Zumba Fitness Thursdays from 7:00-8:00 pm

Dance your way to fitness. No experience needed, just a desire to have fun! The suggested donation is $5 but give what you can afford. Join the millions of people that have decided that having fun and working out are not mutually exclusive. Let's have a blast!

Christmas Eve Dinner for Emergency Personnel

December 24, 8:00-10:00 pm
Northlaswn UMC will provide a dinner on Christmas Eve for the people who keep us safe. Fire fighters, police officers, ambulance staff and all others who are working on Christmas Eve to keep safe & protect the citizens of Grand Rapids are invited to stop by Northlawn fany time between 8:00 pm -10:00 pm for supper.
You can help by providing food and other items. Contact the Jeltema's (barbjeltema@yahoo.com) or the Selkirks at 363-1140.

Northlawn gets 1¢ every time you search

Northlawn has signed up for the GoodSearch engine. This is a Christian search engine that gives back to non-profit organizations. If you use this website, Northlawn gets 1¢ every time you search. There are also links to various stores. If you like to shop online Northlawn will also receive a percentage of your total order. What a wonderful and easy way to raise money for our church!

Please go to www.goodsearch.com and make this your search engine.

December Committee Meetings

Staff Parish Relations
6 pm~ December 2, 2010

Porch Committee
7 pm~ December 9, 2010

C.O.R.E Team
7 pm~ December 20, 2010

CLATTER OFFERING

A big THANK YOU to everyone who donated money to the October clatter, we were able to buy these items for the Grand Rapids Veteran’s Home with the $321.10 collected.

¨ 200 postage stamps
¨ 840 denture cleanser tablets
¨ 60 packets of hot cocoa
¨ 36 tubes of lip balm
¨ 72 emery boards
¨ 12 sweat shirts (various sizes)
¨ 120 combs
¨ 27 manicure sets
¨ 30 books (10 each of Crossword, Sudoku, & Word search)
¨ 13 bottles of shampoo
¨ 10 bottles of body wash
¨ 5 Bath brushes

Another big THANKS, along with the clatter we received these congregation donations:

After shave, Bags of candy, Batteries, Books, Conditioner, Dental cleanser, Dental floss, Deodorant, Ear plugs, Gloves, Greeting cards, Hot cocoa, Nail clipper, Necklace & earring set, Pants, Pens, Polo shirts, Postage stamps, Q-tips, Razors, Shampoo, Shave cream, Socks, Sweat shirts, Tooth brushes, Tooth pastes, T-shirts, Tubes of chap stick, Wrapping paper.

Children's Christmas Program

Sunday December 12th @ 6:00pm
Practice: Saturday December 11th @ 11:00-12:30 - Lunch provided

From Pastor Jim - December

The versatility of God’s Word has always amazed me. When I think of the many languages it has been translated into and the many versions we have available, my mind shifts to overload. There are approximately 6,900 languages spoken in the world today. There are 1,300 translations of the Bible to new languages currently in progress, and 1,185 translations have been complete. That means that there are still more than 5,400 languages yet to have the Bible. WOW!

What does this mean for us? Well, the message can still be shared as we show the world that Christ is alive and God is love. Advent is all about sharing God with the world, just as God shared, and gave his one and only Son (John 3:16). But where do we turn for the “how to” on all of this? Again, the written record of God’s love, the Bible.

For those of us who do have the Bible in our language, we have the blessing of many versions to help us understand. Take Psalm 25:14, for example. Look at these versions;

• NASV: The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him, and He will make them know His covenant.
• RSV: The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.
• NIV: The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
• NLT: The Lord is a friend to those who fear him. He teaches them his covenant.

Remember, during this Advent Season, you have a very special friend. One who will share with you the most intimate secrets, reveal that which is most important. One who will share confidential issues and trust you to do what is right. That special friend is God whose gift to you can never be topped. That gift is the gift of salvation through His Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ.

SEE YA IN CHURCH!
JIM NOGGLE

Silver Seniors Luncheon

Join us for lunch on December 15 for lunch at the Kent Career Tech Center Culinary Café! Our reservation is for 12:30 pm. Enter from Knapp Street, East Beltline or Leffingwell, Park in lot #1).

Please RSVP by contacting Linda Allen, Lee Grey or the church office so that we reserve enough tables. Hope to see you there!

Order Your Christmas Poinsettia

You can help decorate the Sanctuary for Christmas. The cost per plant this year is $6.00. Your plant may be placed in memory or honor of a loved one if you so desire.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!

To all who helped make the Grapevine Harvest Craft Show a wonderful day - those who baked, donated handmade items, those who donated food for the luncheon, the kitchen crew who made it seem so easy, the youth who took and delivered food orders from 65 crafters and made numerous trips delivering water and soft drinks; those who moved furniture out, then moved it back again to restore the entire church for Sunday, the shuttle driver (and Faith Lutheran Church for letting us use their parking lot), the sign makers, those who helped the crafters, those who worked all day at the show in the Northlawn booths, those who came and enjoyed the show and luncheon, those who prayed. The Craft Show is truly an all-church effort - 100% of proceeds will be given to various mission projects after a 10% tithe.

Grapevine Harvest Craft Show Committee

NECM Supper House Christmas

This year’s NECM Supper House Christmas Party will be held on December 23, 2010. There are many, many new families being served by NECM this year and the following are items needed for the party:

$5 gift cards to local stores for food and gas
Gifts for boys and girls to age 17 (ideas: games, personal care items, footballs, basketballs, soccer balls, dolls, stuffed animals)

There is a donation box marked “NECM Supperhouse Christmas Party” in the Narthex. Any donation will be greatly appreciated. The November Clatter Offering will also be donated to the NECM for the Christmas party.

If you have any questions, please contact Lee Grey.