New Hope Global Methodist Church
December 08, 2024
Order of Worship
Prelude:
Welcome/Announcements:
Lighting the Advent Candles: Wally & Rachel Ewing
Hymn: O Little Town of Bethlehem Video
Opening Prayer: Karen Woodruff
Special Music: The Larsons
Children’s Moment: Sally McKenney
Hymn: Angels From the Realms of Glory On Screen
(Ushers collect prayer Cards)
Pastoral Prayer /Lord’s Prayer
Offertory/Doxology: Mike Howe
Scripture Reading: Matthew 1:18-25 Karen Woodruff
Sermon: Mary’s Song Pastor Wayne
Hymn: O Holy Night On Screen
Benediction: Pastor Wayne
Prayer Requests
Prayers for Barb Halvorsen, Goldie Martin’s cousin, who is having an aorta replacement Dec 3
Prayers for Bob Herndon’s surgery Monday Dec 2.
Prayers for Jim Wilkins/Pat for early stages for dementia.
Prayers for Linda Randall.
Prayers for Jim for comfort and strength.
Prayers for brother-in-law Michael Sefton for strength dealing with a weak heart.
Continued prayers for healing for my nephew’s cancer.
Prayers for Jim Grace and his dr’s for his Wednesday surgery.
Prayers for Joyce Porter, and Jerry and Vivian Smith.
Prayers for a grand-daughter who is dealing with mental issues.
Prayers for all those who cannot get out to come to God’s house.
Prayers for Israel and world leaders.
Continued praises for the Comfort Home and all the support and care provided.
Prayers for employment for a young couple.
Please keep Gary and Ruth Berg in your prayers. Gary is in BR hospital with pneumonia, a UTI,and cancer.
Prayers for Greg W. in hospice, guidance for our Government officials, our church, community, and youth.
Thanks for all God’s blessings.
Praise for God’s love and His goodness.
Praise God for New Hope family.
What’s Happening at New Hope
Benevolence/Joyful Noise
This week is Benevolence Sunday.
Thank You
Thank you to everyone who helped in anyway with the Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes. Whether you donated items or money, helped pack, or packed a shoebox yourself, you helped make this our most successful shoebox sendoff so far! We were able to pack and send 70 shoeboxes this year! We have tracking on the boxes, so we will be able to find out where they go. The boxes we shipped last year went to Guatemala, Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Colombia, and “A Hard to Reach Area”, which could be an area where Christians are persecuted. We are looking forward to seeing where they go this year!
Not only were we blessed by being able to send the shoeboxes to children around the world, but we were blessed in an even more unexpected way. Our second order of shoeboxes did not arrive,and in our effort to find some, any, shoeboxes other churches might have that we could buy from them in order to pack more boxes, we were given anentire carton of 50 boxes! What a blessing! As if that wasn't enough of a blessing, when we dropped the boxes off at the collection site, we were given another almost full carton of shoeboxes! And then as a bonus, we were given two packs of adhesive labels! People, and churches, are so generous, and God is so good!
CHURCH COUNCIL NEWS FROM NOVEMBER 21,2024
Action Items as Approved:
$100,000from the Jack and Delores Smith Trust will be applied to the mortgage principal.
A special Christmas Eve offering will be applied to the mortgage principal.
Trudy Crowley was appointed to fill the open finance seat on the Council.
Missions will open a $50,000 money market account in the name of the Jack and Delores Smith Missions Memorial Fund.
Faith Circle will purchase two $10,000 certificates of deposit and open a $3000 savings account at Isabella Bank for the funds received from the Jack and Delores Smith Trust.
Support staff will be given a $100 Christmas gift card in appreciation for their excellent service to New Hope. Informational Items: Copies of the new church directory will be available at the welcome center in January. There is a need to replace the nativity scene. Church groups will be asked to support the effort. Three furnace units are in the process of repair. Replacement of these units will be necessary in the future.
The Church Council will meet again on Thursday, January 16 at 3:00 p.m.
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS EVE OFFERING
On Christmas Eve a special offering will be taken. The total amount of this collection will go toward the building loan principal. Gifts can be given at any time between now and Christmas Eve. It is important that you write “LOAN PRINCIPAL OFFERING” on your tithe envelop or check.
As you know, we are within $100,000 of paying off the building mortgage. This has been made possible by the generous donations to the loan principal over the last several years. The Christmas Eve offering will be a further opportunity for each of us to continue to build on this legacy of giving and to make our own faith statement.
Praise be to God for His many blessings.
Church Council
Nativity Time
Time is fast approaching for us to display our Christmas Nativities celebrating the birth of Christ.
Now you can get your families: beautiful, humorous, unusual, made from unusual material, in different settings ready. Be sure to identify them by name and phone number. The date for bringing them to New Hop will be soon.
Counters Needed
If anyone is willing to help count and record the weekly offering, please see Trudy Crowley, Linda Randall, or Dave Marston as soon as possible. Thank you.
YOUR LIBRARY NEEDS YOUR HELP!
Please leave your phone number with Dawn at 231-972-2838 if you can share some ideas and time to bring it back to its charm and usefulness.
12/01 Worship Stewardship Report
Tithes & Gifts: General - $ 3, 710.00
Building –$ 120.00 / Plate - $ 642.00
Attendance: 63 Light the Church – “Letting Your Light Shine” (Matthew 5:16)
This week the church is being lit in memory of Chad and Billie Saathoff.
Online Electronic Giving
Would you like to participate in New Hope’s online giving program regularly, can’t make a Sunday,going on vacation, or just want to make a memorial gift in a loved one’s name? Please visit our webpage at https://www.new-hope-church.organd follow the links to electronic (on-line) giving.
Church Office Hours:
Monday – Wednesday 9 AM to Noon
This Week
Monday: 6:00PM – Bible Study
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - Darts
10:00 AM -Crafters
3:00 PM –Men’s Bible Study
7:00 PM –Missions Meeting
Wednesday: 1-3 PM – Disciple II
Thursday: 9:00 AM - Darts
6:00 PM– Make & Take
Friday: Pastor’s Day Off
Saturday: 9:00 AM – Darts
5:00 PM – Second Saturday Munch Bunch
Sunday: 9:45AM - Worship
Office Phone: 231-972-2838
Office Email: newhope.mecosta@gmail.com
Pastor’s Cell: 231-330-8521
Pastor’s Email: pastorwayne.newhope@gmail.com
Website: www.new-hope-church.org
