WEEKLY BULLETIN...
New Telephone Numbers. Please make these changes in your directory. Frank and Maria Santellan have gotten rid of their land line and now rely on their cell phones. Please record the following numbers in your directory.
Frank - 231.769.7036
Maria - 231.225.8057
Please also note that Bill and Mary Trinklein have also disconnected their land line and are using their cell phones.
Bill - 616.540.1458
Mary - 616.540.4924
Address Change Reminder. Jonathan and Amanda Witt's new address is:
3325 O'Brien Rd. SW
Walker, MI 49534
Their phone number remains the same (974.9144).
The New Summer Quarter Begins Next Sunday! Sign Up. We have a need for a Sunday teacher for 2 years thru kindergarten and a Wednesday 1-2nd grade teacher. These openings are listed in today's bulletin insert. Sign up at the Welcome Center. If you have any questions, see Dan Hagerman, Deacon of Education. He also has teacher materials.
May 26, Beechwood Hills Memorial Day Fair. A great family activity will be held on the campground of Beechwood Hills on Memorial Day, May 26, from 11am to 4pm. See the flyer in the hallway for details. Need Directions? Click here.
Help! We Need Canned Veggies Soon! Shults-Lewis Commodity Drive ends June 22. We are collecting donations of canned vegetables: corn, lima beans, green beans, carrots, peas, etc. Bring your canned goods and place them on the green rolling cart near the hall doorway.
Beechwood Hills Camp Commodity Drive. We are collecting drink mix such as Kook-Aide (sweetened) for three weeks of youth camp. That is about 540 quarts for 3 weeks of camp or 30 quarts a day (served at lunch and at dinner). We need to start collecting now! Camp is in July. Bring and place your donation on the pew in the foyer.
Beechwood Hills Camp Dates!
Junior Week - July 13-19 (grades 2 to 5)
Senior Week - July 20-26 (grades 9 to 12)
Intermediate Week - July 27-August 2 (grades 6 to 8)
Get your registration in soon! The total fee is $150 per week and includes a t-shirt, canteen, cabin photo, insurance, special classes, qualified Christian staff, food and cabin. A minimum deposit of $30.00 with registration is due by June 9, 2008. Registrations after June 9 are charged a $10 late fee. Registration forms are in our hallway on the floor near door #1. You may also complete registration online here.
Recruit's Mailing Address. Trevor Bodell is in Marine Corps boot camp and would appreciate a word of encouragement. During his training, he is not allowed to receive anything except letters. Take some time to encourage him. He is his address:
Recruit Bodell, Trevor G.
3rd BN Lima Company PLT 3250
39000 Midway Ave.
San Diego, CA 92140-3250
Friday, June 6, Forever Young Group Luncheon. Put this date on the calendar - note that it is Friday, June 6th. A cookout and singing will be held at noon in our church building for all who are 50 years and up. Bring a dish to compliment the hamburgers and hotdogs. Sign up sheet is on the Family bulletin board in the hallway.
Looking for another Storm Team caller. We have a group of 4 women who notify the church membership when there is a weather crisis, need for urgent prayers, or a death in our church family. We need one more telephone caller. You must be available during the daytime to do your phone tree calls. See Dawn Jones if interested.
New Phone Number. Please make another change in your church bulletin for Jessica Wahl. She and the boys have moved to a new address: 4184 Alpenhorn Apt. #6, Comstock Park, MI 49321. Her new phone number is 616.608.3124.
Deadline for your RSVP! Ben Waldrop and Becky Holden's wedding and reception is June 14. If you plan to attend the reception, the deadline for signing up is extended to Wednesday, May 28th. The family would like a count to secure the necessary space at the reception hall. Sign up sheet is at the Welcome Center.
Mission Appeal Letter. Melissa Robbins, Jack and Laura's daughter, will be involved in a mission campaign this summer as part of the Freed-Hardeman University Chorale. The group will be traveling to Great Britain to perform, and then working for two weeks conducting VBS, door knocking, handing out literature, and setting up Bible studies. If you wish to know more how to help sponsor her with financial support, her appeal letter is at the Welcome Center. Take a copy. We also request your prayers and encouragement in her effort to spread the gospel.
Open Houses - Congratulations 2008 Graduates!
- Trevor Bodell graduated from Jenison High School. He enlisted in the Marines.
- May 31, Trevor Stewart's open house is Sat., May 31 from 2pm - 5pm at his home (4043 Quail Run Dr., Hudsonville, MI). He graduates from Hudsonville High School.
- May 31, Andrew Santellan's open house is Sat., May 31 from 11am - 3pm at his home (2491 Rhodora Dr., Zeeland, MI). He graduates from Zeeland High School.
- May 31, Tyler Bodell's open house is Sat., May 31 from 4pm - 8pm at his home (7319 Lupine, Jenison, MI). He graduates from Jenison High School.
- June 6, Ben Vaughn's open house is scheduled for Friday, June 6 at his home (4350 Oakview Dr., Hudsonville, MI 49426). Time is 6pm - 9pm. He graduates from Home School.
- June 7, Joey Bustos's open house is at our church building on Saturday, June 7 from 1pm - 4pm. He graduates from Discovery Alternative High School.
- June 21, Rachel Saliotte's open house will be held at her home (16535 Doe Drive, Cedar Springs, MI) from 1-4pm. Rachel graduated from Cedar Springs High School.
- June 28, Sean Jackson's open house is at our church building in the fellowship hall on Saturday, June 28. Time is from noon until 3pm. He graduates from Kentwood High School.
- July 12, Kyle Ellisor's open house. Kyle is staying the summer with the Jeff Nelson family. He will be working at a camp in the Kalamazoo area later this summer. He is a home school graduate. His open house will be held at the church building. More info soon.
Teen News! Incoming!
- May 28, Happy Birthday Curt Zondervan!
- Devo June 8 after PM worship.
- June 16, Monday our teens are serving as VBS helpers at the North Westnedge church of Christ from 6:30pm - 8:30pm
- Teen calendars are in the teen room!
June 22-25, Vacation Bible School! We are anticipating a great VBS this year with the teens and chaperones from Savannah, Tennessee. They plan to arrive on June 20 with set up on June 21. Interested in helping? See Curt Zondervan. More info soon.
VBS Housing Sign Up! We are privileged to host 25 young men, young women and adults coming from Savannah, Tennessee to put on our Vacation Bible School. We appreciate their willingness to serve our congregation and the children who will attend our VBS. The group plans to arrive Friday, June 20 and stay until Thursday, June 26. Housing is needed for these teens and their chaperones. Do you have a place for at least two young people in your home and are you able to provide breakfast each day? If so, please sign up at the Welcome Center. This is your opportunity to serve.
July 1-6, Future Leader's Training Camp. All teenage young men ages 13-18 (7th-12th grade) are invited to Washington Avenue Future Minister's Camp in Evansville, Indiana. Preaching, teaching, and leadership within the church will be the focus of this camp. Applications will be accepted through June 23. The camp is limited to 25 campers. For more info, take a copy of the brochure at the Welcome Center.
Shults-Lewis Commodity Drive. June 22, is our goal date to collect canned veggies: corn, lima beans, green beans, carrots, peas, etc. Gerald Frump will bring the van for pick-up of our donations the week of June 22. Bring your items and place them on the pew in the foyer. Mark your bag for Shults-Lewis. Also, we are still collecting your used ink cartridges and old cell phones for Shults-Lewis: these are turned in for cash.
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Wedding. Sarah Robbins and Eric Nichols will wed on August 2, 2008. They are registered at Bed, Bath & Beyond and Wal-Mart stores.
Palmer Elementary School Out-reach. Volunteers are always needed to tutor children that need the extra help in the kindergarten classes at Palmer Elementary school. Many of these children come from disadvantaged homes. Also, we are collecting items to have on-hand in both kindergarten classes. There is a need for new underwear, socks and sweatpants for children (boys and girls) sizes 4-7. Place your donation in a bag and put it on the pew in the foyer with Mary Trinklein's name on the outside of the bag. See Mary if you can help! Teen Directory for 2008 is Available! Get a copy of your directory from our youth deacon or find a copy in our teen room.
Meet 7 Children saved from the horrors of child slavery who now live at the Village of Hope. Mark, Hagar, John, Kofi, Kojo, Richard, and Sarah.