FEBRUARY 27

GREETERS Peter & Diane K

George & Wilma L

USHERS: Dave & Trevor

ABOVE BUDGET OFFERING:

Society for Christian Education

ORGANIST/PIANIST:

A.M. Sharon

P.M. Lynda, Elaine NURSERY:A.M: Paula K, Tosha H, Josh K

P.M: Lynda J, Jaime H

NURSERY SCHOOL (age 2&3)

Susy K, Catherine W, Tristan H

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

Charlene H, Caleb N, Jeremy J

S. S. SNACK: Lorinda V

AFTER CHURCH COFFEE:

Wayne & Audra W

YOUNG PEOPLE’S:

Cara H – social

YOUNG ADULTS: Greg & Shauna’s

SENIOR’S SINGING – (2:00 Edith Cavel; 2:40 Pemmican): Group E: Pete & Diane K, Trevor & Trina M, Perry & Lorinda V, Marcel & Mary B, Con & Colleen W, Andrew & Liz K, Cobi H, Bill & Pearl N, Nick & Wendy S, Hank & Rose S, Ard & Jennifer vdK, John & Caroline V, Wayne & Audra W

Everyone is welcome to our 6:00 service

MARCH 6

GREETERS: Henry & Helene M

John & Joanne M

USHERS: Marcel & Bas

ABOVE BUDGET OFFERING:

Interfaith Foodbank

ORGANIST/PIANIST:

A.M.: Shelby, Elaine

P.M.: Kathleen, Trina

NURSERY:

AM: Mary B, Shelby K, Mike H

P.M: Kathleen B, Bethany P

NURSERY SCHOOL (age 2&3):

Corinne F, Allison F, Sydney K

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

Melinda N, Kendra K, Clinton K

SUNDAY SCHOOL SNACK:

Karen F

AFTER CHURCH COFFEE:

Jason & Susy K

YOUNG PEOPLE’S:

Denae K – Bible Study

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

OUR CHURCH THIS WEEK Feb 27–Mar 5

TODAY

Sunday School & Catechism meets

7:30 P.M. Crazy Love Bible study @ Andrew and Liz - study chapter 4 & 5

MONDAY

6:30 P.M. Cadets

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

WEDNESDAY

10:00 A.M. Coffeebreak: Nursery: Brenda B, Vanessa N

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

THURSDAY

6:00 P.M. Immanuel Christian Schools Participation Drive Dinner @ ICHS

FRIDAY

6:00 P.M. Deacons Invitational Dinner in the Fellowship hall

ADVANCED NOTICES

March 10 Raising Kids with a Faith that Lasts Bible Study @ Greg & Shauna; 7:30

March 12 Annual Church Bazaar

March 16 Care for Life speaker & Crisis Pregnancy Centre planning group at 7p.m. at Keg lower level

March 17 7:30 p.m. - ICHS (small gym) - AGM of Elim Society for Senior Citizens' Care

March 17 Nobleford Local Meeting @ Church Fellowship Hall; 7:30 P.M.

March 20 Grades 1-6 Sunday School sings during the morning service

March 26 YPS Dressup Dinner Party (more information to follow)

March 29 Dordt College Vision 2020 Event (more information to follow)

April 9 GEMS Spring Rally at our church; 9-3 P.M.

April 9 Women of Faith Conference @ Billings, MT

April 17 GEMS Sunday

May 4 Reformed Women’s Conference @ Trinity

OUR CHURCH FAMILY

We would like to thank the congregation for their prayers, cards and support with Minety’s recent hospital stay. She is feeling much better. We are blessed to be part of a compassionate church and we praise a merciful God who heals! Nick & Minety W

Pray for God’s healing hand on Samantha P. Doctors have changed their minds once again and Alice P. is using oxygen again. Minety W. came through surgery well and has returned home. Rodger R. is feeling stronger and the Doctors have given good reports.
Judy vH had a CAT scan. The cancer is in her brain (two small spots), esophagus, and arm, and has not grown. She’ll receive one radiation treatment and then chemotherapy. She is on her own and her speech is progressing nicely. Give thanks for good news. Pray for the treatments to be successful. Henny v.F. had an appointment with a specialist on Thursday.
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

NOBLEFORD LOCAL: Mark March 17 on your calendars for the Nobleford Local meeting of the Society for Christian Education. We will need a volunteer/ nomination for a main school board representative. The meeting will be held in the Nobleford CRC Fellowship Hall at 7:30 P.M. Everyone is welcome!

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone for another successful Family Funskate. Thank you to everyone who canvassed, organized, donated, volunteered and came out to the Funskate. We were able to raise $6600 before costs for Immanuel Christian Schools. We hope everyone had a great time. Thanks again.

Thank you to all the volunteer painters who painted the fellowship hall and the basement ceiling this week. Your help is greatly appreciated. The Building Committee

CHECK YOUR SHELVES!!

Please search your homes for ALL books, DVDs or any other material from the church library.  RETURN them as soon as possible so the resources we have can all be 

re-listed.  Thank you for your cooperation.

It's Bazaar Time again! Saturday March 12th, at the Blue Whale. We are again asking for your assistance by providing a large salad or vegetable dish. Grandma's are asked to provide pie. Sign up sheets will be in the foyer in the next few weeks for your signatures as potato providers, greeters, setter and cleaner uppers, and servers. We also need your donated items to auction. Thanks for your enthusiasm in advance. The Bazaar committee: Sue, Lucy, Betty Anne, Trina & Wilma.

From the Decorating Committee- We are looking to you, our congregation, for some input of Bible verses. We would like to put a fitting Bible verse on the new foyer wall in the new church. This is the wall that is above the mailboxes. We are looking for your favorite verse or a verse that you think is fitting for our church. You can submit your verses to any of the decorating committee as soon as possible. The committee members are- Wilhemina K, Karen P, Rob & Wanda K, Donette K, Jen H, Rika vK, Henk & Hettie P, Sonya W, Vanessa N. Thanks so much in advance.

ROSE BOWLS: The GEMS are in need of rose bowls (with a fluted edge) that you may not be using. They need them for a craft, so the bowl will not be returned. Please give any that you have to a GEMS Counsellor. Thank You!

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

Dutch Canadian Burial Society: Membership fees are due and must be received by March 28. Single membership dues are $25 for those under 25. Family dues are $45. Please let me know if there are any changes to your membership. Give your dues to Betty Anne Slomp or if you have any questions call 381-3422.

SAFE CHURCH POLICY: Council has decided to put together a group of 3-4 people to work on a Safe Church policy. If there is anyone interested in participating, please contact Brian K. We will start work in early 2011.

Save the Date! Trinity Reformed Church of Lethbridge is hosting a Reformed Women's Conference on May 4, 2011. Mark your calendars and watch your bulletin for more details.

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.

Women of Faith will be held April 8-9 in Billings, MT. Please talk to Anita S for more information.

Dear Supporters of Christian Education: You are cordially invited to attend the 15^th annual Participation Drive Dinner for Immanuel Christian Schools. The 2011 Dinner will be Thursday, March 3; doors open at 6 pm with the dinner to begin at 6:30pm in ICHS large gym. The goal of the Participation Drive Dinner remains the same, to keep Christian Education affordable for all. A canvasser will be contacting you in the next couple of weeks so please consider Immanuel Christian Schools in part of your giving plan. Our featured speaker this year is Rev. Chad Vandervalk, pastor of the Charlottetown Christian Reformed Church and former ICHS student. The program also includes a delicious meal prepared by Creative Cooks and entertainment by our Senior High Choir and the Jubilate Chorus. Donations are gratefully accepted. Seating is limited. Please RSVP to the Business Office, 403-327-4223 or email bhummel@immanuelcs.ca. We look forward to seeing you there!

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.

YOU ARE INVITED! Creating a community of care for women and families facing unplanned pregnancy is the single most life-affirming step that the Church can offer those in crisis. Beyond ideology about abortion, real people need real help. A local Christian crisis pregnancy centre is key to reaching those with needs. Wendy Lowe, the Executive director of the Calgary Pregnancy Care Centre, will be speaking, presenting us with the challenge to Care for Life in Lethbridge and helping us focus on making a centre a reality here in our community. Please join us on Wednesday, March 16 at 7:00 pm at the Country Kitchen (lower level of The Keg: 1717 Mayor Magrath Dr. S). Email preg.centre@gmail.com or speak to Alyssa Visscher for more information (403)894-1494.

CONFERENCE in Calgary - a collaborative effort from all the Calgary CRC churches. "Helping Our Children Grow in Faith: How Parents can Nurture the Spiritual Development of their children." Robert Keeley, Professor and Chair of Education at Calvin College, and also author of book Helping our Children Grow in Faith, is our key-note speaker throughout the day. When: Saturday, March 12, 9am-3:30pm Where: Emmanuel CRC Cost: $10, lunch included Registration: Please phone Alida at Emmanuel office, 246-0795; or email at ecrc@telusplanet.net

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

God is Always Good: Cassidy's Story. “It is a precious thing to speak in depth with fellow believers who have undergone profound suffering. Cameron Fraser and Sonya Taekema favour us with two such intimate conversations, one nested inside the other. Fraser shares Sonya’s diary of her daughter’s long, arduous, and repeatedly frustrating fight with life-threatening disease. He frames those often heart-rending entries with his own observations – observations won the hard way, through his own personal struggle with cancer..." Bob De Moor, Editor, The Banner. God is Always Good by the pastor and a member of First CRC, Lethbridge, Alberta, is available from the authors at www.SoS-Books.com or by contacting them personally.

CHRISTIAN LABOUR ASSOCIATION JOB POSTINGS – See bulletin board for two job postings with the CLAC.

Kings University College: Please see the bulletin board for upcoming King’s events.

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 Decorating Committee is finalizing the Signage (bathrooms, arrows, door signage, etc.) it is being worked on and will be complete in the next few weeks.

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

· Snowstops on the roof are complete and installed.

· 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.

GROUNDWORK - The Transfiguration: The transfiguration story almost sounds like a movie script with lots of special effects. Jesus’ appearance changes and two Old Testament prophets join him. The disciples are amazed—and what are we to make of this story today? Join the March 6 Groundwork conversation on Matthew 17:1-13. Go to www.GroundworkOnline.com to find a local radio station or listen online.

CHECK OUT THE NETWORK - The Network is a website to connect with others in the CRC about the nuts and bolts of local church ministry - from being a deacon, to teaching Sunday school, global missions, church websites, youth ministry, small groups, and more. Over the past year, The Network has grown to cover over 50 ministry roles and topics. We invite you to connect with other CRC members and churches at www.crcna.org/Network