FROM THE DEACONS: December the 2010 collection notes will be available. Please use the envelopes that are on top of the mail boxes when purchasing notes. If there is anyone who is unfamiliar with collection notes, like how they work or how to acquire them, please see the deacons in the council room immediately after any church service. If you purchase notes in December, please note if they are for 2009 of 2010. If at all possible, purchase notes as follows (especially for the beginning of the year).

$1 notes x 50= $50

$2 notes x 50= $100

$5 notes x 25= $125

THE TRUTH PROJECT will take a break for the Christmas Season and will resume again on January 17.

SEAFARERS MINISTRY: The gift bags need to be in TODAY, as they will be shipped out this week.

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM PRELUDE: Musicians willing to play during the prelude of our Sunday School Christmas program on Dec. 11, please let Mrs. E. Konynenbelt (824-3424) know by Sunday Dec. 6. Thank you for sharing your talents.

GEMS: Coffeemate sure tastes great, but what to do with those jars when you're through. GEMS is looking for empty coffeemate containers for the Grade 3 Christmas craft. If you have a few, GEMS would love to hear from you. Please contact Benita, 732-5163. Thanks.

KITS 4 KIDS KENYA ~ IT’S ABOUT KIDS HELPING KIDS! This November, our Grades 1 - 6 children will join thousands of kids across Canada to show Christ’s love to children in Kenya! Kits 4 Kids is an annual program run by Kingdom Children that teaches our children about their duty to serve others within their own community and around the world. Our kids will have five weeks to earn ten toonies by completing ten acts of service for their friends, family, neighbours, and you. As a congregation, let’s challenge them, encourage them, and have fun! The toonies they earn through their hard work will be used to teach at-risk children in Kenya about the Bible, agriculture, health, life, and more. The needs in Africa are great, but through Him, we can do great things! Thank-you for helping us equip these children for a lifetime of Kingdom service.

THE IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL LADIES AUXILIARY will be having a brief meeting at 7p.m. on December 7, (before the Fall Society meeting). See you at the High School.

IMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS: This is to announce the fall membership meeting scheduled for Monday, December 7. Please see the School News presently being circulated for the Agenda and the financial statements.

When: Monday, December 7, 2009 at 8:00 p.m.

Where: Immanuel Christian High School.

Literature: The School News was distributed on Sunday, November 29, 2009.

BAND AND CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT: You are invited to attend our I.C.H.S. Band and Choir Christmas Concert on Thursday, December 10 at 7:00 pm. at Trinity Reformed Church. Everyone is welcome! A freewill offering will be taken.

ATTENTION ALL GRADE ELEVEN STUDENTS! Next Spring, the week of April 2-9, we are planning our yearly Service Trip. This is an every-year event for Grade eleven students that's been running a number of years now. In the past few years, we've gone to Louisiana and Galveston, Texas to help CRWRC with disaster relief. We're in conversation with them already now to see where they need us this year. So, if you'd like to be able to go on this trip, please work on getting your passports in order. More specific information will be coming in January. As well, we will be looking for Chauffeurs for the group. Construction experience is generally a plus. So please talk to one or two adults in your church to encourage their participation. Cost has not been worked out, but it will likely run somewhere around $1000 per person. If you have questions, please contact Pastor Mike Van Boom at mvanboom@hotmail.com.

BACK TO GOD MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL - Media has transformed North American culture—but are lives being transformed for the sake of Jesus Christ? Your gifts to support ReFrame Media—Back to God Ministries English-language outreach—help speak the truth of God’s Word to today’s culture. With your support of several new web-based programs we are able to more effectively reach people of all ages in various stages of their faith journey. (Please also add this announcement to your bulletin the week of/before your offering for Back to God Ministries International)

BACK TO GOD HOUR - Grafted into the Tree: How many people do you know who at one time were believers in Jesus Christ, but have now rejected him? How can we avoid becoming like dead wood that is pruned from a tree? How can we help others from becoming dead wood? Find out on the Dec. 13 Back to God Hour. Go to www.BacktoGod.net for local stations and times.

KIDS CORNER - Merry X-Monsters: What’s the true meaning of Christmas? Help Liz figure it all out on this week’s Kids Corner. Then check out the Kids Corner website at www.kidscorner.net for stories, devotions, puzzles and more.

CALVIN COLLEGE - Online registration is now open for the Calvin Symposium on Worship, Jan. 28-30. Thursday offers 10 day-long seminars and Friday and Saturday include over 80 workshop choices. The six worship services, which are open to the public, will center around “The Great Stories: Narratives of the Old Testament." Registration and complete information at www.calvin.edu/worship

NEW FROM FAITH ALIVE - Take a 3,000-year journey through the songs of God's people! “Hymns for Worship” is a new collection of 256 hymns in chronological order from Old Testament psalms to the present. See a sample at www.FaithAliveResources.org or call 1-800-333-8300.

TOUR OF ISRAEL - Tour the Biblical Lands of Israel Mar. 1–12. Experience a refreshing renewal of your faith, and knowledge as you tour the biblical lands with teaching host, Pastor Peter Tuininga, and Sindbad Tours of Israel. See many of the biblical places (Jerusalem, Galilee, Caesarea, and much more), and receive spiritual and historical insights that will help you understand the Bible in a deeper way. For complete information, cost, and registration, call or write Peter Tuininga, 71 Mohawk Cres. Leduc, Alberta T9E 4G4,(780 980-1133) or e-mail: ptpastor@telus.net.