Weekly Bulletin 11/16/14
Sunday, November 16, 2014
“O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together!” (Psalm 34:3, NRSV). Welcome to worship as we join together to praise God.
9:30 am ~ Morning Worship Service
Gathering ~ How Firm a Foundatoin
Welcome & Opening Prayer
Praise Songs ~ Everlasting God ~ How Great Is Our God
Confession and Assurance ~ Jake Porter
Words of Assurance ~ John 4:10-11 ~ Brady Walters
Children’s Blessing ~ Pre-K – 4th grade are dismissed for Sunday School
God’s Greeting and Our Shared Greetings
Mission Moment ~ Pureto Rico Mission ~ John Hoogeveen
Morning Prayer ~ Jake Porter
God’s Word ~ I Thessalonians 5:12-13 (pg.1841)
I Timothy 4:11-16 (pg. 1848); Hebrews 13:17-19 (pg. 1879)
~ Rev. Ron De Young ~
Message l A Healthy Pastor-Congregation Relationship
Prayer of Application
Offering Prayer ~ Dave Visser
Tithes & Offerings | HCRC Ministries & Building Fund
Offertory ~ Wonderful, Merciful Savior
God’s Blessing ~ Rev. Ron De Young
Sending Praise ~ There Is A Redeemer
Announcement Time ~
Postlude
Prayer Ministry ~ Dave Visser and Michele Dykstra
6 pm – Evening Worship Service
Worship Leader: Rev. Ron De Young
Scripture: Mark 5:1-20
Message ~ The Lord Over the Devil and Demons
Offering: Christian Reformed World Hunger
OUR CHURCH FAMILY
Thank you for your support of the Youth Supper and Auction this past Wednesday night. With your help, the youth were able to raise $2,600 towards their Mission Trip next June.
OUR CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Today’s Worship Services will be led by Rev. Ron De Young. We would like to thank Rev. De Young for his ministerial services to our church during our time of vacancy. Next Sunday Jake Porter will lead us in worship.
Ladies Guild Bible Study will meet Tuesday, November 18 at 10 am in the Council Room. We will discuss lesson 5 – Paul in Ephesus. We will also be taking a Love offering at this meeting.
Love Offering will be taken at the morning service of November 23 for John & Heather Judge family to help with travel to medical appointments and medical expenses. Continue to lift the Judge family in prayer as John is receiving chemo.
Thanksgiving Day Service will be held on November 27 at 9:30 am. Rev. Keith Porter, Jake’s father, will lead us in worship. Thanksgiving offering envelopes are available at the Welcome Table and in the pew racks.
Pantries ~ Our church is collecting items for the Love INC food, personal needs and baby pantries. Donations may be placed on the tables in the fellowship hall until November 27. Check the November newsletter for a list of items needed.
Mission Moment this morning will be given by John Hoogeveen. The Hoogeveen family is from Hamilton and will be leaving for Puerto Rico for mission work.
Weekly Prayer Opportunities are held every Sunday morning,
9-9:15 am and Wednesday mornings, 7 – 8 am in the church sanctuary. Anyone is welcome to come and pray.
OUR CHURCH CALENDAR
Today: November 16
9:30 am ~ Morning Worship Service ~ Guest Pastor: Rev. Ron De Young
Sunday School: Pre-K – 4th grade
Offering: HCRC Ministries and Building Fund
Prayer Ministry & Fellowship Time follows the service
10:45 am – Sunday School for 5th – 12th grade
6 pm ~ Evening Worship Service ~ Rev. Ron De Young
Offering: Christian Reformed World Hunger
Monday, November 17
7 pm ~ Council meeting
Tuesday, November 18
10 am – Ladies Guild Bible Study ~ Lesson 5
3 – 5:30 pm ~ GATE After School Ministry
Wednesday, November 19
7 am ~ Prayer Time in the sanctuary
7 pm ~ Praise Team
Thursday, November 20
3 – 5:30 pm – GATE After School Ministry
Sunday, November 23
9:30 am ~ Morning Worship Service ~
Worship Leader: Mr. Jake Porter
Sunday School: Pre-K – 4th grade
Offering: HCRC Ministries and Building Fund
10:45 am ~ Sunday School: 5th – 12th grade
6 pm ~ Evening Worship Service
Worship Leader: Mr. Jake Porter
Offering: Christian Reformed World Hunger
Advance Notices
Wednesday, November 26 – Sr. Breakfast – 8:30 am
Thursday, Novemer 27 – Thanksgiving Service – 9:30 am
Sunday, Novemer 30 – First Sunday of Advent – 9:30 am
Sunday, November 30 – Community Christmas Carol Service – Hamilton Reformed Church – 6 pm
December Newsletter articles are due next Sunday, November 23. The newsletter box in located in the narthex.
Ladies Guild Bible Study will meet on Tuesday, November 18. We will discuss lesson 5 – Paul in Ephesus. We will also take a Love Offering at our meeting. Our next meeting will be December 2.
Small Group Bible Study will be meet on Tuesday, November 25 at 7 pm at Royal Park Atrium. We will discuss lesson 16 – Politics and Religion, Acts 21-23
Thanksgiving Service will be held on November 27 at 9:30 am. Thanksgiving offering envelopes are available in the pew racks and on the Welcome Table. A list of various ministries for you to consider with your Thanksgiving offering is available on the Welcome Table.
Fellowship Night ~ Our next Fellowship Night will be held on December 10. A Christmas dinner will be served from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. Our program at 6:30 pm will be given by Tim Vander Zwaag. Tim will share his story of suffering a severe farming accident and how God brought Tim and wife Teresa through this. Mark this date on your calendar and join us for this evening.
Church Kitchen ~ Missing are five white aprons from the church kitchen. If you took them home to wash them, please return them as we use them for the fellowship night dinners.
Noisy Offering ~ The Sunday School children thank you for helping them to provide Christmas gifts for their Adopt-a-Family through Love INC. Through the change that you give in the “noisy offering” we have started to purchase needed items for our family.
Love INC Pantries ~ Your donations of food, baby and personal need items for the Love INC pantries can be placed on the table in the fellowship hall through November 27. A list of items needed is available on the Welcome Table.
Hamilton’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting ~ Hamilton Dentistry and the Hamilton Lions Club invite you to celebrate the Christmas season on Saturday, November 29 at 7 pm at the Hamilton Medical Center. Cookies and hot chocolate will be provided along with Christmas caroling to follow the tree lighting. All are welcome!
Lakeshore Little People ~ Teacher assistants and Preschool Teachers are needed for Christian Preschool and Childcare. Lakeshore Little People’s Place, a Christian non-profit, is currently hiring in Hamilton. Full and part-time positions are available for year-round employment (summer off possible). Must be 18 years- old and be able to meet childcare licensing requirements and background clearances for the teacher assistant position. For the Preschool Teacher a Bachelor’s degree or higher in early childhood education, child development (or a child related field) or Michigan Teaching Certificate with a ZA/ZS is preferred. Benefits available for full-time employment and training provided. Degree in early childhood or related field preferred. Resume can be emailed to llpp.office@gmail.com.
Advent Devotional and Calendar ~ Welcome the true Spirit of Christmas through an Advent devotional series and a calendar with daily ideas for reflection, prayer and giving from World Renew and the CRC Office of Social Justice. You will receive an email a day (November 30 – December 25) to help you orient your Christmas season through prayer, meditation and hope-filled stories of God’s reconciling work in us, through us, and around us. And the Advent calendar is a fun way for the family to participate. Go to crcna.org/adventdevos to sign up.
