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OCTOBER 14, 2018 - 10:00 AM
WE JOIN IN WORSHIP Call Upon The Lord Greeting At Your Name 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) Majesty
RENEWING OUR FAITH Congregational Prayer Offering Building Fund Dismissal of Children
HEARING GOD’S WORD Message When God Is Lost Guest Pastor Mark Prestriedge Scripture Jeremiah 29:10-14
GOING OUT TO SERVE Song of Response My Friends, May You Grow In Grace Blessing Exit to Serve If you are able, at the conclusion of the service please put your chair on the chair rack. If anyone would like to contribute to the mission of Pathway Church, there is an offering box on the table near the entrance to the gym.
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Growing God’s family by helping people take their
next step with Jesus Christ.
We meet every Sunday morning at 10am
in Crown Point Christian School: 10550 Park Place, St. John, IN 46373
Church Office Location: 11101 W. 97th Lane St. John, Indiana 46373
Church Mailing Address: P.O. Box 62 St. John, Indiana 46373 Phone: 219-558-0573
Email: [email protected] Website: www.pathwaycrc.org
For our guests: We are so glad you came! Here’s a couple tips to help with your visit: 1. Relax, we won’t ask you to do anything out of your comfort zone. 2. We don’t assume that you know anything about the Bible, Jesus, or God. 3. Casual dress is cool. You can dress up if you want. No worries either way. 4. Our children’s staff is “child safety trained.” We value children! 5. If it’s comfortable, join us for a cup of coffee and/or a snack. 6. We won’t pressure you. 7. We hope you come back! 8. Feedback helps. Let us know how to make your future visits better. Or let us know if we got it right.
Building Fund Offering Today Every second Sunday of the month (today), we will receive an offering for our building fund.
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2018 8:15 AM Set Up Begins 8:45 AM Praise Team Practice 9:00 AM Catechism for 6th-12th Grade 10:00 AM Service Begins - Building Fund Offering - Pathway Kids Will Meet (Ages 3-4th Grade) 5:00 PM Hymns for Him Hymn Sing at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Lansing, Illinois
MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2018 5:30 PM Deacons Will Meet
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018 9:15 AM Women’s Morning Bible Study
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2018 8:15 AM Set Up Begins 8:45 AM Praise Team Practice 9:00 AM Catechism for 6th-12th Grade 10:00 AM Service Begins - Pathway Kids Will Meet (Ages 3-4th Grade) 5:00 PM High School Youth Group Meeting at Hillside Funeral Home
Volunteer Schedule: Take Down: Today: John Bonnema, Jon Dekker, Bruce Pegman Next Week: Jim Bandstra, John Horner, Jerry Van Kalker Park Place Mini Van: Today: Becky Hart; Next Week: Bruce Pegman
Hall Monitor: Today: John Bonnema; Next Week: Jim Bandstra Nursery: Today: Shaina Rudolph, Tracy Bandstra, Raelyn Sederstrom, Grace Hart Next Week: Cara Dekker, Cassie Siersema, Kate Santefort, Ryan Sederstrom
Pathway Kids: Ages 3-1st: (Rm 115): Today: Laura Mulder, Wendy Teune Next Week: Deb Santefort, Ryan Sederstrom Pathway Kids 2nd-4th Grade: (Rm 114): Today: Tom Kamp, Zach Hart Next Week: Anne Spoelman, Fletcher Bandstra Hospitality/Greeters: Today: Rob & Nancy Hoeksema Next Week: Nathan & Becky Hart
Nursery for children through 3 years of age is available during the worship service in a classroom in the entrance hallway. Our loving and dedicated staff is pleased to provide this quality service for your infants and toddlers.
Pathway Kids ages 3-4th grade are invited to a children appropriate worship program using a book called Passport to Adventure. Children will discover how everyday choices can show love and obedience to God helping them to become a part of God’s family and then to live as followers of God. The children will dismiss from the worship service just before the sermon and are available for pick up immediately following.
Welcome to all, but in particular, welcome to all guests! We encourage you to fill out the guest card on the back of this worship program and place it in the wooden box on the table in the back of the auditorium. Thank you for visiting Pathway today. “Come. See. Connect.” Today we welcome Pastor Mark Prestriedge. He has been a pastor for 40 years both in Florida and in Illinois. He pastored Crete Reformed Church for 25 years and spent eight years on staff at Living Springs Community Church in Homewood Illinois. For the last few years, he has been serving as Chaplain for Providence Life Services both at their Park Place and Village Woods campuses.
New Sermon Series Reminders Don’t forget our projects due NEXT Sunday, October 21. Pastor Joel will continue with message two of the series “Filled to the Brim: Contentment in a World of Consumption.” We are counting our shirts and shoes to see how things have a way of accumulating. Remember, this is not about guilt. But it is about self-awareness. How many pairs of shoes and how many shirts do you own? What possession did you find that you haven’t used for a few years that you gave away to “its rightful owner?” Last Sunday we discovered in Matthew 13:22 Jesus’ warning that wealth has a way of lying to us. Jeff Manion in Satisfied explains how the lie works. “We cram our lives with stuff, compound the clutter, and believe that a little more, just a little more, will finally fill the empty space. We attempt to fill an emotional-spiritual vacuum with a variety of objects, and then we become disillusioned when our effort fails to produce the lasting fullness we chased. Instead of changing tactics, we simply swap things—if a new house doesn’t do it, perhaps an extravagant vacation will. And if a resort fails to do the trick, perhaps a pricey cottage will. I am not making a case here against home or cottage ownership, and vacations can provide much- needed rest and re-create the soul. What we should be concerned about is what we believe these things will do for us. We ask them to fill a void they cannot possibly fill. Disappointed, we move on to the next thing.”
Welcome!
Welcome to Pathway Church where we are
growing God’s family by helping people take their next step with Jesus Christ.
Following the service, everyone is invited into the Atrium for a time of refreshments and conversation.
It Matters When God Is Lost
October 14, 2018
Opportunities to Serve This month our offering will be taken for the food costs for our Thanksgiving Day Meal Deliveries. We plan to deliver about 500 meals to those in need in our community. We invite you and your families to help us for about an hour following the Thanksgiving Day Worship Service. What a blessing to give a homemade meal to our neighbors! Angels of Hope Christmas Gift opportunities will be offered again at the beginning of November. Campus Life Stories Evening of Celebration will be Thursday, November 8 at Avalon Manor, 3550 E. Lincoln Highway, Merrillville, Indiana. Heavy appetizers at 6:30 pm., hearing powerful stories of life change from the students at 7:15 pm. and dessert and fellowship at 7:45 pm. RSVP to Terri, [email protected]. Campus Life is a ministry at Lake Central and Hanover High School that builds relationships and shares the love of Jesus to them. We are looking for a couple more people to help pick up the St. John Starbucks leftover food and dropping it off at the church office. Your commitment would be about once every 2 weeks and take about 10 minutes of your time. We pick up 3 times a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Do you run errands at Aldi, Strack’s, or Target on 41 in St John? Then this would be easy for you! See Terri Schaaf!
If you have any questions on the above, please contact Terri Schaaf at [email protected].
Other News Hymn Sing: Everyone is invited to the quarterly “Hymns for Him” Hymn Sing TODAY, Sunday, October 14 at 5:00 pm. at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, 3500 Glenwood-Lansing Road, Lansing, Illinois. A nursery will be provided. Join us as we worship God and learn the scripture and stories behind some of our favorite hymns. Our theme this quarter is "Redemption Hymns." The “Ladies Night Out” of Bethel Christian Reformed Church is hosting Leslie Goddard, a realistic portrayer of historical women on Monday, October 15 at 7:00 pm. She will appear as Violet Jessop, a memorable woman who served as a nurse and stewardess on the Titanic and HMHS Britannica and survived both disasters. For reservations, please call the church office at (708) 474-9226. $5.00 donation. We’re located at 3500 Glenwood-Lansing Road, Lansing, Illinois.
October 14, 2018
Announcements The Women’s Friday Morning Bible Study will meet THIS Friday, October 19 at 9:15 am. In Beecher, Illinois to discuss Lesson 2 of their study of "In All Things" by Melissa Kruger. Childcare will be provided. If you have any questions, please contact the church office at (219) 558-0573. It's not too late to join!
The High School Youth Group will meet NEXT Sunday, October 21 from 5:00 pm. - 6:30 pm. Graves, skeletons, blood, and screams are all the rage at Halloween. So, how about a visit to a funeral home for a late October Youth Group Meeting? However, this visit won’t be for spooks and thrills. We’ll learn what the Bible says about the Christians' body after death, and what a Christian funeral director does to comfort people of all faiths.
We will meet at Konnie Kuiper’s funeral home, Hillside Funeral Home, 8941 Kleinman Road, Highland, Indiana.
A ride from St. John at 4:30 pm. is available if needed.
If you have any questions, please contact the church office at (219) 558-0573. Catechism for 6th - 12th grade will meet NEXT Sunday, October 21 at 9:00 am. The Women’s Wednesday Evening Bible Study will meet Wednesday, October 24 at 7:00 pm. in St. John, Indiana. We will discuss Chapter 3 in our book, Life Without Lack. If you have any questions, please contact the church office at (219) 558-0573. All women are invited and encouraged to attend. Feel free to invite your friends. Middle School/Junior High (6th - 8th Graders): Reserve the following dates: - Friday, November 2 from 5-7 pm. for a Bonfire Event. - February 1 - 3: Winter Retreat at Cedar Lake Bible Camp. More information is forthcoming. Preview at www.cedarlakeministries.org. - Saturday, March 9 from 5-7 pm. for a Glow Dodge Ball Event. Save the Date for our Second We Event studying Abraham and the Covenant on Saturday, November 10 at 5:00 pm. here at Crown Point Christian School, 10550 Park Place, St. John, Indiana. We will have dinner, enjoy fellowship and learn together. If you have any questions, please contact Nathan Sederstrom at [email protected].