First Christian Reformed Church of Seattle
God is calling us to be a church marked by: Loving God Connecting People Transforming our World
Welcome March 5, 2017 Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Pastor: Brian Turnbull "O Worship the King—Your Glory Descends"
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS NEXT WEEK! Don't forget to "Spring Forward" one hour. Next Sunday's Message: Eric Likkel will continue our sermon series on the Theology of Worship, bringing a sermon entitled, "Praise Him With All You've Got," taken from Psalm 150.
Today - Lent Begins Nursery: The Nursery is available downstairs for children (newborn–age 3) during the morning service. Children’s Church (ages 4-8) meets today. Teachers and helpers will be in the lobby area to meet you. Sunday School classes will meet after the morning service and will dismiss by noon. All children from K-Grade 12 are invited! Two Offerings: We will collect two offerings this morning. The first one will be directed toward our Local Operating Budget (LOB), and the second Benevolence offering will go to CRC Disability Concerns.
Volunteers Thanks to those who are serving in volunteer roles: Greeters Today
Chris Kredit Karen Heys
Next Week
Karen Heys Mike Vedders
Welcome Center March
Wolter & Renita Korf
April
George & Ervie Klungel
Coffee Set-Up March
Tim & Julie Vanden Bos
Communion: Today we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper together. We welcome you to the table, whether you are a member or visitor, if you have searched your heart and can make the following statements: • I recognize that I am a sinner and I am genuinely sorry for all my sins. • I trust in Jesus Christ as my only Savior and Lord, and I earnestly desire to live my life in obedience to him. • I have made public profession of faith in Jesus Christ, and I am a member in good standing of His church.
April
John DeKoekkoek Steve DeKoekkoek
Today
Clarence Deelstra Renita Korf Dylan Vedders
Cookie Social: We will enjoy our monthly cookie social after the morning service. Thanks to those of you who brought treats to share.
Next Week
To Be Determined Kendra Buist Linnea Bakker
Children's Church Team Meeting: All volunteers and substitutes will meet briefly after church today in the MPR. We will spend a few moments discussing the ministry. Thanks for setting aside this important time.
Today
Pat Holly Drew Bakker Kyle Einfeld
Next Week
Paul DeKoekkoek Ed Einfeld Carissa Nyland
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For more info, contact the Church Office
Coffee Clean-Up Today
Paul & Debbie DeKoekkoek
Next Week
Brian & Ivonne Vander Vlies
Nursery (Newborn - age 3)
Children’s Church (ages 4-8)
Order of Worship
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements * Call to Worship
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
#460
* God’s Greeting * Service of Praise and Confession Meekness and Majesty The Wonderful Cross Prayer of Confession Beautiful Savior O Lord, You're Beautiful Tithes & Offerings Prayer Offerings
#461
Local Operating Budget
Children ages 4-8 may be dismissed for Children’s Church Congregational Prayer Scripture
Exodus 40:1-16, 34-38
Message
"O Worship the King— Your Glory Descends"
Celebration of the Lord's Supper Receiving the Bread and the Cup No Weight of Gold or Silver Benevolence Offering All Glory, Laud, and Honor
Brian Turnbull #374 #375
* God’s Parting Blessing * Closing Song
Lift High the Cross
#373 vs. 1,4,7
Postlude Prayer Support: The Pastor and Elders are available at the front to pray with and for you. Parents: Thank you for picking up your children from the Nursery immediately after the service. Coffee and Fellowship: Please join us in the Foyer for coffee and fellowship.
* Please stand if you are able Offering schedules are available on the table in the foyer 206.364.3021 office@seattlecrc.org
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Announcements Prayer Request World Renew is currently working on a reconstruction project in Century, Florida to repair damage from a tornado about a year ago. Please pray for Roy and Polly Stanley, who will be serving as on-site managers from February 15 to March 18. They would appreciate your prayers for safety in travel and health for the team, and that God would be glorified through this work. Table Talk Next Week—Worship Renewal As you know, we've been discussing Worship Renewal with the talented and dedicated people who plan and lead worship. We have also hosted one Table Talk already on February 12, which provided an opportunity to hear from our congregation. We discussed what we enjoy in our worship experiences, and dreamt together about how we can grow and improve our worship services. If you missed that first session—fear not! You have another chance to participate: March 12 11:30 a.m. Multi-Purpose Room We will gather together after the service downstairs in the MPR. See you there! Professions of Faith Recently Sarah Bakker, Mandy Faber, and Taylor Hoekzema met with the Elders of the church to express their desire to make their personal Professions of Faith. Their public professions are scheduled for the service on March 26. We thank God for His work in each of their lives.
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Important Congregational Vote on April 2 The Council is grateful for the overwhelming and strong input of the congregation in recent weeks and months about our church identity as we’ve discussed the need to change our church name. Your collective desire to reach the community for Christ has been exciting to see, and leadership is moving this process forward based on your feedback. On Sunday, April 2, we will vote on the top three church names that have surfaced as the most compelling and descriptive options. Please check your lobby mailbox for a full proposal that outlines the name options and the process of how we will move forward at a Congregational Meeting immediately after the service. In the weeks preceding the vote, the Council asks that you take time over the next month to reflect on and discuss the following questions within your small groups or ministries: 1. How will a new name affect our witness to our community? 2. What would each of these names mean to our unchurched neighbors and friends? 3. Which names are short, clear, easy to remember, meaningful, and reverent? Thank you for your prayers in preparation for the Congregational Vote on April 2.
For more info, contact the Church Office
Mark Your Calendars - This Week
Sunday, March 5 10:00 a.m Worship Service
Auditorium
11:15 a.m.
Sunday School Classes
Various Classrooms
11:30 a.m.
Children's Church Team Meeting
Multi-Purpose Room
6:00 p.m. High School Youth Group Monday, March 6 7:00 p.m. Men's Bible Study 7:00 p.m. Women's Evening Bible Study Tuesday, March 7 6:00 p.m. Council Meeting Wednesday, March 8 3:00 p.m. KidReach 7:00 p.m. GEMS - Lesson Night 7:00 p.m. Cadets - Bible Lesson / Games 7:00 p.m. MAC Junior High Group 7:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Thursday, March 9 9:30 a.m. Women's Morning Bible Study Saturday, March 11 8:00 a.m. Greenbelt Event - Organic Outreach
Deelstra Home - Upper Room Council Room Rooms 201-202 Council Room Shoreline Christian School Foyer, 201-202, 206, Council Rm Fellowship Hall Multi-Purpose Room Auditorium Rooms 201-202 Faith Community Church
dates to remember
March 12 Table Talk - Worship Renewal March 12 Cadets Cascade Council Meeting March 13 Missionary Support Team Meeting March 18 Pastor Search Team Meeting March 18 Annual Missions Conference – "In Your World, Lord, Be Glorified" 5:00 - 6:00 p.m............. Open House 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. ............ International Dinner & Evening Program 8:00 - 8:30 p.m.............. Visit Missionary Displays March 19 Annual Missions Conference – "In Your World, Lord, Be Glorified" 9:30 - 10:00 a.m..........Visit Missionary displays 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. ........Worship Service Message by Rev. Ray DeLange 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m....Visit Missionary Displays - Finger Food Available March 19 Grow Groups Meetings March 19 High School Youth Group
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! If you would like more information about any group, please contact the Church Office. 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. The Cadets meet most Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall during the school year. GEMS (Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior), a club for girls in grades 3-6, meets on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in various rooms at church. Our activities include Bible lessons, praise/worship, badges, crafts and other fun things. MAC (Made Alive in Christ) MAC Junior High students meet together most Wednesdays during the academic year. Come join the fun at 7:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room. High School Youth Group The High School Youth Group meets at 6:00 p.m. on the first and third Sundays of each month during the school year. We have a meal together and get caught up on each other's lives before learning about discipleship in Christ. Grow Groups (Adults) Grow Groups meet once a month in various homes every third Sunday from September through May. We are continuing our study of Galatians.
Couples Club (for Couples of All Ages) This groups meets one Saturday evening per month from October through May. Our next meeting will be on Saturday, March 25 (rescheduled because of the Missions Conference on March 18-19). HOST: Rich & Alyce Bakker HELP: Dan & Chris Kredit Eric & Dora van der Giessen Men’s Bible Study The Men’s Bible Study meets most Mondays at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Room. We use a John Stott study guide as we focus on 1st Timothy and Titus. Women's Morning Bible Study The ladies meet most Thursday mornings from 9:30–11:00 a.m. in Rooms 201-202. We are using a Bible study guide entitled, "The Girl's Still Got It: Take a Walk with Ruth and the God Who Rocked Her World" by Liz Curtis Higgs. We are currently on break and we'll resume on February 2 in Lesson 5 of our study. Women’s Evening Bible Study The Women's Evening Bible Study meets most Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in Rooms 201-202. We are using the study guide "Embracing God's Grace— Colossians and Philemon." Please join us if you are able.
Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Hebrews 10:24-25 (NLT)
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For more info, contact the Church Office
Notes 206.364.3021  office@seattlecrc.org
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First Christian Reformed Church of Seattle is 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 206-364-3021 office@seattlecrc.org www.seattlecrc.org
Interim Pastors: interimpastors@seattlecrc.org Council 2017: council2017@seattlecrc.org
(includes Pastors, Elders, Deacons and Office Administrator)
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ELDERS Eric Buist Wayne Clousing Clarence Deelstra Tim Vanden Bos
DEACONS Laurie Dykstra Dale Fakkema Dora van der Giessen Brian Vander Vlies