Sunday, December 27, 2020
Psalm 130 | Waiting
The Psalms of Ascent (Psalms 120-134) were sung by worshipers as they made the journey up to Jerusalem for the annual feasts. The early church used the book of Psalms to sing and communicate to God. As we unpack the Psalms we will learn to sing and pray in a way that touches on all the human emotions. We will also see how the Psalms point us to our ongoing need for the gospel in everyday life.
Our nursery is open!
We’ve made plans for additional safety and cleaning procedures and we are looking forward to welcoming children age 0-2 into our nursery area during both services and our Sunday School hour.
Sunday School classes will not be meeting this week (12/27).
We’ll be back next Sunday (1/3) and we’d love to have you join us!
The adult class that meets in the sanctuary will be starting a new study in the book of Romans on Jan 3. The Book of Romans, authored by the apostle Paul under the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit, has been described as the most influential letter in the world. Examining its pages together, we'll propel from the depths of our brokenness to the greatness of God’s grace; from the dimensions of God’s plan to the details of daily living. There are no books, or guides, but bring your Bible and an expectant heart.
We encourage you to fill out the online Friendship Register when you worship with us online or in person. You can share prayer requests, ask questions about our ministries, or just let us know that you’d like someone to contact you.
End of the Year Gifts
Donations for 2020 need to be received or postmarked on or before December 31. Any gifts after that will be recorded in 2021.
Deeply Rooted in God’s Word Together
From June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021 we will be focused on intentionally setting aside time to read God’s Word. We have some tools for you as well as ways to let us know what you've been reading so we can track our progress as a church family. We'd like to read 52,000 chapters this year!
We have new reading cards for December - January! You can pick up reading plan cards in the foyer. We also have a basket for completed cards. If you’ve been letting us know how many chapters you’re reading through our online form, we don’t need the cards back - we don’t want to count the chapters twice. But if you haven’t told us yet, we really want to record your numbers so we can reach our goal of 52,000!
You can track any chapters that you read. If you aren’t sure where to start, we have resources to help on our website.
Women’s Weekly Zoom Meeting
A group of women will be having a weekly Zoom meeting on Monday evenings (7:30-8:30pm) to discuss the Bible Reading on the plan. If you’d like to join in you can contact Dawn S. (dawnmstee@gmail.com) or Dana N. (dananiemann@gmail.com) to get the Zoom invite.
News about new staff at New Life
We are excited to let you know that the membership of New Life confirmed the elders’ recommendation to add Glenn Walker to our staff full-time as Associate Pastor of Discipleship and Worship! Glenn plans to make the transition from part-time to full-time around the beginning of February.
The elders are also bringing a recommendation to fill the Associate Pastor of Youth and Family position. We have had a search team in place for the last few months, since Pastor Kyle left. You will get to meet Billy Evans and his family January 15-17. Mark these dates on your calendar - we hope you will be able to spend some time getting to know the Evans family.
Saturday, January 16
6:45pm | Billy will join the youth for a typical Youth Night
Sunday, January 17
9:00am & 11:00am | Billy will preach at both worship services
4:00-6:00pm | Open House at New Life to meet Billy and his family. There will be a Q & A time at 4:30.
Missions Trip Opportunity | Summer 2021
We are planning a mission trip to return to Dorie's Promise in Guatemala City July 10 -16, 2021. If you are interested in more information about joining the trip, please contact Lorna at hoferl@yahoo.com or 881-6747.
