Dear Sisters in Christ;
Greetings to all of you in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and may His richest blessings be yours in 2008.
My name is Grace Bruines and I am the President of the
Reformed Church Women Design Team of Ontario. I have been a member of the
Emmanuel Reformed Church in Woodstock since 1959.
The Executive this year is:
President – Grace Bruines (Woodstock)
Vice President and Past President – Beth Germs (Chatham)
Secretary – Carol Graham (Stevensville)
Treasurer – Yolanda Walker (Wainfleet)
There are a number of churches that do not have a
representative on the Design Team. Please prayerfully consider serving in
this manner for your church.
The Lord willing, we look forward to seeing all of you at
the Ontario Spring Conference
Saturday, April 19 at 9:30 a.m. at Emmanuel Reformed Church, Woodstock,
Ontario. Our speaker will be Nellie From. Nellie is a Prayer Coordinator
with Breakthrough Prayer Ministries, a division of Power to Change (formerly
Campus Crusade for Christ). The host churches for this conference are
Brantford, Cambridge, Springford and Woodstock.
Watch for our next mailing with the Conference Poster &
brochures.
Our next Design Team
Meeting is May 3, 2008. The location will be announced later.
The Fall Conference will be held on Wednesday, October 8,
2008, at Camp Shalom.
Please note the date change. The churches hosting
the fall conference are Grimsby, Hamilton, St Catherines and Stoney Creek.
The RCW are
looking to hire a Regional Coordinator for Canada soon. Please read this
excerpt from an e-network newsletter.
“We think Blessing
Boxes can become an ongoing commitment to Women's Ministries within
our region and the RCA, but right now we need your help in funding this
ministry. Would you or members of your congregation consider assisting us in
getting our regional synod started? In this world so loved by God, the
mission and ministry of the church have never been more needed!
So What Is a Blessing
Box?
A Blessing Box is a small piece of cardboard that arrives
flat, but when assembled, it holds future ministries for women in our
communities and around the world. It is a means of receiving offerings from
people for RCW ministries!
These offerings directly support
a regional coordinator, who will work to connect you and the women of your
church to other women in your region, the RCA, and beyond. That connection
might be in the form of a mission project in another part of the world, or a
ministry happening right in your own region, or it could be a regional
gathering for spiritual enrichment. The possibilities are endless! With a
strong commitment to prayer and an understanding of the vision of your
synod, we are confident the women of your synod will be actively a part of
building his kingdom! “
Contact me for help getting your
Blessing Boxes and support our RCW
ministries.
Here is a letter from Bill Snoei regarding mission work
within our own Synod. Please consider this when your church needs work done
or is looking for local mission trip ideas!
April 11, 2007
Re: “Mission Work” within our own Synod
To Whom it may Concern
Other congregations and ourselves have been wonderfully
involved in volunteer work outside (and sometimes within) our country. It is
possible we overlook other needs in our own churches.
Asking for help is not always easy, but we would like to
create an opportunity, to fill a need if there is one. If you as a
congregation see a need for improvement, repairs, painting, etc. to the
church building or parsonage, and in order to get these things done, you
need some additional volunteer help, please let us know!
If we can improve helping others as congregations, it would
not only have an uplifting affect on all involved, but it would also bring
great fellowship.
If finances for materials is a problem, we will try to help
in that area as well if possible.
Please call or fax to let us know your needs and wishes (if
we don’t hear anything, all church buildings and parsonages must be in good
shape ☺
)
With Christian Greetings,
Bill Snoei
I look forward to a wonderful year leading our Reformed
Church Women in serving our Lord and Saviour, working to do His work and
further His kingdom.
Blessings,
Grace Bruines
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