NEW HOPE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

GOOD NEWS!

NURTURE, SERVE, CONNECT

March 15,

2019

“Father, I pray that my joy might be in them, and that their joy might be complete.”

-John 15:11

Truly, God wants your life to bloom and grow like a flower in spring. He wants the seed of faith to sprout forth strong roots in your life. He wants people to be happy. On the night before Jesus died, Jesus prayed these words that were recorded by John. That is a remarkable thing! In the face of his own cruel death, Jesus prayed for your hap-piness, your joy!

Do you dare to believe that God wants you to have abundant life. Trust God con-fidently. Be a happy Christian, and be a conscientious steward of your life. God’s gift to you, is you. What you do with that gift is your gift back to God and to others.

God calls us each to a happy, consecrated life of worship and service. Let your soul blossom in growth through worship during this Lenten season. This Sunday you will be blessed by the music of the Church and enriched by worship with others who gather in the name of Jesus.

LET US EXULT HIS NAME TOGETHER!

March 17th has historically been designated as Saint Patrick's Day. Saint Patrick was the pa-tron Saint of Ireland. Since Saint Patty’s day falls on Sunday the Connect Team and Nurture Team thought that it would be fun for everyone to be a little “Irish” on Sunday. So, GET YOUR GREEN ON! Wear something green … pick up a four leaf clover. Maybe you will learn a little bit about this annual historical event and how it came about. Mark the date of March 17th on your personal calendar. Ap-propriate refreshments will be served following Worship.

As we prepare for the Easter season before us Rev. Chambers will be offering the annual spring “Pastor’s Class”. The dates are April 13th and 20th at 9:00AM. The Classes are designed to reflect the heritage of the Christian Faith, the Doctrines of Confession, Baptism, and Communion, and what it means to become a member of the Body of Christ. For those young people interested in participation in the Pas-tor’s Class, please call the church office to reserve your place in the class. 405-691-5366 or email Rev. Chambers, newhopeminister@ att.net

Special points of interest:

St. Patrick's Day

March 17th

Board Meeting

following Wor-

ship on March

17th

Choir Easter Can-

tata on April 14th

Maundy Thurs-

day April 18th

Easter April 21st

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IN OUR PRAYERS TODAY

Charlie and Sandy Norton, Beulah Ames, John Christoffels, Dorothy Whaley, Mickey Hampton, Neil Bond, Jewel Earsom (Eugene’s mother), George Studdard (Suzanne Ryals’ father)

ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS

Georgette Reed, Laurel and Sandy Eakins, Steve Rankin, Glenna Hargrave, Phyllis Walker, Sara-lene Earsom (Eugene’s Aunt), Nita Beckett (Beulah Ames’ niece), Jan Reames, Gerald Stag-gers (Eugene Earsom’s uncle), Jason Whitney (Beulah Ames nephew), Charles Pearson, Eddie Dye Please note: If you have placed a name on the prayer concerns list, please notify the church office when the name should be re-moved.

Sunday Servants for March

Worship Leader: Richard Reames

Elders : Richard Reames, Eugene Earsom

Deacons: Christy Qualls, Jo Carolyn Chambers Suzanne Ryals, Steve Kidwell

Greeters: Mollie Coker, Frances Ray

Nursery Attendant:

Now that winter is almost behind us and spring is fast approaching, we are planning to get out

and enjoy some special activities. Sunday, March 24 will be an exciting day for New Hope Kids. After church we plan to have a group lunch together and then go to the Science Muse-

um of Oklahoma where we will spend time en-joying the exhibits. Later that afternoon, we have been invited to Bradford Village Retire-ment Community in Edmond to bring a mes-sage. We plan to share a Children's Moment

message with them and provide special music. There is nothing like having an afternoon of fun and then bringing a message of God's amazing love for us all the while conducting a little com-munity service. God is so good!

Don’t forget there is Sunday School every Sunday morning at 9:30a.m.

For and About

New Hope Kids

. Easter is Just Around the Corner! * Will you contribute candy for our annual Easter Egg Hunt?

* Candy donations will be accepted in the church office. There will be a special box just for the occasion.

* All donated candy must be individually wrapped and must fit inside a plastic egg.

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

17 1:30p.m. Board Meeting

Elder Training following Board

Meeting

18 19 9a.m.

Ladies Breakfast at Denny’s on

I-240 @ Penn.

20 No Choir Practice

21 6p.m.

3rd Thursday Diners @

Johnnies 2305 Telephone Rd in

Moore

22 4p.m.

Walk & Talk

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24 25 26 27 7:00p.m. Choir

28 29 4p.m.

Walk &

Talk

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31 April 1 6:30p.m. CWF Evening Group

2 10a.m. CWF Day Group

3 7:00p.m. Choir

4 5 4p.m.

Walk &

Talk

6

7 Food Cabinet

8 9 10 7:00p.m. Choir

11 12 4p.m.

Walk &

Talk

13 9a.m.

Pastor’s Class

14 15 16 9a.m.

Ladies Breakfast

at Denny’s at

I-240 & Penn

17 7:00p.m. Choir

18 19 4p.m.

Walk &

Talk

20 9a.m.

Pastor’s Class

10:a.m.

Annual Easter

Egg Hunt

March/April at NHCC

New Hope will be serving at Refuge Fellowship Church on April 22nd. Please let Serving

Team chair, Richard Reames or Anthony Henderson know if you can help with prep,

transport, serving or cleanup.

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Bringing Heaven to Earth

Phone: 405-691-5366

E-mail: newhopeccokc@sbcglobal.net

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Stamp

March 15, 2019

We’re on the Web

nhccokc.com

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Prayer Concerns 2

Youth & Children News 2

March Sunday Servants 2

Easter Candy Needed 2

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What’s Inside

New Hope Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 12323 S. Pennsylvania Ave.

Oklahoma City, OK 73170

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