Dec 17, 2017

Nursery (for children up to around age 3) Today Infant Susan Dick, Diane DeZeeuw Katelyn Buning Toddler Kenda Rivera, Pete DeKam Collin DeKam Evening NO nursery Dec 24 Infant Holly Hamilton, Kelly Koetje Lily Sullivan Toddler Megan Gladu, Bonnie Brinks Isaac Bode Evening - Christmas Morning Infant Melissa Ebels, Dawn Rozeveld, Isabella Gandolfi Toddler Lacey Hartoon, Shelly DeKam Brett Rodenbaugh Riley Brinks Dec 31 Infant Jessica Nielsen, Brenda Peña Alyssa VanHaitsma Toddler Stephanie VanHouten, Jamie Dodde, Joseph Gandolfi Evening Worship at Vogel Center CRC Greeters Today Paul & Gayle Ebels Matt & Tawnya Ebels Dec 24 Tyler & Lynae Gernaat Dave & Vicki Ebels Dec 25 Elders & Spouses Dec 31 Joe & Lacey Hartoon Chuck & Judy Heethuis Sound Today Mike Yount Dec 24 Keith Dick Dec 25 Eric Baas Dec 31 Kyle VanHaitsma Power Point Today Dave Ebels Dec 24 Becky Dick Dec 25 Wayne Roper Dec 31 Diane Koster

Opportunities to Serve at Prosper Camera Today Fiona Sullivan Dec 24 Wayne Roper Jr. Dec 25 Cameron Baas Dec 31 Joseph Gandolfi Ushers - Head Usher: Harold Cnossen Dec: Henry Diemer, Larry DeRuiter, John Baas Jan: Gord Dick, Ron Brinks, Paul Ebels Children’s Church - Coordinator: Betsy Rozeveld (for children ages 3-5 years) Today Jessica Nielsen, Chris Dick Wayne Roper Jr., Katelyn DeZeeuw Dec 24 Betsy Rozeveld James Taylor, Maggie Yount Isabel Rozeveld Dec 31 Mary DeKam Audrey DeRuiter, Audrey Lofton Cameron Baas Coffee Servers Today Carl & Marjon Dodde Gord & Susan Dick Dec 24 Mark & Karen DeZeeuw Todd & Bobbie DeRuiter Dec 31 Dave & Diane DeZeeuw Larry & Beth DeRuiter Cookies Today Mary L. DeKam, Shelly DeKam Valerie DeKam, Beth DeRuiter Bobbie DeRuiter, Cindy DeRuiter Ellie DeRuiter, Kim DeRuiter Dec 24 Phylla DeRuiter, Amy DeZeeuw Carolyn DeZeeuw, Diane DeZeeuw Karen DeZeeuw, Becky Dick Carolyn Dick, Chris Dick Dec 31 Jeanette Dick, Karlene Dick Lynnae Dick, Rachel Dick Susan Dick, Kay Diemer Alexandra Dodde, Jamie Dodde Children’s Message Today Amy DeZeeuw Dec 24 Susan Dick Dec 31 Pastor Dirk Nursery Cleaner for Dec is April Villwock

Welcome to Worship at Prosper Christian Reformed Church!

Prayers of Prosper •As we are about to end this year and begin 2018, please continue to pray boldly for Prosper Church! Pray often for Pastor Dirk as he leads this congregation. •Pray for our Sunday School children, their teachers and the pro-

gram directors as tonight is the Children’s Christmas Program. Pray that God will be glorified during this program and that even one person may come to know Jesus as their personal Savior through it’s message. •Please remember our college students. They have many pressures and decisions. Pray that they will stay true to our Christian world view and in their busyness, they stay close to Jesus. They are: Maria Bode, Allison DeRuiter, Emily DeRuit-er, Sam Ebels, Emily Gandolfi, Gabrielle Koetje, Garret Koster, Grant Koster, Gretchen Koster, Audrey Lofton, Dylan Lucas, Cody Rozeveld, Cory Rozeveld, Nicole Wang. Pray often for these young men and women! •Pray for Bill Haskin as he serves our country in the Middle East. •Our sympathy is extended to Cindy, Dave, Christopher, Allison and Emily De-Ruiter in the passing away of Cindy’s mother, Henrietta Westmaas on Dec 9. Pray for them as they grieve her loss. •Remember our members who find it difficult to worship with us: June Boven, Betty DeKam, Gen Dodde, Eleanor Ebels, Bob Jenema, Millie Jenema, Marian Zinger and Cynthia Bazuin. •We thank God for our young families and praise him for the gift of life. Pray for our expectant mothers: Shelly DeKam, SesiLee Cnossen and Lynae Gernaat. •Pray for healing and comfort for... -Ruth Brinks and Millie Rozeveld -Jerry Agema had extensive foot surgery on Friday. Pray that it was successful and that he’ll have a speedy recovery.

Today is the Third Sunday of Advent, a season which prepares us for celebrating Jesus’ birth. If you are a visitor, please stay

for coffee and cookies in the Fellowship Room after the morning service; we’d love to get to know you!

This morning—for this Advent we are looking at the Names of Jesus from Isaiah 9:6. Today we will look at the name Everlast-ing Father and see that it calls us to rest in Christ's eternal love. This evening at 6pm, is our Children’s Christmas Program. We give thanks to God for our children, for their abilities, talents and their love for Jesus!

OUR CHURCH SCHEDULE

December 17-23, 2017 SUNDAY

9:30 AM WORSHIP SERVICE

10:45 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL/CATECHISM

6:00 PM CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

MONDAY

7:00 PM ‘DUST TO GLORY’ Christmas Potluck -at Joel & Carla’s

TUESDAY

7:00 PM WOMANS BIBLE STUDY Christmas Potluck at Linda C’s

WEDNESDAY

6:00 PM CADETS - at Church

Small Groups at Prosper

Care Group #3 will meet on Sat, Jan 6, 7pm. Study les-son 2. Care Group #5 will meet Sat, Jan 6, 6:30pm, at the BARN. Read chapter 8. “Dust to Glory” will meet THIS Mon, Dec 18 at Joel & Carla’s, 7pm for a Potluck in addition to their lesson. Ladies Afternoon Bible Study –will meet Wed, Dec 27 at 1:30pm. Men’s Bible Study - will meet Wed, Dec 27, 7pm, at the BARN. Please read chapter 3, The Young and the Restless. Women’s Evening Bible Study will meet THIS Tues, Dec 19, 7pm at Linda Corp’s home for their Christmas party. We will be watching the lesson 4 DVD, so please take your book and take a dish to share. *note day change*

FREEZER MEALS —The Rozevelds have a long road ahead of them. Julie will need to be with Mil-lie in the hospital for at least 8 – 10 weeks. We would love to have the congregation help by putting to-gether freezer meals. Please make simple meals/casseroles and place in a disposable 8x 8 tin container. No venison please or black/kidney type

beans. Call or text Bonnie Brinks, from Helping Hands (231-920-2292), to let her know that you’re making a dish and she’ll let you know what to do with it. Include what you made, instructions on baking and please add your name.

Old Year’s Day Worship Service - A traditional Old Year’s service for the area churches will be held on Sun, Dec 31, 6pm at Vogel

Center CRC. Full Council Meeting - Mon, Jan 8, 7pm. Council, Staff & Spouses Party– Friday, Jan 12. Hors d’oeuvres at 6:30, dinner at 7pm. RSVP regrets only to Marjon at 231-826-4427 or prosper@centurytel.net. District Potluck—Districts F-L and S– Z will have a potluck Sun, Jan 14, 12 noon at Church. Worship Committee-Tues, Jan 16, 7pm. Elders and Deacons Meeting –Mon, Jan 22, 7pm. “Guess Who Is Coming To Dinner” -Friday, January 26. More details will follow, but mark it on your calendar, you won’t want to miss it!

Words can not express how thankful we are to our Church family and friends. We are so grateful for all of your prayers most of all! We still covet them through this holiday season and beyond. Thanks to everyone who came to the visitation, funeral and to

comfort us in our homes. Thanks for the meals, cards, phone calls and visits. Without our faith in Christ and our leaning on Him, none of our strength would be possible. ~Yours in Christ, Butch, Melissa, Dan, Pat, Coley, Brittany and Paige

Thank you to the Christmas Cantata Choir. The beautiful choir last Sunday was a blessing to all! A special thanks to Bruce DeKam for directing and Karen Cnossen for the accompaniment. Thank you for

glorifying God with your gifts!!

is TONIGHT at 6pm!

Sunday School and Catechism will not meet on Dec 24 & Dec 31.

We will resume again on January 7. Enjoy your Christmas break!

...and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.