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Grace Christian Reformed Church

Welcome:

 

We welcome you to our worship service!  This morning Pastor William will lead us in worship as he concludes the study of Nehemiah. 

This evening our combined worship service is at 6:30pm and it will be led by Calvary CRC and located at First CRC. 

UPCOMING SERVICES:

Next week Sunday (July 17): we will be commissioning our VBS staff for the week of VBS.  The sanctuary will be decorated in the theme for this year’s VBS.   We also look forward to the baptism of Nolan Keith DeTamble in our worship service.

Sunday July 24: We are going to have a special outdoor worship service on our front lawn as we welcome our neighbours, especially those who attended our VBS program.  Instead of having a Friday night VBS wrap up program, this will be incorporated into our worship service.  We ask that you bring a lawn chair with you for this service. 

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:  “Without struggle character lies dormant.”

 

MORNING OFFERINGS:

July 10 – Neighbourlink: Neighbourlink is a national ministry of World Vision that networks and equips churches to work together to respond to needs in the community.  Grace CRC is one of the founding churches of the Chatham-Kent Neighbourlink. 

July 17 – Leprosy Bandage Project: The leprosy bandage project helps put the bandages into Leprosy clinics in areas such as Nigeria.  The bandages are ideal in that they can be washed and boiled and used over and over, they never wear out.  The project is funded by Chatham Grace CRC, Sarnia First CRC, The Knights of Columbus, The Catholic Women’s League and several organizations and individuals.  There are about 50 knitters who produced over 1,000 bandages last year.  Our own Bill and Margaret Grin are heavily involved in this ministry. 

Please inform the office or your district elder if there are any announcements or concerns that you would like to go in the bulletin.   Please have all bulletin items in by Wednesday 7pm.  Office Hrs: Tues –Fri 9am–noon 

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. 

SENIOR HOME MINISTRY:

1.        There is a worship service today at Copper Terrace (91 Tecumseh Rd.) at 2:30pm.  The family asked to attend is Jeff & Kathy.  Please use the back door. 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

LIBRARY NEWS:  “It’s the most dangerous of chess moves and a race against the clock.  Devastating technology could get into the wrong hands which could lead to global confrontation between Iran, Israel, North Korea, and other earthly principalities and powers.  Pick up “Peace” by Jeff Nesbit. 

NOW ON THE WEBSITE: We have added the monthly calendars and servant rosters to the website.  So if you need to switch duties and you can’t find your paper copy, you can find it on-line.

 

JULY 18-22  

We still need you in the following areas:

·         1 OR 2 SHOPKEEPERS IN THE CARPENTRY SHOP: there is a kit to make the wooden sheep pull toy, you just need to help the kids make them

·         4 TRIBE LEADERS

We still need the following items:

·         five spotlights

·         old brown pottery jugs

·         baskets

·         wooden beads

·         kids size camp chairs

·         non-electric wok

·         Mexican style throw rugs – striped cotton

·         Macramé cording

·         Balloons

·         Bandannas

·         2 pillows

·         Water balloons

·         Wading pool

·         Tubs or bins to hold soil

·         large dog cages so that Bill and Suze Mast can transport the animals for the petting zoo (if you have any small animals that we could borrow that would be great too)

·         Terra cotta or peat pots – no larger than 3” (Dollar store Downtown Mall)

·         Grass Seed or other fast growing seeds

·         Washable paints and brushes to decorate pots

·         2 jump ropes (20 to 36 feet long)

·         12 long broom handles

·         4 tribe blankets (Mexican)

·         8 inflatable beach balls

·         8 large plastic palm branches

·         2 large sponge sports finger gloves

·         20 soft balls (size of an orange)

TO REGISTER FOR VBS: You can either pick up a form on the table in the narthex, fill it out, and put it in Betty’s mail slot, or go to the Grace CRC website and register on-line.

REMINDER TO ALL THE STUDENT HELPERS: there is a meeting right after church in the Grace Church library.  If you cannot come please contact Jackie so that she can tell you what your role is and what you need to do to prepare.