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Maundy Thursday Services
Worship Service at
2:00 p.m., Communion
by Intinction
Worship Service at 7
p.m., Communion by
Intinction
The Community Good Friday Service will be
held at Community Church this year from 12
noon until 3:00 p.m. We will explore the
question: “Why Did Jesus Die?” All area
congregations are invited to worship as the
larger Body of Christ at this service. Come
when you can and stay
as long as you can.
Leave when you must.
For additional
information please
contact the church
office at 843-9275.
Easter Sunday Service
Invite your families,
friends, and neighbors to
join us in the celebration of
the resurrection of our
Lord Jesus Christ on
Easter Sunday, April 1st. Worship will
begin at 9:30 a.m. and we will share the
Lord’s Supper at this service.
Our church hosts
Good Friday Services - March 30
March 25 is Palm
Sunday.
The world needed
healing, still does -
and that is why Jesus came. We will look at
praying for healing and restoration.
Celebrate our 40 Days of Prayer!
Everyone is invited to a brunch to celebrate our 40 Days of Prayer.
Share experiences, joys, revelations, insights, fellowship, and new
partnerships with all of the small groups.
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Worship Leaders for
March:
March 4 John Stapleton
March 11 Kathy Spalding
March 18 Don McKay
March 25 Kathy Bromley
40 Days of Prayer…
It is hard to believe that two weeks have already passed in our 40 Days of Prayer Study. What a
blessing hear your stories and learn more about prayer through the thoughts of one another.
What a blessing to have new prayer partners to make sure we are reaching out to God and
accomplishing what we really want from this study and of course, what God wants for us.
I can’t imagine life without God and I cannot imagine my relationship with God without prayer.
I keep going back to the verse from Isaiah 30:18: “The Lord waits for you to come to Him so He
can show you His love and compassion.” Hard to imagine Almighty God waiting to hear from
me… but it’s true. A second passage is when God speaks through Jeremiah 33:3: “Call to me
and I will answer you. I will show you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never
figure out on your own.”
I call this passage – “don’t put God in a box.” Sometimes I think we forget that God is God and
He can do anything and everything. There are so many things that God wants to show us that
we can’t even imagine, so many things that God wants to accomplish through us that we can’t
even dream. Nothing is too difficult for God and we need to have that kind of faith and trust in
Him. Too many times we say we can’t do that, but with God we can and it won’t be as difficult
as we think.
These are the passages that have continued to speak to me in this study – how about you? Are
there passages in the daily meditations that have been especially thought provoking or
meaningful?
If you haven’t been in touch with your prayer partner call them or text them – share your
thoughts on a passage with them and make sure you both are staying up to speed on the
devotionals. Take a minute to pray together.
God’s Blessings, Pastor Brett
Serving Communion on
March 4:
John Stapleton
Dave Swathwood
Diane Swathwood
Jeff Bowden
Lorrie McKay
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March 4 - 40 Days of Prayer, Sermon Three
“Who Do You Think You are Talking To?”
March 11 - 40 Days of Prayer, Sermon Four
“Praying in Five Dimensions”
March 18 - 40 Days of Prayer, Sermon Five
“How to Pray Throughout the Day”
March 25 - “Praying for Healing and
Restoration”
April 1 - “When God Says: No”
Lucinda Gangler 3/1
Ted Leibole 3/2
Mary Carlson 3/5
Kenneth Steiner 3/6
W. John Clement 3/9
Janet VanEpps 3/11
Jayne Reed 3/12
Dilly Smith 3/14
Steve Iteen 3/16
Ed Hallin 3/25
Lorrie McKay 3/25
Michael Iteen 3/25
Marge Gilligan 3/30
Jackie Lane 3/30
John & Jan Wallis 3/26
Sermon Titles for
March 2018 2018
Communion Schedule
March 4 Pews
March 29 Maundy Thursday Intinction
April 1 Easter Pews
May 6 Intinction
June 3 Pews
July 1 Intinction
August 5 Pews
September 2 Intinction
October 7 Pews
November 4 All Saints
Sunday Intinction
November 25 Christ the King
Sunday Pews
December 2 Intinction
December 24 Christmas Eve Intinction
The family of Danyel Vander Wall wishes to
express their thanks for the
church’s kindness, sympathy,
prayers, cards, and food.
Marie Mortensen and family
also express their deep appreciation for all of
the prayers, cards, and calls they received
following Les’ passing.
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The Council met on
Wednesday, February 21,
2018 at 6:00 pm in Room 11.
Eleven members and one
guest were present.
Pastor Brett opened the meeting with prayer.
The minutes of the January 17, 2018 were
approved as presented. The Council also
reviewed the minutes Annual Business
Meeting held on Sunday, January 28, 2018.
These minutes will be approved by the
congregation at the next congregational
meeting.
The Treasurer reports that January financials
are good with shortfall in line within
projections. General Fund Balance is
$26,807.34. Committees have finalized their
budget planning with the realignment of
committees for the year. The 2017 giving
statements have been mailed.
Committee Reports:
Worship/Christian Education Committee -
focused on Lent activities, including 40
Days of Prayer.
Building Use and Maintenance - active
with several projects; heating, electrical,
and NW entrance/back hallway will begin
soon.
Membership Outreach Evangelism/
Missions/Christian Women’s Fellowship
– met individually and together to look at
activities and discuss how we can be
more focused as a church and to make
sure that our activities build relationships
with people which is the mission and
vision of the church.
Older Adult Karing System– Calendar for
2018 is planned.
Scholarship Committee – actively
meeting and applications are available
and going out to people.
Pastor Brett’s Report focused on spiritual
growth and intentional evangelism for the
Elders.
A brunch is planned for Sunday, April 8,
2018 to celebrate the completion of the 40
Days of Prayer series.
The next meeting will be Wednesday, March
21, 2018 6:00 pm in room 11. Everyone is
welcome to attend the meeting.
Don McKay closed the meeting with prayer.
Highlights from the February Council Meeting
The Scholarship Committee announces that applications for educational
scholarships are available in the church office. The completed
applications are to be submitted to the church office no later than 12:00
p.m., Monday, April 16, 2018.
The committee welcomes new and repeat applicants. Scholarships are
awarded on the basis of achievement, extracurricular activities, educational
goals, and financial need. Scholarships are for the purpose of permitting the
student to pursue post-secondary education, including college and university, vocational and
technical school, Bible school, and professional and post-graduate study.
For additional information, please contact the church office at: (231) 843-9275.
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Date Attendance
Count
General
Fund
Collection
January 28 55 $2,237.00
February 4 42 $3,390.00
February 11 45 $1,930.00
February 18 52 $2,063.00
February 25 62 $2,313.00
Monthly Update
Council and Committee Meetings—March 2018
Christian Women’s Fellowship Monday, March 5, 9:30 am, Room 11
Finance and Personnel Committee Monday, March 5, 1 pm, Room 20A
O.A.K.S. Committee Wednesday, March 7, 6:30 pm, Room 10
Worship & Music Committee Wednesday, March 14, 6 pm, Room 20A
Missions Committee Tuesday, March 6, 11 am
Christian Education Committee
Membership/Outreach/Evangelism Committee
(M.O.E.), Communications Committee
Wednesday, March 14, 6 pm, Room 10
Building Use and Maintenance Committee (B.U.M.) Tuesday, March 13, 6:30 pm, Room 20A
Council of Ministries Wednesday, March 21, 6:00 pm, Room 11
MARCH
Hospitality INC - March 10
Daylight Savings Time Begins—March 11
Palm Sunday - March 25
Maundy Thursday - March 29
Good Friday - March 30
APRIL
Easter Sunday - April 1
Celebrating 40 Days of Prayer - April 8
Hospitality INC - April 14
5th Sunday Noisy Coin Offering for Adopt-A-
Family - April 29
MAY
Mother’s Day - May 13
JUNE
Scholarship / Graduation Sunday - June 10
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Cancellations
In cases of bad weather, a decision to cancel Sunday worship will be
made by 7:30 a.m. Cancellations will be announced on the following
radio stations: WMOM, WKLA (AM and FM). It will also be shown on
TV channel 13 WZZM. If school is closed during the week, all church
activities will be cancelled until noon. If committees wish to cancel
afternoon or evening meetings, committees should contact their
members and the office should be contacted.
Crossroads Folding:
March 29
Crossroads
Deadline:
March 21
Charter Spectrum Cable (CableVision) Channel 190 broadcasts our worship
service each week. Broadcast times are 11 am Sunday morning, 7 pm Sunday
evening, and again at 7 am on Monday morning. Tune in if you had to miss
worshipping with us - or if you want to listen and worship again.
WE ARE HERE --------
97.5% of our goal
for our Capital
Campaign ...
$9,750 collected
Thank You!!
When I was called here to Community Church, I asked the Search and Call Committee three
questions:
1. Does Community Church believe, honor, and follow the teaching of the Bible?
2. Does Community Church love people and long for them to know Jesus?
3. Are the people of Community Church willing to sacrifice to the point they will joyfully
embrace change?
I asked these questions of the Elders last week. I shared that numbers one and two tend to be easy to
say “yes” to. But only a “yes” in action to number three indicates our true response to one and two.
I ask these questions of myself every week. They come from “Organic Outreach for Churches” by
Kevin G. Harney.
- Pastor Brett
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Lorrie and Don McKay
are often at Community
Church – just helping
out where needed. They
both say that they really
enjoy helping others and
want to do more! They
have been members at
Community Church for
many years.
Lorrie grew up in the church, was baptized,
confirmed, and married here. She is a hometown,
Ludington, girl who graduated from Ludington
High School. Don was born in Wayne County,
Michigan, and raised on a farm near the small
town of Corran, Michigan which is on the east
side of the state. He graduated from Fairview
High School and attended Corran Baptist
Church.
Don and Lorrie both attended West Shore
Community College where Lorrie earned a
nursing degree. She did home care nursing for a
few years, and then worked as a paraprofessional
in Ludington schools for 32 years. She worked
with at-risk kids in reading and math, and was in
charge of the math lab. Lately, she has been
substitute teaching. Don went to aviation school
at WMU for two years. He was a construction
laborer for a short time, then a supervisor for
road construction/sewer and water main, retiring
in 2012.
Blessed with three sons – Brad, Todd, and Adam
– all were baptized at Community Church. Brad
and family live in Ludington, Todd in
Hudsonville, and Adam in North Carolina. Don
and Lorrie are proud grandparents of seven
grandchildren, and one heavenly grandson,
Hunter Lee.
Lorrie and Don have both willingly served on
our church’s Council of Ministries for six years,
plus various committees. Don does lots of
B.U.M (Building Use and Maintenance)
activities – making repairs, doing painting, yard
work, etc. as needed for the church. Lorrie has
served on the Pastoral Search Committee
recently, and most other committees. They also
volunteer for Community Table and Hospitality
INC.
Don spends as much time as possible hunting
and fishing. He also likes dogs and cats. They
have a Shih Tzu and Yorkie Terrier mix dog
named Bentley. Lorrie has many hobbies – she
loves outdoor life including walking, gardening,
kayaking, the beach, snow shoveling, and cross
country skiing. For indoor activities she enjoys
reading, jigsaw puzzles, and scrapbooking. Both
really treasure time spent with each other and
their family, attending grandchildren’s sporting
events, etc.
Lorrie says her passion is to “become all that
God wants me to be.” Her favorite Bible
scripture is Philippians 4:6 – “Do not be anxious
about anything, but in every situation, by prayer
and petition with thanksgiving, present your
requests to God.” For her, it means: Do not
worry about everything. Tell God what you need
and thank Him for what He has done.
Don’s favorite scripture is John 3:16. His passion
is to: “Come much, much closer to my God.”
His new favorite saying is: “Never look down on
anyone – only God sits that high.”
Very well said, Don and Lorrie, and thanks for
all you do at Community Church!
Getting to Know You, Getting to Know All About You
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PRAYER NEEDS OF OUR CHURCH’S FAMILY AND FRIENDS
IMMEDIATE PRAYER NEEDS
Family of Dale Guenthardt, Dale passed on February 26
Family of Ruth Meissner, Ruth passed on February 22
Jack Burns, health concerns
Dean Lundberg, healing, thankful for successful surgery
OUR MISSIONARIES
Daryl and Leshia Beltz - both have health concerns
Jim and Yuri Cerminaro
Tony and Connie Johnson
Dean and Debbie Lundberg
ON-GOING
Sherry Johnson, at Tendercare, health concerns, friend of Judy Thiel
Linda Kenney, health concerns
Jamie Spore, health concerns
Roger Johnson, health
Tonda Cadey, healing
Mary Young, health concerns
M.J. Grech, health concerns
Adam McCann, Iteen’s nephew, health concerns
Jeanne Rabe, health concerns, Godmother of Kathy Bromley
Judy d’Anton, continuing recovery, Dave Swathwood’s sister
Terry Krystiniak, health concerns, encouragement and support
Barbara Peters, multiple sclerosis, Bob and Lynn Olmstead’s daughter
Chuck Oleniczak, health concerns
Harold Figgins, health concerns
Daniel Williams, health concerns, Sandi Steckel’s cousin
Sherrie Sanders, health concerns
Eric Lund, recovery - double arm transplant
NURSING HOME RESIDENTS
Autumn Winds - Marylyn Brown
Willowbrook - Thelma Bowden
Oakview - Gary Miller, Barbara Johnson, Mary Carlson
Addresses:
Autumn Winds AFC, 676 N Stiles Rd, Scottville
Willowbrook, 2023 W US 10, Scottville
Oakview, 1001 Diana St, Lud.
Tendercare, 1000 E Tinkham Ave, Lud.
All persons placed on the prayer list will remain there for a period of two weeks. If you have a prayer need that you would like to have the members of the prayer chain pray for, please activate the prayer chain by calling Janet VanEpps at 843-3122.
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SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
4
Worship with
Communion
9:30 am
40 Days SG 11 am
5 CWF, 9:30 am
Finance &
Personnel, 1 pm
6 40 Days SG 9:30 am
Quilters 9am-6pm Missions, 11 am Community Table 4:30-6pm Boy Scouts 7pm
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OAKS 6:30 pm
40 Days SG 7 pm
8 Bulletin Folding 10am Vocal Choir 6pm Bell Choir 7pm
9 10
11
Worship, 9:30 am
40 Days SG 11 am
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13 40 Days SG 9:30 am
Quilters 9am-6pm Community Table 4:30-6pm BUM 6:30 pm Boy Scouts 7pm
14 CE/MOE/Comm 6 pm Worship & Music
Comm, 6 pm
40 Days SG 7 pm
15 Bulletin Folding 10am Vocal Choir 6pm Bell Choir 7pm
16 17 St. Patrick’s Day
18 Worship, 9:30 am
40 Days SG 11 am
19 20 40 Days SG 9:30 am
Quilters 9am-6pm Community Table 4:30-6pm Boy Scouts 7pm
21 Crossroads Deadline Council, 6 pm
40 Days SG 7 pm
22 Bulletin Folding 10am Vocal Choir 6pm Bell Choir 7pm
23 24
25 Palm Sunday
Worship, 9:30 am
40 Days SG 11 am
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27 40 Days SG 9:30 am
Quilters 9am-6pm Community Table 4:30-6pm Boy Scouts 7pm
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40 Days SG 7 pm
29 Crossroads Folding 9:30 am Bulletin Folding 10am Maundy Thursday services, 2 & 7 pm
30 We host:
Good Friday
services, 12 -
3 pm
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April 1
Easter Sunday
Worship with
Communion, 9:30
am
April 2
CWF, 9:30 am
Finance &
Personnel, 1 pm
April 3
Quilters 9am-6pm Missions, 11 am Community Table 4:30-6pm Boy Scouts 7pm
April 4
Worship Comm,
6 pm
April 5 Bulletin Folding 10am Vocal Choir 6pm Bell Choir 7pm
April 6 April 7
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CROSSROADS
March 2018
Community Church
109 N. Harrison St.
Ludington, MI 49431
Phone: 231-843-9275
www.commch.com
Traditionally
CONGREGATIONAL /PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH STAFF
Pastor Rev. Brett Spalding
Music Director W. John Clement Membership/Financial Secretary Lisa Dains
Custodian Cheri Welch Office Hours: Monday through Thursday
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Council of Ministries
3 Year Term, ending 12/31/2020
Jack Thiel
Tom Lane
Teri Nedderman
Judy Bach
3 Year Term, ending 12/31/2019
Darlene Carpenter
Maralyn Gable
Diane Swathwood
Lorrie McKay
3 Year Term, ending 12/31/2018
Tonda Cadey
Ruthann Kyle
Don McKay
Janet VanEpps
2018 Council of Ministries Officers
Moderator – Maralyn Gable
Vice Moderator – Don McKay
Treasurer – Donna Hallin
Secretary – Ruthann Kyle
Nominating Committee
Congregational Members
Donna Lee Collins
Patti Otto
Judy Thiel
Scholarship Committee
Mike Peterson
Carol Cooper
Terry Grams
Maralyn Gable – current
moderator
Steve Iteen – previous moderator