Happy Mother’s Day
First Christian Reformed Church
Sunday May 10, 2015
Pastor Gary Bomhof
WE GATHER IN HIS NAME
Prelude
Gathering to Worship
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
God’s Greeting
Time of Friendship
Choir: He Hideth My Soul
Song: You Are Holy
Song: Here I am To Worship
Service of Reconciliation
Call to Confession
Prayer of Confession
Song: I Surrender All
Assurance of Pardon
Song: How Great Thou Art
Message
Scripture: Psalm 116: 1-6
Message: “The Care of Souls”
Pastor Jack Hielema
We Respond in Giving, Prayer and Praise
Song: Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us
Pastoral Prayer
Our Tithes and Offerings:
First Church Budget Ministry
Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre
Close
Blessing
Doxology
Postlude
Pastor Jack Hielema is our guest pastor
this morning.
First Church News
Last Friday Rika Kranenborg had surgery and hopes to
be home soon to recover. We pray for her to have a
speedy recovery and also our prayers are for Henry at
this time.
Alice Freschette had a fall this past week and was
admitted to the Red Deer hospital but hopes to move to
Villa Maria – Covenant Care soon. Prayers are for Alice
to be able to get back to her regular routine.
We also continue to pray for the Bomhof family, Winnie
Tensen, Erwin Mielink, Natalie Thompson and Rea
deJong.
Today the Young Adults will be serving cake along with
the coffee in honour of Mothers Day.
Today, being Mother’s Day, the deacons will be handing
out baby bottles for the Central AB Pregnancy Care
Centre. The hope is you and your family fill them with
change or other funds and return them on Father’s Day.
These bottles are a symbol of the centers ministry along
with being an annual fundraiser.
The Spring Congregational Meeting will be on May 20
at 7:30pm. There will be a report on the 2014 Financial
Statement as well as all ministry groups. The agenda is in
your mail boxes. Everyone is welcome!
Remember the many people who are unable to worship
with us regularly due to illness or age including Hermina
de Gruyter, Alice de Wit, Lies Harkema, Marge
Groeneveld, Henny Oosterhoff, Dicky Mulder, Winnie
Tensen, Helen Spanninga, Janet vanderMeulen, Peter
Humting, Jannie deBoon, Cor Bruin, Cor and Pearl
Nienhuis, Louis Braaksma and Henk Werkema.
FIRST CHURCH EVENTS AND NEWS
Guests: We extend a special welcome to guests who are joining us this morning. JaMtime is for the children age 3 to
those going into Grade 5. There is a supervised nursery care for infants to age 3. Everybody is cordially invited to a
time of fellowship and friendship in the Social Hall following the worship service
Change of address: Mark Visser 118 Kirkland Close, Red Deer, AB T4P 4A4 403 877 8831
[email protected]
Thank You Thank you!! The Youth and Young Adults would like to say thank you to a number of people who have
helped with events the last few weeks. Thank you to Ev and Arlene Oosterhoff who put on amazing costumes and
wandered around the mall while the Youth ‘hunted’ for them. Thanks to the brave people who allowed a group of Youth
and Young Adults to crash their kitchen to prepare a dessert for the Master Chef Dessert Challenge. Thank you to Jeff
and Jane Visser, Ann Korver, Cathy and Dave Tilstra, Rita and Carel Louw, Warren and Su Elgersma and Elsie
McKinnon. And thank you to Harvey and Connie Sypkes who hosted an evening of games, food and a bonfire! We are
very grateful for the support this church gives us!
Senior-club Wine and Roses-- The last meeting of the season will be on May 20 th at 10.am. Chris Salomons will tell us
about his experiences at Potter's Hands. Should be an interesting morning. See you there. Marian and Ethel
Save Your Bottles May 19 the Youth will be out collecting bottle, money raised will go towards the retreat in
September. If you would like your bottles picked up there is a sign up sheet on the Youth bulletin board. Thank you for
your ongoing support of the Youth program.
Vacation Bible School
“Take the Plunge!”
July 6-10
9:30 – 11:30
We now have almost 30 volunteers! Wow! Once we have all our volunteers in place, we can begin to finalize other
details. Please prayerfully consider where you can help.
1. 5 more classroom teachers You teach
the lesson (about 30 – 45 minutes) Other volunteers lead crafts, games and other activities which you assist with, but
are not responsible for. We really try to make this a do-able job!
2. Classroom helpers (students entering Grade 7 & higher)
3. Nursery
(to care for young children of teachers and other VBS staff) We still need 1 more person for 3 days.
4. Crafts, Games and /or activities (If you have an activity you would like to lead – please talk to us!)
5. Sound/power point
6. Youth to participate in the drama
Remember to get your volunteer application form from the kiosk in the hallway to take along when you get your criminal
record check completed.
To volunteer, or if you have questions or need more information, please call Kathryn
Ludwig(403 986-3027), Michelle Driedger (403 309- 8855) or Connie Sypkes (403 340-8373) We look forward to
hearing from you!!!
YOUTH
Bottle Drive the sign up for volunteers for the May 19 Bottle Drive is posted; we need Youth, Young Adults and Parents
to help. Proceeds will go towards the Retreat in September.
Young Adults Bible Study meets Thursday at 7:30pm in the council room, studying ‘The Unshakable Truth’. All Young
Adults out of high school and beyond are invited.
Progressive Dinner has been rescheduled to Saturday June 6, more details to follow.
MUSIC NOTES
Thank-you for coming out and support the Chancel Choir at our annual Spring Praise Concert.
Choir rehearsal will resume Thursday Evening, 7:30 pm, September 10. If you enjoy singing sacred choral music,
consider joining us. If you have any questions, just ask a choir member!
Our anthem today is a beautiful arrangement of "He Hideth My Soul," by Brad Nix.
Brad Nix currently serves as Associate Professor of Music at Sterling College, in Sterling, Kansas. His responsibilities
include teaching music theory, composition, orchestration, applied piano, and group piano. Brad received his Doctor of
Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. As a widely-recognized composer and arranger, he has
written for many of the major publishing companies and has dozens of pieces in print. He frequently travels throughout
the country as a clinician for reading sessions and conferences. Doug Ward will be joining us on his flute
BIRTHDAYS
May
11
12
13
13
16
17
Monday
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday
7:00pm
9:30am
7:30pm
3:30pm
Jim Blain
Alice Prins
Jodi Sanguin
Margaret vanEs
Alexis Duduman
Jenna vanderVeen
11
13
13
15
16
Garth Stange
Anna Lodewyk
Marian Scholten
Jannie deBoon
Cor Pikkert
NEXT WEEK
Friendship
Coffee Break
Young Adults Bible Study
Michener Hymn Sing
STEWARDSHIP NOTES
Today’s Tithes and Offerings:
First Church Budget Ministry
Central AB Pregnancy Care Centre
Future Offerings
17
24
May
Collection from April 25 & May 03
World Renew - General
Central AB Women’s Shelter
Budget
Honduras Water Project
Cadets
SERVING TODAY
Greeting: Tanner Duduman
Helping Hands: Jim Bakker
Nursery: Krista Dunstan, Yvonne Prins, Tori Stryker, Shaylyn Wagenaar
Coffee Hosts: Young Adults
Serving Elder: Coby Bylsma
SERVING NEXT WEEK
Greeting: Michelle Driedger
Helping Hands: Rolf Westera
Nursery: Pam Dodd, Kathryn Ludwig, Jeanette Schalk, Janna Schalk
Coffee Hosts: Wilf & Verla OpdenDries
Serving Elder: Wilf opdenDries
$21,092.00
$3,320.00
$1,052.00
Up Coming Events
CHURCH CONTACT INFORMATION
First Christian Reformed Church
16 McVicar Street Red Deer, AB T4N 0M1
[email protected]
Phone: 403-346-5659
www.firstcrcreddeer.org
Widowed Support Network: meeting is Friday May 15, 2015 at the First Christian Reformed Church, 16 McVicar
Street, Red Deer. We meet at 7:00 PM. Margo and Marlene from the Hospice will be our guest speakers for the evening.
Coffee, tea, punch and desserts will be served. Feel free to invite any family or friends who are widowed to join us for an
evening of conversation, friendship and support.
It’s time for Golf! The Red Deer Society for Christian Education invites you to attend our Third Annual Charity Golf
Tournament on Saturday, May 23 at Lakewood Golf Course, Sylvan Lake. The day starts with breakfast, registration
and the driving range from 9:00-11:00am. We tee off for 9 holes of golf at 11:00am followed by a delicious steak lunch
& prizes at 1:30pm. Registration is $100/player which includes a $28 charitable tax receipt. Extra steak lunch tickets,
which also include a partial tax receipt, are available for $40 each. Proceeds raised from the tournament support
Spiritual Formation initiatives at Gateway Christian School such as Worship and Biblically based Curriculum
Development. Please call or email Carolyn Stolte at 403-347-5160 or [email protected] to register.
Magdalene House Society recently opened their home for the recovery of people exploited by human trafficking.
Please join us in our Freedom Walk 2015 to raise some much needed funds for the operation of our home. We have
outgrown our starting facility and thank Streams Christian Church for partnering with us this year. Saturday June 13,
2015 Streams Christian Church
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. We will have a fresh cup of fair trade coffee, juice and muffins to start your day. Preregistration fee of $25 will cover the food and an Organic Fair Trade T-shirt. You can download a registration and
pledge sheet from www.magdalenehouse.ca or call the office at 587 273 4324. Thank you for your support.