Join us for worship on Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, Nov. 22 9:30 AM
A special food offering will be collected for Food Gatherers. Please only bring non-perishable food as opposed to monetary donations. Click here for a list of needed items.
Sunday's Message by Pastor John Groen "Welcoming God the Stranger" Matthew 25:31-46
Thank you for partnering with our Roots students.
Together we were able to donate 140 Thanksgiving baskets!
From Council...
Treasurer's report for the month of October:
Budget: $69,379 Expenditures: $73,561 Revenue: $65,071 Net Operating Revenue: $8,490
Thank you for being faithful to the ministry of AACRC. As we approach the end of the year, please consider how you may include AACRC in your giving.
Our church will be a remote location site for the upcoming January Series put on by Calvin College, January 3-23. The Gray Matters group will be hosting this series in Room 24 from 12:30-1:30 pm. Information on the speakers can be found here.
Hope Clinic has two programs running this Christmas where help is needed:
The Christmas Gift Shop is where they collect gifts and open up a free store for people to come in and shop for their families. You can find a wish list for the Christmas Gift Shop at hopeclinic.org/christmaslist
The Adopt-a-Family program matches up families so that a family in need supplies a Christmas list and a family or church group volunteers to buy gifts for them. They have around 100 families who still need a family/group match. If interested in sponsoring a family, contact vivian.weaver394@gmail.com and dbrown@thehopeclinic.org
Friends In Deed is holding a Holiday Bed & Crib Drive, wherein people throughout the Washtenaw County community donate funds to purchase new beds & cribs for families living in poverty. Click here for more details.
While the drive runs throughout November and December, donations made on Giving Tuesday, November 27th will be matched 25% by Van Winkle Mattress Co. In past years, this has added 15-20 additional beds to the total purchased for distribution throughout the year. Donations can be made at https://www.friendsindeedmi.org/bed-crib/.
Inspire 2019 will be held August 1-3 in Windsor, Ontario. Registration will open in February. Barb Fichtenberg will be coordinating sign-ups for those who would like to get the group rate. A sign-up sheet will be available on the bulletin board in late January. Click herefor more details about this event.
Tuesday Night Dinner for College and Career Students: You are welcome to dinner at the Lindquist's home every Tuesday night. Come, have a good meal, and enjoy the fellowship of others. Dinner begins at 7 pm. Contact Mary Lindquist for more information.
Advent Worship Schedule:
Dec. 2 - Pastor Ryan: Welcoming Hope
Dec. 9 - Pastor John: Welcoming Peace
Dec. 9, evening - Youth Christmas & Chili (Details coming)
Dec. 16 - Pastor Ryan: Welcoming Joy
Dec. 16 - Big House Christmas Carol Sing
Dec. 16, 6:00 PM - Adult Choir: Lessons & Carols
Dec. 23 - Pastor John: Welcoming Love
Dec. 24, 11:00 PM - Vespers Service
Dec. 25, 9:30 AM - Christmas Day Service,
Pastor Ryan: Welcome, Welcome, Jesus!
Dec. 30 - Pastor Ryan: Welcoming Jesus
Sunday School -- Sundays from 10:50-11:50
Ages: Pre-K through 8th grade
Program Leader: Mary Admiraal
GEMS & Cadets
1st/3rd Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 PM
Gender specific programming for 2nd-5th grade
Program Leader: GEMS -- Jeanne Palmbos
Cadets -- Paul DeKraker
Next Meeting: December 5
Roots
1st/3rd Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 PM
Ages: 6th-8th grade
Program Leader:Paul Machiele
Next Meeting: December 5
REACH Sunday AM
High School Fellowship from 11:10-11:50 each Sunday
Program Leader: Jim & Jennifer Bryson
REACH Small Groups:
Megan Boes & Andrea Bennink
Chris Van Ee & Ross Weener
We are a purposeful community transformed by the love of God
and engaging the world with the grace and truth of Jesus
through the practice of Christian hospitality.
