WORSHIP SERVICE – May 9, 2010 - 10:00 a.m.
APPROACHING TO WORSHIP
Instrumental
Prelude: Close to God
Welcome and Announcements
* Songs of Praise: “Praise, My Soul, the King of
Heaven”
* Opening Prayer and Mutual Greeting
Children’s Message
(Children
ages 3-7 go downstairs for Children’s Worship)
DECLARING OUR FAITH
I
believe in God, the Father almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth
And
in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord,
who was
conceived by the Holy Spirit
born of the
virgin Mary.
suffered
under Pontius Pilate,
was
crucified, dead, and buried;
he descended
into hell;
the third day
he rose again from the dead;
he ascended
into heaven
and is seated
at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he
shall come to judge the living and the dead.
I
believe in the Holy Spirit,
I
believe a holy catholic* church,
the communion
of saints,
the
forgiveness of sins,
the
resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
Song of Response: “We Gather Together”
SERVICE OF PRAYER
SERVICE OF THE WORD
Morning Offering: Church ministries, as we sing:
Song of Preparation: “Open My Eyes That I May See”
Scripture: Romans 15:14-32 Pew Bible Page(s): 1767-1768
Message: What’s the Story of Your Life
Prayer of Application
WITHDRAWING TO SERVE
* Song of Response: “We Are Called to Be God’s People” #415:1-3
* God's
Blessing
* Doxology: “All Praise to Our Redeeming Lord” #221:1-2
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 at the Family Life Center following worship.
Guests
are requested to fill out a welcome card at the Welcome
Center where you can also receive an information packet. If you are a regular
attendee of Pine Grove we would like to provide you
with a mailbox and/or name tag. Please submit your request to the church
office.
We have a prayer team that gathers in Pastor Brent’s office
during the morning service. They are willing to pray for
anything that is weighing on your heart. If you have a request, write it
on the back of a pew card and place it in the collection plate the first time
it is passed. The
team is also available to you should you desire to have someone pray with you. Please
join them after the first offering is taken if this is your need.
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.
All
children age 3-7 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.
All
songs are reprinted with permission by CCLI #649460.
CHURCH FAMILY
Kay
Walton had outpatient surgery Wednesday on her foot to follow up on the major
repair done this winter. Everything went well, and she
begun putting weight on her foot. Please continue to pray that
infection will stay clear, and Kay will heal without incident.
Nellie
Nelson was diagnosed with colon cancer recently. She
underwent surgery on Wednesday and all indications point to the cancer being
totally removed, although biopsy results won't be back until early this week. We
pray this to be the case, and for continued comfort and peace for this family.
Jack Kamp will have knee replacement surgery tomorrow at Blodgett Hospital. We
pray this surgery is successful, and Jack will find relief.
Thank you to everyone that came and joined in the day of scrap
booking. We
were able to raise $222 for SERVE in July. A special thanks to Heidi Eb, and Jan and Brenda Plakmeyer
for all of their help.
I would like to thank Pastor Bill for his visit and all the hugs, prayers
and other expressions of sympathy offered by the Pine Grove Family during the
passing of my mom. ~Jayne
Wilson
YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Senior
High: Next meeting will be next Sunday at 4:30.
FOCUS: Don't miss
out on the next week’s Mystery Overnight. This is your last chance to attend
this awesome weekend. Invite your friends. This Wednesday is the last day to get registered. Forms are outside of Pastor Brent's
office. Make sure you have MED forms turned in as well. Xtras
are on the racks as well.
.
FOCUS: Reserve
June 11-13 for “Chosen Weekend.” There is information located
outside Pastor Brent’s office.
Graduates: If you are graduating from 5th
grade, middle school, high school or college; we
need your help. Today after the service, please meet Jackie Kamp
outside the FLC. We would like to take your
picture for a Graduation celebration Sunday in a few weeks. Don't forget. TODAY, right after the
service. Thanks for your help.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
If you make a decision during this service to accept Jesus Christ
as your Savior, please stop by the Welcome Center and pick up a YES pack. This pack is designed to help you get started on your walk
with Christ.
Coffee after the morning service will be in the Family Life
Center.
Our offering this morning will be for Pine Grove Ministries.
Last week’s offering totals: Pine Grove Ministries, $6,289.08;
Benevolence, $160.00; Family Life Center, $50.00; Food Truck, $50.00; Cadets,
$100.00. Thank
you for your generous giving.
There will be a second offering taken next Sunday for the Family Life
Center Debt Reduction Fund.
There will be a special offering taken in two weeks to help support
Helping Hands. They
are planning a significant increase in their ministry to the Panhandle region,
including the purchase or building of a new building. This offering is to help
provide seed money for this expansion.
Due to Mother’s Day there will be NO SUNDAY SCHOOL today. There
will also be no Sunday School next Sunday. Instead we will be having an
Ice Cream Social in the Family Life Center to close the season.
The May Pine Line is available today, and can be picked up
in the Narthex.
In your mailbox this week, you will find a gentle reminder to
continue to pray for the people of Africa, and the Bible Leagues work in this
area. Some
villages in Africa share a Bible, and the Bible League is working to end this
situation. If
you can help with monetary donations, or with a gently used Bible, both will be
accepted. If
you have any donations, please see Joan Tanis.
Golfers: Looking for singles or pairs to meet up
with Dale Richardson on Monday evenings at
6:00 p.m. at Birchwood Golf Course. Look to play 9 holes of a pairs
scramble. If
you have any questions, please see Dale
The Pine Needles are searching for a few more friends. It matter not if you sew, knit,
needle point or crochet. Our sewing baskets are open
waiting to greet new friends. To include all who are
interested but are hampered by daytime commitments, the gathering will be
tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center. Any
questions? Call
Judi Brown 231-652-1659 or Lola Osterbaan 989-352-6088.
More for Golfers: You are invited to join a group of
golfers that play a scramble every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. at Birchwood Golf
Course, five miles east of Howard City on Church St. Come whenever you can, a
scramble allows everyone to participate at their own level. Our first outing will be this
Tuesday, hope to see you there.
Please join us as we raise the tent on Saturday at 9:00 a.m. Many hands make light work.
Ladies – Laughter is the best medicine. Come
and be energized by Sister Sue Tracy. Sign up to attend the Spring Kpffie Klets on Saturday, May 22
at 9:30 in the Family Life Center. Any questions contact Jan Plakmeyer at 231-834-0162.
The 2011 Cadet International Camporee committee is hosting a Golf Outing on May 22, 2010 at the
Pines Golf course. Register as a team, an individual or as a 4-person
scramble. Eighteen
holes with cart and lunch is $65.00. There are also hole
sponsorships available for $50.00. Contact Terry Kimber for more information at 616-901-1831.
YOU CAN HELP. Door prizes and bingo prizes are needed
for Senior Lunch. One
door prize is given each month and approx. 10 bingo prizes are used. See
Judy Vande Guchte if you
can help.
Spring cleaning has begun, closets and basements are being organized. This
can only mean one thing. It’s time once again to prepare
for the GEMS/Cadets tent sale. This year it will take place on
Friday and Saturday, July 23rd and
24th. Please
bring your donations to the basement of the Family Life Center. This
year there are a couple of changes. Please no exercise equipment,
analog TV’s, or computer systems that are incomplete or broken. These
things don’t usually sell, and can be costly to
dispose of. Also, no donations will be taken the week of the sale. This
allows our team of volunteers time to make sure everything is tagged and not
forgotten. Please
contact Tom Slendebrock at 231-937-6455 with any
questions.
Don't throw away those empty ready-to spread frosting
containers, or International coffee tins. Please clean them and bring
them to the children’s worship room. We are in need of 100. Watch
for them to reappear on Memorial Sunday as part of a fun Sharing Our Service (S.O.S) project. Contact Brenda Plakmeyer with any questions.
Prayer Meeting – Prayer starts with God. “Out
of love He burdens us to pray for others so that, in response to our
intercession, He can pour out blessings on them.” (From Love to Pray by Alvin Vander Griend. 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 Cheryl Hubers, 231-937-4895, or Joan Tanis,
231-652-5254, with your prayer requests.
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 May 9
Ministry of Word: a.m. Bill Vis Today: Prayer Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
Nursery: Michelle
Nagel, Joy Gee
& Cassie
Boone Monda
Coffee Servers: Shelby Loyd
& Sandy Vis Tuesday: Golf Scramble 9:00 a.m.
Serving Next Sunday May 16 Friday: FOCUS Lock-In, 6:00 p.m.
Ministry
of Word: a.m. Bill Vis
Nursery: Mary Wallinga
& Jeff Bonnier Sunday: Prayer Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
Coffee Servers: Steve & Carol Tubergan
Senior High YG, 4:30 p.m.