July 7, 2024 Bulletin Announcement
Coffee Fellowship List: It is time to update the coffee fellowship list for the upcoming year. If you would like to be added or deleted from this list, please contact Shanna Snyder or put a message in her church mailbox. If you are adding, please include your contact phone number. The list will be distributed by the beginning of August.
Fill Our Tanks: Summer is now upon us, and the Jr. High trip to RYM Texas will be here before we know it. We need your help getting down the road with our "Fill Our Tanks" fundraiser. Like last year, we will travel via vans, and it will take 16 total tanks to get us there and back. Consider donating $20 for a quarter tank, $40 for a half, or $80 for a full tank, but any donation is greatly appreciated. You can drop your donations in the gas can at the Welcome Desk.
June 23, 2024 Bulletin Announcement
Thank You: Huge shout out to Mark & Diane Brockberg for their amazing spiritual influence on the youth of our church. Witnessing Diane and her constant devotion to helping our youth not only find Christ but to be active witnesses for Him is inspiring. Our church family should be so proud that kids from our entire community seek The Lord through this ministry. What a privilege to have been asked to accompany kids on their RYM trip. Thank you as well to our supportive congregation. Your help in funding this trip truly changes young hearts and lives. - Melisa Van Dyke
Thank you for the donations to the Center of Hope. We appreciate your generosity. God Bless You! Center of Hope Staff
June 16, 2024 Bulletin Announcements
Vacation Bible School: THANK YOU to all our volunteers, pastors, parents, and children who helped make this week a huge success! Without you and your time, we couldn't do it. We are so blessed to be able to pour into the lives of children in this congregation and community! We were blessed with over 200+ children attending our VBS week. This year's theme was "Diving into Friendship with God" and a verse we focused on John 3:16. It's our prayer that Scuba VBS will immerse everyone in a deeper, richer relationship with God.
- VBS Directors
June 2, 2024 Bulletin Announcement
Fill Our Tanks: Summer is now upon us, and the Jr. High trip to RYM Texas will be here before we know it. We need your help getting down the road with our "Fill Our Tanks" fundraiser. Like last year, we will travel via vans, and it will take 16 tanks to get us there and back. Consider donating $20 for a quarter tank, $40 for a half, or $80 for a full tank, but any donation is greatly appreciated. You can drop your donations in the gas can at the Welcome Desk.
Jr. High RYM Volunteers: We are looking for two people willing to pick up and drop off the rental vans for our trip so that our drivers do not have to spend extra time in the car before and after the trip. Drivers must be available at 6:30 a.m. on July 30 and roughly 8:00 p.m. on August 5. Talk to Pastor Mark to volunteer.
May 26, 2024 Bulletin Announcement
Prayer Warriors: We invite everyone to be a prayer warrior! Grab a list of all those attending RYM-Colorado, and be in prayer for them as they prepare to leave and while they are on the trip. Edge Youth and chaperones will be leaving June 9, and return June 15.
Care Packages: Thank You to everyone who grabbed a care package for the Edge Youth trip to RYM-Colorado! Please fill them and return them on or before June 7th!
May 19, 2024 Bulletin Announcement
Vacation Bible School: Join us for a fun-filled week of being immersed in the Word and discovering what Living Water is all about! Mark your calendars for Vacation Bible School for June 10-14. Please get signed up by May 26! (No walk-ins this year.) Helpers: We are also in need of more adult helpers for the week. If you can help, please sign up on the sheet at the registration table or talk to one of your church VBS Directors!
May 12, 2024 Bulletin Announcements
Edge Youth: Help us send Edge Youth off on their RYM trip to Colorado with care packages! There are bags with names and a little info about who they are and the snacks or drinks they like. Please grab a bag, fill it with what you please, and return it to church before June 7. There is also a list of everyone going on the trip, grab a bag and please be a prayer warrior for the trip.
Vacation Bible School: Join us for a fun-filled week of being immersed in the Word and discovering what Living Water is all about! Mark your calendars for Vacation Bible School for June 10-14. Please get signed up by May 26! (No walk-ins this year.) Helpers: We also need more adult helpers for the week. If you can help, please sign up on the sheet at the registration table or talk to one of your church’s VBS Directors!
May 5, 2024 Bulletin Announcement
THANK YOU for your generous donations to the RCW Funding Focus: Fellowship Room Electronic Piano! A total of $1,775 was raised! The worship committee will choose a piano to purchase. Thanks again for your support!
Food Shelf: The Food Shelf is in need of the following items: Cereal, toilet paper, spaghetti, spaghetti sauce, canned vegetables & fruits, soups, crackers, ketchup, peanut butter, hamburger helper, pancake mix & syrup.
April 28, 2024 Bulletin Announcement
RCW Funding Focus: Fellowship Room Electronic Piano
Today is the LAST DAY to donate to the spring FRCW Funding Focus: Fellowship Room Electronic Piano. Please take an envelope from the display near the welcome desk, insert the dollar amount on the envelope (or any amount you’d like to give), and put it into the marked box. Thank you!
Morning Coffee Volunteers: There is a signup sheet looking for volunteers to help with morning coffee before church. If you want to be added to the schedule, please talk to Tricia Jouwstra or Caty Arp.
April 21, 2024 Bulletin Announcement
RCW Funding Focus: Fellowship Room Electronic Piano
There’s just one week left to donate to the spring FRCW Funding Focus: Fellowship Room Electronic Piano. Please take an envelope from the display near the welcome desk, insert the dollar amount on the envelope (or any amount you’d like to give), and put it into the marked box by Sunday, April 28. Thanks for your generosity!
Morning Coffee Volunteers: There is a signup sheet looking for volunteers to help with morning coffee before church. If you would like to be added to the schedule, please talk to Tricia Jouwstra or Caty Arp.
April 14, 2024 Bulletin Announcement
FRCW Funding Focus: Fellowship Room Electronic PianoThe First Reformed Church Women (FRCW) are having a fundraiser to purchase an electronic piano for the fellowship hall. An electronic piano is lighter and more portable than an actual piano and does not need to be tuned. An electronic piano could be connected to the sound system, if needed, and could also be used in the sanctuary if three pianos are played together. Please choose a donation amount envelope from the display near the welcome desk. Insert the dollar amount shown on the envelope (or any amount you choose to give) and put it into the marked box by Sunday, April 28. That’s all – no cooking, baking, working, or time needed! Thank you for your help and generosity!
April 7, 2024 Bulletin Announcements
Jr. High Fusion Taco Supper: On Wednesday, April 10, we will be having our Annual Jr. High Taco Supper from 5:30-7:00 pm. All are invited to join us for tacos and root beer floats. The money raised will go towards their RYM trip in August. Thank you for supporting our youth!
FRCW Funding Focus: Fellowship Room Electronic Piano
The First Reformed Church Women (FRCW) are having a fundraiser to purchase an electronic piano for the fellowship room. An electronic piano is lighter and more portable than an actual piano and does not need to be tuned. An electronic piano could be connected to the sound system, if needed, and could also be used in the sanctuary if three pianos are played together.
March 31, 2024 Bulletin Announcements
Jr. High Fusion Taco Supper: On Wednesday, April 10, we will be having our Annual Jr. High Taco Supper from 5:30-7:00 pm. All are invited to join us for tacos and root beer floats. The money raised will go towards their RYM trip in August. Thank you for supporting our youth!
March 24 Bulletin Announcements
Maundy Thursday Brunch at First Reformed Church on Thursday, March 28 at 9:30 a.m. Coffee and muffins at 9:00 a.m. Guest speakers this year include SWC students and other church members who will share about their trip to En-Gedi Children’s Home in Kenya. The free-will offering will go to the En-Gedi Children’s Home which Margaret Njuguna founded. All women of the community are invited.
March 17 Bulletin Announcements
Bloodmobile: There will be a Red Cross blood drive at the First Christian Reformed Church in Edgerton on Monday, March 25, 2024 from 12:30 until 6:30. Please call Betty at 507-227-8416 or fbhuisken@gmail.com to make or to confirm an appointment. Can we collect 75 units of blood for use by the Red Cross for someone/somewhere. There is a constant need for blood. Every 2 seconds someone/somewhere in the U.S. needs blood. Only 3% of eligible people donate. Anyone 16 years and older and in good health is able to donate. We encourage our younger people to step up and make a donation for someone/somewhere.
March 10 Bulletin Announcements
Coffee Break Bible Study will host a special meeting on March 20 at First CRC in Edgerton and invite all women to attend. Mr. Brian Busker, a teacher at SWC, will speak on the history and basic beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Brunch will be served at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Room. Story Hour and a nursery will be provided. Brian will also speak at the Coffee Break Bible Study evening at 6:30 p.m.
March 3, 2024 Bulletin Announcements
Prayer Chain: Stay connected with our faith community through prayer requests and updates. Text EFRCPRAYER to 84576 to subscribe and be a part of this powerful network of prayer. If you have a prayer request to add to the Prayer Chain, you can text or call 507-369-6275. We suggest putting this number in your contacts, so you have it when you need it! Prayer items will only be added to the Prayer Chain by request.
February 25, 2024 Bulletin Announcements
Note: On Tuesday, February 27 the EHS students will be in the fellowship hall doing a practice ACT session. Please refrain from entering 8:00 a.m.—12:00N.
Marked By Grace: Our Lenten devotional series will take us through the Gospel of Mark. With our final reading being the resurrection story in Mark 16 on Easter Sunday. Each day has a Bible reading, a short reading about the passage, and some questions for you to consider. You can find them every day on the blog on the church website. On the website, you have the devotional content and a link to the scripture reading. There is a quick link to the devotional content efrc.me/devo. We will also post the link to the daily devotionals on our Facebook Page. The printed out devotionals for February 21-March 2 are on the table in the Narthex.
February 18, 2024 Bulletin Announcements
En-Gedi update: Please continue to pray for Diane Westenberg and Kristin Groen as they return home from Kenya on Monday/Tuesday.
Marked By Grace: Our Lenten devotional series will take us through the Gospel of Mark. We will begin on February 14 and finish on Easter Sunday with the resurrection story in Mark 16. Each day has a Bible reading, a short reading about the passage, and some questions for you to consider. The website has the devotional content and a link to the scripture reading. There is a quick link to the devotional content at efrc.me/devo. We will also post the link to the daily devotionals on our Facebook Page. The printed-out devotionals for February 21-March 2 are on the table in the Narthex.
February 11, 2024 Bulletin Announcements
Reminder: Please pick up your ham & cheese sliders after church this morning.
Note: Please keep Diane Westenberg and Kristin Groen in your prayers as they are in Africa at En Gedi in Kenya. Please pray for safe travels and blessings in their work at the orphanage. You can find updates about their trip on the ‘Updates’ section on our website or at efrc.me/engedi.