Unity Church Staff Pastor Steve Zwart - 320-444-6682 | stevez@unitycrc.org

Solid Rock Youth Director Travis Berry - 763-210-8344 (solidrockym@gmail.com)

Administrator Wilson Brouwer

Interim Administrative Assistants Becky Berry & Merri-Sue Verner (unitycrcoffice@gmail.com)

Treasurer Jennifer Breems

Custodians Scott & Taryn Buteyn

Lawn Care Roger Ulferts

Snow Removal Trapper Swierenga

CURRENT COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD

Harris Duininck, Administrative Elder

Marlin Breems, Administrative Elder

David Brouwer, Administrative Deacon

Kevin Covert, Administrative Deacon

Wilson Brouwer, Administrator

Steve Zwart, Pastor - Non-voting

Jennifer Breems, Treasurer - Non-voting

SHEPHERDING ELDERS Bryan De Groot, Trapper Swierenga, Daryl Marcus, Dan Ohden, Alnora Bruin, Pastor Steve

SERVICE DEACONS Andy Rosen, Dan Brouwer, Tim Ahrenholz, Jennifer Breems

March 12– April 11 Birthday’s &

Anniversary’s

March 25 Alex Centellas Reagan Swart

March 26 Lydia Fisk

March 27 Kyla Buteyn

March 28 Laken Slagter Megan Taatjes

March 29 Charlie Vogel

March 30 Bradon Swart

March 31 Mya Dannen

April 1 Heidi Brouwer

April 6 Jason Dannen

April 8 Stanley Jean Louis

Mr. & Mrs. Hubert Wieberdink

April 10 Jason Ver Steeg

Apirl 11 Sarah Marcus

CELEBRATING YOU! If we missed your date or you know of someone we missed,

please contact the church office!

SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2018

THE WEEKLY CALENDAR

Sunday (Today):

9:30am: Worship Celebration

Children ages 3-preK will be invited by announcement to go to Children’s Church.

10:45am: Sunday School

Monday -

5:30pm: Open Rock @ the Berrys (The Van will leave Unity at 5:00pm)

Tuesday

9:30am: Ladies Bible Study

9:15am: Coffee Time

Wednesday

7:00pm: SRYG (7- 12 grade) at the

Rock (The van will leave from Unity at 6:30pm)

Friday:

6:45am: Men ’s Bible Study

7:00pm: Good Friday Worship ser-

vice

Lost & Found We have quite a collection of items that have been left at the church over the past few months. Please stop by the table in the lobby to see if any of the items be-long to you. There are also several coats hanging near the east door that have been left. Please only take items belong-ing to you. Thank you!

MORNING WORSHIP

Scripture Reading

Matthew 16:13-18, John 13:31-38,

John 21:15-17

Today’s Message

Beyond the Shadow of Doubt

Offering

General Fund

Ministry Update

Unity Missions Team

Unity Women’s Conference

Profession of Faith Sunday

Allie Zwart

Lead Worshipper

Bryan DeGroot

Special 2nd Offering

New York Mission Trip

Welcome to Unity Church! Palm Sunday

Welcome to worship today at Unity! We’re so glad you’re here to worship with us and begin the journey of Holy Week. We hope you find time this week to reflect on the journey our Lord took as he entered Jeru-salem triumphantly only to be betrayed, arrested, beaten, and crucified. Praise the Lord the story doesn’t end there as we join once again next Sunday to celebrate our Risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

UNITY FAMILY & COMMUNITY FAMILY

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Administrative Assistant

Unity Admin Team is seeking applications for the position of Administrative Assistant. The position of Administrative Assistant serves to provide vital communication, organization, and secretarial support ser-vices for the ministry and vision of Unity CRC. We are seeking applicants capable and eager to offer a warm welcome to our facility, provide efficient office manage-ment and support services, and partici-pate, in coordination with others, in bookkeeping/finance activity. A job de-scription is available from the church of-fice. We welcome letters of interest ac-companied by a resume. If you know of individuals who you feel would be a good candidate for this position, feel free to bring this information to their attention. We will be accepting applications through April 15. For more information contact Church Ad-ministrator, Wilson Brouwer.

Children’s Church We are in need of Children’s Church teachers and helpers for the remain-der of the year. If this is something that appeals to you, please sign-up on the sheet in the fellowship area! Contact Na-talie Vander Beek with any questions. Pastor Steve Out of Office

Pastor Steve will be out of the office to

help serve in leadership with the New York

missions trip this week. He leaves this

Tuesday and will return to the office next

Wednesday, April 4th. Please contact any

of our Shepherding Elders with any care

concerns or needs you may have: Daryl

Marcus, Dan Ohden, Alnora Bruin, or Trap-

per Sweirenga. (Bryan DeGroot, our other

Elder, is also on the trip this week.)

Unity Family:

Today we give thanks for the testimony of

faith we will hear from Allie Zwart. We are

grateful to God for your journey of faith

and for your commitment to the body of

Christ. The Lord bless you today, Allie, as

you testify of His presence in your life!

We thank God that Autumn Swart was

spared serious injury in a car accident this

past week. She continues to heal from the

cuts and bruises experienced. Pray for

continued healing to occur.

We continue to lift of Dave & Arlene

Groen, and their children Jamie (and

Jenny) Groen and Tracy (and Mike)

Borstad, as Dave continues to recover

from a serious staph infection and surgery

this past week. He remains hospitalized

for this part of the healing journey. Pray

for a complete healing to come and a res-

toration of strength and shalom for the

journey.

Holy Week Schedule

GOOD FRIDAY: We remember the life

and death of Jesus Christ in a meaningful

way this week as we gather for Worship on

Good Friday at 7:00pm

EASTER: Come next Sunday to cele-

brate the resurrection of Jesus Christ!

Pastor Jon DeGroot and praise team mem-

bers from Dordt College and our area will

be leading worship! Come join in raising

our voices to honor the risen King!

EASTER EVENING: To close out our

celebrations on Easter, an area-wide com-

bined Easter Evening service will be taking

place next Sunday night at 6:00pm, hosted

at First CRC of Prinsburg. Join with other

believers from the area to celebrate the

day of resurrection!

This SUNDAY March 25, 2018

GREETERS Jennifer Breems

SERVERS Ryan & Carrie Moorlag

Dave & Betty Ammermann

USHERS Pete Van Der Puy Tanner Swierenga

VALET PARKING

Tim Ahrenholz

SOUND/ COMPUTER

Kurt Vander Beek Isaac Swierenga

LOBBY MONITOR

Dan Ohden

LIBRARY Heather Nett

INFANT NURSERY

Jenny Groen Floater:

Beth Sietsema

TODDLER NURSERY

Jamie Groen Elle Plowman Lauren Taatjes

Ministry Information

To be a body of Spirit-filled believers who are

rooted in God’s Word, growing in God’s grace, and committed to reaching others

for Jesus Christ.

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

3 - Pre-K THIS Sunday

(March 25, 2018)

Kerry Breems Noah Vander Pol

Next SUNDAY April 1, 2018

GREETERS Marly & Kerry Breems

SERVERS Pete & Brenda Van Der Puy

Daryl & Bev Marcus

USHERS Chad Hoekstra Skyler Watson

VALET PARKING

David Brouwer

SOUND/ COMPUTER

Wilson Brouwer Chuck Miedema

LOBBY MONITOR

Jennifer Breems

LIBRARY Katrina Miedema

INFANT NURSERY

Kaitlyn Vogel Floater:

Carrie Moorlag

TODDLER NURSERY

Stephen Vogel Aubrey Negen

Neika Leininger

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

3 - Pre-K NEXT Sunday (April 1, 2018)

No Children’s Church

UNITY FAMILY & COMMUNITY FAMILY

ANNOUNCEMENTS

A Note of Thanks Roger & Linda Ulferts would like to thank you all for the many thoughts, prayers, cards, and words of love, encouragement and support on Linda's behalf during and after her 5 day hospital stay in early Janu-ary. Linda is still working on the recovery phase of her medical issues but is making progress slowly. A great test of patience for an impatient patient. We are looking forward to our return home in mid-April to watch the Unity grass and dandelions grow once again.

Jews for Jesus Presentation Jews for Jesus presents “Christ in the Pass-over”: You are invited to join us tonight, March 25th at 5:30 pm at Raymond CRC to hear Amer Olson of Jews for Jesus re-create the traditional Passover service and explain how it foreshadowed Jesus' death and resurrection in a presentation called "Christ in the Passover".

Unpack Your Bags– Ladies Retreat LADIES - keep your calendars open for a One-Day Women's Retreat on Saturday, April 21st, at Unity CRC in Prinsburg, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.. The retreat is enti-tled "Unpack your Bags" with inspirational speakers including area favorite, Kathy Weckworth. Lunch will be provided. EARLY BIRD TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR $25.00 - DEADLINE APRIL 8TH - Tickets sold online at BestLifeMinistries.com. You can also call the church office (320-978-4300) to pur-chase/reserve your tickets or Angela Miedema (320-905-3118). Tickets - $29.00 at the door, the day of the event If you would like to attend, but this would be a financial burden for you, please call Angela Miedema at 320-905-3118.

The trip is almost here! THANK YOU! So many in our church and community have made a difference is seeing this trip come together and we're just over week away from departure! Whether it's a bar at a ballgame, a coupon booklet, a tip night, or simply your donation - it all makes a dif-ference! Today, a special 2nd offering w ill be taken to assist all those going from Unity on this trip. This special offering is our way specifically at Unity to get behind those from Unity traveling on this trip. The goal is close and with your help we can meet it! Total cost for the 15 lead-ers and students going from Unity is just over $12,500. Approximately 80% of that has been collected, some of which has come from the Unity Missions Team al-ready. Thank you in advance for ALL the support you have given this trip over the years! Please remember the students and leaders in your prayers this week as they travel and minister. Pray for health, safety, strength, and eyes and hearts open to what God has to teach them! The 15 traveling to New York from Unity are: (Leaders) - Perry & Marge Breems, Bryan & Sue DeGroot, Krista Slagter, Jessica (DeGroot) Gerdes, Abby Zwart, and Pastor Steve. (Students) - Alinda Brouwer, Aubrey Negen, Au-tumn Swart, Cameron Van Der Puy, Micah Vander Beek, Kayla Ver Steeg, Allie Zwart

CMCS Legacy Dinner You are invited come and experience THE BEMA at the 36th Annual Legacy Dinner at Central Minnesota Christian School on APRIL 6, 2018. The dinner will begin at 6:30 with dessert following the life-impacting presentation. The Bema live is a fictional account of a Biblical truth in a one-man dramatic presentation about a man and his experience before the Judge-ment Seat of Christ. Is is a story of loss and reward, love and regret, and finally-glorification! This event is complimentary but RSVP’s are required. Please RSVP by Monday, March 26, on the website www.cmcschool.org or by calling school at 320-978-8700.

Willmar Area Faith @ Work Event If you are unable to attend the Legacy Dinner, you have another opportunity to see THE BEMA. Willmar Area Faith @ Work will be hosting an event at Living Hope Evangelical Free Church on Satur-day, April 7th where THE BEMA w ill be presenting. This free event begins at 7pm and dessert and coffee will be served after the presentation. We hope you will take one of these opportunities to see this life-impacting presentation.

Bridal Shower You are invited to an Open House Bridal Shower honoring Courtney Groen, bride elect of Carter Brock, to be held on Satur-day, March 31 at 11 am at Emden Christian Reformed Church in Ren-ville. They are registered at Herbergers & Target.

New London Waffle Feed and Easter Festivities On Saturday, March 31st, Peace Lutheran Church in New London will be hosting a Dad’s Belgian Waffle Feed, Easter Egg Hunt, Bake Sale, & Silent Auction benefit-ting the New London Royalty Program & New London Waterdays. Tickets are avail-able from several sources. See the poster on the community bulletin board for more information!

Support the Haiti Literacy Program The program has been chosen as the ben-eficiary of a portion of all sales at Bargains and Blessings Thrift Store in the Skylark Mall for the month of March. We invite you to support the program by shopping the store in March and by donating items you no longer need to be sold at the store. If you would like to volunteer at the store in March, contact Karen Marcus at 320-235-1213.

CMCS 5th Grade Art Class Project Our 5th grade art class from CMCS is par-ticipating in the Crayola marker recycling project. The Crayola program is collecting dried out markers and sending them to Crayola who makes them into diesel. We are doing this because we want to make the world better and to teach people to recycle and not to just throw them away. We are asking you to save your dried out markers and send them to CMCS or ask one of the fifth graders from your church to bring them back to CMCS so they can get recycled. Thank you! Carver Van der Ha-gen & the 5th Grade Art Class World Renew Helping that Helps Workshop We are called by God to love our neigh-bors locally and globally. But what should this love look like? On Saturday, April 21, 2018, Calvary Chris-tian Reformed Church at 5300 France Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55410 from 9:00am - 12 noon, there will be a FREE interactive workshop. This workshop will provide stories from practitioners, best practices from each other and inspiration to help you confidently partner both locally and globally with people in need in a way that provides hope instead of unintended harm. See posters for information on how to register

UNITY FAMILY & COMMUNITY FAMILY

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2017-2018 Budget Giving Update

Budgeted Giving Commitment

Actual Giving

+/- Need

March 4 $6,014.35 $6,428.35 $414.00 March 11 $6,014.35 $4900.00 -$1114.35 March 18 $6,014.35 $6,206.00 $192.00

March 25 $6,014.35 Monthly Total (as of 3/18/18)

$18043.05

$17534.35

-$508.35

YTD Total (as of 3/18/18)

$228,088.22

$241,743.22

$13,655.35

THE GENERAL FUND UPDATE

Stewardship Corner The “Luck” of the Irish. It’s a phrase we have or will hear much during this month as it relates to St. Patrick’s Day. “Luck” was attributed to St. Patrick due to his great success in converting the Druid culture into Christians. This “luck”, we know from Scripture, was actually the good providence of God that went with him to bring the gospel that changed hearts and lives. Though the task was daunting/against-all-odds, the mission succeed-ed. What does this have to do with giving and stewardship? Simply this: our fortune, our wealth, our means are not products of “good luck”, but an intentional God with in-tentional means for accomplishing intentional purposes. In light of God’s “good provi-dence”, may you discover that your means and successes flow from a generous God who invites you to live generously.

KIDS CORNER