Schedule of Services and Activities

 Sunday, January 4, 2008

~ Embracing God to Touch Your Life ~
 

Sunday, January 4

Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.

Offerings for: T. Bay Christian Community Centre Usher: Heero Nursery: 2 Volunteers (1 adult) Coffee: Lloyd & Sharon Greeters: Martin & Helen Council Lead: Martin Council Greeter: Lou

Leader: Pending Musical Prelude Welcome and Announcements Call to Worship: Psalm 100 Opening Prayer, ...concluded with Hymn #424 “Spirit of the Living God” God’s Greeting: ...“May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us.” (Ps. 67:1) We greet one another and pass the peace of Christ We sing praise to God: - Hymn # 160 “In the Presence of Your People” (2X) - Hymn #245 “Jesus We Love to Meet” - Hymn # 284 “Father, I Adore You” Call to Confession: I John 1:5-8 – Psalter Hymnal Page 972 (in preparation for Lord’s Supper next Sunday) God’s Promise of Forgiveness: I John 1:9 Hymn of Assurance #489:2 “Though Satan Should Buffet” God’s Will for our Lives: I John 4:7-16 The Prayers of God’s People We sing Hymn #556: “Great is Thy Faithfulness” Offering: Thunder Bay Christian Community Centre Scripture: Mark 1:35-39 Message: Good Beginnings Make Good Endings Hymn #544 “Lead Me, Guide Me” God’s Blessing: Hebrews 13:20, 21 Doxology: Hymn #637 “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” Musical Postlude

-- This Week's Events -- Sunday, January 4, 2009 9:30 am - Youth Education Classes 10:30 am - Worship Service Tuesday, January 6, 2009 7:00 pm – Management Committee meets

-- Coming Soon -- Sunday, January 11 9:30 am - Youth Education Classes 10:30 am - Worship Service (Rev. H. Vanderbeek) Tuesday, January 13 7:30 pm - Worship Committee meeting Sunday, January 18 & 25 9:30 am - Youth Education Classes 10:30 am - Worship Service (Rev. H. deJong)

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Bethlehem Church Library

The Bethlehem Church Library is open every Sunday! Come visit the library after the morning service and take out a book or two. In order to provide Christian reading material, we need your help. Do you have any Christian books you could donate, or would you consider buying for the library when you buy for yourself? Your help is appreciated.

SERVICELINK

Jenny Mol is the Regional Coordinator of Volunteers for the Canadian side of Classis Lake Superior. Jenny lives in Thunder Bay and is the local and classical connection for any inquiries on volunteer opportunities with the Christian Reformed Church and its agencies. Interested in volunteering? Contact Jenny at (807) 475-6995, or by e-mail at jhmol@tbaytel.net

Toronto Hospital Chaplain

"I was sick and you visited me" (mt. 25:36) Mrs. Nell De Boer the Classis Toronto Hospital Chaplain visits patients and family members who are at the hospital with the patient. When people from out of the city are patients in Toronto, pastors, elders relatives and friends are sometimes not able to visit as often as they would like. Call the chaplain! 416-226-0673.

Safe Drinking Water and United Way

Following the E. coli epidemic in Walkerton, it is again starkly apparent what a basic necessity clean drinking water is. In Africa, hundreds of people die every day from this type of water-borne disease. We co-founded Lifewater Canada here in Thunder Bay as a Christian organization to train and equip African Nationals to drill safe drinking water wells (http://www.lifewater.ca). You can help sponsor a well in Liberia using your United Way pledge form. In the section "United Ways in Ontario", simply fill in: "Lifewater Canada; Reg # 885420737RR0001". So that we can thank-you personally, please send us a short E-mail since United Way does not give us a donor list. Thanks for your consideration.
...Jim Gehrels (gehrelji@yahoo.com), Bethlehem CRC.

Thunder Bay Christian Radio

CJOA 95.1 FM is Thunder Bay's Christian radio station. It began 24-hour a day broadcasting at 2:00 p.m. on December 20, 1998. It's programming consists of various types of Christian music. Public service announcements are also carried. Tune in to 95.1 or 93.1 FM on your dial, and praise God. LISTEN LIVE

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