New Hope News. Lenten Bible Study. Sunday, January 27th 2:30-5p.m. Oklahoma City Community College John Massey Building. Inside this issue:

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1 New Hope News As New Hope we are Disciples of Christ striving to bring Heaven to earth through nurturing, serving and connecting January 16, 2013 Did you know that the difference between good and great is usually very minute? For instance the difference between hot water and water that turns into steam which can power almost anything is only 1 degree! Summit 212 is a alternative workshop that will help us examine the little things that can make a big difference: Little things that will take our congregation from good to great! Please mark your calendars (especially those in leadership roles) for this important event in the life of NHCC. Sunday, January 27th 2:30-5p.m. Oklahoma City Community College John Massey Building Inside this issue: Prayer Concerns 2 Stewardship Thought 3 Calendar 4 Regional Listening Team Leadership Training School Adult Mission Trip 6 Sunday Servants 3 Children s Choir 7 Worship Leaders Needed Nursery Volunteers Lenten Bible Study Beginning on February 20th, Pastor Josh will be leading this year s Lenten Bible Study. The study is titled Sin. In this study we will delve into what Scripture has to say about the nature of sin in all of its variations You won t want to miss a single session, if you know what is good for you! The study will be offered every Wednesday at 10:30a.m. and again at 6:00p.m. Choose the time that best suits your schedule and come join us as we explore the horrifying reality of sin..

2 Page 2 New Hope News Stewardship Thought As we give in this week s offering, we stand on God s promises that the Lord will cause His blessings to come upon us as the windows of Heaven are open. Open over our lives today all the windows of blessings and super-natural resources. Let it be more than we can handle. Valentine Potluck Sunday, February 10th After Worship The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you. Deuteronomy 28:8 Plan now to join your New Hope Family for our first fellowship meal of the new year! In Our Prayers SPECIAL PRAYERS Newtown, Conn., Lavelle Dinwiddie, Nan Hartman, Anthony Henderson, Alvina Wilks, Rusty Shaffer, Patsy Webb s great nephew Jack, Nan Hartman s sister Loraine, Laurel Eakins, Fern Hamm (Vicki Eaton s mother) Lu Cornett, The Regional Church. CONTINUED PRAYERS Kim Ritchie, Beulah Ames, Evelyn Wilcoxen, Virginia Ballard (Cathy Hempel s mother), Marcelle Lemons (Ashley s Grandma), Lloyd Dodson, Mandy and Kaylin Musshafen, Marie Shipman and Dyann Schull (relatives of Bettie Davis), Ian Carter (friend of Brad Davidson), Patsy Webb s nephew, Zack, Chris Vasaiter (friend of Vicki Eaton), our country s leaders and all personnel serving in the Military and their families.

3 January 16, 2013 Needed: Volunteers to Lead Worship Do you have favorite scriptures that leads you into a worshipful mood? Have you read a poem or story that helps you better understand your relationship with God? Do you believe others would find comfort and strength by sharing these in a Call to Worship? If so, please consider volunteering to serve as Worship Leader for a month during Contact Roxanne Walker or Eugene Earsom, co -chairs of the Worship Committee, if you are interested. Pastor Josh will let you know the themes of his sermons in advance, and we can help you find resources to use to help enhance the worship experience for the entire congregation. Roxanne <roxannewlkr@aol.com> and Eugene <earsom@hotmail.com> Sunday Servants for January Worship Leader Elders Greeters Deacons: Nursery Candle Lighters Communion Preparation Page 3 Eugene Earsom Eugene Earsom & Penny Hampton Vicky Gallas & Barbara Christoffels Ann Kennedy, Sean Shenold Sidney Hartman, Kendall Hartman Jean Bittinger, Bill Shenold Linda Whaley Youth Helen Turner (If you are scheduled to serve but unable to do so on any given date, Deacons, please call Richard Reames, Elders, please call Penny Hampton.) Homes for the Homeless Project The Oklahoma Council of Churches has partnered with the Homeless Alliance to help the homeless of Oklahoma City. As part of the national 100K Homes project, the Homeless Alliance is utilizing the resources of HUD to place individuals into vacant OKC housing. The project begins in January 2013 by gathering and analyzing information from the homeless population, placing the most at-risk individuals into homes, equipping them with services and supplies, and ideally, partnering them with a church or organization for continued support. Starting next week, Jan , teams of volunteers will survey the homeless population of the Oklahoma City metro area. Those identified as best suited for transitional housing will then be matched up with newly-available vacant housing around the OKC area. Each person placed in a home will be provided with a "move-in" kit containing necessities such as linens, cookware and utensils, cleaning supplies, small appliances, basic furnishings, etc. And that's where New Hope can come in... we can collect the items themselves, or make cash donations to the Homeless Alliance, and they will use those funds to purchase the needed items. Studies over the past several years show that transitional housing resources are at a premium; many are at over 100% capacity. As transitional housing is intended for those who need some help getting back on their feet, without significant substance abuse or mental health issues, programs like this help to restore homeless people to normal society, and also help to relieve the load on the more-familiar emergency shelters, like Jesus House, City Rescue Mission, and Salvation Army.

4 Page 4 What s Happening at New Hope January 2013 New Hope News Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 13 Guest Speaker 1:30p.m. Training for Nursery Volunteers 20 9:30am Children s Choir Sermon Series: We Are Nurturing Meetings: 1:30 Board 2:30 Worship, Property Stewardship 3:30 Missions Education Newsletter :30am Central Area Disciples Women Area Meeting in Perry :00pm 40 Cimarron Steakhouse Sermon Series: We Are Serving 2:30-5:00p.m. Summit 212 The How to of Bringing Heaven to OCCC 28 Christian Church Commission NHCC Newsletter Calendars Are due 2 9am-Noon Regional Leadership School FCC OKC February Food Cabinet Sunday Sermon Series: We Are Connecting 1:30pm Staff meeting 4 6:30pm CWF Evening Group 5 10:00am CWF Morning Group Sermon Series: Famous Last Words Valentine Potluck Luncheon after Worship :30 Ash Wed. Rehearsal 6:00p.m. Ash Wed. Experience NEWSLETTER pm Regional Food Bank January 18-25th Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

5 January Page 5 Lenten Sermon Series Beginning February 17th At the direction of the Regional Board, the Listening Team has begun laying the groundwork for a time of discernment and listening among the congregations in the Oklahoma Regional Church. We look forward to visiting with you and dreaming about what the future holds for Oklahoma Disciples! Regional Listening Team The Listening Team inludes: Northeast Area Geoff Brewster Belva Brown Jordan Fred Turner Central Area Jeff Champeau Tara Dew Josh Leu Southwest Area Joe Garkovich Kim Hames Northwest Area Pat Sutherlin Ronnie Hopkins Southeast Area Tim Kowalski If you have questions, please ask any member of the team or contact Jeff Champeau at (405) or jeff.champeau@live.com. Nursery Volunteers Needed We could use a few more volunteers to serve in the nursery rotation for Each volunteer will serve for one month at a time. The more volunteers we have in the rotation the less frequently each will need to serve. If you love children and have a desire to teach them the basics of Christianity If you are willing to serve for one month at a time If you are willing to undergo an OSBI background check or have one on file Then call the church office at and become a part of this extremely important NHCC ministry Nurturing our little ones.

6 Page 6 Leadership Training School 2013 will be Saturday, February 2nd at First Christian Church, Oklahoma City. This year s theme is Empowering the Body of Christ: Learning from Our Past Looking Toward Our Future. LTS begins at 8:30a.m. with coffee, doughnuts and an opportunity to visit the various displays. Opening worship begins at 9:00a.m. NHCC has already paid the registration fee, so there is no cost to individuals. There will be childcare for infants through 5th grade. LTS offers a wide variety of classes designed for laity and pastors seeking personal enrichment, enhanced leadership skills and motivation for their personal faith journey. Here are the classes being offered: ARK Adults Relating to Kids Appreciative Inquiry Children s Curriculum Overview ( VBS & Sunday School) Circle of Faith Compassionate Listening Discernment Effective Church: Membership or Mission? Empowering the Body of Christ Through Storytelling Faith and Film Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Suicide Prevention Training Reminders of the Past Agents of Change: Re-Hearing the Biblical Prophets for the 21st Century Stone Soup Community Venture: Social Entrepreneurship as Ministry The New Jim Crow Alternative Funding Options: Grant Writing for Your Congregation Church Chat 2.0 Creative Thinking for Churches Diakonos Ministry Don t Put a Label on Worship! Retirement: It s never Too Early or Too Late Better Together Congregation as Employer: Clergy Salary & Benefits Dream Big, Think Positive, and Act Now: Help Shape the Future of the Christian Church in Oklahoma! Elders as Primary Leaders Spirituality: More than Prayers & Songs: Practices for Youth & Youth Ministry New Hope News Space does not allow for a description of the classes here: but, there will be a detailed listing (including leaders) available on the table in Narthex or you can go to the Regional Website: and click on the Leadership Training icon to get the scoop. Make a commitment now to attend. prepaid opportunity to learn and grow and bring new ideas back to New Hope. You will be blessed by your attendance and so will NHCC.

7 January 16, 2013 A Note from J 2 Page 7 Children s Choir Sunday, January 20th 9:30a.m. Come Join the Fun!! Hello everyone, I hope all is well! There have been and will be some changes to the children's/ youth program this coming year! I am very excited about some ideas and will be meeting with new Education chair Ann Kennedy! As you may know, Anthony will be stepping away from leading Children's Church for the time being. If anyone is interested in filling the position pleeeasssseeee let me know! I will cover until someone takes over. Furthermore, if anyone would is interested in occasionally (or semi-regularly) doing children's moment please contact me. I would like to step back some. That's all for now, thank you! I will update the congregation on any news as it arises! Peace J-2 Summer Camps 2013 Hey NHCC Kids & Youth! It is never too early to start thinking about summer Church Camp. You will make new friends and memories that will last a lifetime. Registration Opens February 1st and closes May 15th, so get your reservations in now! Let J 2 know that you plan to go, so we can get the information to your parents. Here are some of the camping opportunities around Oklahoma for the summer of 2013 June 3-7 Chi Oakridge Camp June 7-9 Discover Central Camp June Junior Central Camp June CYF Central Camp June Chi Rho Texoma Camp Oklahoma Disciples Men s Retreat March 15-16, 2013 Central Christian Camp & Conference Center Guthrie, Oklahoma

8 Who We Are 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. 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. Nurturing We are a diverse gathering of Jesus followers devoted to creating a safe space and direction for the younger generations. Ministers: All Members Senior Minister: Rev. Joshua Leu Adm. Assistant: Sandy Moyers Youth and Children s Minister: Josh Fearing Music Minister: Marietta Combs Pianist: Brad Davidson Media Tech: David Rock Nursery Attendant: Eloisa Briones Custodian: Sean Shenold As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others. Audrey Hepburn Place Stamp Here Bringing Heaven to Earth S. Pennsylvania Oklahoma City, OK Phone: Fax: newhopeccokc@sbcglobal.net January 16, 2013 We re on the Web nhccokc.com