SERVING OUR FELLOWSHIP TODAY

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1 Church Calendar Today 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship w/coffee Fellowship 10:50 11:40 a.m. Sunday School, Catechism 6:00 p.m. Evening worship Monday 6:45 p.m. GEMS meeting Weds 7:00 p.m. Elders/Deacons meetings 8:00 p.m. Council meeting Thursday 9:30 a.m. Thanksgiving Day Service SERVING OUR FELLOWSHIP TODAY Greeters: A.M. Tony & Chelsea Scott, Bill Roelfs & Don Uittenbogaard P.M. Nate & Catherine Schreur, Josh & Shannon Rydberg Nursery: A.M. Carol Elgersma, Amber Stange P.M. Chelsea Scott, Rianne Van Meeteren Children in Worship: Jessica Schreurs, Brody Elgersma Hospitality: Larry & Alvina Reitsma, Dale & Julie Elgersma, Josh & Shannon Rydberg Prairie View: Cork Bootsma For Nov. 19 and 23 ~ Video: Rueben Vander Haag Audio: Stefan Sybesma Power Point: Tonya Wiekamp, Shannon Rydberg THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICE NOVEMBER 23 AT 9:30 AM Offering: Union Gospel Mission Sioux Falls, Hope Haven, Sioux City Gospel Mission, Bethany Christian Services Pianist: Jamie Carlson Greeters: Craig & Tammy Solsma, Jon & Pat Sybesma Nursery: Carol Buteyn, Amanda Vander Berg NEXT SUNDAY Offering: A.M. 1 st Budget, 2 nd Mission Fund, P.M. Bethesda Greeters A.M. Cody & Amber Stange, Larry & Shyla Stanley P.M. Shane Sybesma, Hazel Kuiper & Amanda V.Berg Nursery: A.M. Tina Meyers, Catherine Schreur P.M. Tammy Solsma, Chyann Schreur Children in Worship: Tonya Wiekamp, Brandi Wright Organist/Pianist: A.M. Jamie Carlson P.M. Catherine Schreur Hospitality: Lee & Starla Reitsma, Denny & Bev Brouwer, Nate & Catherine Schreur Prairie View: Bruce Van Engen Video: Mike Verhoef Audio: Ben Reitsma Power Point: Kristie Verhoef

2 A warm welcome is extended to all who have come to worship with us today. The ALS System is available for those with hearing impairments. A nursery room is in the basement. WORSHIP NOTES Tonight, you can choose your favorite song, for the hymnsing. There will be NO Sunday School or Catechism next Sunday, due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Greg Steggerda of Orange City will be leading us in worship next Sunday. Pastor Al will be taking his quarterly Sunday. CONGREGATIONAL NOTES Advance notice ~ Our Church s Christmas program will be held on Sunday afternoon, December 17 at 5PM. Practices will be Sunday mornings, Dec. 10 and Dec. 17 during Sunday School and Catechism. The Fellowship Committee will again be hosting a Thanksgiving Dinner, on Thursday, November 23 after the Thanksgiving worship service that day. Sign-up sheets for attending, donating, helping are on the literature table. A Bridal Brunch for Emily Eriks (fiancée of Todd Verhoef) will be on Friday, November 24 from 10-11:30 at church. All church women are invited to join the family for this shower. Look for the Giving Tree in the Fellowship Hall next Sunday. As a church family we are again adopting families during the Christmas season. The gifts need to be back under the tree by Dec. 10- with tags attached. The Fellowship Committee Cornerstone Prison Church is requesting donations of Fudge & Homemade Christmas cards for inmates. These items should be brought to the church kitchen by sometime, Sunday, December 3. For all of those they wish to touch with these Christmas items, 5,000 Christmas cards and 15,000 pieces of fudge are needed. Please consider this special ministry to many who may not be remember any other way during the Christmas season. (The fudge recipe & packaging requirements given must be used copies of this are on the literature table) (Christmas cards must be made according to directions - on literature table)

3 Additional Announcement THANK YOU to everyone who supported the Christmas Cookie/Puffin Auxiliary Fundraiser! Your order will be available to pickup at school on Wednesday, Nov 22 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm. Any questions? Contact Lisa Van Beek or Karin Donovan. Thank you for supporting Sanborn Christian School! Sanborn Christian School Schwan s Fundraiser: This is a great and easy way to support Sanborn Christian! Ordering is simple and convenient with your products being delivered directly to your door. The campaign begins Nov. 17, 2017 and will run until May! From Nov. 17 Jan. 1, 20% of your orders will be given back to Sanborn Christian. During the remaining campaign period, 5% of your orders will be given back! $25 gift cards may be purchased (one per account) during the initial campaign of which $10 is given back! Check the school website, for a link to order. Or enter code when doing an online order! If you have any questions, please contact Jamie (712) or cjc9602@mtcnet.net. Thank you for your support! Western Christian has a full-time opening for an assistant custodian beginning in December, Duties include cleaning and maintenance of the building. Applicants willing to work afternoon and evening hours are preferred. This position is hourly and includes generous benefits including group health insurance, paid holidays and vacation. If interested in this position please contact Dan Barkel, Principal, at or dan.barkel@westernchristianhs.com. Love In the Name of Christ has been blessed with lots of kids, 4-14 years old at our Thurs. evening program. A girl who is new to the program recently told a volunteer, I don t have to worry about not having a friend here yet because I have you as a friend!. This blessing of children means there is a need for more regular volunteers to build relationships with the kids that come. We are looking for people (male and female) to volunteer 2 hours a month. If you are willing to hear more about the chance to hang out with kids ages 4-14 years old, please contact Love INC at and ask for Jenna. Letters: Rev. Sam & Karen Keyzer Ted Bootsma Rev. Michael & Megan Ribbens Cork Bootsma Rev. Mike & Dawn Menning Terry Bootsma

4 CONGREGATIONAL LIFE Bill & Veda Bousema have moved to Fieldcrest Assisted Living in Sheldon. Their new address is Fieldcrest Apt. #206, 2502 East 6 th Street, Sheldon, IA LIFTING LAMBS TO THE SHEPHERD Larry & Karen Bosma Grace Bootsma Larry & Kathy Hofman ~ Kyle, Kendall Please keep these church members in your thoughts and prayers Andy & Jen Prins have requested their church membership, along with the Baptismal memberships of their children Drew, Mariah, & Desirae, to be transferred to the Cornerstone United Reformed Church of Sanborn. We pray the Lord s blessing on them in their new church home. The Sibley Christian Reformed Church invites you to the concert of the New Shoes Quartet, this afternoon, at 4:00 p.m. Deb & Rick Boehm are from Council Bluffs, IA and Marty & Norman Forman are from Fulton, MO. Their services include a mixture of testimony, Southern Gospel music and hymns of the faith. The name New Shoes comes from Romans 10:15, How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. CALVIN SYMPOSIUM ON WORSHIP - You are invited to attend the annual Calvin Symposium on Worship, January 25-27, 2018, at Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary. The three-day conference brings together a wide audience of artists, musicians, pastors, scholars, students, worship leaders and planners, and other interested worshipers. There are excellent rates for students and groups from churches. All worship services are free and open to the public. See worship.calvin.edu/symposium/ for complete information and the registration link. Prepare Your Heart - Starting December 4, 2017, World Renew and the CRC Office of Social Justice will distribute a free devotional to your inbox during Advent. Don t let Christmas presents overtake the Christmas Presence. Sign up to receive reflections on Christ s incarnation and daily presence in our lives with Immanuel, Incarnate, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday through Christmas Day. Go to crcna.org/advent to sign up today!

5 THE LORD S DAY November 19, 2017 MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE 9:30 A.M. GOD GATHERS HIS PEOPLE Prelude: Starla Reitsma, piano Catherine Schreur, viola Welcome * Call to Worship * Hymn of Praise #14(PB) Shout to the Lord * God s Greeting * Song of Praise #19(PB) Jesus is All the World to Me TO RENEW OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM Prayer of Confession Assurance of Pardon God s Will for Our Lives * Song of Response #9(PB) Change My Heart, O God Congregational Prayer TO GIVE THANKS Offertory: Ava Reitsma Offering: 1st - Budget 2 nd - CES (Fair Share) Children s offering Goats through World Renew Children in Worship (Ages 3 6) Lesson 16 How the Church Tells Time (Children will be brought to Classroom across the hall for a snack) TO HEAR HIS WORD Scripture: Numbers 23, 24 (p 138) Message: Balaam Speaks Four Times Prayer GOD SENDS US FORTH WITH HIS BLESSING * Hymn Ancient Words LUYH 762 * God s Parting Blessing * Doxology #50(PB) All Hail King Jesus * Moment of Silent Reflection * Postlude *stand if you are able

6 THE LORD S DAY -November 19, 2017 EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE 6:00 P.M. LET US PREPARE OUR HEARTS TO WORSHIP Prelude: Starla Reitsma Welcome Call to Worship Silent Prayer LET US WORSHIP GOD WITH JOYFUL HEARTS * God s Greeting Songs of Praise - Congregational Favorites Our Profession of Faith Song Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing LUYH 590 vs 1,8 Congregational Prayer LET US HEAR THE WORD OF GOD PROCLAIMED Prayer for Illumination Scripture: Ephesians 4: (p 1023) Message: A Different Way of Life Prayer LET US OFFER GOD OUR THANKSGIVING Offering: Benevolence LET US LIVE THE WORD OF GOD * Hymn #424 Spirit of the Living God LUYH 749 * God s Parting Blessing * Doxology #319 Savior, Again to Your Dear Name We Raise LUYH 932 * Silent Prayer * Postlude *Stand if you are able