December 9, 2018 Lord, lead us to be grace-filled, outward focused, and a safe place to meet you and walk with you. Call to Worship Hope For Everyone Songs of Praise Joy To The World O Come, Let Us Adore Him Meditation: What s In Your Bucket? Scripture: Philippians 4:4-9 Pastor Jonathan DePoy Ministry Offering Children s Program: The Christmas Bucket Song of Response O Come, All Ye Faithful Blessing This morning the children will be leading our service with a creative program about Christmas. After the service, we invite you to celebrate together with treats in the ROCK. There will be no Children s Worship or Sunday School today. Next Sunday Pastor Tom Grabill will bring his final message to us from Matthew 1:18-21, titled A Gift for an Anointed One. Looking Ahead Christmas Eve Service Monday, December 24, 6:00 pm Calendar Today 11:00 am Fellowship in the ROCK Monday 5:30 pm Hope Unexpected Monday Meets 6:00 pm Christmas Caroling Cowboys - ROCK 6:30 pm Body & Soul Fitness - ROCK 7:00 pm Family Discipleship Meeting - Rm #5 Wednesday 10:00 am Staff Meeting - The Lounge 6:30 pm GEMS, Cadets, K-Club 6:30 pm Son Seekers - The Lounge Thursday 6:30 pm Praise Team Practice - Sanctuary PRAYER ROOM Steve Couzens will be in the Prayer Room this morning. Please stop by and share how we can pray for you. The Prayer room is located in the Lounge (off the game room area by the office). Next Week: Jan Goeman NURSERY TODAY Laurie Brower, Pam (Den) Brower, Jamie Wheeler NURSERY NEXT WEEK Ranee Christian, Lauren Thiel CHILDREN S WORSHIP NEXT WEEK Beth & Andy Emmitt, Erin Delany AS WE LIVE OUT GOD S MISSION, THANK GOD FOR: Josh & Carol Ngunta - (SIM) Serving in Mission in Mali. POINSETTIA PLANTS IN SANCTUARY - We would like to decorate the church with Poinsettias this Christmas season. If you would like to donate a Poinsettia in memory of a loved one, please fill out a form that can be found in your mailbox or the back of the Sanctuary. Completed forms can be placed in the offering plate or bring it to the church office by Tuesday, December 18. If you have not already purchases a poinsettia through our fundraiser, please bring your poinsettia to church by December 20.
CHURCH STAFF Pastor of Discipleship Jonathan DePoy Office: 878.1709 ext.102 Cell Phone: 616.610.7801 Email: jdepoy@frcbc.com Worship Director and Director of Children s Ministries... Melanie Vlietstra-Kilgore ext. 103 or 269.330.0155 Email: melanie@frcbc.com Office Administrators... Cindy Grit: 878.1709 ext.101 Tina Heintz: 878.1709 ext.101 Email: office@frcbc.com If you or someone you know desires a word of counsel and prayer, please contact Pastor Jonathan (616.610.7801) or your Elder/Deacon Team. Elder/Deacon Care Teams A-C Mike Schierbeek 262.7265 Blake Holzgen 878.1498 D-G Roger VanderWerf 540.2717 Dave Roelofs 583.1213 H-L Tim Schierbeek 490.0756 Nate Meyer 293.2421 M-S Randy Huizenga 291.9617 Doug Van Sweden 878.4347 T-Z Rick Goeman 308.2829 Kevin Sandera 323.4726 Administrative Elders Gordon Christian, V.P. of Consistory 797.4091 Dallas Thiel, Clerk 878.7050 Burk Holzgen, 283.3749 Administrative Deacons Carl VanSingel, Chair 878.9470 Bob Brower, Treasurer 698.4111 General Information Office Hours: Tuesday Friday 9 am - 1 pm Church Telephone: 878.1709 Church Prayer Line: 878.1709 Ext. 2 Website: www.frcbc.com
PLEASE PRAY FOR AND ENCOURAGE: Nancy Couzens, that she will be able to celebrate the Christmas season with friends, family and God s love. Bev Tubergen as she continues to heal. Pray that her needs will be met each day and that she will feel God s presence. Muriel Schierbeek who broke her foot and has a stress fracture just above her ankle. All who are healing from surgery and procedures. Our college students as they end their semester with exams. Our military and their families: Andrea Goeman, Jon Heintz and Josh Munsee CHURCH PHONES Our main phone line is still under construction at this time. Please call 878.9359 to reach the office or the prayer line. PROFESSION OF FAITH CLASSES January 13, 20 & 27 // During Sunday School Hour Classes will meet in room #11 (behind the Annex). If you or someone you know are interested in making Profession of Faith, or have questions about what Profession of Faith is, please contact Pastor Jonathan and/or your District Elder. CHURCH-WIDE SMALL GROUPS Launches January 27 // 6:00 pm // ROCK At the start of the New Year we are starting Church-wide Small Groups. Our Small Groups will launch with a meal in the ROCK. There will be some options on what day of the week and how often each Small Group will meet, but most groups will meet on Sunday nights once or twice a month until the end of June. If you are interested in joining a Small Group, please sign up in the ROCK following the service, on our website, or contact the office (616.878.1709). Questions can be directed to Melanie Kilgore. THANK YOU for the prayers from the prayer team and others and for the phone calls after my surgery. I am healing well and appreciate the encouraging words and prayers. ~Deb Schierbeek THANK YOU for your prayers, cards and kind words during my surgery and recovery. Thanks be to God for healing! ~Ken Zylstra THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF EDTC AND THE STAFF IN HAITI for your generous financial support over the last year. We are blessed by your generosity. These gifts are an investment as they will be used to train more missionaries in Haiti to help the bountiful harvest of souls being added to the Kingdom daily. Thank you and may God bless FRCBC! ~ Nate Yonker and family CONGRATULATIONS to Randy and Kris Haisma on the birth of 2 new grandchildren. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Don Alberda who will celebrate his 85 th birthday on December 12. Last Week s Giving Summary General Fund Parking Lot Beginning Balance $ 18,773.36 $ 13,965.00 Contributions Received 8,671.00 470.00 Expenses _14,794.75 14,800.00 Balance $ 12,649.61 $ - 365.00 THANK YOU to all who cooked and served at the Cadet Supper on Wednesday evening. And thank you to everyone who attended and showed their support for the Cadet Club! THANK YOU to all who helped at the Family Christmas Event (for your leadership, craft donations, and love for children) and thank you also to all who helped with the Children's Christmas Program. I could not do this without you and truly appreciate all the ways you serve and use your gifts to bless children and families! ~Melanie Kilgore
Grace Opportunities CHRISTMAS CAROLING COWBOYS OF FRC Tomorrow Night // 5:50 pm // ROCK We will sing for Hope Unexpected at 6:00 pm and then travel to Byron Manor and Railside Assisted Living Center. We will return to the ROCK for fun, fellowship and food. We need all the male voices we can get (not just singers) to join us in putting smiles on faces during this Christmas Season. Questions? Contact Ken Visser (878.9902) or Steve Couzens (822.7842). HOPE TREE CHRISTMAS EXCHANGE Gifts due today Wrapped gifts are due today. Please remember to tape the tree ornament to the wrapped present and place it under the Christmas tree located in the ROCK. If you forgot to bring your gift or would still like to contribute, you can absolutely bring it next week or anytime! Just bring it to the office staff. Questions? Contact Pastor Jonathan (jdepoy@frcbc.com, 878.9359 ext. 102) or the office (office@frcbc.com, 878.9359 ext. 101). POINSETTIA PLANT FUNDRAISER PICK UP NEXT WEDNESDAY December 12 // 6:00-8:00pm // Game Room Area If you donated your plant in memory of a loved one, they will be placed in the Sanctuary and you may pick them up after our Christmas Eve service. THANK YOU to all who purchased a poinsettia plant during our fundraiser. The proceeds will go toward new video cameras for streaming the service to the Nursery and Fellowship Hall and so our worship services can be viewed online. If you have questions, contact the office (office@frcbc.com, 878.9359 ext. 101) or Melanie (Melanie@frcbc.com, 269.330.0155). REV. TOM GRABILL S LAST SUNDAY December 16 will be Tom s last Sunday with us during our time of transition. Please join us in the ROCK following the service for a time of cake and celebration. Feel free to bring a card of appreciation if you feel so inclined. BYRON COMMUNITY MINISTRIES SENIORS MEAL Tuesday, Dec. 11 // 12:00 pm // $5.00 This will be a Christmas gathering, which is always festive and fun! Call 878-6000 to reserve your place. WINTER COATS NEEDED - Byron Community Ministries is in great need of clean and gently used winter coats for kids and adults. Coats can be dropped off to the BCM office, Monday Friday from 9:00 to 5:00 pm. An outside drop off box will be available soon. What s In Your Bucket? Philippians 4:4-9 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. 8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable if anything is excellent or praiseworthy think about such things. 9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Notes
The Christmas Bucket The story of people whose buckets are filled with all the things of Christmas, except Jesus. Maggie:... Megan VanSweden Tommy:... Brody Lenger Tammy:... Grace Kimberly Sister:... Emma Wheeler Mom:... Calli Lenger Neighbor 1:... Stephen Perez Neighbor 2:... Anastasia LeValley Neighbor 3:... Stacy Wheeler Neighbor 4:... Leeona Lancaster Grandma:... Cameryn Boerman Grandpa:... Malachi DePoy Man on the Street:... Xander Brown Dancing Angels:... Anna Brown, Jamie Byrd, Adelyn DePoy, Faith Wheeler Angels:... Janessa Byrd, Remy Meyer, Lara Miracle, Reagan Sankey Shepherds:... Jayden Herron, Daniel Emmitt, Sam DePoy, Alan Fouts, Trenton Herron Wise Men:... Sam Emmit, Crew Meyer, Sawyer Lenger Mary:... Neveah Byrd Joseph:... Stephen Perez Sheep:...Seamus Brown, Abraham DePoy, Eli Miracle, Addysen Sandera, Elijah VanSingel, Ethan VanSingel Directors:... Melanie Vlietstra Kilgore & Stacy Brown Computer/Screen:...Scott Boerman, Larry Byrd Sound:... Dave Roelofs, Katherine Heintz Props:... Shelly Boerman Costumes:... Jill Meyer, Joy Lenger Angels Costumes:... Mary Wierenga THANK YOU to all of our Sunday School Teachers for their help: Ranee Christian, Merrie Herron, Nick & Joy Lenger, Leigh Sandera, Erin Delany, Nate & Jill Meyer, Luanne Deater, Michelle VanSweden, Abby Christian, & Mike Sankey.