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March 25, 2018 Worship Service: 10:00 a.m.
Crescendo Cross AND THE
Reverend John DeKoekkoek's sermon will be based on the passage in Matthew 21:1-16.
Today - Palm Sunday
Nursery: The Nursery is available downstairs for children (newborn–age 3) during the morning service. Children’s Church (ages 4-10) meets today. Teachers and helpers will be in the lobby area to meet you. Sunday School and Catechism 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 offering will be directed toward our Local Operating Budget (LOB), and the second offering will go to support the GEMS Girls' Club ministry.
Next Week - Easter
Message: Reverend Don Piper will be our guest speaker next week. His sermon entitled, "Resurrection! Really?” will be taken from John 20:24-31. Hallelujah Chorus: We will continue our tradition of singing the Hallelujah Chorus at the end of the Easter Sunday service. Anyone who would like to join the choir at that time is welcome. Two Offerings: We will collect two offerings next week. The first offering will be directed toward our Local Operating Budget (LOB), and the second Benevolence offering will go to the Local Church.
Greeters Today
Audrey Donnel Sue Visser
Next Week
Karen Heys Tim Vanden Bos
Welcome Center March
Wolter & Renita Korf
April
George & Ervie Klungel
Coffee Set-Up March
Tim & Julie Vanden Bos
April
John DeKoekkoek Steve DeKoekkoek
Coffee Clean-Up Today
Sara van der Giessen
Next Week
John & Jan Vander Linden
Nursery (Newborn - age 3) Today
Kathy Martin Kendra Buist Geneva Boersema
Next Week
Debbie DeKoekkoek Sarah Bakker Ava DeKoekkoek
Children’s Church (ages 4-10)
Communion: Rather than celebrating Communion on the first Sunday of April, we will set aside time instead at the Good Friday service.
Today
Leslie Dempsey Renita Korf Drew Bakker Kyle Einfeld Peter Boersema
Cookie Social: We will have our monthly cookie social. For those of you whose last name begins with A-H, please bring 2 or 3 dozen treats to share.
Next Week
Leslie Dempsey Renita Korf Drew Bakker Kyle Einfeld Peter Boersema
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For more info, contact the Church Office
SHORELINE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH A portion of each of our services during the Lenten season will focus on “Freedom from Fear.” Throughout the gospels Jesus tells his followers or those around him, “Do not be afraid.” Yet today, fear plays an enormous part in our lives. May this season be a discovery of fears from which Jesus is releasing us today.
March 25, 2018
Prelude Welcome Lent Reading
Freedom from Fear of Conquest
* Hosanna
* God’s Greeting
Rev. John DeKoekkoek
* Songs of Praise
Almighty
Blessed Be Your Name
Prayer
We Fall Down
Summary of the Law
All Glory, Laud, and Honor
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GEMS Presentation Prayer and Offering Offertory and Offering
Local Operating Budget/GEMS
Children ages 4-10 may be dismissed for Children’s Church
Congregational Concerns & Prayer Hearing of God's Word Rev. John DeKoekkoek Scripture Passage Matthew 21:1-16 Message "Crescendo and the Cross"
Announcements * God’s Parting Blessing * Closing Song
Rev. John DeKoekkoek
Jesus Is All The World To Me
GEMS Theme Song
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 Photos For The Clauses Wrapping up Today Dan and Grace love the head start on putting our names to faces so far! Today we'll be concluding the March photos. We have the photo area set up with some fun props. Steve DeKoekkoek and Kim Clousing will be ready for your family, group, or individual shots. You can see the online SCRC Family Album at the following link: http://bit.ly/SCRC-Family-Album If you did not get a chance to have your photo taken this month and still want to join in the fun, contact Steve DeKoekkoek and he’ll add you to the album. Carpet Anyone? As we prepare the Parsonage for Dan and Grace, the Building Committee wants to offer the removed carpeting —which is still in decent shape (separate scraps in beige and blue)—to anyone who might be interested. You may contact Paul DeKoekkoek or Pete Van Dyke for more information. Thanks from the Reynolds Thank you for your prayers during Martha's recovery from back surgery. Thank you so much for the delicious dinners you all made and delivered all the way out to our home. Martha's recovery continues, and Herb has been busy caring for her as well as all the other special demands on his time. It is very much appreciated. ~ Herb & Martha Reynolds
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Special Thanks THANK YOU to those who volunteered at our quarterly Parents Night Out last week! We had a record of 18 children, ranging in age from five 1 yr olds to an 11 year old, come to play. We were delighted to have children who are part of our church family as well as a number from our neighborhood community! Please watch for our next event in June and consider how you might participate. THANK YOU also to the families who let us enjoy their children for the evening! Street Clean-Up Cleaning “our street” in front of the church is one of the ways we serve our community. We are looking for some individuals or a group who would be willing to take on this community project a few times a year. We are responsible for 25th Avenue from 145th to 165th. Besides beautifying our neighborhood it’s also a good walk! If you are interested or have questions, contact Wayne Clousing. Library Update Have you noticed the library bookshelves in the Foyer? Our church library has a new process—you no longer need to sign out books you'd like to read. Just take them home and return them when you are finished. Our librarians will circulate the books that are on the shelves, so take a look every so often to see if there's something you might find interesting. For more info, contact the Church Office
Mark Your Calendars - This Week Monday, March 26 7:00 p.m.
Men's Bible Study
Council Room
7:00 p.m.
Women's Monday PM Bible Study
Rooms 201-202
Wednesday, March 28 3:00 p.m.
KidReach Tutoring
Shoreline Christian School
7:00 p.m.
Cadets Boys' Club
Fellowship Hall
7:00 p.m.
GEMS Girls' Club
Foyer, 201-202, 206, Council Rm
7:30 p.m.
Choir Rehearsal
Sanctuary
Thursday, March 29 9:30 a.m.
Women's Fellowship Group
Third Place Books
6:30 p.m.
Handbell Choir Rehearsal
Sanctuary
Friday, March 30 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday Service
Sanctuary
DATES TO REMEMBER April 1
Easter Service
April 3
Council Meeting
April 4
Outreach Team Meeting
April 4
CADET Counselor Meeting
April 4
GEMS Leaders Meeting
April 4
ALIVE Youth Group
April 15
Celebration Sunday (see page 7)
April 15
Sunday Afternoon Bible Study Groups
April 16
Missionary Support Team Meeting
April 17
Council Meeting
April 18
ALiVE Youth Group
April 21
GEMS Spaghetti Supper
April 21
Couples' Club
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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) 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. 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 regular meeting is on Wednesday, April 4 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, April 21 at 6:30 p.m. Host: Ken & Carla Hoekzema Helpers: Clarence & Lois Deelstra Steve & Carol DeKoekkoek
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. Our next meeting is April 15 at 3:00 p.m. We will continue our study by Dale Larsen entitled, "Growing Older and Wiser." 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 in our study of the book of Zechariah. All men are welcome, so please join us! Women’s Monday PM Bible Study The Women's Monday Evening Bible Study meets most Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in Rooms 201-202. We are starting a study guide from the Voice of the Martyrs entitled, I am N: Inspiring Stories of Christians Facing Islamic Extremists. Contact Carla Hoekzema for more information. Women's Fellowship Group Join us on Thursday mornings at 9:30 a.m. as we meet for fellowship. We meet at Third Place Books in the Lake Forest Park Shopping Center. For more information, contact Harriet Jonkman. Hope to see you there, and please bring a friend.
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
April Celebrations Our next "Celebration Sunday" will be held on Sunday, April 15 when we will celebrate our honorees with a cake reception after the morning service. Birthdays: 4/2
Marthe Bamana
4/8
Harris Donnel
4/14
Kendra Buist
4/15
Linnea Bakker
4/21
Beth Jonkman
4/23
Brennan Vanden Bos
4/25
Jan Vander Linden
4/25
Brian Vander Vlies
4/25
Tim Visser
4/26
Wolter Korf
4/26
Kristi Stob
4/27
Brett Hodges
Anniversaries: 4/7
Wolter & Renita Korf
4/19
Jeremy & Beth Jonkman
4/19
Kevin & Eileen Stratton
If you have a special day in April 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 Pastor Dan Claus: danclaus@seattlecrc.org Council 2018: council2018@seattlecrc.org (includes Pastors, Elders, Deacons and Office Administrator) Bookkeeper: bookkeeper@seattlecrc.org To apply for the Worship Coordinator/Muslc Leader position, send email to worshipjob@seattlecrc.org. Job description is located at http://bit.ly/ShorelineWorship. Bulletin Deadline: Noon on Thursdays Bulletins are available on https://issuu.com/seattlecrc.org/stacks 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 Clarence Deelstra Steve DeKoekkoek Ken Oordt Eric van der Giessen
DEACONS Carol DeKoekkoek Laurie Dykstra Ed Einfeld Dale Fakkema Dora van der Giessen