Helping Hands’ Ministry:
Coordinator: JoAnne Van Gorkum, 838-2549
Please contact one of the Pastors, Deacons, or coordinator with requests or needs.
Modesto Rescue Mission. If you have any good used items of clothing to donate, you may place them in room #2 in the fellowship hall and they will be brought to the mission throughout the year. Please place articles in plastic bags for easy handling. Thank you.
PRAYER REQUEST LINE:
Marge Prins 522-6960 or Lori Prins 521-9821
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CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Senior Game Time: Wednesday, 9:30am.
CARE (Community Action Resources of Escalon): For the month of August our church is being asked to collect soups (canned or boxed). Next Sunday morning (August 1) there will be a table in the Narthex to drop your donation off. Questions: contact Jake Oosterman (838-7953).
YPS (incoming Freshman through graduated Seniors) will be having a ski trip to the New Hogan Reservoir on Wednesday, August 4. Students should meet at the church at 9am and should bring their own lunch for the day. Anyone who would like to help with boats or transportation - please contact Phil Vander Meulen or Pastor Dave.
Save the Date: Our annual church picnic and golf tournament will be held on Friday, August 20. Watch the bulletin for further details.
Mailboxes: August/September Echoes
COMMUNITY EVENTS:
Should Children Serve Life Sentences? In this week’s episode of Crossroad Broadcast News, you’ll hear reports on youthful offenders, a political candidate who proposed a pedophile island, prisoners murdered in Haiti and more. Go to www.cbi.fm to listen to Crossroad Connection - a restorative justice ministry of Crossroad Bible Institute.
Groundwork - Justice and Shalom: The August 1 Groundwork program looks closely at what the Bible says about the goal of justice. Do our individual acts of justice add up to anything? What type of world will this lead us to? Find a local radio station or listen online at www.GroundworkOnline.com.