May 11, 2025

• 8:30am Worship (Traditional)
• 9:45am Sunday Classes (age 3 – adult), Nursery
• 11:00am Worship (Modern), Nursery,  Children’s Church
• 12:30pm French Worship (Ascension Ministries), Lime Classroom

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mon, May 12

• 5:00pm-6:00pm Open Hands Food Pantry, Gathering Space
• 6:00pm  Men’s Connection Group at Whiskey River in Palo

Tues, May 13

• 10:00am Women’s Philippians Study, Teal Rooms

Wed, May 14

• 10:00am-12:00pm Open Hands Food Pantry, Gathering Space
• 3:00pm-7:00pm Salvation Army Open House,  1000 C Ave NW
• 6:00pm Prayer Meeting, via Zoom
• No Choir Rehearsal (Resuming next Wed-May 21 at 6:45pm Choir Rehearsal, Lime Green Classroom)

Sun, May 18

• 8:30 and 11:00am services: Graduate Recognition
• 8:30am Worship (Traditional)
• 9:45am Sunday Classes (age 3 – adult), Nursery
• 11:00am Worship (Modern), Nursery,  Children’s Church
• 12:30pm French Worship (Ascension Ministries), Lime Classroom
• 5:30pm All-Church Picnic at Cherry Hill Park

ANNOUNCEMENTS

GRADUATE RECOGNITION SUNDAY –  Sunday, May 18 we will recognize all of our high school, college (and beyond!) graduates with a special presentation. If you are celebrating a graduation this year, please submit your information online by TODAY to be recognized at our celebration. Click here to submit. There will be cake!

PICNIC AT CHERRY HILL PARK –  Sunday,  May 18 will be our Annual All-Church picnic at 5:30pm at Cherry Hill Park. Hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks will be provided. Bring a side or dessert to share and your favorite lawn chairs or picnic blanket. There will be chairs and tables available also. Plan for a bags tournament!

COFFEE SHOP SUMMER UPDATE – Special thank you to the Sunday morning Coffee Shop volunteers who have helped all year. The Coffee Shop will be closed starting Sunday, May 25 until the week before Fall Kick-off. During this time, a K-cup machine and creamer and sugar condiments will be available; please bring your own K-cup and coffee cup.

SALVATION ARMY OPEN HOUSE –  Wednesday, May 14, from 3:00pm-7:00pm at 1000 C Ave NW.  Come for a tour and learn about the impact Cedar Rapids Salvation Army is making on our community. MORE INFORMATION

CEDAR CAMP 2025 –  Sunday, June 29 – Tuesday, July 1, 5:45-7:30pm. Registration is open for Cedar Camp!  Cedar Camp is a place for all ages to make a new friend and grow their faith through relationships.  3 years old through 5^th grade attendees must be pre-registered by June 16.  We would love to have more adult volunteers, too!  Adults can use the online registration form or chat with Cathy Poole or Lindsey Ungs for more info.

• Register a Student
• Sign-Up to Volunteer

MISSIONARY FAMILY FROM CEDAR HILLS –  “Thank you so much for supporting us the past two years. Your prayers and financial gifts have been such an encouragement to us! On March 31, we were told there was not enough in our fund to cover our April expenses. Finding out on such short notice definitely took us by surprise!  Praise God, we have received several gifts to help cover our April/May expenses. However, we are in need of increased monthly support! Would you consider giving either a one-time gift or partnering with us monthly? Thank you so much!” Click here to support.

MATTHEW 25 TRANSFORM WEEK –  Monday, June 23 – Friday, June 27.  Our group from Cedar Hills will work in two teams (Mon-Fri). You can join us one or more of those days as you are available. No skills are required; you can join us one or more of days as you are available. Register using the form on the Matthew 25 website. Indicate “CHCC” for the organization. After completing the registration, contact Wayne Josifek and let him know which days you signed up for, this will help plan our projects. Contact Wayne with questions also: 319-632-1343 or [email protected].

• Mondays at 6:00pm – Men’s Connection at Whiskey River in Palo.
• Mondays at 6:30pm – Bible Study with Randy Fox, at A Place For Friends at 212 Edgewood Rd NW and is next door to Roscoe’s Pizza.
• Wednesdays at 6:30am – Bible Study with Alan Crandall, Crandall home: 231 McKinsie Ct NE.
• Wednesdays at 8:00am – Bible Study with George Young and Gary Mills, Gathering Space @ Cedar Hills Church (every other week), includes work projects.
• Wednesdays 6:30pm – Bible Study with Pastor Kent, Red Room @ Cedar Hills Church

CHOSEN – June 1 and 8 are special Sundays at the church as we partner with World Vision to sponsor children in Guatemala. But instead of us choosing a child, the children get to choose YOU.  It’s a powerful event and we’re excited!

NEED TO BORROW SOMETHING? It’s a busy time of year with grad parties, baby showers, garage sales, etc. and chairs, tables, and kitchen equipment are in high demand. Be sure to check out all items with the church office for your special date.

DAYS FOR GIRLS – Have you been looking for a meaningful way to use your spare time? Consider coming to a Days for Girls workshop! We can use volunteers who can sew but ALSO anyone who has a caring heart for outreach. We hand cut, sew, assemble, and distribute female hygiene kits locally and around the world. In the past ten years, we have donated over 13,000 kits! Join us Thursday, May 24, from 1-4p in the Teal Room. Feel free to come and go during the workshops. Make an impact in one session or become a regular volunteer!

We are reading through the entire Bible as a church in 2025! It’s definitely not too late to jump in.   Be sure to mark your progress on the giant banner in the Gathering Space. LEARN MORE

THIS WEEK’S READINGS:  2 Samuel 10, 1 Chronicles 19, Psalms 20; Psalms 65-70; 2 Samuel 11-12, 1 Chronicles 20; Psalms 32, 51, 86, 122; 2 Samuel 13-15; Psalms 3-4, 12-13, 28, 55; 2 Samuel 16-18

• Join our Bible App group.
• Print the full reading schedule.

CHOIR REHEARSALS – Wednesdays at 6:45pm in the Lime Room.  MORE INFORMATION

• NO Practice May 14
• Practice May 21 – 6:45pm in the Teal room
• Practice May 28 – 6:45pm in the Worship Center
• Sing Sunday, June 1 – 7:55am Warm-up, Worship Center

ALLIANCE GATHERING – Cedar Hills is excited to announce we will be hosting the annual gathering of our Alliance network. We are part of the Upper Mississippi Valley Network and will host pastors and key leaders from across the nation this June for two days of training and refreshing.

LAKE VIEW CAMP is excited to announce that summer camp registration is OPEN! Send your child on a great summer adventure where they will swim, fish, canoe, hike, and play crazy games – all while growing deeper in their faith. Lake View Camp offers day camps, overnight camps, service camps, and grand camps. More information and online registration available at www.lakeviewconference.com.  Church discount code: CH2025

JOURNEY STUDENTS (6th-12th grade) – UPCOMING EVENTS

• May 11, 9:45am Faith.Quest (8th grade, THE LOFT)
• June 1, 6:00pm Journey Youth Group (6th-12th Grade) – Dress to get wet! Pool Kickball and water games. FREE supper provided. Wear a swimsuit and bring a towel and change of clothes.

PARENTING TOGETHER –  All are welcome to drop in on any Sunday. We meet at 9:45am in the left hallway Orange room.  Upcoming topics are:

• May 11 – Social Media and Family/Kids
• May 18 – Breakfast Pizza and Social Time

SUNDAY CLASSES –  All ages are welcome to join a Sunday class at 9:45am. Children and youth please register online.  Adult classes include:

• Faith.Quest for 8th Graders with Paula Stevens, (THE LOFT).
• James/Peter with Joanne Lodge, (TEAL ROOM).
• How to Peel the Biblical Onion with Pastor Kent, Dan Hakken, Gary Mills and Bob and Lora Schneider, (RESOURCE ROOM).
• Who Am I?  with Alan Crandall and Tim King, (RED ROOM).
• Parenting Together (team of teachers), (ORANGE ROOM).
• You Belong, (BLUE ROOM)

PRAYER MEETING – Join us Wednesdays at 6:00pm for prayer via the Zoom App. The Meeting ID is 524 352 9410 and password is “Cedarhills”. These meetings are for anyone! Even if you are uncomfortable praying out loud, come and just agree with us in prayer.

MEN’S MONDAY CONNECTION – All men are welcome to join us at 6pm, Monday, May 12 at Whiskey River in Palo. Enjoy fellowship, drinks and trivia. MORE INFORMATION

WOMEN’S MINISTRY

• Thursday Throwdown @ Koru Aronia Berry Farm (1685 U Ave, Homestead, IA)  – Thursday, May 29, 5:00pm-9:00pm. Join us at Thursday Throwdown with Bryce Janey Duo at Koru. Typically, there is a food truck and drinks for purchase.  It will be a fun night of live music and fellowship in a beautiful setting. Bring a chair, we typically sit in the grass area. As we get closer, we will coordinate carpools.
• Women’s Ministry Facebook Group

PANTRY UPDATE – The most-needed items are: canned fruit, diced tomatoes and rice. Drop-off items is in front of the Missions Board in the Gathering Space.

UPDATE FROM ULMERS – Thank you for your interest and support in our daughter, Sara’s fundraising efforts for her new service dog, Duke. Duke’s journey is posted at: https://letsteachDuke.wordpress.com. Sara and Kate will drive to Florida this week to pick up Duke-the new service dog graduate. It is with joy and gratitude, we can say Duke’s training has been funded. This truly is a blessing. God answers prayers when we least expect. Praise the Lord!

RIGHT NOW MEDIA – A great resource that we have purchased for our church that gives our members access to Biblical children’s TV shows, family friendly videos, and lots and lots of Bible studies for individual use and small group use.  It is an app for your phone and smart TVS.  FIND OUT MORE

FACEBOOK GROUPS – We have many groups on Facebook that you may want to connect to and be a part of.   Here are the links to join:

• Cedar Hills Children and Family Ministry – Announcements and events related to the children and family ministries.
• Parenting Together – Our parents and families in the Parenting Together class.
• Cedar Hills Family – All things Cedar Hills, giveaways, garage sales, announcements.
• Women in Fellowship & Faith – Women’s ministry and events.

OTHER LINKS: Cedar Hills YouTube, Cedar Hills on Facebook 

MISS A SUNDAY? Watch past sermons online.