New Life News
Memorial for Erik Timmermans
A Celebration of Life for Erik Timmermans will be held here at New Life Church (35270 Delair Rd) at 2:00pm on Saturday, February 22, 2025. All are welcome to attend the service or watch the livestream which will be available using the button below.
$2 Men’s Breakfast – Mar 8
🥓 $2 MEN’S BREAKFAST AT NEW LIFE 🥓🍳
Saturday, March 8 at 8am at New Life Church
Gentlemen, it’s time to fuel up—physically and spiritually! Join us for a legendary Men’s Breakfast at Newlife, where the coffee is strong, the bacon is crispy, and the conversation is life changing.
On the Menu:
- ✔ Fluffy pancakes (because carbs = energy)
- ✔ Scrambled eggs (protein for power)
- ✔ And of course… BACON. Lots and lots of bacon.
But it’s not just about the food. You’ll hear real stories from men already in a 3M Group. A 3M group is a group of 3 men who meet and grow together in Manhood, Mission, and Maturity (not just muscle, motorcycles, and meat, but hey, those are cool too).
The men’s ministry exists… “To create opportunities for men to connect intergenerationally, and to challenge one another to grow in Christ-likeness”
Thinking about joining a 3M group? This is your chance! You’ll also get the inside scoop on upcoming events designed to challenge, equip, and encourage you in your faith.
Come hungry. Leave encouraged.
Wondering what to do next? Sign up at the info booth on Sunday Feb 23 or March 2. The just bring a toonie, your appetite, and we’ll see you on March 8!
GEMS Fundraiser
Place your order using the button below by February 24, 2025
New Life GEMS is a girls program at New Life Church for grades 3-7. GEMS stands for Girls Everywhere Meeting their Saviour. This program exists to nurture and build up girls in the faith. As part of their year end celebration, New Life GEMS go to Timberline Ranch for the weekend. It is also a highlight for the year. This GEMS Fundraiser helps reduce the cost of the weekend. We hope you will consider supporting these GEMS.
We are thankful to Neufeld Farm Market for partnering with us in this fundraiser. Using the link below you can place a online order for any of the Neufeld items. Included are Meat, desserts, appetizers, pizzas etc. Make sure to place your order before midnight on February 24. All orders must be picked up from the Neufeld’s truck at New Life on March 6 at 7:30pm. If you are unavailable that evening, you are welcome to arrange for someone else to pick up your order for you.
Celebration of Life for Gordon Heidebrecht
A Celebration of Life for Gordon Heidebrecht will be held here at New Life Church (35270 Delair Rd) at 2:00pm on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. All are welcome to attend the service or watch the livestream which will be available using the button below.
The Journey – Feb 16
The February workshop in The Journey series is scheduled for Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 6:30pm – 8:30pm. Pastor Nathan will give an overview of the Heidelberg Catechism. A catechism serves as a summary of Christian teaching and can help to bring clarity to what we believe as Christians. If you ever wonder what you actually believe, this workshop can give you some framework around which you can organize your thoughts about the Christian faith. These Journey workshops are held once a month on Sunday evenings to equip Men and Women of all ages for the journey of faith. This specific session will be on Sunday, February 16 at 6:30pm in Room 303.
Upcoming Journey Sessions:
- March 16: TBD
- April 13: Lent
- May: Mercy & Justice
Switchlife Prayer Night – January 30
Prayer is important and praying corporately is one simple way that we can grow as a church and as individuals. Group prayer is outside of many of our comfort zones, but that doesn’t mean that this isn’t for everyone. Whether you pray silently or pray out loud, the annual Switchlife Prayer Night is an important tradition and opportunity. We will break into different small groups and each group will be led in prayer by 3 or 4 youth. We will be praying for topics chosen by those students.
This is a unique opportunity to learn the minds and hearts of our young ones as we seek God together. If you’re a grandparent, an uncle or an aunt, a parent, or simply someone who wants to pray with the next generation of leaders, this prayer night invitation is for all. We hope to see you on Thursday, January 30 at 7:30pm.
let’s do lunch sunday – Feb 9
Sign ups have closed for this event. Thank you to everyone who is participating. Emails with your potlucks specifics will be emailed out this week! (Feb 4-7)
We continue to seek to be a hospitable community that puts love into action! On Sunday, Feb 9, at 12:30pm we want you to be a HOST or a GUEST at a potluck. The goal is to have 10, 20, or even 30 potlucks happening at the same time all over Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission, etc. Everyone will be responsible to contribute to the meal whether you are the host or guest. We will begin on January 3 by finding as many HOSTS as we can. Once that is settled everyone will be invited to sign up to attend as a GUEST. Signs up will be available below.
Host Sign Ups: Closed
Whether your house can host 4 people or 20, you could be a host! If you would be willing to open up your home on February 9 for a potluck, please use the button below to let us know. On the form you will give us all the important details like where you live and how many you can host. Host sign ups closed on Wednesday, January 22. Thank you to everyone who signed up to host! We have 19 Hosts and 178 seats for guests.
Guest Sign Ups: Closed
We now have all the Host Homes we need. This means Guest Signs are open! Guest sign ups will take place on Sunday mornings with physical paper copies as well as online. If you choose to sign up online (using the button below), you will be placed at a home based off the information given. If you sign up after service on Sunday, January 26 or February 2, you will be able to choose which house you’d like to attend. Guest sign ups will be open now until February 2.
Last year New Life was in a sermon series called “At The Table”. This series focused on hospitality and being an open community. The New Life congregation participated in this event and it was an astounding success. Many people were encouraged and blessed by the potlucks they attended. We ALWAYS want to be a hospitable and welcoming community and that’s why we are excited to do this again! We hope and pray that you will consider participating in this years “Let’s do Lunch Sunday”.
If you have any questions about being a host or guest, please contact the church office.
The Journey – Jan 19
Using Walter Bruggemann’s book, Sabbath as Resistance, January’s “The Journey” workshop will look at how keeping Sabbath is less about keeping rules but more about breaking the restless cycle of consumption, performance and possessions. We will look at how Sabbath keeping is an alternative way for followers of Jesus to live a more fulfilling and simple life in a world of wanting more, getting more, owning more, using more, and eating more. If you are weary from the “contemporary rat race of anxiety” (as Bruggemann would say), then come to the workshop to get a glimpse into how keeping Sabbath could help you become whole persons and break free from that cycle. These Journey workshops are held once a month on Sunday evenings to equip Men and Women of all ages for the journey of faith. This specific session will be on Sunday, January 19 at 6:30pm in Room 303.
Upcoming Journey Sessions:
- February 16: Heidelberg Confessions
- March 16: TBD
- April 13: Lent
Newcomers Lunch – January 19
Are you new to the New Life community? Whether you have come once, a handful of times or been attending for many months, we’d love to have lunch with you! Come upstairs after the service to room 303 on Sunday, January 19. You will have a chance to meet New Life Staff and Elders, ask questions and hear from Pastor Nathan a brief intro of New Life’s mission, vision and values.
- Where: New Life Church – Room 303
- When: 11:30am-1:30pm (following the service)
- Who: Anyone who is new or would like to learn more about New Life. Children are welcome, we will have some activies to keep them engaged.
New Life Missions Give Guide
We are inviting you to serve our community with gifts to our mission partners & missionaries.
Here are seven opportunities for you to give:
- Hope for Korah – They have a gift catalogue available online at org/gift-guide. You can give a child breakfast, become a sponsor and lots more.
- Joshua House – There is a large box near the mail boxes in the church foyer where you can deposit items such as shoes (sizes 11, 12), winter coats (sizes L,XL, XXL), new socks & underwear for the men overcoming addiction.
- Brand New Life – You can provide a child a full set of clothes, including shoes, for $70. Donate through New Life and mark it for “Brand New Life”.
- Esperanza – The green house New Life built was taken down by a tree in a storm this year. We’d like to replace it. Donate through New Life and mark it for “Esperanza Greenhouse”.
- Youth Unlimited – A faith-based organization that meets vulnerable youth in Abbotsford needs funds to support their ministry to youth. They also would be blessed by baked goods and hot chocolate, contact the Youth Unlimited office via email (jacquie@youthunlimited.com) for arrangements. In the New Year, there will be opportunities to volunteer with Doug’s sports programs at the two Sumas Prairie schools.
- Archway Food Bank – You can bring food or monetary donations to the church. Food can be placed in the large box near the mailboxes and monetary donations should be made out to New Life Church, but marked as “Archway Food Bank.”
- Donate to one of our missionaries: Fred in Middle East, Eve in Ethiopia, Fernando in Colombia, Doug in Abbotsford or the Barnhoorn family doing Bible translation work for Nigeria.
We know there are many ways to give and many things to which we can give. Let us give with thankful hearts in response to the gift God has given us.
Either donate directly to the cause you choose or through New Life by any of our giving methods, but make sure you clearly indicate in the memo who the gift is for. There are also many giving Catalogues made by other non-profits such as World Renew.
Please give all gifts by December 20.
We wish you joy as you reach out to others this Christmas Season.
Merry Christmas!