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We have Sunday services in two languages:

Mandarin Service - 9:30am
English Service - 11:00am

Every Sunday

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Upcoming Events

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Church Family News

Maundy Thursday

Let us gather together and remember the Lord’s sacrifice for us. Maundy Thursday service on March 28, 2024 at 7:30pm. This will be a bilingual service.

Easter Sunday Egg Hunt

We will have an Easter egg hunt on March 31 after our monthly lunch. To join, please register your kids (Grade 7 and below) at www.icrc.ca/events

Annual Ladies Tea

Come join our Ladies Tea on April 14, 2024 from 1 to 3pm.  $10 per person.  Please register at icrc.ca/events and remit payment to Jeannette.

Condolences

Brother Yu Tai Ming, Pastor Canaan's grandfather, went home to be with the Lord on March 19 at the age of 84. Please pray for the family. May the God of all comfort, comfort them in their time of grief.

YAF & SALT update

There will be no youth and young adult gatherings in the coming week. They will resume on April 4 and 5 respectively.

Kidsconnect on Spring Break

There will be no Kidsconnect from March 22 to 29, 2024 for spring break. We will resume on April 5. See you then!

Save the Date: VBS

Vacation Bible School is back and will be from August 12 to 16, 2024. More details to follow!

Save the Date: Church Family Retreat 

The retreat will be held from Aug 30 to Sep 1 at Charis camp in Chilliwack. Details for registration to follow.

Church office holiday closure

The church office will be closed on Good Friday, March 29.

 

Daily Bible Reading Guide (April to June)

Copies of the April-June Daily Bible Reading Guide are now available at the lobby center table. It can also be downloaded from the church website at icrc.ca/home

Serve at ICRC

We are looking for people to serve in many areas of the English ministry as we continue to grow and deepen our faith together. Please scan the QR codes on the posters or visit icrc.ca/serve to find out more!

Celebrating 42 Years

Click the button below to watch our 42nd Anniversary celebration video.

Daily Bible Reading Guide

The ancient Christian practice of beginning and ending each day with Bible reading and prayer is known as the “Daily Office” – as in the “daily service” or “daily duty” of Christians.

It finds its roots in ancient Israel. God’s people were commanded to talk about God’s word “when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise” (Deut. 6:7). Our mornings and evenings (and the day in between!) are important to God.
Download the Daily Bible Reading Guide below and read through the whole Bible in just 2 years.

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Are you a member at ICRC with a passion to serve in meaningful ways that make a positive difference?  We believe in using the gifts God has given and developed in us to serve others and advance His kingdom.  We also believe in having a healthy team of people serving at church where we learn from each other and have 3 rotating teams/people per job to avoid burn out.

There are many areas to serve in with varying levels of urgency.  Feel free to take a look at the volunteer positions we have available and sign up for areas you may be interested in.

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We are a Christian Reformed church in Richmond BC. We exist to glorify God and fulfill his will. Our five major duties are: to worship, to follow Christ, to fellowship, to serve and to evangelize.

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The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God,

  • the Father almighty,
    maker of heaven and earth,
    of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,

  • the only Son of God,
    begotten from the Father before all ages,

    • God from God,
      Light from Light,
      true God from true God,

  • begotten, not made;
    of the same essence as the Father.
    Through him all things were made.
    For us and for our salvation

    • he came down from heaven;
      he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,
      and was made human.
      He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;
      he suffered and was buried.
      The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures.
      He ascended to heaven
      and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
      He will come again with glory
      to judge the living and the dead.
      His kingdom will never end.

  • And we believe in the Holy Spirit,

    • the Lord, the giver of life.
      He proceeds from the Father and the Son,
      and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.
      He spoke through the prophets.
      We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
      We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
      We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
      and to life in the world to come. Amen.

Background
The Nicene Creed, also called the Nicaeno-Constantinopolitan Creed, is a statement of the orthodox faith of the early Christian church in opposition to certain heresies, especially Arianism. These heresies, which disturbed the church during the fourth century, concerned the doctrine of the trinity and of the person of Christ. Both the Greek (Eastern) and the Latin (Western) church held this creed in honor, though with one important difference: the Western church insisted on the inclusion of the phrase "and the Son" (known as the "filioque") in the article on the procession of the Holy Spirit; this phrase still is repudiated by the Eastern Orthodox church. In its present form this creed goes back partially to the Council of Nicea (A.D. 325) with additions by the Council of Constantinople (A.D. 381). It was accepted in its present form at the Council of Chalcedon in 451, but the "filioque" phrase was not added until 589. However, the creed is in substance an accurate and majestic formulation of the Nicene faith. This translation of the Greek text was approved by the CRC Synod of 1988.

The Athanasian Creed

Whoever desires to be saved should above all hold to the catholic faith.

Anyone who does not keep it whole and unbroken will doubtless perish eternally.

Now this is the catholic faith:

  • That we worship one God in trinity and the trinity in unity,
    neither blending their persons
    nor dividing their essence.

    • For the person of the Father is a distinct person,
      the person of the Son is another,
      and that of the Holy Spirit still another.
      But the divinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is one,
      their glory equal, their majesty coeternal.

  • What quality the Father has, the Son has, and the Holy Spirit has.

    • The Father is uncreated,
      the Son is uncreated,
      the Holy Spirit is uncreated.

    • The Father is immeasurable,
      the Son is immeasurable,
      the Holy Spirit is immeasurable.

    • The Father is eternal,
      the Son is eternal,
      the Holy Spirit is eternal.

      • And yet there are not three eternal beings;
        there is but one eternal being.
        So too there are not three uncreated or immeasurable beings;
        there is but one uncreated and immeasurable being.

  • Similarly, the Father is almighty,

    • the Son is almighty,
      the Holy Spirit is almighty.

      • Yet there are not three almighty beings;
        there is but one almighty being.

    • Thus the Father is God,
      the Son is God,
      the Holy Spirit is God.

      • Yet there are not three gods;
        there is but one God.

    • Thus the Father is Lord,
      the Son is Lord,
      the Holy Spirit is Lord.

      • Yet there are not three lords;
        there is but one Lord.

  • Just as Christian truth compels us
    to confess each person individually
    as both God and Lord,
    so catholic religion forbids us
    to say that there are three gods or lords.

  • The Father was neither made nor created nor begotten from anyone.
    The Son was neither made nor created;
    he was begotten from the Father alone.
    The Holy Spirit was neither made nor created nor begotten;
    he proceeds from the Father and the Son.

  • Accordingly there is one Father, not three fathers;
    there is one Son, not three sons;
    there is one Holy Spirit, not three holy spirits.

  • Nothing in this trinity is before or after,
    nothing is greater or smaller;
    in their entirety the three persons
    are coeternal and coequal with each other.

  • So in everything, as was said earlier,
    we must worship their trinity in their unity
    and their unity in their trinity.

Anyone then who desires to be saved
should think thus about the trinity.

But it is necessary for eternal salvation
that one also believe in the incarnation
of our Lord Jesus Christ faithfully.

Now this is the true faith:

  • That we believe and confess
    that our Lord Jesus Christ, God's Son,
    is both God and human, equally.

  • He is God from the essence of the Father,
    begotten before time;
    and he is human from the essence of his mother,
    born in time;
    completely God, completely human,
    with a rational soul and human flesh;
    equal to the Father as regards divinity,
    less than the Father as regards humanity.

  • Although he is God and human,
    yet Christ is not two, but one.
    He is one, however,
    not by his divinity being turned into flesh,
    but by God's taking humanity to himself.
    He is one,
    certainly not by the blending of his essence,
    but by the unity of his person.
    For just as one human is both rational soul and flesh,
    so too the one Christ is both God and human.

  • He suffered for our salvation;
    he descended to hell;
    he arose from the dead;
    he ascended to heaven;
    he is seated at the Father's right hand;
    from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
    At his coming all people will arise bodily
    and give an accounting of their own deeds.
    Those who have done good will enter eternal life,
    and those who have done evil will enter eternal fire.

This is the catholic faith:
one cannot be saved without believing it firmly and faithfully.

Background
This creed is named after Athanasius (A.D. 293-373), the champion of orthodoxy against Arian attacks on the doctrine of the trinity. Although Athanasius did not write this creed and it is improperly named after him, the name persists because until the seventeenth century it was commonly ascribed to him. It is not from Greek (Eastern), but from Latin (Western) origin, and is not recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church today. Apart from the opening and closing sentences, this creed consists of two parts, the first setting forth the orthodox doctrine of the trinity, and the second dealing chiefly with the incarnation and the two-natures doctrine. This translation was adopted by the CRC Synod of 1988.

The Apostle's Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,

  • creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

  • who was conceived by the Holy Spirit
    and born of the virgin Mary.
    He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
    was crucified, died, and was buried;
    he descended to hell.
    The third day he rose again from the dead.
    He ascended to heaven
    and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
    From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,

  • the holy catholic* church,
    the communion of saints,
    the forgiveness of sins,
    the resurrection of the body,
    and the life everlasting. Amen.

*that is, the true Christian church of all times and all places

Background
This creed is called the Apostles' Creed not because it was produced by the apostles themselves but because it contains a brief summary of their teachings. It sets forth their doctrine "in sublime simplicity, in unsurpassable brevity, in beautiful order, and with liturgical solemnity." In its present form it is dated no later than the fourth century. More than any other Christian creed, it may justly be called an ecumenical symbol of faith. This translation of the Latin text was approved by the CRC Synod of 1988.