MESSAGE: “FAITHFULNESS” LAMENTATIONS 3:19-29

Sunday: CREW: 5:00pm Final gathering of the year. “Kindness” Lunch: Lexi H, Maggie K, Madison S, Mason R

Wednesday: 6:30am Women’s Bible Study 6:30pm Charity Bible Study at Creative Nature 7:00pm Adult Bible Study at Faith

Thursday: 6:00am Men’s Bible Study 9:00am Cookie baking in the FLC 9:00am Clothing Closet workday, basement of FLC

Friday: 6:30am Men’s Breakfast Bible Study in the FLC Noon Community Prayer at the Lighthouse, prayers will focus on graduates.

Next Sunday: Mother’s Day Celebrating Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 7, the Lighthouse is serving brunch at 10:30am with worship following at 11:00am. 5:00pm Faith & Fire Pits at Faith 7:00pm “The River” in the sanctuary 6:00-7:00pm Jr High Girls Bible study meetings in the Loft

Save the Date - Sunday May 21: Our high school graduates are recognized during 8:30am worship followed by a reception in their honor. This is the last Sunday school for the school year as well as the final 10:45am worship till fall. Sunday, May 28, 9:00am only summer worship begins. May Birthday & Anniversary Blessings: 7:Judy Vermeer 9: Kevin Blankespoor, Braelynn DeGroot, Kilee Sandbulte 10: Taylor Harberts, Addison Marra, Jennifer Rus, Madden VanEgdom 11: Emily VanPeursem, Scott Witte 12: Kylie Blankespoor, Keegan DeZeeuw, Jaxon Laackmann, Michael Olivier 13: Bryce VanBeek, Shelly Veltkamp

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Address: 1305 7th St | Rock Valley, IA 51247 | 712.476.2642

STAFF/CONTACT INFO: Pastor Mike Molenaar: 470.2391 - mike@faithrv.com Keith Sietstra: 578.9224 - keith@faithrv.com (Discipleship) Pat Heemstra: 470.1423 - youth@faithrv.com (Youth) Megan TenClay : 470.5112-megan@faithrv.com (Church Life) Krista Smith: 470.3151 -krista@faithrv.com (Children Ministry) Patricia McHenry: 476.2642 - secretary@faithrv.com (Office)

Good morning! Welcome to Faith! We are so glad you took the time to seek God with us this morning. We pray you are blessed, encouraged, fed, and challenged, as together we seek to become “transformed disciples who share the love of Jesus with the world.”

We are in a 31-week series entitled, “BELIEVE”, where we examine the important tenants of our faith. Our challenge, if we truly believe those things, how are we living it out in our lives? It is our call to THINK, ACT, and BE like Jesus.

Sunday school meets at 9:35am in the lower level for three year olds through adults. We warmly welcome and invite you and your family to participate in this time of connecting and growing!

If you are visiting with us this morning, we invite you for a time of fellowship in the FLC between worship. Our nursery is located southwest of the sanctuary and available for children infant through

36-months of age. We warmly welcome you to Faith!

THIS WEEK @ FAITH SERMON NOTES

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May 7, 2017

Worship: 8:30am & 10:45 am

Fellowship Time: 9:35am Sunday School: 9:35am

Lighthouse Worship: 11:00am Lighthouse Speaker: Barry Brandt

Your Love, Oh Lord Take My Heart (Holiness) Refiner’s Fire

Baptism of Hattie Victoria-Layne Vink (10:45) Daughter of Jeremy & Monica Vink

You Cannot Lose My Love Sheila Vink & Lois Klarenbeek

Children’s Message

Profession of Faith: Kobe Lutjens Mentor: Jaime Rozeboom (8:30) Kylie Vermeer Mentor: Gina DenBoer (10:45)

Prayer of Thanksgiving

Offering: I Got Saved

Scripture: Lamentations 3:19-29 Message: “Faithfulness”

Great is Thy Faithfulness

- Please lift up in prayer Keshia LeLoux who is scheduled for neck surgery Monday, May 8 in Dakota Dunes. May her surgery be successful with quick recovery.

- Prayerfully remember John Harmelink, Randy Tietgen and Nora Vonk. Thanking God for the progress in recovery each has made following medical procedures.

- John Groeneweg was called to his heavenly home last week. Please prayerfully remember his family including daughter Nelva (Art) DenBoer family, granddaughter Krystal (Brian) VanderPol family and sister-in-law Diane (Harlyn) Kempema.

-Thank you to our Faith family for the love and encouragement shown in many different forms, for our family as we welcomed home Avery Beth. We are so blessed to be a part of this body of Christ. Anita and Avery are both doing great! God is far better to us than we deserve! Keith & Anita Sietstra family

- Prayerfully remember our armed forces including Kirk Eknes, Chris Kooima, Grant VanDriel, and Taran Nystrom, nephew of Don Ortman. May world peace prevail.

- Charity Bible Study’s last meeting until fall is Wednesday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. Meet at Creative Nature to enjoy supper followed by the study of lesson 9.

- Faith members graduating this spring from post-secondary schools, please contact the church office with the graduate’s name, school attended and field of study by May 16. The information will appear in the bulletin May 21.

- There is still time to register for summer camp at Inspiration Hills. Camp brochures are in the display in the church entrance. Faith gladly pays half of all fees. Contact the church office if you have questions.

- Faith and Fire Pits: Join us from 5:00-7:00pm Sunday, May 14, for a hot dog and s’more bar. Grab your family and head to church for friendly yard games competition or roast hot dogs and marshmallows around a fire pit. Hope to see you there!

- Atlas of Sioux Center welcomes you to the annual auction and supper Friday, May 12, at New Life Reformed. Serving pizza at 5:30pm, the auction begins at 6:30pm. For more information or to donate items, please call 722.4900.

- Are you free Thursday mornings from 9:00-11:00am? Bring your apron and join the cookie bakers in the FLC kitchen while enjoying a cup of coffee and sample a warm cookie. The Clothing Closet welcomes volunteers to sort clothing in the FLC basement. Coffee and warm cookies are provided by the bakers!

- Love INC Community Food Pantry needs our help. Food shelves are low of jelly, peanut butter, boxed potatoes (mashed, au gratin) canned pasta meals, canned chicken, canned fruit, personal hygeine products, and paper products. Please leave donations on table by the church office by May 14.

- All skill levels are invited to join Michael TenClay, June 23-30, 2017, in Annville, KY, working with Grace Covenant Housing Ministry. Contact Michael, 712.348.0409, for more information.

Serving Faith May 7, 2017 Prayer: Harold & MaryJo VanOtterloo Coffee: Harlyn & Diane Kempema Nursery: 8:30 Hostess: Maggie Landegent Keith & Heather DeGroot, Kole Blankespoor 10:45 Hostess: Krista Smith, Pat & Abby Heemstra, Dezi & Julia Heronemus Ushers: 8:30 Tom VanMaanen, Chad VanVoorst, Adam VanSchepen, James VanVeldhuizen, Tim Bartels 10:45 Eric VanZee, Mike VanZee, Dustin VanderZwaag, Chris Vermeer, Heath Wallenburg Pianist: Lynette Dolieslager Praise Team Keith Sietstra Sound: Al Vermeer Video: Andy Boender PowerPoint: Zachary Boender Lighthouse: Barry Brandt

Serving Faith May 14, 2017 - Mother’s Day Prayer:John & Coreen VanSloten Coffee: Scott & Pam Kooima Nursery: 8:30 Hostess: Jenna VandenBosch. Ross & Lisa Fernstrum, Derrick & Coby Haak 10:45 Hostess: Krista Smith. Jody & Ashtyn Jansma, Sheri VanVeldhuizen Ushers: 8:30 Henry VandeVegte, Jim Westra, Micah Weber, John Veldman, Travis Blankespoor 10:45 Dave DeRuyter, Greg Westra, Dalton Willemssen, Mike Bandstra, Kevin Blankespoor Pianist: Beth Westra Praise Team: Katie VanderZwaag Sound: Eric VanZee Video: Zachary Boender PowerPoint: Sonja Heronemus Lighthouse: TBA

WORSHIP SERVICE

PRAYER FOCUS

General Fund 4/30/17 Year-to-Date Actual $ 10,472 $ 199,519 Goal $ 10,459 $ 188,260 Ahead of Goal $ - $ 11,259 Building Fund $ 631 $ 61,645 Special Offering – Alpha Center $ 1,509

Faith offers an automatic withdrawal as an option for your offerings. To take advantage of this, please pick-up a form from the church office

FINANCIAL REPORT