Abundance. Some see it as a blessing and some weather under it as a curse. Strange that the same phenomenon has two very opposite effects. It is a simple Biblical principle, however, that clears this up: the amount may/may not be the issue, but the heart is always the issue. A heart fully devoted to Christ finds blessing and opportunity in little and in much. A heart far from God is consumed by too little or never enough. May you find blessing in your abundance - great or small - with a heart rested in God.

Morning Worship 9:30 a.m.

Scripture Reading

2 Corinthians 11:16-30

Lenten Message Series: Humility - The Crux of the Cross

Today’s Message

Undone to be Done

Communion

Offering Lead Worshipper General Ministries Krista Slagter & NY Mission Trip Special Offering

The Weekly Calendar Sunday (Today)

9:30a.m.: Worship Celebration * Children ages 3-PreK are dismissed to Children’s Church

* Coffee Hour - Fair Trade coffee by Dunn Bros.

* Sunday School after the morning worship - offering going to COTP Formula Nutrition Program Monday

6:00p.m.: SRYG 6th - 12th Open Rock - The van leaves Unity at 5:40p.m. Tuesday

9:15a.m.: Ladies Bible Study Wednesday

7:00p.m.: GEMS Counsel/Board Bible Study

7:00p.m.: SRYG MS & HS at Unity - Van leaves The Rock at 6:30p.m. Friday

6:30a.m.: Men’s Bible Study Next Sunday

8:45a.m.: ICare Breakfast

7:00p.m.: Praise & Pizza Night

UNITY FAMILY

‘19-’20

Budget Update

Budgeted Actual Giving

+/- Need

3/1/20 $6,746.68 $10,135.44 $3,388.76

3/8/20 $6,746.68

3/15/20 $6,746.68

3/22/20 $6,746.68

3/30/20 $6,746.68

March Monthly

$6,746.68 $10,135.44 $3,388.76

YTD Total $236,133.80 $260,772.28 $24,638.48

Jeff Brown continues to battle shoulder and arm pain on his left side. Pray for relief and stamina to press through with the therapy that is helping immensely.

Betty Himmelspach continues to gain strength through therapy following her knee surgery. Pray for strength and mobility to come in due time.

Unity Monthly Budget—Giving Update

Please note: No Ladies Bible Study this week; they will resume March 10th.

Praise and Pizza

Night

Sunday, March 15th

Starting at 5:00p.m.

with pizza to follow In lieu of our usual second Sunday communion offering for the love fund, we will hold a special offering for the New York Mission Trip. 13 Unity

Students and 10 Unity adults will be taking part in this bi-annual ministry April 7-14! Hard work by both the young people and adults has gone into this trip. Financial need remains and your help can make a big difference. Students have requested our prayer support and financial support as they partner with the New York School of Urban Ministry (NYSUM). Checks can be made to Unity NY Missions Trip.

We want to thank our church family for surrounding us with prayer, phone calls and text messages in the loss of our

grandson, Blake. Trusting God will bring healing to our hearts.

Willis and Gretjen

Looking for a Meal Train Coordinator

to setup meals for our members when a need arises. If this is something that you would enjoy working with please contact Merri-Sue for more details.

The Fortress men's ministry of Willmar will be having their annual banquet at the Willmar Conference Center

on Friday, March 27, with a silent auction beginning at 5:30pm, and the banquet at 6:00pm. Unity has reserved a table at this event! Tickets are just $35. Contact the church office to reserve your ticket today!

ICare Breakfast Next Sunday at 8:45a.m.

March 15

8:45a.m.: ICare Breakfast

5:00p.m.: Praise and Pizza Night

March 22

GEMS Sunday

April 12 - 19

Family Promise at Unity

Sunday,

March 8, 2020

Unity Christian Reformed Church

Pastor Steve Zwart

510 Sixth Street North Prinsburg, MN 56281

Office Information 320-978-4300

UNITY MINISTRIES

Today Greeters Paulaine Jean Louis Servers Brad & Darla Ryks Heather Ruplinger Ushers Steven Diederich Carter Swierenga Valet Parking Tim Ahrenholz Sound/Computer Kurt Vander Beek Chuck Miedema Lobby Monitor Bev Marcus

Nursery Becky Berry

Gina VenOsdel-Diederich

Stanley Jean Louis Floater

Carrie Moorlag

Children’s Church 3-PreK

Merri-Sue Verner Piper Verner

Library

Heather Nett

Greeters Andy & Amber Knight Servers Jason & Melissa Ver Steeg Jeremiah & Krista Slagter Ushers Gregg Duininck Caleb Vander Beek Valet Parking Eric Watson Sound/Computer Ryan Moorlag Dave Brouwer Lobby Monitor Jeremiah Slagter

Nursery

Laura Brouwer Camden Brouwer

Ella Brouwer Floater

Sara Ahrenholz

Children’s Church 3-PreK

Merri-Sue Verner Piper Verner

Library

Katrina Miedema

Next Sunday , March 15

You are invited to an open house shower honoring Kennedy Brouwer, bride elect of Aaron Zwart. The shower will be held at Unity CRC on

Saturday, March 21, 9-11am. Aaron and Kennedy are also registered at Amazon, Bed, Bath, & Beyond, and Target.

Please join us for an open house baby shower honoring Kaitlyn Pearson (Dan & Gina’s daughter) on Saturday, April 4th, 10am-12pm,

here at Unity CRC. They are expecting a baby boy on Gina’s birthday, June 6! Registered at Target, Amazon and buybuyBaby. Please feel free to send bulky items automatically to Kaitlyn and Philip’s home in California.

Roseland Reformed Church will be having their annual pancake supper on March 9 serving from 4:30 pm until 7. Proceeds will be benefiting

Holly Pennings for an upcoming mission trip with Hope Haven and local community projects.

Rock of Life CRC invites you to their Annual Soup and Dessert Supper fundraiser on March 11 from 4:30-6:30pm. They will be collecting

a free-will offering and the proceeds will go to help fund supplies and expenses for "Days for Girls"-the mission work of their Coffee Break Women's Bible Study. They would love to see you there and fellowship with you!

Spicer Cinema is showing the movie I Still Believe, a faith film about Christian singer/songwriter Jeremy Camp. Opening night is Thursday,

March 12, at 7:00 p.m. Check out the bulletin board for more dates and times.

Upcoming Events to look forward to:

FROM THE CMCS TRANSITION TEAM:

The Transition Team has been working diligently to create a smooth transition for Mr. Jon De Groot into his role of Superintendent. The Transition Team, along with Jon, have been working on

digesting the survey results received during the search process. They would like to thank you for the feedback, as the results have been shared with the School Board and Leadership Team. Please continue to pray for these teams as the feedback provided is directly informing their plans and perspectives moving forward.

Several onsite opportunities are being coordinated by the Transition Team to interact with Faculty/Staff, Students and the broader constituency. The first opportunity is scheduled for Friday, March 13th. Jon will be leading the closing events for Spiritual Emphasis Week with Praise and Worship beginning at 7:00 p.m., a message given on the challenge to live in the Joy of The Lord, and a time of fellowship to follow. All community members are welcome to join them!

You are invited to the JAM Soup and Homemade Pie Supper on Wednesday, March 18 from 5-7:30pm in the Bunde CRC fellowship hall. Money raised will be used to support JAM and Jr. JAM ministries. Please join them for some great food and great fellowship!

Men’s Lenten Breakfast Come join Men of all ages for a delicious pancake & sausage breakfast at Bethany RC in Clara City on Wednesday mornings beginning March 4th – April 8th 6:30am. Breakfast will be served with a short message from area speakers to

follow. They encourage everyone to bring a friend who has not yet experienced this great time of fellowship! Freewill offering to offset costs for the use of the Bethany Community Space.

More details in the Weekly Email

FROM THE CMCS TRANSITION TEAM:

The Transition Team has been working diligently to create a smooth transition for Mr. Jon De Groot into his role of Superintendent. The Transition Team, along with Jon, have been working on

digesting the survey results received during the search process. They would like to thank you for the feedback, as the results have been shared with the School Board and Leadership Team. Please continue to pray for these teams as the feedback provided is directly informing their plans and perspectives moving forward.

Several onsite opportunities are being coordinated by the Transition Team to interact with Faculty/Staff, Students and the broader constituency. The first opportunity is scheduled for Friday, March 13th. Jon will be leading the closing events for Spiritual Emphasis Week with Praise and Worship beginning at 7:00 p.m., a message given on the challenge to live in the Joy of The Lord, and a time of fellowship to follow. All community members are welcome to join them!

You are invited to the JAM Soup and Homemade Pie Supper on Wednesday, March 18 from 5-7:30pm in the Bunde CRC fellowship hall. Money raised will be used to support JAM and Jr. JAM ministries. Please join us for some great food and great fellowship!

Men’s Lenten Breakfast Come join Men of all ages for a delicious pancake & sausage breakfast at Bethany RC in Clara City on Wednesday mornings beginning March 4th – April 8th 6:30am. Breakfast will be served with a short message from area

speakers to follow. They encourage everyone to bring a friend who has not yet experienced this great time of fellowship! Freewill offering to offset costs for the use of the Bethany Community Space.

More details in the Weekly Email

More details in

the Weekly Email

VBS Volunteers Needed - First CRC of Prinsburg will be hosting VBS in the evenings, from June 8 – 12 and it’s time to get excited! This year’s theme is Rainforest Explorers: Jesus Leads the Way.

They are sending out an early reminder because they are in need of volunteers, please prayerfully consider joining their team. They would love to have you. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Sarah Punt at 320-979-6941 or Melissa Bonnema at 320-894-2822.

Finding your Freedom Join Bunde CRC at the Best Life Ministries One-Day event on Saturday, March 21, at Bunde CRC, Clara City, MN. This conference will run from 8:30am-2:30pm. The cost is $24 per

ticket and it includes lunch. You can get tickets by calling the Bunde CRC Church Office at 320-847-3520, Jennifer Wassenaar at 320-894-2345, Sarah Hankel 320-220-4068 or https://bestlifeministries.com/

Living Hope in Willmar, in cooperation with Community Christian School, is hosting Dr. Tedd Tripp as he presents from his book “Instructing A Child’s Heart”. This two-day FREE event begins Friday evening, April 3 with registration at 6:30pm and seminar from 7-9pm. On Saturday morning, April 4 there is a light breakfast fellowship from 8-9am with seminar beginning at 9-12:30pm. Childcare will be provided.

VBS Volunteers Needed - First CRC of Prinsburg will be hosting VBS in the evenings, from June 8 – 12 and it’s time to get excited! This year’s theme is Rainforest Explorers: Jesus Leads the Way.

They are sending out an early reminder because they are in need of volunteers, please prayerfully consider joining their team. They would love to have you. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Sarah Punt at 320-979-6941 or Melissa Bonnema at 320-894-2822.

Finding your Freedom Join Bunde CRC at the Best Life Ministries One-Day event on Saturday, March 21, at Bunde CRC, Clara City, MN. This conference will run from 8:30am-2:30pm. The cost is $24 per

ticket and it includes lunch. You can get tickets by calling the Bunde CRC Church Office at 320-847-3520, Jennifer Wassenaar at 320-894-2345, Sarah Hankel 320-220-4068 or https://bestlifeministries.com/

Living Hope in Willmar, in cooperation with Community Christian School, is hosting Dr. Tedd Tripp as he presents from his book “Instructing A Child’s Heart”. This two-day FREE event begins Friday evening, April 3 with registration at 6:30pm and seminar from 7-9pm. On Saturday morning, April 4 there is a light breakfast fellowship from 8-9am with seminar beginning at 9-12:30pm. Childcare will be provided.

More details in

the Weekly Email

You are God & I am not.

Your words in my mouth,

my life in Your hands.

Change me.

You are God & I am not.

Your words in my mouth,

my life in Your hands.

Change me.

School Page… New York Mission Trip It's time to clean out those closets and help the NYMT kids from your church earn money for their upcoming trip in April. Just contact one of the students below and they will come and pick up

your items and bring them to the store for you. This is a partnership between the store and the students, so please have them bring in your items otherwise it will not be counted towards the NYMT funds. Thank you for supporting them in their efforts to reduce the cost of the trip. Unity students going: Addi Brouwer, Aiden Brouwer, Ethan Huisinga, Tanner Swierenga, Skyler Watson, Reegan Duininck, Neika Leininger, Austin TeBrake, Elli Stoel, Matt Pederson, Heidi Brouwer, Jeremy Brown, Jonny Bloomquist

The CMCS Music Department kicks off its Spring season with the Spring Band Concert on Tuesday, March 10, in the high school gym at 7:00. All four band levels will be performing and even combining to bring a wonderful evening of music to the community.

Selections will include energetic, jazzy pieces from beginning students, some popular movie themes from the middle school level, and some significant works in band literature from the Concert Band. A free-will offering will be taken to support the CMCS music program.

We invite you to come out to Central MN Christian's choir concert on Monday, March 16 at 7pm in the CMCS High School Gym. You will hear a laughing song from the 6th grade choir, an upbeat arrangement of 3 spirituals from the 7/8th grade choir, and a

beautiful Latin piece (created in honor of Austria's largest cathedral) from the Concert Choir. Like in the past, we will need your voices to help out on our final piece of the night!

Homeschool Co-op will be having their Spring Program at the Living Hope Church in Willmar, Friday, April 24 from 7:00-8:30pm. The public is welcomed to come and enjoy!

If your child is participating in school activities that are open to the general public, we would love to have the Unity church family notified of these. Please let the church office know of this information the Thursday prior to these events.

School Page… New York Mission Trip It's time to clean out those closets and help the NYMT kids from your church earn money for their upcoming trip in April. Just contact one of the students below and they will come and pick up

your items and bring them to the store for you. This is a partnership between the store and the students, so please have them bring in your items otherwise it will not be counted towards the NYMT funds. Thank you for supporting them in their efforts to reduce the cost of the trip. Unity students going: Addi Brouwer, Aiden Brouwer, Ethan Huisinga, Tanner Swierenga, Skyler Watson, Reegan Duininck, Neika Leininger, Austin TeBrake, Elli Stoel, Matt Pederson, Heidi Brouwer, Jeremy Brown, Jonny Bloomquist

The CMCS Music Department kicks off its Spring season with the Spring Band Concert on Tuesday, March 10, in the high school gym at 7:00. All four band levels will be performing and even combining to bring a wonderful evening of music to the community.

Selections will include energetic, jazzy pieces from beginning students, some popular movie themes from the middle school level, and some significant works in band literature from the Concert Band. A free-will offering will be taken to support the CMCS music program.

CMCS invites you to come out to Central MN Christian's choir concert on Monday, March 16 at 7pm in the CMCS High School Gym. You will hear a laughing song from the 6th grade choir, an upbeat arrangement of 3 spirituals from the 7/8th grade choir, and

a beautiful Latin piece (created in honor of Austria's largest cathedral) from the Concert Choir. Like in the past, they will need your voices to help out on their final piece of the night!

Homeschool Co-op will be having their Spring Program at the Living Hope Church in Willmar, Friday, April 24 from 7:00-8:30pm. The public is welcomed to come and enjoy!

If your child is participating in school activities that are open to the general public, we would love to have the Unity church family notified of these. Please let the church office know of this information the Thursday prior to these events.

For A Cause For A Cause

Lenten Message Series: Humility - The Crux of the Cross

Message: Undone to be Done

Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 11:16-30

Lenten Message Series: Humility - The Crux of the Cross

Message: Undone to be Done

Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 11:16-30