Sunday's Message
| Pastor Greg's Fall Sermon Series is from the Beatitudes:
"Search for Happiness - It Shouldn't Be Remote!"
This Sunday's focus:
"PAUSE to Remember Those Who Have Blessed Us"
based on
Matthew 5:4
Mission Brat Fry this Sunday
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For Your Calendar
| ~ Mission Brat Fry and meal to Freedom House Sept. 26th
~ 10/10/10
Packer Game, Soup, Salad and Silent Auction Oct 10th
~ Connecting Couples on Oct 17th
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Ongoing Programs
| Take the challenge to get involved!
- The 5 Love Languages - Sundays at 10:15
- World Religions Sundays at 6:00pm
Middle School Youth - special events until Nov
Taste & See Women's Bible Study - Wednesday 9:30 a.m.
Heartwarmers - Knitters meet 3rd Wednesday at 7 pm and Cardmakers meet the 1st Wednesday at 7 pm
Disciple Bible Study - Mondays at 6:30 p.m.
Financial Peace University - watch for details for Oct.
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Greetings!
I'm excited! We have a really fun morning planned Sunday! In addition to worship and classes, we are having an emphasis on missions. We'll have someone here to tell us about the Compassion International program and how it touches so many, we'll be cooking up brats & burgers for us and for the residents of Freedom House, the Confirmation Class is having their orientation, and in addition to all that - there may be a surprise or two! New Hope will clearly be the "Happenin' Place" to be this week!
Invite a friend, bring a neighbor, or grab someone from the grocery store and bring them along!
Fall is here and we've got the ball rolling!
See you Sunday - I'll save you a seat,
Patti
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| Freedom House & New Hope To Enjoy Brat Fry |
'Daily Bread' to sponsor Brat Fry this Sunday
This Sunday, 'Daily Bread', New Hope's local mission outreach, will host a Brat Fry after worship to deliver that afternoon to the 60 residents at Freedom House, a shelter for homeless families. New Hope will also be providing fruit, veggies and baked beans. The Sunday School classes will be "kabobing" the fruit and arranging the veggie trays - what a great way to have our children involved in our mission outreach work!
The congregation is included too! To help fund more meals to Freedom House in the future, we'll be cooking up hamburgers, hot dogs and brats for purchase after worship. Plan on spending some extra time on Sunday to support this great cause, get a bite to eat, and visit with church friends. We'll even set up the bounce house for the kids, weather permitting.
The brat fry is open to all so be sure to invite your friends to stop by. In fact, bring them to worship with you and then stay for a burger! Good for the soul and good for the tummy!
If you'd like to volunteer to help, just let the church office know or bring your chef's apron and join them at the grill!
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Confirmation Orientation on Sunday
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Geared for students 8th grade and above Confirmation is a program where youth learn the essentials of the Christian faith and can have their questions about God answered. Your family does not need a prior membership in any church for your youth to participate - we welcome everyone.
There will be an orientation session for both parents and students on Sunday, September 26th at 11:45 a.m. in room 104. The Mission team is holding a brat fry that day so plan to support them and eat lunch with us.
The 2010 Confirmation program will meet weekly on Sundays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. starting October 3rd. The program focuses on living your faith and in addition to traditional learning, includes outreach activities such as a mission trip, and serving at a local pantry.
Dates to note in 2010-2011:
Mission trip - Thursday & Friday, Oct. 28 - 29th (perhaps returning the 30th) Confirmation Banquet & Rehearsal - Wednesday, April 27, 2011 Confirmation - Sunday, May 1, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. |
Make Arrangements To Be In The Pictorial Directory
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Sign Up To Have Your Photo Taken As our church family grows we want you to get to know who each other are,
so we are putting together our very first pictorial directory. Steve Kresin has put
together a schedule for taking member portraits to be included in the
pictorial directory. We'd love to have you all participate! Melanie Frohling will be working with Steve to get the info and pictures compiled, organized and sent to the printers. We appreciate their willingness to bring this idea to reality!
The times are:
- Saturday, September 25th 9 AM - 1 PM
- Sunday, September 26th 12 NOON - 4 PM
- Saturday, October 2nd 9 AM - 1 PM
Steve
is anticipating 10 minutes or less per sitting. Your best image will
be selected for the book, and if you'd like to have your picture for
other purposes, they will be made available after production of the
book.
Check your calendar to see what date works for you and your family, then Click here to schedule your sitting.or sign up on the refreshment table on Sunday.
After it's finished, it will be fun to see everyone's pictures and learn the name of "that guy that always sits over there"!
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Liturgical Dance starts Sept. 29th
| Praise Him with Dancing!
Wednesday, Sept. 29th from 7:00 - 8:30 pm will be the first meeting/practice so come with an open mind, ready to create and move! All are welcome to be a part of this exciting form or worship and ministry.
Questions? Contact Amber DeNoble, Liturgical Dance Coordinator via e-mail at denobleamber@aol.com to share ideas and request additional information. |
10/10/10 Packer Party & Silent Auction
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A fun event for a great cause on October 10th
Make sure to put the 10/10/10 Event on your calendar! Our mission committee is planning a fun event including Food, a Silent Auction and a Packer Game. (Does it get any better than this?) More details will follow, but ...
What we need right now are donations for the auction. Here's what we have already: - Packer Windsock autographed by Ron Wolf
- Portable DVD Player
- Basket of Hair Care Products
Some suggestions you could donate are: - Dessert of the month
- Movie/Popcorn Basket
- Host a themed meal for 4, 6, 8 people
- Childcare Services
- Lawn Care Services
You get the idea. Be creative! Contact Karen Zarembka, Christy Aniol, Katy Gertz, or Patti at the church office with questions or donations.
Proceeds will be used to support our Bulgarian Partnership.
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Do You Want To Lose Weight B/4 The Holidays?
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Fruits & The Spirit Weight Loss Class
Mondays at 12:00 noon and/or Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.If you would like to slim down before the holidays arrive, then join our Fruits & The Spirit Weight Loss Class. We are launching an energized and focused plan for you to head into the holidays with a slimmer and trimmer you!
For only $5/week you will receive the following: - Coaching and tools to create good eating habits
- A confidential weekly weigh-in
- Group support
- Christmas party survival tactics
- Holiday Recipe Exchange
Round up your girlfriends (or guy friends) and just do it! Whether you want to lose 5, 10, 20, 75 pounds or more, this is a great way to get started!
The topic for the week of September 27th is "Learn from Experience!"
Click here to sign up OR contact the church office.
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Connecting Couples Topic for October... Life!
Are You and Your Relationships
Aligned With Your Values?
| 4:30 on October 17th at New Hope Connecting Couples will have a dynamic
meeting with Life Coach, Toni Loch, as she leads the group through
exercises that will help in aligning themselves and their relationships
with their values. One of the basics in personal coaching is to
identify values, see how we are living them, determining what it would
look like if we are living our values and develop plans that honor our
values. In our busy lives we often run in all the different directions
that life demands and this will be an opportunity to reflect and renew.
Joanne Angeli and Anthony Kosidowski are organizing the Connecting Couples events and would like your input for future ideas. Please take a minute and take the survey to let them know what you think. (It will take you approximately 2-3 minutes to complete.)
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| Disciple Class is Monday night |
You can still join through end of September
Participants in Disciple (3), Remember Who You Are, thirty-two-week study will read the major and minor Old Testament prophets, with the exception of Daniel, and will read the thirteen letters traditionally attributed to Paul. To establish the historical context in which the prophets spoke for God, daily reading assignments also draw on the books of Deuteronomy through Chronicles.
Led by Dr. Clark Stevens
Monday, September 13 - May 2011
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Meets at New Hope
Cost: Study manuals are approximately $40
Click here to sign up for Disciple
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