Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
VBS at New Joy
June 22-26, 2009
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Welcome!
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
Additional Sunday Worship Service
New Joy now 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.
New Joy's Got Talent!
New Joy's Got Talent is coming!!
The Spirit and Gifts Team are hosting the 2nd New Joy Talent Show on Saturday, August 8th from 6:30-8:30 pm right here at New Joy! Please bring a canned good to donate to the food pantry as your admission to the show!
We need your help!! Do you love to sing, dance, juggle, act, read poetry, do karate, perform magic tricks...or simply show off in front of your friends and family??
Or are your talents more "behind the scenes?" We need volunteers of all kinds to share their gifts for New Joy's talent show. Whether you want to perform on stage or off, we would love to see you!
We need volunteers to help in the following areas: - Ushering (Showing people to their seats, etc.)
- Kitchen stewards (Assisting with the passing out of snacks and drinks during intermission)
- Set up
- Tear-down
- Sound/AV person
- Judge/Emcee (We will need 3 "judges" to introduce each act and entertain the audience as we set up for each act--think American Idol!)
Love to bake?? We will also need partners to bring desserts/snacks to share during intermission!
If you are interested in any of these positions or have an act you want to perform on stage, email Morgan Studer at mlhughes413@gmail.com. OR--you can sign up for both talent and volunteering in the Narthex. Just see the wonderfully made "stage" just inside the front door! The deadline for signing up is July 5th, so please sign up today by filling out the form below!!
Open Doors needs your help
Open Doors needs help sorting food after the postal food drive (5/9) through the summer. Please contact Alice at 896-3384 or opendoorspantry@aol.com to help out.
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.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study
Come join with Pastor Connie and others every Tuesday from 10:30 am-noon at the church as we explore God's Word and how it brings hope and meaning to our everyday lives. Let us know you're coming by signing up in the narthex today.
Kitchen Stewards
Kitchen Stewards make coffee before the 8:00 service, as well as setting up the cookies and coffee between the 8:00 and 9:45 services. Additional kitchen stewards will set up cookies and coffee after the 9:45 service as well as cleaning up afterward. This volunteer opportunity is available on a weekly basis and a sign-up sheet is in the narthex. If you have any questions or are interested in helping, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Kristi Kittilstved at kristi.kittilstved@sbcglobal.net
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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