Something Special

Marco…...Polo Have you lost an item and are in need of it? Please, check out the Lost & Found Box located in the Rich Friendship Center (north foyer) as soon as possible for your missing items! Any items remaining in the lost and found box on August 15th will be donated to Mel Trotter. Don’t let it be yours!

Pastor Tim

Wishing you many blessings in the year to

come. We are so thankful for you!

Tuesday, August 20

WORLD MISSIONS

“Please join our own STAND AS ONE (Ed Douglas, Josh Murray and Tony Myers) as they have the privilege of singing our Na-tional Anthem before the West Michigan Whitecaps game on Thursday, August 8, at 7 p.m. Come and cheer our guys on!

OUTREACH Items Needed for the

month of August:

Tuna Chicken Noodle Soup

We are continuing to provide

food through the summer to our ‘at-risk’ families from Ridgeview and Appleview Ele-mentary Schools. MONETARY DONATIONS are needed.

These allow us to purchase food pennies on the dollar from Feeding America.

LIBRARY SELECTIONS

This is a page out of Stormie Omartian’s book, ‘What Happens When I Talk to God?’ You don’t want to pass on the opportunity to share this book with your children!

Hand2Hand Packing

Anyone interested in helping pack for Hand2Hand this school year, Please sign up at the Welcome Center (even if you have packed before). We pack on Wednesday nights at 6:15. Any questions, please see Amber Schmitt.

PLEASE BE IN PRAYER FOR YOUR WORK & WITNESS TEAM MINISTERING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC THIS MONTH from the 3rd to the 11th! They will be sharing about their exciting ministry during the August 18 morning worship service.

Seasons A Monthly Publication of

Volume 18 Number 8 August 2019

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1

The Kingdom of God is a personal love relationship with the living God through Jesus Christ

by the work of the Holy Spirit.

All Senior Adults Breakfast!

When: Tuesday, August 6, at 9:00 a.m.

Where: Russ’ on Alpine (3531 Alpine Ave. NW)

Invite a friend or neighbor to join you for this time

of food and fellowship! All senior adults are

welcome!

Church Picnic at Wahlfield Park Sunday, August 11 at 5:00 pm

Families are asked to bring hot dogs, brats or burgers to grill and buns, a dish to pass according to your last name (A-L: Salads; M-S: Veggies; T-Z: Desserts), as well as yard and table games to share. The church will furnish the grill, tableware, condiments and beverages.

GROWTH TRACK is for every person that attends

Sparta Naz. In four sessions, you will discover who we are,

what we believe, and your place in the body of Christ.

Whether you have been here for years or are newer

worshipers at Sparta Naz, we are encouraging every person,

youth through senior adults, to participate in this endeavor

as we build relationships with each other and Become …

Like Jesus.

Session 101 – Discovering the Mission and Core Values of

Sparta Naz

September 15

Session 201 – Developing the Essential Disciplines of a

Healthy Believer

September 22 - part 1

September 29- part 2

Session 301 – Discovering Your Place in the Body of

Christ

October 6- part 1

October 13- part 2

Session 401 –Joining Sparta Nazarene’s Ministry Team

October 20

The sessions will be held during the Sunday School hour.

Session size is limited to 12. You may use the special

Growth Track Notebook at the Welcome Center to reserve

your spot for the fall session.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mark Your Calendar …

8/3-8/11 Work & Witness Trip to the Dominican

Republic

8/6 Senior Adult Breakfast at Russ’ 9:00 am

8/11 Church Picnic at Wahlfield Park 5:00 pm

8/13 Church Board Meeting 7:00 pm

8/19 Bridal Shower for Baylee Harrison 7:00 pm

8/20 Pastor Tim’s Birthday!

Summer 2019 Schedule Wednesday at 6:30 pm.

August 7/8 Cedar Point August 14 Family Games at Church August 21 Bonfire/Games at Heeringa’s August 28 Service Project September 8 Resume Sunday Evening

THRIVE STUDENT MINISTIRES

Believe it or not, it’s that time again! Before we know it, AWANA will be in full swing again. Thinking ahead to our first night (Wednesday, September 4 at 6:45 pm), there will be AWANA registration in the foyer on August 18, August 25 and September 1. Please stop by one of those three Sundays to sign your children up (ages toddlers to 6th grade).

CHILDRENS MINISTRIES

COVE BOYS ULTIMATE ADVENTURE CHALLENGE

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2019

Time: 4-6 pm

Location: Sytsma’s Adventure Grounds (3655 14 Mile

Road, NW, Sparta)

Put it on the calendar and make your reservations to

partake in this ultimate adventure challenge! Multiple

opportunities await your skills and talent. Dads, Uncles,

and Grandpas—bring your boys entering K-6th grade

to this adventure experience! Challenges will be

followed by a mouth-watering charcoal-grilled hot dog

bar with all the fixins’ and beverages to guzzle.

Here’s a taste of a few challenges that await you!

► Ninja Course

► Water Balloon Catapult

► Disc Golf Course

► Top Shot Challenge

► Hockey Slap Shot

► Javelin Throw

► Dad Dunk Contest (Judging determined by the

Cove Boys)

To RSVP-please email Ryan Sytsma at rasytsma@

gmail.com or text 616-292-9404 by August 18.

Promotion Sunday is September 8, 2019.

Children moving into Kindergarten, 2nd Grade,

and 4th Grade will be promoted. All Christ’s Cove

parents are encouraged to join us for our Promo-

tion Ceremony, which will be the first 20 minutes

of Sunday School (9:15-9:35 am).

We are in need of donations for the opening of our Awana Store this fall. The store serves as an incentive for our AWANA participants to earn ‘bucks’ to spend. Learning verses, completing sections and bringing visitors are just a few ways for them to earn ‘bucks’. We need items for ages K-6th grade. The sky is

the limit (Dollar Store, 5 Below)! See Bill Beauchamp with any questions.

A quick reminder: Sunday, September 1st

there will be no Sunday School. During Worship Hour , nursery will be provided for chil-dren ages birth up to two and a half. Kids ages two and a half and older will join parents for the Worship Service. PRESORTED

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Service Schedule

Sunday………………….. 9:15 am Sunday School for all ages

10:45 am Morning Worship

Wednesday……………. 6:30 pm Thrive Student Youth Group

(7th-12th Grades)

7:00 pm adult bible study

(Nursery available for all services) 2019

THANK YOU

Greetings from the Gonzalez family! We are so thankful to have been connected to you as a LINKS church!! We wanted to send you a note of thanks for your gener-osity and love for our family! We appreciate the support and love shown to our family through your giving. You have been a blessing to us! Thank you for all you do for missions and how you express that support for us. Thank you so much! We hope to see you all while we are home on deputation. We will be in the Michigan area at the end of August into the first weekend of Septem-ber. We hope to connect in person with as many of you as possible while we are there! Thanks again for what you are doing to support our family and missions. May the Lord continue blessing your church and using you to reach others. Blessings, Sara & the rest of the Gonzalez family

Camilo & Sara Gonzalez

Work & Witness

Coordinators/Church of

the Nazarene

Africa Lusophone Field/

Africa Region

A big thank you to all the drivers and those who rode in the church van to transport our kids back and forth to camp! Dick & Wanda Beauchamp, Doug Bun-denthal, Brooke Chatman, Warren Hill, Maryann Inman, Les & Maxine Matthysse, Jerry Mullen, Tony Myers, and Al Neeley … we appreciate you.

We couldn’t provide this service without you!

TRIBUTE QUARTET IN CONCERT

FRIDAY, August 9, 2019 at 7 p.m.

Sparta Baptist Church

38 S. State Street, Sparta

$5.00 Tickets at the Door

FREE WILL OFFERING will be taken for

NORTH KENT CONNECT