Community Updates

It’s time for a new issue of Feast, sometime around first week of the New Year 2016. If you aren’t familiar with Feast, it’s our congregation’s art magazine, showing art work and poetry and spiritual reflection/meditation. You can actually find a copy of the current issue on the table in the foyer, in the bowl.

Do you have a poem or thought (or two)? A picture? Scans of original artwork? The deadline for submissions is January 2nd, at 5:00 p.m. to Kevin Daniel . Subject matter and theme can be based on responses to sermons, reflections on art exhibits, personal narratives revolving around life with God in this season. It doesn’t have to be anything other than honest.

Normal length of written submission is approximately 350 words, allowances can be made. Larger jpeg sizes for visual art preferred.

Invite a friend, coworker, or neighbor now for the Christmas Eve Service from 5-6:00 p.m. on the 24th. 

 Come dressed for photos in front of the tree or bring the kids in pajamas. Invite your family and friends to sing the carols and hear the story once again of when Hope came as a human and lived among us. 

 Then stand in the darkness as the first candle is lit and see the glow slowly spread across the room, candle to candle. Until at last, enveloped in the glow, we remember when The Light came into the world and pierced the darkness. 

It’s not to late to join the Christmas choir! If you love to sing and want to join your voice with old and new friends to worship the King, come sing with the Christmas Choir!

Our revised practice schedule (We will not practice December 5 so as not to conflict with practice for the Christmas party):

Saturday morning, November 21 from 10am until 11:30am

Monday evening, November 30 from 7pm until 8:30pm

Monday evening, December 7 from 7pm until 8:30pm

Saturday morning, December 12 from 10am until noon

Choir will sing in the Sunday worship service on December 13.

At Hope Chapel we believe strongly that it is in the context of small groups that we really live out our faith in Christ and grow to become all that God dreams for us.

Don’t miss this twice a year event – if you don’t come now, you’ll have to wait until next Spring…so plan to come back to the building this Sunday evening, October 4th from 5:30-7:00 p.m., for our next check-up on what is happening at Hope Chapel. Consider this bi-annual meeting a chance to hear how finances and ministries are progressing, and what is on the horizon. Questions will be answered. Light snacks will be served. 

 The Child care deadline has now passed.

GREET & GREET at 4:30 p.m.

• Come to the Family Room early before the main event
• Greet friends of old that you haven’t seen
• Sign the Guestbook 
• Make a video greeting at a video station. Think of three words that describe Dan or Joann or a funny story
• Get a name tag

MAIN EVENT at 5:30 p.m. 

• Roast and toast time
• Worship
• Prayer and blessing

RECEPTION AFTER

Hors d’oeuvres in the Family Room. Video stations and guest books still open.

FUNDRAISING GOAL AND GIFTS

We’re about 1/2 way to our goal of $2000/month for two years. If you’d like to give a gift, make checks payable to “Hope Chapel” and include a note that the money is to be used for Dan and Joann’s retirement support, The Dan Davis Legacy Fund. You can also give online here. You will need to create a log-in but can set up monthly support if you prefer that over a one-time gift. 

KIDS

You decide if you want to bring your kids.

STILL TIME TO INVITE SOMEONE

All are welcome. If you know someone who has been blessed by Dan and Joann over the years, please direct them to the Facebook Event for even more details. They are excited to see everyone again.