As this unusual time we're in stretches longer, the various charities we support as a church family are being stretched thinner than ever. If you are able to help out, even a small gift can make a large difference in someone's life at a time like this.
Our condolences go out to Els Ebens
and the family with the death of her sister Willie Horseman in Holland. She was 90 years old. May God comfort you and
the family in this time of sadness.
Change of address: New address &
phone number for Paul, Cindy, Ian & Corinna Prins - RR 1, Site 1, Box 27,
Lacombe, AB, T4L 2N1. Phone - 403-748-2824 & Fax - 403-748-3807.
Do remember our seniors
and shut ins in prayer: Tilly Biel, Lea Dykstra, Wigger Meindersma, and Herman
Scholing Sr.
Remember
our missionaries around the world.
Bethel News
Next Sunday, August 29th
We reflect on the 6th Christian virtue – Self-control as it seeks in the power of the Spirit to restrain our various tendencies to excess. In the evening we are all invited to the annual Christian School Dedication Service that will be in Rimbey this year at the Church of the Nazarene at 7:00 p.m. Come out and enjoy a lovely drive and an encouraging service.
CRWRC-
Pakistan Response
The number of people affected by Pakistan's massive
floods could exceed the combine total of the Haiti earthquake, the 2004 tsunami
and the 2005 Pakistan earthquake combined. The offering will be next
Sunday, August 29, 2010, please prayfully consider giving generously to this
needy cause.
Substitute
Teachers Needed!!!!
We are in need of a few substitute teachers for
"Treasure Seekers", and Grades 3 & 4 Sunday School. If you
can help with this, please call Mar-Deb (782-5094).
We still
need one more teacher
For the 3-4 year old Pre-School Sunday School class this
next year. We have two teachers in place already, and we need one more to
fill a two week on, four week off rotation. Please contact Jen
Zuidhof at 782-6672 ASAP if you are interested or if you have any questions.
Triple Bridal Shower!
We will be hosting a triple bridal shower for Carolyn
Koetsier, Maddy de Regt and Jennifer Schonenburg on Wednesday August 25th
at 7:30 pm. It will be a recipe/grocery/pantry shower and held in our fellowship
hall. Carolyn will marry Keith Giesbrecht on September 10th, Maddy
and Trent Scholing’s wedding is on September 18th and Jennifer and
Michael Oudman have their special day on September 24th. So,
write up your favorite recipe, add some of the ingredients, wrap it up and come
out for an evening of fun & fellowship.
September Newsletter
The months
are flying by and now we are ready to get our September - Back to School
newsletter in your boxes. Please forward your contributions to any of the
newsletter team or place it in the newsletter mailbox in the foyer. We
look forward to this issue and we look at going back to school. Maybe you
have a story about going back to school in the old days. We love to have
the congregation share their stories with us. What a great way to get to
know each other - to encourage one another. We are hoping that each of
the ministries that start up in the fall will drop us a short note about their
plans for start up. Friendship, Gems, Cadets, Coffee Break etc. We would
really like to have a short note from each of you. Let us keep the
congregation informed so we can plan and pray together. Thanks so
much. We look forward to hearing from you. Laura Duckett, Harriet
Luymes, Ann Wildeboer, Anita Geldof
Men's Praise Team
There will be a Men's
Praise Team practice this Wednesday at 7:30pm.
Bethel Youth News
Summer
Series Challenge:
We are planning to have the ball hockey game this evening so bring
your sticks and come out for a great game.
To all Tuesday Night Youth:
The plans are coming
together for our annual kickoff retreat at Bar Harbour Camp. The dates this year are September 10th
to 12th. Our speaker is Pastor Rick Abma from Woodynook CRC. If you
are in Grades 7-12, plan on coming to this exciting weekend! Look for registration brochures on the table
in the foyer.
Start Your Engines Young Adults!!
Classis Alberta North
Young Adults are offering you the opportunity to participate in a Car
Rally, BBQ and Square DanceonSaturday, September 11thbeginning at 3:30 p.m. at St. Albert
CRC. Tickets are only $10.Watch for posters, pamphlets and ticket info
coming to your church soon!
Denominational
News
“GO”
Missions Conference
What are you doing on October 2, 2010? Come to the “GO” Missions Conference at Bethel
Community CRC in Edmonton, AB. If you are going on a short-term missions trip,
have an interest in missions, want to know what’s happening in the missions
world, wish to deepen the connection with your missionary/overseas ministry, or
need help for your missions committee, this event is for you! Details are available
from Christian Reformed World Missions at www.crwm.org. For more information,
contact Trish De Jong at (800)730-3490 or tdejong@crcna.org. Please register by
September 24, 2010.
The
Persecuted Church
Pakistan
Church leaders
are asking explicitly for prayer for Christians who are victims of the floods.
Thousands of Christians have become homeless and lost the little they
had. Christians are in the lowest sections of the population and they
experience daily discrimination, threats and violence. "Muslim landowners
and their relatives see Christian girls or women as their chattel; incidents are
not being stopped by the government, and day by day the rate of rapes of
Christian girls is escalating instead of plunging." With the added flood disaster
there is despair and fear for the future. There is no safe place for
Christians; shelters are situated in mosques
where Christians easily fall a prey to Taliban and other extremists. They
may be pressed to become Muslim. Pray for the
victims of the floods; pray especially for protection for Christians; pray that
they are not discriminated, but get also the help they need. Pray that
relief work will reach even the areas which are totally secluded from the
world. Pray for safety for the relief workers and that the aid arrives at the
right destinations.
