9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship
LET THERE BE LIGHT: The Light of HOPE
We gather to worship Jesus, who saves his people from their sins.
As we worship God and pray, we will begin our Advent Series: Let There Be Light. Our focus this Sunday will be “The Light of Hope” from Genesis 3. We will also celebrate the promises of God in the sacrament of baptism for Isla Lou Mingerink, infant daughter of Brandon and Kallie Mingerink.
Reminder: Bring a non-perishable food item for the food distribution ministry with our friends and neighbors at Byron Village. Place it on the table in the Fellowship Room.
5:00 PM Sunday Evening Worship
As we look forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus, we gather together for a “Christingle” Worship Service: A “hands-on” intergenerational celebration from the Moravian Tradition. The Moravians are considered by many as the “first Protestants” because they were protesting many of the same things as Martin Luther but were doing it 100 years earlier in the modern-day area of Czechoslovakia.
The Christingle Service is a service of light and ceremony, of song and symbol. Christingle means “Christ Light”. The service focuses our attention on the hope and joy of Jesus that light brings to a dark world.
Bring your children and grandchildren to make their own “Christingle” and discover the story of Christmas from a fresh angle. Learn a new way to tell the story of Jesus that you could repeat at any gathering of family or friends.
We will be gathering for worship in the ARK.
7:00 PM – Burgess Brothers Fundraising Concert
The Burgess Brothers will be in concert at Heritage on December 3 at 7:00 pm. This is a fund-raiser for the work trip to Rolling Fork Mississippi.
Thank You for your Gifts, Tithes, and Offerings
Thank you for your generosity to Christ’s Church. We encourage you to prioritize your local church in your giving because the local church is the bride of Christ, and Jesus is the hope of the world. We excel in the grace of giving when we honor God with our time, our treasures, and our talents.
Online Giving: https://heritagecrc.breezechms.com/give/online
Upcoming Worship Gatherings
December 10
9:30 AM – Advent: The Light of Peace, Sunday School Students – the ABC’s of Christmas
11:00 AM – Congregational Meeting
5:30 and 6:00 PM – Outdoor Live Nativity
December 17
9:30 AM – Advent: The Light of Joy, TSO – Trans Siberian Orchestra Music Prelude
5:00 PM – “Terhaar” Sisters Christmas Celebration
December 24
9:30 AM – Advent: The Light of Love
11:00 PM – Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship, The Light of Christ
December 31
9:30 AM – Pastor Kevin VanWyhe, Combined in the Sanctuary
5:00 PM – Family Day, No Evening Worship Gathering
Sunday Morning Worship Both In-Person & Online
BOTH/AND – Sunday morning worship will be BOTH In-Person at Heritage AND Online on Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, and on our church website at heritagecrc.net.
Sunday Worship DVD’s are available to be delivered to those who are not able to connect online. Please contact the church office if you are aware of anyone who would like a weekly DVD delivered to their door. (878-1992)
Sermon Notes and Children’s Bulletin links are included in your Weekly Church Email and on our website.
We are praying for you…will you pray for us too?
Your elders and deacons pray for you often. They ask that you also pray for them.
They love to minister with you face to face but they also welcome calls, emails, or texts with prayer requests or reasons to praise God for what He has done.
Household Last Name Your Elder/Deacon Team
A—Buquet Jack DeGroot, Bill Selles
Burgess—Dykstra Kurt Meekhof, Zach Blacquire
Edema—Hartgerink Harry Myers, Andy Helmhodlt
Haveman-Kloostra Dave Haagsma, Ben Quist
Knaar-Mouw Jon Diekema, Tyler Dreyer
Mulder-Quist Tim Licatesi/Chris VanderLaan
Raak-Smith Jay Miedema, Eric DeGroot
Smits-Vanderkooi Paul Burgess, Nick Meekhof
VanderLaan—Zull Randy VanLaar, Brandon Mingerink
Information for Connecting ONLINE
Facebook
Go to https://www.facebook.com/HeritageChristianReformedChurch/ or click HERE
YouTube
Here is the link to our channel. If you subscribe, you get notifications when a new video is uploaded. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIw8SbBAegY_J6LeOcZGOMw
Church Website
Sunday Morning Worship is also available on our church website www.heritagecrc.net via Vimeo.
Our worship services remain available for on-demand viewing on Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, and our church website.
Pastor Bob Huisman
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
And over all these virtues put on love,
which binds them all together in perfect unity. Colossians 3:12-14