03-27-16 bulletin

March 27, 2016Worship Service: 10:00 a.m.

Pastor: Randy RowlandMessage: “?Pitiful?”

First Christian Reformed Churchof Seattle

For more information, contact the Church Office 206.364.3021 [email protected]

Today - Easter SundayNursery: The Nursery is available downstairs for children (newborn–age 3) during the morning service. Please pick up your child as soon as you can following the service.

Children’s Church (ages 4-8) meets today. Teachers and helpers will be in the lobby area to meet you.

Sunday School and Catechism will not meet today. They will resume next week.

Next WeekMessage: Pastor Brian Turnbull will be with us next week, sharing a sermon entitled “Mustard Seed (And Other)” from Mark 4:26-34. Be sure to join us!

Communion: Next week, we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper together. Over

the coming week, prepare your heart to confess at the Lord’s table so that you seek your salvation in Jesus Christ.

Two Offerings: During this coming week, please prepare your heart to hear the Lord’s direction on how He would want you to give for the two offerings next Sunday. The first one will be directed toward our Local Operating Budget (LOB), and the second Benevolence offering will go to CareNet/Life Choices ministry. Thank you for being a prayerful and generous church body!

Cookie Social: We will be having our monthly cookie

social after the morning service next week Sunday. For those of you whose last name begins with I-R, please bring 2 or 3 dozen treats to share.

VolunteersThanks to those who are serving in volunteer roles:

Nursery (Newborn - age 3)

TodayKendra BuistAlyce Bakker Linnea Bakker

Next WeekErica BakkerDenise EinfeldDylan Vedders

Children’s Church (ages 4-8)

TodayPaul DeKoekkoekEd EinfeldCarissa Nyland

Next WeekGregg BoerEd EinfeldCarissa Nyland

Greeters

Today Brian & Ivonne Vander Vlies

Next Week Karen HeysChris Kredit

Welcome Center

March Wolter & Renita Korf

April George & Ervie Klungel

Coffee Clean-Up

Today Debbie Mercado

Next Week To Be Determined

Coffee Set-Up

March Steve DeKoekkoek Tim Vanden Bos

April Steve DeKoekkoekJohn DeKoekkoek

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Order of WorshipPrelude Welcome & Announcements

* Call To Worship Christ the Lord Is Risen Today #388

* God’s Greeting

* Songs of Resurrection Choir

Low in the Grave He Lay Christ Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed Prayer of Confession Assurance of Pardon In Christ Alone

Tithes & Offerings Prayer Offering Local Operating Budget Offertory: In Thee Is Gladness Choir

Children ages 4-8 may be dismissed for Children’s Church

Congregational Prayer Scripture 1 Corinthians 15

Message “?Pitiful?” Randy Rowland

* God’s Parting Blessing

* Closing Song Hallelujah Chorus Open Choir from The Messiah

Postlude

Prayer Support: Immediately after the service, the Pastor and Elders are available at the front to pray with and for you.

* Please stand if you are able Offering schedules are available on the table in the foyerAny vocalists familiar with this piece may join the choir onstage


Finance NewsLast Sunday, the Finance Team was pleased to announce that our congregation has received an

anonymous gift of approximately $40,000!This generous gift is donor-designated for a new projector in the auditorium, and for the complete repayment of the remaining building debt. In 1999, we began our building expansion at a cost of $2,117,354 and since then we have paying that debt down over time. We are very blessed to be debt-free earlier than we planned. Praise the Lord for His gracious provision!

Congregational Vote - Women in OfficeBased on the results of the recent survey on the topic of women serving in ministry

leadership, the Council will be bringing the following motion to the congregation for official vote on Sunday, April 10:

We open all offices in the church to everyone gifted to serve—both male and female.

Because of the importance of this issue, the Council has determined that this motion will only be approved by a super-majority of 67%. As a practical matter, it is important to note that the approval of this motion does not necessarily mean that our next Senior Pastor should or will be a woman. It does, however, open the door for possible Associate Pastors or Guest Pastors to come minister with us at some point in the future.

We have offered and enjoyed several sessions of informal discussion where each person could safely share their perspective on this issue. The Council is offering one more opportunity for discussion on this issue preceding the vote:

April 3 - Formal, structured meeting following the service in the Sanctuary

If you are unable to attend the official vote on April 10, you may send an absentee ballot to the Church Office on or before April 10. Absentee ballots are available in the Foyer, and must be accompanied by a signature either on the ballot or the containing envelope.

Please pray for God’s wisdom and guidance as we consider this issue as a church body.

Announcements

Urgent Housing Need

We have a single mother with a Junior High School-aged son who urgently needs to find a housing situation for six months to a year. This need belongs to our own Office Administrator, Debbie Mercado, and her son, Danny.

If you have—or know of—a mother-in-law apartment or a basement with rooms that are vacant, it would be a great ministry to them. Please contact the church so that we can field housing opportunities that would be appropriate.

Thank you for being the body of Christ to each other in all seasons of life.


National Day of Prayer - May 5 @ 7pm

Join with us to pray for our community and nation

Shoreline Community College Gymnasium

16101 Greenwood Ave N. Shoreline, WA 98133

Plenty of free parking near the gym (Look for our attendants)

Mark Your Calendars - This Week

Sunday, March 27 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship Service Cancelled Sunday School/Catechism

Monday, March 28 7:00 p.m. Women’s PM Bible Study

Wednesday, March 30 3:00 p.m. KidReach Cancelled NO GEMS 7:00 p.m. NO Cadets - Counselor Mtg 7:00 p.m. MAC Junior High Group 7:30 p.m. Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, March 31 9:15 a.m. Women’s AM Bible Study

Attention all ladies! The Deacons are planning a great event for all the women in our church. Not only will we enjoy awesome food, fun and fellowship

with each other—this is designed to be an outreach event so you can invite guests to come with you.

Saturday, April 16 1:00 p.m.Multi-Purpose Room

We will have a guest speaker, and also plan a surprise or two! This will be a fun opportunity for women of all ages to get to know each other better and establish new relationships. Please RSVP with the Office Administrator to let us know how many will be in your party. There is also an RSVP box located in the Foyer for your convenience. Hope to see you there!

Dates to Remember

Apr. 3 .........Formal Discussion - Women in Office

Apr. 10 ........Congregational Vote - Women in Office

Apr. 16 ........Ladies’ Tea

Apr. 16 ........Couples’ Club

Apr. 17 .......Grow Groups (Adults)

Apr. 21 ........Monthly Prayer Meeting

May 5 .........National Day of Prayer Shoreline Community College Gymnasium


Grow Groups (Adults)Grow Groups meets in various homes every third Sunday of the month. We are currently studying the book of Galatians. If you would like to learn more about Grow Groups, please contact the Office Administrator.

High School Youth GroupWill be meeting the first and third Sunday of each month from 6:00–8:00 p.m. If you have any questions please contact the Church Office.

GEMS (Girls Everywhere Meeting the Savior) GEMS, a club for girls in grades 3 through 6, meets most Wednesday evenings from 7:00–8:45 p.m. Questions? Call or email the Office Administrator.

Cadets (Boys grades 3-6)The goal of Cadeting is to help boys grow spiritually in all areas of life—devotional, mental, physical, and social. Do not prepare the path for the boy ... prepare the boy for the path. Cadets meet Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. For more information, email the Church Office.

MAC (Made Alive in Christ) for Junior High Students) MAC meets most Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. If you would like to learn more about MAC, please contact the Church.

Getting ConnectedWe encourage you to get connected with a community group for fellowship and

mutual support. It is far too easy to simply come to church on Sunday and then slip out. We want to get to know you better, so join us!

Couples Club (for Couples of All Ages) This groups meets one Saturday evening per month from October through May. If you’d like to learn more about this group, please contact the Office Administrator. Our next meeting is April 16:HOST: Gregg & Lisa BoerHELP: Ed & Denise Einfeld and Rich & Alyce Bakker

Quirky Quilters We meet on the third Monday of each month at 10:00 a.m. at various homes. If you are interested in learning more about this group please contact the Church Office.

Men’s Bible StudyMeeting on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Room. We are currently studying the book of Thessalonians with a study guide written by John Stott.

Women’s Monday PM Bible Study Join us from 7:00–9:00 p.m. in Rooms 201-202 as we study “Bad Girls of the Bible and What We Can Learn From Them.”

Women’s Thursday AM Bible StudyThe ladies usually meet on Thursday mornings from 9:15-11:15 a.m. in Rooms 201-202. Contact the Office Administrator for more information about this group.


Notes

First Christian Reformed Church of Seattle14555 25th Ave NE

Shoreline, WA 98155206-364-3021

[email protected]

Interim Pastors: [email protected] 2016: [email protected]

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First Christian Reformed Church of Seattle is a gospel and grace-centered community learning how to follow Jesus. We belong to a broader community called The Christian Reformed Church. What does this mean?

We call ourselves… Christian… Because we belong to Jesus Christ and want to be his followers. Reformed… Because we’re part of the historic branch of the Christian church that follows the teachings of the leaders of the Protestant Reformation, who struggled to return Christianity to its biblical roots. Church… Because God has called us to be a fellowship of his people in the world.

ELDERSEric Buist

Wayne ClousingClarence DeelstraTim Vanden Bos

DEACONSLaurie DykstraKevin HavemanHarriet Jonkman

Dora van der GiessenBrian Vander Vlies

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