JANUARY 19, 2020

We welcome you to

Joshua Rude Senior Minister

Betsy Cervantes Office Administrator

Cody Hansen Worship Coordinator

Rebecca Rude Youth Coordinator

Elders Mike Buck

Perry Hilton

Gerald Hull

Karen Waldron Custodian/Sound Tech

Ralph Sherman

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 Happy New Year! No evening services

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8:45am Praise Team Warm-up 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Worship/Prayer

6pm Prayer Warriors group begins (all are welcome!)

6 6:30pm CMCMF @ Vestaburg Church of Christ B – Tony Russell

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8 6pm Real Life Small Group resumes 7pm Praise Team Practice

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10 10am Ladies of Light resumes @ Hull’s cabin

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8:45am Praise Team Warm-up 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Worship/Prayer 6pm Prayer Warriors

13 6pm Elders Meeting 7pm Elders & Deacons Meeting B – Teresa Hansen

14 10am East Montcalm Baby Pantry

15 6pm Real Life Small Group 7pm Praise Team Practice B – Alexis Throop

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10am Ladies of Light @ Hull’s cabin A – Delwin & Kathy Hull

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B – Linda Hunt

19 8:45am PT

9:00am Sisters of Service 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Worship/Prayer 1:30pm Winter Jam departure 6pm Prayer Warriors

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22 6pm Real Life Small Group 7pm Praise Team Practice

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B – Fred Kinsey

24 10am Ladies of Light @ Hull’s cabin

25 B – Phyllis Schmoekel

26 8:45am Praise Team Warm-up 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Worship/Prayer 6pm Prayer Warriors

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28 10am East Montcalm Baby Pantry

29 6pm Real Life Small Group 7pm Praise Team Practice

30 31 10am Ladies

of Light @ Hull’s cabin 6pm George & Rosie Krafft’s 60th Anniversary Celebration (please RSVP by Jan. 17 to 989-330-9693)

A – Anniversary B – Birthday

If we have missed your special

day please forgive us & let the

church office know so that we

can update our records.

A – Anniversary

B – Birthday

*If we have missed

your special day

please forgive us & let

the church office know

so that we can update

our records!

JANUARY 2020

3443 North Crystal Road, Vestaburg 989.268.5551 Ferrischurchofchrist.org Church Office Hours: Mondays 10 a.m. -3 p.m. ~ Tuesdays 10 a.m.-1 p.m. ~ Wednesdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Serving next Sunday, January 26, 2020

Bible Beginnings: Aydin Cannady, Lynda Stratton

Café Host: Andrea Anderson

Café Food Items: Phyllis Schmoekel

Children’s Church: Tony & Roxanne Russell

Communion Meditation: Luke Essex

Communion Prep: Brenda Smolka

Communion Servers: Aydin Cannady, Troy

Sackett

Greeters: Teresa Hansen, Connie Hetherington

Praise Team Vocalists: Teresa Hansen, Emaline

Rude, Brenda Smolka, Monica Throop

Soundboard Operator: Luke Essex

Welcome to Ferris Church of Christ!

In order to know you better, pray for you and/or serve you in any way, please fill out a Connection Card located in the pews and place it in the offering plate.

Bible Beginnings is available in the Nursery Room for 0 – Preschool before the start of service. Children’s Church is available in the Youth Room for K – 6

th grade and dismissal is

right before the sermon.

Thank you for coming and we hope that you are blessed by being here with us today!

Get Connected!

Prayer Vigil –Sundays during Worship-Prayer Rm Real Life Small Group – Wednesdays 6-7pm Ladies of Light – Fridays 10am @ Hull’s cabin Sisters of Service – 2

nd Sunday 9am

East Montcalm Baby Pantry – 2nd

/4th

Tuesday 10am – 5pm (Volunteers always appreciated)

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If you are unable to attend Worship and would

like communion brought to you, please call the

office or an elder by Sunday morning.

Sunday School Classes (9:30 a.m.)

Adult Overflow room

Adult room 104

High School (9th

– 12th

) room 307

Middle School (6th

– 8th

) room 306

Upper Elementary (3rd

- 5th

) room 305

Early Elementary (PreK – 2nd

) room 304

Praise and Worship

Communion Meditation by Jody Waldron

Serving of the Lord’s Supper Christians are invited to participate. Please partake of the bread and cup after it is passed. Bread is in lower cup and cups will be picked up afterwards. Servers: Luke Essex, Brian Stratton

Receiving of Tithes and Offerings

Sermon by Josh Rude Sermon Series: YouPick 2020 "What Does Jesus Mean By 'Vine, Branches, Fruit?'” John 15:1-8 (Pew Bible pg. 764)

Invitation

Opportunity for Fellowship Please linger longer for fellowship and

refreshments in the entry way after Worship.

ANNOUNCEMENTS MI Statewide Teen Convention is

approaching, March 6-8! It is being held at GLCC this year. If you are in Jr/Sr High and would like more details, please contact the church office or Youth Coordinator Rebecca Rude. The youth fund will pay the registration fee for those who attend. Each student will be responsible for meals and spending money. Sign-up on the bulletin board by February 2!

Kids’ Club & Jr/Sr High Bible Study is not meeting for the month of January. Please watch for upcoming updates, as to when they will resume.

New Church Office Hours: Beginning this week, the church office will be open Mondays (10-3), Tuesdays (10-1), and Wednesdays (10-3). Should an urgent need arise later in the week, please contact the minister or one of the elders directly.

You’re Invited to George & Rosie Krafft’s 60th Wedding Anniversary Celebration on Friday, January 31 at 6:00 p.m. at Ferris Church.

Ferris to host CMCMF Ferris will host the Central Michigan Christian Men’s Fellowship on Monday, February 3. Help will be needed in the kitchen that day, and pies are needed! Please sign up on the bulletin board if you’d be willing to provide a pie for the dinner.

Valentine’s Family Chili Cook-off & Games! We invite you & your family to join us Sunday, February 16, following worship, for a fun chili cook-off, board games for the entire family and a fun round of (Not-so) Newlyweds game. Sign up on the bulletin board if you’d like to participate in the chili cook-off or a round of the Newlyweds. Feel free to bring your favorite board game!

Sunday Worship Service Prayer Vigil – We invite you to join this ministry in the Prayer

Attendance & Contribution for January 12, 2020

Sunday School n/a Offering n/a

Worship n/a Weekly Budget $2200

Upcoming Dates to Note:

2/2 Sign-up for MI Statewide Teen Convention

2/3 CMCMF @ Ferris Church of Christ 6:30pm

2/10 Elders & Elders/Deacons Meetings 6/7pm

2/16 Valentine’s Family Chili Cook-off & Game day

PRAYER CONCERNS

Gerald Hull Al & Cheryl Throop Family of Harry Welch (Late husband of Rosie

Krafft’s sister-in-law, Joan Welch) Family of Bob Wing (Karen Buck’s brother) Family of Caitlyn Wright

LONG-TERM

Our nation, President and Government Leaders, Military personnel

Our missionaries Danielle Anderson Jessica Anderson (Keyes) Jesse Cervantes Brian Clark (Kathaleen Comer’s son-in-law) Virginia Dawson (Luke Essex’s grandmother) Chris & Dave Emery (Fred Kinsey’s daughter) Ruby Marchetti Joy Marie Fisher (Ruby Marchetti’s

granddaughter) Betty Freed Dorothy Frost (Michael Ware’s aunt) Todd Horrocks Levi & Sam Hull (Gerald & Rosalee’s grandson &

wife) Linda Hunt Dario & Adriana Iturra & the country of Chile Bethel Jerome Fred Kinsey Roy & Gloria Kinsey Sindia Leonard (Ron Leonard’s sister) Peggy Mosley (Howard & Pat Cowan’s daughter) Penny Myers Bob & Kathy O’Dell James Rude (Josh Rude’s brother) Josh Rude Elnora Sayger (Rebecca Rude’s grandmother) Tim Sayger (Rebecca Rude’s father) Donna Schmidt Myra Stoudt (Andrea Anderson’s aunt) Monica Throop Susan Webster (Michael Ware’s cousin)