Platte Christian Reformed Church

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1 Platte Christian Reformed Church In All Things, Christ Pre-Eminent Pastor Drew Hoekema...And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 Sunday, March 18, :30 AM Coffee & Prayer Times 10:00 AM Morning Worship Service GEMS 11:15 AM Fellowship Time 11:15 AM Sunday School/Catechism for PreK-12 6:00 PM Lenten Service #5 at Calvary Baptist Church 520 Wyoming Ave, PO Box 386, Platte SD Phone: Website: plattecrc.org Mission Statement To Know Christ-as Savior and Lord To Be Like Christ-by Our Words and Actions To Share Christ-at Home and Throughout the World

2 March 18, 2018 Morning Worship Service organist: Kim Lieuwen God Gathers Us to Worship Him Prelude *Call to Worship *God s Greeting We Offer God Our Praise *Song of Praise: CH 56 To God Be the Glory *Prayer of Adoration *Song of Praise: PH 373 Beautiful Savior God Gives His Will and His Grace Confession and Assurance Profession of Faith: Apostle s Creed We Offer God Thanksgiving Song of Redemption: PH 55:1-3 How Blest Is He Whose Trespass Prayer of Thanksgiving Offering: Platte GEMS Club Offertory Prayer God Speaks to Us by His Word Prayer of Illumination Scripture Reading: Acts 11:19-30 (pg 1711) Sermon: What it Means to Be Called Christians We Ask God to Work in Us Prayer for Application and Intercession Announcements God Sends Us Out with His Blessing *Benediction *Doxology: Bless the Lord (10,000 Reasons) *Mutual Greeting *Postlude

3 Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore! Psalm 113:1, 2 WELCOME: A sincere welcome to everyone worshipping here today in Spirit and in Truth. May Almighty God grant His power to protect us from evil. May the Everlasting Father strengthen you in this season of Lent for your journey across life s fleeting pages. We extend a special welcome to our GEMS and their leaders on this GEMS Sunday. We invite you to join us after the morning worship service for refreshments and a time of fellowship. Children aged 3-5 meet your teacher, in the foyer during the offering this morning for Children s Church. ABOUT OUR MESSAGES What does it mean to be called a Christian? Some embrace the term, while others try to avoid it and all that comes with it. Acts 11:19-30 tells of when the label was first placed on those in the Antioch church, and it will again remind us more clearly in this morning s message: What It Means to Be Called Christians. This evening, please join the community churches at Calvary Baptist Church, where Pastor Drew give the next message in the Lent series The Lord, Our Shepherd: Comforting Discipline. PRAYERS AND PRAISES Thank you for remembering me with your prayers, cards, phone calls, visits, flowers and food which made my recovery from a broken hip more pleasant! God bless you all! ~Elaine Dyk We send our congratulations to Jesse and Sydney Sybesma, who celebrated their wedding this past Friday in Sioux Falls. Please be in prayer for this new couple as they establish their home together.

4 OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS Elder s Retreat: This Saturday, our church elders will be gathering for day-long retreat. Please pray for their refreshment and also for wisdom as they discuss how to best lead our church under Jesus. Ladies! It s not too late to register for this weekend s Sisterhood retreat! If you are a regular attender of our church, or our sister churches (New Holland, Harrison and Corsica), please fill out a registration form and put it in the box on the podium in the foyer, or RSVP to Kim Lieuwen by Monday noon! Then, join us Friday evening 5:30 9:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall to learn about and celebrate our Christian sisterhood together. Saturday s session: 8:30 AM 2:00 PM. Our new secretary, April Van Zee, will start this week. Please continue to send all bulletin and other office related information to the church s , leave items in the box on the office door, or call and the church at April s regular office hours will be posted at a later time after training is done. We are hosting the joint Easter evening worship service on Sunday, April 1 at 5:30 PM. Pastor John Gorter will be giving the message, and an offering will be taken for Resonate Global Mission. Nursery will be provided and refreshments will be served afterwards. Please notice the new cupboards above the icemaker and freezer in the entry by the kitchen. This is now the storage area for pans/storage containers that are left after activities. Spring Book Study: We will be meeting over lunch to discuss the introduction and first chapter on Friday at noon. If you are still interested in reading Covenants Made Simple by Jonty Rhodes, please contact Pastor Drew.

5 AREA ANNOUNCEMENTS A Dakota Christian School (DCS) Scrip order will be placed on Tuesday, March 20. Orders may be placed in Joan s mailbox until Sunday evening or brought to DCS by 8:30 AM on Tuesday. Thanks for using this means to support Christian education! DCS Science Fair will be Thursday, March 22, at 7:00 PM in the school gymnasium. Come and view a wide variety of experiments displayed by students in grades Awards will be handed out at 7:45 PM. Days for Girls sewing team will meet Friday, March 23 from 10:00-3:00 at the Platte Center Citizen s Center. Potluck noon lunch. There will be many jobs for non-sewers. Kits are being made for an orphanage at Uganda. Call Lois for more information. DCS will hold its annual Society Meeting Monday, March 26, 7:00 PM in the gym. You will be asked to approve a new budget and to vote for new board members at this meeting. Nominees for new board members are: Calvin DeBoer, Devin DeLange, Matt Hubers, Dillon Munneke, Josh Srstka, and Keith Vanden Hoek. You will be asked to vote for three. All DCS supporters are welcome and encouraged to attend. Absentee ballots are available at the DCS office. DCS will be hosting their Spring Blood Drive on Wednesday, March 28. There are a few slots left! If you are willing to donate, please contact Savannah at or savannahfeenstra@dakotachristian.net. Ladies! Women s Spiritual Retreat: Lighten the Load April 6-7, 2018 in Chamberlain SD. Join speaker Megan Miller (River Counseling) and others for a two-day retreat to explore how to lighten your load through reflection, quiet time, and community with other women. Please check out the poster on the bulletin board for more information.

6 DCS will be having their annual Festival of Tables on Saturday, April 14 th. The entertainment will be A Five Piano Extravaganza. Some of the area s finest pianists to participate are: Ivory Ries, Beth Maas, Kim Zomer, Rachel Faller, and Vicki Lubbers. Table viewing will begin at 5:30 PM followed by the meal at 6:00 PM. For tickets or to host a table please text or call Renae or call Linda DCS Monthly Newsletter In an effort to save time and paper as well as to cut printing and postage costs, Dakota Christian School will be limiting its publishing of their monthly newsletter. Newsletters will be published three times a year (September, January, and May, starting with a May, 2018 edition) and will still be placed in church mailboxes, mailed, and updated on the school s website. Board minutes and school financial information will continue to be posted monthly on the Dakota Christian School website. The school s web address is dchs.net. Upcoming events will still be accessible in a variety of places, such as the calendar and daily announcements on the school website, in church bulletin announcements, DCS News in the local newspapers, and the DCS Facebook page. Thank you for your understanding as we make this transition. Save the Date! You are invited to the Cornerstone Prison Church Annual Benefit Banquet, Monday, April 9 at 6:30 PM. Check out the flyer on the bulletin board for more info.

7 ADVANCE NOTICES *Tue, Mar 27, 5:30 PM Deacon Mtg, 7:00 PM Council Mtg *Fri, Mar 30, 5:30 PM Good Friday Service *Sun, Apr 1, 5:30 PM Combined Evening Service HERE followed by Fellowship Hour *Tue, Apr 10, 7:00 PM Elder s Meeting *Sat, Apr 14, Bridal Shower for Jessica Weg [FYI- Care Group #3 is in line for the next activity] Date Location Topic Speaker Mar 18 6:00 PM Lenten Worship Services Topic: The Lord, Our Savior Theme Song: Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us Offering: Platte Ministerial Several young people will serve a meal at each host church prior to each service at 5:00 PM to raise money for a summer mission trip to Mexico- working with congregations that minister to poor native groups. Refreshments will be served following each service Calvary Baptist Comforting Discipline Rev. Drew Hoekema Mar 25 Olive Presbyterian Anointed by God Rev. Joel Davis

8 Church Calendar for This Week Wednesday -9:30 AM Coffee Break Women s Bible Study -7:30 PM Junior High Youth Group Friday Saturday -Fri: 5:30-9:00 PM Sisterhood Women s Retreat Saturday -8:30 AM 2:00 PM Sisterhood Women s Retreat -9:00 AM 3:00 PM Elder s Retreat offsite This Week Sunday, March 18, 2018 Offerings: GEMS Toddler Church: Abby Buitenbos Nursing Home Visitors: Alan & Tonya Weg Letters to Kevin Burma: John & Elsie Tronvold Valet Attendant: Doug Kaemingk, Wendell Kuipers Ushers: Mike Kuipers, Ken Lieuwen, Jaden Meyerink Sound System: Larry Hansum Projection: Rylan Dyk Nursery: Sara Backes, Cameron Sybesma Greet/Coffee: Sam Sybesma, Ivan Van Dusseldorp Next Week Sunday, March 25, 2018 Offerings: Dakota Christian School Toddler Church: Keri Bultsma Nursing Home Visitors: Allis Hansum Letters to Kevin Burma: Ron & Jan Van Zee Valet Attendant: Rylan Dyk, Duane Meyerink Ushers: Merle Meyerink, Bob Middendorp, Ken Overweg Sound System: Joel Sybesma Projection: Ken Overweg Nursery: Lois Van Dusseldorp, Maggie Backes Greet/Coffee: John Tronvold, Clarence Van Essen Pray for Our Fellowship Sunday Missionaries: Victor & Lori Selemani (Victoria, Clara, Joshua, David & Mikayla) YWAM Mozambique, Africa Monday Special Grace: Ted & Carol Bultsma Tuesday: Curt, Kristi & Isabel Pheifer Wednesday: Albert & Delores Kuipers, Donna Wojciechowski Thursday: Gene & Sheryl Brondsema, Craig Boltjes Friday: Cleo & Kathy Bultsma, John Buitenbos Saturday: Dalton & Katelyn DeLange, Jackson DeGroot