SULLY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

JULY 2020

FELLOWSHIP F INDINGS

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

COUNCIL CLIPPINGS 2

THANK YOU 3 and 8

IN MEMORIUM 4

FINANCIAL INFORMATION 5

SERVING ONE ANOTHER 6/7

BIRTHDAYS

ANNIVERSARIES

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Missionary News 12-13

A family of believers experiencing personal

transformation, Romans 12

using their unique gifts, Ephesians 4

to glorify GOD I Corinthians 10:31

and edify others. I Thessalonians 5:11

OurVision WHAT GOD IS CALLING US TO BE

Cultivate space for people to experience the

transforming love of Christ.

OurMission WHAT GOD IS CALLING US TO DO

We will continue our series on the book of Matthew in morning worship. We will remember

that Jesus came into the world as King of Kings, but his arrival was unexpected and unassum-

ing. But it is by this method of arriving that this king began to shape the kingdom he would

build. We meet our “Unexpected King” in our study of the book of Matthew.

PM Series--Our World Belongs to God: This evening series will take

a condensed look at this contemporary testimony adopted by the

Christiand Reformed Church in 1986. This testimony traces out the

theme of God's sovereignty and care for this world as he establish-

es his kingdom in this world.

July 5 AM--Matthew 15.1-28 A Spiritual Echocardiogram

PM--1 Peter 2.15-17 Being Truly Free

July 12 AM--Matthew 15.29-39 Too Many Mouths To Feed

PM--Psalm 145 Preamble: All the Good News

July 19 AM--Matthew 16. 1-12 Thinking with Your Spiritual Stomach

PM--Psalm 33 Creation: A Set Design

July 26 AM--Matthew 16.13-28 Flip Flop Faith

PM--Mr. Scott Roose

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Council Clippings June 15, 2020

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Bethel Mission Ministry:

January -412 Youth, March -Outreach Committee, May –Care Team 1, July– Share Your Faith,

September - Couples for Christ, November - Truth Seekers.

We are assigned to the second Monday of each of the above months. If your group is unable

to go in the assigned month, please notify Glenda in the church office (594-3491) so Bethel

Mission can be notified.

At the council organizational meeting on Monday evening the following officers were elected for

the 2020-2021 Council:

President – Bryce Arkema, Clerk – Steve Fopma, Vicar – Verlan Van Wyk,

Chairman of Deacons – Nathan Nikkel, General Fund Treasurer – Nolan Vos

The above men plus Pastor Brian will constitute the Executive Committee of the council.

The following were elected for the respective roles from among the Deacons:

Benevolent Fund – Alex Van Wyngarden, Collections Fund – Dan Dunsbergen,

Buildings & Grounds Fund – Jamie Van Kooten, Auditor/Vicar of Deacons – Kevin Laverman

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much… Luke 16:10a

Budget Report –June 2020

Category Year to Date

Received

Year to Date

Budgeted

General Fund

(includes Ministry Share) $31,796.31 $19,492.86

Missions $3,917.22 $1,958.61

Building and Grounds $3,487.50 $1,856.37

Total $24,915.00 $23,316.84

Offerings Received

Date Recipient Amount

June 7 Sully Christian School $1,813.00

June 14 Justin Van Zee

Amy Hoogeveen $1,945.50

June 21 CEEF $1,109.00

June 28 World Renew $1,777.00

July Offering Schedule

July 5 Hope Ministries

July 12 Sully Christian School

July 19 Benevolence

July 26 CEEF

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LOVING ONE ANOTHER “Love Never Fails”

I Corinthians 13:8

Total Outdoorsmen is hosting a Benefit Raffle for Barry and Kelsie Van Haaften and family.

To enter this raffle please fill out the form and send with a check payable to

Total Outdoorsmen for the number of entries you would like to purchase.

Benefit Raffle

for the

Barry and Kelsie Van

Haaften

Family in their battle against

Barry’s cancer

20’ Sure Trac Utility Trailer

May be seen at Sully Christian Reformed Church

$50 per entry with check payable to:

Total Outdoorsmen

Entry deadline is July 15, 2020

Personal Information to be included with check:

NAME ______________________________________

PHONE _____________________________________

ADDRESS ___________________________________

_____________________________________

Send to: Sully Christian Reformed Church

PO Box 205, Sully, IA 50251

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Rejoice with those who rejoice... Romans 12:15

CELEBRATING TOGETHER

JULY BIRTHDAYS

July 3 Kason Vos

July 4 Tillie Veenstra (89)

July 5 Melvin Lanser

Rebecca Jochems

Jerri Nikkel

July 8 Harris Ochsner

Kennedy Van Maanen

Annabelle Vos

July 9 Lily Vander Leest

July 10 Dawn Plowman

Landon Van Wyk

July 11 Mike Vander Molen

July 13 Lucille Jansen

Kevin Van Maanen

Blakely Van Maanen

July 14 Elly Van Zee

July 15 Cali Fynaardt

Trisha Fopma

July 16 Larissa Pleima

July 18 Sheila Pleima

July 19 Brian Ochsner

Olivia Ritter

Randall Jansen

July 20 Brenda Fopma

Alayna Van Kooten

Trevor Veenstra

Aiden Fynaardt

July 21 Karen Van Soelen

Zachary Ochsner

July 25 Keith Struik

July 26 Berdena Vos (90)

July 29 Aiden Vander Leest

July 31 Nancy Swank

JULY ANNIVERSARIES

July 7 Larry and Sharon Van Wyk

July 8 Pastor Brian and Becky Ochsner

July 9 Jaden and Kelly Vos

July 12 Eric and Laura Fynaardt

July 14 Rick and Kim Vos

July 19 Wesley and Heather Zylstra

July 21 Chase and Macy Dieleman

July 22 Justin and Ranae Vos

July 25 Bryce and Donna Arkema

Thank you for the cards, phone

calls and thoughts on my birth-

day. Your kindness was so ap-

preciated.

Irene Moes

Thank you for so many cards I

received for my 90th birthday. I was delighted

to receive cards from old friends, new friends,

former students, family and church family.

It was a joy to read each one and remember

how you have touched my life.

Henrietta Laverman

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Rejoice with those who rejoice... Romans 12:15

CELEBRATING TOGETHER

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

August 1 Myrna Goodyk

Sandy Van Zee

August 2 Philip Hoogeveen

August 5 Stanley Hoogeveen (95)

Sheryl Van Wyk

Colby De Vries

August 6 Robert Van Soelen

Kendra Pothoven

August 7 Judith Van Zee

August 8 Curtis Vos

Brooke Dunsbergen

August 9 Natalie Fopma

August 11 Jason Van Zee

Brenden Six

August 13 Alex Veenstra

August 14 Eric Fynaardt

August 16 Shawn Vande Voort

August 17 Josiah Vos

August 18 Wes Van Wyk

August 21 Jentri Van Wyngarden

August 23 Harris Vos

August 24 Rindy Vander Schel

Michelle Van Kooten

August 25 Jerri Jansen

Missy Laverman

August 26 Stuart Pleima

August 28 Miles Goodyk

Addison Van Haaften

August 29 Danica Olivier

Emmett Kramer

August 30 Kara Van Wyk

Emmalea Jo Van Haaften

August 31 Gary Van Wyk

Diane Roose

AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES

August 3 Verlan & Sally Van Wyk

August 5 Keith & Darlene Struik

August 14 Roger & Carolyn Zylstra (50)

August 17 Steve & Sharon Fopma

August 19 Melvin & Marilyn Jansen

Dan & Sharla Dunsbergen

August 22 Dwight & Glenda Vander Leest

Eldon & Brenda Nikkel

August 23 Arlyn & Barbara Van Zante

August 27 Nolan & Karla Vos

Zach & Brooke Dunsbergen

August 30 Curt and Candice Vos

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Dear friends,

Many of you were praying for Hultner Estrada, the director of the Nehemiah Center, who had

been sick with Covid-19. We are pasting below his letter of thanks to God and to the many peo-

ple across the world who were praying for him. - Joel and Jeannie Huyser

Dear Friends of the Nehemiah Center,

Over the last 4 weeks, I have been dealing with and recovering from pneumonia due to COVID-

19. It has been a long and unsettling journey to a new normal for me and my family. Especially

after mourning the death of my father. Still we have so much to thank God for and for each of

you for the variety of blessings we have received.

One of the things I feel most thankful for is the fact that I was challenged by God to find joy

when there was no apparent reason to do so. It was on a particularly difficult evening that I was

reminded of Paul´s words “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I will say, rejoice.” (Philippians 4:4,

ESV).

As I struggled with the long list of awful symptoms of the coronavirus, I found myself crying

more than I ever have before this. I knew it felt bad but I was not prepared for what I experi-

enced; the headaches, fever, difficulty breathing, joint pain, skin hypersensitivity, nausea,

mouth bitterness, insomnia, and other side effects of medicines. It was hard to be joyful and I

had reason enough to cry. I thought to myself “There is a time to weep, and a time to laugh, this

is my time for weeping. I cannot rejoice today”.

But it was through a post by Pastor Paul David Tripp that helped me rediscover the therapeutic

power of always rejoicing that Paul talks about to Philippians. “There is never a day in your life,

no matter what is going on, that you don’t have reason to rejoice. You have reason to rejoice in

God’s faithfulness, nearness, provision, and mercy,” said Pastor Tripp. It was not easy to accept

this message. I preferred my view of Ecclesiastes of a time to cry and another one to laugh.

However, during one night of insomnia I put into practice the exercise of counting the blessings

of the day:

“The back pain is higher, but fever is lower, today”

“I cannot smell anything, but I have all the medicine I need”.

“I cannot breathe but my blood oxygen level is above the failure rate”.

Soon, the sensation of loneliness and sadness began to dissipate.

Now I understand that to overcome this pandemic, we need to find the place of mourning and

rejoicing at the same time. Mourning with the suffering that has enveloped the world and

mourning with so many who have lost relatives. But also rejoicing, taking time to discern the

signals of God´s faithfulness and provision around us.

I wish to thank each of you for lifting me and my family up in prayer during this difficult time.

We are also grateful for all the material support that many people sent; fruits and vegetables,

bottles of honey, jars of juice and tea, soups, and other special meals that we received at our

door. Thank you for your words of encouragement through so many texts, e-mails, songs and

voice messages. They comforted my heart in the darkest nights. I have never been surrounded

with so much love.

So let us rejoice in the Lord, always. Again, I will say, rejoice!

Hultner Estrada

Executive Director, Nehemiah Center

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103 9th Ave, PO Box 205

Phone: 641-594-3491

E-mail: sullycrc@netins.net

SULLY CHRISTIAN

REFORMED CHURCH

S E E U S O N T HE W E B

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At-home Faith Formation Tip:

At-home Faith Formation Tip: The Examen is a helpful daily prayer tool that Christians

have used for hundreds of years to review their day in a godly way. This is a great bedtime

practice for people of all ages. A simplified Examen looks like this: First, pray that God will

give you insight. Then ask yourself two questions: “What was I most grateful for today?” and

“What was I least grateful for today?” Close in prayer, thanking God for the blessings of the

day, and asking God’s help with your shortcomings. (Tip from Faith Formation Ministries;

crcna.org/FaithFormation)

1. Become aware of God’s presence.

2. Review the day with gratitude.

3. Pay attention to your emotions.

4. Choose one feature of the day and pray from it.

5. Look toward tomorrow.