Before Our Very Eyes First Christian Reformed Church Sunday May 17, 2015 Pastor Gary Bomhof WE GATHER IN HIS NAME First Church News Prelude Gathering to Worship Welcome and Announcements Call to Worship Song: Clap Your Hands God’s Greeting Time of Friendship Song: Come Christians Join To Sing Forever George VandenBrink had surgery earlier this week and remains in the hospital. Our prayers are for him to be able to go home soon. Service of Reconciliation Call to Confession Prayer of Confession Call to Lament Song: I Will Rise Assurance of Pardon Song: Blessed Assurance 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! Message Scripture: Acts 1:1-11 Message: “Before Our Very Eyes” Pastor Josh Friend We Respond in Giving, Prayer and Praise Song: Hail The Day That Sees Him Rise Pastoral Prayer Our Tithes and Offerings: First Church Budget Ministry World Renew - General Close Blessing Doxology: Alleluia Postlude Rika Kranenborg is at home recovering from her surgery so we continue to pray for her to be able to resume her regular routine. Today Dig Deeper will be at 6:00pm until 7:00pm to discuss the message from the morning service. 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 and Pearl Nienhuis, Louis Braaksma and Henk Werkema. Guests: We extend a special welcome to guests who are joining us this morning. Coffee will be served in the social hall after the service. A reminder to the parents there is JamTime (Sunday School) for the children age 3 to going into grade 3. This summer schedule will go until September 6th. A few more teachers and helpers are needed but there has been a wonderful group of parents and youth already signed up. If you can help out contact Beatty Vriend. FIRST CHURCH EVENTS AND NEWS Gems: A Head Councillor is needed for Gems. We thank Hetty-Ann Stryker for her dedication for so many years. If you are interested or need any information please contact Tyler Westera who is the chair of the Ed team. 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 and Young Adults 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 our program Vacation Bible School “Take the Plunge!” July 6-10 9:30 – 11:30 We now have 38 people who will be helping with VBS this summer! WOW! Once all our volunteers are in place, we can begin to finalize other details. Please prayerfully consider where you can help. We still need:4 classroom teachers At least 2 more classroom helpers (students entering Grade 7 & higher) At least 2 more people to lead crafts, games and /or activities (\you may choose and prepare the activity, or we can.) Remember to get your volunteer application form from the kiosk in the hallway to take along when you get your criminal record check completed. Please don’t wait to start this process - there can be delays. 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!!! Friendship Ministries at Michener Center is finished for the season. We will start up again this fall. Thank you to all those who gave their time on Monday nights. You have helped make this ministry meaningful and reflected God’s love through your friendship. Thank you so much. Summer of Psalms: As we approach the summer there are a few things to bring to our minds as we start planning for our weekly services. We have decided to continue in our Summer of Psalms series from last year and we want to hear from you! What is your favourite Psalm and why? Would you be willing to read your Psalm on the day it is planned? Contact Pastor Josh at [email protected] or at the church office to select your favourite Psalm. All Request Songs of Summer: Though the Psalms are songs, we know of many hymns and choruses that are really important to us. As an attachment to the bulletin over the next few weeks, we would love EVERYONE to answer the 2 requests there and we will work hard to program all of those songs into our services during the summer! The small form is attached in this email is also able to be printed and filled in, then emailed or given to Pastor Josh. You can also go to the church website to fill out the form: http://firstcrcreddeer.org/ministries/worship 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. YC those attending YC be at the church at 4pm Friday so we can get packed and be ready to go by 4:30pm. Progressive Dinner Saturday June 6, this event is for Young Adults and Youth entering Grade 6 and up. We’ll board the bus at 4pm at the church and make six stops travelling from Red Deer to Blackfalds to Innisfail and back to Red Deer. At the stops will eat and/or play games. The sign up sheet is on the Youth bulletin board, sign up by Sunday May 31. BIRTHDAYS May 17 18 19 19 23 Jenna vanderVeen Sheila Westera Gins Millis Betty Tol Diana Ehlers 18 18 21 22 24 Ann Korver Shari Woods Darren Seinen Gloria vanderLeek Nick Vanderveen NEXT WEEK Today Wednesday Thursday Friday 6:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 3:30pm Dig Deeper Congregational Meeting Young Adults Bible Study Michener Hymn Sing STEWARDSHIP NOTES Today’s Tithes and Offerings: First Church Budget Ministry World Renew – General Future Offerings 24 31 May Central AB Women’s Shelter Calvin Seminary SERVING TODAY 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 SERVING NEXT WEEK Greeting: Egon Gregerson Helping Hands: Harvey Sypkes Nursery: Alice & Stephanie Prins, Tyler/Jobena Westera, Dylan Visser, Luke and Natalie Thompson Coffee Hosts: Dick and Judy vandenBrink Serving Elder: Matt Schoonderwoerd 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 Neighbourhood Life in Central Alberta has created many windows of opportunities to love your neighbour. One of those windows has been through "block party month". Neighbourhood Life had hosted 15 last year. The stories from these gatherings have significantly helped re-imagine how we can seek out what God is doing in our neighbourhoods and joining Him (read more at www.rickabma.com) During these spring months, we hear radio promoting the "rock your block" competition among neighbourhoods in central Alberta. We also should take note that "block party month" has arrived (The month of May for Red Deer County and the month of June for Lacombe county). This is also the season for garage sales and other gatherings. These are the windows of opportunities in which we can make simple steps in loving our neighbours. Here the effectiveness is not measured by numbers. And success is not determined by size. Here it's about being present among neighbours with the qualities of Christ. One of the many roles Neighbourhood Life plays is to help neighbours connect. A good place to start is to simply celebrate block party month with some neighbours. Neighbourhood Life can help with its travelling trailer BBQ (free), creative ideas or by helping you host. Call/ text 403-505-9897 or email [email protected]. CACHS: The Drama 20/30 class will be presenting And A Child Shall Lead by Michael Slade on June 3rd and 4th. The play will be presented in the CACHS Gym with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and the play beginning at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 each and are available through the school office – 403-782-4535. And A Child Shall Lead “….is the heroic and true story of children coming of age in Terezin, the “Jewish city” established by the Nazis near Prague as a way station before the death camps. In the face of unspeakable horror, these children use their determination and creativity to build lives filled with hope and beauty – playing, studying, making art, and writing an underground newspaper – all at the peril of being executed. Their actual poems and stories are woven into a fast-paced drama, evoking the universality of children caught in the insanity of war.”
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