July 25 - August 4 - Federated Fellowship
July 25 - August 4 - Federated Fellowship
July 25 - August 4 - Federated Fellowship
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In This Issue<br />
Page 1:<br />
• Ride For the Cause<br />
• Sunday’s Worship Service<br />
Page 2:<br />
• Showers of Blessings<br />
• Check out the Library!<br />
• <strong>August</strong> 11 Believer’s Baptism<br />
• Couple’s Iowa Cubs Night<br />
Page 3:<br />
• Quilting Night<br />
• Urban Plunge<br />
• Pathways of Pella Golf<br />
Tournament<br />
• Prison Ministry Training<br />
the<br />
news<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>25</strong> - <strong>August</strong> 4<br />
Sunday, <strong>July</strong> 28 will be a<br />
combined service at <strong>Federated</strong><br />
<strong>Fellowship</strong> with Grace<br />
<strong>Fellowship</strong> Church. A potluck<br />
meal will follow after the service<br />
(please bring sides/salads/<br />
desserts as meat, chips, and<br />
drinks are provided). There will<br />
also be a casual ride after lunch<br />
if you’d like to enjoy the Iowa<br />
roads together!<br />
Page 4:<br />
• Bible League Style Show<br />
• Tokyo Handbell Choir<br />
• Become Unleashed<br />
• Bibles For Missions<br />
• Free end of the month meals<br />
Page 5:<br />
• Calendar<br />
Page 6:<br />
• Support Sabrina Groenendyk<br />
RIDE FOR THE CAUSE: Do you enjoy going for a ride on your<br />
motorcycle or in your hot rod Would you like to combine the<br />
enjoyment of a ride with Christian worship, fellowship,& furthering<br />
God’s kingdom Join us at the Vermeer Pavilion in Pella on <strong>July</strong><br />
27. Registration begins at noon. All monies received will be used<br />
to purchase motorcycles for pastors & missionaries in developing<br />
countries. To register for the ride, e-mail ride4cause@gmail.com.<br />
Registration fee covers ride, t-shirt and meal.<br />
WHAT’S INSIDE
in our church<br />
This Sunday, <strong>July</strong> 28, 2:00PM ROOM 201 at FFC we will be celebrating “SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS” for<br />
the new babies in our fellowship. Join us as we celebrate the joy of motherhood and new birth for:<br />
Tim and Sandy Pol, and son Huxley; Scott and Rebecca Jochems, and son, Colton; Doug and Cindy<br />
Van Donselaar, and daughter, Kennedy; Darren and Sonya Boot, and daughter, Savanna; Nick and<br />
Lyndsi Guilien, and son, Dannick; Jason and Traci Hewitt, and daughter, Piper. In lieu of gifts, we will<br />
receive monetary donations to purchase a Walmart gift card for each family. We invite you to honor<br />
these moms with a poem, card, special Bible verse or simple words of encouragement. There will be<br />
a table in the entry way yet this Sunday for you to give your donation and write a note for the mothers.<br />
Thanks for joining us in this ministry to new mothers and babies.<br />
SUMMER & BOOKS go together like milk & Oreos… Check out the church library for your<br />
summer reading to take to the beach, the park, on vaca. Also check out some of the<br />
great options for your kids to keep reading over the summer! What a great FREE option!<br />
Grab a book on Sunday in the foyer by the tables and chairs, next to the kitchen.<br />
If you have given your life to<br />
Christ and would like to show<br />
a public sign of identifying<br />
with Him, please consider<br />
being baptized on <strong>August</strong> 11!<br />
You pick the service. Please<br />
sign up on our website at<br />
www.federatedfellowship.<br />
org or call the church office<br />
at 628-3363!<br />
Enjoy a date night at the couple's night at the<br />
Iowa Cubs game in Des Moines! Sign up on<br />
Sunday or online by clicking under the<br />
calendar section of our website.<br />
What: I-Cubs Baseball Game for you and your<br />
date!<br />
When: <strong>August</strong> 9, leave<br />
<strong>Federated</strong> at 5pm<br />
Who: you and your date<br />
Cost: $<strong>25</strong> per couple covers your ticket, bus<br />
ride, and gas<br />
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THERE’S MORE
Urban Plunge is a weekend in Des<br />
Moines where you will get to serve<br />
others, learn about ministries in Des<br />
Moines, serve the homeless, attend a<br />
few different churches, and make new<br />
friends with your <strong>Federated</strong> family!<br />
To learn more about what the weekend<br />
could entail (stay flexible, please),<br />
visit their website.<br />
Cost is $130: covers a place to stay,<br />
meals, fees, your ride to DSM, and a<br />
t-shirt!<br />
head to our website for more information by clicking on the banner or under “calendar.” Please<br />
contact Tim Lunkley at (641)628-2036, (641) 780-9601 or the church at (641)628-3363 if you'd like to go<br />
or find out more!<br />
our community<br />
Our goal this year is to raise<br />
$10,000. Please help us in<br />
meeting this goal by obtaining<br />
pledges from friends and family.<br />
It’s time to golf! Pathways of Pella is hosting their GOLF FOR LIFE<br />
TOURNAMENT on Saturday, <strong>August</strong> 24, 2013 at Bos Landen Golf<br />
Club in Pella. Registration begins at 7am and tee time is 8am.<br />
Cost is $75 per person (free with $200 in pledges) and your cost<br />
includes green fees and cart. Please register by <strong>August</strong> 9. The<br />
format for the tournament will be 4 person best ball. Both men<br />
and women are encouraged to form teams. To register, you can<br />
call Pathways of Pella at 628-4827 or email pathwayspella@pathwayspella.org<br />
or go to our website www.pathwayspella.org.<br />
Why Should I Play To help babies, their moms, families and the<br />
young people of our area. All services provided by Pathways of<br />
Pella are FREE and CONFIDENTIAL. We operate solely on the support<br />
and gifts of concerned people like you and those you ask to<br />
sponsor you in the Golf Tournament. Your support helps provide<br />
accurate information and compassionate assistance to the<br />
women and men seen at Pathways. In 2012 we helped over 130<br />
families. Pathways offers comprehensive, positive alternatives to<br />
abortion, support through the first year of life as well as testing for<br />
the two most common STI’s (Chlamydia and gonorrhea).<br />
PRISON VOLUNTEER TRAINING: Do you want to volunteer for New Life Prison<br />
Community. The next training session for new volunteers will be held on Thursday,<br />
<strong>August</strong> 1st from 6pm-9pm at the training center of Newton Prison. Let Pastor Rick<br />
(#641-204-1954) know if you're interested.<br />
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our community<br />
You are invited to the BIBLE LEAGUE "STYLE SHOW", with clothing from the Bibles for Missions Thrift<br />
Center being modeled; Monday, <strong>August</strong> 5, 2:30PM, at the Fair Haven East dining room(607 E. 3rd).<br />
Refreshments will be served. Offering received for Bibles for India.<br />
GLEE HANDBELL CHOIR FROM MEIJI GAKUIN<br />
HIGASHIMURAYAMA HIGH SCHOOL<br />
(TOKYO, JAPAN) In Concert Tuesday,<br />
<strong>August</strong> 6 – 7:00pm at First Reformed<br />
Church, 605 Broadway St., Pella. Freewill<br />
Offering received for Glee Handbell Choir.<br />
JENNIE ALLEN CONFERENCE IN PELLA: Tickets are<br />
now on sale for the Jennie Allen, Become<br />
Unleashed conference on November 2 at Third<br />
Church. Worship will be led by Now Serving 7, a<br />
Pella worship group. You can purchase tickets<br />
at The Sanctuary Bookstore, Gifts, and Coffeehouse<br />
for $30 or online for $32. Please visit www.<br />
unleashed-conference.com or www.RealWomenOfFaith.com<br />
for more information! We also<br />
invite you to sign up for daily women’s devotionals<br />
here.<br />
HOW CAN YOU MINISTER TO THE PEOPLE OF EASTERN EUROPE AND NEVER LEAVE PELLA By volunteering<br />
at the Pella Bibles for Missions Thrift Center! We are looking for individuals or small groups<br />
willing to come for 3 hour shifts on a once-a-week or once-a-month basis to help process clothing,<br />
linens, fabrics, and electronics in the evening. This small group could consist of friends you already<br />
know (high school age or above) or it is a great opportunity to meet new people. A small amount<br />
of your time can help place a Bible in the hands of someone in Eastern Europe and change their<br />
life FOREVER. Contact Sandy De Cook at 628-2724 or email dcfarm@iowatelecom.net for details or<br />
more information!<br />
Are you short on cash at the end of the month If so, please come join us for the FREE END OF THE<br />
MONTH MEALS at Trinity Reformed Church <strong>Fellowship</strong> Hall--407 Franklin-Pella on Monday, <strong>July</strong> 29th.<br />
Serving from 5:30-6:30 PM. No questions asked & no reservations required. A mission of Trinity Reformed<br />
Church.<br />
Please have all announcements, prayers, & important family news you’d like the<br />
church to know about to the church by Thursdays @ noon.<br />
Call 641.628.3363 or email info@federatedfellowship.org.<br />
/federatedfellowship<br />
@federatedpella<br />
a 309 Roosevelt Rd<br />
p 641-628-3363<br />
w www.federatedfellowship.org<br />
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serving schedule<br />
due to the combined service this<br />
coming Sunday, you would have<br />
been notified if you were a<br />
volunteer for this week’s services.<br />
if you have questions about if<br />
you’re a volunteer this week,<br />
please call us at 628-3363<br />
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THERE’S MORE
calendar<br />
Sunday, <strong>July</strong> 28<br />
10:00 AM: Combined Worship<br />
Service @ FFC<br />
11:15 AM: Potluck (meat, drinks, chips<br />
provided...please bring salads and<br />
sides!)<br />
After lunch: Casual Ride<br />
2 PM: Showers of Blessings @ FFC,<br />
Room 201<br />
Monday, <strong>July</strong> 29<br />
5-8 PM: Pizza Ranch Tip night for<br />
Sabrina Groenendyk’s fundraising for<br />
Victory Min.<br />
6 PM: Quilting Night<br />
7 PM: Divorce Care @ The Sanctuary<br />
Ministries<br />
Tuesday, <strong>July</strong> 30<br />
5:15 PM: ZUMBA<br />
Thursday, <strong>August</strong> 1<br />
5:15 PM: ZUMBA<br />
Sunday, <strong>August</strong> 4<br />
9 AM & 11 AM: Worship Services<br />
future events<br />
<strong>August</strong> 11: Believer’s Baptism<br />
September 13-15: Urban Plunge in DSM<br />
September 15, 12PM: Pizza w/the Pastors<br />
October 6: 101 Class<br />
October 20: Membership<br />
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THAT’S ALL FOLKS
SUPPORT SABRINA GROENENDYK<br />
Sabrina of Oskaloosa, IA, served at Victory Ministries this<br />
past June on a week long mission trip with <strong>Federated</strong><br />
<strong>Fellowship</strong> Church of Pella. This is where Sabrina’s love for<br />
serving at Victory was sparked. God spoke to Sabrina and<br />
has asked her to spend a year at Victory as an intern. Here<br />
are some things Sabrina has put together for fundraising.<br />
See if you can attend any of them and feel free to contact her if you’d like<br />
more information on her upcoming year in Alaska!<br />
SUITES AT THE KNOXVILLE RACEWAY: You can purchase Suits at the<br />
Knoxville Race track for the <strong>July</strong> 27th, 7pm race. (Rain date would<br />
be <strong>August</strong> 24) These Suites are $100 each, which includes the seat,<br />
food, and the entertainment (or the race). The proceeds will go to<br />
Sabrina Groenendyk’s fundraising for her year of missions in Alaska<br />
at Victory Ministries. If you would like to purchase a ticket, email<br />
Sabrina at magichorse14@yahoo.com or call at (641)295-5618.<br />
PELLA PIZZA RANCH COMMUNITY IMPACT NIGHT, Monday, <strong>July</strong> 29!:<br />
Thanks for helping Sabrina out by coming to the Community<br />
Impact Tip Night @ Pella Pizza Ranch! Sabrina will recieve 5%<br />
of sales and all the tips from these next two Monday evenings.<br />
fly-in fundraiser<br />
<strong>July</strong> 26, 6:30pm<br />
RSVP<br />
641-295-5618<br />
Let’s have some fun, food, fellowship, and<br />
flying to help support Sabrina Groenendyk<br />
in her preparations for missions in Alaska at<br />
Victory Ministries (www.victorymin.org).<br />
hotdogs, chips, s'mores,<br />
and drinks provided<br />
2436 Queens Ave. Oskaloosa, IA 5<strong>25</strong>77<br />
About .4 miles North of the Highway 92<br />
Lake Keomah turnoff on the East side of<br />
Queens Ave. Look for a sign too!<br />
rides in the powered<br />
parachute<br />
available for a<br />
freewill donation<br />
Sabrina Groenendyk<br />
Serving with Victory Ministries<br />
www.VictoryMin.org<br />
Sutton, Alaska<br />
Sept 2013-Sept 2014<br />
Support Sabrina by sending funds to 309<br />
Roosevelt Rd, Pella, IA 50219.<br />
Tax-deductable checks can be made<br />
out to <strong>Federated</strong> <strong>Fellowship</strong> with Sabrina’s<br />
name in the memo or a note saying it’s for<br />
her. Call 628-3363 if you have questions.<br />
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THANKS FOR READING!
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