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New Joy is a great congregation, with plenty of room for you!  Whether you are looking for meaningful relationships, ways to serve and make a difference, a dynamic worship experience, or just to learn more about the God who has led you to this place in your life, you are welcome at New Joy.
 
You'll find fellowship, learning, service and worship opportunities for people of all ages.  And you'll find many other folks who are real, down-to-earth, and looking to bring life and faith together.  Check out our website, come worship with us any Sunday morning at 8:00 or 9:45, leave your prayer requests here on our Prayer Pages, or give us a call.  We're glad you stopped by!
 
Pastor Connie Thomson
 


Announcements

Worship Schedule
New Joy has two worship services on Sundays. The early service begins at 8:00 am and the second service begins at 9:45. 

Our 9:45 service offers loving childcare in the nursery as well as Sunday's Cool during the service for children ages 3 years through 6th grade. 

We also offer a meditative and meaningful worship service on Wednesday evenings. WOW (Worship on Wednesday) starts at 6:30 and ends around 7:15.

Circle of Joy - Women's Ministry
The Synod needs our help!
Liz Michael, the VP of the Indiana-Kentucky Synod has asked our "Circle of Joy" women's ministry to assist with a project for the synod. She would like us to knit prayer shawls for the delegates to the I-K Synod Assembly next June. The assembly will be electing a new bishop and our prayer shawls will help by acting as reminders for the delegates to be in prayer during this election process. What an honor and exciting opportunity for us to be directly tied into the Synod and the election of the new bishop!

Our current Circle of Joy group is great, but there are a couple of ways that you could help to fulfill this project:
1) If you can knit or crochet (or can't yet, but are interested in learning), please join us on Monday evenings. We meet anytime after 6:30 at Neva Hall's house, 36 E Stargrass Drive, Westfield (in the Springdale Farms subdivision). 
2) Donate fun yarns and charms (angels, prayer boxes, crosses, ribbons, etc.).

If you have any questions, need directions or additional information contact Neva at neva2k@prodigy.net or by phone at 867-1875.

Family Nights

Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month, we are inviting you and your family to a meal and after the meal the kids get to go to a cool learning and fellowship class called "Live BIG (Believe In God)" and the adults can go to our WOW service. Details and sign up sheets in the narthex.


Open Doors

Open Doors is planning to have a new Survival Skills Class.  This is a 10 session class to help women with topics like money management, employment and child care.  A trained teacher conducts the class but a coordinator is needed.  This person arranges for the use of the church, babysitting, snacks, and incentive gifts.  Ann Godby has done this in the past and is willing to help the new person.   Please think about volunteering for this position.  Two people could share this responsibility.  Contact Ann at 758-4970  or  jagodby59@aol.com for additional information. 
 
Open Doors is in need of canned chicken and dumplings, boxed potatoes, canned fruits, snacks, applesauce, dry cereals, spaghetti sauce, pancake mix, handled paper grocery bags, and other non-perishables.  They are also in need of gently used children's books and bicycles.  You can also start bringing in school supplies.  Just leave any donations in the red box in the narthex labeled "Open Doors."  Contact Arlene Shodrock for questions at 569-2837,
shodrock@gmail.com
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Scrip Sundays
New Joy is making the Scrip Program even more available! Every first Sunday of the month will be "Scrip Sunday" where we'll take and place orders for Scrip Gift cards, Marsh grocery cards and Kroger grocery cards. The reason for the effectiveness of scrip is simple: families generate revenue through purchases they would make anyway. Groceries, clothing, toys, gifts, even gasoline can be purchased with scrip. An organization with 150 families easily spends between one and two million dollars per year on food, clothing and other essentials. If these families use scrip for these purchases, they can raise as much as $40,000 to $80,000 per year for their organization - without spending an additional penny!


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February 2010
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1 "Circle of Joy" Women's Ministry
Location: Neva Hall's Home
Time: 06:30PM

Book Study: "How to Hear from God"
Location: Conf. Rm
Time: 07:00PM -08:00PM

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2 Seasoned Believers Coffee Chat
Location: Chick-fil-A
Time: 09:00AM
Seasoned Believers are retired and semi-retired in ...

Daytime Bible Study
Location: NJ Cafe
Time: 10:30AM -12:00PM

Spirit Team Mtg
Location: Conf. Rm
Time: 07:00PM

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3 Family Night: Meal & Live B.I.G.
Time: 06:00PM
Meal at 6:00, Children's Program at 6:30 during WO ...

W.O.W. Service
Time: 06:30PM

Band Practice
Time: 07:15PM

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4 Pastor Peer Group
Time: 10:00AM -12:00PM

Great Banquet Gathering
Location: 2nd Presbyterian
Time: 06:45PM

"Gift & Trust" Mtg
Location: New Joy
Time: 07:00PM -08:30PM

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5 No Events

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6 All Events
All New Joy events scheduled for Saturday, Februar ...

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7 Scrip Sunday
Every first Sunday of the month is "Scri ...

Worship-8:00am

Worship-9:45am

Sunday's Cool
Time: 10:00AM
Ages 3 yrs through 6th grade; During 9:45 am Serv ...

H.S. Youth Group
Location: New Joy
Time: 07:30PM -09:00PM

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8 "Circle of Joy" Women's Ministry
Location: Neva Hall's Home
Time: 06:30PM

Book Study: "How to Hear from God"
Location: Conf. Rm
Time: 07:00PM -08:00PM

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9 Admin. Staff Mtg
Time: 09:00AM -10:30AM

Seasoned Believers Coffee Chat
Location: Chick-fil-A
Time: 09:00AM
Seasoned Believers are retired and semi-retired in ...

Daytime Bible Study
Location: NJ Cafe
Time: 10:30AM -12:00PM

Ministry Board Meeting
Location: New Joy
Time: 07:00PM -09:00PM

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10 W.O.W. Service
Time: 06:30PM

Band Practice
Time: 07:15PM

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11 ELCA Ministerium
Location: Off-Site
Time: 08:30AM -01:00PM

Fresh Perspectives: Autism Class
Location: Classrooms
Time: 05:00PM -07:30PM

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12 No Events

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13 No Events

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14 VALENTINES DAY

Worship-8:00am

Worship-9:45am

Free Blood Pressure Reading
Location: New Joy
Time: 09:00AM -09:30AM
By Kathy Rezac

Sunday's Cool
Time: 10:00AM
Ages 3 yrs through 6th grade; During 9:45 am Serv ...

Faith Formation
Location: New Joy
Time: 07:00PM -08:30PM
New Joy's Confirmation Class

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15 Newsletter Deadline
Submit all articles for next Month's Journey's New ...

PRESIDENTS DAY

"Circle of Joy" Women's Ministry
Location: Neva Hall's Home
Time: 06:30PM

Book Study: "How to Hear from God"
Location: Conf. Rm
Time: 07:00PM -08:00PM

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16 Seasoned Believers Coffee Chat
Location: Chick-fil-A
Time: 09:00AM
Seasoned Believers are retired and semi-retired in ...

Daytime Bible Study
Location: NJ Cafe
Time: 10:30AM -12:00PM

Shrove Tuesday Extravaganza!
Location: New Joy
Time: 06:00PM

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17 ASH WEDNESDAY

Ash Wednesday Service
Location: New Joy
Time: 06:30PM

Band Practice
Time: 07:15PM

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18 No Events

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19 "Lights, Camera, Bible...Action" Event
Location: New Joy
Time: 06:00PM

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20 No Events

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21 LENT

Worship-8:00am

Worship-9:45am

Adult Education: "Counterfeit Gods"
Location: Sanctuary
Time: 09:00AM -09:30AM

Property Team Mtg
Time: 09:00AM

Sunday's Cool
Time: 10:00AM
Ages 3 yrs through 6th grade; During 9:45 am Serv ...

H.S. Youth Group
Location: New Joy
Time: 07:30PM -09:00PM

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22 "Circle of Joy" Women's Ministry
Location: Neva Hall's Home
Time: 06:30PM

Book Study: "How to Hear from God"
Location: Conf. Rm
Time: 07:00PM -08:00PM

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23 Seasoned Believers Coffee Chat
Location: Chick-fil-A
Time: 09:00AM
Seasoned Believers are retired and semi-retired in ...

Daytime Bible Study
Location: NJ Cafe
Time: 10:30AM -12:00PM

Ministry Staff Mtg
Location: Conf. Rm
Time: 06:30PM -08:15PM

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24 W.O.W. Lent Service
Time: 06:30PM

Band Practice
Time: 07:15PM

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25 No Events

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26 No Events

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27 Cub Scout Pack 129 Pinewood Derby
Location: New Joy

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28 LENT

Worship-8:00am

Worship-9:45am

Adult Education: "Counterfeit Gods"
Location: Sanctuary
Time: 09:00AM -09:30AM

Sunday's Cool
Time: 10:00AM
Ages 3 yrs through 6th grade; During 9:45 am Serv ...

Faith Formation: Workshop
Location: New Joy
Time: 01:00PM -02:30PM
Faith Formation & Parents will be partici ...

Parents, Teens & Money Matters Workshop (ages 11-14yrs)
Location: New Joy
Time: 01:00PM

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