First Reformed Church Morning Worship * 9:30 a.m. * October 14, 2018 Pastor Jason Elam

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1 First Reformed Church Morning Worship * 9:30 a.m. * October 14, 2018 Pastor Jason Elam Prelude.. Going Home. Praise Team Welcome THE APPROACH TO GOD *Call to Worship *Hymns of Praise O Praise The Name Lord, I Lift Your Name on High *Worship Prayer Children s Message.. Lisa Foster (3 yr. olds thru 1 st grade dismissed for Children in Worship Activities- Legacy Addition basement! Pick up children after worship in basement by the elevator in the Gathering Place) Announcements Congregational/Offertory Prayer Offertory Mighty to Save THE WORD OF GOD Scripture. Ephesians 3(pg.953) Message... For This Cause Pastor Jason Elam THE RESPONSE TO GOD *Closing Hymn He Knows My Name *Benediction *Response.. Jesus Draw Me Close POSTLUDE.Praise Team *Indicates standing if able *CCLI License # *There will be a time of coffee and fellowship after the service this morning in the Gathering Place fellowship hall. *We Livestream all our services at to watch online. We want to extend a warm welcome to Pastor Jason Elam and his wife Stephanie who have served at the Gray Hawk Reformed Church for 12 years. They have three children Jenna, Luke, and Kara. Along with being a Pastor, Jason also serves as the Youth Coordinator at Grace Covenant Ministries in Jackson County. October 14, :30 AM First Reformed Church, Sully Iowa Pastor Jason Elam

2 New Membership Classes will now be held on Sunday, October 21 & 28 after the morning worship service. Pastor Wayne will be leading these classes. If you would like to know more about FRC and what it means to be a member in the Reformed Church, please join us in Pastor Wayne s office. The Old Blue Chair Sign Painting Class, Thursday, October 25 at 6:30 pm held in The Gathering Place, First Reformed Church (Class is limited to 25 people) Deadline to sign up is Thursday, October 18 Join us for an evening of food, fellowship and art! You don t need to be an artist to participate in this event. There are many designs to choose from even Christmas designs. To sign up at (go to Facebook and search Old Blue Chair). There will be a Women of Purpose Private Event. You choose your design, pre-pay and sign up all on this sight. This is a non-refundable event but you will be able to use your $$$ at the Old Blue Chair in Leighton at an open class. If you have any questions or you are not a Facebook user, please contact Pam Vander Beek at or Carna De Jong at ADDRESS CHANGES FOR OUR CHURCH DIRECTORY SUBMIT BY NO- VEMBER 11. Please submit your address & telephone changes needed for the new church directory. You can fill out online at -directory-update/ or call or the church office at or frcsully@netins.net. We will be putting in addresses as well. If you would like your address listed, please let us know! GIVING AT CHURCH has a completely new look to it! You can Securely Give Online now Your information is held securely by an SSL encrypted connection. This information will remain private and will never be given away to third parties, other than to process your scheduled contributions. North Parking Lot update: The north parking lot construction will begin Monday, October 15. Please make sure to park on the south side of the church or along the street during this time. PHASE 2 Pictures: The pictures of the renovation plans are on the church website under the Resources tab at the top of the page. phase-2-sanctuary-remodel/ In case of inclement winter weather the decision to cancel services will be made by 7:30 a.m. for the morning service and 3 p.m. for the evening service. Church meetings will be cancelled if the Lynnville-Sully School cancels classes or is dismissed early for bad weather. Cancellations will be announced on KGRN, KCCI, WHO TV and through our FRC list and now TEXT ALERTS! SIGN UP for TEXT ALERTS on our website at sullyfrc.org on the home page at the bottom of the page. You will then be notified by a text when services are cancelled! Your children can be picked up at 11:30 a.m. each Sunday. An offering will be collected each Sunday. This is a great way to teach kids how to tithe. All kids in Children in Worship downstairs will be led to opening exercises. Beginner Department - 3 year old Kindergarten Lynn Dunsbergen & Cayla Wichhart Opening exercises east side of basement room #8 & 9 3 year olds Room #9 (Little Lambs) - Hands on Bible Teach as Jesus Taught Teachers: Amy Harthoorn & Suzanne Rozendaal Marlene Rozendaal & Lisa Dunsbergen 4 year olds Room #7 (Zacchaeus Treehouse) Hands on Bible Teach as Jesus Taught Teachers: Annette Zimmerman & Kara Warrick, Monica Nikkel & Elaine Droppert Pre Kindergarten Children in worship area Room #10 (Builders) Scripture Press: We See God s Care; We Can Care for Others; We Can Show Thanks Teachers: Cayla Wichhart, Steph Young, Ryanne Jansen & Cathryn Dunsbergen Primary Department 1st 4th Grade Primary Department Dawn Schechinger & Monica Nikkel - Opening Exercises Rm. #6- West side- Kid Connection: Hands & Feet for Creation; Boredom; Is Your Camel Clean 1 st Grade Room # 4 (Lion s Den) Teachers: Carrie Mortvedt & Dawn Schechinger 2 nd Grade Room #3 (Commandment Center) Teachers: Joni Collins & Julie Van Wyk 3 rd & 4 th Grade- Room #1 (Creation Station) Teachers: Verlan Brand & Julie Van Manen Middle School 5th 8th grade ChyAnne & Dylann Huyser (The Lighthouse -opening exercises upstairs above wing) 5 th & 6 th Grade The Lighthouse Scripture Press: God Makes a World; Sin Enters the World; The Flood & Tower Teachers: Nick De Penning, Mel Vos & Tim Vanden Hoek 7 th & 8 th Grade The Lighthouse Dive: What is Being a Christian All About; What s with All the Rules Teachers: Bob Scandridge High School 9th 12th grade 9 th & 10 th Grade The Well (west side of basement) Teacher: Kurt Harthoorn Heidelberg Catechism 11 th & 12 th Grade The Well (east side of basement) Teachers: Ryan Mortvedt - Bible In Life ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES Adult Sunday school Sunday School Guide Julie Van Manen s office Mary Ann Van Maaren, Tammy Sneller, Ryk De Goey, Gary Van Genderen & Bruce Dunsbergen Adult Sunday school meet in the Legacy Center Daniel: Spiritual Living in a Secular World Gary Van Genderen, Ervin Arkema, Jennifer Kramer & Chad Fikse Sunday Evening Youth Groups IMPACT Youth (6th 8th grade) - meet at 4:59 pm Jeff Knouse, Denny & Donna Liekweg, Caden Dunsbergen & Hailey Scandridge Faithwalkers (9th-12th grade) - meet at 6:27 pm Jeff & Alison Knouse, Brent & Sandy De Jong & Cale & Kendra Van Wyk Wednesday Night Small Groups 6th 8th Grade 6:15 pm in the Well Nick De Penning 9th 12th Grade 6:45 pm in the Lighthouse Gerald Droppert

3 IMPACT Youth (6th 8th grade) October 14, 4:59pm ABC Scavenger Hunt October 21, 4:59 pm Bad Bowling October 28, 6:00 pm Anchor Service Faithwalkers (9th 12th grade) October 14, 6:27 pm Eating Contest October 21, 6:27 pm Trick or Treat October 28, 6:00 pm Anchor Service FAMILY NIGHT IS IN NEED OF HELP Donations needed: Please drop off in the Legacy Kitchen Hamburger Peanut butter #10(large) cans of green beans #10(large) cans of peaches #10(large) cans of mandarin oranges Butter Ice Cream (vanilla) Mini Marshmallows White corn syrup Boxes of Corn Flakes Cream of chicken soup (lg. can) Walmart or Fareway gift cards WEDNESDAY NIGHT SMALL GROUPS 6:15 pm Junior High Small Group (6th 8th grade) meet in the Children In Worship area. 6:45 pm High School Small Group (9th 12th grade) meet in the Lighthouse. Wednesday evenings We begin serving at 5:30 during the school year. Meals for the month of October: Walking tacos, peach salad & ice cream sundae. We will be doing trunk or treat here in the church parking lot, Tuesday, October 30 from 6 8 pm. Please sign up if you would like to decorate your trunk and hand out candy. If you cannot hand out candy and would like to participate in some way, drop off candy in the church office. This will be a fun time to show the community some love. Sign-up by ing the church office at frcsully@netins.net Church Family Deloris McKeag underwent surgery Wednesday, October 3 to remove part of her colon. She is getting along well. We will know more about test results next Tuesday when she is scheduled to have an appointment with the surgeon. Thanks for the many prayers! Paul Hackert is now at home with a Home Hospice nurse. Paul has a caring bridge site with updates that can be found at paulhackert Christian Sympathy We would like to extend our Christian sympathy to Justin & Jayme Deal and family in the death of Justin's father Bill Deal, age 62, of Rockwell City who passed away on Friday October 5, A Celebration of Life service was held on Friday October 12, 2018 at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. BABY BLESSING BASKET: A baby blessing basket will be out in the Gathering Place for our newest little one, Risa Melianna, daughter of Pavlos & Meggan Vasileiadis. This basket will be set out in April 2019 when the whole family will be here visiting for a few months. Thank you for the prayers, cards, well wishes and flowers in the event of my Dad s passing. It s great to be a part of a church family that surrounds us with their love and support. Gerald & Elaine Droppert Our World Wide Communion Day offering was in the amount of $3,112. This was divided 1/3 to each of the following: Talking Bibles, The Zagamis and STARS After school Program. Thank you for your faithful giving. EVENING WORSHIP SERVICE TONIGHT AT 6:00 pm in the Gathering Place with Bob Hammann Scripture: Revelation 16:10-21 Message: Super Bowls II

4 Weekly Calendar at Sully 1 st Reformed for the week of October 14 21, 2018 DATE SIDE AISLE CENTER AISLE WING October 14 October 21 Lisa Dunsbergen Lorie Van Soelen Mehkayla Miller Corey Kramer Jacob Van Manen Joel Van Wyk Don Nunnikhoven Dwayne Maasdam Tyler Jansen Brett Vanden Hoek Kevin Terlouw Scott Rolffs Jeremy Vander Molen Nathan Young Jeff Vander Molen Ken Van Soelen October 14 October 21 Parents: Cole & Shelly Vos Storyteller: Marlis Van Zante Leader: Shawna Maasdam INFANT & TODDLER NURSERY CHILDREN IN WORSHIP Monica Nikkel Trisha Vander Molen Elana Newell Corrina Rozendaal Josh Rozendaal LIVE STREAM Ross Van Wyk Parents: Doug Maasdam Storyteller: Gerald Droppert Leader: Shawna Maasdam Gale Horman PROJECTION Kaylee Maasdam Nick & Hannah De Penning WELCOME CENTER Nick & Hannah De Penning Warren & Alma Terpstra Felix & Tia Torres Greeter Legacy North Pastor Wayne & Tammy Sneller Greeter Legacy South Carlene Van Der Pol Jennifer Torres Greeter South Main Gary & Dorothy Van Genderen Tony & Deana Torres Greeter Wing Maury & Stacie Van Der Wilt NURSERY INFORMATION: Please contact Hollie Nunnikhoven at sullyfrcnursery@gmail.com if you would be willing to help out with this ministry! Nursery alert pagers are available in the nursery at check-in! A nursery is provided from birth to age 3. Our nurseries are located right next to the Welcome Center located on the south east corner of the new addition. Children in Worship Activities 3 year old 1st grade are dismissed during the service and meets downstairs (stairway in the Gathering Place by the elevator) *Guests please stop by the Welcome table to find out more about First Reformed Church! *The AED Defibrillator is located in the church office on the 2 nd shelf on east wall Sunday October 14 Monday October 15 Tuesday October 16 Wednesday October 17 Thursday October 18 Friday October 19 Saturday October 20 Sunday October 21 9:30 am Morning Worship - Pastor Jason Elam, Gray Hawk Reformed Church, Kentucky 10:45 am Sunday School for All ages 6:00 pm Evening Worship Bob Hammann 4:59 pm IMPACT Youth (6th 8th grade) in the Well 6:27 pm Faithwalker Youth 9th 12th grade) in the Well 6:00 pm Cub Scouts in The Well 6:30 pm The Holy Spirit An Introduction Bible Study in the Gathering Place Jamie Dunsbergen 5:45 am Promise Keepers Bible Study 3:30 5:30 pm STARS Afterschool Program. 5:30 pm Wednesday night meals for 6th 12th grade 6:15 pm Junior High Small Group (6th 8th grade) meet in the Children In Worship area. 6:45 pm High School Small Group (9th 12th grade) meet in the Lighthouse. 6:30 pm Elder s Meeting. Anyone wishing to confess Jesus Christ as his or her Lord and Savior is invited to come to this meeting. Those desiring baptism or would like to transfer their membership to FRC, please contact Pastor Wayne before the meeting. 6:45 pm Deacon s Meeting. 7:30 pm Consistory Meeting. Refreshments: Kurt Harthoorn 9:00 am The Holy Spirit An Introduction Bible Study in the Legacy Center Myra Rozendaal 7:30 am Prayer Breakfast 9th 12th grade In the Gathering Place. Donuts, milk and prayer! 9:30 am Morning Worship - Laity Sunday 10:45 am Sunday School for All ages 5:30 pm Young Couples Bible Study meet in the Lighthouse and Joel & Liz Harthoorn s group meets at their home. Child care is provided. 6:00 pm Evening Worship Pastor Wayne Sneller 4:59 pm IMPACT Youth (6th 8th grade) in the Well 6:27 pm Faithwalker Youth 9th 12th grade) in the Well

5 CONSISTORY Rev. Wayne Sneller, President ELDERS DEACONS Ervin Arkema (18) Nick Harthoorn (18) Bob Scandridge (18) Jeremy Rozendaal (18) Melvin Van Genderen (18) Rusty Van Wyk (18) Kurt Harthoorn (19) Dan Dykema (19) Chuck Johnson (19) Kendall Jansen (19) Jeff Van Wyk (19) Rod Rozendaal (19) Gerald Droppert (20) Andy Dunsbergen (20) Dennis Dunsbergen (20) Duane Van Rees (20) Mark Scholten (20) Cole Vos (20) OFFICERS OF CONSISTORY Vice President Ervin Arkema (18) Clerk Kurt Harthoorn (19) Deacon Chairman Rusty Van Wyk (18) Deacon Secretary Nick Harthoorn (18) General/Maintenance Fund Treasurer Kendall Jansen (19) Ass t General Fund Treasurer Duane Van Rees (20) Mission Fund Treasurer Jeremy Rozendaal (18) Ass t Mission Fund Treasurer Dan Dykema (19) Youth & Education Director Jeff Knouse Children s Ministry Director Julie Van Manen COMMITTEE CHAIR PERSONS AND CONTACT PERSONS Church Office or frcsully@netins.net Secretaries Deb Van Kooten & Deb Van Wyk Bookkeeper Sharla Van Wyk Custodian Rod Zuidema STARS Coordinator Julie Van Manen Newsletter Editor church office frcsully@netins.net Christian Education Gerald Droppert Calendar Activities Church office Worship Committee Pastor Wayne Sneller Secretary/Custodial Ervin Arkema Greeters/Ushers Bob Scandridge Pulpit Supply Ervin Arkema Sound System Donavon De Penning Van Committee Kendall Jansen Women with Purpose Elaine Scholten Church Nursery Hollie Nunnikhoven Food Committee Bruce & Lynn Dunsbergen 1st & 3 rd Sunday Custodian Donavon De Penning Coffee Time Committee- Beryl & Velda Dunsbergen Kidz Movie Nite Lynn Dunsbergen Buildings & Grounds Rod Rozendaal Website Updates Church office Welcome Committee Chuck Johnson Request Shut-in Communion Rod Zuidema Music Committee Dennis Dunsbergen Service Committee Deb Johnson Legacy Kitchen Shirley Dunsbergen The Well Kitchen Barb Jansen The Well Kitchen Rental Chairman Lynn Dunsbergen Fellowship Kurt Harthoorn Power Point Projection Teryl Ver Ploeg Audio/Visual Josh Rozendaal Hospital Equipment Ralph Van Wyk Route 45 Justine Wyma