Grace Protestant Reformed Church; Standale, Michigan

Grace Church Bulletin – August 17, 2008

   MORNING WORSHIP – Rev. Jason Kortering                                 9:30 a.m.

          Sermon:                “Faith In Christ Our Priest”   

                                                 1.  Christ Our Only High Priest

                                                 2.  Our Anointing In Him

                                                 3.  We Are A Living Sacrifice

           Text:                        Romans 12; Lord's Day 12 (2)

          Psalters:                62, 112, 232, 144

          Offerings:             General Fund, Benevolent Fund

   EVENING WORSHIP – Prof. Robert Decker                                    6:00 p.m.

          Sermon:                “Considering One Another”

                                                 1.  In What It Consists

                                                 2.  How This Is Done

                                                 3.  The Incentive

             Text:                        Hebrews 10:24-25

             Psalters:                269, 354, 188, 350

          Offerings:             Foreign Seminary Students, Reformed Witness Hour

 

FROM OUR COUNCIL/CONSISTORY

         We warmly welcome all who are worshipping with us today.  For the benefit of those who may be visiting, the order of worship, doxologies, and Apostles’ Creed can be found on the back of the bulletin cover. Sermons are available on CD/cassette by filling out a card on the center table in the narthex or can be downloaded via our website www.graceprc.org.

 

         We welcome Rev. Kortering and Prof. Decker to our pulpit and fellowship, and we thank them for leading us in worship today.  Rev. Kortering and Prof. Ron Cammenga are scheduled to lead our services next Sunday.

 

         After the evening service, the Consistory will pass out a letter with information regarding catechism, communion and family visitation.

 

         Please note:  The bulletin secretary will be on vacation this week.  For next Sunday’s (8/24) bulletin, please call or email all announcements to Maria Lotterman at 677-1462 or smlott@juno.com.

 

         The Consistory will meet this week Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

 

 

GROWING IN GRACE

         Sunday School classes will meet after the morning service today until 12:00 p.m.

DENOMINATIONAL NEWS

         Calvary (Hull, IA):  New trio of Candidate Heath Bleyenberg, Rev. Ron Hanko, and Rev. Bill Langerak.

         Doon/Philippines:  Rev. Ron VanOverloop declined the call to be foreign missionary to the Philippines.

         Grace PRC:  Rev. Jim Slopsema (First; GR) plans to answer the call on August 31.  

         Providence (Jenison, MI):  Rev. Rodney Kleyn declined their call.  New trio of Candidate Heath Bleyenberg, Rev. Jim Laning, and Rev. Marty VanderWal.

         Let us be praying for our vacant churches and for our ministers, that God might lead according to His will unto the good of His people.  

 

       A D.M.C. sponsored Missions Conference will be held on Monday and Tuesday evenings, September 8-9 at 7:30 PM at Southwest PRC.  Rev. A. DenHartog, Prof. B. Gritters, Rev. W. Bruinsma, and Rev. J. Kortering will be speakers.  The conference will focus on the mission work of our own denomination, with attention to critiquing, evaluating and encouraging us in the work of missions.  A special effort should be made to attend by those who are directly involved in our domestic/foreign mission work.  Anyone else who may be interested is also invited to attend.

 

         The League of the P.R. Adult Bible Societies' Annual Mass Meeting/Lecture will be held on Tuesday, September 16 at 8:00 PM at First Church in GR, with Southeast PRC as host society.  Rev. Bill Langerak will speak on "The Unity of Scripture".  Plan now to attend this timely lecture to begin our Bible study season.

 

 

Nursery today:

Nursery next week:

Ushers for August:

a.m.

a.m.

a.m.

Deb Hoeksema, Ashley Huizinga

Mary Langerak, Kristen Lotterman

Steve Kleyn, Karl VanOostenbrugge

p.m.

p.m.

p.m.

Liz Langerak, Eileen Dykstra

Judy Meulenberg, Erin Compagner

David Meulenberg

GRACE CHURCH NEWSLETTER

AUGUST 17, 2008