June Newsletter
Father’s Day June 17
Pancake breakfast June 23. See page 3.
Church Administrator
Sermons for June June 3 “Do This in Remembrance of Me” June 10 “Pride is a Problem” June 17 “Let God Lead You” June 24 “The Need for Vision”
The Sixth Annual Health Fair will be August 18 Although that sounds like a long time away, there’s much planning to do for this event that serves our community and always receives high praise. See the item on page 4. More news will be coming in future Sunday Connections and the July newsletter.
Congratulations to Mary Seay who was hired as Church Administrator for New Hope beginning June 1. Most of you already know her because she’s been active in various groups. Mary and her family have been members since 2001. They moved to OKC from Gardner, Kansas. Sunday Attendance May 6 - 255 May 13 - 254 May 20 - 226 May 27 - 207
Throughout the newsletter you’ll find pictures taken on the workday at Winds House as part of Sharefest!
The theme of this year’s VBS is “Operation Overboard” July 16 - 19
Summer Camps for Youth & Children in June and July Be sure to register and pay fees in plenty of time!
“What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.” Gertrude Jekyll New Hope United Methodist Church, 11600 N. Council Road, Oklahoma City, OK 73162 (405) 721-5015 Check us out at www.newhopeokc.org
Inside: Reflections from JD Missions
2 3
Various news bits
4
Church Family
5
Young New Hope
6 7
Calendar
May has been a sad month for our family. We said goodbye to Karrie’s sister, Bunnie, who was taken from us all too soon by Alzheimer’s Disease. Her funeral was a bittersweet time for us to gather as family in Snyder, Oklahoma to pay tribute to her and look to one another for comfort. May was also a month when my 93-year-old aunt was no longer able to live at home. We moved Aunt Lois from her home in the country outside of Haileyville to a nursing facility in McAlester. Karrie and I visited her at the end of Annual Conference and she is nearing the end of her journey of life. May has also been a happy month for our family. We have attended two weddings, celebrated our wedding anniversary, and reconnected with friends at Annual Conference. On the final day of Annual Conference, I was reappointed as pastor at New Hope, which is a very good gift for me! And so, once again, life is bitter and life is sweet. Life is made up of hellos and goodbyes. Life invites us to celebrate at the same time that it requires that we grieve. On Sunday night, as I gathered with the Order of Elders at First United Methodist Church in Tulsa, Dan Pulver led us in singing the Charles Wesley hymn, ”And Are We Yet Alive.” Some of the verses are very appropriate as I reflect on the journey that I have walked in this month of May. “And are we yet alive, and see each other’s face? Glory and thanks to Jesus give for his almighty grace! Preserved by power divine to full salvation here, Again in Jesus’ praise we join, and in his sight appear. What troubles have we seen, what mighty conflicts past, Fightings without, and fears within, since we assembled last! Yet out of all the Lord hath brought us by his love; And still he doth his help afford, and hides our life above. Let us take up the cross till we the crown obtain, And gladly reckon all things loss so we may Jesus gain.”
Sharefest Workday at Winds House
“Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.... Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 2
A-OK! Summer Projects In June old cell phones will again be collected. These will be given to the sheriff’s department to be distributed to the elderly and those in perilous domestic situations. A container is by the counte in the gathering area. The phones will be reprogrammed to call only 911. You might delete any personal information, however. In July New Hope folks will work at the Regional Food Bank one Saturday afternoon. That date has not been set. The August project is to work and serve lunch one Saturday morning at the City Rescue Mission. It is not yet scheduled. A container for old eyeglasses is on the counter any time you have those to donate. This is an ongoing project and the glasses, both prescription and just reading glasses, are picked up regularly. New Projects will be needed for fall so look around you for ideas of ways to help others. Since this is a congregation-driven ministry, suggestions for projects are always welcome but remember individuals put together the project needs and any work schedules as each is planned. If you have an idea and would like to implement it, contact David Salter or leave a note in the office.
Helping Hands Food Pantry We have served 68 families this year. Thank you for your continued support of the food pantry. Our needs now are: chunky soups, all kinds of canned fruit, creamy peanut butter, chili without beans. Thank you for being so generous. Kimberly & Sharia The pantry is open from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday afternoons of each month.
Exodus House Update & Needs An earlier New Hope project refurbished and set up an apartment in Exodus House, a complex for those recently-released from incarceration. Residents may stay six months as they adjust to being back in regular society. They must attend church and weekly counseling sessions. Guests are not permitted. Although there have been no long-term residents since it is familysized, individuals have stayed briefly while smaller apartments were prepared.
be nice Taping & Painting at Winds House
In mid-June it will be made available to a woman and her two children. It would to provide clothing, undergarments and items such as formula bottles, a potty seat, burp cloths and diapers. The pantry will also need to be stocked for their arrival. If you would like to give money toward this, make the check payable to New Hope but designate that it is to go to Exodus House. For more information about specific items to donate, contact Denning or Vita Crowe or Nellyne Hanlin.
A meeting of the VIM/Nicaragua mission group is scheduled for June 3 at 4:00 p.m.
Flippin’ for Missions! by Lori Foster Do you love pancakes? Do you love to support Missions? Saturday, June 23 you can have your pancakes and support Missions at the same time. New Hope’s Men of Hope will be flippin’ the pancakes for us from 8:00 a. m until 1:00 p.m. New Hope has three international missions this year. Twelve people from New Hope will spend time in Nicaragua and in Cuba. July 23 to July 30 will be a construction project in Managua, Nicaragua. July 30 to August 6 will be a sewing project in Nicaragua. and the third mission is to Cuba where the team will be doing repair work at the Methodist camp. This is a wonderful ministry that the whole church can get behind and help support out brothers and sisters in Christ. So, save the date and come out to support our to team go out to help Christ in the transformation of the world! We can all be the hands and feet of Christ. Special HUGE Thanks to the Men of Hope for their wonderful support of this ministry. Muchas gracias! Tickets are available from members of the mission teams and Men of Hope. 3
Strong & Healthy Oklahoma The 6th Annual Strong & Healthy Oklahoma – Free Health Fair will be held at New Hope on Saturday, August 18 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Sunday, June 3 at 4:00 p.m. will be a committee meeting. If you would like to help, please come! Last year over forty health organizations provided a wide variety of health and nutritional information and we hope to have more this year. A number of volunteers will be needed to insure another successful health fair so please reserve this date on your calendar. We will have more advertising this year but still need help. Please check with your local subdivision organization and get the name, phone number and email address of the person in charge of publishing the monthly subdivision email or newsletter and give this information to Kaye in the church office (721-5015) or email her at [email protected]. News releases will be sent to the local TV, radio, newspaper and local web sites. If you are aware of any other newsletters (neighborhood or groups) or other publications in the NW OKC area we can contact, please contact Allan Seay or Paul Stillwell. We need and appreciate your help and support for another successful Free Health Fair!
Preparing and Painting at Winds House
A Note from Cali
by Cali Eck Greetings! My article this month is a little different. I want to let you know a little about the process I am going through for ordination. One of them is that I have to read. I have to read a LOT! I am learning many things as well, though. I am reading a book that I want to share with you. The book is titled, American Saint: Francis Asbury and the Methodist by John Wigger. The book is a biography of Francis Asbury. It is also a fascinating tale of the lives of early itinerant preachers before, during, and after the Revolutionary War. If you are anything like me I knew little of Asbury, expect that we have a street named after him in town, when I began to read this book. The author tells of how Asbury was single minded in his desire to carry out Wesley’s design for the Methodist movement, but as the revolution became evident and the fact that Wesley himself was against the war, he worked to preserve an infant church that he believed was after the heart of God. To walk through the life of Francis Asbury is to encounter people. Asbury firmly believed that the Methodist Church was a connection. He stood firm in his desire to keep it that way during his leadership. Asbury lived out that connection by traveling the connection of up to 9 conferences, riding on horseback 2000-4000 miles a year to preach and visit with the people called Methodist. He traveled so much that it is said he was more recognized face to face than any other person of his time, including persons such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. He truly lived what he taught and believed. We would do well to remember and live by his example today. H e was gracious and lived to serve others. He held firm to his belief that the class meetings were fundamental to the spiritual growth of the church. These small groups were designed to foster discipline and communal fellowship. Sound familiar? If you like history and want the challenge of going deeper in understanding people of the church then I would gladly share with you this story. Asbury was a man of deep conviction and commitment. I have a much greater respect and understanding of the circuit riding preachers of our past and a better understanding of what it took to develop a church in the midst of war. I found myself thinking about present controversies that church faces and realize we can endure and grow if we faint not. Stay faithful and remember God is always faithful even in the middle of life’s struggles. 4
Anieca Valentour Robert Hanlin Kelsey Gosdin Louise Patterson Heather Haught Chris Porter Alex Atkinson Steven Sheffield Jacque Bruce Dana Bayless Jordan England Davette Ivy Jonathan Sutton
Frank & Cindy Hill Nancy Bristow Jerry & Norene Valentour Samantha Howell Alan & Teresa Van Sickle Josie Anderson Richard & Beth Brown Lacey Haught David & Lana Salter Katie Bayless Luis & Amy Aita Olivia Bayless Conny & Jean Curtis Birthdays & David Darter John & Vangie Smith Lana Salter Anniversaries George & Eileen Mallinckrodt Tammy Darter Jim & Mary Ann Simkins Leola Medina in June JC & Elaine Pierce David Hutchins William & Lea Diaz Sandi Morgan Mike Owen “God gave His children memory that in life’s garden there might be June roses in December.” author unknown
Thank you to Jose Medina for the years of preparing Wednesday meals. We all appreciate his service and good cooking! Although Jose will not be making future Wednesday meals, he’ll still be here and cooking with Men of Hope. The menus for this fall’s Wednesday meals will be worked out by Cali Eck, Mary Ann Hullinger and Vita Crowe.
Dear New Hope Family, Thank you for the nice retirement lunch and expressions of appreciation through the many kind words, cards and gifts. It has been a privilege to serve in this position for so many years. It’s been a wonderful learning experience and has pushed me in areas I would not have otherwise ventured to go. Lana For those who missed last month’s newsletter, Lana retired May 31 after serving in the church office since 1982 when it was still Shook Memorial. As the church grew, so did her duties and she became Church Administrator when New Hope moved into this building. She has worked with nine pastors and has juggled many different responsibilities in her job.
Potluck Lunch June 10 Bring a dish for your family plus enough to share. The Sunday School classes helping serve and clean up are JOY and Friends & Believers.
Men’s Groups Buck & a Bible meets at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday mornings. They will meet through June and then take a break in July.
Men of Hope meet the third Sunday of each month at 8:15 a.m. at the church.
Youth Notes Luisa Medina has been hired as intern in the Youth department effective June 1. The Youth thank you for your love and support! Over $2200 was raised by the garage sale. This money will go toward youth trips.
Men & Women Young at Heart has Women’s Groups Ruth Circle Study Group shares a light dinner at the church at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday evening of each month. Mary Martha Circle meets at 9:30 a.m. at the church the second Thursday morning of each month.
“It is the month of June, the month of leaves and roses, when pleasant sights salute the eyes and pleasant scents the noses.” Nathaniel Parker Willis
a potluck meeting at 11:30 the last Thursday of each month. On June 28 their speaker will be Kim Parris director of the McKee Center. She will have information about all the things going on there so it will be interesting and informative. You are invited to come any month if you’re free at that time. They’d love to have new members or visitors! 5
Rock Solid Sunday School in June… “In the Beginning” June 3 - “God Creates the World” Genesis 1: 1 - 2:4 NURSERY VOLUNTEERS June 3 (9:45) Lisa Brimacombe (11:00) Robin Paul
June 10 (9:45) Beth Brown (11:00) Casey Pattillo June 17 (9:45) Nellyne Hanlin (11:00) Alice Pattillo
June 24 (9:45) Becca Pappas (11:00) Elyse Ellsworth
June 10 - “God Creates People” Genesis 3: 1- 24 June 17 - “Noah and the Ark” Genesis 6: 5 - 9:17 June 24- “A Season for All Things” Ecclesiastes 3: 1- 8
YOUTH Meeting Times Sundays: 9:45 a.m. and 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
KidsOwn Worship Sundays at 11:00 a.m. No Children’s classes on Sunday night in summer.
Wednesdays:
Sunday Sanctuary Children’s Moment June 3 - Communion June 10 - Les Basset June 17 - Les Basset June 24 - Les Basset
June Acolytes June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24
9: 45 11:00 Alyson Roark & Grace Roark Leah Medina & Allie Seay Payton Ellsworth & Kellie Seay Jonathan Eck & Anieca Valentour Emma Bruce & Shay Johnson Noah Paul & Katie Seay Jonathan Eck & Sam Gosdin Sierra Paul & Jake Anderson
Wednesdays - Bring your children for summer fun! CIA (Children in Action) will meet on Wednesday nights at 6:30 except June 6. Once a month in summer we’ll go for a special activity like swimming, ice skating or to make pottery. Watch the bulletins and future newsletters for information!
6
6:30 p.m.
Growin’ in Grace ‘Tweens JEM CYME Journey
Youth We need volunteers for VBS!
Come to the meeting at 6:30 on June 13 if you can help in any way with “Operation Overboard” VBS July 16 - 19!
New Hope in Sun
34:00
- VIM/ Nicaragua missions meeting 4:00 - Health Fair committee 4:30 - Youth
10 noon - Potluck 4:30 - Youth (CYME & Journey $$ due)
17 Father’s Day (N/S OKC $$ due)
24 4:30 - Youth
Mon
4 10 a.m. Prayer Team
11 10 a.m. Prayer Team
18 10 a.m. Prayer Team
25 10 a.m. Prayer Team 6:30 - Leadership team
Tue
5 6:30 - Buck & a Bible 9 - 2 - CDO
Wed
6 9 - 2 - CDO 6:30 - Praise team, Youth, NO Children’s class tonight 7:00 - Choir
Thu
7
19 6:30 - Buck & a Bible 9 - 2 - CDO
26 -
6:30 Buck & a Bible 9 - 2 - CDO 1 - 3 Pantry Open 6:30 Finance committee
6:30 - VBS meeting for anyone interested in helping with VBS 6:30 - Praise team, Youth, Children 7:00 - Choir
20 9 - 2 - CDO 6:30 - Praise team, Youth, Children 7:00 - Choir
27 9 - 2 - CDO 6:30 - Praise team, Youth, Children 7:00 - Choir
JULY 4
Sat
1
2
8
9
15
16
22
23
9 - 2 - CDO
12 6:30 - 13 9 - 2 - CDO 14 Buck & a Bible 9 - 2 - CDO 1 - 3 Pantry Open 6:30 - Ruth Circle
Fri
9 - 2 - CDO 9:30 - Mary Martha Circle
21 9 - 2 - CDO
28 9 - 2 CDO 29
8:00 - 1:00Pancakes fundraiser for Missions
30
11:30 - Young at Heart potluck speaker Kim Parris from the McKee Center
Operation Overboard Vacation Bible School July 16 -19 M - Th 9 a.m. until noon 7
Pancake breakfast June 23. See page 3.
Church Administrator
Sermons for June June 3 “Do This in Remembrance of Me” June 10 “Pride is a Problem” June 17 “Let God Lead You” June 24 “The Need for Vision”
The Sixth Annual Health Fair will be August 18 Although that sounds like a long time away, there’s much planning to do for this event that serves our community and always receives high praise. See the item on page 4. More news will be coming in future Sunday Connections and the July newsletter.
Congratulations to Mary Seay who was hired as Church Administrator for New Hope beginning June 1. Most of you already know her because she’s been active in various groups. Mary and her family have been members since 2001. They moved to OKC from Gardner, Kansas. Sunday Attendance May 6 - 255 May 13 - 254 May 20 - 226 May 27 - 207
Throughout the newsletter you’ll find pictures taken on the workday at Winds House as part of Sharefest!
The theme of this year’s VBS is “Operation Overboard” July 16 - 19
Summer Camps for Youth & Children in June and July Be sure to register and pay fees in plenty of time!
“What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.” Gertrude Jekyll New Hope United Methodist Church, 11600 N. Council Road, Oklahoma City, OK 73162 (405) 721-5015 Check us out at www.newhopeokc.org
Inside: Reflections from JD Missions
2 3
Various news bits
4
Church Family
5
Young New Hope
6 7
Calendar
May has been a sad month for our family. We said goodbye to Karrie’s sister, Bunnie, who was taken from us all too soon by Alzheimer’s Disease. Her funeral was a bittersweet time for us to gather as family in Snyder, Oklahoma to pay tribute to her and look to one another for comfort. May was also a month when my 93-year-old aunt was no longer able to live at home. We moved Aunt Lois from her home in the country outside of Haileyville to a nursing facility in McAlester. Karrie and I visited her at the end of Annual Conference and she is nearing the end of her journey of life. May has also been a happy month for our family. We have attended two weddings, celebrated our wedding anniversary, and reconnected with friends at Annual Conference. On the final day of Annual Conference, I was reappointed as pastor at New Hope, which is a very good gift for me! And so, once again, life is bitter and life is sweet. Life is made up of hellos and goodbyes. Life invites us to celebrate at the same time that it requires that we grieve. On Sunday night, as I gathered with the Order of Elders at First United Methodist Church in Tulsa, Dan Pulver led us in singing the Charles Wesley hymn, ”And Are We Yet Alive.” Some of the verses are very appropriate as I reflect on the journey that I have walked in this month of May. “And are we yet alive, and see each other’s face? Glory and thanks to Jesus give for his almighty grace! Preserved by power divine to full salvation here, Again in Jesus’ praise we join, and in his sight appear. What troubles have we seen, what mighty conflicts past, Fightings without, and fears within, since we assembled last! Yet out of all the Lord hath brought us by his love; And still he doth his help afford, and hides our life above. Let us take up the cross till we the crown obtain, And gladly reckon all things loss so we may Jesus gain.”
Sharefest Workday at Winds House
“Then followed that beautiful season... Summer.... Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 2
A-OK! Summer Projects In June old cell phones will again be collected. These will be given to the sheriff’s department to be distributed to the elderly and those in perilous domestic situations. A container is by the counte in the gathering area. The phones will be reprogrammed to call only 911. You might delete any personal information, however. In July New Hope folks will work at the Regional Food Bank one Saturday afternoon. That date has not been set. The August project is to work and serve lunch one Saturday morning at the City Rescue Mission. It is not yet scheduled. A container for old eyeglasses is on the counter any time you have those to donate. This is an ongoing project and the glasses, both prescription and just reading glasses, are picked up regularly. New Projects will be needed for fall so look around you for ideas of ways to help others. Since this is a congregation-driven ministry, suggestions for projects are always welcome but remember individuals put together the project needs and any work schedules as each is planned. If you have an idea and would like to implement it, contact David Salter or leave a note in the office.
Helping Hands Food Pantry We have served 68 families this year. Thank you for your continued support of the food pantry. Our needs now are: chunky soups, all kinds of canned fruit, creamy peanut butter, chili without beans. Thank you for being so generous. Kimberly & Sharia The pantry is open from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday afternoons of each month.
Exodus House Update & Needs An earlier New Hope project refurbished and set up an apartment in Exodus House, a complex for those recently-released from incarceration. Residents may stay six months as they adjust to being back in regular society. They must attend church and weekly counseling sessions. Guests are not permitted. Although there have been no long-term residents since it is familysized, individuals have stayed briefly while smaller apartments were prepared.
be nice Taping & Painting at Winds House
In mid-June it will be made available to a woman and her two children. It would to provide clothing, undergarments and items such as formula bottles, a potty seat, burp cloths and diapers. The pantry will also need to be stocked for their arrival. If you would like to give money toward this, make the check payable to New Hope but designate that it is to go to Exodus House. For more information about specific items to donate, contact Denning or Vita Crowe or Nellyne Hanlin.
A meeting of the VIM/Nicaragua mission group is scheduled for June 3 at 4:00 p.m.
Flippin’ for Missions! by Lori Foster Do you love pancakes? Do you love to support Missions? Saturday, June 23 you can have your pancakes and support Missions at the same time. New Hope’s Men of Hope will be flippin’ the pancakes for us from 8:00 a. m until 1:00 p.m. New Hope has three international missions this year. Twelve people from New Hope will spend time in Nicaragua and in Cuba. July 23 to July 30 will be a construction project in Managua, Nicaragua. July 30 to August 6 will be a sewing project in Nicaragua. and the third mission is to Cuba where the team will be doing repair work at the Methodist camp. This is a wonderful ministry that the whole church can get behind and help support out brothers and sisters in Christ. So, save the date and come out to support our to team go out to help Christ in the transformation of the world! We can all be the hands and feet of Christ. Special HUGE Thanks to the Men of Hope for their wonderful support of this ministry. Muchas gracias! Tickets are available from members of the mission teams and Men of Hope. 3
Strong & Healthy Oklahoma The 6th Annual Strong & Healthy Oklahoma – Free Health Fair will be held at New Hope on Saturday, August 18 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Sunday, June 3 at 4:00 p.m. will be a committee meeting. If you would like to help, please come! Last year over forty health organizations provided a wide variety of health and nutritional information and we hope to have more this year. A number of volunteers will be needed to insure another successful health fair so please reserve this date on your calendar. We will have more advertising this year but still need help. Please check with your local subdivision organization and get the name, phone number and email address of the person in charge of publishing the monthly subdivision email or newsletter and give this information to Kaye in the church office (721-5015) or email her at [email protected]. News releases will be sent to the local TV, radio, newspaper and local web sites. If you are aware of any other newsletters (neighborhood or groups) or other publications in the NW OKC area we can contact, please contact Allan Seay or Paul Stillwell. We need and appreciate your help and support for another successful Free Health Fair!
Preparing and Painting at Winds House
A Note from Cali
by Cali Eck Greetings! My article this month is a little different. I want to let you know a little about the process I am going through for ordination. One of them is that I have to read. I have to read a LOT! I am learning many things as well, though. I am reading a book that I want to share with you. The book is titled, American Saint: Francis Asbury and the Methodist by John Wigger. The book is a biography of Francis Asbury. It is also a fascinating tale of the lives of early itinerant preachers before, during, and after the Revolutionary War. If you are anything like me I knew little of Asbury, expect that we have a street named after him in town, when I began to read this book. The author tells of how Asbury was single minded in his desire to carry out Wesley’s design for the Methodist movement, but as the revolution became evident and the fact that Wesley himself was against the war, he worked to preserve an infant church that he believed was after the heart of God. To walk through the life of Francis Asbury is to encounter people. Asbury firmly believed that the Methodist Church was a connection. He stood firm in his desire to keep it that way during his leadership. Asbury lived out that connection by traveling the connection of up to 9 conferences, riding on horseback 2000-4000 miles a year to preach and visit with the people called Methodist. He traveled so much that it is said he was more recognized face to face than any other person of his time, including persons such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. He truly lived what he taught and believed. We would do well to remember and live by his example today. H e was gracious and lived to serve others. He held firm to his belief that the class meetings were fundamental to the spiritual growth of the church. These small groups were designed to foster discipline and communal fellowship. Sound familiar? If you like history and want the challenge of going deeper in understanding people of the church then I would gladly share with you this story. Asbury was a man of deep conviction and commitment. I have a much greater respect and understanding of the circuit riding preachers of our past and a better understanding of what it took to develop a church in the midst of war. I found myself thinking about present controversies that church faces and realize we can endure and grow if we faint not. Stay faithful and remember God is always faithful even in the middle of life’s struggles. 4
Anieca Valentour Robert Hanlin Kelsey Gosdin Louise Patterson Heather Haught Chris Porter Alex Atkinson Steven Sheffield Jacque Bruce Dana Bayless Jordan England Davette Ivy Jonathan Sutton
Frank & Cindy Hill Nancy Bristow Jerry & Norene Valentour Samantha Howell Alan & Teresa Van Sickle Josie Anderson Richard & Beth Brown Lacey Haught David & Lana Salter Katie Bayless Luis & Amy Aita Olivia Bayless Conny & Jean Curtis Birthdays & David Darter John & Vangie Smith Lana Salter Anniversaries George & Eileen Mallinckrodt Tammy Darter Jim & Mary Ann Simkins Leola Medina in June JC & Elaine Pierce David Hutchins William & Lea Diaz Sandi Morgan Mike Owen “God gave His children memory that in life’s garden there might be June roses in December.” author unknown
Thank you to Jose Medina for the years of preparing Wednesday meals. We all appreciate his service and good cooking! Although Jose will not be making future Wednesday meals, he’ll still be here and cooking with Men of Hope. The menus for this fall’s Wednesday meals will be worked out by Cali Eck, Mary Ann Hullinger and Vita Crowe.
Dear New Hope Family, Thank you for the nice retirement lunch and expressions of appreciation through the many kind words, cards and gifts. It has been a privilege to serve in this position for so many years. It’s been a wonderful learning experience and has pushed me in areas I would not have otherwise ventured to go. Lana For those who missed last month’s newsletter, Lana retired May 31 after serving in the church office since 1982 when it was still Shook Memorial. As the church grew, so did her duties and she became Church Administrator when New Hope moved into this building. She has worked with nine pastors and has juggled many different responsibilities in her job.
Potluck Lunch June 10 Bring a dish for your family plus enough to share. The Sunday School classes helping serve and clean up are JOY and Friends & Believers.
Men’s Groups Buck & a Bible meets at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday mornings. They will meet through June and then take a break in July.
Men of Hope meet the third Sunday of each month at 8:15 a.m. at the church.
Youth Notes Luisa Medina has been hired as intern in the Youth department effective June 1. The Youth thank you for your love and support! Over $2200 was raised by the garage sale. This money will go toward youth trips.
Men & Women Young at Heart has Women’s Groups Ruth Circle Study Group shares a light dinner at the church at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday evening of each month. Mary Martha Circle meets at 9:30 a.m. at the church the second Thursday morning of each month.
“It is the month of June, the month of leaves and roses, when pleasant sights salute the eyes and pleasant scents the noses.” Nathaniel Parker Willis
a potluck meeting at 11:30 the last Thursday of each month. On June 28 their speaker will be Kim Parris director of the McKee Center. She will have information about all the things going on there so it will be interesting and informative. You are invited to come any month if you’re free at that time. They’d love to have new members or visitors! 5
Rock Solid Sunday School in June… “In the Beginning” June 3 - “God Creates the World” Genesis 1: 1 - 2:4 NURSERY VOLUNTEERS June 3 (9:45) Lisa Brimacombe (11:00) Robin Paul
June 10 (9:45) Beth Brown (11:00) Casey Pattillo June 17 (9:45) Nellyne Hanlin (11:00) Alice Pattillo
June 24 (9:45) Becca Pappas (11:00) Elyse Ellsworth
June 10 - “God Creates People” Genesis 3: 1- 24 June 17 - “Noah and the Ark” Genesis 6: 5 - 9:17 June 24- “A Season for All Things” Ecclesiastes 3: 1- 8
YOUTH Meeting Times Sundays: 9:45 a.m. and 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.
KidsOwn Worship Sundays at 11:00 a.m. No Children’s classes on Sunday night in summer.
Wednesdays:
Sunday Sanctuary Children’s Moment June 3 - Communion June 10 - Les Basset June 17 - Les Basset June 24 - Les Basset
June Acolytes June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24
9: 45 11:00 Alyson Roark & Grace Roark Leah Medina & Allie Seay Payton Ellsworth & Kellie Seay Jonathan Eck & Anieca Valentour Emma Bruce & Shay Johnson Noah Paul & Katie Seay Jonathan Eck & Sam Gosdin Sierra Paul & Jake Anderson
Wednesdays - Bring your children for summer fun! CIA (Children in Action) will meet on Wednesday nights at 6:30 except June 6. Once a month in summer we’ll go for a special activity like swimming, ice skating or to make pottery. Watch the bulletins and future newsletters for information!
6
6:30 p.m.
Growin’ in Grace ‘Tweens JEM CYME Journey
Youth We need volunteers for VBS!
Come to the meeting at 6:30 on June 13 if you can help in any way with “Operation Overboard” VBS July 16 - 19!
New Hope in Sun
34:00
- VIM/ Nicaragua missions meeting 4:00 - Health Fair committee 4:30 - Youth
10 noon - Potluck 4:30 - Youth (CYME & Journey $$ due)
17 Father’s Day (N/S OKC $$ due)
24 4:30 - Youth
Mon
4 10 a.m. Prayer Team
11 10 a.m. Prayer Team
18 10 a.m. Prayer Team
25 10 a.m. Prayer Team 6:30 - Leadership team
Tue
5 6:30 - Buck & a Bible 9 - 2 - CDO
Wed
6 9 - 2 - CDO 6:30 - Praise team, Youth, NO Children’s class tonight 7:00 - Choir
Thu
7
19 6:30 - Buck & a Bible 9 - 2 - CDO
26 -
6:30 Buck & a Bible 9 - 2 - CDO 1 - 3 Pantry Open 6:30 Finance committee
6:30 - VBS meeting for anyone interested in helping with VBS 6:30 - Praise team, Youth, Children 7:00 - Choir
20 9 - 2 - CDO 6:30 - Praise team, Youth, Children 7:00 - Choir
27 9 - 2 - CDO 6:30 - Praise team, Youth, Children 7:00 - Choir
JULY 4
Sat
1
2
8
9
15
16
22
23
9 - 2 - CDO
12 6:30 - 13 9 - 2 - CDO 14 Buck & a Bible 9 - 2 - CDO 1 - 3 Pantry Open 6:30 - Ruth Circle
Fri
9 - 2 - CDO 9:30 - Mary Martha Circle
21 9 - 2 - CDO
28 9 - 2 CDO 29
8:00 - 1:00Pancakes fundraiser for Missions
30
11:30 - Young at Heart potluck speaker Kim Parris from the McKee Center
Operation Overboard Vacation Bible School July 16 -19 M - Th 9 a.m. until noon 7
