Year End - December, 2011 - Pages 593 - 692 - Clarion

THE CANADIAN REFORMED MAGAZINE
Year-End Issue
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap
or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Matthew 6:26
Best Wishes
and the Lord’s blessings
in the year 2012
to all our readers
Dr. J. Visscher, editor
Rev. P. Holtvlüwer, co-editor
Rev. E. Kampen, co-editor
Rev. K. Stam, co-editor
Dr. C. Van Dam, co-editor
Mrs. L. Veenendaal, copy manager
THE CANADIAN REFORMED MAGAZINE
Editorial
Peter Holtvlüwer
Angels and iPods
“All I want for Christmas is a new iPod Touch!” Our
kids, it seems, are not exactly asking for their “two front
teeth” anymore! Most of us, I think, are in the habit of
exchanging gifts at some point around Christmas. For
some it might be on Sinterklaas (December 5), for others
Christmas Eve, and for others at some point in Boxing
week – to catch the sales of course!
It’s okay to give each other gifts. I think we’ll all agree
that we need to be careful about not making Christmas
about the gift-giving. And we’ll need to keep ourselves in
check so that we do not spoil our kids and cave-in to the
commercialism that is all around us. The hype can’t be
“what we got for Christmas” but must rather be: what did
God give at Christmas?
Christmas is about God sending his Son to be born
of a woman, to become a human being in order to take
upon himself our deserved punishment for sin (death)
and give us what we don’t deserve: eternal life! When that
is central in our minds, when that message is highlighted
in our Christmas gatherings, then the joy of salvation will
come out in different ways. And if we choose to express
that joy – in a spirit of thankfulness to God – by giving our
loved ones a gift, what can be against it?
A better question to ask is: what kind of gifts are we
giving and how are we using them? Are they a help or a
hindrance to us in living as Christmas people? As people
touched by the Christmas message? Some gifts we give
will be highly practical – like a new winter coat, long
under-wear, or warm socks – but many will be intended
simply for our pleasure – a chocolate letter, a puzzle, a
book, a video, perfume, or perhaps, yes, even an
iPod Touch!
gift but what if it’s a raunchy romance novel or low-brow
crime caper? What if the book or video has an engaging
story but contains the blaspheming of God’s Name or the
Name of the Christmas Child? What if we give chocolate
or candy to someone whom we know struggles with
over-eating? We need to be discerning participants in
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our surrounding culture and part of that is to be
discerning gift-givers. If the Child whose birth we
new foot-hold in someone’s life? The gift should allow the
receiver to truly enjoy the fruits of Christ’s saving work and
be experienced or employed as a blessing.
I wonder if we give enough thought to this when it
comes to gifts of communication. In the last decade,
we’ve seen an explosion of electronic media hit the
market and enter our homes. Many of us have a
Blackberry strapped to our hip or an iPhone in our pocket
or iPod ear-buds dangling around our neck – and our
teens are increasingly among them. How many of us
didn’t buy one of these for our teens this Christmas?
The common attraction to these products is their
ability to increase our communication – both in-coming
in connecting us with others. Two of them serve as cell
phones, all three link to the Internet, give access to email
and text messaging. The iPod Touch (the latest!) allows an
listening pleasure. This makes long bus-rides entertaining
or bike-rides more interesting or walking through the mall
less of a bore. Many adults need at least a cell phone
and email access for work but most teens are making
use of this technology for staying in touch with friends
(and parents!) and general entertainment.
Now, it’s not that these gadgets are sinful in
themselves, but are we using them in a Christmas-friendly
way? I have been at restaurants where mothers or fathers
are thumbing away on their phones while their threeyear-old is desperately trying to get their attention. I have
seen parties of 8 (extended) family members sitting down
for a nice meal and three of them – two teens and one
adult in this case – were absorbed in text messaging
or emailing! I have been in gatherings where suddenly
someone’s phone vibrates and – mid-conversation – the
person walks out of the room to answer it without so much
as an “excuse me!”
Such people have lost all sense of how rude it is to
consider the communication of someone miles away
(maybe continents away!) of more importance than to
speak with the family member or friend sitting right beside
you! Unless it’s a genuine emergency, the people you’re
with should take priority over the people far away. By all
means, keep up contact with those friends and family
elsewhere but not during face time with other family or
friends. Phone them after the meal and discuss life, but
not during dinner! Of all occasions, a family dinner at a
quiet restaurant should be a time for talking and laughing
together but many of us seem to get lost in our own
self-made world of electronic chatter of 140 characters
or less! We are in danger of exchanging meaningful, inperson discussion with empty prattle of no consequence
over wireless networks!
Touched by an iPod?
IPods hold an additional but similar danger. I’ve
embedded completely absorbed in their own world
as they mingle in the midst of others. They plunk down
beside someone on the school bus or public transit
without so much as a “hello” and carry-on in their own
head-space. I’ve seen that done right in my own van!
It’s as if you don’t exist and the iPodder (new word)
couldn’t care less. The volume is up loud enough to
block out surrounding sounds so that when you ask,
“So, did you hear that the Jets beat the Leafs and the
Canucks last week?!” there’s no sound of disbelief, not
even an incredulous gasp! Hello? Anybody home? It
had each been wearing iPods, staring into their campthe sky!
Christmas communication
But the shepherds did hear – God saw to that.
Christmas is about communication. It’s the act of God
wanted so much to make something crystal clear to us
that he wrapped the message in a human nature and
announced his arrival by myriads of angels chorusing in
the night! The shepherds who heard then went to see the
babe in the manger and afterwards went on their way
spreading the word about this child!
And it’s been that way ever since. John the Baptist
came to prepare the way of the Lord and he did it
through preaching
ministry then he did so proclaiming a message, “Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven is near” (Matt 4:17). And at the
conclusion of his earthly work the Saviour commanded
his church to “Go and make disciples of all nations. . .
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded
you.” Christians are nothing if we are not communicators!
The message we’ve heard, the Christmas gospel of the
Savior’s birth combined with the Easter gospel of his
death and resurrection can never be kept to ourselves!
We must speak to the world outside but we also must
speak to the brotherhood within. Jesus came to save his
people, to purchase his church with his blood, to form a
community of people under his headship. A community
communes within itself. Members of a
community communicate with each other. We fellowship
together, which at a minimum means speaking together,
conversing about life as Christian pilgrims. It means we
care about each other, ask questions, show an interest in
and give a priority to the needs of others.
A Christian may not cloister in his own little world. We
are not the caterpillar which hides in a cocoon but we
by showing his beautiful colors. And God has made each
of us “beautiful” for he has given of his Spirit and his gifts
to every one of his children so that all have something
special to share with others.
Taming the technology
All of this means we should carefully examine how
we and our children are using the technology – have a
discussion about discussion with your teens this Christmas
holiday. Are we using these new and unprecedented
tools of communication to bless our church community
and spread the message of grace into the world? Is the
Lord pleased with how we treat our neighbours with these
tools? Are the text messages we send adding value to
someone’s life or is it a waste of everyone’s time? And
are we giving due attention to the person in the room
with us or on the bus seat beside us? Let’s not pretend
we are “helping” a neighbour far away (via texting) when
we virtually ignore the neighbour right next to us. If you
switched the phone to “off” and took the ear-buds out,
would it not clearly show to the person you are with that
you care about them? That you want to give them your
time and focus?
Let’s become fully Christian communicators. Let’s
analyze what comes in through our ear buds and what
goes out through our cell phones and see if all content
agrees with the Christmas message. Let’s also analyze
how we use our iPods and iPhones to see if we are doing
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(Matthew 1:23)
God the Son has received many exceptional names,
such as Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting
Father, Prince of Peace, King of kings, Saviour, the
Anointed One, Shepherd, and Lamb of God. The one
to which we now give attention is “Immanuel,” which
means, “God with us.”
Immanuel particularly points to the incarnation,
namely, that God became man. This name also calls
attention to the real spirit of the celebration of the birth
of Jesus. Much of the talk we may hear about the spirit
of Christmas misses the point. Too often it is limited to
feelings of nostalgia, family togetherness, and kindness to
the poor, the lonely, and the hurting. While of course all
these are important, our focus needs to be on what God
has done and is doing in Christ Jesus. In him God is with
us. What an awesome truth!
God with us
That Jesus was conceived in Mary without a human
father was an amazing miracle. So is the reality that
one person can be both God and man. It is also an
ORD’s covenant that God
should be with us (Exod 34:10). How stupendous, that God
who ought to consume stiff-necked humans (Exod 33:3,
5) is with us!
From the perspective of the evil character we
inherited from Adam and Eve, we are disgusting
creatures. Think of it: man was created to be a perfect
image of the perfect God, who enveloped us in love and
blessed us beyond anything we could imagine. Yet we
dared to think that the Almighty could be a liar. What we
did was truly shocking: “The Lord saw how great man’s
wickedness on the earth had become, and that every
inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the
time” (Gen 6:5). Even so, in Christ, holy God is with us!
God with us
Jesus Christ did not just work his miracles and
salvation from heaven, nor did he take on only the
appearance of a man, something different than true
humanity. Jesus could not have been more with us, for
he was born as a true man, suffering through the pains
of a human birth, experiencing all the stresses, distresses,
and weaknesses that are ours. He did not sin, but he did
assume the human nature impacted by the curse of sin.
“He had to be made like his brothers in every way,
in order that he might become a merciful and faithful
high priest in service to God, and that he might make
atonement for the sins of the people” (Heb 2:17). With us
in our suffering, with us in our sin, Christ delivers us from
suffering and sin by appeasing the wrath of the Judge of
all the earth, the only anger that truly matters.
God with us
In Eden God walked with man. His children were in his
presence and delighted in him. Nothing is more precious
to a man than to be in the Lord’s presence. Sadly, Adam
was later shut out of the Garden. God’s holiness stood in
sharp contrast with man’s sin, and his rejection of sinners
was expressed by expelling man from his presence.
After Israel’s terrible sin with the golden calf, the Lord
with milk and honey. An angel would go with them and
would drive out the people living in Canaan. However,
God himself would not go up with this stiff-necked
people, lest his holy zeal destroy them. The presence
of an angel and the promise of blessings were no
consolation to Israel. Nothing could be more tragic
than God’s refusal to go with his people. God and only
God himself with us makes us his distinct people, his
MATTHEW 13:52
covenant people, his forgiven people. As a type of
Christ, Moses pleaded with the Lord that he would
forgive them and go with them. Read this gripping story
in Exodus 33:1 to 34:10. In 34:6-7 the Lord reveals his
name to Moses, “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate
and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love
and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and
forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.”
That name of grace and forgiveness comes to its
greatest expression in Jesus Christ – God with us, who
in his mercy inhabits you and me by his Spirit. What an
awesome thought!
Matthew 6:33
Kevin L. DeYoung
Vital Virginity
This chapter is republished with kind permission from
the publisher: Moody. It is taken from Kevin L. DeYoung’s
The
Good News We Almost Forgot: Rediscovering the Gospel
in a 16th Century Catechism
Lord’s Day 14
35. Q. What does it mean that he “was conceived by
the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary”?
A. That the eternal Son of God, who is and
remains true and eternal God, took to himself,
through the working of the Holy Spirit, from the
nature so that he might become David’s true
descendant, like his brothers in every way except
for sin.
36. Q. Does the holy conception and birth of Christ
A. He is our mediator, and with his innocence
and perfect holiness he removes from God’s
sight my sin – mine since I was conceived.
The accounts of Jesus’ birth in Matthew (chapter 1)
and Luke (chapters 1-2) are clear and unequivocal: Jesus’
birth was not ordinary. He was not an ordinary child and
his conception did not come about in the ordinary way.
His mother, Mary, was a virgin, having had no intercourse
prior to conception. By the Holy Spirit, Mary’s womb
became the cradle of the Son’s incarnation (Matt 1:20;
Luke 1:35).
It’s no secret that in recent history, the doctrine of the
virgin birth (or more precisely, the virginal conception) has
been ridiculed as fairytale make-believe by many outside
the church, and not a few voices inside the church. Two
arguments are usually mentioned.
First, the prophecy about a virgin birth in Isaiah 7:14,
it is argued, actually speaks of a young woman and not
a virgin. (To be fair, some scholars make this argument
about Isaiah’s prophecy and still believe in the virgin
birth.) Many have pointed out that the Hebrew word in
Isaiah is almah and not the technical term for virgin,
bethula. It is true that almah has a wider semantic range
than bethula, but there are no clear references in the
Old Testament where almah does not mean virgin. The
word almah occurs nine times in the Old Testament, and
wherever the context makes its meaning clear, the word
refers to a virgin.
More importantly, the Septuagint (the Greek
translation of the Hebrew Scriptures begun in the third
century BC) translates almah with the Greek word
parthenos (the same word used in Matthew 1:23
where Isaiah 7:14 is quoted), and everyone agrees that
parthenos means “virgin.” The Jewish translators of the
Septuagint would not have used a clear Greek word for
virgin if they understood Isaiah 7:14 to refer to nothing
more than a young woman.
Second, many have objected to the virgin birth
because they see it as a fairly typical bit of pagan
mythologizing. They argue, “Star Wars has a virgin birth.
Mithraism had a virgin birth. Christianity has a virgin
birth. Big deal. They are all just fables.” This is a popular
there are a number of problems with it.
1. The assumption that there was a prototypical Godman who had certain tides, did certain miracles,
was born of a virgin, saved his people, and then
got resurrected is not well founded. In fact, no
such prototypical “hero” existed before the rise of
Christianity.
2. It would have been unthinkable for a Jewish sect
(which is what Christianity was initially) to try to win new
converts by adding pagan elements to their gospel
story. I suppose a good Jew might make up a story to
would have been anathema to most Jews.
3. The virgin birth parallels are not as strong as we might
think. Consider three of the usual suspects, Alexander
the Great, Dionysus, and Mithra. Alexander’s most
reliable ancient biographer (several centuries after his
death) makes no mention of a virgin birth. Besides,
the story that began to circulate (after the rise of
Christianity, it’s worth mentioning) is about an unusual
conception, but not a virgin birth (Alexander’s parents
were already married). Dionysus was born when a
god (in this case Zeus) disguised himself as a human
and impregnated a human princess. This is not a
virgin birth and not like the Holy Spirit’s role we read
about in the gospels. Mithra, a popular parallel was
born of a rock, not a virgin. Moreover, the cult of
Mithra in the Roman Empire dates to after the time of
Christ so any dependence is Mithraism on Christianity
and not the other way around.
To the Greek warrior, the Greek god, and the cult of
Mithra, we can add Buddha: his mother dreamed that
Buddha entered her in the form of a white elephant. But
and she was already married. You get the drift. The socalled parallels always occur well after the life in question,
well into the Christian era, and are not really stories of
virginal conceptions anyway.
But even for those who believe in the virgin birth, it is
sometimes questioned whether the doctrine is really that
important. For example, one pastor has argued, in what
has become a very well-known passage, that the virgin
birth may not be all that essential. “What if Jesus had an
earthly father named Larry?” he asks. What if the virgin
birth was thrown in to appeal to the followers of Mithra
and Dionysian religious cults? What if the word for virgin
she had intercourse? He suggests that none of this would
be catastrophic to the Christian faith. “What if that spring
[the virgin birth] was seriously questioned? Could a person
keep jumping? Could a person still love God? Could
you still be a Christian? Is the way of Jesus still the best
possible way to live?”
There are a lot of questions here, but the underlying
one seems to be this: Is the virgin birth really that essential
to Christianity? The answer, the pastors’ insinuation
notwithstanding, is a resounding Yes!
First, the virgin birth is essential to Christianity because
it has been essential to Christianity. That may sound like
circular reasoning, but only if we care nothing about the
history and catholicity of the church. Granted, the church
can get things wrong, sometimes even for a long time.
But if Christians, of all stripes in all places, have professed
belief in the virgin birth for two millennia, maybe we
should be slow to discount it as inconsequential. In his
concluded that “there can be no doubt that at the
close of the second century the virgin birth of Christ was
regarded as an absolutely essential part of the Christian
belief by the Christian church in all parts of the known
world.” Perhaps, then, we should not be so hasty in
dismissing the doctrine as a take-it-or-leave-it element of
the Christian faith.
Second, the gospel writers clearly believed that
Mary was a virgin when Jesus was conceived. We don’t
know precisely how the Christ child came to be in Mary’s
womb, except that the conception was “from the Holy
Spirit” (Matt 1:20). But we do know that Mary understood
the miraculous nature of this conception, having asked
the angel “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” (Luke
1:34). The gospels present the virgin birth as “an orderly
account” of actual history from eyewitnesses (Luke 1:14). If the virgin birth is false, the historical reliability of the
gospels is seriously undermined.
Third – and this intersects with the Catechism
– the virgin birth demonstrates that Jesus was truly
human and truly divine. How can the virgin birth be an
inconsequential spring for our jumping when it establishes
the very identity of our Lord and Savior? If Jesus had not
been born of a human, we could not believe in his full
humanity. But if his birth were like any other human birth
– through the union of a human father and mother – we
would question his full divinity. The virgin birth is necessary
to secure both a real human nature and a completely
divine nature.
Fourth, the virgin birth is essential because it means
Jesus did not inherit the curse of depravity that clings
to Adam’s race. Jesus was made like us in every way
except for sin (Heb 4:15; 7:26-27). Every human father
begets a son or daughter with his sin nature. We may not
understand completely how this works, but this is the way
of the world after the fall. Sinners beget sinners (Ps 51:5).
Always. So if Joseph was the real father of Jesus, or Mary
had been sleeping around with Larry, Jesus is not spotless,
not innocent, and not perfectly holy. And as a result, we
have no mediator, no imputation of Christ s righteousness
(because he has no righteousness to impute to us), and
no salvation.
So, yeah, the virgin birth is essential to our faith.
George van Popta
Canticles
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The Song of Hannah.
1
1. My heart is filled with
my voice
joy;
I will em - ploy
to praise the LORD my Sa - viour.
I
mock my en - e - my
for God has set
and
shown to
me
me
free
his
fa - vour.
2. There is none like the LORD
who is by us adored,
the Holy One of Israel.
There is no one like God,
whom we will praise and laud.
Our Rock is God eternal.
5.
The barren wife is blest
with nurselings at her breast,
a household full of children.
The one with fertile womb
is filled with morbid gloom:
a fretful anxious person.
3. Don’t talk pretentiously
or speak so boastfully
for God pays close attention.
The LORD gives careful heed
and weighs out every deed
of hurtful men and women.
6.
The LORD gives life, and kills,
and does whate’er he wills
for he is God Almighty.
He raises from the dust
all those who in him trust
and gives them thrones of glory.
4. He breaks the warrior’s bow
but lifts up those laid low
and arms them with his power.
The ones who were well fed
go begging for their bread
but God feeds those who hunger.
7.
This world is God’s domain;
his saints he will sustain
as they walk on securely.
The wicked he will ban;
he’ll silence evil man
in darkness, black and gloomy.
Text: 1 Samuel 2:1-10; vers. George Ph. van Popta, © 2010
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8.
‘Tis not by human might
that one is proven right;
God will judge his opponent.
The king he will supply
with power from on high
and raise up his anointed.
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Peter Holtvlüwer
Jubilee Woman
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The following is a slightly adapted speech that was
given to the sisters gathered at the 50th annual Ontario
Women’s League Day hosted by the Spring Creek
what follows, please read in advance Leviticus 25:1-13
and Luke 4:14-21. This is part 1 of 3.
Lady Frantic
I’d like to begin by introducing you to a lady some
of you may know. When you meet her, you can see the
lines of strain creasing across her forehead and the look
of anxiety in her eyes. She is a woman heavily burdened.
Her burden is not physical – her health is good over-all.
all they need. Her worry is not being childless – God has
given them several children. She can, in fact, count quite
a few blessings in her life and yet she is a woman
under oppression.
She is a lady on the run, torn between this obligation
and that, hustling to meet this expectation and that one.
She is physically on the run, back and forth to pick up the
taekwondo, or school events; she’s off to this parents’
meeting, that committee meeting, this study evening,
over to an aging parent to visit, drops in at a sibling,
phones a friend who has issues, drops off a meal at the
home of sick church member, all the while answering
constant text messages from her 15 and 17 year-olds
from wherever they are! She has many balls in the air and
she is struggling with the juggling.
This is a lady under constant pressure – got to make
sure there’s enough food in the house for the family and
that it’s mostly healthy stuff; make sure the kids have
proper clothing - clothing that’s stylish and preferably
brand name (yet not too expensive!). Keep on top of
the home-work and Catechism. Be there for those talks,
address their needs, have constant communication – oh,
and be there to support your husband as well! Listen to his
concerns, give him the time and attention he needs. And
when this lady attends the Ed-Com meeting or Ladies’
Aid or goes to Bible Study, then she not only has to come
prepared but she has to look good.
She has countless obligations and she must meet
them all and she must meet them well or she will be
a failure. Fear of failure makes her life frantic – she’s a
woman who knows no rest and has no peace and is at
times border-line depressed. And she doesn’t know what
to do about it. Have you met this woman before?
Cultural Egypt
I think she may be rather familiar in our midst and I’d
like to suggest to you, sisters, that this woman is under a
modern-day form of slavery and oppression. Much like
the Israelites were trapped in Egypt and forced to serve
under Pharaoh’s whip, many women – unbelievers and
believers alike – are in a cultural Egypt, forced to serve the
demands and expectations placed upon them by others
or even by themselves.
There are differences, of course. Today’s oppression
is not physically brutal but mentally and emotionally it
often takes as big a toll. It may even be, in that respect,
somewhat worse because at least the Israelites knew who
the enemy was – the Egyptians! They yearned to be free
from the enemy’s grip, but for the woman living in today’s
Egypt, who is the enemy? It is not always so clear and
this adds to the frustration and panic because even if
you realize things are not right, that they have to change,
what do you go after and why? Who or what is oppressing
the women of Canada in 2011? And how can they be
set free?
Jubilee gospel
speaking about the gospel of Jubilee. Today as sisters
it in Leviticus 25 – it was a time of celebration and great
rejoicing because in that year as in no other since their
release from Egypt, the people of God experienced
freedom! They experienced renewed liberty from some of
the worst forms of oppression in their day.
Sabbath rest
To get the full picture of the year of Jubilee, it’s
important to realize that it was the climax of a whole
system of important celebrations. Leviticus 25 starts off
speaking about the Sabbath year, which was to take
place every seventh year, but the Sabbath Year is based
upon and built upon the weekly Sabbath Day. From the
beginning of Israel’s release from Egypt, the LORD was
insistent that his people were to rest every Sabbath Day.
Look carefully to one of the key reasons why as given in
the Fourth Commandment:
Six days you shall labour and do all your work, but the
seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it
you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or
daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant, nor
your ox, your donkey or any of your animals, nor the
alien within your gates, so that your manservant and
maidservant may rest, as you do. Remember that
you were slaves in Egypt and that the LORD your God
brought you out of there with a mighty hand and an
out-stretched arm (Deut 5:13-15).
The Sabbath Day was assigned as a day to remember
their release from Egypt’s oppression! In Egypt they
were forced to work seven days a week under a ruthless
dictator. Work was back-breaking, work was relentless and
the people had no rest. But the LORD set them free from
that misery, broke the power of their slave masters and
gave to his people the precious gift of rest!
God did not make us to be work-aholics. God did
not design us to be enslaved and oppressed. As humans
our highest purpose is to know and enjoy our Creator
and while work is a gift of God and has its proper place,
it is not to consume the people of God! And so God
renewed the creation Sabbath as a day of physical rest
so the Israelites might enjoy their freedom always, be
reminded of their high calling in life, have time to worship
God and remember the rest he freely gave them!
Reverse the curse
God’s salvation, however, goes further than release
from Egypt’s oppression and to show that God gave also
a Sabbath year. Not just one day every week to stop and
rest but one year every seven! They were promised an
abundant harvest in the sixth year to get them through
the following two years until the crop of the eight year
would come in. In the meantime, they were to let the
land rest, refraining from active farming in the seventh
year. They could pick what grew freely of itself for their
own food, but they were to make no production out of
harvesting. God’s people were to rest and God’s land
was to rest so that the people and land might experience
some relief in the midst of a sin-cursed world!
For that is ultimately what lies behind all the various
Sabbath laws – the LORD is undoing the curse! When
Adam and Eve fell into sin, the harmony of creation was
shattered. The peaceful and blessed cycle of work and
rest, of planting and harvesting, of earth cooperating with
man and man exercising stewardship over the earth for
God’s glory – all of that came to a grinding halt. Man’s sin
brought punishment, a curse on the ground which now
would only produce under pressure from man’s painful
pain in the whole child-birthing process. Nothing worked
smoothly anymore. The animal kingdom fell into innerhostility even as it became outwardly hostile toward man;
the plant world no longer gave of itself freely for man’s
antagonistic toward each other and toward God. Nothing
worked right.
There was no peace and there was no rest – until the
LORD intervened! Until he gave the promise of a Saviour
and gave a sign of his redeeming work in the Sabbaths!
The weekly Sabbath was and remains a message of
hope: God has come to reverse the curse!
Jubilee’s jubilation!
A Sabbath day every week, a Sabbath year every
seventh year – can you imagine a whole year off the
back-breaking work of farming? The curse of sin would
not triumph! It would not have the last say and those
who put their trust in the LORD could enjoy some relief and
rest every week, every seventh year and then in a most
of Jubilee!
Leviticus 25:8 relates the two as follows: “Count off
seven Sabbaths of years – seven times seven years – so
that the seven Sabbaths of years amount to a period of
forty-nine years.” Now, this number seven, as you likely
know, is a key number throughout the Bible, signifying
perfection, wholeness. Some have called it the number
of God. So when God commands that every seventh
Sabbath year is to mark off another special year,
immediately we know that this is a very special occasion,
the climax of all those Sabbath years. On the heels of the
seventh Sabbath year is to follow the year of Jubilee. Year
would be another one, a special Jubilee!
That would make two years in a row where the
people did not have to work the land – a double
time of grace! – but there is much more! The LORD
liberty
throughout the land to all its inhabitants.” Put this all
together and you see that the character of God’s
Jubilee, the character of the crown of all the Sabbaths
can be summed up in one word: “Liberty!”
Freedom for God’s people
More than physical rest for the land and people,
Sabbath and Jubilee are all about freedom for God’s
people! It’s all about restoration of what was lost and
freedom from slavery to live again as an independent
person before the LORD. We read in verse 10, “Each one
of you is to return to his family property and each to his
own clan. . . everyone is to return to his own property.”
Such a law prevented continual poverty and slavery
among the Israelites. In our sinful, broken world, business
ventures can go wrong. Bad decisions are made,
disaster strikes, and a person’s living is lost. People in
those days couldn’t live on credit as long as we can
today. Government social programs simply didn’t exist.
The lender would demand payment quickly and if you
couldn’t pay, you had to forfeit your property. And if your
property wasn’t enough to cover your debt, you may
even have to become a slave of the lender, literally
working off your debt. So life could become miserable
and demeaning, with little hope for improvement and
no thought of enjoying life in God’s promised land. It
sometimes happened that God’s people entered into
landlessness, poverty.
But the Year of Jubilee was meant to change that
situation! The Jubilee was there to give hope, to give a
new start, to give restoration. All the Israelite slaves were
to be set free in the Jubilee and everyone was to be
wiped the slate clean for his people and gave them a
chance to begin again! God had purchased his people
out of Egypt by the blood of the Lamb. He was their
God, their owner, their Lord and he would not see them
go back into another form of slavery. For freedom the
LORD had set his people free and they were not to return
to Egypt – to any form of oppression! The LORD was their
Master and they were to live under him and enjoy his
freedom!
This is what the Lord Jesus is talking about when he
quotes from the prophecies of Isaiah as we read it in
Luke 4:18-19, “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he
has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He
has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and
recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.” The year of
the Lord’s favour was another way of speaking about
the great year of Jubilee. After all, what was that year
but a year of God’s undeserved favour, of his mercy
and grace? In Jubilee, people with debt up to their eyeballs were forgiven it all. Indentured servants could go
home. People without a property could go back to the
family farm and start over. None of it deserved, none of it
earned. It was a year of grace for Israel like no other since
the day they left Egypt and now Jesus says, “I’ve come to
usher in the greatest Jubilee ever!”
Lord Jesus was sent to proclaim freedom – freedom for
the spiritual prisoners, freedom for the blind, freedom for
the oppressed! As wonderful as the original Jubilee was for
God’s people, so much greater is the liberty which Christ
brought, for he gets to the root of the problem. In Israel’s
day, God addressed the effects of the curse and provided
relief from certain symptoms – the tyranny of toilsome
much further and addresses the curse of sin itself!
That was already foreshadowed in the Jubilee
instructions of the LORD, for did you notice on what day
the Jubilee was to begin? We read in Leviticus 25:9, “Then
have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day
of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound
the trumpet throughout your land.” The Day of Atonement
was that uniquely special day where the High Priest
would enter the most holy place in the tabernacle, where
sprinkle it on the mercy seat over the Ark of the covenant!
That act would ensure God’s forgiveness of the people for
all their sins. It was the annual ceremony of national guiltcleansing and right after that the Jubilee could begin!
First the payment for sins, then freedom for the people!
Sound the trumpets, O priests! First the blood of the lamb,
then the enjoyment of life, true life for God’s people!
Aaron, blow the horns of freedom!
And Jesus came to make that payment once
foreshadow and symbolize but never accomplish in
themselves. Jesus puts himself in the place of sinners and
endures the righteous punishment of God against sin so
that the curse can be forever broken! Jesus is the Lamb
of God whose blood painted the beams of the cross so
shadow of the cross, are passed-over by the curse and
instead receive blessing! Christ releases his people from
the Egypt of sin and the Pharaoh called Satan so that his
people – Christians – do not have to toil under the curse
anymore! As far as the curse of sin extends in this world,
so far does the payment of Christ extend, so far does his
salvation reach! His slogan is the same as it always was
but now with fullness: reverse the curse! His proclamation
of liberty reaches to every form of oppression caused by
sin or its consequences! He makes his people a Jubilee
people – Jubilee men and Jubilee women!
Mike Evers
Photo credits: Steff Jansen
Welcome to
Rev. Bouwman
Installation and inaugural service
As the calendar was transitioning from September
to October, and the changing of the seasons was visibly
upon us, the congregation of Smithville was experiencing
and long awaited. After a number of years without a
and plan, we were able to receive Rev. Bouwman
was then lead by Rev. Bouwman, who preached on the
theme of “Paul the preacher begs for the prayers of the
saints.” Under this theme, we learned that Satan will try
to tempt a preacher to stray from the true preaching of
the Word and to cater to the listening ear. In this reality,
the minister of the Word needs prayerful support. In
Welcome evening
installation, we had the opportunity to welcome Rev.
message, Rev. Bouwman expressed how the preacher
needs prayer for the content of what is preached, for
new church building, which provided the stage for a night
strength from the Lord to persevere and to continue to
reading and prayer. A few words of welcome were given
to the Bouwman family and the goal of the evening was
introduced as being one of integrating the Bouwmans to
which helped to strengthen their faith. Rev. Bouwman
explained that this has relevance for us in the context of
and Satan will attempt attacks on the preaching, in the
way members talk about the minister, etc. In essence, he
will attempt to demoralize everything. However, we can
combat this through prayer and we are called upon to
do such. In that, we were encouraged to pray for Rev.
allow growth in the Lord.
family was told that in order to begin to understand this
culture, they needed to “sit where we have sat.” And so,
they were introduced to one of our old (and exceedingly
the new church where the Bouwman family was sitting.
Although the family acquiesced to our request to “sit
where we have sat,” they were not able to “last as long as
we lasted” and needed to vacate the old bench for the
comforts of our new pews in less than thirty minutes!
Moving on to the varied entertainment of the
evening, things kicked off with several songs by the
residents), including a beautiful version of Psalm 116:1
and 2. This was followed by another musical piece in the
form of a piano solo from young Karissa Van Egmond.
As the entertainment advanced, so did the age of the
performers, with the next piece being a skit from the
Young Peoples Society in which they provided some
insight into what the Bouwmans can expect when they
host a YPS evening. Rod Tenhage and Alex Ravensbergen
then teamed up, on accordion and organ respectively,
to play several pieces and lead the congregation in
song. The Men’s Society then pitted the male Bouwmans
against the female Bouwmans in a game of matching
catechism students to their parents. This was followed
by another game presented by the Women’s Society in
which Rev. Bouwman competed against Mrs. Bouwman
in trying to identify “famous” Smithville landmarks. While
Mrs. Bouwman was the clear cut winner, Rev. Bouwman
could certainly argue her upbringing in nearby Pelham
gave her the competitive advantage. Several gift
presentations were next on the agenda and included a
photo directory of the students and staff of John Calvin
School as well as a gift basket from the congregation.
The basket represented the gift of “time spent together as
package consisting of passes for various attractions,
events, etc. that would allow the family to spend quality
time together. The evening’s entertainment was rounded
out with the delivery of an envelope from a mysterious
elderly gentleman (a Smithville tradition) which consisted
of an excerpt from Rev. Bouwman’s “personal diary.”
The excerpt, which was entitled “Musings of a Minister,”
was read aloud by our MC for all to hear. We learned
many insightful things about Rev. Bouwman and
his family, and one might say we may never look at
his facial features (or those of some congregational
members) in quite the same way.
Rev. Bouwman, resplendent in a bright
yellow tie, then took the stage to say a
few words of thanks and to introduce the
congregation to himself and his family
through a slide presentation.
The evening was closed in prayer by Roy
Hummel and the singing of Hymn 78. The
the evening and to the journey of receiving
a new minister in our midst. In this hymn of
praise, the congregation could again be
reminded how everything is guided by God’s
hand, how he provides according to the
measure of one’s needs, and how all praise
for all things ought to be given to him.
Barb Bultena
Guido de Brès
Christian High School
– Commencement 2011
Rev. D. Wynia
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the
Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to
give you hope and a future.” These words from Jeremiah
29:11 describe the celebration of 115 students from
Guido de Brès Christian High School. The graduands
made plans, with their families and friends, to attend
their commencement on October 1. And, as they came
to the luncheon in the school gymnasium, their plans
became reality. Inside the school they attended for four
years, they reunited with classmates to begin their day,
realizing also that it is the Lord that allowed for these plans
to be made and carried out; realizing that the Lord has
directed their paths through their years of high school,
and also now as they have started a new part of their life
after high school.
The formal graduation ceremony began with the
entrance of the graduands into Hamilton Place, in front
of their parents, grandparents, siblings, other family and
A New Commandment, includes
the words that we must “love one another as [Jesus]
has loved us.” Indeed, these graduands were loved by
their parents when they were sent to a school where
activities and classes.
After a word of opening from Mr. A. Kampen, vicechairman of the board, Mr. J. G. VanDooren, principal
of the school, addressed the graduands. He spoke of
the desire of the school to shape God-fearing people,
and encouraged the former students to look back on
both a blessing (a source of life) and a curse (in tsunamis
and hurricanes), and on how Jesus promises to give a
living water, one which “will become in them a spring of
water welling up to eternal life” (John 4:14). For their future
planning, he expressed his desire that the graduands
desire this living water as they continue in their lives after
high school.
Rev. D. Wynia, of the Vineyard Canadian Reformed
Church in Lincoln, then spoke on the topic of being
disciples of Christ. In Matthew 16:24 Jesus tells his followers
to “deny themselves and take up their cross and follow
how denying ourselves and serving others is contrary to
our own nature. There are many voices that are calling
out in our lives, and also in the lives of young people,
but we must listen to the voice of Christ. We must follow
the example of Christ, and live a life of servitude. Even
if there are uncertainties in our lives, if our plans include
the decision to be a disciple of Christ, and to follow his
commands, then we won’t go wrong.
The graduands became graduates, as the
diplomas were presented to each student by Mr. Kampen,
Ontario Secondary School Diplomas
Harry Aasman
Deanna Linnette Bartels
Graham Derek Bartels
Kerri Breanna Bartels
Steven Frank Boot
Justin Richard Bos
Rebecca Margret Bos
Rachael Bosma
Stephanie Ruth Breukelman
Tracy Christine Breukelman
Kevin Dylan Buist
Nicholas Edward Dantuma
Rachel Deboer
Matthew Herman DeBoersap
Rachel Claire DeHaan
Andrew Kenneth DeJong
Jonathan Adam Dekker
Hette Derek Feenstra
Jodi Lynn Feenstra
Ruth Ann Feenstra
Ryan Matthew Frebold
Anna-Lynn Gracey
Michael Steven Gracey
Melissa Tina-Dawn Haining
Alexander Daniel Albert Heemskerk
Angela Jane Heemskerk
Kevin James Heeringa
Kaylee Brianne Hofsink
Kimberly Nicole Hordyk
Lisa Aimee Hordyk
Nicole Elena Victoria Horlings
Jolien Huijgen
Leanne Danielle Hummel
Katelyn Janelle Hutten
Kyle Stephen Jager
Matthew Peter Jager
Rachel Joanne Jansema
Natalie Danielle Jongsma
Ashley Grace Kamstra
Steven Kamstra
Esther Clara Kelly
Aren Benjamin Kingma
Adrian Daniel Knegt
Bradley Logan Knegt
Cassandra Lynn Knegt
Chantelle Dianne Knol
Rianna Joanna Komdeur
Nadine Alida Krikke
Andrew John Ligtenberg
Matthew Aaron Linde
Nathan Harvey Linde*
Samantha Joy Linde
Brendon Robert Lodder
Keegan William Lodder
Benjamin Ross Loopstra
Alaina Danielle Ludwig
Rachelle Brianne Ludwig
Candice Amber Mans
Taylor Ray Muis
Marc Benjamin Mulder
Benjamin Nobels
Lauren Justine Nordeman
Andrew John Oosterhoff
Erin Janell Oosterhoff
Darrin Post
Dylan Post
Gregory Post
Nicole Aileen Ravensbergen
Andrew William Redwood
James Alexander Reinink
David Robert Schoon
Kaitlyn Marie Schoon
Philip Edward Schouten
Benjamin Jacob Schulenberg
Kevin William Schulenberg
Joshua Dennis Skinner
Devon Blake Sloots
Tamsin Johanna Sloots
Ryan Sybrand Spanninga
Karyn Elisabeth Strating
Taylor Victoria Tamminga
Shane William Tenhage
Nicholas Gerald Terpstra
Jasmine Elaine Togeretz
Stephen Paul Torenvliet
Alan Edward VanAndel
Barry Martin VanAndel
Melissa Christina VanAndel
Jaclyn Irene van Barneveld
Julia Rachel VanDasselaar
Joshua Dale VanderBrugghen
Michelle Maria VanderGugten
Laura Geraldine Vanderhout
Kristina Anne VanderVeen
Jason Paul VanderVelde
Valerie Alexandra Vanderwoude
Edward Matthew VanDyk
Eric Ryan VanEgmond
Alissa Rose VanEs
Michelle Wilhelmina VanGoolen
Gavin Hein VanLuik
Jordan Robert VanSpronsen
Warren Adam VanSydenborgh
Jared Ryan Vermeulen
Thomas Nathan Vis
Alexandra Rose Walters
Valerie Michelle Wanders
Kenneth John Watson
Jessica Lynn Werkman
Kaitlin Victoria Werkman
Ryan Mark Wierenga
Maegan Trudy Wieske
Matthew Paul Wieske
Rodney Charles Wieske
Michael John Zwaagstra
Matt deBoersap
Mr. VanDooren, and Mr. VanAndel. The class of 2011
was presented to the loud cheers of their families and
friends. Several students were acknowledged for different
accomplishments during their years at Guido: the Harry
Aasman and George DeBoer Memorial Scholarships,
given for exceptional academic achievement in
university or university/college level courses; the Guido
achieved academic excellence in six university or
university/college level courses and contributed to school
life in general; the Governor General’s Academic Medal,
for the highest average in their Grade 12 year; the Guido
de Brès Christian High School Participation Awards, for
students who were actively involved during all their years
at the school; the Lieutenant Governor’s Community
Volunteer Award, given to the student who had the most
volunteer hours (over 600!); and the Dr. F. G. Oosterhoff
Student-of-the-Year Award, given to a student who
demonstrated Christian love in all aspects of school life,
both academic and extracurricular.
Several of the graduates presented a musical
performance, a song called Something Eternal, written
for the commencement by Mr. Tim Nijenhuis. The lyrics of
the each verse end with “until time runs out and the plan
is all done,” another reference to the plans of our Lord, as
he brought these students through high school, and will
continue to do so until the end of time. Matt deBoersap
then represented his class as valedictorian. He used an
old proverb, “we cannot control the wind, we can just
set the sails,” and mentioned that our plans are made
with the knowledge of God, and that the Lord has set our
plans for us. He also used another well-known phrase: “fail
to plan, plan to fail,” and we must remember our plans
are always carried out if the Lord wills. We must remember
that God controls the winds, and we should set our sails
using his Word.
Jodi Feenstra
Another year, another class of graduates, and once
again a reminder that the Lord has blessed Guido de
Brès Christian High School. May he continue to grant his
blessing on these graduates, along with their families, as
they move forward in their lives, seeking to do his will, and
following the plans he has laid out for them.
Awards
The Harry Aasman and George DeBoer
Memorial Scholarships
Rachel Bosma
Jodi Feenstra
Cassandra Knegt
Shane Tenhage
Ruth Feenstra
Kaylee Hofsink
Nicole Horlings
Chantelle Knol
Nadine Krikke
Benjamin Nobels
Dylan Post
David Schoon
Tamsin Sloots
Taylor Tamminga
Julia VanDasselaar
Michelle VanderGugten
Valerie Vanderwoude
Michelle VanGoolen
Warren VanSydenborgh
Valerie Wanders
The Governor General’s Academic Medal
Jodi Feenstra
The Guido de Brès Christian High School
Participation Awards
Jodi
Feenstra
Cassandra Knegt
Chantelle Knol
Keegan Lodder
Krista VanderVeen
Valerie Vanderwoude
Jared Vermeulen
Matthew Wieske
The Lieutenant Governor’s Community
Volunteer Award for Students
Kaylee Hofsink
The Dr. F.G. Oosterhoff Student-of-the-Year
Award
Chantelle Knol
From the Publisher
“Christ Jesus made himself nothing, taking the very
nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.”
(Philippians 2:7)
Entitled
We live in an age of entitlement. In this past
year, we have seen “Occupy” protests, protests
against austerity measures in Europe, and much
political consternation on proposed cuts to the size
of governments and their programs. Also closer to
home, we are tempted to try to “keep up with the
Joneses,” and advertisements constantly ensure us
that we deserve more. We easily take for granted the
blessings we have received, and consider ourselves
entitled to them.
It is not so with our life and salvation. On the
contrary, we know our sins and misery, and that
“the wages of sin is death” (Rom 6:23). We confess
in Lord’s Day 4 and 5 of the Catechism that “we
deserve temporal and eternal punishment.” It is only
by grace that we do not get what we are entitled to.
When we consider the incarnation and birth of
our Lord Jesus Christ, we see that it was not so for
him either. If ever there was one entitled, surely it
was he. But Paul writes that Christ “being in very
nature God, did not consider equality with God
something to be grasped, but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant, being made in
human likeness.” What love the Saviour showed
for his church to condescend to live among us as a
servant! We read further that after he had humbled
himself and become obedient to death, God exalted
him and entitled him with “the name that is above
every name.” Let us bring humble praise and
devotion to our great King, through whom we have
been given many undeserved blessings, also in this
past year.
Thank You
Much time and energy was given again in the
past year to make each issue of Clarion possible.
Thank you to our editor – Dr. J. Visscher – and
co-editors – Rev. P. Holtvlüwer, Rev. E. Kampen,
Rev. K. Stam, and Dr. C. Van Dam – for regularly
gathering and preparing material to teach and
encourage us. After his retirement, and decades of
contribution to Clarion, Dr. Van Dam has agreed
to continue with the team. Congratulations, and
thank you! Our copy editor, Mrs. Laura Veenendaal,
continues to organize and prepare copy for printing.
Our thanks to you for doing this work cheerfully
and dependably.
Thank you to our regular contributors
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Greetings
Greetings to you this Christmas and best wishes
for the New Year! May we in our joy and celebration
bow the knee to our faithful Saviour, and “confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God
the Father.”
William Gortemaker
James Visscher
Report on the
Western Ministerial
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from November 1 - 3, 2011
guests began to arrive at the beautiful facilities of the
Cedar Springs Conference Center in Sumas, Washington.
In total thirty Canadian Reformed and United Reformed
ministers and their wives came together for their annual
Western Ministerial.
The Rev. Hendrik Alkema opened the Conference
on behalf of the organizers, namely the ministers in the
Bulkley Valley of BC, and welcomed all of those present.
Our main speaker, Professor Alan Strange from Midaddresses. It was called “the privilege of pardon” (1 Tim 1:
12-17) and in it he looked at who Paul was by nature, what
he became by grace, and how he fostered
God centredness.
The next morning he spoke on the “the privilege of
preaching” (1 Thess 2:13) and pointed us to the nature of
the Word, the role of the apostle and the responsibility of
the hearers. Later that morning he addressed us on “the
privilege of praying” (Acts 6:4) and proceeded to speak
about the nature of prayer and the necessity for prayer in
the life of the minister.
That afternoon time was set aside for fellowship,
hiking, as well as a workshop dealing with Logos
Bible software.
In the evening Prof. Strange addressed us on “the
privilege of pastoring” (John 13:1 - 20). Using this famous
passage about foot-washing, we were reminded about
the ministry of our Lord and the humbling nature of
Christian service and shepherding.
together. Great speeches, excellent meals, wonderful
facilities, beautiful surroundings, and superlative fellowship
will cause this gathering to be remembered for many
years to come.
On Thursday Dr. Christine VanHalen-Faber addressed
us on “Teaching and Reaching: Pastor as Pedagogue”
and a lively discussion on catechetical instruction took
place. Later she did a delightful presentation on “Growing
Up In The Manse.”
Before winding up the Conference, a discussion was
held about next year’s Conference. It was decided that
the ministers in the western part of the Fraser Valley would
organize the 2012 Conference.
As the attendees went home they did so full of
thankfulness and encouragement for a wonderful time
Ray of
Sunshine
by Corinne Gelms and
Patricia Gelms
Always With Me
God is with me in the shadows, He is there in
sunshine or rain
Always with me in every trial, He is with me
through each pain.
God is with me in the night when I am lonely,
He is there
His love forever surrounds me, He takes every
burden I bear.
What He does for me, dear friend, He will do the
same for you
His power always protects me, faith in Him sees me
through.
God is with me on the mountain, He is there in
the valley below
He gives many blessings and favours, as into a
new year we go.
The tests in life we go through will some day be
forever gone
Even if our journey is not easy keep looking up
and travel on.
Just walk with God every day, lean on Him in
humble prayer
As we carry on in this new year, He is with you,
do not fear.
Birthdays in December
1
Sandy Spyksma will be 30
c/o Peace Haven Homes
6 Oneida Drive, Brantford, ON N3S 7X8
10
James Kamminga will be 27
Box 1125, Carman, MB ROG OJO
16
Julie Kamminga will be 23
Box 1125, Carman, MB ROG OJO
Birthdays in January
2
Liz Koning will be 51
9905 152nd Street, Edmonton, AB T5P 1X4
7
Christine Breukelman will be 40
2225-19th Street, Coaldale, AB T1M 1G4
14
Stephen Dykstra will be 29
Box 3573, Smithers, BC VOJ 2NO
17
Henry Driegen will be 56
#19-31450 Spur Ave., Abbotsford, BC V2T 5M3
17
Grace Homan will be 56
c/o Anchor Home
361 Thirty Road S., RR 2, Beamsville, ON L0R 1B2
19
Edwin Schutte will be 28
844 Bowman Road, Abbottsford, BC V3G 1S9
19
Janine Smid will be 42
510 Second Street, Strathroy, ON N7G 3H8
30
Tyler Hoeksema will be 23
6755 Lorne Dr., Sardis, BC V2R 2G3
Congratulations to you all who are celebrating a
birthday at this time of year. We hope and pray that you
may enjoy your day with your family and friends in good
health. May our Heavenly Father continue to bless you in
this new year.
As we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, let us
This gift we may celebrate every day of our lives. Glory
be to him alone! May we wish you all God’s rich blessings
for the new year 2012 D.V. Praise God from whom all
A note to all parents and caregivers
If there are address changes that you are aware
of, can you please let us know as soon as possible.
We’d appreciate keeping the birthday list as current as
possible.
If there is anyone who is interested in joining the
birthday list, don’t hesitate to inform us of this. Thanks so
much. . . together we can keep bringing joy in the form
of a birthday card to the lives of our special brothers
and sisters.
You can contact us by the following means:
Mail: Corinne Gelms
8301 Range 1 Road
Smithville, ON LOR 2A0
Phone: 905-957-0380
Email: jcorgelms@porchlight.ca
A note to all parents and caregivers
If there are any address or other changes that
we need to be aware of please let us know
as soon as possible.
You can contact us by the following means:
Mail: Corinne Gelms
8301 Range 1 Road, Smithville, ON LOR 2A0
Phone: 905-957-0380
Email: jcorgelms@porchlight.ca
Book Review
Reviewed by Nick Schuurman
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Why We Tell Stories: Tales from One Man’s Life
Stories From Years Gone By by Leendert Kooij.
Toronto, ON: Leendert Kooij Records and
Books, 2010
Fifty stories. Not a memoir, not an autobiography, not
suitcase of a storyteller’s memory. That storyteller is a
Awesome new book
“Stories of Years Gone By”
By Leendert Kooij
50 Stories of life, faith
and hope, with an
original picture for
each story. And the
beautiful new CD of
Christian Festival
Concert 2010.
Put on the CD, curl up in your favorite
corner and start reading!
Stories From
Yea rs Gone By
by Leendert Kooij
transition of immigration.
!!!
50 Storie s of life and faith
! ! ! down memor y lane!
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patronizing tone one might expect. There is, in fact,
2 CD’s for
36.00
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The choirs of the O.C.M.A.
and The Trillium Brass Quintet
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36.00
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Throughout these stories, he recalls the resilience of
Adolfo De Santis
Andre Knevel
Beatrice Carpino
Igor Emelianov
Leendert Kooij
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these stories.
others will remain utterly unpronouncable points on a
map. Middenmeer, Zwijdrecht, Rotterdam, Dordrecht,
Wiergerwerft – it is across this landscape that he leads the
reader in this series of stories. A nomad of sorts, Kooij has
done well to carry stories with him as he went.
From time to time, he gets sidetracked, rambling
off on tangential details. On more than one occasion,
he catches himself and writes, “But I was going to tell
you about....” While there are times when the amount of
peripheral detail can be a bit much, the trait endears
more than it detracts from the storytelling. After all, who
hasn’t sat through a story and wondered, “Where is he
going with this?” He always pulls the reader back, and the
stories are all written with both direction and intention.
Stories From Years Gone By
audience across generations. Those who walked similar
paths themselves will be given a chance to reminisce
generations that have now followed will be granted
insight into the world that shaped their own. The book
is written in clear and simple language that can be
understood by young and old. Where there is an object,
event or person that might not be known to a younger
reader, or someone who did not grow up into the
particularities of this culture, Kooij courteously offers
an explanation.
Why we tell stories
We roll our eyes too quickly, as children. In our youth,
only when we have lived long enough to have ourselves
understand why we are told stories and begin to tell
them ourselves. Read this book, sit at the feet of a gifted
storyteller, and be reminded of God’s good provision.
Letters
to the Editor
Brother Ed Vanwoudenberg
suggests that the option of lots be
made available to the churches
Denver’s annual Camp Eden was once again
eloquently described by a sister whose gift for vivid
expression makes readers wish they could have been
there (Clarion Vol 60, No 22). As the speaker for the
camp in 2011 I would like to take the opportunity to
couple of expressions which made it into the write-up for
First, the weekend theme was “Taking hold of God
in prayer.” We learned about God’s command for us
as his covenant people to take hold of his promises
in prayer. We referenced Isaiah 64:7, 1 Timothy 6:12,
also feasted upon the greatness and glory of God so
that we wouldn’t presume upon our privilege of being
heard but would be ready always to submit to his will
in case he would not grant our petitions. I avoided the
expression “grabbing hold of God” since it is more open
to misunderstanding.
Second, I do not know whether God has a sense
of humour. We discussed this at camp based on an
audience question. There are times, we noted, when
God’s providential guidance leads our lives in ways
like God is laughing at our short-sightedness. But to
say in general that God has a sense of humour is not
something I was or am willing to speculate about apart
from further study.
In closing, I would really like to encourage the
church of Denver to continue putting on their yearly
camp. It was a very edifying experience for those of
us who visited from Canada, and surely it must also
be a very unifying experience for the members of the
congregation. I would also like to encourage the young,
budding writer of the yearly report to continue writing
such appealing accounts.
Ted Van Raalte
The Denver Family Camp Committee thanks Rev.
Van Raalte for his teaching during the weekend. We
certainly wish to avoid misrepresenting a speaker, and
I am in full agreement. Let me
make the case more forcefully.
The question in the election
debate should never have been
framed as whether or not women
ought to vote, but rather, “Should we (women or men)
be voting for elders or deacons at all?” Whose church is
this? Should not he be the one selecting the shepherds
I fully agree with the four-step process put forward
by Brother Vanwoudenberg. In the Bible men are either
appointed or selected by lot, from the time of Moses to
the appointment of elders by Titus. Two examples are
worth expanding on.
When God instructed Samuel to anoint a son of
Jesse to be king of Israel, Samuel did what most of us
“Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.” But God’s
response was most instructive: “The LORD sees not as
man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but
the LORD looks on the heart” (1 Sam 16:7). Jesse also
falls prey to this way of thinking, parading seven of his
sons in front of Samuel before thinking that David ought
The use of lots is pervasive in the Old Testament.
phenomenon. A relevant example in the New Testament
is the account given in Acts 1. There, the apostles decide
out the criteria for nomination (as our church does). The
brothers then put together a slate of men (as our church
does). Then they prayed that God “who knows the hearts
of all” might show which man he had chosen (as our
church does). And then they cast lots between the two
men and Matthias was chosen. Obviously, this is where
our church deviates from the biblical example. It seems
like our attitude is, “God knows the hearts of all, but what
we know of the men is enough for us to take care of the
selection process ourselves.”
André Schutten
Letters to the Editor should be written in a brotherly fashion in order to be considered for publication.
Submissions need to be less than one page in length.
Further Discussion
The Voice of the
Professing Believer
Karlo Janssen
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A number of issues ago (Vol. 60, Nos. 17 and 18) I
wrote on the church political side to the matter of female
communicant members participating by means of
Legislative acts and contracts sometimes use “shall”
and “shall not” to express mandatory action and
prohibition. However, it is sometimes used to mean
then a number of letters to the editor on this have been
published, as well as an editorial by Rev. Peter Holtvlüwer.
I also received a few communications addressed to me
privately.
In what follows I will attempt to respond to that which
has not yet received a response.
of these uses of the word “shall” is the United States
Constitution, and claims that “shall” is in fact or is not
used with these different meanings have caused
“Shall”
In my previous articles I indicated there are various
positions within the Dort tradition on the involvement of
I described how over time an attempt was made to
capture these various positions in one process for the
very successful. It has created a Church Order article
which is open to multiple interpretations.
I have the impression that some draw the conclusion
from my contribution that I would be against “women
voting.” I am not against communicant female members
voting, however.
understood to be an act of authority. In my opinion, given
act of authority.
It all hinges on the word “shall.”
the word “shall,” pointing out that the word “can be a
‘command’ or an ‘obligation’ but it can also be ‘intent.’”
In a previous response I quoted the Oxford Advanced
Learner’s Dictionary as proof that “shall” should probably
be read as “obligatory.”
interpreting the text’s intended meaning.
legitimately open to various understandings.
“obligation” to people (see, e.g., www.dictionary.com
form of “shall” . . .Should is used with a sense of
ought to. In more
formal language shall (or the archaic second person
not steal.”
that “those elected shall be appointed” means “those
elected must be appointed” or “those elected ought to
am as entitled to mine.
Please do understand me correctly. My point is not
that this must be read the way I see it. My point is rather
that the current wording of the article is open to multiple
Jurisprudence
In our societal setting it is accepted practice to allow
juris
“quia/
quatenus”
2
may and ought to
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the
congregation
Acts 2 – the lot
Clarion
Church News
Called by the Bethel Canadian Reformed Church of
Toronto to serve as a missionary in
Papua New Guinea:
Rev. C. Kleyn
to allow for this without becoming a source for debate.
Structurally put: given that our principle and interactionist
considerations tend to allowing communicant female
members to participate more fully in the election of
of Kerwood, Ontario
Called by the Living Word Canadian Reformed
Church of Guelph, Ontario:
Rev. D. Agema
of Fergus Maranatha, Ontario
object if this is said to make my plea out to be pharisaical
or heart-less. We need to realize there is a place for our
common practice to be articulated in crisp and clear
agreements. Again: ambiguous church orders are
recipes for dissension.
Called by the Barrhead, Alberta Canadian Reformed
Church:
Rev. D. Poppe
of Coaldale, Alberta.
In conclusion
note two redemptive-historical points that ought not to be
overlooked in the events described in Acts 1. First, the end
decision is made via the lot, and this is the last mention in
Scripture of the lot (but not the last mention of the calling
4
One may agree with Rev. Holtvlüwer’s exegesis. However,
his application of this passage to the current debate
does not necessarily follow from his exegesis. For even
if it is true that women were excluded from the election
process in Acts 1, this may be because this passage still
The positional approach
In a previous Clarion article I wrote on applying law.
I there explained the existence of three tendencies: the
5
In the discussion on communicant sisters voting,
all three are present. The principle approach looks at
whether Scripture allows sisters to vote. The positional
approach looks at what the Church Order obligates
looks forward: do we get to where we want to be. It is not
all cut and dried, but it is helpful to analyze the debate
in this way so as to get an idea of what we need to do to
move forward in unity without creating the perception of
denying our convictions.
To that end, permit me this rather long sentence. If
as churches we are of the conviction that Scripture is not
clear on whether voting is an act of authority and thus
precludes sisters from voting (Acts 2010, art. 176, cons.
the freedom to allow sisters to participate in voting (Acts
If the voice of the church is heard through those
called by God to lead consulting with all those whom
God has given his Spirit, let us say so. Remember, “We
believe that ministers of God’s Word, elders, and deacons
by lawful election of
the church, with prayer and in good order, as stipulated
Today, the church that elects is the Spirit-led church. In
short, a no to lots, and a hearty yes to all my sisters, who
as long as their prophesying does not entail exercising
1 Two other examples are: “in verbondenheid met” in NHK CO1951 art. 10 and the expression “vasthouden aan het belijden”
Subscription of 1972.
2 In Canadian Reformed history: who may make submissions
to a general synod and are we in ecclesiastical fellowship with
3 My attempt to translate the Dutch: “Pinkstermondigheid der
gemeente.” See AN Hendriks, Van God Gezonden: Over de
Ambten in Christus’ Kerk
VanGenderen and WH Velema, Concise Reformed Dogmatics,
46.3. I don’t know the origins of this Dutch phrase, but it is also
found in synod documentation relating to “women voting” in
4 As it concerns an apostle, one could argue the appointment
of the lot rather than a ballot.
5 I have since discovered that in English these are referred
In the context of the church, “natural law” would be “divine
revelation.”
From time to time Clarion will publish longer responses to
articles received. The decision as to which responses to
publish will rest with the Editor.
Press Release
Press Release for the Board of Governors of
the Theological College of the Canadian
Reformed Churches [Canadian Reformed
Theological Seminary] for a meeting held on
September 8, 2011
The Board of Governors met at the Seminary Facilities
in Hamilton, Ontario on September 8, 2011. Present at the
meeting were Archie J. Bax, Hank Kampen (Treasurer),
Rev. Richard Aasman (Chairman), Barry Hordyk, Dr.
Andrew J. Pol (Secretary), Rev. Willem B. Slomp, Rev. Eric
Kampen, Rev. John VanWoudenberg, Lammert Jagt,
Rev. John Ludwig, and Karl J. Veldkamp (Vice-Chairman/
Corresponding Clerk). Regrets: None. The Principal, Dr. G.
H. Visscher was present as well. The meeting was opened
by Rev. Richard Aasman with the reading of 1 Peter 1:1-9
and prayer.
Memorabilia
In our memorabilia we remembered the passing
to glory of Sr. Geertsema, the late wife of Professor
Geertsema, and Mrs. Visscher, the mother of Dr. G.
H. Visscher. Further, we remembered and held up in
prayer our brothers Dr. de Jong and Dr. Gootjes and
challenges.
The minutes of the Board meeting held on April 26,
Rev. Richard Aasman, Chairman, Karl J. Veldkamp,
Vice-Chairman, Corresponding Clerk, Dr. Andrew J. Pol,
Secretary, and Hank Kampen, Treasurer.
Correspondence of Note
a. Press Release for April 26, 2011 Board meeting
b. Request to Superannuation Fund relating to
retirement of Dr. C. Van Dam
c. Letters of appointment relating to the teaching
assistant, Joshua Walker (Freshmen Greek) and
temporary lecturer, Rev. John Ludwig (Church Polity)
d. Letter of appreciation to Dr. N. D. Kloosterman
e. Letter of appreciation from Catherine Mechelse,
administrative assistant at the Seminary in connection
the Seminary.
Receipt of Reports-Material Agenda Items:
a. Academic Committee – It was reported that the
committee, and subsequently adopted by the
Board. The matter of the “Statement of Institutional
Purpose” had substantial attention by the academic
committee and subsequently by the Board. It was
statement will be a material element of the self study
within the process of seeking accreditation with the
Association of Theological Schools (“ATS”). The process
and review.
b. Finance & Property Committee – The minutes of
the meetings of this committee held on March 24,
2011 and June 9, 2011 were received for information.
The Twenty Ninth Annual Report of this committee
was also received with thankfulness. It was apparent
from the faithful support of the churches and the
fund balances, that the Seminary was (and is)
31, 2010 were received and Henry Salomons, CA was
re-appointed as the auditor of the Seminary for the
period ending December 31, 2011. A draft budget for
the calendar year 2012 was presented, discussed,
and approved. Such budget requires an increase
in the per communicant member assessment from
69.00 to 72.00 (CDN).
c. Senate – In connection with the Senate reports
the following were received: Course Work Reports;
Registrar; Librarian; Lecture Schedule for 2011-2012;
Convocation Committee; Faber-Holwerda Bursary
Committee and a Conference Attendance report
from the Librarian
d. Principal – The report of the Principal was received
with thankfulness.
e. Visits to the Churches – The report/summary of Dr. A.
J. de Visser relating to his visits to various churches
in Australia and in Papua New Guinea was received
with much gratitude. It was noted that visits of
this nature, although at times inclusive of informal
f.
strengthening the bonds between the churches there
and in Canada.
Sabbatical Report – The report of Dr. C. Van Dam
relating to his sabbatical activities was received with
much gratitude and interest.
g. Rev. Thomas G. Reid – During the meeting Rev.
Thomas G. Reid was invited to join the meeting.
Rev. Thomas G. Reid is the current Librarian and
Registrar of the Reformed Presbyterian Theological
Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA. He provided advice and
direction to the Board with respect to the completion
of our comprehensive self study with ATS. As he has
been involved in this activity at his home seminary, his
experience and involvement in such process was of
practical and timely value. He will continue to assist
throughout the self-study process on an “as
required” basis.
h. Governance Committee – A material proposal of
to “adjunct professors” and “adjunct lecturers,”
of the governing Act of the seminary and the
like, the changes were approved in principle. Such
i.
approval of the next general synod of the churches to
be convened.
Accreditation
as being delivered to ATS in April of 2011, with the
subsequent approval of ATS by a letter dated June
the Seminary had been granted. Dr. G.H. Visscher,
Margaret Van der Velde, and Karl J. Veldkamp were
appointed to the Accreditation Steering Committee.
j.
k.
and Karl J. Veldkamp would be attending an ATS
workshop in Pittsburgh, PA on September 15 and 16,
2011. All of the sub committees for the completion
of the self study were settled and agreed to, with the
result that the Board is fully engaged across the full
range of the self study modules.
Schedule of Lecture Visitors for 2011-2012
academic year – Rev. Eric Kampen and Rev. John
Van Woudenberg were appointed to complete the
visits in the Fall of 2011 and Rev. Richard Aasman and
Rev. Willem Slomp were appointed to complete such
visits in the Winter session.
Church Polity Instructor – The appointment of Rev.
John Ludwig as a temporary lecturer in church polity
l.
Professor Search Committee – this committee was
tasked with reviewing, considering, determining,
and presenting candidates for the position that
will be created upon splitting the department of
Diaconiology and Ecclesiology. The composition
Eric Kampen, Rev. Willem Slomp, Rev. John Van
Woudenberg, Dr. G. H. Visscher, and Karl J. Veldkamp
be commencing its activities which will include the
solicitation of input from the churches. It was further
is conditional on the approval of the next general
synod of the churches to be gathered to the formal
Seminary, and the actual appointment itself.
m. Preaching Seminar – 2012 – upon the
recommendation of the Senate, a seminar with a
focus on preaching was approved for January, 2012.
n. Letter/Proposal from the Deputies for Training for the
Ministry of the Free Reformed Churches of Australia
– A letter from the Deputies was received which
entreats the Seminary to explore ways in which there
can be some form of distance learning from the
Seminary for students in Australia. In particular they
by distance learning. The matter was considered at
length and referred to the Committee for Standards 7
& 10 (part of the ATS self Study) to consider, evaluate
and report on. It was agreed that the letter of the
deputies would be responded to with the request to
be patient to allow for a full review and consideration
of the proposal.
Next meeting of the Board is tentatively scheduled for
March 1, 2012, d.v.
Press Release and Closing
The completion of the Press Release is delegated to
the Vice Chairman in consultation with the Executive and
the meeting was closed with prayer and thanksgiving.
On behalf of the Board of Governors of the
Theological College of the Canadian
Reformed Churches,
Karl J. Veldkamp,
Vice Chairman/Corresponding Clerk
James Visscher
2011 in Review
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How not to tell time
When this last colourful issue of Clarion for 2011
drops on your kitchen counter with a bit of a thud, you
know that it is just about time to come to grips with the
end of one year and the dawning of another. Perhaps
you will even remark, “Is it that time of year again? How
will be made totally new. Instead of it being the home of
seize our opportunities. What kind of opportunities? Peter
something that almost all of us make comments about.
Only what kind of comments? Hopefully it is not the
there the apostle utters some scathing remarks about
people who do not know how to tell time. He calls them
to give any credence to it in order that they can follow
According to these people, changing calendars is no
big deal. It’s something that we do with boring regularity.
As well it is something that we should do without any
is coming back is nothing more than a pipe dream. It is
awaken in us any new hopes. It should simply cause us to
agenda for 2012.
A special “retirement”
Usually we lead off our review of the past year’s
events and highlights with a look at churches and pastors.
namely with Prof. Dr. Cornelis Van Dam. Why pick on
him? Because 2011 marked forty years in the ministry of
the gospel for him and of those years more than thirty
both the Bible and time. Biblically speaking, they have
Lord treats time differently than we do. As well they forget
that he is much more concerned about time in relation
to repentance and giving people time to become
reconciled to him. Unlike many people both then and
now, our God does not turn a blind eye to time and
its passing.
Time as reminder and opportunity
No, time is both reminder and opportunity. It reminds
us that every day is a day closer to the return of our Lord
and Saviour and that every year is a year closer to the
end and the beginning. One day and year this world will
It can also be said that in some ways seminary
life in 2011 was dominated by him. In January the
annual conferences. It was a conference to mark the
upcoming retirement of Dr. C. Van Dam and to honour
him with a series of essays to be bundled later into a
were read in summary and discussed. Colleagues,
friends, students, and fellow scholars came from far
and wide to participate and to pay tribute to him for his
Later on in the year the four essays presented at the
conference, along with eleven others, were bundled
together and became available in a book bearing the
same name as the conference. It has been ably edited
by Prof. Dr. J. Van Vliet and nicely printed by Pickwick
Publications of Eugene, Oregon. A copy of this book
of Fergus (Maranatha) for some months and hopes to be
Vandevelde received and accepted a call to the church
and accepted one to the new congregation of Busselton,
Western Australia.
Graduating students leave empty places but these
On the day after the graduation a time was set aside
and his wife Joanne, with their many years of faithful
many came to express their gratitude and to wish them
every blessing in the years to come.
What kind of years will they be? Only the Lord knows
for sure, but from Dr. and Mrs. Van Dam’s side, there is
every desire to make them just as productive as ever.
Dr. Van Dam’s hopes to keep on teaching but now his
classroom will move from Hamilton, to places in Brazil,
time writing and thus sharing the fruit of his years of
also be time to put up his feet, relax a little more and
to enjoy time with his wife and family. I am sure that our
readers will join with me in wishing him and his wife every
blessing as they enter the sunset years of their life.
The Seminary
incoming student body comes from the West, either
Besides new professors adjusting, students going
faculty and staff in connection with being accredited by
regulates educational standards and procedures for
institutions that provide higher theological education. In a
mills, it’s important to have some sort of body that insures
the quality of the education provided.
Yet that is no small task as it demands a total review of
present procedures and practices, the development of
new policies, and the implementation of new standards.
In short, it is a lot of work, and the process is not over yet.
to accreditation. May it be crowned with success.
full-time professors.
expand the teaching staff.
In the meantime, there was plenty to do. Four
students rounded off their studies and graduated. Justin
is assisting the church at Brampton as it pursues its new
outreach program. Abel Pol decided to work together
Churches in Canada East
Seeing that last year we started in the West, it is only
Churches in the USA
Pastors and teachers
The Rev. E. J. Tiggelaar of Barrhead also reached the
Chilliwack and Barrhead, he joined the ranks of the
superannuated. It is our hope that he and his wife,
together, as well as continue to make a contribution
Churches in Canada West
Going from Denver to Carman is not just a hop,
skip, and a jump. It’s more like a huge leap. The church
at Carman East called a number of pastors after the
success with the calling of Candidate Steve Vandevelde.
will be some time before he can be ordained and begin
his work. Still, there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Moving to the Alberta front, we come to Barrhead,
which became vacant in 2011 when it said “farewell” to its
Rev. E. J. Tiggelaar. It has started the work of calling a new
minister but thus far it has not had a positive response.
another challenge as well. Its building has become
too small.
noted that the churches at Chilliwack and Yarrow both
became vacant around the same time and have
begun their calling work. The church at Abbotsford also
continues to look for a second pastor. The members of
building, although there is still work to be done on
the organ.
The churches in this area are also in the process of
kingdom of God.
Besides ministers leaving regular service in the
churches, there are also ministers who continue to
project was entitled Musical Instruments and Musicians
in the Worship of the Canadian Reformed Churches.
thus its results can be shared with musicians and other
interested folks. Our congratulations to him on this special
achievement!
At the same time there are other ministers in the
reasons. For one it gives the churches a pool of ministers
who can be considered for future appointment to the
areas of preaching, teaching, and counselling.
calls, some of which were accepted but most of which
were declined. Among those who accepted calls
were Rev. Clarence Bouwman who moved from Yarrow
Chilliwack, Canada for Groningen, The Netherlands.
Another minister who moved but not because of a
call was the Rev. Marinus van Beveren who left Edmonton
the house prices are more reasonable and life is lived
at a quieter pace. This has resulted in a retreat from the
Vancouver area. And that is not deemed to be a good
thing. The church needs to be where the people are and
where the opportunities for witness are plentiful. Hence,
this proposal is a call for the churches to reclaim their
On the health front, the health of one of our pastors
faith as well as in number. Plans are currently underway to
ordain at least two elders and one deacon in the coming
months. This would then lead to the establishment of the
Chinese Reformed Church.
The aim is for this church to join the federation. Only
it will be a church with a difference, as both the Chinese
language and culture will remain very much in evidence.
Indeed, for the time being the worship services will
continue to be in Chinese as many of the members are
was of special concern throughout a good part of the
year. Pastor Rob Schouten of Aldergrove had been
diagnosed with colon cancer and endured an intense
period of chemo treatments. Thankfully the treatments
were blessed and the prayers of many were heard and
his health has been restored. Still, there is concern as the
recurrence of this type of cancer is high. May the Lord
calm the fears of our brother, his wife Janet, his children,
family, and congregation, and graciously grant him a
cancer-free life.
Later on in the year the health of the Rev. Walter
Geurts of Fergus, Ontario, created some concern as
suddenly he needed to be operated on a broken leg. It is
to be hoped that by the time you are reading this healing
will have occurred and better health will have arrived.
In November many of the Canadian Reformed
pastors and their wives in the West gathered together with
about ten United Reformed colleagues and their wives
for the annual Western Ministerial. It was held once again
at Cedar Springs in Sumas, WA. The featured speakers
were Prof. A. Strange from Mid America Seminary and Dr.
C. VanHalen-Faber from Covenant Teachers College. A
great time of fellowship, discussion, and sharing was had
by all present.
Home mission
A proposed church planting effort in Burnaby has
already been mentioned, but there is more, much more.
In the greater Vancouver area the churches of Cloverdale
and Langley continue to spearhead evangelistic work
among the Chinese population. Pastor Frank has been
set aside for this work and his church continues to grow in
of the English language. No doubt the older immigrants
among us can identify with this development. For them
the transition from Dutch to English was not always easy
nor quickly accomplished either.
Further north in BC, the work spearheaded by the
church at Smithers and Pastor Jim Witteveen is also
moving forward. New contacts are being made on an
ongoing basis and new faces are seen at the worship
services. There too the aim is to develop a good core
group of members on which to build a future church.
Further east in the greater Winnipeg area, there are
also outreach plans. Consideration is being given to the
possible calling of minister who will dedicate himself to
church planting efforts in the southern part of the city.
The greater Toronto area is next and there the
church at Toronto (or is it Richmond Hill, north of Toronto?)
continues to support the efforts of Pastor Jorge Barros as
he seeks to establish a Portuguese speaking church in
that city.
Finally, there is also downtown Hamilton where
Streetlight Ministries is located and where Pastor Paul
Aasman and Mission Worker Hilco de Haan are labouring.
On recent trips to Ontario I was informed that there is
some discussion going on about instituting a Streetlight
Church sometime in the future. No doubt this effort will
face some special challenges seeing both the location
and the special nature of the home mission work there.
Still, it is good to discuss these things and to draw up a
plan that spells out future goals and directions.
All of these special efforts and projects, however,
should not obscure the fact that many of our churches
are involved in a host of regular evangelistic efforts. Some
churches host special outreach programs such as Alpha
Any number of them operate Coffee Break programs
or something like it but then under a different name. In
addition, there are neighbourhood Bible studies, hospital
outreach efforts, seniors ministries, radio broadcasts,
literature distribution work, and the list goes on.
One of the latest developments is that some of our
churches are making use of Facebook and Twitter to
publicize events and to connect with people. You can
greater and greater use will be made of social media.
Somehow connected to all of this electronic stuff is
also the use of MP3 broadcasting and live feed worship
services. For some time now the church at Langley has
been using the Internet as a means to broadcast its
worship services around the world. By means of live feed
members travelling far and wide, as well as visitors living
in different places, can not only hear what is being said
but they also have a bird’s eye view of what happens in a
worship service.
it allows believers access to worship when they cannot
go to church. Last winter a severe snow storm shut down
much of Alberta and hundreds of shut-in members made
use of the Langley live feed to participate in worship.
Is that still evangelism? Probably not, but it can be.
Indeed, it underscores the fact that our churches are
making use of every opportunity to reach out.
Youth camps
Strictly speaking our youth camps may end up being
churches then for those outside of them. Nevertheless, as
many have remarked, also here we should not neglect
our outward and evangelistic focus. These organized
efforts represent excellent opportunities to introduce
young lives who do not know the Lord to the Lord. So if
you are involved in running a camp next summer this is as
What is a camp that has no desire to reach out to the
world but a navel gazing operation.
Thankfully there is a camp that has always
understood this and applied it, and that is the one that
is operated in Smithers for the native children of the
community. There a concerted effort has always been
made, and continues to be made, to reach un-churched
young people with the gospel.
At both Camp Stepping Stones in Deroche, BC and at
is present, but it is not always easy to realize. One has to
strategize, advertise, and subsidize to make it happen.
Still, the work of reaching out to the youth goes on,
and it continues to meet with success and rave reviews.
True, it takes an army of staff and volunteers to operate
these camps, but there is every indication that these
efforts are appreciated and bearing fruit.
One more effort that is appreciated is the fact that
Deroche Camp has been devoting at least one week
in the summer to preparing new college and university
students for what is coming and for equipping already
enrolled students with keen and critical minds. To all
involved the message is: keep up your efforts and keep
on re-inventing yourselves for the good of the youth, both
churched and un-churched alike.
From ministries to missionaries
In addition to evangelistic efforts, all of our churches
are involved in foreign mission either as calling churches
or as supporting churches. Some of our churches are
even involved in more than one foreign mission project.
Indeed, there was a lot happening on the mission front in
2011.
In Papua New Guinea the Rev. Henry Versteeg
spent a lot of time and efforts on the training of local
pastors and teachers. He does this training work together
with missionaries from sister churches in Australia and
New Zealand. On the whole the work is progressing;
however, there are any number of challenges, one
being the different levels of education of the students.
The curriculum for the RCBC (Reformed Churches Bible
College) is two-thirds completed and the aim is to
complete it in 2012.
Meanwhile, the church at Toronto decided that more
manpower is needed in PNG and thus extended a call to
Pastor Cornelius Kleyn of Kerwood, Ontario.
In Brazil the Revs. Bram de Graaf (Maceio) and Julius
VanSpronsen and Ken Wieske (Recife) continue their
labours. Rev. de Graaf is doing his utmost to prepare
the church at Maceio for institution. Once that is
accomplished, he may well move on to a different area
or to a different aspect of the mission work. Rev. Wieske
had some health challenges in 2011 and much of it
appears to have been a matter of being over-worked.
The prescription for that is a lot of rest and a learning
energized brother; however, there were indications that
by year’s end he had learned some valuable lessons
on pacing himself and his health was improving. For
Rev. VanSpronsen and his family, 2011 was a furlough
year and as a result they spent a good deal of time in
Canada reconnecting with family and friends, visiting the
churches and relaxing.
In Kupang, Indonesia the Rev. Edwer Dethan, the
missionary of the church at Smithville, remains involved
in the work of preaching, teaching, and spreading the
gospel. His prime work remains educational as he too
spends most of his time operating and teaching at
the Bible college that he founded a number of years
ago. The work has been blessed and continues to draw
students from Timor and surrounding islands. In July he
the Fraser Valley. A team of students and teachers from
Credo Christian High in Langley arrived to help out and to
In China our churches do not have a missionary on
site; however, they do have any number of men who visit
regularly and teach. Pastor Frank was joined at different
times and places by Pastor Clarence, Pastor James,
Professor Keith, and Brother John. At one place they
spent a week teaching and interacting with pastors who
are operating a large number of colleges and training
schools throughout China. The results were extremely
positive and led to many invitations to come back soon
and teach more and more. Altogether this highlights
what may be called a “good problem.” It is “good”
because there is so much demand. It is a “problem”
because the workers are few and the demand cannot
be met. To address this efforts continue on setting up the
China Reformed Bible College (CRBC). In 2011 all of the
was started on the second semester. It is hoped that 2012
will see the completion of the lectures for the second
semester and a good start being made on the lectures
By now you may have noticed that there is a
common thread in all of these reports on foreign mission
and it has to do with training and teaching. In the past it
was common to send out a missionary with the instruction
to try to plant a Reformed church in a foreign country.
Today, however, all of that has changed as missionaries
spend much more time and effort training local pastors
and would-be pastors. The awareness has grown that
the money spent on sending out one missionary can be
better spent on him training others than doing the work
himself. Keep in mind that it takes a long time to bring
a foreign missionary up to speed. He has to be trained,
to move, to establish a mission post, to adapt to a new
culture, to learn a new language and so forth. Besides
can train and multiply a lot of local workers for the cost of
one foreign missionary. Better stewardship of time, ability,
and resources has forced a re-direct in the area of
missionary work.
Mission aid work
Closely connected to the work of foreign mission is
the work of mission aid. At present most of the mission aid
work done by our churches is directed at Brazil. Presently
there is a Mission Aid Worker in place in the person of
Chris Boersema, a son of Rev. and Mrs. Ralph and Lucille
Boersema. Chris is managing the aid that comes from
Canada. Most of this aid goes to education and the
support of a large high school in Maragogi, as well as an
elementary school in Recife. Support is also given to local
businesses run by church members, to seniors, and to
other causes. Further south in Maceio, support received
local Christian school.
In Indonesia currently most of the aid is directed at
orphanages and schools. It comes from the Smithville
area, as well as from the Children of Light organization in
Edmonton. The latter funnels its support through the Rev.
Yonson Dethan and his wife.
In a different part of the world, Randy and Karen
Lodder continue to be hard at work in Haiti. They now
do this work under the umbrella of Word and Deed, as
their former sponsor Coram Deo has merged with that
organization. In 2011 Randy and Karen also had an
opportunity to introduce their work to interested believers
from a variety of conservative Reformed churches in both
Eastern and Western Canada.
On a broader scale the Canadian Reformed World
Relief Fund (CRWRF) remains active. Regular support
is given to orphanages in different parts of the world.
Emergency relief is also a regular feature of their work.
And then too contributions are directed at aid projects of
different types: famine relief, agricultural efforts, medical
assistance, and family support.
Linked to CRWRF is Faithworks which sends out short
term volunteer teams to help with the building of homes
in poverty stricken areas in North America and elsewhere.
Speaking of short term volunteers, attention has
already been directed at such a team that went to
Indonesia in 2011. In addition, teams also went to Mexico
to help out in the construction of orphanage facilities at
Dulce Refugio in Aguascalientes. Jeremy and Ana Van
Beelen, as well as Duane Visscher and his wife Mirabel,
are living and working there under the Children of Hope
umbrella. They continue to attract a lot of support from
church members in Langley and throughout BC.
The Canadian Reformed Missions Association
(CRMA)
In 2011 a new organization came into being that has
much to do with both mission and mission aid. It is called
the Canadian Reformed Missions Association (CRMA).
While as Canadian Reformed Churches mission work is
being done in different countries and mission aid work is
also being funded and directed at relief efforts in many
places, there is no headquarters, central committee,
or anything else overseeing these efforts. Each calling
church and organization is directly responsible to itself
and to its supporting churches and members.
So what happens in such a situation? Over time as
efforts multiply so does competition for mission and
mission aid dollars, duplication happens too, as does a
lack of co-ordinated planning. For all of these reasons,
and more, the last number of missions conferences have
resounded with more and more requests for some sort of
forum or association in which all of the stakeholders could
meet regularly to keep one another informed, to learn
from each other, to share resources, to plan strategy, to
mediate differences, and to appoint representatives for
international Reformed mission meetings.
In 2010 the Urban Mission Board of Cloverdale/
Langley drafted a proposed Constitution and By Laws
for just such a forum. It was adopted by the Churches at
Cloverdale and Langley and in 2011 the invitations went
out to all sending churches and mission organizations.
In September 2011 a meeting was held in Hamilton,
Ontario, to establish the CRMA. Delegates came from
(chairman), Prof. Dr. Arjan deVisser (Vice-chairman), the
Rev. John VanPopta (secretary), and Mr. Otto Bouwman
(Treasurer). Instead of the next meeting being held in
another year, it was decided to hold it in January of
2012 in Hamilton, Ontario. On the agenda will be
an overview of mission efforts and related costs, a
recommendation for a comprehensive website, a
proposal on future mission strategy and direction for the
Canadian Reformed Churches, and a report on mobile
missionary training.
Christian education
In 2011 Christian education continued to be a top
priority for members in our churches. Perhaps the highlight
of the year was the opening of a new school in Ottawa
called Ambassadors Christian School. As such this school
did not get off the ground without challenges but in due
could also be rented. Although the start is small, we wish
students, every blessing from above. May it prosper and
grow in the years to come.
In addition to a new school, any number of older
schools went through renovations, expansions, and
improvements. Indeed, especially the summer holidays
months are often the time when a school gets a makeover – new carpets, lino, desks, computers, washrooms.
and I do not know who has them, I calculate that
Faithworks – CRWRF
across the continent there must be about twenty-four
elementary schools and nine high schools. These in turn
employ hundreds of teachers and educate thousands
please let me know.)
In addition to elementary schools and high schools
there is also the Covenant Teachers College situated
and to provide a steady supply of new teachers for our
Political involvement
very stimulating educational conference. The keynote
Special homes
continued to garner support from various parts of the
it hosted a meeting with members of Parliament. Its
number of special homes continued to operate in our
Closing
The time has come to bring this long tale to an end.
to live and staff and supporters are to be commended
for their efforts.
jvisscher@
telus.net. It will hopefully lead to a more accurate
summary next year.
continue to depend on him and look to him for all that
Jesus Christ.
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BIRTHS
ANNIVERSARIES
“When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were
written in your book before one of them came to be.
Proverbs 139:15b, 16
Praising God we joyfully announce the birth of
December 20, 1986 ~ December 20, 2011
This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24
With thankfulness to God for His guidance and care in our lives,
and who continues to hold us in His hand
JORDYNN OLIVIA
Born: May 9, 2011
to parents, Stephen and Joanna DeBoer (Vis)
1st grandchild for Rick and Deb DeBoer, Chatham, Ontario
32nd grandchild for Gary and Theresa Vis, Ancaster, Ontario
OTTO and JEANETTE BOUWMAN
share that He has blessed our marriage with 25 years of
friendship, love, and six children:
Jeremy and Andrea Bouwman
Georgene (and Jason VanDelft)
Clarissa (and Nathan Chase)
Derrick
Jonathan
Marina
With gratitude, we are looking forward on our anniversary
day to witness, the Lord willing, the marriage of our daughter
Georgene to Jason VanDelft,
son of Henry and Corinne VanDelft (Aldergrove, BC).
May the Lord continue to bless us all and give us joy and courage
433 Forfar Street, Fergus, Ontario N1M 3H6
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The children of your servants will live in your presence;
their descendants will be established before you.
Psalm 102:28
We rejoice in the miracle of new life!
With thankfulness to our heavenly Father we announce the
birth of a covenant child, our son and brother
THOMAS WILLEM
Rick and Daniëlle Ravensbergen
Maria, Nathan, Stephen, Amy, Julia, Leanne
Born October 14, 2011
5901 Mataseje Road, RR 1, St. Ann’s, Ontario L0R 1Y0
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My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my horn is lifted high. . .
There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.
1 Samuel 2:1-2
Like Hannah, we rejoice in God’s gift of a son,
whom we have named
JAKOB CLAYTON
Born on November 11, 2011 to
Rev. Rolf and Liz den Hollander
34th grandchild for Rev. Willem and Gertie den Hollander
9th grandchild for Gary and Betty Jansen
35 Courageous Cove, Winnipeg, MB R2C 4G1
8865 Northwood Road, Lynden, WA 98264
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1971 ~ August 27 ~ 2011
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His love endures forever.
Psalm 118:1
With thankfulness to the Lord for his faithfulness, we announce
that on August 27, 2011, our parents
BERT and JENNY KONING (nee Peters)
commemorated their
40th Wedding Anniversary.
A celebration dinner was held for them, together with children
and grandchildren.
With love from their children:
Brian and Jackie Koning
Darian, Noah, Branson, Jed, Amara
Ron Koning
Steve and Marcely Koning
Daniel, Sarah, Pedro, Noemi
Daryl Koning
Jason and Jennifer Koning
43 - 20460 66 Avenue, Langley, BC V2Y 3B6
ANNIVERSARIES
1986 ~ December 20 ~ 2011
We give thanks to our heavenly Father that we can join
together as a family and celebrate the
25th Wedding Anniversary of our parents
JOHN J. and HENRIETTA BUIKEMA (nee Schuller)
God has richly blessed them and continues to guide them
according to the words of their wedding text: Your word is a
lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105
Dunnville, ON:
James T. Buikema
Greensville, ON: John and Cindy Buikema
Bailey
Burlington, ON: Anne and Ron Jager
Carman, MB:
Anje Jager
Burlington, ON:
Rob Jager and Kristen Smeding,
Katie Jager and Steven Kottelenberg,
Kyle Jager and Leah Elgersma,
Cassia, Esther
Freelton, ON:
Chuck and Kerrie Buikema
Josh Vanderveen and Kristina Warnock
Nick and Jessica Vanderveen, Abby, Logan
Ashlyn Vanderveen, Matthew Buikema,
Kailey Buikema
Caledonia, ON:
Gilbert and Wilma Buikema
David, Russell, Lauren
Beamsville, ON: Marcy and Arnie Schulenberg
Austin, Connor, Levi, Hudson, Quinton
Pete and Cherie Buikema
Landon, Calvin, Warren, Anjelica, Isaac
Guelph, ON:
Emily Buikema
Beamsville, ON: Albert Buikema
Jeffrey Buikema
Kevin Buikema
We invite you to join with us in celebrating our parents’
anniversary with an Open House on December 27, 2011
from 2-4 pm in the fellowship hall of the
Vineyard Canadian Reformed Church at Lincoln.
Best wishes can be sent to
5128 Philp Road, Beamsville, ON L0R 1B2
1946 ~ October 31 ~ 2011
It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to thy name,
O Most High; to declare thy steadfast love in the morning, and
thy faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp,
to the melody of the lyre. For thou, O LORD, hast made me glad by
thy work; at the works of thy hands I sing for joy. How great are
thy works, O LORD! Psalm 92: 1-5
With joy and great thankfulness to the Lord who has
blessed and guided our dear parents and grandparents
TEUNIS VAN LAAR and FLORIDA VAN LAAR (nee de Leeuw)
over the years, we were allowed to celebrate their
65th Wedding Anniversary.
Greendale, BC:
Jake and Liz vanLaar
Tony and Andrea vanLaar
Natalie, Liam
Edmonton, AB:
Anne and Rich DeJong
Kayla, Jasmin, Chantelle
Greendale, BC:
Edward and Audrey vanLaar
Dallas, Sawyer, Jacey
Thomas
Dorothy and Matthew Wilkinson
Matthew
Abbotsford, BC: John and Maria van Laar
Richard and Lisa van Laar
Alexander, Kaitlen, Qiera
Reuben and Rosanne van Laar
Braiden, Zachary, Tristan
Bonnie
Chilliwack, BC:
Angela and Jordan Fennema
Abbotsford, BC:
Jolene
Vega, AB:
Wulfert and Yvonne van Laar
Abbotsford, BC:
Karina and Darryl Pelleboer
Trayson
Vega, AB:
Toby and Sally van Laar
Chloe
Abbotsford, BC:
Max
Vega, AB:
Wesley
Abbotsford, BC:
Jesse
Agassiz, BC:
Arnold and Marian van Laar
Chilliwack, BC:
David and Carla van Laar
Adelle, Beth, Ezra
Agassiz, BC:
Michael
Rosedale, BC:
Geoffrey and Ashley van Laar
Camron, Alivia, Abigail
Agassiz, BC:
Philip
Julia
Linda
Yarrow, BC:
Vega, AB:
Neerlandia, AB:
Barrhead, AB:
Nell and Dick Schouten
Richard and Francine Schouten
Caden, Janelle, Leanna
Nathan and Karen Schouten
Alexa, Tasha, Kendra
Rachel and Byron Tuininga
Madison, Ethan, Kaelynn, Nadiya
Leanne and Wesley Thalen
Weston
Yarrow, BC:
Kara and James Bysterveld
Kassidy
Andrew
41809 Majuba Hill Road, Chilliwack, British Columbia V2R 5G9
Chilliwack, BC:
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ANNIVERSARIES
35th Wedding Anniversary
1976 ~ December 18 ~ 2011
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His mercy endures forever.
Psalm 136:1
With thankfulness to the Lord, we joyfully celebrate the 35th
Wedding Anniversary of our parents and grandparents
After a courageous battle with cancer the Lord took to
Himself our dear Brother
PIETER DE BOER
at the age of 60, November 11th. Langley, B.C.
ABE and LINDA ROZA
May He continue to guide and protect you always.
Abraham and Amy Roza
Carter, Leo
Nicholas Roza
Adam and Melissa Bosscher
Chelsea
Mailing address:
2102 Gary Crescent, Burlington, Ontario L7R 1T2
grace where he received mercy in time of need (Hebr. 4).
He will be sorely missed in our family and church-family with
his humour, spiritual wisdom and insight. May our Heavenly
Father comfort our Sister Rita and her family.
Pete and Dicky Jansen
Ben and Wies Berends
Henk and Joanne Berends
Ron and Ina Berends
Step family: Audry Eenkhoorn
George and Dicky Wendt
Henk and Dinie Wendt
And many nephews and nieces
OBITUARIES
I love the Lord, the fount of life and grace. Psalm 116
The Lord has taken home to glory our dear
brother/brother-in-law
CORNELUS (Neel) HUTTEMA
and His Word.
Klaas and Mannie Huttema
Neal and Mary Vandergugten
Ben and Ineke Huttema
George and Florence Boeve
Bill† and Alice Kuit
Ite and Jane Veurink
John and Minnie Huttema
Henry and Jeanette Vandelden
Pete and Coby Veldman
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PIETER DE BOER
July 9, 1951 – November 3, 2011
a great comfort to Pete during his illness. We wish our sisterin-law, Rita, her children and grandchildren, strength and
comfort as they continue on without him.
He is missed by his siblings:
Chilliwack, BC:
Margaret and Jim Dykstra
Abbotsford, BC: Harry and Marian de Boer
Calgary, AB:
Karl and Maureen de Boer
Chilliwack, BC:
Martha and Harry DeGelder
Fergus, ON:
Liz and Douwe Agema
Calgary, AB:
Al de Boer
Salmon Arm, BC: June Vanderhoek
Medicine Hat, AB: Charlie and Sonja de Boer
Lynden, WA:
Debbie and Bob Johnson
And numerous nephews and nieces
Blessed are the people whose God is the LORD. Psalm 144:15b
Promoted to Glory
THANK YOU
PIETER DE BOER
July 9, 1951 – November 3, 2011
Willoughby Heights, BC: Maria (Rita) de Boer (Berends)
wife of 39 years
And their children and grandchildren:
Smithville, ON:
Derrick and Janette de Boer
Madelyn, Laura
Cloverdale, BC:
Belinda and Kent Dykstra
Maria, Willem, Carlina, Melody, Kendal,
Barend†
Aldergrove, BC: Bradley and Angela de Boer
Kayla, Esther, Ryan, Joel
Kerwood, ON:
Christopher and Joanna de Boer
Peter, Annemarie
Winnipeg, MB:
Peter and Carrie de Boer
Austin, Zachary, Logan
18122 67th Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 0L9
and numerous cards from far and near with your best wishes on
the occasion of our Golden Anniversary. We were overwhelmed
by the blessing God has given us in all of you. We had so much
fun at the Warplane Heritage Museum visiting with each of you
and so many of your children too! SOLI DEO GLORIA
Tony and Diny Vanderhout and family
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Hope Academy, a new Reformed Christian mission school in
Toronto, invites applications for the full-time position of
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER
The Steering Committee desires to work with an enterprising
person who will become involved with the South Asian
immigrant community with the goal of establishing a JK-5
mission school for children from all backgrounds.
To serve in this position, the Steering Committee is looking
for a Christian who is cheerfully committed to the Reformed
faith and has a love for spreading the Gospel of God’s salvation
among all peoples.
If you sense that God may be calling you to this
important work, please send your resume, along with
a statement of faith and mission school philosophy,
or send further inquiries, to
The Hope Centre
1620 Albion Road, Unit 312, Etobicoke, ON M9V 4B4
Email: jobs@hope-academy.ca
Phone: (519) 245-5988
EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
in Fergus, ON
invites applications for the following part-time position:
HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHER
for the 2nd semester – February to June 2011.
Additional information and inquiries can be obtained by
contacting the principal:
Mr. Henk Nobel, principal
(519) 843-3029 (work)
(519) 843-1790 (home)
Applications to be addressed to:
Emmanuel Christian High School
c/o Education Committee
RR 3, Garafraxa Street, Fergus, ON N1M 2W4
Eben-Ezer Christian School, Chatham, ON
Invites applications for the 2012-2013 school year.
We are looking for
ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
with aspirations of assuming the role of Principal.
Eben-Ezer is a small, friendly, close-knit school, with a good
rapport between staff and school society.
Chatham is a small city, situated less than an hour from
London and Windsor. The standard of living is good,
housing inexpensive, and it is a lovely town to raise a family.
Chatham congregation has close to 300 members and has
many different study societies and activities.
For more information, please contact:
Janice Bultje, Education Committee Chair
519-352-6542, email janb@ciaccess.com
Rene Tamminga, Board Chair
519-360-1222, email rtamminga@gmail.com
JOHN CALVIN SCHOOL
320 Station Street, PO Box 280, Smithville, ON L0R 2A0
Due to the pending retirement of its principal,
Mr. F.C. Ludwig, at the end of the 2011-2012 school year,
John Calvin School is seeking
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES
to take over the leadership of the school and its educational
program. JCS has a student population of approximately 250
students spread across eight grades and thirteen classrooms,
taught by eighteen full and part-time staff.
An additional two rooms are devoted to Special Education,
staffed by a Special Education teacher and an E.A.
It also boasts a recently up-dated and expanded,
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diamonds and a groomed track.
Any interested persons are encouraged to contact either of the
persons listed below as soon as possible to receive particulars
about the process and details of application.
Chairman of the Board: Mr. E. Ludwig
905-957-4502
E-mail: ludwig@talkwireless.ca
Secretary of the Education Committee: Mr. D. Bos
905-957-5058
E-mail: donmonbos@talkwireless.ca
The Board of the
Canadian Reformed School Society
of Ottawa operating
Ambassadors Christian School
invites applications for the position of
ELEMENTARY TEACHER
Ambassadors Christian School opened its doors in
September 2011.
The school is running smoothly with a strong complement
teacher, the position to commence August 1, 2012.
The successful applicant will initially teach small mixed
classes and will work with a committed,
energetic community to deliver Reformed education
in our nation’s capital.
Applicants should have a minimum of three years’
teaching experience, a track record of creative, innovative
teaching, and a collaborative spirit. They should also be
community-minded and self-motivated.
Applicants should email their cover letter, resume, and the
names and contact information for three references to:
Chris van Popta, Board Chair
cvanpopta@ambassadorschristianschool.ca
For additional information, please contact
Chris van Popta @ (613) 839-0374
Trevor DeVries @ (613) 258-0783
www.ambassadorschristianschool.ca
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TEACHING POSITIONS
Dufferin Christian School, Carman, MB, Canada
“For living a life of Christian discipleship in
contemporary society”
DCS a K-12 school in the tradition of the Reformed faith,
invites applications for a
FOR THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR
The Canadian Reformed School Society of Flamborough,
Inc. operating Covenant Christian School is seeking a
GRADE 3 TEACHER
Duties to commence January 1, 2012
DSC is located 45 minutes southwest of Winnipeg, MB,
Canada and offers a highly supportive community,
attractive facilities, competitive wages and a friendly
atmosphere.
Applicants must be able to obtain a Manitoba Professional
mission statement.
Applications should be sent to
Dufferin Christian School
Box 1450, Carman, MB Canada R0G 0J0
Attention: Mr. Arie Veenendaal
For more information, please contact the Principal:
Mr. Andy Huisman
principal@dufferinchristian.ca, 1-204-745-2278
or check out our website www.dufferinchristian.ca
The board of
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of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Tyndale Christian School currently offers grades K-12,
with an enrollment of approximately 75 students,
and 6 full-time staff.
If you would like further information about the
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Calgary area; please contact the board chairman:
Mr. Eric Veenendaal
Home: (403) 698-1858
eric.veenendaal@gmail.com
Or the principal:
Mr. Ed Hoogerdyk
Home: (403) 285-4680
Applications can be sent to:
Debbie Chin, Secretary of the Board
5851 22 Avenue NE, Calgary, AB T1Y 2C1
debbiechin@telus.net
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Chairman of the Board: Mr. J. Schenkel
905-690-4345
Email: job.selectsone@gmail.com
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Wishing all the Lord’s Blessing for 2012
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BARRHEAD – Alberta
BARRHEAD CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
We wish all our brothers and sisters in
Canada and abroad the joy and peace
of the Christmas Season and the Lord’s
blessing and guidance throughout the
New Year.
“Glory to God in the highest and on earth
peace to men on whom his favour rests.”
DIRK and TANIA BARENDREGT, Maddisyn, Ava
HERMAN and MARIANNE BARENDREGT, Dean, Kevin,
Luke, Kyla, Seth, Ray, Keri
HARRY and GEZINA DEBOER and family
RICK and STEPHANIE DEVINK, Blake
RIEKS and JANNA DEVINK, Louise, Adrian DeVink and
Stephanie DeLeeuw
LOUIS SR. and TENA DYKSTRA
RIKIE FERINGA
CASE and DINIE HAMOEN
QUINTON HARTHOORN
GERRIT and MENNIE HELMUS, Emily, Clarence,
Winston, Dawson
MARINUS and ALJA HELMUS, Berenda, Jessalynn,
Harrold, Alysha
JELTE and IRENE JAGERSMA and family
HERB and SANDY KOBES and family
JAMES and RENEE KOBES, Brandon, Rachelle, Justine,
Jacob
PIETER KOOPMAN
GREG and CLAIRE LARSON and family
MRS. JEAN MARISSEN
ALAN and FAY MUL, Julia, Ryan, Andrea
RIEKJE OTTEN
ERWIN and HELEN PETERS, Matthew, Jeffrey, Danielle,
Joseph, Melissa
MARCEL and JESSICA PETERS, Brittney, Kameron,
Kaylee, Conner
KEN and ALICIA SCHOUTEN, Nadiya, Noah, Delaney,
Maguire, MecLayne
PETER and KINIE SELLES
BERT and DARLENE STEENBERGEN, Tyson, Jenna
HENRY and HETTY STEL
BRENDAN and TARA TIGGELAAR, Mikaela, Bailey,
Dakota, Porscha
JORDAN and JESELINA TIGGELAAR, Kingston
REV. BERT and DIANNE TIGGELAAR
BYRON and RACHEL TUININGA and family
LOREN and NELLIE VAN ASSEN, Rhonda, Arden,
Devon, Chelsea
DARRYL and LEANNE VAN DASSELAAR, Chloe,
Easten, Taryn
HARRY and ALIE VANDELDEN
JOSHUA VANDELDEN
MATTHEW and CHRISTINE VANDENHOVEN, Levi,
Liam
JOHN and VALERIE VANDERDEEN, Rachel, Kaitlyn,
Miriam, Jonathan, Bethany, Lydia, Aaron
DANIEL and KYLA VANDERDEEN
MICK and MARCELLA VANDERLAAN
ARLENE VANDERSLUIS, Jessica
KEITH and JESSICA VANDERSLUIS, Aurora
STOFFER and BIEUWKE VANDERVEEN
KEVIN and SHERRY VANGROOTHEEST, Keira, Ian
BRAD and MARNY VANLEEUWEN, Dawson,
Carter
DENNIS and TERESA VANLEEUWEN, Colton, Amber,
Austin, Aaliyah
SHAUN and BERDIEN VANLEEUWEN, Talis
THADDEUS and ANITA VEGTER, Declan, Laila, Skye,
Clay
BILL and ALIE VOGELZANG
LIEN and CORRIE WATTEL
GEORGE and JENNY WEMEKAMP
JOHN WEMEKAMP
BERT and TENA WIERENGA
HAROLD and REGINA WIERENGA
Foreign Countries –
The Netherlands
I hereby would like to wish all my
family and friends in Canada a blessed
Christmas and a prosperous 2012 with
God’s blessings.
“Veel Heil en Zegen in 2012”
Mevrouw: S. Hofsink-Brink
“Tante Stien”
Hessenweg 30, 7771 R.E.
Hardenberg the Netherlands
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BURLINGTON/WATERDOWN
– Ontario
REHOBOTH CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
We wish to extend season’s greetings to
all our brothers and sisters in Christ. We
pray that He will continue to guide and
bless us all in 2012.
“Hence we can confidently say, “The Lord is
my helper, I will not be afraid;
what can man do to me.”
HARRY and IRENE MALDA, Kaitlyn
KLAAS and JANE MANS
BEN and DIANE OOSTERVELD
MIKE and JOANNE REDWOOD, Michael, Elisabeth,
Andrew, James, Stephen, Rebekah
JAKE and RITA SIEDERS, Darryl
WILBUR and MARIE SIPKEMA
GARTH and ALIDA SPANNINGA, Sara, Noah, Julia,
Nadia
HELEN VANHUISSTEDE
JOHN and BONITA VANPOPTA
DAVID and GERALDINE VANRAALTE, Leah, Daniel,
Jasmine, Avery
Hebrews 13:6
BART and JANNA DOUMA
GERB and JANE DYKEMA
MRS. SUSANNA GROENWOLD
JAN HARKE
REV. and MRS. J. MULDER
MATT and NADIA POORT, Cohen, Alexia, Bennett
BRUCE AND JANICE SCHWANTZ, Nicole, Helena,
Patrick, Gregory, Amanda
JACK and LINDA VANDERHORST, Derrick, Sara
BILL and JANNY VANYKEN
BURLINGTON SOUTH – Ontario
FELLOWSHIP CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
We wish all our brothers and sisters
a blessed Christmas and the Lord’s
guidance in the New Year.
How good and pleasant it is when
brothers live together in unity.
Psalm 133:1
CHRIS and RITA BOSCH
MIKE and MARSHA BOSCH, Chris, Gavin, Kaela,
Braelyn
JOHN and EDITH BOSSCHER and family
HENK and JANNY BUIST
AUDREY DEGELDER
HERMAN and JO-ANNE FABER and family
DAVE and CRYSTAL HEIKAMP
HARRY and JOANNE HUTTEN and family
RON and ANNE JAGER and family
LEO and DIANE KAMPEN, Sean and Hannah
BERT and INGRID KNOL, Chantelle, Celine, Christopher,
Stephanie, Tyson
BURLINGTON EAST – Ontario
EBENEZER CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
We wish all our brothers and sisters
a blessed Christmas and the Lord’s
blessing in 2012.
HARRY and HENNY ALKEMA and family
GERALD and CATHY BOSSCHER, Ryan, Sarah, Andrew,
Rebecca
RALPH and HENNIE BOSSCHER
AGATHA BUIST
MRS. BINI BUIST
WILLIAM and CATHARINA DE JONG
GERRY and PAULINA DENBOK
JOHN and LINDA DOUMA
ALBERTA HARKE
JOHN and PATRICIA HOFSINK
HENRY and LIMMY HULLEMAN, Grace
GERRY and JANNIE JANS
HERMAN and SYLVIA KAMSTRA and family
MRS. DIANA MALDA, Rose
REV. and MRS. GIJSBERT and ANNIE NEDERVEEN
GERARD and JOHANNA NORDEMAN
BILL and LIZ OOSTDYK
BRENT and JENNIFER SIPKEMA, Madison, Katie,
Andrew
ALBERT and HELEN SMOUTER
KLAAS and MARG SPITHOFF
RALPH and TRUDI TERPSTRA
PROF. and MRS. C. VANDAM
HARPERT and MARGARET VANDERWEL
ANN VANROOTSELAAR
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Wishing you a blessed Christmas and the
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Ralph and Jane Vis
Henry and Sharon Vis
Emily Bosscher
Wolter and Veronica Vis
Wesley Vis
Shane Van Brederode
Devon Smart
Glen Patterson
Jeremy Linde
Jordan Reinink
Irene DeBoer
Robert Bevaart
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Michael Feenstra
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CARMAN – Manitoba
CLOVERDALE CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
We wish all the brothers and sisters in
the Lord God’s blessing for 2012.
Greetings to our brothers and sisters in
the Lord. May He graciously guide us and
care for us in the year ahead.
Lord, you have been our dwelling place
throughout all generations.
Psalm 90:1
ART and MARY GRIM
GEORGE and AMY GUNNINK, Lydia, Andrew, Benjamin
DEREK and JULIA HOOGSTRA, Kyle, Kristin, Shane,
Ryan
BILL and ANN JONGS
RICH and BETTY KLAVER
RANDY and LORENE RAAP
HERES and FRIEDA SNYDER, Kathleen and Steven,
Vincent, Christopher
ADRIAN and SHEILA VAN DELFT, Paige, Katie,
Madison, Cassidy
AREN and MARY VAN DYKE, Julian
CARMAN – Manitoba
CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH - CARMAN WEST
KEES and ALICE BROUWER
GERALD and NELINDA DERUITER, Nathan, Cody,
Mitchell, Kylie
PAUL and NEL deRUITER
RON and LUCIE deRUITER and family
JAN and LENI GRAAFLAND, Monique
ARNO and ALICE LINDE
RALPH and DIANA NIJENHUIS, Brenden
LEENDERT OVERBEEKE
ART and ALICE POPPE
JACK and FRANCES VANDERMEULEN
STEVE and ADRIANNE VANDERSLUIS, Nolan, Gerrin,
Brydon, Hanon
ALLAN and ANITA VANDERVEEN, Ashley, Dylan
LES and AGNES VANDERVEEN, Chantel, Jared, Caleb
MARK and CAROL VANDERVEEN, Joel, Noah, Kenzie,
Kaelin, Izaak
SCOTT and JENNA VANDERVEEN
GLEN and NANCY VANDERVELDE, Jeremy, Tiffany,
Stephanie
HAROLD and CAROLYN VANDIJK, Cody
REV. and MRS. VANRIETSCHOTEN
CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH CARMAN-EAST
“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and
perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before
him endured the cross, scorning its shame,
and sat down at the right hand of the throne
of God. Consider him who endured such
opposition from sinful men, so that you will
not grow weary and lose heart.”
Hebrews 12:2 and 3
JUERGEN and JOYCE BEICHTER, Nathan, Marlena,
Sheldon, Warren, Larisa, Trenton, Katrina
AUKE and WILMA BERGSMA
TALBOT and THERESA BERGSMA
WAYNE and FINA BERGSMA
JUD and BETTY BOEVE, Kent, Luke, Jenna, Drew, Dustin
HARWIN and JOLENE BOUWMAN, Roxanne
DOANE and VALERIE DE WITT, Adrian, Deandra,
Bethany, Naomi
HANK and MARY KAMMINGA, James, Julie.
COR and JANINE LODDER, Robin, Richard
LEN and BRENDA LODDER
PIETER and ELSIEN NIJENHUIS
MIKE and BONITA RAAP, Cayden, Mackenzie, Nolen
THEO and MARGARET VANDASSELAAR
BILL and HILLY VANDERSLUIS
GERRY and MARRY VAN DIJK, Garret, Darcie, Myron
GERRY and ELSA VANLAAR, Ben, Marissa, Alanna, Lia,
Sam, Tim
GUS and FREDDIE VEENENDAAL
TERRY and ANNA VEENENDAAL
HENRY and WILLEMIENE VELDMAN
HANK and JACKIE VERSTEEG
Greetings from management and staff of
Intercontinental Truck Body
Coaldale, Surrey, Winnipeg
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Ferndale, Washington
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We wish all our brothers and sisters and Customers
a blessed Christmas and a Prosperous New Year.
CALGARY – Alberta
CALGARY CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
The members of the church of Jesus
Christ in Calgary, wish all their brothers
and sisters in North America and
abroad, the Lord’s blessing for A.D. 2012
with the words of 1 Peter 5:7.
ALLAN and JUDY BERGSMA, Raelene, Rynell, Laura,
Denise, Jocelyn
BOB and NANCY BOERSEMA, Jesse, Julie
GERALD and ANNETTE BOES, Jordan, Jackson, Adam
KEN and TAMMY BOESSENKOOL and family
SHAUN and DEBORAH CHIN and family
HANFORD and PAULINE DEGLINT, Ava, Nadia
MIKE and EUNICE deGROOT, Katarina
RICHARD and GWENDA de HAAS and family
ALICE deJONG
BILL and JACKIE DEKKER
TOM and KAREN DEKKER and family
TONY and ALYSSA DEWIT, Aiden, Natalie
HANS and MARIANNE DUIKER
RICHARD and DEBBIE FEENSTRA and family
ED and CAROLIN HELDER, Aidan, Caitlin, Micah
EDWARD and ALICE HOOGERDYK, Zachary
MARCEL and ELAINE JACOBI, Kelsey, Jasmine, Kent,
Danica
DEWEY and DIANA JONGBLOED, Jason
PASTOR HANS and GERDA KALKMAN
LYNDON and DINY KOK, Erika, Lydia, Emma, Laura
JOHN and AWADIA MAZ and family
EILEEN MCEWAN
RAY and MELINA NOOT, Victoria, Matthew, Alexandra,
Benjamin
HENRY and ANN OSTERMEIER, Hannah, Jonah, Emily
RALPH and ANN PENNINGA
JOEY and BECKY SCHOUTEN, Brandon, Kaylee, Emma
STEPHEN and COLETTE SHOUTEN and family
DAVE and TAMMY SCHRIEMER, Deanna, Brent, Chloe,
Cassidy, Haley
MARTIN and BARBARA VAN BOSTELEN
RAY and SHARON VAN DE BURGT, Kierra, Malachi,
Nikko
HENRY and AUDREY van den HOVEN
ERIC and CAROLYN VANDERVEEN and family
NEIL and JUDY van ELLENBERG
CRAIG and KAREN van ELLENBERG, Tyler, Chad,
Larissa, Timothy, Jayden
BILL and LORRAINE van OOSTERHOUT, Nathan
KEVIN and IRENE VAN TIL, Austin
ERIC and NATASHA VEENENDAAL, Zachary, Bryan,
Cara, Scott
DEAN and KARIN WALLACE and family
DARCY and PAM WERKMAN, Braxton, Dominique
JASON and SHANNON WIERENGA and family
JEFF and RYANNE WIERSMA and family
YARROW – British Columbia
CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH - YARROW
Wishing all brothers and sisters in the
Lord a Blessed Christmas and Happy
New Year.
Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace
among men with whom he is pleased.
Luke 2:14
REV. BEN and WIES BERENDS
MARY BOEVE
JOHN and FLORINE BREUKELMAN, Gerard, Jordan
DICK and JENNY BYKER
MARK and JOHANNA BYKER, Patricia, Jasmine
HARRY and MARTHA DEGELDER
ANDREW and ANITA DELEEUW, Kevin and Tamara,
Donald, Allen, James
HANS and JANET DELEEUW
CLARENCE and MARGARET DEVRIES
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KEN and ALANA DYKSTRA
ALBERT and SYLVIA GELDERMAN, Amber, Mark, Olivia
NEAL and ALISA GELDERMAN, Matthew, Elizabeth,
Rebecca, Lydia, Nathaniel
KEN and YVONNE HUTTEMA, Tyson, Matt, Kim
DAN and JOANNE LIEUWEN, Corey, Shane, Deanna,
Joel, Jared
DAVE and DEB OOSTERHOFF, Brianne, Jake, Jasmin,
Mack
DOROTHY SIKMA
TONY and MARCELLE TOGERETZ and family
WILLIAM and HETTY TAMS, Tyson, Leanne, Dayna,
Abby
JOHN and JACKIE VANDERWEL, Martin, Nick, Holly,
Casey
MARTIN and MARION VANDERWEL
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Greetings, and the Lord’s blessings from
your brothers and sisters in Chatham,
ON. May you all receive the gift of joy in
the ultimate Gift of His Son.
ANDY and INA BEINTEMA
DOUG and KAREN BEINTEMA, Abigail, Olivia and
Madeline
MRS. JEAN BEINTEMA
LOUIS and MARG BEINTEMA, Charlie
AL and DIANE BERGSMA, Levi, Dustin and Jessica,
Dalles, Jordan, Jesse, Charity and Brooklyn
PETE and TERESA BERGSMA
DAN and MONICA BOS, Tyler, Eric, Sabrina and Todd
JOHN and CAROL BOS
RALPH and ANITA BOS
JIM and YVONNE BULTJE, Nic and Lauren, Jen and
Joash, Amy, James and Erica
PHIL and JANICE BULTJE and family
JOHN and LISA DEBOER and family
MEL and DONNA DEBOER and family
MIKE and ANN DEBOER
RICK and DEB DEBOER, Eric and Kathleen and Evan
LENNY DEVRIES
MRS. MARIE FOEKENS
HENRY and JUDY HEYINK
REBECKA HEYINK
JOHN and JOANNE HOLSAPPEL
RICK and RACHELLE HOLSAPPEL, Kaylee
ANNIE HOUGH
ADRIAN and IETIE KOSTER
BOB KOSTER
KEN KOSTER
DARREN and JESSICA LOGAN, Leah
MARK and JACKIE MALOTT, Sarah, Stephen, Rachael
and Ryan
ART PIETERMAN
LENA SIKKEMA
JOHN and RIETTA SULLIVAN
AREND and WILLA DALE SMID
HILCO and ANN TAMMINGA, Jodi, Josh, Kyle, Lauren,
Nathan and Annika
TALO and JITSKE TAMMINGA
JERRY and IDA TILLEMA
BILL and ANGY VANDERGAAG and family
GERALD and NANCY VANDERGAAG and family
NEL VANDERGAAG
BERT and JUDY VANDERHEIDE
ANDY and SANDRA VANDERVEEN, Jess and Josh,
Kaitlyn, Matthew and Gregory
JIM and RENSKJE VANDERVEEN, Amanda, Eric, Denise,
Roy, Sabina and Ava
ROB and JANET VANDERVEEN and family
HENK and WILMA VEENEMA
JOHN and WANDA VEENEMA and family
JENNY YTSMA
CHILLIWACK –
British Columbia
CHILLIWACK CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
We wish all our brothers and sisters in
North America and abroad, the Lord’s
blessing and guidance in 2012.
How good and pleasant it is when brothers
live together in unity.
Psalm 133:1
CASEY and CYNTHIA ADMIRAAL
NORMAN and HELEN BYSTERVELD
JIM and MARGARET DYKSTRA
RALPH and SINA FENNEMA
PETER and IRENE HOEKSEMA
JOHN HOFSINK
KLAAS and MANNIE HUTTEMA
TEUNA JAGERSMA
HERMAN and MARTHA KOBES
MIKE and MAY KRABBENDAM
ART and HANNA LENGKEEK
DICK and NEL ONDERWATER
FRANK and ALICE SCHOUTEN
HENRY and ANN SUPER
ANTHONY and MARYANN VANDERGUGTEN, Lorien,
Perrin
JOHN and ROBERTA VANDERVEEN
ARNOLD and MARIAN VANLAAR, Julia, Linda
GEOFF and ASHLEY VANLAAR, Camron, Alivia,
Abigail
STEVE and SARAH VANOENE, Abigail, Juliana,
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DUNNVILLE – Ontario
EDMONTON – Alberta
CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH AT DUNNVILLE
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BEACON HOME RESIDENTS – Nancy, Nick, Paul, Derek,
Bryce, Fred, Clarence, Jim, James
BRYCE BERENDS
BILL and SJANIE BETHLEHEM
JOHN and ANITA BREUKELMAN, Justin,
Natasha and Levi
JEFF and TRICIA DEBOER, Steph and Ryan
CORNELL and WILMA FEENSTRA, Daniel
ED and LORRAINE FEENSTRA, Josh and Kayla, Jodi,
Kaleb
DAN and GERALDINE GRACEY and family
VALERIE GRIT
HENRY and ANNELIES HOMAN, Heather
MR. and MRS. L. HOPMAN
ANDREW and KERRI JANS, Jakob, Nathanael and Mika
HENRY and LINDA JANSEMA and girls
ED and ALICE KELLY, Rosalie, Matt and Andrew
JAMES and RACHEL KINGMA, Lucas, Elisabeth, Lilia,
Ayanna, Shiloh
JON and SHARON KINGMA, Avaiya and Javan
MR. and MRS. G.B. LANTING
HENRY and LEANNA LANTING, Sophia, Theressa,
Garrett and Adrianne
WAYNE and JANE OOSTERHOFF and family
SHAWN and ANDREA SCHUTTEN, Dawsen, Zoe,
Blake and Sullivan
EDWARD and MARIANNE SLAA, Fraser, Kenton and
Raelene
JAMES and LINDA VANAMERONGEN, Jordan,
Matthew, Natasha and Trevor
JUSTIN and AMANDA VANANDEL, Ezra
JAY and DENISE VANDERHOEVEN, Kendra, Tianna,
Madelyn, Latara and Jabin
ED and JENNIFER VANDER VEGTE, Ed, Danielle and
Kim
ED and WILMA VANDERVELDE, Michelle
MARK and CHRISTY VANDERVELDE, Owen, Luke,
Jenna, Kara, Izaak and Kade
RALPH and JANE VIS, Jaden, Keegan,
Ariel and Kara
JACK and MARLENE VANROOTSELAAR, Eddie, Nick,
Tinielle, Ben
ANDREW and KAITLIN VANSPRONSEN
ANDREW and TINA VAN YKEN
We wish all our brothers and sisters in
Canada and abroad the Lord’s blessing
and His guidance for 2012.
BRIAN and JOLENA de HAAN, Jenna, Kendra,
Joey
BEN and KAREN de JONG, Shaun, Riana, Amy
FRED and RIA de JONG
ROB and EMILY DUKER, Asia, Lydia, Sierra, Jaxon
MRS. H. DYKHUIZEN
JERRY and SANDRA DYKSTRA
SHAWN and DARLENE DYKSTRA, Shaelynn
MR. G. HOEKSEMA
TONY and JANE HOEKSEMA and family
JULIUS and HETTY JAGERSMA, Tyson, Ian
HANS and KAREN KLAVER
MRS. IRENE KLAVER
KOOS and RITA KLEEFMAN
CATHY KUNTZ
KEN and NATALIE MARKO, Ethan, Cole, Erika
HARRY and GRACE NOOT
GERRIT and HELEN OSTERMEIER, Marieka,
Joshua
JAKE and ANITA OUSSOREN
HENK and AAFKE REININK
BILL and BARB SLOMP, Joel
BONNE STIKSMA
BRAD and MELINDA STIKSMA, Kyle, Brock, Zack,
Luke
HILDA STIKSMA, Jean
TENIE STIKSMA
RUSS and VANESSA TAEKEMA, Brayden, Trinity, Alexis,
Hailey, Isabella
KELVIN and MARJ VAN DASSELAAR
BRAD and HANNAH van DELDEN, Taylor
TOM and MIRANDA VAN ORIZANDE, Elianna,
Kayden, Gradey
CHUCK and DOREEN VANDERVEEN and family
DERK and MARTJE VANDERVEEN
MRS. A. VANDERZYL
GARRY and CATHY VISSCHER
JOSH and PAULINE WATSON, Caleb
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FREE REFORMED CHURCHES OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH OF ELORA
May the Lord bless you and keep you in
the coming year.
JOHN and HANNA BRUNING, Esther, Luke, James,
Nathan
REV. and MRS. W. HUIZINGA and family
JOHN and FRANCES JANSSEN and family
REV. and MRS. PKA DEBOER
PETE and MARG WITTEN
WAYNE and CHRISTINA PLEITER, Malachi, Joash,
Dathan, Janella, Aaron
GERRIT and DOROTHE ‘tHART
JAMES and MARIA KOBES, Amanda and Ash, Craig
and Erin and Charlie
MICHAEL and ANNA DYKSTRA
COALDALE – Alberta
COALDALE CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
MANCE and MARY BREUKELMAN and family
PAUL and KINSKE DEVOS, David, Nicholas
DIRK and WILMA DEVRIES
LEON and RACHEL DIEK, Matthew, Meaghan
ANDREW and TINEKE DOEVE, Ashlyn, Joel
JOOP and JANNY HARTHOORN and family
HENK and MAGGIE HOFSINK
MIKE and SYLVIA HOFSINK, Brendan, Rebecca, Emily,
Jared
DIRK and MARY KOK
CORNELIUS and JENNIFER LEFFERS, Sophia, Darek,
Kylie
JOHN and JANE LEFFERS
HOWARD and IRENE LEFFERS, Nadia
MARIANNE MUL
WAYNE and LAURA OOSTENBRUG, Jordan, Amanda,
Derek, Bradley, Vanessa
SID and BETTY OOSTENBRUG
REV. DIRK and AMANDA POPPE, Benjamin, Angelica,
Caleb, David, Timothy, Matthew
JOHN and GERTEEN VANDENBERG
NEIL and SIMONE VANSETERS
GUS and CORNELIA VAN DASSELAAR
RICHARD and AMIE VELDKAMP
PHIL and DEB VERSTEEG, Logan, Mya
ITE and JANE VEURINK
CHARLENE VOORHORST
JIM and ZANDRA VOORHORST and family
JOHN and JENNY VOORHORST, Nic
ANDY and FELICIA BIJLSMA, Seth, Tristan
MARTEN and MARGRIET BIJLSMA, Haaye, Sacha,
Hailey
SIMON and BETTY BREUKELMAN
GERRY and HENNY BROERSMA
MICHAEL and DIANA BROERSMA, Hadassah,
Nethaniel, Micah, Christian
PAUL and GERALDINE DEBOER, George, Tara, Dianne,
Gavin, Julie, Hansen
WIM and SAAKJE FEENSTRA
BERT and DINAH HUTTEN and family
JERRY and CLAIRE HUTTEN and family
HANK and MARG JAGER, Ashley
WILMA JANSEN, Dwayne and Jen, Jeff
DICK and DINA LODDER
COLIN and LAURA MEERSTRA, Anna, Naomi,
Bethany, Silas, Eden
BRIAN and NANCY-JO NIEZEN, Alyssa, Caleb, Joel,
Levi, Brenna, Shaina
ANDY and JEANNETTE NIJENHUIS
HENRY and CHRISTINE PIEFFERS
JOHN and ENA POST
JOHN and SONYA POST, Leah, Ethan, Kaileigh
FRANK and ANNE REININK, Sarena, Brayden, Jared,
Eliana
MARNIX and ANNE-MARIE SIKKEMA, Alina, Danielle,
Laurissa, Jonathan, Alexandra, Jordan, Erika,
Reuben, Isaac
BERT and HENRIETTA TENHAGE, Chelsey and Wes,
Rebecca, Deanna, Esther
ALEX and HENNY THALEN and family
REV. CLARENCE and THERESA VANDERVELDE,
Nicolette, Garrett
DENVER, Colorado, USA
EMMANUEL AMERICAN REFORMED CHURCH
Let the miracle of Christmas fill your
heart with warmth and love.
For unto us a child is born this day
in the city of David, a Savior which is
Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:11
Wishing all our Customers and Friends
a Blessed New Year through 2012
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Season’s Greetings from the Staff of
THE LOCK HUT
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Gerald Hoeksema
Burlington
905-637-9660
905-689-0514
FERGUS – Ontario
GRAND RAPIDS – Michigan, USA
MARANATHA CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
AMERICAN REFORMED CHURCH
Greetings to our brothers and sisters in
the LORD. May He graciously guide us and
care for us in the year ahead.
The following members of the American
Reformed church of Grand Rapids
wish all their brothers and sisters
in the U.S.A., Canada, and abroad a
blessed 2012.
Lord, you have been our dwelling place
throughout all generations.
Psalm 90:1
JOHN and HILLY BEUKEMA, Kaitlyn
CORNELIS and RENA BOOT
HARRY BOUWMAN
JEANNETTE BOUWMAN
COR and IRENE BULTENA, Marsha
HAROLD and JOANNE BULTENA
MRS. JANNA BULTENA
MENNO and CLARY DEGROOT
ALBERT and BAUKJE DEWITT
THEO and MICHELLE FLACH, Henrietta, Johanna,
Elisabeth, Caroline, Thomas, Sean, Matthias
RICHARD and MARGARETH HOEKSEMA and family
HENK and NATASHA HUIJGEN
MRS. TINA HUTTEN - MORAAL
MARTEN and DIETJE JANSEN
JOHN and TERESA JONGSMA and family
ARTHUR and BETSY KINGMA, Lydia and Rob,
Jared and Michelle, Laurence, Calvin, Martin,
Sheldon, Bryant
WALTER and LEANNE KINGMA, Keira
ROBERT and TRUDIE LODDER
JACOB and DETTY MEDEMBLIK
JOHN MEDEMBLIK
BERT and DIANE NIEZEN
MRS. K. SIKKEMA
LARRY and JOYCE TENHAGE, Brittany, Megan
JASON and JODI VAN DE BURGT
KEITH and TRUDY VANDENBEUKEL
POPPE and JEAN VANDERMEULEN
TONY and JOANNE VANTOL, Jennifer,
Jonathan, Mikkyle, Calvin
TERRANCE and CHARMAINE VIS, Andrew, Travis,
Jared, Chase
MRS. D. WALINGA - ALKEMA
CHARLES and LINDA WESTRIK, Nicole, Ryan, Colin,
Joshua, Danielle
. . .Grow in the grace and knowledge of
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
To Him be the glory both now
and forever. Amen
2 Peter 3:18
JOHN and GRACE BUITENBOS
PETER and JANET KINGMA, Chantelle, Mitchel,
Joshua
JOHANNES and BEVERLY KOOISTRA
TERRY and RITA MEDEMBLIK, Patrick, Olivia
PAT and LINDA MOREDICK, Sierra, Savannah
BRYAN and NICKY PASTOOR
DIRK and RIA RIEDSTRA
DAVID and SUSY TENHAAF and family
DEREK and REBECCA TENHAAF
DIRK and KATHY TENHAAF, Anthony, William,
Alexandra, Victoria
JIM and AMY TENHAAF, Ethan, Lillian, Aubrey, Levi
MARK and STEPHANIE TENHAAF, Jaiva, Bauer
MATT and MELANIE TENHAAF, Caleb, Noah,
Gabrielle
CHRIS and ANITA VANBEEK, Emily, Clayton, Austin,
Abigail
MIKE and CHRISSI VANBEEK, Christian
RICK and TAMMY VANBEEK, Nathan, Samuel,
Madelyn
DIRK and MARIA VANDIJK, Simon, Mirjam, Benjamin,
Hannah, Sarah
JOHN and MARTHA VANMIDDELKOOP, Zane, Leanne,
Dean, Dana, Jody, Tonya, Joseph, Wayne, Lauren
MR. GERRY VELLENGA
MR. and MRS. MARTIN VERHEY SR.
MARTIN and HENNIE VERHEY, Kim
MRS. RHEA WOUTHUIS
ANDY and SHIRLEY WYNGARDEN, Andrew,
Raymond, David, Jennifer, Joey, Sara
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Wishing all the LORD's Blessing in 2012
GUELPH – Ontario
LIVING WORD CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
LAUREN BEINTEMA
DEREK and LUCY BOUWMAN, Molly, Casey, Oscar
WAYNE and KAREN BREUKELMAN, Stephanie, Reuben,
Sean, Lucas, Liam
DALE and ANNIE DALLINGA
WENDELL and MARJORIE DALLINGA, Dylan, Ian,
Aimee
CHRIS and KENNEDY ENGBERS
JOOP and CAROLYN FEENSTRA, Nadine, Conner,
Brooklyn, Dustin
MR. MIKE GRUTTER
ROB and JOANNE HOPMAN, Kelvin, Fiona, Alexis,
Sheldon
KIM HUTTEN
DARRYL and SHANNON JAGER, Braeden, Quynn
JONATHAN JANSSENS
JOHN and DIANE JONKER
GARY and EMMA KROEZEN, Chantal, Craig, Daryl,
Tyson, Zachary, Jayden
COBUS and JUDITH LANDMAN, Susan, Elana,
Thelma, Chris, John
HARRY and DEANNA LINDE, Thea, Harlen, Rielle, Ila
STEVE LINDE
JOSI LODDER
KEEGAN and LAURA LODDER
LEO and AFKE LODDER
MARK and VICKI LODDER
NATHAN and LEANNE LODDER, Hailey, Leland, Luke
TIM and CARA LODDER, Nolan, Ella
GREG and JOURDAN MEINEN
MARIAN MEINEN, Benjamin
MRS. AKKE METZLAR
HOLLY and WAYNE MILLS, Nick, Alicia
ANDRE and MARTIE MOOLMAN, Kira, Timon
IAN and NICOLE MUIR
NADINE NIJENHUIS
KONNIE PEET
JAMES and LATAUNYA PENNINGA, Myka
GERALD REININK and MCKENZIE ALLEN
KOR and TARA REININK, Nora
MATT and KELLY SCHARRINGA, Wyatt
BRYAN and CYNTHIA SCHIECK, Owen, Tyler, Kylie,
Lincoln, Brianna
ROBIN and LAURA SMIT, Levi, Oakley
SHELLEY SPENCER
TALO and DINEKE TAMMINGA
CHRIS and JOLENE TOGERETZ
MIKE and ELIZABETH VANDERGAAG, Jayla, Amber
COR and NICOLIEN VANDERPOL
TREVOR and CATHERINE VANDERPOL
AMANDA VANDERVEEN
BRAD and ANGELA VANDERWOUDE, Jordan, Bronte,
Kennedy, Tierra
JOLANDA and BEN VANDIJK, Simon, Danita, Lenno
HOWARD and TERESA VANESCH, Caleb, Aaron, Marie,
Daniel, Sam, Hannah
COR and YOLANDA VANLEEUWEN, Casey, Jonah,
Ryan, Nathan
GREG and DANIELLE VANLEEUWEN, Seth, Madisyn
KEVIN and CORINNE VANPYKEREN
JASON and TRACEY VANRAALTE, Jamelle, Brodie,
Lexi
MRS. MIEN VANWEERDEN
DUANE and DIANNE WESTRIK, Spencer, Reuben,
Sophia
MENCO and JANICE WIESKE, Lenora, Kelly, Jonathan,
Amanda, Rachel
TINUS and CAROL ZANDBERGEN
FERGUS NORTH – Ontario
Seasons Greeting to all our Brothers and
Sisters in the Lord and wishing you the
Lord’s Guidance in 2012!
JAKE and ANITA BOUWMAN, Lynetta, Curtis and
Steph, Brandon, Kenton, Saralyn, Matthew, Nathan,
Patrica
JOHN and HEATHER BROERSMA, Justine, Gared,
Madelyn
SJOERD and LISA DE HAAN, Travis, Logan
JOHN.D. and TRUDY GANSEKOELE
REV. WALTER and FRAN GUERTS and family
LIGHTHOUSE – CAMERON, DAVE, JACK, KATHERINE,
MARSHA, TERENCE
TIM and AMY LINDE, Chloe
WILLEM and ROLIE SMITH
BEN and JO-ANNE VANDERZWAAG and family
KEVIN and ANDREA VANDERZWAAG, Emily, Seth,
Joshua, Nicholas, Lilyan
HENRY and EILEEN VANEERDE, Jolene, Wade,
Chantel
Wishing you the Lord’s Blessing
in 2012!
From the staff of:
919 Zelco Drive
Burlington, Ontario L7L 4Y2
Phone: 905-333-3695 Ext. 224
Mobile: 330-980-1763
Fax: 905-681-3172
Web: www.itipacksystems.com
Email: hscholtens@itipacksystems.com
GLANBROOK - Ontario
TRINITY CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Wishing our brothers and sisters much
joy in this season of our Saviour’s birth.
May God bless us as we await His return
and continue in His service in 2012!
He will be great and will be called the
Son of the Most High. . . and he will reign
over the house of Jacob forever;
his kingdom will never end.”
Luke 1:32,33
DAN and TRACY AASMAN, Lily, Brock
ED and LISA BAKER, Josh, Simon, Katrina
WAYNE and HILDA BARTELS, Jessica, Jamie, Kenton,
Karly, Lorissa, Rebecka
WES and JACLYN BLOKKER, Cameron, Weston, Violet,
Georgia
CLAUDE and TERESA BOISVERT, Samuel, Jacqueline
DAVE and HEATHER BOSMA, Nathan, Rachael, Jessica
HENK and NELLIE BUITENHUIS
ARIE and TAMARA DEN HOLLANDER, William, Lucas,
Abigail, Esther
HENRI and TRISH GELMS, Sheldon, Mitchell, Kaylee,
Amy, Cason, Alaynia
JOHN and WILMA GROENWOLD, Sara, Nadia, Krista
THEA HEYINK
MRS. JANKA HUTTEN
TIM and ELLY HUTTEN, Christina, Esther, Nathan,
Calvin
JOHN and MIEKE JAGER
HARRY and GAIL JANS, Kaitlyn, Darren, Sean, Jarod,
Blake
DEREK and TINA LANTING, Sarah, Terissa, Lydia,
Albert, John, Hannah, Owen, Elaina
DUSTIN and DANIELLE LUDWIG, Simon, Patrick
PETER and JOANNE OSTERMEIER, Tianna
JUSTIN and MARY-LYNN SCHUTTEN, Kyle, Brayden,
Natania
FRANK and KAREN SCHUURMAN and family
GARY and JACKIE SMID and family
PETER and GRACE SMID
DR. JASON and JANET VAN VLIET, Curtis, Hannah,
Ruth, Abigail, Philip
RICK and JENNY VANDENBOS and family
STAN and SHELLEY VANDENBOS, Christi, David, Kim
FRITS and LIEKE VANDERBRUGGHEN and family
ALBERT and CAROLYN VANDERWOUDE, Teagan,
Kenton
JAY and WILMA VANDERWOUDE, Mitch, Kyra,
Jaymee, Tamryn, Gavin
GRASSIE – Ontario
COVENANT CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
We wish all the brothers and sisters
around the world Season’s Greetings
and God’s blessings in 2012!
HENRY and DOROTHY BEIJES, Cindy and Chris, Scott
ALBERT and GRACE BULTJE
HESSEL and BIENY DANTUMA
ANDREW and JoANNE DeBOER, Kurtis, Kristen,
Leanne, Melissa
FRANK and SANDRA DEBOER, Joshua, Cailyn, Evan
JOHN and JOANNE DEBOER
BEN and HILDA DEVOS
PETER and MARGARET FEENSTRA and family
BEN and RACHEL HELDER, Emmalyne, Isaac,
Daeton
JOHN and DIRKJE KOSTER
YUL and COBY KRIKKE
PETER SCHOON SR.
JASON and LINDA TENHAGE, Owen, Zach, Noah,
Logan, Dylan
STAN and ANGELA TENHAGE, Shane, Justin, Nadine,
Jayden
PAUL and SHARON VAN SYDENBORGH, Warren,
Denise, Joel, Dean, Beth, Paige
KEN and TRISH VANANDEL, Devon, Riley, Shaelan,
Natasha
MARK and HELEN VANANDEL
HENRY and MARGARET VANIPEREN, Jo-anne
JASON and JoAnn VANIPEREN, Caleb, Kendra,
Reuben
Wishing all the Lord’s blessings for 2012
MARCON CONSTRUCTION LTD.
Phone: (905) 332-9834
Email: mark@marconconstruction.ca
Mark and Mary DeBoer family and staff
Season’s Greetings
to Customers
and Friends
Special thanks for your
continued support.
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GUELPH – Ontario
GRAND VALLEY CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
EMMANUEL CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
We wish all our brothers and sisters
in the Lord in Canada and abroad,
the Lord’s blessing and His guidance
throughout the year 2012.
We wish our brothers and sisters in
Canada and abroad the joy and peace
of the Christmas Season and the Lord’s
blessing and guidance throughout the
New Year 2012.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, for they will be filled.”
Matthew 5:6
JACOB and NELLEKE BRAKKE, Janneke, Henk, Rosalie
DUCO and JOYCE FEENSTRA, Cornelius, Henrietta,
William, Sarah, Karen, Joanna
MENZE and SYLVIA FEENSTRA and family
REV. PETER and JEANETTE FEENSTRA and family
DOUG FREEMAN
ED and BERTHA GROEN and family
JOHN and ANITA GANSEKOELE, Steven, Trevor,
Brandon
RICK and LORRAINE HORSBURGH, Becca, Samantha,
Mikayla, Leia, Ricky
JOHN and MARIANNE HULST, Breanne, Jonathan,
Darien
JOHN and DIANE JONKER, Tiffany, Joseph,
Annalise
KEVIN and SHERYL KAMPHUIS, Letisha, Caiden
SAM and MARIAN OKKEMA, Shelley, Katie and Joel,
Taylor, Scott
JOHN and FRAN PENNINGA, Kerrisa, Karlena, Darren,
Danelle
LUTE and SHIRLEY PRINSEN, Deanna, Kevin,
Natasha
BILL and WILMA SCHEPER
JOHN and HELEN VANDERWOERD and family
DAVE and MARG VANOMMEN, Shawn and Sarah,
Elizabeth and Justin, Nicholas and Laura, Serena,
Curtis, Marissa
CLARENCE and RYMA VANRAALTE
FRANK and KELLY VANRAALTE, Jordan, Ashley, Jessica,
Taryn, Riley
JIM and AUDREY VANRAALTE
RANDY and NIENKE VANRAALTE, Amanda, Roy,
Jeremy
ZLATKO VRBAN
ANDREW and JANET WILDEBOER, Brianna, Willem,
Josiah, Jenna, Summer
“For God so loved the world that He gave His
one and only Son that whoever believes in
Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send His Son into the world
to condemn the world, but to save
the world through Him.”
John 3:16, 17
GERRIT and FREDA BOS, Colin, Adam, Elissa, Kelsey
BEREND and RIKA BOUWMAN
MRS. GRIETJE BOUWMAN
HAROLD and JOCELYN BOUWMAN, Alyssa, Kennedy
KLAAS and JANNY BOUWMAN
LEE and ADA DAM, Coby
CHARLES and TERESA DOEKES and family
SHIRLEY KNOT
GEORGE LODDER and GRACE KNEGT-LODDER
KEITH and AUDREY LODDER
JOHN and JEANNETTE MEIJAARD and family
CHRIS and HILDA NIEZEN, Kaitlyn, Kierra, Kendra
KLAAS and DARLENE NIJENHUIS and family
PIET and TINEKE NIJENHUIS, Meagan, Riley, Krista,
Courtney, Evan
CORNELIS and MARY POPPE
HERMAN and KAREN POST, Maiya
HARRY and MARION TERPSTRA
JOHN and BRENDA VAN AMERONGEN, Austin, Ethan
BERT and GRACE VANDERWOERD
KEITH and ANN VAN LEEUWEN
LLOYD and JOANNA VANLUIK, Rachelle, Hein,
Laurissa, Courtney
PETE and ANITA VAN ROOTSELAAR
KASPER and SHERRI VAN VEEN, Kassia, Cailey,
Samantha, Lori, Isaac, Tessa
NEIL and LIZ VAN WEERDEN, Dianthé, Emma, Garnet,
Levi, Holly, Gloria
REV. and MRS. J. VAN WOUDENBERG and family
FRED and RIKI WESTRIK
JOHN and ROBIN WESTRIK, Matthew, Marty, James,
Jason, Alexander
Wishing you a Blessed Christmas
and Prosperous New Year
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LANGLEY – British Columbia
CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
We wish all our Brothers and Sisters in
Christ a Joyous Christmas and the Lord’s
continued Blessings in the New Year.
“Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.”
BERNIE and JEAN VANSPRONSEN, Nicole, Julia, Laura,
Jason
VINCE and JOYCE VANSPRONSEN, Ashley, Dan
PASTOR JAMES and WILLY VISSCHER and family
RALPH and GRACE VISSCHER
RON and ROSE WIEGERS and family
KEITH and JESSICA WILDEBOER, Chelsea, Travis
WILL and MARCIA WILDEBOER, Heidi
Psalm 145:3
CHESTER and AGNES BAARDA
ANITA BINNENDIJK
KEN and PAULINE BULTHUIS, Cason, Kim, Evan,
Kelian, Quinton
WILFRED and HELEN BULTHUIS, Brendan, Karen,
Ashley, Derek, Jodi
HANS and ANNIE BUMA
MRS. A. DALHUISEN
RON and SHIRLEY de HAAN, Natalie
JOHN and DINY de HAAS
PASTOR RYAN and RUTH deJONGE, Matthew, Samuel
BRAM and GINA EIGENRAAM, Bryan, Inez, Waylon,
Ethan
FRANK and MARIJKE EZINGA, Michael
MRS. G. HAMELINK
JEANNETTE HOEKSEMA
HENK and MINNIE HOOGSTRA
MRS. GERDA HUISMAN
HAROLD and ANNETTE LEYENHORST
JOHN and DEBBIE LOF, Jenae, Justine, Tyson, Krista
DAN and TRISH MACKAY, Grant, James, Darren,
Danika, Amanda
SYBE and MARTJE MEERSTRA
HARRY and MARTHA MOES
WES and CHARMAINE POL, Skylar, Chase
PAUL and SHELLEY SIKMA, Ethan, Eric, Kasen, Tyler,
Bruce
MIKE and SHAUNA STAM, Devon, Jaylene, Alisha, Kari,
Mikayla, Hailey
HARRY and SISKA STEL
MAARTEN and JENNIE VAN DRIEL
AREN and DEANNA VAN DYKE, Ethan, Maria,
Jonathan
COLIN and ALICE VANDELFT, Will, Nick, Josh, Esther,
Micah, Aidan, Levi, Anna, Helena, Asher, Sophia
SPROUT and HILARY VANDERGUGTEN, Lucas, Seth,
Ian, Adam
NORMAN and DIANE VANDERHORST and family
FLAMBOROUGH – Ontario
FLAMBOROUGH CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Greetings from the following brothers
and sisters of Flamborough! We wish
all brothers and sisters in Christ a
joyous Christmas season and the Lord’s
blessing and guidance throughout the
New Year.
MIKE and BRENDA BARTELS, Jane, Katie, Luke,
Mariah, Joel
WIL and LORI-ANN BARTELS, Mason, Olivia,
Charlotte and Caden
MIKE and WILMA BEIJES, Jordan, Rachel, Jessica
JEFF and EILEEN BREUKELMAN, Greg, Emily, Heidi,
Hilary, Natalie, Douglas, Kevin
REV. JAN and RITA DEGELDER
NATHAN and MICHELLE HELDER, Keziah
ROB and CONNIE HOFSINK, Aaron, Holly, Naomi,
Jonathan, Luther
EDWIN and DEBBIE JANS, Cullen, Jack, Ryenn,
Jude
HERMAN and JOANNE JANS, Darryl, Sarah, Devon,
Trent
PETE and LYNNE JANS, Kate, Jasper
JOB and DONNA SCHENKEL, Shannon, Jordan,
Tristan, Connor, Dylan
MARC and MARG SCHUTTEN and family
HENRY and KIM STEGENGA, Morgan, Bailey, Jonah,
Carter
PETER and LORI STEGENGA, Dustin, Karissa, Ashley,
Tyler
HENK and CHRISTINE VAN HALEN
RICH and CYNTHIA VANDERLAAN, Nathan, Kendra,
Natasha, Debra, Calvin, Ashley, Brittany
GARY and JONI VIS, Benjamin, Brandon, Nicole, Gary,
Devon, Ava
Wishing you a Blessed 2012
From the staff of:
919 Zelco Drive
Burlington, Ontario
L7L 4Y2
MACHINE
BUS:
905-681-3630 ext. 222
RES:
(905) 689-2591
FAX:
(905) 681-3172
E-MAIL:
info@ahcustom.com
Website:
www.ahcustom.com
HAMILTON – Ontario
LYNDEN – Washington, U.S.A.
CORNERSTONE CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
LYNDEN AMERICAN REFORMED CHURCH
Greetings to our brothers and sisters
across Canada and throughout the world.
We wish all our brothers and sisters in
Christ, the Lord’s blessings and guidance
for 2012.
LORD, you have been our dwelling place
throughout all generations.
Psalm 90:1
BRAD and DEB ALKEMA, Lauren, Brie, Cole, Naomi
HANS and COBY BARTELS
BOB and PEGGY BEINTEMA
MRS. A. BLOKKER
JACK and ADA BOOT
BRYAN and TOBI BOS, Chloë, Cohen, Lily, Joely
CLIFF and ROSE BUITENHUIS
SHAUN and KAREN DEJONGE, Shannel (Kelmscott,
Australia), Roslyn, Kevin, Shane
ARJAN and INGE DEVISSER, Marise, Lennart, Arjaan
FREDERICK and SHARALEE DEWIT, Kendra, Cameron
ANDREW and EMILY DYKSTRA, Lydia, Charlotte, Vivian
MRS. W. FABER
MRS. A. FEENSTRA
MR. and MRS. G. GRITTER
CARL and JANET GROENWOLD
DOUG and HILDA HEIKAMP, Erin, Matthew, Seth
KEVIN and LAURA HEYINK, Chelsea, Laila
GEORGE and SHARON HOFSINK, Geoff, Kaylee, Kelvin,
Benjamin, Kara
DAN and SARAH HUIZING, Olivia, Easton
HAROLD and SHARON MEERVELD
MRS. MINNIE MEYER
MICHAEL and AMANDA NEDERVEEN, Jayden
HENRY and CHRIS NIENHUIS
MRS. JENNY POST
MRS. RUBY ROZA
ELLY and JACK SCHUTTEN
ROB and TRISH SMINK, Garret, Kaelynn, Devin
REVEREND CLARENCE and MARGA STAM
CASE and JANNY VANANDEL
GEORGE and GRACE VANANDEL
MIKE and BARB VANDENBOS
ED and HENRIETTA VANDERLAAN, Robert, Tyler,
Bradley, Jonathan
RALPH and TERESA VANDERLAAN
TED and HELEN VANDERVEEN, Dennis and Caroline,
Kyle and Christine, Krista, Jason, Reanna
JOHN and GRACE VANDERWOUDE
GRETA VANDERZWAAG
ART and EBELIEN WITTEN
“To You I lift up my eyes, O You who are
enthroned in the heavens!”
Psalm 123:1
JIM and STEPHANIE BAREMAN, Laurel, Katherine,
Johanna, Seth, Caleb, Michael, Abby
HENK and JOANNE BERENDS
KEN and NANCY BOSSCHER, Kyle, Hannah, Caleb,
Sara, and Ruben
OTTO and JEANETTE BOUWMAN and family
RAY and HANAAH BUITENBOS, Jordan, Luke, Alexa,
Kenton, Serena, Levi
WAYNE and ANTINA CHASE and family
IAN and ANGELA DAVIS, Allison, Kayleigh, Emma
JOHN and SHONA DOORNBOS and family
MRS. HILDA EISSES, Evelyn
RICK and DEBBIE FABER, Ben, Laura, Kelsey, Kristi
MR. and MRS. RIEMER FABER
TIM and LYDIA FABER, Angela, Kristina, Austin, Emily
DAVE and KAYLENE HOFFORD, Joel, Luke, Cohen, Ellie
BOB and DEBBIE JOHNSON, Christina, Joanna,
Annemarie
CLARENCE and KELLI KOBES, Elias, Fei, Joshua
JAN and MELANIE KOTTELENBERG, Kierijan, Taren,
Kayella, Meleah
BERT and ALICE KUIK
DARREN and KARLA LEYENHORST, Shawn, Aaron,
Shanna, Alayna, Jill
AL and KIM SYTSMA, Benjamin, Ashleigh, Adam, Levi,
Jada
RYAN and BETHANY VANDELFT, Ashtyn, Kiersten
TERRY and KARI VANDIEST, Dallas, Carter, Lincoln,
Sydney
CASON and HELENA VANDRIEL, Jason, Aaron, Jaymie,
Julia
MARTY and FAITH VANDRIEL, Andrew, Ayden, Heidi,
Rachel
RYAN and MICHELLE VANDRIEL, Joel, Tyler, Dylan
HARRY and KATHY VELDMAN
HENRY and SHIRLEY VELDMAN
MRS. MARTIN VREUGDENHIL
MARVIN and BERNICE VREUGDENHIL, Trina, Adrian,
John, Russell, Elissa, Craig
Casey and Ineke, Leo and Jackie, Kathy,
William and Melanie, Kyle
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NEERLANDIA – Alberta
NEERLANDIA CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
We wish all our brothers and sisters in
Christ, a joyous Christmas and the LORD’s
blessings for 2012.
ED and ELAINE AIKEMA, Kyle, Bryan
PETE and MARGARET AIKEMA, Robert
HENRY and KATRINA BARENDREGT, Jamie, Wade,
Jewel, Kiahna, Troy
JOHN and TAMARA BREUKELMAN, Blaine, Ashton,
Amy, Thys, Annalee
MATTHEW and KERRY BREUKELMAN, Levi
JASON and JUDITH DEJONG, Kira, Jenessa, Alyssa,
Nickolas, Amarah, Lanaya
PIETER and ANNA DEJONG
ED and JOANNE DERUITER, Dyllan, Cara, Janelle
JOHN and HENRIETTA FROMA and family
KEN and MARIA HAMOEN, Justin, Meaghan, Keaton,
Garnett, Natalie
LIES HAMOEN
RON and CHARLENE HAMOEN, Taylor, Brody, Derrek
CURTIS and LORRAINE HOOIMEYER, Matthew, Patrick,
Julian, Logan
LEE and KATHY KIPPERS, Zachary, Adam
JOHN and ANNET LOUWERSE, Joel, Liselle, Annesa
ROSANNE OLSON
JOE and FREDDIE PETERS
RICHARD and FETTIE PETERS, Jessica, Jeremy, Benjamin,
Neil
HENRY and MARIE STAD, Calvin, Reuben, Tyson
GERT and MARIE STEENBERGEN, Pieter, Randy, Tara,
Lucas
REINDER and TIENEKE STEENBERGEN, Kor, Albert-Jan,
Harold
DAVE and GERRIE TERPSMA
LAWRENCE and LUCILLE TERPSMA, Terrance, Jamie,
Amanda
LEROY and KATHLEEN TUININGA, Rylee
JEROLD and SHARON VAN ASSEN and family
JOE and MARTHA VAN ASSEN, Ken
JOHN and RITA VAN ASSEN
NETTY VAN ASSEN
PETER and MARGARET VANASSEN, Ian, Andrea
REUBEN and DEBBIE VAN ASSEN
PIETER and GRACE VANDASSELAAR
WALTER and BETTY VANDERZYL
JEFF and MARCIA VAN GROOTHEEST, Jayden, Lucas,
Aaron, Hannah, Jared
ALBERT and SONJA VANLEEUWEN, Phil, Tasha, Laura
STAN and IRENE VIERSEN, James, Annette, Peter,
Benjamin
PETE and CAROL WERKMAN
HOUSTON - British Columbia
HOUSTON CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Extending to all our brothers and sisters
in Canada and abroad, our hope that the
Lord will guide and keep you in His care
in the New Year.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again:
Rejoice!
Philippians 4:4
REV. HENDRIK and KRISTEN ALKEMA, Avery, George
ARCHIE and JEAN BRIENEN
JASON and KRIS DEKKER, Brevan, Myles
HENRY and FIENA DYKSTRA
TIM and MICHELLE DYKSTRA, Owen, Morgan
HENRY and DIANE FENNEMA, James and Sydney, Nicole
DANIEL and NADINE HANSMA, Jayden, Carter, Kenley
HENRY and CLAUDIA HANSMA, Stephanie, Andrea,
Katie and Brandon
ANDREW and ARLENE LEFFERS, Brendan
RICK and KATHY LEFFERS, Laura, Max
DIRK KANIS and AMBER LEFFERS
ALY MEINTS
ANDY and JAN MEINTS, Brenda, Marcel, Ashlee, Kyle,
Travis
ANDY and SANDRA MEINTS, Jocelyn
MR. and MRS. AUKE and FENNIE MEINTS
CLARENCE and SHARON MEINTS, Justin, Graham,
Lindsey
DWAYNE and KATIE MEINTS
HENRY and BONNIE MEINTS, Brandon, Jennifer
JACK and REGINA MEINTS, Brett, Byron, Cody
JANE MEINTS
MINNIE NYMAN and HENRY NYMAN
ERIC and BRENDA ONDERWATER, Kierra, Darren,
Sheldon, Nadia
MARTIN and DIANE ONDERWATER
NELSON and CRYSTAL PETERS
ANN VANDENHOEK
TREVOR and TANYA VANDERMOOREN, Joel, Reegan,
Gregory
Season’s Greetings
& Best Wishes for 2012
Millgrove
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Tel: 905-689-5527
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Fax: 905-689-9760
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www.burlingtongardens.ca
Ed & Johanna Dokter and Staff
Season’s Greetings
& Best Wishes for 2012
Gary Aikema and family
FLAMBOROUGH, ONTARIO
Andy & Cora Muis & family
Ed & Jackie Dantuma & family
KERWOOD – Ontario
GRACE CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
CHRIS and JOANNA DEBOER, Peter, Annemarie
JIM and JACKIE JANSSENS
MIKE and SARA JANSSENS, Landon, Savaya
BILL and LINDA DOKTER
JACOB and GRACE LENTING
MAYNARD and SUSAN SMID, Janine
ALIE JANSSENS
MRS. M. BLOEMENDAL
MRS. B. TAMMINGA
JOHN and JOANN BORK, Scott
RICK and DEANNA LENTING, Jayden, Gavin, Marissa,
Keira
LOUIS and CAROLYN HAAN
GERALD and JEAN TERPSTRA, Steven and Alyssa,
Nick, Lucia
CONNIE VANAMERONGEN
BRIAN and MARION VANDENOEVER, Levi, Lani,
Kali
HENRY VANDERVLIET
TOM VANDERZWAAG
HEIN and RIA VANLUIK
GRACE VANSYDENBORGH
WAYNE and HELEN VANSYDENBORGH, Michael
BILL and CORRIE VANWOUDENBERG
JANE VISSER
LONDON – Ontario
PILGRIM CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
LINCOLN – Ontario
VINEYARD CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
God’s continuous blessing and guidance
for the year 2012 is our wish to all our
brothers and sisters in Canada and
abroad.
LORD, Thou hast been our dwelling place in all
generations.
Psalm 90:1
JERRY and RICKI BLOKKER
JERRY BONTEKOE
TREVOR BUYS
TEUN and SARAH DEGELDER, Mason, Burk, Easton
MARK and HEIDI DEBOER, Keira, Teagen, Austin
ROBERT DEHAAN
GERALD DENBOK
BERNIE DEVOS
RAY and AGNES ELLENS
GRACE HOMAN
JOHN and JENNY HORDYK, Tim and Sophia, Matt and
Marrisa, Rose and Derek, Rebecca, Simon
MRS. HENNIE KINGMA
BERT and TINA MANS
HENNY MANS
JAKE and GRACE OOSTERHOFF
ERIC and GRACE STIEVA
GERALDINE STIEVA
Wishing all our brothers and sisters,
both near and far, a blessed New Year in
the service of our Lord and Saviour.
I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall
exult in my God, for he has clothed me with
the garments of salvation; he has covered me
with the robe of righteousness.
Isaiah 61:10
DIRK and ANNEMARIE BERGSMA
KEN and SHELLEEN BLOKKER, Cody, Brett
MRS. A. BOERINGA
NEL BOSTELAAR
COR and ATTY HOFF
ALAN and ANNETTE JANSSENS, Kyle
JAY and META KOSTER, Rianna, Tyler, Alexis,
John, Christian
FRANK and JENNY OOSTDYK
ART and LISA PIETERMAN and family
JACK and RENNIE PIETERMAN
NELLIE PLOUFFE
DAVID RAWSON
JOHN and BETTY SCHOUTEN
TED and LYNDA SCHOUTEN and family
KEITH and TERRY TEMPLE and family
BILL and INEKE VANDERWERF
MRS. J. WILDEBOER
GERALD and KELLY WATTEL, Vanessa, Michaela,
Angela, Deidre, Derica, Shayna
Wishing you a Blessed Christmas
and
God’s blessing for a Prosperous New Year
He gives snow
like wool;
he scatters
hoarfrost
like ashes.
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REFORMATION AMERICAN REFORMED CHURCH
ORANGEVILLE CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
But when the fullness of the time came, God
sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born
under the Law, to redeem those under the
Law, that we might be adopted as sons.
Galatians 4:4-5
BRIAN and ALICIA BRATCHER, Zooey
DENNIS and SHARON BRATCHER and family
JOHN and BARBARA FLUCK
REV. KEN and BRENDA KOK, Edwin, Megan
We wish all our brothers and sisters
around the world the Lord’s blessing and
guidance for the coming year.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace to men on whom his favour rests.
Luke 2:14
HAMILTON – Ontario
PROVIDENCE CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
We share in the joy of the birth of our
Saviour. To all our brothers and sister
across Canada and abroad, the Lord’s
blessing in 2012.
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
BERT and JEAN BLOKKER
STEVE and JACKIE BLOKKER, Madison, Luke, Robert,
Naomi, Joelle
PETER and ELEANOR BOERINGA, Kathryn, David,
Sarah
RICHARD and AUDREY GRITTER, Rachel, Joel, Kevin,
Katrina, Marissa
JANE GROENWOLD
GEORGE and COOSJE HELDER and family
HERMAN and CHRISTINA SCHUTTEN, Elisha and Kyle
RYAN and ALANA SCHUTTEN, Tysen, Silas, Wyatt
HERMAN and JANICE VAN BARNEVELD, Wesley (Tas.
Aus.) Jaclyn, Diedric, Seth
GREGG and LAURA VANDENBERG, Hannah, Joshua,
Benjamin, Andrew, Sarah
ADRIAN and WILHELMINA VANDERLAAN, Corey,
Jordan, Nicholas, Brendan, Mikayla
PETER and DEBBIE VANDERSLUIS, Talia Vandersluis
and Mark Bremer
JOEL and SARAH VAN POPTA, Juliana, Elyse, James
REV. and MRS. G. WIESKE
RON and INA BERENDS
ROB and ANNE BOUWERS, Josh, Sheri, Brett, Taryn,
and Tiffany
PAUL and MARGARET JANSSEN, Natasha, Timothy,
Daniel, Matthew
ERIC and KIM KAMPEN and family
GERALD and MICHELLE KNOL, Tristan, Austin,
Dylan, Ethan, Madison
BERNIE and JOANNEKE KOTTELENBERG, Caleb,
Rebecca, Josiah, Seth, Hadassah, Isaiah, Levi,
Jesse
GARY and LORI KOTTELENBERG, Kayla, Katie, Juanita,
Christina, Sarah
MRS. HANNA KOTTELENBERG
JOHN and WILHELMINA KOTTELENBERG
JOHN and HILDA SPANNINGA, Mandy
JOHN and HANNA VANBODEGOM
ALBERT and NELLY VANSYDENBORGH
JEFF and KAREN VANSYDENBORGH, Joel, Aaron,
Jonah, Hanna and Lydia
MRS. RIEK WEMEKAMP
OWEN SOUND – Ontario
OWEN SOUND CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace to men on whom His favor rests.”
Luke 2:14
BRAD and SOPHIA BERGSMA, Arieana, Jaelyn
ALBERT and EMMA HUTTEN and family
REV. JACK and CHRISTINA MOESKER and family
FRED and MARG REININK and family
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SMITHERS CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
Wishing all our brothers and sisters
in the family of Christ the Lord’s
blessing during the holiday season and
throughout 2012.
DICK and RENA BANDSTRA
PHIL and KAREN BANDSTRA, Steven, Danielle, Erin,
Katie
RICK and LORI-ANNE BANDSTRA, Sam, Anna, Elyse
AUGUST and LUCY BARENDREGT
CASEY and INEKE BARENDREGT
DAN and WENDY BARENDREGT, Dawson, Taylor,
Sydney, Myah
JOHN and LIZ BARENDREGT, Darren, Marie
RICHARD and ALLITA BARENDREGT, Brittany, Kelsey,
Shawn, Russell
GARRETT and WENDY BERENDS, Kailey, Ashley,
Amber, Cody, Dustin
DOUG BOERSEMA
HERMAN and TINA DALLINGA
NORMAN and CHRISTINA DEJONG, Thyson, Trista,
Liam, Rome
BILL and JEAN DEVRIES, Kim, Alyssa, Byron, Daryl,
Jolene, Ben, Esther, Deborah
GERRY and BETH DEVRIES, Daniel, Lindsey, Jeffrey,
Jillian, Jodi, Aiden
WARN and JENNY DEVRIES
HANK and KARIN DOORNBOS, Matthew, Cassidy,
Jordan, Aaron, Krista
TINA DOORNBOS
JACK DYKSTRA
MARTJE DYKSTRA
DOUG and WENDY EDE, Rachelle, Alyssa, Sierra,
Pierson
TONY and KAREN GROEN, Angie, Kristen
MARTIN and ROSE HAAR, Ashley, Chris, Michelle,
Michael, Allan
JOE and BERNICE HAMELINK, Korey
FRED JR. and JUDY HOFSINK, Robynn, Rachel and
Derek VanderMeulen, Debbi, Fred D., David
WILLIE and RITA HOFSINK and family
STEVE and CYNDI ONDERWATER, Luke, Seth, Aleasha,
Joshua, Bethany, Leah, James
MR. and MRS. FRED HOFSINK SR., Nelena
MR. and MRS. RALPH and CLARA PAIZE
HENRY and ANN PENNINGA
DAVE and DANA PENNINGA, James, Chelsea, Amy,
Thomas
TIM and CLARINDA PENNINGA, Ian, Skyler, Craig,
Olivia
LEIF and ELIZABETH SCOTT, Georgia, Lauren
PASTOR JAMES and MIRIAM SLAA, Daniel, Timothy,
Matthew, Hannah, Calvin, Sarah, Guido
BILL and MARTINE VANASSEN, Jonathan, Cameron,
Andrea, Nicole, Claire, Lauren
AREND and MINKE VANDERGAAG
GERRY and HETTIE VANDERGAAG, Leanne
RICK and LUDI VANDERGUGTEN
JOE and JESSICA VANDERLEEST, Jacob, Ashley, Reuben,
Joshua
DICK and ZINA VANDEVELDE
GLEN and IVY VANDEVELDE, Sarah, Jethro, Myca,
Tyrel
DOROTHY VANGROOTHEEST
JOHN and SHEILA VANVELDHUIZEN, Michael,
Conrad, Shelby, Alicia, Tyson
ED and MARJ WIERENGA, Alana, Kyle, Caitlyn, Erin,
Kevin
LARRY and JENNY WIERENGA
SURREY – British Columbia
MARANATHA CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
The following brothers and sisters of the
Maranatha Canadian Reformed Church
at Surrey, BC, wish all brothers and
sisters in Christ a blessed Christmas and
a prosperous new year.
BILL and BEP BISSCHOP
ADRIANA EENKHOORN
RICK and CHRIS EENKHOORN and family
ALLAN and CORRIE FABER and family
WILL and GLORIA FABER, Aleana, Ethan, Matthew,
Peter, Nadia
CONRAD KLEEFMAN
FRED and JANE KLEINE-DETERS
ALBERT and COBY VAN DER HEIDE
KEES VAN DRIEL
TED and CHRISTINE VAN RAALTE, Alex, Elianna,
Carissa, Matthew, Abigail, Sophia, Elicia
GEORGE and DICKY WENDT
Art and Pat Linde
and Family
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Wishing you many blessings this Christmas season
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SMITHVILLE – Ontario
SMITHVILLE CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
We wish all our brothers and sisters in
Canada and abroad, the Lord’s blessing
and His guidance in the New Year.
JOHN and TINA BARTELS and family
JOHN BLOKKER SR.
DON and LIZ BOS, Cindy
JAKE and WINNIE BOS
JOHN and DIANE BOS, Trevor
JOHN and KAREN BOS, Justin, Taylor
KEVIN and TONJA BOS, Shawna-Marie, Megan,
Shelby, D.J.
REV. CLARENCE and ARLENE BOUWMAN and family
EVERT and JOHANNA BREUKELMAN and family
DERRICK and JEANETTE DEBOER, Madelyn,
Laura
COR and DEBBIE DEBOER, Crystal, Chanelle, Kory
GERRY and NELLIE DEBOER
KONNY and ANN DEBOER
PETE and SHEILA DERUITER, Tarissa, Jeremy, Jordan,
Juanita
ARRIE and GAYE DONKER
JOHN DYKSTRA
BRIAN and LESLIE HOFSINK, Brandon, Talia,
Malachi, Titus, Reuben, Sarina
JOHN and RENNIE LINDE
ZWANY LINDE
PETER and ALICE LOF
ARIE and LOIS MUIS
ALBERT and TRACY NORDEMAN, Lauren, Nicole,
Trevor, Lindsay and Kyle
PETER and LINDA OOSTERHOFF
RICK and DANIELLE RAVENSBERGEN, Maria, Nathan,
Stephen, Amy, Julia, Leanne, Thomas
ED and WILMA SALOMONS, Spencer
ERNIE and JANE SCHULENBERG
MIKE and BETH STEL, Russell
JOHN and THERESA VAN DOODEWAARD
BERT and JANET VAN GOOLEN and family
JOHN and STEPHANIE VISSER, Sierra, Teagen
TORONTO – Ontario
We share in the joy of the birth of our
Saviour. To all our brothers and sisters
across Canada and abroad, the Lord’s
blessing for 2012.
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace to men on whom his favor rests.”
Luke 2:14
ANDREW and MARIANN BAARTMAN, Brent
GERALD and THERESA BOOT, John, Caroline and
Dennis, Sarah, Steven, Kimberly
JOHN and HETTY BOOT
GREGORY BOUWMAN
BRUCE and HELENA DEBOER, Veronica, Edward, Luke,
Delaney, Cari, Jacquelyn, Melissa, Zachary
CHRIS and AMANDA DEBOER, Titus
DICKY DEBOER
REV. and MRS. W. DEN HOLLANDER
PAUL and KRYSTLE DEN HOLLANDER, Mackenzie
WILLIAM and DIANE DEN HOLLANDER, Gabriel
WIM and AGAATH GRIFFIOEN
GERRY and FRANCIS HEIKENS
BRIAN and TRUDY HERES, Hope, Leah
JACK and EVELYN HERES
JOHN and JANE HUIZING and family
GARY and BETTY JANSEN
ANDREW and YVONNE KAMPEN, Trevor, Evan
BRAD and SANDRA KAMPEN, Jessica, Spencer, Taylor,
Jordyn
BRANDON and ELYSHA KAMPEN, Mason
FRANK and JENNY KAMPEN
FRED and ANITA KAMPEN, Robyn, Madison. Colin, Levi
HANK and MARY KAMPEN
FRED and MARILYN PILON, Rebecca and Tom, Derrick,
Katherine, Michaella, Michael
WILLIAM and GERALDINE SALOMONS, Willem,
Joshua, Jesse, Scott, Jeremy
JOHN and ANNETTE SMID, Leanna, Christina, Myko,
Theo
MIKE and JEANETTE TEL, Micheline, Elijah, Andréa,
Abigail, Zoë, Kaiya
BERNICE VAN HOF
IZAK and LINDA VANDEREE
JOHN and ELAINE VANDYK, Dennis and Ana, Melanie,
Jodie and Greg, Jennifer, Shannon
ART and JOANNE VANHALTEREN, Monique, Janelle,
Tara, Annemarie
KARL and HETTY VELDKAMP, Rachelle, Harrison, Olivia
We have escaped as a bird
from the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
and we have escaped!
Our help is in the
name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 124:7, 8
932 Brant Street
Burlington, ON L7R 2J7
905-689-8358
ST. ALBERT – Alberta
ST. ALBERT CANADIAN REFORMED CHURCH
We wish all our brothers and sisters
across Canada a blessed New Year!
Give thanks to the LORD for He is good.
His love endures forever.
Psalm 118:1
JOHANNES and WILLA BOSCH
GORDON and JENNIFER CAMPBELL, Samantha, Liam,
Ava
JACK and PAULINE DE HAAS
JOHN and SHIRLEY DE HAAS, Curtis, Craig, Janessa,
Trevor, Jason
STUART and MARGARET DE JONG
JOE and HILDA DE VRIES
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RON and EVELYN ROOK, Bryton, Seth, Darian
TONY and ALISA ROUKEMA and family
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LAURA and SHAWN VEENENDAAL, Mya, Chloe,
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COLIN and ANDREA VELDKAMP, Andrew, Clara,
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ANDY and CARLA PIEPERS
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DARYN and IRENE VISSCHER, Mya-Adelyn
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MALCOLM and CINDY WILDEBOER, Ronda, Sjanie,
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the Lord a joyous holiday season and the
Lord’s blessings for the year 2012.
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace to men on whom his favor rests.”
Luke 2:14
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STUART and DARLENE BOEVE, Denise, Esther, Jody,
Kristen, and Jason
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Rebecca, and Emmy
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“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6
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David, Nathan, Joshua, Timothy, Jason
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Noah, Elliott, Gabriel, Susanna, and Angelina
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JONATHAN and AMANDA VERSTEEG, Morgan, Drew,
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RON and JEANETTE WERKMAN, Adam, Erin, Kelsey,
Mallory, Dana, Whitney
JANNES and CATHY WIERSEMA, David, Deborah
VERNON – British Columbia
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PETE and GRACE AIKEMA
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YOGI and SOPHIE VANDERLEEST
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Christmas time and throughout the
New Year.
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endures for ever, and His faithfulness to all
generations.
Psalm 100:5
FRANK and SHIRLEY ANNE BAKER
RICHARD and LIZ BUIST, Melville, Glenn and Holly, Eric,
Marjorie
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KEN DEWIT
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WILLIAM and DIANE DEWIT, Jenna, Eden
DOUG and JULIETTE DEWITT, Joshua, Adam, Bailey,
Shelby, Naomi, Faith
JEFF and EVELYN DYKSTRA, Elissa, Stephen,
Christopher, Kevin
ED and TINA HARKE
LAURA HARKE
MARK and SASHA HOFSINK, Jordan, Cody, Brett,
Jaydyn
JOHN and MARGARET HOOGERDIJK and family
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TYSON and TERA KAMMINGA, Leighton
ROB and FRANCINE KOTTELENBERG, Russell
BONNIE KUIK, Dustin, Aynsley, Shania
JOHN and ARDIS KUIK
BOB and CORRIE LEACH, Jason and Elize
JORDAN and CAYLE LUTZ, Alyvia
RICK and TESSA MOSTERT, Victoria, Mitchell, Nicholas,
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PAUL and ALINDA MULDER, Kendall, Daniel, Julianne
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