Calvin University
Nature Challenge - One of the best ways to know our Creator better is to know the creation better. On April 28 (today), 2:00-4:00pm, join with neighbors from around west Michigan to discover and record native plants and wildlife, in the City Nature Challenge at the Calvin Ecosystem Preserve and Native Gardens. No expertise required! Refreshments provided. This is free event.
Summer Camps at Calvin - Make the most of summer! Calvin University offers a variety of camps for kids and youth, ages 4-18, designed to help bridge the gap between school years -- while learning and having fun! Choose from camps themed on chemistry, health, music, nature, and sports. Learn more and register at calvin.edu/offices-services/camps/
Knollcrest Music Camp - Knollcrest Music Camps, designed for students in grades 7-8 or 9-12, inspire personalized artistic development through formative, practical opportunities within an enriching, inclusive community. Students will refine their musicianship and enjoy the opportunity to play great music together. Find more information at calvin.edu/offices-services/camps/
Resonate Global Mission
There's Still Time to Double Your Impact - You can help join God's mission and spread the gospel by supporting Resonate Global Mission. From now through April 30, a generous donor will match your gift dollar for dollar—visit www.resonateglobalmission.org/double to find out more! Give while your gift will go twice as far!
ReFrame Ministries
Pastor Darrell Delaney Answers Your Questions - Pastor Darrell Delaney, co-host of Groundwork and author of the Today devotions for April 2024, will be answering your questions about how God's word addresses life's practical challenges in a live webinar on May 2, 2024 at 12:30 EDT. Post your question and sign up for the webinar at connect.reframeministries.org/answers
Kids Corner: Push Pause - Check out this week’s kids’ devotion at www.kidscorner.net. Rest can take many forms. As long as we slow down, pay attention, and enjoy God’s blessings, we receive the benefits of rest. Try it! Check out all the great content at kidscorner.net, like The Spring Scavenger Hunt, and go for a hike!
Kids Corner: The Unhurried Jesus - Check out this week’s kids’ devotion at www.kidscorner.net. Jesus knew that quiet time with God is special in a busy world. Sometimes, when all the activity stops and our bodies slow down, we feel bored. Instead of searching for a way to fill the quiet with extra activities, try this: Talk to God! Check out all the great content at kidscorner.net, like the KC Bible Story Podcasts.
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.
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: Our Hearts and God's Character in Nahum and Zephaniah - Nahum and Zephaniah urge God’s people to examine their hearts and act in ways that honor God and reflect his character. Join our Groundwork conversation as we study Nahum 1-3 and Zephaniah 1-3 to remember that God longs for our repentant hearts and for us to live as his ambassadors bringing justice, transformation, and reconciliation to this world. Listen now at GroundworkOnline.com and subscribe to Groundwork's weekly emails for future episodes.
Other
Libertas Male Choir Concerts - Join us for upcoming concerts at Elora Knox Presbyterian Church (51 Church St E, Elora, ON) on Thursday, May 30 at 7.30 PM; Knox Presbyterian Church (59 Riddell St, Woodstock, ON) on Friday, May 31 at 7.30 PM; or Mountainview CRC (290 Main St East, Grimsby, ON) on Saturday, June 1 at 7.30 PM. Tickets: Adult $25, Youth (10-14) $10. Child under 10: Free. E transfer: [email protected]. Email info: [email protected]. or Call: 905 522 0001 or 905 745 5609. Tickets at the door: Cash only. Learn more at www.libertasvoices.com. Libertas Male Choir is directed by Martin Mans and accompanied by organist Martin Zonnenberg and pianist Joyce Postmus.
The Diary of Anne Frank - TDChristian High School presents "The Diary of Anne Frank." This is a poignant stage play adapted from Anne Frank's diary, depicting her family's life in hiding during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Join us for a performance from May 22-25. Get full details and tickets at linktr.ee/tdchristian
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 - Pastor Rich Villodas observed, “Prayer is not about throwing holy words at God to see what sticks; it is, rather, entrance to a new way of seeing reality, the opening of ourselves to God’s presence, and an act that trains us in love.” Learn more at crcna.org/FaithPracticesProject
Thrive Faith Formation Tip - In Whistling in the Dark, Frederick Buechner writes, “‘Thy kingdom come . . . on earth’ is what we are saying. . . . To speak those words is to invite the tiger out of the cage, to unleash a power that makes atomic power look like a warm breeze.” What are we asking when we pray for God’s kingdom to come on earth? Learn more at crcna.org/FaithPracticesProject
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
World Renew
Celebrate Women Worldwide on Mother's Day - Next week, we celebrate women in our communities of faith near and far. Women who are supported physically, mentally, and spiritually are better equipped to support their own families and communities. On Mother’s Day, please consider giving a gift to celebrate a special woman in your life through World Renew. Your gift will honor your loved one – and support other women to flourish fully as well, as God intends for them. For more information or to give online, go to worldrenew.net/womenofhope
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
Share Christ’s Hope Through the Gift of Improved Health - According to the World Health Organization’s most recent global maternal mortality report, every day almost 800 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth—95 percent of these deaths occur in the Global South. In two weeks, join World Renew for Women of Hope Sunday and discover how through your gift you can help provide training in proper health practices to new and expectant mothers, so they can better protect their health and the health of their children. For more information go to: worldrenew.ca/womenofhope
Please Help Reduce the Global Maternal and Newborn Death Rate - Maternal and newborn deaths in the Global South are often a result of preventable causes, including unsafe practices and unclean birthing conditions that are dismissed as “the way things have always been done.” World Renew works with local partners to provide training in proper health and nutrition practices to volunteers who share their knowledge through home visits to the homes of new and expectant mothers. Next week, join World Renew for Women of Hope Sunday and through your gift you can help provide crucial training and support to help reduce maternal and newborn deaths. For more information go to: worldrenew.ca/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
CRC Communications
Please pray for Synod 2024! - We need everyone to be involved. The theme for synod worship and prayer is God With Us. You can sign up to pray on your own, with your church or small group, or at Calvin University in June. Check out the many opportunities at crcna.org/synod/prayer and join us in humble prayer for God's will to be done in the CRC. Email [email protected] with your questions or comments.
Student Position Opening: Accounting Assistant - The Burlington office of the Christian Reformed Church in North America has a seasonal position opening for an Accounting Assistant. This position is full time for May through August 2024. Learn more and apply at https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/jobsearch/jobpostingcsj/40851572?source=searchresults. The Government of Canada funded this job through the Canada Summer Jobs program. You must be aged between 15 and 30 and be legally entitled to work in Canada.
