April 2, 2017
UpComing Events: Tuesday, April 4 Wednesday, April 5
Thursday, April 6 Saturday, April 8 Sunday, April 9 Thursday, April 13 Sunday, April 23 Thursday, April 27 Sunday, April 30 July 4 – 6
GEMS meet in the church at 7:00 p.m. Cadets meet in the church at 7:00 p.m. Coffee Social & Play Group meets in the church from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Friendship Group meets in the church at 7:00 p.m. O.A.S.I.S. meets in the church at 11:00 a.m. Covenant Youth meet at the church at 7:00 p.m. Fibre Arts Group meets at the church at 9:30 a.m. Combined Palm Sunday Evening Service at Maranatha CRC at 6:30 p.m. Covenant Book Club meets at the home of Kristina Broad at 7:30 p.m. GEMS Sunday Congregational Meeting at the church at 7:30 p.m. Friendship Sunday Spring Potluck following the morning service. VBS 2017
Covenant Christian Reformed Church is a CAP church Shalem provides anonymous professional counselling to congregants at no charge, available through the Congregational Assistance Plan. Call Shalem directly at 905-528-0353 or Toll-free 1-866-347-0041
COVENANT CHURCH Church Office: 519-539-6211 Interim Pastor: Rich Loerop email: [email protected] Pastor’s Office: 519-539-9203 Pastor’s Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday Secretary: Marlene Lynes [email protected] Chair of Council: Bill Koehler 519-539-1901 Chair of Pastoral Care: Dianne Klingenberg 519-539-3806 Covenant’s Website: www.woodstockcovenant.ca (sermons, bulletins & newsletters are available on our website) April 2, 2017
Welcome to Covenant Church We welcome Rev. Rich Loerop as he leads our service this morning. Today is the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Please join us in the Fellowship Hall for refreshments after the service. Large copy LUYH Hymnals are available to those who remain seated as well as bibles. Please ask our ushers for a copy and return them after the service. For those who have a hearing impairment, please speak to one of our sound people at the back of the sanctuary. NEXT WEEK: Pastor Rich Loerop will lead our service. LENT: On this fifth Sunday in Lent, we come to the conclusion of our sermon series dangerous prayer and will focus on the prayer “Use me, Lord” based on Psalm 72. In this prayer, we ask God to not only use us but also to make us usable. In asking God to make us usable we acknowledge that it is his plans we are seeking to accomplish, not our own. We also acknowledge our inadequacy in doing the things of God and our need for his power to help us accomplish his will. The only way we can succeed in furthering God’s kingdom is by the work of God’s power in us. What makes this prayer dangerous to pray is that it thrusts us right into the conflict between God’s kingdom and the world’s kingdoms. “Use me, Lord” prayer is a revolutionary, subversive prayer that costs us nothing less than our lives. A Bible study on Psalm 72 is available for you to pick up in the narthex or you can find it on the church’s website. COLLECTIONS: We gratefully acknowledge the following collections: March 26: Sea To Sea – Bob Dieleman - $2,647.10 Church Budget - $5,028.25 April 2: Canadian Bible Society, Church Budget SERVING ELDER: This week: Dianne Klingenberg
April 9: Indwell, Church Budget April 9: Lucille Koopman
COVENANT CHURCH FAMILY: As a faith-community may we all be faithful in praying for one another, asking the Lord to strengthen, heal and encourage brothers and sisters in need. Especially think of those along with their care givers who struggle in their daily lives with chronic pain, poor memory or poor mobility. Keep Harry and Anne Wubs in your prayers. Pray for feelings of support and peace as they deal with Harry’s diagnosis of cancer and Anne’s memory loss We remember those within our church family who are cancer survivors, but still struggle through ongoing test and procedures. Who sometimes wait tediously for test results. They value your prayers and support. FROM THE PASTORAL CARE TEAM….. If you would like a visit from the Pastoral Care Team, and you are not already on our list, please let us know. Simply contact the chair, Dianne Klingenberg, by phone at 519-539-3806, or if you would prefer e-mail, you can reach me at [email protected].
SUNDAY SCHOOL: All children ages 3-11 are invited to attend Sunday School. Parent/caregivers of visiting children: please fill out a registration form available from the teacher when the children are dismissed.
10:00 A.M. SERVICE Accompanist: Praise Team Song Leader: Bill Koehler Preaching: Rev. Rich Loerop Scripture Reader: Carol Verbeek WE GATHER IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD Gathering Songs: LUYH#15 “The First Place LUYH#142:1,2,4 “We Are People On A Journey” WE ARE CALLED TO WORSHIP *The Call to Worship – on screen *Prayer of Invocation *Song following prayer: LUYH#907 “Be Still And Know”) *God’s Greeting *We warmly greet each other *Opening Song of Praise: SB#50 “The Potter’s Hand” CONFESSING OUR DEPENDENCE ON JESUS CHRIST Call to Confession: Responsive Reading of the Law (Psalter Hymnal – pg. 1015) Prayer of Confession Assurance of Pardon Song of Praise: LUYH#358 “Give Thanks” A Moment for the Children Children’s prayer by pastor (children 3-11 dismissed for Sunday School) Congregational Prayer Offering: Canadian Bible Society, Church Budget Offertory: “Open The Eyes Of My Heart Lord” – LizzyBeth Beckett & Marion Dieleman Prayer of Thanksgiving/Illumination GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS WORD Scripture Reading: Psalm 72 (p. 908) Reader: This is the Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God! Sermon: Dangerous Prayers: Use Me, Lord *Song of Response: LUYH#742 “Will You Come And Follow Me” WE LEAVE WITH GOD’S BLESSING *The Benediction *Closing Song: LUYH#489:3 “By The Sea Of Crystal” *Postlude (Please allow individuals with mobility challenges to exit the sanctuary first)
Thursday, April 6 Saturday, April 8 Sunday, April 9 Thursday, April 13 Sunday, April 23 Thursday, April 27 Sunday, April 30 July 4 – 6
GEMS meet in the church at 7:00 p.m. Cadets meet in the church at 7:00 p.m. Coffee Social & Play Group meets in the church from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Friendship Group meets in the church at 7:00 p.m. O.A.S.I.S. meets in the church at 11:00 a.m. Covenant Youth meet at the church at 7:00 p.m. Fibre Arts Group meets at the church at 9:30 a.m. Combined Palm Sunday Evening Service at Maranatha CRC at 6:30 p.m. Covenant Book Club meets at the home of Kristina Broad at 7:30 p.m. GEMS Sunday Congregational Meeting at the church at 7:30 p.m. Friendship Sunday Spring Potluck following the morning service. VBS 2017
Covenant Christian Reformed Church is a CAP church Shalem provides anonymous professional counselling to congregants at no charge, available through the Congregational Assistance Plan. Call Shalem directly at 905-528-0353 or Toll-free 1-866-347-0041
COVENANT CHURCH Church Office: 519-539-6211 Interim Pastor: Rich Loerop email: [email protected] Pastor’s Office: 519-539-9203 Pastor’s Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday Secretary: Marlene Lynes [email protected] Chair of Council: Bill Koehler 519-539-1901 Chair of Pastoral Care: Dianne Klingenberg 519-539-3806 Covenant’s Website: www.woodstockcovenant.ca (sermons, bulletins & newsletters are available on our website) April 2, 2017
Welcome to Covenant Church We welcome Rev. Rich Loerop as he leads our service this morning. Today is the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Please join us in the Fellowship Hall for refreshments after the service. Large copy LUYH Hymnals are available to those who remain seated as well as bibles. Please ask our ushers for a copy and return them after the service. For those who have a hearing impairment, please speak to one of our sound people at the back of the sanctuary. NEXT WEEK: Pastor Rich Loerop will lead our service. LENT: On this fifth Sunday in Lent, we come to the conclusion of our sermon series dangerous prayer and will focus on the prayer “Use me, Lord” based on Psalm 72. In this prayer, we ask God to not only use us but also to make us usable. In asking God to make us usable we acknowledge that it is his plans we are seeking to accomplish, not our own. We also acknowledge our inadequacy in doing the things of God and our need for his power to help us accomplish his will. The only way we can succeed in furthering God’s kingdom is by the work of God’s power in us. What makes this prayer dangerous to pray is that it thrusts us right into the conflict between God’s kingdom and the world’s kingdoms. “Use me, Lord” prayer is a revolutionary, subversive prayer that costs us nothing less than our lives. A Bible study on Psalm 72 is available for you to pick up in the narthex or you can find it on the church’s website. COLLECTIONS: We gratefully acknowledge the following collections: March 26: Sea To Sea – Bob Dieleman - $2,647.10 Church Budget - $5,028.25 April 2: Canadian Bible Society, Church Budget SERVING ELDER: This week: Dianne Klingenberg
April 9: Indwell, Church Budget April 9: Lucille Koopman
COVENANT CHURCH FAMILY: As a faith-community may we all be faithful in praying for one another, asking the Lord to strengthen, heal and encourage brothers and sisters in need. Especially think of those along with their care givers who struggle in their daily lives with chronic pain, poor memory or poor mobility. Keep Harry and Anne Wubs in your prayers. Pray for feelings of support and peace as they deal with Harry’s diagnosis of cancer and Anne’s memory loss We remember those within our church family who are cancer survivors, but still struggle through ongoing test and procedures. Who sometimes wait tediously for test results. They value your prayers and support. FROM THE PASTORAL CARE TEAM….. If you would like a visit from the Pastoral Care Team, and you are not already on our list, please let us know. Simply contact the chair, Dianne Klingenberg, by phone at 519-539-3806, or if you would prefer e-mail, you can reach me at [email protected].
SUNDAY SCHOOL: All children ages 3-11 are invited to attend Sunday School. Parent/caregivers of visiting children: please fill out a registration form available from the teacher when the children are dismissed.
10:00 A.M. SERVICE Accompanist: Praise Team Song Leader: Bill Koehler Preaching: Rev. Rich Loerop Scripture Reader: Carol Verbeek WE GATHER IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD Gathering Songs: LUYH#15 “The First Place LUYH#142:1,2,4 “We Are People On A Journey” WE ARE CALLED TO WORSHIP *The Call to Worship – on screen *Prayer of Invocation *Song following prayer: LUYH#907 “Be Still And Know”) *God’s Greeting *We warmly greet each other *Opening Song of Praise: SB#50 “The Potter’s Hand” CONFESSING OUR DEPENDENCE ON JESUS CHRIST Call to Confession: Responsive Reading of the Law (Psalter Hymnal – pg. 1015) Prayer of Confession Assurance of Pardon Song of Praise: LUYH#358 “Give Thanks” A Moment for the Children Children’s prayer by pastor (children 3-11 dismissed for Sunday School) Congregational Prayer Offering: Canadian Bible Society, Church Budget Offertory: “Open The Eyes Of My Heart Lord” – LizzyBeth Beckett & Marion Dieleman Prayer of Thanksgiving/Illumination GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS WORD Scripture Reading: Psalm 72 (p. 908) Reader: This is the Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God! Sermon: Dangerous Prayers: Use Me, Lord *Song of Response: LUYH#742 “Will You Come And Follow Me” WE LEAVE WITH GOD’S BLESSING *The Benediction *Closing Song: LUYH#489:3 “By The Sea Of Crystal” *Postlude (Please allow individuals with mobility challenges to exit the sanctuary first)
