Online Bulletin

Youth/Preteens Summer Outings:

• Join us on the Church front lawn on Thursday, August 28th at 5pm. We'll be getting together to have our first annual epic water fight and enjoy hotdogs for dinner!!!

Potluck Lunch: We will be getting together as a church and community for another potluck lunch this summer, on Sunday, August 24th after the church service!! Bring your favourite "Appetizer" to share with your church family!! Dessert, coffee & juice will be provided by the Church. See you all there!

Women’s Connect – Save the Date! 

Date: Saturday , September 13
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Event: Fun Social + Sign-Making Class!

Join us for a time of creativity, connection, and fun! We’ll enjoy fellowship while making beautiful signs together.

Cost: $15 per person (cash only)
Due to limited space, payment is required to reserve your spot.

Sign-up begins Sunday, August 17
Look for the sign-up sheet in the lobby!

Blood Donor Clinic: For the month of August we will be hosting two more Blood Donor Clinics, one on Thursday, August 21 & one on Tuesday, August 26th both starting at 1pm. If you are able, please join in saving lives together by donating blood. Appointments are necessary and can be booked at blood.ca.

1Life Learning Cohorts: Needing a time of re-visioning on essentials of the Christian faith? Consider joining 1Life’s Theology Conversation Cohort, in-person, second Thursday of the month @ 6:30 p.m. w/ Pastor Wilma van der Leek.  Wondering how to do more than just help your neighbours? Consider joining the Flourishing Together cohort on-line with Rachel Vroege, Diaconal Ministries. See 1Life newsletter for more info or sign up here.

BCSE Youth and Children's Task Force: Greetings Congregations, The stories we’ve heard often repeat themselves. A young woman ages out of the youth group she’s been connected with for years and feels like she’s been marooned. A high school graduate relocates to a different town for college and struggles to feel a sense of belonging at her new church. A young man with a heart for ministry longs for a meaningful relationship with his older community but struggles to feel acknowledged on Sunday mornings. Older generations struggle to welcome younger parishioners into their churches. It’s not difficult to understand why. There are cultural differences. Communication can be challenging. But ultimately, it’s because most churches aren’t equipped to build bridges across the pews.

Generation Spark was born out of this need. We want to help churches that are struggling to break this cycle. We offer hands-on coaching, practical strategies, and extensive support to help all generations form meaningful relationships that ultimately result in sustained, lifelong faith. We’d love to see the grace of Jesus grow in your community as you learn to cross generational boundaries in the spirit of care and discipleship.

We believe that all generations of leaders can learn from, support, and grow in faith together. We also believe that giving our young people a place to lay their heads isn’t just “planning for the future.” It’s an expression of the very gospel we live by.

And Generation Spark is here to help you live into this reality. We invite you to learn more through an upcoming informational webinar. At the webinar, you will learn more about how Generation Spark works and what it might look like for your church to join a cohort. (Each webinar will have the same content.) 

• August 21, 4:30-5:30 p.m. PST
• September 11, 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. PST 

Can’t make it to any of the webinar calls? Don’t worry! The webinars will be recorded and available after the event. NOTE: Even if you are unable to attend the event, please register for one of the webinars if you wish to receive the recording. 

Kevin Lobert – on behalf of the Generation Spark Leadership Team.

Worship Conference: You’re invited to a special, one-day worship conference at Langley Immanuel Christian Reformed Church! Join together with other worship leaders, volunteers, and worshipers for a special day of praise and learning shaped around the theme of bringing our entire selves into the presence of God. Sometimes we have heard the message that we must leave our cares and struggles, hardships and challenges, trials and doubts at the door when we enter worship - but what happens when we bring the whole of who we are into the presence of all of who God is? God calls all our inmost being to praise his holy name (Psalm 103:1). Part of that includes shining the light of worship on our fears, sorrows, and tears—along with our hopes, joys, and gratitude. For more information and to register click “Learn More”.

Housing Request: A Trinity Western student, Joshua, is looking for a place to rent come September! If you know of a place, apartment or house, for one or up to 6 people. Please contact Tamara at the church office!

Connecting with Naji:

Naji from Resonate, will be in the Vancouver area in a couple of weeks and is visiting New West CRC. They are setting up a Connection Time with him. If able to attend, here is the information:

• Tuesday, August 12, 10am
• Location: "Connections Cafe" (aka "New West CRC" in Burnaby, 8255 13th Ave).
• Coffee / Eats: You are able to order drinks and eats on site from the cafe.
• Purpose: connection, community, ministry updates from Naji

If you are planning on attending, please email Johannes Schouten (jschouten@nacchurch.org) so she can give some approximate numbers to the cafe.

Hope to see you there!!!

Johannes Schouten 

Garden Sharing Table 2025: If your vegetable or flower garden is producing more than you can use, why not share the abundance? Starting this Sunday, you're invited to bring your extras to our Garden Sharing Table, located in the church’s front lobby. Whether you have a handful of herbs or a bumper crop of rhubarb, all contributions are welcome. Let’s bless others with the bounty and enjoy the gifts of the season together. The table will be available every Sunday throughout the summer. Happy harvesting—and happy sharing!

Hearts Exchanged - Deepen your understanding of reconciliation with Indigenous neighbours through Hearts Exchanged this fall. Engage in honest dialogue about colonialism, learn from Indigenous perspectives grounded in scripture, and become a catalyst for reconciliation within your community. Sign-ups are now open! crcna.org/hearts-exchanged

Paul’s Missionary Journeys in Greece (April 3 - 13. 2026): Travel by motor coach (6 days) and cruise ship (3 days) to sites connected with Paul’s second and third missionary journeys, as well as visit other major sites of biblical, archaeological, and cultural interest. Jeff Weima, professor at Calvin Theological Seminary and leading Pauline scholar, hosts this inspirational tour. For more information, contact Dr. Weima at 616-328-3110 or weimje@calvinseminary.edu.