ONGOING PRAYER LIST ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ THANK YOU to all the volunteers that helped donate for, set up, and work the ARK event on June 18th! 129 kids and 54 families were impacted. THANK YOU for helping bless our community! THANK YOU to all the volunteers and leaders of the BIG GOD STORY KIDS CAMP this week! What an amazing week it has been ministering to nearly 100 kids and sharing the love of Christ. THANK YOU for making a difference and pouring out your love to these kids! Fresh, delicious, hand-picked, straight from Michigan blueberries are being sold by Lake View Camp as a fundraiser for their summer camping ministry. Have your orders in by July 15 for the delivery (Sat, July 23). The order form can be downloaded from their website, www.lakeviewconference.com or call their office at 641-628-2160. (You can also call or stop by the church office to place an order.) Enjoy your delicious blueberries! Homebound: Judie Butin: Park Centre Betty Dop: Baxter Care Center Maureen McRoberts: Montezuma Rehab Center Gertrude Van Sickel: Nelson Manor Our Missionaries: Jeremy & Susan Beebout (Niger) and John & Lori Havenga (Solomon Islands) Soldiers: Josh Kriegel, grandson of Linda Olson and nephew of Michelle Dodd, is in the Marines back in the U.S. Meliek Meyer, son of Mike & Barb Meyer, is a Marine stationed in California. Nichole Stilwell, daughter of Leslie Ross, is a T-38 Aggressor pilot stationed at the Lanley Air Force Base. Trenton Ratcliff, grandson of John & Kim Guthrie and nephew of Jeff & Sara Guthrie, is stationed in the U.S. for the Air Force. Gabe Wright, son of Steve & Cami Wright, U.S. Marine Corp in San Diego. Prayer… Do you need prayer? Please fill out a Prayer Request card, located in the seat pockets. You can also receive prayer from the Prayer Team at the front of the church during the message response time. Prayer and Meeting Appointments can be scheduled by contacting the Office. info@theway146.com or 641-792-7300. Contact Information: Steve Heerema, Senior Pastor 641.204.1831 steve@theway146.com Mike Sereg, Associate Pastor 641.792.7300 mike.sereg@mahaska.org Matt Hugg 641.780.7846 matthugg@gmail.com Betty Samson 641.792.7300 betty@theway146.com Tricia Groves 641.792.7300 info@theway146.com Marcy Milburn 641.792.7300 marcy@theway146.com Jim Samson 641.521.9672 jimsamsonlawncare@yahoo.com Newton Church of The Way 2306 S 3rd Ave E Newton IA 50208 Office: 2306 S 3rd Ave E Phone: (641) 792-7300 Email: info@theway146.com Web Site: newtonway.org SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES Sunday Morning Summer Hours Classic 7:45 am to 8:30am The Way Café—8:30-10:30am Ignite I 9:00am to 10:00am J252 is on break for the Summer. Ignite II 10:30am to 11:30am Little Sparks is coming in July! Saturday Nite Ignite at 7pm Every Tuesday: Weekly Staff Meeting from 2:00 to 4:00. Check out the website: newtonway.org Check out The Way on Facebook! Celebration Sunday - July 10 - Aurora Heights Park! - 10am Nursery is available for newborn - 2 years. Located at the north end of the hall past the restrooms. The Way Softball Game—Monday, June 20 7:45pm Come to the North field and cheer on The Way team! Facilitators: Jason Price at 515-865-0609 Lunch after the service - Bring a dessert or salad if you can! LAST CHANCE TO GET INVOLVED! We will celebrate what God is doing here at The Way by Baptisms, Confession’s of Faith, Believer's Rededication and Stories of Faith. If you are interested, please contact the office THIS WEEK! The office # is (641) 792-7300, email: info@theway146.com Invite others! Anyone is welcome! Don’t forget your lawn chair or blanket! There will be NO Saturday Nite Ignite Service on July 9th. Discover Hope 517— Are you ready to break free from addiction? Anyone over 18, join us TUESDAYS 6-7pm at 219 N 2nd Ave W. Discover Hope Office: 641-841-0598 Join us in the 4th of July Parade! The parade is Monday, July 4th at 9:30am. How can you help get involved? Float Building! 9a-3p, Sat June 25th at 1417 N 15th Ave E Warehouse. Walking in the parade! Monday, July 4th – be there at 7:30am for lineup! Participants: wear red or blue. Bring candy if you can! Donating candy! (NO CHOCOLATE, individually wrapped) There will be a collection box in The Way Café for all donations. THANKS FOR GETTING INVOLVED! Contact the Office with questions! Attention Covenant Partners! As we become a commissioned church, we will be updating all Covenant Partnership into Membership of The Way. If you plan to renew your commitment and become a Member of The Way, we will have a table at the Celebration Service on July 10th to sign membership forms. Please visit this table or contact the Office if you cannot attend. If you have NOT been a Covenant Partner at The Way and are interested in being a Member, you can also sign at the table on Celebration Sunday and we will have a required membership class in the Fall and meeting with the Pastor for all new members. Please contact the Office with questions or if you are unable to attend that service but want to commit to a membership. The Way Commissioning Service YOUTH, join us Wed, July 6th Frisbee Golf at Maytag Park! Please see the Bulletin Board and continue watching bulletins and Facebook for many more events to come this Summer! The walls are poured and complete and this week the contractors will start the rough in process. We will be losing the North parking lot on June 27th as the steel building comes in. Add more time to your travel for parking. If you are able to park further away, please do so for those that can’t walk as far. Thank you for your patience and generosity during the progress of our new building and parking lot! Motorcycles: please park by the orange fence in the North lot. An orange fence is up and anything inside the fence will be considered a DANGER ZONE! Please keep all kids away from this area! Newtonway.org will continue to give details about the project! JUNE OUTREACH IDEA: Organize a garage sale, but make everything FREE! Prepare scripture or an encouraging word for the inside of the bags to bless your customers! If you have more Outreach ideas, please email Jeff & Denell Holschuh: handsandfeetnewton@yahoo.com. Encourage our youth on the mission trip! Please consider signing up in The Way Café to commit to pray and write an encouraging letter for the youth/leaders heading out to Washingtion, DC in a few weeks! Save the date! REACH OUT DAY Sunday, September 25th More details to come! Sunday, July 10th - Afternoon (time TBD)- Worship Center The Way Pastors, Elders, and Deacons will be commissioned as a new church within the RCA denomination. Please join us if you can! Be sure to fill out a Scripture –Prayer Tag for the new building! All filled out tags can be dropped off in the basket at the back of the Worship Center OR at the Info desk downstairs. Thank you! Community Service Needs? Route 146 Youth are FREE Outreach Car Wash! Saturday—July 9th Parking lot of Hendrickson Greenhouse (900 W 3rd St S) We will be offering a free carwash to our community! If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Jeff & Denell Holschuh at handsandfeetnewton@yahoo.com. Thanks for getting involved! looking for community service ideas or people/members in need… If you know of volunteer opportunities for them this fall, please contact Jen Wright at jenv507@gmail.com. Thank you! “Mainly Music” is launching this fall! Children (birthBuilding Campaign Donations can go in the offering or in the back drop box of the Worship Center. If you are writing a check, the memo must say “Building Campaign” or cash must be in an envelope with your name and “Building Fund” on the envelope. THANKS! preschool) and their parent/caregiver can enjoy music, movement, snacks, and more. We need volunteers of any age! If you have interest in being part of a planning team, please contact Danielle Barnes cdbarnes@ymail.com or Marcy Milburn marcy@theway146.com. Financial Stewardship Update General Fund Actual Budget Last Week $8,364 $9,400 Year-to-date (beginning 7/1/15) $498,870 $479,400 Variance to YTD budget +$19,470 or +4.1% Building Fund project-to-date = $940,214