Zion Reformed Church Finding the Way Together !
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Zion Reformed Church Finding the Way Together !
!! ! ! ! ! ! ! Zion Reformed Church Finding the Way Together ZION REFORMED CHURCH November 9, 2014 Worship ! 9:30AM: On Wednesdays, children fill our church with laughter, energy, passion, and delight. They live fully in the moment and experience each up and down with an intensity most adults can no longer understand. They trust more fully than grown-ups do with all of our cynicism, doubts, and experience. And, they are also powerless in many ways, dependent on others for food, clothing, and shelter. In our text today, the disciples wonder how to become the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Jesus shows them a child, likely a young girl, and says be like this trusting, but powerless. This is the counter-cultural way of the kingdom, it is through finally acknowledging our great weakness and frailty, our utter dependence on God, that we begin to experience the true joy and life of the kingdom and experience not our greatness, but the greatness of our God. ! Ushers: Fred & Gwen Wallace family Next Week: Bart & Beth DeVries family ! Greeters: Andy & Andrea Boeskool, Jim & Barb Peterson Next Week: Mark & Sue Gazan, Rich & Margy Ribbens ! Nursery is available during the morning service for infants-3years. Our nursery is located on the main floor just off the narthex. All children must be signed in and out of nursery by their parent(s). Today’s Nursery Staff: Amy & Ellie Mott, Tricia Leistra ! JOIN US for coffee and fellowship in room 206 following the morning service. Servers: Craig & Nancy Doornbos ! CHILDREN AND WORSHIP: Children are dismissed following the Children’s Message. 3 yr old - Kindergarden meet in room 207C. (Parents please find your child's name tag before church.) 1st-3rd Grades meet in room 205. (Rooms are located on the main floor in the education wing.) 3-K Teachers: Brandon/Jacki Deiter, Kimberly Verbrugge, Carly Landstra 1st-3rd Teachers: Rachel Brower, Michael Kempema, Makaylee Kempema ! OUR SANCTUARY is equipped with a hearing loop for the hearing impaired. Turn your hearing aid to the T-Coil position to use this feature. ! Nurture CONGREGATIONAL CARE NEED: If you have a pastoral care need or concern we encourage you to contact your elder (assigned by last name): Steve Rutledge (A-D) Roger Beute (E-J) Rob Melville (K-N) Pattie Grooters (O-Sc) Rhonda Kempema (Se-U) Adam Eriks (V-Z) Often, we come to church each week and put on our best face. We talk about plans for the weekend and the kids and grandkids, but some of us also carry worries about finances or maintaining homes. It is not always easy to tell who needs an encouraging helping hand. If you know of someone in our church family, or if you personally need some help, please contact our Chair of Deacons, Brandon Deiter at 647-7106. Scripture encourages all of us to carry each others burdens (Galatians 6:2). You would bless us by letting us walk with you during this time. ! WEEKLY PRAYER GROUPS meet on Sunday at 9:00AM in the Prayer Room, which is located off the east side of the sanctuary and on Wednesday nights at 6:30PM in room 202. All are welcome to attend. Also, an elder is available to pray with you by the Prayer Room following the morning service. Elder: Pat Grooters Next Week: Steve Rutledge ! PRAYER: Continue to pray for those in our congregation who deal with ongoing health problems. ! THANK YOU to all who have been a part of the Usher, Greeter, and Coffee server ministry teams this past year. Your willingness to serve in these areas has been very much appreciated. As we approach the end of the year and I begin to think about making new schedules, if you would like to continue serving in these areas you don’t have to do anything. I will keep your name on as I make the new schedule. If you are not on the list and would like to be added (always room for more, we’ll even teach you how to make coffee, its real easy) all you have to do is contact the office or Pastor Rick. If you are no longer able to serve in any of these areas or would like to be added please contact Pastor Rick by November 16. I will make the new lists for 2015 by November 30. Again, thank you so much. ! Evangelism ! HAND2HAND: For the next 4 weeks, we are collecting Cans of Chicken, Ravioli, and Pizza Kits! Place any donations in the grocery cart located in the narthex. Thank you! ! DONATIONS ARE NEEDED for the Personal Care Pantry. We lost our supplier that we were purchasing items through for the Personal Care Pantry. Donations of the following items (full size - not travel size) are needed: Laundry Soap Bar Soap Dish Soap Shampoo Conditioner Toothpaste Men’s Deodorant Women’s Deodorant Tampons Maxi Pads Disposable Razors Paper towels (individually wrapped rolls or 2 pack) Toilet paper (individually wrapped rolls or 4 pack) Brown Paper Grocery Bags Donations can be placed in the box in the narthex marked “pantry donations”. Thank you! !! Youth Announcements ! CHECKMinistry THE YOUTH WEBSITE www.zionreformedyouth.org for announcements, upcoming events, fundraising info, etc. If it’s happening in Youth Group, this is the place to find details! ! REGULAR WEEKLY YOUTH GROUP MEETINGS begin today. Meetings are held in the youth room. Times are as follows: ❖HIGH SCHOOL (9-12TH GRADE) meets from 4:00-5:45PM ❖MIDDLE SCHOOL (6-8TH GRADE) meets from 5:45-7:15PM ! UPCOMING PAYMENT REMINDER: The following payments are due on Sunday, November 16: High School Mission Trip $100.00 Middle School Winter Retreat $ 50.00 Scripture SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES meet from 10:50-11:50AM. (Nursery is available during the Sunday School hour.) Room are: 3 & 4 year olds: R. Kempema, R. Boeve, M. Wallace Rm. 207 K & 1st Grade: Shelby Zoet, Katie Eling Rm. 205 2nd & 3rd Grade: Tracy Lobbes, Kelly Lepley Rm. 203 4th & 5th Grade: Pat Grooters/Tricia Leistra Rm. 201 6th -8th Grade: Adam Eriks/Matt Eling Rm. 204 9th-12/Parent: Kara Lepley Youth Room Adults Pat Miersma Sanctuary New Members Class Library ! FAMILY NIGHT ACTIVITIES: Held each Wednesday. DINNER STARTS AT 5:30PM AND PARENTS ARE ASKED TO STAY WITH THEIR CHILDREN UNTIL 6:30PM when classes start. (Nursery is available during family night classes.) Ages 3yrs. - 6th grade begin with group Worship in the Sanctuary, then split for classes: 3yr. - Kindergarten Li’l JAMmers Rm. 207 1st - 6th Grade JAMettes (Girls Club) Youth Rm. 1st - 6th Grade JAMZ (Boys Club) Basement Adult classes offered are: Women's Book Club The Prayer Box Rm. 206 Apprentice Series Rm. 205 Prayer Group Rm. 202 ! THE CHURCH LIBRARY is located in room 206. Today’s library host: Dianne Zandbergen ! TODAY, Pat Miersma will be with us during the worship service and during the Sunday school hour to share about their ministry. Pat and her husband Harry provide counseling and crisis intervention services for missionaries working in over 75 countries for the RCA and for Wycliffe Bible Translators. (Regular adult Sunday school classes will not meet.) Additional Announcements ! YAH CHRISTMAS AT THE COMMONS - featuring the Evergreen Chorale On Tuesday, December 9, 2014, from 11:30 to 1:45 (returning by 2:00 - 2:30) you are invited to join the YAH group for a Luncheon and Show. The cost is $24.00. We will meet at Church at 10:15AM. Sign up on the bulletin board by the church office by November 23, or you may call Tom Verbrugge Sr. at 669-0171. Ages 55 or older are welcome. ! THE YAH GROUP will meet for breakfast at Russ’ in Grandville on Thursday, November 20. All those “young at heart” are welcome to attend. There is a sign up sheet on the bulletin board by the church office. ! WEEKLY OFFERINGS: November 2, 2014 Weekly Budget: $10,214.62 Year to Date Budget: $234,936.26 General Fund: $ 9,912.00 Year to Date Contribution: $191,324.12 ! ! ! THIS WEEK: TODAY 10:50AM 4:00PM 5:45PM TUESDAY 7:00PM 7:00PM 8:00PM WEDNESDAY 5:30PM 6:30PM THURSDAY 9:30AM ! Sunday School for all ages High School Youth Group Middle School Youth Group Elders meet Deacons meet Consistory meets Dinner Family Night Classes Ladies Bible Study - Rm. 205 Order of Worship Prelude !Call to Worship: !Welcome & Greeting !Song: Blessing of the Children !! Come To Save Us How Can I Keep From Singing I Lift My Hands Crown Him !Announcements !Congregational Prayer !Moment for Missions: Pat Miersma !Scripture: Matthew 18:1-9 !Message: !The Apostles’ Creed Like A Child !Offering: At the Cross !Song: Shine !Parting Blessing !Parting Song: Where the Spirit of the Lord Is !Postlude ! ***Worship service led by Pastor Greg Brower*** !! A FEEDING/CRY ROOM for parents to feed their babies or sit with them during the worship services can be accessed by exiting through the front door on the west side (piano side) of the sanctuary. The Cry Room is the first door on your left. ! IF YOU ARE INTERESTED in obtaining a copy of this morning’s service, please contact Tom Verbrugge Jr. at verbrugge.family@att.net or in the balcony after the service. ! ZION REFORMED CHURCH 4457 36th Street SW, Grandville, MI 49418 Office: 616-534-7533 ! OUR STAFF Rev. Greg Brower, Sr. Pastor gbrower@zionreformed.org Rick VanderWall, Pastor of Congregational Life rvanderwall@zionreformed.org Jeremy Zoet, Director of Youth Ministries/Worship jzoet@zionreformed.org Connie Stegeman, Secretary cstegeman@zionreformed.org Rachel Brower, Director of Children's’ Ministry rbrower@zionreformed.org Rachel Verbrugge, Nursery Coordinator verbrugge.family@att.net Kara Lepley, Student Intern kara.lepley@westernsem.edu ! ! ! CONSISTORY (Meets quarterly) ADMINISTRATIVE ELDERS (meet on the second Tuesday of each month) Roger Beute ’15 Adam Eriks ’15 (Vice Pres.) Pattie Grooters ’16 (Clerk) Rob Melville ’16 Rhonda Kempema ‘17 Steve Rutledge ’17 ! ADMINISTRATIVE DEACONS (meet on the second Tuesday of each month) Andy Boeskool ’15 Tom MacGraw ’15 (Secretary) Brandon Deiter ’16 (Chair) Sean McAnally ’16 (Treasurer) Ashley Gross ’17 (Asst. Treas.) Dawn VanderZouwen ’17 Personnel & Admin Brandon Deiter Evangelism Tim Mekkes COMMITTEE CHAIRS Worship Dianne Kooiker Building & Grounds Rick VanderWall Congregational Care Rick VanderWall Education Rachel Brower MISSIONARIES Paul & Grace Closius, Wycliff Harry & Pat Miersma, RCA Jodie DeBoer, Youth For Christ The Other Way Geoff & Tammy Kooistra, HCJB Western Seminary Jeremiah & Mary Kuria, Kenya Dick & Donna Swart, Ethiopia Keith & Denise Krebs, RCA Albertha Kuiper,Wycliff Bethany Refugee Resettlement Servants Center Bob Offringa-Activation Int. Albino & Sandy Rodriguez, RCA ! Lifeline Community Church TV MINISTRIES WCET Jenison-Grandville & WCET Hudsonville: Fri 12:00PM, Sun 4:00PM WKTV Wyoming: Thurs 8:00PM; BCTV Byron Center: Sun 2:00PM & 6:30PM