Classis Hudson met in regular session on Thursday, May 8 at Ridgewood CRC. Details from the meeting can be found here.
Classis Hudson rejoices in the acceptance of a call to Christ Community Church of East Islip, NY by Rev. Michael Bentley of Hollandale, MN. He will be formally installed as pastor at a special worship service on Sunday, February 23, at 4pm. May God bless both church and pastor as together they seek to serve the Lord.
Classis Hudson met at Midland Park CRC on January 16, 2014. Details of the meeting are available here.
In the coming few weeks, two events will highlight the new hymnal produced by the CRC and RCA, called Lift Up Your Hearts.First, Ridgewood Christian Reformed Church will be hosting a hymn sing on Sunday, January 26 at 5pm. Simply show up and join the song!Second, the Wyckoff Reformed Church will be sponsoring a workshop on Saturday, February 1, beginning at 4pm in the church sanctuary. The workshop will be led by Dr. Martin Tel, Professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, and one of the editors of the hymnal. The workshop will break at 5:30PM for a pick up choir to practice, all are invited. Then a light dinner be served at a price yet to be determined (between $6 and $10). At 7:30 PM the hymn sing will begin and your whole church is invited. Please call the church office at 201-891-1782 for more information and to make a reservation for dinner.
The annual Christmas update from Mid-Atlantic Ministries is available here. Mid-Atlantic Ministries is the church planting and regional missions arm of Classis Hudson and Classis Hackensack.
The Board of Trustees of the CNCNA has mandated the Strategic Planning and Adaptive Challenges Team (SPACT) to facilitate a fundamental reframe of the denominational ministry plan. The team is asking for your voices and insights at a feedback gathering session at Covenant CRC in North Haledon, NJ, This session will be held on Monday, October 28 from 7-10 pm. The question which will guide the evening's discussion i this: "In light of the cultural dynamics within and outside the CRC - the dynamics of the world, the community, and the church/ministry in which you serve - where do you see the challenges for yourselves and the church?" Identifying these challenges will help the SPACT in moving forward with the reframing of the denominational ministry plan.An article on a similar meeting held recently in Grand Rapids is here, and an overview of the whole process can be found here.