Growing in Discipleship Transformed for Ministry September 7, 2014 Sunday Worship 10:00 AM & 5:00 PM Welcome to Calvin Church In Worship: Our worship proceeds unannounced and follows the printed liturgy. The Chancel banner expresses the Christian belief that in one God there are three divine persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The color green represents the growing and liturgical season. The flowers today are in memory of my donor Emily, age 13, and in gratitude to her family for giving me this opportunity to live. We praise God for this year of healing and strength. Judy and Dan Bode Large print resources are available at the information desk. Our facility is equipped with the Loop hearing system. For Children: Ages 0-2: Infant and toddler nurseries are available. Preschool: The Little Children (TLC) gathers downstairs prior to the morning worship. Children s Bulletins are in the holder in the narthex. Fellowship and Information: Everyone is invited to the Fellowship Hall for refreshments following the morning service. An introductory church DVD is available at the Information Desk. All of our ministries are described in the colorful folders on the table near the nurseries. Church office hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Monday Thursday Bulletin deadline: Wednesday Noon 616-451-8467 Office@CalvinCRC.org www.calvincrc.org
God, be merciful to me, a sinner! Season of Ordinary Time This morning we celebrate the Lord s Supper; a gracious gift that God provides to Christ s body, the church. All who have been baptized into Christ, and who desire to honor him with grateful and obedient living, are invited to participate in this sacrament discerning that this bread and cup are signs and seals of God s love for us and that we who participate are members of Christ s body. We serve gluten-free bread and non-alcoholic grape juice. Ten o clock September 7, 2014 Prelude: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing [#521] James Brooks Kuykendall; Gilbert Martin; Ann Slowins Welcome and Announcements Call to Worship: Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above Heinrich Reimann Sing praise to God who reigns above, the God of all creation, The God of power, the God of love, the God of our salvation. My soul with comfort rich he fills, and every grief he gently stills: To God all praise and glory! * Opening Hymn: Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing #521:1-3 * God s Greeting Call to Confession Prayer of Confession CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE Hymn of Confession: God, Be Merciful to Me #623:1-4 Assurance of Pardon: Micah 7:18-19 Friends, believe the good news of the gospel. In Jesus Christ we are forgiven! PRAISE AND PRAYER * Song of Response: Bless the Lord, O My Soul #516 (Kindergarten 4 th grade children may come forward during the singing of this song.) Message for Children Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession
PREPARATION AND PROCLAMATION * Hymn of Preparation: All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly #534:1-3 Presentation of Offerings and Passing of Friendship Pads Offertory Prayer: Tom Hendrikse Offering for Christian Education Offertory: God, the Father of Your People [#927] Raymond H. Haan Prayer for Illumination Scripture Reading: Exodus 19:1-25 page 57 Reader: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God! Sermon: A Holy People for a Holy God Prayer of Application * Affirmation of Faith: The Apostles' Creed front cover of hymnal The Lord s Supper 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 -- For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. Lift up your hearts. We lift our hearts to the Lord Let us give thanks to the Lord our God It is right for us to give thanks and praise. With joy we praise you, gracious God, for you created heaven and earth, made us in your image, and kept covenant with us even when we fell into sin. We give you thanks for Jesus Christ, our Lord, who by his life, death, and resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. Therefore we join our voices with all the saints and angels and the whole creation to proclaim the glory of our name. Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory.
We give you thanks that our Savior, Jesus Christ, before he suffered, gave us this memorial of his sacrifice, until he comes again. We proclaim our faith as signed and sealed in this sacrament: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. Lord, our God, send your Holy Spirit so that this bread and cup may be for us the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. May we and all your saints be united with Christ and remain faithful in hope and love. Gather your whole church, O Lord, into the glory of your kingdom. We pray in the name of Jesus who taught us to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen Preparation of the Elements The bread that we break is a sharing in the body of Christ. We who are many are one body, for we all share the same loaf. The cup for which we give thanks...is a sharing in the poured out blood of Christ. The cup that we drink is our participation in the blood of Christ. Congregation of Jesus Christ, the Lord has prepared his table as a gracious gift for his church. All who have been baptized into Christ are invited to participate and to come to the table of the Lord discerning that this bread and cup are signs and seals of God s love for us and that we who participate are members of Christ s body. Come with gladness to the table of the Lord. The gifts of God are for the people of God! Distribution of the Elements As the bread is shared: The body of Christ, given for you. For All the Saints Ralph Vaughan Williams For all the saints who from their labours rest, Who thee by faith before the world confessed, Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest, Alleluia! Alleluia! O blest communion! Fellowship divine! We feebly struggle, they in glory shine; Yet all are one in thee, for all are thine. Alleluia! Alleluia!
From earth s wide bounds, from ocean s farthest coast, Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia! Alleluia! Take, eat, remember and believe that the precious body of our savior Jesus Christ was given for the complete forgiveness of all our sin. Thanks be to God. As the cup is shared: The blood of Christ, shed for you. Give God, the Father, Praise Give God, the Father, your unending praise. Give God the Father, power and glory. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah Heinrich Schütz Give God, the Father, the glory of His Name. Worship God, the Father, in the beauty of holiness. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah All of mankind bow before Thee, and do sing to Thee, Sing praises to Thy Holy Name. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah Take, drink, remember and believe that the precious blood of our savior Jesus Christ was shed for the complete forgiveness of all our sin. Thanks be to God. Prayer Almighty and ever living God, we thank you for feeding us with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us in these holy mysteries that we are living members of the body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord. To him, to you, and to the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and forever. Amen. [Book of Common Prayer] Hymn of Response: Hold My Heart in Your Hand [tune: Ville Du Havre #451] Through pain, sadness, heartache, through happiness and joy, Your grace brought me comfort in fear. Your grace surely healed me so long, long ago. May Your grace give me strength for today. Hold my heart in Your hand, Gracious Lord, hold my heart in Your hand. For those who have walked in this valley with me, Our Shepherd will carry us through. He ll comfort and lead us, our souls to restore. We shall dwell in the house of our Lord. Hold our hearts in Your hand, Gracious Lord, hold our hearts in Your hand.
My comfort in life is that I am not my own. My Savior has freed me from death. He watches over me, such that no hair can fall From my head without God s will for me. Hold my heart in Your hand, Gracious Lord, hold my heart in Your hand. I wait on the Lord for my heart to be renewed. Dry tears, comfort sorrows and pain Of those who ll be called to give life midst their grief, When they say, Take this heart, just for you. Hold their hearts in Your hand, Gracious Lord, hold their hearts in Your hand. My story I ll tell, my Redeemer I ll praise. His faithfulness I will proclaim. My Savior, my Shepherd, my Lord, and my Friend, Stay close by me forever, I pray. Hold my heart in Your hand, Gracious Lord, hold my heart in Your hand. An offering for the Benevolence Fund is received during this song * Benediction * Doxology: To God Be the Glory #956 To God be the glory, to God be the glory, To God be the glory for the things he has done: With his blood he has saved me; with his power he has raised me. To God be the glory for the things he has done. Amen. * Postlude: Processional March Alexandre Guilmant Liturgist: Rev. Rebecca Jordan Heys Preacher: Rev. Douglas MacLeod Organist: Kenneth Bos Ministry of Music: Henry Ottens Reader: Gert Bokhout
Five o clock September 7, 2014 Prelude: Voluntary in a minor John Stanley Welcome and Opening Prayer * God s Greeting Hymnsing (congregational selections) Revised Common Lectionary reading: Psalm 149 page 508 * Hymn of Preparation: My Shepherd Will Supply My Need #369:1-3 Prayer for Illumination Scripture Reading: Genesis 12:10-20 page 9 Reader: This is the Word of the Lord, People: Thanks be to God! Sermon: Faith on Trial Prayer of Application * Hymn of Response: Beams of Heaven #454:1-3 * Affirmation of Faith: Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 28 Evening Prayer and Offertory Prayer Presentation of Offerings Offering for A.C.C.E.S.S. Offertory: Voluntary in a minor Thomas Tomkins * Benediction * Doxology: May the Peace of Christ Be with You (sing twice) #949 May the peace of Christ be with you. My the love of Christ dwell deep in your heart. May the Spirit enlighten your way. May you walk in the comfort of God s care. Amen. * Postlude: A Verse John Blow Preaching Pastor: Rev. Douglas MacLeod Pianist: John Tiemstra
Calvin CRC Announcements for September 7, 2014 WORSHIP Today, September 7 Morning Worship: This morning's sermon, "A Holy People for a Holy God," is based on Exodus 19, and we share in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Our offerings are for Christian Education and Benevolence. Evening Worship: This evening Genesis 12:10-20 is our text for Rev. MacLeod's message "Faith on Trial." Our offerings are for area diaconal work through the All County Church Emergency Support System (ACCESS). WORSHIP Next Sunday, September 14 Morning Worship: Valuing options and keeping them open is a powerful liturgy of our culture but it is a different frame of mind than God's way with us. 1 Kings 18:21 and Ephesians 1:4 will be the texts for Rev. MacLeod's message. Our offerings will be for Mission Outreach. Evening Worship: Our Deacons will host the annual Ministry Celebration Potluck (see.details below). Rev. Rebecca Jordan Heys will give a homily on 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, "A Fool's Errand." Our offerings will be for Family Assistance. SAVE THE DATE: September 21, 5:00 PM. Bring the whole family for a participatory worship service based upon the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashana, September 25) and the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur, October 4) Rev. Rick Anderson, raised in a Conservative Jewish family, will offer his unique testimony, dress in traditional clothing, explain these Jewish holidays, and even blow a ram's horn (shofar). COUNCIL NEWS The membership of Jon and Melissa Tamminga has been transferred to Sherman Street CRC at their request. Staff note: Pastor Bob is scheduled to return home from his vacation late tonight. CHURCH FAMILY On Wednesday Ruth Rice (District #11) learned that her tumor was completely removed. In October she will receive radiation and chemotherapy. Rodger says Now we ask for prayers that God will continue to provide strength to endure treatment and get on with life Dick Wilkins (District #6) has begun a new variety of chemotherapy. Pray for this treatment to be beneficial and for his strength to remain. Les Ippel (District #3) returned home Thursday morning. Claudia Hoffman (District #2) was admitted to DeVos Assisted Living 2121 Raybrook St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 last Tuesday. She is in room 349. Diane Joling (District #12) fell recently and injured the knee on which she recently had surgery. Please pray that the damaged ligament will heal.
Dorothy Sytsma (District #2) has been placed under palliative care. Rich and Dorothy are comforted knowing she is in God s care. Our Christian sympathies are extended to Eloise VanLaar (District #4) whose brother-in-law, John W. VanLaar of Ohio, passed away on August 26. CHILDREN AND YOUTH MINISTRIES BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK: 9/7 Ben Brouwer (18!) 9/8 Ethan Baker (6!) TLC: Parents may bring their children to their TLC classes (rooms 18 and 19 in the lower level) before the start of the worship service today. The Little Children (TLC) welcomes children 2 through 4 years old. WORSHIP CENTER: The Worship Center classes, which occur immediately following the Children s message during the worship service, are for children in Kindergarten, 1st and 2 nd grades, and will begin on Sunday, September 14. CHURCH SCHOOL CLASSES: September 28 will be our first day of regular church school classes. September 14 and 21 we will all meet for intergenerational church school. 78ERS: Our first meeting of the year is this Wednesday evening, September 10, from 7 to 8:30 PM in the Catacomb. 78ers PARENTS are invited to attend an informational meeting at 6:30 PM on September 10 in room 16, next to the Catacomb. LASER STORM: 78ERS, September s big event is laser tag at Laser Storm in Holland, from 2:15 to 6 PM this Saturday, September 13. Plan to come! Bring friends! It s a blast. No experience necessary. Please meet at church at 2:15 PM and we will carpool from there. Cost is $5 each. CYG: Our Calvin Youth Group program for those in 9 th through 12 th grade begins tonight from 6:30 to 9 PM. All high school youth are warmly welcomed to come to the Catacomb tonight to join us for the start of a new year. Our next Sunday night meeting will be September 21 for Bigger and Better. Our event this month is a bonfire, game night, cook-out on Saturday, September 27. Save the date! CYG PARENT MEETING: Parents of CYG youth are invited to attend an informational meeting tonight, from 6:30 to 7 PM. We will meet in Room 16 which is next to the Catacomb. MEETINGS, ACTIVITIES, AND EVENTS COFFEE GROUNDS TODAY: Specialty coffees and hot chocolate will be served after the morning worship in the Fellowship Hall. Donations are accepted and will be used to defray costs. ADULT EDUCATION: Rev. Doug Macleod and Lynn McBroom have each spent various times at the Abbey of Gethsemani on personal spiritual retreats. Have you ever wondered what this is like, or who is interested in doing such a thing, or why do someone does it? Let them answer some of your curiosities and describe for you why they find this to be a blessing. They will show you some pictures from the Abbey and offer some reflections on their experiences.
F.I.S.H. has been canceled for September. Thank you for your willingness to serve. ATTENTION ALL 50+ MEMBERS: Plan to meet at the Breton Village Omelette Shoppe at 8:30 AM tomorrow morning. Breakfast will be ordered off the menu and no reservations are needed. Come and join other seniors for a time of fellowship. A breakfast get-together is held the second Monday of each month. CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: We will meet on Wednesday, September 10 at 4:00 PM in the Conference room. THE EASTOWN STREETFAIR is on Saturday, September 13, and the Evangelism Committee has arranged for Calvin Church to host a booth! The Streetfair is on Wealthy Street from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM and includes music, food, artists, and non-profits. We need your help that day in being hospitable to our neighbors. Please sign up at the information desk to sit at our booth and hand out water bottles, provide a tent for our booth, or help with set-up or take-down. INTER-GENERATIONAL CHURCH SCHOOL returns this year! September 14 and 21 will be our first two Sundays of this important all-church faith formation event. Come to the Fellowship Hall at 11:30 AM on those Sundays and find a seat around one of the tables. The place mats on the tables are color-coded by age to encourage you to sit with folks of different ages. Nursery care will be available. Contact Pastor Rebecca with any questions. MINISTRY CELEBRATION: Everyone is invited to the Ministry Celebration potluck, Sunday, September 14, 5:00 pm. This event shows all the ways that Calvin Church is involved in ministry. Last names starting with A-M please bring a salad, N-Z a hot dish. Dessert will be provided by the ministry groups at their informational tables after the service, where you can learn about our churches many ministries and sign up if you feel called. If you cannot bring a dish to share you still are more than welcome to come and participate. HEALTH SAFETY & ABUSE-PREVENTION POLICY REVIEW SESSIONS: The second Policy Review session will be held next Sunday, September 14 at 9:15 AM in Room 16. Reviews also occur as a part of our parent meetings for our 78ERS and CYG programs. The Health, Safety and Abuse- Prevention Policy is available for your yearly review. Copies can be checked out from the Information Desk, as well as from the Office. Electronic copies are also available by contacting Char Bulthuis or Kim Bultsma, office secretary. CALVIN BICYCLE CLUB: Any and all bicyclists are invited to enjoy a ride of the length of your interest 5, 15, or 30 miles on Saturday, October 4 to help raise funds for World Renew s (formerly CRWRC) poverty relief work. Go to http://rideforrefuge.org/location/grandrapids for more information; type in calvin riders in the search box to join the Calvin Church Team. I ll be riding, and invite you to join me. Doug MacLeod
SERVICE OR REMEMBRANCE: Our bi-annual service of remembrance is scheduled for the evening service of November 9, 2014. All the members who died on 2013 and 2014 will be honored that evening. Be sure to mark this on your calendar and let friends and family know to do the same. More details later. VOLUNTEER NEEDS: TLC: We are seeking TLC teachers for a two week on, six week off, rotation. Please contact Mary Carol Brouwer if you are interested. Church School: We are seeking ONE more teacher to join the current teacher for the 7 th /8 th grade class. We use team teaching; two teachers work together to cover class times throughout the school year. If interested, please contact Char Bulthuis. Cadets: Hey guys out there! We are seeking a male volunteer to assist in the Cadet program which meets two Wednesday nights per month. KIDSHOPE MENTORS NEEDED! Do you believe children are our future? Do you believe every child can succeed? Do you have ONE HOUR a week during the school year to spare and make a difference in the life of a child? That's all it takes to become a member of our KidsHope mentoring team at Campus School! Contact Elly Nyhof at e.nyhof@comcast.net or Melanie Tolsma at edmeltolsma@yahoo.com to volunteer your time beginning this school year. We equip you with mentor training before you start meeting with your student. Mentoring will begin sometime in October. COME AND JOIN THE FUN TODAY! FAMILY ASSISTANCE: During our summer break, we received linens, handmade baby quilts and sweaters, shoes, books and clothing. We are ready to meet emergencies as well as family s needs during the months ahead. We took some time away and also kept up with donations and with a couple of work bees, we stocked shelves and did some spring cleaning. We opened August 12 to serve and were greeted with orders for assistance and deep expressions of gratitude. We do not have an earthly explanation for the volunteers, who, with dedicated can-do spirits, work willingly and cope with obstacles while showing love, cooperation, and sheer joy. We are humbled to observe and to be a part of this service to God and our community. You give so generously of your time and treasure to make Calvin Church s Family Assistance mission ministry possible. Thank you. Bobbie Talsma REQUESTED ANNOUNCEMENTS The annual golf fundraising event for Family Promise/IHN will be held on September 17. We are in the process of soliciting pledges. This is the major fundraiser for Family Promise and helps pay for the day center and Social workers salaries. If you have not been contacted and would be willing to contribute to this wonderful cause, please contact Bill Stevenson, Glenn Triezenberg or Ken and Jan Oosterhouse.
Today, Sunday, September 7 9:30a Prayer Time (Prayer Room) 9:40a Atrium Greeters: Dave & Becky Baker East Greeters: Rich & Fran Baker Nursery Supervisors: Jenna Jansen and Julie Wigboldy Nursery Helpers: John & Katie Kuiper Olivia Prince and Sam Koeman Parking Attendant: Walter Boer 11:15a Library Volunteers: Lois Huisman Coffee Servers: Rosema and Sytsma 11:30a Adult Education: Spiritual Retreats at a Kentucky Abbey by Pastor Doug MacLeod and Lynn McBroom Finance Committee in Prayer Room 4:40p Parking Attendant: Dan Yff Monday, September 8 8:30a Friendship Breakfast at the Omelette Shoppe 7:30p Book Club Tuesday, September 9 9:30a Family Assistance 7:30p Executive Committee meeting Wednesday, September 10 4:00p Cancer Support Group 5:30p Junior Bells 6:15p Cherub Choir and Covenant Choir 7:00p Allegro Ringers Thursday, September 11 9:00a Take Charge meeting 9:30a Family Assistance 7:00p Sanctuary Choir rehearsal Friday, September 12 7:30a Senior Men s Bible Study Saturday, September 13 9a-8p Eastown Street Fair on Wealthy Ave Next Sunday, September 14 9:30a Prayer Time 9:40a Atrium Greeters: Dwight & Tammy Baker East Greeters: Elaine Bardolph, Lorraine Warlick Nursery Supervisors: Kim Wierenga and Rachel Rayburn Nursery Helpers: Dan & Melanie Yff Grace Poortenga and Aubrie Cok Parking Attendant: James Koeman 11:15a Library Volunteers: Chris Ekdom Coffee Servers: Crothers and Vanderhill 11:30a Inter-Generational Church School in the Fellowship Hall 4:40p Parking Attendant: Bruce Van Oss Nursery: Yvonne Triezenberg and Megan Noordewier