New Hope News August 1, 2016

Pray for

the Consti-

tutional Re-

view com-

mittee as

they work to

update the

current con-

stitution for

New Hope

Christian

Church.

Mark the

date, August

28 All

Church

Lunch

Pulpit

Guests on

August 28—

Mrs. Sandy

Moyers and

on Septem-

ber 4th, Rev.

Joe Massi

In Him we live, and move, and have our being.” Acts 17:28

Do you expect to encounter God casually? True, God breaks in on our lives to reveal Himself. However, we are most likely to know God when we seek Him. We will know Him when we respond to His expressed love for us with faith. Jesus, by example, taught his followers to seek God’s presence through reg-ular worship. We understand that it was Jesus’ custom to go to worship each Sabbath to spend time in the presence of his Father. Apart from God we lose the larger perspective of life. Center your life on the will of God and you will come to know the abundant living of which Jesus spoke. Focus on the things of God and you will be able to let go of the worldly frustrations that can so often entrap us. Seek joy everyday. Share love everyday. Move in His presence and walk in His ways everyday. Follow the path of the Master which will lead to a rich en-counter with Jesus at the Lord’s Table on the first day of the week. What would Jesus do….we know the answer… He would join in our worship and praise as the faith community gathers together. There is no doubt that he will be present. Would he be willing to say to you, “Come, follow Me”. Invite a friend as you come to the service that seeks to lead to a higher way of abundant life.

Food For the Soul

“Like living stones be your-selves built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priest-hood, to offer spiritual sac-rifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ”.

The Summer Bible study series continues to spark interest among members of the Church. There are two sessions left in the series.

August 3rd -Christians Grow through Worship.

August 10th -Christians Grow through Service.

Each session is designed to be a single study, so if you have missed you can still attend. The Study begins at

6:28 PM

See you there!

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Mickey Hampton, Gary Holcomb, Wanda Foutty, Bonnie Beck (Patricia Johnson's sister), Jason Whit-ner (Beulah Ames’s nephew), Christy Twyman (Beulah Ames’s niece)

ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS

Joe Smith (Patsy Webb’s Nephew), Sharon Fisher

(friend of Eugene Earsom) Helen Turner’s son Eddie,

Ann Kennedy’s dad, Dan Turner, Tawanna Romine,

Lavelle Dinwiddie, Judy Kemp, Wanda Foutty, Lavon-

na Adams, Nita Beckett (Beulah Ames’ niece), Jan

Reames, Gerald Stagger (Eugene Earsom’s uncle),

Susan Caddell (friend of Eugene Earsom), Sandy Kid-

well, Steve Kidwell’s Dad and Mary, Karla Wogomad,

Alvina Wilks

Please note: If you have placed a name on the pray-

er concerns list, please notify the church office when

the name should be removed.

Sunday Servants for August

Worship Leader: JoCarolyn Chambers

Elders : Patricia Johnson, Ann Kennedy

Deacons: Patsy Webb, Barbara Christoffels

Bittinger, Jack Branson, Shanna Branson

Greeters Vicky Gallas, Pamela Vestal

Nursery Attendant: Linda Whaley

Another VBS has come and gone. What a great time we all had! The church was "junglized" with lots of jumbo leaves and vines. There were swing-ing monkeys and even a very large giraffe. There was a zebra and a tiger, fun crafts, a safari nature where we looked for "God sightings", delicious food and tasty snacks. At Jungle Safari, kids ex-plore the nature of God and discover how God is Creator, Provider, Protector, Savior and King of us all. We visited the scriptures and heard the cre-ation story, learned how the raven brought food to Elijah, heard how Daniel was thrown in the lion's den, visited the crucifixion and resurrection story and jumped into Revelation to learn how God reigns. VBS concluded with a pizza lunch and a trip to the Oklahoma City Zoo where we had an opportunity to feed a meal of lettuce to real live giraffes. Wow! What a great 2 days. During VBS we collected school supplies to be sent to needy children in Africa. We relied on our congregation to assist us with school supply donations. Wow! This is what was collected: 80 Gideon bibles, 7 pkgs. multi-color construction paper, 19 bottles school glue, 62 glue sticks, 26 rulers, 138 erasers, 7 pkgs. markers, 13 pkgs. colored pencils, 20 spi-ral notebooks, 19 pkgs. notebook paper, 30 pkgs. pencils, 23 pocket folders, 12 backpacks, 15 pkgs. ink pens, 24 boxes crayons, 28 pair scissors and 4 pencil sharpeners. Our initial supply list was not that extensive. Just look what happens when God steps in and touches hearts. The flood gates open and blessing flow. "Thank You" to everyone that helped with VBS, before during and afterwards. Especially Vicki Eaton who was my right hand. I could not have done it with her and everyone's help. That kind of giving is what made VBS such a wonderful success! Blessings, Anthony Henderson Children's Minister

Vbs

a huge

success

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Something New at New Hope

The Membership Committee would like to send cards to those who are on the prayer list. If you add someone to the list who is not a member, please leave an address so we can send them a card.

We would also like to send cards to members who do something awesome, so let us know if you ob-serve someone who deserves a pat on the back

Thanks for your help.

The Membership Committee

A donation in honor of New Hope Christian

Church has been given by Rev. Pamela Holt.

The gift to the Annual Fund of the Christian

Church in Oklahoma will support the Regional

church’s ministries

Ellen Beer

Exec. Assistant

Global & Community Missions

Homeless To-Go Giveaway Bags It is time once again to provide supplies for our “To-Go” New Hope Bags for the Homeless.

There is a sign up sheet on the bulletin board and several people have already added their names.

Below is a list of items we still need for someone to bring. It is requested that when you sign up to bring something that you plan to bring enough for at least thirty bags.

Won’t you please sign up to bring one or more of the following items for our New Hope “To-Go” Bags:

Slim Jims (the regular size...not the jumbo) Pudding Cups Fruit or Applesauce cups Cheese Crackers Granola Bars Cereal Bars Chapstick Toothpaste (travel size) Tooth Brushes (medium) Socks Plastic Spoons Baggies Bottled Water Raisins Mike Eaton, Chairman Missions Committee BTW It you would like to help on the Missions Comittee, please call me.

40+ in August

40+ will meet and eat at

Hideaway Pizza in Moore on

August 18th, at 6:00p.m.

There is a sign up sheet on the Narthex bulletin

board so we can be sure to reserve adequate

seating for everyone. Remember, everyone is

welcome at 40+—that is not an age restriction.

It is a participation goal!

Luncheon August 28th

Following Worship Fellowship and Rec will host an all-church potluck luncheon on Sunday, June 12th. Everyone is invited to this time of fellowship and good food. And so we don’t have 10 broccoli casseroles and no chocolate cake, it is suggested that you bring a dish according to the following guidelines: If your last name begins: Bring: A - F a starchy side dish G - L a veggie side dish M - S a dessert T - Z a meat dish

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The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the National Highway Safety Administration is bringing this one-of-a-kind event to your area. Take advantage of the FREE valuable drive safety education day. Reserve a seat for driver training education geared for the 65-plus driving population. Protect your independence, don’t miss out on this opportunity. We look forward to seeing you at the Older Driver Safety Day!

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Reservations are required

and seating is limited, so call today!

RSVP to Kim Lopez

405-713-1950 (Record your name & phone number—we will only call back if there are questions)

Older driver

safety day Friday, August 5th 8:30am—12:00pm

(Registration opens at 8:00am) Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Rockwell Campus 12777 N Rockwell

Building Zone D Enter Northwest Hall

Featured Lectures on:

Highway Safety Laws

Mental Awareness

Distracted Driving

5 Every Sunday at 9:30a.m. Sunday School Classes for all ages

Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat.

31 Membership Committee meeting after Worship 1:30p.m. Elders Meeting

Aug 1 2 3 9a.m. Men’s Breakfast

@ Pioneer Pies

6:28p.m. Bible Study

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7 Food Pantry Sunday

8 9 10 9a.m. Men’s Breakfast

@ Pioneer Pies

6:28p.m. Bible Study

11 12 13

14 15 16 9a.m. Ladies

Breakfast @

Pioneer Pies

17 9a.m. Men’s Breakfast

@ Pioneer Pies

7p.m. Choir Practice

18 6p.m. 40+ @ Hideaway Pizza in Moore

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22 23 24 9a.m. Men’s Breakfast

@ Pioneer Pies

7p.m. Choir Practice

25 26 27

28 Fellowship Luncheon

after Worship

29 30 31 9a.m. Men’s Breakfast

@ Pioneer Pies

7p.m. Choir Practice

Sept 1 2 3

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Bringing Heaven to Earth 12323 S. Pennsylvania

Oklahoma City, OK 73170

Phone: 405-691-5366

E-mail: newhopeccokc@sbcglobal.net

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Calendar 5

VBS Recap 2

Prayer Concerns 2

August Worship Leadership 2

Driving Safety for Seniors 4

Summer Shorts 1

New Hope Bags 3

Membership Notes 3

What’s Inside:

Introducing our new App

Are you a Disciple? Well now there's an

app for that, too! We're excited to an-

nounce that the official app for the

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is

available in the App Store and Google

Play.