Grand Rapids FRC Bulletin

May 5, 2013

Vineland FRC will dedicate their new church building with a service on May 24, 2013 at 7:30 PM. The address is RR#81, Vineland, ON. All are invited. The Evangelism Committee would like to remind you that the sign-up sheet for VBS volunteers is in the narthex. Thank you for helping out with this outreach and we pray for the Lord's blessing on it.

9:30 AM He's Just Like Us!

- Calendar May 7 (Tuesday) 7:30 PM Consistory meeting. Scripture: Hebrews 2 Text: Hebrews 2:17 May 7 (Tuesday) 7 PM This is the final meeting of the year for the Dorcas Guild. It will be held at the Manor of the Christian Rest Home. We would like this to be a special time of singing and fellowship with our ladies living at the Manor. All ladies of the congregation are invited to join us. May 9 (Thursday) 7 PM Ascension Day service. May 11 (Saturday) 7 PM Mr. Zach Hall (PRTS student) will be conducting the informal service at Mel Trotter Mission. May 11 (Saturday) 8 AM The Spring clean up day for the church and parsonage. Refreshment will be provided. Rain date is May18. Scripture: 2 Samuel 18 Text: 2 Samuel 18:33 May 12 (Sunday) 4:15 PM Youth Group meets. Snack: Jacqueline May 15 (Wednesday) 6:30 PM Boys & Girls Club Finale. Contact Jen Pennings with questions. May 18 (Saturday) 7 AM Mens Breakfast Bible Study at the Rainbow Grill. This will be our last meeting of the season.

5:50 PM SONG SERVICE: Psalter 257: 1, 5 and Psalter 314: all 6:00 PM I Wish I had Died for You

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Proverbs 21:23

- From The Consistory Visitors, welcome! We hope you are blessed through worshiping with us this Lords Day. Today, Dr. David Murray will conduct our worship services.

- Church Family In thankfulness for the Lords faithfulness, Paul & Laurina VanderSloot are th able to celebrate their 50 wedding anniversary on May 10, 2013. An open house is planned for Saturday, May 11, 2013 from 2 4 PM at Remembrance Church, 4575 Remembrance Rd. NW, Walker, MI. No gifts please. Please Remember in Our Prayers: Mrs. Elsie Arnoudse, Mr. Bob Timmer, Mr. Trent Timmer, Mr. Howard Vanden Toorn, Mrs. Gertrude VanderGraaf, Mr. Rick Vander Veen, Mrs. Mina Van't Hof. Shut-ins: Mr. Everett Beute, Mrs. Dorothy Hitchcock, Mr. Cornelius Jobse, Mrs. Barb Kwekel, Mr. & Mrs. Al and Shirley VandenToorn and Mrs. Gertrude VanderGraaf Serviceman: Dan Arnoudse

There will be an Ascension Day service led Pastor Mark Kelderman on Thursday, May 9 at 7 PM Next Sunday, Pastor Mark Kelderman will preach for us, Lord willing.
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The Sunday School & Catechism classes (beginners 7 grade) are asked to meet upstairs today. This will be the last combined opening of the season. The Psalter of the month is #312:1,3,& 6. At the congregational meeting held Wednesday, May 1, the members elected Dwight Prince and Ron Rittner to the office of elder and Roger Osmun and David Pronk were elected to the office of deacon.

Sermon Notes - Other News From the Family Camp Committee: Registration forms for this year's camp are now available! You can find a copy in your church mailbox. We will be making some changes to camp this year! Please notice that camp is scheduled to run from Tuesday dinner through after dinner on Thursday. We will be making other changes as well, planning fewer scheduled meetings and allowing more time for family activities and relaxation. We think you'll enjoy it, so make plans to attend! If you have any questions, feel free to ask one of the committee members. Monarch FRC is planning their Berechiah Junior Youth Camp for August 1-3, 2013. This camp is for youth ages 12-16 and will be held at the same location as last year (Gladstone Mountain near Bearvermines, Alberta). The speakers this year are Student Ian Macleod and Pastor Scott Dibbet. The bulletin board in the narthex has more details for those interested in attending. Mission Update The education project in Cubulco and outlying Aldeas is being managed by AMG with its years of experience. This does not mean that the Mission is completely free of the project as we will be giving support for the first year or so. The goal is that this project will get the necessary support through a sponsor child program, possibly with the involvement of Word and Deed. A vocational school is on the radar. This is still on the list of goals, but there is no further development at this time. However there is a request from the indigenous people for opening a Junior High School in one of the Aldeas and this request is getting serious attention. Please pray that a way can be found for this to happen. http://www.frcmissions.org/ The Annual Dutch Day will be held Tuesday, May 14, 2013 DV in the Providence Free Reformed Church in St. George. As Rev. B. Elshout is unable to attend due to his wife's illness, Rev. A. DeGroot from the Springford Reformed Church has been invited to speak. He will speak about the church father Augustine. Coffee will be at 9:45 AM and the morning session will begin at 10:30 AM. Everyone who understands the Dutch language is welcome. You are invited to a Brass and Voices concert in our sanctuary on Friday, May 17 at 7:30 PM. A brass band, brass quintet, and vocal ensemble will perform a variety of hymns and sacred songs. A collection will be taken for the Trinitarian Bible Society's Spanish Reina Valera Bible revision project. _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

- Nursery May Mother In Charge Misty Huckstead Today: AM A: B: PM A: B: Suzanne Kleyn, Trienna Moerdyk Belinda Pennings, Karen Vander Sloot Jamie Beeke, Alexia Pronk Mary Cogbill, Melanie Vander Boon

Ascension Day: Next Week:

Jen Pennings Michelle Bilkes, Naysi Pennings Mary Jo Haab, Heidi Pronk Aileen Rittner, Natalie Pennings Diane VanderZand, Margot Timmer

AM A: B: PM A: B:

- Ushers Today: Next Week: AM Steve Kleyn AM Eric Wielhouwer PM Dave Pronk PM Henry Boven

- Offerings 1 collection: nd 2 collection: Box at Exits:

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Today General Fund Education Fund Trinitarian Bible Society

Next Week General Fund Denominational Fund Pregnancy Resource Center

Ascension Day Guatemala Mission

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LITURGY May 5, 2013 Morning Service Votum & Salutation Psalter: 80: 1-4 Law Psalter: 202 Scripture Reading: Hebrews 2 Text: Hebrews 2: 17 Pastoral Prayer Offertory Psalter: 341 Sermon: He's Just Like Us! Prayer Offertory Psalter: 317 Benediction Doxology: 316 ******

Song Service: Psalter 257: 1, 5 and Psalter 314: all

LITURGY May 5, 2013 Evening Service Votum & Salutation Psalter: 223 Scripture Reading: 2 Samuel 18 Text: 2 Samuel 18: 33 Apostles Creed Psalter: 165 Pastoral Prayer Offertory Psalter: 91 Sermon: I Wish I had Died for You Prayer Offertory Psalter: 278 Benediction Doxology: 196 ******