The plans for the 2013 Denominational Prayer Summit (April 15-17) are underway, and people are registering! This year’s theme is “Your Kingdom Come!” The 2013 Prayer Summit will be held on April 15-17, 2013 at All Nations Church in Lake View Terrace, CA (a suburb of Los Angeles). For those who cannot attend in person, some local churches may also host "Watch and Pray" events offering an opportunity to participate, even on a limited basis, in some of the Prayer Summit events. Additional details will follow as they become available.The following video offers a preview of the Prayer Summit.[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/59173920 w=400&h=300]For more information or to register to attend, please see the Prayer Summit web site.
Seminars @ Calvin would like to announce the 2013 Summer Seminars season. Applications are now being accepted for the following seminars: Sabbath Practices, Los Protestantes: Latino Protestantism in the United States, Eastern Orthodoxy for the West and Imaginative Reading for Creative Preaching. For more seminar information, or to apply for a seminar, please visit Calvin's Seminars in Christian Scholarship web site. The application deadline is February 8, 2013.
The diaconal task force of Classis Hudson, Northeast Community Transformation, is hosting a forum called "Working With Our Communities for the Common Good." The forum is being held on Monday, January 28, from 7-9 pm at Bridgeway Community Church in Haledon, NJ. Those interested in attending are requested to RSVP; the fee for the forum is $10.To RSVP, or for more information about topics covered and contact information, check out the flyer.
Northeast Community Transformation (NECT), the diaconal ministry of Classis Hudson, and partner Mercy Vision will co-sponsor a conference on “The Good Deeds of The Gospel” featuring Dr. Ron Sider, noted author, speaker and founder of Evangelicals for Social Action.The event will be held Saturday, December 1, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church (422 Cedar Hill Ave, Wyckoff).Dr. Sider will lead two plenary sessions articulating the application of the Gospel to ministries of community development and justice. There will be several workshops including “Working with Our Communities for the Common Good” led by NECT Director Al Santino.Admission is $15 and is available on-line.Mercy Vision is a coalition of Korean-American churches in northern New Jersey with a mission that aligns with NECT, working together to bring resources for community development ministry.
The CRWRC 50th Anniversary Service scheduled for this Sunday evening has been postponed due to Hurricane Sandy. It will be held on Sunday, November 25 at 6:00 p.m. with ethnic snacks and Paterson’s famous Guernsey Crest Ice Cream at 5:00 p.m. at Covenant CRC.Andy Ryskamp, the US Director of CRWRC/World Renew, will be with us and there will be an update on our response to the Hurricane.Please continue to pray for and serve our neighbors as you are able.
The Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff, NJ is offering a seminar entitled “Recognizing, Understanding, Coping with, and Surviving the Borderline Personalities in your Congregation” as part of their fall Clergy Day on Wednesday, November 7, 2012. Rev. Carol Schweitzer, PH.D. from Union Presbyterian Seminary, will be the presenter. There is no cost, but an RSVP is requested by October 29.For more information and information about how to RSVP, please see the flyer.