June 7, 2009

WELCOME MEMBERS AND VISITORS TO OUR WORSHIP SERVICES!

OUR CHURCH TODAY

GREETERS: Bill & Pearl Nieboer, Kevin & Vanessa Nieboer

            Next Week: Henry & Juliet Nieuwenhuis, Jeff & Melinda Notenbomer

USHERS: Allen O & Trevor M Next Week: Marcel B & Evan K

ABOVE BUDGET OFFERING: Benevolent Fund

            Next Week: SCESA COMMUNION OFFERING: Streets Alive

ORGANIST/PIANIST: A.M. Elaine K & Shelby K            P.M.: Elaine K

            Next Week : A.M. Sharon K P.M. Joel H & Dylan P

NURSERY: A.M.: Tina Martens, Lauren Wever & Cara Heins

            P.M.: Taryn Konynenbelt & Alison Lubberts

Next Week: A.M. Dayna Hummel, Denae Konynenbelt, & Chanel Feenstra

            P.M.: Wanda Konynenbelt & Janet Wever

NURSERY SCHOOL (age 2&3) Paula Konynenbelt, Carmen Pastink & Brendan K         Next Week: Taryn Konynenbelt & Kaylee Wever, Michael Hummel & Paige Postman

PRE-K/KIND. (age 4 & 5): Charlene Heins, William Wever & Braden Konynenbelt

            Next Week: No Sunday School - Communion

AFTER CHURCH COFFEE SERVERS: C&K Bolink, H&B Busz,

                                                                         C&C Withage & B K-belt

            Next Week: P&L Veenendaal, J&J Molenaar, B&P Nieboer, A&J VDKooij

YOUNG PEOPLE’S: Lesson- Dylan Postman

             Next Week: Year End BBQ @ VanderKooij’s

YOUNG ADULTS: At Tim & Benita’s House

This morning, Mr. Vaughn Schiebout will lead the service. Tonight, Mr. Andrew Hummel will lead the service. We pray for God’s blessings on your work. This weekend, Pastor Kevin has been at a conference in Leduc. The conference focuses on personal review, renewal, and self-reflection. Pastor Kevin will be back in the study on Tuesday.

OUR CHURCH FAMILY

I would like to thank everyone for all the prayers, visits, cards and expressions of concern with my recent hospitalization. I really appreciate it.

                       Thanks again Cobi Hummel

Carol Cranmore of Middleville, Michigan, passed away on may 31^st from complications of an asthma attack. Her mother is JoAnne Hofman, Aunt- Rickie Biesheuvel, Uncle- Everet Schibout, great aunt - Gertrude Postman, and many cousins in your church.

CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ...

Cobi Hummel has come home from the hospital. Pray for continued strength and healing.

Harry Korver continues to improve slowly.

Henry Postman continues to doctor regarding his heart condition.

 Margaret Havinga has suffered from chest pains and a couple of heart attacks. As of Thursday, she was in Lethbridge, but she waits to go to Calgary for an angiogram and possibly an angioplasty. Let’s not forget to pray for Sid too.

Please continue to pray for healing for Dan Konynenbelt. We are thankful to God that he is not getting any worse.

Sara Slomp is recovering well from the surgery which she had in early May. She expects to begin chemo treatments later this month.

Dan Johnson, Karen Feenstra’s brother-in-law has returned from the hospital. He’ll be recovering for the next month at home.

Please keep in prayer all those who are mourning because a loved one has died.

Jennie Emmelkamp at Blue Sky Lodge, Mary Nieboer, at the Good Samaritan Center,

Corrie Heins at Columbia Assisted Living, Tina Koetse, in St. Michael’s Health Care Center, our widows, widowers, seniors and expectant mothers.

OUR CHURCH THIS WEEK June 7 - June 13, 2009

TUESDAY

7:30 P.M.       Council Meeting

WEDNESDAY

7:00 P.M.       ICHS Band & Choir Concert @ Trinity Ref. Church

7:30 P.M.       Praise & Worship Team Practise

7:30 P.M.       Lethbridge Christian Men’s Choir @ ICHS

SATURDAY

9:00 A.M.       Lethbridge Local Garage Sale @ ICES 

ADVANCED NOTICES

June 18          Coffeebreak Picnic @ Park Lake, 11:00 A.M.

June 19          Rehoboth’s Annual Pork Roast, 5-7 P.M.

June 20          Cadet Paintballing, @ Park Lake Paintball, 12:30 P.M. meet at Church

June 20          3^rd Annual Burger Bash

Aug 10-14      Vacation Bible School 2009

Aug 17-21      GEMS Summer Camp @ Sonrise Bible Camp

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Year End BBQ- The Youth Group would like to invite their parents, the grade 9's and their parents, the minister and youth elders, and their wives to our year end bbq. Please bring a lawn chair, warm coat, running shoes (for soccer) and a potluck snack to the VanderKooij Farm, after the evening service on June 14^th. Hope to see you there!

BURGER BASH : Thanks to everyone for the donations. WE NEED volunteers to supervise the games and the Astro Jump. Are you in JR. High?, Senior High?, an Adult?, or Grandparent? Then guess what - YOU are qualified for this position!. Please speak to Shauna K-belt. (824-3280) if you are willing to fill in a ½ hour shift or two.

GEMS: Although GEMS is finished for another season thoughts and ideas are being formed for the upcoming 2009-2010 GEMS year. Therefore, GEMS is in need of 2 counselors and a music leader in the fall. If you feel God is leading you in this direction or would like more information please contact Benita asap. GEMS is an exciting opportunity where women of our congregation have the privilege to mentor and lead young girls and women to a living-dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ.

Once again the council is putting together a booklet with information about our graduates. So, for those students graduating from high school, trade school, college or university please submit the name of your school, program you completed and your future plans. Please submit information to Tim or Benita, or put it in our mailbox at church or email to tbhummel@telus.net. Deadline is Sunday, June 14. Thank you for participating and we would love to hear from all graduates.

Immanuel Christian High School will present their year end Band and Choir Concert on Wednesday, June 10 at 7:00 p.m. (note earlier start time) at Trinity Reformed Church. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the music. A freewill offering that supports our music program will be taken.

The Lethbridge Local of Immanuel Christian Schools will be holding (D.V.) a garage sale, BBQ! and dunk Tank on June 13,2009 @ Immanuel Christian School Elementary Campus. (2010 - 5^th Ave north Lethbridge) We are looking for and would appreciate your donations. Storage available for large items - pick up on request. Regular drop off is @ Immanuel Christian Elementary Campus between June 05, 2009 and June 12, 2009. Items dropped off can be put on the stage in the gym during school hours. June 12^th (Friday) drop off is until 7:00 P.M. For more information contact Tannis Vos @ 331-5019 or Betty Sturwold 320-5924. Thank you in advance.

Rehoboth Christian Ministries Annual Membership Meeting

Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009

Time: 10:30 A.M.

Place: Rehoboth Christian Ministries Stony Plain Training centre

The Board of Directors invites the membership of Rehoboth Christian Ministries to attend this important Annual Membership meeting of the association.

Agenda Items will include:

•          Presentation of the Annual Audited Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2009

•          Presentation of the proposed Annual Operating Budget for the fiscal year 2009/2010

•          Nomination/ Election of new Board members

•          Recognition of retiring Board members

•          Presentation of employee length of service awards

•          Highlights of Rehoboth’s programs

A light lunch will be served

Rehoboth Camp is in need of volunteers to serve at our summer camp programs this summer:

•          4 counselors needed for Week 1 - July 4-10

•          3-4 cooks needed for Week 2 - July 11-17

•          16 counselors needed for Independent Week - July 18-24

•          1 cook needed for Youth Week - July 25-31

If you can helpout at any of these weeks of Rehoboth Camp, please apply on-line at www.rehoboth.ab.ca (For those who have been to camp before) - or download the application form, and send it to REhoboth - 3920 - 49 Avenue, Stony Plain, AB, T7Z 2J7

If you have any questions, please call Linda Rosendal at 780-968-8483.

The Sunshine Auxiliary of Rehoboth Christian Ministries will be hosting the Annual Pork Roast on Friday, June 19, 2009.

Where: at the Rehoboth Vocational Centre in Coaldale

Time: A ‘Come ‘n Go’ Supper will be served from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.

Cost: A Donation will be gratefully received!

                        SEE YOU THERE!

World Missions: Remembering SMPers in prayer: Today, 13 young adults from across the United States and Canada are being commissioned to serve through World Missions’ Summer Missions Program. Please pray for safe travels, opportunities to learn and serve, and strong relationships with those they meet.

Synod Starts Saturday: Find news, photos, live web casts and more on Synod 2009 at www.crcna.org. For daily updates, phone 1-888-CR-SYNOD or get them by e-mail by signing on to the Synod News List (subscribe at www.crcna.org) The week long assembly starts Saturday, June 13 at Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, ILL.

Turtle Talk: Have you ever been too scared to talk to someone who was really different than you? Tune into this week’s Kids Corner to see what Not to do. Then write to Kids Corner at P.O. Box 5070, Burlington, ON L7R 3Y8. For your own Bible Study.

The Gift of Time: Have you noticed that we humans never have enough time? So often time appears to be and is out of our control. Thus, we either try to do too much with out limited time, or we just give up in despair thinking that our days are just meaningless and empty. Yet, day after day we all have the same amount of time. What are we to make of our temporal existence? Find out on the June 14 Back to God Hour. Go to www.BacktoGod.net for local stations and times.

Diaconal Ministries Canada: For many churches across Canada, Spring is a time of transition in leadership. Perhaps your congregation has recognized your gifts, and God has called you to serve. Diaconal Ministries Canada can help equip you for ministry. Go to www.diaconalministries.com to read the latest issue of Partners on transitions and to access the many resources we have developed for those like you, in ministry.

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The Bible League: Rekha was recruited by extremists to join a Children’s Bible Club in her neighbourhood so she could inform them about the Club’s activities... how Christians were trying to “pervert the minds of innocent Hindu children.” But this Children’s Bible Club has loving leaders who help with homework, teach songs and games, and tell amazing stories about Jesus. Rekha was amazed! Please pray for Rekha and Children’s Bible Clubs in India, that they may hear the story of salvation! Please join The Bible League of Canada in providing Bible resources that will help Children’s programs bring the truth of God’s word to hungry young hearts like Rekha’s. Please call 1-800-363-9673 or go to www.bibleleague.ca.