MARCH 27

GREETERS: Brendan & Jackie P

Les & Karen P

USHERS: Clarence & Chris H

ABOVE BUDGET OFFERING:

PLIA

ORGANIST/PIANIST:

A.M. Joel

P.M. Shelby, Elaine

NURSERY:A.M: Charlene H, Carmen P, Chad W

P.M: Lynda J, Paige P

NURSERY SCHOOL (age 2&3)

Jen H, Kendra K, Clinton K

PRE-K/KIND. (age 4 & 5)

Corinne F, Jennifer P, Caleb N

S. S. SNACK: Paula K

AFTER CHURCH COFFEE:

Delbert & Lucy K, Wil & Tina M, Henry & Juliet N, Ron & Tina K

YOUNG PEOPLE’S:

Dylan & Nicole P – Social

YOUNG ADULTS: Greg & Shauna K

SENIOR’S SINGING – (2:00 Edith Cavel; 2:40 Pemmican):

Cadets

Everyone is welcome to our 6:00 service.

Tonight, Pastor Kevin will preach a sermon on Genesis 1:26-31, with reference to Contemporary Testimony Articles 10-12.

APRIL 3

GREETERS: Rodger & Sue R

Clarence & Anita S

USHERS: Dave & Trevor

ABOVE BUDGET OFFERING:

CRWRC- Refugee Sunday

ORGANIST/PIANIST:

A.M.: Sharon

P.M.: Joel

NURSERY:

AM: Trina M, Kaylee W, Braden K

P.M: Liz K, William W

NURSERY SCHOOL (age 2&3):

Cara H, Jennifer P, Caleb N

PRE-K/KIND. (age 4 & 5):

Paula K, Catherine W, Faith V

SUNDAY SCHOOL SNACK:

Benita H

AFTER CHURCH COFFEE:

Chris & Kathleen B, John & Bev H, Jeff & Melinda N, Perry & Lorinda V

YOUNG PEOPLE’S:

Jaime H – Bible Study

SENIOR’S SINGING- (2:00 Edith Cavel; 2:40 Pemmican):

Group C:

Jeff & Melinda N, Joel H, Kevin & Vanessa N, Dan H, Jerry & Brenda dB, Lydia H, Calvin & Paula K, Eric & Jaylene, Wilhelmina K, Henk & Hettie P, Rodger & Sue R, Jack & Wilma W, Henry & Helen M

OUR CHURCH THIS WEEK March 27 –April 2

TODAY

Sunday School & Catechism meets

MONDAY

6:30 P.M. Cadets – last meeting

7:30 P.M. Lethbridge Christian Women’s Choir @ St. Andrew’s Church

7:30 P.M. Crossroads AGM at Crossroads Board Room

TUESDAY

7:30 P.M. Dordt College Vision 2020 Event @ ICES

WEDNESDAY

7:30 P.M. Lethbridge Christian Men’s Choir @ Wilson Middle School

THURSDAY

7:30 P.M. Raising Kids Bible Study @ Con & Colleen W

ADVANCED NOTICES

April 4 – 8 Christian Education Week

April 5 Council Meeting

April 8 Lethbridge Women’s Choir Concert; “Now Be Joyful”, 7:30 P.M. @ St. Andrews

April 9 GEMS Spring Rally at our church; 9-3 P.M. April 9 Cadet Family Party; 6:30-8:30 P.M.; No rules race; bring dessert

April 9 Women of Faith Conference @ Billings, MT

April 15 Dedication service for new sanctuary @ 7:30

April 17 GEMS Sunday

May 4 Reformed Women’s Conference @ Trinity

May 5 Bridal shower for Lindsay Wever, bride-to-be of Chris Hummel, 7:30 P.M. in the Nobleford CRC fellowship hall.

OUR CHURCH FAMILY

Birthday wishes are extended to Mrs. Gert Postman who celebrates her birthday tomorrow, March 28. May God bless you as you celebrate with family and friends. Sarina and Jared had a baby boy March 16, Jude William Tamminga. Congratulations to Grandparents, Clarence & Anita S, and to Great Grandma Mrs. Gert Postman. Bill N continues under Doctor’s care for his toe. Pray for Harold v.d. B., son-in-law of to Harry and Bonnie, who was diagnosed with cancer. Currently, he is undergoing tests, will take chemotherapy, undergo a stem cell re-plant, and this will be followed by some more light chemotherapy. Brenda d.B. continues to make a remarkable recovery. Praise God!
Remember Alice P. in your daily prayers. She continues to use oxygen.
Judy v.H. underwent radiation treatments this Thursday.
Henny v.F. continues to wait for a report from the specialist.
Stan N., Henry N’s dad, was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. Pray for daily strength. Pray for wisdom in future decisions that must be made.
Pray for God’s healing hand on Samantha P.
Pray for Dan K for God to bring healing either through a miracle or the work of doctors.
Continue to remember those young and old with ongoing physical, spiritual, and emotional struggles. Please keep in prayer all those who are mourning because a loved one has died. Please pray for our widows, widowers and seniors Jennie E at Blue Sky Lodge, & Corrie H at Columbia Assisted Living, and our expectant mothers.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

LOST & FOUND: As painting was done in the foyer of the fellowship hall, we noticed jackets, hoodies, sweatshirts etc. hanging on the hooks by the bathrooms. Please check to see if any of these items are yours. Anything not picked up by March 31 will be brought to Bibles For Missions. Thanks for checking!!

IS CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION RELEVANT IN TODAY'S CHANGING WORLD? Yes, in fact, it is more important than ever! As Dordt College looks to the future, we're excited about sharing our vision. Please join us as we celebrate how God is using Dordt College in the world today and learn how Vision 2020 will prepare even more young people for extraordinary kingdom service. You are invited to join Dordt College President Dr. Carl E. Zylstra and others from the college for a Dordt College Vision 2020 Dessert Reception Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. at Immanuel Christian Elementary School; 2010 5th Ave. N. Lethbridge, Alberta. This event is hosted by Doug Greidanus, Luke and Lammie Hummel, Richard and Annette Lieuwen, Harley and Freda Middel, Della Van Gaalen. Questions can be directed to the Hummels at 403.381.4083 or lhummel@xplornet.com

We are looking for more adults to join us on the Video Committee. Please talk to Jeff if you are interested. Thanks The Video Committee

Archives---If any group or committee has historical items (minutes, record books, pictures, etc) to be stored in the Archive room, and, if anyone has old bulletins, church newsletters, directories, etc. to donate to the church's collection, please contact Lammie.

The LIBRARY is OPEN!!
Thank you to each one of you who worked in the new library. It looks so good, and the books are now listed. Thank you for every donation of books and other materials, so we all "share in the wealth" of literature. For now, we will continue on the honor system. It has worked well, though we are missing a few items,
such as the DVD, ""The Sin Eater", and a few Dee Henderson and Karen Kingsbury books. Please return books or DVDs on the bottom shelf of the photocopier cart. Thanks! Read a great book or watch a good movie. ENJOY!!!

Check It Out! In the new basement, across from the nursery, the 100^th Anniversary Time Line has been put up. Take some time to look at the history of our Church.

SERVE TRIP: We, the Young Peoples, are planning a Serve trip for this coming April to Biloxi, Mississippi. In past years the kids have had 'Prayer Partners' from the congregation. We would love for that to happen again this time. What it consists of is this: You sign your name beside one of the young people, and you become their 'Prayer Partner' for the week that they are away. In the past, the partners have sent a little package along with the kids, with a prayer, scripture or note of encouragement for each day that they are gone. You can also include small treats, but make sure they are "Border Crossing" appropriate. We ask that you label each day, with the child's name and the day.(in envelope). We ask that the total package be no bigger than a large Ziploc bag, since we have 25 kids going with 6 chaperones, and it creates a little extra luggage. The sign up sheet will be in the foyer, and we ask that you prayerfully consider this wonderful way of connecting with our youth, even across the miles. We will also include the chaperones, but we ask that you take all the kids first, so that they will all have your prayers, but us as leaders, would greatly welcome your prayers too. We ask that these packages be done and handed in, to Sonya Wever, by April 17. Thank you so much in advance for your support and prayers for our youth.

Reformed Women’s Conference All ladies are invited to attend the annual Reformed Women’s Conference hosted by Trinity Reformed Church of Lethbridge. It will take place on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 DV at Trinity Reformed Church, Lethbridge. Registration begins at 9:00 am with coffee and refreshments served; the program begins at 9:30 am. The theme this year is Woman: Greater Than Rubies. The morning speaker will be Rev. Oord on the topic of “Roles of Godly Women In the Home and Church” and the afternoon session will be Rev. Vander Woerd on the topic of “Woman and Finances In the Home.” A delicious lunch will be provided. Cost for the day is $10.00. Billeting is available for out of town attendees. Please contact Susy K; 824-3223; jaysuekbelt@hotmail.com for more information or to register.

Nobleford CRC is seeking applications for a year around grounds keeper. The task will involve work in the: summer - watering/ mowing lawn, taking care of plants & bushes if there are any
     fall - raking leaves with cleanup of twigs flowers/bushes if any
     winter - snow removal of all sidewalks, steps & walkways
     spring - raking lawn, fertilizing, plant flowers if needed or anything else a grounds keeper does. If you are interested in this type of work, please submit your application to a council member by March 21, 2011.

IT'S GETTING CLOSER! Are we ready for DVBS this year? Not quite – we are still in need of a coordinator. Not sure you can do the job by yourself? Find a partner. If anyone is interested or willing to work on this outreach program for children please contact Vanessa @ 824-3940 or Liz @ 824-3112 as soon as possible. Material is ready for viewing and order if need be.

GEMS Spring Rally: The Nobleford and Granum GEMS counsellors will be hosting the GEMS Spring Rally, Saturday, April 9 in the Nobleford Church. We will be asking the ladies from the congregation if they will be able to help out with different things. We will be needing lots of cookies (preferably homemade – NO Nuts!), and we will also be looking for ground beef and other food items for lunch. We are also looking for ladies to help with set up, serving lunch, and clean up afterwards. If anyone is able to help out with any of these items please talk to any GEMS counsellor.

Crossroads Counselling: Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of the Crossroads Counselling Society on Monday, March 28, 2011 at the Crossroads Board Room at 7:30 p.m. Members will be entitled to vote at the AGM. You may become a member by delegation from an affiliated church, or you may become a member-at-large by paying an annual fee, and signing a Statement of Faith. Crossroads is located at #202, 542 – 7 Street South.

THE LETHBRIDGE CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S CHOIR invites you to come and enjoy an evening of song and praise as we present our spring concert, "Now Be Joyful". Our concert will take place on Friday, April 8th at 7:30PM in the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 1818 - 5th Ave. South Lethbridge. A Freewill offering going towards the Japan Relief program. Hope to see you there!

Immanuel Christian Schools will be celebrating Christian Education Week from April 3-9, 2011. A number of events are planned including Chapels (April 4-ICES, April 5-ICHS), ‘Grandparents’/ Seniors’ Tea on Tuesday, April 5 Open House & ICES Historica Fair on Wednesday, April 6 for those who are interested in visiting the schools ICHS Bake Sale and History Fair on April 7 Roast Beef Dinner on April 8. For further information on these and other events, please call 403-317-7860. (elementary) or 403-328-4783 (secondary)

Building Committee Report

· As the building project is pretty much complete, the building committee will be updating our final costs against budget as our final invoicing comes in over the next number of weeks. We will update council as soon as possible.

· The Kitchen Committee is working on kitchen and fellowship hall requirements and supplies.

· We have found name plates and are sourcing them at the moment.

· The Bldg. Comm. is very happy with Dick VH, costs for what we are getting and time line considering weather and other uncontrollable delays. Building committee members are: Greg K, Rob K., Tim H., Luke H., Mike F. Henk P.

FOOD BANK: This week, the food bank is in need of Baby Infant Cereal. Thank You!

LETHBRIDGE CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTRE - A meeting was held in Lethbridge to seek assistance in setting up a Crisis Centre. We are thankful for the over 150 persons who attended and for the enthusiasm shown for this project. In order for things to move forward we need to establish a steering committee and raise sufficient funds to meet a substantial part of the first year’s budget. Prayer, volunteer time, and financial assistance are critical factors to our success. Your prayers are appreciated as we move forward. Volunteers can contact Alyssa Visscher at 403.894.1494, or email preg.centre@gmail.com for further information. Arrangements for financial contributions have been made with the Calgary Pregnancy Care Centre who have kindly offered their help by earmarking funds received for the Lethbridge Centre and issuing charitable donation receipts. Please consider this ministry prayerfully, as there is a demonstrated and urgent need here in our city.

ATTENTION GRADE 12+ STUDENTS! Lethbridge & District Pro-Life Association is offering three ELSIE ALEXANDER PRO-LIFE SCHOLARSHIPS available for grade 12 graduates and post secondary students in the Lethbridge and District Pro-Life Association area who have proven leadership in encouraging respect for all human life. Two High School Scholarships are available: An Essay Scholarship and a Pro-Life Work Scholarship. In addition, for the first time, we are offering a Post-Secondary Essay Scholarship to students enrolled in a post-secondary institution in Southern Alberta. If you attend school you can see your high school counselor or principal for an application form, you can visit our website where forms can be downloaded: www.lifelethbridge.org, or call Lethbridge Pro-Life at 403.320.5433. Application deadline: May 6, 2011.