HELPING PEOPLE TO LOVE & SERVE JESUS

Advent Sermon Series

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Monday, November 25 starting at 7:30

Do you have a Nativity Set we can borrow and put on display for our Community Christmas Party.

Our goal is to have a beautiful display of a variety of Nativity Sets for all our guest to view and see. Please let us know if we can borrow your set for an evening. Email: marcel@gatewaycrc.org

Nov 24 Dec 1 Dec 8 Dec 15 Dec 22 Dec 25

Kroket Sales Nov 11-24

Bitterballen Regular Beef {Box 100} $75.00 Beef Krokets {Box of 80} $90.00 Double Beef Krokets {Box of 60} $110.00 Chicken Krokets {Box of 70} $110.00

Preorder by emailing your order to marcel@gatewaycrc.org

Pick up: December 6

Dear Gateway family,

After the New Year we are going to start a new series

called “PI2 – Pray, Invest, Invite.” It is based on the core

Christian belief that we are called to share the good

news of the gospel to every person we encounter. The

“churchy” word we often use for this is evangelism. Un-

fortunately, however, that word has gotten a bit of a bad

name. When thinking of evangelism, we often think of

people with big signs that say things like “The End is

Near!” But evangelism should be something that is

completely natural, not contrived.

Just think about this for a second – when you see a

great movie, or go to a new restaurant with great food,

or find a new app that is really cool, or a new diet and

exercise plan that is fun and engaging, you’re compelled

to share it with others. And those are just little things;

inconsequential things; even mundane things.

So if we are so quick to share the latest news with our

friends and family, why is it that it is so hard to share?

A recent Barna Research poll asked a group of non-

Christians one question –

“If you were invited to

church by a friend,

would you go?” 82%

said “yes!”

But when it comes to sharing our faith, that’s not so

easy! We often second guess ourselves wondering

whether it’s the right time to share our faith or, worse, if

we say the wrong thing, turn them off of God, or even

offend them by opening up about matters of faith. Per-

haps it’s safer to just keep quiet.

But you see, for the Christian, we believe that a life in

Christ is so transformational, so life-giving, so earth-

Renegotiating Faith Mexico Missions Trip New for Young Adults And more...

November 2019

Coming Soon!

Helping people to love and serve Jesus!

The Deacon’s invite you to join

them as we partner with the Salva-

tion Army to collect items for their

Christmas hampers for those

needing a helping hand.

Gateway will be collecting ...

PASTA and PASTA SAUCE

For the month of

NOVEMBER

Please place your donations in the

bins in the lobby.

Kidz Church: Bring Pasta with you to your classroom to win the contest.

GEMS/Cadets: Bring Pasta on Tuesdays for your group to win the contest.

Youth Group: Bring Pasta Sauce on Thursdays to your life group to win a night out to Dairy Queen for a Blizzard of your choice!

According to Screenager: The Next Chapter, almost 40% of teens with mobile devices in

their room report that they wake up and check it at least once a night. Let’s talk about it...

We are very excited that Gateway is gearing up to launch

our brand new ministry called "Life Groups" which officially

starts on January 1st.

Our hope as Council is that this ministry would become the

“hub” of our ministry – the way in which we care for the

needs of one another as a church.

You can register for a Life Group in January! www.gatewaycrc.org/lifegroups

shattering, that we cannot stop in sharing it with

others. It has truly changed our lives!

So even though we are not starting this series for

another 3 months, we want to start encouraging

members of Gateway to join us in a prayer-filled

journey in preparation for this series.

Here is what we want to encourage you to do for the

next 3 months:

Think of at least four people in your life who don’t

know Jesus – whether that be a friend, family

member, co-worker, or neighbor – and simply

start praying for them.

That’s it! Commit to praying for them every day, by

name, for the next 3 months.

One thing you can also expect is that as a staff, we are

going to join you in your prayer journey. Every week

we are going to reach out to 5 families in our church

and ask them if there is any way we can be praying for

them. We will also ask you if you would like us to be

praying for people in your life who are far from God.

We want to lift up their names to God too! We firmly

believe that there is power in prayer.

Will you join us in praying for God to do a good work in

the hearts and lives of men and women who do not

yet know the name of Jesus?

In Christ,

Pastor Justin and the entire Gateway staff

Here is the Connection Card we are going to eventually hand out to every member of Gateway once we start this

new series. For now, please fill out, cut it out and place on your fridge as a reminder to pray.

Starting September 15

LIFE Group registration opens: January 1

ONLY 2 MORE FOR THE SEASON Nov 3 Nov 10

Coming in January… Gateway, Living Hope and Trinity CRC’s

will be joining forces and setting up 6

evenings for worship, food and discus-

sion for ALL young adults.

We will be hosting this once a month, rotating church

locations bringing our young adults together for study,

worship, food and fellowship.

Theme: Apologetics

Apologetics comes from the Greek word apologia,

meaning to give an answer or defense, specifically of

Christian truth claims. We will bring in top speakers

to answer some of life’s toughest questions allowing

us to give an answer for what we believe.

Stay tuned as more information becomes available.

8 WEEKS OF HIGH ENERGY

SUMMER ADVENTURE CAMPS REGISTRATION FEE: $135 PER CHILD

AGES: 6-13

2020 DATES

JUNE 29-JULY 3 - FOOD EXTRAVAGANZA

JULY 6-10 - SPORTS ADVENTURE

JULY 13-17 - SCIENCE ADVENTURE

JULY 20-24 - WILDERNESS EXPLORATION

JULY 27-31 - FOOD EXTRAVAGANZA

AUGUST 3-7 - SPORTS ADVENTURE

AUGUST 10-14 - WILDERNESS EXPLORATION

AUGUST 17-21 - SCIENCE ADVENTURE

REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 1, 2020

Gateway’s

I N D I A M I S S I O N T R I P

In

partnership

with More information coming soon!

You may have noticed that our park-

ing lot is often used by various Pro-

duction Companies for the filming of

their movies. Here are two of the up-

coming Hallmark Movies that have

used our parking lot:

Picture Perfect

Christmas Town

Our lot is also used for Amazon Prime,

and more.

Join us on NOVEMBER 16 at 2:00 at

Abbotsford Boardwalk Café and Games

Have you wondered what’s going on with young adults today?

College and University students today are dealing with a lot of change. As they enter this stage of life called “emerging adulthood”, transitioning to post-secondary from high school is difficult for many students. In the

midst of all the new things they are experiencing, some young adults also struggle in their faith. Why is that?

“Renegotiating Faith” research sought to answer this question: How can we help young adults who are transi-tioning from high school to the next phase in life stay connected to church and faith?

Here are just a few interesting statistics from the report:

Half (51%) of those who attended a church youth group weekly as a teen said they attend religious services at least weekly as an adult, compared to just 18% of those who attended youth group one to three times a month or 9% of those who attended

youth group less than monthly

Shelter costs have risen dramatically in the last few decades. Between 1971 and 2017 the real cost of rented ac-commodations has risen 264%, while the real cost of owned accommo-dations has risen 584%. This means a far greater percentage of this gen-erations income needs to be di-

rected to shelter costs than previous genera-tions. Those Young Adults that felt unable to break in-to youth group social circles usually reported leaving youth group and the church.

To read the full report go to: https://p2c.com/renegotiating-faith

Gateway Youth Ministry is heading back to Vin-

cente Guerrero, Baja California, Mexico! The youth

are delighted to go on your behalf to bring the

love of Christ through our words and our deeds.

This ministry experience is scheduled, Lord will-

ing, from March 14-23, 2020.

Here is what the team will be doing:

Home Building and Evangelism Outreach

Many of the families living in Mexico earn a very

low income and are unable to afford adequate

food and housing. Families often live in very small

shelters made of cardboard, plastic, pallets and

salvaged building materials. When we build a

house for a family in Baja we are breaking the

poverty cycle, improving the health and educa-

tion opportunities for the children and giving

them more hope and an ability to have dreams

for the future. Families understand that it is be-

cause of Jesus’s love for them that they are being

blessed with a home. Our goal as a team is to build 1

house for 1 family!

What else will the team do?

They will also participate in ministry at Rancho de Cris-

to, Dorothy's Women's Shelter, Dump Ministry, Child

Evangelism and a whole lot more. We will also attend

a lively Mexican church service (translated into Eng-

lish), enjoy local culture and food, plus spend an after-

noon at the beach and shop for souvenirs on the way

back to the US.

A full week of ministry and fun!

Important Fundraising Dates to MARK IN YOUR

CALENDARS:

Kroket Sales: Nov 11-24

Christmas Gift Babysitting: Saturday, December 7

Bottle Drive: Friday, January 3

Mexico Missions Auction: Saturday, February 8

March 14: Departure Date

G a t e w a y Y o u t h G r o u p

Youth Ministry News Update:

All of our 13 youth Mentor Leaders have jumped into

this season of ministry with much excitement. On aver-

age we have about 50 youth attending, enjoying great

food, a lot of laughs and a Bible Study that either digs

them deep in the Book of Mark or looks at different as-

pects of how to read the Bible in proper context.

As a ministry we stick to a relational, small group

rhythm:

1st Thursday: Bible Study

2nd Thursday: Church Activity Night

3rd Thursday: Bible Study

4th Thursday: Mentorship Night

There is no shortage of energy and excitement at

Youth. If you get a chance, please thank our many,

wonderful Mentor Leaders who are intentionally invest-

ing into the lives of your teen(s).

Grade 8 Girls: Tamara Arends/Kelsey Breukelman

Grade 8 Boys: Chris Draaistra

Grade 9 Girls: Geraldine Weijdeman/ Karla Kornelius

Grade 9 Boys: Nathan Gorter/Brandon Gross

Grade 10/11 Girls: Chris Maarhuis

Grade 10/11 Boys: Dan Veeneman/Derek Arends

L.I.T: Matt Delville, John & Esther DeWolde, Aubrey

Postma

If you would like to join the excitement on a Church

Activity Night, feel free to join us from 7-9 pm. You are

more than welcome!

Gateway’s

ExtremeWeather Shelter

Please be reminded that starting

November 1 our gym could be used for the

Extreme Weather Shelter. Our Shelter is

open under the following conditions:

A nighttime temperature of 0 degrees

or colder

Any sort of weather warning (wind, rain

or snow)

Snow on the ground

Please keep in mind, this for the night hours.

Even though it could get up to 10 degrees

during the day, if the temperature drops

below 0 at night, it will be open.

Thank you to everyone who signed up to

volunteer at the Shelter or to make food for

our guests.

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for

at the proper time we will reap a harvest if

we do not give up. Therefor, as we have

opportunity, let us do good to all people,

especially those who belong to the family of

believers.”

Galatians 6:9, 10

If you are wondering if the Shelter is open or

closed, please visit our website for up to date

information.