First BBQ of the Year!
Come out to the church on May 22 for the first BBQ of the year! If you can help with set up or serving please contact the church at bridgecc@telus.net.
April Neighbourhood Dinner!
APRIL 24 - 6PM
Come out to the church on April 24th at 6pm for a delicious meal to fill your belly!
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
APRIL 14 | GOOD FRIDAY
Join us on Good Friday at 6:00pm for a Good Friday Service.
There is Church This Morning - March 5 2017
Snow again!!
But our dedicated volunteers and Pastor are at the church preparing for this morning's service.
Hope to see you there!
March 2017
MARCH 5: First Sunday of Lent
MARCH 8: Council Meeting: 7:00pm At the church
MARCH 7 & 8: Classis MeetingPlease keep our delegates in your prayers as they attend these sessions.
MARCH 20: Neighbourhood Dinner 6pm. See the sign-up sheet if you can help with making a Shepherd’s Pie or serving. Email Angelina Hovenkamp (Hovenkamp@gmail.com) with any questions!
MARCH 29: Deacon’s Meeting: 7:00pm At the church
*NEW SERMON SERIES!* (Beginning March 5)
FACING GOD IN LENT:
This series will walk through some key moments in the story of salvation leading toward the cross and resurrection. At all of these points in the journey, we are faced with questions which challenge our own view of God and our relationship with Him.
FEBRUARY 2017
FEBRUARY 15: Council Meeting: 7:00pm At the church
FEBRUARY 19: Congregational Meeting following the service to vote on Council’s proposal to tithe $10,000 to the BLESS initiative.
FEBRUARY 20: Neighbourhood Dinner 6pm. See the sign up sheet if you can help with making a pot of chili or serving. Email Angelina Hovenkamp (Hovenkamp@gmail.com) with any questions!
FEBRUARY 22: Deacon’s Meeting: 7:00pm At the church
CHURCH WILL CONTINUE AS SCHEDULED TODAY!
Church will continue as scheduled this morning despite the beautiful snow that has fallen.
Reminder! Following this morning's service, there will be soup, buns and cake!
Please drive safe and we hope to see you there!
BAPTISM / LUNCH THIS SUNDAY!
This Sunday, February 5, we will celebrate the baptism of Henk Michael Arthur Nagtegaal, son of Joel and Jennifer and brother to Noelle.
Following the service there will be soup, buns and cake to celebrate! Hope to see you there!
New Sermon Series! Revolutionary Road | The Road That Leads Home
Jesus preaches a sermon. He describes life lived in accordance to his kingdom - a “Christian manifesto” that will unsettle anyone that has settled. The way things are, are not the way things will be. Jesus is telling us how humans are meant to live. It may seem impossible, and even at times “upside-down”; but if we give ourselves to living this way, we will find that we were made to live this way. We will find it natural. We will find ourselves on a road that leads home. Come, let us sit at the feet of Jesus together, and discover how any of this is possible.
JANUARY 2017
Happy New Year!
JANUARY 10—Council Meeting 7pm
JANUARY 15—Congregational Meeting following the church service. We encourage everyone to attend as we will be approving minutes from the last congregation meeting and approving the Financial statements. There will also be a Council report and time for any questions.
JANUARY 23 —Neighbourhood Dinner: 6pm Come out and bring your friends for some deliciousdinner! There will be a sign-up sheet in the churchentry for those who can help with the dinner: 14 lasagnas and 12 helpers are needed. You can contact Joanna with any questions at Joanna@devco.ca.
DECEMBER 2016
DECEMBER 4: Christmas Hamper items will be displayed on wreathes. We encourage people to grab a star with an item for the Christmas Hamper. These items will be collected on December 11th and 18th and the Christmas Hamper will be delivered on Friday, December 23rd. Also, if there are no remaining unclaimed items left for the Christmas Hamper and you are looking for a way to participate, the deacons and Neighborhood Dinner team are looking to collect $5 Tim Horton's gift cards to handout to our neighbors in need at the January Neighborhood Dinner.
DECEMBER 6: Deacon’s Meeting: 7:00pm At the church
DECEMBER 9: Council and Staff member and spouses Christmas Potluck Dinner to be held at Bart & Margot’s house.
DECEMBER 12: Christmas Dinner 6pm. A catered Christmas Dinner! See the sign up sheet if you can help with desserts or serving. You can contact Joanna with any questions at Joanna@devco.ca.
DECEMBER 13—Council Meeting
DECEMBER 24—Christmas Eve Candle Light Service 6pm
DECEMBER 25— Christmas Day Service 10am
NOVEMBER 2016
NOVEMBER 6: Baptism: We will be celebrating the baptism of Nora Grace, born on September 2, 2016, daughter of Jonathan and Linsey Kleingeltink, and sister to Ryan and Lauren.
NOVEMBER 6: Peter Fish Bring your change filled fish back on World Hunger Sunday!
NOVEMBER 7: Council Meeting 7PM
NOVEMBER21 —Neighbourhood Dinner: 6pm Come out and bring your friends for some delicious dinner! The dinner is back indoors and if you can help with set up or clean up please contact Joanna at joanna@devco.ca
NOVEMBER 23—Pastoral Elders Meeting
NOVEMBER 27—First Sunday of Advent
OCTOBER 2016
OCTOBER 2 – Profession of Faith of Branden Wright; and baptism of Peyton and Kansas Wright.
OCTOBER 4—Deacons Meeting
OCTOBER 9: Special Offering: Traditionally at Thanksgiving, we at The Bridge give thanks for God’s abundance bygiving abundantly to others. As in past years, a second basket will be passed this Sunday for the Thanksgiving offering; the proceeds will gotowards the neighbourhood Christmas dinner.
OCTOBER 11—Council Meeting
OCTOBER 16: Peter Fish will be handed out to all the children. These orange banks are intended to help you to remember Jesus’ compassion and care for hungry people and to inspire you to your own acts of compassion. One way is to fill the fish banks with your change and bring them back to church on World Hunger Sunday (November 6, 2016).
OCTOBER 18-19: Fall Classis Meeting: Pray for our delegates as they gather with other CRC delegates from this region
OCTOBER 24 —Neighbourhood Dinner: 6pm Come out and bring your friends for some delicious dinner! The dinner is back indoors and if you can help with set up or clean up please contact Joanna at joanna@devco.ca
OCTOBER 25—Pastoral Elders Meeting
OCTOBER 31: Hallowe’en: We are looking for volunteers to hand out candy, serve warm drinks and connect with those in our community. We are looking for a minimum of four volunteers. If you are interested in participating, or would like more information, please speak with one of the deacons orcontact Brandon Kinsey at brandon.kinsey@student.ufv.ca
SEPTEMBER 2016
We celebrate the Lord’s Supper weekly. If you believe in, or are seeking after Christ, you’re welcome to join us. *Note* We serve grape juice in our services.
SEPTEMBER 11 – Ordination of the new elders (Karen Blok, Mike Berry, and Mike Nagtegaal Sr.) and deacons (Angelina Hovenkamp and Steven Bosma).
SEPTEMBER 11—Fall Series Kick Off
SEPTEMBER 13—Council Meeting
SEPTEMBER 14—Sunday School Volunteer Meeting
SEPTEMBER 19 —Neighbourhood BBQ: 6pm Come out and bring your friends for some delicious BBQ! If you can help with set up or clean up please contact Andrew Beimers at beimers5@telus.net
SEPTEMBER 27—Pastoral Elders Meeting
AUGUST 2016
Big apologies to everyone checking this site for August activities - I completely forgot to post them. Thank you to those that phoned to inquire/remind that the dates were missing. It's always good to know that someone is using the website!
There was a neighbourhood BBQ on August 22, 2016 which was a good time as always. Other than that, the church was pretty quiet.
Stay tuned for the September dates which will be posted the first week of September (I promise).
Apologies again.
JULY 2016
JULY 11—17 Pastor Dan will be away for Reading Week and attending a course at Regent on the book of Colossians.
JULY 18—24 Pastor Dan is on vacation.
JULY 18 —Neighbourhood BBQ: 6pm Come out and bring your friends for some delicious BBQ! If you can help with set up or clean up please contact Andrew Beimers atbeimers5@telus.net
JUNE 2016
JUNE 11 – Spring Clean Up! Come out to the church on Saturday, June 11, from 9am – 12pm and help spruce up the church, the grounds, and take care of a few maintenance items.
JUNE 12: Vote to affirm new office bearers of our church:
For Elder: Karen Blok, Mike Berry and Mike Nagtegaal Sr.
For Deacon: Angelina Hovenkamp and Steve Bosma
JUNE 19: Baptism: We will be celebrating the baptism of Addison Amelia Savannah Nagtegaal, born on June 3, daughter of Danny and Heather Nagtegaal and sister to Kara, Hayley, Daniel, and Isla.
JUNE 20 —Neighbourhood BBQ: 6pm Come out and bring your friends for some delicious BBQ! If you can help with set up or clean up please contact Andrew Beimers atbeimers5@telus.net
JUNE 26—Congregational Meeting: After the church service we will have a Congregational Meeting for Council to present and for the membership to discuss/approve the church budget for the new fiscal year August 1, 2016 to July 31, 2016.
May 2016
MAY 1—Baptism: We will be celebrating the baptism of Lorelai Johanna Sophia, daughter of Brandon & Elise Kinsey.
MAY 15—Pentecost
MAY 15—Pledge forms are due back
MAY 15—Professions of Faith
MAY 22 - We welcome guest preacher Bill Tuininga
MAY 29 - Listening Session
MAY 30 —Neighbourhood Dinner: 6pm Come out and bring your friends to the first BBQ of the year! If you can help with set up or clean up please contact Andrew Beimers atbeimers5@telus.net
APRIL 2016
APRIL 3 —We welcome guest preacher Andrew Porter
APRIL 10 - Join us for a new series "Living in the Wake of the Resurrection"
APRIL 18 —Neighbourhood Dinner: 6pm Come out and bring your friends to a delicious meal. If you can help with set up or clean up please contact Joanna DeVries at Joanna@devco.ca
APRIL 24 - Listening Session for how we as a church will nurture spaces of connection with each other
**Starting April 10 we will begin celebrating the Lord’s Supper weekly. If you believe in, or are seeking after Christ, you’re welcome to join us. *Note* We serve grape juice in our services.