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December 1, 2011
New Hope ENews
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Pastor Greg's Sermon this week:
"Are You Building the Christmas-Song Highway?"
based on Isaiah 40:1-11
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Advent & Christmas
at New Hope
Mark Your Calendar Now!
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Honor A Loved One This Christmas
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One way you can help us decorate the church for the Christmas season is to give a poinsettia in memory or in honor of a loved one. To do so simply print the coupon below, fill it out, and mail it or put it in the offering plate along with cash or a check for $18 made out to New Hope Church. At the December 18th and Christmas Eve worship services we will list your loved ones' names in an insert in our bulletin. |
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The Journey - Walking the Road to Bethlehem is an Advent Study for all ages from adult to children. We will journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in this fascinating look at the birth of Jesus Christ. Each Wednesday will begin with a potluck dinner followed by the classes. Wednesdays
Nov. 30- Dec. 21
Dinner 5:45 p.m.
Class 6:30 p.m.
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Hallelujah!
YouTube Sensation
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Click the picture to watch the video that inspired us!
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| With your help, we can make the Christmas spirit go viral!
We are looking for help with an all-church, all-community video project for Christmas that will be shared in church on Sunday, December 18th and on YouTube.
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Delicious Delectables
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Walk the tables of delectable homemade candy and cookies, filling your dish with your favorites. Containers provided. A selection of craft items will also be available. All proceeds benefit programming and outreach at New Hope.
Sunday, Dec. 4
10:30 - Noon
Price: $9.00/lb
Calling all Bakers!!! We need your best holiday cookies! We are asking for 2-3 dozen of your favorite holiday cookie or candies. Drop them off Saturday, Dec 3rd from 10:00 to 1:00 or the day of the event from 8:30 to 9:30. Help us make this another successful Cookie Walk!
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Angel Tree
|  | We are sponsoring several families from Vida Nueva United Methodist Church in east Green Bay for Christmas this year. We'll be providing toys and clothing for the children. The tags are on the tree in the entryway so be sure to "adopt" one or more on Sunday. Wrapped gifts should be returned to our church on or before December 18th.
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Surviving The Holidays
|  | | DivorceCare: Surviving the Holidays is a warm, encouraging and helpful event that helps you deal with the intense pain of separation and divorce during the holiday season. The class includes a 40-minute video, filled with practical tips on how to survive the holidays and discussion with others who are dealing with a marital breakup this holiday season.
Wednesday
Dec. 14th
6:45 - 8:45 p.m.
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The children will perform their Christmas program during the worship service at 9:30. Invite grandparents aunts & uncles to see this joy-filled holiday presentation. Plan to stay after worship for refreshments and fellowship.
Sunday, Dec. 18th
9:30 a.m
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Christmas Eve Worship with Bulgaria
|  | All are welcome to join us as we celebrate Christmas Eve worship (live via the internet) with our partner church in Russe, Bulgaria! Truly a joy-filled and unique experience.
Saturday, Dec. 24th 9:00 a.m. (It's 5 in the evening in Bulgaria)
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Christmas Eve Worship
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What a joyous time of worship as we celebrate the birth of our Lord! Everyone is welcome!
Saturday, Dec. 24th 4:30 p.m.
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Festival of Carols Christmas Morning
|  | | Our service will be slightly different from our normal worship. Instead of preaching, we will sing several of our favorite Christmas carols, along with introductions that will tell the inspiring stories behind them. Come sing your favorite carols!
Sunday, Dec. 25th
9:30 a.m.
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Un-Decking of the Halls
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Help us Undeck, Undo, Unstring, Untangle, Unravel, Dismantle, Unglitz, Disassemble, and Undecorate the church following the Christmas season! Stay after worship and lend a hand as we take down and pack up the decor of the season.
Sunday, January 1st 10:30 a.m.
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Church Cookbooks Are the BEST!
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 The New Hope Cook Book will be available for purchase at the Cookie Walk on December 4th for $10. It is chock full of over 100 tried and true recipes from cooks in our church. The book is put together in a binder that we can add to with more recipes each season. Be sure to get one for you and a couple for gifts! |
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Hallelujah!! Be Part of the Next YouTube Sensation!
With your help, we can make the Christmas spirit go viral!
We are looking for help with an all-church, all-community video project for Christmas.
Inspired by another YouTube video (click here to see it), we'll share this video in church on Sunday, December 18th and on YouTube.
How to help:
1. Create your HAL - LE - LU - JAH message. (make your
own or print it from this document)
2. Video or photograph yourself, your friends, your family, your
neighbors, or strangers displaying your signs. Be as simple or
creative as you want! Need ideas? Watch the video above. Don't worry about the timing of your clip, that can all be edited.
3. Email your photos/video to katy.gertz@gmail.com. Files too large?
Use an FTP site such as You Send It or save to a disk or flash drive
and drop off at church (we're happy to return these). All photos/videos are due by Friday, December 9th.
4. Attend worship on December 18th for the premier!!!
To complete this project, we need 37 "Hallelujah"s, 14 "For Ever and Ever"s, 7 "King of King"s, 7 "And Lord of Lords", and a handful of other phrases. Email Katy if you can help with one or more of these additional phrases!
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New Hope Gift Cards "To Go" Now Available!
| Thanks to the generosity of a few families here at New Hope, we are now able to carry a small inventory of gift cards. This means you are able to purchase and have the cards immediately available to take with you. This week we have cards for the following businesses:
- BP
- Kwik Trip
- Fleet Farm
- Copps
- Festival Foods
- Piggly Wiggly
- Woodmans
The Gift Card Program is New Hope's largest fundraiser through the rebates paid to New Hope by the stores. Every time you buy cards you are helping New Hope at NO EXTRA COST to you - it's a win-win!
We are also in need of additional help on Sunday mornings to collect and distribute the orders. Please let us know if you are able to help in this way. |
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Mission of the Month - Food for the Holidays
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For the month of December we will be collecting food for the local food pantry. In addition to the extra holiday needs, they are always in short supply of the basics including cereal, peanut butter, canned foods, toilet paper and personal hygiene products. Just bring your items to church with you, put them under the big Christmas tree in the Celebration Center and we'll make sure they are delivered.
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Body by God - Rebuild the Temple Program
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Led by Dr. Steve Hansen
Wednesdays - 6:45 p.m.
January 4th - Feb 15th
Replace "busyness" with success - body, mind and spirit! The Rebuild the Temple program is all about making it simpler and easier for people to take care of themselves the way God intended. This is a 40 day nutrition, fitness, stress, and time management program designed to enact steady, permanent change. Get 40% better for God in 40 days by improving your relationship with God, relationship with your family, your body, your brain, your business, your skills, your time management, and your outlook on life....for God.
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Honor A Loved One With A Poinsettia
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One way you can help us decorate the church for the Christmas season is to give a poinsettia in memory or in honor of a loved one. To do so simply print this coupon, fill it out, and mail it or put it in the offering plate along with cash or a check for $18 made out to New Hope Church. At the December 18th and Christmas Eve worship services we will list your loved ones' names in an insert in our bulletin.
Given by: ________________________________________
___ In Memory of: _________________________________
___ In Honor of: ___________________________________
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office by December 4th
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