BULLETIN

The Lord’s Day
March 7, 2010

“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might be rich.”
2 Corinthians 8:9
 

        A.M.

Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 8: 4-22
Text: Jeremiah 8: 7
The Migratory Birds
 

     P.M.

Scripture Reading: Psalm 61
Text: Psalm 61:2
The High Rock
 

Announcements
Grace, mercy and peace, from God our Father,
and Jesus Christ our Lord. 1 Tim. 1:2

We welcome all as we gather here together today to worship our Lord God.  The elders will lead the services for us today.  Pastor H. Bergsma from the London, Ontario FRC will be preaching for us next Lord’s Day, D.V.

 Members of the Evangelism Committee will lead the chapel service at Bethel Ranch this afternoon at 2:30.  Philip Laman will present the meditation with Duane Rogers accompanying him.          On Friday, at Good Shepherd Mission, Mike Driesse will lead the meditation.  Men, if you would like to join in on the visit contact a member of the committee.

 The Women’s Bible Study group will meet on Wednesday at 9:45 a.m.  All ladies are welcome to attend.  We will be focusing on Hard Work versus Laziness from Proverbs.  Babysitting is available.

 A Prayer Meeting will be held on Wednesday at 8 p.m.   Join with others of the congregation for a time of meditation and prayer.

 The Ladies Society will meet on Thursday at 7:45 p.m.  We will be studying Parables – Prodigal Son.  Audrey Van Wyck will be hostess for the meeting.

 Advanced Notice – The Young People’s Society will be hosting a ziti dinner on Friday, April 16.  See sign up sheet on the bulletin board.

The Mattaniah Choir will be presenting a concert on Friday, April 23 at the Preakness United Reformed Church.  The program will begin at 7:45 p.m.

 Church Family - Tona Decker would like to thank everyone for their prayers, cards, and well wishes during her recent illnesses.

Update from FRMI on Guatemala.

As mentioned in the previous bulletin update, delegates from the board travelled to Guatemala to work out the details of the transition in preparation for the Van Minnen’s leaving the field. We are thankful to report that, in working with AMG, an organization affiliated with Word and Deed, a plan is in place to continue the oversight of the various aspects of the education project.
Furthermore, Nico Kattenberg and his family have agreed to return to Guatemala for a period of time, beginning this summer, to oversee the various projects in Cubulco as well has handling the administrative tasks. He will work for both AMG and FRMI. During the past year, prayers have been lifted up asking the Lord to provide a pastor to serve the Cubulco and Aldea churches.
By God’s providence, one of our local teachers, while attending a conference connected up with a pastor from the Presbyterian Church willing to serve the churches. Since then Pastor Carlos Emilio Lopez has been serving the church in Cubulco on an interim basis. During the recent visit to the field a colloquium doctum was held with Pastor Carlos with the delegates and the obreros present. With thanks to the Lord, the responses to the questions were very impressive. Pastor Carlos will serve the churches there for a period of three months after which, we trust, that he will be officially called and installed, D.V., to be Pastor of the Cubulco and Aldea Reformed Churches.
Let us continue to pray for fruit on the labors of Pastor Carlos and that the churches there would grow in maturity to God’s Glory.
 

Persons that are well affected to religion, that receive instructions of piety with pleasure and satisfaction, often wonder why they make no greater progress in that religion which they so much admire. Now the reason is this: it is because religion lives only in their head, but something else has possession of their heart; and therefore they continue from year to year mere admirers and praisers of piety, without ever coming up to the reality and perfection of its precepts.

                               A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life, William Law

Services via the Web & Phone – Our worship services are ‘Live’ on the web in addition to the telephone call-in service.  You can search for our church on SermonAudio.com or access it directly from our church’s website.  To listen to church services by telephone, please call 973-248-8055 ONLY.  If that number is busy your call will automatically be directed to an open line.