From the Tiger PAWS Tent Committee:

The OC Tulip Festival is now 6 weeks away! Support from every OCCS family is needed to make this large event successful each year. Tent work shifts will take place via signup.com as in recent years. Mark your calendars for Monday, April 14^th from 6-7 pm for Double Shift sign up or Tuesday, April 15^th from 6-8pm for Single Shift sign up.

A list of jobs/tent shifts will be included in next week’s announcement. Unless your family is a chairperson on the Tent, Soup, Pig or Straatmarket committees or the Tiger Paws treasurer; an adult member from your family is asked to sign up for one of these shifts. 

The school office will help us to email the website links and signup instructions to all OCCS families at the signup times. Watch for those emails the week of April 14^th! Please note: If you only sign up for one shift on Double Shift Signup Night your spot will be deleted and you will be asked to sign up again on April 15^th.

Double Shift Signups on Monday, April 14th: If you are willing to work at least two tent shifts, you will sign up on Monday Aprill 14^th. Consider working them yourself or join with your spouse and sign up early! (One of the double shift workers must be an OCCS parent, and the second can be your spouse or a non-OCCS parent to qualify for this incentive). 

Single Shift Signups on April 15^th: If you didn’t sign up on April 14^th please sign up on Tuesday, April 15^th. If you have any questions or concerns about the sign-up process, please email occsmonica@gmail.com.  

If you hire a high school student to work your shift, remember to sign up only for eligible jobs which are highlighted in yellow on the tent schedule that will be shared next week. High schoolers are only allowed to work certain shifts and jobs-once those spots are filled, your substitute must be a qualified adult. Following is a list of adults and high school students who are willing to work your shift for a suggested payment of $50. Please note Unity students cannot work morning shifts on Thursday and Friday because they still have classes. 

Adult Workers:

• Bob and Mary Van Gelder- 712-449-6719

Student Workers: 

• Jenna Oordt (age 18)- 712-360-2808
• David Homziakov (age 14)- 712-441-9765
• Marina Homizakova (age 15)- 712-441-6169
• Lane Van Holland (age 16)- 712-449-6719
• William Phinney (age 15)- 330-224-1429
• Brennan Vyn (age 15)- 712-449-6339

April 2025:

Please join us in prayer for:

• 7th grade teachers: Mrs. Autumn Den Boer and Mrs. Kortney Haan 
• Paras: Mrs. Lindsey Vargeson, Mrs. Rachel Harcum
• Art teacher: Ms. Noelle Altman
• PE teacher: Miss Delanie Niemyer
• Music teachers: Mrs. Kim Huizenga and Mrs. Dixie Wielenga
• Prayers of Adoration: Your Love oh Lord, reaches to the Heavens! 
• Prayers of Confession: Your faithfulness stretches to the sea. Let us reach to you with a penitent heart 
• Prayers of Thanksgiving: Thank you for the cross. 
• Prayers of Supplication: Oh Holy Spirit, baptize us with your wisdom, power, and guidance. We give our lives to you oh Lord, fully and faithfully.  

April Theme: The Sword of the Spirit

April Hymn: Standing on the Promises CH #410

April Verse: 2 Timothy 3:16 & 17 “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

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