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Greetings!
This is the first week in Advent already! Wow! The message, "I'm Too Excited to Sleep!" will explore the preparation, expectation and hope that the start of the Advent season brings with it.
Questions to ponder prior to worship are:
Are you prepared?
Are you making the right preparations?
Are you sure?
Be sure to be here this week as we light the first advent candle and enjoy a musical piece about hope composed by New Hope's Jonathan Kresin.
See you in church!
Patti
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Christmas Pageant is Sunday, Dec. 20th
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Call Grandma! Call Grandpa! Call your friends and relatives to let
them know the date of the Christmas Pageant! It's Sunday, December
20th at 4:30 p.m. (and if the Packer game time changes then it will be
at 2:00) Come and see the Christmas Story through the eyes of the
children. Plan on staying after for light refreshments.
The Van Drisse family at the pageant in 2006.
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Caring & Sharing @ Christmas
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 New Hope will be sponsoring food, clothes and toys for families
from Vida Nueva United
Methodist Church and De Pere Christian Outreach
this Christmas. The individual items are
divided so you can choose to purchase clothing, a toy, food or a gasoline card. The gifts are all approximately $20-25, but it is up to you
what you are able to spend. The
child's name, age and clothing size are provided.
A keepsake
ornament is included for your family as a remembrance of the happiness you are sharing
with others this Christmas season.
Be sure to
register the identifying number of your ornament on the sheet so we are able to
ensure that all the children receive gifts.
Cash
donations to the program are also welcome!
Just indicate on your check or envelope the intention of the gift.
Please
return all gifts (wrapped) to New Hope
on or before Sunday, December 13th.
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Praying In Color Women's Retreat
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 November 30th, the first registration deadline for Praying In Color, New Hope's 2010 Women's Retreat, is coming up fast!
Registrations received or postmarked by November 30th are only $69. After that the cost goes up to $79.
To be eligible for the drawing for a free attendance, your registration and deposit must be in the church office before 3:00 p.m. on November 30th.
This will be wonderfully relaxing and spiritually centering so be sure to invite your friends and family members to join you.
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