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.
