First Christian Reformed Church of Seattle
God is calling us to be a church marked by: Loving God Connecting People Transforming our World
Welcome
January 10, 2016 Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Pastor: Eric Likkel Message: “Jesus Eats with Sinners�
Volunteers
Today Nursery: The Nursery is available downstairs for children (newborn to age 3) during the morning service. Please pick up your child as soon as you can following the service. Children’s Church (ages 4-8) meets today. Teachers and helpers will be in the lobby area to meet you. Sunday School and Catechism will meet today after the worship service. Prayer Support: Immediately after the service, the Pastor and Elders are available to pray with and for you, if you have a concern.
Next Week Message: Doug Vrieland with be with us next week. Be sure to join us!
Thanks to those who are serving in volunteer roles: Greeters Today Next Week
Karen Heys Mike Vedders Judy Corning Tim Vanden Bos
Welcome Center January
Dan & Chris Kredit
Coffee Set-Up January Steve & John De Koekkoek Coffee Clean-Up Today Ken & Joan Oordt Herb & Martha Reynolds Next Week See sign up sheet on bulletin board in the foyer Nursery (Newborn - age 3) Today Linnea Bakker Jeff Boersema Laura Kredit Next Week Jonah Boer Chris Kredit Joan Oordt Children’s Church (ages 4-8) Today Paul De Koekkoek Ed Einfeld Carissa Nyland Next Week Drew Bakker Gregg Boer Kyle Einfeld
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For more information, contact the Church Office
Order of Worship Prelude Welcome & Announcements * Call To Worship
It Is You
* God’s Greeting * Songs Of Praise & Commitment
Blessed Be Your Name
Your Grace Is Enough
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
Tithes & Offerings Prayer Offering/Offertory Local Operating Budget Children ages 4-8 may be dismissed for Children’s Church Congregational Prayer Scripture Mark 2:13-17 Message
“Jesus Eats with Sinners”
Eric Likkel
* God’s Parting Blessing * Closing Song
To God Be the Glory
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Postlude ___________________________ * Please stand if you are able
Parents, please pick up your children from the nursery as soon as possible. Thank you! 206.364.3021 office@seattlecrc.org
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Announcements Service Opportunities 1. The Tech Team is looking for “clickers” (the awesome people who run the PowerPoint during worship services). All you need is the ability to press one computer key repeatedly. Contact the Church Office for more information or to sign up. 2. The Coffee Set Up Team thanks the Van Belles for their years of service in this area, but with their recent move, this leaves an opportunity for a new team member or couple. This is a simple way of serving our church body—you only have to set up every third month, and substitute occasionally. It only takes arriving at 9:15 a.m. so everything is ready by 9:30 a.m. for everyone to enjoy! Please contact the Office Administrator if you are willing to join or be a substitute. 3. Coffee Clean Up volunteers have, in the past, been selected in rotation from the church directory. We would like to get a better structure in place. Please see the schedule on the bulletin board in the foyer in order to sign up for your month of service. Thank you for serving in this way!
Mission Team Meeting The Mission Team will be meeting on Tuesday, January 12 at 7:00 p.m. at CRC in Room 206. Women’s Thursday Bible Studies • The Women’s Morning Bible Study resumes this week on January 14. We’ll be studying “Anointed, Transformed, Redeemed” by Beth Moore, Priscilla Shirer and Kay Arthur. If you are interested in attending and obtaining the study guide, contact the Church Office. • The Women’s Evening Bible Study will also resume on Jan. 14. Our study will be on “Bad Girls of the Bible (And What We can Learn From Them)” by Liz Curtis Higgs. If you have any questions, please contact the Office Administrator. Grow Groups Resuming Our Grow Groups (Senior Adults) will resume meeting on January 17 at 3:00 p.m., and will be studying Galatians. This group meets in various homes, so contact the Church Office if you want to know where to go!
Bulletins are Now Online – Issuu.com We are now publishing our bulletins online through a free subscription on Issuu.com. Search for “First Christian Reformed Church of Seattle” and then click on “Publishers” to access our portal, which is where you can view digital versions of the bulletin. If you want to “follow” us, you can set up your own account in order to be notified when a new bulletin is published. By clicking on “share,” you can also download them to your computer to save and print, if you like.
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For more information, contact the Church Office
From the van Belles Thanks to all of you who said goodbye to us last Sunday. A special thanks to Clarence Deelstra for creative expansion of the truth! You may obtain our new address by contacting the Church Office. Any time you’re in the Corvallis area be sure to stop by! Forgiveness Workshop Starting in January—as a part of our adult education hour—we will host a Forgiveness Workshop that features David Snapper’s teaching on video. If you are interested, contact the Office Administrator. Community Prayer Meeting Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend a community prayer meeting for Shoreline/Lake Forest Park churches on Thursday, February 4 at 7:00 p.m. in our Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) downstairs. Ministry Opportunity with GEMS The Esther School in Zambia, Africa, an outreach ministry of GEMS Girls’ Clubs, has openings for elementary school teachers for the 2016-17 school year. If you or someone you know is a teacher and would like to work in a cross-cultural mission setting, contact Jill Postma at 616.241.5616 ext. 3054 or email her at jill@gemsgc.org.
Mark Your Calendars - This Week Sunday, Jan. 10 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship Service 11:30 a.m. Sunday School/Catechism Monday, Jan. 11 9:30 a.m. January Series Simulcast Tuesday, Jan. 12 9:30 a.m. January Series Simulcast 7:00 p.m. Missions Team Meeting Wednesday, Jan. 13 9:30 a.m. January Series Simulcast 7:00 p.m. GEMS 7:00 p.m. Cadets 7:00 p.m. MAC 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Thursday, Jan 14 9:15 a.m. Women’s AM Bible Study 9:30 a.m. January Series Simulcast 7:00 p.m. Women’s PM Bible Study Friday, Jan. 15 9:30 a.m. January Series Simulcast Saturday Jan. 16 6:30 p.m. Couples Club Dates to Remember Jan. 6-26 The January Series Jan. 21
Monthly Prayer Meeting
Feb. 4
Community Prayer Mtg for Shoreline and Lake Forest Park
Feb. 20
Cadet Pancake Breakfast
Mar. 17 SCS Spring Instrumental Concert Mar. 18 SCS Spring Vocal Concert
206.364.3021 office@seattlecrc.org
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Getting Connected We encourage you to get connected with a community group for fellowship and mutual support. It is far too easy to simply come to church on Sunday and then slip out. We want to get to know you better, so join us! Grow Groups (Senior Adults) Grow Groups meets every third Sunday of the month. If you would like to learn more about Grow Groups, please contact the Office Administrator. High School Youth Group Will be meeting the first and third Sunday of each month from 6:00–8;00 p.m. If you have any questions please contact the Church Office. GEMS (Girls Meeting the Savior) GEMS, a club for girls in grades 3 through 6, meets most Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:45 PM. Questions? Call or email the Office Administrator listed below.
Quirky Quilters We meet on the third Monday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at various homes. If you are interested in learning more about this group please contact the Church Office. Men’s Bible Study Meeting on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month at 7:00pm in the Council Room. We are currently studying the book of Thessalonians with a study guide written by John Stott.
Cadets (Boys grades 3-6) The goal of Cadeting is to help boys grow spiritually in all areas of life— devotional, mental, physical, and social. Do not prepare the path for the boy ... prepare the boy for the path. Cadets meet Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. For more information, email the Church Office. MAC (Made Alive in Christ) for Junior High Students) MAC meets most Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. If you would like to learn more about MAC, please contact the Church.
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Couples Club (for Couples of All Ages) This groups meets one Saturday evening per month from October through May. If you’d like to learn more about this group, please contact the Office Administrator. Our next meeting is January 16 (MLK weekend) HOST: Steve & Carol De Koekkoek. HELP: Ed & Denise Einfeld and Ken & Carla Hoekzema
Women’s Morning Bible Study The ladies usually meet on Thursday mornings from 9:15-11:15 a.m. in Rooms 201-202. We will resume on January 14. Contact the Office Administrator for more information about this group. Women’s Evening Bible Study Scheduled to resume on January 14, the ladies usually meet on Thursday evenings from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in Room 201-202. For more information, contact the Church Office.
For more information, contact the Church Office
Notes 206.364.3021  office@seattlecrc.org
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Who Are We? We are a gospel and grace-centered community learning how to follow Jesus. We belong to a broader community called The Christian Reformed Church. What does this mean? We call ourselves… Christian… Because we belong to Jesus Christ and want to be his followers. Reformed… Because we’re part of the historic branch of the Christian church that follows the teachings of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation, who struggled to return Christianity to its biblical roots. Church… Because God has called us to be a fellowship of his people in the world.
First Christian Reformed Church of Seattle 14555 25th Ave NE Shoreline, WA 98155 Office Phone: 206-364-3021
Church Office Hours: Tuesdays-Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Interim Pastors: interimpastors@seattlecrc.org office@seattlecrc.org www.seattlecrc.org Bulletin Deadline: 10:00 a.m. every Thursday Church photos available at: https://picasaweb.google.com/crcseattlephotos ELDERS Eric Buist Wayne Clousing Clarence Deelstra Tim Vanden Bos
DEACONS Laurie Dykstra Kevin Haveman Harriet Jonkman Dora van der Giessen Brian Vander Vlies