May 4, 2025

• 8:30am Worship (Traditional)
• 9:45am Sunday Classes (age 3 – adult), Nursery
• 11:00am Worship (Modern), Nursery,  Children’s Church
• 12:00pm Cedar Kids Club House, K-5th Grade, 12:00pm-2:00pm
• 12:30pm French Worship (Ascension Ministries), Lime Classroom
• 6:00pm Journey Youth Group (6-12th grade)

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mon, May 5

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

Tues, May 6

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

Wed, May 7

• 10:00am-12:00pm Open Hands Food Pantry, Gathering Space
• 6:00pm Prayer Meeting, via Zoom
• 6:45pm Choir Rehearsal, Lime Green Classroom

Thurs, May 8

• 1:00-4:00pm Days for Girls Sewing Workshop, Gathering Space

Sun, May 11 – Mother’s Day

• 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
• 6:00pm Journey Youth Group (6-12th grade)

Sun, May 18

• 8:30 and 11:00am services: Graduate Recognition
• 5:30pm 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 Sunday, May 11 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!

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 6:30pm – Bible Study with Randy Fox, at A Place For Friends at 212 Edgewood Rd NW and is next door to Roscoe’s Pizza.
• Mondays at 6:30pm – Men’s Connection at Whiskey River in Palo.
• 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

CEDAR KIDS CLUB HOUSE –  TODAY, 12pm-2pm, children ages Kindergarten – 5th grade are invited to join us for Cedar Kids Club House.  We believe in fostering a young faith (while having adventures and a great time)! 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month and it includes lunch.  MORE INFORMATION

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 8, from 1-4pm. 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:  1 Chronicles 13-16; Psalms 1-2, 15, 22-23; 89, 96, 100-101, 105; 2 Samuel 6-7; 1 Chronicles 17; Psalms 25, 29, 33, 36, 39; 2 Samuel 8-9; 1 Chronicles 18; Psalms 50, 53, 60, 75.

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

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

• Wednesday, May 7 – 6:45pm Rehearsal
• Sunday, May 11 – Sing at 1st Service (warmup at 7:55am)

CEDAR CAMP 2025 –  Save the date: Sunday, June 29 – Tuesday, July 1 in the evenings.

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 4, 9:45am Faith.Quest (8th grade, THE LOFT)
• May 4, 6:00pm Journey Youth Group (6th-12th Grade)

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 4 – Raising Older Kids & Young Adults
• 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 5 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.