KINDERHOOK REFORMED CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICES MAY 10, 2015
“To Know Christ and to Make Him Known”
Rev. Rudy Visser, Pastor
A warm welcome to visitors. We invite you to sign our Guest Book
in the entranceway and fill out a pew card and place it in the offering plate.
8:30 A.M. CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP
Announcements, The Lord’s Greeting, and Morning Prayer
*Morning Praise
Scripture Isaiah 66:12-13 (p. 533), John 13: 31-35 (p. 763)
Message “Love Is . . . What You Do and Not What You Feel.”
Prayer of Thanks
Offering and Prayer of Blessing
Intercessory Prayer
*Closing Hymn and Benediction
10 A.M. CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP
All are invited to refreshments and fellowship downstairs today following worship.
Ushers: Jim Dunham, Keith Garwood, Barry Knights, Gary Leggett
Greeter(s): Dave and Beth Ennis Preschool Nursery available downstairs.
Prelude
Announcements
Welcome and God’s Greeting
Drawing Near To God
Call to Worship (Responsive)
As we gather for worship, so let us gather ourselves.
As we greet our neighbor, so let us greet God.
As we shake hands with a stranger, let him be a stranger no more.
As we speak openly with a friend, so let us talk openly to God.
As the candles are lit, so let our hearts be lit by the warmth of God's love.
We gather together to praise God and offer our thanksgiving
for the bounty that is ours. Alleluia! Amen!
*Opening Hymn of Praise (Insert ) I Greet Thee Who My Sure Redeemer Art
Allowing God to Shape Us
Call to Confession
Our world and our lives are not all that they should be. We fall short of reflecting the image of God and being the hands and feet of Christ to the world. Let us confess our sin, confident that God hears the cries of a sinner who repents.
Prayer of Confession (Responsive)
Merciful God, like the disciples we are short-sighted and small-minded. We focus on problems and needs and on what seem like logical or "possible" solutions. We rely on our own strengths and resources and are quickly overwhelmed. We forget to turn to you, and we fail to depend on your Spirit. Forgive us, Lord.
[Moment of Quiet Confession]
Remind us yet again that your ways are not ours, and that with you, all things are possible.
Lord God, revitalize our faith and renew our hearts, that we might worship you fully. Renew us in faith and commitment, that we might trust you in every situation. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon
What a precious gift that we do not remain broken and burdened by our sin! Jesus Christ forgives us, renewing us to walk in freedom and power.
Thanks be to God. Amen.
Children’s Blessing (Unison)
Gracious Father, shower our children with blessings that exceed our dreams, and let your love flow abundantly into their lives. Fill them with an irresistible desire to share your love and the gifts of your blessings with those who are in spiritual and physical need. Amen.
Coming before God’s Open Word
Prayer for Illumination
Scripture Isaiah 66:12-13 (p. 533), John 13: 31-35 (p. 763)
Message “Love Is . . . What You Do and Not What You Feel.”
[Moment of Silent Reflection]
Silent Prayer for Those Seeking to Accept Christ as Their Savior:
"Dear Jesus, I confess that I'm a sinner, and I admit that I am not right with you. I repent and ask your forgiveness. I believe that you died on the cross to take my punishment and to pay the price for my offences. I believe that you rose from death to give me new life. Wash me clean, Jesus, from all sin, shame, and guilt, and come into my heart as my Lord and Savior. In your name I pray. Amen."
Prayer of Thanks
Celebrating God
Offering and Offertory
*Doxology and Offertory Prayer (Unison)
You have blessed us with every good gift, generous God. Our hearts overflow with joy and love for the privilege of walking with you and being called your own. Receive these gifts, we pray, as our faithful and grateful response to your gifts of grace and mercy in our lives. Amen.
Mothers’ Day Prayer
Lord, on this day set aside to honor and remember mothers, we give you thanks for our mothers. We are grateful that you chose to give us life through them, and that they received the gift of life from your hands, and gave it to us. Thank you for the sacrifices they made in carrying us and giving us birth.
We thank you for the women who raised us, who were our mothers in childhood. Whether birth mom, adopted mom, older sister, aunt, grandmother, stepmother or someone else, we thank you for those women who held us and fed us, who cared for us and kissed away our pain. We pray that our lives may reflect the love they showed us, and that they would be pleased to be called our moms.
We pray for older moms whose children are grown.
Grant them joy and satisfaction for a job well done.
We pray for new moms experiencing changes they could not predict.
Grant them rest and peace as they trust you for the future.
We pray for pregnant women who will soon be moms.
Grant them patience and good counsel in the coming months.
We pray for moms who face the demands of single parenthood.
Grant them strength and wisdom.
We pray for moms who enjoy financial abundance.
Grant them time to share with their families.
We pray for moms who are raising their children in poverty.
Grant them relief and justice.
We pray for step-moms.
Grant them patience and understanding and love.
We pray for moms who are separated from their children.
Grant them faith and hope.
We pray for moms in marriages that are in crisis.
Grant them support and insight.
We pray for moms who have lost children.
Grant them comfort in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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We pray for moms who gave up their children for adoption.
Grant them peace and confidence as they trust in your providence.
We pray for adoptive mothers.
Grant them joy and gratitude for the gift you have provided.
We pray for girls and women who think about being moms.
Grant them wisdom and discernment.
We pray for women who desperately want, or wanted, to be moms.
Grant them grace to accept your timing and will.
We pray for all women who have assumed the mother’s role in a child’s life.
Grant them joy and the appreciation of others.
We pray for those people present who are grieving the loss of their mother
in the past year.
Grant them comfort and hope in Christ’s resurrection. Amen.
*Hymn of Thanks #262 Rejoice, the Lord Is King
*Blessing, Benediction, and Response Hymn By the Gift of God’s Grace
By the gift of God’s grace may your burdens be light, and your heart with his love be aglow.
May your spirit be glad, may your soul be at rest,
and may Christ grant you peace as you go. Amen.
Postlude
KRC family and friends are encouraged to volunteer as front-door greeters for our 10 a.m. worship service. A sign-up sheet for this purpose may be found on the back table of the sanctuary, and your willingness to participate in this important ministry is much appreciated.
~ UPCOMING KRC EVENTS ~
TODAY, MAY 10 – Last day of Children’s Sunday School Classes this season
SUNDAY, MAY 17 – Youth Sunday Celebration, with members of KRC’s Sunday
School and Youth Group participating in the 10 am Worship Service
SATURDAY, MAY 30 – Annual KRC Pancake Breakfast and Plant Swap/Sale
All are welcome to come and to invite family and friends to a delicious all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Saturday, May 30, from 8 – 11 am in the Fellowship Hall. Sausage, coffee, and juice will be served along with the pancakes. No reservations needed, free-will donations accepted, and each year a different charity is chosen to receive the proceeds.
On the same day, “rain or shine”, the Outreach Ministry will hold its Annual Plant Swap/Sale from 8 am - 12 noon. Please consider contributing extra divisions or cuttings from your garden to this popular event. We will set up on Friday, May 29. If you have something you need divided but need help, please see/call Maureen Mooney. We will also pick up plants if you cannot drop them off. Anyone who helps at the Pancake Breakfast gets to take advantage of a pre-sale/swap Friday evening from 4 - 8 when we will be setting up. Please invite your friends and neighbors.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY, JUNE 5 and 6 – KRC Recycling Sale.
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Donations will be accepted from now until sale week and stored in the classroom directly across from the nursery. Questions may be addressed to Elize Visser or Patti Varga.
HAPPY MAY BIRTHDAY !
Elize Visser (4th), Joan Clause (5th), Sara Hartman (9th), Tom Call (23rd),
Andrew Welcome (23rd), Sarah Bailey (24th), Liezl Visser (28th),
Anina Visagie (29th), Jerry Flansburg (30th)
~ NOTE OF GRATITUDE FROM THE BUSMAN’S~
“If I should pass the tomb of Jonah, I would stop there and sit for awhile,
because I was swallowed one time
deep in the dark
and came out alive after all.”
Carl Sandburg
“Barn’s burnt down . . . Now I can see the moon.”
Masahide, Japanese Poet, 1657
To the Church in Kinderhook –
To be surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses humbles us. We are grateful for your support, humbled by your care, and strengthened through your friendship. Thanks for your generosity in prayers and love.
With much gratitude and love,
The Busman Clan - Kent and Jill
(Kent, director of Camp Fowler and pulpit supply for KRC on several occasions, and his wife, Jill, lost their home and their dog, Jonah, to fire this past February.)
CLASSIS ASSESSMENT 2015
KRC’s share of support this year is $5,633.28 for services and resources to be provided for us by the Reformed Church in America at the local, regional, and national levels. EACH MEMBER’S SHARE OF THIS YEAR’S CLASSIS ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN SET AT $88.02. All who are able to do so are encouraged to offer, over and above regular giving, their share of this support. The full share does not have to be given at one time, but may be given in as many increments as are convenient. If offered weekly, that’s just over $2.40 weekly for the remaining weeks in this year. All contributions made for this purpose should be designated, “Classis Assessment.”
REMEMBER TO THANK & PRAISE GOD FOR
Pastor Rudy Visser, our Spirit-filled minister and leader of vision.
those men and women who have served or are now serving our country, and those who have sacrificed their well-being and lives for the peace & liberties we enjoy.
the good news that little Finn Calhoun will not require surgery on his hand The Calhouns thank you all for your prayers.
the encouraging news that John Bowen has significantly improved following his recent stroke.
the many dedicated and hard-working friends and members of the Kinderhook Reformed Church Family who serve on Consistory, church ministries, and committees; teach Sunday School; lead Youth Group, Bible studies, and prayer group; organize and carry out special church events; prepare food, serve, and clean up for coffee hours, receptions, and dinners; and who are always ready to offer whatever help and support they can to those in need.
PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS THE MISSIONS AND MISSIONARIES
AROUND THE WORLD THAT KRC HELPS TO SUPPORT:
Dave and Char Alexander, RCA missionaries, Taiwan;
Alight Pregnancy Center, Hudson
Perry Jones and Capital City Rescue Mission, Albany
Compassion International, KRC-Sponsored Children:
Evelin Chuquinia, 15, Bolivia Giulbert Muguna, 18, Kenya
Alex and Fran Knauss, Trans-World Radio
Maureen Menard, Youth with a Mission
Dick and Carolyn Otterness, RCA missionaries, Hungary
Brian and Bea Post, Wycliffe Bible Translators
Seth and Melissa Rogati, missionaries, Young Life Ministry, St. Thomas
Betty Ann Stedwell, Christar International Mission
REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR
those who do not know Christ or who are struggling in their faith, that they will come to know the Lord or experience a renewal.
KRC programs & projects and those planning & administering them: adult and children’s Sunday School; KRC’s youth; small group ministries; adult Bible studies; Community Prayer Group; outreach programs.
KRC’s Consistory members and administrative ministries, chairpersons, and supporting members.
our military men & women, their families, and friends, that they may know God’s presence, protection, and peace, especially Tom Eastman, fulfilling a tour of military duty in Afghanistan. Pray for Tom's safety, and for his family’s peace & reassurance.
survivors of warfare, terrorism, violence, and natural and other disasters worldwide, especially those impacted by the earthquake in Nepal: pray for those who have been injured or displaced or lost loved ones; for healing for injured people; for medical workers and aid workers responding to immediate needs; for quick arrival of basic supplies, such as food and water.
our state, national, and world leaders, that God will grant them the leadership skills, wisdom, and the personal protection needed to govern effectively and safely.
those, especially children, suffering poverty and hunger; abuse; exploitation; neglect; family hostility.
families and friends grieving the death of loved ones, especially Doris Williams, Dawn Van Buren, and Leo Dolan, grieving the death this past week of Doris’s husband, Richard Williams. Pray also for wisdom for Dawn and Leo as they assist Doris, who lives in Nevada, in making essential decisions that will impact both her immediate and long-term future.
Vince Beaudoin, grandson of Paul and Joan Clause, hospitalized in Columbia Memorial where he is being treated for mental health issues. Pray also for his caregivers and his immediate family members as they work together with Vince to establish medication protocols and long-term treatment programs that will restore him to health.
those in hospice care, battling, or recovering from cancer: Jack; Bob Mellott; Joan Kennedy; Donna Scalera; Marlene; Mid Glass; Daniel; Zoe Covey; Andy; Lucy B. and Rodrigo; Jean; Edward Giordano; 2-year-old Logan; Sandy; Charlie Ropollo.
those awaiting test results or surgery; recovering from surgery, injury, or illness; or chronically ill: John Bowen; Floyd Haber; Stacey Baker; Michelle; Art Gross; Marge Laurie; Faity Tuttle; Alan Dick; Harriet Simpkins; Marie Fronczak; Bob, husband of Patti Varga's Aunt Kathy; Jean Skipper; Paul Varga; Jane Smith; Blanche Rogers; Liz Carroll; Ruth Edge; Laurie Maul; Florence Rivera.
first-time parents, Andrew and Melissa Welcome, expecting a baby girl this month.
those facing challenges, stressful circumstances, and difficult decisions: Jean and Evangelique, sponsored Compassion International Children of John & Isabelle Bosquet-Morra; Carly Ripple; the Smith Family; Susan Lamont and her children, now back in New York; Bill and Abby - pray that God will bless them with his strength, hope, and guidance; Diane, friend of Cricket Warren, and Jim, in need of job opportunities; Greg L; Craig Johnson; those facing the challenges of their college education - pray that God will bless them with wisdom in all of the many choices, and decisions that they are facing.
reassurance and peace for our loved ones who are nearing the close of this life; those caring for the elderly, displaced, disabled, or ill.
Residence-bound members Gordie Van Buren, Murray Leonardson, Doris Schmieder, Joan Van Alstyne.
Regular updates are needed on the progress or condition of all individuals on our prayer and praise lists, especially those whose names are in bold type. Please forward this information, as well as new praise and prayer requests, to krc@fairpoint.net or call Paul at 859-4158.
For those of you who would like to donate flower arrangements for the pulpit in memory of loved ones or in celebration of special occasions, please contact Dawn Van Buren.
EMAIL, WEBSITE, AND FAX INFORMATION
Email Address – krc@fairpoint.net
Website Address – kinderhookreformedchurch.com
Rev. Rudy is available at his church office
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings.
Please call ahead for an appointment.
Evenings are set aside for meetings, pastoral visitations,
and counseling.
For assistance on Mondays, and for immediate assistance at any time, please call 859-4158
Church Phone 758-6401 Church Fax 758-6402
Phone messages are picked up several times daily.
KRC 2015 CONSISTORY
Pastor Rev. Rudy Visser, President of Consistory
Deacons
Liz Carroll – ’16, Clerk of Consistory / Outreach / CITV Committee 758-6034
Noreen Dick – ’15, Church Family 758-6640
Derick LaTorre – ’16, KRC Treasurer / Stewardship / Cemetery 376-1882
Barbara Vosburgh – ’15, Property 758-6512
Elders
Merrill Johnson – ‘16, Worship 828-6726
Patrice Lyons – ‘16, Outreach 758-8400
Dawn Van Buren – ‘15, Personnel / Pastoral Care 758-7564
Patti Varga – ’15 Consistory Vice President / Christian Education / Classis Delegate 392-4771
KRC STAFF
KRC Office Manager KRC Office Assistant
Paul Clause – 859-4158 Liz Carroll – 758-6034
Cemetery Supervisor/KRC Sexton
Greg Clause – 369-8472
COMING EVENTS
Today,May 10
8:30 am Early Worship Service
10:00 am Worship Service and last day of Sunday School classes this season
11:15 am Adult Sunday School - main floor Conference Room
Mon., May 11
6:30 pm Consistory meets @KRC
Tues., May 12
7:00 pm KRC Youth Group meets
Thur., May 14
9:00 am Small Group Bible Study meets
Please join us as we continue our Bible study on the Book of Isaiah.
10:00 am Community Prayer Group @ KRC
Sun., May 17
8:30 am Early Worship Service
10:00 am Worship Service and Youth Sunday Celebration
11:15 am Adult Sunday School - main floor Conference Room
Mon., May 18
6:30 pm Outreach Ministry meets @KRC
Fri., May 29 – Pancake Breakfast/Plant Swap Set-up
Sat., May 30
8:00 am – 11:00 am KRC’s Annual Pancake Breakfast /Plant Swap
in conjunction with the 39th Olde Kinderhook Fair, 10 am – 3 pm,
and Olde Saratoga Fyfe and Drumms Parade & Muster
Fri. and Sat., June 5 and 6 – KRC Recycling Sale
Servers Next Sunday, May 17, 2015
Ushers: Jim Baker, Bob Dreier, Dick Silvano, Andrew Welcome
Greeter(s): The Bailey Family
