DEACON'S CORNER FOR CONSCIENTIOUS GIVING

                                                                                    March 2026

Please prayerfully consider how you can support this month's offering causes and consciously plan your donation

March 01: Hope Mission: Hope Mission is a not-for-profit Christian social care agency founded in 1929 in Edmonton, Alberta. It exists to serve, strengthen and uplift men, women, youth and children through the life changing gospel of Jesus Christ. Each day over 500 impoverished and homeless men, women and children are blessed as they come to Hope Mission for basic and emergency care and shelter. Over 1700 meals are provided, and counselling and referral services are available. Hope Mission operates an inner-city community church and a 24/7 rescue van to provide emergency care for people in need. Specialized care and treatment are offered for men and women through faith-based addiction treatment programs. In addition, Hope Mission facilitates an after-school recreation and hot meal program for children, summer camps for inner-city children and youth, and operates a year-round Youth Sports Centre. Please give generously to help Hope Mission provide compassionate care and hope to hurting, hungry and homeless people in Edmonton.

March 08: Kings Honduras Water Project: The Micah Centre at The King’s University, in partnership with World Renew and the Northern Alberta Diaconal Conference, works with communities in Honduras to build community owned and operated water systems, to bring potable running water into the village or to assist with much needed sanitation projects (floors, pilas and latrines). All these projects help to improve the quality of life for the recipients, greatly contributing to the health and well-being of the people in the community. For over 25 years, we have partnered in community building, mutual learning, prayer, financial support, and provision of labour to work toward a world in which everyone has access to clean, healthy drinking water. Each year, a group of King’s students visits a project to help build a stage of the water project and to build friendships with our global neighbours in Honduras. KINGs is planning for another Honduras Water Project trip in 2026.

March 15: Dynamic Youth Ministries- GEMS and Cadets: Dynamic Youth Ministries (DYM) provides programs, curriculum, materials, and training designed to bring children and youth into a living, dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ. The three divisions of DYM are: Cadets, GEMS, and ThereforeGo Ministries. These divisions partner with churches in meeting the unique needs of boys, girls, early teens, high school youth, and emerging adults. The Calvinist Cadet Corps is an independent (non-denominational) youth ministry organization whose purpose is to provide the local church with a ministry program that will enable them to effectively share Christ's love with boys from their church and community. GEMS offers girls the perfect place to learn and grow as they discover who God created them to be. Clubs are offered in local churches and Christian organizations throughout the U.S., Canada, and 15 additional countries. Our mission is to bring girls everywhere into a living, dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ. ThereforeGo Ministries helps churches challenge youth and emerging adults to commit their lives to Jesus Christ and transform this world for Him.

March 22: Edmonton Native Healing Center: 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.

March 29: Rehoboth Christian Ministries: Rehoboth's vision is to see people with disabilities flourish and live full, meaningful lives in community. For over 49 years, Rehoboth has been a Christ-centered, non-profit ministry walking alongside individuals with intellectual disabilities across Alberta. Today we serve more than 205 clients in Calgary/Airdrie, Coaldale/Lethbridge, Three Hills, Stony Plain/Spruce Grove/Edmonton, and Grande Prairie. With the help of approximately 600 dedicated staff, we provide residential care, vocational opportunities, respite services, and inclusive camp experiences at nearly 50 group homes and six facilities. Your donations help us provide the Christ-centered, community-based supports that are at the heart of our mission. With your prayerful and financial support, we can keep creating opportunities for individuals with disabilities to flourish, just as Jesus taught. Thank you for your faithful care, generosity, and partnership in this work.

“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.