April’s Collection -  Charity Fund

Sunday 4/9 Easter Sunday

• 7:15 - Early morning worship service with The Prairie Choristers and Youth Choir 
• 8:30 Easter morning breakfast. There are a variety of opportunities to help with breakfast, both before and during the event. Sign up to help at Easter Breakfast 2023. Contact Sis. Lydia Bertschi with questions. Also note that any purchases may be reimbursed (save and turn in receipts to Lydia Bertschi). Thank you in advance for your contribution to this special day.
• 9:30 - Sunday School and Sunday service - There will be no lunch or 11:30 service.

Wednesday 4/12 - 

• Family Night - Matt Kaufmann from Bloomington will be speaking on Developing a Love for God’s Word.  Supper will begin at 6:30 in the church dining room and singing will begin at 7:15.  Please click the link below to sign up for pizza: Family Night 4.12.23 SignUp Link

Friday 4/14 - 

• Ladies’ Night, Join the women of Roanoke church for an evening of encouragement in your relationship with the Lord as we yearn to know Him more through His Word. Ladies' Night will be held at the Fellowship Hall from 6:45-8:30pm. Please sign up here -  Ladies Night SignUp Link, or on the sign up sheet on the women's bulletin board. 

Looking Ahead

• Sunday 4/16
• 2nd Service - Romans 1 Study
• Belvidere Church Invite - Please contact Bro. Jonathan or Sis. Megan Hodel if you are interested in supporting the Belvidere Church
• Chicago Church Invite -  Please contact Bro. Scott or Sis. Bev Luginbuhl if you are interested in supporting the Chicago Church.
• Saturday 5/6 - Testimonies - Jackson Beer and Dan Moser (with baptisms on Sunday 5/7)
• Communion at the Home will be in June - The exact date will be determined when the remodel project gets closer to completion which will allow us to use the multi-purpose room. 

National Church

• Sunday 4/30 - LifePoints’ Midwest Gospel Sing at Five Points at 6:00 PM
• AC Central
• Hold on to true joy - Around the Table
• Our Intuitive Playbook -Why we think, feel and react to people the way we do Part 1  - Studio
• An annual church service in the Black Hills area in western South Dakota received unanimous support from the Elder body. The Lester, Iowa, congregation will be responsible for this annual service. The first service will be held on July 23, 2023. If you are interested in attending, please see the following link for more information: https://sites.google.com/view/blackhills2023

Other Ways to Learn and Serve

• Berean Prison Ministry Bible studies are available for grading in the North hall.
• Saturday 4/22 - Key Influences on Samuel Froehlich  - presentation by Luke Fischer at 10 AM at the Mennonite Historical Society on 116 between Metamora and Germantown Hills.