Shoreline Christian Reformed Church
God is calling us to be a church marked by Loving God  Connecting People  Transforming our World
May 21, 2017 Worship Service: 10:00 a.m.
Today
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.
Greeters Today
Chris Kredit Judy Corning
Sunday School and Catechism are on hiatus until the new academic year. We hope to see you in September!
Next Week
Audrey Donnel Sue Visser
Kick-Off for Monthly Celebration Sundays: Today, we are starting monthly cake receptions to recognize our birthdays and anniversaries. See page 7 for a listing of May birthdays and anniversaries.
May
John & Laurie Dykstra
June
Merv & Diane Haveman Roy & Polly Stanley
Next Week
May
Tim & Julie Vanden Bos
June
John DeKoekkoek Steve DeKoekkoek
Sunday's Message: Randy Rowland will resume our sermon series on Outreach, themed "Taking to the Streets." His sermon, "Salvation to the Ends of the Earth" will be based on Isaiah 49:5-7. Two Offerings: During this coming week, please seek the Lord’s direction on how He would want you to give for the two offerings next Sunday. The first one will be directed toward our Local Operating Budget (LOB), and the second will go to Ministry Shares. Since it is important to our congregation to be Christian Reformed, it is also important that we support the work of the denomination and classis. We benefit in many ways from those resources, and the Council would like to encourage increased giving in this area. Thank you for being a prayerful and generous church body! We look forward to a very special immersion baptism service next week for Joe Clem. Please join us after the service to celebrate this significant milestone with him.
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Welcome Center
Coffee Set-Up
Coffee Clean-Up Today
Brian & Ivonne Vander Vlies
Next Week
Debbie Mercado
Nursery (Newborn - age 3) Today
Erika Bakker Jana Boersema Dylan Vedders
Next Week
Charlene DeKoekkoek Jan Loesche
Children’s Church (ages 4-8)
Today
Pat Holly Joan Oordt Ivonne Vander Vlies
Next Week
Pat Holly Joan Oordt Ivonne Vander Vlies
For more info, contact the Church Office
Prelude Welcome & Announcements * Call to Worship
Out of Need and Out of Custom
* God’s Greeting * Songs of Praise
You Are my All in All
Before the Throne of God Above
Hide Me in Your Holiness
Lamb of God
We will Glorify
Tithes & Offerings Prayer Offerings Local Operating Budget Children ages 4-8 may be dismissed for Children’s Church Congregational Prayer Scripture Reading
1 Peter 1:13-21
Message
Jesus was a Refugee— You are One, Too
Ray De Lange
Special Invitation for May Honorees * God’s Parting Blessing * Closing Song
Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God
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 CELEBRATION SUNDAY TODAY Today is the first of what we hope can become a fun, community- building tradition here at Shoreline CRC. On the third Sunday of each month, we want to recognize birthdays and anniversaries with a cake reception.
Cascade Family Bible Camp at Warm Beach
Immediately after today's service, we will highlight the May birthdays and anniversaries that are listed on page 7. If you have a special day this month that we might have missed, please let us know by contacting the Church Office. Thank you for helping update our records. Our next Celebration Sunday is June 18
Sign Up Today - Lawn Mowing Crew It's that time of the year again! Now that the sun is out more often, the grass is growing fast. We need to gather a lawnmowing crew for the months of May through October. Please visit the table in the Foyer to sign up for your timeslots. We appreciate your willingness to serve in this way. If you have questions, please call Paul DeKoekkoek.
Need a weekend get-away that rescharges your soul? Warm Beach Camp offers campsites, cabins and lodge rooms. You can enjoy the buffet in the dining hall or cook over an open fire. Invest in your family’s faith this summer. From inspiring worship to startling sunsets over Puget Sound, Warm Beach Camp has events and activities for kids of all ages. The kids grow up too fast—now is the time to register. Cascade Family Bible Camp is July 6-10 at Warm Beach Camp. Speakers include George De Jong, Grant Vander Hoek, and Kyle Kloostra. Your family will enjoy a schedule full of fun events in the great outdoors. You may register online at the website listed below. First time registrants will receive 50% off their registration. www.cascadefamilybiblecamp.org
Helping Those in Need The Deacons have collected the toiletry items that you've generously donated, and created colorful gift bags for those in need. Please take one as you leave today and bless someone in Jesus' name! And keep donating those toiletry items.
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For more info, contact the Church Office
Honoring our Grads on June 4 In an effort to recognize all graduates in our church and ministry programs, it would be greatly appreciated if you would let us know who they are! Please email the pertinent information for graduates that are transitioning from high school or college, as well as those moving from Junior High to High School. Graduate School Name Major or Degree (if applicable)
Please email this information to the church office. Thank you! Report from the Missionary Support Team Looking back, the Missions Conference on March 18-19 was a success. Fourteen missionaries and ministries participated. Five were from other parts of the world, including Lincoln Nebraska, and nine were from Western Washington or had offices in Western WA. The response we received from the participants included: • It was exciting to be a part of the event. • Participants were encouraged by being here and visiting with the congregation. • Participants were thankful to be able to fellowship with other missionaries, • People were delighted to see the focus on the children being involved with the conference. We intend to have another conference next spring. After prayerful consideration, the Missionary Support Team has decided to support Pastor Randy Rowland in the amount of $3,000 for a year in his new position as Seattle Network Pastor. (This support is in no way connected to his position of Interim Pastor for our church.) The Missionary Support Team needs to recruit another member for the team. To find out more about this opportunity contact Herb Reynolds. 206.364.3021 office@seattlecrc.org
Mark Your Calendars - This Week Sunday, May 21 - Celebration Sunday 10:00 a.m
Worship Service Sanctuary
11:15 a.m.
Cake Reception Foyer
6:00 p.m.
High School Youth Group Final Regular Meeting Deelstra Home - Upper Room
Monday, May 22 7:00 p.m.
Men's Bible Study Council Room
Wednesday, May 24 7:00 p.m.
MAC Junior High Group Multi-Purpose Room
COMING UP ... May 31 Outreach Team Meeting June 1
SCS Honors Night
June 3
Pastor Search Team Meeting
June 4
High School Year-End BBQ
June 6
Council Meeting
June 9
SCS Spring Pops Concert and Art Show
June 12 Missionary Support Team Mtg. June 16 Parents' Night Out Event June 27 Council Meeting
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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 are currently on summer break, and will resume in September. GEMS (Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior), a club for girls in grades 3-6, meets during the school year on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Our activities include Bible lessons, praise/ worship, badges, crafts and other fun things. The girls are enjoying summer break, and will meet again in the Fall. 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. Our last meeting for the year will be on May 31. High School Youth Group During the school year, we meet on the first and third Sundays each month at 6:00 pm. We have a meal together and get caught up on each other's lives before learning about discipleship in Christ. Our last regular meeting is on May 21, and our Year-End BBQ is on June 4 with our families.
Couples' Club (for Couples of All Ages) This groups meets one Saturday evening per month from October through May. We are currently on summer break, but we look forward to seeing you in September. If you would like to learn more about this group, you may contact the Church Office. Men’s Bible Study The Men’s Bible Study meets most Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Room. We will continue to meet during the summer months, focusing on 2nd Timothy. Women's Morning Bible Study Meeting from September through May on most Thursday mornings, we gather to study the Word and encourage one another. We've now concluded the year, and will be enjoying a few months off during the summer. See you in the Fall! Women’s Evening Bible Study The Women's Monday Evening Bible Study has wrapped up the year of studying Colossians and Philemon. After a summer break, we will reconvene in September. We look forward to reconnecting then and starting up a new study!
Grow Groups (Adults) Grow Groups meet once a month in various homes every third Sunday from September through May. Now on hiatus, we look forward to seeing you in September.
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
May Celebrations Our first "Celebration Sunday" will be right after the service this morning, and we will celebrate our honorees with a cake reception. Our Celebration Committee wants to make sure that you have this information so that you can send greetings, if you wish. Thank you for helping to honor one another in this special way. Birthdays: 5/2 Dora Van der Giessen 5/5 Evangeline DeKoekkoek 5/6 Luke Boer 5/8 Elijah DeLange 5/9 Edna Clem 5/9 Elvin Hodges 5/10 Ken Oordt 5/10 Mary Wasell 5/11 Tom Corning 5/11 Abby DeKoekkoek 5/11 Ava DeKoekkoek 5/12 Eileen Faber 5/16 Joel Van der Giessen 5/25 Manny Shabalov 5/28 Joanne Hoffman 5/29 Cindy Odgers 5/31 Geke Lien 5/31 Loyd Patch Anniversaries: 5/16/98 Harold & Nancy Terpstra 5/19/73 John & Laurie Dykstra 5/19/72 Gerald & Pat Vanderwerff 5/26/12 Tom & Judy Corning If you have a special day in May that we might have missed, please let us know. You may contact the Church Office by phone or email to provide the needed information. Thank you!
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…
Church…
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. 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 Bulletin Deadline: Noon on Thursdays Bulletins are now available on https://issuu.com/seattlecrc.org/stacks 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. PowerPoint Announcements Deadline: Noon on Thursdays If you want to submit a request for an announcement slide, please email our PowerPoint Team at sea1p@seattlecrc.org ELDERS Eric Buist Wayne Clousing Clarence Deelstra Tim Vanden Bos
DEACONS Laurie Dykstra Dale Fakkema Dora van der Giessen Brian Vander Vlies