New Hope News. New Sermon Series. October 23, Inside this issue:

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1 October 23, 2013 As New Hope we are Disciples of Christ striving to bring Heaven to earth through nurturing, serving and connecting New Sermon Series Starting this Sunday we are beginning a new sermon series called "Living Together". In this sermon series we will be using wisdom given to us in the 4th chapter of Ephesians (where Paul is dealing with a fairly unruly church) to learn and to be reminded of some of the practical things we all must do to live together. The goal for this sermon series to help us all come to terms with the realities of being a part of a community and most importantly what we can accomplish if we learn to work together. It s almost Halloween which means it s time to get ready for our annual Trunk or Treat at NHCC. The Evangelism Committee will need a lot of help to make this evening the special event it has been in the past. Fist we need trunks the more the better! Just bring your car and park it so you can hand out treats from the back. Costumes are optional but they are a lot of fun! Next we need volunteers to attend all the different stations that it will take to cover everything traffic control, balloon ride waivers, etc. And of course, most important of all, we will need treats-lots and lots of Treats. (otherwise we have to call the event Trunks and nobody will show up for trunks!) We need individually wrapped candy, gum, and other treats. Just pick up a bag or two when you re at the grocery store or Wal-Mart, bring it to the church before October 31st and leave it in the container provided. Inside this issue: Calendar 9 Fall Festival 6 Children s Choir 4 CWF News 6 Prayer Concerns 2 Refuge Fellowship 5 Food Pantry Sunday 5 Fellowship Hall Renovation 8 Serving in November 2 Stewardship Letter 3 Important Notice 4

2 Page 2 Sunday Servants for November Worship Leader Elders Greeters Deacons: Nursery Candle Lighters Communion Preparation Charlie Norton Charlie Norton & Patricia Johnson Janette Whittern & Bill Comeaux Jean Bittinger, Roxanne Walker Ann Stanford, Gilbert Briones Eloisa Briones Youth Helen Turner Stewardship Thought As we give in today's offering, we rejoice as we bring to the Lord the firstfruits of our income. We worship the Lord with a grateful heart, for He has provided faithfully for us and our house. We give willingly and cheerfully. Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness. 2 Corinthians 9:10 (If you are scheduled to serve but unable to do so on any given date, Deacons, please call Richard Reames, Elders, please call Diana Anderson) In Our Prayers SPECIAL PRAYERS Wilma Cox, Lavelle Dinwiddie, Rusty Shaffer, Michael Cain, Michael Whittern, Jana Findlay s family, Georgette Reed s husband and her Aunt Junie, David Lee (Mollie Coker s brother),debbie Shepherd (friend of Brad Davidson), Gwen Peoples (friend of Patricia Johnson), the Regional Church CONTINUED PRAYERS Virginia Gage,, Kim Ritchie,, Evelyn Wilcoxson, Georgette Reed, Yolonda Collier, Eddie Edwards (Barbara Christoffels son), William White, Nan Hartman, Steve and Sue Wilson, Jasmine Moore (The Norton s Granddaughter), Marcelle Lemons (Ashley s Grandma), Georgette Reed s mother, Patsy Webb s great nephew Jack, Wayne Trim (friend of Georgette Reed), Marie Shipman and Dyann Schull (relatives of Bettie Davis), Ivan Elieff (friend of Ron McKinney), James Cameron (friend of Vicki Eaton), Ian Carter (friend of Brad Davidson), everyone affected by the tornados, our country s leaders and all personnel serving in the Military and their families. CENTRAL AREA CHURCHES PRAYING FOR CHURCHES October 27th: 1st Christian, Guthrie Pastors: Dennis Clark, Karen Allen November 3rd: 1st Christian, Kaw City

3 Page 3 Dear NHCC Members, Believe it or not 2014 is just around the corner and the Stewardship Committee needs your help as members of the NHCC Congregation. It is that time of year that the Stewardship committee will be preparing the 2014 budget and your pledges help NHCC to meet its basic needs. Our giving provides a regular, predictable source of funding so the church can meet its practical responsibilities. Every church has fixed monthly expenses: building maintenance, utilities, salaries, etc. Please take time to complete and remit the pledge card you have received by placing in the offering plate on Sunday. Should you need a pledge card just ask and "you shall receive". We are Disciples of Christ striving to bring Heaven to Earth by Nurturing Serving and Connecting. Thanks for your prayers and commitment to New Hope Christian Church Stewardship Committee A Future with Hope.What s next! I intend as a servant of the Lord to give to my church in the coming year. (Please Circle One) Weekly Now Lord what am I waiting for my hope is in you Psalm 39:7 Monthly $ Annually I understand that this pledge can be raised or lowered at any time by notifying the financial secretary of the church. Date 20 Name

4 October 23, 2013 New Hope Nurtures On Saturday, October 19, New Hope held its first Fall Festival for youth and children. We had in attendance approximately 30 people (children and adults). Due to an abrupt change in the weather, the festival was changed from outside to inside the fellowship hall. "As a kick-off the Fall Fest activities, the children released helium balloons and we watched them float fast away until they were out of sight." Hay bales were brought in to set the scene as well as scarecrows and pumpkins. God gave to us a beautiful fall day Saturday afternoon so we were able to hold some events outside anyway. There was lots to do. There was corn shucking, bobbing for apples, pumpkin painting and pumpkin carving, pie eating contest, sack races and wheel barrow races. And a pie in the face contest which was won by Bill Shenold. All the children got to smash mini cream pies in Bill's face. Thank you Bill, for being such a good sport. We had hot dogs, macaroni and cheese and fresh corn on the cob to eat. For dessert we had homemade s'mores, with a choice of gooey or extra gooey marshmallow. Yum! Thank you to everyone who attended the festival. Special thank you to all who helped get the festival ready and conduct events as well as clean up afterwards. Don and George, thank you very much for getting the hay for us. God Bless! IMPORTANT NOTICE!! This Sunday, October 27, all children are asked to wear their Halloween costumes to church for a special Children's Moment. Children s Choir Sunday, November 17 9:30a.m. We ll Sing in Worship!!

5 Page 5 New Hope Serves NHCC at Refuge Fellowship Once again New Hope took a turn serving the homeless of downtown Oklahoma City on Monday the 21st, at Refuge Fellowship Church, 520 W. Main St. Not only did we serve a meal, we also brought all the items donated through a winter clothing and diaper drive we had been holding for the past 2 to 3 weeks. Refuge is really growing! They're averaging between 70 and 85 people in attendance at each Monday night service, and the 21st was no exception, with 73 on hand despite the weather, with the overnight low forecasted for 48. We brought over 125 servings of chicken ala king, served over rice, with a dinner salad with croutons and a choice of dressings, along with dinner rolls and peach and cherry cobbler for desert; we also brought some marinated chicken breasts in case we had someone with a food allergy, or simply didn't like mushrooms. We gave out every single bit of what we brought (including 9 pots of coffer), and made sure no one went away hungry. Typically, at homeless shelters people get a single pass through the line to get their food; the food is rationed pretty tightly, naturally, due to the demand. However, when we serve at Refuge, we make sure we have plenty, and even have enough to allow people to take a little extra with them to wherever they're going. On the winter clothing and baby diaper drive, we had nearly an entire full-sized pickup full of boxes of clothing and shoes. These too, went very quickly; Refuge has a partner that assists with such things, and he keeps track of any leftovers and brings them back from week to week. But I'd estimate that around 90% of the items we brought found new homes. The ministry at Refuge Fellowship is growing by leaps and bounds. Rev. Noel Gray, pastor at Refuge Fellowship, has partnered with the Homeless Alliance here in OKC, to help expedite the process of getting the homeless off the streets, and it's really beginning to help, to change the lives of those less fortunate. She's also working on some means of assisting Refuge members in finding transportation to and from jobs. Refuge is truly beginning to bring hope to those who for so long have been without hope, and it's a wonderful feeling to be involved with such a ministry. New Hope's next opportunity to serve at Refuge Fellowship will be on Dec. 2nd. Stay tuned for more news and how you can become involved in this truly life-changing ministry Don t forget Food Cabinet Sunday! On November 3rd NHCC will again be collecting non-perishable food items and money to help feed the less fortunate in our community. Just pick up an extra can of tuna or jar of peanut butter when you are buying your groceries. You probably won t even notice the difference, but for some family it could mean the difference in putting their kids to bed hungry or well-fed.

6 October 23, 2013 New Hope Connects NHCC Page 5 Connections Pardon the Mess! Work has begun on the Fellowship Hall Renovation. The popcorn has been scraped off the ceiling and the ceiling and walls are being painted a beautiful color. The old dirty carpet has been removed to prepared for new carpet tiles. Not just a renovation, but a transformation is taking place. Can t wait to see it finished! CWF News Some of our New Hope CWF ladies went to the Central Area Quarterly Meeting at New Covenant Christian Church last Tuesday. The speaker (Dan Straughan, Executive Director of the Homeless Alliance. He shared with the group all that is being done in Oklahoma City to assist our homeless population. The Evening group will meet on Monday, November 4th at 6:30. Hostess will be Traci Wood. The Day Group will meet for business, study and fellowship on Tuesday, November 5th. Study leader will be Dorothy Whaley Be sure and mark your calendar for the Ladies Monthly which will be on Tuesday, November 19th at 9:00a.m. at Pioneer Pies. All ladies of NHCC are welcome. Men s The men of New Hope meet for breakfast at 9:00am on Tuesday mornings at Pioneer Pies.

7 Page 7 What s Happening at New Hope October 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 27 Meetings: 12 Noon Nominating Committee 1:30 Cabinet 2:30 Elders, Deacons 3:30 Fellowship & Rec Evangelism :00p.m. Young Adult Study Group Questions?? am Men s 1:00pm Over Trunk or Treat Nov 1 2 November Food Cabinet Sunday 1:30pm Staff meeting 4 6:30p.m. CWF NIGHT Group Hostess: Traci Wood 5 10:a.m.CWF DAY Group 7pm Young Adult Group Study Questions? am Men s 10:30 Bible Study 1-2pm Over 40 NEWSLETTER pm Beckett Wedding am Men s 10:30 Bible Study 1-2pm Over :30am Children s Choir Meetings: Missions 1:30 Board 2:30 Worship, Property Stewardship 3:30 Education Thanksgiving Special Offering am Ladies am Men s 10:30 Bible Study 1pm Over 40 NEWSLETTER 21 6:00pm 40 Plus Refuge Planning Thanksgiving Special Offering Thanksgiving Luncheon 3:30pm Choir will sing Christmas Bradford Village Hanging of the Greens 25 4:30pm FCC Edmond am Men s 1:00pm Over Thanksgiving Church Offices Closed am-Noon Church Cleaning Day

8 Who We Are Nurturing We are a diverse gathering of Jesus followers devoted to creating a safe space and direction for the younger generations. Serving We are a church family whose house has no walls. Our community and our world are family members to whom we are connected through our Heavenly Father. Our family includes all. Connecting We are a congregation that believes each person has a unique place within the family of New Hope New Hope means new hope for anyone, anywhere in all situations. Ministers: All Members Senior Minister: Rev. Joshua Leu Minister of Administration: Sandy Moyers Youth Minister: Katy Hirsch Children s Minister: Anthony Henderson Music Minister: Marietta Combs Pianist: Brad Davidson Media Tech: David Rock Custodian: Sean Shenold Place Stamp Here Bringing Heaven to Earth S. Pennsylvania Oklahoma City, OK Phone: Fax: newhopeccokc@sbcglobal.net October 23, 2013 We re on the Web nhccokc.com