1️⃣ This Week’s Highlights
- Core Value of the Week: We value all people as children of God. The Kroc Center intentionally strives to reflect and embrace the diverse population we serve.
- Fitness Bingo is back. Starting February 1, members will be able to pick up bingo cards from the Fitness Desk.
- Camp Kroc registration begins February 1. Who else is ready for summer?
2️⃣ Program Updates
- Winter 1 Session – Week 4
- Winter 2 registration continues
3️⃣ Facility Notices 🛠️
Facility Updates/Closures
- Wednesday: Divisional Officer’s Councils—Fireside blocked from 5:30 AM–5:00 PM
- Set-up begins Tuesday at 11:00 AM
- 50+ Cardio will be held in WPAC to accommodate
Rentals
- Tuesday: GR Rec Sports Volleyball—Gym, 8:00–10:00 PM (Tuesdays only)
- Saturday: AYSO Super Camp—Fireside; Music Room blocked, 6:00 AM–4:30 PM
4️⃣ Staff Announcements 🎉
Green Dot Moments & Staff Shoutouts
- Shout out to Eddie for fixing an issue with the pool in the middle of the night over the weekend.
- Shout out to everyone who worked during the very cold and snowy weather.
- Shout out to Ivy in Child Watch for keeping it running smoothly.
- Shout out to all those who shoveled last week.
- Shout out to Front Desk staff for handling unhappy members this morning.
- Shout out to Lifeguards for keeping everyone safe and happy.
- Shout out to Fitness Instructor Laura for always being a beam of joy.
- Shout out to Caden for going the extra mile, especially with those with special needs.
- Shout out to Mckenna for finding a much needed feature in ADP.
- Shout out to Pete for covering the lifeguard shift Saturday morning.
- Shout out to Albert for taking care of the hot tub on Friday.
- Shout out to Allison for her work assisting with aquatics logistics.
- Shout out to Brent for coordinating sound booth usage.
- Shout out to Front Desk staff for being flexible and filling in where needed.
🎂 Birthdays This Week
- Suzanne S – 1/26
- Jonathan S – 2/01
👋 Welcome New Staff
- Anna T – Lifeguard
📌 Open Positions at the Kroc Center
- Lifeguard
- Fitness Attendant
- Child Watch Attendant
- Dance Instructor
- Swim Instructor
- Apply here: grkroccenter.org/learn-more/careers
5️⃣ Reminders & Resources 📌
- Jill Rice is in need of 2 liter pop bottles for an upcoming art project. If you’d like to donate them, please leave them in the art room. Thank you!
🙌 Missional Moment
In 1910, as William Booth neared the end of his life, The Salvation Army gathered for its annual convention. Booth was too ill to attend, so he sent a telegram to be read aloud. It contained one word: “Others.”
No defense of legacy. No grasping for credit. Just a final nudge downward—away from self-importance and toward the way of Christ.
That’s Philippians 2:3–5 with boots on: relationships mend when the “me-first” reflex loosens and humility takes the lead.
Practice this week: let someone else go first—credit, choice, voice, preference—as a quiet, deliberate act of cruciform love.
✝️ Note from the Pastor
I was reading an article the other day that talked about the current state of the church. This article included the results of a survey that was conducted with churched and non-churched people. You may not be surprised to learn that most people in the church think church is the most significant influence in their lives. On the other hand, the non-churched feel just the opposite; in fact, they really do not give church much thought at all. There are many reasons we might think of as to why this is so. If somebody asked you why church was so important to you, how would you respond?
In Luke 21, Jesus is sitting with his disciples at the temple talking together and watching people bring their tithes and offerings to the priest. They are discussing the wonderful qualities of their church, but Jesus reminds them their church in and of itself is only a building, and that as their future and ours becomes more uncertain, troubled, and chaotic, we are to remain spiritually alert.
Jesus connects the idea of church with the state of our own hearts – are we distracted by the culture around us? Have we become burdened with the worries of life? His message to His disciples and for us today is the same: be watchful! Watch for those things that make us too weary for the battle and to pray for the strength only He can give to remain faithful to Him each and every day.
- Captain Jack Huffman
🙏 Prayer Requests
- Pray for frontline staff during our busy season.
- Pray for safety on the roads for our members and staff.
