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VBS 2011 PANDAMANIA is coming soon! Volunteer to help us make this year a great success. See details HERE   ...  Music on the Green 2011 started on Tuesday, June 14th, featuring the Ionia High School Jazz Band! Click HERE for videos   ...  This year during our MUSIC on the GREEN concert series, Tuesday, July  the 2nd Annual IONIA ART PRIZE will be held and then onAugust 2 we will host  IONIA PHOTO SHOW click the links in the header (above) for more details  ...   The May ~ June 2011 Newsletter is now online   Click Here or "Newsletter" on the menu bar above this  message    ...   On Good Friday (April 22) there was be a special service at 12 noon with guest speaker Drew Spanding, founder of "Big Ticket Festival".  Videos from that service can be viewed by clicking HERE ...   On Sunday (April 17) our choir presented the Easter Cantata: "A Time for Alleluia" at both our Traditional and Contemporary Services. A video can be viewed by clicking HERE   ...  On November 6 the 4th Annual Ionia Pipe Organ Festival was held in our Sanctuary. Video selections can be viewed by clicking HERE   ...   2 new Sunday school classes for Middle school and High school age students. Every Sunday (except Communion Sunday, 1st of every month) at 9:30 attend the first worship service, hear Pastor Larry's sermon and then be excused to class to discuss his message!   ...   On Sept. 19 Brill Family & Friends gave a concert in our sanctuary for the benefit of the Pipe Organ Festival. Videos from the concert can be viewed by clicking HERE   ...   The Ionia High School Jazz Band went, once again, to Detroit to participate in the International Jazz Festival on Labor Day. A special "Send Off" concert  was held on September 3 at 7 PM   Click HERE for videos ...   We now have a Facebook page. Click  HERE to view   ...      Ionia First offers two ways to worship.      A traditional Methodist service held at 9:30 AM & a contemporary service is held at 11:00 AM    ...    There is a coffee fellowship every Sunday at 10:30 AM for both services    ...        DVD videos and audio CDs of our traditional service are available at no cost in the hall outside the sanctuary. We encourage you to share our services with your friends, particularly those who are unable to attend our services            



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VBS IS COMING!

The 2011 Ionia Community Vacation Bible School





August 7, 2011
through
August 11, 2011
6:00 - 8:30 pm

To register your child
or volunteer to help out
click HERE


"Ready for the adventure of a lifetime?
At PandaMania, kids discover that God is wild about them -
a fact that will change them forever!
PandaMania is filled with incredible Bible-learning experiences kids see, hear, touch, and even taste!
Bible Point crafts, team-building games, cool Bible songs, and tasty treats are just a few of the PandaMania activities that help faith flow into real life.
(Since everything is hands-on, kids might get a little messy.
Be sure to send them in play clothes and safe shoes.)
Plus, we’ll help kids discover how to see evidence of God in everyday life-something we call God Sightings.
Get ready to hear that phrase a lot!
Your kids will also participate in a hands-on mission project that will let kids in our community show God’s love to children around the world.
We need children!

We need teen helpers!

We need ready and able adults!

We need YOU!

You can sign up right here at this website!
Or click the Pandamania logo above and sign your child up to attend or as a volunteer yourself."





Tuesday, July 12, 2011, from 7-9pm during





Downtown Ionia Music Festival around the Courthouse

    1st Prize = $100              2nd Prize = $50             3rd Prize = $25

Contest Rules:

Art Work
Maximum size = 3ft x 3ft x 3 ft    Max. weight = 25 lbs.
    Created by the registered artist since July 1, 2010.
    One art work per artist.
    Any medium, any family-friendly theme.
(No pornographic, violent, or death themes)
    Art work shall be displayed on a table provided by church.
Artist shall be responsible for supporting art work against wind & tip over.
    No electricity provided.
        Art work must be displayed from 7pm to 9pm, Tuesday evening, July 12 to be eligible for a prize.

Artist
    Must be a resident of Ionia County. No age limit.
Judging
Contest judges shall determine 3 winners & compliance with contest rules.
    Judging of art work will be based on artistic skill and creativity.
    Winners will be announced at the end of the concert that evening.
    All decisions of the judges are final.



Inclement Weather
Art display area will be outdoors, but will be moved inside the Ionia First UM church in case of inclement weather. The decision will be made by 5:30pm the day of the concert.

Registration Deadline, Noon, Monday, July 11
    To register, call (616) 527-1860 or email ioniafirst@sbcglobal.net
    Provide name, home address and phone number of artist.
    Limited to the first 25 artists who register. No entry fee.


Ionia First United Methodist Church shall not be responsible for loss or damage from any cause whatsoever. Members of Ionia First UMC and employees of Michigan One Community Credit Union may register to display their art work but are not eligible to win a cash prize.