Aurora Reformed Church

Aurora Center, SD

Bulletin: November 17, 2024

OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH & SERVICE THIS WEEK

SUNDAY: 10:00 AM Worship
                 Sunday School

WEDNESDAY: 7:00 PM Romans Bible Study

 

*Today we welcome Pastor Marc deWaard to our morning worship service. There will ordination and installation of Elders- Mike VandenHoek and Loran Dykstra.

Today we will be celebrating the baptism of Jax Richard Prien, son of Joel & Sammie Prien. We pray for God’s blessings on you little one.

Bailey Dykstra will be making profession of faith this morning. We rejoice as we welcome this sister in Christ into our Aurora Reformed Church membership.

We will be recognizing Heidi Prien this morning as she has transferred her membership to Aurora Reformed.

 

*Happy Birthday: Oakley Bruinsma

 

Prayer Needs:

*Adam (Robert and Brenda’s son) and the 114 Fighter Wing for safety.

*Kendra Paulson (Virgil & Dorthy Vreugdenhil’s granddaughter) is battling cancer.

*Pauline Tolsma is at the Parkston Nursing home.

*Betty Tegethoff, Sarah Punt & Eltha Wolbrink are in the Corsica Nursing home 

*Dora Dykstra is at the Platte Nursing home.

*Please keep in your prayers all our local firefighters, EMT, police officers and military. 

 

Mission we support: Living Stone Prison Church, Diamond Willow Ministries (Ft Thompson SD), Center of Hope (Sioux Falls), Navigator Ministries (Colorado Springs), Freedoms Gate Church, Heartcry Ministries.

*Our Mission Fest offering from last week was $4044.00. We thank you for your generous gifts. If you still would like to give to our mission offering you can put it in the offering plate and write Mission Fest in the memo or give it to a deacon.

 

UPCOMING CHURCH & COMMUNITY.

*Romans Bible study – Wednesday, November 20th @ 7:00 PM. Everyone welcome to come as we open God’s Word as we study through the book of Romans.

*All (women, men, young, and old together) are invited to the annual “Celebration of Advent” program at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Stickney will be Sunday, December 8 at 2:00 p.m.  It will be a program featuring singing, instruments, readings and skits.  Something for everyone to enjoy.  There will be a light lunch following the program.  Please make plans to attend.

The family of Elaine Helmus is requesting a card shower to help her celebrate her 90th birthday.   
        Her address is: 
            Elaine Helmus
            Room 310 - Accura Healthcare
            2241 N West St
            Carroll, IA 51401

 

 

Advanced Notice~ preaching schedule~

Please take notices of time changes!!

(This schedule is subject to change!)

 

 

WORSHIP SERVICE
Prelude
Word of Introduction & Welcome
Responsive Reading
#509 “My Life, My Joy, My All”
God’s Greeting
Greeting One Another
Hymn
#1 “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee”
(please stand if able)
Baptismal Questions
The Apostles Creed
(Sung to the tune of “Come Thou Fount”)
Baptism- The Sacrament
Jax Richard Prien
Children’s Message
Profession of Faith
Bailey Dykstra
Heidi Prien- Membership transfer
Ministry of Music
VanGenderen Family
Hymn #389 “More About Jesus”
Text
I Peter 5:1-4
Sermon:
“On Sheep Dogs, Saint Bernards and God’s People”
Ordination/Installation of Elders
Hymn #231 “Jesus Shall Reign”
(Offertory)
Benediction
Closing Doxology
“Family of God
Postlude

 

 

Special Music:

Greeter list:

Organist Schedule:

Sound System Schedule:

**If you need an announcement or a prayer need listed in the bulletin

please contact Ardelle Bruinsma at aurorareformedchurch@yahoo.com

All announcements need to be in by Thursday evening.

Please contact one of the consistory members if you have a prayer need and/or if you would like the prayer chain started.
You can also contact Ardelle (680-two five seven one) if you would like the prayer chain started.

 

Consistory Members

Deacons -- Greg Bruinsma, Beau VanGenderen, Aaron DeHaai

Elder -- Robert Punt