Welcome to Haven Reformed Church! We invite you to join us every Sunday for our 9:30 a.m. worship celebration! Feel free to take a Bible and/or any litera-ture from our lobby table that you could use yourself, or to hand out to others. Questions? Desire prayer? Please chat with an elder, any mem-ber, or any staff after the service.

Ministry Participants Allegan Medical Care Center Volunteers: Oct 10: Mary Groenheide Oct 17: Amber Lohman-Sheryl Veldhoff Coffee Servers: Oct 7: Ken & Flavia Prins Oct 14: Wayne & Judy Cotts Greeters: Oct 7: Kevin & Sue Spotts, Terry & Lorelei Stehle Oct 14: Bob & Sharon Stoel, Greg & Brenda Stoel Ushers: Oct 7: Ken & Flavia Prins Oct 14: Don & Mary Sal, Bryan Sale Children in Worship: Oct 7: Nancy DeGood Oct 14: Jen Heyerman Love INC Life Skills Hospitality Hosts: Oct 11: Info not provided Oct 18: Info not provided Nursery: (for infant through 2 years old)

Congregation Care Concerns: If you have any personal or family concerns, please call one of the following: Rev. Ron VerWys, Congregation Care 616-886-7616 Phil Knoll, Commissioned Pastor 269-751-8521 Scott Davis, Director of Youth Ministries 616-990-7774 Bob Moore, Pastoral Care elder 269-751-4881 Norm Jurries, Pastoral Care elder 616-834-1156

Haven’s Prayer Page

We unite our hearts in prayer on behalf of our church family and friends… We express our deepest sympathy: Pastor Ron and Ruth Ver Wys on the passing of Pastor Ron’s mother Helen Ver Wys early Tuesday morning. A celebration of Helen’s life will be held at 11:00 am Monday at Calvary Church, 707 E. Beltline NE Grand Rapids. Visitation will be held at the Zaagman funeral home 2800 Burton St SE, on Sunday afternoon from 3-5 and at the church on Monday from 10-11. Please keep in your prayers: *Muriel Smart’s daughter: Jane has recently returned home and continues her recovery. You can keep current on her sta-tus via her Caring Bridge account. *Tom & Nita Bos’ daughter: Mary Grile after 10 years her breast cancer has metastasized to her lung and spine. *Jane Clements: continues her regiment of chemo-treatments and is dealing with some of the side-effects that go with it. *Amber Lugten: will be consulting with her doctor as to what he recommends next for her. *Ken Meyer: will be having his stem cells harvested on Oct. 16. Then he will be receiving a Chemo treatment on Nov. 6. Then his stem cells will be re-implanted on Nov. 7 *Tippy Overbeek: fell and fractured some vertebrae in her neck and fractured her sternum. She is recuperating for now at the Providence Nursing Home (now called SKLD) in Zeeland on State Street. She may be facing some surgery on her neck in the future. Our Shut-ins: Irma Babinski @ Rest Haven, Maplewoods Janet Dykstra @ Rest Haven Cottages on 32nd #15. Elaine Van Doornik @ Rest Haven Cottages #4 Ruth Rigterink @ American House of Holland. Winna Sal @ Atrium Inn in Zeeland #205 Alma Gunneman @ Royal Park Place in Zeeland #275 Homebound: Minnie Sloothaak Hermina Veldhoff Doug Sprik

Haven

Reformed Church

~ Oct 7 9:30 a.m. ~

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and

Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 Pastor John

Haven’s Mission Statement: HRC exists to enable people to know Jesus Christ,

to grow in Him, and to show Jesus to others.

4691 Oak St., P.O. Box 1, Hamilton MI 49419

voice: 269.751.7321 • fax: 269.751.2591 email: haven@havenchurch.com

web: www.havenchurch.com facebook: @havenreformedchurch

Interim Pastor Rev. John Ornee 1-616-283-3582

Sunday Worship Celebration Oct 7, 2018 9:30 a.m. Order of Worship

Organ Prelude Ruth Tidd

Welcome and Opening Prayer Pastor John

*Opening Songs of Praise “Remembrance” (Video)

*Greeting One Another (Children and Youth Dismissed)

Stories of Faith and Faithfulness I Corinthians 11:23-29

*Hymn of Faith # 305 “Jesus Paid It All”

Announcements / Updates

Congregational Prayer / Offertory Prayer

Offering / Offertory: 1st plate is General, 2nd plate is Communion (Please sign pass the Friendship Pads down the pew.)

Hymn of Preparation # 413 “Break Thou the Bread of Life”

Scripture: Acts 1:8

Message: “I Will Be A Witness”

Prayer of Application

*Hymn # 186 “Lord, Be Glorified”

Lord’ Supper

Institution

Distribution

Communion Prayer

Communion Hymn # 448 “I’ll Tell The World”

*Benediction

*Dismissal / Postlude

[*=Please stand if you are able] Last Week’s offering: $4,787.00 Needed to meet our budget: $5,190.00

This Week at Haven (Oct 8-14 2018)

Monday: …………………...................................................Oct 8 11:30a.m Ladies Bible Study Tuesday: …………………..................................................Oct 9 9:00a.m Mom’s in Prayer 9:30a.m Ladies Bible Study 6:30p.m Consistory Meeting Wednesday: …………………............................................Oct 10 6:30p.m Midzone 7:00p.m Prayer Group Friday: …….……………...................................................Oct 12 9:00a.m Free Blood Pressure Clinic Sunday: …………………...................................................Oct 14

9:30a.m Combined Service with Youth Church

Here to assist you . . . Hearing assistance devices are available for you to borrow during the course of

any of our services. Literature about Haven, as well as ministry and devotional materials, are on the

lobby tables. Our Morning service is simulcast on a TV in the Fellowship Hall. CD and/or DVD reproductions of the services are available, contact the office

(269.751.7321)

Haven Announcements: *If you have something you’d like to share all announcements are to be in the office to Gloria no later than Wednesday 2:00p.m.

Communion offering today is designated for Hungry for Christ and Love Inc. MINISTRY OPPORTUNTIES: Bulletin Board We are looking for someone to take over the bulle-tin board in the fellowship hall either on a monthly or quarterly ba-sis. For more information contact Gloria haven@havenchurch.com or 269-751-7321 Nursery Volunteers Needed If you would like to volunteer in the nursery during Sunday service please connect with Flavia Prins. Children In Worship are still hoping for some volunteers to pro-

vide snacks for their worship time together. They love both home-

made and purchased treats! They need a dozen treats each week.

Sign up and more information is on the back tables. This is a simple

yet meaningful way to serve the Children. Please direct questions to

Scott or Beth Stoel.

Hand2Hand We have 40 Elementary students (we may get a few

more) enrolled in our backpack program at this time that are receiv-

ing food for the weekend. Please keep your donations and prayer

for this program coming as they are much needed and appreciated.

~Sharon Stoel Program Coordinator

COMMUNITY: Kids Hope mentors, prayer partners and anyone who wishes to support the 2018/2019 program. Everyone will be gathering in front of the Hamilton Elementary office at 4:00 pm on Sunday, October 7, 2018 for a time of prayer, then again at 5:00 pm at Hamilton Mid-dle school for another time of prayer. There is a need for 2 male mentors for 4th grade boys. If you can help please contact Bev Ende benkudshope@gmail.com or 616-886-0063 Hamilton Release Time is looking for Police Officers, Firefight-

ers, EMT’s, Military, Coast Guard, Paramedic’s, Cancer Survivors to

share their stories during release time for more information contact

Holly Kroeze via email ham.el.rt@gmail.com

Hungry for Christ is looking for a volunteer coordinator position this position is part time. If this is something you can help with please contact Tracy via email hungryforchrist.org@gmail.com Fall Hymn-sing Hamilton Reformed Church has planned a fall

hymn-sing for Oct. 10 at 2:00pm. Jack Tate will be song leader and

Linda Hemmeke as the accompanist.

Blood Drive Hamilton Reformed Church is hosting a blood drive

on Oct 18 from 12:00-6:00pm. Scheduled an apt at red-

crossblood.org (sponsor code: Hamiltonreformed) or just walk-in.

Communion to Shut-ins is available upon request. Please contact

Pastor Ron

Information Please – if you want to know more about our Consistory (church lead-ership team) or our staff, you can look at our website. And just a re-minder for Haven members: our church directory and photos are on the website too. You need an email address, and for first time users

register through our office. (www.havenchurch.com) Voice: (269) 751.7321 * fax: (269) 751.2591