CHILDREN’S MINISTRY NEWS
FALL FESTIVALFriday, November 19th, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Children ages 11 years and under are invited to attend New Hope’s Fall Festival. There will be games, food, fun house, campfire stories and possibly a hayride. Food costs will be $2.00 per child, $4.00 per adult for dinner. Individual food selections will be available also for 50 cents to $1.00. Parents and grandparents of the children are invited to stay and enjoy the evening with the children.

KIDS CONNECTIONS TO PRESENT
MUSICAL DRAMA
Kids Connection will be presenting a musical drama “A Christmas Carol” on Sunday evening December 19th. Children ages kindergarten to 5th grade who are interested in being in the performance can attend the Saturday morning Kid’s Connection program and rehearsals from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm.

KIDS KLUB
Kids Klub, an AWANA’s ministry meeting on Wednesday evenings, recognizes Bailey Nelson for being the first Truth & Training clubber to finish the AWANA Ultimate Adventure Book I. Bailey is a 4th grader who loves coming to New Hope Baptist. She has been in many of our Kid’s Connection musical dramas.


AWANA Theme Night
This month’s theme night is Wednesday, Nov. 10th. Clubbers should bring or wear something Thanksgiving related to share with the other clubbers. The children are reminded to also bring a canned good or boxed staple food item for Halifax Urban Ministry.
Cheryl Secunda

Children’s Church Schedule for November
Nov. 7 Beth Gibbons & Joann Kirk
Nov. 14 Debbie Shelver
Nov. 21 Leesa Holloway
Nov. 28 Erma Dreas

YOUTH UPDATE
CAMPING TRIP TO ANASTASIA STATE PARKSt Augustine, Florida
Saturday, December 4

New Hope youth have scheduled an overnight camping trip for early next month. Cost is $10.00 per person. Extra money will be needed for Sunday’s lunch while enjoying downtown St. Augustine during the day.

Youth will leave from the church at 3:00 pm Saturday and return Sunday at 6:00 pm. There will be no youth group meeting Sunday evening.

FUNDRAISER CALENDAR SALESfor Children and Youth Ministry
We still have 2011 calendars for sale. Youth and the younger children are selling calendars plus taking orders for Christmas cards, All Occasion cards, and pocket calendar cards.

2011 FAMILY FUN BOOKS AVAILABLE SOON
This is the second year the children’s ministry is offering coupon books as a fund raiser for the children’s activities. We depend on these fundraisers to supplement the New Hope budget.
Cheryl Secunda