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September 15, 2024
Life streaming Worship services
For our 10:30am service click the following link: https://youtube.com/live/rQEKTdX2PpE?feature=share
​For our 1:30pm service click the following link: https://youtube.com/live/owGMuRxkcLM?feature=share

10:30 am Service
Welcome and Announcements
Preservice Song - Abide with Me - 159 stanzas 1-3
Silent Prayer
Song - 558 - Hear Our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord, Incline thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace, Amen
Opening Reading – Psalm 29:1-2
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 - Shout to the LORD, All the Earth - 100A
Our Need – Deuteronomy 5
Prayer (silent time for confessing personal sins)
Assurance of Pardon – Ephesians 1:7-8  
Song - God Be Merciful to Me - 51C - stanzas 1,2,5
Prayer
Bible Reading - I John 5: 1-13 (p.1903)
Message: Whoever Believes that Jesus is the Christ.
Prayer
Song - May the Mind of Christ, My Savior - 488
Offering – Church
Congregational Prayer
Closing Song - Now Blessed Be Jehovah God - 564  
Closing Blessing - Three-fold Amen
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1:30 pm service 
​Welcome and Announcements
Silent Prayer
Song - 558 - Hear Our prayer, O Lord, hear our prayer, O Lord, Incline thine ear to us, and grant us thy peace, Amen
Opening Reading - Psalm 103:1-5  
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 - How Firm a Foundation - 243
Prayer
Bible Readings - Psalm 23 (p.862)
Message: Our Shepherd Through the Journey of Life
Prayer
Song - The Lord’s My Shepherd 23A  
Question time
Offering – Shepherds Heart (for Christmas project)
Congregational Prayer
Confessing our Faith - Apostles Creed
Closing Song - Go Now in Peace - SB24
Closing Blessing - Three-fold Amen

Announcements

When we see the changing of the seasons we see the hand of our mighty God in all His might and glory.  The changing of the season should also remind us of His mercy.  God promised never to destroy the earth again with a flood.  He promised that the seasons will come and go until that great time of Jesus’ second coming.  This should cause us to rejoice in our God and seek to serve Him as His ambassadors on this often confusing and troubled world.  Jesus calls us as a church community to be a light and salt in this world.  This means we are to honour His holy name in our daily lives and worship Him as we get together in our public worship services each Sunday.  But this also means that we are to actively seek to advance His kingdom in our prayer lives but also in our everyday lives.  That is we are to set apart Christ and His Kingdom in our hearts and so be ready to speak to others of the hope we have in Christ Jesus.  This also means that we are to try our best to be part of the outreach activities of Christ’s church.  In these ways may we show in our lives that God is wonderful to us and that we are active in serving the advancement of His kingdom.  
This past week Henry Faller had another trip to the hospital to deal with shortness of breath.  The doctors were able to help him with water around the his lungs and he was able to come home after a short visit.  Thankfully he is doing well.  
Charlie Porkolab had a checkup from his doctor to see if cancer came back in his mouth.  They found a small spot on his tongue that will need to be removed in the next weeks.  Charlie, we pray that this will be done soon, that this cancer will not spread and that you will trust the Lord’s care and love for you as you deal with this.
This past week Pat and Tom were saddened with the overdose death of their nephew Andrew’s son, Drew.  We pray that you and the family will be comforted in the Lord and that the two of you will be a great witness to the rest of the family as you show your comfort comes from the Lord.  
For the next couple of weeks I will be away, first celebrating our son Calvin and Amy’s wedding with family and then taking some time off with Yukyung.  In my absence if you have any concerns you can call our elder Dave Buys at 289-687-2887 and he will try to help you.
In the next 3 Sundays we will have guest preachers who will fill the pulpit.  I pray that they will be well received and be a blessing to us as a church as they bring us the Word of God.  This Sunday pastor Ernest Longadoon will be preaching in our 10:30 worship service.  He was a missionary in Honduras for many years and now ministers to migrant workers in the greater Hamilton area.  Pastor Gus Quadrizius will be preaching in our 1:30 worship service this Sunday.  He is a retired pastor helping out in a church in St. Catharines.
In our Sunday morning worship service Pastor Ernest will be preaching on I John 5: 1-13 and the theme of his sermon will be, Whoever Believes that Jesus is the Christ.  In our Sunday afternoon worship service Pastor Gus will be preaching on Psalm 23 and the theme of his sermon will be, Our Shepherd Through the Journey of Life.
May you have a blessed Sunday,  Pastor Richard

Offerings
Morning – The Church
Afternoon – Shepherds Heart Ministry, for their Christmas project

Birthdays and Anniversaries: 
September 16 - Peter Reinaerts’ birthday
September 17 - Nate and Janelle’s anniversary
September 20 - Marilyn Wigston’s birthday   

Lord’s Supper – The remaining Sundays in which we will be celebrating the Lord’s supper this year October 13 & December 8.

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. We are presently going through the book of Psalms. For those who are able to, we ask that you contribute $3.00 to help pay for the supplies for the breakfast. We usually end our time together around 11:00. All men are welcome. 

Hoop Fest Outreach Basketball tournament - Next one will be Saturday October 5 at the Heritage High School gym starting at 10:00.

Men’s Saturday morning breakfast and discipleship time - October October 12 from 8:30 to 10:30.  All men are welcome to come.

Community dinner - the next one will be, the Lord willing, on November 8 at 6:30.

Wednesday’s Open House  Each Wednesday from 1:00 – 3:00 PM.  Please invite your family and friends!

Women’s Bible study – Begins September 11th at 10:30. All women welcome!

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. We now have a container near the front door of our church for non-perishable food items that we can bring to the Shepherd’s Heart Food Hamper in a regular way.

​Bulletin – Please contact Janelle Huizinga if you would like to be added or removed from any schedules [email protected] or phone pastor Richard at 905-348-7424.