November 22, 2015
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
*Call To Worship: Psalm 100
Pastor: Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.
Congregation: Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.
Pastor: Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us and we are his;
Congregation: We are his people and the sheep of his
pasture.
Pastor: Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts
with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.
Congregation: For the LORD is good and his love
endures forever;
His faithfulness continues through all
generations.
*Opening Song: “Praise to the Lord the Almighty”
*God's Greeting
*Mutual Greeting
Confession and Renewal
Congregational Prayer
Offering: General Fund/Faith Promise
Song of Preparation: “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
Children’s Message
Prayer Of Illumination
Scripture: “Psalm 145”
Sermon: “The Generous Life – A Life of Doxology”
Prayer
*Song: “I Will Sing of the Mercies of the Lord”
*Departing Blessing
*Song: “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”
*Moment of Meditation
*Postlude
* Indicates Standing
Organ: Diane Kooistra
Piano: Patti Van Dyke
ASSIGNMENTS
Greeting us today: Doug & Laurie Buter
Greeting us next Sunday: Paul & Trincie Frens
Caring for our children this morning: Sharon Escalanate,
Marcia Lubbers, Emma Krick, Savana Richards
Next Sunday: Karen Buitendorp, Sara Heykoop, Lucas
Johnson, Katelynne Gerth
Fellowship time today: Don Breuker & Wayne Cowley
Fellowship time next Sunday: Jeff Gibbie & Tim Groenevelt
Dec. 6 – Mike Ensing & Stan Witte
Dec. 13 – Carlos Escalante & Jared Krick
Dec. 20 – Doug Buter
Dec. 27 – Nate Sparks & Jim Bazzett
Reminder – Each family is asked to bring 4 dozen cookies
the Sunday they prepare coffee.
Worship Center Leaders: Tricia Sparks & Savana Richards
Next Week: Tricia Sparks & Lydia Boerman
Ushers today: Rich DeLong & Jim Bazzett
Next Sunday: Doug Buter & Jim Bazzett
ANNOUNCEMENTS
± Choir will rehearse today.
± Adult Sunday School will meet in the Fireside Room during
the Sunday School time. Discussion Sheets are on the ledge by
the mailboxes.
± Sunday School will not meet next Sunday.
± Prayer Group: Meets Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the
Fireside Room. All are invited to attend.
± Budget Requests – If you have any budget requests, please
contact Barb Carter or Steve Burt by December 6th.
± Thanksgiving Offering: Psalm 100 calls us to ‘Enter His gates
with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise!’ Psalm 96 calls us
to ‘bring an offering and come into His courts’. As a way of
preparing to give thanks, special thanksgiving offering envelopes
will be handed out after the service. Take time this week to
prayerfully consider how you worship God with your offerings.
± Each week we will be praying for members of our congregation.
This week please pray for Dean & Jessica Gibbie; Byron & Brittni
Hobbs; Tim, Teresa, Meleyna & Henry Winterstein; Dan, Heather,
Daniel, Hudson & Draven Wiersema; Margaret Vanderwall; Terry,
Debra, Katelyn & Rebecca Temple.
± Roof update – A total of $22,256.86 has been collected to date.
If you are able to make a donation towards the roof, please put it in
the offering and mark it “roof fund”. We would like to begin this
project soon.
± Join us to celebrate God’s goodness this Thursday, November
26, Thanksgiving Day, from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
± Help decorate our church for the Advent/Christmas season on
Saturday, November 28th, 9 a.m. – noon.
± Reminder: The Adult Day Program Board meets this Monday
night at 6:30 p.m. at Reeman CRC.
AS A PART OF GOD’S FAMILY
WE STRIVE TO SHOW CHRIST’S LOVE TO ALL
FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
Sunday
November 22, 2015
± Prayer Request – Please keep Brian Frens in your prayers as
he is in Spectrum, Grand Rapids recovering from surgery. Also
remember Megan and Silas Folkema as they are returning to the
United States from China this week.
Tour are $5 and may be purchased at the church at 714 Hillcrest
Dr. in Fremont. You can get more information at our church
website: fremontfcc.org We hope you join us for the 26th
anniversary of this event. This is a great outing for you and your
friends in preparation for the Christmas season!
± Advance Notice: Secret Pal Christmas Party will be Tuesday,
December 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall.
± Join us this Advent and Christmas Season as we Track the Stars
of Christmas.
November 29 – 9:30 a.m. “Star Light” Advent
December 6 – 9:30 a.m. “Star Bright” Advent Communion Service
December 13 – 10 a.m. Sunday School Christmas Program
December 20 – 9:30 a.m. “Star Witness” Advent
December 24 – 10 p.m. “Star Wars” Christmas Candlelight Service
December 27 – 9:30 a.m. “Star Trek”
± New Socks Needed – Socks of all sizes are needed to benefit
the TrueNorth Community Services Children’s Christmas
Program. You can bring them here and place them by the tree
next to the Welcome Center by December 4th.
± From Mafia to Ministry – One lonely night in his prison cell,
former Mafia member Frankie Palermo encountered Christ and his
life was changed forever. Frank and his wife Judy, founders of No
Boundaries Ministries, share how they are seeing the Gospel
restore lives as they travel the nation to preach in churches and
prisons. Go to www.cbi.tv to watch this week’s Crossroad
Connection.
± Prayer Request – Please keep Brian Frens in your prayers as
he is in Spectrum, Grand Rapids recovering from surgery. Also
remember Megan and Silas Folkema as they are returning to the
United States from China this week.
± First Congregational UCC Christmas Shopping & Home
Tour – This event will be held December 5, 2015 from 10 a.m.
until 3 p.m. It is sponsored by the UCC Women's Fellowship and
includes a Christmas Shoppe where many quality crafted items
are sold, a Plum Pudding Shoppe with gourmet holiday foods, a
Soup Luncheon from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., and a Home Tour of
two beautiful homes in the Fremont area. Tickets for the Home
YOUTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
± RYPED Bowling! Join us on Wednesday, November 25, at
6:15-8:00 p.m. We will meet at church and then head to the
bowling alley!
Middle Mania: Our next meeting will be Wednesday, December
2, at FCS from 6:30-8:00 p.m.