9:00a.m. until 3:00p.m.
Church Staff checks phone
messages throughout the day.
Pastor Maxwell is available for
appointments days and eve-
nings and is glad to schedule at
convenient times.

Christian Education (all ages):
Sundays 9:45a.m.
Sunday Worship:

Interested in Joining the Church
Scout Sunday
Women\u2019s Lunch Bunch

Music Guests
Music Notes from Mary Ellen
Fellowship Ministry
Job Network
Congregational Care

Youth Stuff
Wood Ministry
Worship Flowers
Community Garden
Valentine Feature
Finance Committee Report

February 22, 5:30p.m.
Praise & Worship Service
to follow at 6:30p.m.
Floris UMC Praise Team

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

Lent is the six weeks leading up to Easter. It is often a season
marked by re\ufb02 ection upon Jesus\u2019 life, confession of our sins and
self denial after the example of Christ who died on the cross
for us. Sometimes during Lent people consider what they will
give up: chocolate, soft drinks, biting nails, and the list goes
on. I want to challenge you to pick up something that will help
you grow deeper in your relationship with Christ: join the church
wide Lenten journey.

You will gain the most from the journey if you commit yourself
during February and March to the three practices that make
up the journey: attend a weekly small group, read and respond
to daily Scripture readings, and attend weekly worship. (Look
further in the newsletter for more information).

This church wide study is an invitation to learn six things
everybody ought to know about God. The\ufb01 rst disciples didn\u2019t
know much about Jesus when they began to invite their friends
to meet him. None of them had degrees in theology or years
in Bible study. They just had the simple truth that an encounter
with Jesus was life changing. The Gospel of John tells us that
after Philip met Jesus, he went to tell Nathaniel.

\u201cPhilip said, \u2018We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote \u2013 Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.\u2019

Lent 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 and
learn 6 Things Everybody Ought to Know About God \u2013 the
whole church will be doing it \u2013 Come and see!

Whether or not you have been previously connected to a church, Lunch with the Pastors
is how you get connected in membership to New Life UMC. At this lunch you will have the
opportunity to get to know better your pastors and others who are joining the church at the
same time as well as understand what it means to be a Christian, a United Methodist, and
a member of New Life UMC. Following the Lunch, participants will have the opportunity to
decide whether or not membership is for them. If you know someone who is interested in
joining, tell them \u201cLunch is on us!\u201d and to indicate their interest on the Registration pad or
call the church of\ufb01 ce at 794-4522.

New Life United Methodist Church would like to recognize the boys and girls who participate in
Scouting. They will help out in the service and participate in a responsive reading. There are no
names or groups called out during the service, so there\u2019s 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 (Boy Scout Sunday) or Cindy Butler, Director of Christian Education, at 379-3578 or education@ newlifeumc.org.

For our February lunch bunch gathering, Laura
Adkins has invited us to her house for a salad bar
lunch! This lunch will be on Friday, February 20th
at noon, 10724 Red Lion Place, Richmond. Please
RSVP to Laura by Wednesday, February 18th so she
can plan accordingly (320-8358, cladkins@comcast.
net). This is a fun fellowship time to meet and chat
with the women from New Life Church. You are
welcomed to invite friends and neighbors!

The journey has three components. As with anything, the more you put into it, the
more you will get out of it. So, you will gain the most from this journey if you commit
yourself to all three practices: attend a small group, individual reading plan, attend
worship.

Spiritual growth is enhanced through community. A small group is just that \u2013 a small group
of people gathered to discuss insights, questions, life experiences and most importantly,
apply lessons learned from individual study and corporate worship. Each group will
meet once a week for six weeks which includes a video to enhance learning and group
involvement.

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 God
by reading key scripture passages, responding to re\ufb02 ective questions, and journaling your
considerations of how this encounter applies to your life.

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 group
time, 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 will meet for six weeks beginning the week of February 22 and through the end of March. We invite you experience how exciting learning about faith with others can be as we all learn 6 things everybody ought to know about God!