2025 October 26 Announcements
MONTHLY COLLECTION: Apostolic Christian HarvestCall
CALENDARS: Church calendar, yearly calendar, young group calendar, national church calendar
SERMONS: Audio/Video
SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Christmas gift bags, tissue paper, boxes for the Heart House
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
This Wednesday evening Bro. Justin Koch from our Washington congregation plans to be with us to talk about “The kindness and Severity of God (Finding hope in times of despair).” Passage is Ezekiel 36. This will be at the Fellowship Hall at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
The 2025 Elder Teaching Resource Apologetic Conference will be held at Congerville church on Saturday, November 1st. This year’s theme is Truth in Love. You can learn more or register here.
The Adult Friends Bible Studies will be held each Sunday morning in November at 10:00 a.m. in the Gathering Room. Bro. Cody Schumacher plans to lead these studies. Please be prayerful for Bro. Cody and all those who attend.
LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
It’s time to sign up for rotating potluck. If you would like to participate next year, the sign-up sheets are at the message center. If you have any questions, please see Bro. Mike or Sis. Gretchen Zimmerman or Bro. Tim or Sis. Susie Blunier.
There are some dishes on the kitchen counter that haven’t been claimed for over a month… they’ll be taken to Goodwill if they’re still there at the end of this month.
For our Goodfield church visioning and building remodel project, we will have a small group discussions on Wednesday, November 5th in place of our regular service. The discussion will be around our facility and how we can change or improve the facility to better accomplish our mission. All attendees and members of our church are invited and encouraged to attend.
NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HarvestCall’s next large-scale Rebuilding Ministry project will be in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.
Acadia Parish in southern Louisiana experienced excessive rainfall in 2025, causing significant damage to houses, some still waiting for help after Hurricanes Laura and Delta in 2020.
They are in need of our help to repair and rebuild their homes and lives. HarvestCall will be helping underserved people who suffered loss and are unable to recover on their own.
While construction is the obvious activity of this ministry, the primary goal is to share the love of Christ and proclaim the Gospel.
· Forty volunteers are needed each week starting January 11, 2026 and continuing through March 27, 2026. If you find that the weeks are full, put your name on the waitlist so we know that you would like to help.
· Skilled tradesmen AND unskilled workers are needed, as are those with a passion to share the Gospel with those we serve.
· Online registration is required for all volunteers and opens at noon Central time on Wednesday, November 19th at www.harvestcall.org
If anyone has an item to go to the Hospital Lumiere auction, they can get it to Bro. Greg or Sis. Jill Wagner and they will take it to Gridley. The Amazon wish list below allows items to directly be sent to Gridley.
Please mark your calendars for the Hospital Lumiere In person Auction on Nov. 14 in Gridley. Online auction will be Nov. 6 – 8. For questions, talk to Bro. Greg or Sis. Jill Wagner.
For more information about the Auction, both online and in person: https://www.harvestcall.org/benefit-auction.
Dates:
· Online/Virtual Auction will be held Nov 6-8, 2024.
· In Person Auction will be Nov. 14, 2024 – at The Water Tower, Gridley, IL
We are in need of items to donate – You can go to the Amazon link to buy and send items to Bro. Clark Stoller in Gridley. Thank you for any donation!
PRAYER REQUESTS:
Please fervently pray for Jamaica, especially Sis Erin Davis and our other missionaries there. Hurricane Melissa is scheduled to hit tomorrow and there is speculation about 30 to 40 inches of rain and potentially 200 mph winds making it one of the most devastating hurricanes recorded. Pray that it will speed up and calm down and for safety for everyone.
Prayer Request Update from Bro. Joe & Sis. Jan Beer:
After receiving the 4 a.m. call October 17 that Joe's sister Gin had fallen & had a brain bleed, we received another call about 2 hours later that God took her Home.
It was a shock to us, but a great relief that she was safe in the arms of Jesus.
We thank you for your prayers for us. God answered them by removing Joe from being the executor of her estate because it had only been a verbal request, not done legally.
We appreciate your kindness and your prayers more than we can express.
...Joe and Jan Beer
DATES TO REMEMBER:
November 22nd & 23rd: Testimonies and baptisms for Braden Schieler, Tyson Schieler, and Harvey Schieber
THANK YOU:
Thank you to all who sent Bro. Alfred Kieser a birthday card for his 90th Birthday.
REPENTANCE ANNOUNCEMENT:
We are thankful to announce that Luke Lowrey has turned to the Lord in faith and repentance. Please pray for and encourage Luke in his walk with Jesus!