All: Amen

ANNOUNCEMENTS OUR CHURCH FAMILY

ORDINATION & INSTALLATION OF ELDERS & DEACONS

THANKS TO OUTGOING MEMBERS Today, immediately following worship, we will have a reception in honor of BOB WELLERs 15 years of KEN DOZEMAN expected to return home from rehab at
service to First Church as lead custodian. Please join Bob and Bonna in the Family Life Center for cake Resthaven yesterday. AMY STRABBING underwent knee
ANTHEM - Down by the River to Pray and coffee. surgery on Tuesday at Holland Hospital. JESSICA KROL
underwent surgery Wednesday at Holland Hospital to have
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER The congregation has elected the following men and women to serve on Consistory. They will be or- her tonsils removed. MARY VEN HUIZEN was admitted
to Holland Hospital on Thursday evening for a dislocated
dained and installed today. The following elders will be ordained and installed: DAVE EBELS and JILL shoulder.
THE WORD OF GOD VANDERSTOEP. The following elders will be installed: CON KLEINHEKSEL and SUSAN LIANG.
*HYMN OF PREPARATION - (insert) Merciful God The following deacons will be ordained and installed: DARIN KLOOSTER and MATTHEW SALL. The Its not often the last one in the family gets overlooked, but
following deacons will be installed: KIRK JOHNSON and CHRIS NIENHUIS. in this case it did happen! Either that or Craig and Dar
(Please note the age change: Children 4 yrs old through those entering 2nd grade are
dismissed at this time for Kids Own Worship.) were overcome with joy and enthusiasm! Congratulations
These elders and deacons were elected to the following offices for 2010-2011: Vice President, JAN- to CORT KLEINHEKSEL who graduated with the class
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION NELLE GEERTMAN, Consistory Clerk, BILL VANDOORNIK, Chairman of Deacons, DERK of 2010 from Western Michigan University, Haworth
WALKOTTEN, General Treasurer, JOHN RUSSCHER. The contact person for the Service Coordina- School of Business with a degree in Business Management.
SCRIPTURE - John 2:1-11, pg. 1028. tors is ROB BUIT.
The congregation is invited to an Open House on Saturday,
SERMON - What matters to you, matters to God. June 26 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Family Life Center,
We have started our summer BOATER/JOGGERS SERVICE. It is held at First Church starting at 8:00 for BOB & BONNA WELLER on the occasion of their
a.m. This abbreviated service includes message, readings and coffee. Please feel free to invite friends to 60th wedding anniversary.
PRAYER OF BLESSING this unique, relaxed service.
THE RESPONSE TO GOD For further Church Family updates, please call the Prayer
OFFERING Our organist, RICK VAN OSS, will be giving a half hour organ recital this Wednesday, June 23, at 12:15 Line throughout the week. The local number is 395-3282.
P.M. at Pillar Christian Reformed Church. Everyone is welcome. There is no charge. Out of town members should call 1-866-392-8085. If you
OFFERTORY - Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus have a prayer concern to be added or changed, or would like
The OUTREACH COMMITTEE will meet Sunday, June 27, following the morning service, in the Con- to receive Prayer Line updates by e-mail please call the
*DOXOLOGY - #808 Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow church office.
ference room.
*OFFERTORY PRAYER Knitters & Crochetters, First Church is in need of more PRAYER SHAWLS for those recovering from WORDS OF THANKS
surgery, illness or other suffering. Patterns are available at the Information Post and there is a book in the
RECOGNITION OF ORDINATION
library also. Contact the church office if you have any questions or for more info. We could use some with A great big thank you to SUE & BOB CARLSON, JUDY
*HYMN OF RESPONSE - #60 Great Is Thy Faithfulness fringe this time. Thank you. & GARY BYLSMA, MARSHA & AL MCGEEHAN,
MARTY & LANCE EVERT, and JOAN & TIM AAL-
*BENEDICTION COOKIE BANK donations needed. Please drop off your donations of cookies, crackers or bars to the BERTS for organizing "The First First Amazing Race" last
main floor kitchen at any time during the week. Thank you! Saturday. They put a lot of work into this - it was a lot of
*POSTLUDE - Great Is Thy Faithfulness - David Cherwien fun, and everyone had a great time!
(based on The Worshiping Church No. 60) TRIP TO CHINATOWN, CHICAGO, June 26, lead by Clarence Liang. Sign up and find more info at Thank you to those who came and planted flowers along
the Information Post. State Street on Monday and Tuesday: GARY COLLINGS,
A.M. PARTICIPANTS:
All of us gathered. BARB ALDERINK, NANCY DOEDEN, LOREN RED-
Rev. Dr. Daniel N. Gillett -preaching Come cheer on the FIRST CHURCH MENS SOFTBALL TEAM! All games are played on Monday DER, THOM SAMUELSON, BERYL WALKOTTEN,
Rev. Mary Wisner -worship leading nights on Field #3 of the Matt Urban Sports Complex off of 32nd Street. Calendar: June 21 at 7:30 p.m. DAVE GEERTMAN, VIV MILLER, and SKYLAR,
Rev. Paul Reynen -worship leading (Twistthink). ELIZABETH, ZACKERY, RON & ALYCE PRINS.
Dick & Nancy Doeden, Bruce & Barb Alderink -ministry of music
Richard VanOss -organist The CARE CLOSET would appreciate your donations this week of: newborn & size 2 diapers, tall PRAYER FOR THE WEEK
kitchen trash bags, and paper grocery bags. Thank you!
Pray this week for the participants and leaders of our Senior
It will soon be time to print the new 2010-2011 FIRST CHURCH PHONE/ADDRESS DIRECTORY. High Youth group as they travel to Red River Gorge in
Please, please, double check your info at the Information Post to be sure that we have your info correct in Kentucky on a wilderness adventure. Pray for STEPHA-
KIDS OWN WORSHIP our records. This includes you and your childrens home address & phone number, winter/summer ad- NIE GILLETT, CHRIS TIMMER, TAYLOR NIENHUIS,
dress & phone number, cell phone number, e-mail address, and college address. The directory is only TROY NYKAMP, JAYME AALBERTS, ERIN
Please note the age change for the summer. Children ages 4 yrs old through those entering 2nd grade are printed once a year, so please let the church office (lriemersma@firstchurchofholland.org) know if your WALKER, LIZ SCHROTENBOER, JOE VAN-
dismissed during the Hymn of Preparation, meeting the teacher at the top of the stairs to proceed down- DOORNIK, LUCAS DYKSTRA, SARAH BASS, BRI
information needs updating!
stairs to room L2 for a worship experience that is age appropriate. Parents must pick up their children SANCHEZ, AMY VANDERSTOEP, ALEC VEREEKE,
immediately following the worship service. Children will not be dismissed without a parent. JOAN AALBERTS, TIM AALBERTS, AMBER TEJEDA,
The RCA is looking for VOLUNTEERS TO HELP HOST DELEGATES to the World Communion of
and JASON NABER.
Reformed Churches. 1,000 people will be in Grand Rapids at Calvin College for this 10 day
ORDINATION SERVICE - 4:00 P.M. event. Needed: host families to pick up a delegate on Sat. June 26th at 2:30 p.m. at Calvin and bring them
home for overnight; bring the delegate to First Church Sunday morning; then back to Calvin by 2:30 p.m.
on Sunday June 27th. So basically, it is hosting someone from somewhere in the world for 24 hours. You
The congregation is invited to the ordination of JP SUNDARARAJAN to the office of Minister of Word can learn more at www.reformedchurches.org or you can call Pastor Dan. Please sign up with pastor Dan
and Sacrament. This Classis worship service will be held here at First Reformed Church, today at 4:00 or Libby AND also call David Baak at 616-340-6782 or email at davidbaak@mac.com If youve never
p.m. A reception and celebration will follow. hosted a guest from another country, this is a great family experience. Feel free to talk with the Nykerks,
Gilletts, Doedens, Nienhuis, whove all hosted foreign pastors for extended times and have been extremely
The consistory is reminded that they are invited to participate in the ordination (laying on of hands). This blessed.
includes currently serving Elders and Deacons as well as those who are not current members of Consis- (over)
tory.
 CHURCH CALENDAR: ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday, June 20, 2010
TODAY (6/20): Volunteers needed. We are scheduling teachers for our FAITH JOURNEYS 1st-5th grade Sunday
8:00 Boaters/Joggers Worship Service School. We need approximately 30 people to teach over the course of the school year. It can involve a
9:30 Rev. Dr. Daniel N. Gillett
4:00 Ordination Service for JP Sundararajan commitment of one to three weeks depending on the lesson. The Bible lessons use different mediums to CORNER OF STATE & 26TH STREET
MONDAY (6/21): communicate the Word like storytelling, cooking, crafts, video, puppetry, and drama. So if you have an
interest in any of these perhaps youd be willing to use your interest to benefit our children. Please call (630 STATE STREET, HOLLAND, MI 49423)
7:30 Mens Softball Game
TUESDAY (6/22): Tammy Kleis for more information: 616.836.2272
9:00 Womens Discipleship class (616) 392-8085
WEDNESDAY (6/23): New Words of Hope Radio Program: Ground work is a joint venture between the RCA and the CRC.
7:15 Mens Prayer Group Ground work is where we dig into the soil of scripture in order to help deepen peoples faith and in- www.firstchurchofholland.org
1:30 Staff meeting crease their obedience. according to David Bast, who co-hosts the program with Bob Heerspink, from
3:30 Care Closet the Back to God hour. The format of the program is dialogue between Dave and Bob about pertinent
THURSDAY (6/24): The family of First Church welcomes you to our services today. You are our guest and we are glad you
6:30 Care Closet #2 topics of faith. Ground work airs Sundays at 7:00 a.m. on 99.3 FM and 8:00 a.m. on 1450 AM and
1260 AM. have chosen to worship with us. The following are services available to assist you: barrier-free entrances
7:00 Bible Study and restrooms; an elevator to the lower level; supervised child care for infants and toddlers in our spacious
FRIDAY (6/25): nursery; a hearing assistance system for use with hearing aids with the t-coils or headsets; pre-kindergarten
SATURDAY (6/26): to fifth grade childrens worship bags to aid your child during the service and volunteers who are ready to
SUNDAY (6/27): answer any questions at the Information Post at the rear of the worship center. If we can be of assistance
8:00 Boaters/Joggers Worship Service during the week, please call the church office at 392-8085. If you are looking for a church home, please
9:30 Rev. Rowland VanEs accept this as an invitation to check us out. There is ALWAYS A WELCOME HOME for you.
10:45 Outreach Committee meeting
6:00 Rev. Chris DeVos at Pillar Church
MORNING WORSHIP9:30 A.M.
SERVING THE CHURCH TODAY THE APPROACH TO GOD
THE PEALING OF THE BELLS
COURTESY GREETERS: (6/20) C. & K. Lance, S. & C. Let the Pealing of the Bells be a call to silent meditation and prayer as the Prelude is
Liang, R. & B. Mulder. (6/27) D. & C. Nienhuis, J. & N. being played.
Parker, R. & B. Poll.
USHERS: (6/20) S. Miller, S. VanHekken, M. DeVries, J. PRELUDE - Trumpet Tune in C Major - Richard L. Van Oss
Geerlings. (6/27) H. Topp, R. Fortney, P. Mulder, S. Liang. (quoting God Is Love, Let Heaven Adore Him found in The Worshiping Church No. 70)
ELDERS: (6/27, AM) L. DeVries, S. Liang, N. Unema, J.
Geertman. (6/27 PM) J. VanderStoep, S. Vlietstra. ANNOUNCEMENTS
BUS DRIVER: (6/20) G. Collings / 748-0023. (6/27) T.
Aalberts / 355-0924. PASSING OF THE FRIENDSHIP REGISTER
HALL MONITOR: (6/20) D. Klooster. (6/27) R. Gorman.
NURSERY, AM WORSHIP: (6/20) L. Hegg, M. Immink, MINISTRY MOMENT - Recognition of Service, Bob Weller
A. Bosgraaf, E. Schrotenboer, N. Kleinheksel, E. Walker.
(6/27) L. Hegg, A. Houskamp, E. Russcher, E. Toth, N. GREETING ONE ANOTHER
Schrotenboer, S. Toth.
DEACON COUNTING TEAM: (June) C. Kleis, D. SENTENCES
Walkotten, R. Arendsen, R. Cosgrove.
FELLOWSHIP COFFEE: (6/20) Reynen. (6/27) S. & B. *HYMN OF PRAISE - #70 God Is Love, Let Heaven Adore Him
Kleinheksel.
*INVOCATION & SALUTATION
TV WORSHIP SCHEDULE FATHERS DAY READING
Leader: God, our Father, Christ our brother, Helper Spirit, we thank you that you care
First Church morning worship services can been seen every for us, call us into your family and nurture us daily.
week on Comcast Channel 24/916. Congregation: And we cry, Abba, Father from the center of our souls in ways
Monday at 7:00 a.m. we do not know. May we knowingly turn to you and affirm your
Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. parenting in our lives.
Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Leader: We thank you that your Fatherly love is often shown through earthly fathers
who guide, protect, teach and love us.
Congregation: For fathers both present and gone before we give you thanks.
And we gratefully remember deeds of kindness and acts of grace.
Leader: We know we live in a darkened world, and for some this day is difficult.
Congregation: For absent fathers, the unmet desire to be a father and sins of all
fathers, we ask for forgiveness and grace.
Leader: We thank you for your gift of family, for tenderness between parent and child,
strength through teenage years, and the joy of grand parenting.
Congregation: We thank you, heavenly Father, that you teach us about the
strength of your never failing love through the seasons of life, the love of
family and the tender pangs of parental love.
Leader: We thank you that family goes beyond biology to the greater freedom of the
family of God.
Congregation: And we thank you for this church family, for the children we are
called to nurture in faith together and your Abba, Father in our midst.
We praise and thank you, Father.