Two Services Survey Update
The Leadership Team has important updates to share concerning our anticipated transition to two services.
First and foremost, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has contributed tirelessly toward preparing for this significant change. Your dedication has been instrumental in moving us closer to this milestone. Secondly, thank you to those of you who shared input and feedback through the survey last month. This gave us a good benchmark to plan from.
After careful and prayerful evaluation and discussion, we have decided to postpone the transition originally scheduled for October 29. The reason for this delay is our commitment to ensuring that the move aligns well with the needs and capacity of our community. We don’t want to move too early and have lopsided services. We have had several Sundays this fall (and last spring) that have filled our kids classes and our parking lot, but we haven’t met those capacities consistently each week. Specifically, we are looking for more consistency with our higher attendance averages for both our worship services and Restoration Kids classes before making this transition.
Noteworthy Updates:
New Children’s Classroom: To address immediate needs, we’ve allocated an additional room for Restoration Kids. Although this is not a long-term solution, as it has necessitated the repurposing of our Study/Cry Room, it serves our current needs adequately.
Expanded Parking: We are pleased to announce that 7 to 8 additional parking spaces will be permanently added to our parking lot. This will help alleviate immediate pressure in our parking lot while we continue to grow.
In light of these updates, we encourage you to join us each week and invite your friends and family to become part of our community and worship services on Sundays at 10 AM. We will be ready to make this change when the need is there.
We thank you for your understanding, your commitment, and most importantly, for being an integral part of our Restoration community. We will continue to provide updates as we progress in this adventure.
Colossians 3:16-17 Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.
Upcoming Events at Restoration
- Friday, October 20 | Youth Group Bible Study 6:30-8pm
- Saturday, October 21 | Men’s Bible Study 7:30am
- Sunday, October 22 | In-Person and Online at 10am
- Friday, October 27 | Family Pumpkin Party 6-8pm
- Saturday, October 28 | Men’s Bible Study 7:30am
- Sunday, October 29 | In-Person and Online at 10am
- Saturday, November 4 | Men’s Bible Study 7:30am
- Saturday, November 4 | Fall Serve Day 9am-12:30pm
- Sunday, November 5 | In-Person and Online at 10am (Daylight Saving Time)
- Saturday, November 11 | Men’s Bible Study 7:30am
- Sunday, November 12 | In-Person and Online 10am
- Sunday, November 12 | Meet and Greet after service
- Tuesday, November 14 | Ladies Craft Night 7pm
- Saturday, November 18 | Men’s Bible Study 7:30am
- Sunday, November 19 | In-Person and Online at 10am
SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: Fall Serve Day | November 4
Let’s prepare for Winter by organizing the Shipping Container and cleaning up the property at Serve Day on November 4, 2023 9am-12:30pm.
Please RSVP to help by sending an email to info@restorationcov.org
Immerse: Poets WEEK 4
Save the Immerse: Poets landing page to your phone for quick access to the Reading Plan.
Check out our Fall Immerse Small Groups and sign up on our website! https://www.restorationcov.org/groups/
SHARE YOUR IMMERSE STORY
How has Immerse inspired you? We want to hear from you!We would love to hear from you about your Immerse experience and how this series has inspired you. Whether your story comes from a Sunday sermon, from a moment in your small group discussion from the week, or at home when following along with the daily reading, we’d love to hear how Immerse has impacted you throughout this series. It doesn’t need to be long or profound, we simply want to share in celebrating with you how Immerse has been special for you in reading the Bible in a fresh way. Email your impact story to Pastor Rob at robjacobson@restorationcov.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
Tuesday, November 7th from 7-8:30 we will be gathering at Restoration Church once more for 2023 to discuss Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. This novel is slightly on the shorter side, so we are going to give ourselves 4 weeks to read it so we can take a break over the holidays and start meeting in January again. Please bring a treat to share and invite a friend! Any Questions, call or text Ellie Holmquist at 320-766-3978
Start the Growth Track!
God has an incredible purpose for your life, and the Restoration Growth Track is designed to help you connect with that purpose. By participating in the Growth Track, you will spend a few hours diving into what it looks like to follow Jesus, discover your purpose, engage with the church, and then make a difference with your life. If you have questions, contact our Growth Track Coordinator, Christa Young.
Becoming a member at Restoration involves completing the Growth Track, a hybrid class of online self-study and one, in-person class. If you are interested in starting Growth Track and exploring membership at Restoration, please contact Christa Young for access to the online material and to register for an in-person session.
Online Giving
There’s no time like the present to set up online giving. Online tithing is a way to remain faithful in your giving regardless of worshipping with us in-person or online. Decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves a person who gives cheerfully. And God will generously provide all you need. We encourage you to consider giving online so that your giving is regular and easy to manage – it’s easy to sign up HERE. You can also Text to Give by texting any dollar amount to 84321.
Pray or Receive Prayer
We’ve made it easy for you to share your prayer requests.
- Send PRAY FOR ME in a text message to: (833) 482-6846.
- Respond to the message and let us know how we can be praying for you.
- We will respond to let you know when you’ve been prayed for.