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June 8, 2025
Life streaming Worship services
For our 10:30am service click the following link:  https://youtube.com/live/t_sPWwoxFtw?feature=share
​For our 1:30pm service click the following link:  https://youtube.com/live/t_RfGQy_3PA?feature=share

10:30 Service
Welcome and Announcements
Preservice Song - How Vast the Benefits Divine - 426
Silent Prayer
Song - Hear Our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord, Incline thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace, Amen
Opening Reading – Psalm 36:7-9
Opening Blessing
Pastor: “Where do you find your help?”
Congregation: “Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth”
Pastor: Blessing from our God 
Song - Who with God Most High finds Shelter 
​                                                                                     - 91B stanzas 1,2,4
Our Need – James 2:8-13
Prayer (silent time for confessing personal sins)
Assurance of Pardon -1 John 1:9
Song - Lord, I Lift My Soul to Thee  - 25C stanzas 1,3,5
Prayer
Bible reading - Matthew 5:1-3 (p.1501)
Message: Blessed are the poor in Spirit
Prayer
Song - Nearer, Still Nearer - 531
Offering – church
Celebration of Lord’s Super
Song - There is a Fountain Filled with Blood - 340
Congregational Prayer
Closing Song - Gloria Patri - 571
Closing Blessing - Three-fold Amen

1:30 Service
Welcome and Announcements
Preservice Song song selections (2)
Silent Prayer
Song - Hear Our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord, Incline thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace, Amen
Opening Reading - Psalm 40:5                     
Opening Blessing 
Pastor:Where do you find your help?
Congregation: Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth”
Pastor: Blessing from our God
Song - Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing - 429
Prayer
Bible Reading   Exodus 15:1-21 (p.110)                                              Message: God’s people sing praise to God in the joy of their salvation
Prayer
Song - The LORD Reigns over all   - 93
Offering -  Eternal Life Church plant (Mexico)
Congregational Prayer
Singing our Confession - My only Comfort - SB18
Closing Blessing - Three-fold Amen

Announcements

Announcements This Sunday morning we will not only be able to worship our God under the reading and preaching of God’s Word, but we will also be able to see and taste the gospel message in the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.  Although there are physical elements of this meal, we are to understand that this is a special spiritual meal.  This meal is a great blessing only for all those who properly understand the spiritual food one receives at this meal.  And the Apostle Paul teaches us in 1 Corinthians 11 that if anyone eats and drinks without properly understanding the spiritual aspect of this meal, they will be sining against the body and the blood of the Lord. Paul goes on to say that when people sin in this way they will bring judgement on themselves and if the church knowingly allows this, the whole church will suffer.  For those who have not been trained to know and believe the spiritual blessing of this special meal and have not publicly professed that they are ready to be blessed at this meal, we ask that you refrain from eating and drinking at this time.  But we hope that you will make yourself ready through the teaching of God’s Word, so that one day you will be able to fully participate at this meal.
This Sunday we can also in a special way remember Pentecost, the day the Holy Spirt came to live in the hearts and lives of the people Jesus Christ died for.  Jesus not only went to heaven to prepare a place and direct history for those He died for.  He also went to heaven to send the Holy Sprit, so that those whom Jesus died for would be able to come to a living faith in Him as Savour and Lord.  May we each trust that the Holy Spirit came also for us, so that we could know and believe Jesus' death has washed all our sins away and that we are and will forever remain deeply beloved children of God Almighty.     
Please keep, Alannah Manes, Christine Wigston, and Mitchel & Viviana Forero in your prayers.  They will be interviewed by the elders, deacons and pastor of this church, this coming Monday night, with the hope that they will soon stand before us as a church to make their public profession of faith and join the River of Life church with their children. We pray that each of them will recall what they have learned and express their faith with confidence and assurance.
This past Friday Phil Schurman underwent surgery on his nose to remove skin cancer.  This is the second time that he has needed this operation.  We pray that all the cancer was removed this time, that it will not resurface and that he will recover from the operation with no complications. 
This past week Gary Baker experienced a growing discomfort in his chest which was accompanied by a burning sensation and a difficulty breathing.  This was exasperated due to the pains in his shoulder, hip and knee. We pray his doctor visit this coming Tuesday with his family doctor will bring some clarity to what is wrong so that he can get the necessary help.
This past week Henry Faller once again needed to go to the hospital due to a difficulty breathing.  Thankfully he was given what he needed by the doctors and was able to go home.  
Reminder of our church picnic on June 28. From June 10 to June 16 Yukyung and I will be on holidays. 
Next Sunday Bruce DeVisser will fill our pulpit. This will be Bruce DeVisser’s first time preaching for us and I pray he will be a blessing to us and will be well received by us, as God’s people.
In our Sunday morning worship service this Sunday, the sermon will be on Matthew 5:1-3 under the theme, “Blessed are the poor in Spirit”.  In our Sunday after worship service, we will continue our series in the book Exodus.  This time going over Exodus 15:1-21 under the theme, “God’s people sing praise to God in the joy of their salvation”.
Blessings, Pastor Richard

Offerings
Morning – The Church - this is for the on going mister of the River of Life church
Afternoon – Eternal Life church plant - this is a church plant in Mexico from the Hope URC church in Brampton, Ontario.  The missionary there is Pastor Mat Van Dyken. 

Janitorial position for the River of Life Church building - If you are interested in applying for this job, please give your resume to Caleb Huizinga at:  [email protected] The position is for 8 hours a week and includes a complete cleaning of the church building each Saturday and coming early to the church building each Sunday, before the first service, to set things up and to stay after the second service to clean things up. The person also needs to be ready on Sundays to replace toilet paper and paper towels in the washrooms.  Additionally the person needs make sure there are enough cleaning supplies to do the job of cleaning the building each week.

Lord’s Supper – Our next celebration of the Lord’s supper, the Lord willing, will be on June 8 in our morning worship service.  The Lord willing we will also be celebrating the Lord’s supper on, August 10, October 12 and December 14 in the morning worship services. 

Birthdays and Anniversaries:
June 12 - Gerry Bakker’s’Birthday 

Men’s breakfast and Bible study -  Each Friday morning at 9:30 we as men get together to socialize over a breakfast and then have a Bible study.  For those who are able to, we ask that you contribute $3.00 to help pay for the supplies for the breakfast.  All men are welcome.  

Wednesday’s Open House  Each Wednesday from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. All are welcome

Women’s Bible study – We usually meet each Wednesdays at 10:30, except the last Wednesday of each month.  All women are welcome. The last ladies’ Bible study before our Summer break will be on June 4.  We hope to come back to study again on September 3.

Shepherd’s Heart Food Hamper - this is a food hamper for those who are short on food in our community. It is run by the BIC church on Drummond near Mcleod.  There is a container near the front door of the church for non-perishable food items that bring there.

​Church Picnic - Saturday, June 28, 2025 from 10am - 2pm at Heartland Forest.