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ReFrame Ministries

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.

Kids Corner: God's Peace Gives Us Hope - Check out this week’s kids’ devotion at www.kidscorner.net. Can you feel God’s peace even when your life doesn’t look peaceful? This week’s devotion is all about how you can put your hope and trust in God, knowing that he will walk alongside no matter what is going on. Check out all the great content at kidscorner.net like the Bible story podcast “Jesus Anointed With Perfume.”

Kids Corner: God's Presence Gives Us Hope - Check out this week’s kids’ devotion at www.kidscorner.net. Sometimes, life isn’t easy. This week’s devotion is all about how wonderful it is to know that God is there in good times and bad times. He is with you and he loves you. Check out all the great content at kidscorner.net like the Kids in Action video “Wherever You Go.”

Groundwork: A Lesson in Accountability and Consequences - “Every action has a reaction.” “Cause and effect.” “Actions have consequences.” There is truth in these common phrases, but, it is easily forgotten in the moment. Join Groundwork as we study the story of the writing on the wall in Daniel 5 to learn about the relationship between accountability, consequences, and our faith. Listen now at GroundworkOnline.com and subscribe to Groundwork's weekly emails for future episodes.

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Libertas Male Choir Christmas Concerts: “Good News” - Start the Christmas season with rejoicing! Join Libertas Male Choir with director Martin Mans in Ancaster on November 29 (7:00 PM at Rehoboth United Reformed Church), in St. Catharines on November 30 (7:00 PM at First Reformed Church), in Port Hope on December 1 (7:00 PM at Port Hope United Church), or in Cambridge on December 2 (7:00 PM at Central Presbyterian Church). Find tickets at www.libertasvoices.com or call 905 522 0001 or 905 745 5609.

TDChristian High School Open House - You want a school where each student is known and valued. You want a friendly, supportive atmosphere. You want caring teachers who engage students in dynamic learning. You want a school where serving God and one's neighbours is at the core of our existence; over 60 years of high-quality, Christian education. Come and experience this difference at TDChristian’s Open House October 12th at 6:30pm. RSVP at: https://linktr.ee/tdchristian

World Renew

Bringing Hope for Families - When families around the globe participate in the Free A Family® program, World Renew sees the cycle of poverty upended and transformation for parents, children, and also their descendants after them. As God brings change, the blessings abound and families can thrive, journeying away from food insecurity and other vulnerabilities. Give a gift in next weekend’s offering to bring hope to families around the globe or consider becoming a monthly donor at worldrenew.ca/FreeAFamily.

Giving Thanks with our Offerings - As we give thanks to God this weekend, we are grateful for mothers in the village of Ka Chi in Laos who are receiving medical support through World Renew from community health volunteers for prenatal check-ups, nutritional training, and preventative care. With your support in today’s offering, more families will be able to participate in the Free A Family® program and receive the training and tools they need to journey away from poverty. For more information, visit worldrenew.ca/FreeAFamily.

Thank You for Supporting the Free A Family® Offering! - Your support is building capacity for families to join World Renew’s programming and journey out of poverty. To learn more about the Free A Family® program and find out about our monthly giving program, visit worldrenew.ca/FreeAFamily.

Fill a vital role with World Renew DRS! - Want to escape to some warmer weather in the upcoming months? Fill a vital role with World Renew Disaster Response Services! Join an Unmet Needs Assessment in Fort Myers, Florida, from October 14 - 28, or volunteer on a reconstruction team in Boutte, Louisiana, from November 25 - December 16, and throughout the spring! Contact Diana at [email protected] to get started.

Fill a vital role with World Renew DRS! - Want to escape to some warmer weather in the upcoming months? Fill a vital role with World Renew Disaster Response Services! Join an Unmet Needs Assessment in Fort Myers, Florida, from October 14 - 28, or volunteer on a reconstruction team in Boutte, Louisiana, throughout March and April! Contact Diana at [email protected] to get started.

Global Coffee Break, Resonate Global Mission

Fall Women's Retreat - Women, do you need a weekend away to rest and be encouraged? Join Global Coffee Break for a women's retreat October 6-8 at the beautiful Gull Lake Ministries in Hickory Corners, Michigan. Women of all ages and stages, high school and up, are invited. Learn more and register at https://globalcoffeebreak.regfox.com/favored-michigan

Thrive: Racial Reconciliation

Today is All Nations Heritage Sunday - We celebrate the diverse and multicultural church of Christ today. You can support ethnic minority leadership in the church by giving to the special Scholarship Fund established by the CRCNA. It provides financial assistance to students of various ethnic minority cultures who attend universities affiliated with the CRC. Please give at: crcna.org/Race/Donate