Sanctify @ The Cup          

 "Sanctify", a Christian rock band created by some of our New Hope youth, will be playing during The Cup of Joy's Open Mic night on Saturday, April 23^rd  at 7:00 p.m.  Grab your friends and bring them to this free event and support our musicians.  You'll have a great time rockin' out to their original pieces and listening to some great talent.

We hope to have them perform at New Hope on a Friday night in the future!

May's Upcoming Monthly Mission -  

"Change the World" Work/Clean Up Day        

"Change the World" is a world wide effort by the United Methodist Church to get Methodists together, working in the community to make a difference.  Our May Mission is to be part of a much greater effort to help our world, and it is a powerful witness to the UMC teamwork in Green Bay.  Last year, about 100 people from all the UMC churches in the Green Bay area gathered to help clean up and prepare Heritage Hill for summer visitors.  This year's event is planned for Saturday, May 14^th.  We will work from 9:00 to 11:30 and will finish with lunch at the park.  New Hope needs to provide potato salad for about 100 people and we are  looking for a volunteer to prepare it ahead of time.  Contact Karen Zarembka at 366-5427 or sign up on the back table if you are able to work. 

Volunteer Custodian(s) Needed        

We are in need of volunteers to help keep our building sparkling!  Jennifer Selissen, who has done a wonderful job and volunteered her time weekly for over a year, is no longer available to help us with this important task and we must find a volunteer(s) to take her place.  Whether you are available to help every week or only occasionally - we need you! 

We are looking for someone to sweep and mop the floor, clean the bathrooms, vacuum the carpet, wash windows, empty garbage cans and perhaps other small chores.  If you can help in this important way, please let us know by email or by calling the church office at 964-0143. 

Scrip Help Needed Wednesday & Sunday Mornings

We are in need of help on Sundays and Wednesdays with our Scrip program.  

SUNDAYS - We need a number of people to help out on Sunday mornings handing out previous orders and Scrip to go, and accepting new orders.  We are plan to set up a schedule for the volunteers to help once every month or two on a regular basis.

WEDNESDAYS - Starting the end of May or first of June, we need someone to pick up the Scrip orders from St. John church in Howard between 9 and -11 a.m. and then sort them for distribution before Friday noon.  This position also will fax or call the order in on Mondays between 6 am and noon.  

Please let us know by email or by calling the church office at 964-0143 if you are able to help.

Our Scrip program is an ongoing fundraiser to support our programs and ministries here at New Hope.  Through Scrip, we have raised over $1500 so far!

Training program kicks off for the Bellin Run/Walk  

Training dates are May 1st, May 22nd, June 5th

Event is Saturday, June 11th

Get out, move more and join New Hope's team for the Bellin Run/Walk!  Our program is designed for ALL ability levels... from the couch to the finish line!

Jim Aniol, RRCA (Road Runners Club of America) certified coach and New Hope member, will be leading group training at New Hope  at 11:30 a.m.  on Sunday, May 1st;  May 22nd ; and June 5th.  These group events are designed for ALL ability levels and everyone is welcome - so don't be scared off thinking, "I'm not a runner."  or  "I can't walk that far."  Our goal is promote activity and fellowship while you prepare for an event at your ability level.

(We are also welcome to run/walk with the Green Bay Running Club at Voyageur Park any Saturday at 7 a.m., beginning  May 14th.)  

Members can e-mail any training questions that they have to Jim at  runningcoachjim@gmail.com.

New Hope's 2010 Bellin Team

HOW TO JOIN THE TEAM:

To register for the Bellin Run click here and when requested select Team Member and then select New Hope United Methodist from the drop down list of teams.  When asked the password is 830.  If you'd like your registration packet delivered to the church the week before, just indicate that you are a friend/family and that Patti is the employee.  (It makes sense on their end and I'll figure it out on our end!)

SIGN UP BEFORE MAY 1ST AND GET A REALLY SWEET WATER BOTTLE FROM BELLIN! 

DePere Food Pantry Needs          

Did You Miss Our Monthly Newsletter?         

Following our time of prayer reflection and sharing during Lent, we have had a wonderful suggestion for a "prayer corner".  It's a place to sit quietly out of the hustle and bustle of activity here at New Hope and a place where individuals can meditate and lift up prayers in solitude at times other than worship.  It's located in the southwest corner of the Celebration Center tucked behind the trees.  Check it out!

Prayer does not change God, but changes the one who prays.   

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to  

change the nature of the one who prays.  -Soren Keirkegaard.

"I don't know enough about the Bible to be in a Bible study!"