Why go to Church? March/April 2021
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March/April
2021
Why go to Church?
Author Unknown
A Churchgoer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it
made no sense to go to church every Sunday. "I've gone for 30 years now," he
wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life
of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and
the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all."
This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column, much to the
delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:
"I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000
meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of
those meals. But I do know this. They all nourished me and gave me the strength I
needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be
physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I
would be spiritually dead today!"
When you are DOWN to nothing..... God is UP to some-thing! Faith sees the
invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank God for our
physical AND our spiritual nourishment!
27 Jeremiah Risch
28 Weston Huenink
April
02 Clare TenPas
03 Gabriel Bruhn May
Sandy LeClair 03 Larry Wieberdink-80
Natalie Prinsen 04 Paul Nyhof-96
04 Jocelyn Stapelkamp 05 Karen Schreurs
05 Marie Heinen Nick Wieberdink
06 Kaslin Ebbers 06 Roger Jentink-84
08 Owen Williams 07 Kevin Kappers
10 Katie TenPas 08 Pam TenHaken
11 Sally Veldhorst 09 Katrina Dulmes
14 Joan Dana 13 Carol Prinsen-83
15 Ginny Rice-82 Avery Spriggs
16 Lillie Hartmann 14 Jason Jones
17 Kurt Rubsam 14 Cameron Prinsen
18 Harrison Biederwolf 15 Jason Krause
Jason Jacoby 16 Betty Lorge
19 Jody Ebbers 17 Mark O’Connell
20 Nicole Veldhorst 19 Gordon Moen-99
21 Erin Mentink 20 Susan Prinsen
22 William Mentink 22 Tami Jacoby
23 Jere Ebbers Alyce Veldhorst-85
24 Mary Bender-81 23 Austin Kettenhoven
Larry TenPas Linda Walvoord
25 Marion DeRuyter-81 26 Ron Hinze
26 Gloria Teunissen 29 Leo Poplar
April May
04 Jeff & Aileen Starr 02 Dale & Jodi VanEss
11 John & Sherry TenPas 09 Eric & Sally Veldhorst
18 Larry & Jackie TenPas 16 Dave & Karen Watry
25 Dale & Betsy Theune 23 Doris Buyze & Linda Jensema
30 Gene & Joan Dana
June
06 Jack & Becky Dulmes
13 Jere & Jody Ebbers
20 Joe & Kaye Ebbers
27 Larry & Marie Heinen
On behalf of the family of Karen
Otte, we would like to extend our
sincerest thank you for the
outpouring of love and support on
the passing of our mother,
grandmother and sister, Karen. She
has left an incredible footprint on
the hearts of so many in this
community and we are so grateful
for all of those she has positively
impacted. We thank you for the
Thanks to all who remembered me
prayers, attending the visitation, the
with cards, calls and prayers. Our cards, phone calls and gifts to the
prayers were answered. Thank Memorial Funds.
you to Pastor Brad for your Also a big thank you for the kitchen
and cleaning staff to make our
prayers and calls. I appreciated
luncheon and funeral all possible!
each and every one of you.
The Eernisse Family
Lois VanEss The Meeusen Family
The Otte Family
First Reformed Church
Thank you very much for your generous
financial support of Campus Life
ministries. Your gift will greatly help us
First Reformed Church as we continue to help the children,
Thank you for sincerely sharing our youth, and adults of this community
sorrow. Your kindness is deeply move one step closer to Jesus.
appreciated and will always be
remembered. Thank you for the
May God richly bless you,
beautiful plant in mom’s memory.
Jim Green
The family of Lucile LeMahieu Executive Director
Join us for Holy Week
Palm Sunday Service at 9:00am.
Maundy Thursday Service
at 7:00pm.
Easter Sunday Sunrise Service
at Amsterdam Park at 6:30am.
Continental breakfast at the
church at 8:15
Easter Sunday Service at 9:30am
Resurrection Egg Hunt
at 10:30.
Come, be a part of the Celebration!
Maiji Gakuin Higashimurayama High School
This is the school in Tokyo Japan John and Diane Navis have been working with for
many years in their Home Stay program. There have been many people from the
community who have housed their students. These students came with the bell choir,
or for a five-and-a-half-week program. Some stayed as a foreign exchange student
with families. There are many areas in the United States these students would visit all
in an effort to spread the good news of how much Christ loves us. There are books on
the information counter you can take if you like. It shows the many people who were
involved in this program in 2019. Because of Covid-19 they were unable to come in
2020. The Bell Choir hopes to come again in 2022. For those who know Nori Odate
that will be his last year, and probably the last tour for Mr. Onoda as well. We have
enjoyed them!
Hey kids! Plan ahead to attend VBS
here at First Reformed Church this summer
Monday-Friday August 2-6
from 9-11:15.
Open to all kids entering 4K thru 5th grade.
Invite your friends
Details to follow. If you want to be part of the planning
email or call Judi O’Connell at: jmoco21@gmail.com 920-668-6522
We are now able to fellowship over a cup of coffee
after church and how we’ve missed it. Now all we
need is people to help get the coffee ready on
Sunday mornings. If you would help serve in this way
contact Kenda Kettenhoven at (920) 627-5366.
What’s happening in
the Church Library?
1. We are doing some Spring
cleaning!. You will find older
books on the FREE table in
Rosemary Hall. Help
yourself. More will be added
weekly.
2. We have purchased
some Bible games for
checkout. Get a family
game night going in your
home and learn about the Bible at the same time. Try to bring the
game back after two weeks. (All pieces intact please)
3. A few new books have
been added:
-Diagnosed with Breast
Cancer by Joni Eareckson
Tada
-What did Jesus Really
Mean by David Platt
-The Holiness of God by RC
Sproul
First Reformed Church
Cedar Grove, WI
237 S. Main Street P.O. Box 319
Cedar Grove, WI 53013
Phone: 920-668-6261
Website: www.firstreformedcg.com
Church Ministry Contacts Missions We Support
Elders Deacons Pastor Simon Muntolol
Administration RCA Missions – Kenya
Eric Veldhorst Dan Hartmann Bob Abel
Contact: Eric Veldhorst RCA – Remember Nhu
920-946-5027 Todd & Darlene Voskuil
Congregational Life JAARS/Wycliffe – North
Mark O’Connell Nate Hinze Carolina
Contact: Mark O’Connell Words of Hope
920-946-4420 Uganda Challenge
(Connect & Care with Compassion)
Contact: Joan Dana God’s Kidz in the Neighborhood
920-918-7785 Milwaukee
Discipleship The Faithful Workers of
Pastor Brad Dan Teunissen Adullam – Milwaukee
Contact: Pastor Brad Bradford Kelsey (TeBeest) Corpas
904-518-7304 World Team – Spain
Missions Alex Holle
Lloyd TerMaat Dan Teunissen InterVarsity @ Carroll University
Contact: Lloyd TerMaat and Carthage College
920-980-5798 Beautiful Response – Haiti
Property RAJ Ministries
Dale Theune Kevin Hopeman
Contact: Kevin Hopeman Camp Daniel
920-668-8173 DeMaster Media
Worship Praise Radio
Brian Huenink Paul Teunissen Pastor Esperanza
Contact: Brian Huenink Dominican Republic
920- 627-9996 Ongoing Mission Projects
Little Shephard’s Inn Board
Roger TeStroete Dan Hopeman
Sunday Morning Worship Services
Rev. Brad Bradford –Pastor Live stream worship on Facebook
Cell: 904-518-7304 & on Website at time of service
email: pastorbrad@firstreformedcg.com also on Access Channel 20
or pastorbrad3@gmail.com Sundays at noon
Kaye Ebbers – Office Administrator Monday, Wednesday & Friday
email: kaye@firstreformedcg.com 9:00 & 11:00am
Patti Hinze – Financial Administrator 1:00-3:00-5:00-7:00 & 9:00pm
email: patti@firstreformedcg.com
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