Welcome to the Worship of God - First Christian Reformed Church

Father, into Your Hands…
First Christian Reformed Church
Sunday March 29, 2015
Pastor Gary Bomhof
WE GATHER IN HIS NAME
FIRST CHURCH NEWS
Prelude:
Gathering to Worship
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Choir: Blessed is He Who Comes
Song: All Glory Laud and Honour (St Theodulph)
Scripture Reading
Choir: Sing, Hosanna
God’s Greeting
Time of Friendship
We have a 'Get Well' card for JoAnn at the welcome
desk in the foyer that we hope everyone will have a
chance to stop and sign.
Service of Reconciliation
Call to Confession
Song: What The Lord Has Done In Me
Assurance of Pardon
Song: Hosanna (Praise Is Rising)
The Name of The Lord
Message
Scripture: Luke 23: 44-46
Easter Breakfast - please join us for breakfast before the
Easter Sunday worship service to start off our Easter
celebration and for some family fellowship. Breakfast
starts at 8:30am until 9:45.
Message: “Father, into Your Hands…”
Pastor Gary Bomhof
We Respond in Giving, Prayer and Praise
Song: I Seek My Refuge in You, Lord
Commissioning of Pastor Josh
Pastoral Prayer
Our Tithes and Offerings:
Denominational Ministry Share (One Offering)
We Leave to Serve
Blessing
Doxology: Praise and Thanksgiving
Postlude:
Holy Week Services
Thursday April 2, at 7pm- Maundy Thursday
Friday April 3, at 7pm- Good Friday
Sunday April 5, Easter Breakfast at 8:30am
Sunday April 5, at 10am- Easter Sunday
Cake will be served today in honour of Antonia
Teuling’s 85th Birthday.
Flowers: In the past we have decorated the sanctuary
with pot mums for Easter Sunday. The Worship and Arts
team have ordered the plants and you may purchase
them if you want in memory of a loved one and you may
take it home after the service. The plants are white or
yellow daisy pot mums. A Worship Team member will be
at the kiosk today to take your order. The cost is $10.00
each.
FIRST CHURCH EVENTS AND NEWS
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, Idonna
Christensen, 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
Men's Breakfast will not meet on April 4th and will resume the 11th of April.
Nominations are now being accepted for persons willing to serve the Lord as part of this church council. This is an
exciting time to become part of the visioning of, and building relationships leading to a vibrant and healthy church. We
are in need of 4 elders and 2 deacons, please submit names to Wilf Opden Dries or Jim Bakker.
“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)
Change of Address: Jeff and Renata Andersen RR #4 Site 16, Box 11,
Red Deer AB T4N 5E4
MUSIC NOTES
All Glory, Laud, and Honor - Theodulph, bishop of Orleans, wrote this text around 820 AD while he was imprisoned at
Angers, France, for conspiring against King Louis the Pious. The story goes that in a Palm Sunday procession, King
Louis passed the prison in which Theodulph was housed and heard the imprisoned bishop singing this hymn. According
to the legend the king was so moved that he freed Theodulph and decreed the singing of "All Glory, Laud, and Honeor
on all subsequent Palm Sundays. There were originally THIRTY-NINE verses. Today we will sing five!
Save the Date - May 3, 7 pm. The Chancel Choir is partnering with Annette Bradley's Koinonia High School Choir for an
amazing concert. Come out and enjoy an evening of great sacred choral music.
YOUTH
No Foundations tonight or April 5, Easter Sunday.
YMT meets Wednesday at 7:30pm
No Young Adults Bible Study Thursday , instead everyone is invited to attend the Maundy Thursday Service at 7:00 pm
BIRTHDAYS
March
April
29
31
01
Carel Louw
Kim Bakker
Aaf Kooiman
29
Gerdie Teuling
06
Beatrix Dalstra
NEXT WEEK
Today
Monday
Thursday
Friday
3:30pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
3:30pm
7:00pm
Afrikaans Service
Friendship
Maunday Thursday Service
Michener Hymn Sing
Good Friday Service
STEWARDSHIP NOTES
Today’s Tithes and Offerings:
Denominational Ministry Shares (Only One)
Future Offerings
05
12
April
Collection from March 15 & 22
Food Grains Bank
Deacon’s Benevolence Fund
Budget
Cardus
Cuba – Torriente Project
$9,657.00
$655.00
$1,485.00
SERVING TODAY
Greeting: Tyler Westera
Helping Hands: Mike Sandstra
Nursery: Sharon Stange, Sharyn Lodewyk, Taryn or Dave Prins, Tori Stryker
Coffee Hosts: Gord and Ger Klootwyk
Serving Elder: John vanDorp
SERVING NEXT WEEK
Greeting: Bill Scholten
Helping Hands: Jeff Visser
Nursery: Verla opdenDries, Sonya Wagenaar, Carlie Sange, Shaylyn Wagenaar
Coffee Hosts: Herman & Cathy Nicolay
Serving Elder: Wilf opdenDries
UPCOMING EVENTS
You are invited to attend the upcoming production of That Towering Cross which will premiere on March 26-28th, 2015
at the Memorial Centre in Red Deer. Local playwright Andrew Kooman was asked to write an Easter play to go along
with music arranged by Kimberly Messer. The production is under the direction of Annette Bradley and Laura Geelen.
The Easter production’s choir features 60 members from 20 churches in the Central Alberta region. Andrew was able to
write the choir into the story as in integral part of the show which helps bring the story to life on the stage.
The following is a brief synopsis of the story:
Anna returns to the small town church she grew up attending for its annual Easter production after a ten year absence.
When she meets Joshua after the performance, her view of the cross as a tired, old symbol is challenged not only by his
invitation to imagine it differently, but her need for it to be something more.
We appreciate your help in spreading the word about this exciting event. Tickets are required but are free to the public
thanks to the generosity of our sponsors. You can get tickets for any of the four shows (March 26th at 7pm, March 27th
at 7pm, and March 28th at 2:30pm and 7pm) by calling 403-343-1611. They are also available for pick up at 53rd Street
Music (4902 53 St, Red Deer) or at Scott’s Parable Christian Store on Gasoline Alley.
Donations will be accepted towards the CAPCC’s housing project for single pregnant women.
For more information or to learn about the new housing project please call the Centre at 403-343-1611.
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