Aurora Reformed Church

Aurora Center, SD

Bulletin: April 21, 2024

OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH & SERVICE THIS WEEK

SUNDAY:  10:00 AM Worship

MONDAY: 7:00 PM Women’s Bible Study

WEDNESDAY Midweek
                        7:00 PM Jr High Youth

 

*Congratulations to Joel and Sammie Prien on the birth of a son! Jax Richard was born Thursday, April 18. Jax joins sisters, Kyla, Maddie and River. Prayers and blessings on the Prien family.

*Congratulation to Aaron and Sage(Antonsen) DeHaai who were united in marriage Saturday, April 20th, at Aurora Reformed church. May God richly bless your marriage!

 

*Happy Birthday: Greta DeWitt, Henric DeWitt, Logan Hovland

*Happy Anniversary: Steve & Phyllis Pennings

 

 Prayer Needs:

*Pauline Tolsma is at the Parkston Nursing home.

*Betty Tegethoff, Sarah Punt & Eltha Wolbrink are in the Corsica Nursing home 

*Dora Dykstra is at the Platte Nursing home.

*Please keep in your prayers all our local firefighters, EMT, police officers and military. 

Mission we support: Living Stone Prison Church, Diamond Willow Ministries (Ft Thompson SD), Center of Hope (Sioux Falls), Navigator Ministries (Colorado Springs), Freedoms Gate Church, Heartcry Ministries.

 

UPCOMING CHURCH & COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

* DORCAS is once again collecting items for "Betty's Basket" in honor of Betty Tegethoff and her passion for Right to Life as their April Missions Project.  Please join them in collecting loose change in the provided baby bottles located in the basket in the fellowship hall.  Grab a baby bottle from the basket, take it home, fill it up with loose change/donations and bring it back by April 28th. All proceeds will go to the ZoeCare Pregnancy Center in Yankton, SD.  Thank you!

*You are invited to attend a prayer service at St John’s Catholic Church in Plankinton on Thursday, May 2 at 5:30 PM. Join us in praying for our great nation’s churches, families, education, business, military, government and media. Snacks following the service.

*VBS dates are- May 28-31 (Tuesday-Friday)!
6:00-8:15 PM
We will have classes for ages Pre-K-6th grade.
Parents- please sign up your child(ren) on the signup sheet in back of church with your child’s name and grade they will be going into next school year. You can also email the church with this information.
Some changes at VBS this year are NO 3-year-old class and we will NOT be serving a meal before VBS starts this year-only a snack will be provided during the evening.

***Teachers needed for VBS please contact Kristen Bruinsma or email the church.
Any questions please contact a Hope Circle member. Thank you.

Do you ever feel reluctant in personally sharing your Good News? At a 5-hour Saturday workshop in Sioux Falls on April 27 OR May 18, let's dig into the Word, learn to express our personal God-stories, and then interact with those who may be struggling without Him. Gain an “I-can-do-that” feeling, causing you to feel more natural in speaking spiritually with those you know. For information, other dates available, or to sign-up for Everyday-Ambassadors Practicum, visit www.sfnewroots.com/our-ministries.

 

 

WORSHIP SERVICE
Prelude
Welcome
 Announcements
Call to Worship
Pastoral Prayer
Congregational Greeting
Congregational Worship
#43 “Great Is Thy Faithfulness”
#277 “The Church’s One Foundation”
Children’s Message
Special Music:
Scripture:
Acts 6:1-7
Message
“Conflict in the (one-of- the-first-ones) Church”
Responsive Hymn
#52 “O God, Our Help in Ages Past”
(Offertory)
Benediction
Closing Doxology
“Doxology”
Postlude

 

 

Special Music:

Organist Schedule:

Sound System Schedule:

**If you need an announcement or a prayer need listed in the bulletin

please contact Ardelle Bruinsma at aurorareformedchurch@yahoo.com

All announcements need to be in by Thursday evening.

Please contact Pastor Martin, or one of the elders, if you have a prayer need or Ardelle (680-two five seven one) if you would like the prayer chain started.

 

Consistory Members

Deacons -- Ben Donker, Greg Bruinsma, Beau VanGenderen, Aaron DeHaai

Elders -- Mike Donker, Lyle Bruinsma, Larry Langstraat, Robert Punt