Date July/August 2015
Shar ing OURFait h New Hope's M onthly Newsletter
REFRESHING& RESTORINGOURSOULS Rev. St eve Nor den , Sen i or Past or nor den@NewHopeWor ship.com ? 614.766.5445 ? NewHopeWor ship.com/Pa stor Steve
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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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Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude. And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in creation. (Genesis 2:1-3)
M y w ife Jean and I r ecently spent thr ee days in Yosem ite National Par k befor e heading to Sacr am ento w her e I'm attending law enfor cem ent chaplains? tr aining. The sights w er e spell-binding and spectacular and m ar velous to behold. As w e saw the effects of m illions of year s of glacier and w ater activity and other for ces of natur e, I could not help but be aw ed at the w ay in w hich God has or chestr ated cr eation. Looking upon El Capitan and Half Dom e, standing on Glacier Point and Taft Point, w atching the w ater cascade over Yosem ite Falls, Br idal Veil Falls, Ver nal Falls, and Nevada Falls, being captivated by the m ajesty of the sequoia tr ees w as tr uly br eathtaking.
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W hile our tim e in Yosem ite w as r estful, it w as not w ithout activity. We w er e able to do som e str enuous hiking that helped us appr eciate the beauty of cr eation in w ays that sim ply do not happen at hom e. All of this w as r efr eshing and r estor ing to our spir its.
New Hope's Mission To Reach people for Chr ist, Root people in Chr ist, and Rel ease people to ser ve Chr ist.
God has w oven into the r hythm of life a need for Sabbath r est. Scr iptur e tells us that on the seventh day God r ested fr om all the w or k that he had done. Finding tim e and space for r efr eshing and r estor ing r est is incr easingly m or e difficult in our fast-paced w or ld. W hatever day becom es our Sabbath usually is filled w ith activity - tasks to be done, pr ojects to be com pleted, childr en?s activities to obser ve. I confess that too often I find it har d to disengage and sim ply r est. (continued on next page)
REFRESHING& RESTORINGOURSOULS Rev. St eve Nor den , Sen i or Past or nor den@NewHopeWor ship.com ? 614.766.5445 ? NewHopeWor ship.com/Pa stor Steve (continued from page 1)
Year s ago I r ead a stor y about som e w ealthy Am er icans w ho w er e on safar i in Afr ica. They hir ed a gr oup of locals to be their guides and ser ve as their por ter s for all the gear that accom panied them . The fir st six days w er e filled w ith vigor ous activity, jour neying fr om one spot to another w ith ar dor. On the evening of the sixth day, the leader of the guides said to the Am er icans ?tom or r ow w e r est.? Being the dr iven sor t that they w er e and thinking that m oney m ight m otivate, the Am er icans offer ed to pay the guides double. But the leader of the guides r esponded, ?No, tom or r ow w e r est. We need to let our souls catch up w ith our bodies.? I hope that you w ill have tim e to be r estor ed and to let your souls catch up w ith your bodies dur ing this sum m er season. M ay your Sabbath r est be blessed.
FINANCEANDADMINISTRATION Ph i l Th om pson , Ch u r ch Adm i n i st r at or thompson@NewHopeWor ship.com ? 614.766.5445 x37 ? NewHopeWor ship.com/Administr ation
Ther e has been a lot happening her e at New Hope to m aintain our beautiful facility. -
As you m ight im agine, these necessar y r epair s have been costly, as r eflected by our total June expenses (see char t below ). How ever, please be assur ed these r epair s have been anticipated as our building is now ten year s old, and New Hope has adequately planned for these expenses thanks to your gener ous giving.
Par king lot in fr ont r epaved and r estr iped Exter ior painting being com pleted Dishw asher r epair ed Tw o w ater heater s r eplaced Roof thor oughly inspected and all leaks r epair ed M ajor gutter leaks r epair ed Paving br icks in fr ont entr y sealed Air conditioner s r epair ed and condenser s r eplaced Ir r igation system contr oller r eplaced Pr eschool play ar ea leveled and r eseeded Fr ont sidew alk w ill be r eleveled this m onth
At my r equest and w ith the Deacons' appr oval, in July New Hope had an accounting audit per for m ed by a CPA. I am pleased to r epor t that the audit found no issues w ith our financial r ecor ds. We w ill be im plem enting sever al r ecom m endations fr om this audit to fur ther im pr ove our accounting pr actices as w e str ive to be good stew ar ds of your financial gifts, using them to Reach , Root , an d Rel ease peopl e f or Ch r i st .
JUNE
Year To Dat e
Bu dget
Act u al
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Bu dget
Act u al
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Tot al I n com e
82,480
68,140
82.6%
494,878
472,752
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Tot al Ex pen se
82,480
130,845
158.6%
494,878
491,712
99.4%
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY Josh Bar n a, Di r ect or of Ch i l dr en 's M i n i st r y ba r na @NewHopeWor ship.com ? 614.766.5445 x13 ? NewHopeWor ship.com/Childr en
Our new sum m er Sunday kids pr ogr am , Or ange, kicked off in June! We m et ever y Sunday follow ing the childr en?s ser m on and saw gr ow th ever y w eek . The lessons used super her oes and Daniel to show us the im por tance of ?conviction? in our lives. Par ents, m ake sur e to dow nload the Par entCue app, by sear ching ?Par ent cue? in your m obile phone?s app stor e. This tool w ill help br ing Sunday?s lesson into your hom e for the r est of the w eek!
Club 45, our ser vice and fellow ship club for 4th and 5th gr ader s, is having a fun event at the Tate's new r esidence in July. Look for the date of our fir st m eeting of the new school year in August?s new sletter.
This year w e w ill be using our Sunday School cur r iculum com pany?s new est pr oduct, Deep Blue. Deep Blue w ill teach biblical tr uths about w ho God is to our childr en in age appr opr iate w ays using som e new er technologies to connect to the kids and to the w hole fam ily. You can get a sneak pr eview of the new cur r iculum at deepbl u ek i ds.com .
Vacation Bible School for ages 3 thr ough 5th gr ade is July 27 thr ough 31, fr om 9:00AM to noon each day. The them e of this year ?s VBS is "Ever est: Conquer ing Challenges w ith God?s M ighty Pow er !" Register your child or sign up to volunteer at New HopeWor sh i p.com /VBS. Cost is $30 per child befor e July 20. You can also help m ake this tr em endous outr each pr ogr am a success by signing up to donate supplies and snacks at our Volunteer Spot link , vol s.pt /Li m X3A.
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YOUTHMINISTRY Bob Cl i n e, Di r ect or of You t h M i n i st r y cline@NewHopeWor ship.com ? 614.766.5445 ? NewHopeWor ship.com/Youth
Recently, the high school youth gr oup w ent to Jackson County M inistr ies in Annville, Kentucky for a m ission tr ip. In Annville, the youth r an a Vacation Bible School (VBS) for the w eek . Our youth sang songs, led Bible tim e, and or ganized cr afts and gam es all along the them e of ?Hom etow n Nazar eth: W her e Jesus w as a Kid.? The high school youth w er e am azing at quickly for m ing r elationships w ith local kids and shar ing the love of Chr ist w ith them . One shor t w eek changed the lives of m any local kids, including Jer em iah w ho becam e one of our favor ites for the w eek . Our youth also w or ked on m any constr uction pr ojects w hile w e w er e in Kentucky. They helped w ith r estor ation w or k on an old school house, r ebuilding and stabilizing a br idge, helping at a local thr ift shop, and hanging dr yw all. We look for w ar d to shar ing our stor ies and photos w ith the congr egation at the end of August dur ing M ission Tr ip Sunday.
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
Com e sing in the Gener ations Choir this August! One r ehear sal, and one Sunday w or ship ser vice! Rehear sal is Satur day, August 29 at 10:00AM , and w e'll sing in w or ship Sunday, August 30 at 10:00AM . Open to all ages 6th gr ade to adult! Sign up at the Oppor tunities Boar d in the Nar thex.
ADULT MINISTRY Rev. Sar ah Pal sm a, Associ at e Past or pa lsma @NewHopeWor ship.com ? 614.766.5445 x15 ? NewHopeWor ship.com/Adults
Have you ever w onder ed, ?W ho am I? W ho is God? W hat is God desir ing to do thr ough m e?? Ar e you looking for a w ay to gr ow in your spir itual w alk w ith Jesus Chr ist? W hether you have w alked w ith Jesus for m any year s or you ar e just taking the fir st steps on your faith jour ney, I w ant to invite you to com e on this jour ney of discipleship. The Journey is a life-changing set of exper iences and r elationships that w ill invite you to explor e questions of intim acy w ith God, identity as God?s loved childr en, and unique kingdom r esponsibility in the w or ld. This is no or dinar y Bible study. This is a tr ansfor m ational jour ney. The Journey w ill involve a com m itm ent of: -
A w eekly tw o hour gather ing (Septem ber thr ough M ar ch) Regular study, r eflection, Bible r eading, and pr ayer M onthly m eetings w ith a spir itual fr iend (m entor ) w ho is w illing to w alk w ith you dur ing this jour ney A financial com m itm ent of $235 (Scholar ships ar e available)
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A new Jour ney gr oup led by Ter r y Gei st and Beck y Fon t an ar osa w ill begin this fall, and w ill m eet Wednesdays at 7:00PM . We w ill have an infor m ational m eeting on Sunday, August 30 im m ediately follow ing w or ship at 11:00AM in the libr ar y and w ill ask for your com m itm ent to the pr ogr am at that tim e. Sign up at the Oppor tunities Boar d in the Nar thex or online at New HopeWor sh i p.com /Jou r n ey. Questions? Contact Pastor Sar ah.
Th e Tr ou bl e w i t h t h e Tr u t h : Bal an ci n g Tr u t h an d Gr ace Sundays at 11:15AM thr ough July 26 Facilitated by Kathy W isne Childcar e is available The Trouble with the Truth explor es the tr uth - w hy it?s in tr ouble, w hat the cultur e tells us about it, and w hy the chur ch is so confused about it. In an engaging and com pelling style, author Rob Renfr oe r em inds us that the Chr istian life r equir es com m itm ent to both tr uth and gr ace. Like a tightr ope w alker w ith a balance bar, w e m ust lear n to balance com passion for people and passion for sunday mor ning tr uth, com bining them in equal m easur e just as Jesus did. We'll exam ine the differ ences betw een a cultur al w or ldview and a scr iptur al w or ldview, and discover how to be instr um ents of r eal influence and tr ansfor m ation in our tim e by follow ing Jesus?s exam ple.
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NEWHOPEPRESCHOOL Lyn n Ri l ey, Di r ect or pr eschool@NewHopeWor ship.com ? 614.766.2446 ? NewHopePr eschool.com
We ar e getting r eady to w elcom e over 200 new and r etur ning students back to New Hope Pr eschool. Each class w ill have a "m eet your classm ates" playdate in August and our par ent or ientation w ill be at the end of August. Classes begin the fir st w eek in Septem ber. We ar e looking for w ar d to another gr eat year !
OUTREACHMINISTRY Wal t Bu ss, Team Leader NewHopeWor ship.com/Outr ea ch
The Colum bus Tutor ing Initiative (CTI) is a joint ventur e betw een M ission Colum bus and Centr al Ohio Youth for Chr ist to pr ovide in-school tutor ing for elem entar y-age students w hose r eading skills fall below their gr ade level. New Hope is one of sever al ar ea chur ches pr oviding tutor s for this pr ogr am . Each tutor w or ks w ith an assigned student once a w eek fr om October thr ough Apr il dur ing the school?s lunch per iod and r ecess (appr oxim ately 45 m inutes). A var iety of schools in differ ent geogr aphic locations ar e available, and a volunteer coor dinator is on site for each tutor ing session. All volunteer s m ust subm it to a backgr ound check . Tutor s ar e pr ovided w ith m ater ials pr epar ed by the student?s teacher. An or ientation session pr ovides an over view of the tutor ing pr ocess, the social and ethnic backgr ound of the students, and w ays to develop a r elationship w ith the student. You don?t have to be a r eading exper t to tutor a child - the skills you w ill need ar e sim ple and easy to lear n. To volunteer, contact Br ian Br ookes via em ail at bbr ook es@coyf c.or g or sign up at Tu t or Col u m bu s.or g.
FELLOWSHIPMINISTRY M i n dy St an t on , Team Leader NewHopeWor ship.com/Fellowship
M ar k your calendar s for this long-standing New Hope tr adition! Enjoy slow r oasted por k and lots of other tasty tr eats as w e celebr ate the beginning of fall as a chur ch fam ily. Watch for m or e details com ing soon!
CHURCHCALENDARHIGHLIGHTS JULY
AUGUST
Sundays - 10:00AM Wor ship and "Or ange" Childr en's Wor ship
Sundays - 10:00AM Wor ship and "Or ange" Childr en's Wor ship (no Or ange on August 9)
Sunday, July 19, 26 - 11:15AM Adult Sunday School Wednesday, July 15, 22, 29 - 7:00PM Wom en's Bible Study M onday, July 20 Outr each Team M eeting
Satur day, August 29 - 10:00AM Gener ations Choir Rehear sal
For a complete listing of church events, please visit NewHopeWor ship.com/Ca lenda r
Wednesday, August 5 - 7:00PM "Nefar ious" m ovie docum entar y show ing M onday, August 10 - 7:00PM Inter cessor y Pr ayer M eeting M onday, August 17 - 7:00PM Outr each Team M eeting
July 27-31, 9:00AM to Noon Vacation Bible School Tuesday, July 28 - 7:00PM Adult M inistr y Team M eeting
Tuesday, August 25 - 7:00PM Adult M inistr y Team M eeting
BIRTHDAYS& ANNIVERSARIES JULY 01 Cr aig Kr enzel 03 Ryan D?Andr ea Johnny Har ing Holly M cDonald Richar d & Elaine Koelbel Car ol W hitney 04 M allor y DeLucas 05 Ben Antle Austin & Annie Bingm an Anna Kr am er Evelyn Shelley 06 Wendi Pifer Penny Ror apaugh 07 Paige Noppenber ger 08 Kar a Har tr anft Em m a War r en 09 Betsy Collier 10 M allor y Br ow n Am anda Davis Spencer M ack 11 Geor ge & Kr isten Black Gr ace Gushue Deanna Neff Br uce Vliek 12 Amy Br obst Vicky M cChesney Br ynn Shier 13 M or gan Halli 14 Rick & Jennifer Cr ossland Rudi Redelinghuys M ar k & M egan Steahly Kam er yn Yeger lehner Deb Zahar a 15 Jeff & Patty Br ow n Jim Bur ke Ter r i For gy
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