Shoreline Christian Reformed Church
God is calling us to be a church marked by: Loving God Connecting People Transforming our World
Welcome
April 30, 2017 Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. The message this morning will be delivered through a beautiful Choir Cantata by Joseph and Pamela Martin, entitled "A Time for Alleluia." With moving narration and media, our choir will guide us through the seasons of Christ's life and ministry. Using Ecclesiastes as the Biblical basis for the narration, this work will take us on a journey of faith that will impact the hearts of all who hear it.
Today Nursery: The Nursery is available downstairs for children (newborn–age 3) during the morning service. Children’s Church (ages 4-8) will NOT be meeting today so that the kids can enjoy the Choir Cantata with their parents. Sunday School classes will meet after the morning service today and will dismiss by noon. All children from K-Grade 12 are invited! Grow Groups (Senior Adults) Grow Groups will meet at a combined potluck today at Noon. Come join us at the Holly home for good food and fellowship.
Next Week Sunday's Message: Brian Turnbull will be in the pulpit next week kicking off a new sermon series on Outreach, themed, "Taking it to the Streets." Brian's sermon entitled, "The Adamic Covenant: It's Your World, Too" and will be taken from Genesis 1:28-31. Communion: Next week, we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper together. Over the coming week, prepare your heart to confess at the Lord’s table so that you seek your salvation in Jesus Christ. Two Offerings: We will collect two offerings. The first offering will be directed toward our Local Operating Budget (LOB), and the second Benevolence offering will go to the local church. Thank you for being a prayerful and generous church body! Cookie Social: We will enjoy our monthly cookie social after the service. For those of you whose last name begins with S-Z, please bring 2–3 dozen treats to share.
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Volunteers Thanks to those who are serving in volunteer roles: Greeters Today
Audrey Donnel Sue Visser
Next Week
Chris Kredit Karen Heys
Welcome Center April
George & Ervie Klungel
May
John & Laurie Dykstra
Coffee Set-Up April
John DeKoekkoek Steve DeKoekkoek
May
Tim & Julie Vanden Bos
Coffee Clean-Up Today
Jeff & Jana Boersema
Next Week
Debbie Mercado
Nursery (Newborn - age 3) Today
Chris Kredit Debbie DeKoekkoek Ava DeKoekkoek
Next Week
Kendra Buist Renita Korf Sofia Shabalov
Children’s Church (ages 4-8) Today
Carissa Nyland Drew Bakker Kyle Einfeld
Next Week
Pat Holly Joan Oordt Ivonne Vander Vlies
For more info, contact the Church Office
Shoreline Christian Reformed Church Order of Worship Prelude Welcome & Announcements Call to Worship * God’s Greeting * Hymn of Praise
Christ is Alive! Let Christians Sing
#413 v. 1,2,5
Children ages 4-8 are invited to stay for the entire service this week. Congregational Prayer Choral Cantata
A Time for Alleluia: Seasons in the Life of Christ Words & Music written by Joseph M. Martin Narration written by Pamela Martin
* God’s Parting Blessing Postlude
Tithes and offerings for the Local Operating Budget will be collected as you leave the Sanctuary this morning.
Instrumentalists: Jana Boersema, Jeff Boersema, Peter Boersema, Greta Clousing, Lois Deelstra, Mandy Faber, Dora van der Giessen Soloists: Allyson DeKoekkoek, Paul DeKoekkoek Composer’s Note on “Morning Cry” “At the Cry of the First Bird,” an ancient Irish poem, is the text used for “Morning Cry.” In part, it reads: "At the cry of the first bird, they began to crucify Thee, O cheek like a swan….” The “cry of the first bird,” of course, refers to the rooster’s crow in Matthew 26:74. However, the reference to a swan is somewhat more oblique. Birds are a common metaphor or symbol for God. The dove often represents the Holy Spirit. The pelican often represents Christ because in legend it pierces its own chest to feed its young in an act of self-sacrificial love. The swan is often a symbol of death and of transformation. Because of its sunken cheeks and its sometimes blackened eyes, the early Celts probably linked the swan’s image to that of a crucified man who had been beaten. Such descriptions are found in Isaiah 53:2-3 and 50:6. Through the mystery of the cross, the ugliness of crucifixion was transformed by the beauty of resurrection. It is in the metaphoric spirit of the poet that the text is used as written.
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 Game Night Come join us on Cinco de Mayo for fun and games. You are welcome to invite friends and neighbors. May 5 at 6:30 p.m. Multi-Purpose Room Please RSVP to deacons2017@seattlecrc.org. Hope to see you there! Women's Thursday AM Bible Study We are now reading through the entire book of Philippians daily, and then discussing together what God is teaching us through His Word. We hope you can join us! Greenbelt Network Event Formerly the "Cluster," Greenbelt Network is a Gospelinfused ecosystem of diverse leaders, congregations and missional groups from Reformed and Christian Reformed Churches around greater Seattle who collaborate together for the Kingdom. There is an upcoming event you might want to make note of in your calendar: Thursday, May 25 at 7:00 p.m. Theology Pub Meet at Razzi's Pizzaria in Greenwood
O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God." Daniel 9:19 Join with us to pray for our community and nation. Shoreline Community College Cafeteria / PUB Building 16101 Greenwood Ave. N. Shoreline, WA 98133 Plenty of free parking Look for parking attendants
Name Change Update Our new church name—Shoreline Christian Reformed Church— has been registered with the state of Washington and with our bank, so it can now be officially used on all donation checks. Thank you for making the change, and for being a prayerful and generious church body!
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For more info, contact the Church Office
Mark Your Calendars - This Week Sunday, April 30 10:00 a.m
Worship Service
Sanctuary
11:15 a.m.
Sunday School Classes
Various Classrooms
Combined Grow Groups Potluck
Holly Home
High School Youth Group
Deelstra Home - Upper Room
Noon 6:00 p.m.
Monday, May 1 7:00 p.m.
Men's Bible Study
Council Room
7:00 p.m.
Women's Evening Bible Study
Rooms 201-202
Tuesday, May 2 6:00 p.m.
Council Meeting
Council Room
Wednesday, May 3 3:00 p.m.
KidReach
Shoreline Christian School
7:00 p.m.
Cadets – Game Night with GEMS
Fellowship Hall
7:00 p.m.
GEMS – Game Night with Cadets
Foyer, 201-202, 206, Council Rm
7:00 p.m.
MAC Junior High Group
Multi-Purpose Room
7:30 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal
Sanctuary
Thursday, May 4 9:30 a.m.
Women's Morning Bible Study
Rooms 201-202
7:00 p.m.
National Day of Prayer Meeting
Shoreline Commnity College
Friday, May 5 6:30 p.m.
Church Game Night
Multi-Purpose Room
Saturday, May 6 8:00 a.m.
Pastor Search Team Meeting
Council Room
dates to remember May 8
Missionary Support Team Meeting
May 14
Mother's Day Sunday
May 14
High School Youth Group - Last regular meeting
May 16
Council Meeting
May 20
Pastor Search Team Meeting
May 20
Couples' Club - Last meeting for the year
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 last meeting of the year will be on Saturday, May 20. HOST: Brian & Ivonne Vander Vlies HELP: Eric & Dora van der Giessen Mike & Kelly Vedders 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 Join the Women's Morning Bible Study group on Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. We are currently reading through the entire book of Philippians daily, and discussing together what God is teaching us through His Word. Come join us on in Rooms 201-202. 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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Shoreline Christian Reformed Church 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.
Shoreline Christian Reformed Church 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)
Pastor Search Team: pastorsearch@seattlecrc.org Bookkeeper: bookkeeper@seattlecrc.org
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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