WORSHIP SERVICE
November 15, 2009 - 10:00 a.m.
APPROACHING TO WORSHIP
Instrumental
Prelude: God’s Wondrous Grace
Welcome and Announcements
* Songs of Praise: “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High”
* Opening Prayer and Mutual Greeting
Children’s Message
(Children
ages 3-7 go downstairs for Children’s Worship)
DECLARING OUR FAITH - Heidelberg Catechism, L.D. 51
126
Q. What
does the fifth request mean?
A. "Forgive
us our debts,
as we also
have forgiven our debtors" means,
Because of Christ's blood,
do not hold
against us, poor sinners that we are,
any of the
sins we do
or the evil
that constantly clings to us.
Forgive us just as we are fully
determined,
as evidence
of your grace in us,
to forgive
our neighbors.
Song of Response: “A New Name in Glory”
SERVICE OF PRAYER
Morning Offering: Church ministries, as we sing:
Song of
Response: “By the Sea of Crystal”
SERVICE OF THE WORD
* Song of Preparation: “Freely, Freely”
Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35, Pew
Bible Page(s):
Message: The Forgiveness of God
Prayer of Application
WITHDRAWING
TO SERVE
Morning Offering: Family Life Center Debt Reduction, as
we sing:
Song of
Response: “It Is Well With My Soul”
* God's
Blessing
* Doxology:
Postlude: Are You Washed in the Blood
*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. Please submit your request to the church
office.
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
As a
church family we send out prayers for the Buikema
family with the passing of Ed’s father, Jerry Buikema. May
God’s comfort richly enfold this family.
We also
mourn with the Amacher
family with the passing Alonzo Amacher. May
the Lord wrap this family with his comforting presence.
Thank you
to everyone that prayed, sent cards, visited, and brought goodies. Thank
you also to the people who worked on and prayed over the prayer quilt that was
given to me. God
is good!
Sincerely,
Ed VanDyke
YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Senior
High Youth Group will meet again on Sunday, November 22,
from 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Junior High
FOCUS group will meet again on Saturday,
December 12. This
will be the Christmas Celebration. There will be more information
to come.
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 offerings this morning will be for Pine Grove Ministries and the
Family Life Center Debt Reduction Fund.
Last week’s offering totals: Pine Grove Ministries, $3,047.00; Family
Life Center, $77.00; Benevolence, $175.00; Food Truck, $50.00. Thank you very much for your generous giving.
At the congregational meeting last Sunday Steve Tubergen
and John Veenstra were selected as elders and Gary
Boone and Shelli Kamp as
deacons. Wayne Hubers
was unanimously affirmed for another year as administrative elder. Installation will take place next Sunday morning.
The food truck is in need of plastic bags. If you have any you can offer them,
please leave them in back of church by the Welcome
Center. Thank you.
A New Members Class will meet Today and November 29 from
2:00-4:00 p.m., for those desiring to profess their faith or join the church or
just wanting to know more about it. Contact Pastor Bill for
necessary materials. If these times are unworkable for you, please
contact Pastor Bill to discuss other arrangements.
Regular attendees are encouraged to get a mail slot for easier
communication. If
you are interested in getting one, please contact Rebekah
Gerwig after the service, or leave your name on a
slip of paper in her mailbox. This request needs to be made
by Tuesday, so they can all be ordered at the same time. Thank you.
There are
Mission India 2010 devotional day planners available on
the back table. Be
sure to pick one up today before they are gone.
Senior Lunch at Pine Grove Community Church
Canning is (mostly) done the larders are blessed with sustenance
for the coming winter. The 18th of Novemberwe invite our friends age 60 or older to spend a moment with us to
reflect on the past year’s events and blessings. A meal at Noon with all the traditional Thanksgiving
delights awaits each and every one of our guests. The delicious aroma of this
meal wafts from the corner of M-82 and Beech, just 5
miles West of Howard City.
Gift Tag Project: This year we are doing two different things. We will have
lists of items needed for our local food pantries to choose from.
You do not need to get everything on the list. These lists will be available
today, 11/15/09 to Sunday 11/29/09. The items will be split equally between
Helping Hands and Love, INC. We will also have a few families from Alpha Family
Center to buy gifts for. These gift tags will be
available Sunday 11/22/09 & Sunday 11/29/09 to pick from.
The donated items and the gifts with tags need to be at church no later than 12/6/09. When you bring them in,
please place them underneath the mail boxes in the foyer of the church. Thank you for your help in stocking the shelves at
the food pantries and buying gifts for families that are
in need.
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!
Howard City Christmas Tree Lighting
Ceremony
-Special Ceremony will be held on Friday, December 11th at 6:30 PM at the
Howard City Depot
-Remember a loved one or pay tribute to someone living with a crystal
angel ornament.
Ornaments cost $15 each and the name of each individual remembered will be
announced at the ceremony and the ornament will be engraved with the loved
one's name on it and will be presented to the family.
-A live nativity will be presented by Bethel Lutheran Church
-Coffee, Hot Cocoa and cookies will be donated by Charlene's Cafe.
-Your gift will celebrate the life of loved ones during the holiday season and
help the Friends of Reynolds Township Library and Still Waters Ministry Center
to provide services and programs for your family, friends
and neighbors.
Ladies, you are invited to our Christmas Brunch on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 10:00 am in the
Family Life Center. Come eat, sing, and
fellowship. Child care available upon request. There will be a free will offering.
Please sign up at the podium.
Spaghetti Dinner & 50/50 Raffle
Will be held on Saturday, December 12th from 4-7 p.m..
at the Maple Valley Complex in Trufant (old Trufant Elementary School)
Cost: $6 for 13 yrs old and up
$4 for 4 - 12
yr olds
Free for
anyone 3 yrs. old and under
All proceeds will go to Still Waters Ministry Center.
Our Church Christmas Program for this year is scheduled for the
morning service of December 13, 2009. It will be a worship service of
the Word and Music that celebrated the Birth of Christ.
The
senior lunch for December will be held on December 30.
The
Senior High youth group is selling calendars again this year. They
will be $7.00 a piece. If you have any questions,
please contact Paul Brock or Linda Bonnier.
Prayer Meeting – This could be the best meeting of our
church. If we pray believing, our meeting can
come alive with God’s power. Come join us in the Prayer Room
in the basement of the church 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
Spartan UPC’s are continually being collected as a
fundraiser for the GEMS. GEMS, bring in 10 UPC’s get one point. Earn and collect points, get cool
stuff!
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 15 C
Ministry of Word: a.m. Bill Vis Today: Prayer Meeting, 8:45 a.m.
Nursery: Amy & Desirae
Platt, Doris Dill
Coffee
Servers: The Frain
Family
Serving Next Sunday November 22 New
Member Class, 2:00 p.m.
Ministry of Word: a.m. Bill Vis W
Nursery: Kris Frain, Kristyn
Pittman
Coffee Servers: Mark & Karen Bos