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December 9, 2012

Volunteer of the Week

Floyd Tefft

Area of ministry where you serve: Greeter - hand out the Cross Point at the front door, garden area.

Why you serve/volunteer: I have done it all my life. I was a volunteer fireman and a trustee in Jerusalem Township. I love to help people!

Personal Information/Hobbies/Interests: Mess around in the yard.

Hometown: Born in Bowling Green, OH and then moved to Jerusalem Township.

Favorite Bible verse: Psalms

How long have you been attending Hope: 5-7 years

Tell us about your family: Not much family left. Two daughters, 2 grandchildren, one great-grandchild and one “general” - Diana!!

Greatest piece of wisdom: Worked hard all my life and don’t like the position I am in.

Favorite candy bar: Any that are chocolate.

Anything else? The thing that helps me the most are the church and its people!

Tree of Warmth Donations of hats, mittens/gloves,

scarves, coats, blankets, socks and

thermal underwear are needed to

meet needs in the Toledo area.

Items will be given to Food for

Thought for the Saturday morning

outreach in downtown Toledo.

New or gently used items accepted

now through December 23 .

Look for the Tree of Warmth collection point

outside the church office area. Questions?

Contact Bethany Williams at 419-371-3207.

Jeff Millslagle Teaching Team Member

Baptism Class 9:00am Sunday, January 6.

Please write “Baptism” on the back of your Connection Card

if you would like to take this class. The class is required

before being baptized. The next baptism is scheduled for

Sunday, January 20.

Moms - Come and Be Refreshed! Join us at 9:30 - 11:30am on Monday, December 10

This will be the only meeting in December.

Enjoy childcare for your little ones,

conversation with grown-ups

and food for your body and your soul.

If you are new to Hope, it would be a great way

to meet other moms who attend here,

along with other moms from the area,

as Refresh is open to ANY mom with children

from birth - elementary school (and beyond, if you have too much fun to leave us!)

If you have any questions,

contact Kim Donofrio at

419-693-9714/

kimjoy12@att.net

or Marney Belli at

419-691-3974/mdbelli@aol.com.

Cookie Drive for East Toledo

HCCN will pass out homemade cookies to families in the area of East Toledo

where the East Toledo Campus will be located.

Please help us by baking two dozen cookies and bringing them to the church kitchen

Sunday, December 16 - Wednesday, December 19 (cookies must be to the church by 6:30pm on December 19)

Pack your cookies in a

tightly sealed container or bag to assure freshness. Please put your name on the container

if you want it returned.

The Youth Group will plate

the cookies on December 19. Cookies will then be delivered

on Saturday, December 22.

Questions? Contact the church office

at 419-724-4673.

THE YOUTH CHRISTMAS CARD SORTING

FUNDRAISER Now through December 22.

Bring your Christmas cards for CURRENT ATTENDEES of HCCN and place them in the mailbox located in the foyer.

Place your donation in the lock-box on the side of the mailbox.

Cards will be sorted and placed on tables in the foyer for pick up.

Second Sunday of Advent

Men’s Bible Study 7:00pm, Tuesday nights in the Library.

Women’s Bible Study 6:30-7:45pm Wednesday nights in the Library.

Calm My Anxious Heart Women’s Study 6:30-8:00pm Thursday nights in the Teen Room.

The Homebound Visitation Team If you would like to volunteer for this ministry, write “Visit” on your Connection Card.

5650 Starr Avenue, Oregon, Ohio 43616 Office: 419-724-HOPE (4673) Fax: 419-724-4655

Office Hours: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday

Staff Contact Information Brandon Williams, Lead Pastor bwilliams@hopecommunity.tv Thom Sneed, Executive & Worship Arts Pastor tsneed@hopecommunity.tv Jacob Hawes, East Toledo Campus Pastor jhawes@hopecommunity.tv Jon Tingen, Family Pastor jtingen@hopecommunity.tv Bethany Williams, Children’s Director bethanyw@hopecommunity.tv Brenda Northrop, Treasurer bnorthrop@hopecommunity.tv Ronda Buchan, Office Manager officemanager@hopecommunity.tv

To give/receive prayer requests via email: nannergrama@buckeye-express.com

YOUTH GROUP CHRISTMAS PARTY 4:00pm Saturday, December 15 at the church. Dinner will be provided. Bring a white elephant gift for the gift exchange and $11 for the Lights Before Christmas at the Toledo Zoo. Your ride home can pick you up at the church at 8:45pm.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 at 6:30pm The Youth Group will plate Christmas cookies for families living in the area of East Toledo where the East Side Campus will be located.

TEEN KIDS FACTORY VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE

Today 9:15am: Alex Boros

10:30am: Paige Arman, Stephanie Boros, Shania Engler, Chantel Parrish

Next Week, December 16

9:15am: Wes Sneed

10:30am: Brittney Goralske, Caleb Siefe, Madeline Sneed

GROUNDED - meets in the Library at 9:00am

SPIRITUAL FORMATION #1 - meets in the Prayer Room

SPIRITUAL FORMATION #2 - meets in the Library

Both Spiritual Formation Classes meet at 10:30am

Sundays 9:00 & 10:30AM

Are you a friend of HCCN on Facebook? If not, please be our friend! We are using this tool to spread the word about what is going on in Kids Factory. Weekly Kids

Factory status updates about what your child is learning will be posted as well as reminders about upcoming events.

Questions or concerns: Contact Bethany Williams, Kids Factory Children’s Director at 419-371-3207 or bjblwilliams@yahoo.com Kids Factory is always looking for volunteers to bring snacks and drinks for the children. You only need to sign up to bring a snack or drink for two weeks in one month. Snacks and drinks are needed for approximately 60 children each week. To donate, contact Bev Trost at 419-754-6486.

Last Sunday we had Sam Meldon, Executive Director of Food For Thought with us. Food For Thought is one of our ministry partners whose mission is to feed the hungry in the Toledo region. They have a food pantry in Oregon at New Harvest Church, a mobile pantry that serves many locations throughout the region and giving sack lunches to homeless downtown every Saturday. We have partnered with Food For Thought in a variety of ways: giving the produce from our garden to their pantry, staffing their pantry every Thursday evening, our kids decorate the bags they use for their sack lunches, along with many of our people helping to prepare the lunches on Friday nights and deliver them on Saturdays. As part of having Sam with us, we collected food and hygiene products for their pantry. We collected 114 grocery bags last Sunday and delivered them on Monday! Thanks so much for your generosity, I love the heart we have for others.

SANCTUARY FLOWERS $10 each To order flowers in honor or memory of a loved one, contact Ronda at the church office (419-724-4673 or officemanager@hopecommunity.tv) Open Dates: The rest of 2012 and all of 2013.

Kids Factory Volunteer Schedule

TODAY, DECEMBER 9, 9:00am Service Director: Bethany Williams, Jen Hansen Sound Tech: Phil Leiser, Alex Boros Checkpoint: Ronda Buchan 0-3 yrs.: Cathy Pfister, Nancy Shrewsberry Preschool: Karen Dartt, Marcia Sneed Elementary, Non-Quizzing: Ken Finkbeiner

TODAY, DECEMBER 9, 10:30am Service Coordinator: Tim Rugg Checkpoint: Brenda Northrop Nursery/Movers: Barb Petrusky, Nancy Shrewsberry, Shania Engler 2-3 yrs.: Terry & Terry Mays, Chantel Parrish Preschool Director, Worship & Storyteller: Jen Hansen 4/5 yrs.: Doreen Robeson, Stephanie Boros Kindergarten: Amanda Robinson, Paige Arman Elementary Director & Storyteller: Roul Klag Elementary Team Leaders: 1st Grade Girls: Natalie Northrop 1st & 2nd Grade Boys: Bev Trost 2nd Grade Girls: Dianna Yenrick 3rd Grade Girls: Rene Hamilton 4th & 5th Grade Girls: Cathy Lorton 4th & 5th Grade Boys: Roul Klag

NEXT WEEK DECEMBER 16, 9:00am Service Director: Bethany Williams, Jen Hansen Sound Teach: Wes Sneed Checkpoint: Anna Roberts 0-3 yrs.: Cathy Pfister, Nate Avery Preschool: Karen Dartt, Marcia Sneed Elementary, Non-Quizzing: Ken Finkbeiner

NEXT WEEK, DECEMBER 16, 10:30am Service Coordinator: Karen Culler Checkpoint: Lois Kersten Nursery/Movers: Angela Crawford, Kim Kamelesky, Lois Kersten 2-3 yrs.: Jenni Pfister, Brittney Goralske, Caleb Siefke Preschool Director & Storyteller: Jen Hansen 4/5 yrs.: Connie Sanderson, Madeline Sneed Kindergarten: Chris Vogeli Elementary Director: Bethany Williams Elementary Storyteller: Jeff Millslagle Elementary Team Leaders: 1st Grade Girls: Rebecca Ingram 1st & 2nd Grade Boys: Brian Hansen 2nd Grade Girls: Sherry Hill 3rd Grade Girls: Maliesha Gillespie 4th & 5th Grade Girls: Evelyn Avery 3rd - 5th Grade Boys: Jason Siefke

END OF YEAR GIVING All contributions must be received by Sunday, December 30. Questions? Contact Brenda Northrop at 419-724-4673 or bnorthrop@hopecommunity.tv

The mission of Hope Community Church is supported through faithful and generous giving to our ONE HOPE ministry fund. If you have not yet joined this exciting journey, we invite you to discover the joy of giving to God and seeing His Kingdom expand in your life and in our community.

Last Week 2012 Year-to-Date Actual

2012 Year-to-Date

Budget

ONE HOPE FUND $ 16,008 $ 635,483 $ 675,002

Information for the Cross Point must be submitted IN WRITING by Noon on Thursday. Email Ronda at officemanager@hopecommunity.tv or leave a note in Ronda’ s mailbox in the copy room.

Attendance 12/2/12 — 329

December Kids Factory Snacks (60 items per week)

Snacks (2 wks.) /(2 wks.)

Drinks (2 wks.) /(2 wks.)

LOOKING AHEAD

Baptism Class 9:00am Sunday, January 6. Please write “Baptism” on the back of your Connection Card if you would like to take this class. The class is required before being baptized. The next bap-tism is scheduled for Sunday, January 20.

Membership Class 9:00am Sunday, January 13. Please write “Membership” on the back of your Connection Card if you would like to take this class. The class is required before joining HCCN.

The church office will be closed December 24, December 25, December 31 and January 1

No Wednesday Night Activities (Women’s Bible Study, Teens, Caravan) on Wednesday, December 26 & January 2.

Sheets are needed for bandage rolling for Kudjip Nazarene Hospital in Papua New Guinea. Please place clean, gently used sheets in the collection box at the NMI table. Bandage rolling will resume in the new year. Keep watching the Cross Point for information on when you can volunteer to help!

Empty shoeboxes are needed year-round for next year’s Operation Christmas Child collection. Please place shoeboxes at the NMI table.

JOIN NMI’s If My People Pray January-June 2013. 26 weeks of intentional and intensive prayer toward renewal/revival. The goal is more love & praise for Jesus, God’s manifest presence and a renewal of the Book of Acts movement. Desired results include Spirit-anointing, more lost people knowing Jesus, more believers disciples, more leaders equipped, more churches developed, more cities transformed and more nations loving the Lord. Watch the website nazarenemissions.org/pray2013 for more information and regular prayer points.

Dear Hope Community Church Family, thank you so much for the beautiful flowers that were at my dad’s memorial. Your thoughtfulness meant so much to our family. Thank you also for your thoughts and prayers. They have meant so very much during this difficult time. Love, Shannon & Elizabeth Gibson