May 3, 2015 MORNING WORSHIP 9:30 AM. God Calls Us to Worship. God Renews Us By Grace

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1 May 3, 2015 MORNING WORSHIP 9:30 AM God Calls Us to Worship Prelude *Welcome and God s Greeting *Song of Worship: #306:1,2,4 (WC) Standing on the Promises The Sacrament of Baptism: *Songs of Worship: God Renews Us By Grace Caleb Ryan Vander Naald How Deep the Father s Love for Us O Church Arise (children ages 3 - Kindergarten are dismissed for Children s Church) Offertory Offering: Timothy Christian School/Faith Promise Missionaries God Speaks to Us Through His Word Scripture: Joshua 24:14-15 (p. 231) Sermon: WHO IS HE? #13: THE MISSION OF FAITH CHURCH AND YOU God Blesses Us to Bless Others *Song of Response: #479:1-4 (PH) *Benediction *Doxology: #946:1,3 (LH) Postlude I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord Go, My Children, with My Blessing LEADING US IN WORSHIP Worship Leaders: Sermon: Organ: Piano: Violin: Guitars: Bass Guitar: *Please stand if you are able Pastors Lanser and Schuringa Pastor Greg Schuringa Donna Erdman Jan Slinkman Kristen Voss Matt Bulthuis, Mike Printz Cassidy Bulthuis (PH-Psalter Hymnal; WC-Worshiping Church)

2 EVENING SERVICE 6:00 PM We Enter His Presence Prelude *Welcome and God s Greeting *Song of Praise: #37 (PH) *Profession of Faith: *Song of Worship: Offertory Offering: Amid the Thronging Worshippers Apostles Creed (p. 3 in the back of the PH) Closer Faith Shoebox Ministry We Listen Song of Preparation: #762 (LH) Ancient Words Scripture: Romans 6:15-23 (p. 1117) Sermon: ROMANS: OUR JOURNEY OF FAITH: EVERYBODY S GOTTA SERVE SOMEBODY We Are Sent to Serve *Song of Response: #560:1-3 (WC) Benediction *Doxology: #560:4-5 Postlude May the Mind of Christ My Savior May the Mind of Christ My Savior LEADING US IN WORSHIP Worship Leader: Sermon: Piano: *Please stand if you are able Pastor Greg Schuringa Pastor Matthew Lanser Jan Slinkman (PH-Psalter Hymnal; WC-Worshiping Church)

3 WORSHIP AT FAITH In morning worship we look forward to the baptism of one of our covenant children, and the reminder and assurance God brings us in baptism of His love and grace. In the message we will ask ourselves where each one of us fits into the mission of Faith CRC. This evening our Journey of Faith continues with Romans 6:15-23 and the message that everybody s gotta serve somebody. UPCOMING WORSHIP HIGHLIGHTS Thursday, May 7, 7:00 PM: National Day of Service May 17: Ascension Day Sunday May 24: Pentecost Sunday May 24, 6:00 PM: Memorial Day Hymn Sing with Burt Kettinger and message from Rev. Mac Wiener PRAYER & PRAISE After the morning service, if you have prayer needs, please visit room 1 on the north side of the sanctuary. Bill Bolt is at Oakbrook Care for continued rehab. Grace Bolt is at Providence Healthcare for rehab. Jim Decker returned home from the hospital last Monday. He s been gradually regaining strength, but asks for prayers for continued recovery and encouragement. Ken Van Byssum, Jr., has had a recurrence of cancer. Pray for Ken & Jan as they consider treatment options. Jerry Wieringa had knee replacement last Thursday. Pray for a good recovery for Jerry as he looks toward a time of rehab and regaining strength. Remember to pray for those who are unable to join us in worship. Today we think of Marian Boersema who lives in Providence Healthcare. At a recent meeting, the elders received and accepted a request from Calvin Engel to release his membership so he can affiliate with St. John s Lutheran church in Wheaton. Also, the elders received and accepted a request from Dennis & Diana De Groot to transfer their membership to Trinity CRC in Grandville, MI. May God bless them in their new church homes. Thanks to all of the volunteers who helped with P.A.D.S. this season. We provided shelter for approximately 360 people and served about 720 meals to the homeless in DuPage County. Your continued support of this ministry makes this all possible. We would like to express our thanks to our pastors, district elder, children's church and the congregation for your prayers, calls, cards and visits for our daughter Mackenzie's recent injury, surgery and recovery. Mackenzie enjoyed the Christian acts of love during this time and looked forward to checking the mail daily. We are thankful she is healing well and that the pins will be removed in a couple of weeks. Scott & Jean Gehrke Matt & Stephanie Huizinga & family have moved to a new home. Please update their address in your directory to 111 W. Rand Rd., Villa Park, IL

4 OFFERINGS Today: AM: Timothy Christian School/Faith Promise Missionaries. PM: Shoebox Ministry. May 10: AM: World Renew. PM: Faith Education Fund. May 17: AM: Faith General Fund. PM: Calvin Seminary. May 24: AM: Chicago Christian Counseling Center. PM: Ebenezer CRC. May 31: AM: Timothy Christian School. PM: Elmhurst Walk-in Ministry. ANNOUNCEMENTS Faith CRC s Annual Congregational Meeting will be held this morning after the morning worship service. All professing members are encouraged to attend. Information regarding this meeting is in your mailbox today. The purpose of this meeting will be: 1) To seek congregational endorsement of Council s budget for the June 2015-May 2016 fiscal year. The budget is a covenant commitment made by our members to support our church s mission and operating expenses. Council encourages both faithful service and giving in recognition that God is the Great Giver who has given the life of His Son for our salvation. 2) To elect new elders and deacons to serve on our Council. Five elders need to be elected to replace five retiring elders. The nominees for the office of Elder are Matt Bulthuis, Pete Holtrop, Ray Middel, Ron Tazelaar, Brent Van Dyk, and Rich Vroom. For the election of elders, Council is asking the congregation for the endorsement of the six nominees. The nominees for the office of Deacon are Cal Boonstra, Paul Boonstra, Al De Los Santos, Peter Groenewold, Jon Kinnas, Chris Slinkman, Mike Speelman, Darrell Stodola, and Matt Tazelaar. Council is asking the congregation to vote for five of these deacon nominees to replace five retiring deacons. The congregation is encouraged to complete proxy ballots if they cannot attend the meeting. Proxy ballots need to be signed by the voting member and be turned in by the start of the meeting to be considered valid. Please pray that our meeting along with the commitments and decisions made will be in accordance with God s will for our church. Congratulations to the Faith Cadets for winning the Henry Voss Memorial Trophy for First Place at the Chicago West Council's Competition Day on April 18. Also congratulations to the following Faith Cadets who won trophies for "Outstanding Cadet": 4th Grade - 1st Place - Tyson Baron, 2nd Place - Noah Laslow; 5th Grade - 2nd Place - Ryan David; 7th Grade - 1st Place - Carson Hooker; 8th Grade - 1st Place - Ben Tobin. Do you care about people? Do you have a desire to pass on to others the love and care that God has shown to you? Do you want to learn to know yourself better? If you answered yes to these then the Stephen Series is for you. Join us Sunday, May 17, after morning worship in the Choir room and explore what this exciting ministry is all about. Contact Stephen Leader, Grace Harbaugh, , or Dorothy Vanerka, , if you have any questions. Service opportunity for Faith Church! The Evangelism Committee has received a request from the United Community Concerns Association to assist their clients with donations of toothpaste and dental hygiene products (floss, mouthwash, denture tablets and toothbrushes are welcome) to be distributed at the Mobile Food Pantry. There will be a box marked UCCA in the Fellowship Hall from April 19 - May 10 for your donations.

5 VBS dates are June Sign-ups have begun and kids are coming! We still need volunteers. Please see Kelly or sign-up in the narthex if you can help! You can register your kids at our website, SpringFest will be on May 30 and we need gifts and volunteers to make this day a success! There will be a sign up for Volunteers today in the Fellowship Hall. We also need gifts for our Auction. Whether you have physical gifts (a summer home to share for a weekend, a classic car to let someone borrow for a few days, tickets to fun sporting events) or God-given gifts we could use your generosity! Are you good at organizing? Donate 2 hours to help someone who struggles in that area. Do you like to cook? Host a dinner party for some guests. Are you old enough to babysit? Let a lucky couple get out for a few hours! Do you enjoy gardening? Offer to help someone plant their garden! The options are limitless! All of these talents/interests/gifts can be auctioned off at the Silent Auction to help Faith reach our financial obligation for the Timothy Fund. God has given us all special talents and gifts... how can you use your gift to bless others and help our Timothy Fund? Call Jen David, , to donate. Elim Christian Services is participating in a Military Kit Drive. Just like the HOPE Pack activity, this drive serves two people with one gift! Through a gift of $30, you will equip adults with disabilities who work at the workshops in Palos Heights and Orland Park the means to fill and assemble care packs containing snacks and other items for our U.S. Armed Forces. The packs are then shipped to the USO for distribution. The Military Kit Drive runs from May 3 to 17, so the packs can arrive by Memorial Day, You can mail your check directly to Elim, S. Central Avenue, Palos Heights, IL before May 17 and indicate Military Kit Drive on the check. Let s remember our military this Memorial Day by sending an Elim Military Kit! Faith CRC on Facebook and Twitter - Help expand our church s online presence: like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, review our church on Facebook too. In all of these ways our reach will grow so we can share the message of Jesus with even more people. TODAY The Congregational Meeting will be in the sanctuary following the morning service. Sunday School & Catechism summer break begins. The Sermon Discussion Group will not meet. The Gathering will meet at 7:15 PM. All current 8 th graders are invited to come check us out! This is our last meeting for this school year. MONDAY, MAY 4 The Executive Committee will meet at 6:30 PM. The Deacons will meet at 6:30 PM. The New Council will meet at 7:00 PM to nominate new Council officers. The Elders will meet after the brief Council meeting. TUESDAY, MAY 5 Senior Bible Study will meet at 1:15 PM. We ll be reading and discussing the article Four Questions about Heaven for our last study this year. You can pick up a copy of the article and discussion questions from the information desk in the narthex.

6 WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 Men s Group will meet from 7:00 8:00 AM. Bible Study Fellowship will meet at 9:15 AM. Cadets & Jr. Cadets should be at church at 6:30 PM. We will be going to Saratoga Grove for a sing-a-long and pizza party. We will be back at church at 8:30 PM. Men s Bible Study will meet at 7:15 PM at the house. THURSDAY, MAY 7 National Day of Service at 7:00 PM. FRIDAY, MAY 8 Men s Bible Study will meet at 6:30 AM. The Faith Flower Extravaganza Sale will from be held from 10:00 AM 5:00 PM. Flats of annuals, vegetables and for that perfect Mother s Day gift hanging baskets and patio planters will be available! Proceeds will go towards the Timothy Tuition Assistance Fund. Want to help? Please contact Al Tobin or Randy Heerdt. Asylum will meet from 7:00 9:00 PM at the house south of church. All current 5 th graders are invited to join us for our last meeting for this school year. SATURDAY, MAY 9 The Faith Flower Extravaganza Sale continues from 8:00 AM 4:00 PM. YOUTH NEWS 5/15 The Cadet Father/Son Campout is May This is for all Fathers & Sons of all ages. Save the date! More information to follow. SERVING FAITH CHURCH Welcome Center: Pete Holtrop Next Week: Jack Vos Greeters: Jim & Janell Allen, Scott & Liz Boonstra Saratoga Driver: Ken Teune Next Week: Ron Tazelaar Kitchen: Spencer & Rebecca Anderson, Al & Karen De Los Santos Next Week: Scott & Janna Piersma, Gary & Lisa Vander Naald Kitchen Servers: Evelyn Bertini, Barb Vroom Next Week: Jerry & Pearl Dykstra Library: Kathleen Glaubke, Laurie Wieringa Next Week: Jeri Cook, Betty Klaassens Audio Visual: Sue Folkerts, Ryan Swanson, Matt Huizinga Next Week: Steve David, Chris Kakabeeke, Charles Hooker Infant Nursery: Sharon Rozendal, Trudy Voss, Heidi Huiner, Megan Middel Next Week: Nicole Huizinga, Cindy Vander Naald Sydney Bulthuis, Emily De Boer Toddler Nursery: Kathy Miedema, Allison Sowers, Sam David, Carson Hooker Next Week: Lauren Lindemulder, Ashley Van Byssum Carli Allen, Ernie Monaco PM Nursery: Bethany Voss, Carter Bulthuis Next Week: Sarah Schuringa, Grace Veenstra