Prayer and Praise

Hey frontline! Don't forget, tonight is our first installment of prayer and praise. it was supposed to start last week, but programming was canceled on Wednesday night due to weather. Tonight at 830 p.m. in the ARC.

Skiing!!!

This announcement from Karri and Jon Hubach!

  This Friday- Feb. 1st- Weather dependent-  They've been closed the past two days!!
     Leaving church at 5:30 returning at 10:00 pm.   Please text or facebook Karri if you are going so we can figure out drivers/vehicles.

    Thursday- Feb. 7th-  Leaving church at 4:15 pm  and returning at 9:30.  Please text or facebook Karri if you are going so we can figure out vehicle usage.

     Friday-  Feb. 15th-
           Leaving church at 5:30 returning at 10:00 pm.   Please text or facebook Karri if you are going so we can figure out vehicles usage.

     Sat. March 2-  Weather Dependent
           Leaving church at 4:15pm and returning at 10:00 pm.  Please text or facebook Karri if you are going so we can figure out vehicle usage.

Guys retreat information for this weekend

The short version:
Who: Frontline guys and sponsors
What: Men's retreat!
When: This weekend.  Friday 7:00 PM until Sunday later in the morning
Where: Cam's family's cabin
Why: Have fun, relax, and get to know each other better.

The not as short version
Ok everyone here's the details for our guys retreat!
We will leave from the ARC at 7:00 PM this Saturday. The plan is to return Sunday AM (hopefully in time that your parents will not have to make a separate trip to church to pick you up). Please remind your parents that even though you might not be there for it, there is a meeting about the mission trip this summer immediately after Sunday School.

Things you should bring:
-$25 (or $30 if you came to our event last Saturday for food&shooting but forgot to pay).

-Sleeping bag and Pillow

-Bars, cookies, or chips AND a 2 liter of pop to share


-Any games you want

-A fishing pole or 2 if you have them

-If anyone has a Wii and a game or two, that'd be great. If not, I will get us hooked up with one.

-You can bring some movies if you want, but make sure they're appropriate. If it's rated pg-13, shoot me an e-mail to ask me about it. If it's R, leave it home.

-Anything else you think you might want to make this a great weekend.

-Don't bring guns--there's nowhere to shoot there.

Food for meals will be provided (snacks are on you guys).
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call/text/facebook/e-mail me. Looking forward to a great time!

Announcements!

While I was bummed to not have frontline last night, I did hear a number of people who said roads were very dangerous and icy last night.  I'm glad that everyone stayed safe (and that Hudsonville closed today!)   



Since we didn't get to talk about announcements last week, please read through these carefully.  They may look similar to last weeks, but some additions and changes have been made, so read it through please!

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-Frontline guys who participated in our day of shooting & eating Jan. 19, please give Cam $5 for the expenses (food, shells, pigeons, etc.)

-”Prayer and Praise”, this Wednesday, January 30 at 8:30 PM.  Come for a time focused on worshiping God through prayer and Singing.  We’ll meet at the ARC.  This is a completely optional event.  As of now, this is not a regularly-scheduled event.

-Men’s retreat dates: Guys, please check your calendars to see if you are available either Fri Feb 1 through Sun Feb 3, or Fri Feb 15 through Sun Feb 17.   Please e-mail or facebook me with a yes or no for BOTH of those weekends.  This needs to be done ASAP!  At this point, most people are available on the first weekend (Feb. 1-3)

--If you are a parent of a kid going on the mission trip this summer, please mark your calendar!  There will be a brief meeting on Sunday, February 3 right after Sunday School. Plan to meet at the front of the sanctuary.  Sunday school usually ends right around 11:30.  Ask Marcy for details or let her know if you can’t make it. 

- Also, Sunday, February 3 is the night of the Super Bowl.  Sponsors and I decided that we did not want to cancel frontline all together, so we are going to have an hour-long meeting from 4:30 PM until 5:30 PM for those who would like to come.  We will meet at the ARC as normal.  There will not be a meeting at 7:15 PM on Feb. 3.

-Rockin Worship Road Show: This event requires you to sign up (currently the sheet is in the ARC).  Cam & Shannon are leaving with the church van from the ARC at 5:00 PM on Friday, February 8.  Jon is willing to leave at 6:00 PM if anyone cannot leave at 5:00.  Please bring $10 in cash.  They do not accept credit/debit cards.

- Frontline is not having a normal meeting on Sunday, February 10.  Instead, you are invited to attend The Gathering (a contemporary worship service led by Hope College students).  The bus will be leaving from the ARC at 5:30 PM and coming to Holland.  You will first stop by the Friendship House and then head to the Gathering.  If anyone would like to come but needs to come later, please arrange for a ride to Holland and call me when you get here.  I will hook you up with the rest of the group, and you can ride back to FGRC on the bus.  I think the bus will be back to church around 9:45 PM (give or take 15 minutes).  For most Hundsonville students, there is no school on Monday Febrary 11.

-Juniors and Seniors, Sherri from Jamestown Reformed Church has invited you to join her group to a visit at GVSU on Monday, February 11.  The purpose is to start learning more about campus ministries.  What they are, who participates, and what they do.  You will need to sign up for this event (sign up is currently at the ARC).  This would probably be a late night...you would get back to FGRC around 11:00 PM.

-Please sign up for the Winter Retreat!  We are leaving church Friday, February 22 and returning Sunday, February 24.  We will NOT meet Sunday night after the retreat.  Cost is $25.

-Frontline girls, your retreat is scheduled for March 9-10.  Cost is $25.  You will leave early Saturday morning and return Sunday afternoon.

Frontline Cancelled 1/27!

Frontline has been cancelled for tonight, January 27.  The weather forecast is for freezing rain and very dangerous driving conditions.  Thanks for your understanding. 

Remember, next week, Frontline is meeting from 4:30 until 5:30 PM in the ARC.  We will not be meeting at 7:15-9:00.

Please be sure to check the blog tomorrow for important updates!  I will communicate with sponsors tonight to add or edit any announcements. 

All activities cancelled

Please disregard the previous post.  All activities for Wednesday, January 23 are cancelled.

Worship night is on!

Greeetings Frontliners!  At this point, I am still planning on having our worship and prayer time at the ARC tonight at 8:30 PM.  Church activities are still on, so I don't see why we should cancel :-)  Please be smart on whether or not it is a safe drive for you and as always, listen to your parents! (bonus points for me!).  Hope to see some of you there, but if you can't make it, fret not!  This is not the last time.

One more announcement

Please take time to read the post published "1/20" as it has a large number of important announcements. In addition to those, I would like to add that the girls in front line are planning a retreat March 8 and 9. Please check your calendars to make sure this will work for you.

1/20

What we covered tonight:
Tonight we talked about Rahab.  Rahab is an unlikely character for Scripture for a number of reasons. First, she was a woman in a very male-oriented culture.  Second, she was a prostitute.  Third, she was a Canaanite.  However, God revealed himself to Rahab and used her for incredible purposes.  First, she protected the Israelite spies from her own people.  Then, she saved her family and followed God.  Eventually, she is listed in Matthew as being in the family line of Jesus.  She was King David’s great great grandma.  She is listed in Hebrews 11 as an example of true faith, and even James talks about her putting her love and faith into actions.  

Announcements:
-Thanks to the guys for a great time Saturday.  If you didn’t already, please give Cam $5 for the expenses (food, shells, pigeons, etc.)

-Please turn in Mel-Trotter forms ASAP to Shannon if you are interested in volunteering there.

-”Prayer and Praise”, this Wednesday, January 23.  Come for a time focused on worshiping God through prayer and Singing.  We’ll meet at the ARC.  This is a completely optional event.

-Craft night this Thursday, January 24!  Please e-mail/facebook Marcy if you are planning to go but forgot to sign up!  It starts at 7:00 PM at the ARC.

-Men’s retreat dates: Guys, please check your calendars to see if you are available either Fri Feb 1 through Sun Feb 3, or Fri Feb 15 through Sun Feb 17.   Please e-mail or facebook me with a yes or no for BOTH of those weekends.

-If you are a parent of a kid going on the mission trip this summer, please mark your calendar!  There will be a brief meeting on Sunday, February 3 right after church. Ask Marcy for details or let her know if you can’t make it.

-Also, Sunday, February 3 is the night of the Super Bowl (yay).  Sponsors and I decided that we did not want to cancel frontline all together, so we are going to have an hour-long meeting from 4:30 PM until 5:30 PM for those who would like to come.  We will meet at the ARC as normal.  There will not be a meeting at 7:15 PM on Feb. 3.

- Rockin Worship Road Show: This event requires you to sign up (currently the sheet is in the ARC).  Cam & Shannon are leaving with the church van from the ARC at 5:00 PM on Friday, February 8.  Jon is willing to leave at 6:00 PM if anyone cannot leave at 5:00.  Please bring $10 in cash.  They do not accept credit/debit cards.

-Frontline is not having a normal meeting on Sunday, February 10.  Instead, you are invited to attend The Gathering (a contemporary worship service led by Hope College students).  The bus will be leaving from the ARC at 5:30 PM and coming to Holland.  You will first stop by the Friendship House and then head to the Gathering.  If anyone would like to come but needs to come later, please arrange for a ride to Holland and call me when you get here.  I will hook you up with the rest of the group, and you can ride back to FGRC on the bus.  I think the bus will be back to church around 9:45 PM (give or take 15 minutes).  For most Hundsonville students, there is no school on Monday Febrary 11.

-Juniors and Seniors, Sherri from Jamestown Reformed Church has invited you to join her group to a visit at GVSU on Monday, February 11.  The purpose is to start learning more about campus ministries.  What they are, who participates, and what they do.  You will need to sign up for this event (sign up is currently at the ARC).  This would probably be a late night...you would get back to FGRC around 11:00 PM.

-Please sign up for the Winter Retreat!  We are leaving church Friday, February 22 and returning Sunday, February 24.  We will NOT meet Sunday night after the retreat.

-Frontline Gals: Please check your calendars to see if you are available for a retreat on March 9-10.  

Frontline Tonight

Update: As of right now (1:30 PM), we ARE planning on having fontline tonight.  Church was cancelled this morning due to a power outage at the main building, but from what I hear, the ARC is all good to go.  If something changes, I will be sure to put a notice on this blog and the facebook group right away.  However, as of now, let's plan on a normal meeting :-)

Blessings!

Announcement from Marcy

Frontline girls: craft night is next Thursday at 7 pm. We will be starting our "mission project" for Lakeshore Pregnancy Center. I think it would be neat if we could raise a little money for this in the next week, so i have an idea! In the next few days, ask your parents, grandparents, neighbors etc... If you could do a small project for them, in return for a small donation for our project. An example, ask your grandparents if you could return their pop cans and have the money, or ask your neighbor if you could babysit while she runs errands and donate the money to our project. The simplest way yet......just give up one luxury you would do for yourself this weekend (ex. A pop from the vending machine or a movie ticket!) And donated the money you would spend to our project.
Lets see how much effort and money we can raise!!!!!
Let's use the gifts God has given us to show His love to those in need!

Frontline 1/13

Brace yourselves for a lengthy post!

Thanks for an awesome night :-)  Seth told me the whole way back home how much fun he had!

What We Covered Tonight:
Tonight we had a great time doing hotseat with my roommate Seth, and had time for a survey to give feedback to Daniel and the sponsors.  Our lesson was over God's calling of Moses. If you could take one thing from the lesson, I hope that it is this:
God calls each of us, and he will accompany us to wherever and whatever he has called us.  He does not forsake us or leave us alone, and he will give us what we need for our journey.

Announcements: 

Well, I've got a ton of announcements and reminders, so buckle up and enjoy the long post!

Announcement from Karri Hubach:
Ski Club heading to Bittersweet This Saturday.
Leaving Church at 4:15 pm and Returning about 9:30 pm
If you have questions, you can call/text Karri at 893-4136.

-Guys--This Saturday we're going to Shannon's parent's house for hanging out and shooting (clay pigeon, target with .22), and then we'll grill for dinner and play card games and board games.  Please bring your calendars Saturday so we can set a date for a men's retreat.  Bring $5 and maybe a snack to share (a 2 liter of pop, bag of chips, cookies, etc.)  E-mail, text, call, facebook me with questions, or get ahold of Cam.

-Craft night, Next Thursday Jan. 24

-Feb. 8: Remember the concert in Grand Rapids...We will see if the church van is available since the bus will most likely be gone with BASIC's retreat.  $10 tickets at the door.  We'll talk more about this next week.

-Feb. 10: Plan on coming to the Gathering at Hope College. Plan on leaving from the church immediately after the evening service (around 7:00 PM).  We may push this back to an earlier leaving time, so stay tuned.

-Feb. 11: Juniors and Seniors--Sherri (Bill and Nancy’s daughter) invites you to Campus Praise Rally at Grand Valley on Feb. 11.  The purpose of this trip is to introduce you to a few campus ministries.  What they are, what they do, who participates, etc.  You don’t have to be looking at GVSU for this to be a good opportunity for you.  Talk to me or Marcy if you’re interested.

-Feb. 22-24: Winter Retreat.  Sign up ASAP.  Remember, you can come Friday and leave Saturday, come Saturday and leave Sunday, etc if you need to.  The hope is that you can come Friday-Sunday!

-March 2: 6 girls volunteered for childcare at the prayer workshop.  Put that on your calendars!

Night of Music (March 17) stuff we talked about tonight:
-More people than just FGRC
-Nate's band should play
-More Frontline involvement
-Cookies and Punch afterwards!
-No more hymns? at least not the way it's been done before
-Do we want a slideshow during the offering?
-We sing before the offering with all of Frontline, and we close with our closing song (OMEGA) with everyone


Hope the announcements are helpful!  Please look back here for updates!

Girls breakfast Saturday!

Who: Frontline Girls and Female Sponsors
What: Breakfast and discussion
When: This Saturday, January 12 at 9:00 AM
Where: the ARC
Why: To eat together and talk about activities for the next few months.  See below.

Early Bird gets the worm, right? Well, at Frontline, early birds get a bountiful breakfast on a boring, saturday morning in January! We want see all of your beautiful smiling faces THIS saturday! We are going to have a great time cooking breakfast AND discussing the rest of the year at Frontline for the GIRLS!!!! We want your input on girls book study, womens retreat, craft nights, and a possible service project....and ALL things GIRLY!!!! This morning will be about YOU and what YOU want to see at Frontline.....so please come... we need your help!!!!

Frontline 1/6

what we talked about tonight:
 tonight's lesson focused on resisting temptation. Looking at Genesis 39, we learned the story of how Joseph fled from temptation. We also learned the truth promised to us in first Corinthians chapter 10 verse 13. Every single 1 of us will be faced with temptation, but we know that God will be faithful to us in providing a way out, and he will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear.

 announcements:
 while January is not very busy for us, the rest of the spring will be. We have a winter retreat the weekend of February 22, night of music on March 17, and youth sunday on April 28. On top of these major events, we also have craft nights and other small frontline outings. We will try to post regular blog updates to keep you informed about the time and days of future events, but always feel free to call or email1 of the sponsors or me if you have any questions.