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MINISTRY TEAM: Youth Pastor: Matt Amundsen - 786-2699 ([email protected])

Worship Arts Director: Chad Lippincott - 251-554-9955 ([email protected]) Church Secretary: Judy Timmer - 399-4410 ([email protected])

Elder of the Week: Mike Cooke - 772-0720 Deacon of the Week: Jim DeFrell - 616-218-6071

14461 James Street, Holland, MI 49424

616-399-4410

[email protected] (e-mail)

Our Mission: Learning from God’s Word…

Growing in God’s Grace…Reaching with God’s Love!

May 18, 2014 10:45 a.m.

Guest Speaker GBC Pastoral Ministry Student

Adam Renberg Two-Sermon Series

“Redemption of the Runaways” Today: “Useless to Useful”

The Book of Philemon

SERMON NOTESSERMON NOTES

MAY 18, 2013MAY 18, 2013

“USELESS

TO

USEFUL” GRACE BIBLE COLLEGE STUDENT: GRACE BIBLE COLLEGE STUDENT:

ADAM RENBERGADAM RENBERG

SERVICE TIME CHANGE NEXT SUNDAY

10:00 A.M.

Information For Your First Time At Parkside Bible…

1. WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU WITH US TODAY. PLEASE FILL OUT A WELCOME CARD LOCATED IN THE PEW. RETURN YOUR COMPLETED CARD TO THE

WELCOME CENTER TO RECEIVE YOUR GIFT & WELCOME PACKET. For prayer requests or decisions, please check the appropriate box on the back.

2. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO USE OUR NURSERY & CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES.

Our children’s programs provide a warm, nurturing & well-supervised program for your child. Your child will be much happier with our trained volunteers than in the worship service and

sermon presentation. Lessons are taught at an age appropriate level utilizing music, games, drama & multimedia & other methods.

3. PLEASE DO NOT FEEL OBLIGATED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OFFERING.

The offering is for regular attendees who consider Parkside Bible their church home. As our guest, we only ask that you turn in your welcome card, or bring it to the

Welcome Center behind the fireplace for a gift.

ASSISTING IN WORSHIP TODAY

USHERS GREETERS Dirk Bronsink Al Tennant Chris & Barb Koning (Front Door) Trent Ramos A.J. Van Kampen Rick & Connie Bean (Welcome Center)

Sub: Keith Welch

SUNDAY SCHOOL INFANT NURSERY

NURSERY (10:45 am Age birth– Age 2) Linda Furbush Elise VanKampen, Julie Hapke,

Ruthann & Alexis VanAelst

CHILDREN’S CHURCH LIBRARY

(Dismissed from Service-Age 3-Kindergarten) Fay Griffin Carolyn, Christian & Emily Tummel

FINANCIAL TEAM PRAYER PARTNERS Mike Cooke-Elder Rick Taylor Barry Dekker-Deacon Eloy Ramos

Daniel Furbush Andrew Zandstra Rex DeBoer

ASSISTING IN WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY

USHERS GREETERS Dirk Bronsink Al Tennant Don & Deb DeJonge (Front Door)

Trent Ramos A.J. Van Kampen Russ & Laurie Hoek (Welcome Center) Sub: Keith Welch

SUNDAY SCHOOL INFANT NURSERY

NURSERY (10:45 am Age birth– Age 2) Linda Furbush Amy & Alex Cooke Sabrina & Katie Preikszas

CHILDREN’S CHURCH LIBRARY

(Dismissed from Service-Age 3-Kindergarten Ginny Tennant

No Children’s Church

Today

FINANCIAL TEAM PRAYER PARTNERS Rick Taylor-Elder No Prayer Partners

Eloy Ramos-Deacon Today

Brian Hodgson Scott Miles

Coming Up

May 25 10:00 am Worship Svc. Time Change May 26 Memorial Day June 1 10:00 am Graduate Sunday June 7 Noon VBS Outreach @ Leisure Estates June 10 6:30 pm Women’s Board Meeting June 14 9:00 am 5K Run June 16-20 9:15-Noon Vacation Bible School

5/19 Caleb Kimbel 5/20 Angi Fogerty

5/20 Harold Ter Beek 5/21 Sharon Van Houten

5/21 Ben Schaap 5/22 Jean Foulkes

5/23 Jerimiah Amundsen

5/19 Kevin & Marcia Mason 5/20 Kurt & Michelle Postma

5/22 Doug & Marti Dibkey

This Week

Today After Svc VBS All-Staff Meeting and Worship Team Practice Today 6:30 pm Sr. High Youth Group Mon. 7:00 pm Board Meeting Tues. 5:30 pm Parkside Runners Wed. 6:30 am Men’s Morning Prayer Group Wed. 6:30 pm Jr. High Youth Group

Upcoming events! New Prayer Requests: t Pray for comfort and peace for Nel Kimber and

Shirley Jacobs as they mourn the recent deaths of their

husbands;

t Pray for guidance and wisdom for our church leaders.

Continued Prayer Requests: t For continued healing for all who have had recent illnesses, surgeries

and medical procedures.

t For the homebound: Mary Carmichael, Judy Blauwkamp, Kay Everett,

Nelvie VanKampen and Barb Kroll.

t For all marriages in the church - that those that are strained may be

restored and that the healthy marriages may grow even stronger.

t For all the singles in our church - that they would find friends at

church and the Lord would sustain them in their lonely moments.

t For our safety for our military troops all over the world.

t For our country and that we, as a nation, will turn to Christ for guidance.

Church Families of the Week:

♥ Steve & Karen Stevens, Connor and Elani

♥ Robert & Annette Stone, Grace and Eric

♥ Tom & Vicki Strobel and Nathaniel

♥ Burt & Elaine Taylor

♥ Joe & Kara Taylor, Aidan, Kallie, Kenzie and Elise

♥ Rick & Sally Taylor, Kyle and Becky

♥ Mike & Ella Ten Harmsel and Sarah

GGF Sister Church of the Week:

† Croton Trinity Bible Church in Newaygo

Missionaries of the Week:

♦ Eric & Mercy Mango,

Missionaries in Malawi

VBS ALL STAFF MEETING TODAY There will be a half hour all-staff training meeting in the board room

after the worship service today. If you would like to stay for VBS song practice, bring your sack lunch and join our worship team practice after the meeting! Haven’t signed up yet to help? Please join us!

WEDNESDAY MORNING MEN’S GROUP

Join other men from the church on Wednesdays at 6:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Area. Come when you can...leave when you must.

Enjoy devotions, fellowship and a great cup of coffee!

SPECIAL SUNDAY NIGHT EVENTS! Save the following nights for special all-church events

on Sunday evenings from 6-8 p.m.: June 22 - Family Movie Night July 20 - Family Game Night

Please Note: Our Sunday

morning worship time will

be changing to 10:00 a.m.

next Sunday! Please mark

this on your calendar.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL SIGNUP!

Sign up your child, grandchildren, neighbors, friends, and relatives for VBS by June 1 to be entered into a drawing to win prizes. See VBS

details in the bulletin today.

HELP SUPPORT M&M MINISTRIES

WITH A “BUCK A WEEK.”

Thank you to all who have consistently given

their buck a week in support of our women’s

ministry. M&M (Mary & Martha) Women’s

Ministry is self-supportive and needs your

help to continue providing programs to our

women. “Buck a Week” envelopes are

available at the Women’s Ministry Counter.

Please place your envelopes in the offering

basket. If paying by check, please make it

payable to Parkside Bible Church and note

that it is for M&M Ministries. Thank you!

OUTSIDE OPPORTUNITIES

FREE FOOD FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES The Ottawa Co. Community Action Agency will be distributing food to low income families in Ottawa County on Friday, May 30, at 345 West 14th Street in Holland. Pick up an informational sheet at the Growth & Outreach Counter. HAPPY TOWN CHRISTIAN TRAVELERS Happy Town Christian Travelers invites you to join them on June 2 for a trip to Fair Oaks Farms and The Shrine of Christ’s Passion. Pick up a flyer at the Women’s Ministry Counter or talk to Mary Walters at 786-9242. LIFEWALK Lakeshore Pregnancy Center is sponsoring Lifewalk on Saturday, June 7, at 9:00 a.m. starting at Kollen Park in Holland. The walk is to raise awareness, to protect the unborn, and to show compassion to women and men who will face or have faced an unexpected pregnancy in their lives. Walkers, volunteers and donations are needed. Signup for the walk will be available next Sunday at the church. Please see Cris Hoppa for details! WOMEN’S RETREATS Grace Adventures is offering women’s retreats on three weekends: Sept. 26-28, Oct. 3-5 and Oct. 10-12. The cost is $114 all inclusive and the main speakers are Sandy Ralya, founder and director of Beautiful Womanhood for the September date and Dr. RoseAnn Coleman, a very humorous Bible teacher, for the October dates. You can pick up a flyer at the Women’s Ministry Counter. For more information, call 231-873-3662 or register online at graceadventures.org/womensretreat.

SENIOR HIGH EVENTS

Jr. High Youth Group Wed. at 6:30 p.m.

We will be “preparing for the harvest!” Come and

help Zach Caruth prepare the new Parkside garden!

Games-Lesson-Snacks!

The lesson tonight will be “Finish Strong.”

Come for dinner, games and prizes!

Sr. High Youth Group Next Sunday, May 25

If you’re not attending the Jesus Culture Concert, plan to join the youth

group at a bonfire and BBQ at Tom, Vicki and Nathaniel Strobel’s home

from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Meet at their home: 270 East 24th Street in

Holland. Sign up at the youth counter to bring a dish to pass.

For more details, talk to the Zandstra’s.

JUNIOR HIGH HAPPENINGS

Be sure to pick up your summer schedule at the youth counter!

ATTENTION: PARENTS OF 5TH GRADERS:

There will be a special “Welcome to Youth Group Party” on June 4.

All who are completing 5th grade are invited to participate in Jr. High

Youth Group. Join us for our end-of-the year celebration at 6:30 p.m.

GRADUATION SUNDAY JUNE 1

GRAD EVENT JUNE 8 All current 8th-12th graders are invited.

More details coming soon!

Get in shape with the Parkside Runners/Walkers! Join them

every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah for some exercise and

fellowship. The entrance to Mt. Pisgah is next to Dune Dogs on

Ottawa Beach Road. You can either run the 239 steps and the

1.3 mile trail or take your time walking. It’s a beautiful view

of Lake Mac and Lake Michigan from the top! For more

information, contact Tony Van Houten, Rex DeBoer, or

the church office.

The Holland Sentinel is donating Sunday newspapers to the

church in support of youth outreach. If you would like to

support this cause by making a donation for the paper, the

newspaper rack is located in the front entranceway.

THE 2ND ANNUAL PARKSIDE PURE 5K

HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 14!

Registration forms are available at the Youth Counter or you can signup online at active.com for Parkside’s 5K

event starting at the church at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 14. (Register early..the cost is $15 for children

and teens and $20 for adults if you sign up by June 5. After that date, the prices go up $5. All proceeds will

benefit 2014 youth mission trips to Harrisburg, PA and the Philippines. Invite your friends! Questions, see

Pastor Matt.

VBS NEWS & NEEDS!

EARLY REGISTRATION CONTEST: Register your children, grandchildren, friends and neighbors BEFORE JUNE 1 to enter into a drawing for prizes! You will get 1 entry per PBC child/self and 2 entries for a non-PBC child. A special gift will also be given to a child/adult who has registered the highest number of children! Vacation Bible

School will be held Monday through Friday, June 16-20, from 9:15 a.m. to noon for kids entering Kindergarten through 6th grade this fall. VBS NEEDS: We still need Adult Group Guides for VBS and nursery helpers for Monday and Thursday. If you can help even for one day, it would be helpful. Please sign up today at the VBS Table. OUTREACH: We are working with area organizations such as Victory Point Ministries, Neighborhood Plus (Harderwyk Ministries), Boy Scouts of America, and Macatawa Area Residents in Action in hosting a community building/family outreach event “School’s Out Party” at Leisure Estates on Saturday, June 7, from noon to 3:00 p.m. For the outreach event, we are in need people who can help with the 10 a.m. to noon setup, volunteer check-in and T-shirt distribution and collection, a person to oversee the food department (hotdogs, chips, lemonade, popcorn and ice cream), from noon-3:00 p.m., nail artists, face painters, kid’s activity helpers, a Bingo assistant and 3:00 p.m. cleanup. We also need donations of Bingo prizes and other items. Please stop by the Outreach Station located by the front door to help out or see Zach Caruth, our Parkside Representative for this event.

Please check out all the items on the tables

in the Fellowship Area to see if anything

belongs to your or your family!

If you’re fairly new to Parkside but attending regularly, we’d love to take your

picture and put it on our Church Family Board located in the hallway outside

the kitchen. This will help others to get to know you by name! Please call Judy

at 399-4410 or email her at [email protected] if interested.

Don’t forget to bring in canned goods for

our food pantry with the items being

donated to Beacon of Hope!