WORSHIP SERVICE
April 26, 2009 – 10:00 a.m.
APPROACHING TO WORSHIP
Instrumental Prelude:
Welcome and
Announcements
*Songs of Praise:
“Heaven Came Down”
#510:1-3
“My
Savior’s Love”
#348:1,4,5
“Wonderful Words of Life”
#406:1-3
*Opening Prayer and Mutual
Greeting
SERVICE OF PRAYER
Prayer Concerns
SERVICE OF THE WORD
Children’s
Message
*Song of Preparation:
“And Can It Be”
#347:1,2,4
(Children
ages 3-6 go downstairs for Children’s Worship)
Scripture:
Romans
7:1-25
Pew Bible Page(s):
1755-56
Message:
The Problem of Besetting Sin
Prayer of
Application
WITHDRAWING TO SERVE
Morning
Offering: Church Ministries, as we sing:
Song of Response:
“Wonderful Grace of Jesus”
#338:1-3
*God's
Blessing
*Doxology:
“Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus”
#340
Postlude
*If you are able, please stand
WORSHIP NOTES
Welcome! You’re among
friends at Pine Grove Community Church. We’re the
young and old, the experienced Christians, the brand new Christians, and those
just curious about Jesus Christ. We’re families,
singles, students, kids and couples. Wherever you’ve
come from, and wherever you’re at, you’re welcome to come as you are to Pine
Grove! Please stay for a cup of coffee or lemonade following worship.
Guests are invited to fill out a pew card and drop it in the
offering plate or at the Welcome Center in the lobby when you stop for an
information packet. If you are a regular attendee of Pine Grove
we would like to provide you with a mailbox and / or a name tag. Please submit
your request to the church office. God bless you and your family.
Nursery
care is offered during the a.m. service in the Church Basement for infants and
toddlers through age 2. Please honor the age limit. Please meet your children
at the nursery area immediately following worship.
Children
age 3 to 6 are encouraged to participate with Children’s Worship. Children
are dismissed after the Children’s Message, and can go downstairs to worship.
Please honor the age limit. Parents: Please meet your children
downstairs, after worship, unless they stay for Sunday School.
All
songs can be found in the Celebration Hymnal, unless
otherwise specified; and reprinted with permission by CCLI #649460.
YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jr. High: June 5th-7th. (SAVE
THESE DATES) A service
weekend is in the planning stages! Meet some teens from another youth group and
spend the weekend getting to know them while working on various service
projects (e.g., help clean up a camp, work the food truck, etc). Then relax in
the pond or slide down the giant water slide at the Kamp’s. More info coming soon!
Please call Jackie Kamp if you have any questions at
231-937-6312
Sr.
High: Next regular meeting is April 26 at 4:30 p.m.
All
2009 Graduating High School and College Students: Please gather a
photo and information regarding your future plans to
Pastor Steve by Sunday, May 3. We plan on recognizing
our graduates on Sunday, May 10.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Coffee after the morning service
will be in the Family Life Center.
Senior Lunch has returned April 29th 12:00 noon – Join us! Spring has sprung, the grass is
(beginning to) riz, I wonder where all my Senior
Lunch friends is. Biscuits ‘n Chicken Gravy, a salad and a veggie too, we’re
waiting with anticipation with hopes to see YOU. The taxes they’re
all filed and some with a refund. All aged 60 and over; come join us, let’s have fun! April 29th at the usual time
(noon) and place (M-82 & Beech), come sit right here beside us, we saved
you a plate.
Senior
Lunch donations
needed for door prizes and bingo prizes. Would
you be willing to pick a month to provide the prizes May through
November. Notify Judy VandeGuchte at the welcome
center if you can help.
Youth Ministry Seminar: Are you involved in or concerned about the effectiveness of
youth ministry in our church? Classis Grand
Rapids North is sponsoring a seminar at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19 at Mayfair
CRC, to encourage and assist the churches in their youth
ministry. Professor Darwin Glassford of Calvin
seminary will lead a discussion on understanding youth culture, which is
similar to looking through a kaleidoscope because youth culture is always
changing. Understanding the cultural context and lives of young people is
challenging on several levels. We must strive to address these challenges in a
constructive manner. Elders, youth leaders, and parents are especially
encouraged to attend this free seminar. Please RSVP to Pastor Steve by
May 15 to assure sufficient materials are prepared.
Defibrillator
training is finally scheduled and
will be held the morning of Saturday, May 30, at 8:30 a.m. The training
will last no more than four hours. Thanks to all who have indicated
interest. Check your calendars and if able to attend please sign up in the
lobby.
On display in the lobby are the Quilts of Valor put together
with prayer by the Pine Needles group. Please take time to observe and
appreciate their talent!
Pine Grove's Monday
Night Golf League is
getting ready to start a new season. We will be playing at the Birchwood Golf
Course on Masters Rd, Howard City. Everyone is welcome to join and those coming
back please contact Dale Richardson, drichardson3832@charter.net or
call 616-777-0563 to confirm your spot.
Feinstein Challenge
through April 30.
The Fight Against Hunger movement, sponsored by the
noted philanthropist, Alan Feinstein, is offering their yearly challenge. Any
monetary and/or food donations ($1 credit for each can or package of food) made
to Helping Hands will be totaled and the amount reported to the Feinstein
Foundation in order to qualify Helping Hands for a portion of the one million
dollars that has been set aside to match funds. The more Helping Hands
collects, the larger the percentage they will receive. Donations may be mailed
to Helping Hands, P.O. Box 532, Howard City, MI 49329.
(If a receipt is needed, a request, including name and address, must accompany
checks.)
Reminder: Metropolitan Choir of Praise is
performing today, April 19 at 4:00 p.m. at the Fremont Wesleyan Church. Tickets
are on sale in advance $8.00, or at the door for $10.00. All proceeds go to Providence
Christian High School.
Monday Night Volleyball - will take place in the Family Life
Center on Monday, May 4 from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m., and every other Monday Night
thereafter. Everyone is welcome! Good exercise, great fun! If you have any
questions, contact DeeAnn Norton at 231-937-6261.
Newaygo County Community Choir Presents: Ludwig van Beethoven Mass in C
Major this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at the Grant Fine Arts Center, 331 E. State
Rd., in Grant. Pine Grove’s own Arlene Nesselroad is
performing with the NCC Choir.
You’re invited to the Grand Rapids
Bach Festival / Sunday Worship Service at Calvin College this evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Calvin
Chapel.
Reception following.
National Day of Prayer: Thursday, May 7, 2009 at the Howard
City Train Depot from noon to 1:00 p.m. and at Resurrection Lutheran Church in
Sand Lake from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 9! It’s
time for the Annual SERVE Auction! Meal will be at 6:00 p.m. with the auction
beginning at 7:00. Anyone willing to donate items to be auctioned please
contact Pastor Steve or Mary Jo Vander West. Donations will be accepted
immediately.
LIFEWALK: 10 years of walking for life! Taking place on
Saturday, May 16, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. at Riverfront Park in downtown Newaygo.
Get your pledge sheet and sign up with Arlene Nesselroad,
or call Alpha Family Center of Newaygo at 213-652-1548.
ATTENTION ALL FISHERMEN: The Calvinist Cadet Corps is hosting it’s 7th
annual fishing tournament to raise funds to support it’s ministry – helping
boys grow spiritually in al areas of life. The fishing tournament will be held
on Saturday, June 6, 2009 at Gun Lake State Park in southwest Michigan. For
more information, call the Corps office at 616-241-5616 ext. 4 or check out the
Cadet website www.CalvinistCadets.org
under the “events” tab. You can register online or contact the Pine Grove
church office for a registration form. Lunch will be served at noon. Join us
for a fun-filled day!
SPORTS CAMP! July
6-9, in the evenings from 6:30 to 8:30. Planning and preparations are
being made for Sports Camp (formally VBS). We need lots of volunteers to
make this program a success. Please
prayerfully consider being a part of our team. You don't
need to be there every evening, so if you could only help one or two nights, that
would be great. Check out the bulletin insert and poster in back of church. Call or see Jackie Veenstra 937-4520.
Extraordinary Women Conference. Some of the speakers are Karen
Kingsbury, Stormie Omartian,
and Kathy Troccoli. For dates, locations, and
more information see the poster on bulletin board downstairs.
Baby Grand Piano – Thank you to those who have
contributed to this fund. Eight hundred fifty dollars has been received in cash
contributions since the announcement in the bulletin last month. In addition,
the Avink family has decided to use the gifts
received in Roger’s memory for this project – about $1,100. Adding this to the
initial contributions of $3,000 increases the total received to date to $4,750. Another $2,550 in
contributions will complete the funding needed. Donations of any size are
appreciated.
Last month’s bulletin announcement is repeated here for those of you
who may have missed it at that time: The Council is soliciting funds to restore
a used Baby Grand piano that was recently donated to the church by one of our
members. It was owned by the donor’s family since it was purchased new in the
early 1900s for her grandmother on her 16th birthday, then passed on
to the donor’s mother, and the donor has now given it to the church on behalf
of the family. Because of its age, the piano needs to be restored mechanically,
and needs to be refinished. It is a quality brand piano, and a professional
piano technician has estimated that it can be restored mechanically for about
$6,000 which will make it serviceable for another fifty to sixty years. A
professional refinisher has offered to refinish it for $1,500. That makes the total cost of
restoration about $7,500, and $3,000 has already been received toward that
amount. If you would like more information or would like to contribute to this
project, you are encouraged to contact Wayne Hubers,
Treasurer, or Beth Syperda, Assistant Treasurer, or
place your contribution in the collection designated for the Piano Fund. The
goal is to have the funds in hand or committed by the
end of June so the restoration can be completed by the time services resume in
the church building in September.
Spring cleaning? Items are now being collected for the Annual GEMS /
Cadet Tent Sale. If you have anything you’d like to
donate as you do your spring cleaning this season, please bring them to the
Cadet area of the Family Life Center, or contact Tom Slendebroek,
231-937-6455 if you need assistance transporting items.
REMINDER: Trip to Louisville, KY Gospel Quartet
Convention registrations must be turned in by May 1, 2009. Don't
wait till the last minute seats are filling fast. See or call Dale Richardson
with any questions. Don't miss this Exciting
opportunity to hear some of the world’s best Gospel singers.
Prayer is the expression of a human
heart in
conversation with God. The more natural the prayer, the more real He becomes.
Think what we could accomplish if there were more of us praying! Come join us
in the prayer room downstairs every Sunday morning at 8:45 or
whenever you can come. Feel free to walk in anytime and leave when you
need to. Please call Joan Tanis (231-652-5254) or
Pastor Steve (231-652-7121) with your prayer requests.
All building use must be scheduled with the church
secretary, so we can avoid building use conflicts. Thank you.
Are you interested in the best seat in the house? See the sound
crew for details.
Spartan
UPC’s
are continuously being collected to help raise funds for the GEMS. Please
remember to clip the UPC from your Spartan products and put them in Tanis’ mailbox.
Returnable
bottles & cans are
continuously being collected to help raise funds for the Cadets. Please bring
your returnables to the Cadet area.
Miss church
last week?
In the lobby of the church building, you can find the past 3
week’s bulletins at the information rack. Each week, the bulletin
announcements are added to our website: www.pinegrovechurch.net.
Recorded CD copies of any service are available shortly after the
service by going to the sound table. A $2.00 donation is appreciated but not
required.
Church Office
Hours: Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Feel free to contact Pastor Bill at
his home office anytime: 231-937-6492
Serving This Sunday April 26
Ministry of Word: Pastor Bill Vis
Nursery: Lana Flint, Kylie Kidd
Children’s Worship: Carrie Schultz, Sarah Kamp
Coffee Servers: Sam & Carol Taylor
Serving Next Sunday May 3
Ministry of Word: Pastor Bill Vis
Nursery: Carol & Martha Taylor, Desirae Platt
Children’s Worship: Brenda Plakmeyer,
Jade Wells
Coffee Servers: Chris & Shelby Loyd
Church
Calendar
Today: Prayer Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
Morning Worship, 10:00 a.m.
Sr. High Youth group,
4:30 p.m.
Tuesday: Elder’s meeting, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday: Sr. Lunch, 12:00 noon
Saturday: Food Truck, 10:00 a.m.
Sunday: Prayer Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
Morning Worship, 10:00 a.m.
Cross Roads Bible Study, 5:00
p.m.