Aurora Reformed Church

Aurora Center, SD

Bulletin: November 15, 2020

OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND SERVICE THIS WEEK

SUNDAY: 10:00 AM Worship
                                Sunday School

 

Our sympathy and prayers to the family and friends of Joe Dykstra who passed away Thursday, November 12th. Joe’s love for His Lord was widely known and he will be greatly missed in our church family. His funeral will be Friday, November 20th @ 10:30 AM. The funeral will be live on our YouTube channel.

 

*Happy Birthday- Ty Dykstra

*Happy Anniversary: Tim & Miranda Bode

*Prayer Needs:
Lyle Bruinsma is in the hospital with CoVid.

*Dwayne Altman (the gravel guy) passed away this past week. Dwayne donated many loads of gravel to our church, please uphold his family in your prayers.

*Travis Langstraat was in a work accident and lost a leg. Continue to pray for Mavis Bultje & Joan Redeker.
    Travis Langstraat address:
    71 Poultney Street
    White Hall, NY 12887

*Irene Nydam & Betty Tegethoff are at the Corsica Nursing home

*Jim Tegethoff, and Eltha Wolbrink are at the Leisure Living in Corsica

*Dora & Alvin Dykstra are at the Platte Nursing home.

*Please keep in your prayers all of our local firefighters, EMT, police officers and military. Ty Dykstra is serving in Sioux Falls. Whitney Bruinsma who is serving in Rapid City.

 

****UPCOMING CHURCH EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS***

Our annual congregational meeting will be Monday, November 23 @7:00 PM.

December 6 will be our Mission Fest.

 

****UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS***

Cursillo –A short course in Christian living. Registration is open for the retreat. There is no cost to attend.
 Who may come?  anyone from the ages 18 to 99. The retreat is held at Inspiration Hills, with the men’s weekend Starting Thursday evening February 25th ending Sunday afternoon February 28th.
Women’s weekends Thursday evening March 4th to Sunday afternoon March 7th.
For more information or a registration form contact Karla Overweg at 680-4848

JFA 2021 Mission trips. Harvest Hands Ministries- Juárez, Mexico January 15-22. Spencer Perkins - Jackson, Mississippi February 14-20. Voice of Calvary Ministries- February 5-13. Grace Reigns Ministries -Colorado City, Arizona May 1-7. For more information on JFA short-term missions’ trips go to jfa-nwiowa.org and go under Service and learning tab or contact Karla Overweg at 680-4848

*The Center of Hope is in great need of men's and children's coats, snow pants and gloves.  If you have any of these items in good used condition that you do not need.  We would be grateful to have them to go out to our guests.  Our supply of these right now is extremely low.   If you wanted to do some shopping for these items, especially the gloves, that would also be very helpful. 

 

 

 

Special Music:

Organist Schedule:

Library Duty:

**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 note that both Pastor Dan and Ardelle will have access to this email.

 

Consistory Members

Deacons – Nathan Wolbrink, Alan Bruinsma, John A Nydam, Tyler Juhnke

Elders – Robert Punt, Curt Niewenhuis, Byron De Haai, Steve Pennings