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 2, 2014
Sunday School
9:30 am ▪ Family Worship Service 10:45 am
Wait in
Prayer Worship in
Reverence Depart to Serve
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Choral Introit ………………………………………………………………………… We Rest on Thee
*Call to Worship ………………………………………………………… Psalter Reading 47, p. 803
*Hymn of Adoration & Praise #376 …................................… Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty
*Invocation
Worship Through
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Choral
Anthem
*Hymn
of the Month #452 ………………………………………………………… Macedonia
*Hymn
#253 …………………………………………… There
Is a Fountain Filled with Blood
Scripture
Lessons
Old
Testament …………………………………………………
Esther 2:1-23 (Pew Bible p.777-778)
New
Testament ……………………………………………
Mark 9:1-13 (Pew
Bible p. 1567-1568)
Memory
Verse………………………………...………… Lamentations 3:25-26, 31-33 (see insert)
Fellowship
of Welcome
Message
Sermon
Text …………………………………………………………………
Ecclesiastes 2:24-26
Sermon ………………………………………………………………………………… Derek Yoder
*Hymn of Faith #468 ……………………………
My Faith Has Found a Resting Place
Prayer Requests and Testimonies
Pastoral
Prayer
Collection of Offerings – On Communion Sundays, our 2nd offering helps support the
benevolent ministries of the Diaconate
Offertory
*Doxology …………………………………………
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Celebration
of the Lord’s Supper
*Closing Hymn #359 ……….....................………………………………
Blest Be the Tie That Binds
*Benediction
Postlude *Congregation invited to stand
Announcements
Be praying
with the Nominating Committee as it works (beginning November 11th to
prepare a slate of candidates to be considered for office at the Annual Meeting
in February. To submit names, see Olive,
Fred, or Derek.
Join us
TONIGHT as we welcome Jim Raub and our friends from area churches for our
annual fall Singspiration! It’s our turn to host, so plan to gather here
at 6:30 pm. You may want to bring a
favorite dessert to pass.
Calendar
Wednesday, November 5th
Choir
practice at 6:00 pm.
Join
us for Bible study and prayer at the church at 7:00 pm. We’ve begun a survey of the great themes of
Genesis. We’ll be looking at God’s “walking” in the garden
in Chapter 3. You won’t want to miss it!
Tuesday,
November 11th
Full Board meets at 7:00 pm at the
church, preceded by Elders’ meeting at 6:00.
Elders, come prepared to discuss Chapter 6 in Sweland (“Grief:
Conquering the Last Enemy – Death”) and the review questions that follow.
Sunday,
November 16th
3DYouth Group meets here at 6:00 pm
for life lessons from Mark followed by a game or two or three along with
refreshments.
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.