Prayers:

•Pam Foster, Bob Dreke’s sister (coping with Huntington’s disease)

•Tanner Lincecum (pray that Tanner’s shunt will continue to work effectively)

•Bonita Schwan, Norma Jansma’s daughter (serious health conditions and side effects from previous cancer surgeries)

•Lambert Van Olst (is currently in remission with leukemia)

•Karen De Noble, David De Noble’s mother (has been diagnosed with cancer; please pray for comfort as Karen goes through chemotherapy treatments)

•Carol Groen (continues to be evaluated at Mayo Clinic regarding her lower back problems)

•Thomas Bouwman, Tom & Sheryl Bouwman’s son (continues to make progress in physical therapy)

•Greyson Austin (doing well with the Humira injection every 2 weeks)

•Ray Schram, Jeff Schram’s father (recently diagnosed with cancer on his leg)

•Lyle Kahl (scheduled for surgery at U. of Minnesota on April 13)

•Anita Dieren (recovering from a fall)

•John Ymker, Jody Vande Weerd’s brother (recovering at home following open heart surgery on March 5)

•Garlene Mulder (hospitalized with pneumonia last week; transferred to Rock Rapids Health Center on March 11 for therapy)

•Barb Hoogendoorn (currently undergoing heart-related tests)

*Your prayers are also requested for the following individuals who are coping with cancer:Melissa Moser (Kathy Moser’s daughter-in-law), Marilyn Kuyper (Ethanie Pulscher’s aunt; continues to be treated for cancer and is experiencing a lot of fatigue), Arlene Sterler, Robbie Korthals’ mother (Arlene’s cancer has moved to her lungs; pray for Arlene’s doctors to have wisdom as they care for her), Trish Lombard, Tara Bouwman’s mother (recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer), and Vicki Van Houten, Judy Netten’s sister (is tolerating her chemotherapy treatments well).

Thank You:For those of you who took the time to decorate the church for the Easter season, the church looks lovely.Thank you so much for your time and talent.

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Congregation:We are in uncharted waters as a community, church and nation.How we are going to go forward is something we will have to be flexible with because of the recommendations from different levels of governments and health services keep changing almost daily.For right now we are not going to have worship services March 22 and March 29, and then evaluate where things are at and what government and health officials are saying to make future decisions.This includes no regular in-person activities that involve over ten people for two weeks.Pay attention to the website, email, flocknotes, and the prayer chain for announcements and updates.If in doubt about something call the church secretary.Please let us know if there are needs that the church can address as well during this time of social distancing.Thank you for your patience! ~ Pastor Dan

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Cancellations & Postponements from past bulletin announcements:

GRIEFSHARE:Our GriefShare support group/class will not meet on Monday, March 23.We are postponing the GriefShare class for 2 weeks (March 23 and March 30) and then will evaluate when we will resume GriefShare.Thank you for your cooperation!

5^th Sunday Services:Due to the health and safety of all, Council of Churches has decided to cancel the 5th Sunday Service planned on March 29 at Holy Name. Thank you for understanding.

BENEFIT BANQUET:Cornerstone Prison Church Benefit Banquet has been cancelled and rescheduled for June 29 at Trinity CRC in Rock Valley.

New Roots Ministry's "Church Between Borders" event, which was scheduled for Saturday, March 28, has been cancelled due to coronavirus and the need for social distancing.

Hope Haven Auction:Due to concerns related to coronavirus and recommendations regarding large gatherings, the Hope Haven Auction scheduled for April 3^rd has been postponed.More details will be announced at a later time.To stay up to date on this event and other Hope Haven news, check out hopehaven.org and follow Hope Haven on Facebook.Thank you, Rich Koele

Justice For All:We have cancelled the bus trip that was scheduled for April 21-28.We are processing checks for refunds to those who have made a deposit for the trip.We have also moved the foundation event that was scheduled for March 26, to Friday August 21.I’ll send out info in the summer about that as it gets closer.Finally, until further notice, we will be closing our drop off room and not accepting volunteer groups starting at 4pm today (3/18/20).If there are groups or questions, please call before coming. 712.476.2804

Offerings Sunday 3-15-19Offerings to 3-15-19Budget to 3-15-19

General Fund:$2,509.00$66,192.90$83,449.19

Benevolent Fund:$7,019.00$43,930.28$38,374.82

Building Fund:$1,000.00$1,880.00$17,367.35

Sunday School Offering & Attendance

Last year’s attendance:114Last year’s offering:$178.00

Last week’s attendance:90Last week’s offering:$88.75

OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WEEK

SUNDAY:

MONDAY:

5:00 pm – Moms in Prayer – College & Career Group

TUESDAY:

12:00 pm Moms in Prayer - Traditional

WEDNESDAY:

12:00 pm Moms in Prayer – College & Careers

7:30 pm Praise Team (TBA)

THURSDAY:12:00 pm Grandmas in Prayer

FRIDAY:8:00 am- Men’s Bible study in the conference room

SATURDAY:

SUNDAY:NO 5^th Sunday services at Holy Name Catholic Church