Aurora Reformed Church

Aurora Center, SD

Bulletin: November 2, 2025

OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH & SERVICE THIS WEEK

SUNDAY: 9:00 AM Service

TUESDAY: 7:00PM Consistory

WEDNESDAY: 7:00PM Hope Circle

THURSDAY: 1:30PM Dorcas

 

Birthdays: Kelvin Prien, Clara Kenyon, Bryce Plamp, Carla Plamp

 

Prayer Needs:

*Arlin VandeZande is still dealing with kidney stones. He recovering at home.

*Dan Veurink (Brad Veurink’s brother) is battling cancer and currently going through chemo treatments.

*Kendra Paulson (Dorothy Vreugdenhil’s granddaughter) is battling cancer.

*Alvin Feenstra is at Firesteel Healthcare center in Mitchell.

*Pauline Tolsma is at the Parkston Nursing Home.

*Dorothy Vreugdenhil is at the assisted living in Corsica.

*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, Eagle Nest Life Center (Wanblee SD).

 

UPCOMING CHURCH & COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS!

**Congregational Meeting will be held November 16th, following the church service.

**There will be NO SUNDAY SCHOOL November 9th due to mission fest and the potluck afterwards. Also, NO SUNDAY SCHOOL on November 16th due to congregational meeting after the church service. If you wish to stay for the meeting but worried what to do with your little children, the upper classman Sunday school kids will be available to play, do crafts, and hang out with the younger children so you are able to attend the meeting.

 

Hope Circle
Lesson Leader: Barbara
Hostess: Twila
Lesson 10 Matthew 16:13-17:23 Page 123

Dorcas
Devotions: Cheryl
Lesson: Deloris
Roll Call: Gentleness
Hostess: Phyllis

 

Soup Supper
At Prairie’s Edge Methodist Church Stickney
Saturday, November 8, 5:30 pm-7 pm
Soups, Sandwiches, Desserts
Sponsored by Rejoice Women’s Group
Free Will Offering for Mission Project.
This year’s mission project will go to help defray costs for the Stickney EMT class.

 

** Mission fest will be Sunday morning, November 9th with Jason Wiersma from Freedom’s Gate Ministry. Potluck to follow service.

**Mark your calendars! 10th Annual Fall Fling Vendor/Craft fair at Dakota Christian School, Saturday, November 1st from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Bring a friend to shop over 40 vendor booths, eat soup and sandwich for lunch and grab your favorite bake sale/Dutch specialty item. If you would like to donate a bake sale item, please drop off at the school on Friday, October 31st or bring with you the day of the show. Hope to see you there!

**Harrison Community Church will be hosting a community Mission Fest worship service the evening of November 2, at 7:00. Ron De Witt from Sioux Falls, along with natives from Togo in Africa, will be sharing the work of SIMDEL Children’s Ministry in Togo. An offering will be taken for missions and refreshments will be served following the worship service.

**New Hope Christian Camp Annual Banquet:
The Annual Fundraising Banquet will be on Friday, November 14th at 6pm. Tickets are $30 per person, or you can sponsor a table for $250 and receive 8 tickets to share. Our speaker this year is Pastor Dave Martin. You can register at newhopechristiancamp.org

**Calling all singers, instrumentalists (all kinds), dramatic readers! Join us for the Armour Area Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec 7th at 7pm at Grandview Reformed Church. Rehearsals start Wednesday night, Nov 12th (rehearsal for optional women's only piece Wed, Nov 5th). Please contact Amy Bialas (605-484-3155) or Joan Mulder (605-770-1189) if interested! Your gifts/abilities are wanted even if rusty!

 

 

 

WORSHIP SERVICE
Prelude
Welcome
Announcements
Call to Worship
Prayer
Congregational Greeting
Congregational Worship
#67 “The Love of God”
“We Have Come into His House”
Children’s Message
Special Music
Olivia VanGenderen
Scripture
Matthew 4:23 / 24:14
Mark 16:14-15
1Corinthians 9:16
Romans 1:16
Message
“Do You Truly KNOW The Gospel?”
Responsive Hymn
#539 “O That Will Be Glory”
(Offertory)
Benediction
Closing Doxology
“Bind Us Together”
Postlude

 

 

Preaching Schedule:

Greeter List

Special Music

Organist Schedule:

Sound System Schedule:

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

please contact Sammie Prien at aurorareformedchurch@yahoo.com

All announcements need to be in by Thursday evening.

 

Consistory Members

Elders -- Loran Dykstra, Mike VandenHoek, Robert Punt

Deacons -- Greg Bruinsma, Beau VanGenderen, Aaron DeHaai