Thursday, September 29, 2011

Surprise!

We love fireworks. We love being surprised by the bright colours, the loud noises. We go to watch fireworks knowing what to expect. When the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost no one really knew what to expect. Everything that happened that day was a surprise! Does the Holy Spirit still surprise us today? Ken deBoer will share the message of Pentecost and help us see that the Holy Spirit is still doing surprising things everyday. Ken deBoer leads the service this Sunday, Oct 2, 10:00 a.m. I'll be baptizing our newest granddaughter at the Meadowvale CRC.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

H4H postponed

Harvest for Hunger (see previous post) has been postponed to Monday, Oct 3 -- too much rain in the forecast this week.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Harvest for Hunger




News Release
All We Need is Good Weather for a World Record Soybean Harvest — September 30
LISTOWEL/MONKTON AREA. Over 110 combines are committed to a Perth County farm for the world record soybean harvest attempt on September 30. A large crowd is expected to attend the site on Highway 23, 1 kilometre north of Monkton.
Randy Drenth, chair of the group of farmers that is leading this attempt, emphasizes that their primary goal is raising awareness of the hunger issue.
“This event is primarily a fundraiser for the hunger relief projects the Canadian Foodgrains Bank,“ says Randy Drenth. “Everything is ready. All we need is good weather for the attempt to harvest 160 acres of soybeans in less than 10 minutes. This is our way of getting lots of attention for the auction that will follow the harvest. We want to raise $200,000.
The soybeans will be auctioned to the public in one bushel lots and in 400 or 500 bushel lots to the grain trade.
The public is invited for lunch. Beef and pork on a bun will be available for a donation to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Lunch will be served at noon. The Mitchell Legion Band will provide music.
All the combines are scheduled to be lined up in their assigned places by 12:45, when short welcome speech and greetings will start in the viewing area. The combines will bite into the standing soybeans at 1:30 p.m.
The event has attracted wide support from the agricultural community and its suppliers. Everything has been donated so that the full value of the auction can be donated to hunger relief.
The public can also be part of the fundraising by donating $20 per bushel to Harvest for Hunger. Donations can be made on the website of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
Canadian Foodgrains Bank is a partnership of Canadian Christian churches and church-based agencies working to end hunger in developing countries.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

The Complaints Department

Here, in the middle of his letter to the Philippian Christians, Paul gets down to business. He tells the people to stop their arguing and complaining. It's time to shut down the complaints department. But he doesn’t want them to stop do-ing (see Philippians 2:14). When we serve God without complaining we will be like stars shining in the universe. Sunday, Sept 25, 10 a.m.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Fall Fair Parade

The GEMS girls' Club decorated a float for the Fall Fair Parade - and they won first prize! Congrats!

Friday, September 16, 2011

Fall Fair Service

This Sunday, Sept 18 at 10 a.m., we worship with the other churches of Lucknow in the arena as part of the Fall Fair. The Fair theme is "Sunflowers and Scarecrows." I will bring the message, with the first half of that theme in mind -- sunflowers. Like sunflowers that follow the sun around, we too can lift our faces to receive God's blessing; God shines his face upon us (Numbers 6:22-27). See you at the fair!

Monday, September 12, 2011

Josephine Megan Drost...

Josephine Megan Drost was baptized on Sept 11, with lots of grandmas and grandpas and adoring cousins and great friends and family witnessing the sacrament. Above all, God was there, welcoming Josephine into his family. Congratulations Jeff & Stephanie!

Friday, September 9, 2011

Lots of baptisms!!!

On August 28 we celebrated the baptisms and profession of faith of 11 people. Vicky, Bailey, Brody, Brady, Katie, Carter, Tyson and Riley were baptized and Wendy, Tammy and Kait professed their faith in Jesus. It was a wonderful demonstration of how God works in our lives and in our church. I'll get the rest of the pics up in a slideshow soon.

911 Unity

The horrors of 9-11 drew people together in an amazing demonstration of unity. Ten years later we recall where we were on September 11 and we again see people coming together to mourn and to remember. Will we still be gathering 50 years from now? 100? There is only one thing that will unite us forever: the love of Jesus Christ. Philippians 2:5 says that our "attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus." That's a vital truth for every day, but especially for September 11, as we unite to remember. Join us in worship, this Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Church Camping

Labour Day weekend is church camping weekend for Lucknow Community Christian Reformed Church. We had a great time together, and while we woke up to rain on Sunday morning, the sun was coming out by the time we gathered for worship. We praise and thank God for the blessings of fun and laughter in the company of his family.