals will be served beginning at 5:00 pm STARS After School Program—K—5th grade begins September 5, 3:30—5:30 pm
Every Friday morning at 7:30 am all 9th— 12th grade are invited to come for donuts, chocolate milk, orange juice and prayer. Invite your friends! It’s a great way to end the school week!
School supply shopping completed, first day of school pictures taken, school routines established, and last but certainly not least church programming begins! Those days that seemed so rushed, stressed, and hurried, are now just cherished memories. It has flown by so quickly and without my permission. In a blink of an eye they are grown and gone! Emily Van Manen 1st I realized that as we reluctantly hand our day of Kindergarten children over to new teachers, coaches, dorms, apartments, and even their own homes we can at the same time hand them over to the complete, unchanging, infinite, protection of God! Children’s Ministry Director— He can and will be there to pick up the slack for us Julie Van Manen weary, anxious parents. We can trust Him to always be when we cannot. Whether our children are coloring at Office Hours: Wednesdays there the first-grade art table or miles away from us on a college Email:
[email protected] campus, in another country, or in their own home; we can Emily Van Manen 1st trust that Almighty God is watching over them and He will Office phone: 641-594-2935 ext 5 day of teaching! never leave them nor forsake them. (Hebrews 13:5) Cell phone: 641-521-7951
WHO: Kindergarteners – 5th graders WHEN: Wednesdays: September 5 – November 14 and January 9—March 13 from 3:30 –5:30 p.m. Family meal nights: October 3, November 14, February 6 & March 13 Any questions please contact Julie Van Manen, Children’s Ministry Director at 641-594-2935 ext. 5 or email
[email protected]. You will also be able to register online at
www.sullyfrc.org.
Supper will begin at 5:00 pm in the Gathering Place. Invite your friends and family to join us as we Kick Off another year of programming at FRC! We will be serving: Beef burgers, hotdogs, baked beans, chips & rice krispie bar. Root beer floats will also be available as well as Zimm’s Kettle corn! New this year: Dunk tank...your favorite Youth leader will be there along with other special guests! L-S 5th Quarters are just around the corner. What is 5th Quarters?? It is a activity at the high school for our local teens after the home football games where they can come eat, play games and have great fellowship. This is where you come in. It takes a lot to make this work, so we are asking for donations of bags of 20 count variety chips, individually wrapped Little Debbie's, cans of lemonade, homemade bars/cookies or gift cards. We have 4 home games, August 31st, September 14th, September 28th and October 12th. Please contact Lynn Dunsbergen at 641-891-4864 or
[email protected] if you are able to help out in anyway. Please consider helping keep our teens safe and well fed. Thank-you.
Co-Ed Church League Softball Champs for 2018. This year our church had two teams that participated in the Co-Ed Church Softball League that started back in July. Jacob Van Manen and Jeff Knouse each had a team! It ended with a tournament on Thursday, August 30. Jacob Van Manen’s team came out the Champs! Team members: Cathryn Dunsbergen, Kaila Harsselaar, Tyler Harsselaar, Cale Van Wyk, Kelsey Beyer. Back: Blake Dunsbergen, Kyle Van Rees, Drew Van Rees, Logan Vos, Nick Beyer & Jacob Van Manen. Not pictured: Leah Van Rees, Kate Van Manen, Kyle Van Dyke, Dan Zegers & Corey Gifford.
Arie & Elaine Scholten Birthdays: February 17-Arie September 22-Elaine Anniversary: April 26, 1968 The opportunities and outreach to the children and youth of the community, the friendliness of everyone in the congregation, Pastor Wayne’s messages as well as being a witness to the baptisms of their 5 grandchildren are more of what Arie & Elaine Scholten cherish about First Reformed Church. Arie Scholten grew up around the Pella and Sully areas with his parents Bill (deceased) and Cora Scholten. Yvonne Osmond (Johnston), Shirley Van Genderen (Sully) Willie (deceased) and Mark (Lynnville) are his siblings. He attended and graduated from Lynnville-Sully School where he met Elaine Renaud. Gladys & James Renaud (both deceased) are Elaine’s parents and she was raised on a farm by Searsboro with her brothers Marvin (Grinnell), LaVerne (deceased), Keith (Lynnville) and Dennis (Lynnville). The Scholten’s have three children; Shawna (Doug Maasdam); Eric; and Suzanne (Josh Rozendaal) and they have 5 grandchildren; Brett and Kaylee Maasdam and Corrina, Jordyn and Gabe Rozendaal. Arie and Elaine are both retired so in their spare time they take delight in sharing a meal with friends at a cabin they own. Elaine loves to sew, garden and spend time with the grandchildren. Being outside on their farm, is a hobby Arie finds enjoyable. Thanks Arie & Elaine for letting us “Get to Know You Better!”
Chad & Dara Vanden Bosch Email:
[email protected] Web: www.rca.org/vandenbosch The Need Mozambique continues to be one of the poorest countries in the world; most parts of the country lack health care facilities and decent schools. While the church in Mozambique is growing, illiteracy hampers access to God’s Word and personal spiritual growth. Chad and Dara’s Ministry The Vanden Bosches serve in partnership with Audio Scripture Ministries, recording and distributing the Bible in audio form so that those in Mozambique who cannot read can still hear God’s Word. Chad and Dara also run a compassionate care ministry, bringing hospice or palliative care to those with incurable diseases. They train Mozambicans to make home visits to bring physical relief, counseling,and spiritual encouragement, showing God’s love and compassion so that no one needs to die alone. MOZAMBIQUE P Prayer requests: Praise the Lord for the opening of the new recording studio in central Mozambique. Pray that this studio will be a blessing to many in the region who are still waiting to hear God speak their own language. Pray for the safe arrival of the 2080 audio Bibles that have been purchased. Pray for the team in Mozambique as they make the hard decisions as to where the new audio Bibles will be distributed. Pray also for the team as they work on the logistics of how to distribute the audio Bibles. Pray for new patients to be brought to the Compassionate Care team. Pray for continued strength as we continue to do ministry and homeschool at the same time. Continue to pray with us for a finalized adoption and the freedom that will come with that.
September 1 Brad Rozendaal ~ Mark Wyma September 2 Colton Nikkel ~ Destiny Torres Jessica Winegar September 3 Beryl Dunsbergen ~ Deven Liekweg Kyle Van Dyke September 5 Barb Jansen September 6 Nick Harthoorn ~ Jeremy Vander Molen September 7 Rod Zuidema September 8 Ron Dunsbergen September 9 Caden Dunsbergen September 12 Charlie Rankin ~ Keith Renaud September 13 Amy Harthoorn ~ Dwayne Ramer September 14 Darlys De Penning ~ Dennis Renaud September 15 Lynnette Fikse ~ Aimee Nikkel September 16 Ryk De Goey ~ Diana Scandridge
September 17 Kelly Terlouw September 18 Courtney Van Wyk September 19 Evan Fikse September 20 Mia Van Zante September 21 Chad Fikse ~ Sheri Huyser Alvin Rozendaal ~ Shirley Van Genderen September 22 Alyssa Bassett ~ Suzanne Rozendaal Elaine Scholten September 25 Taylor Maasdam ~ Stacie Van Der Wilt Chase Deal September 26 Earl Rozendaal Gilbert Van Maanen (81) September 27 Janelle Maasdam ~ Shirley Rozendaal September 28 Josh Dunsbergen ~ Marlee Torres September 29 Kristen Van Der Wilt ~ Kathy Zylstra September 30 Bruce Dunsbergen ~ Tena Vanden Hoek Skyler Young
CROP WALK Join us September 30 5:00 p.m. Communities Reaching Out to People in Need! PURPOSE: to join the walk in the need to feed a hungry world in the witness of Jesus Christ!! A light coffee time will be served after the walk. Watch for more details!
September 1 Jerry & Pam Vander Beek—40 years September 4 Donavon & Darlys De Penning—37 years Bruce & Lynn Dunsbergen—31 years Dwayne & Janelle Maasdam—25 years September 6 Jake & Kelsi Bowman— 4 years Gary & Dorothy Van Genderen—50 years Duane & Marla Van Rees—33 years September 11 Bryce & Barb Van Der Wilt—54 years September 12 Wayne & Ileen Zegers—60 years September 14 Gerald & Elaine Droppert—39 years September 16 Earl & Marcia Rozendaal—47 years September 17 Brandon & Andrea Vos—7 years September 19 Harold & Velma Rozendaal—31 years Scott & Deb Van Kooten—32 years September 20 Kevin & Kelly Terlouw—32 years September 24 Dave & Karla Winegar—45 years September 25 David & Lisa Foster—25 years Gerry & Jill Van Dyke—25 years September 27 Doyle & Linda Huyser—44 years Jeremy & Trisha Vander Molen—4 years September 28 Jamie & Cindy Hackert—22 years
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Sat 1 4:00 pm Jansen/ Henkle Wedding
2 9:30am Pastor Wayne Sneller 10:45 am Work Trip Meeting 6 pm Pastor Tom VandeBerg
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9 9:30am Pastor Wayne Sneller 10:45 am Sunday School Begins! 6 pm Bob Hammann 6 pm Faithwalkers & IMPACT Kickoff
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16 9:30 am Pastor Wayne Sneller 10:45 am Sunday School for all ages 5 pm Impact 6 pm Pastor Wayne Sneller 6:30 pm Faithwalkers
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23 9:30am Pastor Wayne Sneller 10:45 am Sunday School for all ages 5 pm IMPACT youth 6 pm Pastor Tom VandeBerg 6:30 pm Faithwalkers
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30 9:30 am Pastor Wayne Sneller 10:45 am Sunday School 5:00 pm Impact 5:00 pm CROP Walk 6:30 pm Faithwalkers
4 2 pm Staff Mtg
5 5:45 am Promise Keepers 3:30 pm STARS Afterschool 5 pm Family Night Fall Kickoff 5:00 pm Meal 6:15 pm 6th—8th 6:45 pm 9th—12th
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12 5:45 am Promise Keepers 3:30 pm STARS Afterschool 5:30 Family Night Meal 6:15 pm 6th—8th 6:45 pm 9th—12th
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19 5:45 am Promise Keepers 3:30 pm STARS Afterschool 5:30 Family Night Meal 6:15 pm 6th—8th 6:45 pm 9th—12th 6:30 pm Elders Mtg. 6:45 pm Deacons 7:30 pm Consistory Mtg.
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26 5:45 am Promise Keepers 3:30 pm STARS Afterschool 5:30 Family Night Meal 6:15 pm 6th—8th 6:45 pm 9th—12th
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28 7:30 am Prayer Breakfast
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11 2 pm Staff Mtg
7 7:30 am Prayer Breakfast
8 4:30 pm Micek/Van Wyk Wedding
5:30 pm Micek/Van Wyk Rehearsal
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5:30 pm Central Iowa Classis Mtg. 6 pm Class of ‘58 Reunion in the Gathering Place
First Reformed Church 807 3rd St. PO Box 208 Sully, Iowa 50251 641-594-2935
[email protected] www.sullyfrc.org Our morning service is livestreamed through our website
