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The New

Millennium

February 2009

The Newsletter of New Life United Methodist

Church Of

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ce Hours:

Monday - Friday9:00a.m. until 3:00p.m.Church Staff checks phonemessages throughout the day.Pastor Maxwell is available for appointments days and eve-nings and is glad to schedule atconvenient times.

Worship Opportunities:

Christian Education (all ages):Sundays 9:45a.m.Sunday Worship:8:30a.m. and 11:00a.m.Praise & Worship Service:6:30p.m. on 3rd Sunday

On The Inside:

Interested in Joining the ChurchScout SundayWomen’s Lunch BunchJoin A Small GroupMusic GuestsMusic Notes from Mary EllenFellowship MinistryJob NetworkCongregational CareYouth Stuff Wood MinistryWorship FlowersCommunity GardenValentine FeatureFinance Committee ReportOlder Adult Ministires

Family Night DinnerFebruary 22, 5:30p.m.Praise & Worship Serviceto follow at 6:30p.m.Floris UMC Praise Teamwill be our special guest!More information onpage4

Something exciting is happening at New Lifeduring the season of Lent.Come and see!

Lent is the six weeks leading up to Easter. It is often a seasonmarked by re

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ection upon Jesus’ life, confession of our sins andself denial after the example of Christ who died on the crossfor us. Sometimes during Lent people consider what they willgive up: chocolate, soft drinks, biting nails, and the list goeson. I want to challenge you to pick up something that will helpyou grow deeper in your relationship with Christ: join the churchwide Lenten journey.You will gain the most from the journey if you commit yourself during February and March to the three practices that makeup the journey: attend a weekly small group, read and respondto daily Scripture readings, and attend weekly worship. (Lookfurther in the newsletter for more information).This church wide study is an invitation to learn six thingseverybody ought to know about God. The

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rst disciples didn’tknow much about Jesus when they began to invite their friendsto meet him. None of them had degrees in theology or yearsin Bible study. They just had the simple truth that an encounter with Jesus was life changing. The Gospel of John tells us thatafter Philip met Jesus, he went to tell Nathaniel.“Philip said, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote aboutin the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.’‘Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?’Nathaniel asked. ‘Come and see, said Philip.’” – John 1:45-46Lent is a time of self-denial. You can do anything for 6 weeks.So eat all the chocolate you want, but join a small group andlearn 6 Things Everybody Ought to Know About God – thewhole church will be doing it – Come and see!

Interested in joining the church?

You are invited to

Lunch with the Pastors

Sunday, February 812:30pm – 2pmWhether or not you have been previously connected to a church, Lunch with the Pastorsis how you get connected in membership to New Life UMC. At this lunch you will have theopportunity to get to know better your pastors and others who are joining the church at thesame time as well as understand what it means to be a Christian, a United Methodist, anda member of New Life UMC. Following the Lunch, participants will have the opportunity todecide whether or not membership is for them. If you know someone who is interested in joining, tell them “Lunch is on us!” and to indicate their interest on the Registration pad or call the church of

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ce at 794-4522.

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New Life United Methodist Church would like to recognize the boys and girls who participate inScouting. They will help out in the service and participate in a responsive reading. There are nonames or groups called out during the service, so there’s no need to RSVP. Everyone is invited,whether they attend New Life or not. The Scout is welcome to invite their group to attend!If you would like more information, please contact Jennifer Van Derwerker at 598-9608 (BoyScout Sunday) or Cindy Butler, Director of Christian Education, at 379-3578 or education@newlifeumc.org.

Women’s Lunch Bunch

For our February lunch bunch gathering, LauraAdkins has invited us to her house for a salad barlunch! This lunch will be on Friday, February 20that noon, 10724 Red Lion Place, Richmond. PleaseRSVP to Laura by Wednesday, February 18th so shecan plan accordingly (320-8358, cladkins@comcast.net). This is a fun fellowship time to meet and chatwith the women from New Life Church. You arewelcomed to invite friends and neighbors!

Boy Scout SundayFebruary 8, 2009Girl Scout SundayMarch 8, 2009

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Eat the chocolate and join a small group!

The church wide study

Come and See: 6 Things Everybody Ought to Know AboutGod

really is for the entire church: children, youth and adults! This is an easy way for families to begin conversations about faith.The journey has three components. As with anything, the more you put into it, themore you will get out of it. So, you will gain the most from this journey if you commityourself to all three practices: attend a small group, individual reading plan, attendworship.

What is a small group?

Spiritual growth is enhanced through community. A small group is just that – a small groupof people gathered to discuss insights, questions, life experiences and most importantly,apply lessons learned from individual study and corporate worship. Each group willmeet once a week for six weeks which includes a video to enhance learning and groupinvolvement.

What is the individual reading plan?

For centuries people have grown in their relationship with God by reading the Bible daily.A participant guidebook is available to help draw you into a daily conversation with Godby reading key scripture passages, responding to re

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ective questions, and journaling your considerations of how this encounter applies to your life.

What will be happening during worship services?

Each Sunday during the six week series, the worship service will emphasize the theme of the week. The message will not be a repeat of the daily devotional journal or the grouptime, but rather a deeper exploration of the six things everybody ought to know about God.Materials will be available in the Narthex in the beginning of February and groups willmeet for six weeks beginning the week of February 22 and through the end of March. Weinvite you experience how exciting learning about faith with others can be as we all learn 6things everybody ought to know about God!