Identification Statement of the Wyoming CRCWe are the Wyoming Christian Reformed Church. Standing on the infallible Word of God, in the tradition of the Reformed faith as it’s expressed in the Heidelberg Catechism, Belgic Confession and Canons of Dort, we boldly proclaim and celebrate the coming of God’s kingdom in Jesus Christ. By the strength of His Spirit we gather and enfold newcomers into His covenant of grace. We teach and equip believers and their baptized children for obedient, loving service in all areas of life to the praise of our heavenly Father.

Regarding Worship: Amidst the wide range of worship practices in our culture today, we maintain that worship is a meeting between God and His people in which God is praised and His people are blessed. Worship must center around the preaching of the word – the primary means of grace. We deem it a blessing to assemble twice on the Lord’s Day to praise His name. Worship is our highest calling and joy.Regarding Moral and Ethical Living: the Bible is our guide for life. It addresses the sanctity of life (Ex 20:13), the roles of men and women in the church and home (1 Tim 2:11-15; Eph 5:22-23), the proper attitude toward material possessions (1 Tim 6:3-10).

In short, the Bible addresses every aspect of our lives. In our world ravaged by moral relativism, we affirm that all the principles for Christian living revealed in the Bible and summarized in the Ten Commandments, remain normative for our lives today. The church’s task is to proclaim these principles and to call sinners to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. With love and compassion we practice church discipline and encourage penitent believers in their continual battle against the kingdom of darkness.

To strengthen our identity in Christ, we seek contact and fellowship with churches of like mind.

Council MembersElders Deacons

Rick DeBoer (’12) – Vice-Chair, Youth Darryl Vanrooyen (’12) – Treasurer/Finance Ron Boelens (’14) – Vice-All, Church Education Brian Hoekstra (‘12) - ClerkHarry VanRuitenburg (‘12) – Sound System Rep, Clerk Randy Klazinga (’14) – Refugee Doug Korvemaker (’14) – Evangelism/Enfolding Committee Fred Verroen – ChairpersonWes DeBoer (’14) – Visioning Committee Ryan Nutma (’14) – RefugeeArnold Hoekstra (‘13) – Music Committee Email: deacons@wyomingcrc.netJack Koetsier (’13) – ChairpersonPaul Huizinga (’13) – Pulpit Supply

Wyoming CRC Pastor: Custodians:Phone: 519-845-0244 Maggie Boersma

4524 Confederation Line 519-845-0646P.O. Box 68 Tara BoelensWyoming, ON N0N-1T0 519-845-0260Website: www.faithwebsites.com/wyomingcrc/

Bulletin Information Deadline: Please submit all bulletin announcements to Cathy Smith (519 – 845 – 0327) or e-mail bulletin@wyomingcrc.net no later than noon on Thursdays. Sunday Service C.D . : CD’s are available for shut-ins. Please call John Beintema at 845-0644 to make arrangements. Past CD’s are also available in the library.

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May 20th, 2012

Sunday Services: October ~ April: 10:00 AM & 3:00 PMMay ~ September: 10:00 AM & 6:30 PM

4524 Confederation Line, PO Box 68, Wyoming, ON www.faithwebsites.com/wyomingcrc

Welcome to the Wyoming Christian Reformed Church on this Sunday, May 20th , 2012! A special welcome to all our visitors! We hope you will feel at home among us and receive a blessing from the Lord. As we come to bring the gift of our worship, we place ourselves before our Maker who formed our heart. He is the One who knows our name, our every thought, who sees each tear that falls, and answers us when we call. Everyone is warmly invited and encouraged to go downstairs after the morning service for coffee or juice and a time of Christian fellowship.

Children aged 3-8 are invited to

go downstairs for Sunday School after the children’s song and a short prayer of blessing. There is also a class for those with special needs. Parents, please feel free to follow the teachers out and ask them any questions you may have. As we obediently “train children in the way they should go,” may it be our prayer that “they will not turn from it when they are older” (Proverbs 22:6).

If there is any way we can be of service to you (if you have a prayer request or would like more information about our church and the programs we offer), please do not hesitate to get in touch with an elder or a deacon.

Elders: Wes DeBoer 845-0287

Deacon: Ryan Nutma845-1610

Paul Huizinga 882-1368Monitor:Ryan Nutma

Fred Verroen 849-5393 Offerings:May 20th A.M. Church, Deacons

P. M. Lambton Crisis Pregnancy Centre, Deacons: Ed. Relief

May 27th A.M. Church, World Missions: Tom & Melissa DeelstraP.M. Ontario Christian Gleaners, Seafarers Ministry

Evangelism Offering: For the month of May, our Evangelism Committee is presenting us with the opportunity to support the Petrolia Food Bank. Check the Visitors’ Stations for donation suggestions.

Stewardship Thought:

The only people who don’t like sermons on giving generously are people who don’t like to give generously. ~ Rod Rogers

May Mothers of the Month Faith Hoekstra & Katie Nutma

May 20th Infants: Sylvia VanderWal, Heidi DeBoerToddlers: Renee Schiestel, Brooklyn Boelens, Josiah VanRuitenburg

PM: Michelle Greydanus, Clayton Korvemaker

May 27th Infants: Tracy Klazinga, Amelia DekkerToddlers: Jen DeBoer, Adyson Klazinga, Shane BoelensPM: Laura Pool, Brett DeBoer

Volunteers for May 20th Greeters: Paul & Angela Huizinga, Rick & Carol DeBoerCoffee Servers: Ryan & Katie Nutma, William & Diana SchenkJuice Servers: Jared Bos, Emily BotmaUshers: Frances & Harry BoersAccompanist: AM Organist: Bert

Pianist: P

M Organist: Bert

Volunteers for May 27 th Greeters: Nick & Jessie Jonkman, Wes & Dorothy DeBoerCoffee Servers: John & Gertie Krale, Arnold & Margaret Hoekstra

Juice Servers: Sacha Koetsier, Olivia NutmaUshers: Jason DeBoer, Trevor DeBoer

Accompanist: AMOrganist: DianaPianist:

PM Organist: Diana

This Week’s Activities:Sun Thur

sLDCSS Spring Meeting 7:30 PM

Sun Thurs Elders’ Meeting 7:30 PM

Mon Fri Pastoral Training 8:30 PMTues Classis Chatham Meeting Sun Pre-service Hymn

Sing 9:50 AMWed Sun Profession of Faith

Service 10:00 AM

Birthdays This Week!

Mon May 21 Riley Sipkens, Harry VanWieren, Henry Verroen

May the grace of God Tues May 22 John Vrolyk, John Woudstra

be with you on your Thurs May 24 Nick Jonkman

special day and in the Sat May 26 Bridget VanderWal

year to come!

Upcoming Events:May 22 Classis ChathamMay 24 Elders’ MeetingJune 1 Seniors Coffee at Redeemer CRCJune 7 Full Council MeetingJune 13 HANDS Team Euchre TournamentJune 24 Youth coffee/fire at McKenzie Klazinga’sJuly 9-13 VBSSept 29 LDCSS Gala Fundraising Dinner

Today’s Worship : We join the global church in bringing Almighty God our praise on this day of rest and gladness! Today we welcome Rev. Norman Jones from Aylmer to our pulpit for the morning service and Exhorter Mr. Martin Bosveld for the evening service. May our prayers and worship be an acceptable sacrifice of praise to our great God and Heavenly Father! The Almighty One meets and greets us here and anoints us to be his prophets, priests and kings in our daily lives and activities.

Pre-service Hymn Sing: Next week Sunday, May 27th, please plan to come early to church and join in singing God’s praises before the service. With the scheduled Profession of Faith of seven individuals from our church, we have much to celebrate!

Youth Box

May 18-21 - ALL ONTARIO CONVENTION - It's shaping up to be a great weekend! For those of you going, don't forget about bringing some new men's socks and underwear for RAY OF HOPE, and to remember to bring some cash to donate to CRWRC - Nicaragua. Remind your kids too!

Sunday June 10 - YOUTH SERVICE - Strathroy East. This is our annual Classis SERVE and mission trip commissioning service. It's so very cool to see how a handful of students from our churches can have a global impact over a two month span. If you've got a team going out (and even if you don't), you should be here!

Friday / Saturday June 15 & 16 - Garage sale days!!!! All proceeds to help out our SERVE team!

(Late September (23 or 30) - YOUTH SERVICE - Aylmer CRC - a work in progress)November 2-4 - SOUTHWEST RETREAT - Save the date!

Our meeting season is over but our meeting together doesn't stop. Coffee socials / fires will be happening monthly.If you would like to host a social / fire time please contact Evelyn and we will get the notice out to people.

Next Week: Next Sunday, May 27th, our morning service will be led by Rev. John Hellinga. Our evening service will be led by Rev. Jack Westerhof.

Our Church Family:Our prayers are heard, not because we are in earnest, not because we suffer, but because Jesus suffered. ~ Oswald Chambers

We continually “keep on praying for all the saints” (Ephesians 6:18) here at the Wyoming CRC, trusting that we are loved of God, elect in Christ, empowered by the Spirit.

Having celebrated Ascension Day, reassured of the triumph and victory of our Lord Jesus Christ, may we continue diligently in our prayers and service to our

King. R.C. Sproul explains, “In the Old Testament the idea of ascending was linked to two activities. First, it described drawing near to the presence of God. The Tabernacle was set on a hill and people went up to it. Later, the Temple was built on a mountain in Jerusalem and there is a section in the Book of Psalms, called the Psalms of Ascent (120-134), which describe the worshippers’ approach to the Temple at the festival periods of Israel. So Jesus, when He ascended, entered God’s presence.” Now that Jesus is seated at the right hand of God, we too, have unlimited access, through Jesus our Head, to the almighty power and majesty of the Father. Our prayers will be heard and will be effective.

So pray about anything on your mind personally. Then pray for our church. Pray for those who are planning to make profession of faith: Jared Bos, Katie Dekker, Kim Kaldeway, Jen Philips, Jess Soepboer, Mike Schenk and Christine Deboer. Pray for our VBS Co-ordinators, Brenda Beintema and Michelle Greydanus. Pray for the HANDS team. Pray for the young people and leaders of our SERVE group and their summer plans to go to Washington. Pray for Rev. Bill and Grace Hoogland as they ponder the possibility of a call to our church. Pray for those who experience health issues and struggles from day to day. Pray for our shut-ins. This weekend is the All Ontario Youth Convention. Much work and preparation goes into this wonderful, often life-changing event, for teens and young adults. Pray that it might be a time of vibrant worship and fellowship for the many attendees. Pray that the gospel might be proclaimed far and wide today and that many might claim our ascended Saviour as theirs, too!

Christian Reformed World Missions asks us to pray for Ukraine and our CRWM missionaries there. Sisters Lyuda and Valya grew up keeping certain religious traditions and going to church on Easter. But they did not know much about God or what it meant to follow him. It wasn’t until they started visiting Mukachevo Christian Reformed Church that they came to know Jesus. Praise God that these sisters are now

using their gifts to serve God and His church. Pray that they may continue growing in him.

CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS:

VBS 2012- Please note an important date change. VBS has been changed to July 9-13th because SERVE is on the 16-20th. We are in need of your help! If you can help us out in any way, please let Michelle Greydanus (michellegreydanus@bell.net) or Brenda Beintema (bbeintema@xcelco.on.ca) know as soon as possible. We need teachers, helpers, registration persons, nursery caregivers and decorators. We look forward to hearing from you. Thanks and please keep this planning process in your prayers.

Council News:1. Letter of Call : The Calling Committee and Council are pleased to recommend that a

Letter of Call be extended to Rev. Bill Hoogland to serve as Minister of the Word at the Wyoming CRC. A brief congregational meeting will take place on June 3rd immediately following the morning service to vote on this recommendation. Please keep the Hooglands and our church family in your prayers.

2. Profession of Faith : It is with great joy that Council presents Jared Bos, Katie Dekker, Kim Kaldeway, Jen Philips, Jess Soepboer, Mike Schenk and Christine Deboer to the congregation as they have indicated a desire to publicly profess their faith during our morning service of May 27. Rev. John Hellinga will be leading our worship service on this special occasion.

3. Bulletin Editor Position : After three and a half years of serving as Bulletin Editor, Cathy Smith has asked to be replaced. The position is open immediately and training will be provided. If you think this task is a way in which you can serve the Lord and your church family, please call Harry VanRuitenburg at 519-845- 0108 to express your interest.

4. Nominations: After much prayer and consideration, Council would like to present the following names to the congregation for this year's nomination list. For Elder: John Beintema, Ben Dekker and Alex Botma. For Deacon: Web Nywening, Chris Pool, Sid Nutma and William Schenk. Should anyone have a reason why individuals on this list might not be able to serve, please contact our Council chair or your district elder, in writing, before Sunday May 27. On Sunday, June 3rd, we will vote as a congregation to approve the nomination list. A 66% approval by the congregation is required for each name to stand. The following week, Sunday June 10th, we hope to draw the names of 2 Elders and 2 Deacons. Please pray for each of these men during this time of waiting.

5. Contacting Rev. Bill Hoogland : Rev Bill Hoogland has encouraged us as a congregation to feel free to contact him via email or phone if you have any questions or would like to just talk with him.His email address is: billhoogland@gmail.com or phone: 519-284-4644.

Baby Bottles: Missed picking up your baby bottle to support the Pregnancy Centre last week? There are still bottles available downstairs by the mail slots. Be sure to pick one up and return it on Father’s Day!

Youth Group News: SERVE fundraiser - Garage Sale June 15 & 16:If you have any items that you no longer need and are looking to get rid of them, call one of the SERVE Team members and we would be happy to sell it for you at our Fundraiser Garage Sale. All proceeds go towards helping our Team SERVE others in Washington [July 14 - 21]. Thank you in advance! Craig DeBoer, Tracy & Mackenzie Klazinga, Desiree & Destiny Krale, Trevor & Jason DeBoer, Sacha Koetsier, Emily Botma, Jessica Soepboer, Olivia Nutma.

College and Careers this week will be at Justin and Lisa Rekman’s house (1451 Lee Crt) tonight at 7:30 PM! We’re going to make use of the beautiful weather, so bring your baseball gloves! As always, we’ll enjoy some fellowship and goodies too! University and College students home for the summer – come out and join us!

Requested Announcements:

From the JKCS Helping Hands: For the months of May and June, M&M Meats, Petrolia location, has graciously offered to donate 10% of all sales made by school supporters. All you need to do is inform the cashier that you would like to support JKCS and they will take care of the rest. Please find more details inyour church mailbox. Thank you for your support.

More Helping Hands News: Thinking about gardening? Cojan Greenhouses is donating 10%of your pre-tax purchase to JKCS Helping Hands for the week of June 4-9, 2012. Coupons will be arriving in your church mailbox soon. For more coupons, check out their Facebook page or at www.cojan.ca. Thank you!

Cookbooks! JKCS Helping Hands ~ We still have cookbooks for sale! They make an excellent bridal shower and birthday gifts. They are for sale at Europa’s Bakery, Sipkens Nurseries and Zekvelds Garden Market. Pick one up today for that upcoming event!

London District Christian Secondary School Society Spring Membership Meeting: The annual Spring Membership meeting of the London District Christian Secondary School Society will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, 2012. We invite all members to come and help shape the future of LDCSS.

Pastoral Caregivers/Elders/Deacons are invited to participate in a training workshop led by Larry Luth (graduate of Timothy Institute Training) on Saturday, May 26th from 8:30 AM to 12:30 (concluding with a soup and bun lunch) at the Living Hope CRC, Sarnia. Please let Pastor Jim Poelman know that you plan to attend (519-337-3600 or pastorjim@ebtech.net).

All Seniors: Please come to spend some time together Friday, June 1st, 10:00 AM, at Redeemer Christian Reformed Church. Coffee, tea and goodies will be ready for you when you arrive. After some socializing, we will be calling you into the sanctuary to view "The Creator's Sacrifice," an art exhibit by Metis artist, Ovide Bighetty. Cathy

Smith, former teacher of Lambton Christian High School and John Knox Christian School and currently Features Editor of Christian Courier, will give a brief talk to help us understand what we see. Come on out for a fun and interesting morning.10:00 AM Worship Service Pastor Norman E. Jones

Pre-Service Songs: 1. #354 “Jesus, Keep Me Near The Cross”2. # 466 “ Onward, Christian Soldiers” (vs.1,2,4)

WE GATHER TO WORSHIPWelcome*Call to Worship*Silent Prayer concluded by “Hear, O Lord, and Answer”*God’s Greeting *OPENING SONG OF PRAISE: “To God be the Glory”

WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENTSTime of ConfessionAssurance of Forgiveness: Ps. 32:1-5God’s Will for Our Lives: Romans 12:1-2SONG OF DEDICATION: # 389 “Not What My Hands Have Done”

WE GIVE AND ASK FOR BLESSINGSOfferings: Church Budget and Deacons*SONG OF COMMITMENT: #449 “Fill Thou My Life” (vs.1,3)*Offertory Prayer*CHILDREN’S SONG: “God Sees the Little Sparrow”*Prayer of Blessing (After which children may leave for Sunday School Classes)

WE HEAR GOD’S WORDBible Reading: 1 Cor. 2:1-12Sermon: The Centrality of the Cross*SONG OF RESPONSE: “How Deep the Father’s Love For Us”

WE RESPOND IN PRAYERFUL SERVICEPrayers of God’s People (Led by Elder Wes DeBoer)*CLOSING SONG: #381 “‘Man of Sorrows,’ What a Name”*God’s Blessing*DOXOLOGY: “Praise and Thanksgiving”

Musical Postlude

6:30 PM Worship Service Exhorter Mr. Martin Bosveld

Pre-Service Songs: #281: “O Praise Ye the Name of Jehovah” (vs.1,2,3,9,10) # 387: “I Sought the Lord”

WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP *Welcome*Call to Worship (responsively)

The earth is the Lord’s for he made it:Come, let us adore him.Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness:Come, let us adore him.The mercy of the Lord is everlasting:Come, let us adore him.Lord, open our lipsand our mouths shall proclaim your praise.

*Silent Prayer concluded by #392 “Spirit Divine, Attend our Prayer”*God’s Greeting*OPENING SONG OF PRAISE: “All Hail the Power of Jesus Name”

WE OFFER OUR PRAISE AND PRAYERS *We Profess our Faith: Readings from the Contemporary Testimony: Articles 44, 51, 58.SONG OF ADORATION: #479 “I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord”Pastoral Prayer

WE HEAR GOD’S WORD Bible Reading: Acts 4: 1-13*SONG OF PREPARATION: “Break Now the Bread of Life”Sermon: NO OTHER NAMEPrayer of Application

WE RESPOND IN FAITH *SONG OF RESPONSE: #372 “At the Name of Jesus”Offerings: Lambton Crisis Pregnancy Centre and Deacons: Educational Relief*Song of Commitment: “For Your Gift of God, the Spirit”( vs. 1,4,5)Offertory Prayer*CLOSING SONG: “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”*God’s Blessing*DOXOLOGY: “Benediction” (“My Friends May You Grow in Grace”)Musical Postlude

*Please stand, if you are able