First Congregational Church June 17, 2007 Bulletin

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF NORTH COLLINS
June 17, 2007
Enter to Worship Depart to Serve

Prelude
Welcome and Announcements

Choral Introit
*Call to Worship…………………………………………………… Psalm 51:1-19
*Hymn of Adoration & Praise 22 – The Church’s One Foundation
*Invocation

Worship Through Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Choral Anthem
*Chorus 48 ……………………………………………………………… King of Kings
72 ………………………………………… The Sweetest Name of All
63 ………………………………………………… Rock of My Salvation

Scripture Lessons
Old Testament Reading (Prophet) …………… Judges 11:29-40 (pg. 392-93)
New Testament Reading (Gospel) ………………… Luke 9:37-50 (pg. 1610-11)

Fellowship of Welcome - 4 yr olds – 2nd grade dismissed to Jr. Church

Sermon Text …………………………………………………… 2 Samuel 12:1-25
Sermon…………………………………………………………………… Derek Yoder
THE LIFE & TIMES OF DAVID
Living Within Limits

Interlude
*Hymn of Faith 494 ……………… In Christ There Is No East or West

Prayer Requests and Testimonies
Pastoral Prayer
Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology A (inside front cover)
……………………………… Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
*Benediction

*Congregation Please Stand

Trustee: Fred Botko Nursery: Mary Watson

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tuesday, June 19th
Dewey Missionary Society will meet at 12:00 noon.

Choir practice at 6:30 pm at the church followed by Ladies Bible Study at Evie Mann’s at 7:30 pm. We hope you can join us for this interesting study, “Women of the New Testament”.

Wednesday, June 20th
Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Meeting meets at 7:00 pm. We’re spending a few weeks in the Psalms, hoping to reinforce and put into practice some of the principles T. David Gordon shared with us.

Sunday, June 24th Last day of children’s Sunday school. Adults will meet in the sanctuary during Sunday school hour for the Spring Concert of Prayer.

Friday, June 29th
NEW SONG, Geneva College’s 9-member traveling summer choir, will be in concert here at our church beginning at 7:00 pm. Refreshments to follow downstairs. Spread the word and invite everyone for an evening of a cappella singing and drama in a contemporary and dynamic way.

Sunday, July 1st
Summer schedule begins. Family worship at 9:45 am.

Note the enclosed Cornerstone Corps ministry project opportunity. Cornerstone Corps is a group of CCCC members and churches committed to help local churches with various building projects. If you would like to help with Mayflower Congregational Church’s “buried behemoth”, send in the attached slip with your contribution.

The Tri-County Crisis Pregnancy Center of Gowanda will hold its annual “Walk for Life” on Sunday, July 22nd. Registration is at 12:30 pm at St. John’s Park (Aldrich Street) in Gowanda. Walkers of all ages are invited to participate and ask their friends, relatives, and neighbors to sponsor their “Walk for Life”. All funds received will be used to continue the work of the Center in reaching out to women with crisis pregnancies. Join the fun! Prizes & T-shirts will be awarded for walkers collecting $50 or more. See Derek for more information and walker sponsor sheets.