Bethel
Protestant Reformed Church; Roselle, Illinois
This is the Lord’s Day, May 11, 2008
“God
be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause His face to shine upon us; Selah.
That Thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving
health among all nations." Psalm 67:1&2
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Morning |
Evening |
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Call to Worship: Psalm
104:30-31 Scripture: Lu 1:26-35, Acts 1:1-14, 1 Tim
2:8-15 Sermon Text: Luke 1:35,
Acts 1:14, 1 Tim 2:15 Spirit-Filled Mothers I. Glorious Calling II. Godly Mothering III. Gracious Reward Psalter Numbers: 287, 360, 238, 85 |
Call to Worship: Psalm
122:1 Scripture Reading: Romans 11 Sermon Text: Romans 11:16-24 Psalters Numbers: 350,
133, 237, 368 |
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Collection |
AM:
General, Aid to Myanmar * |
PM:
Heidelberg, Northern Ireland Building |
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Next Wk |
AM:
General, Aid to Myanmar * |
PM:
General, Northern Ireland Building |
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Nursery |
AM:
Jenny Meurer |
PM:
Heather Olsson |
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Next Wk |
AM:
Madeline Poortinga |
PM:
Sue Poortinga |
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Pianist |
AM:
Erika Poortinga |
PM:
Sue Stein |
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Next Wk |
AM:
Marge Folkerts |
PM:
Christine Meurer |
A warm
welcome is extended to all who join with us in worship today!
The Order of our Worship
can be found on the back of each bulletin.
Cassettes and compact
discs of each sermon are available.
Reformed Witness
Hour: Tune in to WYLL, AM (1160) every
Sunday at 8:00 a.m.
This week at Bethel:
Tuesday: Elders Meurer and Moore will conduct family visitation with the
Steins and the Poortingas.
Thursday: Evangelism Committee
Meeting, 7:30 p.m.
*Aid to Myanmar: The benevolent
collections taken up this morning and
next Sunday will be sent to Hope PRC (see note from Hope Council) so that
our congregation can express her love and concern for the saints who are in
deep waters at this time. Let us give sacrificially and let us be praying for
them!
Pulpit Supply: The Consistory has
arranged pulpit supply for tonight and next Sunday night in order to provide
our Pastor some relief due to the additional labors he has had to perform in
recent weeks. Rev. N. Brummel will preach for us tonight and Rev. S. Houck will
bring God’s Word next Sunday evening.
Thanksgiving to God: We thank God for
granting to Fred Iwema what looks like a successful
back surgery this past week. The surgery
was long, the pain intense, and though our brother was discharged from the
hospital on Friday, he will be needing lots of rest (6-8 weeks). Let us continue to remember him(as well as Rose, and the rest of the family) during this
time of recovery. “But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for
Himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto Him.” Psalm 4:3
Wedding Bells Ringing: Justus Van Der Walt and Michelle Morley will be joined together in marriage
this Saturday, May 17, 2008 here at
Bethel PRC at 10:00 a.m. Their new
address: 1136 Knollwood Dr. Apt. B Schaumburg,
IL 60194. We wish them the Lord’s
blessings on their marriage and honeymoon!
Helping Hands Survey: A survey prepared by our newly organized
Helping Hands is being distributed with our bulletins today. Please prayerfully
consider how you can contribute to these various needs in our church and pass
on your completed survey to Lavonne Jansen either this week or next week.
Pictures Needed: Bethel will be giving a presentation
at the Missions Awareness Day to be held in Georgetown PRC on June 14,
2008. We are in need of pictures! If you have pictures of recent events
(Christmas Chapel at Alexian,
Multicultural Event, Discipleship Training at Cool Mirchi,
etc.)
please get them to Eric Olsson by the end of the month
at the latest. Thanks!
Church Library: The Book and Resource
Committee is still in the process of cataloguing our library books and is
extending the return deadline to May 18. There is a box in the back of
church for you to return borrowed books. The Committee is also extending
the date when you may begin re-borrowing books to June 1, 2008. All library
books will have a card to be filled out and placed in an envelope in the
counsel room upon check out. Once the cataloging is ready, books can be
borrowed for up to one month, and if renewal is needed, please see our
librarian, Tim Stein. Thank you for your cooperation.
Church Picnic: Have you marked your
calendars for July 26, 2008 for our church picnic? We have reserved the
pavilion at Turner Park on Roselle Road and we are excitedly working out all
the details. We are also looking for
volunteers. If you are willing to help organize this picnic, please let Pastor know
or simply indicate your interest in the survey form the Helping Hands is
passing out today.
Bethel’s Canoe Trip: We now have all
thirty-six spots filled for our canoe trip August 4-9! If you have registered, please note that the
rest of the fees ($375 minus the $100 deposit) should be mailed in before June
15, 2008. In the meantime, all
participants should look out for a package in the mail with full details,
consent forms, list of items to bring (and not
to bring) etc. Start getting in shape to
canoe!
Hope for Myanmar: As you know from news
reports in this past week, a devastating cyclone has struck the country of
Myanmar. The Yangon congregation of the Protestant Reformed
Churches of Myanmar was hit particularly hard. While no members were
seriously injured, three families had their homes
destroyed and Rev. Titus, our contact in the PRCM, had his home
damaged. The conditions in Myanmar at present are very difficult, with no
electricity, widespread destruction, as well as food and water shortages.
The Hope Council, using a special fund created to help the saints in
Myanmar, sent emergency aid to the PRCM this past week and is keeping
in close contact with Rev. Titus to determine how much more help will have to
be sent as the situation unfolds. We commit the needs of the saints in
Myanmar to our Heavenly Father who works all things according to His perfect
will.
PR Ministers’
Fellowship: Our
Chicago-land PR ministers will be meeting this Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. for a time
of fellowship and mutual encouragement in the work of the ministry in our
churches.
Classis
East: Our
Pastor will be serving as one of the delegates ad examina
at the Classis East meeting scheduled for May 14, 2008. The agenda includes the request of Faith PRC for
the organization of a daughter congregation and the request of Grace PRC for
the dismissal of her Pastor under Art. 11.
Calvary PRC: Calvary PRC (Hull, IA) has
called Rev. Doug Kuiper to be their first pastor. Let us remember him in our prayers as he
waits on the Lord for His bidding whether to stay or to go.
Philippines: Rev. Spriensma and Rev. Bill Langerak
will be leaving for the Philippines this coming Monday. Besides preaching for
the Berean Prot. Ref. Church of the Philippines, they
plan for the celebration of the Lord's Supper, visit the church
extension work in Gabaldon, and meet with the Bastion
of Truth Reformed Church pastors. Pastor Spriensma
will be with Pastor Langerak for ten days, and then
Rev. Langerak's wife, Karen, will join him as
they consider the call extended to him to serve as our denomination’s foreign
missionary to labor in the Philippines.
Singapore
Visit: Rev.
K. Koole and Rev. C. Haak will be returning on the
morrow, the Lord willing, from Singapore.
Let us remember to pray for their safe return.
Newsletters:
Instead
of placing several letters we have received from RWH, DMC and AIMs on the back table, we are handing them out today after
the morning service. We encourage the congregation
to read, be kept informed, and lend support as much as possible to these worthy
denominational causes.