WORSHIP SERVICE
November 9, 2008 - 10:00 a.m.
APPROACHING TO WORSHIP
Instrumental Prelude: “Holiness of Life”
Welcome and Announcements
*Call to
Worship: in unison
Have mercy on me, O God, according
to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion blot out
my transgressions.
Wash away all my iniquity and I will
be whiter than snow.
Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:1,2,7,10
*Songs of Praise: “Whiter than Snow” #653:1-4
“Change My Heart,
O God” #654
“Rejoice, Ye Pure
in Heart” #169:1,
2, 3, 5
*Opening Prayer and Mutual Greeting
Ministry of Music: “My
Tribute” Wendy
Osterbaan
SERVICE OF PRAYER
Prayer Concerns
SERVICE OF THE WORD
Children’s Message
*Song of Preparation: “Breath on Me, Breath of God” #393:1-4
(Children ages 3-6 go downstairs
for Children’s Worship)
Scripture: Matthew 5:8 Pew Bible
Page(s): 1501
Message: What’s
Really Inside?
Prayer of Application
WITHDRAWING TO SERVE
Morning Offering: Church
Ministries, as we sing:
Song of Response: “Take Time to Be Holy” #656:1-4
*God's Blessing
*Doxology: “To Be Like Jesus” #565:1-2
Postlude: “More like the Master”
*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.
All
songs can be found in the Celebration Hymnal, unless
otherwise specified; and reprinted with permission by CCLI #649460.
CHURCH FAMILY
Today Carl & Lola Osterbaan would like their Pine Grove friends
and family to join them in the Family Life Center after the morning worship for
a celebration fellowship during the coffee hour. Congratulations Carl &
Lola - 50 years of marriage!
Gene Walton had fluid drained from his lungs earlier this week, is home
and resting well.
Carl Osterbaan was hospitalized this week with
some heart trouble.
Phyllis Koll is recuperating at home following
back surgery.
“Dear Pine Grove Family, Thank you for the thoughts, prayers, cards, hugs and
flowers regarding the passing of Dori’s mother. She
is whole in heaven now. It’s so good to be a part of
the family of God. God is good all the time.” Bob & Dori
Winkel
“We would like to say
thank you to our
Pine Grove family for the prayers, many cards, phone calls, and visits in the death of Thelma's
sister, Doris Hyma. Pine Grove is more than just a
‘summer church’ home for us. It is a loving, caring church and we are blessed
to be a small part of it. Most of all, thanks to God for giving us the strength
and comfort to be able to "let go" of someone you love so much and
knowing that now she is free from pain and suffering and now with Jesus. Praise God.”
Arnie and Thelma Miedema
“We
are in awe of the
support through concerns, prayers, cards and notes in
the care pages of our Pine Grove family for us and our son, Jeff. We
surely feel the love of God through you.” Jerry & Donna Elenbaas
A big "thank you" to all who donated toward and/or
participated in the making of apple pies and of course purchased them (bon appetit). 100 pies were sold and
$824.50 was given to Women's Ministries.
Please
continue to pray for Carol Engelsman, Gordon Koll, and
others as they continue their cancer treatments.
YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Jr.
High Youth Group: Next meeting is November 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Family
Life Center.
Sr.
High: there is a regular meeting today at 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Family Life
Center, and a special meeting at the Vander West’s is scheduled for November 23
from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The evening meal will be provided. Mark your calendars.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Coffee after the morning service
will be in the Family Life Center.
At the congregational meeting last week the proposed budget was
approved and Wayne Hubers was elected to a one-year
term as administrative elder. At the end of today’s service two elders and
two deacons will be selected from those who received a majority vote last week.
Adult Choir will be singing during the Thanksgiving Day Service.
Rehearsals will be on Sunday mornings at 11:30 today and on November 16 &
23. We would like to encourage all who enjoy singing and would like to take
this opportunity to express their thanks to our Lord for His bountiful
blessings in this way, to meet with us for rehearsal in the sanctuary. All are
welcome, including our young people. Please be prompt so we can get started at
11:30.
Next Sunday, a second offering will be received for the
Church Development Fund.
Everyone is invited to join us for the Crossroads Contemporary Service next
Sunday, November 16 at 5:00 p.m. in the Family Life Center. Coffee and hot
chocolate is provided. We will be looking at the different aspects of prayer
James discusses in his letter.
Directory Change: Kris Frain has a new email
address: kfrain@familyhealthcare.org.
Please make note.
Operation Christmas Child: The Gems is again making up
shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child; sending Christmas gifts to children in
third world countries who would otherwise not receive one. If you would
like to help with this, the following items are needed: hard candy,
toothbrushes, toothpaste, hair items, soap, wash clothes, hairbrushes, combs,
socks, t-shirts, small dolls, sunglasses, pads of paper, pencil sharpeners, coloring
books, solar calculators or flashlights. We also need to enclose $7 in
each box to cover the shipping cost. If you want to donate towards this in
any way, we need the items by next Sunday, November 16th
or place a check in my mailbox. Last year with your help
we were able to send 20 shoeboxes. Thank you for your help. Mary Jo
Vander West, Gems Coordinator.
Even Jesus had a small group of
twelve Disciples: A
small group is a great place to get to know people on a more intimate level.
Anyone interested in joining or forming a small group contact Chris VanderWerf or Pastor Steve.
The Pine Grove Yellow Pages in the pictorial directory are being updated. If you have a business you would like to add to the listing or would like to revise your current listing, this is the time to do it. Please complete one of the yellow forms for this located on the table in the lobby next to the mailboxes.
Pine Needles next get together will be Friday, November 14 at 10:00
a.m. We recently completed 2 "Quilts of
Valor" [quilts that will be given to a wounded soldiers by a chaplain]. We
have plans for 2 more to be completed in the next few
gatherings. The fellowship is great! Feel free to join us anytime. Any
needlework is welcome.
Sr. Lunch Turkey donations: A
Thanksgiving Dinner is planned for Sr. Lunch on November 19. If you can donate
a turkey please contact Lola Osterbaan, 989-352-6088,
by November 9 or put your donated turkey in the freezer in the Family Life
Center.
Grant Christian School will offer
a CHRISTMAS CELBERATION for the whole community on Thursday, Dec. 4, from 6-8
p.m. They will have a live nativity, Christmas carolers, jingle-belled
horse pulled wagon rides, tree sales, lights, music, hot chocolate &
goodies, and kid crafts. Start inviting friends and family now!
Ladies, you are invited to the Christmas Festival of the Heart
Bunch on Saturday, December 13 at 10:00 am in the Family Life Center. Come eat,
fellowship and see the drama ' A Child Shall Lead Them'. Childcare available upon request.
Prayer Group – God shapes our church through
prayer. The more we pray, the better our church will be, the mightier against
the forces of evil. Come join us in the Prayer Room downstairs on Sunday
mornings at 9:00 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 Pastor Steve (231-652-7121), or
complete the form in the bulletin, with your prayer requests.
Pine Grove is offering a Weight Loss
Support Group that
meets every Friday from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. We meet in the Family Life Center. There is no charge. Men and women of all ages are invited. Some of the
members of this group come at 8:30 to walk in the Family Life Center before the
meeting. If this fits your schedule, please feel free to join in!
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 November 9
Ministry of Word: Pastor Bill Vis
Nursery: Tonya Warren, Mary
& Katie Wallinga
Children’s Worship: Melissa Craft, Carol Tubergen
Coffee Servers: Roger & Tina Novakowski
Serving Next Sunday November 16
Ministry of Word: Pastor Bill Vis
Nursery: Kris Frain,
Shelly Kamp, Devin Flint
Children’s Worship: Brenda Plakmeyer,
Linda Bonnier
Coffee Servers:
Church
Calendar
Today: Prayer Meeting, 9:00 a.m.
Morning Worship,
10:00 a.m.
Sunday School,
11:20 a.m.
Sr. High Youth Group, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday: Council meets, 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday: Ladies Bible Study, 10:00 a.m.
Cadets,
6:45 p.m.
GEMS,
7:00 p.m.
Friday: Weight Loss Support Group, 9:00 a.m.
Pine Needles, 10:00
a.m.
Sunday: Prayer Meeting, 9:00 a.m.
Morning Worship, 10:00 a.m.
Sunday School, 11:20 a.m.
Alpha, 11:30 a.m.
Crossroads Contemporary Service, 5:00 p.m.