Church guide

Mobile Food Pantry - A distribution of perishable food for those in need. Seymour Church - 840 Alger St SE (near Eastern & Alger) Saturday – August 10, 2019 Registration begins at 12:30pm Distribution begins at 1:00 pm

Outdoor worship tomorrow morning - don't forget your blankets and chairs! See you at 9:30am!

Sunday morning join us for outdoor worship under the tent on our south lawn at 9:30. Bring a chair or a blanket to sit on (we'll have extras, too). We will have coffee and cookies after worship. All are welcome - see you then!

Please remember to join us tonight at 8:30 pm under the tent on the south lawn for a family movie under the moon. Bring a blanket or lawn chair with you. Snacks will be provided. We hope to see you there!

Last night was fantastic! Our final Seymour Summer Picnic brought great crowds, good food, awesome live music, three city trucks, one front loader, one police cruiser, one airplane, and for those who waited long enough, an impressive hook and ladder fire truck! Well done, Outreach Committee!

Wednesday, July 24, join us at our final Seymour Summer Picnic - under the tent! Witte Lawn Maintenance, the GR Police Department, and the Grand Rapids Public Works Department are bringing vehicles for you to get up close to and talk to those who operate them. We will have a police patrol car, a street-sweeper, a John Deere wheel loader, a garbage truck, and plow truck. Everyone is welcome to join us. Beginning at 6 pm, enjoy a free grilled hot dog supper. In addition to Touch-A-Truck, relax to the music of GR Groove, make a craft, maybe win a door prize, pick up a free box of sidewalk chalk, and eat some ice cream. We can't wait to see you!

Please join us tonight for Vinyasa Yoga by Heights Yoga Project ($5 suggested donation) under the tent in our field at 7:30pm. Please bring your own mat or towel.

What a great picnic! Thank you all for coming and enjoying great food, fellowship, furried friends and feathered fowl!

What do bunnies, hot dogs, goats, ice cream, chickens, and fruit salad have in common? Come on over to Seymour tonight at 6:00 to find out! Everything is free, and you don't have to heat up your kitchen! You should come!

Seymour's third summer picnic is Wednesday, July 17, with our free hot dog supper, area business door prizes, AND a visit from the Critter Barn! Don't cook and heat up your kitchen tomorrow! You should come! Starts at 6:00pm.

Summer heat got you down? Need a little pick-me-up? Wanna have fun while getting a little exercise? Join us tonight for some slow-paced basketball at Grand Rapids Christian Middle School. Ages 15+ are invited to join in the fun! All skill levels are welcome. See you tonight at 7:00!

Great Seymour Summer Picnic tonight! Great food, great fellowship, and great bubbles!

Don't warm up your kitchen tonight! Come on over to Seymour Church at 6:00 for grilled hot dogs, chips, fruit salad, beans, and bubbles! Wait . . . . . bubbles??????

To Those Who Bring Small Children to Church: There you are at church. Your baby or toddler is restless. Perhaps even a little boisterous. You try to silence them, and nothing. You try to pacify them with food or toys, and nothing. Eventually, you resort to the last thing you wanted to do: you pick them up, and before a watching audience, you make the march out of the church. All the while you’re a little embarrassed, maybe a little frustrated too. You might even think to yourself, “There’s no point in coming to church. I get nothing out of it because I have to constantly care for my kid.” I want you - mothers and/or fathers - to know just how encouraging you are to so many. The elderly woman who often feels alone beams with a smile at the sight of you wrestling with your little one. She’s been there before. She knows how hard it can be, but she smiles because to hear that brings back precious memories. Seeing young parents and their small children brighten her day; she may have just received bad news about her health but seeing the vitality of young ones removes - if but for a moment - her fears. The older man who always seems to be grouchy notices you too. He’s always talking about how children in this day have no respect or sense of goodness. But he sees you - a young family - in church every week. Like clockwork, he can depend on the sight of you and your young family. You give him hope that maybe the Church isn’t doomed after all, because there are still young parents who love God enough to bring their restless children to church. Bring your children to church! If we don’t hear crying, the church is dying. As hard as it might be for you as a parent who’s half-asleep, keep on doing what you’re doing. You are an encouragement, and you’re starting off your children’s lives as you should. - Author unknown

Sunday is Pentecost Sunday and we remember the gift of God's Spirit and the beginning of the Church. In celebration, all ages are invited to come to the fireplace area at Seymour at 5 pm for an informal time of sharing and prayer about whatever God lays on our hearts.

Drop-In Basketball: We are starting up an evening of hoops for adults who are looking for a fun and casual place to get some exercise, fellowship, and throw down some mad jams. Our first session will start TOMORROW(!) Thursday, May 30 @ 7pm at the Grand Rapids Christian Middle School Gym. If you’re interested or have any questions, contact the church office ([email protected]). We will be sure to have a stretcher, Advil, and lots of Icy Hot available, just in case it’s been a while. ;-)

Ilene’s birthday was celebrated a couple days early! Enjoy!

More fun at Christmas in the Heights!

It’s all fun and games around here! AKA Shawn’s birthday present, ya know, seeing he’s the same age as the Hungry Hippos!

Just a little sample from tonight’s picnic!

Picnic fun!

Ach, this is the pits. . . . . .

The Sky Zone party to welcome the White and May families brought a little dodgeball fever!

We LOVE our picnic volunteers! We DO have fun setting up!