On The Table

Hi church,

This Sunday, we'll continue the Lenten practice we're adopting this year: walking with another congregation, New Hope Fellowship, and "giving up church as we know it" in favor of serving and building friendships with the people of New Hope, many of whom are homeless. Last week, although their pastor was away leading a retreat and most of the folks who were there didn't expect a whole bunch of new people (including lots of kids!) to show up for worship, I heard story after story of how welcoming and hospitable the New Hope folks were. We're off to a good start, I think.

This Sunday, Pastor Pat is back, and she's asked us to help provide worship music. If you have musical talent and would like to help with that, let us know and we'll hook you up. We also might have the opportunity to do something for/with kids during worship. And we're always welcome to bring some food to share in the group meal that follows every worship service (but there's always abundance at New Hope, so there is no need to bring food - all are invited to partake).

By the way, we've started a group blog as a place to share about our experiences this Lent. Check it out, and if you want to find out how to contribute to it, contact us. We'd be grateful for your perspective.

Finally, here are two important things to know when joining us at New Hope (besides the location; we are not meeting at Jammin' Java):

Time. New Hope starts their service promptly at 10:50am. However, there's ample fellowship time both before and after the service; you're welcome to arrive early.

Parking. New Hope meets in a community center which has very limited parking. So if we could park at the ballfields just north of there, we won't cramp their style too much.

I think that's it! I hope you're finding time this Lenten season to allow God to shape you. If so, perhaps you could teach me how to do that? :-\

Peace,
Mike Croghan

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