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GREAT NEWS– Hand2Hand will continue through the summer with your help. Hunger doesn’t take a break for the summer months, so Sparta Naz will be teaming up with the other two Sparta H2H churches this summer. We will continue to supply food to our ‘at risk’ families from Ridgeview and Appleview Elementary Schools throughout the summer. Sparta Naz will be supplying boxes of food for the H2h families on June 27th. We are doing a themed box along with regular food items. Your help is vital to make this happen! Below are ways you can participate: MONETARY DONATIONS are needed. These allow us to purchase food for pennies on the dollar from

Feeding America. FOOD DONATIONS are also welcome. Full Size items are needed for the summer months to assist in

feeding additional siblings in the home. Glass jars are permissible and large family size cans are

requested. Hotdogs/buns and fresh fruit and veggies should be donated the week of June 23rd only to keep fresh.

Please remember

to bring your baby

bottle to church on

Father’s day. You

can fill your bottle

with spare change,

dollar bills, or write

a check payable to

Alpha Family Center. It is okay to return bottles that are

empty or partially filled. Thank you for sharing God’s

love while making a difference in the community as

Alpha Family Center assists women who face a crisis

pregnancy.

...to engage in

your community, outside the doors of our church this June through: 1) Volunteer at Mel Trotter store (Sparta or Grand Rapids) 2) Send a note/card to someone as a thank you for recognizing what they do. 3) Have a “Love Bag” with you so you can give it to a stranger when God prompts you. Contents might include: bottled water, ready-to-eat meat, easy open fruit, granola, spoon/fork, soap, shampoo, etc.

*Hot Dogs and Hot Dog Buns

*Lemonade *Potato Chips

*Bags of regular size Marshmallows *Full size boxes of Graham Crackers

*Hershey Chocolate Bars *Fresh fruit: Apples, Cuties, Bananas

*Small Watermelon *Corn on the Cob and Baby Carrots

*Ketchup, Mustard, Relish *Boxes of Fruit Snacks *Fruit N Grain Bars

*Granola Bars *Spaghetti Noodles and Spaghetti Sauce

*Boxes of Cereal *Peanut Butter and Jelly

*Family size Soups

Seasons A Monthly Publication of

Volume 18 Number 6 June 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.

Summer 2019 Schedule Moving to Wednesday at 6:30 pm.

June 5 Family Kick Ball June 12 Bonfire at Heeringa’s June 19 Ice Cream Sundaes in the Park / High School Camp June 26 Ice Cream Sundaes in the Park/ Middle School Camp July 3 No Youth Event July 10 No Youth Event - NYC July 17 Family Kick Ball July 24 Lion King Movie July 31 Swimming at Spitsbergen’s August 5/6 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 Ministries Want to be part of an

ext dinary week?

Don’t miss your chance! Here’s how:

*Sign up to serve! Fill out a form at the

Welcome Center or at spartanaz.org/

vbs_volunteers. Specific needs are

Crew Leaders and 2 Bible Teachers.

*Attend the required training for Crew

Leaders on June 5 at 7 pm in the Cove.

Childcare will be provided.

*Pre-Register your 1st-6th graders today at

spartanaz.org/vbs_child_registration

*Take a leaf off the Giving Tree and return

the item listed by June 9

*Attend the VBS Craft Day on June 6.

Come and go as you are able from 9

am to 5 pm.

*Help set up decorations and supplies on

June 21 & 22 starting at 9 am.

*Bring in your gently used Aldi paper bags

to be used for crafts .

*Thank you to those who have brought in

water bottles! We now have enough.*

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mark Your Calendar ...

6/1 Spaghetti Dinner Fund Raiser

for Bill Hayes 4:00 -7:00 pm

6/4 Senior Adult Breakfast at Russ’ 9:00 am

6/5 VBS Crew Training 7:00 pm

6/6 VBS Crafting in the Cove 9:00 am

6/11 Church Board Meeting 7:00 pm

6/16 Father’s Day

6/18 NMI Council Meeting 7:00 pm

6/23 VBS 6:00 pm

6/24 VBS 6:00 pm

6/25 VBS 6:00 pm

6/26 VBS 6:00 pm

6/27 VBS 6 :00 pm

All Senior Adults Breakfast!

When: Tuesday, June 4 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!

Children’s Ministry Summer Schedule Here at Sparta Naz we highly value family worship.

For this reason, during the months of June – August,

children ages 2 ½ - 6th grade will be joining us for

worship service. Children 2 ½ - Pre K will be dismissed

to their own class prior to the message. For additional

information regarding Children’s Ministry for summer

and fall, please pick up a Children’s Ministry Brochure

found at the Welcome Center, Lighthouse Bay and

Christ’s Cove desks. Nursery for ages birth up to 2 ½

will be available during the service.

Summer Camps: Thy Kingdom Come!

Indian Lake Nazarene Camp hosts amazing, spiritually

formative summer camps for children & teens in K-12th

Grade. It is often through these camps that kids &

teens make commitments to follow Christ or accept

calls to ministry. If you are interested in contributing

to our Camp Scholarship Fund to help kids go to

camp, please label your donation “‘Camp

Scholarships” and drop it in the offering plate.

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.

HIGH SCHOOL CAMP –JUNE 17-21 For students who are currently in grades 9-12 / $290

MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMP—JUNE 24-28 For students who are currently in grades 6-8 / $290

VOYAGER CAMP—JULY 22-26

For students who are currently in grades 4-6 / $290

ADVENTURE CAMP—JULY 8-12 For students who are currently in grades 2-4 /$290

DISCOVERY CAMP—JULY 1-3

For students who are currently in grades K-2 / $140

Register at www.IndianLake.camp

8258 Victory St. Vicksburg, MI 49097 / 269.649.2281

COME AND EXPERIENCE GOD’S LOVE IN A POWERFUL WAY!

We are still looking to pay

someone to cover the

church office on Monday,

Wednesday & Thursday

from July 18-31. They will

need to know Publisher to

produce the Worship Folder and August Newsletter

while Marcia is on vacation. It would include answering

the phones and other basic office duties. Please

contact the church office at 887-1169. PRESORTED

STANDARD

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID

SPARTA, MI

Permit No. 67

665 13 Mile Road

Sparta, MI 49345

(616) 887-1169 www.SpartaNaz.org *Address Service Requested*

Service Schedule

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

10:45 am Morning Worship

5:45 pm Thrive Student Youth Group

( 7th—12th grades) beginning

Wednesday……………. 6:45 pm Awana (Toddler—6th grade)

7:00 pm adult bible study

2019

WORLD MISSION Please begin praying for the team from Sparta Naz who will be ministering in the Dominican Republic from August 3—11. This team of 16 people

will be working on a child development/teen pregnancy center, which is a ministry of the San Juan, Dominican Republic Nazarene Church and serves 500 children. If you are interested in supporting our team, they would greatly appreciate your prayers as they prepare to minister in the Dominican Republic. Besides paying for their trip expenses, the team is also raising $2,000 above the funds provided by the church for this project. If you would like to contribute towards this $2,000, please mark your donation for “Dominican Republic project funds.” You will make a difference in the lives of these 500 children!

THANK YOU “A big thanks to Fred & Becky Heeringa

and the teens who came and cleaned up

our yard. They did a great job and we

highly recommend them. We so appreci-

ate them.”

Jerry & Ellen Mullen

SPARTA MINI VILLAGE Check out our Sparta Naz “mini village” decorated by the Rhone, Beauchamp, Cox , Batchelder families and the youth! They are located in downtown Sparta in the flower pot on the Southeast corner of 13 Mile & Union. They look great!