Religion: Pure and Undefiled First Christian Reformed Church Sunday April 19, 2015 Pastor Gary Bomhof WE GATHER IN HIS NAME Prelude Gathering to Worship Welcome and Announcements Call to Worship Song: Jesus Lover Of My Soul God’s Greeting Time of Friendship Service of Reconciliation Song: Come As You Are Call to Confession Song: How Deep The Father’s Love For Us Assurance of Pardon Song: I Love You Lord Message Scripture: James 1:19-27 Message: “Religion: Pure and Undefiled” Pastor Jack Hielema We Respond in Giving, Prayer and Praise Song: Lord Speak To Me First Church News We pray for J. P. and Carey Yoos who are mourning the death of Carey;s father, Wilbert (Jim) Walker of Sylvan Lake. The funeral was Saturday (yesterday). May God comfort the family and give them peace. We have a request for prayer in the healing of Dr. Peter Bouch and family, as Dr. Bouch broke his clavicle in multiple places after falling while riding his bike on Thursday. Presently he is waiting to have surgery. Our prayers are for him and his family as they get through the next few weeks. Cor Bruin is in hospital again as his strength continues to fail. May our God who renews our strength find it in His will to give Cor strength to carry on. He turned 94 this past Friday. May he continue to be blessed with a long life. Winnie Tensen celebrated her 92nd birthday this week, but was in hospital. Many of you went to visit her in hospital and she had a great day. May God continue to bless her and keep her. We continue to pray for Ena Wamsteeker as she remains in hospital. Pastoral Prayer Our Tithes and Offerings: First Church Budget Ministry Gems (Grand Rapids) Pray for Albert Friesen (father of Barb Thompson) who was admitted to Red Deer Hospital on Tuesday with pancreatitis. We pray that he may gain strength and mobility as he continues to recover. We ask for prayers for the family, as Natalie Thompson (daughter to Bert and Barb) continue to manage the pain after her surgery as she attempts to return to classes. We Leave to Serve Blessing Doxology: His Eye Is On the Sparrow Postlude Thanks to Pastor Jack Hielema for again supporting this church with his leadership and preaching this week as our guest Pastor. He will lead Dig Deeper tonight at 6:00 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 We are working on the first phase of our Safe Church policy at First CRC. This means that anyone involved in the interaction of children under 16 in this building will require a police check. They are $5 (can be reimbursed) and take several weeks to complete. Pick up the needed form at the welcome desk after the service and take it to your local police station. When complete, please bring the original to the office. We will copy the original and file it in the Safe Church binder. 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! Vacation Bible School July 6-10 (9:30 – 11:30 am) Take the Plunge! What a great initial response! Already we have 17 people who have volunteered to help at VBS this summer! Awesome!!! Pre-registration is up and running on our church website!!! We are getting excited! We are still looking for help in the following areas: 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. Nursery (to care for young children of teachers and other VBS staff)2 people/morning 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. Drama and/or puppet play for the assemblies 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) or Michelle Driedger (403 309- 8855) We look forward to hearing from you!!! YOUTH Foundations meets tonight, Session 20. YIS meets tonight after Foundations, our new members please attend. Games Night Tuesday at 6:30pm for all Youth and Young Adults. 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’ers Sunday April 26 is the Soup Lunch fundraiser, plan on being available to help Sunday. An email was sent with more information. MUSIC NOTES His Eye is on the Sparrow was written by Civilla D. Martin. Here are her words. "Early in the spring of 1905, my husband and I were sojourning in Elmira, New York. We contracted a deep friendship for a couple by the name of Mr. and Mrs. Doolittle, true saints of God. Mrs. Doolittle had been bedridden for nigh twenty years. Her husband was an incurable cripple who had to propel himself to and from his business in a wheel chair. Despite their afflictions, they lived happy Christian lives, bringing inspiration and comfort to all who knew them. One day while we were visiting with the Doolittles, my husband commented on their bright hopefulness and asked them for the secret of it. Mrs. Doolittle's reply was simple: "His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me." The next day she mailed the poem to Charles Gabriel, who supplied the music. The choir has a new website, www.chancelchoir.ca. Many thanks to Deanna Schroeder for doing this for us. 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. BIRTHDAYS April 19 20 21 21 23 24 28 Today 5:30pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 9:30am 6:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 3:30pm 8:00am 9:30pm Sadie Bylsma Ben Brunner Pamela Dodd Ethel vandenBrink Jim Tenhove Johanna Wiersma Jeanette Rogers 19 21 21 22 24 25 29 Ray Ortlieb Albert Bouwman Ted Oostenbrug Jason Dalstra Harry Veenstra Siam Grobler Ashley Oostenbrug NEXT WEEK Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday Foundations Dig Deeper Friendship Coffee Break Youth Games Night Choir Young Adults Bible Study Michener Hymn Sing Men’s Breakfast Afrikaans Bible Study STEWARDSHIP NOTES Today’s Tithes and Offerings: First Church Budget Ministry Gems (Grand Rapids) Future Offerings 26 03 April May Honduras Water Project Cadets (Grand Rapids) SERVING TODAY 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 SERVING NEXT WEEK Greeting: Rea deJong Helping Hands: Alfred Prins Nursery: Erin Visser, Anna Lodewyk, Morgan Schalk Coffee Hosts: Garth and Sharon Stange Serving Elder: Tyler Westera 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 The Alberta March for Life Association invites you to attend "Yes I Choose Life and will March for Life" themed March for Life on Thursday, May 14, 2015 from 11:30am - 4:00 pm. Please meet at Churchill Square 102A and 100 St., Edmonton, AB T5J 2V4 "Exciting Summer Employment Opportunity" Bethel Christian Reformed Church in Lacombe has a full-time position for a Summer Ministry Coordinator. The vision is to: - Maintain excellence in ministry and worship during the summer months. - Engage in outreach through a one week Vacation Bible School. Qualifications are: Musical skills (play a lead instrument and lead in worship) and administrative skills to keep all of the details of weekly ministry flowing smoothly. Wages are $15.00/ hr. A fuller “Position Description” is available upon request. Phone (403)-782-0744, or (403) 782-6400. Email: pastor6@telus.net or bchurch2@telus.net To find out more about Bethel church check our website: www.lacombebethelcrc.org 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). Rea Register at http://canym.weebly.com/ For more information contact Ron deVries at 780-619-6566 or email canymc@gmail.com
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