June 8th, 2025 News
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MOUNTAINVIEW NEWS
Join us Sunday morning at 10 am in person or online as we celebrate Pentecost. Pastor Erick Schuringa will present a message entitled “A Gift with a Goal”, focused on the book of Acts chapter 2 verses 1-14.
Pentecost includes the sound of violent wind and tongues of fire. Clearly it was a surprising and powerful event. Then the apostles speak in all kinds of languages. Again amazing. But, as with all of God's miraculous interventions, there was a purpose to what was going on that goes beyond the event itself. That purpose carries on for us today.
LET’S BUILD SOME COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS!
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JOYFUL GIVING
Sunday’s offerings are for our Ministry Promise (a.k.a. Budget) AND for...
Upcoming Offering:
June 8th A.M. – Shalom Manor & Gardens is a special Christian, non-profit long-term care home and retirement centre, serving seniors mostly of Dutch descent who belong to the community of Reformed faiths. Limited government funding does not allow the services our seniors require that meet our expectations and standards. Your gifts will enhance immediate resident care, programs, and debt load.
Please Note: Year End Ministry Promise Updates
will be in your weekly emails under JOYFUL GIVING
Grimsby Life Centre 2025 Hope Grows Here – Over 30% of our clients are seeking help related to anxiety, depression and stress. In an over connected world – people have never felt more alone and disconnected. Thank you for partnering with us in helping to restore healthy people and healthy families. We are here because of your generous donations. Thank you for partnering with us to bring help, hope and healing to our hurting neighbours!
The Annual Banner Appeal is underway! - The 2025 appeal for The Banner, the CRC’s award-winning monthly magazine, has started. The Banner is delivered free in print and online, and this annual donation appeal makes it possible. To help keep this community conversation going please give online now at: TheBanner.org/Give
Your Opinion Matters to World Renew! - As World Renew works to share Christ’s hope with communities struggling with hunger, poverty, and injustice, we seek out ways to improve, whether in our programming around the world or in our communications with you, our generous-hearted supporters. To this end, we invite you to complete our donor survey, which can be filled out anonymously. It should take about 10 minutes of your time to complete. Thank you for your support. The survey can be found at: worldrenew.ca/survey
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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
& OPPORTUNITIES
SOCO Beach Project Update:
SOCO Beach Project: Tickets available now for "The Downs" SOCO fundraising event. Come out Friday, June 27 at the Port Dover Community Centre for an evening of delightful storytelling that will leave you laughing and bring a tear to your eye - all while supporting SOCO. Purchase tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/the-downs-fundraiser. If you're 18 - 29, check out the Sunday Night SOCO events (June 22 & Aug 10) and register for the SOCO Camping Retreat, July 18 - 20. For more information: info@southcoastbeachproject.org. This week's newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/southcoastbeachproject/soco-update-june-5-8569640
Hope Canadian Male Choir is excited to present their June concert series ‘Shine His Light’ with three concerts starting at 7:30pm and scheduled for: June 10 – Smithville Canadian Reformed Church; June 11 – New St. James Presbyterian Church, London; June 12 – Knox Presbyterian Churc, Listowel. Directed by Martin Mans, and accompanied by André Knevel on organ and Hugo van der Meij on piano. Purchase tickets via hopecanchoir@gmail.com or call/text 226 338 5459. Tickets will be available at the door. Prices: Adult: $20; Youth 10-14: $10 (kids <10: free).
Niagara Christian Gleaners is once again hosting a Strawberry Social and Open House. You’re invited to come visit our beautiful facilities and learn more about the mission of NCG. We are here to transform surplus produce into nutritious food aid to share with those in need, all over the globe in Christ’s name. We’ll be happy to serve up free Strawberries & Ice Cream for you, our valued guests. We hope to see you there! When: Saturday, June 21 from 1-3pm.
Feeling overwhelmed with anxiety, stress or loneliness? Want to talk to one of our psychotherapists or counsellors? We are here to help ! Please call 905.309.0944. We will be answering the phones Monday - Friday daily between 9am – 4pm. Sessions typically run about an hour. All of our services are free and confidential. Sometimes we all need help!
Hearts Exchanged - One Hearts Exchanged participant said this, "Being a part of this process, and witnessing people faithfully engage with it, gives me a renewed sense of hope for the church’s potential to be a force of healing and reconciliation in a broken world." If you're interested in joining a cohort for these conversations learn more at: crcna.org/hearts-exchanged
Has ALCOHOL OR DRUGS taken over your or a loved one’s life? Family Outreach Ontario can help. There are literally thousands of Christian recovering addicts out there… you may be sitting beside one in church next Sunday. Confidentiality guaranteed. Visit our web site for more info at www.familyoutreachontario.com, contact us at 905-933-3994, or e-mail us at info@familyoutreachontario.com.
NEWSLETTERS FROM OUR MINISTRY PARTNERS
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“Community Connections” - “Partnerships”
Paper copies can be requested from the church office.
DENOMINATIONAL NEWS
40 Days of Prayer for Synod 2025 - It's not too late! Pray-ers from around the denomination and the world began praying for Synod 2025 on May 4, but new pray-ers are always welcome. With prayers contributed by a wide variety of CRC writers, join us as we seek God's guidance and presence for this year's synod. Learn more and sign up for either daily Scripture and prayers OR a week’s worth of Scripture and prayers that will be emailed to you. crcna.org/synod/prayer
Opportunity: Prayer Gatherings for Synod! Dear friends, we have an unusual opportunity this spring. The annual gathering of CRC delegates from across North America ("Synod") usually takes place in Michigan, but this June it is coming to Redeemer University! One way we in southern Ontario can be gracious hosts is to surround these proceedings with prayer. Consider joining us in person at one or more of these pre-Synod events: Prayer Gathering Wed June 11, 9-5 at Grace Community CRC, Ancaster; Prayer Service Wed June 11, 7-8:30pm, also at Grace Ancaster; Prayer Walk Thurs June 12, 9-11am, Redeemer University. We would be so glad to pray with you. Sign up here to help us plan food/seating.
ReFrame Ministries Provides Devotions, Podcasts, and Blogs - Start a new Biblical habit with resources from ReFrame Ministries. DEVOTIONS including the Today devotional offer short daily meditations and scripture. Kids Corner includes devotions, especially for children and guardians. PODCASTS help you dig into scripture with Groundwork, explore pop culture and Christianity with Think Christian, or energize your church communications with Church Juice. BLOGS offering spiritual advice for parenting, dating, and more are available in new posts from Family Fire. Learn more about the spiritual habit of praying with ReFrame’s prayer ministry.
Groundwork: God Cares and Will Provide; Trust Him - Our Creator God cares for us and promises in Scripture to provide for our needs. Join Groundwork as we study Nehemiah 9:6, Psalm 145:15-16, Matthew 6:25-34, and Philippians 4:10-13 to learn about God’s providence. Together we’ll discuss what believing these promises looks like in how we pray and live both in times of need and times of plenty. Listen now at GroundworkOnline.com and subscribe to Groundwork's weekly emails for future episodes.
Kids Corner Devotions: Understanding Pentecost - Check out this week’s kids’ devotion “Understanding Pentecost” at www.kidscorner.net. After Jesus went to heaven, He sent the Holy Spirit to help His followers share God's love with everyone. The Holy Spirit can help us, too, giving us the power to tell others about Jesus! Check out all the great content at kidscorner.net, like The Summertime Collection, full of coloring pages, crafts, and activity books.
Thrive Faith Formation Tip - Pentecost Sunday - On Pentecost the church celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of God is often described and pictured as wind, a dove, or a flame. During a mealtime with loved ones this week, share how these images help you think of the Holy Spirit. What other images help you think of the Holy Spirit? If you have children in your household, ask them how they would picture or draw the Holy Spirit. Brought to you by Thrive: crcna.org/Thrive
We're Hiring! Administrative Coordinator - Thrive Canada - The successful candidate will provide administrative coordination for Thrive as it supports congregations and local ministry leaders. This is a full time position covering a maternity leave until September 2026, and can be fully remote as needed. Learn more and apply at crcna.pinpointhq.com
Family Fire - 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.
JOBS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Summer Student Job Opportunity - Are you between the ages of 15 and 30, interested in finance/accounting, passionate about the church, and looking for a summer job? The Christian Reformed Church offices in Burlington might be the perfect fit. We are looking for one summer student to fill an eight week, 35 hour/week position from June 16-August 11. This position is based in the Burlington, Ontario office. If you are interested, please email tveldboom@crcna.org for more information or to apply.
We Are hiring at Shalom! Working at Shalom is a great opportunity to share your gifts and talents in a wonderful workplace and to become involved in the community! We take pride in offering the best possible care and making Shalom home for our residents. Become part of the team! We are always accepting resumes for potential future hiring.