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New Hope Christian Church
4229 Welcome Valley Road
Roanoke, VA 24014
“Making Growing Disciples of Jesus Christ”
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
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Permit No. 461
Roanoke, VA
Community
Life
~
Jason
Koster
INDIA MISSION TRIP
Aaron Stough, was on the
India Mission Trip Team.
Here are some of his
reflections and insights from
the trip:
Namaste and jai masih ki!
These are the English
representations of phrases
from the Hindi language; a
language spoken in a large
part of central and northern
India. It appears to be some
alien script from another
galaxy to many of us in
America. Namaste is loosely
translated as “greetings” in
English. “Jai masih ki” is
used as an alternate
greeting by many Indian
Christians. It is often
translated as “Praise the
Lord.” Strictly translated,
however, it means “Victory
of the Messiah.”
Christians face battles every
day. Sometimes these
battles are purely spiritual
and often internalized.
Other battles have very real
and very militant outcomes
including injury and physical
death. Whatever the
outcome, as followers of
Jesus, we can enter these
battles with the highest
confidence that he has
already won the war.
A team from New Hope was
recently able to witness this
confidence embodied by
the harvesters of the
Central India Christian
Mission. They are laboring
tirelessly among their own
people, often giving up basic
commodities in their service
for the kingdom of God. One
way in which they do this is
through support of various
children’s homes throughout
the country. We are actively
pursuing funding for these
operations in and around the
group of believers at New
Hope Christian Church.
For details about their
amazing work, the details of
the life changing experiences
of the team from New Hope
and to find out how you can
help, speak to Jason Koster,
Clayton Abbott, Tresa Walko
or Aaron Stough. Jai masih ki!
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Schedule of Services
Sunday Morning
Bible School 9:48 & 11:08
Worship 8:28, 9:48, & 11:08
Sunday Evening
Small Groups 6:00, 7:00 pm
Kid’s Choir 6:00- 8:00 pm
Adult Choir 6:00-8:00 pm
Wednesday Evening
Meal 5:45 pm
Small Groups 7:00 pm
JAM (PreK-5th grade) 7:00 pm
Elders
Ralph Chumley 890-3337
Tommy Smith 989-8007
Terry VandeLinde 774-7303
Jack Hooten 427-1271
Mickey Derrow 989-0260
Charro Gruver 986-5240
Staff
Barry Clark
Lead Minister
Rochelle Gerdts
Minister to Children
Jason Koster
Community Life Minister
Jason Summey
Minister to Students
Wendy Gruver
Office Manager
Jana Schneider
Communications Specialist
Administrative Office Hours
Monday—Friday 8:30 am - 4:00pm
Office Phone
540-774-7567
www.newhoperoanoke.com
Our mission is to make growing disciples of Jesus Christ
Upcoming Sermon Series: Family Portrait
A Look at Abraham’s Family & Legacy
Children’s Choir performance
May 19 at 6 p.m.
Children’s Choir performance
May 19 at 6 p.m.
CELEBRATING SUCCESSES
While it's important to always
be looking ahead, it's also
important to take a look back
and celebrate successes…
Our Easter musical, "COME
SEE THE LAMB" was a great
success. On Thursday night we
had a capacity crowd and on
Friday night the crowd was
beyond capacity. The
performers put in long hours
of practice and the results
were fantastic. I heard several
comments that it was the best
program New Hope has ever
done. Congratulations to
Jeanie VandeLinde and the
worship ministry for all your
efforts.
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Our three Easter services were
also well-attended. Even
though the weather was less
than ideal, we had a record
attendance of 763. For
comparison, last year's Easter
service at the Jefferson Center
was 716. And the three
services weren't just
well-attended, everything was
well-done. So many people
played a crucial role in making
Easter a success and it's
impossible to really name
everyone - so let me just say,
"Great job New Hope!"
SERMON SERIES
We are wrapping our
"Revealed" series this week by
taking a look at heaven.
Barry’s
Briefs
~
Barry
Clark
Kid City
Central
Grades K-5
~
Rochelle
Gerdts
CHURCH CAMP
The weather is getting warm
and kids are counting down the
days left of school - and with
summer comes CHURCH CAMP!
What a wonderful opportunity
for your children to experience
God in a focused setting
amongst their peers. So many
spiritual insights and decisions
are made during church camp
each year. Their time at church
camp will probably be the
highlight of your child’s
summer.
Registration is easy! On May
12, 19, & 26 there will be a
table in the fellowship hall, or
on the front lawn, with
registration forms and
information. Laura Smith will be
there ready to answer any of
your questions. New Hope
Christian Church will cover
$50 of a full week’s expense!
(Please see Laura if more of a
registration scholarship is
needed.) All kids that register
with Laura on those dates will
be entered into a drawing for
some fun camp supplies.
For more information about
Blue Ridge Christian Camp you
can go to their website:
www.blueridgechristian.org.
Dates for Kids
Kindergarten – 6th grade
June 30 – July 5: Junior 1:
grades 4th - 6th
July 7-9: Charlie Brown:
grades 2nd – 3rd
July 11-12: Snoopy:
grades 1st – 2nd
July 3 Day Camp:
grades K – 1st
July 21-26: Junior 2:
grades 3rd - 5th
**Grades are for 2012-2013
school year
Starting in May we are going to
begin a new series of messages
called, "Family Portrait" where
we look at the life and family of
one of my favorite Old
Testament men, Abraham.
His,
Barry
TOP 5 SERVANT NEEDS
1. Children’s Greeter (Check-in)
2. K-2nd Kids’ Worship Leaders (Third Service)
3. Nursery Volunteers
4. Wednesday Night Meal Volunteers
5. Morning Munchy Volunteers
helping us to go green while helping us save hundreds of dollars each year in newsletter printing and mailing expenses.
MAN UP EVENT
Men ages 17 and older are invited to attend our Man Up Event. The event will be taking place on Saturday, May 18 on the lawn at New Hope. The event will begin at 6 pm. There will be competitive games, grilling, and prizes. Sign up at www.newhoperoanoke.com. Feel free to bring guests but please make sure they sign up as well. If you have questions contact Gary Flora at [email protected] or 540-526-7777.
CHILDREN’S CHOIR PERFORMANCE
Join us for our Children’s Choir Performance on May 19 at 6 pm. The children will be performing Happily Forever After. Join Princess Pride, Sir Brags-a-lot, and their curious band on an amazing trek in a very faraway land. When the Carpenter from another kingdom brings the troubling
news that their castle is actually built on sand and will not withstand the coming storm, they hesitantly choose to follow him as he has promised to show them this “better Kingdom,” & assures them he’ll take them “all the way, and will never leave them.” Come out and support our kids!
ELDERS’ MEETINGS
Monday, May 13, 5:45-7:30 pm
Monday, May 27, 5:45-7:30 pm
LOOKING AHEAD TO JUNE
June 1 Quarterly Meeting
June 1 Cruisers
June 10 Elders Meeting
June 16 Father’s Day
June 16-22 Teen Ministry Week
June 22 Scrapbook Saturday
June 24 Elders’ Meeting
June 29 Quarterly Meeting
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BIRTHS
Judah Cruz Koster
Born: 4/9/13
SCRAPBOOK SATURDAY
Join us Saturday, May 25 in the Fellowship Hall from 8am-6pm for a day full of scrapbooking. Bring snacks to share. Contact Shannon Barber for more information at 312-3801.
LAST PRINTED NEWSLETTER
The month of June will be our last printed newsletter. After June we would like to begin sending our newsletter digitally to everyone who is able to receive emails. If you would still like to receive a printed copy of our newsletter please call or email the office and let us know by June 16. Also if you are not receiving a digital copy of our newsletter currently please call or email the church office with your updated email information so we are sure you are receiving the emailed version of the newsletter each month. Our newsletter for each month is also posted on our church website for your convenience as well. We thank you for
Student
Ministry
~
Jason
Summey
THE HEARTBEAT OF
STUDENT MINISTRY
At the end of the night when
the final Cheetos have been
eaten, the last ball put away,
and the loud music silenced,
you will find a volunteer
holding a trash bag. You will
find a volunteer running a
vacuum. You will find a
volunteer talking with a
student. You will find a
volunteer praying with a small
group. You will find a
volunteer with a smile on
their face.
It’s because of these amazing
men and women that ministry
is taking place in the lives of
our junior and senior high
students. It’s because of their
love for Christ that our
students know Jesus. It’s
because of their willingness to
throw a dodgeball that our
students want to be a part of
the student ministries.
I feel incredibly blessed to be a
part of a team who’s focus is
Christ and who’s priority is
students. The Crave Student
ministry rests on the shoulders
of our amazing volunteers who
selflessly serve week in and
week out.
As our semester comes to a
close and our volunteers get
some much deserved “R&R,” I
would like to take the
opportunity to say thank you for
the long nights, the long talks,
and everything else in between.
If you are interested in being a
part of this amazing team for our
fall semester find Jason or one of
our current volunteers and talk
with them about what it’s like to
serve our students.
-Jason S.-