Welcome Back:

·        CHAPEL is this week Wednesday, April 12. Rev. Haak will be speaking on “Rending of the Veil”. 

·        HOT LUNCH: This week Julia Herring and Amy Flikkema will be serving Chicken Strips, Chips, Ice Cream Sandwiches, and Pop. Snack Sale providers are Rajini VanFarowe, Jami Voshell, and Sarah Windemuller. Please have all snacks individually wrapped. Thank you.

·        DONATIONS NEEDED: Please help the 8^th and 9^th graders need your help to make their April 29 Car Wash and Bake Sale a success. If you are willing and able to donate baked goods, please call the school office (942-2939) by THIS Friday, April 14. Your help is appreciated!

·        OPEN HOUSE: The pre-kindergarten and kindergarten Open House at Eastside Christian School is scheduled for Friday, April 28. Invitations will be sent out by the end of THIS week. Please contact Vicki DeKryger at 942-2930 if you would like your child to receive an invitation.

·        TRIP: Our next TRIP order date is scheduled for Monday, April 17. Cash ‘n Carry is available on Mondays and Fridays from 2:30-3:00 p.m. TRIP earnings will be applied to tuition in May. Details will be announced in the TRIP Trends newsletter next week.

·        CAR WASH/BAKE SALE: The 8^th and 9^th graders are planning the Annual Car Wash/Bake Sale for Saturday, April 29 from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Come and enjoy hot coffee, juice, delicious treats, and shopping for scrumptious homemade baked goods while we wash your car.

·        INFORMATIVE MEETING: Did you know that Grand Rapids is a destination for many who seek an abortion? Sadly this includes Christians as well. Because we care about the moral as well as the intellectual development of our children, the administrator and faculty of Eastside Christian School urge you to attend an informative meeting at the school on Tuesday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will address abortion practices and anti-abortion effects taking place in Grand Rapids. Bring a friend.

·        CATECHISM SCHEDULE: Anne Miedema and Amy Flikkema are scheduled to watch catechism kids this Wednesday. REMINDER: All mothers must be at school by 3 p.m. and remain until 5:20 p.m.

v           OTHER NEWS:

·         PIG-N-BLANKET: Hope School will be making Pig-n-Blankets on Tuesday, April 18, for the last time this school year. Call Carol Bos (895-8004) to place your order.

·         LOST AND FOUND: A pair of gloves (light blue shimmery fabric) were found at Grandville Middle School after the travelogue on Saturday, March 18. Contact Hope School (453-9717) if they may be yours.

·         SPAGHETTI SUPPER: Hope Protestant Reformed School is having a Spaghetti Supper on April 22 from 5-7 at Hope School. Everyone is invited.

·         BAKETBALL LEAGUE: This Saturday the boys will be meeting in the afternoon, because of the run at Covenant. From 12:30-2:00 p.m. – 6^th and 7^th grades; 2:00-3:30 p.m. – 8^th and 9^th grades; 3:30-5:00 p.m. – 4^th and 5^th grades. Schedules will be handed out the first week.

·         BIKE & HIKE FOR LIFE: Grand Rapids Right to Life will hold their 27^th Annual Bike & Hike for Life on Saturday, May 6 at Riverside Park. You can earn great prizes like Michigan Adventure or White Caps tickets or one of our grand prizes like a trip to Washington D.C. or a $200 gift certificate to Great Wolf Lodge. Just gather pledges and join us for a great day of live music, free food and lots of fun. If you would like to participate please pick up a pledge sheet in the school office or call 532-2300.

v           EASTSIDE SCHOOL CALENDAR:

§        April 10                             Annual Eastside Association Meeting, 7:30 p.m.

§        April 11                             Board Meeting, 7:00 p.m.

§        April 12                             Chapel, 8:45 a.m.

§        April 17                             Education Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m.

§        April 29                             Car Wash/Bake Sale, NOTE DATE CHANGE

§        April 28                             Prek/K Open House, 10:00 a.m.

Song of the Week “He Lives” stanza 1

I serve a risen Savior-He’s in the world today, I know that He is living, whatever men may say;

I see His hand of mercy, I hear His voice of cheer, And just the time I need Him He’s always near.

 He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today! He walks with me and talks with me along life’s narrow way.

He lives, He lives salvation to impart! You ask me how I know He lives? He lives within my heart.