HAPPENINGS

Loving your neighbor begins with knowing your neighbor. Do you have two hours each week to spend getting to know a youth from our neighborhood whose life might be radically different than yours? We promise you'll both be transformed as you learn from and encourage each other. Heights of Hope mentors make a difference by showing up each week, having a ton of fun, and seeking to understand and spark the gifts in a mentee. Interested in learning more? Contact Laura at 616-340-0737 or heightsofhopementoring@gmail.com. The next training will be from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm on October 20.

Living Worship

Telling the Story

Adult Discipleship Series - meets today in the lounge from 11:15 am till noon. A complete schedule of the series is available at the Welcome Desk.

Wednesday Night at Calvary! A chicken drumstick dinner will be served at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, October 21 in the Ministry Center, followed by Kids Club and Refuge activities.

Tailgating Competition! We need to win back the Golden Bag! Thanks everyone for bringing food for the AMAZING cause! You can still bring your bag of items until Friday, October 23.

Seniors Bible Study continues on Thursdays from 10:30-11:30 am in the lounge through November 5. We welcome all seniors. Please come and learn with us. The study is "Exodus: Set Free to Worship,” led by Pastor Dan.

If you would like to purchase any of the hardy mums decorating the sanctuary, please

see Michael Milo. The cost is $15 and they can be picked up after our Community

Worship on November 1.

The 4th Annual Trunk Fest is nearly here! Celebrate with us on Saturday, October 31, 5:30-7:00 pm, in the Ministry Center by decorating a table space with a family friendly theme or stop in for some fun trick or treating and warm up with a hot dog! Sign up for a table or to volunteer at the Welcome Desk in the Gathering Area. Deck out your table to compete for the coveted Le Grande Pumpkin Trophy!

On Sunday Evening, October 25 from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm, we will gather for our first Unveiled worship of the new year. Through stories, songs, scriptures and prayer, we continue telling the story of God’s salvation, and how the sacraments have, and continue to, draw us into the holy presence of God.

The name Unveiled, comes from 2 Corinthians 3 which says we can now see God’s glory with unveiled faces. That is our goal - to gather before the Lord and worship with the joy and freedom we share together in Christ. Come join us!

Crayons Journals Small Balls Socks

Toothbrushes Bracelets Small Plastic Toys Shirts

Operation Christmas Child Our Kids Club kids say “thank you” for donating more than 50 shoe boxes to help us spread God’s word. Our next step is to fill our shoe boxes! Can you help us by donating some of the items on our posters found around church? Some items include:

Toy Cars Paper Legos Stickers Earrings

30-HOUR FAMINE EVENT NEXT WEEKEND! Event is Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24 from 6:30 pm Friday to 6:30 pm Saturday. Cost for event is $30, with 2/3 of those monies supporting our mission initiatives, which will be microfinance loans to help others out of extreme poverty. Scholarships are available. Flyer, scholarship applications, and signups are at the Welcome Center. You can also sign up by emailing students@calvaryon8th.org. This is an overnighter at the church and a combined High School and Middle School event. If you are willing to support our students financially, please write a check to Calvary Reformed Church, with “30-Hour Famine” in the memo.

We Need Your Rakes and 2-Liter Bottles! I know, you’re wondering what creative activity our youth will be doing with those? Well, we’re planning on using it for our 30-Hour Famine event next weekend, October 23-24. Please make sure you label your rake if you decide to let us use it next weekend, and obviously, don’t worry about labeling your 2-liter bottle; we’ll gladly put it in our recycle bin to help raise money for scholarships for youth events! Thanks for all of your support!

THIS WEDNESDAY AT REFUGE = CONNECT: an off-site time hanging with our small groups happening this week. Dinner is @the church from 5:30-5:45, and then we will be leaving to various sites. Boys are all going to Lost City; please bring $5 cash for laser tag. 6th and 8th grade girls will be at Krista Klein’s house, while 7th grade girls will be at Laura Minkus’ and Tori’s apartments. We are transporting all students from Calvary at 5:45 sharp. We will be back at the regular ending time of 7:30. Girls do not need any money for their CONNECT events. Questions? See Mike Lamson.

COMMUNITY WORSHIP October 18, 2015

9:30 - 10:45 am “Every time we gather we are

retelling this story in community” Joyce Borger

Welcome and Happenings

Our Call to Prayer

Video Our Story

“I Love To Tell The Story”

Bible Reading Psalm 66

Worship Focus

“Our God” “Strong God”

“10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)”

Prayer

Offering (Please pass the friendship registers!)

Children ages 3 through kindergarten may follow the banner to Kingdom Kids

in the C.A.M.P. Room. Visitors are welcome!

“Wonderful Words of Life”

Message

Telling the Story

“I Love to Tell the Story”

“Benediction”

Prayer of Blessing

Please pray for Christi Trethewey, who had surgery at UofM Hospital on Tuesday, October 14, to place a stimulator but on Wednesday they had to remove it. She has no use of her arms or legs and cannot tolerate touch on much of her skin Christi is currently in the neurology ICU and continues to be in a great deal of pain. Please pray for clear signs of improvement and direction for the doctors and for travel mercies for Mike and Lori. Judyth Thomas (102 E. 15th St. Holland 49423) continues to struggle with limited mobility caused by her fall in August. Her left hip is still healing from the fracture. Pray for healing and uplifting of spirit. She can also use microwavable meals. This week Brian Renes (Computer/ Bible Translation) will be in Dallas, Texas for Software/ Translation meetings and Saturday he will fly to MALI. Due to the Ebola Epidemic this past year, Brian was unable to help Bible translators from various African countries. Your prayers for his health and safety and for that of the Bible translators is most needed and appreciated! Ron and Barb Wayner (Alaska) e-mailed from Mozambique: “Last week we were with the team that focused on ears of the children of the school. They tested for infection and hearing loss. Mercy Air has 3 outreach trips in the Kodiak this month. This week a team comes from England…. Ron is working with the heavy equipment… [Barb] is getting involved in the craft shop with the Moz ladies… learning a trade.…to support themselves and the literacy program. See full e-mail with pictures on the World Mission board.

Sunday (10/18) 8:00 am HS Mission Trip Breakfast Fundraiser

- MC 9:30 am Community Worship 10:45 am Fellowship Coffee - GA 11:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am World Mission Team - OCR 11:15 am Adult Discipleship Class - L 12:00 pm Governing Elder Retreat - off site 5:00 pm FUSION HS - B4

Monday 9:00 am Staff Meeting - Lounge 10:00 am Food Pantry until 11:30

Tuesday 7:00 pm Scouts - MC until 8:30

Week Ending October 11 Weekly Year-to-Date

Budget $10,425 $201,790

Actual $9,389 $195,997

Over/(Under) ($1,036) ($5,793)

B# = Basement classrooms

B4 = Youth Room

N = Nursery FL = Front Lawn

GA = Gathering Area K = Kitchen

L = Lounge MC = Ministry Center

OCR = Office Conf. Rm

PL = Parking Lot S = Sanctuary

UR = Upper Room CC = Comm. Ctr., 450 Stratford Way

CARING AND SHARING STEWARDSHIP

NOTICES

CALENDAR

SERVING

We welcome all who are with us this morning, especially our visitors!

At our Welcome Desk… Nametags; Event Sign Ups; Educational Programs. For additional information about Calvary, please help yourself to materials located on the wall between the double set of entrance doors.

Nursery for infants and toddlers younger than 3 years is located across from the office. There is a room for nursing mothers in the nursery.

Kingdom Kids (ages 3 - kindergarten) meet in the CAMP room next to the lounge. Children begin worship with their parents in the sanctuary and go together to Kingdom Kids, usually during the offering.

WORSHIP LEADERS Preaching Dan Carter

Welcome Michael Milo

Prayer Bill Klein

Bible Reading Dan Carter

Vocals Emma De Boer Jeff Eding Kim Holsworth Kelly Vander4laan

Acoustic Guitar Jason Montgomery

Drums Patrick Crumb

Piano Kristen De Boer

Keyboard Michael Milo

Greeters (10/18) Mary Walker, Ron Alberts (10/25) Mark, Sara, Cade, and Camryn

Vanden Bosch

Ushers (10/18) Phil Bakker, Eric Tomkins, Jack Walker

(10/25) Phil Bakker, Eric Tomkins, Jack Walker

Offering Deacons

(10/18) Rusty Sietsema, Tricia Schrotenboer, Doug Woodwyk

(10/25) Julie Vroon, Karl Hoesch, Mark Vanden Bosch

Sound Tech (10/18) Eric Emig

Projectionist (10/18) Collin Klein

Nursery (10/18) Amy Babinec (S); Justine Maier, Mary DeWitt, Meg Morehouse

(10/21)Marlene Reus, Jenny Murphy (10/25) Krista Carter (S); Jane Alberts,

Phyllis Baldwin, Grace Newhouse

Kingdom Kids

(10/18) Sara Folkert, Jill Sietsema, Pierce and Julia Babinec

(10/25) Kristen De Witt, Katelyn and Ryan De Witt

Coffee Servers

(10/18) John and Sheila Miner (10/25) Jim and Amy Babinec

Cookie Baker

(10/19) Sharon Gillespie (10/26) Nancy Beelen

Reach Out Visitors

(10/19) Bill and Crystal Klein (10/26) Terry and Kathy Mervau

Music by permission: CCLI #2530266

Discovery Time! Children K-5th grade can head to the gym after the service to hang out until Mr. Steve picks you up at 11:00.

Parents, all students will be back in the gym by noon for pick up. We will only release them to you! Please fill out a Family Registration Form available in the Gathering Area if you have not done so. Thank you!

Snowplowing Bids. We are accepting snowplowing bids for the church parking lot until TODAY, October 18. Please put them in Mark Beelen’s mailbox or contact him at 616-836-1412 with questions. Liability insurance is required.

Wednesday 10:00 am Food Pantry until 11:30 5:30 pm All Church Dinner - MC, K 6:00 pm Kids Club, Refuge (CONNECT) 7:40 pm Band and Singers - S

Thursday 8:00 am Reservation - B4, B20 10:30 am Senior Bible Study - L

Friday 3:00 pm Food Pantry until 4:30 6:30 pm 30 Hour Famine

Saturday 6:30 pm Famine Dinner and Event Ends

Reformation Day Event “Where there’s a will there’s a way: how a will from 1508 gives us a way into the lives of ordinary people on the eve of the Reformation” is the title of a presentation in observance of Reformation day. The event will be Saturday, October 31 at 7:00 pm at 14th Street Christian Reformed Church (corner of Central Ave., Holland). Dr. Suzanne McDonald of Western Theological Seminary will give the illustrated lecture. There will be an offering for expenses to cover the cider and donut holes.

Unintended Consequences: Is Marijuana Michigan’s Golden Calf? You are invited to Calvary Church (400 Beeline, Holland) TONIGHT at 6:00 to hear Gina Carbone, Co-Founder of SMART Colorado speak on the Impact of Legalized Marijuana on Families. For details, go to www.familiesvictorious.org