IRETON CHRISTIAN REFORMED NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2016

THANK YOUA HUGE thank you to all that worked, donated food, and prayed for us while we covered silage piles. Another year is done and we thank God for a successful year of provision and safety on the piles! We know we couldn't have done it without the support of all of you! Thanks for helping provide Christian education for the children of the church!God's blessings,

Christian Ed families

ANNOUNCEMENTS--SPAGHETTI SUPPER - The Cadets and GEMS will have a Spaghetti Supper on Thursday, November 17, serving from 5:30 - 7:30pm at church. Menu will include Spaghetti, French Bread, Lettuce Salad, and Dessert. Gluten Free Noodles will also be served. A canned food and dry goods drive for the local food pantry will be set up at the supper as well.

The Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra will open its season, “Musical Gems” with a concert on Tuesday, November 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa.  NISO’s program will consist of The Moldau by Smetana; In Good King Charles’s Golden Days by Coleman; Fantaisie Brillante on Themes from ‘Carmen’ by Borne featuring John Bailey on flute; and Grand Canyon Suite by Grofé. Advance tickets are available at True Vine in Sioux Center and Dove Christian Bookstore in Orange City. Tickets are also available at the door the night of the concert.  For more information, contact the NISO office at 712-722-6230 or niso@dordt.edu. 

All are invited to a FREE Agricultural Health Fair and Safety Expo Wednesday November 16 at the Terrace View Event Center in Sioux Center. It will run from 1:00 to 5:00. There will be a variety of local and regional providers offering health screenings, educational displays and demonstrations, giveaways, and resource materials on topics such as ATV Safety, Diabetes and Heart Health, Hearing Protection, Manure Gases, Grain Handling, and more. For more details, follow the link for the health fair at www.i-cash.org/2016-MRASH. For more information contact Gayle Olson at gayle-olson@uiowa.edu

Ireton CRC will be serving Dinner at The Banquet on Wednesday, November 16 at 6:00pm.  We will need 6-8 volunteers to help prepare the meal. The food is ordered by the banquet and will cost between $700.00 and $1000.00. They are expecting around 400 quests. For our dinner servers (who should be there by 5:15) we will need around 35 to 40 helpers. Please sign up this Sunday, Nov. 6, they are asking the sheet to be faxed to the banquet one week in advance. There are limited jobs for children under the age of 13 but all are welcome to come with adult supervision.

…Open toed shoes or flip flops, tank tops, short shorts are not accepted attire. This is a project approved by council last year as a mission project, enabling our young people to serve as well. Last year we had a great turnout and hoping for another great turnout this year.  Thanks in advance for your participation.

Seeking Volunteers for Living Nativity for the Ireton and surrounding communities on Sunday, December 11 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. We will need actors (non-speaking roles, minimal prep), volunteers to help organize people as they head out on their journey, volunteers to help in the Community Center serving cookies, apple cider and hot chocolate, volunteers to make the cookies, people to allow us to borrow hay bales, small animals (sheep, donkey, etc.) and a tractor (or the like) & trailer for hay rides and more. If you are interested in participating in this special event in any way, please talk to Pamela Fedders, Angela Ten Napel or Valerie Westergard for more details by November 13.

"SAVE THE DATE! Ireton Christian School will be hosting an ice fishing tournament on Saturday, January 21, 2017, on Emerson Bay on West Lake Okoboji.  There will be adult and youth prizes available for the most weight in panfish caught.  Entrance fees are $25 for adults & $10 for youth under 16 years (in advance); and $30 for adults and $15 for youth the day of the tournament.  We will be using the Christian Life Center facilities at Camp Okoboji for registration, weigh station, coffee, soups, cinnamon rolls and restrooms.  This is a family fun event, so invite your friends and relatives of all ages!  More Details to come!  Feel free to contact Mary Hooyer (mary.hooyer@yahoo.com or 712-540-3019) with any questions or if you would like to register in advance. **Participants over 16 years old will need to present a valid Iowa fishing license at the tournament."

OCTOBER OFFERING TOTALS

A. General Fund1. Budget Checks: $15,145.00

2. Budget Cash: $400.00 Budget Total $15,545.00

3. Building Fund: $541.004. Building Fund Roof: $5005. Dordt College: $301.756. World Renew: $913.25

B. Special Funds 1. Christian Ed: $582.072. The Banquet: $486.00

NOVEMBER OFFERING SCHEDULE

6 Ken & Jeannie Lee13 Christian Education20 Christian Education24 World Missions/Home Missions/World Renew

(1/3 each or as designated27 Building Fund (Roof) / Benevolence

DECEMBER OFFERING SCHEDULE

4 Christian Education11      Calvin Seminary18  Christian Education25 Mid Sioux

HILLCREST CARE CENTER SCHEDULE(Chairman is requested to call Hillcrest (551-1074) before 9 A.M. on the morning

of your service to remind them that your group will be there in the evening.)

HILLCREST SERVICE – MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 at 6:30 pmWillard Koopmans (chair), Pete Dekkers, Marlin Schoonhoven, Doug Faber, Mike Vander Windt,Bryan Bonnema, Bob Eisma, Wes Westra, Josh Hooyer, Howard Bomgaars, Lynn Juffer, Ryan Zomermaand, Gerald Postma.

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION FUNDOCTOBER 2016

Receipts: Offerings (Sept) $ 2,216.29

Silage Piles 11,100.00 Soup Supper 2,164.00 Bake Sale 512 .00

Total $ 15,992.29

Disbursements:Pizza (silage pile meal) $ 148.33Valley Bakery (soup supper) 75.24Ireton Christian School (half) 21,000.00Unity Christian High School (half) 8,000 .00

Total $ 29,223.57

2016/2017 Fair Share

ICS 24 students @$1,750/student = $ 42,000UCHS 7 students @ $2,275/student = $ 15,225

Total Fair Share $ 57,225.00

Fair Share Paid $ 29,000.00

Fair Share Balance $ 28,225.00

GREETERS & COFFEE SERVERS

Nov. 13: Tim & Lori Bonnema Cal & Patsy Bootsma

Nov. 20: Doug & Audrey BroekBrent & Cindy Davelaar

Nov. 27: Brad & Sheila Dekkers Brandon & Kayla Dekkers

Dec. 4: Jim & Angela Dekkers Justin & Raelle Dekkers

NURSERY ATTENDANTS

Nov. 13: AM Leah Schoonhoven, Kortnie Bonnema PM Angela Dekkers, Levi Sieck

Nov. 20: AM Angela Kuperus, Treyton Bonnema PM Sharla Gradert, Sydney Bonnema

Nov. 24 AM Thanksgiving Day Service Kalena Dekkers, Paige Fedders

Nov 27: AM Mandy Bonnema, Erin Miedema PM Cinda Faber, Lexi Zomermaand

Dec. 4: AM Raelle Dekkers, Lila Sieck PM Nicki Weida, Cassady Dekkers

USHER SCHEDULE

November 13Mike Kramer, Scott Miedema, Don Mulder

November 20Kelly Noteboom, Gerald Postma, Joey Schoonhoven

November 24 (Thanksgiving Day Service) Marlin Schoonhoven, Randy Sieck, Dave Statema

November 27 Jeff Statema, Doug Ten Napel, Jackson Vander Windt

December 4 Mike Vander Windt, Brady Van Sloten, Don Van Sloten

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Nov. 12: Rev. Ken & Jeannie LeeNov. 16: Doug & Cinda FaberNov. 25: Don & Marie MulderNov. 27: Mike & Jill Vander Windt

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Nov. 7: Mildred De WeerdNov. 10: Tammy SieckNov. 11: Brad FeddersNov. 11: Jenna VisserNov. 12: Jim DekkersNov. 13: Phyllis HammingNov. 15: Marlin SchoonhovenNov. 16: Don Van SlotenNov. 18: Bernie FeddersNov. 19: Lincoln KramerNov. 21: Kathy Van WyheNov. 21: Evan HooyerNov. 21 Mason HooyerNov. 23: Harriet BonnemaNov. 24: Dalton AnemaNov. 25: Beth FaberNov. 25: Jill Vander WindtNov. 29: Josh Hooyer