2026 May 10 Announcements
MONTHLY COLLECTION: Apostolic Christian Counseling & Family Services
CALENDARS: Church calendar, yearly calendar, young group calendar, national church calendar
SERMONS: Audio/Video
SUNDAY SCHOOL COLLECTION ITEM: Paper towels for the Heart House
SERVES LUNCH IN 2 WEEKS: Ross Hohulin & Jon Hohulin (5/24)
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS:
HarvestCall sewing will be held this Tuesday from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Fellowship Hall.
Bro. Dick and Sis. Carla Hohulin plan to give their testimony this Wednesday evening at 7 PM at the Fellowship Hall.
It is Goodfield’s turn to have Sunday morning services at the Eureka AC Home each Sunday in May. These services begin at 8:45 a.m. Please come help sing and support our ministers if you are able.
LOCAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Annual men and boys campout is coming up on May 29th and 30th. Details for this event can be found in the link at the bottom of the announcements email. Please sign up here or at the message center if you plan to attend. Contact Brothers Austin McClure or Tyler Getz with any questions.
The HarvestCall Child Sponsorship Office in Morton is looking for 2 volunteers to take over certain office responsibilities for our child sponsorship program in Haiti. This would require approximately 4 hours of in office work per week, and basic computer skills. Volunteers would be responsible for managing updates on student information and notifying sponsors of all changes. This is an excellent way to be involved in the work that HarvestCall Child Sponsorship is doing with students in Haiti. Those interested should reach out to Cathy Koch (Office Manager) at (309) 267-3905 or email the Office at childsponsorship@harvestcall.org.
NATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Greetings to the Upper Midwest and Illinois churches!
The Rochester Christian Guest House continues to support those coming to Rochester for medical care and their families. At the end of our recent annual meeting, it seemed timely to update the churches on some changes and current needs.
The three separate guestrooms w/ private baths and a shared common/kitchen area are all on the lower level. This past year, a lift was installed to provide easier access from the main floor, which has blessed many. High usage continues to come from our churches and associated friends/neighbors. Those staying include those receiving care as well as their friends and family. Please continue encouraging brethren and friends to visit the Guesthouse Webpage for more information and reservations in their time of need.
Unsolicited donations from those staying or from their churches cover operating expenses. This coming year, we seek to raise around $30,000 to replace the deck and some sections of the sidewalk. Contributions can be made out to the Rochester Guesthouse and mailed directly to our treasurer, Bro. John Berglund (4110 Brunswick Ave N, Crystal, MN 55422).
Guests are presently served by short-term caretakers while we pray for a long-term caretaker. To that end, we are seeking to expand our list of potential short-term caretakers who stay for a few days to a few months at a time to interact with the guests and turn over the rooms. The short-term list is contacted when guests are scheduled to be at the guesthouse. We pray that, in time, God will also provide us with a long-term caretaker who can stay for one or more years, serving guests and caring for the home. When we are blessed with a longterm caretaker, we will still need short-term caretakers to cover vacations and other needs as they arise. If there is interest in exploring either role, please reach out to our board chair, David Messner (dbmessner@gmail.com).
We thank you for your prayers - for the board to be good stewards of entrusted funds, for God to provide caretakers to serve with the compassion of Christ, and for our guests to be encouraged and drawn closer to God during their stay.
In Christ,
Rochester Christian Guesthouse Board of Directors
Brothers David Messner (Chair), Neil Schmidgall, John Berglund, Marti Knoblock, Chuck Wirtz
LOCAL VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:
LifePoints has volunteer opportunities you can sign up for! Check out this link for their dates and sign-ups, and please forward this email to those you know who may be interested!!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
May 23: G3 Sauder Lake event
REPENTANCE ANNOUNCEMENT:
The angels are rejoicing that Brookelyn Sauder has humbly surrendered her heart to the Lord in repentance. Brookelyn is the daughter of Bro. Nate and Sis. Emily. Please pray for Brookelyn as she begins her walk with Jesus.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS:
We rejoice with Brock & Nina Wiegand as they were blessed with a baby girl, Wren Lucy, born on April 27th.
We also rejoice with Bro. Russell & Sis. Andrea Wiegand as they were blessed with a baby girl, Evelyn Chelsea, born on May 3rd.
CHURCH DIRECTORY UPDATES:
RIEKE, Seth & Melody (Mehn)
14509 Twin Grove Rd.
Bloomington, IL 61705
WETTSTEIN, Jake & Mary (Blunier)
624 Timber Ridge Ct.
Eureka, IL 61530