Sunday's Message
| Pastor Greg's Advent-Christmas Sermon Series is:
"Are You Going to See the Baby?"
The focus this Sunday:
"Will You See the Baby of PEACE?"
based on
Isaiah 2:1-5
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Looking Ahead!
For Your Calendar
| ~ Dec. 4th Hanging of the Greens & Children's Workshop from 11 am - 1 pm
~ Dec. 12th Delicious Delectables Cookie Walk 10 a.m. - noon
~ Dec. 15th Surviving the Holidays - Divorce Care Special Program 7 - 9 p.m.
~ Dec. 19th Christmas Program in the
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Ongoing Programs
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Take the challenge to get involved!
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Middle School Youth - Tuesdays at 6p.m.
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Taste & See Women's Bible Study - Wednesday 9:30 a.m.
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Heartwarmers - Knitters meet 3rd Wednesday at 7 pm
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Disciple Bible Study - Mondays at 6:30 p.m.
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Financial Peace University - watch for details for January
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Greetings!
This week is the first Sunday in Advent. Advent comes from the Latin word, "adventus" meaning "coming" and it begins the time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of Jesus' birth. That's all "fancy" talk for CHRISTMAS IS COMING! Oh happy day!
I'd like to challenge you this Christmas season to look beyond what's under your own tree. Give the Salvation Army a hand and sign up to ring bells by one of their red kettles for a few hours, adopt an angel from our Caring & Sharing @ Christmas tree, donate some food to the food pantry, come to church and help "Hang the Greens", stop by a nursing home and visit with someone who would like to chat, offer childcare to the parents of young children so they can have a "night out", bake cookies (or buy them at our Cookie Walk) and give them to a friend, there are so many ways to get out from under your own tree! It'll be good for you and it'll be good for them as we are waiting. Expectant. Preparing. Christ is Coming!
See you Sunday - I'll save you a seat!
Patti
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Caring & Sharing @ Christmas - Angel Tree
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Only 11 Angels Left!
New Hope is sponsoring several families from Vida Nueva United Methodist Church again this year.  We'll be "Caring & Sharing @ Christmas" by providing toys, clothing, food, and gas cards for the families. To participate, just stop at the Angel Tree, select an angel (or angels), purchase the items listed on your angel, and return the wrapped gifts to New Hope on or before Sunday, December 12th.
Too busy to shop? We'll do it for you! There are angels on the tree with envelopes attached - simply return the envelopes with cash or check made out to New Hope and we'll take care of obtaining the item(s) for you. The envelopes should be returned to New Hope on or before Dec. 5th.
Note: Be sure to register your angel when you select one, so we can ensure that all the children on our list will get a gift.
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Hanging of the Greens, Chili Cook-off
& Children's Craft Workshop
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Saturday, December 4th from 11 - 1
I t's that joyful time of year when we get to "deck the halls" and "hang the greens" here at New Hope for the Christmas season. We'll be decorating our building, putting up the tree, and ending with a chili cook-off for lunch. We'll also have a holiday craft workshop for the children so they can make something to take home with them. Be sure to mark your calendar and plan to be here to help and share in the fun.
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Adventure to Vida Nueva's Holiday Celebration
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Sunday, December 5th at 5:00 p.m.
Vida Nueva has again invited us to share in their Holiday Celebration and we are excited! Worship will begin at 5:00 pm and Pastor Greg has been asked to lead communion so he will be
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participating in the leadership of the service along with Pastor Ricardo Torres and our District Superintendent, Rev. Gordon Lind.
Following the service we are all invited to a dinner celebrating their favorite dishes from Mexico, Central and South America. The families of Vida Nueva are excellent cooks and this is a real treat! If you know ahead of time that you are able to attend, sign up on the refreshment table so we can give them an idea of how many plan to attend. Vida Nueva shares a building with Peace United Methodist Church, which is located at 919 Schwartz Street on the east side of Green Bay. Feliz Navidad!
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Connecting Couples Christmas Party
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Saturday, December 11th at 6:00 p.m.
Put on your holiday cheer...it's a Christmas Party! Hosts Joanne Angeli and Anthony Kosidowski will have a turkey in the oven and everyone should bring a dish to pass, their drink of choice and a Christmas ornament to exchange.
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Bring your warm boots and mittens, because after dinner we'll head over to the Botanical Gardens and enjoy the garden of lights display featuring over 250,000 lights!
Costs are: $7/person for the Garden of Lights and a couple $$/person to cover the cost of the meat and other items.
Address: Joanne and Anthony's address is 649 East River Drive in De Pere and their number is 265-9689 if you have questions or need directions.
Join us for the entire evening or just a portion. Please RSVP by Wednesday, Dec. 8th to Patti Bacher or sign up on the refreshment table. |
Delicious Delectables Candy & Cookie Walk
Sunday, December 12th from 10 - noon
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Invite your friends to experience these goodies
Walk the tables piled high with Delicious Delectable Candy & Cookies, filling your dish with all your favorite festive little homemade goodies. You know... the ones that Grandma always made. The cost is only $8/pound and if you bring a friend who is a first time visitor to New Hope, you will get your first pound of delectables at half price!
 This yummy occasion is scheduled for December 12th from 10 to noon and will provide an excellent opportunity for you take home a variety of Christmas cookies for your holiday enjoyment. Plan on including these morsels when entertaining over the holidays!
You can bring your own container or use one of ours. We will also have a selection of hand-crafted items available for purchase.
All proceeds will benefit our mission work with our partners in Russe, Bulgaria.
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Divorce Care: Surviving the Holidays
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Wednesday, December 15th 7 - 9 p.m.
 The holidays can be a very difficult time for those who are struggling with the intense pain that comes from being separated or divorced. This two hour program gives practical advice in a warm and encouraging way.
Local churches around the world sponsor these seminars and New Hope will be hosting one on Wednesday, December 15th from 7 - 9 p.m. Here's what we do during a Surviving the Holidays event:
- Watch a 40-minute video, filled with practical tips on how to survive the holidays
- Hear from others in the group who are dealing with a marital breakup this holiday season
- Have the opportunity to share how the separation or divorce is affecting you (if you'd like)
- Receive a personal Holiday Survival Guide
Anyone experiencing this need is welcome to attend, so please share the details of this event with friends or co-workers who may find it helpful.
Child care will be available, please let us know ahead of time so we can plan accordingly. Course fee to cover the cost of the book is $5 and click here to sign up ahead of time or just show up the night of the event.
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Use SCRIP for Christmas Shopping!
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Place an order on or before Sunday, Dec. 12th and get entered in a drawing for a $10 gift card for Bath & Body Works!
Have you signed up yet and placed your first Scrip order? If not, be sure to place your first order on or before Sunday, Dec. 12th and you will be eligible for our Christmas drawing. This is an excellent time to get involved!
You can order online or manually (with the paper order forms) to get all the shopping power you need to fund your Christmas gift giving while giving to and supporting New Hope's ministries at the same time.
So far, in the first month, we have raised over $334 for programming and ministry here at New Hope! We are off to a great start!
All it takes is a little pre-planning! If you have questions please feel free to contact Patti at 964-0143 or talk to Sheryl on Sunday morning.
Click here for info to sign up and order online.
Note: Statements will be provided in January letting you know how much of your SCRIP purchases can be claimed as tax deductible. You will of course want to consult with your tax accountant.
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Community Invitations
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Holiday Happenings You May Be Interested In
We have received a number of invitations for various events that I wanted to pass on to you. Some need volunteers and helpers, others are simply for your enjoyment.
Salvation Army Bell Ringing - ring for an hour or more. Log on to www.ringbells.org to sign up.
Salvation Army Christmas Distribution at Shopko Hall - distribute food boxes, toys and other items to those in need. Event is Tuesday, Dec. 21 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Wednesday, Dec 22 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Christmas at the Barn - held at Rock K Ranch in Greenleaf on Thursday, Dec 16th between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. A free community event to celebrate the reason for the season. View a live nativity scene, climb aboard a free horse-drawn hayride through the woods to a roaring bonfire, sing carols, enjoy cookies and cocoa.
A Free Christmas Concert - a free concert by "Hearing the Sonrise", a Christian band out of Appleton, featuring Trans-Siberian Orchestra covers and other Christmas favorites. Dec. 4th at 7:00 pm at Outer Edge Stage, 303 N. Oneida St. in Appleton.
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Christmas Giving thru De Pere Christian Outreach
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Scrip Program Needs Volunteers
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Volunteer every week or occasionally
We are looking for volunteers to help either on a weekly or occasional basis for our Scrip program to raise funds for the ministries and programs here at New Hope Church. Sheryl Mielke has volunteered to take leadership on this project and she'll need help! We'll need people to collect and distribute the orders on Sundays from 10 - 10:30 a.m. We will also need help early in the week to tally the orders and later in the week to fill them. Please contact Patti if you are willing to help.
Scrip is "no-selling" fundraising that allows New Hope to raise money based on your everyday purchases. Scrip is a term that means "substitute money" and when you purchase scrip through New Hope, you're purchasing negotiable gift certificates and prepaid cards that are used just like cash. You can use scrip to purchase everyday expenses like food, clothing, gas and other essentials, and with every purchase, you earn revenue for our church.
The church buys the scrip at a discount, and re-sells the certificates to families like yours for full face value. The discount - from two to fifteen percent or more - is our organization's revenue which we will use to support programs and ministry right here at New Hope. This is a GREAT way for you to support our church!
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