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December 24, 2017 Worship Service: 10:00 a.m.
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Pastor Eric Likkel's sermon will be based on Micah 5:2-5a.
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Nursery: The Nursery is available downstairs for children (newborn–age 3) during the morning service. Greeters Children’s Church (ages 4-10) will NOT be meeting today, but will resume next week.
Today
Karen Heys
Sunday School and Catechism classes will NOT meet after the morning service. We will resume classes on January 7.
Next Week
Audrey Donnel Karen Heys
Installation of Elders and Deacons This morning we will be installing the following for their leadership offices.
December
Merv Haveman Roy Stanley
January
Jonathan & Erika Bakker
Elders:
Steve DeKoekkoek Ken Oordt Eric van der Giessen
Deacons: Carol DeKoekkoek Ed Einfeld We once again thank outgoing Elders Wayne Clousing and Tim Vanden Bos, and outgoing Deacon Brian Vander Vlies. We appreciate your leadership in 2017!
Next Week
Message: Pastor Ken Koeman will be our guest speaker next week. His sermon, "Life's End," will be based on the Scripture found in Psalm 39. We look forward to hearing what he has to say to us.
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Welcome Center
Coffee Set-Up December
John DeKoekkoek Steve DeKoekkoek
January
Tim & Julie Vanden Bos
Coffee Clean-Up Today
Brian & Ivonne Vander Vlies
Next Week
To be determined
Nursery (Newborn - age 3) Today
Pat Holly Thera Anema
Next Week
Jan Loesche Lisa Van Heyningen Sofia Shabalov
Children’s Church (ages 4-10) Today
There is no Children's Church this week.
Next Week
Paul DeKoekkoek Carissa Nyland Ed Einfeld Peter Boersema
For more info, contact the Church Office
SHORELINE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH December 24, 2017
Prelude Welcome
O Little Town of Bethlehem The First Nowell
String Ensemble
Advent Litany and Candle Lighting * Call to Worship
Angels from the Realms of Glory
* God’s Greeting
#354:1,4,5 Pastor Eric Likkel
* Opening Songs
Light of the Stable
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
You Are Holy (Prince of Peace)
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Prayer and Offering Offertory
A Child is Born
#356
Local Operating Budget Jazz Ensemble
Congregational Concerns & Prayer
Pastor Eric Likkel
Hearing of God's Word Scripture Passage Micah 5:2-5a Message Royal Roots: Back to the Future
Pastor Eric Likkel
* Song of Response
Once in Royal David's City
Installation of Elders & Deacons
#346: 1,2,4,5 Pastor Eric Likkel
Announcements * God’s Parting Blessing
Pastor Eric Likkel
* Closing Song
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
Postlude
Joy to the World
#355 String Ensemble
Prayer Support: The Pastor and Elders are available at the front to pray with and for you. 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
The January Series You are invited to the Calvin College January Series, which features lectures on a variety of timely and thoughtprovoking topies. Each lecture will be shown through a live feed from Calvin College and will cover topics ranging from millennials and faith, restorative justice, confident pluralism, radical generosity and so much more by top experts in their fields. Every weekday from January 3-23 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Shoreline CRC The live feed at SCRC will be one of more than 50 remote webcast sites across the continent, joining a daily audience of about 3,000 people a day. For information on the speakers and topics, visit the January Series website at https://calvin.edu/january-series/ speakers/. Don’t miss out on this chance to hear fabulous lectures and experience a piece of Calvin College right here in Shoreline. Community Meal The congregation is invited to our next community meal. Sunday, Jan. 14 12:30–1:30 p.m. Multi-Purpose Room This will immediately follow the Q&A session with Pastoral Candidate Dan and Grace Claus. Delicious soup will be provided, so please bring a salad or a dessert to share with others.
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Special Thanks The Missionary Support Team acknowledges and thanks the congregation for your generous support of missions in our church budget. The amount was raised from $15,200 in 2017 to $24,500 in 2018 with the following new recipients: • Acres of Diamonds • East-West Ministries (Ray DeLange) • F Street Neighborhood (Jeff Heerspink) • Graduate Christian Fellowship (University of Washington, Geoff/Ashley Van Dragt) • Northern Lighthouse (Sam Keyzer) These are in addition to those we have been supporting. A few miscellaneous budget items were reduced so the total increase over 2017 is $3,980. THANK YOU! SAVE THE DATE | March 3-4 Global Partners Conference Please save the date for our annual missions conference. Our Missionary Support Team has renamed this event the "Global Partners Conference" in order to protect missionaries in countries or cultures where affiliation with Christian organizations can be dangerous. Please pray for this event as it is planned, so that it can impact support for Kingdom work
For more info, contact the Church Office
Year-End Financials As we approach the end of another year, it is time to think about closing our financial books and records. Please gather up and submit all receipts, invoices, statements, bills, etc. which must be included in our 2017 budget by December 31. You may place your records in the bookkeeper mailbox in the copy room, or you can simply email them to us at Bookkeeper@seattlecrc.org.
Church Decorations Down We are looking for a few willing and able-bodied volunteers who can help take down and pack up the church's many Christmas decorations. We've enjoyed them during this season, but all things must come to an end. If you are willing, please report to the church on Saturday, December 30 at 9:00 a.m. Thanks for your help!
Mark Your Calendars - Coming up at Shoreline CRC Sunday, December 24 5:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Sanctuary
Wednesday, January 3 9:30 a.m.
January Series Simulcast Starts
Sanctuary
3:00 p.m.
KidReach Tutoring Resumes
Shoreline Christian School
7:00 p.m.
ALIVE Youth Group
Multi-Purpose Room
Thursday, January 4 9:30 a.m.
January Series Simulcast
Sanctuary
Friday, January 5 9:30 a.m.
January Series Simulcast
Sanctuary
Saturday, January 6 8:00 a.m.
Pastor Search Team Meeting
Council Room
DATES TO REMEMBER January 7
Congregational Table Talk with Pastor Search Team
January 8
Missionary Support Team Meeting
January 11
Sanctuary Interior Team (SIT) Meeting
January 14
Pastoral Candidate Visit and Q&A Community Meal
January 17
Outreach Team Meeting
ALIVE Youth Group
January 20
Pastor Search Team Meeting Couples' Club
January 21
Sunday Afternoon Bible Study Groups
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. We are enjoying our Christmas break and will resume on Jan. 10. Merry Christmas!
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. Since we are taking a Christmas break, our next meeting is Sunday, January 21 at 3:00 p.m. We will continue in our study by Dale Larsen entitled, "Growing Older and Wiser."
GEMS (Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior) This 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. We are on break for the holidays and will restart on Jan. 10. Enjoy the season with your family!
Men’s Bible Study The Men’s Bible Study meets most Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Room. We will not meet on December 25, nor on January 1. We will resume on January 8 in our study of Zechariah. All men are welcome, so please join us!
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 meet on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, unless noted otherwise. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, January 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room. Couples' Club (for Couples of All Ages) This group meets one Saturday evening per month from October through May. Our next meeting will be on Saturday, January 20 at 6:30 p.m. Host: Rich & Alyce Bakker Helpers: Ken & Carla Hoekzema Dan & Chris Kredit
Women’s Monday PM Bible Study Currently on Christmas break, the Women's Monday Evening Bible Study meets most Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in 201-202. We are using the study Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver. We invite women of all ages to join us. Women's Thursday AM Bible Study The ladies are taking a break during the month of December in order to devote the time to family activities. We resume on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. in Rooms 201-202. We will start again with Lesson 10 in our study, Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World by Joanna Weaver.
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
January Celebrations Our next "Celebration Sunday" will be held on Sunday, January 21 when we will celebrate our honorees with a cake reception after the morning service. Birthdays: 1/4 Eric Buist 1/4 Chris Kredit 1/5 Joe Clem 1/6 Jim Miller 1/6 Carissa Nyland 1/7 Laurie Dykstra 1/7 Louise Ekins 1/8 Judy Corning 1/8 Ted Hettinga 1/9 Herb Reynolds 1/10 Sena Van Heyningen 1/14 Jared Johnson 1/14 Boaz Lien 1/15 Thera Anema 1/15 Gerry Beatty 1/15 Bill Odgers 1/18 Jana Boersema 1/18 David DeKoekkoek 1/20 Jay Faber 1/20 Carla Hoekzema 1/21 Kevin Stratton 1/22 John DeKoekkoek 1/23 Ronda Johnson 1/23 Asher Johnson 1/28 Roy Stanley 1/28 Sue Visser Anniversaries: 1/2 Harris & Audrey Donnel 1/2 Doug & Kathy Martin 1/2 Brandon & Linda Burr 1/2 Gregg & Lisa Boer 1/5 Ray & Angie DeLange 1/8 Greg & Alice Sundy If you have a special day in January 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