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Congregational Meeting
Our Congregational Meeting will be held immediately following our Reformed Worship Service on Sunday, November 20th for the election of new officers. All members are encouraged to attend.

5th-6th Grade Movie Night
All 5th-6th grade students are invited to join Pastor Michael for a movie night in the high school youth room at the church on November 18th from 7pm-9pm. We will be watching the just released movie, Ice Age: Collision Course so come ready to laugh and enjoy our complimentary movie snacks! Please let us know in the office if your student plans to attend so that we can make sure to have enough snacks for everyone. Please RSVP to Pastor Michael by Thursday, November 17th.

Wednesday, November 16th

Meal: Cheesy Potatoes & Ham
Meal Crew: Sharma Brockmeyer, Jane Loveall, Karey Winkel, Sharee DenHerder, Marcia & Cassie Eckerman

Please contact the church office if you can help serve meals anytime in the next four weeks so that we can be sure to count on your help. Thank you in advance!

Adult Classes:

Freezer Meals
The Book of Daniel – Rachelle Gewecke
10 Commandments—Clint Loveall

Recharge Craft Donations Needed!

old keys (any size, any kind)

Questions? Ask Jill Jennings

Donations may be put in the craft room.

Looking for Singers

The Reforming service is looking for vocalists to join the praise team! If you like to sing and have thought of trying it out, now is the perfect opportunity to join. You can sign up to sing as often as your schedule may allow, and you also get to participate in choosing the music that we sing in church on Sunday. Contact Rachelle Gewecke at (712)314-2292 or rachelle.gewecke@gmail.com to hear more about this fun and important way to get involved in our church family and use the talents God has given you!

Hello Church family!
We are going with a team from Spirit Lake to Caiman, Haiti January 5-14, 2017. The ministry we are going to work with is called UCI (United Christian International). We are having a fundraiser Taco Meal, including a taste of Haiti with Haitian Beans and Rice, on Sunday Nov 13th. This meal will be held at Crosswinds Church from 11am-1pm. We will also be taking orders for holiday pies at that time. Please consider coming to help support our trip. Thanks!
– Kailee and Emma Jenness

Youth Led Combined Worship Service, November 20th
Please join us on Sunday, November 20th at our Youth led Combined Worship Service at 8:50 am. Following our Worship Service the children will go to Sunday School and the High School Youth will be hosting their Annual Pie Auction.

Joash Chest
Our Faith Promises will be dedicated during both services this Sunday, November 20th.

Pie Auction & Youth Sunday
Need a pie for Thanksgiving? The annual Pie Auction and Youth Sunday will be held on November 20th. Join us for the joint worship service at 8:50am which will be led by the youth and then don’t miss the fellowship, brunch, and pie auction to follow! We are excited to share some of the early details about this year’s youth mission trip while also raising funds to make these life changing experiences possible for our students. See you there! Students are asked to be here at 7:30am to help set up.

Food For The Soul
The ingredients of Christmas
This Advent, we will be exploring the major components of the Christian life and the Christmas message… Hope, Peace, Joy, Love and Christ. Essentially we will be using the idea of holiday recipes and Christmas cooking to consider these fundamental “ingredients” of the Christian life. These themes will guide us through advent as we prepare and approach Christmas together, and we need your help!

During each week of Advent, we will have a box in the narthex labeled with that week’s theme word. We are asking people to put something in the box that symbolizes or expresses the meaning of that word to you. It can be something written, a simple word, a picture, or some item that you would be willing to share with us for the Advent season. Mark submissions with your name so they can be returned after Christmas. Following services on each Sunday, all of the objects will be on display on tables that represent that week’s word. We will be building our collection throughout the advent season. We think this might be a great way to include children or grandchildren as you could have them help select something to share.

The schedule will be…

November 27 – Hope [The hope box will be available from 11/21 to 11/27]December 4 – Peace [The peace box will be available 11/28 – 12/4]December 11 – Joy [The joy box will be available from 12/5 – 12/11]December 18 – Love [The love box will be available from 12/19 – 12/24]December 24 – Christ [The Christ box will be available from 12/19 – 12/24]

PS – We will also be including a box for “favorite holiday recipes,” but this will just be for fun. It will remain out for people to look through and copy things they would like to try.

The Baby/Lap Quilts are ready to be finished. They are located in the chest of drawers in fellowship hall.

Our sympathies are extended to the family of Marvin Stockdale on the passing of his wife, Anita, this past week.
Our sympathies are extended to the family of Roberta Carlson on her passing this past week.
Rob Oldson suffering from leg pain.
Chuck Dunn recovering from surgery.
Jennifer Larson suffering with pain management.
Gena Main recovering from surgery.
Shawnda Prochaska suffering with migraines.
Jenny Beers recovering from pneumonia.
Paul Kamermeyer diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer.
Keith Byers recovering from health issues.
Kathy Huitink awaiting test results.
Finley Brunsvold going through chemo treatments.
Beth Primavera recovering from a broken arm.

Upcoming Meetings:

November 16th

Recharge – 5:30pm
High School Youth Group – 7pm
Adult Handbell practice – 7pm
2nd Service Rehearsal – 7:15pm
Chancel Choir practice – 8pm

November 17th

Men’s Bible Study – 9am
KJIA Soup & Sweets Supper – 4:30-7pm

November 18th

5th & 6th Grade Movie Night – 7pm

November 19th

Anita Stockdale Memorial Servce – 11am

November 20th

Reformed Worship Service – 8:50am
Congregational Meeting – 10am
Sunday School – 10:15am
No Confirmation
No Adult Ed
No Reforming Worship Service
No Act II
Worship Service at Hawkeye – 2pm

November 21st

PW Sewing -9am
Roberta Carlson Memorial Service – 10:30am

November 22nd

Weekly Prayer – 9am
Women’s Bible Study – 1:30pm

Reformed (1st) Service ~ 8:50am
November 20th

Organist – Eulyn Riemersma
Liturgist – Owen Primavera
Ushers – Darin, Erin, Grace, Wes & Sully Radcliffe and John & Sue Ziegenbusch
Greeters – Jack & Sherryl Jones
Video Taping – Keith Brockmeyer
Nursery – April Krull & Megan Donnenwerth
Coffee – Edna VanderWolde & Jan Bowles

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