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November 13, 2016

November 13, 2016
Speaker: Rev. Stephen Hosea
Topic: “Why Don’t We Give Thanks”

SCHEDULE
Speaker Rev. Stephen Hosea
Worship Leader Linda Tan
Worship Team Glenn Sebastian  Iman Frans
Video Operator Sylvie Liong
Sound System Jonathan Lie
Care Ministry Alex Setiadi Hansel Chong
Indonesian Svc. Rev. Henky Suryantyo
Toddler Class Priscilla Christie Lulu Suryani
Regina Jong
Sunday School & Worship Leader Riawati Woen Jennifer Idris
Seniwati Hung Hari Satriya
Bernard Huang Jacky Wong
Stefani Subiantoro Fei Fei Gono
Rudy Martono Ling Ling Tay
Facility Team Geovano Zuliano Mazmur Wong
Andy Pansawira Yung Kie Hing
Refreshments Jeh & Devie Lin

WORSHIP ORDER
1. Prelude
2. Call To Worship
3. Congregational Singing
4. **Opening Prayer
5. Congregational Singing
6. **Intercessory Prayer & closed with the Lord’s Prayer
7. Scripture Reading: “Exodus 15:22 – 25 & 16:1 – 8”
8. Congregational Singing
9. Sermon: “Why Don’t We Give Thanks
10. Holy Communion
11. Congregational Singing
12. Offering & Offering Prayer
13. Joyful Noise Children Choir Presentation
14. Memory Verse: “Philippians 2:14 – 15”
15. Announcement
16. Doxology
17. Benediction
 18. Congregation Response: “Amen, Amen”
 19.  Postlude
** Please speak quietly while waiting outside and enter the room after the prayer ends.

MEMORY VERSE
“Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world”.                                                                                Philippians 2:14 – 15

WEEKLY BIBLE READING
November 14: Acts 2:25 – 4:37 November 18: Acts 11:11 – 13:41
November 15: Acts 5:1 – 7:29 November 19: Acts 13:42 – 16:6
November 16: Acts 7:30 – 9:15 November 20: Acts 16:7 – 18:18
November 17: Acts 9:16 – 11:10

 

FELLOWSHIP SCHEDULE
Date Fellowship Topic Speaker Place
Wed, Nov. 16 Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM One Month to Live Ev. Mariany Tjing
MC: Fei Fei Gono
Music: Rini Buntaran
Church
191 E Gish Road
San Jose, CA 95112
Fri, Nov. 18 College Group
7:00 pm
Bible Inerrancy Dr. Arvin Gouw Church
191 E Gish Road
San Jose, CA 95112
ANNOUNCEMENT
1. We would like to welcome everyone who joins our service. May the Lord bless us all the days of our life! Everybody is invited to join our service every Sunday, as well as other fellowships and activities. After the service, please stay for some refreshments and fellowship in the kitchen area.

2. To all retreat participants, please take the information paper either from: Megawati, Riawati or Alvin at the registration desk. For those who have not paid the fee, please do so as soon as possible. You may find the session and workshop’s topics posted on the bulletin board.

3. The church subsidized approximately $10,000 for the upcoming Thanksgiving Retreat to cover the shortage of the cost. For those who are burdened to support, you may write a note on the check “2016 retreat”.

4. 1st and 2nd quarter of the financial Statement is available and posted on the bulletin board. If you have any questions, please contact our treasurer.

5. We would like to ask everybody, especially the children, to pay attention to the cleanliness of the church, to not leave any leftover food or drink anywhere, instead throw them in the trash can. Please do not eat/drink in the library as well.

6. There won’t be any South & East Bay Fellowship in the month of November due to Thanksgiving Retreat. Instead, we will have a Christmas combined fellowship on December 3.

7. Our end of year programs:

  • Thanksgiving Retreat from November 24 – 26 at RCP.
  • Young Adult Christmas Celebration (combined with SF) on December 16 at 7:00 PM in SJ.
  • General Christmas Celebration (combined with SF) on December 24 at 5:00 PM in SJ (ES & IS have their own celebration).
  • Combined Christmas Service on December 25 at 10:00 AM.
  • New Year’s Eve Fellowship on December 31 at 6:00 PM.

 PRAYER ITEMS FOR THE WEEK:
 1. Program: retreat (participant, speakers & committees) and Christmas (committees, drama practice & people who attend).
 2. Growth: spirituality of the congregation, the attendance at the worship service and people who are saved.
 3. Congregation: who is sick (Brian Tan), pregnant (Myrna, Carolina & Sharon), students, professionals, and those who are struggling.
 4. Mission: friends and family members who are not saved yet, Missionary Fina Linan (Burkina Faso) and Dana & Karen Ostby (Indonesia).
 5. Government: California, Indonesia (after the riots in Jakarta, combating corruption) and US (political stability and the new elected president, Trump).