We welcome you to our worship service! Pastor Fred Heslinga will lead us in worship this morning.
GRACE CHURCH VISION STATEMENT: As disciples of Christ our purpose is to encourage spiritual growth in ourselves, our family, and our church family so that we will be the presence of Christ to all the world around us in all we say and do.
Thought for the week: “Prayer is the pause that empowers.”
5PM COMBINED EVENING WORSHIP SERVICES AT FIRST CRC:
TONIGHT: will be led by Calvary CRC.
UPCOMING LORD’S SUPPER:
We will be celebrating Lord’s Supper in the evening service on March 18.
Please have all bulletin items in by Wednesday 7pm. Office Hrs: Tues –Fri 9am–noon
MORNING OFFERINGS:
March 4 – CRWRC CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK: Together CRWRC and the Foodgrains Bank have been increasing the size of food security projects to ensure that people affected by natural disasters and poverty have enough food to eat.
PRAYER MINISTRY:
§ Please come Sunday mornings at 9am and join in prayer for our church and community. We meet in Room #2 (in the lower level)
§ Join us for prayer following the worship services in the room at the back of the sanctuary. All requests remain confidential.
BULLETIN BOUQUET:
THANK YOU: Thank you to Grace and Carol as they purchase supplies and prepare the coffee, juice, and goodies each Sunday morning. They make the job of those volunteering for coffee socials that much easier. Thank you for your work!
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
FLOWER MINISTRY: There are still a lot of spots needing to be filled to donate flowers to the church. If these spots aren’t filled we will have to cancel this ministry which has been a real blessing to those who have received the flowers. Please consider being a part of encouraging church family members who are shut in or going through difficult circumstances. The sign up sheet is on the table in the Narthex. Thank you.
LIBRARY NEWS: A favourite book by Francine Rivers, “Redeeming Love” has been missing for some time. If you have taken out this book in the last year, please check your book supply and see if you omitted returning it to our Library.
CLOTHING DRIVE: We will be collecting gently used clothing for Yonge Street Mission. Donations can be brought to the Pancake Breakfast fundraiser or left by Pastor Jake's office. Donations of the following are most needed: Plus size clothing for woman, Career wear, Maternity wear, Men’s clothing sized XL and up, New Socks and Nylons in packages. For more information about Yonge Street Mission visit www.ysm.com
For more information about GraceCRCYouth events and news find us at "Chatham Grace Youth Group" on Facebook or check out our new website at www.gracecrcyouth.com
TUESDAY NIGHT: We meet this Tuesday at Pastor Jake's home at 7:30. Bring your Bibles.
TONIGHT: We meet at Pastor Jake’s from 7 – 9pm for “Crazy Love” book study.
Who We Are
We are called Christian because we confess, belong to, and follow Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.
We are called Reformed because our history is rooted in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. We continue to affirm the Reformation teachings of salvation by faith in Christ alone, and the Bible as the only rule of faith and conduct.
We are called Church because we are part of the universal family of God, through which our relationships to God, to each other, and the world are nurtured.