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Chatham-Kent CRCs

Sunday, March 22, 2015

PRAYER LIST

FIRST CHURCH: Happy birthday to Mrs. Rita Kramer, who is turning 93 on the 23rd, to Mrs. Tina Vandersluis, who is turning 86 on the 23rd, and to Mrs. Alice Postma, who is turning 79 on the 26th. Have a blessed day.We express our Christian sympathy to George Vroom and his family with the passing of Wyn. We also express our sympathy to extended family members of our church, Fran and Herm Vellinga, and Cathy and Tim Bisschop. May God comfort each of you in your grief with Wyns passing. Mina Wevers remains in hospital in the rehab care wing. We join in thanksgiving with the Grootenboers and the healthy birth of first grandchild, Lia, born to Ashley and Rob Hummelen. Pray for Gods continuous blessings for our church family.

GRACE CHURCH: We wish a Happy Birthday toHilda Wiersma, who turns 77 TODAY andAdrian Dieleman, who turns 82 on March 23. May you each have a blessed day!

Bill Sluyshas been diagnosed with cancer of the prostate gland at the Bluewater Health Centre in Sarnia and is now waiting for admittance in London for radiation treatments. Bill feels healthy and treasures your prayers and concerns.

Eva Hofstedehas been discharged from hospital. We ask Gods blessing on her as we pray for full recovery.

We offer our Christian condolences toFreida and Cecil Aukemaon the passing of Freidas aunt, Annie Haaksma of Byron Centre, Michigan.

CALVARY CHURCH: Our condolences go out to Peggy and Derrick Rauwerda and the entire family this week after the loss of Peggys mother Wynn Vroom. We continue to pray for John DeVries in Riverview Gardens, Kevin Ball, and many others.TO ALL CHURCHES: A beautiful baby is here! We would like to congratulate the Muang family on the birth of their adorable baby boy Sang Pi. He was a healthy 9lb 5oz and both mom and babe are home and well. Thank you to everyone for the prayers of safe delivery!Common Insert Bulletin Page 2COMBINED EVENING WORSHIP SERVICES

SERVICE TIME & LOCATION: Grace Church at 5 pm.

OFFERINGS FOR MARCH ARE FOR: The FirstPresbyterian Breakfast programEVENING NURSERY SCHEDULE:

Mar 22:Theresa VanderSluis and Amelia DeKoter

Mar 29:Hilda Wiersma and Kate Taekema

CHURCH COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTSYou are invited to theFifty-Fifth Lenten Noon Hour Services held atChristChurch,80 Wellington StreetW. inChatham every Thursday during Lent. The Service is at 12:10 pm, and lunch is at 12:35. The theme isRenewed for Life and the speaker this Thursday isPastor Peter Maddocks, St. Pauls Congregational Church.Free will offering to help outreach within our community. Everyone is welcome to attend theseInter-denominational Community Services.Soccer Camp 4 Christ: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for SC4C, July 13-17, to help share the gospel through this summer outreach ministry. This means you!!! A variety of people are needed to fill roles such as team leaders, youth assistants, nursery, prayer partners, registration/welcome table, kitchen help or lunch time helpers. You can sign up for mornings,afternoons, all day, or specific days, depending on your availability. There will again be a community lunch BBQ for everyone on Friday, July 17. Look for the SC4C sheets at Calvary, Grace and First, on-line atwww.chathamgrace.com/socceror talk to Heather Griffioen, Denise Postma, Melissa Deelstra or Roger Grootenboer.SC4C REGISTRATION: Children entering grades 2-6 are encouraged to attend this fun week of soccer skills, learning more about Jesus, and putting faith into action! This is a wonderful opportunity to share with your community, so CRC children need to bring 'unchurched' friends or have parents volunteer fora role (listed above) to make SC4C successful. Cost will be $25 per player, BUT if this is a difficulty for ANYONE, financial assistance can be provided. Registration will be on-line this year at www.chathamgrace.com/soccer, first come, first served, beginning April 18. Any questions, emailsc4c@ciaccess.com.Common Insert Bulletin Page 3Grace CRC 50th Anniversary Celebration April 25 & 26, 2015:On Saturday, Apr. 25, we will be celebrating with an evening of fellowship, dinner and a time of reflection. Dinner tickets @ $25.00/ person can be ordered by emailing to anetazondervan@yahoo.ca. Order early, numbers are limited. On Sunday, Apr. 26, we will have a special worship service celebrating God's faithfulness.

Join UCB Canada 89.3 FM March 23-27 for our One by One fundraiser. UCB Canada 89.3 FM is a listener supported ministry and its because of generous donations that we canencourage your family, friends, and neighbours every day with the message of hope and Gods unending love. If you would like to help us be that daily encouragement call 1-888-407-4094 or visit ucbcanada.com. Thank you for your support!ORGAN and PAN FLUTE CONCERT:Come and listen to the soul-stirring music of Andre Knevel (organ) and LisseloteRoykita (pan flute) on Friday, March 25 at 7:30 pm. This years concert will be at Riverside United Church in Windsor. Local organist Willem Ligthart will also be participating. For tickets, please contact Willem at c.w.h.ligthart@gmail.comor 519-809-1503. Tickets are $15 (under 18/students - $5).

Boterkoek: Members of Grace Coffee Break and Grace CRC are baking up Boterkoek onSaturday, March 28.The boterkoek will be as delicious as ever and the proceeds will fundGrace's Coffee Break Ministry as well as general church enhancements.

Pick-up will be atGrace Christian Reformed Churchon Sat., March 28 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Please come to the north (new) entrance. Cost is 1 boterkoek for $7 or 3 for $18.

There are three ways to reserve your Boterkoek:

1)Sign up on the green sign-up sheet on the table in Grace CRC foyer

2)Call Kathy DeKoter at 519-354-7551

3)E-mail your order to kathy@dekoter.name

You may reserve Boterkoek until Wednesday, March 25.Thank you for your support!

PROMISE KEEPERS: There is a Promise Keepers event in London Ontario onSaturday, April 18th. It is an ALL day event. Brochures are available from Keith Groen. Information and registration is also available from the Promise Keepers website. PromiseKeepers.ca

The organizers would like us to car pool so please contact Keith if you are going so we can organize a car pool.kgroen1@cogeco.caCommon Insert Bulletin Page 4Mark your calendars! The date for the CCS 25th Annual Spring Society Dinner is Friday, April 10th, beginning at 6:00pm! This gala event will be an amazing night out with friends in celebration of Christian Education! The night will feature Christian comedian Phil Callaway (from "Laugh Again" on UCB radio), delicious meal catered by Burns Restaurant, and music by the CCS band! No tickets, just call the office to reserve your seat, put on your favourite dress or tie and get ready for a wonderful evening!

NeighbourLink Fundraiser: Come and join us for an evening of fun while helping support the ministry of NeighbourLink A Pig Roast with all the trimmings and an Auction will take place on Saturday April 11, 2015. The time will be 5:30- 8:00 p.m. at St. Pauls Congregational Church 450 Park Ave. W. Chatham. The cost is $20.00 single, $10.00 children under 10, children under 3 free. Tickets and other details are available by contacting your church Rep or by calling the NeighbourLink Office at 519-352-5647. RIGHT TO LIFE BANQUET: to be held on Tuesday April 14th. Tickets are $35.00 per person ($25.00 for youth under 18 yrs) and are available now at Refuge Pregnancy Resource Centre-39 Grand Ave. W., or at Gospel Text Bookstore. This event will be held at The Armoury Banquet and Conference Centre located at 44 William St. N. Chatham, ON. Our guest speaker is Bob Dutko, top Christian Radio Show host of WMUZ radio in Detroit. There will be no tickets sold or held at the door, so get your tickets early.Inspirational Women's Conference:Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Meeting House in Oakville. All women are invited for a day of inspiration, worship and fellowship, with the theme ofGrit and Grace...Because of the Lord's great love, we are not consumed. Lam. 3:22.Our speaker, Leanne Friessen of Mount Hamilton Baptist Church, loves seeing God at work in the often messy and complicated stories of people's lives. Come and be refreshed and renewed; bring your friends! For more information and to register online, go to: www.coffeebreakontario.com

Physician Assisted Suicide: The Supreme Court of Canada has recently mandated the governments of the provinces of Canada to modify their existing laws within one year to allow for the possibility of Physician Assisted Suicide in certain circumstances. If the provincial governments do not craft new legislation, there will be no restrictions on Physician Assisted Suicide. Please consider reading more about the issue and writing to your MPP and MP regarding the issue. Check outhttp://network.crcna.org/disability-concerns/letter-concerning-supreme-court-canada-decision-assisted-suicideto read more information and suggested action steps to consider.

Common Insert Bulletin Page 5In commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of Holland, the Soli Deo Gloria Christian Male Choir from Urk, the Netherlands will present a concert on Saturday May 2 Knox Presbyterian Church in Woodstock, May 5 - Redeemer University College, Ancaster; May 6 - St. George's Anglican Church, Guelph To order tickets or for more infocontact John VanderLaan at john_vdl@hotmail.com;visitwww.solideogloria.nlor call 905-648-3170.

Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Goderich will be hosting aWorship Conference and Concert with Robin Mark and the Belfast Band onSaturday, April 11th! The Worship Conference is entitled Matters ofSignificance: Learning and Encouraging Authentic Worship and willrun from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm on Saturday. The Concert will begin at7:00 pm. The Worship Conference will be of great value particularlyfor anyone involved in worship planning and sound in your faithcommunity. View full details and ticket purchase information athttp://www.trinitychurchgoderich.ca.The AOYC is going on the road! March 22 at Maranatha CRC, Woodstock- awesome opportunity to give your teens a taste of this year's lineup (including 2015 Worship Band Benj&Co!) and give parents/families a chance to see the AOYC firsthand - we're even bringing the prayer rooms! Event is totally free. Prayer rooms open at 5:30, worship starts at 6:40. Check out our Facebook page (All Ontario Youth Convention)for more details in the coming weeks.

Christian Horizons Documentary: Celebrating 50 years of serving persons with exceptional needs, Christian Horizons will be showing a documentary film of its history on Friday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Pauls Congregational Church (450 Park Ave. W., Chatham). Admission is free. Please RSVP by calling 519-686-4800 x2225 of e-mailing sdo@christian-horizons.orgBlessings Behind Bars: A prison sentence is certainly not a pleasant experience, but can imprisonment ever be a blessing in disguise? This week, hear inspiring letters from CBI students who have found reasons to thank God for their incarceration. Go towww.cbi.tvto watch this weeksCrossroad Connection!CRC BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS See www.crcna.org for a complete listCycle to end poverty! - Join other cyclists this summer for a 10th anniversary ride with Sea to Sea and raise money to fight poverty. Visit seatosea.org. Common Insert Bulletin Page 6GOD'S RICH MERCY AND GREAT LOVE: - Today on Groundwork well study Ephesians 2:1-5 to see how Paul moves us from the paralysis of being spiritually dead to something most glorious indeed. Join the conversation each week: subscribe for free weekly email notifications at ListenToGroundwork.com or visit GroundworkOnline.com to find a local radio station or listen now.

HEART OF GRACE: - Whats wrong with Chamy? Why is she crying? Lucille finds out and learns a lesson about being a friend. Also, a new KC song premieres! Follow the adventures of Liz and his pals every week: subscribe for free at getkidscorner.com. Be sure to download this special song, Leap of Faith, at kidscorner.net/offer.

FREE WEBINAR - Join Rev. Martin Vellekoop on March 25 for Disagreeing Agreeably: Practicing Grace Instead of Exerting Control. This free, one-hour webinar is designed for any Christian who desires to grow in their own capacity to be a grace-filled presence in the middle of a challenging exchange. For more details, registration, and webinar handouts visit crcna.org/webinars.

Disability Concerns Spring Conference - Lets Talk, Lets Listen is the theme of the April 25, 2015 Disability Concerns conference at Maranatha CRC in Woodstock. Jennifer Bowen from Shalem Mental Health Network will look at anxiety and depression, their causes, symptoms and treatments and the impact on faith communities. We also welcome Dan VanderPlaats, from Elim Christian Services. He will talk about disability attitudes and ways to develop healthy, biblical attitudes toward people who have disabilities. See www.crcna.org/disabilities for more information and registration.

All announcements are due to Sharon Smith by noon on each Thursday

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