WALLACEBURG CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH

150 Bruinsma Avenue Wallaceburg, Ontario

N8A 5G8 519-627-7845

Website: www.wallaceburgcrc.com phone link 519-627-2323

PASTOR: JOSH TUININGA

pastor.wcrc@bellnet.ca

December 11, 2016

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December 11, 2016

Third Sunday of Advent

10:00 am: Ministry Candidate Ryan Hoogerbrugge

(*please stand if able)

Welcome and Announcements God Calls Us to Worship

*Gathering Song: Come People of the Risen King *Call to Worship:

Leader: But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old,

from ancient times. People: He will stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the

majesty of the name of the LORD his God.

Leader: Among the gods there is none like you, O LORD; no deeds can compare with yours. People: All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O

LORD; they will bring glory to your name. —based on Micah 5: 2, 4; Psalm 86:8,9

*Opening Prayer *God’s Greeting

*LUYH 88 O Little Town of Bethlehem

Lighting the Advent Candle

We light these candles as a sign of the coming light of Christ.

In the wilderness prepare the way of our lord, Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

-based on Isaiah 40:3, NRSV The Lord will give you a sign.

A young woman is with child and shall bear a son.

And they shall name him Immanuel, which means “God is with us.”

-from Isaiah7:14; Matthew 1:23, NRSV Every valley shall be lifted up

And every mountain and hill be made low; The uneven ground shall be made level,

and the rough places a plain.

-Isaiah 40:4, NRSV

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PsH 335 1,3,4 Hark the Glad Sound the Saviour Comes

God Reconciles Us to Himself

Prayer of Confession: Leader: Lord, we have not kept watch for you

People: We have occupied ourselves with our own concerns

We have not waited to find your will for us We have not noticed the needs of people around us

We have not acknowledged the love that has been shown to us Leader: Forgive us for our lack of watchfulness

People: Help us to wait to know your will Help us to look out for the needs of others

Help us to work and watch for your coming. Amen

Song of Hope: PsH 329 Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

Assurance of Pardon: Hebrews 9:28 God’s Will: The Lord’s Prayer

All: Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name, your kingdom come,

your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one,

for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

God Speaks Through His Word

Children’s message/Prayer Song of Preparation: LUYH 57 2,3 All Earth is Waiting

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25; Mark 13:26; Colossians 3:4

Message: Is This the Same Jesus?

We Respond to His Word Song of response: PsH 336 Saviour of the Nations Come

Prayers of Gods People

Offering: James Street Ministries *Song: Holy is Your Name (Mary’s Song)

God Sends Us Out with His Blessing

*Blessing: 1 Thessalonians 5:23 *Closing Song: Go Now in Peace

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A special welcome to Ryan Hoogerbrugge who is leading us in worship this

morning. We also warmly welcome Pastor Louis Bosma from Aylmer who is leading our service tonight. A special welcome to all those who are visiting with us

today. We are so glad you are here. Please join us in the gym after the service for a time of refreshments and fellowship together. May we have a blessed day as we

praise our awesome God.

ADVENT SERIES “Then and Now”:

“Advent” literally means “coming” or “arrival”. The early church was looking ahead to Christ’s return to the world as the King. But somewhere in the Middle Ages the church started to look

back during the season that came to be called Advent. Advent became faith gazing in the rear-view mirror.

Each Sunday our Advent message will be framed as a question about Christ’s coming: who,

when, how, where, and why? The response comes in two parts with two corresponding texts, the first relating to Advent past, and the second relating to Advent future.

“Advent then and now” means we commemorate the first coming of Christ, but we also anticipate his second coming. We are people of both memory and hope. “Advent then and

now” will shift the mood of Christmas from nostalgia to longing, anticipation, and kingdom-

living hope.

OFFICIATING ELDER: December 11: John Kraayenbrink December 18: Charley Feddes

December 25: Rob Kraayenbrink January 1: Jeff DePooter

NOVEMBER EVENING COLLECTIONS: For the month of December all Evening Service

offerings will support the Salvation Army.

OFFERINGS: December 11: James Street Ministries Deacons: Marlene Allaer and Kurtis Lubbers December 18: Pastor Glenn and Laura Adams Deacons: Casey DePooter and Nick Dykema December 25: World Renew Deacons: Kurtis Lubbers and Marlene Allaer January 1: Right to Life Chatham Kent Deacons: Nick Dykema and Casey DePooter RECEIPTS:

Diaconal Ministries …..………………………….…………………….... $659.00 Budget ………………………………………………………………………... $6378.00

Salvation Army .……………………………………………………...……. $25.00 Chaplaincy and Care Ministries ………………………………………. $20.00

HYMN-SING: Join us for a Hymn-Sing at Sydenham Residence on Tuesday, December 13 at 1:30 pm. All are welcome.

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USHERS: (Reminder, please help those in need of assistance to their seat)

December 11: Glen Lubbers ®, Bryan Watson December 18: Ken Roche, Jeff DePooter®

December 25: Wayne Vandendool ®, Mason Kraayenbrink January 1: Casey DePooter, Wilf Allaer®

GREETERS: December 11: Wayne and Joyce Dykema

December 18: John Kraayenbrink and Jeff Kraayenbrink December 25: Lucas and Nicole DePooter

January 1: Nick and Marianne Dykema

SUNDAY SCHOOL (grade 3/4/ 5/6 to leave at first song after the message)

Dec 18/Dec 25 Jan 01/Jan 08 3yr old /JK /SK: play practice Karen Roche

Grade 1 / 2: play practice Ken Roche Grade 3/4/5/6: play practice No classes

NURSERY: Dec 11 Dec 18 Dec 25

Infants Infants Infants Megan Johnston Shirley DePooter Erica Lubbers

Emily Hoogerbrugge Evie Lubbers Judy Foster Toddlers Toddlers Toddlers

Jim Kraayenbrink Rick Vancoillie Bernard Kraayenbrink

Josh Kraayenbrink Talie Vancoillie Rob Griffioen Mother of the Month for December: April Tuininga

THE KITCHEN:

December 11: Rick and Kim Vancoillie

Bert and Judy Vandendool December 18: Dick and Jeanne Vandendool

Ed and Trish Van Gelder December 25: Bryan and Linda Watson

Guy and Nicolina Benn

January 1: Rick and Rita Ripley Ryan and Emily Hoogerbrugge

SOUND and VIDEO ATTENDANTS: Dec 11: Sound: Brian Kraayenbrink Video: Jeff Kraayenbrink

Dec 18: Sound: Liza Baisden Video: Derrek Griffioen Dec 25: Sound: Dylan DePooter Video: Liza Baisden

Jan 01: Sound: Jim Kraayenbrink Video: Brad Kraayenbrink

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NEXT WEEKS OFFERING: MISSIONARIES: GLEN AND LAURA ADAMS

byhisgrace52.wordpress.com Glen and Laura Adams are excited to serve the Lord in Bolivia by starting a church planting movement as missionaries through Pioneers in partnership with

Christian Reformed World Missions. L.S.D. is the vision God has given us for planting churches that we have taken from Acts 2:42. •L = Investing in the Local Community

•S = Investing in Serving the Community

•D = Investing in Discipleship of Others

Birthday Blessings: Congratulations to Alyssa Kraayenbrink, Timothy Kraayenbrink, Gordon Kraayenbrink, and Kyle Kraayenbrink who will be

celebrating their birthdays in this coming week. May God bless your celebrations.

FAMILY CIRCLE: Gerrit Dykhouse is home and recovering. Please continue to pray for healing and a complete recovery for Gerrit. Pray for all our seniors, those who suffer illnesses,

and those who are lonely or shut-in. May they feel God’s presence in their lives and may He bring healing.

YOUNG PEOPLES: Young Peoples meets this Tuesday, December 13 at 7 pm for a regular meeting. All those in grade 9 and higher are welcome to attend. We would love for you to join

us. See you next Tuesday!!

CHRISTMAS CHOIR: Choir practice this week will be on Monday, December 12 at

7:30pm. All are welcome.

ANGEL TREE: Once again, our Church will be participating in the Angel Tree program this Christmas. Cards containing the names of children whose

parents will be in prison this Christmas will be placed on a tree in the hallway

outside the sanctuary. The parent has requested that their child receive a Christmas gift from them. The card will contain information about the child as

well as gift suggestions. You can take that card, sign your name on the list beside the tree, purchase a gift with a value of up to $30, wrap the gift and return it to the

Church by Sunday, December 18th. Thank you for continuing to reach out to these innocent victims of crime.

SALVATION ARMY: We have been asked by the Salvation Army to provide volunteers to help man the Christmas Kettles in Wallaceburg. We have 2 dates. The

first is at Walmart on Wednesday December 21st. The second is Friday December 23 at No Frills. There is a sign up sheet on the table outside of the office

with 2 hour shifts available for each day. Your support is very much appreciated.

Thank-you!!

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6:30 pm: Pastor Louis Bosma

(*please stand if able)

Welcome

*Call to Worship

*Opening Hymn #481 Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies *Greeting from the Lord

Hymn Requests

Prayer for Understanding

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7 Message: “No Vacancy”

Hymn of Response: #346 (1,2,4) Once In Royal David’s City

Congregational Prayer (with requests)

Offering: Salvation Army

*Closing Hymn: #337 (1,2,4) Joy to the World *Blessing

*Parting Hymn: #318 (1,3,4) The Day You Gave Us, Lord, is Ended

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Community Christmas Carol Service: The Ministerial’s Annual Community Christmas Carol

Sing is coming up on Tuesday, December 13 at 7:00 pm at Knox Presbyterian Church. All are welcome. Refreshments to be served after the program.

Calvin Symposium on Worship - You are invited to register and attend the annual Calvin Symposium on Worship, January 26-28, 2017, at Calvin College and Calvin Theological

Seminary. The three-day conference brings together a wide audience of artists, musicians, pastors, scholars, students, worship leaders and planners, and other interested worshipers. The

plenary speakers for the conference are N.T. Wright and Sandra Van Opstal. There are excellent

rates for students and groups from churches. All worship services are free and open to the public. See http://worship.calvin.edu/symposium/ for complete information.

Special Advent Devotional Series - Looking for more meaning in the midst of a busy

Christmas season? This Advent, ReFrame Media offers a special email devotional series just for you. With daily devotions and encouragements from Today, Family Fire, Groundwork, and the

fun of Kids Corner, we designed it to help your whole family experience the true wonder of

Christmas, the coming Christ. Subscribe at ReFrameMedia.com/Advent.

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Council News from the December 6, 2016

1. Council welcomed Pastor Tim Luimes and Elder Henry Taekema as Church

Visitors to our Council Meeting. We had a good meeting together and they

will be sending their report to us in January.

2. Council approved the Congregational Assistance Plan contract to be renewed

for next year at a 7% usage rate at a cost of $3800.00

3. Council approved the Pastor Salary Agreement which begins January 1, 2017

until December 31, 2019. The contract has a 5.1% increase for 2017 to

bring it up to the Classis Chatham Average and a 2% wage and housing

increase yearly in 2018 and 2019.

4. Council encourages the congregation to continue to pray and send notes of

encouragement to our missionaries Pastor Glenn and Laura Adams. Their

November newsletter is in your mail slots. We will be having an offering for

them on December 13, 2016. Pastor Glenn and Laura’s email address is

gadams02012@gmail.com.

5. Council encourages those who need to get their police checks done or return

their signed Volunteer Profile forms this year to get them done as soon as

possible to comply with our Safe Church Policy. Thank-You so much to those

who have handed them in already.

6. The Annual Congregational Meeting will be on Wednesday, February 1, 2017

at 7:30 pm.

7. Next Council Meeting is January 10, 2017.

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FROM THE KITCHEN COMMITTEE: Each family is asked to bring baked goods on Christmas Day for our fellowship after our Christmas Day Service. Also if you make Oliebollen at New

Year’s, would you kindly make a few extra to share for our fellowship on New Year’s Day or squares to share are great too. Thank-You!!!

Sea to Sea Bicycle Tour - Sea to Sea is looking for 35 more registered riders by the end of December. Kitchen volunteers are also needed. Are you one? Whether you are up for the full

coast-to-coast ride or you prefer to join for part of the trip, Sea to Sea is for everyone with a heart for service and a sense of adventure. Get involved! Call us at 1-888-CRC-BIKE!

SCRIPTURE READERS:

December 11: Ryan Hoogerbrugge

December 18: Pastor Josh Micah 5:2; Revelation 21 December 25: Dave Foster Luke 2:1-20; Romans 8:18-39

January 1: Pastor Josh Psalm 31

READING THE BIBLE TOGETHER: Dec. 12 ~ 1 Samuel 7-9 Dec. 13 ~ 1 Samuel 10-13 Dec. 14 ~ 1 Samuel 14-16 Dec. 15 ~ 1 Samuel 17-20 Dec. 16 ~ 1 Samuel 21-23

mailto:gadams02012@gmail.com