Date
April 2018
Shar ing OURFait h New Hope's M onthly Newsletter
CHANGES INTHEiCHURCH Rev. St eve Nor den , Sen i or Past or nor den@NewHopeWor ship.com - 614.766.5445x15 - NewHopeWor ship.com/Pa stor Steve
NEWHOPECHURCH A M inistry of the Reformed Church in America
Rev. St eph en M . Nor den , Sen i or Past or Rev. Sar ah E. Pal sm a, Associ at e Past or
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A few w eeks ago I r eceived an invitation to attend my sem inar y class?40th r eunion. After r ecover ing fr om the initial shock that indeed it has been 40 year s since 1978, I r ealized that I w ould not be able to attend. I did, how ever , take the oppor tunity (as r equested) to w r ite a letter to my classm ates chr onicling the last four decades of life and m inistr y. That has given m e pause to r em inisce about w hat a differ ent chur ch and w or ld it is today than w hen I gr aduated fr om sem inar y and enter ed into m inistr y. I?ll highlight som e of the changes I?ve exper ienced and let you deter m ine w hether they?r e helpful or unhelpful. Per haps the m ost noticeable change is that, w hen I began in m inistr y, w om en w er e not able to be or dained as M inister s of Wor d and Sacr am ent in the Refor m ed Chur ch in Am er ica. Ther e w er e thr ee w om en in my gr aduating class, none of w hom w er e able to ser ve as pastor s upon gr aduation. Today ther e ar e a num ber of w om en in the M aster of Divinity pr ogr am at Wester n Sem inar y, ther e ar e a num ber of w om en w ho ar e or dained m inister s in our denom ination, and New Hope?s associate pastor is a w om an w hile our daughter -in-law also is a M inister of Wor d and Sacr am ent. The change in technology w ithin the life and m inistr y of the chur ch has been nothing shor t of astounding. For ty year s ago I typed paper s, ar ticles and ser m ons
on an electr ic typew r iter. I thought the IBM Selectr ic w as am azing. Cor r espondence w as all har d copy w ith onion skin car bon copies for docum entation. If m ultiple copies of a docum ent, w or ship bulletin, etc. w er e pr oduced, they w er e duplicated on a m im eogr aph m achine. Woe to the per son w ho m ade an er r or on the stencil! The only com puter I had seen at that point in life took up the entir e basem ent of a building on the cam pus of Hope College. Ther e w as no such thing as voice m ail or em ail. Today, my iPhone has m or e m em or y than the one com puter on Hope?s cam pus and I?d be lost w ithout my iM ac, M acbook Pr o and iPad. W hen I began in m inistr y, the chur ch faced little or no com petition for tim e on Sunday m or ning and, in m any places, on Sunday and Wednesday evenings also. Regular attendance in w or ship m eant at least ever y Sunday m or ning and for m any fam ilies, included Sunday evening. Today, the m ost com m on patter n of w or ship attendance at New Hope Chur ch is once ever y six w eeks. For ty year s ago the chur ch and cler gy w er e gener ally still held in high r espect. It w as im por tant to have the endor sem ent of the local cler gy association (w hich has gone the w ay of the dinosaur ) and cler gy w er e fr equently invited to ser ve on com m unity boar ds, foundations and other bodies. Today, cler gy ar e accor ded the
sam e level of r espect and esteem as used car salesper sons. W hen I began in m inistr y w e in the Refor m ed Chur ch in Am er ica w er e capable of disagr eeing w ithout being disagr eeable. We m ost assur edly did not agr ee about ever ything. How ever , w e w er e able to r espect each other as Chr istian sister s and br other s, talk thr ough our disagr eem ents and focus on that w hich united r ather than divided us. Today, as w ith m any denom inations, w e ar e m or e polar ized than ever. We r efuse to listen to those w ith w hom w e disagr ee, w e ar e quick to attach labels
and to question their spir itual com m itm ent and w e?r e uncer tain about their theological or thodoxy. Ther e ar e m any in our denom ination w ho have r esolved that, if they do not get ?their w ay,? ther e w ill be a quick exit. Lastly, for ty year s ago I w as convinced that, after thr ee year s in sem inar y, I had m ost if not all of the answ er s. Life has a w ay of calling into question tr aditionally held beliefs, challenging cher ished notions and pr esuppositions and disr upting long-held assum ptions. Now I can only dr eam about how sm ar t I w as and w ish that all my answ er s w er e unassailable!
SPRINGCLEANING Su san Ei sel st ei n , Ch u r ch Adm i n i st r at or eiselstein@NewHopeWor ship.com - 614.766.5445 x 16
Spr ing is officially her e and w e ar e excited to shar e w ith you sever al things happening at New Hope. Fir st, I am ver y happy to announce our new est staff m em ber , Seth Spr ang, w ho joined us on M ar ch 1st as our Sound Engineer /Tech Coor dinator. We ar e so happy to have Seth on boar d and he has alr eady had a positive im pact w ith our M usic M inistr y. I?d like to br iefly highlight the status on a few item s that w er e m entioned last m onth. One is in r egar d to the r eview of our financial policies and pr ocedur es by a local CPA. This r epor t is now in the dr aft stage and w ill soon be com plete. We anticipate som e changes as a r esult of the
for thcom ing r ecom m endations as w e tighten up som e past pr actices. Change is not alw ays easy but som etim es necessar y to m inim ize r isk and ensur e w e ar e being the best stew ar ds that w e can be.
w e r ecently had all of the pew s steam cleaned (w hich had not been done since the chur ch w as built). Thank you in advance for lim iting or exer cising car e w ith r egar d to dr inks in the sanctuar y!
Next, I?d like to shar e just a couple of com m ents r egar ding the Febr uar y financial r epor t below. Please note that for the m onth, tithes and offer ings w er e $11,913 over budget. Expenses w er e $283 over budget, specifically due to the unanticipated pur chase of a new fr eezer for the kitchen, and final paym ent of the phase 2 par king lot LED lighting pr oject.
Finally, I w ould like to r em ind ever yone that if you have any questions for m e or for any of our staff, please do not hesitate to contact m e via em ail or phone.
In addition to these facility updates,
Once again, thank you for your faithful giving to God?s w or k her e at New Hope. It is exciting to see w hat the Lor d is doing and to hear so m uch enthusiasm expr essed in the visions for our var ious m inistr ies and oppor tunities available her e.
FINANCIAL REPORT THROUGHFEBRUARY2018 Febr u ar y
YEAR TO DATE
Bu dget
Act u al
% Di f f er en ce
Bu dget
Act u al
% Di f f er en ce
Tot al I n com e
$78,933
$90,846
15.1%
$163,594
$176,966
8.2%
Tot al Ex pen se
$81,003
$81,286
0.3%
$193,339
$186,660
3.5%
YOUTHMINISTRY Li n dsey Al l en , Di r ect or of You t h M i n i st r y a llen@NewHopeWor ship.com - 614.766.5445 x20 - NewHopeWor ship.com/Youth
Dear fr iends of New Hope, In the last sever al w eeks our com m unity has been r eeling over the loss of tw o beloved students w ithin the Olentangy com m unity. M any of our childr en ar e w r estling w ith the r ealities of school violence against one another , violence against oneself, m ental illness, social pr essur es, and bullying. M y hear t aches for our youth in this gener ation. How ever , I am filled w ith hope because of the youth that w ant to m ake a positive im pact in our com m unity and in the w or ld. After the tr agic loss of these tw o teens, New Hope has becom e an epicenter for hope and healing w ithin the Pow ell com m unity. People w ho w ould not or dinar ily com e to a chur ch, have gather ed w ithin our w alls w or king together in attem pt to deter m ine and under stand the gr eatest pr oblem s facing our childr en today, and vigilantly w or k tow ar d solutions. I am thankful that people ar e being intr oduced to New Hope in their tim e of need. M y deepest gr atitude how ever , is that a gr oup of m iddle and high school students (som e affiliated w ith New Hope and other s not) have begun to m eet w eekly w ith m e and a few fellow par ents fr om our Chur ch to br ainstor m ideas on how to: r eaching the childr en w ho seem over w helm ed w ith life's str uggles, w ho or ar e alone, to love the child that other s disr egar d, to discover and im plem ent w ays to help our teens navigate a w or ld that is unfam iliar to us as adults, to br idge the gap betw een educator s, par ents, and teens, and to give them a voice to those w ho feel unhear d. It has been an incr edibly pow er ful jour ney and I am excited to see how God w ill use this tim e w ith New Hope as the safe gather ing place for people gr ieving w ithin our com m unity. Our youth ar e just - w ow ! They ar e w or ld changer s w ith their com passion, em pathy, and vision for change. I feel com pelled to w r ite this because so m uch of the new s w e see today r egar ding our teens is devastating and that ther e is not m uch hope. As som eone on the fr ont lines of w or king w ith teenager s I m ust tell you:
there is hope! Not only do w e ser ve an incr edible God that paves the w ay for r econciliation betw een all people, but w e have kids that desper ately desir e change and ar e w illing to m ake the difficult fir st steps to br ing it. They serve other s people in their schools and in their com m unity, and I w ould be r e-m issed if I didn?t highlight w hat our youth do for our chur ch and congr egation as w ell. Unless you ser ve beside them , you m ay not r ecognize the enor m ous im pact our youth ar e m aking as the r egular ly ser ve this congr egation. If you w alk the halls on Sunday m or nings and look into the nur ser y or Sunday School r oom s you w ill see youth volunteer s shepher ding the youngest childr en in our congr egation. They ar e tr ibe leader s for Kids WOW , coaches for Spor ts Cam p, Team Leader s dur ing VBS, m anaging gam es at events, cooking, painting faces at the Eater Egg Hunt, etc. Ever y w eek m any of our youth ser ve us thr ough their gift of w or ship in the choir or pr aise band. M any of them help on our tech team on Sundays and at events thr oughout the year. Our youth m ay use their gifts to be an usher w hile som e clean and pr ep coffee m ugs betw een ser vices so w e can gather and build r elationships over a hot (clean) cup of coffee, w hile other s offer their tim e to ser ve w ith our M issional Engagem ent outr each oppor tunities. Have hope. Our youth ar e engaged, invested, and ser ving our chur ch and our com m unity. Ser vice m atter s to them and they do it joyfully each w eek . I am thankful to each of them and the tim e they invest in their chur ch hom e. Ther e ar e so m any things com peting for their tim e and attention, yet they continue to m ake ser vice at New Hope a pr ior ity. Although our hour s this year have not yet been tabulated, last year our youth ser ved a com bined 833.95 hour s! Our w or ld is br oken, ther e is no denying that. How ever , our youth at New Hope ar e stepping up and stepping in w her e ther e is a need, w her e people ar e hur ting, and w her e they can ser ve other s w ell using the gifts God has given them . Have hope!
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY Rach el Tat e, Ch i l dr en 's M i n i st r y Team Leader tate@NewHopeWor ship.com - 614.766.5445 x11 - NewHopeWor ship.com/Childr en
We had the BEST Easter Egg Hunt EVER!! Thank you to our Outr each Coor dinator , Sar ah Bar tula; you led a gr eat team and I w as honor ed to be a par t of the excitem ent! Tr uly - it w as epic and am azing. Russ guessed w e had 2-3 hundred people in our chur ch par ticipating in the activities. Thank you, Lor d! And thank you to each and ever y Suppor t Team M em ber - We could not have done it w ithout you. We saw so m any fam iliar faces and but also, so ver y m any new ones. W hat a blessing! We gr eeted and dir ected. We w er e blessed to guide som e Hindu fr iends into our sanctuar y to hear the Easter stor y. Yes; Hindu fr iends in our sanctuar y at New Hope! Stephanie Ver m eer even shar ed the Easter stor y w ith bleach and iodine (if you m issed it, com e see next year - no spoiler s her e). Our bunny w as an am azing, young m an in 6th gr ade, w ho gr acefully and boldly shar ed God's love thr ough a fur r y fr iend. Thank you Zachar y Allen for being such an am azing exam ple of God?s love!
finest, in so m any w ays, fr iends. Jesus's light liter ally shined so br ightly that beautiful sunny Sunday. Club 45er s - Yahoo! You all r ocked the Lem onAid Stand for the Salvation Ar my. Abby, Cam den, Car oline, Dr ew , Jacelle, Caiden, Evie, and M r s. Stephanie M cKinnon - Thank you! Lem onaide m aker s and stand cr eator s and destr uctor s ? Thank you! He calls us by nam e, fr iends. I thank Jesus daily that you hear His loving call to ser ve Him by shar ing His stor y in w hatever w ay you ar e called; thr ough ar t, teaching, spor ts, m usic, etc. USE YOUR GIFTS TO SHARE HIS STORY! It's am azing w hen a team of gr eatly gifted people shar e those God given gifts together to glor ify Him . It's tr uly the m ost hear t-exploding, best thing ever ! Spor ts Cam p is com ing up next! It's a fantastic event that w e cannot w ait to shar e w ith you. Find your space to ser ve at new hopew or ship.or g/childr en. We can?t w ait to shine Jesus' love w ith you again soon! In His m ighty hands, Rachel Tate
This event w as outr each at its
Ver se of t h e M on t h :
"For w ith God nothing shall be im possible."
Ser vice Oppor t u n it y: Our Youth and Childr en have the oppor tunity to USHER at our 9:00 am Living Water Ser vice.We ar e looking for 2-3 Youth/Childr en for each Sunday. Please contact Gr eg Cham ber s at: gr egcham ber s61@gm ail.com or Rachel Tate: tate@new hopew or ship.com if inter ested.
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY M u si c |
The Childr en?s Junior Wor ship Choir did an am azing job
TEA UPDA M TE
leading w or ship on M ar ch 18th and w ill be leading the 11:15 am Wor ship Ser vice on Apr il 8th. Ther e w ill be no JWC r ehear sal the night of Apr il 1st or Apr il 8th. Nor m al r ehear sals w ill r esum e Apr il 15 fr om 5:15pm ? 6:15pm . Please contact M usic Coor dinator Dez Takas at Takas@New HopeWor ship.com for m or e infor m ation.
Nu r ser y |
The Goldfish Cr acker s ar e gone again - Please donate m or e again soon! Thank
you to Kar la Noppenber ger for the beautiful r ainbow m ur al gr acing the nur ser y w all. We ar e so thankful that you shar ed your gift!
Ou t r each |
On behalf of the Childr en's M inistr y Team and myself, I w anted to send a huge
"thank you" to all the adult and youth volunteer s that helped w ith the Easter Egg Hunt. We had a tr em endous tur nout and w e could not put on an event like this w ithout your tim e and ser vice - Thank you! We ar e in the pr ocess of pr epar ing for Spor ts Cam p and VBS. Registr ation w ill be available for both events the fir st w eek in Apr il. Keep your eyes open for m or e com m unication on w her e to r egister and how to m ake paym ents. We w ill also be looking for volunteer s to help w ith these events. Look for Sign Up Genius links com ing soon!
t he e v Sa t e ! Da
Spor t s Cam p: * June 3th - 7th; 11:15am on June 3r d and 6:30pm - 8:00pm June 4-7th. VBS: July 23r d - 27th 9:00am - 12:00pm * This is a slight change in our original dates! We will begin Sunday, June 3 after service with a celebratory tailgate! Our awards ceremony will be held
Edu cat i on |
The last Sunday School for childr en is on
M ay 13th. If you ar e inter ested in getting involved befor e w e br eak for the sum m er or in lear ning w hat ser ving in Sunday School looks like, please contact Rachel War r en at War r en@New HopeWor ship.com ! We?ll be looking for adults and youth to join our Suppor t Team for Sum m er Pr aise School. We?r e going to have so m uch fun pr aising Jesus this sum m er and w ould love for you to join us! If you haven?t alr eady, please ?like? our Childr en?s M inistr y Facebook page to stay up to date on the m inistr y. Watch for m or e par ent r esour ce infor m ation being shar ed as w ell!
ADULT MINISTRY Rev. Sar ah Pal sm a, Associ at e Past or pa lsma @NewHopeWor ship.com - 614.766.5445 x13 - NewHopeWor ship.com/Adults
Adul t Sunday School | Apr i l 8 - May 13 On e Nat i on Un der God Faci l i t at or s: Bever l y & Kev i n Robi n son Locat i on : Adu l t Room A In a nation divided am ong im aginar y lines of ideology, class, gender , ethnicity, etc, the tem ptation exists to stay w ithin our ow n com for table com m unities, yet as One Nation Under God, joined together by the love of Chr ist, w e ar e called out to build br idges acr oss dividing lines.
W h at i s Ref or m ed Th eol ogy Faci l i t at or s: Al ber t New bal l Locat i on : Cr y Room You've pr obably hear d of Refor m ed Theology, but you m ay not be cer tain as to w hat is is. In this class, Alber t New ball w ill w alk you thr ough the foundations of the Refor m ed doctr ine and explain how the Refor m ed under standing of Chr istianity is center ed on God, based on God's Wor d, and com m itted to faith in Jesus Chr ist.
Ex pl or e t h e JOURNEY Su n day, M ay 6 at 10:15am Locat i on : Cr y Room You've pr obably hear d Pastor Steve or Pastor Sar ah speak about "The Jour ney" pr ogr am in one of their ser m ons. The Jour ney is a spir itual for m ation class w hich center s on thr ee big questions: W ho am I? W ho is God? W hat does God desir e to do thr ough m e? On Sunday M ay 6 dur ing the Adult Education hour you have the oppor tunity to explor e the content of this class and discover how your life can be tr ansfor m ed thr ough your par ticipation in a jour ney gr oup.
ADULTMINISTRY Rev. Sar ah Pal sm a, Associ at e Past or pa lsma @NewHopeWor ship.com - 614.766.5445 x13 - NewHopeWor ship.com/Adults
Women's Ministry | Bible& Book Study Set Apar t : Hol y Habi t s of Pr oph et s an d Ki n gs Th u r sdays 9:30-11am Ch i l dcar e Pr ov i ded This study exam ines six holy habits of Old Testam ent pr ophets and kings w ho w er e set apar t by their close w alk w ith God. We?ll explor e the centr al stor ies of these intr iguing m en of God found in 1 & 2 Kings, and obser ve som e of the pr actices they obser ved: being consecr ated to God, listening to God, m entor ing, pr acticing hum ility, w or shiping God, discover ing God?s w or d.
" Of M ess & M ox i e" Ju n e 13-27 an d Ju l y 18-27 Wen desdays 6:30 - 8pm Ch i l dcar e Pr ov i ded
Sav e t he Dat e!
Save the date for Wednesday June 13 at 6:30pm for the w om en?s sum m er book study! This sum m er w e?ll be r eading and discussing the book ?Of M ess and M oxie? by Jen Hatm aker. We?ll also lear n about Chr istian w om en w ho had a lot of m oxie to leave a legacy of faith for the next gener ation.
e Sav e th ! e Dat
Men's Minis t r y Fat h er Son Ret r eat Ju n e 8-10t h
M en of all ages ar e invited to the annual Father -Son Retr eat located at the Tr out Club in Br inkhaven, OH. The Retr eat w ill begin on Fr iday, June 8th and end on Sunday after noon, June 10th. Details com ing soon! Registr ation begins in M ay.
MUSICMINISTRY Ch r i st i n e Loy, Di r ect or of M u si c M i n i st r y loy@NewHopeWor ship.com - 614.766.5445 x14 - NewHopeWor ship.com/M usic
You t h Ban d Jam |
Calling all M iddle or High School youth w ho w ant
to play dr um s, El guitar , bass, keys! Join us for Youth Band Jam night. The m usic r oom w ill be open fr om 6:00 - 7:30 PM on Sunday, Apr il 22nd. Com e check it out and m ake som e noise! Contact loy@new hopew or ship.com for m or e info.
Joi n Wor sh i p Ch oi r
| Now is a gr eat tim e
to join our w or ship choir. The Choir w ill be beginning our Spr ing m usic season w hich includes our favor ite anthem s, gospel songs, and som e Patr iotic m usic as w ell. Join us for a Thur sday r ehear sal star ting Apr il 12th at 7PM . Busy schedules w elcom e and childcar e is available.
Capr i cci o You t h Con cer t
| Join us on
Sunday, Apr il 29th at 4pm her e at New Hope for a special youth concer t! Tickets ar e $10 for Adults, students ar e fr ee. You can pur chase them at the door on online at capr icciocolum bus.or g/tickets. We hope to see you her e!
NEWHOPEEDUCATIONCENTER Lyn n Ri l ey, Di r ect or pr eschool@NewHopeWor ship.com - 614.766.2446 - NewHopePr eschool.com
We had such a successful outr each this year dur ing our Par ent Night! Dur ing Spr ing Br eak w e deliver ed $5,623.67 and a box of books to Nationw ide Childr en?s Hospital. We w ill continue to suppor t Nationw ide Childr en?s Hospital next year for our outr each. The school year is quickly com ing to an end. The classes w ill have their spr ing field tr ips in Apr il and end of the year pr ogr am s in M ay. We continue to enr oll new fam ilies each w eek and still have space in our Kinder gar ten, 4?s classes and our Lear n w ith M e pr ogr am . Please contact the school office if you have any questions!
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APRIL CHURCH CALENDAR For mor e deta ils plea se see NewHopeWor ship.com/Ca lenda r
M on day, Apr i l 2 7pm Inter cessor y Pr ayer
Tu esday, Apr i l 3 7pm M issional Engagem ent
Wedn esday, Apr i l 4 7:30pm Bethel
Th u r sday, Apr i l 5 9:30am Wom en's Bible Study 7pm Choir Rehear sal 7:30pm AA
Su n day, Apr i l 8 9:00am Wor ship, Kid's Sunday School 10:15am Adult & Youth Sunday School 11:15am Wor ship & School House Sunday School 5:15pm M iddle School Youth Gr oup 7:00pm High School Youth Gr oup
Wedn esday, Apr i l 11 12:30pm Wom en's Bible Study 7:30pm Bethel
Th u r sday, Apr i l 12 9:30am Wom en's Bible Study 7:00pm Choir Rehear sal 7:30pm AA
Su n day, Apr i l 15 9:00am Wor ship, Kid's Sunday School 10:15am Tow n M eeting 11:15am Wor ship & School House Sunday School 5:15pm M iddle School Youth Gr oup 7:00pm High School Youth Gr oup
M on day, Apr i l 16 7pm Outr each M eeting
Wedn esday, Apr i l 18 12:30pm Wom en's Bible Study 7:30pm Bethel
Th u r sday, Apr i l 19 9:30am Wom en's Bible Study 6pm Deacon & Elder M eeting 7pm Consistor y M eeting 7pm Choir Rehear sal 7:30pm AA
Su n day, Apr i l 22 9:00am Wor ship, Kid's Sunday School 10:15am Adult & Youth Sunday School 11:15am Wor ship 5:15pm M iddle School Youth Gr oup 6pm Youth Band Jam 7:00pm High School Youth Gr oup
Wedn esday, Apr i l 25 5:30pm - HIS Place 7:30pm - Bethel
Th u r sday, Apr i l 26 7pm Choir Rehear sal 7:30pm AA
Su n day, Apr i l 29 9:00am Wor ship, Kid's Sunday School 10:15am Adult & Youth Sunday School 11:15am Wor ship 4pm Capr iccio Youth Concer t 5:15pm M iddle School Youth Gr oup 7:00pm High School Youth Gr oup