July 18 - July 28 - Federated Fellowship Church
July 18 - July 28 - Federated Fellowship Church
July 18 - July 28 - Federated Fellowship Church
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the<br />
news<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>18</strong> - <strong>July</strong> <strong>28</strong><br />
In This Issue<br />
Page 1:<br />
• Ride For the Cause Weekend<br />
Page 2:<br />
• Check out the Library!<br />
• Prayer Meeting<br />
• Showers of Blessings<br />
• August 11 Believer’s Baptism<br />
Page 3:<br />
• Couple’s Iowa Cubs Night<br />
• Food Shelf Donations<br />
• Quilting Night<br />
• Bible League Style Show<br />
• Tokyo Handbell Choir<br />
RIDE FOR THE CAUSE: Do you enjoy going for a ride on your motorcycle<br />
or in your hot rod Would you like to combine the enjoyment<br />
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.<br />
com. Registration fee covers ride, t-shirt and meal. Sunday, <strong>July</strong><br />
<strong>28</strong> will be a combined service at <strong>Federated</strong> <strong>Fellowship</strong> with Grace<br />
<strong>Fellowship</strong> <strong>Church</strong>. A potluck meal will follow after the service<br />
(please bring sides/salads/desserts as meat, chips, and drinks are<br />
provided). There will also be a casual ride after lunch if you’d like<br />
to enjoy the Iowa roads together!<br />
Page 4:<br />
• COC golf tournament<br />
• Become Unleashed<br />
• Prison Ministry Training<br />
• Bibles For Missions<br />
Page 5:<br />
• Serving Schedule<br />
• Calendar<br />
Page 6:<br />
• Support Sabrina Groenendyk<br />
WHAT’S INSIDE
in our church<br />
SUMMER & BOOKS go together like milk & Oreos… Check out the church<br />
library for your summer reading to take to the beach, the park, on vaca. Also<br />
check out some of the great options for your kids to keep reading over the<br />
summer! What a great FREE option! Grab a book on Sunday in the foyer by<br />
the tables and chairs, next to the kitchen.<br />
sundays<br />
This Sunday, <strong>July</strong> <strong>28</strong>, 2:00PM at FFC we will be celebrating “SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS” for the new<br />
babies in our fellowship. Join us as we celebrate the joy of motherhood and new birth for: Tim and<br />
Sandy Pol, and son Huxley; Scott and Rebecca Jochems, and son, Colton; Doug and Cindy Van<br />
Donselaar, and daughter, Kennedy; Darren and Sonya Boot, and daughter, Savanna; Nick and Lyndsi<br />
Guilien, and son, Dannick; Jason and Traci Hewitt, and daughter, Piper. In lieu of gifts, we will receive<br />
monetary donations to purchase a Walmart gift card for each family. We invite you to honor these<br />
moms with a poem, card, special Bible verse or simple words of encouragement. There will be a table<br />
in the entry way yet this Sunday & next Sunday for you to give your donation and write a note for the<br />
mothers. Thanks for joining us in this ministry to new mothers and babies.<br />
If you have given your life to<br />
Christ and would like to show<br />
a public sign of identifying with<br />
Him, please consider being<br />
baptized on August 11! You<br />
pick the service. Please sign<br />
up on our website at www.<br />
federatedfellowship.org or call<br />
the church office at 6<strong>28</strong>-3363!<br />
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THERE’S MORE
soup<br />
cereal<br />
DONATIONS FOR THE FOOD SHELF<br />
TAKING FOOD DONATIONS FOR THE PELLA FOOD<br />
SHELF: Our church is going to help the Pella Food<br />
Shelf out with donations of SOUP and CEREAL<br />
as the summer is a very slow time for receiving<br />
donations. They are completely out of soup and<br />
cereal, so let’s help them out! Bring Soup and/or<br />
Cereal to the church front office and we’ll take<br />
a load of donations over to the Food Shelf when<br />
we have a bunch. If you could also donate any<br />
school supplies for them to hand out in <strong>July</strong>,<br />
that is also welcome. Thank you so much for<br />
your support of the Pella Community Food Shelf!<br />
Questions Call 6<strong>28</strong>-3363.<br />
Enjoy a date night at the couple's night at the Iowa Cubs game in Des Moines! Sign up on Sunday or<br />
online by clicking under the calendar section of our website.<br />
What: I-Cubs Baseball Game for you and your date!<br />
When: August 9, leave <strong>Federated</strong> at 5pm<br />
Who: you and your date<br />
Cost: $25 per couple covers your ticket, bus ride, and gas<br />
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, August 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 />
August 6 – 7:00pm at First Reformed<br />
<strong>Church</strong>, 605 Broadway St., Pella. Freewill<br />
Offering received for Glee Handbell Choir.<br />
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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, August 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 August 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 6<strong>28</strong>-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 />
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 />
<strong>Church</strong>. 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 />
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 />
August 1st from 6pm-9pm at the training center of Newton Prison. Let Pastor Rick<br />
(#641-204-1954) know if you're interested.<br />
HOW CAN YOU MINISTER TO THE PEOPLE OF EASTERN EUROPE AND<br />
NEVER LEAVE PELLA By volunteering at the Pella Bibles for Missions<br />
Thrift Center! We are looking for individuals or small groups willing to<br />
come for 3 hour shifts on a once-a-week or once-a-month basis to<br />
help process clothing, linens, fabrics, and electronics in the<br />
evening. This small group could consist of friends you already know<br />
(high school age or above) or it is a great opportunity to meet new<br />
people. A small amount of your time can help place a Bible in the<br />
hands of someone in Eastern Europe and change their life FOREVER.<br />
Contact Sandy De Cook at 6<strong>28</strong>-2724 or email dcfarm@iowatelecom.<br />
net for details or more information!<br />
Please have all announcements, prayers, &<br />
important family news you’d like the church to<br />
know about to the church by<br />
Thursdays @ noon. Call 641.6<strong>28</strong>.3363<br />
or email info@federatedfellowship.org.<br />
/federatedfellowship<br />
@federatedpella<br />
a 309 Roosevelt Rd<br />
p 641-6<strong>28</strong>-3363<br />
w www.federatedfellowship.org<br />
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serving schedule<br />
<strong>July</strong> 21<br />
Moving to<br />
Magnify:<br />
9:00 AM 11:00 AM<br />
Chess VW Chess VW<br />
<strong>July</strong> <strong>28</strong><br />
10:00 am<br />
You’ll be notified if you are volunteering<br />
for this combined service!<br />
Bible To<br />
Life:<br />
Creating<br />
for Keeps:<br />
Searing in<br />
Scripture:<br />
TBA<br />
Tricia & Steve<br />
W<br />
Carrie N,<br />
Robert W<br />
TBA<br />
Tricia W &<br />
Rachel S<br />
Robert W<br />
Hall<br />
Monitors:<br />
Infant<br />
Nursery:<br />
Toddler<br />
Nursery:<br />
Prayer<br />
Servants:<br />
Hospitality:<br />
Treat Table:<br />
AV Team:<br />
TBA<br />
Darren &<br />
Jodi K<br />
Mike & Amy<br />
R, Rachel S<br />
Loren &<br />
Jean VW<br />
Candace &<br />
Scott De<br />
Penning<br />
Alma W<br />
Wendy &<br />
Rachel S,<br />
Cheyenne VD<br />
Doug &<br />
Shane VD<br />
Jim & Linda<br />
B<br />
Tricia & Steve<br />
Watson<br />
Cindy VD, Lisa V, Scarlett F,<br />
Karen R, Karlie Vs, Lisa W,<br />
Tanya R<br />
Bruce VW, Matt B, Jean VW<br />
calendar<br />
Sunday, <strong>July</strong> 21<br />
9:00 & 11:00 AM: Worship Services<br />
BABY DEDICATION!<br />
10:15 AM: Gather for prayer, Pastor Greg’s office<br />
Monday, <strong>July</strong> 22<br />
5-8 PM: Pizza Ranch Tip night for Sabrina<br />
Groenendyk’s fundraising for Victory Min.<br />
7 PM: Divorce Care @ The Sanctuary Ministries<br />
Tuesday, <strong>July</strong> 23<br />
5:15 PM: ZUMBA<br />
Wednesday, <strong>July</strong> 24<br />
6:30 PM: Women’s Bible Study<br />
Thursday, <strong>July</strong> 25<br />
5:15 PM: ZUMBA<br />
7 PM: GLBT Family Support Group<br />
Saturday, <strong>July</strong> 27<br />
Noon: Registration for Ride for the Cause<br />
@ Vermeer Pavilion<br />
Next Sunday, <strong>July</strong> <strong>28</strong><br />
10:00 AM: Combined Worship Services<br />
11:15 AM: Potluck (meat, drinks, chips<br />
provided...please bring salads and sides!)<br />
After lunch: Casual Ride<br />
2 PM: Showers of Blessings @ FFC<br />
future events<br />
<strong>July</strong> 29, 6 PM: Quilting Night<br />
August 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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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> <strong>Church</strong> 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 August 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)295-56<strong>18</strong>.<br />
PELLA PIZZA RANCH COMMUNITY IMPACT NIGHTS: Thanks for helping<br />
Sabrina out by coming to the Community Impact Tip Night @<br />
Pella Pizza Ranch! Sabrina will recieve 5% of sales and all the tips<br />
from these next two Monday evenings.<br />
2nd Community Impact Tip Night for Sabrina: Monday, <strong>July</strong> 29!<br />
fly-in fundraiser<br />
<strong>July</strong> 26, 6:30pm<br />
RSVP<br />
641-295-56<strong>18</strong><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 52577<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 6<strong>28</strong>-3363 if you have questions.<br />
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THANKS FOR READING!
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