August Collection - HarvestCall Servant Fund

Sunday, 8/9

• Morning service at the Pathways Rescue Mission in Peoria. We'll leave from the West parking lot at 7:15, and will return in time for our morning service.  Singing help is always appreciated.  If you have questions, please contact Tim or Linda Martin.
• 1st Service - Bro. Darren Metz will have this service
• Lunch provided by Ed & Bonnie Sauder
• Sing at Nursing Home at 1:00pm

Wednesday, 8/12 - Family Night - Bro. Eric Hodel will be sharing a presentation about the Midwest Food Bank. The evening will begin with a 6:00 pizza supper, with congregational singing beginning at 6:45, followed by the presentation at 7:00.  Please sign up for pizza with the following link: August 2026 Family Night Sign-Up Link  PLEASE SIGN UP BY NOON ON TUESDAY. 8/11, IF YOU PLAN TO EAT, AS THE PIZZA NEEDS TO BE ORDERED TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FallWinter Small Groups - Each group only meets one time and it's a great way to get to know people better in our church family. We encourage everyone to sign up and give it a try. Sign up at Roanoke FallWinter Small Group 2026 Link

Homecoming Benefit for Nursing Home will be held Friday, August 21 and Saturday August 22nd:

• As we prepare for a special weekend to bless and support our Home, we are excited to invite you to be part of a beautiful opportunity to serve! This weekend requires many hands and willing hearts to bring it all together! We ask you to consider where you can serve! There is a place for everyone! Thank you for being a Church that always shows up, serves generously, and gives joyfully! We look forward to seeing how God will use this weekend to bless our Nursing Home! To sign up, go to Benefit Weekend Sign Up
• We are collecting photos of nursing home residents to use at the benefit. We’d like to have a variety of life stages, from childhood to present day, and these can be of current or past residents. If you have any photos of loved ones who have lived at the home, would you consider uploading a few of them to this shared google album? You can either scan them or simply take a picture of the photo and add it to the album. It's fine if there are other people in the photos too; they don't have to be individuals. Please add your photos by this Wednesday, 8/12, to allow time for printing. Thanks for your help! Link to Upload Photos to Google Album 

Phone Directory Changes - If others have address or phone number changes they would like to have included in the announcements, please send them to cjhodel@gmail.com before Thursday, 8/13.

Please save the date for a Men's Steak Dinner on Friday September 11 at Stephen & Susan Bertschi's land. All men high school age and older are welcome to attend! Come anytime after 5 pm and dinner will be served at 6 pm. In case of rain, it will be rescheduled for Saturday September 12. 

Link to online RSVP: https://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=FDGP6195

Link to online food sign up: https://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=FLJY4040

Save the Date: Ladies Day - Saturday, September 19th, 8:45-noon.

ISU Young Group Welcome Day will be Sunday, August 16th at the Bloomington church for both incoming and returning college-aged individuals.. All are welcome to worship with them beginning with song service at 9:30am and the Welcome Dinner begins at 4:30pm. Please RSVP at ISU Young Group Welcome Day RSVP 

Young Group:

• Tuesday, 8/11 - Singing at Roanoke Nursing Home at 7pm
• Friday-Sunday, 8/14-16 - Gridley Invite

Looking Ahead

• Wednesday, 8/19 - Conference Summary
• Sunday, 8/23 - Frank’s last sermon during second service. To offer our thanks and appreciation, there will be a receiving line and a snack in the dining room following this service. 
• Sunday, 8/30 - Nate’s ordination during the second service with a line and snack following..

National Church

• Sister Heart will be 8/15-16 in Canaan, OH. Register online at the Sister Heart Sign Up Link. If you have questions, contact Leah Walder.
• Abide Week 8/31 - 9/4 - This is an ACCFS six-day small group discipleship retreat at the Allerton Retreat Center in Monticello, Illinois. More information and registration details at Abide Link. 
• Grafted Gathering on 9/12 - an adoption and foster family support day at the Junction Apostolic Christian Church. For more information and to register go to Grafted Gathering 2026 Link
• Save the Date - Washington Church 50th Anniversary - September 20th 4-8:30pm. 
• AC Central
• Around the Table - Faith, Future and AI (2 of 2)
• Breaking Bread - Six Movements in our Spiritual Growth Journey -part 2
• Past Events - Proclaim & Service 2026 are now available