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Contact for Online Bulletin: If you have anything to add to the bulletin, please email carissa@willoughbychurch.com

Contact Council: If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email the council at council@willoughbychurch.com

SPECIAL OFFERING: This is the last Sunday to give toward the Canada Foodgrains Bank, a Canadian Christian collective of churches whose mission is to end global hunger. Give through the Tithely app, or cheque or cash. Please write CFGB on the cheque memo or envelope. Read more here.

Join Us for Lunch - Resonate is offering a special opportunity for you to get in touch with our leaders, hear the latest ministry updates, and ask your questions in a Q&A. Join us for a virtual lunch on Wednesday, March 31, from 12-1pm. You'll be able to talk with staff from all over the world! Reserve your spot today at www.ResonateGlobalMission.org/Leadership-Lunch-Canada

1Life Online Conversation Series - April 12 @ 7 p.m.: Repentance, Reparations, Reconciliation: Some thoughts about 'missions' after the TRC" with Dr. Will VanArragon. This lecture is sponsored (in partnership with the King's University, Edmonton), by 1Life, your new BC CRC bi-classical learning collective. Event host: Pastor Joel Ringma (Terrace CRC). To register and watch a short preview video go to: www.eventbrite.ca/e/1life-5-callings-lecture-series-tickets-131545420895

Canada-Wide Online Women's Retreat - April 16 & 17, 2021. Ladies, you're invited to a weekend retreat from the comfort of your home. Many of us have struggled in this year of living through a pandemic. Our theme is Blessed is the one whose Hope is in the Lord. - Jer. 17:7-8 Join us for a weekend of three keynote sessions, and a great variety of breakouts! Register this week to be sure to get your Retreat Gift Box in the mail in time. Or feel free to register without the gift box option. To register and find all the details, go to www.inspirationalwomen.ca. Sponsored by Global Coffee Break and Resonate Global Mission.

FROM JUST FAITH FORUM: A Rocha Talks: Theology at Street Level. Dr. Carmody Grey (granddaughter of Dr. Fanon (the real one) from All Creatures Great and Small), talks with Jason Byassee (A Rocha) about why and how Christians are called to care for creation. Carmody’s articulate insight and timely wisdom address the question of what the theology of creation looks like on a practical level.  Click here to listen to the conversation.

The Willoughby Church REFUGEE SPONSORSHIP TEAM is looking for people, with a passion for helping others, to assist this team with refugee resettlement here in Langley. For more information contact: Eleanor at elly1906@gmail.com. We say thanks to Jenny de Weerd for the many years she has served on this team.  

BOOK DISCUSSION: BIBLICAL ECONOMIC JUSTICE - Join CRC campus ministers Rick Mast (University of Alberta, Edmonton) and Mike Wagenman (University of Western Ontario, London) for an online discussion of Plundering Egypt: A Subversive Christian Ethic of Economy on Sunday, March 28 at 8 pm ET (5 pm PT). We will be joined by the author, Dr. Gregory P. Wagenfuhr, who is a church planter in Colorado and the Theological Coordinator for the Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians. This book has been praised for being "creative and challenging, perceptive and provocative." Register via Eventbrite - a direct link is available at www.WesternCampusMinistry.ca

GROUNDWORK: FATHER, INTO YOUR HANDS - In the finality of Jesus Christ’s dying words we discover hope. Join our Groundwork conversation on Luke 23:26-31, 44-49 to understand Jesus’ experience and see how he teaches us about our relationship with God and life after death in one simple dying sentence. Listen now at GroundworkOnline.com and subscribe to Groundwork's weekly emails for future episodes.

Today: The new Today booklets are available at the church! 

The Banner: The April edition of the Banner is available at the church! You can also access a copy online at The Banner. The annual Banner donation appeal was disrupted by COVID and may have been missed altogether. To keep the Banner community conversation going, give online now at www.theBanner.org/Donate

Job Opportunities:

Bethesda is looking for people who can offer unique skills, life experience, and passion for supporting people with intellectual disabilities. Are you excited about our mission, vision, and values to enrich the lives of people we support? We believe everyone has a purpose and a place—let Bethesda be your place.
We are hiring Support Workers in various locations including Ladner, Richmond, Surrey & Chilliwack. To view job descriptions and to apply at Bethesda, visit: https://bethesdabc.com/careers/

Trinity CRC in Abbotsford is seeking a part-time (20 hours per week) Worship, Media, and Technical Team Coordinator. We are searching for a motivated individual with relevant education and/or experience to lead our worship ministry. For information contact: office@trinitycrc.ca