ATHLETIC BUSINESS CONFERENCE: Please be aware that a handful of leaders will be out of the area this week, traveling to the Athletic Business conference on behalf of the Kroc Center. Those staff include Major Carol Huffman, Luke Bronkema, Jessica Viau, and James Valentine. Please be aware they may not be able to respond to calls/emails promptly.
INTERACTIVE BALLET PERFORMANCE WITH THE GRAND RAPIDS BALLET: Join us at the Kroc Center this Thursday, November 21 at 6pm for a FREE introduction to ballet performance! Grand Rapids Ballet Artistic Director James Sofranko will host this interactive 45-minute experience appropriate for all ages. You’ll learn about basic ballet terms and movements, hear from dancers about their journey into the world of professional ballet, and watch short performances from The Nutcracker and other ballets. No registration is required, and the event is open to both members and non-members.
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY HOURS: As a reminder, the Kroc Center is CLOSED on Thanksgiving Day, November 28. Friday, November 29 is an administrative holiday, but the building is open regular hours for the remainder of the holiday weekend. However, no roster programs will be scheduled for Friday-Sunday.
KROC KREW CHRISTMAS – RSVP NOW: Save the date Saturday, December 7 from 5-8pm for the Kroc Krew Christmas Party. This year, all employees and their families are invited to join us at Craig’s Cruisers (Wyoming location, on Clyde Park near 54th St.) for a buffet dinner, games and fun. RSVPs are required… click here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4AAAA822A6FACF8-52884399-kroc
ANGEL TREE TOY DRIVE: Once again this year, we are a participating site for The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree toy drive. Members, guests, and employees can select a card with the age/gender of a child on it from the Kroc Refrigerator (or, once decorations are up, the Christmas tree in the main lobby). Then, you purchase a toy (or gift card for teens) and drop it back off at the Kroc Center. Please help us in spreading joy this Christmas season!
OPEN POSITIONS: Visit the Central Territory’s ADP Recruitment system for all job postings and to submit applications online. We appreciate you sharing opportunities with friends and family! Current openings include: Fitness Attendant, Lifeguard, Welcome Desk Attendant, Welcome Desk Lead, Personal Trainer, Marketing Manager.
Send an email to RJ Kroc if you see someone going above and beyond for our guests!
- Kristen Kripli recognized a challenge with an EmpowerU student and was able to contact the program leaders to promptly resolve the situation, showing great care in the process.
- The Aquatics team made a routine but quick save of a preschooler who got a bit too deep into the pool.
- Ronda Kaechele and Amy Mattson both jumped in to help with Toddler Time at the last minute Wednesday.
Each week, members of the Kroc Center and Kroc Church submit a number of requests for prayer. We welcome these from everyone in our community, and encourage all our Kroc Krew to lift up these requests in your own way. Don’t forget that you are always welcome to attend devotions on Tuesday mornings at 9am in the Administration Foyer; if you have a prayer request to share, you can post it on the board in the lobby, use the online form, or contact a member of the Kroc Church team.
- “To help those on the streets and keep them warm and supply then food and bless them” and “Please help the sick and suffering in the hospital and bless them and keep them safe” – Anonymous
- Shannon – Pray for my sobriety and my family
- Judith – Thanks for renewing her relationship with Christ
- David – Health for his mom, family, and himself
- For the Kaechele family at the passing of Ronda’s father-in-law
- Anonymous family for a dire housing situation
Each week, we feature a “Note from the Pastor” and Bible verse from Captain Jack Huffman and the Kroc Church team. If you ever want to hear more about these topics, join us for Kroc Church Sunday mornings at 10am.
I listen carefully to what God the Lord is saying, for he speaks peace to his faithful people. But let them not return to their foolish ways. Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, so our land will be filled with his glory. Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed! Truth springs up from the earth, and righteousness smiles down from heaven. Yes, the Lord pours down his blessings. Our land will yield its bountiful harvest. Righteousness goes as a herald before him, preparing the way for his steps.- Psalm 85:8-13 (NLT)
Finding Peace in God’s Word is, I believe, a journey that all believers take in their walk of faith. God tells us very clearly that His Peace transcends anything that we could ever, ask , think, or imagine. However, when we earnestly seek the face of God and place our trust in Him, He Gives us His Peace.
He says that He gives not as the world gives, but only as He can. It is so easy for us in today’s world to look for peace in so many other places that will only bring us temporary comfort and is never the true peace that we so desperately seek. The real problem is that often we ourselves, are the very cause of our own unrest in our lives.
When we stop trying to create our own peace in our lives and we stop looking to world for the peace we long for, and instead trust that we can find that Peace in God’s Word, it is then that we will find what we were so desperately longing for in our lives all along. Peace.
Here are some of the upcoming events and groups at the Kroc Center:
- Mingle All the Way – Wednesday, 6-10am, Fireside C
- GR Ballet – Thursday, 5-7:30pm, WPAC/Green Room
- Funeral Reception – Friday, 1:30-5:45pm, Fireside A/B/C
Be sure to wish a Happy Birthday to our Kroc Krew colleagues:
- Matthew Higbea – November 19
- Jordan Feikema – November 21
