Thrive
Including Thrive in Your Estate Plans - Have you considered leaving an estate gift to Thrive in your will? Visit crcna.org/HeritageFund To learn more.
Thrive Faith Formation Tip - The Lord’s Prayer: An Intergenerational Event and Worship Experience is a downloadable free resource with which children, teens, and adults can gather to learn about and/or deepen their understanding of the Lord’s Prayer. Try it in your church! Find it at tinyurl.com/intergenprayer. Learn more at crcna.org/FaithPracticesProject
Hiring! Thrive Administrate Coordinator Grand Rapids, MI - The successful candidate in this position will provide administrative coordination for Thrive as it supports congregations and local ministry leaders.
This is a hybrid position with the successful candidate residing in Grand Rapids Michigan or the surrounding area. Learn more and apply at https://rb.gy/cm4lbk
World Renew
Happy Mother's Day! - Today we celebrate the special women in our lives. Women who are healthy – physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually – become Women of Hope. Your gifts to World Renew today can help shape capable, confident women who help to build strong families and communities that flourish and have hope for the future. For more information or to give online, go to worldrenew.net/womenofhope
Celebrate Women of Hope Sunday with World Renew - A Woman of Hope blesses her family and community with her resilience, strength, and faith. But in too many communities where World Renew works, women are denied opportunities that allow them to live up to their full potential. Your gift today to World Renew’s Maternal and Child Health Program helps equip new mothers and pregnant women with the training and support they need to protect the health of their families. And healthy families help build thriving communities. Through your gift, you help share Christ’s hope with a vulnerable mother, her family, and her community! To donate, call 1-888-WRLD-RNW or go online to: worldrenew.ca/womenofhope
Thank You for Your Women of Hope Offering - Thank you for joining World Renew for Women of Hope Sunday and generously supporting our Maternal and Child Health Program. Your gift helps us provide vulnerable mothers with the training and resources they need to protect the health of their families. And World Renew believes that healthy families help build thriving communities. Thank you for sharing Christ’s hope with mothers, their families, and communities. To learn more about World Renew's community health programs, please visit: worldrenew.ca/community-health
Thank you for supporting Women of Hope - Thank you for your generous gifts for women worldwide through World Renew on Mother’s Day. Your support for our Women of Hope offering is equipping women with lifelong strength and health. As a result, you are helping their families and communities fulfill God’s desire to see all people flourish. For more information or to give, go to worldrenew.net/womenofhope.
April Tornadoes Cross the Midwest - World Renew Disaster Response Services (DRS) is coordinating with other organizations to respond to damage caused by 88 confirmed tornadoes from Texas to Iowa on April 26-30, 2024. DRS will initially offer volunteer clean-up services including removing debris and tarping roofs to survivors while plans are made for long-term recovery. Please help families who have lost homes and loved ones in the April storms. Donate at worldrenew.net/springstorms2024, call 1-800-552-7972, or send your check made out to World Renew DRS, with “DRS Spring Storms 2024” in the memo line to: World Renew, 8970 Byron Commerce Dr. SW, Byron Center, MI 49315.
ReFrame Ministries
Kids Corner: A Mom's Love: Mother's Day - Check out this week’s kids’ devotion at www.kidscorner.net. Pay attention to your mom’s love for you. Maybe it’s your grandmother, a female family member, or perhaps a teacher. Know that her love for you reflects God’s love for you: always watching and caring for you while you find your place in this world. Check out all the great content at kidscorner.net, like the KC Bible Story Podcasts.
Family Fire - is an online community exploring Spirit-led family, marriage, parenting, in-laws, blended families, and intimacy. Find encouraging articles and devotions at familyfire.com. Subscribe for regular email updates and connect with our Family Fire community on Facebook.
Groundwork: Spiritual Apathy and Justice in Malachi - Back in their homeland, the Israelites were finally comfortable again and spiritual apathy began to settle in their hearts. Join Groundwork as we study Malachi 1-4 to witness how out-of-sync life can get when we go through the motions of faith without investing our hearts and learn from Malachi’s warnings against spiritual apathy and his encouragement to examine our hearts. Listen now at GroundworkOnline.com and subscribe to Groundwork's weekly emails for future episodes.
Hiring! Donor Relations Manager Grand Rapids, MI - ReFrame Ministries is seeking a donor relations manager. The successful candidate will develop relationships and implement a strategy with existing and potential donors that will increase financial support and resources, engage current constituents and cultivate potential donors in support of the ministry. Learn more and apply at crcna.pinpointhq.com
The Banner
The Banner Needs You! - The Banner is the CRC’s award-winning monthly magazine. It is delivered free in print and online to every household in the CRC, and their annual donation appeal makes it possible. Please support this journalistic ministry and keep the community conversation going. You can give online now at: TheBanner.org/Give
Banner Writing Contest for Young Adults: Peacemaking - Cash prizes and winners published; enter by June 23. For details visit thebanner.org.
Diaconal Ministries Canada
NewGround - Last Sunday (May 5) was designated as NewGround Sunday by Diaconal Ministries Canada. For almost 50 years, NewGround has helped churches across Canada love their communities by getting them connected to local ministries: youth centres, children’s camps and after-school programs, counseling agencies, community dinners, and more! Your gifts will help even more churches bless their communities in Jesus’ name. Will you make a one-time donation or become a monthly partner so we can help more churches join God where he is already at work? Donate at diaconalministries.com/donate-now/ or via e-transfer to [email protected], or mail in your cheque to: "Diaconal Ministries Canada, P.O. Box 5070, STN LCD 1, Burlington, ON, L7R 3Y8, ATTENTION: NEWGROUND". Every dollar raised will help make a difference in the life of someone who needs the love of Jesus!
NewGround - Thanks to our supporters' prayers and generosity, NewGround has been cultivating community impact across Canada for almost 50 years! Last year, Diaconal Ministries received applications to the program totalling over $90,000. Because Christian Reformed Churches held offerings and individual donors gave generously, we were able to say "Yes!" to more churches longing to share God's love in their local community. Thank you for your prayers and support! You are helping us and our partners make a difference. Together we can continue to help transform communities for God's glory! To donate once or monthly, visit our website (diaconalministries.com/donate), send an e-transfer to [email protected] OR donate through your CRC church. Questions? Visit diaconalministries.com/newground and/or email our fundraising coordinator, Kathrin, at [email protected].
Indigenous Ministry
Hearts Exchanged - Hearts Exchanged is all about going beyond the headlines into deep work that wrestles with how our churches can become places of belonging and embrace God’s call to reconciliation with Indigenous neighbours. Virtual and in-person cohorts will take place this fall and now is a great time to learn more and sign up at: crcna.org/hearts-exchanged
Craving Indigenous Recipes? - What happens when two cultures exchange hearts (and culinary traditions)? We’ll find out when we commemorate National Indigenous People's Day on June 21 and our church celebrates Indigenous Ministries with a special Sunday offering on June 23! The CRC's Indigenous Ministries are delighted to offer a collection of authentic recipes to those who support this vital ministry. Visit bit.ly/NIPD2024 to find out more.
Deep Fried Togetherness - What do Dutch oliebollen and Indigenous doughnuts have in common? We’ll find out when we commemorate National Indigenous People's Day on June 21 and our church celebrates Indigenous Ministries with a special Sunday offering on June 23. In the meantime, the CRC’s Indigenous Ministries are offering a collection of recipes to anyone who gives a gift in support of this important ministry. Visit bit.ly/NIPD2024 to find out more.
Reconciliation through Recipes - Looking for a prize-winning chili recipe? How about bannock bread inspired by Indigenous traditions? The CRC’s Indigenous Ministries are offering a collection of recipes to anyone who gives a gift of any size in support of their important justice and reconciliation work. Visit bit.ly/NIPD2024 to find out more.
Next week is National Indigenous People’s Day - As our congregation commemorates this important day next Sunday, we’ll be learning what happens when two cultures exchange hearts (and culinary traditions). In the meantime, we encourage you to visit bit.ly/NIPD2024 and learn more about the work of the CRC’s Indigenous Ministries, which will be our offering cause next week.
Friday was National Indigenous People’s Day - When Indigenous peoples and settlers first met we were very different in language, culture, clothing, and food. Today, while we maintain our uniqueness, we also have much in common. The Christian Reformed Church’s Indigenous Ministries have resources available to help you learn about Indigenous justice and explore how to live as reconciled people. To learn more, visit bit.ly/NIPD2024 Please also give generously in today’s offering.
