We Gather To Worship Welcome & Announcements Opening Prayer *Call to Worship *Gathering Song: "Lion and the Lamb" *God's Greeting *Praise & Worship: "From the Inside Out" "Mighty to Save" Children gather for prayer/story *Children’s Song: "He's Got the Whole World" **Children return to their seats ** We Confess Our Faith Call to Confession Prayer of Confession Song of Assurance: "Cornerstone" We Respond in Faith Offering Prayer Offering: Church Ministries & Youth Unlimited Offertory We Hear and Respond to God's Word Prayer for Illumination Scripture: Micah 4:1-8 Message: Micah - Hope for a Troubled Time *Song of Response: "And Can it Be" Congregational Prayer We Go Out to Serve God *Closing Song: "At the Cross (Love Ran Red)" *God's Blessing *Doxology: "Amazing Grace" *Please stand, in body or in spirit
WELCOME We would like to extend a warm welcome to all our guests who have come to share in our worship service. May we be blessed as we worship our Lord together. Assistive hearing devices are available at the sound booth. Large print Bibles and songbooks are available at the back table (song lyrics are also projected on the screen). Everyone is invited for coffee, tea, and juice in the fellowship hall after the morning service.
OUR CHURCH FAMILY Prayers of Thanksgiving: - that we have the opportunity to share our facility with a local christian school community - for our church family, who walks with us in both times of trial and celebration Prayers of Concern: - for missionaries in Nicaragua, both those who have decided to leave and those who are still there during this time of civil unrest - for our missionary Andrea, still in Ontario - for our elderly and shut-ins - for Annie and Minnie - for Bill and Ruth as they adjust to a new reality Upcoming Special Collections: Today: Church Ministries/Youth Unlimited July 15: Church Ministries July 22: Church Ministries/Deacons Fund July 29: Church Ministries/Teen Challenge Volleyball: Volleyball has started up again for the summer at the church. Everyone is invited to come join us for a friendly game for all ages and abilities Monday nights at 7 pm weather permitting. Bring some water and sunglasses. Thank You! to everyone for their help in preparing to share our facility with Huron Christian School. It has been a long process of sorting, purging, organizing, donating and moving all of our items to make space for the school. A big thank you as well to our custodians, Deb and Joe, for all of their work to clean all of the rooms. Gym Equipment: HCS now has some of their items in the gym storage room. Our items remain on the right side and are labelled "VCCRC", and HCS items are behind the door. If possible, please prevent your children from using any of the HCS items. Teen Challenge: A team from Teen Challenge will be at Vanastra Community CRC on Sunday July 29, 2018 at 10:00am. Teen Challenge students will share their stories of addiction, recovery and restoration with their families. Bring a friend and be inspired by a message of hope and God's power to change lives.
OUR CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY Vacation Bible School: Venture onto an uncharted island where kids survive and thrive. Kids will be anchored in the truth that Jesus carries them through life’s storms. Join us at Clinton CRC for this year’s Shipwrecked: VBS! When: July 23-27, 2018. Time: 9-11:30am. For Kids JK - Grade 6. Follow us on Facebook or Register Online: https://goo.gl/forms/MYNlF7dT6OSz1Wot2. For more details call Amanda @ 519-482-5264. Fall Retreat registration is NOW OPEN! Register today to get the SUPER early bird rate of $165 for the weekend. This year’s Retreat is from September 28 to 30 at Muskoka Woods. Our theme is Ignite: Acts 2:2. Visit www.fallretreat.ca today to register! Annual Bus Trip! Join us for a mystery tour of Canada’s Coney Island, Port Stanley on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. We will be leaving Blyth CRC @ 7:30 a.m. Sit back, relax & enjoy a day of history, adventure, beautiful sights and more. Please contact Cheryl Bakelaar @ 519-955-4102 as soon as possible as seats could fill up fast! Cost is $90.00. Part-time Children’s Ministry Director—1st CRC Sarnia: Seeking a dynamic leader to intentionally connect with kids and families in developing the faith formation of our children (ages 0-12). Responsibilities include: Program leadership; oversee volunteers; involve kids in worship services. For more details or to apply (with cover letter, resume and statement of faith) contact: sarniafirstcrc@cogeco.ca. Closing date of July 31, 2018. Trinity CRC in Goderich, Ont. is seeking to fill a 20 hour/week position for a Ministry and Community Life Coordinator. The Coordinator will help new attendees integrate into the life of Trinity and provide leadership and support to the leaders of the various church ministries in their tasks. The Coordinator will act as a liaison between ministries ensuring coordination and teamwork, will assist in recruiting and supporting volunteers and will assist in planning events, services, and the annual calendar. Interested candidates are invited to visit our website at www.trinitychurchgoderich.ca for a detailed job description. Please submit your resume and a cover letter sharing your passion for serving in this ministry to trinitycrc@hurontel.on.ca.
SCHOOL NEWS Looking for an opportunity to do something fun, that also blesses others in your community? Then think about volunteering with “of Rack and Room”. We are currently looking for volunteers for one morning/afternoon a month (or more would be fantastic). No prior retail experience or knowledge is necessary as we are happy to train. Meet people from the community….fill a necessary void…. and do a little “thrift” shopping as well. It doesn’t get much better than that!! If you’re interested please call Brenda (manager) at 519-440-2744 or Kirsten (our calendar coordinator) at 519-807-5728. Thank you, we look forward to hearing from YOU! The Tuition Bursary Fund at Huron Christian School has been a tremendous source of support for 26 students and their parents during the 2017/18 school year. God has blessed us with generous donors so that to date we have raised $52,000 of our $103,000 goal. Our fiscal year ends on July 31, at which time we trust that our goal will have been met. Please consider making a donation to this fund so that we can continue to provide Christian education to families for whom the tuition cost is just not affordable. You will receive a charitable receipt for your donation. Great Wolf Lodge, 2018….It's that time of year again! A block of rooms has been reserved during the annual Fall PA days for our Christian schools. Discounted rates are available for the dates of Oct. 25 & 26, 2018. Room rates start at $184.99/night. Our group name is: Christian Schools Getaway and the booking code is: 1810CHRI. To book your room go to: www.greatwolf.com/niagara or call: 1-866-949-9653. Booking deadline is Sept. 25, so reserve early to avoid disappointment! For further information, please ONLY contact Tammy Veld - rtveld96@gmail.com or call/text: 905.745.5609.