First Congregational Church May 3, 2009 Bulletin

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF NORTH COLLINS
10385 Main Street, North Collins, New York 14111
Pastor / Teacher Derek S. Yoder
337-9811 Church Office / 337-4303 Parsonage
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
http://fccnc.blogspot.com

Enter to Worship May 3, 2009 Depart to Serve
PRAISE & PRAYER SERVICE 9:30 AM · FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE 10:45 AM

Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Choral Introit

*Call to Worship …………………………………………………………………… Isaiah 66:1-2
*Hymn of Adoration & Praise #10 ………………… O, For A Thousand Tongues
*Invocation

Worship Through Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Choral Anthem
*Chorus #75 ……………………………………………………………… To God Be The Glory
*Chorus #61 ……………………………………………………………………… Purify My Heart
*Chorus #123 …………………………………………………………………………… I Exalt Thee

Scripture Lessons
Old Testament (Prophet) …………………………………………… 2 Samuel 3:30-39
New Testament (Apostle) ………………………………………… Ephesians 2:11-22

Fellowship of Welcome 4 yr olds – 3rd grade dismissed to Jr. Church

Sermon Text ……………………………………………………………………… John 6:35-40
Sermon …………………………………………………………………… Dr. T. David Gordon
“The Father’s Gift to the Son”

Interlude
*Hymn of Faith (insert) ……………………………………………… The Sun Awakes!

Prayer Requests and Testimonies
Pastoral Prayer
Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology C (inside front cover of hymnal) ……………………… Gloria Patri

*Benediction
Postlude *Congregation invited to stand

Trustee: Fred Botko


ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are pleased to welcome T. David Gordon back to North Collins and to our fellowship. Dr. Gordon currently serves as Professor of Religion and Greek at Grove City College and has been our teaching guest for this year’s Leadership Forum. Let’s give Dr. Gordon our full attention as he open God’s Word for us this morning.

Tuesday, May 5th
Ladies’ Bible Study at Evie Mann’s home in Eden. They are continuing on in their study on the fruits of the Spirit. Ladies, if you’re looking for more study, encouragement, and prayer in your life, consider joining this group. The study begins at 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 6th
Choir practice at the church at 6:00 pm

Wednesday Evening Bible Study and Prayer Meeting meets at 7:00 pm. Join us as we make our way through the book of James in a study called “Brother to Brother”. We’re moving into Chapter 3 with a look at the power of the tongue. It’s a great time to join us.

Sunday, May 10th
Next Sunday we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper. A fellowship meal is not planned allowing us to celebrate Mother’s Day at home.

Saturday, May 16th
All the ladies of the church are invited to a tea party! Join us at the parsonage at 2 pm and bring your favorite tea cup!

Now that our insurance claim has been submitted and our building has been repaired and cleaned, we would like to thank all involved for their help in extracting water due to the broken pipe, for moving the library furniture and books, for cleaning and painting, and for everyone’s time and efforts. A special thank you to Serve Pro of the Southtowns for their quick response and for their monetary donation to our church. – The Church Board

Take a moment to enjoy the new Thomas Kinkade painting (“The Good Shepherd’s Cottage”) in the back of the sanctuary. It was donated this last week by David and Sue (Steele) Moore in memory of Susie’s parents, Burt and Trudy Steele.

Get the most out of the services by asking about our special listening devices. Pick up one in the back or see an usher for help. If yours isn’t working properly, don’t be bashful about raising your hand to ask for assistance.