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“One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.

They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty - and I will meditate on your

wonderful works.” Psalm 145:4-5

Forward in Faith Celebration

Sunday, October 23

The Consistory is asking that you plan to attend our Forward in Faith celebration as we give thanks

to God for all his blessings. We will be celebrating all that we have been able to accomplish over

the past three years, provide you some updates on all our progress and cast a vision for the future.

Our Morning Schedule:

9:30 - 10:30 Worship We begin the day by praising God!

10:30 - 10:45 Fellowship We build authentic community with one another.

10:45 - 11:20 Brunch We share a meal around the table.

11:20 - 11:45 Closing Worship We go into our community praising God!

We pray that you would plan to attend the whole morning with us. This gathering will bring together

our entire church community as we worship, encourage and share with one another.

I look forward to seeing you here!

Blessings,

Pastor Chris

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HOW ARE YOU CONNECTING?

Note: Don’t have email? Printed copies of the study questions and daily

devotionals are available. See Pastor Deb.

365 Small Groups

Leader When Where Who________

Pastor Deb Tues. Noon-1pm Connection Café Adults

Bill VanAuken Wed. 6:30-7:30am Office Work Room Men

Pastor Deb Wed. 11am-Noon Appledorn West Seniors

Pastor Chris Wed. 6:45-7:45 pm Connection Cafe Teens/Adults

＊ Daily Readings from Tyndale’s “One Year

Chronological Bible”

＊ Daily Devotionals

＊ Sunday Messages (at Trinity, via radio or at

www.trinityrc.org)

＊ Small Group Studies

＊ Bible Trivia

＊ Question Box

365 JOURNEY IN THE WORD

Finally – the New Testament! Whew! Who knew that God would spend so

much time preparing us for the birth of his Son? Well, perhaps the Old

Testament was just too grueling for you and you gave up on your reading

the Chronological Bible. It’s time to try again! Pick it up and start on

today’s date. You can do it! The pages of the New Testament are filled

with stories of grace, parables of power and lessons for life. Please join us,

whether you read from the printed page or listen online on our website.

We at Trinity are committed to read the Word of God and be people

God has called us to be. In order to live out the message, we need to

know the message!

Pastor Deb

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LA/ORANGE COUNTY MISSION TRIP

October 2016 “Being the Church Where You are Planted”

Neil and Karen DeBoer, Lauren Garza, Cindy Jansen, Jenna Kroll, Roger

and Judy Mulder, Mary Naber, Shirley Perez, Barb Stehouwer, Bill and

Jan VanAuken, Al and Anne VanderZiel, Pat and Pastor Deb Yurk

We would appreciate your prayers for our Mission team (Please remember that we are 3

hours behind you, on PST – so your afternoon is our morning):

Thursday, October 13th Travel Day. Leaving Trinity by 4:30 am to catch a 6:50 am

flight out of Grand Rapids. Arrive at LAX at 11:00 PST.

Traveling to Orange County.

Friday, October 14th “The Church that Feeds”

AM: Friday Feed with Church of Grace, Garden Grove

(Bringing brown bag lunches to the homeless located

throughout the city)

“The Church that Invests”

PM: Orange County Rescue Mission (afternoon at

residential rescue mission & preparing dinner for residents)

Saturday, October 15th “The Church that Builds”

AM: Compton Work Day. Joining 1,500 volunteers to work

on the streets of Compton. Lunch with Rudy Rubio to hear

his story of redemption: Journey from incarcerated gang

member to RCA pastor.

“The Church and Culture”

PM: Venice Beach: Walking the beach of those with

alternate life styles.

Sunday, October 16th “The Church in Community” AM/PM: Worship & lunch with

congregation of Church of Grace, Garden Grove.

Monday, October 17th “The Church in Desperate Times”

Volunteering at LA Mission and spending time on skid row.

Tuesday, October 18th “The Staying but Changing Church”

Meeting with leaders and church planters of Emmanuel

Reformed Church, Paramount, CA.

Wednesday, October 19th “The influencing Church”

AM: Meeting with leaders of Bel Air Presbyterian.

“Many Faces of the Church”

PM: Walking streets of Hollywood

Thursday, October 20th Travel Day. Traveling from Orange County to LAX by 10:00

am PST for 2:40 PM departure. Lay over in Chicago for

arrival in Grand Rapids at 11:20 PM.

We would also like to thank you for your financial support for our fundraisers. You have

helped make this experience possible. We look forward to sharing our learnings with you

on Sunday, October 30th during the worship service.

Your 2016 LA Mission Team

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Evening Worship Series

The Worship Team of Trinity Church invites and encourages you to

participate in the following evening worship opportunities during the fall

season. The events scheduled are:

October 9 4pm Organ Showcase with Dale Ziegers

November 20 6pm Hanging of the Greens - A congregational

opportunity to intentionally prepare for the

coming of Christ

December 24 4pm Christmas Eve Service - Bringing Your Gifts

Services are followed by light refreshments. Invite your family and friends to experience these

special worship services with you.

Organ Showcase At 4 pm Sunday, October 9, Dale Zieger will present a time of

organ music that will demonstrate the updates to our Kimball

organ. The organ was originally built by W.W. Kimball

Company in 1933 specifically for the Trinity sanctuary at

20th Street & Central Avenue just south of downtown Holland.

In 1984, the organ was moved by the Schantz Organ

Company to our current location. G.M. Pipe Organs of

Wyoming, MI performed the repairs and updates we are now

enjoying.

The organ is described as a traditional style console with roll top closure. The organ

consists of 3 manuals, 4 divisions, 38 stops and 23 ranks. The initial proposal to

refurbish and update the organ was made in 2012 and work was completed in 2015. The

restoration and enhancement includes changing the operation of the organ from piston

and air driven to electronic and signal driven and the addition of a transposer, as well as

making the organ MIDI capable.

Dale Zieger is an internationally acclaimed organist. He’s traveled the world, giving

concerts in 12 countries and 4 continents. Dale began performing in public at the age of

8 and at 18 was on the bench at the Fox Theater in St. Louis, MO. At the age of 10 he fell

in love with the Theater Organ which led to a 50 year dream of building his own

personally designed organ. Today that 4 manual 67 rank “Dream” is part of the Dale and

Gail Music and Art Gallery in Hart, Michigan.

Plan now to enjoy a wonderful collection of music that will showcase what can happen

when modern electronics are combined with a traditional pipe organ. A free will offering

will be taken to benefit Beacon of Hope. Call the church office to make transportation

arrangements. Light refreshments will follow the showcase.

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NEWS FROM PASTOR DEB YURK

TUESDAYS, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm “That the World May Know” Bible Study led by Pastor Deb. Visit the Holy

Land with Ray VanderLaan and get an up-close look at the places we

read about in the biblical text. Each week we will watch a short video,

filmed on location, in order to understand the culture and the people of

biblical times. Then we will follow up with a faith lesson to help deepen our own journeys of

faith. Watch God’s Word come alive! Hope you will join me in the Connection Café.

NO STUDY ON OCTOBER 18!!

TUESDAYS, NOON – 1:00 PM 365 Bible Study. Bring your Chronological Bible and join us as we continue to

read and study God’s Word together. Getting a bit behind? Our group will

help you re-engage with the Scripture. We meet in the Connection Café.

NO STUDY ON OCTOBER 18!!

THIRD THURSDAY SENIOR BREAKFAST Thursday, October 20 at 9:30 am. Join Pastor Deb at Bob Evans on 24th St. for

good food and good conversation with good friends. Don’t know many folks at

Trinity? It’s a great opportunity to get to know each other better. (It’s also a great

opportunity to invite a friend). Sign up today in order to reserve your place at

the table!!!

Looking ahead: No Third Thursday Breakfast in November

Dec. 15 - Potluck Breakfast at Trinity

LA/ORANGE COUNTY MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISER

Paring Knife - $4.75, Tomato Slicer - $5.25, Vegetable Peeler - $6.25

If you would like to order from the Rada catalog,

please see Shirley Perez.

40% of sales goes towards funding the LA Mission Trip.

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“C.A.R.E. in Christ” Ministry

(Come Alongside to Reassure and Encourage in Christ)

To Come Alongside…..

So no one feels alone on their journey

We are called to be Christ’s Church.

One of the first steps in caring for one another is knowing each other’s names.

Often we can sit in front of someone or even share a row with another person,

yet don’t even know who they are. Perhaps you are too embarrassed to ask, or

maybe they are having trouble remembering your name.

Beginning in October, look for the welcome table as you enter the building. We

will have name tags available for both regular worshipers and our guests. We

so hope that you will take a minute and find your nametag, and that you will

wear it during the service and coffee time afterwards. There will be a basket for

you to deposit your name tag on your way out of the building so you can use it

again next week.

Looking for a way to get involved more in the ministry of Trinity Church?

The following teams work to provide leadership and opportunity for us all.

If you would like to be more involved, please speak with one of our

ministry team leaders.

Ministry Team Leaders:

Worship Life - Bill VanAuken

Discipleship - Phil Quinn

Stewardship - Paul VanderStarre

Community Connection - Sandy Bedard

Hands in Service - TBT

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SOW AND GROW COMMUNITY GARDEN Our garden has been bursting with growth and activity this summer. There have been

struggles, learning and lots of great produce! In my mind, the water has been the biggest

struggle, but we are getting there. Next year will be great fun to move forward with new

gardens and meeting new friends. Everyone has been very responsible for their own plots,

and even helped out when others went on vacation or couldn’t get to the garden. Thank

you to all who have helped out in so many ways, from the youth group mixing the “master

mix” for the garden plots to filling the barrels to getting more barrels and everything in

between. Special thanks to my husband, Paul, who really has pitched in with keeping

everything going and continually stopping by to make sure the water barrels were full, the

keys were working and everything in between. Dianne Moker

Sow and Grow To Yield Good Food and Good Friends

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LADIES’ NIGHT OUT PROJECT Ladies’ Night Out held their initial meeting of the new season on Sept. 15. After a delicious

meal prepared by Jeanne Dannenberg and Sandy Bedard, the women broke into groups to work on

various projects. One of these projects is our reusable feminine hygiene product kits which we are

making for the Days for Girls organization. According to Days for Girls, girls who do not have access

to hygiene supplies "miss up to 2 months of education and opportunity every year." This ultimately

leads to girls dropping out of school, contributing to the cycle of poverty. The goal is to keep girls in

school during their menstrual cycles and help break the cycle of poverty. We cut out fabric, serge the

edges and sew the pieces together. There are snaps to apply, drawstrings to thread and bags to

pack. Sometimes we rip out mistakes or tackle a sewing machine problem, but we learn from each

other and enjoy some “girl talk.” It is exciting to know that we are making a big difference in the lives

of some young girls as they work on getting their education half a world away.

Earlier in 2016 we completed 50 of the hygiene kits, and have now joined up with a team of

women at Engedi Church who are also making kits. Engedi has an ongoing relationship with

missionaries in Guatemala and Zambia, where they send local teams to serve every year. Our kits

have joined theirs in these locations. One of the local women who went to Guatemala in June

reported, “we presented them to a group of pre-teen girls at the Advancing the Ministries of the

Gospel (AMG) school in Cubulco, Guatemala. Cubulco is a city of 60,000 people located 4-6 hours

north of Guatemala City. She reports that after initial embarrassing giggles, the girls were excited

about the kits and proud to show they knew how to use them. The school principal was especially

grateful, noting that she knew that some girls sit in the river during their menstrual cycle because they

have no way to manage it. ‘This is as much an issue of dignity as it is education,’ she said. In the

Guatemalan villages, it's common custom for many girls in their teens to be married or working and

no longer in school. The Days for Girls kits give them another option. AMG is distributing the

remaining kits via their outreach teams to other villages and have requested more kits.” Other pieces

of our work went to Zambia in July with a mission team.

Trinity women have begun to work on a second set of 50 hygiene kits. If you would like to be

involved, consider this your invitation to come out on the third Thursday evening of the month and join

us. We have tasks for those who sew, as well as for those who don’t. Financial contributions toward

the supplies are also needed, if that is a way you would prefer to help.

Our kits in Guatemala. Do you recognize the fabrics?

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Oct 2 Worship & Communion 9:30am Worship & Communion 11am Middle School/High School Youth 5pm

Oct 4 Adult Bible Study 11am 365 Adult Small Group noon Teen/Adult Basketball 6:30pm Praise Team 7pm

Oct 5 365 Small Group @ Appledorn West 11am Family Dinner 6pm Little Lambs 6:45pm Travellers 6:45pm 365 Teen/Adult Small Group 6:45pm Adult Choir Practice 6:45pm

Oct 6 Women of the Word 9:30am Community Kitchen @ Western Seminary 11am

Oct 7 Women’s Retreat @ Grace Adventures

Oct 8 Women’s Retreat @ Grace Adventures

Oct 9 Worship 9:30m Women’s Retreat @ Grace Adventures Worship 11am Organ Showcase 4pm Middle School/High School Youth 5pm

Oct 10 Consistory 7pm

Oct 11 Adult Bible Study 11am 365 Adult Small Group noon Discipleship Team 6pm Teen/Adult Basketball 6:30pm Praise Team 7pm

Oct 12 365 Small Group @ Appledorn West 11am Care Closet 3pm Family Dinner 6pm Little Lambs 6:45pm Travellers 6:45pm 365 Teen/Adult Small Group 6:45pm Adult Choir Practice 6:45pm

Oct 13 California Mission Trip Women of the Word 9:30am

Oct 14 California Mission Trip

Oct 15 California Mission Trip

Oct 16 Worship 9:30am California Mission Trip Worship 11am Middle School/High School Youth 5pm

Oct 17 California Mission Trip

Oct 18 California Mission Trip Teen/Adult Basketball 6:30pm Praise Team 7pm

Oct 19 California Mission Trip Family Dinner 6pm Little Lambs 6:45pm Travellers 6:45pm 365 Teen/Adult Small Group 6:45pm Adult Choir Practice 6:45pm

Oct 20 California Mission Trip Returns Women of the Word 9:30am Ladies Night Out 5:30pm

Oct 23 Worship 9:30am Forward in Faith Brunch 10:45am Worship 11:20am

Oct 24 Women’s Bible Study Circle 9:30am

Oct 25 Adult Bible Study 11am 365 Adult Small Group noon Teen/Adult Basketball 6:30pm Praise Team7pm

Oct 26 365 Small Group @ Appledorn West 11am Fall Festival 6pm Adult Choir Practice 6:45pm

Oct 27 Women of the Word 9:30am Cover to Cover Book Group 7pm Worship Life Team 7pm

Oct 30 Worship 9:30am Worship 11am Middle School/High School Youth 5pm

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Trinity Reformed Church 712 Apple Avenue Holland, MI 49423

Phone: (616) 396-6526 Fax: (616) 396-8513

www.trinityrc.org info@trinityrc.org

2016 TRINITY CONSISTORY

Elders

Gregg Harper

Dan Kruithof

Kim Schrotenboer

Nancy Smith

Bill VanAuken Paul VanderStarre

Deacons

Sandy Bedard

Kelly Brink

John Houting

Tim Kroll

Matt Oom

Pat Yurk

TRINITY STAFF Rev. Chris DeGraaf, Senior Pastor chris@trinityrc.org Rev. Phil Quinn, Director of Children, Youth & Young Adult Ministries phil@trinityrc.org Rev. Deb Yurk, Pastor of Senior Adult Ministry & Care deb@trinityrc.org John Taylor, Worship Arts Director john@trinityrc.org Gretchen Fisher, Assistant Treasurer gretchen@trinityrc.org Barb Long, Secretary barb@trinityrc.org

Happy Birthday!! Glen Vereeke 10/2 Becky DeKorte 10/14 Nick Christiaans 10/24 Ali Neevel 10/4 Layla Obaseki 10/15 Sally Harper 10/25 Janice Pelfrey 10/7 Al VanderZiel 10/15 Jeanette Olbrich 10/29 Jade Quinn 10/7 Jim Bos 10/18 Nancy Quillian 10/29 Avril Zylman 10/7 Sara Emmick 10/21 Nayeli Bruursema 10/30 Travis Jansen 10/8 Lydia Anderson 10/22 Jennifer Timmer 10/30 Sandra Lundie 10/10 Darrell Sandusky 10/23 Caleigh Harrington 10/31

Happy Anniversary!!

Steve & Crystal Lundy 10/1 Ken & Kathy Brondyke 10/21 Roger & Judy Mulder 10/12 Ron & Mick Gebben 10/27 John & Sandy Bedard 10/20