Thursday, December 26, 2013
Friday, December 13, 2013
First Congregational Church of North Collins, Sunday, December 15, 2013
First
Congregational Church of North Collins
Conservative Congregational Christian
Conference
10385 Main Street, North Collins, New York
14111
337-9811 Church Office / 337-4303 Parsonage
Pastor / Teacher Derek S. Yoder
Sunday,
December 15, 2013
Sunday School
9:30 am ▪ Family Worship Service 10:45 am
Wait in
Prayer Worship in
Reverence Depart to Serve
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Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Choral Introit …………………………… Of The Father’s Love Begotten
*Call to Worship …………………………….……………… Hebrews 1:1-8
*Invocation
Worship Through
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Choral
Selection (insert) ……………………………………… Carols
of Worship
Memory
Verse………………………………………
Philippians 3:10-12 (see insert)
Presentation of the Third Advent Banner
Prayer Requests and Testimonies
Pastoral Prayer
Collection of Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology ………………………………
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
*Hymn of Faith #233 …………………………………
To
Us A Child Of Hope Is Born
Fellowship
of Welcome
2013 Sunday School Program ………………………………………………
“My
Beloved Son”
*Benediction
Postlude
*Congregation invited to stand
Get
the most out of the service by asking about our special listening devises. Pick
up one in the back or see an usher for help.
If yours isn’t working property, don’t be bashful about raising your
hand to ask for assistance.
Following
this morning’s service, we hope you can linger and join us in the foyer for
refreshments.
Announcements
During Advent, our morning worship services will
commemorate the season with candles, readings, banners, and special
messages. This year’s theme is “The Gospel Preached Beforetimes”. We’ll consider how the
OT stories of Joshua, Moses, David, and Abraham can prepare God’s people for
Christmas.
In an effort to reduce
the cost of heating the church building, the Church Board again recommends
meeting for worship in the Adult Sunday School classroom during the coldest
winter months. We are tentatively
planning to hold our first worship service downstairs in the “Winter Chapel” on
December 29th at our regular time of 10:45 am. Thank you for your understanding in this
important matter. – The Church Board
Photographs of special
occasions from 2013 are being collected for our “Collage of Memories”
slideshow. Get them to Garry (prints or
digital formats are fine). We’re
planning to make them a part of our service on December 29th.
Check
out “Ask the Pastor” on Friday, December 20th 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 pastors answering viewer questions about life and the
Bible from the Bible.
The church’s financial statement for
November 2013 is posted for review
in the office over the copy machine.
Calendar
Wednesday,
December 18th
Choir
practice at the church at 6:00 pm.
Join
us at the church for Bible study and prayer meeting at the church at 7:00
pm. This week we finish up Zephaniah
with our final study in the OT prophets, then it’s back to the NT with a look
at Titus and Philemon. It’s a great time to join us!
Sunday, December 22nd
Christmas Tea
at the Parsonage from 2-5 pm.
Tuesday, December 24th
Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service at 6:30 pm.
Sunday, January 4th
Community Hymn Sing at First Church. The Christmas season comes to a close with “Little Christmas” at 6:30 pm. Refreshments to follow.
Friday, December 6, 2013
First Congregational Church of North Collins, Sunday, December 8, 2013
First
Congregational Church of North Collins
Conservative Congregational Christian
Conference
10385 Main Street, North Collins, New York
14111
337-9811 Church Office / 337-4303 Parsonage
Pastor / Teacher Derek S. Yoder
Sunday,
December 8, 2013
Sunday School
9:30 am ▪ Family Worship Service 10:45 am
Wait in
Prayer Worship in
Reverence Depart to Serve
Welcome and Announcements
Choral Introit ……………………………………………………… Of The Father’s Love Begotten
*Call to Worship …………………………………………………………………………… Psalm 130:1-8
*Hymn of Adoration & Praise #218 …...........… Angels
From the Realms of Glory
*Invocation
Worship Through
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Choral
Anthem
*Hymn
#207 ………………………………………………………………
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
*Hymn
#223 ……………………………………………
While
Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Scripture
Memory Verse …………………………………………………
Isaiah 53:1-6 (see insert)
Presentation of the Second Advent Banner
Fellowship
of Welcome
Sermon
Text …………………………………………………………………………………………………
Exodus 2:1-25
Sermon ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Derek Yoder
*Hymn of Faith #217……………………………………………
All My Heart This Night Rejoices
Prayer Requests and Testimonies
Pastoral
Prayer
Collection of Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology …………………………………………
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
*Benediction
Postlude
*Congregation invited to stand
Get
the most out of the service by asking about our special listening devises. Pick
up one in the back or see an usher for help.
If yours isn’t working property, don’t be bashful about raising your
hand to ask for assistance.
Announcements
During Advent, our morning worship services will
commemorate the season with candles, readings, banners, and special
messages. This year’s theme is “The Gospel Preached Beforetimes”. We’ll consider how the
OT stories of Joshua, Moses, David, and Abraham can prepare God’s people for
Christmas.
3DYouth Group meets IN LESS THAN THREE HOURS (1:30 pm) at
the First Church of Evans to help serve Operation Good Neighbor volunteers at
their annual Christmas banquet. Come
wearing white shirts, dark pants, and sensible shoes. After we serve, we meet for life lessons from
Mark and pizza.
Be praying with the Nominating
Committee as it works to prepare a slate of candidates to be considered for
office at the Annual Meeting in February 2014.
To submit names for consideration or to make any other comments
regarding the nominating process, see Olive, Fred, or Derek in the coming
weeks. Pray with us during this
important time in our church.
Our Sunday School sponsors a child, Ndulu Mulinge, in Kenya through World Vision. We would like to send her a special Christmas
gift. We would be happy to accept
donations from the congregation. Simply
label your donation as “Gift to World Vision Child”. Thank you for your help providing for
children around the world.
If you would like to be on the 2014
rotation of
Sunday morning scripture readers,
see Derek.
Calendar
Tuesday,
December 10th
Elders’
meeting at 6:00 pm at the church followed by Full Board Meeting at 7:00
pm. Also, a brief, preliminary gathering
of the Nominating Committee is scheduled to follow the Full Board Meeting in
preparation for the Annual Meeting in February 2014.
Wednesday, December
11th
Choir
practice at the church at 6:00 pm.
Join
us at the church for Bible study and prayer meeting at the church at 7:00
pm. This week we finish up Zephaniah with
our final study in the OT prophets, then it’s back to the NT with a look at
Titus and Philemon. It’s a great time to join us!
Sunday, December 22nd
Christmas Tea
at the Parsonage from 2-5 pm.
Tuesday, December 24th
Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service at 6:30 pm.
Sunday, January 4th
Community
Hymn Sing at First Church. The Christmas
season comes to a close with “Little Christmas” at 6:30 pm. Refreshments to follow.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Friday, November 22, 2013
First Congregational Church of North Collins, Sunday, November 24, 2013
First
Congregational Church of North Collins
Conservative Congregational Christian
Conference
10385 Main Street, North Collins, New York
14111
337-9811 Church Office / 337-4303 Parsonage
Pastor / Teacher Derek S. Yoder
Sunday,
November 24, 2013
Sunday School
9:30 am ▪ Family Worship Service 10:45 am
Wait in
Prayer Worship in
Reverence Depart to Serve
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Welcome and Announcements
Choral Introit …………………………… Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
*Call to Worship ………………………………….……………… Psalm 125:1-5
*Hymn of Adoration & Praise #714 ……………… We Plow the Fields
*Invocation
Worship Through
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Choral
Anthem ……………………………………
Thanksgiving Medley (insert)
*Hymn
of the Month #352 ……
Renew Thy
Church, Her Ministries Restore
*Hymn
#125 ……………………………………………………
Let All Things Now Living
Scripture
Lessons
Old
Testament………………
2 Chronicles 29:1-19
(Pew Bible p. 715-716)
New
Testament……………………
Matthew 18:1-14 (Pew Bible p. 1526-27)
Memory
Verse…………… Philippians 4:4-9 & Psalm 139:1-6 (see insert)
Fellowship
of Welcome
Sermon
Text …………………………………………………………
Galatians 3:6-14
Sermon …………………………………………………………………………. Derek Yoder
*Hymn of Faith #97……………
We Praise You, O God, Our Redeemer,
Creator
Prayer Requests and Testimonies
Pastoral
Prayer
Collection of Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology ……………………………
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
*Benediction
Postlude
*Congregation invited to stand
Get
the most out of the service by asking about our special listening devises.
Pick
up one in the back or see an usher for help.
If yours isn’t working property, don’t be bashful about raising your
hand to ask for assistance.
Announcements
If
you would like to be on the 2014 rotation of Sunday morning scripture readers,
see Derek.
Be praying with the
Nominating Committee as it works to prepare a slate of candidates to be
considered for office at the Annual Meeting in February 2014. To submit names for consideration or to make
any other comments regarding the nominating process, see Olive, Fred, or Derek
in the coming weeks. Pray with us during
this important time in our church.
Next Sunday marks the beginning of Advent 2013. Our morning worship services will commemorate
the season with candles, readings, banners, and special messages. This year’s theme is “The Gospel Preached Beforetimes”. Over the next
month, we’ll consider how the OT stories of Joshua, Moses, David, and Abraham
can prepare God’s people for Christmas.
If you would like to order copies of the children’s
illustrated
Pilgrim’s Progress, please let Kathy Dole know ASAP.
See back table for a sample book and more information.
Our Sunday School sponsors a child in Kenya through World Vision,
and her name is Ndulu Mulinge. We would
like to send a special Christmas gift to her.
We would be happy to accept donations from the congregation. Simply label your donation as “Gift to World
Vision Child”. Thank you for your help
providing for children around the world.
Calendar
Wednesday,
November 27th
Choir
practice at the church at 6:00 pm.
Bible
study is suspended because of traditional Thanksgiving preparations. Join us at the church for Bible study and
prayer the following week at 7:00 pm. We
have one more week of Zephaniah – Derek promised! – then it’s back to the NT
with a look at Titus and Philemon. It’s a great time to join us!
Saturday, December 7th
Annual Christmas Ladies' Luncheon, sponsored by Dewey Missionary Society, is being planned for Dec. 7, around noon. More details to follow.
Friday, November 15, 2013
First Congregational Church of North Collins, Sunday, Nov. 17
First
Congregational Church of North Collins
Conservative Congregational Christian
Conference
10385 Main Street, North Collins, New York
14111
337-9811 Church Office / 337-4303 Parsonage
Pastor / Teacher Derek S. Yoder
Sunday,
November 17, 2013
Sunday School
9:30 am ▪ Family Worship Service 10:45 am
Wait in
Prayer Worship in
Reverence Depart to Serve
Welcome and Announcements
Choral Introit …………………………………………………… Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
*Call to Worship …………………………………………………….……………… Psalm 124:1-8
*Hymn of Adoration & Praise #167…………..................…… When Morning Gilds the Skies
*Invocation
Worship Through
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Choral
Anthem
*Hymn
of the Month #352 ……........................…
Renew Thy
Church, Her Ministries Restore
*Hymn
#604 …………………………,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,……………………
Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart
Scripture
Lessons
Old
Testament………………………………………
2 Chronicles 28:16-27
(Pew Bible p. 714-715)
New
Testament……………………………………………
Matthew 17:14-27 (Pew Bible p. 1525-26)
Memory
Verse………………………………………………………………
Psalm 139:1-6 (see insert)
Fellowship
of Welcome
Sermon
Text …………………………………………………………………
1 Thessalonians
4:9-12
Sermon ……………………………………………………………………………………. Derek Yoder
*Hymn of Faith #107………………………………………………………………
Praise Ye the Father!
Prayer Requests and Testimonies
Pastoral
Prayer
Collection of Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology …………………………………………
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
*Benediction
Postlude *Congregation invited to stand
Get
the most out of the service by asking about our special listening devises. Pick
up one in the back or see an usher for help.
If yours isn’t working property, don’t be bashful about raising your
hand to ask for assistance.
Announcements
3DYouth Group meets THIS
AFTERNOON at the First Church of Evans at 3:00 pm for the much
anticipated Chili Bowl – a youth football game against MPB. The game will be followed by life lessons
from Mark and pizza.
The church’s financial statement for October 2013 is
posted for review in the office over the copy machine.
Calendar
Wednesday,
November 20th
Choir
practice at the church at 6:00 pm.
Join
us at the church for Bible study and prayer at 7:00 pm. We’re studying the Old Testament prophets –
their ministries, their message, and
their madness! We’re finishing up
the short book of Zephaniah, after which we’ll turn our attention to the NT
with a look at Titus and Philemon. It’s a great time to join us!
Thursday, November 21st
Dewey Missionary Meeting at 10:00 am.
Saturday, December 7th
Annual Christmas Ladies' Luncheon, sponsored by Dewey Missionary Society, is being
planned for Dec. 7, around noon. More details to follow.
Friday, November 1, 2013
First Congregational Church of North Collins, Sunday, November 3, 2013
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF NORTH COLLINS
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
10385 Main
Street, North Collins, New York 14111
337-9811
Church Office · 337-4303 Parsonage
Pastor /
Teacher Derek S. Yoder
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Sunday School 9:30
am · Family Worship 10:45 am
Wait in Prayer Worship in Reverence Depart to Serve
Prelude
Welcome
& Announcements
Choral
Introit
*Call
to Worship …………………………………………………………………………… Psalter Reading 121, p. 831
*Hymn
of Adoration & Praise #677 ………………… Praise
the Savior, Ye Who Know Him!
*Invocation
Worship through Psalms,
Hymns & Spiritual Songs
Choral
Anthem
*Hymn
#376 …………………………………………………………………………… Open Now
Thy Gates of Beauty
*Hymn
of the Month #352 ………………………… Renew
Thy Church, Her Ministries Restore
Scripture Lessons
Old
Testament …………………………………………… 2 Chronicles 27:1-9 (Pew Bible p. 712-713)
New
Testament ………………………………………………… Matthew 16:13-28 (Pew Bible p. 1524)
Memory
Verse …………………………………………………………………………………… Psalm
139:1-6 (see insert)
Fellowship of Welcome
Message
Sermon
Text ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 1
Thessalonians 4:9-12
Sermon
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Derek
Yoder
*Hymn
of Faith #480 …………………………………………………………… Come,
For the Feast Is Spread
Prayer
Requests & Testimonials
Pastoral
Prayer
Collection of 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 #359 …………………………………………………………………… Blest Be
the Tie That Binds
*Benediction
Postlude
*Congregation invited to stand
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thank you for helping us
make "Onward in October" special in Sunday School!
We saw an increase in people attending, being on time at 9:30, bringing
offering, and doing memory verse homework. Congratulations to 11 people
who have perfect attendance in October! Know who they are? Check
out the new attendance chart on the door in the narthex. (7 have had perfect
attendance since September!)
Need an idea for a Christmas gift? Great Commission Publications has Pilgrim's
Progress, by John Bunyan, Adapted for Children, available online for
$19.95. If we order 2 or more books, we can receive 25% off (cost:
$14.00) and we can have free shipping for 3 or more ordered! See Kathy
by Nov. 10 if you would like to be part of our group order. If you
want to place your own order, you may call 800-695-3387.
Checks will be payable to: Great Commission Publications. (Pilgrim's Progress is the second
bestselling book in all history. The first is the Bible!)
CALENDAR
TONIGHT! Sunday, November 3rd
Join
us tonight at 6:30 as we host our fall Singspiration. It’s a special time to welcome friends from
participating churches for an evening of Christian singing. You may want to bring a harvest-themed finger
food to share at the refreshment time to follow. As in years past, Jim Raub will be at the
piano.
Wednesday, November 6th
Choir practice at the church
at 6:00 pm.
Join us at the church for
Bible study and prayer at 7:00 pm. We’re
studying the Old Testament prophets – their ministries, their message, and their madness! We’re beginning the book of Zephaniah. It’s a
great time to join us!
Sunday, November 10th
3DYouth Group meets at the
First Church of Evans at 6:00 pm for our first study in the gospel of Mark
followed by football training camp and refreshments. Don’t forget!
The Chili Bowl, our annual youth football game against MPB, is scheduled
for the following week (Nov. 17th).
Hit the gym, kids!
Thursday, November 14th
Sit’n’Sew is here! Let’s meet at 10:00 am here at church. News from Dewey: Our homemade quilts are being donated as we make
them to various organizations.
Friday, November 15th - Christmas Play Practice at 6:00 pm
Saturday, November 16th
Sunday School Meeting at 9:00 am
Jr./Sr. High Class … “Ask the Teacher”
5:00 at Lori & Matt’s home. Come with questions you have on previous
lessons or questions you have about Christian life. We’ll find the answers together by searching
the Bible and talking it out.
Thursday, November 21st
Dewey Missionary November Meeting
Save the Date! Saturday, December 7th
Annual Christmas
Ladies' Luncheon, sponsored by
Dewey Missionary Society, is being planned for Dec. 7, around noon.
More details to follow.
Thursday, October 24, 2013
First Congregational Church of North Collins, Sunday, October 27, 2013
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF NORTH
COLLINS
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
10385 Main
Street, North Collins, New York 14111
337-9811
Church Office · 337-4303 Parsonage
Pastor /
Teacher Derek S. Yoder
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Sunday School 9:30
am · Family Worship 10:45 am
Wait in Prayer Worship in Reverence Depart to Serve
Prelude
Welcome
& Announcements
Choral
Introit
*Call
to Worship …………………………………………………………………………………… Psalm 119:1-8
*Hymn
of Adoration & Praise #92 ………………………………………………………
A Mighty
Fortress
*Invocation
Worship through Psalms,
Hymns & Spiritual Songs
Choral
Anthem
*Chorus
#92 …………………………………………………………………… Our God
Is An Awesome God
*Chorus
#223 ……………………………………………………………………..…………………
Most
Holy One
*Chorus
#99 ………………………………………………………………..……………………
Come,
Holy Spirit
Scripture Lessons
Old
Testament ……………………………………………… 2 Chronicles 26:16-23 (Pew Bible p. 712)
New
Testament ………………………………………… Matthew 16:1-12 (Pew Bible p. 1523-1524)
Memory
Verse ………………………………………………………………………… Psalm
139:1-6 (see insert)
Fellowship of Welcome
Message
Sermon
Text ……………………………………………………………………………… 1
Thessalonians 4:9-12
Sermon
……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Derek
Yoder
*Hymn
of Faith #405 …………………………………………… God,
That Madest Earth and Heaven
Prayer
Requests & Testimonials
Pastoral
Prayer
Collection of Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology
*Benediction
Postlude
*Congregation
invited to stand
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Congratulations go out to
Sara (Clapper) and Joel Mason on the safe arrival of Noah Thomas, their third
child. He was born on Wednesday
afternoon. Both Sara and the baby are
doing well. (FYI – he weighed 9 lbs. and
measured 23 inches.)
Onward in October 2013 … and in coming months! Our Sunday
School teachers invite you to come to Sunday School every week at 9:30. October is a great time to remember good
study habits: be on time for class, bring
your Bible and offering to
class, and bring a friend to class
as we learn together. Let’s make a
renewed effort to learn and apply our Bibles at Sunday School, with Pre-School
through Adult classes available!
ISI Fredonia has an immediate
need for host families for 4 new students who want to see life in an American
home. Contact Harriett Rupp for details
of this opportunity for service.
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. A fellowship meal following the
service is NOT planned for next week, due to our Singspiration! plans later in
the evening.
CALENDAR
Wednesday, October 30th
Choir practice at the church
at 6:00 pm.
Join us at the church for
Bible study and prayer at 7:00 pm. We’re
studying the Old Testament prophets – their ministries, their message, and their madness! We’re finishing up the book of Amos and
getting ready to start Zephaniah. It’s a great time to join us!
NEXT Sunday, November 3rd
Plan now to join Jim Raub and
our friends from area churches at 6:30 pm as we host our annual Fall
Singspiration, a seasonal favorite for many.
Sunday, November 10th
3DYouth Group meets at the
First Church of Evans at 6:00 pm for our first study in the gospel of Mark
followed by football training camp and refreshments. Don’t forget!
The Chili Bowl, our annual youth football game against MPB, is scheduled
for the following week (Nov. 17th).
Hit the gym, kids!
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