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2019 October 13 Announcements

Roxy Blunier • Oct 14, 2019

Our collection for the month of October is for HarvestCall. HarvestCall has been commissioned by the Elder Body to enable the church to proclaim Christ and serve others in ways that are beyond the capacity of local congregations. The needs are great and your generosity allows us to fund the various missions in Mexico, Haiti, Jamaica, Europe, the U.S., and other places. Thank you for your faithful prayers, service and financial support.

There is going to be an Awareness Tour to Jamaica January 17-21. We will be visiting the places HarvestCall is involved with on the island. If you are interested in more information please contact Bro. Alan or Sis. Joanne Roth.

Please be prayerful for our missionaries in Haiti as there have been widespread demonstrations and roadblocks due to the political unrest. Around 20 of our 37 missionaries have returned home temporarily. The ministries are not being abandoned but will operate with a reduced missionary staff.

Clothing donations are needed at our distribution center in Goodfield. If anyone has clothing that you are willing to donate please deposit them in the distribution center drop box.

We have put together a display of the Bible studies that we sell at AC Publications back at the information center.  Please feel free to take them for personal Bible study.  You can acquire more copies of them online or at the publications store.  You can put a donation in the church collection box if you wish to.  They are about $10 a piece.

Rotating Potluck is a great way to get involved and get to know our church family even better. It’s time to sign up for 2020. You can sign up to host or just sign up to come, either way is great! There is a signup at the message center. Any questions please see Sisters Joni Zacha or Jennifer Stoller.

The Home Benefit Dinner will be at 6 p.m., Saturday evening, Oct. 26, at the Fellowship Hall.  Tickets are available at the Home and we encourage everyone of all age to attend the dinner.  (The singing group will be Praising Hymn, a young adult group from Eureka.)

The Apostolic Christian HarvestCall benefit auction for Hospital Lumiere is planned for Friday, November 8 at Five Points in Washington. The food court and silent auction start at 4:30. The live auction begins at 7:00. For more information, or to donate an item or service, see the announcement on the church bulletin board or visit the HarvestCall website.   There is a "wish List" on Amazon if you would like to purchase directly for the auction.  At 'check out', choose Rich Bertschi's address to ship directly to him at Sam Leman Chevrolet dealership in Eureka;   https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/251URYXGTG4IN?ref_=wl_share You can also contact Rich Bertschi (309) 440-8012 or lemangm@mtco.com. If you have any questions you can contact Bro. Greg and Sis. Jill Wagner.

Bro. Kurt Plattner will be conducting the convert classes this month.  He is planning to teach on lessons 9 & 10.  The next class will be in two weeks, on Sunday, October, 27.

There will be ACTIVE this Wednesday evening.

Bro. Jedd will be focusing on the 3rd and 4th beatitudes from the conference speakers this Wednesday.  Please take the time to listen to Bros Randy Kellenberger and Tom Stock speak on Blessed are the meek and Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness.

For your info here is our schedule -

October 16th:  Bro. Jedd cover Bro. Randy Kellenberger and Bro. Tom Stock

October 23rd:  Bro. Kurt cover Bro. Ken Wuethrich and Bro. John Laukhuf

October 30th:  RGMMI presentation

November 6th:  Bro. Nate cover Bro. Randy Gudeman and Bro. Craig Martin

November 13th:  Bro. Jedd topical Bible study

November 20th:  Bro. Kent cover Bro. Mark Streitmatter

The 6th grade Sunday School Fall Cookout will be at Bro. Arlen and Sis. Marissa Edelman's house (217 Reaba Ave, Congerville, IL 61729) Oct. 26th at 4:30 PM - 8ish PM. We ask that parents drop off your 6th grader and we will bring them home.

Wednesday, October 30th Bro. Brad & Sis. Debbie Braker of the Rural Gospel Medical Missions of India will be at the Fellowship Hall presenting the missions of the Apostolic Christian Church in India. This will be in place of our regular Wednesday evening services.

Women Helping Women - evening event for Goodfield Church women will be on Tuesday, November 19 , 2019 at the Fellowship Hall from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.  Please join us as we get together for a dinner, followed by cutting and tying fleece blankets for the Empower Life Center (formally the Women's Pregnancy Center) at the Fellowship Hall. We will also be collecting items for the layette kits the center gives to newborns whose mom has come to the center (See details below).  All ages who can participate and are welcome (moms can decide if their young daughter is old enough to come.) If you plan to come, please sign up in the back hall by Nov. 10th.  Please see Sis. Brittany Zeltwanger or Ellie Gramm if you have any questions.

Below we have listed the items for the layette kits. Most of the women served by the Empower Life Center do not receive a baby shower before having a new baby. They really look forward to receiving the layette kits while they’re still in the hospital, and the center can always use kits or even single items donated! All items need to be new. If you would like, you can make a kit by yourself or make one with another person or group of people or just bring in a few items. EVERYTHING will be used by babies who are fearfully and wonderfully made by our Savior!

2 bottles with nipples

1 blanket sleeper

3 pairs of socks

1-2 outfits

2 sleepers

2 bibs

4 onesies

2 receiving blankets

towel/washcloth

3 misc. (toy, baby spoon, sippy cups, etc)

reg. size pkg. diapers (NB or size 1)

2 toiletries (shampoo, wash, diaper cream, etc—no powder)

**If you bring a completed kit, please decide if it will be for a boy or girl.

**All clothing items should be NB or 0-3 month sizes

**Other items needed: Infant or Newborn Enfamil— DIRE NEED, reg. size pkg. diapers (NB,1,4,5)

Ramp Doors next Sunday (10/20): Keith Leman & Jeff Grimm

Sunday School Item for October: Toilet Paper (Heart House)

By Roxy Blunier 25 Mar, 2024
MONTHLY COLLECTION: General Fund CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Toilet Paper for the Heart House THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: Next Sunday is our last Sunday to have services at the Eureka AC Home for the month. The service begins at 8:45 a.m. Please come help sing and support our ministers if you are able. Young Group Bible studies will be this Tuesday evening at 7:00. Girls will meet at Sis. Rachel Robert‘s house and guys will meet at Bro. Drake Rocke’s house. This Friday at 7:00 p.m. will be our Good Friday church service followed by Communion. This will cancel our Wednesday evening church service this week. Babysitting will be available during communion for children 2 years old and older. There are two sign-up sheets at the message center. One for babysitters and one for children that need babysat. Babysitters must be at least 13 years old. Please contact Sis. Marissa Edelman with any questions. Sunrise Service is next Sunday. Please click-here to sign up to help with breakfast. Please. Contact Sis. Karen Wiegand or Scott Wiegand with any questions. Easter Sunday (3/31) Schedule: · 7:30 a.m. Sunrise Service (will be held in the church sanctuary this year) · Breakfast · 9:45 a.m. Regular morning church service (with Sunday School) · No lunch or afternoon service LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: We are looking forward to a deer fry for all our Goodfield men and boys on Friday, April 5th at 6:00 at Bro. Jared Schieber’s shed. Address is: 244 Macallen Lake Rd, Carlock, IL 61725 All church cleaning will be Saturday, April 6th. We plan to clean the inside of the church as well as do the outside grounds clean up. This will begin at 7:30 a.m. and we hope to be done by noon. More details will follow. The Fellowship Hall will be cleaned on Friday evening, April 26th. NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Time to register for ALive 24 As we are drawing near to the registration deadline (May 10), we in Athens, Alabama would like to remind you to register for ALive 2024 (May 24th – May 27th). This weekend brings encouragement for our small church and provides opportunity for those attending to rest, revive and relate through studying the Word, cross-generational fellowship, and singing. Bro. Jeff Waibel (Leo, IN), Bro. Mark Klaus (Athens, AL) and Bro. Jeremy Leman (Forrest, IL) plan to delve into the word and speak on “Stages of Faith”. These speaker sessions will be centered on belief, commitment, and action in our faith walk as believers in Jesus Christ. To register, visit www.ALiveAlabama.com and follow the registration link. For those of you interested in attending, but uncertain to fully commit your Memorial Day Weekend this early, we ask you to please register. If you decide at a later time to cancel, you can contact the ALive board directly at info@alivealabama.com to cancel your reservation. This will provide us the information we need to begin planning meals and lodging accommodations. For more information, access the @ALiveAlabama Facebook/Instagram page or contact us directly via e-mail at info@alivealabama.com . We, in Athens, Alabama and on the ALive committee, ask you all to pray for a Spirit filled and uplifting weekend that glorifies God, and look forward to seeing y’all at Alive 2024. _____________________________________________________________________ “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6. PRAYER REQUEST:  Please pray for Bro. Roy Wyss. He has been struggling with a blood clot and infection and can use our prayers for healing.
By Roxy Blunier 19 Mar, 2024
MONTHLY COLLECTION: General Fund CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Toilet Paper for the Heart House THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: This Wednesday night, there will be ACTIVE for 8th grade and younger and the Bible Class will have Easter program practice. All will begin at 7:00. The Pre-K through 4th grade ACTIVE classes are planning to sing for the congregation after our Wednesday night church service. This will be the last ACTIVE for the season. It is Goodfield’s turn to have Sunday morning services at the Eureka AC Home each Sunday in March. These services begin at 8:45 a.m. Please come help sing and support our ministers if you are able. The Sunday school Easter program will be next Sunday, March 24th during our afternoon service. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Communion will be held on March 29th after our Good Friday church service. Babysitting will again be available during communion for children 2 years old and older. There are two sign-up sheets at the message center. One for babysitters and one for children that need babysat. Babysitters must be at least 13 years old. Please contact Sis. Marissa Edelman with any questions. Sunrise Service is right around the corner. Please click-here to sign up to help with breakfast. Please. Contact Sis. Karen Wiegand or Scott Wiegand with any questions.  Easter Sunday (3/31) Schedule: · 7:30 a.m. Sunrise Service · Breakfast · 9:45 a.m. Regular morning church service (with Sunday School) · No lunch or afternoon service
By Roxy Blunier 11 Mar, 2024
MONTHLY COLLECTION: General Fund CALENDARS: Church calendar, yearly calendar, young group calendar, national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Toilet Paper for the Heart House THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: Harvest Call sewing will be held this Tuesday from 9:00 to 11:00 at the Fellowship Hall. This Wednesday evening we plan to have Bro. Arlan & Sis. Katie Miller from ACCFS here to talk about “Holistic Health as a Believer”. This will be held at the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 p.m. and everyone is welcome. We are looking forward to testimonies and baptisms next weekend for Levi and Karly Zimmerman. Testimonies will start at 6:30. It is Group 2's turn to help and bring food for the baptism snack. Please sign up here if you can help. Our next Family Hymn Sing will be on Sunday, March 17th at 6:30. It is going to be a Pie Night! If you are planning to come, please sign up at the Message Center or using this link. If you would like to bring a pie, please sign up here. Contact Sis. Emily Sauder with questions. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: It is time to update our church directory. If you have any changes, please get them to Bro. Randy & Sis. Roxy Blunier or Bro. Barry & Sis. Joyce Kloter. Communion will be held on March 29th after our Good Friday church service. Babysitting will again be available during communion for children 2 years old and older. There are two sign-up sheets at the message center. One for babysitters and one for children that need babysat. Babysitters must be at least 13 years old. Please contact Sis. Marissa Edelman with any questions. Sunrise Service is right around the corner. Please click-here to sign up to help with breakfast. Please. Contact Karen or Scott Wiegand with any questions. Please remember that we have gas cards available for people in need. Please contact Sis. Dawn Maloney by text (309-472-6067) or email (maloney.dawn@gmail.com) if you would like one sent to someone. It does not require information on the situation. Perhaps it’s someone who just needs to know they are being thought of. Please send name and address. We also ask that you pray for the recipients that God will impact their lives. It is Goodfield’s turn to have Sunday morning services at the Eureka AC Home each Sunday in March. These services begin at 8:45 a.m. Please come help sing and support our ministers if you are able. PRAYER REQUEST:  Many of you are aware John Rokey passed away Friday. Many may not be aware that John came to the Lord in faith and repentance recently and expressed a desire to be baptized. Brothers Jeff Grimm and Ed Fritz were able to baptize John this past week with some of his immediate family present. The visitation for Bro. John is this Wednesday from 4-7pm at Knapp-Johnson in Morton. His funeral will also be at Knapp-Johnson Thursday at 10am. We rejoice in Bro. John’s victory, but please continue to pray for his wife Linda and all of the Rokey family during this time.. John is the brother of Sis. Vermeda Freidinger and our late Bro. Kenny Rokey.
By Roxy Blunier 04 Mar, 2024
MONTHLY COLLECTION: Our collection for the month of March is for the General Fund. This is a church collection to provide available funds for the operation, maintenance and upkeep of our church facilities. These facilities include the church, fellowship hall, contents, grounds, parking lots and cemeteries. CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Toilet Paper for the Heart House THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: Please nominate Sunday School teachers and Trustee via the email that was sent out to members. We would like them returned by today (Monday). There will be ACTIVE for all grades this Wednesday, March 6th at 7:00. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Thank you so much for all the love, prayers and support for the Bible Class mission trip fundraiser Saturday night. Through your generosity, over $50,000 was raised. It is humbling to be a part of such a wonderful church family. The 2024 Apostolic Christian Churches and Ministers Directory is available at the message center. There are two sizes so feel free to take one of each. There are plenty. It is time to update our church directory. If you have any changes, please get them to Bro. Randy & Sis. Roxy Blunier or Bro. Barry & Sis. Joyce Kloter. We are looking forward to testimonies and baptisms on Saturday, March 16th and 17th for Levi and Karly Zimmerman. Testimonies will start at 6:30. It is Group 2's turn to provide food and help for the baptism snack. Please sign up here if you can help. Our next Family Hymn Sing is going to be on Sunday, March 17th at 6:30. It is going to be a Pie Night! If you are planning to come, please sign up at the Message Center or using this link . If you would like to bring a pie, please sign up here . Contact Sis. Emily Sauder with questions. Please remember that we have gas cards available for people in need. Please contact Sis. Dawn Maloney by text (309-472-6067) or email ( maloney.dawn@gmail.com ) if you would like one sent to someone. It does not require information on the situation. Perhaps it’s someone who just needs to know they are being thought of. Please send name and address. We also ask that you pray for the recipients that God will impact their lives. It is Goodfield’s turn to have Sunday morning services at the Eureka AC Home each Sunday in March. These services begin at 8:45 a.m. Please come help sing and support our ministers if you are able. PRAYER REQUEST:  Please pray for our dear friend John Rokey. John was scheduled for open heart surgery but is unable to have the operation. He is home now and on hospice care. John is the brother of Sis. Vermeda Freidinger and our late Bro. Kenny Rokey. Please pray for John and the Rokey family during this trying time.
By Roxy Blunier 26 Feb, 2024
MONTHLY COLLECTION: Apostolic Christian HarvestCall CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Kleenex for the Heart House THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: This Saturday, March 2 nd is the Bible Class Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction. If anyone forgot to sign up for the dinner, they can contact Sis. Emily Sauder or Sis. Jen Stoller by Monday night (tonight). Also, if anyone cannot come to the dinner but would like to come to the silent auction from 4:00-5:30, you are welcome to do that and do not need to sign up to do that. The Bible class is hosting this to raise money for their mission trip to Sunset Gap, TN in June. The silent auction will be from 4:00-5:30 followed by a dinner at 6:00 with a short program. Please come support the Bible Class! Young Group Guys and Girls Bible Studies are this coming Tuesday. Guys will meet at Drake Rocke’s. Girls will meet at Haley Sauder’s. Both at 7PM. Bro. David Eisenmann from our Champaign congregation plans to be with us this Wednesday evening to talk about “Seeing God through His Creation”. This will be at the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 p.m. and everyone is welcome. The Goodfield Worship Choir will begin its Easter Session Wednesday, February 28th. Please let Bro. Erik Wiegand know if you would like to participate. Please nominate Sunday School teachers and Trustee via the email that was sent out to members. We would like them returned by this Saturday, March 2nd to allow adequate time to meet with prospective teachers before our annual business meeting on April 3 rd . LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Reminder that gas cards are available for anyone you are aware of that could use one. Please contact Sis. Dawn Maloney by text (309-472-6067) or email ( maloney.dawn@gmail.com ) if you would like one sent to someone. It does not require information on the situation. Perhaps it’s someone who just needs to know they are being thought of. Please send name and address. It is Goodfield’s turn to have Sunday morning services at the Eureka AC Home each Sunday in March. These services begin at 8:45 a.m. Please come help sing and support our ministers if you are able. NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: ACCFS will be hosting its Perfecting Love 2024 Discipleship Conference on April 20th in Tremont, IL. God calls us to a life of discipleship, a personal walk with him where we bring all our life into alignment with the way of Christ and encourage others to do the same. This year our Discipleship Conference theme is “A Vision for Discipleship”. The Conference will include main sessions, breakouts, and practice forums, all focused on helping attendees consider a vision for discipleship in their local church communities. Registration is required for this in-person only event. More information as well as registration can be found at www.accounseling.org/discipleshipconference2024 . THANK YOU NOTE: Sis. Phyllis Rokey and the entire Rokey family would like to thank the Goodfield church family for the love and support shown to them after Bro. Kenneth’s passing. The cards, the prayers, the food and phone calls were appreciated. ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Believing that God has brought them together by faith, we would like to announce the engagement of Bro. Toby Plattner to Sis. Julia Kuenzi of Silverton, Oregon. Toby is the son of Bro. Kurt & Sis. Joan Plattner. Julia is the daughter of Bro. Adam and Sis. Lori Kuenzi. We are very thankful for them and trust that God will bless their future together.
By Roxy Blunier 24 Feb, 2024
MONTHLY COLLECTION: Apostolic Christian HarvestCall CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Kleenex for the Heart House THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: Our Bro. Kenneth Rokey passed away. His visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20th at the Fellowship Hall and from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Wednesday prior to the funeral. Funeral will be Wednesday, February 21st at 10:00 a.m. It is Group 1's turn to help and bring food for the funeral. Please continue to be prayerful for Sis. Phyllis and the Rokey family. We will be canceling Wednesday evening services this week due to the funeral that day. All Active classes will be canceled as well. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: If you are planning to attend the Bible Class Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction on March 2nd, you need to sign up by next Sunday, February 25th. They are hosting this to raise money for their mission trip to Sunset Gap, TN in June. The silent auction will be from 4:00-5:30 followed by a dinner at 6:00 with a short program. Please sign up and come support the Bible Class! The Goodfield Worship Choir will begin its Easter Session Wednesday, February 28th. Please let Bro. Erik Wiegand know if you would like to participate. We want to thank everyone who participated in our Sunday School Assistant Superintendent ballot. We had great participation and Bro. Curt and Sis. Larisa Wettstein received clear support for the position. Please watch for our Sunday School and Trustee ballot coming via email tomorrow. We would like them returned by March 2nd to allow adequate time to meet with prospective teachers before our annual business meeting on April 3 rd . PEACE ANNOUNCEMENT: We rejoice that Levi and Karly Zimmerman have been washed by the blood of Jesus and are anticipating baptism. We plan to hear their testimonies on Saturday, March 16th and baptize them on March 17th. Please pray for Karly and Levi and reach out to them with any words of concern or encouragement.  ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Believing that God has brought them together by faith, we would like to announce the engagement of Brother Braden Wiegand to Sister Claire Wiegand. Braden is the son of Bro. Brad and Sis. Karen and Claire is the daughter of Bro. Erik and Sis. Carrie. We are very thankful for them and trust that God will bless their future together.
By Roxy Blunier 12 Feb, 2024
MONTHLY COLLECTION: Apostolic Christian HarvestCall CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Kleenex for the Heart House THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: 7th & 8th grade will be clothes packing at the HarvestCall building this evening (2/12). We will eat pizza before packing clothes. Drop off at 6:00 p.m. and pickup at 7:30 p.m. Contact Kristen Rokey with any questions. Harvest Call sewing will be held this Tuesday at the Fellowship Hall from 9 to 11am. This Wednesday evening Bro. Matt Kaufman from Bloomington plans to be with us to share about “Establishing Healthy Discipleship Rhythms”. This will be at the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 and everyone is welcome. Then, following Wednesday night services, there will a Valentine treat and fellowship. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bible class students and parents…if you were unable to attend the meeting following afternoon church yesterday regarding the mission trip, please contact Bro. Bob or Sis. Ashley Schieler to get details. There is a signup sheet at the message center for the Bible Class Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction on Saturday, March 2nd. They are hosting this to raise money for their mission trip to Sunset Gap, TN in June. The silent auction will be from 4:00-5:30 followed by a dinner at 6:00 with a short program. Please sign up and come support the Bible Class! NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Apostolic Christian Jr. and Sr. youth camps have been set for this summer. Below are the “save the date” links for all of the 2024 AC youth camps, including dates, and websites for more information/contact. June 6-9 SR High Boys Camp: https://sites.google.com/view/shbc/home June 7-9 SR High Girls Camp: https://www.achsgirlscamp.com/ June 13-16 JR High Girls Camp: https://www.acjrhighgirlscamp.com/ June 14-16 JR High Boys Camp: http://www.acjrhighboyscamp.com/ Sept 13-15 IGNITE: https://igniteforhim.com/
By Roxy Blunier 06 Feb, 2024
MONTHLY COLLECTION: Our collection for the month of February is for Apostolic Christian HarvestCall. This is an outreach arm of the Apostolic Christian church of America. It is a ministry formed from the merger of the world relief and mission committee. HarvestCall’s purpose is to enable the Apostolic Christian brotherhood to proclaim Christ and serve others beyond the capacity of the local church. Please join us as we strive to alleviate suffering and despair around the world by sharing Jesus through words of truth and deeds of compassion. CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Kleenex for the Heart House THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: There will be ACTIVE for all ages this Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. Bible Class will have ACYF practice at 7:00 p.m. Young Group babysitting is scheduled for this Saturday, February 10th from 5:30 to 9:00. It will be at the Fellowship Hall. No dinner provided and potty-trained kids only. Contact Sis. Savannah Wiegand with any questions. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: 7th & 8th grade will be clothes packing at the HarvestCall building on Monday, February 12th. We will eat pizza before packing clothes. Drop off at 6:00 p.m. and pickup at 7:30 p.m. Contact Kristen Rokey with any questions. There is a stack of missionary support booklets at the message center. Our missionaries greatly appreciate the prayer support and emails of encouragement that these cards prompt. All are welcome to take one. There is a signup sheet at the message center for the Bible Class Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction on Saturday, March 2nd. They are hosting this to raise money for their mission trip to Sunset Gap, TN in June. The silent auction will be from 4:00-5:30 followed by a dinner at 6:00 with a short program. Please sign up and come support the Bible Class! NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: ACCFS will be hosting ABIDE: a 3-week Discipleship Training from May 11-31, 2024. Take intentional time to cultivate your discipleship to Jesus and be equipped with the tools to invite others to be His disciples. Find out more information at this link .  It's early but still a great time to mark your calendars for Proclaim & Serve 2024. This year's conference will be held at the Bluffton church (yes, we are venturing outside of Illiniois!) on Saturday, July 13th with Friday night workshops on July 12th. We'd love to see a great crowd there!
By Roxy Blunier 29 Jan, 2024
MONTHLY COLLECTION: HarvestCall Disaster Relief Fund CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Kleenex for the Heart House THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: This Wednesday evening we plan to have a testimony night at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall main assembly room. We will give opportunity for Bro. Randy & Sis. Roxy Blunier to share how the Lord has worked in their lives. Everyone is welcome. As we mentioned last Sunday afternoon, we plan to have a prayer meeting this Thursday evening, February 1 in the west Sunday school assembly room at 7pm. This evening will consist of some teaching, 1/2 hour of solitude & silent prayer and fellowship. Everyone is welcome to attend. We plan to have a sending service for Bro. Nate & Sis. Haley Hartman during the afternoon service next Sunday, February 4th as they will be moving soon to serve at Gateway Woods Children’s Home in Leo, IN. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Adult Friends Bible Studies will be held each Sunday morning in February at 10:00 a.m. in the Gathering Room. Bro. Ty Taufer plans to lead these studies. Please be prayerful for Bro. Ty and all those who attend. Young Group babysitting is scheduled for Saturday, February 10th from 5:30 to 9:00. It will be at the Fellowship Hall. No dinner provided and potty-trained kids only. Contact Sis. Savannah Wiegand with any questions. There is a signup sheet at the message center for the Bible Class Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction on Saturday, March 2nd. They are hosting this to raise money for their mission trip to Sunset Gap, TN in June. The silent auction will be from 4:00-5:30 followed by a dinner at 6:00 with a short program. Please sign up and come support the Bible Class! Rewarding Service Work Victory Home Care (owned by the Apostolic Christian Homes of Eureka and Roanoke) is urgently recruiting caring and compassionate individuals to assist their clients. Our clients are seniors that still live in their own homes, but need assistance preparing food, reminders to take medication, help with laundry and dishes, help with dressing and general supervision. This is a paid position and no certification is needed. Anyone with a willingness to serve seniors and is physically capable can apply. You will be given all the training needed to provide our non-medical services to our clients. There is a high demand for this service and we are currently staffing new clients in Woodford and Tazewell counties. Schedules can be flexible and daytime, overnight and weekend shifts are available. If you or anyone you know might be interested in becoming a caregiver for Victory, please contact our office at 309-306-2429 or email us at victoryforseniors@gmail.com NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:  The Silver Lining’s next reader-submitted article is set for May 2024. The topic is: For our 2024 graduates (or younger generation in general), share practical experiences and Scriptural encouragement toward having "good success" in life (Joshua 1:8). Please submit your contribution (length = 600 words or less) on this topic to features@acsilverlining.org by March 15, 2024. Anyone may also email that same address for writing support or clarification. Come Join Us for ALive 24 The Athens, Alabama congregation invites everyone to attend ALive 2024 on May 24th – May 27th (Memorial Day Weekend) for a weekend to rest, revive and relate through studying the Word, cross-generational fellowship, and singing. The event will be held at The Vision, a 300+ acre Christian retreat in Huntsville, Alabama, where lodging and meals will be provided. There are also many family friendly downtime activities available throughout the weekend. As a small congregation, we have cherished the relationships and encouragement past ALive weekends have created for our local church family, and are grateful for y’all’s willingness to support a small piece of the “body” in such a way. This year, Bro. Jeff Waibel (Leo, IN), Bro. Mark Klaus (Athens, AL) and Bro. Jeremy Leman (Forrest, IL) plan to delve into the word and speak on “Stages of Faith”. These speaker sessions will be centered on belief, commitment, and action in our faith walk as believers in Jesus Christ. We encourage anyone interested in attending ALive 24 to save the dates Friday, May 24th through Monday, May 27th. Registration will open online February 1st at www.ALiveAlabama.com . For more information, access the @ALiveAlabama Facebook page or send an e-mail to info@alivealabama.com . An ALive Announcement Flyer has also been attached with more information including the weekend schedule. We, in Athens, Alabama and on the ALicw committee, look forward to seeing y’all at ALive 2024. _____________________________________________________________________ “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Hebrews 11:6
By Roxy Blunier 24 Jan, 2024
MONTHLY COLLECTION: HarvestCall Disaster Relief Fund CALENDARS: Church calendar , yearly calendar , young group calendar , national church calendar SERMONS: Audio/Video SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Hand soap/cleaning supplies for the Heart House (could be toilet bowl cleaner, bathroom/kitchen cleaner, disinfectant spray, etc.) THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: This Wednesday evening Bro. Zach Anderson plans to be with us to talk about Meekness. This will be at the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 p.m. and everyone is welcome. This weekend we plan to have testimonies and baptisms for Wade Wiegand. Testimonies will begin at 6:30 on Saturday evening. It is group 3’s turn to help and bring food for the baptism. There will be a Middle School Youth Activity Night at the Eureka Middle School this Sunday, January 28th for our 5th-8th graders. This is a great way to get the Sunday school students of our church together in the Wintertime for supper, have fun playing games, and continue to build relationships with each other. Student drop off is at 4:30pm and pick up is at 7:30pm. If you have any questions, please contact Bro. Bob or Sis. Ashley Schieler. LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: It’s with mixed emotions that we announce that we have 2 families that have responded to God’s call and are moving to Leo to work at Gateway Woods children’s home. Bro. Nate and Sis. Haley Hartman and Bro. Adam and Sis. Kathy Herrmann have accepted positions there. Nate and Haley will be moving in February, while Adam and Kathy will be moving in July. We plan to have a sending service for the Hartmans during the afternoon service on February 4th and we will plan a service for the Herrmanns in June. Please continue to pray for these dear families and for our church as we look for ways to support and lift them up. The men and boys (Growing Godly Guys – G3) met for the second time at the Fellowship Hall Sunday morning. Thanks for a great turnout. Please mark your calendars for a deer fry on Friday, April 5 th at Bro. Jared Schieber’s shed. If there are any guys that haven’t joined the accountability group for reading scripture, please consider doing so. DATE TO REMEMBER: March 2 – Bible Class Benefit Dinner & Silent Auction for Mission Trip to Sunset Gap, TN 
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