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Welcome to Worship!
October 4, 2020
CHURCH STAFF
TODAY: 9:30 am Prayer Meeting room 4 FLC
10:00 am Worship Service
11:10 pm Sunday School/Catechism
Library open
MON: Office Closed
TUES: 8:30 am Prayer Meeting
11:00 am Library open 11am-12pm 1st and 3rd Tuesdays
WED: 7:00 pm Wednesday Night Activities
THURS: 8:00 am Men’s Bible Study
9:30 am Women’s Coffee Break Bible Study
Rev. Gerrit Besteman, Senior Pastor [email protected]
Dylan Kern Associate Pastor [email protected]
Steve Strite, Director of Music and Worship [email protected]
Vince Hogue, Director of Youth [email protected]
Ken Vander Bent, Custodian [email protected]
Andrew Stafford, Director of Technology [email protected]
Kelli Swaagman, Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Tammy McCoy, Church Secretary [email protected]
We Gather to Worship our Great God
Prelude
Welcome/Announcements Vince Hogue
Chimes
Call to Worship Psalm 103:1-2;20-22
*Gathering Hymn When Morning Gilds the Sky PsH438
*God’s Greeting Rev. Gerrit Besteman
*Psalm of Praise Psalm 62
We Respond to God’s Holy Presence
Call to Confession Steve Strite
Prayer of Confession
Words of Comfort and Assurance
*Song of Testimony 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)
Pastoral Prayer
Children’s Blessing As You Go
We Hear God’s Mighty Word
Prayer for Illumination
Sermon Rev. Gerrit Besteman
Completely Content
Phillippians 4:10-13
*Song of Response When Peace Like a River PsH 489
We Go in Grateful Obedience to Serve
*Sending/Offering General Fund
*Parting Words
*Doxology Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow PsH 638
*Postlude
At the conclusion of today’s worship service, please be seated and
remain seated until an usher dismisses you. Thank you for your
cooperation as we strive to maintain social distancing guidelines.
4208 26th St W. Bradenton, FL 34205
941-753-6465 www.bradentoncrc.org
Office Hours: Tues-Fri 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
The library will also be open the 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays of the month,11:00 am –12:00 pm. You
may also call the office to make arrangements
to come in during office hours.
WELCOME VISITORS
CALENDAR
NURSERY CARE for newborns
through 3yrs of age is temporarily
unavailable. You are welcome to
keep your children in worship.
CHILDREN’S WORSHIP is offered
during morning worship for ages
3yrs—3rd grade. Children are
asked to sit with their parents until
they are dismissed.
PARENTS: Don’t forget to pick up
a children's bulletin to help you
engage your child during the
worship service.
The LIBRARY offers reference,
fiction, biographies, children’s
literature, movies and more.
Come check it out!
COFFEE/FELLOWSHIP: Join us for
coffee/fellowship in the courtyard
before or after the service.
ASSISTANCE IN WORSHIP
If you need hearing assistance, our
sanctuary is equipped with the
Hearing Loop.
If there is a medical emergency
during the worship service, please
notify the sound booth or the
nearest usher.
GROW DURING THE WEEK
Live webcasts and past services
can be found at
www.bradentoncrc.org or on
the BCRC mobile App.
ONLINE GIVING: Go to our website at
bradentoncrc.org and click on the Give
icon at the top of the page. Contributions
may also be mailed, dropped off to the
church office, the library book drop or the
boxes in the narthex.
GIVING
RE-OPENING PUBLIC WORSHIP
We have two options for you to join us in worship each Sunday:
• In-person worship in the sanctuary at 10:00 am with social
distancing guidelines.
- Masks are strongly encouraged. Masks are available, if
you do not have your own.
- Hand sanitizer will be available as you enter.
- Adhere to recommended social distancing guidelines.
- Ushers will direct you to seats, marked off for distancing.
- Bring your own Bibles, pens and paper if you wish to take
notes.
- Ushers will assist attendees with new exit procedures.
- Offering boxes are available on the wall in the narthex
(where the bulletins used to be). You may place your
offering in the boxes as the plates will not be passed.
- Coffee will be served in the courtyard following the
morning worship service.
• Online worship at 10:00 am and on-demand after 12:00 pm.
• In-house Children’s Worship following guidelines.
Evening Worship: Our 5:00 pm service will resume November 1, at
5:00 pm.
PRAYER GUIDE - October 4, 2020
WELCOME!
Today, we are excited to welcome back Pastor Gerrit and
Tanna Besteman as they return from a 3 month sabbatical. We
trust that this time away was refreshing, and we look forward to
Pastor Gerrit’s return to ministry here among the people of God
at BCRC.
We are also blessed to welcome Dylan Kern and his wife,
Bethany. They moved to Bradenton last week, and we are
grateful to the Lord for leading them to join us here at BCRC.
We anticipate many years of fruitful ministry in the days ahead.
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42
NOTE: For our online bulletin, we have removed
the names from our prayer guide to protect our
members’ privacy. Please contact the office with
any prayer requests or for information.
FAITH PROMISE MISSION MOMENT
“Praise be to the Lord, my Rock…He is my loving
God and my fortress; my stronghold and my
Deliverer.”
“I have sinned; if I justify myself, my own mouth
will condemn me.”
OFFERING PRAISE AND GIVING THANKS
-give thanks for the return of Pastor Gerrit and Tanna
-for our sure and abiding faith, kept in heaven for us
-the seasons that are fixed by wisdom divine
-for Pastor Dylan and wife Bethany’s safe arrival
-that our hope is not found in any elected official
-for God’s Word, our guide through life’s journey
-for grace, enabling us to live, move and have being
-to contemplate and be ready for Christ’s return
-for songs, music, voices, prayers, that glorify Christ
-for BCS and its 60th Year Anniversary and dedication
CHURCH FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tuesday Morning Ladies Bible Study: Mark your calendars,
October 20, we will begin our 7 week study of 1 John on
Tuesday mornings at church. Please contact Phyllis DeJong at
269-598-4163 for details and to register so we can order
enough study guides.
Woman’s Coffee Break: Please contact Sharon Hurlds
[email protected] for ZOOM log in information. We meet
Thursday morning at 9:30 am. In person coffee break will start
October 15. Please email Sharon to reserve your spot.
Worship Choir Re-Start: Weekly rehearsals begin on
Wednesday, October 7, at 7:10 pm in the sanctuary. We will
rehearse music for the Christmas Concert/Advent season as we
plan to resume a normal singing schedule in December. If you
have any questions or would like to join the choir, please
contact Steve Strite, [email protected].
SAVE THE DATE! NOVEMBER 13, 2020: Bradenton Christian School
Celebrates God’s Blessings!
Bradenton Christian School has so much to
be thankful for and to celebrate! On
November 13, 2020, BCS will hold a morning
ribbon cutting and dedication of our new
facility. That evening, there will be gala event
that will celebrate our 60th Year Anniversary AND the opening
of our new complex and fields.
Ushers Needed: BCRC is looking for men, women and young
adults to be ushers before and after the morning service. You
must be available ½ hour before the service to help with
seating and then to help dismiss the congregation. Please call
the church office if interested.
Phase 3 Reopening: We are now in Phase 3 of reopening and
more people are attending church and our other educational
ministries. We need to continue to be vigilant and not let our
guard down during this covid19 pandemic. Please stay home
if you don’t feel well. Face masks are still recommended and
please continue to social distance. We need to be sensitive
and respectful of others in our church family. Thank you for
your cooperation and prayers as we continue to navigate
through these times.
YOUNG ADULT/COLLEGE STUDENT MINISTRY: BCRC is blessed
with 21 young adults (ages 18-21) in our congregation. Twice a
year we like to remember and encourage these young people
(whether they have stayed local to work and go to college, or
live away from home) and remind them that they are an
important part of our congregation. Please consider being a
part of this ministry by writing a short note. There will be a table
in the breezeway with blank note cards available for pick up
and list of names. Cards are also available in the office. Basket
provided for completed cards. Cards will be collected on
October 4, 11 and 18. Questions? Contact, Kathy Ritsema.