2026 January 18 Announcements
MONTHLY COLLECTION: HarvestCall Disaster Relief
CALENDARS: Church calendar, yearly calendar, young group calendar, national church calendar
SERMONS: Audio/Video
SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Hand soap/cleaning supplies (toilet bowl cleaner, bathroom/kitchen cleaner, disinfectant spray, etc.) for the Heart House
SERVES LUNCH IN 2 WEEKS: Mark Rocke (2/1)
THIS WEEKS EVENTS:
There will be a blood drive at the Goodfield Fellowship Hall today, Monday, January 19th from 1:00-6:00pm. If you are willing to donate blood, please sign up online or call Sis. Lynda Hinrichsen.
This Wednesday evening, Bro. Jeff plans to hold a topical study on membership. We hope to give some clarity around our Goodfield church and the national church’s understanding of church membership. This will be in the church assembly and all are invited.
On Saturday, our dear brother Glen Joos passed away. His visitation will be this Thursday from 4 to 7 at the Fellowship Hall and from 9 to 9:45 on Friday here at the church. The funeral will be at 10:00 on Friday. Please pray for Sis. Bev and the Joos family during this difficult time.
It is Goodfield’s turn to have Sunday morning services at the Eureka AC Home each Sunday in January. These services begin at 8:45 a.m. Please come help sing and support our ministers if you are able.
LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
As most of you know, we share oversight of the church cemetery with our Congerville church. This past week, a cemetery meeting was held with treasurers, trustees and sextants from both churches. The cemetery lots needed a price increase and it was unanimously voted to increase from $200 to $400 per lot. This will go into effect March 1st, 2026. Also Bro. Ted Taufer’s 10 years are up. Bro. Joe Wiegand moves up to the Sextant’s position, and Bro. Robert Rokey is his new Assistant.
There will be a Middle School Youth Activity Night at the Eureka Middle School on February 1st for our 5th-8th grade students. 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 4:30 p.m. and pick-up is at 7:30 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact Bro. Bob or Sis. Ashley Schieler.
It has been brought to our attention that several of the vendors we use for serving lunch, such as Beecham’s, Casey’s, Schnuck’s and ALDI are now requiring a 2 week notice for orders. Because of this we have compiled a new GREEN binder that has vendor information and past lunch history for you to pick up 2 weeks before you serve so you can place your orders in a timely fashion. You will then take the green binder back and exchange for the purple binder the Sunday before you serve. The purple binder has key and the rest of the information you will need to serve. Sis. Roxy will note in the weekly announcement email who serves in two weeks so you are alerted and can get started with the planning. Please remember if you switch serving dates with someone else to let Sis. Christy Wiegand know so she can update the church calendar online which Roxy will use for the reminders. If you have any questions, please see Sis. Emily Sauder or Sis. Judy Knapp.
Rotating potluck lists are ready to be picked up at the message center. Thank you to everyone willing to be a part!
LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
LifePoints has volunteer opportunities you can sign up for this winter! Check out this link for their winter dates and sign-ups, and please forward this email to those you know who may be interested!!
Through a grant, Heartline and Heart House in Eureka is replacing all of the floors in the shelter and front office. This will be done in 4-5 different phases. During each phase they need volunteers to help take apart furniture and move furniture so the new floors can be laid and then move the furniture back. This will take a lot of volunteers and they are so appreciative to everyone that can help. Please sign up here for any dates you may be available.
The Goodfield Community Club will be hosting their 76th Annual Spaghetti Supper on February 7th this year from 4:30 to 6:30. They are looking for anyone willing to volunteer the night of the supper and/or provide desserts prior to. Please consider helping with the event and sign-up here. Contact Abby Dietrich or Melissa Rieke with any questions. Thank you!
NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Greetings from Altadena, CA. There is the opportunity for a small work group of 6-8 people to help on a building project with Habitat for Humanity the first week of March 3/2-3/6. All skill levels are welcome. Please contact Bro. Mike and Sis. Susie Zobrist for details.
Mike's cell: 309-660-7004
email -
zobfam@gmail.com
SAVE THE DATE:
ACCFS is hosting their annual Marriage Conference, Feb. 20-21 in Goodfield.
Titled "Hand-in-Hand", the conference will focus on growing marriages on God, each other, and in community. Consider joining and asking another couple to join you for this special weekend!
More details can be found here.
BAPTISM ANNOUNCEMENT:
We are very thankful to announce that Kaylie and Elana Wettstein have confessed their faith in Jesus and are at peace with God. We would like to hear their testimonies and baptize them on February 7th and 8th. Please feel free to reach out to either of them with questions or concerns and continue to pray for them in their walk with the Lord.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT:
We rejoice with Rob and Melissa Rieke as they were blessed with a baby girl, Juniper Jean, on January 17th.