Is one of your New Year's resolutions getting your financial house in order?  If so we would like to help you be successful with this goal.
 
SRC is looking to offer Financial Peace University in the near future but would like to find out from each of you not only who might be interested in participating but when it might work in your already full schedule.  Bill Smith will be facilitating this experience.  An information meeting will take place in the CLC on February 5 during the Sunday School time for those who would like to hear more about this opportunity and provide some feedback about the scheduling of the class.  Feel free to contact Bill with your thoughts and questions prior to February 5 at bill@compucraft.net
       

BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC will be in the CLC after worship on Sunday, February 5.
       

CROCHETING AND KNITTING GROUP will meet Tuesday, February 7, at 7:00 p.m.
       

                       Special Wednesday Night Dinner
                                          February 8
                                            5:30 PM

Join us as our HANDS IN MISSION Team friends prepare and serve our Community Meal.  This is a fund raiser for Hands in Mission to provide water filters in Honduras.
       

BOOK CLUB:  Calling all readers!  Please join us on Thursday, February 9 at 7:00 p.m. for a cup of coffee and some great conversation while we discuss our next book, The Ha-Ha, a novel by Dave King.  It is a deeply moving and unforgettable story about the cost of war and the infinite worth of human connection. We will meet at Wilderness Expressions at 4030-B Lake Michigan Dr. NW.  If you would like a copy of the book, please contact Rachel VanDyken at jrvandyken@comcast.net.  We hope to see you there!
       

SRC is sponsoring a MOBILE FOOD PANTRY on Friday, February 10 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in the church parking lot. Help spread the word to those in the community. There are flyers in English and Spanish. If you would like some to hand out, please contact the church office.  If would like to volunteer, just show up in the parking lot at 2:30 p.m. to help distribute the food. Plastic bags are always needed for this so feel free to bring them to church anytime.  Contact Vonda VanTil at vonda.vantil@ssa.gov if you have any questions.
       

This event is a fundraiser for the Sr. High Youth Group Mission Trip to be held on Saturday, February 25.  Cost is $12.00 per person or $30 a family.  The dinner will start at 6:00 p.m. with the Dessert Auction to follow.  Sign up at the table outside the CLC.  Any questions, contact Matt Shults.
       

Women’s Bible study featuring Kay Arthur, Priscilla Shirer and Beth Moore.
  
FAITHFUL, ABUNDANT, TRUE -  Three Lives Going Deeper Still…..God is faithful.  His provision is abundant. His promises are true.

Wednesday Nights or Friday Mornings. Childcare provided. Check out the table by the CLC to sign up and order a book. Talk to Pastor Jess or Annette McBride if you have any questions.
       

LOOKING AHEAD:  Christian recording artist Heath McNease will be performing at Standale Reformed Church on March 14. Heath is a Christian Hip-Hop Artist as well as a singer/song writer, guitar player and an overall good guy. The concert will be a fundraiser for the Sr. High mission trip to Cran-Hill Ranch. Donations will be collected that night. To check out some of Heath's music go to http://www.myspace.com/heathmcnease or find Heath on Facebook.
  

You are invited to participate in a FaithWalking EVENT - April 13-15 (Friday night at 6:30 p.m.– Sunday, 2:00 p.m.) at Camp Geneva.  Faithwalking is the leadership development arm of Mission Houston.  In the Faithwalking 101 retreat it is believed that missional living is the apex of what it means to be fully human – fully alive.  We will explore radical obedience and being to tell God and a small group of trusted people about those places where we are living outside of Jesus’ design for being fully human – on mission.  We will join other Ridder Leadership pastors who will be co-leading the event with Pastor Jess.  We are limited to 20 participants from Standale Church so contact Pastor Jess or a member of the Ridder Leadership team if you are interested in more information or would like to sign up.  This is the second event being offered in our area. Cost is $125 per person.  Faithwalking…building a community of transformational leaders!
  

ADULTS: Pastor Ralph will primarily be leading the adult Sunday school class that will be digging deeper into the stories of the Old Testament we have been studying in worship.  They will be looking at how God's story, which is the tale of his great purpose, that fits all of the individual stories together like panels in one unified mural.
  
Additional Small Group opportunities will also be provided using resources tied to our study of the Old Testament.
       

DISCIPLESHIP ESSENTIALS:  Are you plugged into a small group this fall?  Grow in your understanding of being a disciple of Christ by studying a variety of topics.  We meet at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesdays, right after our Community dinner here at church. This is a co-ed group and all are welcome.  We are meeting in Pastor Jess’ office.
       

3&4 Year Olds/KIndergarten: The ABC’s of the Bible. This exciting children's worship program is built to be fun and effective at teaching children God's word. The ABC's of the Bible is based on familiar routine each week, consisting of a story, discussion, craft, weekly Bible verse, snack, worship, and prayer. Your children will learn a new Bible character and verse each week.
  
LIVE IT (1st  5th grade):  Calling all Change Agents.  The secret agency known as A.I.M. (Agents In Motion) needs your help to change the world!  Join Agent J and Agent C as they sky surf to secret glacial hideouts to stop Zero and his henchman Minus 1 from launching the “Dial of Do Nothing.”  Go underground with Strictly Classified and Follow the clues to learn how to cause positive change in your family, your church, your friends, your community and even the world!  It all begins with you, agents-in-training.  Do you have what it takes to team up with Agent Soft Shoe and The Disco Ninja on this dangerous and most important mission?  Activate your God-optic-scopes and slide on your shades…your mission begins now!  (January 11).
  
WOMEN:
Women’s Bible study will be studying Faithful, Abundant, True featuring Kay Arthur, Priscilla Shirer and Beth Moore. Wednesday Nights or Friday Mornings starting January 11 or 13. Childcare provided. Check out the table by the CLC to sign up and order a book. Talk to Pastor Jess or Annette McBride if you have any questions.
  
MEN: Winning at Work and Home
Men's Fraternity provides men with an encouraging process that teaches them how to live lives of authentic manhood as modeled by Jesus Christ and directed by the Word of God..
       

WOMEN’S MINISTRY BLOG  Check it out!  Go to http://www.srcpinklink.blogspot.com to see what it’s all about.  Any questions, please talk to Marcia Bosma.  Enjoy! 
       

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for this summer’s activities:
       VBS                                 June 11-15 (evenings)
       Sports Camp                July 30-August 2
       Pig Roast/Carnival       August 3 
       

CRAN-HILL CAMPING will be July 27-29, 2012. Information and the sign-up sheet will be by the office window.  Deadline to sign-up is January 8, 2012.   If you have any questions, please contact Natalia Palma. 
       

The dates are already set for our annual BIKE TRIP for 2012.  Mark calendars for August 5-8.  We will be going to Pentwater.  See Dave Beuker to answer any questions.