week 5

We welcome you to our worship service! Pastor William Koopmans will lead us in worship this morning. This evening: our combined worship service is at 5pm and it will be led by First and located at Grace CRC. Pastor Jack will be preaching on Lord’s Day 18, Acts 1:1-11 “The Ascension of Jesus”.

We look forward to celebrating Lord’s Supper on Sunday February 12^th in the 10am worship 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.

January 29, 2012 - Missionary Support: Grace Church has the privilege of supporting:

The church is called to carry out the Great Commission both at home and abroad. Today we have the opportunity to support and assist our missionaries. They are our brothers and sisters who have went out on our behalf to build the Church of Jesus Christ and extend the Kingdom of God all around the world.

February 5, 2012 - Race Relations: Race Relations is a ministry by which the Christian Reformed Church provides leadership and assistance to the denomination, congregations, and members of the CRC in working to eliminate racism and its effects with the body of believers and throughout the world.

§ 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.

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 will meet this Tuesday at Pastor Jake's home. Feel free to show up anytime between 7:30 and 8:00pm. Bring your Bibles.

TONIGHT: 7 – 9pm: BOARD GAME NIGHT: Bring your favourite board games and card games to play with your friends at Youth Group.

NEXT WEEK: 6:30 – 9:30pm: SUPERBOWL PARTY: at Laura's house (65 Lynnwood Ave). Kick-off is at 6:30. Not a football fan? There will also be ping pong, shuffle board, air hockey and a pool table to keep us entertained. Everyone bring a snack to share.

SKI TRIP: February 11-12. Cost: $15 plus lift ticket and rentals. Sign up on Facebook or email Pastor Jake (graceyp@ciaccess.com) before TONIGHT to let us know you are coming so we can have enough vehicles to get us there.

ALL ONTARIO YOUTH CONVENTION: Online Registration now open. Register before March 1 and save.

YOUTH UNLIMITED SERVE SUMMER MISSION TRIP JULY 7-14: Where: Woodstock, ON. Interested in going on a mission trip this summer but don't have a lot of cash to pay for it? This year we are keeping the cost of Serve very affordable by staying close to home and eliminating travel expenses. Interested in knowing more? Talk to Pastor Jake.

LOOKING FOR A CURE TO THE WINTER BLUES?!! The Social Events Committee has just the thing: We are planning a Potluck Dinner and Games Night for Saturday February 25^th starting at 5pm at the Christian School on Keil Drive. Check your mail slots for more information on the blue sheet! See you there!

FLOWER MINISTRY: The next schedule for donating flowers to the church is on the table in the Narthex. We are asking for people to donate a bouquet of flowers each week (only one vase) and they will be placed on the organ. Following the worship service this bouquet of flowers will be taken, by our elders & pastoral care workers, to someone in the congregation who is house bound, sick, or dealing with difficult circumstances. If you would like to participate in this ministry, please sign up in the narthex to donate a bouquet of flowers for a specific Sunday. Your job in this would be to purchase the flowers with a vase (there are extras in the Council room) and place them on the organ before church that Sunday morning.

LIBRARY NEWS: Trevor’s need to guard and protect prompts his decision to become a search and rescue volunteer. Natalie’s gift of sculpting comes from an unusual disability that seeks release through her creative hands. In each other they see strength and courage as they face a perplexing foe in the novel “Indelible” by Kristen Heitzmann.

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS: are requested to ensure that all expenses for 2011 are submitted to the treasurer by January 31^st, 2012 so that the books for 2011 can be closed in a timely manner.

REMINDER: Next Sunday is the 1^st Sunday of the month – do you know what this means? You’re right – CADET POP CAN FUNDRAISER SUNDAY. Please bring your pop cans to the church Sunday morning and we will have Cadets on hand to help you.

FOOD DONATIONS NEEDED: It is important to give food to the poor in our community not only on special holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, but throughout the year. We would like to encourage each of you to bring non-perishable food items to the church each month. There is a bin underneath the mail slots that we would like to fill up each month and bring to one of the local food banks: Salvation Army, Outreach for Hunger, and Praise Fellowship. Please help us by bringing non-perishable food items to the church this upcoming Sunday. Let’s make a difference in the lives of those around us!

SCHOOL AND DENTAL SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR LIMA, PERU: Rebecca is going on a mission trip to Lima, Peru in May and needs donations of school and dental supplies to bring with her. These supplies will be given to children in underdeveloped schools, as well as helping to teach and promote an ongoing oral hygiene campaign. Suggested supplies include pencils, pencil crayons, crayons, paper (construction or plain), erasers, pencil sharpeners, notebooks, highlighters, glue, scissor, rulers, colouring books, essentially anything you would send with your child to school, as well as toothbrushes, toothpaste, and floss. Each member partaking in this volunteer experience is asked to bring a suitcase full of supplies, therefore a suitcase will be place in the narthex for supplies to be dropped off to. Thank-you in advance for all your help and donations. – Rebecca