April 27, 2025
Tami Leman • April 26, 2025
Announcements
1. Sunday, April 20, Easter Sunday Schedule
April 20th - Easter Morning Service and Brunch
Easter Morning Service begins at 8:00am with brunch immediately following. Brunch sign-up for you and/or guests will be on the kitchen sign up table. Second Church Service Starts 10:10am. Congregational Singing with Sunday School up front begins at 10:10am. Sunday School following at 10:30am. Church Service at 10:30am
Please Sign Up to Help
Men and women are needed, Help needed Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings. Sign up to help using the Sign-Up Genius link or call Rhonda Kaufman at 309-266-7665 or Dawn Spangler at 309-263-0873.
2. Meal Committee Co-chair Needed
This position can be held by one person, or two people can do it together. The job of the co-chair is to assist the Chairman when planning meals for the church pertaining to funerals, baptisms, Easter brunch etc…. If you would be willing to fill this position, or have questions regarding co-chair duties, please contact Sisters Rhonda Kaufman or Dawn Spangler.
3.Sunday, April 27 - Family Hymn Sing at 6:30 pm
Tremont church has been invited to join us for an evening singing. Snacks and lemonade will be served after the singing. Note: A pizza meal will not be served this time. Please sign up at the kitchen sign-up table if you plan to attend or if you can bring bars or cookies.
4. Silver Lining Collection
It is time to update our subscription list for The Silver Lining. If there is anyone who would like to receive a paper copy of The Silver Lining, and not presently getting it, if you have an address change, or read it online, and no longer want to receive a paper copy, please contact Sis. Annette Tanner.
For donations for The Silver Lining publication, please make your check out to the General Fund with Silver Lining written in the memo line, and put it in the General Fund collection box, or mail to the church with Attn: to Bro. Fred Sollberger. The suggested donation for 2025 is $25.
4. Wednesday, April 23 – Clothing Drive/Love Packages, 6:40 pm at Sunday School Entrance
Due to the Fellowship Hall remodeling, the clothing drive/love packages collection will be at the Church. The 4th-8th Grade will be working on the collection and sorting. Clothing Drive: Your donations of good, clean clothing will be taken to the Goodfield HarvestCall facility. Love Packages: Your used/new religious materials - Bibles, daily devotionals, Christian books/music, reference books, children Bible games, etc., are being collected for an organization called Love Packages, which ships the collected materials all over the world.
A Look Ahead
1. May 7 – Family Worship Night – “Pizza, Popcorn and Praise”- 6pm at Fellowship Hall Pavillion
2. May 18 – Wedding – Corey West & Hannah Roecker in Peoria
3. May 25 – Senior Class Recognition Service
4. June 28 & 29 – Church Family Weekend – 28-Testimonies and 29-Baptisms
E4 Church Leadership Model
We are thankful to have our Ministry Area Leads identified for each of the six
Ministry Areas:
1. UPREACH/Worship – Bro. Jeff Neihouser
2. UPREACH/Spiritual Growth – Bro. Jeremiah Psinas
3. INREACH/Discipleship – Bro. Bruce Sauder
4. INREACH/Youth Ministries – Bro. Brad Kaufmann
5. INREACH/Church Family – Bro. Clint and Sis. Stephanie Heinold
6. OUTREACH/Local and World Community – Bro. Billy Daniel
These Ministry Area Leads are working on identifying teams to help with each of these UPREACH, INREACH, and OUTREACH Ministry Areas. We hope to have these teams in place by late April, so we can further initiate our E4 Church Leadership Model in May. Please remain prayerful as the Ministry Area Leads select their respective Ministry Area Team members in the coming weeks.