September 22, 2019

We welcome you to

Joshua Rude Senior Minister

Betsy Cervantes Office Administrator

Cody Hansen Worship Coordinator

Karen Waldron Custodian/Sound Tech

Elders Mike Buck

Perry Hilton

Gerald Hull

Ralph Sherman

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 11am Worship at RLCA

100 Anniversary Celebration at RLCA

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3 B – Danielle Anderson

4 7pm Praise Team Practice

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8 Nomination

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

B – Rosalee Hull

9 6pm Elders Meeting 7pm Elders & Deacons Meeting B – Rakenna Christensen

10 10am East Montcalm Baby Pantry 6-9pm First Aid/CPR Training

11 6pm Real Life Small Group resumes! 7pm Praise Team Practice

B – Kathy O’Dell

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13 1pm Book Club @ Beverly Stratton’s home B – Ashley Davis

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15 Back to

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

16 2-9pm Church Directory Family Photography Event B – Bethel Jerome

17 12-7pm Church Directory Family Photography Event

18 6pm Real Life Small Group 7pm Praise Team Practice A – Perry & Laura Hilton

19 B – Raychelle Avery

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22 Nomination

Ballots DUE!

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

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24 10am East Montcalm Baby Pantry

25 6pm Kids’ Club begins! 6pm Real Life Small Group 7pm Jr/Sr High Bible Study begins! 7pm Praise Team Practice

26 7pm Book Club @ Beverly Stratton’s home

27 10am Ladies of Light resumes!

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29 8:45am Praise Team Warm-up 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Worship/Prayer

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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 record

SEPTEMBER 2019

3443 North Crystal Road, Vestaburg 989.268.5551 Ferrischurchofchrist.org Church Office Hours: Tuesdays - Wednesdays - Thursdays 10am – 3pm

Serving next Sunday, September 29, 2019

Bible Beginnings: No Bible Beginnings – Family

Sunday

Café Host & Café Items: Kathy Hull

Children’s Church: No Bible Beginnings – Family

Sunday

Communion: Tony Russell

Communion Prep: Karen Waldron

Greeters: Norma Narragon, Marilyn Russell

Instrumentalists: Cody Hansen, Josh Rude,

Brenda Smolka

Praise Team Vocalists: Teresa Hansen, Brenda

Smolka, Monica Throop

Servers: Bill Corder, Mike Wilson

Soundboard Operator: Betsy Cervantes

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!

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 Kids’ Club (elementary) – Wednesdays 6-7pm Real Life Small Group – Wednesdays 6-7pm Jr/Sr High Bible Study – Wednesdays 7-8pm 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)

Sermon Notes:

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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 Mike Buck

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: Aydin Cannady, Troy Sackett

Receiving of Tithes and Offerings

Sermon by Josh Rude Sermon Series: The Struggle Is Real! “The Struggle Is Grieving” Revelation 21:4 (Pew Bible pg. 878)

Invitation

Opportunity for Fellowship Please linger longer for fellowship and

refreshments in the entry way after Worship.

PRAYER CONCERNS

Ethan Hetherington Fred Kinsey Penny Myers Bob & Kathy O’Dell Elnora Sayger (Rebecca Rude’s grandmother) Tim Sayger (Rebecca Rude’s father) Al & Cheryl Throop Monica Throop Colleen Waldron David Wolf

LONG-TERM

Our nation, President and Government Leaders

Our missionaries Danielle Anderson Jessica Anderson (Keyes) Kylee Calvert ( Josh & Rebecca’s niece) Jesse Cervantes Brian Clark (Kathaleen Comer’s son-in-law) Virginia Dawson (Luke Essex’s grandmother) Dave Emery (Fred Kinsey’s son-in-law) Betty Freed Joy Marie Fisher (Ruby Marchetti’s

granddaughter) Jeff Goss (Norma Narragon’s son-in-law) Amanda Hacker Adriana Iturra Bethel Jerome Gloria Kinsey (Fred Kinsey’s sister-in-law) Sindia Leonard (Ron Leonard’s sister) Ray Merritt Richard Nowakowski Josh Rude Donna Schmidt Melissa Seeley (Fred Kinsey’s granddaughter) Sonja Sherman Myra Stoudt (Andrea Anderson’s aunt)

ANNOUNCEMENTS Nomination Ballots Please remember to hand

in completed nomination ballots to one of the elders by today!

See You at the Pole is happening Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 7am around the Vestaburg School’s flagpoles. We’d like to especially encourage the youth to attend! Breakfast will be provided at the Vestaburg Church of Christ afterwards.

New Wednesday evening studies to begin September 25 for the whole family! - Kids’ Club will meet simoutaneously to

Real Life, from 6-7pm. This is a time for all elementary aged children to come enjoy an hour of children themed Bible lessons, games and fun.

- Jr./Sr. High Bible Study will meet from 7-8pm in the high school youth room. All middle and high school students are invited to a study centered around their daily walk with God and issues that youth their age encounter daily!

Ladies of Light will resume at the Hull’s cabin on Friday, September 27 at 10am and will be studying Phillippians. All ladies welcome!

New Sunday School Study The adult Sunday school class led by Gerald Hull in room 104 will begin a new video series, “Miracle of Life Change” by Chip Ingram on Sept. 29 at 9:30am. All adults are welcome to join this study!

New contact info for Betty Bigelow: Lakeview Terrace, 9494 Paden Rd. Room 8, Lakeview, MI 48850. Ph: (989) 287-6049

Mission Trip to Chile Opportunity! Tentative dates: Feb. 14 – Mar. 1, 2020. Trip will be led by Tom Chamberlin, Jane Gordon & Tony Russell, board members of LatinoAmerican World Missions. The cost will be roughly $2,500 pp. If you would like to be considered, please pray about it and then contact Tom Chamberlin at tachamberlin@gmail.com for a LAWM application.

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

Upcoming Dates to Note:

10/7 CMCMF kicks off with “ladies night” at RLCA @

6pm

10/14 Elders & Elders/Deacons Meetings 6/7pm

10/20 Annual Congregational Meeting/Carry-in Lunch

Attendance & Contribution for September 15, 2019

Sunday School 32 Offering

Worship 91 Weekly Budget