This Week at Cedar Hill Crc

THIS WEEK AT CEDAR HILL CRC WELCOME February 17 ~ February 23, 2013 Welcome to Sunday Worship at Cedar Hill CRC. We are glad you are here with us this morning. If you are a visitor, please see the back of the bulletin for information about our church and fill out a SUNDAY Visitor Card found in the pew and place it in the offering plate or leave it at the Welcome Center. 9:00 AM ~NO Sunday School or Catechism WORSHIP HIGHLIGHTS 9:00 AM ~Adult Sunday School (Classrooms) February 17 ~10:30 A.M.: Today is the first Sunday of Lent. Pastor Chris will continue 10:30 AM ~Worship Service (Sanctuary) the sermon series of “Immersed in Ancient Words: God’s Story & Our 12:30 PM ~NJ Faith Church Service/Fellowship Time (Sanctuary & Fellowship Hall) Story” with a lesson on Numbers 11:1~30, “But We Miss Our Onions”. We 4:30 PM ~Kingdom Kids Choir Rehearsal (Basement) Snack: Luke Martin will celebrate the Lord’s Supper this morning. 6:00 PM ~Joint Worship Service (at Cedar Hill CRC) 6 P.M.: Joint worship service with our sister churches here at Cedar Hill CRC. MONDAY February 24 ~10:30 A.M.: We will welcome Pastor Jake Johannan to our pulpit next 7:30 PM ~Elder Meeting (Council Room) Sunday. 8:00 PM ~Barbershop Chorus (Fellowship Hall) 6 P.M.: Joint worship service with our sister churches at Covenant CRC.

TUESDAY WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION 9:00 AM ~ BSF Leader’s Meeting (Council Room) This Week – February 17, 2013 st nd rd 6:00 PM ~ Youth Quest Executive Meeting (Deacon Room) OFFERINGS: AM: 1 : Cedar Hill Ministries, 2 : Building Fund, 3 : Benevolence 6:00 PM ~ Tuesday Night Connection Family Dinner & Meetings (Fellowship Hall) PM: Gideons 6:45 PM ~ Cadets (Cadet Room) GREETERS: Welcome Team #3 8:45 PM ~ NJ Faith Church (Sanctuary) USHERS: AM: Harold Post, John Borduin, Sally Haven PM: Roy Heerema, Sally Haven, Walter Shurminsky WEDNESDAY NURSERY: Infant: Jenna Dyksen, Peggy Heerema 6:15 AM ~ Wednesday Morning Prayer Time - All are welcome. (Youth Room) Toddler: Jennifer Dunham, Kendra Dyer, Cindy Borduin 9:00 AM ~ Bible Study Fellowship (Entire Church) PM: Sara Heerema THURSDAY CH. CHURCH: Barbie Resch/Jeanne Veenstra, Raegan Heerema No Junior Church. 7:00 PM ~ Parkinson’s Support Group (Fellowship Hall) Next Week – February 24, 2013 OFFERINGS: 1st: Cedar Hill Ministries, 2nd: Scholarship Fund FRIDAY GREETERS: Welcome Team #4 6:00 PM ~ Homeless Program (Fellowship Hall/Youth Room) USHERS: Marilyn Chickey, Rob Dyer, Walter Shurminsky 8:00 PM ~ NJ Faith Church (Sanctuary) NURSERY: Infant: Nancy Bruining, Jessica Faber Toddler: Marilyn Bushman, Ginny Steensma SATURDAY CH. CHURCH: Alyssa Shurminsky/Caitlin Shurminsky, Greta Botbyl 6:30 AM ~ NJ Faith Church (Sanctuary) JR. CHURCH: Katie Den Hollander/Laura & Dana Carey OFFICE NOTES DEACON NOTES OUR CONGREGATIONAL FAMILY Thanks to you !: Remember when the The office will be closed on Monday, 2012 Tax Receipts: If you have Please join in congratulating Robert LinC group stood holding soup pots February 18, in observance of donated stock this past year, please Rosendale and Elizabeth Ann Ver Hage collecting money for New Hope on Super President’s Day. Regular hours for the contact the office so the appropriate on their marriage on Saturday, February Bowl Sunday? Youth Quest would like to remainder of the week. receipt can be produced. 16, at Wayne Presbyterian Church. Pray thank everyone who donated--$1,144.00 and two large boxes of canned goods! PASTOR NOTES Homeless Program: The sign-up for God’s blessings on this couple. Thank you for your generosity—we could Faith Community CRC: Pastor sheet for the Homeless Program is TUESDAY NIGHT CONNECTION posted in the Narthex. Prayerfully not have done this without you! Chris will be participating in Pastor KC This Tuesday evening, February Vande Streek’s installation service at consider contributing to this important LINC: (High School): Join us on 19, at 6 PM, is Tuesday Night Faith Community CRC next Sunday program—you will be blessed. February 24, from 6 ~ 8:30 PM at Connection. Come and fellowship with morning. SUNDAY SCHOOL Midland Park CRC. We will have other members of our congregation, dinner, games, conversation, and worship. Scripture Cards: Scripture cards There will be NO Sunday School beginning with a family-style dinner and th th with readings for next week’s sermon are today for President’s Day weekend. HEIRBORNE: (7 & 8 Grades): available at the welcome center. ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL ending with various meetings, including Join us on February 27 at 7 ~ 9 PM at GEMS, Cadets, and Adult Bible Study. Blog: Be sure to check out Pastor Cedar Hill. Come and play games, have The Adult Sunday School: “Where We will be continuing The Truth snacks, and worship. Chris’ latest blog for a list of helpful do I come in?: Joining God’s Mission Project, Lesson 9 ~ The American Bible resources for all ages. will begin today and will continue for 5 Heirborne All Nighter: Friday, Experiment: Stepping Stones. IGNITE! Tired of serving and feeling weeks. The books have arrived and are March 22 at 6:45 ~ 7:00 AM to burned out with minimal results from available for purchase ($11.00). CAMPUS MINISTRY Saturday, March 23 at Faith’s Barn. We will have lots of fun going to the Top your efforts? Perhaps you are finding the WED. MORNING PRAYER TIME Shoes Against Human Trafficking: limits to your own ingenuity, talents, and of the Rock, Toys-R-Us, bowling, and Campus Pastor Ken Vander Wall is natural gifts. Do you ever feel like your Join for a meaningful time of prayer eating at a diner! Cost is $30.00, plus church is on a treadmill—running and this Wednesday at 6:15 AM in the hoping to collect 27,000 pairs of gently money for Toys R Us and the diner. running, but going nowhere? Come and Youth Room. Bring your own coffee. used shoes to aid in the effort to stop RSVP to Denise by Wednesday, experience IGNITE! IGNITE provides MEALS FOR THE FABERS human trafficking. This is a very sad, February 27. Questions? Call Denise at opportunity for a congregation to catch 862-221-2014 or If you would like to gift the Faber but real problem in our world today. the Holy Spirit’s flame and grow in [email protected]. family with a delicious meal, visit Please join this cause by donating your faithfulness to Jesus Christ. For more GO M.A.D.: (5th & 6th Grades): Next http://www.TakeThemAMeal.com. The unwanted, gently-used shoes. There is a info on this exciting event coming to meeting will be on Friday, March 1st at 7 last name is Faber, the password is box available in the narthex. The shoes Covenant CRC on March 22 & 23, see ~ 9:30 PM at Faith’s Barn. Go M.A.D! ellenfaber. the brochure on the welcome center or will be on display on March 24. Drop off at the ECMS Gym and pick up talk with Pastor Chris. IN THE BARN. Questions? Call Mr. E. at 973-423-0267. YOUTHQUEST NEWS