Be Part of the Picture—Literally!
As we celebrate 175 years of God’s faithfulness, we’re preparing for an all-church aerial photo taken inside the sanctuary after worship on Sunday, June 1. 📸 Here’s where you come in: If you registered for the 175th luncheon, pick up your official anniversary T-shirt and commemorative gift after worship today, May 25 or stop by the Fellowship Hall during the week. Important: we’d love for you to wear your anniversary T-shirt to worship on June 1—as it would be fun to have many matching shirts for this historic photo (but, it’s not required). P.S. Don’t leave your 175th gear behind—or we might start to think you’re not reading your bulletin (but we know you are, right?). 😉
Investigative Reporter Uncovers a Curious Case of the Missing Surveys. In a shocking twist, our undercover reporter has discovered a troubling discrepancy: over 480 people are registered for the 175th Anniversary Celebration… but only 116 have completed the Serve Team’s Interests Survey. 🤨 Is it a conspiracy? A case of collective amnesia? Or simply a matter of “I’ll do it later”? Whatever the reason, we need your help to close the gap! As the body of Christ, we’re called to serve—joyfully and meaningfully. That’s why the Serve Team scrapped the old “work team” system and replaced it with something better: a way for you to serve in areas you're genuinely interested in. But for it to work, everyone needs to fill out the survey. It takes just 5 minutes (really—time it!) and helps us connect your passions with the right opportunities. 👉 Click HERE (or go to frcoostburg.org) to take the survey and and help us build something better—together. Let’s serve with purpose.
Purchase Your FRC Gear (last call) & Join the Fun – Music in the Park, June 18!
Our 175th celebration keeps rolling—and you’re invited to the next big party! FRC is sponsoring Music in the Park on Wed., June 18, as a giveback to the community and featuring the retro-cool sounds of Guyz in Dinner Jackets. We’re showing up in style—and we want you to help us represent! TODAY (May 18) is your LAST chance to order FRC gear through the Youth Group’s apparel fundraiser! All proceeds support their upcoming mission trip to Indianapolis. The T-shirts, polos, hoodies, vests, and more are perfect for Music in the Park and for representing FRC all year long. 📝Grab an order form at the Welcome Center or order online before midnight!
With over 480 of you out there, we could knock out these sign-ups before next Sunday! (Yes, the Editor is still chasing those “goals”—and loving it.) Here's how you can jump in–
🍪 Coffee & Cookies (July–October). It’s time to refresh the after-church serving schedule—and if you haven’t tried it yet, now’s your chance! It’s fun, low-stress, and an easy way to be a friendly face at FRC. Plus, handing out cookies? Instant popularity. To sign up, contact Joan Dykstra at opadykstra@wi.rr.com. If you've helped before, you'll be included in the new schedule unless you let Joan know otherwise. Big thanks to our faithful Cookie Donors—you make sweet things happen!
🧃 VBS Needs You! Help us stock up on snacks and supplies—click [HERE] or visit frcoostburg.org to donate. 🙋♀️ Will you volunteer? We’ve got spots open! Click [HERE] to make a Jesus-sized impact on our littles. Let’s do this! 👏
🚪Just a Few Usher Spots Left for June! Pick a week, add your name, and help us roll out a warm welcome. Let’s fill those last few spots! Click HERE, go to frcoostburg.org or talk to the Welcome Center.
🎓Today is Graduate Sunday. Stop by the Fellowship Hall for coffee, punch & cookies to celebrate our grads!
🎶Sing for the 175th! Practice today immediately after service—just 15 minutes! Come join the fun!
👧👦Parents of 3 yr - 5th grade: Next Sun., May 25, the Sunday school and Bible class kids will practice singing for 10 minutes after service in room 200. Quick, simple, and sweet! AND, the 🎉 VBS Countdown is ON! Spots are filling fast—get your kids (and their buddies!) signed up before it’s too late. 👉 Click here to register or go to frcoostburg.org.
🛒 Food Vault Impact! This week 18 volunteers helped serve 21 families (that’s 79 people total!). Each family received $158.50 in food, totaling over $3,300 in food—and FRC only paid $304.50. Praise God for big blessings and little prices!
💸 Your Weekly Stats: Attendance last week was 418. The offering was $16,276 Our May special offering is designated to support the Youth mission trip to Indianapolis. Month-to-date giving is at $524.
📌 Check the Community Bulletin Board (by the Office!)
Love INC is hiring! They’re looking for a full-time Operations Manager to help lead key areas like facility management, volunteer coordination, and more. View the job description on the board—and if you're interested, send your resume to jobs@loveincsheboygancounty.org.
Join us for cookies & coffee after the service. Just exit left out of the Sanctuary and follow people to the Fellowship Room! Cookie donations welcome. To donate sign up at frcoostburg.org or stop at the Welcome Center.
�� And, hey FRC Bakers! sign-up HERE for Sunday Morning Cookies Sign Up. You’ve got this! Because let’s be honest… worship + cookies = a pretty sweet combo.
Come to the Fellowship Room (left out of Sanctuary) and enjoy some sweets, coffee and punch to celebrate our 2025 graduates!
May Special Offering | Uth Missions Trip The Special Offering option throughout May is for the Uth Missions Trip to Indianapolis, IN where they’ll be in the inner city tackling hands-on housing projects like drywalling, painting, demolition, and they’ll be running a VBS for 250 kids! Think: tools, sweat, teamwork, and transformation.
May 18th: 9am WORSHIP - The Approach (Pastor Bob) Scripture: Acts 26
10:15 AM Cookies, Punch & Fellowship to Celebrate our Graduates
10:15 AM - 175th Choir short rehearsal (choir loft)
2:00 PM - Baccalaureate (FRC sanctuary)
6:30 PM - ACTS 29
6:15 PM Elders (South FH),
6:15 PM Deacons (North FH)
7:00 PM Consistory (South FH)
9:00 AM Prayer Circle (Leader=Alice and Hostess=Ann L.)
1:30 PM Stitching for a Cause
6:00 PM Bells Practice
*Sanctuary booked with practices from 5:30 - 9 PM
May 25th - 9am WORSHIP: The Setting (Pastor Bob) Scripture: Acts 17:16 - 34
MAY 28: Bells Practice
JUN 1: 175th Worship Service @ 10 AM (note time) & Parents: the FRC children sing at this celebration!
JUN 1: 175th Anniversary Celebration Event (registration has closed!) starting after service.
JUN 16-19: VBS (2:30 - 5 PM)
JUN 18: Music in the Park - Boyz in Dinner Jackets (a FRC-sponsored giveback to the community)
JUN 22-27: Camp Manitoqua
Hot off the wire - we’ve heard from Judy TenPas that her grandson, Ryan, is cancer free!! For those of you following Ryan’s cancer journey, this is an amazing testament to God’s goodness and faithfulness. Ryan’s pathology last week showed no cancer cells / tumor and his blood markers were completely normal!
Pray as Holly Bley continues to meet with doctors to get to the root of her issues, and specifically for her heart and liver tests to normalize. And as Sue Nyenhuis recovers from rotator cuff surgery, pray for pain management and regaining of strength as she anticipates 10-12 weeks of physical therapy. Henry DeBlaey is likely counting down the number of weeks (T-6) to healing of his broken arm and removal of his cast. Pray for Sue Hartmann’s recovery and for her follow-up treatments expected to start soon. Also, keep praying for the individuals working on rehab and healing: Jeff Brusse, Don Teunissen, Tim Kildea, Henry Teunissen.
And remember our FRC family members that are living in various senior living residences: Ginny Bourne, EJ Caljouw, Anita Daane, Wayne Huenink, Fay Mentink, Neil & Phyllis Vander Ploeg, Linda Vander Weele and Lyle (Duff) Ver Velde.
This week’s mission partner focus is for the ministry of Kelsey Corpas with World team in Spain. 1) Pray for "IR" to have an understanding of who Jesus is and come to know him personally. 2) Pray for our Bible study leaders to catch the vision of multiplication and continue to grow in their faith. 3) Pray for us to see Spanish people come to know Jesus and live for him.