Friday, June 29, 2012

First Congregational Church of North Collins July 1, 2012 Bulletin

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF NORTH COLLINS
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
10385 Main Street, North Collins, New York  14111
337-9811 Church Office ·  337-43043 Parsonage
Pastor / Teacher Derek S. Yoder
SUNDAY, July 1, 2012
Summer Family Worship 9:30 am

Prelude
Welcome & Announcements

Choral Introit                                                                      
*Call to Worship    ………………………………………………………………………………………………………    Psalm 4:1-8
                                                                                 (Psalter Reading 4, p. 786)
*Hymn of Adoration & Praise #45 ……………………………   Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah                                                  
*Invocation

Worship through Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs
*Hymn of the Month #48   ……………………………………  O Lord Most High, With All My Heart

Scripture Lessons
Old Testament    ……………………………………………  2 Kings 24:20-25:21 (Pew Bible p. 616-618)
New Testament  ……………………………………………  Revelation 4:1-11 (Pew Bible p. 1917-18)

Fellowship of Welcome

Children’s Message
                          Lessons From the Garden – Kathy Dole

*Hymn of Faith #37  ……………………………………………….……………………  All That I Am I Owe to Thee
Prayer Requests & Testimonials
Pastoral Prayer
Tithes & Offerings – On Communion Sundays, our 2nd offering helps support the
 benevolent ministries of the Diaconate
Offertory
*Doxology  

Celebration of the Lord’s Supper
*Closing Hymn #424 …………………………….……………………  Shepherd of Souls, Refresh and Bless
*Benediction

Postlude                                                                                       *Congregation invited to stand

Get the most out of the service 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.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The special offers collected for “Conference Sunday” totaled $120.  Thank you for the important work of supporting the ongoing administrative costs and ministries of the CCCC.

Don’t forget!  In lieu of a fellowship meal following Communion, we’ll gather later this afternoon at Garry and Kathy’s for our 2nd Sunday Night Out.

CALENDAR
Independence Day falls on a Wednesday this year.  Consequently, midweek Bible study and prayer meeting will be suspended this week.  But join us next Wednesday, July 11th, as we move into Hebrews 11 as part of our ongoing study, “The Supremacy of Christ”.  Also be meditating on the next hymn in our discussion series (“And Can it Be?”).  Extra copies are on the back table along with T. David Gordon’s  “Hymns:  Criteria for Making Good Ones”.

Friday, June 22, 2012

First Congregational Church of North Collins Bulletin June 24, 2012

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF NORTH COLLINS
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
10385 Main Street, North Collins, New York  14111
337-9811 Church Office ·  337-43043 Parsonage
Pastor / Teacher Derek S. Yoder
SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012
Sunday School 9:30 am · Family Worship 10:45 am
Prelude
Welcome & Announcements

Choral Introit                                                                      
*Call to Worship    ………………………………………………………………………………………………    Psalm 3:1-8
*Hymn of Adoration & Praise #100  ……………………………………………………   Holy, Holy, Holy!                               
*Invocation

Worship through Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs
*Chorus #154   ………………………………………………………………………………………………………  The Holy Heart
*Chorus #124   ……………………………………………………………………………………………  I Stand in Awe of You
*Chorus #263   ……………………………………………………………………………………………………  Lift High the Cross

Scripture Lessons
Old Testament    ………………………………………………………  2 Kings 24:8-20 (Pew Bible p. 615-16)
New Testament  …………………………………………………             Revelation 3:14-22 (Pew Bible p. 1917)

Fellowship of Welcome

Message
Sermon Text  …………………………………………… Matthew 20:20-28; 1 Corinthians 9:15-27
Sermon  …………………………………………………………………………………………………  Drake Williams
                      Focus andAttitudes for a Christian Leader

*Hymn of Faith #644  ……………………………….……………………  May the Mind of Christ My Savior
Prayer Requests & Testimonials
Pastoral Prayer
Tithes & Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology  

*Benediction
Postlude                                                                                       *Congregation invited to stand

Get the most out of the service 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.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

This morning we welcome Dr. Drake Williams to our pulpit!  Drake has been our guest lecturer for this weekend’s 2012 Leadership Forum.  He and his wife, Andrea, and their three children, live near Amsterdam, where Drake serves at Tyndale Seminary training church leaders from around the globe in preparation for their return to local churches, many in the Third World. HE is a credentialed CCCC minister, and the Williamses are recent additions to our missionary roster.  Let’s give Drake our full attention as he brings a message from God’s word.

Next Sunday we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper.  If you would like to participate but are unable to be here, see Derek or one of the Elders to arrange another time.  Don’t be shy about taking full advantage of this important gesture of unity with Christ and his body.  Our “fellowship meal” will take place later in the day at our second Sunday Night Out at the Doles’ pond.


CALENDAR
Tonight, Sunday, June 24th
3DYouth Group gathers for the last time this season tonight at 6:00 pm at the First Church of Evans.  Life lessons from Timothy followed by Ultimate Frisbee! and refreshments.

Wednesday, June 27th
Choir practice at the church at 6:00 pm.

We’re back on our regular midweek schedule.  Join us at the church at 7:00 pm for our ongoing study in Hebrews (“The Supremacy of Christ”).  Also, be meditating on the next hymn in our discussion series (“And Can it Be?”).  Extra copies are on the back table along with T. David Gordon’s  “Hymns:  Criteria for Making Good Ones”.

Thursday, June 28th
Elders’ meeting at the church at 6:30 pm.  Come prepared to discuss Chapters 7-8 in Piper (“Hedonism” and “Teach Us to Pray”)

Next Week - Sunday, July 1st
Summer schedule begins!  Sunday school is on summer recess … Family worship begins at 9:30 am.  We also will be gathering at Kathy & Garry Dole’s home late afternoon for our second Sunday Night out !

Friday, June 15, 2012

First Congregational Church of North Collins Bulletin June 17, 2012


FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF NORTH COLLINS
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
10385 Main Street, North Collins, New York  14111
337-9811 Church Office ·  337-43043 Parsonage
Pastor / Teacher Derek S. Yoder
SUNDAY, June 17, 2012
Sunday School 9:30 am · Family Worship 10:45 am


Prelude
Welcome & Announcements

Choral Introit                                                                      
*Call to Worship    ………………………………………………………………………………………………    Psalm 2:1-12
*Hymn of Adoration & Praise #56  ……………………   When All Your Mercies, O My God                                                          
*Invocation

Worship through Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs
*Hymn of the Month #40   ………………………………………  God Is Our Refuge and Our Strength

Scripture Lessons
Old Testament    …………………………………………………………………  2 Kings 24:1-7 (Pew Bible p. 615)
New Testament  …………………………...............………………………   Revelation 3:7-13 (Pew Bible p. 1916-17)

Fellowship of Welcome

Message
Sermon Text  …………………………………………… 1 Kings 18:38 – 19:8
Sermon  ………………………………………………………………  Derek Yoder
Elijah’s despair gives way to confidence
when he realizes the God of Carmel is still beside him.

*Hymn of Faith #629  ………………………………………………………………….……………………  What a Friend
Prayer Requests & Testimonials
Pastoral Prayer
Tithes & Offerings
Offertory

*Doxology  
*Benediction

Postlude                                                                                       *Congregation invited to stand

Get the most out of the service 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.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
The church’s financial statement for May 2012 is posted for review in the office over the copy machine.

An order is going to be placed in the next week or so for additional Trinity Hymnals through the Dorothy Steff Hymnal Fund!  We could use about 60 more at $15.00 each to fill all the church pews.  If you would like to fill out an order form on the back table, you may do so.  Otherwise, we will create an order based on our donations.  It would be helpful to our Treasurer if you would mark your gift: "Hymnal Fund." Thank you for your generosity, and may God bless us as we worship him in joyful song!

Each year, the Conference invites churches to set aside one Sunday a year to highlight the ministries, developments, and special needs of CCCC.  Note the enclosed inert.  For the next several weeks, we will be receiving special contributions designated to help support the ongoing ministries of the CCCC.

CALENDAR
Tuesday, June 19th
Choir practice at the church at 6:00 pm.

Join us at the church at 7:00 pm for our ongoing study in our study in Hebrews (“The Supremacy of Christ”).  Also, be meditating on the next hymn in our discussion series (“And Can it Be?”).  Extra copies are on the back table along with T. David Gordon’s  “Hymns:  Criteria for Making Good Ones”.

Wednesday, June 20th
Check out “Ask the Pastor” at 2:00 pm (TCT Network and Dish Network channel 26; DirecTV does not carry the program), as Derek tries to make good use of this special opportunity.  “Ask the Pastor” is a live call-in program with a panel of five area Senior Pastors answering view questions about life and the Bible from the Bible.

Saturday, June 23rd
Join us for our 9th Annual Leadership Forum.  Dr. Drake Williams, currently serving as Vice President of Academic Affairs, Academic Dean, and Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Tyndale Seminary (the Netherlands) will be our guest speaker.  His theme is “Leadership Then and Now:  Ideas from Corinthians for Today”.  The Williamses are CCCC members and recent additions to our own missionary roster.  See the sign-up in the foyer.