YOUTH MINISTRIES

JUNIOR YOUTH:
BBQ and Pool Party! All those who were in grade 7&8 last year, and those who are going into grade 7 and 8 this year are invited on Monday, August 19th from 6-8:30 pm at Matt Wiersma's pool (329 Mercer St.) Bring a snack to share. Hotdogs and burgers will be provided.

Grace Christian Reformed Church

255 Tweedsmuir Ave. W., Chatham, ON, N7M 5K4, 519-436-1558 Telephone Worship Services: 519-436-0041 (dial 5 min before the service) Fax: 519-436-1241 E-mail: grace@ciaccess.com Web: www.chathamgrace.com

YOUTH:
Youth Group: Our camping trip is booked for the weekend of September 6-8 at The Pinery. Cost is $40 plus park entrance fee ($2.82). More details to follow soon.

WELCOME: We welcome you to Grace CRC! May we be blessed as we worship together in Gods house! 10AM WORSHIP SERVICES: TODAY: Pastor Jake will lead us in worship with a message of encouragement for our students who are off to college or university. NEXT SUNDAY: Pastor William will lead us in worship and we will welcome those
making Profession of Faith.

6:30PM COMBINED EVENING WORSHIP SERVICES AT FIRST CRC: (First CRC Dial In: 519-351-8880) TONIGHT: Pastor Chris will share a sermon on the sacrament of baptism.
SR. PASTOR: Pastor William Koopmans (519-360-1072) gracep@ciaccess.com PASTOR OF VISITATION: Pastor Fred Heslinga (519-676-3310) fred_heslinga@sympatico.ca YOUTH PASTOR: Pastor Jake Snieder (226-626-2393) graceyp@ciaccess.com CLERK: Jake Janssens (519-352-7944) janssens@ciaccess.com TREASURER: Hank Batterink (519-351-4800) batterink@kent.net 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.

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August 18, 2013

VERSE OF THE WEEK: Anyone who runs ahead and does not continue in the teaching of

Christ does not have God; whoever continues in the teaching has both the Father and the Son. (2 John 9) TODAYS SERVANT ROSTER: ELDERS: Bill Visser, Ron Nydam DEACONS: Mark Dieleman, Doug DeBoer COFFEE SOCIAL: Pastor Fred and Ella Heslinga, Patrick and Sharon McNamara NURSERY: Christina Holsappel, Aneta Zondervan, Kristen DeBoer, Suzanne VanEijkern, Oliver Bultje NURSERY PM: Theresa VanderSluis, Calvin DeKoter USHERS: Jim Hoekstra, Wilma Noordam, Mark Okkema MORNING OFFERINGS: Sunday August 18, 2013: Missionary Support Sunday, August 25, 2013: Shalem Congregational Assistance Plan (CAP) SENIOR HOME MINISTRY: There is a worship service Sunday at Meadow Park Senior Home (110 Sandys St.) at 2:30 pm. Visitors welcome! There is also a worship service Sunday at 3 pm at Chatham Retirement Home. Visitors are also welcome to attend!

To all Sunday school teachers: First of all I would like to thank Bill Folkerts and Michelle Koomans for the years they have taught, and now have decided to be of service in a different capacity. Thank you for the other teachers who decided to stay on for this upcoming season. I would like to ask members of our congregation to consider becoming a Sunday school teacher. If you like kids, and like to teach, you have the right mix. Please consider this rewarding and fun activity. If you would like more info on this, please contact Bill Eenink at 519 436 0832 or bill.eenink@teksavvy .com. Thank you.

Profession of Faith: With great joy we look forward to hearing the public profession of faith during our morning worship services of Brianna Vyn and Kaitlyn Vyn on August 25 and of Stacie Visser on September 15. GEMS: We are looking forward to starting our new season in September - the Theme for the upcoming year is He must become greater; I must become less (John 3:30). Some of the counselors attended the GEMS Leaders conference this summer and we are full of great ideas for the year ahead. However, the GEMS group does need some counselors in order to offer the program to all interested girls: We are looking for: - a grade 3/4 counselor from Sept to Dec. - a co-counselor for grade 6 - 1 counselor or 2 co-counselors for grades 7/8 Please prayerfully consider if you can help us out and contact Claire Prins (cprins65@gmail.com or 519-352-6643). Construction Update: Block layers are continuing their work and the shape of the new addition is becoming more visible every day! The underground service has also been completed. Church Office: The church office will be CLOSED this week while Kathy is on holidays. However, please e-mail any bulletin announcements, etc. to grace@ciaccess.com as needed the e-mail will be checked and responded to regularly.

CHURCH ACTIVITIES HAPPENING THIS WEEK: Monday: Jr. Youth Pool Party, 6-8:30 pm @ Matthew Wiersmas (see back of bulletin for more details) ANNOUNCEMENTS: LIBRARY NEWS: We now have books #2 & #3 in the Wings of Glory Series. These are World War II novels by Sarah Sundin. She is a master at emotional writing and she has that rare talent of being able to combine humour with heart-pounding action.