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September 3, 2017 Worship Service: 10:00 a.m.
Psalms
OF SUMMER
Pastor Eric Likkel will conclude our "Psalms of Summer" series with a sermon entitled, "God Has Shown His Favor" based on Psalm 85.
Today
Nursery: The Nursery is available downstairs for children (newborn–age 3) during the morning service. Children’s Church (ages 4-10) will NOT meet today because of the Labor Day Holiday. Sunday School and Catechism will resume on September 17. We hope to see you then! Communion: We will celebrate the Lord’s Supper together today. 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. 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 Bethany Christian Services. 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
Message: Pastor Brian Turnbull will bring a sermon, "Looking Forward to a New Day," based on Isaiah 43:15-19. This will be his last Sunday with us, so be sure to be on hand to thank him for his faithfulness to our church for the last three years!
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Greeters Today
Karen Heys Tim Vanden Bos
Next Week
Karen Heys Mike Vedders
Welcome Center September
Wolter & Renita Korf
October
George & Ervie Klungel
Coffee Set-Up September
Tim & Julie Vanden Bos
October
John DeKoekkoek Steve DeKoekkoek
Coffee Clean-Up Today
Ken & Carla Hoekzema
Next Week
Debbie Mercado To Be Determined
Nursery (Newborn - age 3) Today
Chris Kredit Joan Oordt Ariana Burr
Next Week
Carissa Nyland Kendra Buist Dylan Vedders
Children’s Church (ages 4-10) Today
No Children's Church today - Labor Day Holiday
Next Week
Leslie Dempsey Renita Korf Drew Bakker Kyle Einfeld
For more info, contact the Church Office
SHORELINE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Prelude Welcome & Announcements * Call to Worship
Ten Thousand Reasons
* God’s Greeting * Songs of Praise
God of Wonders
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Heaven and Earth
Confession Assurance
We are Called
Tithes & Offerings Prayer Offerings
Local Operating Budget
(No Children's Church today - Labor Day Holiday Weekend) Congregational Prayer Scripture Reading
Psalm 85
Message
"God Has Shown His Favor"
Celebration of the Lord's Supper Song of Praise
Eric Likkel
Receiving the Bread and the Cup
God is Here Benevolence Offering
Bethany Christian Services
* God’s Parting Blessing * Closing Song
Because He Lives
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 Interim Pastor Transition Brian Turnbull—one of our faithful interim pastors— will be finishing up his work at Shoreline CRC in order to devote all of his time to The House ministry, Emmaus Road CRC, and a new bi-vocational endeavor. Brian's last sermon to us will be next Sunday, September 10. Make sure to be here so you can say good-bye to him. We are grateful for his work with our church for the last three years, and wish him God's richest blessing. Women's Bible Studies Resuming in September There are two Bible study groups for women that are resuming in September: • Monday Evenings - Starting on September 11 at 7:00 p.m. • Thursday Mornings - Resuming on September 14 at 9:30 a.m. Please see details on page 7 for more information about the different studies and locations. All ladies are welcome!
We will once again invite children from our church and neighborhood to come for an evening of fun while their much-deserving parents enjoy a date night or just time to run some errands. Friday, September 22 6:30–9:00 p.m. Church Lower Level Children ages 6 months through 11 years are invited to enjoy games, stories, and snacks in a safe, supervised environment. Young parents may enjoy a night out without paying for childcare. The rest of us—ages 12 and up—will have the opportunity to serve the young families by volunteering to help with registration, preparing and serving snacks, or playing with/caring for the children. You may register your children or volunteer at the table in the Foyer. Questions may be directed to Dora van der Giessen. Thank you for serving our community in this generous way!
Only 2 Tickets Left! - Faith & Family Night - Sounders Game Join us for a special event with the Seattle Sounders. After the game, we will be able to hear an exclusive post-match testimony from a Sounders player on the role faith plays in sports. Sunday, September 10 6:00 p.m. CenturyLink Field 800 Occidental Ave S, Seattle If you have already signed up for tickets, you may submit your payment to "Shoreline CRC" in the lock-box in the foyer. Once paid for, you can collect your tickets from Brian Vander Vlies.
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For more info, contact the Church Office
Back to School Consortium
Cadet Leaders Needed Looking for a way to serve? We hope you consider joining the Cadets as a counselor. We are a fun bunch of leaders committed to helping boys grow mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually while gaining skills along the way. If interested, we could sure use help in our growing program. Please contact Kevin Stratton. Thank you!
It's time again to participate in a community effort to provide school supplies for low income families. You may place basic school supplies (paper, pens, pencils, folders, binders, backpacks, etc.) in this box to help needy students. Another option is to contribute financially by placing a check to "Back to School Consortium" in our offering plate. Any donated amount will be appreciated. Monetary funds enable wholesale purchases for just the materials that are needed. Thank you!
Mark Your Calendars Monday, September 4 Cancelled
Men's Bible Study
Labor Day Holiday
Tuesday, September 5 6:00 p.m.
Council Meeting
Council Room
Wednesday, September 6 7:00 p.m.
Cadet Counselor Meeting
Fellowship Hall
Thursday, September 7 7:00 p.m.
Handbell Choir Rehearsal
Sanctuary
Saturday, September 9 8:00 a.m.
Pastor Search Team Meeting
Council Room
Monday, September 11 7:00 p.m.
Men's Bible Study
Council Room
7:00 p.m.
Women's Monday PM Bible Study
Rooms 201-202
7:00 p.m.
Missionary Support Team Meeting
Room 206
Wednesday, September 13 7:00 p.m.
ALIVE Youth Group - Kick-Off Event
Multi-Purpose Room
7:30 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal
Sanctuary
Thursday, September 14 9:30 a.m.
Women's Thursday AM BIble Study
Rooms 201-202
7:00 p.m.
Handbell Choir Rehearsal
Sanctuary
Sunday, September 17 11:15 a.m.
Celebration Sunday - September Honorees
Foyer
Noon
Sunday Afternoon Bible Study Group Potluck
Holly Home
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 are currently finishing summer break, and will resume on Wednesday, September 20. 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 the last of the summer break, and will meet again on Sept. 20. ALIVE Youth Group (JH and HS students) This year, we are combining our JH and HS students in a group called ALIVE (always living in view of eternity). We will kick off our year by meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Thereafter, we will plan to meet in the MPR on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, unless noted otherwise. Pray for leaders Nicole Moxon and Kim Clousing as they plan for an exciting year of youth ministry. Couples' Club (for Couples of All Ages) This groups meets one Saturday evening per month from October through May. We look forward to kicking off a new year at the Vedders' Home on Saturday, October 14. If you would like to learn more about this group, you may contact the Church Office.
Sunday Afternoon Bible Study (Adults all ages) This group of adults meets once a month in various homes every third Sunday from September through May. The year will kick off with a potluck lunch on Sunday, Sept. 17 at the Holly home. We will utilize a book by Dale Larsen entitled, "Growing Older and Wiser." Hope to see you! Men’s Bible Study The Men’s Bible Study meets most Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Room. We continue to meet during the summer months, focusing on the Book of Titus. Please join us! Women's Thursday AM Bible Study We are restarting our Thursday morning Bible Study sessions on Sept. 14 at 9:30 a.m. in Rooms 201-202. We will be using the book, Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver. This includes video introductions and lessons for this 12-week study. We invite women of all ages to join us! Women’s Monday PM Bible Study The Women's Monday Evening Bible Study will start again on Monday, Sept. 11 at 7:00 p.m. in Rooms 201-202. We will continue in our study from last Spring, Embracing God's Grace. This study is one that does not require continuity, so all women are invited to join us at any time.
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
September Celebrations Our next "Celebration Sunday" will be held on Sunday, September 17 when we will celebrate our honorees with a cake reception after the morning service. Our Celebration Committee wants to make sure that you have this information so that you can send greetings, if you wish. Birthdays: 9/1
Kim Van der Giessen
9/6
Pat Holly
9/8
Tryni Reinsma
9/8
Daniel Van der Giessen
9/11
Tim Vanden Bos
9/12
Lucas Buist
9/14
Julie Vanden Bos
9/15
Audrey Donnel
9/25
Linda Burr
9/26
David Huizenga
9/26
Filipp Shabalov
9/30
Jean Dykstra
Anniversaries: 9/20
Kernen & Geke Lien
9/30 Doug & Karen Heys If you have a special day in September 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.
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