It has been brought to my attention that the recent post about the NECT dinner indicated an incorrect date. The diiner is Nov. 11, not Nov. 5 as originally indicated. The flyer with the contact information has the correct date, and the post has now been corrected. My apologies for the mixup.
Northeast Community Transformation, the diaconal ministry of Classes Hudson and Hackensack, invites you to take note of two events they are hosting in November.In response to the CRC's initiatives to encourage new kinds of vitality in the office of deacon, NECT will be holding a deacons' forum at Covenant CRC in North Haledon from 9-12 on Saturday, November 5. The conversation is for deacons, elders, pastors, and all who minister in the community and want to encourage deacons to be "champions" for the church in living out the good news of the gospel. The cost is $10 each; see the flyer for information on how to register.NECT also invites all who are concerned with the church's witness to justice and the healing love of Christ to attend their fall vision dinner the following weekend, November 11 at 6pm at Cedar Hill CRC. The cost is $20 for adults; children may attend at reduced cost. RSVP is required before November 4. For more information or to learn how to register, please see the information on the flyer.
Eastern Regional Ministries of the CRC is sponsoring a Sonship Retreat at the Ladore Conference Center in Waymart, PA on October 14-15, 2011. Sonship is a discipling program written from a Reformed perspective, encouraging people to apply theological truth to daily life. The retreat is intended for pastors, spouses, and other church leaders. For more information, please see the brochure or the registration information.
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.
The fall meeting of Classis Hudson will take place on Thursday, September 22 at Midland Park CRC. Rev. Norm Brown will chair the meeting. The agenda for the meeting can be found here.One of the highlights of the agenda will be a presentation by Rev. Julius Medenblik, the new president of Calvin Theological Seminary.Classis will also examine Mr. Jeremy Meserole, a member of Faith Community CRC, for licensure to exhort. His sermon can be found here.Councils of organized churches should have received credentials already; however, if a credentials form is needed, it can be found on the documents and policies page. Emerging churches should contact their council of care for credentials information.
Several visitors to this site have requested that the Classis Hudson home page include a link to information about classical ministry share amounts. This information has now been added to the documents and policies page.The same page also has a link for downloading the Paramus Fund grant applications, which are due December 1, 2011.Please inform the deacons of your congregation of the availability of this information.