Interim Pastor Harvey Stob of Ridgewood Christian Reformed Church will present four Sunday 7:30 p.m. talks on “Adam and Eve and All That,” September 25 through October 16. Richard Ostling, former religion writer with “Time” magazine and The Associated Press, will moderate the discussions. The series will depict new challenges arising in Christian Reformed and evangelical circles concerning the historic Adam and Eve, human origins, and interpretation of the Book of Genesis. For more information, please contact Ridgewood CRC.
To be held August 20, 2011, from 8:30-2:30 in Wyckoff, NJThis event will be a great time for GEMS counselors and club leaders to share ideas with other GEMS counselors, learn about the new theme material and hear how the GEMS ministry is alive and at work internationally.For more information, please contact Lisa or Amy at gemsarea28@gmail.com
New City Kids Church in Jersey City offers an amazingly practical training event on May 20-21 for teens and adults involved in children's ministry, community outreach, and teen leadership development. Please see the attached flyer for more information about the Children Are the Church event.For those who attended the March classis meeting, this was the event recommended by Paul Ingeneri for the benefits it has had for the ministry of Crossroads Community Church in Flanders. Those who are interested may call Trevor Rubingh for details (his contact information is on the flyer).
Classis Hudson's diaconal ministry, Northeast Community Trasnformation, will be hosting a spring barbeque at Covenant CRC in North Haledon, on Saturday, May 21 from 12-3 pm. This event will highlight a number of the ministry partnerships that CRCs in our area have been developing, and provide an opportunity for those interested in community development ministry to fellowship and celebrate the work God is doing through the churches. Deacons, pastors, and anyone interested in community ministry is encouraged to attend. For more information, please contact NECT.
The Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff extends an invitation to all pastors for its spring Clergy Day Event, a discussion about congregational vitality and the challenges of pastoral ministry today. For more information or to RSVP, please contact the Christian Health Care Center (information is on the flyer)
GEMS Girls Clubs, a ministry in many local Christian Reformed churches, will be sponsoring an event specifically for mothers and tween girls on Saturday, May 7 from 1:00-4:15 pm. This event is designed to open dialogue between mothers and daughters about "The Beauty of Believing," and participants will be sent home with resources to continue the conversation. The event will be held at Hawthorne Gospel Church in Hawthorne, NJ. For more information or to buy tickets, see the GEMS web page or the Faithgirlz web site.