OVESTA EWS

Published monthly by:

Novesta Church of Christ 2896 N. Cemetery Rd. Cass City, MI 48726

Phone: (989) 872-3658

novestachurch@yahoo.com

www.novestachurch.org

Brad Speirs, Minister

June Issue

VOL. XXXVIII- - - No. 6

June 2, 2013

BOARD MEETING ~ MONDAY, JUNE 3 ~ 7:00 P.M.

acation ible chool

Our VBS, for ages 2 yrs old thru 6th grade, will be held June 17-20th, 9:30 – 11:30 each day, with free lunch to follow each day. The theme this year is “Fruit of the Spirit.” We want to invite you and your family to join us in getting ‘fruity’ as we learn about God’s Spirit and the fruit that He grows in us! Each morning will be filled with crafts, games, learning, wor-ship, fun, friends, and snacks! There’s a registration table in the middle hallway and we’d love to have you register your youngsters so we can get an idea of how big each class will be. We’re also on the lookout for lots of great volunteers for the week as well. If you like kids and would like to help, we’d love to be able to plug you in and have you be a part of this terrific week! If anyone is interested in helping with decorations or if you have any crea-tive ideas or supplies to help ‘fruitify’ the church, please talk to Kristy Speirs.

NEW YOUTH MINISTER After months of prayers and careful searching, lots of resumes, and a few interviews, the search committee has recommended the hiring of Landen Koch (pronounced ‘coke’) as our next youth minister. We hope to have Landen join us for Bible School and Worship on June 2nd & 9th, with a meet & greet in the junior church room after service on the 9th. We then will have Landen preach on the 16th with a vote to approve Landen immediately following the service that day. Landen’s role at Novesta will be to serve as our youth & family minister and he will be working with kids of all ages, planning events and activities, overseeing the youth & children’s classes, and working with Brad in the overall ministry of the church. We hope that you will be able to attend these weeks and get to know Landen, and especially that you’ll be able to attend on the 16th for this important day. If you have any questions about the new minister or the search, please feel free to talk to Brad or one of the elders. We look forward to seeing all that God will do as we con-tinue to trust in Him!

CAMPFIRE SERVICES Our Campfire services are scheduled for:

June 30th, July 21st, & August 18th

The June 30 service will be held at our pavil-ion beginning at 6:00 p.m. The Willing Workers class are the hosts. There will be singing and a devotion led by Gib Kern. Bring your lawn chairs, a dish to pass and come prepared for an enjoyable evening of worship and fellowship.

JUNE 16th

Those Serving in June

COMMUNION MEDITATION: 6/2 Russ Speirs 6/9 Rob Hartwick 6/16 Joel Brandel 6/23 Gib Kern 6/30 Fred Hicks DEACONS: Dave Beckrow Ed Nizzola Scott Hendrian Duane O’Dell Gib Kern Virgil Peters Craig Maurer Larry Thick USHERS: Barry Brown Mark Peck Andy Gray Mark Zmierski Greg Mika A.M. NURSERY: 6/2 9:30 Janie Kus 10:30 Andrea Ross & Bailee Ross 6/9 9:30 Janie Kus 10:30 Carol Hicks & Melissa Hicks 6/16 9:30 Janie Kus 10:30 Cindy Klaus & Heather Roberts 6/23 9:30 Janie Kus 10:30 Ann Hartel & Kristie Speirs 6/30 9:30 Janie Kus 10:30 Doris Stimpfel & Robin Beckrow WORSHIP LEADERS: 6/2 Kim Gray 6/9 Lauren Howard 6/16 Kristy Speirs 6/23 Carrie Gilley 6/30 Fred Hicks SOUND SYSTEM: 6/2 Brian Hicks 6/9 Dave Speirs 6/16 Duane O’Dell 6/23 Scott Hendrian 6/30 Ken Peters POWER POINT: 6/2 Lyle Severance 6/9 Carol Hicks 6/16 Ron Kampo 6/23 JoEllen Bukoski 6/30 Carol Hicks

COMMUNION PREPARATION & CLEAN UP: Marilyn Lester GREETERS: 6/2 9:30 (main) Keith Little & Ron Speirs (center) Ken & Patty Peters 10:30 (main) Dave & Karen Speirs (center) Ed & Marideth Nizzola 6/9 9:30 (main) Jean Schulz & Mary Lou Spencer (center) Harold & Joan Little 10:30 (main) Jeff & Ann Hartel (center) Steve & Andrea Ross 6/16 9:30 (main) Duane & Kathy O’Dell (center) Virgil & Amy Peters 10:30 (main) Janice Winter & Mary Helen Pratt (center) Doris Stimpfel & Janet Wright 6/23 9:30 (main) Mark & Patty Peck (center) Les & Bev Auten 10:30 (main) Andy & Kim Gray (center) Barry & Kerry Brown 6/30 9:30 (main) Garold & Jamie Peasley (center) Jim & Wanda Lonsberry 10:30 (main) Rob & Susie Hartwick (center) Doris Hendrick & Elfriede Englehart JUNIOR CHURCH: Leaders: 2’s-3’s: Scott & Robin Hendrian 4’s-1st: Sharron Hartwick Amber Laponsie, Helper 2nd-4th: Katie Klaus Jamie Peasley, Helper Song Leaders: 6/2 Sharron Hartwick 6/9 Lauren Bukoski 6/16 Beth Mellendorf 6/23 Bailee Ross 6/30 Sharron Hartwick

Updates For Your Directory Whenever we have any changes in address, phone,

email, etc. we will put it in the Newsletter for you to ADD TO YOUR DIRECTORY.

Janice Winter

New phone number - 872-2183

Lauren Howard 4930 Akron Road - Cass City, MI 4872

Phone: 912-0261

J O N A T H A N & A S H L E Y

Together with their families JONATHAN D. HORTON

AND ASHLEY J. HENDRICK

request the pleasure of your company at their wedding celebration Saturday, June 22, 2013

2:00 CEREMONY Novesta Church of Christ

Cass City

4:00 RECEPTION 5:30 DINNER

Knights of Columbus Bad Axe

(There is a sign up on the board if you plan to attend)

GRADUATION OPEN HOUSE

INVITATIONS

Cody Ross June 15 ~ 2:00-6:00 p.m. at his home

(7232 Severance Road)

Gracy Hollis June 22 ~ 1:00-5:00 p.m. at her home

(6378 Argyle Road)

Cody Orban June 23 ~ watch bulletin for the time

(here in our gym)

Lukas Schenk July 13 ~ 4:00-8:00 p.m. at his home

(2363 Crawford Road)

Taylor Brown Aug. 3 ~ more details in next newsletter

Dear Church Family, God’s spirit shines through in people like you. My white and lavender daisy basket is so pretty. It is so nice to have such loving, caring friends. Love you all,

Marie Peasley

Church Family, Thank you all so much for all your prayers and support during mom’s illness. Thank you for the lovely plant. Thank you also to the la-dies work on the luncheon, Brad for your won-derful service and Kristy & Mary Helen for the music. Love,

Fred, Carol, Eileen & Linda and families

Dear Novesta Friends, Thank you so much for your condolence at Susan’s death. It means a lot to be remem-bered after all these years. Let’s get together for a party when we get to heaven. In Christ,

David Dyer

Novesta Church, Your thoughtfulness at this time means more than words can say. Thank you for your kindness. We want to send our sincere thank you for the beautiful plant, it was much appreciated. The family of William Britt

Positive Alternatives (Baby Bottle Boomerang)

The baby bottle boomerang for Positive Alternatives be-gan on Mother’s Day and continues through Father’s Day Positive Alternatives is a pregnancy resource center that seeks to provide guidance, love, and encouragement to moms and dads that are fac-ing crisis or difficult pregnancies. We invite every family to take a baby bottle home, fill it with change, and return it to the church to pass along a blessing to a great ministry!

OUR MILITARY

Scott Brownson - (Tom & Doris Stimpfel’s nephew) Justin Fischer - (Tom & Doris Stimpfel’s nephew) Toby Kilbourn - (Jim’s son) Ben Knoblet - (Tim Knoblet's nephew) Lester Maurer - (Gloria Maurer's son) Jamie Parrish - (Kristie Speirs’ brother, Betty Stilson’s grandson) - serving in Iraq Matthew Peck - in Afghanistan (Mark’s son) Ashleigh Rabideau - (Robin Beckrow’s niece) Ryan Reid - (Jeff Hartel’s nephew) Julie Griffith - Air Force - Japan Chris Skiles - Reserves Jason Spaulding - California Brandon Speirs - North Carolina Jacques Weilbach - (Jacques & Marsha’s son) Marius Weilbach - (Jacques & Marsha’s son)

FACTS & FIGURES

Average weekly attendance for May:

Bible School … 97 A.M. Worship … 236

Offering average for May:

Sunday Offerings……….…$5,275.79 (Budget per Sunday: $3,827)

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES 6/1 Pat Zinnecker 6/2 Joshua Blehm 6/2 (A) Russ & Kristie Speirs 6/3 Ann Roche 6/4 Cooper Luana 6/6 Duane O’Dell 6/6 Bev Auten 6/7 Justin Murdoch 6/9 Dillon Peruski 6/10 (A) Harold & Joan Little 6/10 (A) Andy & Kim Gray 6/11 Brenda Venema 6/11 Lauren Walther 6/11 Jennifer Steely 6/12 (A) Chad & Cindy Pruitt 6/13 Seth Hiles 6/14 Lyle Severance 6/14 Justin Peters 6/14 Jodi Krueger 6/14 Kay Warner 6/15 Garrett Roberts 6/15 (A) Jim & Kathy Schenk 6/16 Larry Thick 6/16 Brad Pohlod 6/16 Rachel Miller 6/17 Scott Hendrian 6/18 (A) Jim & Wanda Lonsberry 6/19 (A) Dennis & Michelle Hendrick 6/21 (A) Tom & Becky Howard 6/21 (A) Don & Kay Warner 6/21 Patty Miller 6/22 Garold Peasley 6/22 Mark Mozdzen 6/23 Doris Hendrick 6/23 (A) Fred & Carol Hicks 6/26 Cole Romzek 6/28 (A) Dean & Diane Hoag 6/29 Karen Speirs 6/29 Tom Stimpfel, Jr. 6/29 Elmer Schulz 6/29 Robin Hendrian

Promotion Sunday

Today we’re celebrating a year of growth as our kids are promoted to their next grade level in Bible School. We are so proud of the many that are attending Bible School and growing in their walk with Jesus. We also want to say thank you to all of our teachers that spend countless hours investing in the lives of our young people here at the church.

Pocket Pals Today is the finale of our spring pocket pals! We were excited to have 29 pairs of kids and adults getting more connected over the past few weeks. This is such a bless-ing to both the ‘old’ and the ‘young’. Thank you to all of the adults that chose to share a little bit of their life with these youngsters, and thanks to the kids for being willing to share. Our prayer is that though the pro-gram is coming to an end, there are new friendships that will last for many, many years to come!

W ith Deepest Sympathy We extend our most heartfelt sympathy to those in our church family whose loved ones have gone on ahead of us to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ… Elsie Hicks passed from this life May 9th. Our sympathy to her son, Fred & Carol, and her grandchildren; Brian & Melissa Hicks, Brad & Kristy Speirs, and Andy & Kim Gray and their families. Our sympathy to Marilyn Rosenberger as her husband, Burt passed on to life eternal on May 12th. Marilyn has planned a memorial service for Burt on June 21st at 11:00 a.m. at the church. Bill Britt went to be with his Lord on May 15th. Our sympathy goes to his wife, Judy, and daugh-ter Cathy & Jeff Healy and grandchildren; Steven, Lauren, Caitlyn, and Ethan. Bill & Judy have three more daughters, Christine, Caren, & Cori and several more grandchildren. Our condolences to each and every one of them. Please pray for these families as they grieve their loved ones passing from this life. Yet there can be rejoicing because of the life they lived on this earth.

Here We Grow Again… We congratulate and welcome: Alex Hopper who was immersed into Christ on May 17th. Alex is the son of Cara Festian, he is ten years old and attends Cass City Ele-mentary. Rachel Miller who accepted the Lord’s invita-tion and was immersed on May 28th. Rachel is the daughter of Larry & Patty Miller. She has two brothers, Daren and Justin. Also, Patty Miller having already been im-mersed, placed her membership.

W O W Women Of the Word

WOW (formerly Northwomen) has changed dates and location. It will be held August 1-3 at Great Lakes Christian Col-lege campus. The main speaker is Julie Gariss, aka Gladys Frump. She is a great speaker and you will thoroughly enjoy her. The cost is $40 if registered before July 1st plus housing expenses. There is more information in the office if you are interested. Check it out!!! Let Mary Helen know ASAP so we can send in our registrations and arrange housing.

DEACON… We want to let you know that the elders have appointed Gib Kern to fill the remainder of Bernie Wutzke’s term as deacon which ends December 31 of this year.

BBQ Baptism Briefing and Questions!

It’s Summer and that means it’s time for B.B.Q.’s, but this one is a little different. It seems like there have been a lot of kids and families that are asking about, interested in, or wanting to get baptized, so we’re going to try and put to-gether a couple of B.B.Q.’s to help answer some of those questions. Our first B.B.Q. will be June 23rd after church and we’ll be meeting in the Jr. church room. It’s anticipated that this will last for about 30 minutes total and should begin about 15 minutes after church has ended. If you’ve never been immersed or if you’re just wanting to learn more about baptism, and why we do what we do … we invite you to join us for this great time of learning together. (there may or may not be actual food present at this meet-ing : )) If you plan on attending, please let Brad know so that he can plan how much material to have ready to go!

LONG TERM PRAYER LIST

**Member

Lester O’Dell - Emphysema

Quinton Simpson - in a coma (Dena Anderson's nephew)

Carol Hartman - awaiting heart transplant (friend of Pat McIntosh)

Diane Wojtaszke - cancer (Ann Hartel contact person)

Aneita Denhoff - (Carrie Gilley’s mother)

Les Auten, III - upcoming kidney surgery

**Heather Roberts - continued healing of MS

**Dena Anderson - extreme pain

Steve Wilkinson - aneurysm

Don Kruse - recovery (Michelle Speirs’ grandpa)

**Larry Harper - Intestinal problems

Allison Newbegin - tumor (Sharron Hartwick’s great niece)

Nancy Gyomory - tumor (Doris Hendrick contact)

Tonya Armstrong - cancer (Sharron Hartwick’s niece)

Mark Pierson - (Zmierski’s cousin)

Ted O’Dell - cancer (Duane’s brother)

Debra Slanec - cancer (niece of Peggy Nordquist)

Lauren Hood - (Betty Powell contact)

Ken Coppock - cancer (Ann Peasley’s dad)

**Leonard Hawkins - at nursing home in Sandusky

**Deborah Miles - at Tendercare

Brian Puterbaugh - recovery, head injury

**Betty Stilson - recovery from stroke

Rachael Maurer - recovery from auto accident

**Randee Speirs - lymphoma

Sherry Little - cancer (Jackie Warju’s niece)

Shirley Kruse - Michelle Speirs’ grandmother

**Phil Klaus - recovery from surgery

Julie Patterson - recovery from surgery ATTENTION: If you know any of these on this list that are well and can be eliminated from it, please let the church office know.

SAGINAW SOUP KITCHEN June 21 ~ 8:50 a.m.

Would you like to do something good that makes a big difference in people’s lives? Why not join the volunteers that go to the East Side Soup Kitchen in Saginaw on the 3rd Friday of each month. They help prepare food and also serve it. They are usu-ally back around 1:00 p.m. There is a sign up on the middle hall-way board.

YOUR ELDERS MEET

Our elders meet each month. If you have any praises or concerns, feel free to share them with any elder or Brad.

Next Weekend, we’re inviting everyone in the family to join us up near Grayling for the fam-ily fishing weekend. We have some space reserved along Lake Margrethe and we’ll be doing some fishing, camping, cooking, laugh-ing, and just plain having a good time! There is a sign-up in the middle hallway for those that are inter-ested in going, and you can also talk to Larry Thick for more information.

Bible Bowl It’s that time of year – tournament time! The kids have been working hard since September studying the book of Acts. After months of studying it’s time for the final polishing and to travel the country to meet up with old friends, make new great memories, see how much we can remember and how fast we can buzz in. The team will be traveling to Kentucky, Ten-nessee, & Ohio this year and the National tournament is in early July in Louisville! Please keep the team and the coaches in your prayers as they are on the road for much of the month and as they make these lifelong memories!

Mission Trip to Woodburn We’re excited to be heading back down to Wood-burn, IN for a weekend mission trip to bless a great organization. We’re hoping to take a group down sometime around the 4th of July to put up some new drywall, paint, and take care of some other needs. If you are interested in this area of

ministry, we invite you to sign-up in the middle hallway in the next few weeks. The exact cost of the trip is not known, but it definitely be under $200 for the total cost.

The Story … continues As we turn the page and head into a new season of summer, we’re also turning the page in our journey through the story. After 5 months of covering the Old Testament, it’s now time to move forward and experience the beauty, joy, grace, and peace of Jesus’ ministry on earth. In the next few weeks we’ll have the opportunity to experience Christmas in June, Jesus’ early ministry, and watch as some of the greatest events in the history of the world unfold before our eyes. Make sure to join us each week! June 2 Chapter 21 – Rebuilding the Walls (The conclusion of the Old Testament)

June 9 Chapter 22 – Birth of the King

June 16 Chapter 23 – The Legend Begins

June 23 Chapter 24 – No Ordinary Man

June 30 Chapter 25 – Jesus the Son of God

Bible Learning Program June - August

Our summer learning program returns this month and we’re so excited to see all that the kids will learn and be able to remember! Start-ing this week kids can begin earning points to work towards their goal of qualifying for this year reward day! On August 23-24 we’re having an over-nighter here at the church for all kids 4yrs old – 4th grade that learn enough points during the summer! We’re still dreaming of the specifics of the overnighter, but know that there will be TONS of fun things planned for the youngsters that make it. Parents please encourage your kids to learn verses, bring their Bibles, and invite their friends! Booklets are available in the classrooms and also in the church office. There will be a board set up in the middle hallway that will keep track of the points, please make sure that your kids’ points are accurate.

Cleaning Help We’re looking for a couple more indi-viduals or couples that are willing to help out around the church cleaning and such during the week. The tim-ing is flexible and what you do is mostly up to you. We have a list of ‘to-do’s’ in the janitors room and you could simply come in when it’s convenient for you and ‘check-off’ what you get done. We’re looking to probably

fill about 4 hours or so total for each week and you don’t have to make any ‘firm’ commitments. If you’re interested in this, but would like to learn more, talk to Brad or Gib.

SOFTBALL SCHEDULE Games start at 7:00 p.m. and we

always play a doubleheader

Friday, June 7 w/ RFM on Field 1 w/ Caro on Field 2 Monday, June 10 w/Kingston on Field 2 w/Faith on Field 1 Monday, June 17 w/Colwood 2 on Field 1 w/Colling on Field 2 Friday, June 28 w/Gagetown on Field 2 w/CCM on Field 2 Tuesday, July 2 w/Mizpah on Field 2 w/Deford on Field 2 Tuesday, July 9 w/Colwood 1 on Field 1 w/RFM on Field 2

Playoffs will be the week of July 15

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

Gym reserved for an Open House

2 3

C.E. Ministry Meeting - 7 pm

Board Meeting

7 pm

4

Men’s Bible Study - 7 pm

5 6 7 Reserved for

Wedding Rehearsal

Softball - 7 pm

8 Reserved for

Wedding

Gym reserved for an Open House

9

Gym reserved for an Open House

10

Softball Doubleheader

7 pm

11

Men’s Bible Study - 7 pm

12 13

Mission Ministry Meeting - 7 pm

14 15

Cody Ross’ Open House at his home

2 - 6 pm

Gym reserved for an Open House

16 Church-wide

Breakfast

Vote on Landen

17

Softball - 7 pm

18

Men’s Bible Study - 7 pm

19 20 21 Soup Kitchen

Burt Rosenberger Memorial service

11 am

Reserved for Wedding rehearsal

22 Wedding

Ashley Hendrick & John Horton 2 pm at church

Reception 4 pm Dinner 5:30 pm K of C Bad Axe

23 Baptism Briefing

& Questions 11:50ish

Cody Orban’s Open House In our gym

24

Elders Meeting 7 pm

25

Men’s Bible Study - 7 pm

26 27 28

Softball Doubleheader

7 pm

29

30

Campfire Service at our pavilion

6 pm

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

9:30-10:20 a.m. - Bible School

10:30 a.m. - Worship JUNE 2013

Family Fishing Trip - Fri. thru Sun.

Fishing Trip

Vacation Bible School ~ 9:30-11:30 a.m. daily

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