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 and Catechism classes 6:00 p.m. Evening worship service Monday 6:15 p.m. Cadets weigh-in of Pinewood Derby cars 7:00 p.m. Races begin at the Sanborn Christian gym Tuesday 9 am 5 pm Quilt-making ~ Lunch provided Weds. 9:30 a.m. Coffee Break Bible Study 12 noon Lenten Luncheon~St. Cecelia Catholic church 1 5 p.m. Quilt-making con t 7:00 p.m. Prayer Day service ~ Rev. Mark Waterstone SERVING OUR FELLOWSHIP TODAY Greeters: A.M. Bob & Linda Oldenkamp,Bruce & Lana Van Engen P.M. Tyler & Anna Van Ess, Keven & Robin V. Meeteren Nursery: A.M. Robin Van Meeteren, Anna Van Ess P.M. Joy Vander Werff, Jessica Schreurs Children in Worship: Shannon Rydberg, Anna Back Hospitality: Gerald & Deb Alons, Randy & Teresa Van Dyke, Tyler & Anna Van Ess Prairie View: Brent Koldenhoven Video: Brody Elgersma Audio: Stefan Sybesma P. Point: Tonya Wiekamp, Shannon R. PRAYER DAY SERVICE ~ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14 ~ 7 p.m. Pianist ~ Jamie Carlson Offering ~ Areopagus Iowa State Campus ministry Audio, Video, P.Point ~ Brody E./Stefan S./Tonya W./Shannon R. Nursery ~ Renee Alons, Matthew Meyers NEXT SUNDAY Offering: A.M. 1 st Budget,2 nd CES (Fair Share) P.M. Benevolence Greeters A.M. Andy & Brandi Wright, Harv & Gloria Van Oort P.M. Harv & Linda Verbrugge, Lee & Susie Van Tol Nursery: A.M. Tonya Wiekamp, Amanda Vander Berg P.M. Linda Oldenkamp, Cody Sybesma Children in Worship: Shannon Rydberg, Julia Back Organist/Pianist A.M. and P.M. Starla Reitsma, A.M. Erin Olson Hospitality: Brian & Cindy Koldenhoven, Larry & Shyla Stanley, Tony & Chelsea Scott Prairie View: Mike Visser Video: Mike Verhoef Audio: Bob Oldenkamp Power Point: Kristie Verhoef There is a sign-up sheet on the literature table if you wish to receive a 2018 CRC Yearbook. Please do so TODAY sometime.

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 Rev. Aldon Kuiper will lead us in worship today and Rev. Dan De Groot will be with us next Sunday. Please contact your Elder with any needs you have or know of during the time of Pastor Al & Gwen s vacation. This week Wednesday evening, we will have our Annual Prayer Day Service at 7:00 p.m. Rev. Mark Waterstone, pastor of the First Reformed Church, will lead us in worship. CONGREGATIONAL NOTES Quilt Days are here! Tuesday, March 13, will be a complete day of work beginning at 9 and working until 5, while Wed., March 14, work will begin at 1 pm and work will continue as needed. Lunch will be provided on March 13. There is also free fellowship with church family members! Come when you are able and stay as long as you are able. Many jobs need many different hands. Contact Susie Van Tol with questions or information. Thank you! Evangelism Note ~ There will soon be a Gideon s Card Rack on the table with GEMS cards. It has Funeral Celebration Thinking of You cards. There is a place where you state the number of Gideon Bible (s) you have purchased memory/honor of the person whom you re giving the card to. Bibles are $5. This is a great way to show someone you re thinking of them AS WELL AS spreading God s Word! Contact Harv Verbrugge, a Gideon, with questions. ALSO ~ We are beginning a food drive for UDMO and LOVE,INC. UDMO especially has a real shortage right now. They served nearly 2700 folks in December alone. A table will be set up in the fellowship hall for donations. Love, INC also needs ~ Women s Body Wash, Hair Conditioner, Women s Deodorant, Kleenex, Toilet Paper (4-6 pk). Please set by grocery items. LET S PLAY SOFTBALL! There has been interest shown in having a Church Softball League on Wednesday nights during the summer. The hope is to have individual Church teams or teams with representation of multiple churches play in this league. Teams should be co-ed. You can put your own teams together or you can talk to Josh Vermeer, and he will help put you on a team. So grab your friends, get your bats and gloves out of storage, and get ready to play ball! Josh can be reached at frcyouth@tcaexpress.net for more information or to get your team signed up.

3 Additional Announcement Junior High One-Act ~ The SCS Junior High invites you to attend a free showing of the spring one-act: Complaint Department and Lemonade, fast-paced show that pokes fun at the ridiculousness of complaining! There will be two showings on Friday evening, March 16 at 7:00 and 8:15. Seating will be first-come, first-served. Looking forward to seeing you there! Auxiliary Pancake Supper: Come to Sanborn Christian on Wed., March 21 for our Pancake Supper! The Sanborn Fire Dept. will be making and serving delicious pancakes and sausages. Drinks will include coffee, juice, and milk. Food will be served from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the school gym. A free will donation will be taken for the Sanborn Christian School Auxiliary. Please mark this date on your calendar to come and show your support for SCS! Wednesday, March 21: All are invited to a spaghetti dinner at First CRC in Sioux Center from 5-7 pm. Hosted by the Dordt College Concert Band, freewill donations will be accepted to support the band s upcoming tour to Europe in May. The Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra will present a Guest Concert by the\ Camerata RCO of the Netherlands on March 20. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the BJ Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt College. Tickets available at Evie s Hallmark~Sioux Center and Jubon Juweelen ~Orange City. Tickets may also be purchased at the door the night of the concert. For more info, contact the NISO office at or niso@dordt.edu. Cornerstone Prison Church Council, Board and Congregation would like to invite you to the Annual Benefit Banquet Monday, April 9. Please join us at Trinity Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley, IA at 6:30 p.m. More details to come! Enjoy an evening of fun, food and fellowship as we enjoy music by Valley Male Chorus and hear how the Holy Spirit is working in hearts and lives of inmates in the South Dakota State Penitentiary! Save the Date! All women and girls are invited to Night to Shine & Sparkle at Trinity CRC in Rock Valley on April 12. Doors will open at 5:00 pm with multiple vendors to shop from and a light meal will be served. The event speaker, Image Truth, will share a message of hope, truth and beautiful freedom to girls & women and their closets. Tickets will go on sale on March 10 for $15 each and can be purchased by ing shinesparkle2018@gmail.com or calling/texting

4 LIFTING LAMBS TO THE SHEPHERD Kelly & Pam De Groot Bruce & Lana Van Engen Ben & Tina Meyers ~ Max, Matthew, Mitchell, Mykle Please keep these church members in your thoughts and prayers Christa writes ~ Sone, my old housemate from when I lived in Vientiane, got married last weekend to a wonderful man who loves the Lord. She's grown in her faith so much in the past few years and we are so happy that she and her husband share a bond in Christ. What a blessing when godly men and women find each other. Please pray blessings over them as they begin their new life together and thank God for his faithfulness. Valerie (Vander Wiede) Murphy (daughter of former pastor, Rev. Vander Wiede),passed away unexpectedly of a brain aneurism. She was a classmate of many at Sanborn Christian. Her mom, Claire Vander Wiede s address is 421 North 10 th Street, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, for sending condolences. Soles 4 Souls Wearing Out Poverty reports 2,798,317 pairs of shoes were distributed in 2017 protecting people from injury and disease; allowing children to attend school. Thanks for helping with this project! Good Friday Passion Play Friday, March 30 Sibley/Ocheyedan H.S. Auditorium 5 PM, 7 PM, 9 PM. Free tickets may be reserved by calling or by ing ocmapassionplay@gmail.com (church groups and organizations may request enough for their group) Attending this program will heighten your appreciation of what our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, experienced on that Good Friday, and will prepare you for the glory of Easter morning. Listen to KIWA Radio for ticket availability. Letters: Rev. Sam & Karen Keyzer John Vander Werff Rev. Michael & Megan Ribbens Rich Vander Werff Rev. Mike & Dawn Menning Delores Vander Werff God s Promise to Us I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is in the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. Romans 1: 16

5 THE LORD S DAY March 11, 2018 MORNING WORSHIP SERVICE 9:30 A.M. Guest Pastor: Rev. Aldon Kuiper GOD GATHERS HIS PEOPLE Prelude: Jamie Carlson Welcome * Call to Worship * Hymn of Praise #543 Guide Me, O My Great Redeemer * God s Greeting LUYH 43 * Song of Praise Blessed Be Your Name LUYH 343 TO RENEW OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM Prayer of Confession Assurance of Pardon God s Will for Our Lives * Song of Response #276 Teach Me, O Lord, Your Way of Truth Congregational Prayer TO GIVE THANKS Offering: 1st - Budget 2 nd - Building Fund Children s offering Goats through World Renew Children in Worship (Ages 3 6)Lesson 34 Jesus and Zachaeus (Children will be brought to Classroom across the hall for a snack) TO HEAR HIS WORD Scripture: Numbers 9: (p 124) John 8: 12 (p 933) Message: WALKING WITH GOD Follow Me! Prayer GOD SENDS US FORTH WITH HIS BLESSING * Hymn #547 Fill Thou My Life, O Lord, My God LUYH 356 * God s Parting Blessing * Doxology Go Now in Peace * Moment of Silent Reflection * Postlude *stand if you are able

6 THE LORD S DAY -March 11, 2018 EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE 6:00 P.M. Guest Pastor: Rev. Aldon Kuiper LET US PREPARE OUR HEARTS TO WORSHIP Prelude: Jamie Carlson Welcome Call to Worship Silent Prayer LET US WORSHIP GOD WITH JOYFUL HEARTS * God s Greeting Songs of Praise Find Us Faithful #315 Blest Be the Tie That Binds LUYH 257 *#588 Tell Your Children LUYH 314 Our Profession of Faith Prayer Song #421 Spirit Divine, Inspire Our Prayer Congregational Prayer LET US HEAR THE WORD OF GOD PROCLAIMED Prayer for Illumination Scripture: Acts 4: (p 953) Message: Is Prayer Possible? Prayer LET US OFFER GOD OUR THANKSGIVING Offering: Cary SERVE Team LET US LIVE THE WORD OF GOD * Hymn Before the Throne of God Above LUYH 682 * God s Parting Blessing * Doxology #633 He Is Lord * Silent Prayer *Postlude *Stand if you are able

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