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The Christian Job Description
First Christian Reformed Church
Sunday April 12, 2015
Pastor Gary Bomhof
WE GATHER IN HIS NAME
Prelude
Gathering to Worship
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Song: Great Is Thy Faithfulness
God’s Greeting
Baptismal Service as Service of Reconciliation
Call to Confession
Silent Prayer
Song: Lord Listen to Your Children
Assurance of Pardon
Baptism
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Time of Friendship
Songs of Praise
Baptized in Water PsH 269
He Lives (Ackley) PsH 405
Message
Scripture: Luke 10: 25-37
Message: “The Christian Job Description”
Pastor Josh Friend
We Respond in Giving, Prayer and Praise
Song: By Faith
Pastoral Prayer
Our Tithes and Offerings:
First Church Budget Ministry
Deacon’s Benevolence Fund
We Leave to Serve
Blessing
Doxology: Across the Lands
Postlude
First Church News
We extend condolences to Rob and Sonya Wagenaar
and their family with the passing of Rob’s father Wiebe in
Calgary last week. May the grace, love and eternal
blessing of God through Jesus be a source of great
comfort to all of the family.
At present we have a few people in the Red Deer
hospital:
Henny Oosterhoff , Ena Wamsteeker and Winnie
Tensen who is going to celebrate her 92nd birthday next
Wednesday. Bas vanderHoek was discharged today
and is happy to go home. Continued prayers for wellness
and comfort.
Many of you have been praying for Johanna Wiersma
who was hoping for a kidney transplant to treat kidney
failure. This has not happened and she needs to start
dialysis soon. She will train to do peritoneal dialysis at
home starting April 20th. May God grant her & Alex
peace and joy.
Dig Deeper continues tonight from 6:00pm -7:00pm.
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, Lois Braaksma and Henk
Werkema.
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
FIRST CHURCH EVENTS AND NEWS
Gems Senior Tea is tomorrow night,( Monday) at 7:00pm at the church. Hetty-Ann Stryker will be at the kiosk after the
service so please let her know if you are coming or if you need a ride.
It’s Not Too Late If you wish to race Kub Kars against the Cadets there is still time to get your car made, and in race
form. You can get your Kit from Steve Werkema, and join us for Cadets on Monday Ap. 13 if you need to use our tools
to build it. If you have a Kar built you can bring it to Cadets to have it weighed. Race day will be on Ap. 27, registration at
6:30pm. If you have any questions please contact Steve Werkema.
Wine & Roses: meets Wednesday April 15, at 10:00am. We will have a work shop on Memory and Aging. It will
explain how memory works and changes that occur with aging, tips on how to maintain and improve memory and advise
when to seek professional help.
Vacation Bible School July 6-10 (9:30 – 11:30 am)
Take the Plunge! Make a splash with Jesus! Grab your sandals, your beach towels, and your sunscreen! Come help
lead young people on a life-changing waterpark adventure! That is the theme for this year’s Vacation Bible School! We
hope and pray many of you WILL take the plunge and help us host VBS for children of our community. Last year 193
children enrolled in our VBS with daily attendance averaging about 150 children. So… we really will need many
volunteers to make this an exciting, fun and safe week for all the children God sends our way! VBS is geared for children
aged 4 – entering grade 6.
Please prayerfully consider in which area you could help:
1. 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.
2. Classroom helpers (students entering Grade 7 & higher)
3. Early Morning Activities ( 2 people/morning)
4. Snack preparation ( 2 people/morning)
5. Nursery (to care for young children of teachers and other VBS staff) 2 people/morning
6. Registration
7. Crafts, Games and /or activities (If you have an activity you would like to lead – please talk to us!)
8. Sound/power point
9. Drama and/or puppet play for the assemblies
To volunteer, or if you have questions or need more information, please call Michelle Driedger (309- 8855) or Connie
Sypkes (340 – 8373) We look forward to hearing from you!!!
Soup and Bun Lunch Sunday April 26 the Youth will be hosting this lunch and they invite everyone to stay for lunch
and fellowship. This is a fundraiser for the upcoming YC trip; donations for lunch will be gratefully accepted. YC is a
youth convention held every year in Edmonton; it’s an opportunity for our Youth to worship, hear speakers and be
encouraged in their faith. This year 10 of our Youth and 2 chaperones will be attending. Thank you for your continued
support of our Youth!
“Safe Church Policy” News: Council has decided that in order to move forward with a Safe Church Policy, criminal
record checks will be required from all volunteers 18 years and over who are involved in any children’s ministry of First
CRC Red Deer. The goal is to have every VBS volunteer have 100% compliance for this July. The compliance goal for
volunteers in JamTime, Cadets, Gems and Nursery Staff, is September 2015. If you are involved in any of the above
mentioned ministries please come to the Kiosk and pick up a Volunteer Application Form that will exempt you from the
app fee. There is generally a three - six week waiting period depending on the time of year. When you receive your crim
check you will keep the original but we will request a copy for our records.
If you require more information or have concerns please contact any member of the First Safe Church Policy Committee
(Josh Friend, Tyler Westera, Lena Drok, Jeanette Schalk, Sharon Stange or Jane Sanguin)
MUSIC NOTES
Michael Saward wrote "Baptized in Water" in London on May 29,1981, a few days after the twenty-fifth anniversary of
his ordination to the ministry. The text was first published in Hymns for Today s Church (1982), a hymnal on which
Saward worked as text editor.
This song explains the New Testament theology on baptism in a rather compact way. The first line in each stanza
alludes to John 3:5, Ephesians 1:13, and 1 Peter 3:21. The rest of each stanza explains the process symbolized by
baptism: being cleansed by Christ's blood for salvation and godly living (st. 1); dying and being buried with Christ and
rising again, free and forgiven (st. 2); and gaining the privilege of becoming God's children through Christ (st. 3). Each
stanza also finishes with a note of praise to God. The text is powerful precisely because it is biblical.
Save the Date! May 3, Sunday evening, 7:00 pm, is the Chancel Choir's Most Amazing Spring Concert. The choir is
partnering with His Time Ensemble, from Koinonia Christian School, directed by Annette Bradley, for an evening of
great choral music.
YOUTH
Foundations meets tonight, this is the last Mentor Night for the season. Thank you to the Bouchs for providing supper.
YIS meets tonight after Foundations, our new members please attend.
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.
Mall Man Hunt is Friday April 17, 7pm to 9pm at Bower Mall, see the Youth bulletin board for more details and the sign
up sheet.
YCers Sunday April 26 is the Soup Lunch fundraiser, plan on being available to help Saturday and Sunday. Watch your
email for details.
BIRTHDAYS
April
12
13
15
17
17
19
Today
Monday
5:30pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
9:30am
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
7:30pm
3:30pm
8:00am
Taryn Prins
Steve Woods
Winnie Tensen
Cor Bruin
Joanne vanLoo
Ray Ortlieb
12
14
16
17
19
Cathy Tilstra
Rika Kranenborg
Clarence Bylsma
Bob Lodewyk
Sadie Bylsma
NEXT WEEK
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Foundations
Cadets & Gems
Friendship
Coffee Break
Administration
Worship
Choir
Young Adults Bible Study
Michener Hymn Sing
Men’s Breakfast
STEWARDSHIP NOTES
Today’s Tithes and Offerings:
First Church Budget Ministry
Food Grains Bank
Future Offerings
19
26
April
Collection March 29 & April 5
Gems (Grand Rapids)
Honduras Water Project
Budget
Denominational Ministry Shares
Canadian Food Grains Bank
$15,245.00
$7,995.00
$2,375.00
SERVING TODAY
Greeting: Norman Crossman
Helping Hands: Ted Oostenbrug
Nursery: Jeanette Schalk, Tiff Friend, Brady Stange, Ashley Elgersma
Coffee Hosts: Jeff & Jane Visser
Serving Elder: Peter Bouch
SERVING NEXT WEEK
Greeting: Rika Kranenborg
Helping Hands: Floyd Groeneveld
Nursery: Krista Dunstan, Nick VanderVeen, Minka Lodewyk, Natalie Elgersma
Coffee Hosts: Jim & Kim Bakker
Serving Elder: Dirk vanderBerg
Up Coming Events
CHURCH CONTACT INFORMATION
First Christian Reformed Church
16 McVicar Street Red Deer, AB T4N 0M1
firstcrc@telusplanet.net
Phone: 403-346-5659
www.firstcrcreddeer.org
WSN meeting is planned for Friday April 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM.
The Classis Alberta North Student Fund Committee exists to provide financial assistance to members of churches in
Classis Alberta North who are preparing for full-time ministry (ordained or unordained) in the Christian Reformed
Church. Ordinarily no financial assistance will be provided to students enrolled in non-seminary post-secondary
institutions. If you are a student who is entering seminary in preparation for full time ministry within the Christian
Reformed Church and would like more information about this support, please contact Ron deVries at
canymc@gmail.com or 780-619-6566, by April 27th.
Celebrating 10 years of Silence: InterMission weekend, silent, directed retreat---now in its tenth year. May 22-24,
King's Fold Retreat Centre, Cochrane, AB. $350. Retreat, rest, pray, feed your soul, go deep with God.
www.intermissionsilentretreat.com Led by Pastor Ron Klok, rev.klok@gmail.com.
Looking for a fun relaxing night out and support a great ministry? Then get your tickets for Shalom’s Spring Gala,
featuring local singer/songwriter Randi Boulton. It’s on April 25th at the Balmoral Bible Chapel. Tickets are only $20
each or a table of 8 for $150 – they include sumptuous deserts, and a silent auction (there are always some great items
to bid on). All proceeds go to supporting this much needed ministry of reaching out to hurting people in Central Alberta.
You don’t want to miss this one! Tickets are available from Marian Warkentin or the Shalom Counselling Center.
WAYNE GRETZKY. Ok now that you have started reading this lemme fill you in. CANYA is hosting a young adults
retreat in Canmore this May. Here's the deets: May 29-31 at the Holiday Inn, Canmore AB. Things to expect, but not
limited to, are; peaker discussing the challenges of the Christian journey, reflecting on Romans 5:3-5, riding elevators in
hotel, worship, hockey themed scavenger hunt, eating, fellowship, Banff hot springs and more!
Please join us, ages 18-30ish, for a "Hockey Night in Canmore" weekend of fun! Da-da dat di da dat did da. (that's the
theme song).
Register at http://canym.weebly.com/ For more information contact Ron deVries at 780-619-6566 or email
canymc@gmail.com