Bulletin Announcements | June 1, 2025

This Week’s Announcements

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👋 VBS Helpers Meeting – June 8

All VBS volunteers are asked to meet briefly in the sanctuary after the service next Sunday.

📖 Vacation Bible School is June 9–13

Join us for the closing program on Friday, June 13 at 11:30am at SWC-Elementary. Cookies to follow!

🩸 Blood Drive – June 16

The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at First CRC from 12:30–6:30pm. Call Betty to schedule your donation.

🏕️ Anchored Catechism Camp

Camp is August 4–6 at Okoboji. Register your student by June 2!

🏷️ Name Change Questionnaires

Fill out and return your name change survey by June 29. Questions? Talk to someone on the committee.

📬 RFK Camp Snack Donations

Bring labeled snack donations to the CRC kitchen by June 2. Help bless our hardworking camp guides!

🙏 RFK Camp Prayer & Card Ministry

Pray for a camper and send a card of encouragement. Contact Nicole Vis to get involved.

VBS Helpers: Next Sunday, June 8 - please plan to meet briefly in the sanctuary following the service. The directors will go over a few job duties and let you know which class you’ll be helping with. Thank you for being part of this exciting week!

Vacation Bible School: VBS week is coming up June 9–13 from 9:00 -11:30am, and we’re ready to set up camp and explore God's Word! Everyone is invited to attend the VBS program on Friday, June 13 at 11:30am in the SWC-Elementary gym. (Doors open at 11:20am) Refreshments and cookies will follow. Hear the kids sing and share what they’ve discovered on their faith-filled adventure! Please keep the week in your prayers for safety, joy, and smooth sailing!

Bloodmobile: There will be a Red Cross blood drive at the First Christian Reformed Church in Edgerton on Monday, June 16 from 12:30 until 6:30. Please call Betty at 507-227-8416 to make or confirm an appointment. There is a constant need for blood. Anyone 16 yrs. or older and in good health is able to donate.

Jr. High: Anchored Catechism Camp will be held August 4–6 at Okoboji! This is great opportunity for students to grow in faith, enjoy fellowship, and have fun together. If you’d like to sign your child up, there’s still time - please register by June 2!

Name Change Discussion: There are questionnaires regarding the possibility of a name change in your mailboxes. Please fill them out and return before June 29. This is the only way we know where the congregation stands regarding the name change. If you have any questions or would like to talk more about it, feel free to reach out to anyone on the committee: Merri Post, Bill Post, Jason Snyder, Caitlin Arp, Amy Van Hulzen, Pat Fey, Elmer Pietz, Shelli Menning, Hope Snyder, Rihanna Hulstein, or Kami Smit.

Royal Family Kids Camp is in need of snacks and drinks to bless our adult guides who run after our 37 energetic campers all day. Looking for donations of bars, salty snacks, cookies, cheese/crackers or dip, and drinks for the week of camp, June 2-5. Guides are given a time of snacks and rest to recharge during our nightly debriefing and meetings. If you are willing to provide snacks and/or drinks for RFK Camp, please contact Evon Van Hofwegen to tell her what you’d like to bring so she can keep tabs on what's coming. Bring any snack donations to the First CRC kitchen - south counter, labeled RFK, by Monday, June 2.Thanks for blessing the camp and its mission!

Prayer and Cards Needed: Would you be willing to write a card for one of our Royal Family Kids Camp children this year and pray over them during the week of camp June 2-5? It can be a fun thing to do as a family or individual! Reach out to Nicole Vis or our Royal Family Kids Camp SWMN Facebook page if you'd like to join in helping camp with prayer and a card for one of the children at camp this year. Thanks!

Upcoming Dates:

Vacation Bible School - June 9-13
Edge Mission Trip - June 14-21
Anchored Catechism Camp - August 4-6