DEACON'S CORNER FOR CONSCIENTIOUS GIVING
September 2026
Please prayerfully consider how you can support this month's offering causes and consciously plan your donation
September 06: Deacon's Benevolence --The benevolence fund is an important part of Inglewood CRC's ministry in providing for those in the congregation or for others from the community. Funds are used to provide aid, support and resources to those in need; whether it is financial or material aid, or other forms of support. The deacons assess requests for assistance and determine how best to help.
September 13: Seafarers/Harbour Ministry Vancouver – The calling and vision is to serve and minister into the lives of seafarers in the love of Jesus. That means visiting them on their ships, opening the doors of our centres to them, sharing the good news as we can, leading worship and prayer services on board or at our centres and generally being a welcoming presence for them. We do this primarily through visits to the ships by our chaplain to meet and pray with them, listen to their needs and concerns, and advocate on their behalf when there are issues that need addressing. We work closely with other port officials regarding problems on board, especially with Transport Canada and the ITF (union). And again, we also meet with seafarers at our centres or even give them rides to various places around the city. As the Port of Vancouver trends towards increased volume of ship traffic, we very much wish to maintain our presence here, and possibly even increase that. Seafarers come from all over the world, so this is a strategic opportunity for Kingdom impact globally.
September 20: Edmonton Native Healing Centre -Our goal is to journey alongside the urban Aboriginal population reconnecting people to culture and ceremony. We firmly believe that our world belongs to God the Creator and through this window of opportunity we can show and teach that the ceremonies of old can be redeemed in Christ. By presenting Christ as the centre of our culture and ceremonies, new life is breathed into our old ways. The mission of the Edmonton Native Healing Centre is to empower individuals to grow stronger and create vibrant community relationships while honouring their culture through Spiritual development centered in the heart of the Creator. In striving to fulfill its Mission, ENHC serve youth, parents, professionals, low-income people, street people, the church, traditional people, and the immediate Community.
September 27: Resonate Global Outreach - ICRC partners with Resonate as we share the good news around the world. This offering will support the work of Inglewood's Outreach workers: Selena Headley, working with churches and Youth Impact clubs in Africa; Nasser Z. and Sylvie C. working with Farsi speaking seekers in Eastern Canada; Kevin and Liz Schouten (as Kevin teaches English to Moroccan students). Each recipient will receive 1/3 of the total.
Second Bag Collection is for the church ministries– We as a congregation have committed to a church budget. The budget provides revenue used to pay for ministry staff, classical and denominational shares for the Christian Reformed denomination, Sunday School and Youth curriculum, janitorial services and supplies, and the maintenance of the building. Operational expenses such as printing weekly bulletins, electricity, telephone and internet services and the coffee you enjoy on Sunday are all included. Let’s work together to contribute to the financial well being of our church.