THIS WEEK AT CEDAR HILL CRC
March 17 ~ March 23, 2013
SUNDAY
9:00 AM ~Sunday School, Catechism, and Adult Sunday School (Classrooms)
10:30 AM ~ Worship Service (Sanctuary)
12:30 PM ~ NJ Faith Church Service/Fellowship Time (Sanctuary & Fellowship Hall)
4:30 PM ~Kingdom Kids Choir Rehearsal (Basement) Snack: Aiden Heerema
6:00 PM ~Joint Worship Service (here at Cedar Hill)
MONDAY
7:00 PM ~ Executive Team Meeting (Deacon Room)
8:00 PM ~ Barbershop Chorus (Fellowship Hall)
TUESDAY
9:00 AM ~ BSF Leader’s Meeting (Council Room)
6:00 PM ~ Tuesday Night Connection Family Dinner & Meetings
6:45 PM ~ Cadets (Cadet Room)
8:45 PM ~ NJ Faith Church (Sanctuary)
WEDNESDAY
6:15 AM ~ Wednesday Morning Prayer Time - All are welcome. (Youth Room)
9:00 AM ~ Bible Study Fellowship (Entire Church)
THURSDAY
7:00 PM ~ Parkinson’s Support Group (Fellowship Hall)
7:30 PM ~ Choir Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
FRIDAY
6:00 PM ~ Homeless Program (Fellowship Hall/Youth Room)
6:45 PM ~ Heirborne All Nighter (at Faith’s Barn)
8:00 PM ~ NJ Faith Church (Sanctuary)
SATURDAY
6:30 AM ~ NJ Faith Church (Sanctuary)
7:00 AM ~ Heirborne All Nighter Pick Up (at Faith’s Barn)
WELCOME
Welcome to Sunday Worship at Cedar Hill CRC. We are glad you are here with us this morning. If you are a visitor, please see the back of the bulletin for information about our church and fill out a Visitor Card found in the pew and place it in the offering plate or leave it at the Welcome Center.
WORSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
March 17 ~ 6 P.M.: Joint worship service with our sister churches here at Cedar Hill. We welcome the EC 4th graders who will perform their musical, “Elijah.” Thank you for blessing us with this performance!
March 24 ~ 10:30 A.M.: Palm Sunday. The Sunday School will sing for us.
6 P.M.: Joint worship service with our sister churches at Covenant CRC.
March 28 ~ 7:00 P.M.: Maundy Thursday Passover Seder Service.
WORSHIP SERVICE INFORMATION
This Week – March 17, 2013
OFFERINGS: AM: 1st: Cedar Hill Ministries, 2nd: Building Fund PM: NECT
GREETERS: Welcome Team #3
USHERS: AM: Ted Faber, Bill Heerema, Roy Heerema
PM: Harold Kuipers, Walter Shurminsky, Robert Dykstra
NURSERY: AM: Infant: Bev Peters, Sandy Ruit
Toddler: Jan Englishmen, Allison Douma
PM: Sara Heerema
CH. CHURCH: Barbie Resch/Brenda Strasser and Dana Carey
JR. CHURCH: Marcia Heerema/Cindy Borduin
Next Week – March 24, 2013
OFFERINGS: 1st: Cedar Hill Ministries, 2nd: Scholarship Fund
GREETERS: Welcome Team #4
USHERS: Peter Ten Kate, Sr., Marilyn Chickey, Rob Dyer
NURSERY: Infant: Karen Borduin, Diane Monterisi
Toddler: Mandi Post, Vanessa Veenstra, Jenna Dyksen
CH. CHURCH: Sara Heerema/Nancy & Rebecca Martin
JR. CHURCH: Kathryn Post/Jenna Dyksen
PASTOR NOTES
IGNITE! IGNITE provides opportunity for a congregation to catch the Holy Spirit’s flame and grow in faithfulness to Jesus Christ. This exciting event will happen next Saturday, March 23, see the brochure on the welcome center or talk with Pastor Chris.
DEACON NOTES
Homeless Program: Prayerfully consider contributing to this important program—you will be blessed. There are a only few slots left.
EASTER TRACTS
Easter tracts are in the racks. Let Easter ignite our desire to share the Good News of Christ’s victory over death. Christ, the living Word, shared His resurrection on the road to Emmaus. Use your imagination as you plant the seeds of God’s love--He will give the increase.
HOLIDAY SERVICES
March 17 at 6 PM:
EC 4th Graders “Elijah” musical.
March 24 at 10:30 AM:
~Palm Sunday~
Special music
from the Sunday School.
March 28 at 7 PM:
~Maundy Thursday~
Passover Seder Meal
March 31 at 10:30 AM:
~Easter~
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Cedar Hill Church will be a satellite host for the Chick-fil-A Leadercast Conference on Friday, May 10, 2013. This is a one-day leader development broadcast LIVE from Atlanta, GA, with some world-renowned speakers. For more info, go to the welcome center or visit www.chick-fil-aleadercast.com.
ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT
It’s that time of year again! We are EGGcited to announce our 3rd Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt next Saturday, March 23 at 10 AM, (rain date: March 30.) We ask for your donations of plastic eggs and small, individually wrapped candy (nut free PLEASE). Keep this event in your prayers that we may be a blessing to our neighbors and for nice weather. Any questions or if you would like to volunteer, please see Jen Dunham, Sara Heerema, or Denise Post.
TUESDAY NIGHT CONNECTION
This Tuesday evening is Tuesday Night Connection. Please join us at 6 PM for a family dinner, with Tuesday Night meetings, including GEMS, Cadets, and Adult Bible Study to follow at 6:45 PM. This will be the final week for The Truth Project, Lesson 12 ~ Community & Involvement: God CARES, do I?
WED. MORNING PRAYER TIME
Join for a meaningful time of prayer this Wednesday at 6:15 AM in the Youth Room. Bring your own coffee.
MEALS FOR THE FABERS
Visit www.TakeThemAMeal.com to gift the Faber family with a delicious meal. Last name: Faber, password: ellenfaber.
MUSIC NOTES
Cedar Hill Choir: For Good Friday and Easter Sunday, the next rehearsal is Thursday, March 21 (and 28th, if needed), at 7:30 PM.
Easter Orchestra: Please sign up to play your instrument on Easter Sunday at the welcome center. Music will be placed in your church box.
We look forward to our Easter celebration~~join us!!
NEW CITY KIDS CONCERT
New City Kids Church will be presenting “Breakthrough”, on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4, at 7:30 PM at the ECHS. A representative from New City, Rachel Kuilema Klein, will be here this morning to tell us about this opportunity. Tickets are available.
YOUTHQUEST NEWS
LINC: (High School): Join us on Sunday, March 24th, from 6 ~ 8:30 PM at Restore. We will have dinner, games, conversation, and worship.
Retreat (re-scheduled): Join us on April 5 ~ 7, for our re-scheduled retreat!
Please RSVP to Vanessa V. at 973-248-7676 or Brooke L. at 973-908-0912. We hope you can join us for this fun weekend!
HEIRBORNE: (7th & 8th Grades): Join us this Friday, March 22nd at 6:45 PM for our All Nighter. Drop off at Faith’s Barn and pick up at 7 AM on Saturday, March 23rd. ~ 9 PM at Cedar Hill. Come and play games, have snacks, and worship God.
Regular Meeting on Wednesday, March 27, from 7 ~ 9 PM at Cedar Hill: Go M.A.D: (5th & 6th Grades):
Our next meeting will be on Friday, April 5th at 7 ~ 9 PM at Faith Community’s Barn. Come and play games, have snacks, and worship God.