1. MINISTRY TEAM:
Youth Pastor: Matt Amundsen - 786-2699 (pmparkside@sbcglobal.net)
Worship Arts Director: Chad Lippincott - 251-554-9955 (parksidechad@sbcglobal.net)
Church Secretary: Judy Timmer - 399-4410 (parksidejudy@sbcglobal.net)
Elder of the Week: Jay Riemersma - 616-217-6631
Deacon of the Week: A.J. Van Kampen - 616-886-4876
14461 James Street, Holland, MI 49424
616-399-4410
parksidebible@sbcglobal.net (e-mail)
www.parksidebiblechurch.com (website)
Our Mission: Learning from God’s Word…
Growing in God’s Grace…Reaching with God’s Love!
April 27, 2014
10:45 a.m.
Pastor Mark Sooy
“Foundations for Effective Prayer”
Colossians 1:9
SERMON NOTESSERMON NOTES Pastor Mark SooyPastor Mark Sooy
April 27, 2014April 27, 2014
Guest Worship Leader: Tommy Bailey
from Nashville!

2. 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 THIS MORNING
USHERS GREETERS
Al Walters Vaughn VandenBrink Judy Timmer, Heather Moore (Front Door)
Russ Hoek Larry Rees Bob & Rosey Boardman (Welcome Center)
Sub: Jim DeFrell
SUNDAY SCHOOL INFANT NURSERY
NURSERY (10:45 am Age birth– Age 2)
Linda Furbush Joe & Kara Taylor
Marti Dibkey, Sara Ten Harmsel
CHILDREN’S CHURCH LIBRARY
(Dismissed from Service-Age 3-Kindergarten) Ginny Tennant
Michelle & Megan Postma
Jill Welch
FINANCIAL TEAM PRAYER PARTNERS
Daniel Furbush Ryan VanderHaar
Barry Dekker Trent Ramos
Vaughn VandenBrink Craig Dykstra
Keith Welch
ASSISTING IN WORSHIP NEXT SUNDAY
USHERS GREETERS
Daniel Furbush Chris Koning Laurie Luke, Shirley Brookhouse (Front Door)
Art Seibert Pete Jimmerson Randy & Cindi Arendsen (Welcome Center)
Sub: Doug Dibkey
SUNDAY SCHOOL INFANT NURSERY
NURSERY (10:45 am Age birth– Age 2)
Linda Furbush Judy Timmer, Lila Diemer,
Fay Griffin, Caleb Kimbel
CHILDREN’S CHURCH LIBRARY
(Dismissed from Service-Age 3-Kindergarten) Linn Aalderink
Sabrina & Katie Preikszas
Marina Klemm
FINANCIAL TEAM PRAYER PARTNERS
Ryan VanderHaar-Elder Bryan Booker
Todd Crook-Deacon Al Tennant
John Preikszas Paul Wolters
Doug Dibkey
Coming Up
May 4 9:30 am Sunday School (all ages!)
May 4 10:15 am Fellowship Coffee
May 4 10:45 Service w/Guest Pastor Mark Sooy
May 4 After Svc VBS Worship Team Practice
May 4 6:30 pm All-Church Prayer Event
May 10 8:00 am Yard Clean-Up Day
May 16 5:30 pm B.R.I.D.G.E.
May 17 9:00 am 5K Run
May 17 10:00 am Secret Heart Sister Reveal Day
May 18 10:00 am Sunday School Closing
May 18 After Svc VBS All-Staff Meeting &
Worship Team Practice
4/27 Rex DeBoer
4/28 Pat Fieldhouse
4/29 Jordan Schaap
5/1 Angie Rees
5/2 Lois Ash
5/3 Brittney DeJong
5/3 Alexia & Brielle Welch
4/28 Duane & Deb Hoops
5/1 Steve & Robin Kamphuis
5/2 Todd & Michelle Crook
This Week
Today after Service Missions Trip Meeting
Today 4:00 pm AED Training
Today 5:00 pm Sunday School Meeting
Today 6:30 pm Sr. High Youth Group
Tue. 6:00 pm Parkside Runners/Walkers
Wed. 6:30 am Men’s Morning Prayer Group
Wed. 6:30 pm Jr. High Youth Group
Wed. 6:45 pm Men’s Bible Study
Thurs. National Day of Prayer
Fri. 6:30 pm 3 G’s Pizza Party
Sat. - 5/10 Tulip Time!

3. Upcoming events!New Prayer Requests:
t Pray for a speedy recovery for Donna Bronsink who had
surgery last Friday for deep brain stimulation to control
her tremors.
t Pray for Melva Russcher who will be having knee surgery
on Monday to repair a torn meniscus.
t Pray for great test results for Dave Timmer who will be
having CT Scans at Cancer Treatment Centers of America
tomorrow to see if the cancer is shrinking.
t Pray for our church for unity during the transition period without Pastor
Rob and for guidance and wisdom for our church leaders.
t Pray for our government, our nation and our leaders. (Thursday is
National Day of Prayer.)
Continued Prayer Requests:
t For continued healing for all who have had recent illnesses, surgeries
and medical procedures including Ken Lentz and Al Jacobs.
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.
Church Families of the Week:
♥ Mark & Kari Reen, Bella and Aubrey ♥ Larry & Angie Rees
♥ Ray Reidsma ♥ Bob & Ruth Renberg
♥ Pastor Rob Amy Renberg, Emily, Adam and Holly
♥ Doug Reyers ♥ Randy & Beth Riegler, Joe and Ben
GGF Sister Church of the Week:
† Beacon Light Community Church in Muskegon, Pastor John Shyne, Jr.
Missionaries of the Week:
♦ Jeff & Sally Roth,
Missionaries to Costa Rica
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!
MEN’S WEDNESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY
It’s not too late to join “The Biblical Man” Bible study, being taught by
Shane Lambert, on Wednesday nights from 6:45-7:45 p.m. in the board room
now through April 30. The men’s study is designed to awaken the awareness
of biblical manhood and to provide a portrait of the man God created.
3 G’S
This Friday, May 2, 3 G’s (God’s Gifted Gals) will be having a Pizza Party
for their last get-together until fall at 6:30 p.m at the church. Whether you
come regularly or just want to check it out, please plan to come and spend
time with other church women. Bring a craft to work on if you want. For
more details, call Laurie Hoek at 772-4522 or email lauriehoek@yahoo.com.
AED TRAINING TODAY!
The church has received a new and upgraded AED
(automated external defibrillator) unit! We would like to offer
free training to all interested TODAY at 4:00 p.m. at the
church. Please sign up at the Growth and Outreach Counter
or just show up! We would love for every ministry to be
represented at the training. It is a very simple procedure that
could save the life of someone in our church! (You are
protected from liability under the Good Samaritan law.)
Questions…talk to Jane Tiffany.
SAVE THE DATE FOR AN ALL-CHURCH
PRAYER EVENT!!
The Parkside Board would like to invite all members
and attendees to unite in prayer on Sunday, May 4, at
6:30 p.m. at the church. The time spent in prayer will be
to praise God for His past blessings, seek His blessing for
the future and ask for His guidance in the transition to our
next pastor.

4. OUTSIDE OPPORTUNITIES
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER Join others in prayer at Holland Centennial
Park or Zeeland City Hall on Thursday, May 1, from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. as we
pray for our nation and its leadership in seven centers of power: Government,
Military, Media, Business, Education, Church and Family.
HAPPY TOWN CHRISTIAN TRAVELERS Happy Town Christian Travelers
invites you to join them on the following trips: May 1 - Shipshewana; May 15
& 16 - Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island; and June 2 - Fair Oaks Farms and
The Shrine of Christ’s Passion. Pick up flyers at the Women’s Ministry
Counter or talk to Mary Walters at 786-9242.
MEN’S GOLF LEAGUE If you are interested in being on a men’s golf league
at Macatawa Legends on Tuesday nights, please pick up a sign-up form on
the Growth & Outreach table. Sign up by calling or emailing Brandon DeBolt
at brandon@macatawalegendssgcc.com or 616-212-2600. Regular season
starts May 6th & runs 16 weeks until August 26th.
FAMILY BIBLE CONFERENCE Save the date for the world-changing
message of Ephesians at Grace Gospel Fellowship’s Family Bible Conference
held July 16-19 at Family Bible Conference in Minneapolis. There will be lots
of activities, workshops, great speakers, service projects, challenging Bible
teaching, youth and children’s programs, fellowship, fun and food! Go to
www.ggfusa.org for more information or pick up a signup form at the Growth
& Outreach Counter. The deadline to register without a late fee is May 15
for families and May 30 for teens.
SENIOR HIGH EVENTS
Jr. High Youth Group Wed. at 6:30 p.m.
The lesson this Wednesday will be on the life of Moses
“The Closing Song - Part 2.” Also Games, Fun, Snacks!
Please join us tonight at 6:30 p.m. as we study the life of
Moses “The Offering.” Also next Sunday is Tulip Time
Night, and we’ll be heading downtown for an evening of
food, fun, and fellowship!
HARRISBURG AND PHILIPPINES
TEAM MEETING TODAY!
There will be a short meeting for all
teen members and parents today in the
youth room immediately following the
morning service.
JUNIOR HIGH HAPPENINGS
Jr. High - Looking Ahead…..May 7 is our annual Tulip Time Themed
Event Night at the church and May 14 is a Mother’s Day Celebration
honoring expectant mother Elise VanKampen.
Support Parkside’s Harrisburg & Phillipines Mission Trips!
ORANGE LEAF YOGURT
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ORANGE LEAF YOGURT
TO SUPPORT THE
MISSION TEAM !!!
Be sure to pick up your summer
schedule at the youth counter!
Dear Parkside Family: Life has been a whirlwind the past few
weeks, but I paused this week to again read through the dozens
and dozens of cards, notes and letters that you sent us away
with. I found myself with a smile on my face as I remembered
some great memories and treasured friendships. Thank you
so much for the gifts of love and for the wonderful sendoff,
celebration service and dinner you provided for us. We were
able to finally find a house this past week and hopefully the timing works out for us
to move in right after we leave our home in Holland after Holly’s graduation on
June 1. Thank you again for your prayers for me and Amy and for our family
during this transition time of God’s leading.
Because He Lives, Pastor Rob
Dear Church Family: Thank you all for your prayers and cards during my surgery
and rehabilitation. All is going well—slowly but surely.
In Christ’s Love, Jean Foulkes
Dear Friends at Parkside: Thank you so much for the cards, prayers and visits
during the recent loss of my dad. Parkside is such a caring church!
Blessings, Melva Russcher

5. Get in shape with the Parkside Runners/Walkers! Join them every
Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Mt. Pisgah for some exercise and fellow-
ship. 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.
MIXED CLASS: “The
Three Tenses of Salvation”-
Romans 1-8 Taught by Bryan Booker
FOR THE LADIES:
“Ephesians: Discovering Your Identity &
Purpose in Christ” Taught by Ria Nieboer
These classes conclude on May 11.
CLEAN-UP DAY AT THE CHURCH!
With Spring finally upon us, it’s time again
to spruce things up around the church
grounds. Church Clean-up Day, for all able
and semi-able bodies, will be on Saturday,
May 10. We will start at 8:00 a.m. and
should be finished by noon. Remember
many hands make short work! Coffee,
juice, and donuts will be provided. Please
bring rakes, shovels, pitch forks and wheel
barrows. For more information, please
see Rex DeBoer. YOUR HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!
FELLOWSHIP COFFEE NEXT SUNDAY!
Join us next Sunday (May 4) in the Family Life Center at 10:15 a.m.
and enjoy coffee and baked goods while you visit with your church
friends! The following ladies are scheduled to bring goodies that
morning. Thanks to each of you for blessing our church family!
Diane Cartwright Margie Caruth Amy Cooke
Laura Coppersmith Michelle Crook Mary Dalman
Pam DeBoer Kelly DeFrell Cheryl DeHaan
Katy DeJong
It is also Nametag Sunday so please wear your nametag located on the tables in
front of the Welcome Center. If you don’t have a nametag and are a regular at
Parkside, please make one but also sign up for one so it will be available the
1st Sunday of next month.
Please Note: Our Sunday
morning worship time will
be changing to 10:00 a.m. on
May 25. Please mark this on
your calendar.
May 17 - 2nd Annual Parkside Pure 5K
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, May 17. If you sign up by Friday, May 9, the
cost is $15 for children and teens and $20 for adults.
After that date, the prices go up $5. All
proceeds will benefit the 2014 youth mission trips to
Harrisburg, PA and the Philippines. Invite your
friends! Questions, see Pastor Matt.

6. Vacation Bible School
STAFF SIGN UP
Monday, June 16–20 9:15 am–12 pm
Before/after VBS, I would like to help by: (check one or more)
Registration:  Coordinator Publicity:  Help
Decoration:  Help  Providing materials
Prayer:  Coordinator  Praying for team and children
 Providing craft materials  Providing snack ingredients
Outreach (at Leisure Estates, a mobile-home park):
 Helping at a Carnival Style Outreach Event on Saturday, 6/ 7 from
3-6 pm (set-up, games, clean up, and sign-up for VBS)
During VBS, I would like to help in one or more of the following
areas (please check)
Registration:  Assistant (Monday – Wednesday)
Group Guide:  Guide (grade preferred: ______ )
Bible Story Center:  Coordinator  Teacher  Assistant
Pre-K (for staff’s children):  Coordinator  Assistant
Nursery:  Coordinator  Assistant (Available dates: ________)
Bible Games Center:  Coordinator  Assistant
LOCAL Mission Project:  Coordinator  Assistant
Craft Center:  Coordinator  Assistant
Outreach:  Van Driver  Pick-up/Drop-off Assistant
Worship Team:  Youth Worship Team Member
Skit:  Opening Assembly Skit Actor
 Closing Assembly Bible Story Skit Actor
Tech Team:  Audio/visual tech
Snack Center:  Assistant
Name: ______________________________________________
E mail Address: _____________________________________
Phone: _____________________________________________
Adult T-shirt Size: ________________
Please put this form in an offering plate, or give
it to Ria, Angi, or Hannah. Job descriptions are
available at VBS table in the fellowship hall.
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!
NEEDS: We still need a Craft Coordinator, Craft Assistants, and Group Guides.
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. We will need help with face painting, nail art, kid’s
games, serving food, set up, cleanup and more. Please fill out a staff signup
form at the VBS table or contact Scott or Ria Nieboer if you are able to help.
We will also have on-site VBS sign up and a table for our youth and children’s
ministries.
ALL STAFF MEETING: There is a half hour all-staff training meeting in the
board room after the morning worship service on May 18 . If you would like to
stay for VBS song practice, bring your sack lunch and join our worship team
practice after the meeting!
SECRET HEART SISTER
REVEAL & SIGN-UP DAY BRUNCH!
SATURDAY, MAY 17
10:00 A.M. AT THE CHURCH
This is a special day for all current SHS’s and for those who would like to
become one this year or would like to learn more about the program. Secret
Heart Sisters is a one year commitment to uplift your special secret friend with
daily prayer and occasional cards and gifts while you are being uplifted by
your Secret Heart Sister. If you have questions about the SHS
Program, talk to Sharon Hoogendoorn or Cris Hoppa.
PLEASE SIGN UP TO ATTEND AT THE WOMEN’S MINISTRY COUNTER!