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Here is a pdf of the Daily Readings for the 2014 Advent season! The pdf has 2 documents on the page, and so it can be copied and cut for group readings or sharing.

Daily Advent Readings 2014

Dearly Beloved Hope-folk,

Due to the forecasted 100% chance for inclement weather tomorrow, Saturday, November 22nd, we are CANCELING our planned grocery-bag giveaway.

We will re-schedule this outreach for later in the year as we approach the Christmas holidays.

We are asking those who have planned to bring filled bags to the building tomorrow to simply wait until Sunday and just bring them to church. We will collect and store them for our future kindness outreach.

I appreciate your understanding,

—geno

Below is the  suggested Shopping List for our November 22nd Kindness Outreach. If you haven’t picked up a shopping bag, you can do so this Sunday in the main foyer!

We will bring the filled bags to Hope and pair them with Hope-purchased gift cards to create a gift bag to be distributed to some of our Brentwood neighbors. This will be a timely and helpful way to show God’s love in a practical way!

Suggested grocery list:

• Can of gravy/gravy mix
• Box of Bisquick
• Stuffing mixes
• Boxed mashed potatoes
• Canned green beans
• Cream of mushroom soup
• French fried onions
• Canned sweet potatoes
• Pie shell/piecrust mix
• Pumpkin pie filling

SATURDAY GROCERY OUTREACH!

Join us in handing out groceries to 50 neighborhood families in a Kindness Outreach! On Sunday morning look for shopping bags and lists in the foyer to take and fill for the outreach (approx. $15 a bag). On Saturday, November 22nd, come to the Family Room for a meal of soup at noon then we’ll partner up and visit some neighborhood apartment complexes with a gift of food and offers of prayer; we’ll finish by 2:00 PM.

Sign up below to let us know you’re coming on the Saturday the 22nd with your full bag.

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Due to  a ministry emergency, Tom Doyle will be unable to join Hope Chapel on Saturday, November 22nd for the “Loving Muslims” seminar. We’re rescheduling the seminar for April 18, 2015. Watch for details and registration.

Forever Hope, Forever Homes Fall Community Meeting on November 9th

Join FHFH, Hope Chapel’s orphan care group for their Fall community meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Lighthouse on Sunday, November 9th. You’ll have opportunity to hear This Kid’s Flipped His Lid: An Introduction to Trauma-Informed Care, a seminar that delves into the brain’s reaction to trauma, the risk factors that leave kids vulnerable to trauma, and the connecting and correcting techniques that can bring about their healing. If you are a teacher, a parent, or a volunteer who works with or hopes to work with children who have come from hard places or experienced any kind of trauma,you’ll want to hear this teaching.

RSVP to Nikki Sheffield to join the evening. Child care is available by reservation also; the deadline to RSVP for child care is Wednesday, October 29th.