First Reformed Church

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1 First Reformed Church 101 N. Main / PO Box 418 Platte, SD (605) Office Hours: Tuesday Friday 8:00 am 3:00 pm platreformed@midstatesd.net Website: plattefrc.com Pastor Randy Blumer & Pastor Mike De Jager Our Vision Here at First Reformed we desire to be a Nurturing Family where we actively reflect Christ s Love and Build Trusting Relationships.

2 Order of Worship Sunday, July 23, :00 AM Pastor Randy Blumer Welcome to all who have joined us today in the house of our Lord. We are glad to have you with us on this Day! Welcome/ Announcements *Greeting *Call to Worship *Praise and Worship Congregational Prayer Offering *Doxology Scripture: 2 Peter 1:1-11 Message: Living Life in Deceptive Times: Know Who You Are Hymn: Wonderful, Merciful Savior *Benediction *Closing Hymn: # 2 Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing *Please stand as you are able.

3 Opportunities for Worship and Service this week Sunday, July 23 rd 10:00a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Fellowship Time Greeters: East door Ron Evans, West door Todd & Traci VanZee, Center door- Kurt & Lorrinda Antonsen Welcomers: East door Mike Schoenrock, West door Tom Tatum Worship Nursery: Joel & Jenny Dykstra and Deb VanZee Pager: Jackie Sprik Ushers: East- Jack Pranger, Cory Weins West- Don Brondsema, Scott Rougemont Worship Leader: Carla Sybesma, Organist: Pat Lewis, Media: Martha Patzlaff Coffee Set-Up: Jackie Sprik Coffee & Cookie Servers: Paul & Judy Baas and Darlene Iedema Plant Waterer: April and Judy Veurink Activities for the week Monday: 7pm Hospitality and Outreach Team Meeting Wednesday: 7pm Search Team Meeting Opportunities for Worship and Service next week Sunday, July 30 10:00a.m. Worship 11:00 a.m. Fellowship Time Greeters: East door Vance & Wanda Qualm, West door - Ken & Lori Lucas, Center door- Dale Munger Welcomers: East door Mike Schoenrock, West door Tom Tatum Worship Nursery: Dave & Mary Meyerink and Blake Bultsma Ushers: East- Jack Pranger, Cory Weins West- Don Brondsema, Scott Rougemont Worship Leader: Duane Strand, Organist: Gloria VanZee, Media: Sam Chance Coffee Set-Up: Jackie Sprik Coffee & Cookie Servers: Jason & Mindi Veurink/Brett & Tiffany Maydew Plant Waterer: Bobbi Plooster

4 Praises and Concerns Those dealing with health issues: Linda Bouwman (Michelle Mount s mother), Donna Kenobbie, Cindy Gustafson, Hayden Heisel, Dorothy Petrik, Clara Knutson, Dwight Knutson, Dick Dyk, Zoey Kress, Jennifer Tegethoff, Austin Bultsma, Ed Oster, Tennyson Erickson, Lanford DeKam, Allen Polly, Justine Keegel, Doug Beltman, Leanne Bultsma, Sheryl Brondesma, Les Strand, Randy Dyk, Jeanive Solheim, Suzanne Schoenrock, and Arlene Fiskus. Those who can t always be with us or are in Nursing and Assisted Living Homes: Jennie Hubers, Richard Postma, Delores Anderson, Anna Vanderheiden, Florence Westra, Jim Wesseling, Vera Nelson, Lyle DeHaan, Bettye Mason, Dwight DeJong, Altha Vander Wey Pray for our servicemen Cody Schoenrock, Caleb Camper, and Christine Harrington. Please be in prayer for the missions and missionaries we support: Focus on the Family s Option Ultrasound provides grants to qualifying pregnancy clinics. When women considering an abortion can see their baby, hear the tiny heart beating and receive counseling, 54% decide to choose life. Inspiration Hills retreat and camp in NW Iowa, and JP & Katy Sundararajan and family with Audio Scripture Ministries in India Thank you! To First Reformed Church, Thank you so much for the cash donation. I really appreciate it and it will help me so much with medical and living expenses. I will still need your prayers!! Thanks again, Randy Dyk PRAY FOR THOSE AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH: Don t forget to pray for the young people along with Pastor Mike and Randal Brumbaugh as they are in Estes Park, CO for Rocky Mountain High. They will be returning this Wednesday! Please pray for a great time of spiritual growth and a great time with each other! To celebrate Donna Kenobbie s 80 th birthday, an Open House will be held at her home from 1:00 4:00pm today. You are invited to come and celebrate with Donna on her special day!

5 Thank you all for your support throughout his illness and following the loss of Mark s Dad, Harvey. Your thoughts and prayers continue to be a great comfort to us during this difficult time. Mark, Michelle, Meghan & Mason Mount Announcements and News within Our Church Reaching our Goal: After receiving congregational input at the June 25 th congregational meeting the Consistory decided to wait until financial commitments reach our $575,000 goal before proceeding with the decisionmaking process. Thank you for your support and prayers. Children s Busy Bags: These fun bags will be available throughout the summer again! They are filled with tons of things for your child to play with during the church service. After the service please place them in the empty tote at either entrance so we can prepare them for the following week. Enjoy the Busy Bags! Children s Worship Bulletins: There are Children s Worship Bulletins available for our children who are in church. They usually correspond to the pastor s sermon each week and are full of games and activities to help teach kids on their level. The bulletins are in the East and West entryways. Prayer Chain: If you do not currently receive prayer chain calls and would like to, please contact the church office to add your name. You can also change how you receive them: at your home phone, cell phone, or by . Devotionals: We all know how important it is to spend at least 15 minutes a day with our Lord. If you need a devotional to help you with that we have several available for you: Words of Hope, Our Daily Bread, The Upper Room and Keys for Kids. Please take one and connect with God everyday! FRC Website: If you haven't done so already, check out the First Reformed Church website at plattefrc.com. You can listen to past sermons and Sunday School classes, read the bulletin, learn about the missions we support, view the church calendar, and much more!

6 Announcements and News outside our Church Today we will host a VBS day camp with the Lake Andes Sunday School. We will bring the kids into the camp facilities, tell them about Jesus, play games, do crafts, sing songs, and love them. We are looking for volunteers (teens to adult) to help with crowd control, if anyone is interested! August 6 is the open house for the camp from 12-2pm. Brats will be served for lunch with a free will donation. 1:00pm will be a dedication service for the camp and new chapel being built. August 7-11 is the first large camp. Child Evangelism Fellowship is coming in to do the week-long camp. Kids can come for the day or they can do an overnight camp. $75 if you want to come just for the 5 days, or $100 if you want to stay overnight at New Hope. Bible lessons, scripture memory, swimming, crafts, games. New Hope also wants to extend the invitation to anyone who would like to check out the facilities. Contact a board member, and we d love to show you the place. Board members for the camp are Ivory Ries, Kelly Varilek, Cindy Lucas, Kevin Severson, Daniel Daum, Gus Craven, Joel Davis. Feel free to contact any of us if you have questions. There will be a group going to Guatemala with Living Water Teaching for the Shoe Box Distribution December If you are Interested at all or have any questions please contact Renae Timmermans by August 1 Trinity Lutheran Church presents Vacation Bible School 2017 Mega Sports Camp: Conquer the Day is July :00-8:30 p.m. Welcome to Ages 4 (as of Jan. 1, 2017) - Completed 5th Grade. Registration Forms are available on Trinity s narthex table and need to be returned to the basket there as soon as possible. We are planning five nights of Christ-centered fun with Bible study, songs, games, and worship. Contact: Alisha ( ), Meredith ( ) or Traci ( ) Mark Your Calendars: Rocky Mountain High Retreat July 22 nd -26 th Women s Fall Conference in Springfield, SD Oct. 7 th Leadership Summit: Mitchell & Sioux Falls, SD August th

7 New Hope Christian Camp & Retreat Center New Hope Christian Camp and Retreat Center 1. A new ministry 3 miles south of Platte. Camp for kids, retreat center for adults. 2. A camp that exists to glorify God, a living testimony of God s redemptive power. 3. New Hope wants to be a place of refuge, where people of all ages can meet Jesus, experience his redeeming love, grow closer to Him, and build relationships through worship, renewal, and fellowship. 4. Full sized gym, 4 bedrooms with 40 bunk beds, a full kitchen upstairs, 40 acres total. Plans for future of camp: baseball field, volleyball, paint ball, high ropes course, extra camp sites and cabins, converting garage spaces into more cabins, a lake? In the past 7 months the board of directors has: 1. Started the clean up process for the property Painted, cleaned inside and out, finished bathrooms, laid carpet, built bunks, made another upstairs exit, started building outdoor chapel 2. Recruited people for work days and projects 3. Started making bylaws, a new website, and contacts for possible summer programs What has already happened at camp: 1.Work days that have helped turn New Hope into a camp. 2. Our first camp! God of the Universe Rocket Camp Had 27 kids assemble and shoot off rockets. Shared the gospel through God s creation and science. What is going to happen: 1.July 23 VBS day camp with the Lake Andes Sunday School. A day to bring the kids into the camp facilities, tell them about Jesus, play games, do crafts, sing songs, and love them. --- Looking for volunteers (teens) to help with crowd control, if anyone is interested! 2.August 6 is our open house from 12-2pm. Serving brats for lunch with a free will donation. 1:00pm will be a dedication service for the camp and new chapel being built. 3.August 7-11 is our first large camp. CEF is coming in to do the week long camp. Kids can come for the day or they can do an overnight camp. $75 if you want to come just for the 5 days, or $100 if you want to stay overnight at New Hope. Bible lessons, scripture memory, swimming, crafts, games. How we want to partner with you: 1. We want you, your children, and your excitement for this new ministry so close to home! 2. To spread the word about New Hope. We are excited to get things started this year, even though we re not doing any of our own programming this year. 3. Volunteers for upcoming events and work days. 4. Prayer for the ministry: for volunteers, board members, churches involved, community members, for the kids that will come into the facility, and for the future of the camp to be in God s hands New Hope also wants to extend the invitation to anyone that would like to check out the facilities. Contact me or another board member and we d love to show you the place. Open for anyone that would like to rent the facilities: family reunions, Christmas parties, work meetings.