Hudsonville
Protestant Reformed Church;
THIS IS THE LORD’S DAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009
9:30AM 6:00PM
“God-Centered Worship” “The Sealing of the 144,000”
Lord’s Day 35 Revelation
7:1-4
Psalm
100
PSALTER NUMBERS PSALTER NUMBERS
255, 362, 270, 409 259, 355,
309, 34
OFFERINGS OFFERINGS
This
Week: 1- General; 2- Special Education This
Week: 1- Benevolent; 2-
Next
Week: 1- General; 2-Midwest PR Secondary Ed Next
Week: 1- Benevolent; 2- Hudsonville Young Peoples
Reformed
Witness Hour
Sunday - 8 AM on WFUR-FM (102.9) and 4 PM on WFUR-AM (1570)—www.prca.org
This Week’s Topic: “In Praise of Sovereign Grace - Preservation
of the Saints” John
17:11-12
Next Week’s Topic:
“Yet Will I Rejoice in the Lord” Habakkuk 3:17-19
Welcome to all our visitors today.
We
pray that God’s Word may save and build up all God’s people.
Please sign the guest book and join us
for fellowship after the worship service.
CD’s and DVD’s of sermons are available
upon request.
See the notebook on the bulletin table.
Council
Congregational
Meeting:
The Council scheduled the annual congregational meeting for Wednesday, December
9. The nominations and agenda will be published soon.
Valet
Parking: Due to the favorable response to valet
parking this winter, the valet committee is asking for volunteers to park
cars. We especially encourage young men 18 and older to sign up.
There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the narthex.
Large
Print Psalters: We have a couple of
large print Psalters available if anyone would like to use them. They have the words for all the verses but
not the music. If you are interested,
please see Heidi Haveman.
Catechism
Afternoon
classes:
9 Monitor: Jennifer Coleman
Essentials: Lesson 21 extra work
What it Means
To Be Reformed: Belgic
Confession Art. 14
Church Family
Thank
You: With thankful
hearts Dallas and Sandra Parks rejoice knowing Sandra's father, Fred Kamminga's work on this earth is finished and he went
triumphantly into Glory with his Heavenly Father. They gratefully thank the
congregation, council, and Rev. Eriks for remembering them with cards, acts of
kindness and prayer. I Peter 1:3
and 4, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which
according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, To an inheritance
incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not
away, reserved in heaven for you…"
Directory
Update: Rob and Vicki Zolen
have a new address:
Food
Drive: During the month of November, the
congregation is being given the opportunity to share what the Lord has given
us, in a food drive for others in our church family. Please bring canned and dried, non-perishable
goods to the church kitchen by Sunday, November 29, for distribution by the
deacons. If you would prefer donating
gift certificates, you may put those in any offering plate, marked “
Societies and Committees
Choir will meet TODAY from 11:15 until
12:30.
Young Peoples will meet after
the morning worship service to continue our study of the book of Ephesians.
Young
Adults
will meet tonight after the worship service.
We will be studying 1 Corinthians.
Ladies Society will meet on Tuesday, November 17 at 7:30
PM. Study begins with Psalm 125.
Men’s Society will meet on Tuesday, November 17
at 7:30 PM. Study begins with James 1:1.
Jr. Chr. Fellowship will
meet Tuesday, November 17 at 7:30 PM.
Study begins with Lesson 3, IV and we will begin Chapter 4.
Hudsonville Women’s Bible
Study meets Wednesday, November 18 at 9:45 AM at Trinity PRC.
Evangelism Committee
will meet Thursday, November 19 at 7:30 PM.
Closer Look
The deadline for the December issue of the
Closer Look is Monday, November
23. It will be distributed on Sunday, November 29.
Lost and Found
Please check the table in the back of church to see if anything
belongs to your family. Items not
claimed by November 15 will be donated.
Denominational News
Nursery:
TODAY AM Infants: Lynn Kuiper, Carmen
Miedema
AM Toddlers: Jill Holstege, Rachel
Rowe, Ashley Timmerman
PM Infants: Pam Bylsma, Heather Zolen
PM Toddlers: Holly Feenstra, Sadie
Engelsma
Next Week: AM Infants: Betty Haveman, Alyssa Rowe
AM Toddlers: Lori Duthler, Jessica
Miedema, Trevor Miedema
PM Infants:
Michelle DeBoer, Kerri DeGram
PM Toddlers: Kara
Gritters, Karissa Kuiper, Ben Zolen
Greeters: TODAY AM: Perk and Agnes Schut PM: Jordan and Alyssa VanBaren
Next Week AM: Brent and Jessica VanderKolk PM:
Ryan and Kelli VanDerMeulen
November
Ushers: AM: Josh DeGram, Drew
Duthler, Nick Dykstra, Doug Feenstra
PM: Jordan Dykstra, Keith Feenstra, Dan Gritters
Requested Announcements
Thanksgiving Singspiration
will be held on Sunday, November 22 at 8:15 PM at Trinity PRC
in Hudsonville. It will be hosted by the
Young People's Federation Board and a collection will be taken for the 2010
Young People's Convention. Please plan
to join us for an hour of giving thanks in song to our Heavenly Father.
POINSETTIA
70th
Annual Performance by the Zeeland Civic Chorus of G. F.
Handel's Messiah will be given on Thursday, December 3, at 7:30 PM at
the First CRC of Zeeland and on Tuesday, December 8, at 7:30 PM at the Central
Avenue CRC of Holland. Join the chorus for a night of inspirational
music. No tickets are needed. A freewill offering will be taken.
Post High Bible Study will be starting up again shortly with a
fresh new look. Plan now to join us for a great time of fellowship, discussion
and refreshments. More details are yet to come, so please stay tuned.
Hope Heralds 2009 CD "Glad Adoration" is
here! You can get your copy at the Reformed Book Outlet,
Cookbooks, sold by Trinity's
Young People, remain available for $15 each. They make a great
Christmas, wedding, bridal shower, etc. gift! To purchase, please contact
Bev Kuiper, 896-1309 or hibevkuiper@gmail.com.
They are also available at the Reformed Book Outlet.
2010
Protestant Reformed
School News
CCHS
Board
will meet Monday, November 16 at 7:30 PM.
Adams
Christian School is conducting our deficit support drive for
2009-2010 by mail. The goal of this
drive is $250,000. To date, we have
received $151,000 in pledges and have collected $105,000 of that amount. Information and commitment forms will be sent
out this week. Please prayerfully
consider this need and return your form by November 30, even if you cannot contribute
at this time.
Protestant
Reformed Special Education Drive is being conducted the weeks of November
15 and 22 through the mail. Our goal
this year is $104,000. We earnestly pray
that with God’s gracious help we can attain this goal. If you did not receive a letter, or have any
questions, please call Brandon Van Overloop (616-669-4816)
or Bern Zandstra (616-534-3865).
Heritage
Chr. School Board gratefully thanks all those who generously
contributed to the Fall Drive. At this
time we have received $106,000 of our goal of $125,000. If you have not been contacted or have not sent
in your contribution, please send your gift to
Adams
7th Annual Craft Show is planned for Saturday, November 21 from 9 AM
to 3 PM. Stop in and shop from a large variety of crafters (over 65 have
signed up). Stay for a delicious lunch (chicken salad croissants), and
purchase from the bake sale to satisfy your sweet tooth. Your support by
attending this event is greatly appreciated. Any questions can be
directed to Lydya at 681-5609 or Ljhulst@gmail.com.
Friends
of
Covenant
Christian Ladies Aid (
From
Hope PRCS
Faith
Christian School in
Protestant
Reformed School in Wingham was unable to hire teachers to fill
its classrooms last year. Therefore we have changed our plans and
are hoping to open for the 2010-11 year D.V. We are seeking an elementary
teacher to teach a class of 16 students of grades K-6. Volunteer
assistance will be available. We are also seeking a teacher/administrator
for a class of 9 students of grades 7-12. Teaching will be assisted by
online curriculum for the upper grades. For more information please
contact board vice president Mr. Harvey Kikkert at (519)523-4823 or email hkikkert@hurontel.on.ca.