PALM SUNDAY March 25, 2018 ~ 9:30 a.m.

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3 PALM SUNDAY March 25, 2018 ~ 9:30 a.m. PRELUDE ~ Dot Faasse *WELCOME *GOD S GREETING ~ WE GREET EACH OTHER *CALL TO WORSHIP Hosanna! Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna! Rejoice for the Lord is in our midst. He comes with joy and hope. He comes to set us free from fear. Hosanna! Hosanna! Glory to God in the Highest Heaven. *PALM SUNDAY PROCESSIONAL Hosanna, Loud Hosanna ~ Celebration #297:1&3 The Palms ~ featuring Jerry Tanis and the Sunday School Singers OPENING PRAYER *SONGS OF PRAISE: Hosanna Reading: Philippians 2:5-11 Forever Reign A PALM SUNDAY READING: Who Do You See? by Valerie Van Kooten PRAYER OF CONFESSION ASSURANCE OF PARDON: Our hope is in Christ alone. He calls us to Himself, healing our brokenness and making us whole. We turn to Him and He saves us by His grace. Thanks be to God! *SONG OF RESPONSE: Near the Cross ~ Celebration #319:1&3

4 CHILDREN S MESSAGE: Marcia Kuipers (Children may leave for Children s Worship) SCRIPTURE READING: Romans 1:1-7 (pg. 1746) SERMON: The Gospel ~ Pastor Michael Johnson PRAYER OF RESPONSE OFFERING: Cedar Hill Ministries; Scholarship Fund MUSICAL OFFERING: Ancient of Days by the Praise Team OFFERTORY PRAYER ANNOUNCEMENTS CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER *PARTING BLESSING *PARTING PRAISE: All Glory, Laud, and Honor ~ Celebration #300 *POSTLUDE HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE Good Friday Service of Remembrance and Communion Friday, March 30 at 7 PM Resurrection Day First Light Sunrise Service Sunday, April 1 at 7 AM You are warmly invited to join us for an informal time of worship on the front lawn of fellowship hall. Through music, drama, art, and the Word, we will gather at dawn to greet our risen Lord! Easter Breakfast in the Fellowship Hall Easter Worship Service Sunday, April 1 at 9:30 AM

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6 WELCOME We welcome you to Sunday Worship at Cedar Hill CRC. For information about our church, see the back of the bulletin. If you are visiting, please fill out a Visitor Card which you will find in the pew and place it in the offering plate. Join us for coffee time following morning worship in the fellowship hall. WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION This Week ~ March 25 GREETERS: Welcome Team #4 USHERS: Anthony Monterisi, Walter Shurminsky, Robert Dyksen NURSERY: Gail Lont, Allison Borduin CH/JR CHURCH: Caitlin Shurminsky/Greta Botbyl, Gianna Angelucci Good Friday ~ March 30 GREETERS: Welcome Team #5 USHERS: Bill Bushman, Sally Haven Next Week ~ April 1 GREETERS: Welcome Team #1 USHERS: Jorge Dyksen, Mark Anema, Jared Post NURSERY: Kristen Borduin CH/JR CHURCH: Dana Carey/Ryan Carey, Luke Anema SPECIAL OFFERING SCHEDULE FOR MARCH/APRIL 3/25 ~ Scholarship Fund 3/30 ~ Good Friday: Benevolence 4/1 ~ Easter: Faith Promise 4/8 ~ GEMS 4/15 ~ Benevolence 4/22 ~ Building Fund 4/29 ~ Scholarship Fund PREACHING SCHEDULE We are pleased to welcome the following guest ministers to our pulpit in the coming weeks. 3/30 ~ Good Friday: Pastor Michael Johnson 4/1 ~ Easter: Pastor Michael Johnson 4/8 ~ Pastor Ken VanderWall 4/15 ~ Pastor Michael Johnson 4/22 ~ Pastor Michael Johnson 4/29 ~ Pastor Michael Johnson

7 CEDAR HILL CHURCH ELDER NOTES The good Lord willing, the Elders will celebrate the Lord s Supper at Longview Assisted Living with our members residing at Evergreen Court and Longview on Wednesday, March 28, at 3:15 PM, and with our members residing at the Holland Christian Home on Wednesday, April 4, at 3 PM, in the Mountain View dining room. Any questions, contact Harold Post. COUNCIL CORNER Evening Services: The Council has decided, in light of our pastoral vacancy, to suspend our participation in hosting the evening service once a month. We encourage our members to attend the evening service; however, they will not be held in our facility for the time being. Congregational Care: Bill Peters has graciously agreed to serve as Elder of Congregational Care while we are vacant. If any Congregational Care needs arise, please contact Bill or any elder with your concerns. Town Hall Meeting: Join our Town Hall meeting after morning worship TODAY. We will provide you with an update on what steps the council has taken regarding pulpit supply and the plans for moving forward. Council Vacancies: It s that time of year again to begin preparing to fill upcoming vacancies in council. With that in mind, we ask that you provide us with names to step up into the roles of elder and deacon. Please submit these names to Clerk Bill Bushman as soon as possible, but no later than Friday, March 30. Prayer: Above all, the council covets your prayers for wisdom as we discern God s will for Cedar Hill CRC. ANNOUNCEMENTS PARENT SUPPORT GROUP The Parent Support Group will meet on Thursdays at 7:30 PM in the church library. For more information, contact Bill Bushman at WEDNESDAY MORNING PRAYER GROUP Please join us at 6:15 AM as we join in prayer for our church, our families, our nation, and for the needs around our world. Every is welcome and encouraged to come! COFFEE BREAK BIBLE STUDY Coffee Break will meet this Tuesday, March 27, beginning at 9:30 AM with refreshments, followed by a lesson at 10 AM. All are welcome join us! EASTER CHOIR All singers are welcome to join our Easter choir, which will sing during worship on Easter morning, April 1. Rehearsal will be on Thursday, March 29 at 7:15 PM, in the sanctuary. Questions? Please see Emily Hoffman or Allison Douma. NOTE FROM THE PEDERSENS Cedar Hill family, thank you for the wonderful send off and the gracious gift. We are very thankful for this meaningful blessing as we closed our time with you in New Jersey. We moved into our new home this week and will be installed today (Palm Sunday) in our new ministry at Faith CRC in Tinley Park, IL. We appreciate your ongoing prayers as we make this transition. Our new address is th Court, Tinley Park, IL, Thank you and God bless! ~ Chris, Kim, and Anya Pedersen HOMELESS PROGRAM Sheltering Program: This Friday is the last night that we are hosting 10 men from Good Shepherd Mission for this season. Thank you to those who have volunteered in some way to facilitate this vital ministry!

8 CEDAR HILL CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL, CATECHISM, ADULT SS There will be NO Sunday School, Catechism, or Adult SS TODAY, classes will resume next Sunday. GEMS Flower Sale: It s that time of year again! GEMS Mother s Day Plant sale is under way. Forms are on the welcome center or see any GEM to place your order. Orders must be in by April 1 (no foolin!) Plants can be picked up at church on Saturday, May 12. More info to come. Regular Meeting: GEMS meet Tuesdays on the 1 st and 3 rd weeks of the month from 7 until 8:30 PM. Girls in Grade 1 and up are welcome. CADETS Regular Meeting: Cadets meet every Tuesday from 7 until 8:30 PM. Boys in Grade 1 and up are welcome. Contact Chris Borduin at chris.borduin@gmail.com or (cell) with any questions. COMMUNITY OUTREACH Our community will have a Tidy Up Wyckoff Day on Saturday, April 28. This is a simple way to love and serve our community. Love your neighbor as yourself. ~Mark 12:31. Details to follow. ANNOUNCEMENTS YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Go M.A.D. (Grades 5 th through 6 th ): Regular Meeting: We will meet at the Eastern Christian Middle School gym on Friday, April 6, from 7 until 8:30 PM. Join us! Heirborne (Grades 7 th through 8 th ): Regular Meeting: We will have a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 28, from 7 until 9 PM. Join us for snacks, games, a lesson, and a meeting! Questions? Contact Allison at LinC (Grades 9 th through 12 th ): Questions? Contact Denise at

9 Building Community... Through Prayer They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Acts 2: 42 This week s prayer focus: March 25, 2018 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. ~ Philippians 4:5 Why does God want those He is working with to be concerned with how gently they think, act or talk? God is overwhelmingly gentle with us when we sin and need correction, and He expects us to be the same way with others. Gentleness shows the world that the way of violent encounters and situations ruled by emotion is not the better way. And God wants us to demonstrate gentleness because human beings require a gentle touch in order to truly change their lives and come to Him. ~ Eddie Foster Ask God to cultivate a spirit of gentleness in you and to make that gentleness evident to everyone you meet. Prayer needs in our church community: This Friday is the last day of our annual Homeless Program. Thank God for another successful year. Ask Him to protect the men who came to Cedar Hill throughout the winter, and to continue to work in their hearts and lives. Prayer needs in our local community: Friendship Ministries is an organization which seeks to support faith formation and congregational inclusion for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Since the early 1980 s, this program s vision has been to help these individuals to grow deeper in their relationship with God and each other. Since its inception, Friendship Ministries has grown into a ministry that works with more than sixty denominations all over the world. Pray for this ministry and ask that God will use it to show His children that they are all created in His image and have a role to play in His plan. Prayer needs in our national community: Being responsible for the education of young people is a sacred trust. Pray that God would raise up godly educators throughout our nation who are dedicated to their work and who can capture the hearts and minds of our nation s youth. Pray that they would look to God for guidance and wisdom and would be examples to their students.

10 Prayer needs in our world community: Pray for Lee and Emma DeHoog. They have been serving with Mission to the World since 1983 in France and North Africa. Pray for safety for them as they serve in a dangerous area of the world. Ask God to bless their ministry and to use it to further His kingdom. Prayer of Healing: Always keep on praying for all the Lord s people Ephesians 6: 18 Greta Botbyl had successful surgery on Thursday to repair her torn ACL. Continue to pray for patience and pain management through the recovery and rehabilitation process. Pray also for her parents and sister as they care for her. The Botbyl s thank everyone for their prayers before surgery as well. Congratulations: One of the most precious promises we receive from our heavenly Father is that He will be a God to us, our children, and our children s children. We rejoice in the birth of baby girl Kinsley Ellen Klingler on March 4, to Brittany (Faber) and Jordan Klingler; Grandfather Craig Faber, Aunt Victoria and Uncle Joe Macaluso, Aunt Ella Faber; Great-grandparents Beatrice and Pete Spalt and Jim Faber; Great Aunt Jo-Ann and Uncle Dave, Gabriella and Gianna Angelucci. Congratulations and best wishes to the entire family! Thank You: The Den Hollander Family would like to thank you all for your concern, prayers, and cards offered as their mom, Cornelia Hagedorn s, condition declined and when she passed into Glory. They have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love shown. May God continue to bless you as you have blessed them. Prayer of Sympathy: We extend our sincere Christian sympathy to Bill, Marilyn, and all the Bushman families on the passing of their brother-in-law Ben Essenburg, who was called home on Tuesday, March 6. We pray that God will comfort and sustain this family--jill, Benji, Jen, Julie, John, and the Essenburgs as they mourn the loss of Ben. Pray for those with ongoing concerns and those who are homebound: Bob & Gert Troast Jean Stonehouse Ruth De Vries Betty Szypiotko Bea Bushoven Edna Smith Hen & Dot Hagedorn Min De Witte Don t forget, you can call our prayer line at , ext. 2. The prayer line is updated as needed on Friday afternoons. You can also check our denominational prayer requests at 888-CRC- PRAY or

11 This week at Cedar Hill Church March 25 ~ March 31, 2018 SUNDAY 9:30 AM ~ Sunday Morning Worship (Sanctuary) 10:30 AM ~ Town Hall Meeting (Sanctuary) 12:30 PM ~ NJ Faith Church (Sanctuary & Fellowship Hall) MONDAY 7:00 PM ~ Deacon Meeting (Deacon Room) 8:00 PM ~ Barbershop Chorus (Fellowship Hall) TUESDAY 9:00 AM ~ Bible Study Fellowship Leader s Meeting (Council Room) 9:30 AM ~ Coffee Break Bible Study (Deacon Room) 7:00 PM ~ Cadets (Cadet Room) 8:45 PM ~ NJ Faith Church (Sanctuary) WEDNESDAY 6:15 AM ~ Prayer Group (Library) 9:00 AM ~ Bible Study Fellowship (Entire Church) 3:15 PM ~ Communion (at Longview) 8:45 PM ~ NJ Faith Church (Sanctuary) THURSDAY 7:15 PM ~ Easter Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary) 7:30 PM ~ Parent Support Group (Library) 7:30 PM ~ Worship Team Rehearsal (Sanctuary) FRIDAY 7:00 PM ~ Homeless Program (Fellowship Hall) 7:00 PM ~ Good Friday Worship Service (Sanctuary) 8:00 PM ~ NJ Faith Church (Sanctuary) SATURDAY 6:30 AM ~ NJ Faith Church (Sanctuary)

12 CEDAR HILL CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH 422 Cedar Hill Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ, A Family of Christ Where You Belong ~ where everyone is encouraged to grow in their walk with Christ daily, to live intentionally in the Holy Spirit as they go, and so create a culture where people are served, invited, and enfolded into the Kingdom. Sunday Worship: 9:30 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.* (See calendar for location of evening service.) Church Office: Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:45 AM to 2:45 PM Bulletin Announcement Deadline: Wednesday 12:00 Noon Prayer Line: , extension 2; Fax Line: Worship Service for Sick & Homebound: , code # Church office cedarhillcrc@optonline.net Website: ~ 2018 Council Members Elders Deacons Hank Schuurman, President (HH #1 & 8) Marilyn Chickey, Comptroller (HH #4) Pete Steensma (HH #3) Kevin Post, Treasurer (HH #6) Harold Post (HH #7) Chris Borduin, Chairman (HH #2) Roy Heerema (HH #4) Paul G. Heerema, Secretary (HH #3) Bill Bushman, Clerk (HH #5) Steve Martin (HH #7) Rick Botbyl, Vice President (HH #2) Deb Vandenberg, Assistant Comptroller (HH #1 & 8) Bob Dyksen (HH #6) Sue Vander Ploeg (HH #5) Child Care ~ (Year-round) Nursery for infants and toddlers available during all services. Main floor, library corridor. Children s Worship (Ages 3 ~ Pre-K) meets on the lower level during the morning service. (Contact Jo-Ann Angelucci at with any questions.) Junior Church (Kindergartners and 1 st graders) meets in the lower level. Children are dismissed as a group following the Children s Message in the morning service. Christian Education Hour ~ 11 AM 12 PM (September ~ May) Sunday School (Preschool ~ Grade 8) meets in lower level classrooms. Catechism (Grades 9 ~ 12) meets in the lower level classrooms. Adult Sunday School meets in the Youth Room, main level. Fellowship ~ Tuesday Night Connection (September ~ April): 1 st and 3 rd Tuesday evenings at 7 PM with various youth and adult activities. Worship Aids ~ Tape Ministry: The Tape Ministry Table provides audio/video tapes of all services, main lobby. Assistive-Listening Devices, Large Print Bibles, and Orders of Worship are available in main lobby. **Our ushers or greeters will gladly assist you with any questions or if you need direction**