Bulletin 11/27/16

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Welcome to worship as we start preparing our hearts for the coming of Jesus, our Savior and Lord.

9:30 am ~ Morning Worship Service

Worship Leader:  Rev. Jacob Porter

Gathering Praise ~ Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silecne

Welcome & Call to Worship

Lighting of the Advent Candle

Praise Songs ~  Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

                            O Come, O Come Emmanuel

                           Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

God’s Greeting and Our Shared Greetings

Confession & Assurance

Noisy Offering ~ Love INC Sponsor-a-Family

(Pre-K – 5th grade are dismissed for Sunday School)

Morning Prayer

God’s Word ~  Luke 1:1-20 (pg. 1587)

Message ~  John’s Birth Foretold

Tithes & Offerings | HCRC Ministries & Building Fund

Offertory ~ Love Comes Down

Offering Prayer  ~  Paul Kloosterman

God’s Blessing

Sending Song ~ Good Christian Men Rejoice

Sending Praise

 Prayer Ministry ~ Paul Kloosterman & Michele Dykstra

  

6 pm –  Advent Carol Sing

at Hamilton Reformed Church

Music Leader:  Mr. Jack Ten Cate

Offering   Love INC

 

December 4 ~ Bentheim Reformed Church

Down Home Gospel Music Ministry

OUR CHURCH FAMILY

Hazel Geurink has moved to Room #236 at Royal Park Atrium (500 Parkside Drive) in Zeeland.

Thank You ~ We would like to thank the congregation for all their prayers, cards and visits in the recent death of our Mother and Grandmother.  It is nice to be a part of such a caring community.                                     ~Kurt, Michele, Andrew & Laura Dykstra

Thank You for your donations to the Love INC Pantries.  Each donation helps to stock the shelves of the pantries.

OUR CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Morning Service ~ This morning we will begin our Advent journey that will lead us to Bethlehem.  We will start our journey in the gospel of Luke.  Pastor Jake will be leading our Advent morning worship services.

Evening Service will be held tonight at Hamilton Reformed Church at 6 pm.  Mr. Jack Ten Cate will lead us in singing songs of the Christmas season.  An offering for Love INC will be received.

Noisy Offering ~ The Sunday School children are collecting your “pocket change” for their Sponsor-a-Family through Love INC.  They have been given a family of five to purchase gifts and a Christmas meal.

Down Home Gospel Ministry will be in concert at Bentheim Reformed Church on Sunday, December 4 at 6 pm.  Come and enjoy “good old gospel songs, old time hymns and traditional harmonies”.  Refreshments following the concert.

Newsletter ~ Information for the December church newsletter is due today and may be placed in the  box in the narthex.

Christmas Card Mailboxes for our missionaries and home-bound church family may be placed in the “special mailbox” in the fellowship hall through December 11.

OUR CHURCH CALENDAR

Today:  November 27 ~ First Sunday of Advent

9:30 am ~ Morning Worship Service – Rev. Jacob Porter

              Offering:  HCRC Ministries & Building Fund

               Noisy Offering- Love INC Sponsor-a-Family

Sunday School for Pre-K – 5th grade

               Christmas Program Practice

10:45 am ~ Middle & High Youth Sunday School

6 pm ~ Evening Worship Service – Hamilton Reformed

                                                 Wednesday,  November 30

7 am ~ Prayer Time in the sanctuary

8:30 am ~ Sr. Breakfast at Hawk’s Nest Restaurant

7 pm ~ Praise Team

Sunday,  December 4 ~ Second Sunday of Advent

9:10 am ~ Prayer Time ~ Pastor’s Office

9:30 am ~  Morning Worship Service – Rev. Jacob Porter

                   Offering:  HCRC Ministries & Building  Fund

                                      Noisy Offering – Love INC Sponsor-a-Family

                   Sunday School for Pre-K – 5th grade

10:45 am ~ Middle & High Youth Sunday School

6 pm  ~ Down Home Gospel Ministry – Bentheim Reformed

Advance Notices

Monday, December 5 – 6:30 pm – Executive meeting

Monday, December 6 – 7:15 pm – Elders meeting

Wednesday, December 14 – 5:30 pm – Fellowship Night

Wednesday, December 14 – 6:30 pm – Congregational meeting

    Requested & Expanded Announcements

November 27, 2016

Newsletter ~ Information for the December church newsletter is due today and may be placed in  the newsletter box in the narthex.

Christmas Cards ~ Remember our missionaries and home-bound church family with Christmas greetings.  Cards may be placed in the special mailboxes in the fellowship hall through December 11.

Missions / Cambodia)

Rev. Ray & Esther Vander Laan (That The World May Know Ministry)

Christmas Card Volunteers are needed to deliver Christmas cards to our church family.  If you would be willing to deliver a package of cards and bring Christmas greetings to some of our home-bound friends let Lori know in the church office.

Fellowship Night will be held on Wednesday, December 14.  A Christmas meal will be served from 5:30 –  6:30 pm.   At 6:30 we will be having our congregational meeting in the sanctuary.

Collections ~ Thank you for saving your empty egg cartons for the food pantry.  At this time we are well stocked with cartons and ask you to just recycle your empty cartons rather them save them for the food pantry.  Also we are not colleting Spartan UPC labels for the library.  Spartan changed the label program and we can no longer send these labels up for the program.

Ladies Guild Bible Study will meet on Tuesday, December 6 at 10 am in the fellowship hall.  We will study lesson 6, Understanding Jesus.  At our meeting of December 20 we will be having our Christmas luncheon at Hawk’s Nest Restaurant.

Christmas Treasures ~ Start your Christmas season by celebrating the gift of Jesus our Savior.  Everyone is invited to view the many different nativity sets on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm at Hamilton Reformed Church.  Families, bring your children and grandchildren to hear the Christmas story.  You will be able to spend a few moments at the live nativity reflecting on God’s amazing gift of love – His Son, Jesus our Savior.  The children will receive small treasures to remind them of all the wonderful things that happened so long ago.  There will also be refreshments and children’s activities.  Everyone is welcome to come.

Down Home Gospel Music Ministry will be in concert on Sunday, December 4 at 6 pm at Bentheim Reformed Church.  We will be joining Bentheim Reformed for this evening of music.

Christmas at Evergreen Commons ~ Celebrate the season with a delicious meal and the music of “Christmas Gifts!”  This musical will take place on Tuesday, December 6 and Wednesday, December 7 at 11:30 am – tickets include lunch and show and Thursday, December 8 at 6 pm is a dinner and show.  For tickets call 616.355.5120.

The Best Gift Ever ~ World Renew invites you to give thanks by giving the Best Gifts Ever to people who live in poverty.  James 1:17 says, “that every good and perfect gift is from our Father in heaven”, and our commission is to share His blessings with those in need.  When you give through World Renew Gift Catalog, you help to address some of this world’s most challenging issues in God-honoring ways.  Copies of the World Renew Gift Catalog are available on the Welcome Table and online at worldrenewgifts.net or call to order at 800.333.8300.

Advent Devotions ~ Starting November 28 World Renew and the CRC Office of Social Justice will share a devotional series for Advent 2016 called “The Things That Make for Peace” to orient your Christmas season.  Sign up at crcna.org/advent.