New Life News
CHRISTMAS REHEARSAL NOTICE
Dear Parents of New Life Kids,
Christmas is fast approaching and we are thrilled to be spending time with your children anticipating the birth of Christ. We have been working hard on learning new songs and parts for the Christmas production on December 23. We have three dates to note for rehearsals that we would like you to mark on your calendars:
1. December 22: Full dress rehearsal for all kidschurch kids and week 4 leaders and helpers from 9-11am in the auditorium. If your child is a Little Light (age 2-4) we are aware that this may be too long and request that they arrive at 11am for a quick run through.
2. December 22: All actors are required to be here for full dress rehearsal from 9am-1pm (Lunch will be provided for actors and cast members).
3. December 23: Please have all choir here and be ready at 9:15am and actors by 8:15am .
If you have any questions please contact Cyndi Broersma.
Blessings.
YEAR END LETTER
December 15, 2018
Dear New Life Family and Friends,
I would like to wish you a sincere blessing as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
This year we have seen God’s mission coming alive in New Life in many ways.
- We have seen God bring expansion within His church. We have seen slight increases in Sunday attendance, new visitors, more people becoming members, and more people coming to faith in Jesus for the first time.
- We are learning to take next steps together as Christ’s disciples. Our lives are being changed as we Worship our Lord. We find strength in Christ-centered Community and we find deep fulfillment when we Serve like Jesus.
- Pastor Nathan has led us through several Biblical teaching series such as Uncomfortable, the Upside Down Gospel, A Call To Persevere, Portraits of The Church, Quest For God, and What Do you Expect? – our current advent series.
- We have seen strong support in missions. This past year we celebrate a total of $165,000 collected and distributed towards our missionaries, local mission agencies, mission partners abroad, and mission trips. We also supported Christian Reformed ministries with a worldwide reach for an additional $96,500.
Even though we have seen God’s work among us this year, there is still much to anticipate as we participate in God’s call on our Church.
I invite you to help us finish this year strong as we position ourselves for an exciting 2018 by making a generous end-of-year financial gift to New Life. Our goal as a church is to receive $136,000 in the month of December towards New Life ministries.
You can make a donation by giving on a Sunday in a giving envelop, by e-transfer ([email protected]), online (https://newlifecrc.ca/give/), or through our New Life smartphone app. Please remember to give your gifts by noon on Monday, December 31, 2018 for the gifts to be tax deductible for year 2018.
Thank you for being a part of the New Life Church family. We wish you a most blessed Christmas and a very Happy New Year as we work together to accomplish the vision God has given us.
Together for Christ and His Kingdom,
Mike VanderKwaak
Executive Pastor
Christmas Weekend at New Life
GIVING TUESDAY 2018
Giving Tuesday is a global movement across Canada and around the world for giving and volunteering. It takes place each year on the first Tuesday after Black Friday. It is a time when charities, companies and individuals join together and rally for their favourite causes. In the same way that retailers take part in Black Friday, the giving community comes together for Giving Tuesday. It provides a platform to encourage the donation of time, resources, and talents in order to address local challenges. Together the collective power of a unique blend of partners: nonprofits, civic organizations, businesses and corporations, as well as families and individuals, expanding our capacity to care for, and empower one another.
This year, New Life Church will be participating in Giving Tuesday (November 27) by extending generosity to one of our key local mission’s partners, Joshua House. With the recent addition of a new 32 acre facility out near Chilliwack Lake, there is much need for financial support, as well as volunteers to help establish this new intake house. For more detailed information, please refer to the following link.
There are many traditional ways to give to this very important partnership including dropping off offerings at the church in the form of cash or cheques; however, we would like to highlight our new online giving platform as a great way to donate to this cause.
We have just released our New Life smartphone app and it is an easy and safe way to give online. The app can be downloaded from the Google Play store here, or the Apple App store here. As well, you can give through our website, or by text. For more details on these two options, visit the “give” page on our website here.
At New Life we are thankful for the long standing partnership that we have with Joshua House recovery ministries. We count it a privilege to partner with this organization this year on Tuesday, November 27, and we thank you in advance for your generosity.
God Bless,
Mike Vanderkwaak