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January 2010 Notes

Thursday December 31st, at 5:45 a.m. Interfaith hosts World Peace prayer service at the gazebo by the fort in Christiansted. Join us for this neet predawn service.

Stay after church on Sunday January 3rd and help take down the advent and Christmas decorations.

<span style="font-family: arial; color: black; span style=”font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;”>Remember Jazz Vespers at 5:30 Sunday the 2nd as well.

Friday Jan 8, 2010 5:45 p.m. (notice the time difference!), Cruzan Cocktails at Koopmans. Ron Lockhorst, our interim pastor from 1996-97 will be here for a brief visit.All welcome.

Consistory approved a budget line for some secretarial hours for the church office. If you would like further details please contact the pastor.

Wishing everyone a happy and blest new year.

-Rod

November Church Notes

The annual Hurricane Thanksgiving Service is November 11, 5:00 p.m. at the clock tower in Frederiksted, bring a friend.

The Women’s organizational group meeting will be held at 5:30 Wednesday November 11. Bring a sack dinner and drink. We will discuss plans for the angel tree, our annual Christmas party and Yankee Gift Exchange, and the spaghetti dinner.

National Hunger and Homeless Week is November 15-21. Members of Congregations are asked to bring donations of non-perishable foods and be in prayer for those who are severely economically disadvantaged.

Thanksgiving Day, November 26, you are invited to the Koopmans at 33 Longpoint for Thanksgiving Dinner. Event begins at 3:00 pm. Bring your favorite dish to share, or call to find out what is needed or if you need directions.

The Advent Preparation “Soup , Salad, and Sandwich” Luncheon follows the November 29th worship service. Bring something to share, help decorate the church for Advent, set up the stable, etc. Sign-up sheet on the back table as you enter the Fellowship Hall.

 

May 28, 2009

May 28, 2009

Exciting events are occurring here in the Carribean. With help from the Reformed Church in America, a new Reformed denomination has been launched! The Dominican Reformed Church was launched this past week.

For further details see: http://www.rca.org/Page.aspx?pid=5705

Next week I’ll be attending General Synod in Holland, Michigan

The webpage for that event is: http://www.rca.org/Page.aspx?pid=2059

Also, the Kingshill School, which is a mission of St.  Croix Reformed Church is featured in the spring addition of RCA Today,  find the article at: http://www.rca.org/Page.aspx?pid=5604

(reposted for Rev Rod by Neil)

Church History

I found this interesting link. It is an on-line book about the history of the Reformed Church on St. Thomas and St. Croix.

Click here for the link to the online book