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Merry Christmas!  We welcome you to our worship service!  Pastor William Koopmans will lead us in worship this morning. 

DECEMBER 31: There will be a combined evening worship service at 7pm at Grace CRC.

Next Sunday Night (January 1): Our combined worship service is cancelled.

On Sunday January 1^st we look forward to the celebration of baptism of Kailyn Judah.

December 25, 2011 – CRWRC: The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee responds on your behalf to the needs of people who suffer from poverty, hunger, disaster, and injustice.

January 1, 2011 – Beginnings: Beginnings is a non-profit, faith based agency providing pregnancy counselling and adoption services as well as infertility counselling and embryo donation  to clients of all ethnic backgrounds, religious affiliations, and walks of life.  Their mission is to promote that life is a gift from God and they are able to provide services related to pregnancy and adoption.

·        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.

·        There is a worship service today at Chatham Retire Resort at 3pm. 

·        There is a worship service today at Maple City Residence (97 McFarlane) at 2pm.

Christmas greetings! We wish you God’s warmest love in this joyous time of the year.  May your remembrance of Christ’s birth so many years ago bring renewed appreciation for God’s nearness in our lives. It is our hope and prayer that God will richly bless all of us at Grace CRC in the year that lies ahead. - Pastor William and Louise 

SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR AGES 3 TO GRADE 5: is cancelled for Christmas Day (Dec. 25) and New Year’s Day (Jan. 1). 

2012 VOUCHERS: You can order your 2012 vouchers with the 2012 request form found on the information rack in the narthex.  Cheques need to be postdated for January 2012. 

LIBRARY NEWS: “An Unlikely Suitor” by Nancy Moser is a historical novel of three women--and their unlikely suitors—become entangled in a web of secrets and sacrifice.  Will the season end with any of them finding true happiness?  

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! 

FROM THE TREASURER: Budget envelopes for 2012 have been placed in the mail slots.  In many cases, the budget envelope number has been changed for 2012.  Members are requested to take note of any changes, and to record the new number on those items presented to the counting committee, in order to receive proper credit for 2012 giving purposes.