February 2015 Coopersville Reformed Church Love Link Inside this issue: Wild Game Sportsman s Dinner and Veteran Tribute Women s Bible Study 2 Guatemala Youth Mission Trip 2015 Consistory and Ministry Teams S.A.L.T. Events 4 Coopersville and Marne Railway Free Train Ride Kids Hope USA Event 6 2014 Year in Review 7 Calendar 8 Birthdays 9 Servant s Page 10 2 3 3 5 Valentine s Progressive Dinner It s not too late to sign member s home, and up for the Progressive then again for dessert. Dinner! Look for the sign-up sheets in the Come with your spouse, lobbies. your fiancé, your girlfriend/boyfriend, or It will be a fun evening your best friend...just of fellowship and food. sign up and come! What better way to get to know other people We need hosts to offer than to attend such an their homes for the main event? dish (provided to you) and dessert courses, and We will start together we need volunteers to with appetizers at church provide other food items, and then split up for like appetizers, etc. See dinner at a church the sign-up sheet for Church Calendar Events more details. All questions can be directed to Therese Berrington, Pam Keegstra, or Mary Hofstra. Cost is $3.50 per person with any excess funds going to our youth groups. Sign up today! Saturday February 14, 2015 6 p.m. Attention: All Adults Post-High and Up Wild Game Sportman s Dinner and Veteran Tribute See page 2 for details! February 7th Communion dates for 2015 are: February 8, April 2, June 7, August 2, October 4, and December 6. Baptismal dates for 2015 are: March 1, May 10, September 13, and November 1. New Member s Class (for adults) will be March 22. Watch the bulletin for more details. New members from the youth class will be received on February 8. Copies of the 2015 printed church directory will be available in both lobbies in February. One per family, please.
P a ge 2 L ove Link Wild Game Sportsman s Dinner and Veteran Tribute Saturday, February 7th Doors Open at 5 p.m. Dinner at 6 p.m. Our Sportsman s Dinner is an event for the whole family. Bring your kids and neighbors to celebrate God s great outdoors. This year s speaker is Kyle Randall from the TV show, The Wilderness Journal. Come and enjoy his humor and Christian testimony. As always we will have a tribute to our veterans. This year s veteran-of-the-year will be a WWII vet from our church. Lots of donated door prizes, including youngest and oldest successful deer hunter, and a big buck contest. The Trophy Room taxidermy of Allendale will have a display set up. Bring one of your best homemade dishes to pass wild or tame. Dessert, drinks, and table service will be provided. Hope to see you there!! Kyle Randall Speaker Women s Bible Study Women s Bible Study will continue this month with a study by Beth Moore called Sacred Secrets. If you have any questions, please contact Denise Van Valkenburg or Lynda Johnson. We meet in the Activity Center at 6:30 p.m. (please note the time change from last month). This month s meeting dates are: February 9th February 23rd All women are welcome to attend any or all meetings!
L ove Link P a ge 3 Guatemala Youth Missions Trip Did you know that members of our youth group One Way are going to Guatemala this summer to serve? Fundraising projects are in the works! There will be a soup supper and auction on March 7th. You can help by donating new, handmade, or baked items. Gift cards and cash donations are accepted as well. Be sure to check the bulletin for more details as we near the event date. Our youth will have the opportunity to minister to the Chuaquenum Church (our newly added Missions outreach). Your help to make this happen is greatly appreciated! Saturday, March 7th CRC Activity Center Soup Supper at 5 p.m. Live Auction at 6:45 p.m. Chuaquenum Church plans for a new church building 2015 Consistory/Ministry Teams 2015 Ministry Teams/Consistory Members (Elder-E, Deacon-D, last year of term) Missions Senior Adults Facilities Jon Visser (E- 15) Ron Riemersma (E- 16) Curt Visser (D- 16) Tim Boersma (D- 15) Kevin Wieringa (D- 16) Worship Youth Fellowship 2015 Executive Team Greg Stamm President Pete Mast (E- 15) Vice President Pete Smoes (E- 15) Clerk Eric Van Dop (D- 16) Chairman of the Deacons Tom Bergy (D- 15) Assistant Treasurer Brian Metten (E- 16) Matt Mekkes (E- 15) Wes Busman (E- 16) Tyler Cebulla (D- 16) Bill Vander Jagt (D- 15) Children Marv Sietsema (E- 16) Duane Bazzett (D- 15) Finance Eric Van Dop (D- 16) Tom Bergy (D- 15) *Note: Additional members of the congregation serve on some of the above ministry teams.
P a ge 4 L ove Link Mondays, Feb. 9, 16 & 23 Bible Study at 10:00 a.m. Our study will be on the Book of Ruth: "Your God. My God. A True Story of Love & Redemption." Tommy Nelson, author, pastor and teacher, will lead us through this compelling story of romance and redemption. In this journey we will learn: the character of a great woman, the character of a great man, how to find God's will for your life, more about your Redeemer, our King. Ruth needed a redeemer. We all need a redeemer! The Topics covered will be: The Gospel of Ruth Though None Go With Me Ruth's Character How to Bloom A Picture of Redemption Ruth's Cause From Death to Life Restoration & Renewal Don't Miss the King Something to think about: We teach what we know; we reproduce what we are. Leadership development is a life-time journey--not a brief trip. -John Maxwell Thursday, Feb. 12 at Noon Valentine's Party with "The Hat Lady" Wilma Quist Come and enjoy our guest speaker Wilma Quist in her Christian comedic performance. Her program will be on the character of Minnie Pearl. The menu will consist of a variety of soups, mixed salad, rolls, and crackers. We will enjoy cupcakes for dessert! Invite your friends for a delightful, fun event that will lift your spirit. Please sign up by Feb. 8 for planning purposes. Tuesday, Feb. 17 Travelogue China Rising China is a country steeped in history and tradition. Beijing is the Capital, where the Forbidden City--Tiananmen Square occurred. The Great Wall is just north of the city. The Great Wall is 4,000 miles long, stretching from the Yellow Sea, or the East China Sea, to the western barrens where the Wall is now almost unnoticeable, almost indistinguishable in the landscape. In those far reaches of China the Wall is now only a few feet high in some places, its stones and brick having been scavenged for other building projects. North of the Capital of Beijing it has been restored and this is the part of the Wall most often visited. Everywhere there are tourists by the hundreds. They are Chinese tourists: not so many are foreigners. The Chinese in great numbers are visiting all the monuments and historic places in China today. On the Great Wall (which the Chinese call the Long Wall) people are everywhere Chinese tourists. In contrast to the antiquity of China we'll see much of a burgeoning economic expansion...ultra-modern cities, expensive shopping, traffic congestion, and perhaps most surprising, huge farm operations with giant tractors producing corn, soybeans and other crops on private farms...not Government collectives as in the past. China is now the second largest economy and still expanding. Its rate of growth is slowing now to single digit percentages rather than the double digit rate it has sustained for two decades. It is still a Country worth watching, and a Country worth knowing. It should be a very enlightening travelogue! We will meet at church at 6 pm!
L ove Link P a ge 5 Coopersville-Marne Railway Santa Train - FREE RIDE! A Life Group from our church thought up the idea to offer a free train ride to the church, Kids Hope USA mentors and students, and the Coopersville community. They weren t sure if people would be interested and if it would pay off. We re happy to announce that it was a HUGE success. The train was filled to capacity (and beyond-shh!). People were lined up down the street, and some willing men even gave up their seats for children to be able to ride. There were so many thankful and appreciative people, and everyone had a wonderful and memorable time. Thank you to those who made the FREE train ride possible. It was a wonderful Christmas present and brought joy to so many!
P a ge 6 V olume 1, L ove I s s ulink e 1 Kids Hope USA Tubing Party! Calling all Mentors and Kids Hope USA Kids! Where Pando Winter Sports Park When Thursday, February 19, 2015 We will leave Coopersville Reformed Church (423 W. Randall St., Coopersville) at 5:30pm and return by 9:45pm. (There is no school the next day.) Please RSVP by 2/12 to: Cookie Speet 616-837-8949, ext. 107 or 616-540-5247 (cell) Join us for an evening of tubing at Pando Winter Sports Park! Pando is located in Rockford, MI. We will provide a sack lunch and snacks to keep your energy up, as well as hot chocolate and water! This event is open to Mentors and Kids Hope USA Kids.
P a ge 7 V olume 1, L ove I s s ulink e 1 2014 YEAR IN REVIEW Births Greta Mae Van Antwerpen April 4 Cole Ryan Bos August 15 Sybren Joel Bakker June 28 Weston Jay Vander Ark October 23 Westin Jeffrey Courson June 29 Carter Matthew Poliski November 1 Baptisms Jim Russell April 13 Greta Mae Van Antwerpen September 14 Professions of Faith Alexa Davis March 11 Jenna Van Klompenberg April 1 Jasmine Hill March 11 Kolton Bazzett May 6 George Godwin April 1 Owen Schoolcraft May 6 Jim Russell April 1 Ryan Vaclavik May 6 Marriages Amy Bergy/David Langlois May 23 Shawnna Verdier/Andrew Metten October 11 Marie Vander Jagt/Doug Johnson August 2 Sara Maki/Nicholas Flanders October 18 Sara Keegstra/Vladimir Hernandez August 3 Deaths Nancy Smoes April 11 Margaret Schaaphok August 7 Earl Busman April 23 Sharon Roersma September 29 Eloise Bush June 20 Laura Ruster October 25 Lillian Schippers June 20 Hal Heckel December 5 Membership Transfers In (Baptized Member*) Joe & Julie Van Den Brink, Travis*, Tyler* April 1 Membership Transfers Out (Baptized Member*) Jim & Barb Fritz to Hudsonville Reformed Church, Hudsonville January 7 Bill & Beth Baron, Theodore*, Samuel*, Nolan* to First Presbyterian Church, Brighton August 5 Jason & Laurie Buist, Caleb*, Elijah*, Joseph*, Miriam*, Anna* to Lazy Mountain Bible Church, Palmer, AK October 14 Tricia Metten, Broderick*, Wyatt*, Evelyn*, to Rejoice! Community Church, Le Mars, IA December 2 Bill & Kim Busman to Spring Valley Church, Allendale December 2
Newsletter L ove Link Title P a ge 8 February 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9:00 am Worship 10:00 am Worship 10:15 am Sunday School 11:15 am Worship (No One Way) 5:45 pm Kids Drama 6:00 pm Family Dinner 6:30 pm Crossroads 6:45 pm Men s Group 6:45 pm W.O.W. 7:00 pm Cuddle-up 7:30 pm Choir Reh. 7:00 pm Praise Team Practice 7:30 am Consistory Retreat 5:00/6:00 pm Wild Game Dinner 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 9:00 am Worship 10:00 am Worship 10:15 am Sunday School 11:15 am Worship 6:00 pm One Way 15 Love Link Deadline 9:00 am Worship 10:00 am Worship 10:15 am Sunday School 11:15 am Worship 6:00 pm One Way 10:00 SALT Bible Study 6:30 pm Women s Bible Study 16 10:00 SALT Bible Study 6:00 pm Worship Team Meeting 7:00 pm Adult Ministries Meeting 10:00 am Coopersville Cares Food Truck 11:00 am Children s Ministry Team Meeting 17 6:05 pm Senior Adult Travelogue 5:45 pm Kids Drama 6:00 pm Family Dinner 6:30 pm Crossroads 6:45 pm Men s Group 6:45 pm W.O.W. 7:00 pm Cuddle-up 7:30 pm Choir Reh. 18 5:45 pm Kids Drama 6:00 pm Family Dinner 6:30 pm Crossroads 6:45 pm Men s Group 6:45 pm W.O.W. 7:00 pm Cuddle-up Time 12:00 noon SALT Val. Party 7:00 pm Praise Team Practice 19 5:30 Kids Hope USA Tubing Party 7:00 pm Praise Team Practice 9:00 am-2:00 pm Women s Work Bee in Act. Ctr. 20 12:00 noon-6 pm Blood Drive in A.C. One Way to Camp Geneva & Crossroads to SpringHill (Feb. 20-22) 6:00 pm Progressive Dinner HAPPY VALENTINE S DAY! 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9:00 am Worship 10:00 am Worship 10:15 am Sunday School 11:15 am Worship (No One Way) 10:00 SALT Bible Study 6:30 pm Women s Bible Study 5:45 pm Kids Drama 6:00 pm Family Dinner 6:30 pm Crossroads 6:45 pm Men s Group 6:45 pm W.O.W. 7:00 pm Cuddle-up 7:30 pm Choir Reh. 7:00 pm Praise Team Practice Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.
February Birthday Celebrations 1 Audra Bos, Jovi Boughey 2 Greg Johnson, Hannah Weber 3 Kevin Bergy 4 Nancy Courson 5 Beth Veldman, Tim Wurm 6 Betty Busman, Wayne Molyneux, Jon Visser 7 Cole Bamford 9 Ashley Saigeon, Allison Vander Ark, Vance Vassallo 10 Mike Fisk 11 Wyatt Bulthouse, Monte Langlois, Joshua Mast, Betty Wurm 12 Craig Busman, Becky Smoes, Lisa Wiltenburg 13 Rich Breuker, Jake Metten 14 William Wildschut 15 Peter Smoes 16 Sarah Jordan, Tricia Metten 17 Amy Langlois, Andrew Rodriguez, Gert Vander Kolk 18 Gabriel Bauer, Barb Throop, Eric Van Dop 19 Sue Smoes 20 Alexis Mekkes 21 Joshua Bassette 22 Brianna Durtche, Matt Metten, Evander Molyneux 23 Marcia Draft, Tom Sheets 24 LeighAnn DeVries, Carla Hart, Lisa McDonald 25 Regina Cushway 26 Owen Busman, Sharon Haner, Judy Raterink 27 Helene Busman, Ann DeYoung, Tyler Saigeon, Carl Wiltenburg 28 Bethany Van Kempen 29 Tessa Langeland
February Servant s Page February 1 9:00 a.m. Infant February 8 9:00 a.m. Infant February 15 9:00 a.m. Infant First Service Nursery Sonya Van Dongen/Megan Vander Kolk Marcia Draft/Emma Van Dongen Julie Kleinjans/Joshua Mast Sara Flanders/Emma Sietsema Jaime Smoes/Kristyn Hart Tracy Busman/Lisa Wiltenburg February 22 9:00 a.m. Infant Kris Van Huis/Annie Sietsema Kendra Geffert/Rachel Cushway February 1 11:15 a.m. Infant February 8 11:15 a.m. Infant February 15 11:15 a.m. Infant Third Service Nursery Trisha Schippers/Sydney Wurm Julie Bukrey/Reilynn Wildschut Mary Baird/Jordan Truszkowski Carmen Langlois/Kelsey Tanis Lacey Bazzett/Hannah Tanis Shauna Boughey/Alexis Bazzett February 22 11:15 a.m. Infant Rachel Cebulla/(helper needed) LeighAnn DeVries/Brooke VanDonkelaar First Service Greeters February 1 9:00 a.m. Scott & Tami Schoolcraft February 8 9:00 a.m. Ben & Kelli Nobert February 15 9:00 a.m. Brian & Rachel Tibbe February 22 9:00 a.m. Rick & Marcia Draft Contemporary Services - Hosts/Hostesses February 1 10:00/11:15 Main Doors: Albie & LeighAnn DeVries Gym Doors: Kevin Keegstra February 8 10:00/11:15 Main Doors: Pete & Beth Mast Gym Doors: (if any interest, please contact Michelle at the church office) February 15 10:00/11:15 Main Doors: Joe & Julie Van Den Brink Gym Doors: Tony Tubbs February 22 10:00/11:15 Main Doors: Duane & Lacey Bazzett Gym Doors: Michelle Truszkowski Children s Worship Leaders/Helpers Date 9:00 Service Lesson 11:15 Service February 1 Emily Veldman/Jason Veldman B 16 Calming the Storm Melissa Fisk/Abby Mast February 8 Tami Schoolcraft/Owen Schoolcraft B 17 Jairus Daughter Sam Wurm/Sydney Wurm February 15 Shelly Visser/Grace Visser O 6 Good Shepherd/Lost Sheep Sheridan Smoes/Ashlynd Smoes February 22 Heather Mekkes/McKenzie Mekkes B 18 Lent/30 Pieces of Silver Seth Hulst/Kelli Truszkowski
Coopersville Reformed Church 423 W. Randall Street Coopersville, MI 49404 www.coopersvillereformed.com S T A F F Greg Stamm Lead Pastor Email: pastorgreg@coopersvillereformed.com Phone: 837-8949, ext. 103 Mike Fisk Director of Worship Email: mikefisk@coopersvillereformed.com Phone: 837-8949, ext. 105 Arnold Van Beek Director of Senior Adult Ministries Email: arnold.vanbeek@hotmail.com Phone: 616-842-5906 Doug Johnson Director of Youth Ministries Email: doug@coopersvillereformed.com Phone: 837-8949, ext. 104 Cookie Speet Director of Children s Ministries/Kids Hope USA Email: cookiespt@aol.com Phone: 837-8949, ext. 107 Tami Schoolcraft Director of Administration Email: tami@coopersvillereformed.com Phone: 837-8949, ext. 101 Michelle Truszkowski Administrative Assistant/Love Link Editor Email: michelle@coopersvillereformed.com Phone: 837-8949, ext. 102 David Van Klompenberg Custodian Email: dave@coopersvillereformed.com Phone: 837-8949, ext. 100 Beth Mast Treasurer Email: pbjhmast@aol.com Scott Struyk Senior Choir Director