
Letters to My Young Readers
Welcome to our new members: Jonathan & Josina Baum, Jairus Blom, Ava VandenBerg, Benjamin Jansen. Love, Aunt LenaBeth ...

Ministerial Calls
Extended:To Rev. E. Hakvoort of Norwich, Ontario, by the congregation of Zwolle, the Netherlands.To Rev. H.A. van Zetten of Nieuw-Beijerland, the Netherlands, by the congregation of Lethbridge, Alberta. ...

Classis East Youth Conference
July 7&8, 2023The Classis East Youth Conference is scheduled for July 7&8 and will be hosted by the Norwich, Ontario, NRC church. All young people ages sixteen and older are welcome. We extend a special invitation to our older young adults. Separate ...

Grand Rapids Young Adult Weekend
August 18-21, 2023In place of the Mackinaw trip this year, the Grand Rapids committee, along with the Grand Rapids Joshua post-high school youth group, is organizing a young adult weekend in the Grand Rapids area under the oversight of the Grand Rapids-Beckw ...

Hope Bay Bible Camp
May 25-27, 2023The Chilliwack NRC hopes to host the annual young adults retreat on Pender Island, British Columbia, on May 25-27, 2023, D.V. We welcome all post-secondary young adults to attend for a time of learning, fellowship, and exploration of the beaut ...

Rev. G.M. de Leeuw Granted Emeritus Status
Farewell Service on June 7, 2023“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1).At the Classis Far West meeting held on March 15, 2023, Rev. G.M. de Leeuw was grant ...

Curatorium Announcement
If all is well, the Curatorium hopes to meet in Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 31, 2023, when Student P. Kleijer is scheduled to take his final exams. Men who receive an attest from their Consistory are also invited to lay their case before the Curatorium at this time. Consistories are ...

Obituaries
ALEMAN, John – Age 72, March 5, 2023; Lethbridge, Alberta; Wife – Bea; Children – Trevor & Cindy, Brent & Louise, Eric & Willene, Jorica & Joe Veres, Michael & Cindy, Colleen, Bruce & Leanna; 23 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren; survived by 3 siblings; prede ...

Current Events
Christians Among Those Suffering from EarthquakeTwo catastrophic earthquakes and nearly eighty aftershocks have struck southern Turkey and northwest Syria. Tens of thousands have lost their life, and even more are suffering. Due to winter storms and freezing ...

Questions from Our Readers
Over the years I have received more questions regarding prayer which, to date, have remained unanswered. This is partly due to my hesitation to address a matter which is so tender because it involves speaking not to or among men, but men speaking with the Most High God. Prayer is, and ...