August 2nd, 2026 News
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MOUNTAINVIEW NEWS
Join us Sunday morning at 10 am in person or online. Pastor Brady DeBoer will present a message entitled “Foreshadowing the Gospel”. He will be looking at the book of Genesis chapter 15.
Pastor Brady walks us through one of the most unique passages in the Bible and shows how it points forward to the goodness of Jesus.
LET’S BUILD SOME COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS!
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Swing For Students 2026! This year we have a goal to fill the course! 144 Christian School Supporters! How can you help? Be a golfer or sponsor, Donate a prize, or do all three! When: Saturday, September 12 at Whisky Run Golf Club in Port Colborne. Lunch at noon. Shotgun start at 1:30pm, Early Bird Pricing $180 per golfer (includes lunch, cart, 18 holes, and dinner). Plan to support this opportunity to share in a tangible expression of community and tell the story of the blessing of Christian Education.
JOYFUL GIVING
See your Church Email for the link to our Year-End Joyful Giving Updates!
Sunday’s offerings are for our Ministry Promise (a.k.a. Budget) AND for...
Upcoming Offering:
August 9th– 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. We are expanding to Hamilton in 2027! We invite you to walk with us, explore our new community of care, and learn about our Legacy of the Heart Campaign for our new Faithstone community.
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COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
& OPPORTUNITIES
SOCO Beach Project Update - Read about our time with Adrian Jacobs as we explore "Peace with Deep Roots". Help us reach our summer fundraising goal of $30,000! One more Sunday Night SOCO on August 9. Read all about it ~ newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/southcoastbeachproject/soco-update-july-30-8577070
Wisdom in the Age of AI Conference - How should Christians respond to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in church, education, business, healthcare, and the arts? The Wisdom in the Age of AI Conference will be held at Calvin University October 8-10 and features top keynote speakers and parallel sessions dealing with each of these topics. For more information and to register to join the conversation, visit: https://calvin.edu/wisdomAI
NEWSLETTERS FROM OUR MINISTRY PARTNERS
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“Community Connections” - “Partnerships”
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DENOMINATIONAL NEWS
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: What Happens After We Die? - What happens after we die? Where do we go? Where do our bodies and souls go while we’re waiting for Jesus to return on Judgment Day? Join Groundwork as we study Luke 23:39-43; Philippians 1:20-26; Ecclesiastes 9:5-6; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; 2 Corinthians 5:1-9, 16-17; Romans 8:34-39; and Philippians 3:20-21 to better understand three Christian views on life after death, and to receive the rich assurance and deep comfort God’s Word provides. Listen now at Groundworkonline.com and subscribe to Groundwork's weekly emails for future episodes.
Check out this week’s Kids Corner Devotion: Talking About Sin: Big & Bigger News for You at www.kidscorner.net. In this week's devotion’s Bible reading, Romans 5:18-21, we learn that sin—the things we think, say, or do that don’t please God—is big and powerful. Sin separates us from God. But the good news is that bigger news about Jesus is coming. Check out all the great content at kidscorner.net, like Family Practices for Family Collection.
Thrive Faith Formation Tip - The God of the Bible is radically curious. God was curious about taking formless things and creating something beautiful. God was curious on the first day as God spoke light into existence and gave darkness a place in creation. God was curious enough that creating sky, land, and oceans was life-giving and affirming in the world. God was curious enough to believe diversity in plants and animals was cool, creating them in a variety of dimensions, shapes, and colors. God’s curiosity led to the creation of two beacons in the sky to serve the earth. In the mind of God, curiosity was God’s radical bent of being in relationship, always moving toward life. This week reflect on what makes you curious about God, God’s world, and your world. Brought to you by Thrive: crcna.org/Thrive
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
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Grimsby: Shalom Manor & Gardens is seeking an experienced and compassionate Director or Resident Care to lead our nursing team and help shape the future of resident-centred care. Reporting directly to the Administrator, the DRC provides leadership to a nursing department of more than 200 team members while driving quality improvement, clinical excellence, and resident experience throughout our 144-bed long-term care home. This is a unique opportunity to join a mission-driven organization rooted in Christian values and to play a key leadership role during an exciting period of growth.
Hamilton: Shalom is seeking a dedicated, values-driven Administrator for Faithstone Manor & Gardens, to lead and support our long-term care home in Hamilton. This is a great opportunity for someone who is collaborative and passionate about resident-centred care in a faith-based environment. In this role you will play a key role in ensuring smooth operations, regulatory compliance and a positive experience for residents, families and staff.
The Advancement office is seeking an Advancement Coordinator (part-time, minimum 6 month contract) to play an integral role in supporting the organization’s fundraising, communications and donor engagement efforts. It’s a dynamic role that blends administration, communications, donor stewardship and project coordination. From assisting with fundraising campaigns and managing the donor database to coordinating events and creating meaningful donor communications, you will help ensure every interaction reflects the care, excellence and Christian values that define our organization.
Feel called to serve? Learn more at https://shalommanor.ca/get-involved/careers/. Submit your resume and cover letter, outlining qualifications and alignment with our mission to: hr@shalommanor.ca. Keep watch for additional postings as we continue to move forward to opening day at Faithstone in mid-2027.
Position Opening: Executive Director (Act Five) - Act Five in Hamilton, Ont., is seeking a full-time, in-person Executive Director to provide organizational leadership and lead fundraising for our exciting young adult discipleship ministry. For the complete job description, visit our website ActFive.ca. Submit a cover letter, articulation of faith, and résumé (five pages maximum) to hiring@actfive.ca by August 14, 2026.