• This Wednesday evening, we will have our Communion exhortation and a report from the recent Akron Conference. Communion services will be held Saturday, April 11.
• This Saturday is Flourish, the Forrest Ladies' Day event at the Fellowship Hall beginning at 8:30 am. If you have not registered, please do so using this link by tomorrow. Contact Sis. Lisa Aberle with any questions.
• The final Men's Brotherhood evening will be March 19 at 6:45 pm at the Fellowship Hall continuing the theme of ‘Broken but Becoming’ with a panel and group discussion. RSVP using this link. Contact Bros. Clay Zimmerman, Ernie Leman, or Benton Kaeb with any questions.
• Fellowship Hall cleaning is scheduled for Monday, March 23 starting from 3:00 pm until finished. Contact Bro. Ray or Sis. Shelly Steidinger with any questions.
• Twenty volunteers are needed to drive vehicles back from Acadia Parish, LA over the weekend of March 27-29. For more details, please contact Bro. Karl Edelman.
• ACCFS will be hosting its 2026 Discipleship Conference on April 18 at the Bloomington church. There are flyers posted on both bulletin boards. For more information and registration, please use this link.

Sunday, March 1, 2026

• The annual Emergency Response practice is this Tuesday at 7:00 pm at church. Anyone is welcome to attend.
• The Scripture Memory class will be giving a short program after church this Wednesday evening.
• Next Sunday is our collection for Apostolic Christian Counseling and Family Services. They provide beneficial services to many and depend on our donations to fund their services. Along with checks or cash, contributions may also be made on the church online giving page.
• All the women of the Forrest congregation, high school age and older, are invited to Flourish on Saturday, March 14, from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm at the Fellowship Hall. Sign up using this link or contact Sis. Lisa Aberle.
• Invite-a-Guest potluck for Groups C and D is planned for March 22 at 4:30 pm with a 6:15 pm all-church singing at the Fellowship Hall. Please RSVP on the signup sheet under the women’s bulletin board. If you have any questions, contact Sis. Nicole Bahler or Sis. Martha (Ethan) Schaffer.
• The 2026 AC church & minister directories are available under both bulletin boards. If anyone would like an electronic copy of the minister directory or the Forrest church directory, please talk to Bro. Ted.
• There will be a Communion exhortation and conference report on Wednesday, March 11. This is not a member meeting and will be available via streaming, but the conference report will not be archived online. Holy Communion is planned for Saturday, April 11. Please mark your calendars with these dates.
• The Elder Conference will be held Wednesday-Friday this week in Akron, OH. Please be prayerful for the Elder brothers as they meet.

• Our Adult Bible Class for any non-members will be next Sunday at 10:00 am at Northview Commons.
• If you are unable to participate in the annual church cleaning and would like your name removed from the list, please contact Sis. Janet Schmidgall, Sis. Tiffany Schmidgall, or Sis. Jodi Slagel.
• March volunteer opportunities at Fairview Haven can be found here.

• Men’s Brotherhood is this Thursday, February 19 at the Fellowship Hall starting at 6:45 pm. RSVP using this link.
• Next Sunday is our turn for services at Fairview Haven. Please check the lists on the men's and women's bulletin boards for your turn; if you are unable to go on your Sunday, please find a replacement to help with singing and fellowship.
• Invite-a-Guest potluck for Groups A and B is planned for March 8 at 4:30 pm with a 6:15 pm all-church singing at the Fellowship Hall. Please RSVP by February 25 on the signup sheet under the women’s bulletin board. If you have any questions, contact Sis. Hannah Leman.
• All the women of the Forrest congregation, high school age and older, are invited to Flourish on Saturday, March 14, from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm at the Fellowship Hall. Sign up using this link or contact Sis. Lisa Aberle by March 9.

• The Fairbury congregation will be joining us for our church service this Wednesday evening.
• The next Men's Brotherhood evening will be February 19 at 6:45 pm at the Fellowship Hall continuing the theme of ‘Broken but Becoming’. RSVP using this link. Contact Bros. Clay Zimmerman, Ernie Leman, or Benton Kaeb with any questions.
• The A/B and C/D Invite-a-guest potlucks are coming up on March 8 and 22. It is not too early to think about inviting someone. We look forward to fellowshipping with our guests!
• The Silver Lining periodically features an article selected from readers' submissions. The May 2026 topic is: “Seeing God's Hand Through Prayer: Reflect on a time you later recognized God's faithfulness in response to prayer (Psalm 16:16-19).” Please send questions or your contributions (600 words or less) to features@acsilverlining.org by March 16. More information is also posted on the women’s bulletin board.
• A thank you note signed by the High School students going on the mission trip to Texas in March is posted on the HarvestCall bulletin board.