The Reformed Book Outlet in Hudsonville, MI has published its November 2015 Newsletter, which includes notice of special music CDs available, in stock and in time for holiday gift-giving. See below for the details!

Of course, at the "RBO" you will also find plenty of sound Reformed books and other good Christian resources to help you grow spiritually and to help others do so through your gift-giving.

Read the RBO newsletter below (also attached in pdf form),check out their website (also to check on business hours),visit the bookstore, and benefit from the good Reformed literature, music, cards, and other resources available.

The Council of Doon PRC has formed a new trio from which to call another missionary to the Philippines.  The trio consists of Revs. C. Griess (Calvary PRC, Hull, IA), B. Huizinga (Hope PRC, Redlands, CA), and J. Laning (Hull, IA PRC). 

The Doon congregation plans to call from this trio at their congregational meeting on Monday, November 23.

In other news related to the mission work in the Philippines, we find this note in one the PRC bulletins (Grace):

 The Foreign Mission Committee is sending various ministers to the Philippines to help the missionary, Rev. D. Kleyn. On Thursday, Nov. 12 Rev. Jon Mahtani (Cornerstone, Dyer, IN) will fly to the Philippines in order to help with the workload until Nov. 30. Let us pray for his travel and speaking to our churches.

Our missionary in the Philippines, along with the Foreign Mission Committee and the calling church, Doon PRC Council, have just published their latest newsletter.

The November 2015 issue, penned by Missionary-pastor D.Kleyn, provides information on the recent visitors/helpers to the field and the ongoing busyness of the labors in the various places in the Philippines. The need for a second missionary - perhaps more - remains great. Rev.Kleyn also reports on the visitors planned for the field in the coming months.

Let's remember to pray for the Kleyns as they serve the Lord and His people in distant lands - and by themselves at this point. May they daily experience the unfailing presence of their Lord and the faithful support of their fellow-saints.

You will find the full newsletter below in image form but the November newsletter is also attached here in pdf form. You may also visit the Kleyn's blog to see a more personal side to the life and work in this foreign land.

Mandy Tolsma, our mission reporter from the Pittsburgh, PA mission station, provides another look at the life and activities of this PR Fellowship. The following is her news update for October/November 2015 (also attached in pdf form) She has also supplied the pictures, for which we thank her:

Pittsburgh Fellowship Activities for October:

• Pete and Megan Cnossen had their son, Peter Alan, baptized on October 4.
• We had a Neighborhood Outreach committee meeting the second Sunday evening of October.  We discussed advertising for our lecture among many other topics.
• We sponsored a lecture on October 23 with Prof Cammenga speaking on the “Reformation’s Recovery of the Family.”  We welcomed a few new visitors from the area and also people from Ohio and other areas in Pennsylvania.

• We welcomed many visitors:

Larry and Cathy and Michelle Looyenga.

Tim and Joan Kaiser and their daughter Amy from Grandville PRC.

Al and Betty Meurer and their daughter Jennifer from Bethel PRC.

Joshua and Christine Meurer and their three sons from Bethel PRC.

Dave and Jamie Ritsema from Georgetown PRC.

Professor Ronald and Mrs. Rhonda Cammenga.

Judi Kalsbeek from Faith PRC.

Church Activities for November and December:

• Fellowship dinner scheduled for November 8 and December 13
• We welcome members of the Domestic Mission Committee November 7 and 8.
• Thanksgiving Day services on November 26.
• We will celebrate Lord’s Supper, Lord willing, December 13.
• Christmas Program will be in the evening of Sunday, December 20.
• Christmas Day services
• New Year’s Eve service.

Local Events for November and December:

• University of Pittsburgh Nationality Rooms at the Cathedral of Learning.  http://www.nationalityrooms.pitt.edu/
• Overly's Country Christmas  http://www.overlys.com
• 20 Light Up Night Downtown Pittsburgh.  Fireworks!
• Fallingwater House is a great place to see!  www.fallingwater.org/

Book a hotel room at the Comfort Inn on Rodi Road and request the Protestant Reformed Church discount!

The Classis of the Protestant Reformed Churches in the Philippines met on Saturday, October 31.

One of the main items on the agenda for the classis was the consideration of a request from the Maranatha Protestant Reformed congregation (Valenzuela, Metro Manila) to join the federation with the Berean PRC (Masinag, Metro Manila) and the First PRC (Muzon, Bulacan).

Rev.Daniel Kleyn, PRC missionary-pastor to the Philippines, has posted a report with pictures on his blog about this meeting and its work. You are encouraged to visit that post, but we may also provide this summary from that report.

One of the main items on the agenda was the request of Maranatha PRC in Valenzuela to join the Federation of the Protestant Reformed Churches in the Philippines.  There have been many meetings and months of preparation to determine if we were one in doctrine and faith.  Our Protestant Reformed missionaries (especially Rev. R. Smit) have also labored for many years in this congregation.  We now report with joy, and with thanks to the Lord, that Classis voted unanimously to receive MPRC into the federation.

The delegates with the pastor and elder of Maranatha PRC.