RENAISSANCE GROUP (55+)  This month’s outing will be April 11, 2 PM at ARC.  Peggy Olson will be here to share about her antique toy collection.  Bring your favorite toy or a story about it to share.  Sign up at the Narthex table.

ARC Adult Choir will present “The Song Everlasting” Easter cantata on Saturday, April 19, 2 PM and 7 PM and Sunday, April 20, 7 PM, at Palace Theater.  Co Directors are Cory Grimm and LaDonna Van Aartsen.

One goal of the concert is outreach.  The Saturday matinee is for children and families, with children in the audience participating and the message somewhat geared to them.  Cory says, “I challenge ARC to come, and also invite someone from the community.  Use this drama as a discussion starter.”

The Keith & Kristyn Getty Concert with local choir backup will be Thursday, April 24, 7 PM at ARC.  Buy general admission tickets for the concert for $25 ($30 at the door) at the church office.

Change the life of a Deaf/Disabled Child in Haiti for $25 per month or $300 per year.  See the children, their photos, and more info at www.ouradventuresinhaiti.blogspot.com or call Lynn at 712-203-8604

Ladies Night Out will be Thursday, April 10, 6 PM at the Luverne Pizza Ranch for all single, divorced or widowed ladies who would like to engage in positive and uplifting conversation while enjoying good food, games and getting to know each other.  Contact Diana Schwartz with questions.

In addition to the regular morning worship, Pioneer Clubs will be featured Sunday, March 30.  Grades 1-6 boys and girls in seven different clubs will sing, demonstrate learning, and exhibit projects.  Friends and grandparents are invited.

The Share Board is located on the kiosk in the Narthex and is intended to be a way for us to share our blessings with others.  The Share Board is not a place to advertise items for sale.  If you have items that you would like to find a new home for, or if you are in search of an item, take a card provided and list what you have to share, what you are looking for or your skills that you are willing to offer or someone’s skills that you need.  Any questions, contact Diana Schwartz or Deb Van Meeteren.

ARC Consistory met Tuesday, March 11.  Jacob & Amanda Hartz requested baptism for their son, Jayce Allan.  Baptism will be March 30.  Elders reported that Communion was served to 277 on March 2.  Rick Droog from the Siouxland Diaconal Conference gave a presentation on stewardship through the Barnabas Foundation.  Pastor Mike, Cory Grimm, Henry Sandbulte & Darrel Van Aartsen will attend the spring Classis meeting at Willmar Reformed Church.  Cory has been approved to come under care of Classis Minnesota as he seeks ordination. Vacation Bible School is scheduled for June 2-6 with Darcy Hoff and Jana Zeutenhorst directing.  Next Consistory meeting will be Tuesday, April 8.

Spring Photo Fundraiser

Saturday, March 22, 12-4 PM

Fellowship Hall  –  $10 per child  –  hosted by JR RCYF Youth Group

Glow Studio and Melissa Ann Photography will photograph your children or grandchildren in a 10 minute mini photo session.  You will receive a disc with 2 images of your choosing for each child.  Additional poses can be purchased for $5 each.  Contact Melissa Van De Berg with any questions at melissaannphoto@hotmail.com or 507-350-9562.

Beautiful Life Conferences for women announces “All Things New” on Saturday, April 5, 9 AM-2 PM at ARC.  Doors will open at 8 AM with muffins and coffee; noon lunch served.  Cost is $20 if purchased by Sunday, March 30.  Register online at www.beautifullifeconferences.org, or call Janice at 283-4364, or visit the Sunday AM booth.

Heather Ruesch is the leading communicator.  Through both her singing and speaking, Heather tells how God loves every human life: the unborn child… the frazzled mother… the struggling teenager… the over-scheduled woman… and everyone else in need of God’s comfort and forgiveness.

Heather spent two years working as Executive Director in a crisis pregnancy center in central Wisconsin.  As an abstinence speaker, her passion for life issues comes from her own experience with an unplanned pregnancy.

Jennifer Lee, Inwood, will also return from our 2013 Spring Conference for a special book signing for her book, Love Idol, Letting Go of Your Need for Approval and Seeing Yourself Through God’s Eyes releasing  April 1st, 2014.

Vendors are True Vine, Sioux Center, with Christian books, gifts, and music; ReBorn Home Furnishings, restoring life to the old; and ViBella handmade jewelry, supporting women in poverty in the United States, Mexico, and Haiti.

Son of God—the Life of Jesus in You six week study will meet in the Fellowship Hall with Ken Hup, facilitator. Consider what would happen if you applied the lessons from events in Jesus’ life to your own?  Would you come to know Him more intimately and embody more completely the mission, love, and mind of Jesus?

Overcoming Emotions that Destroy is a 10 week study in the Multipurpose Room with Kristee Hart, facilitator.  Anger is expressed in many forms. This series will help identify how you handle anger and give you practical biblical tools to express anger appropriately.

Both studies begin today, March 16, 11 AM.