Missions

Shoebox Christmas Gifts On Their Way
Thank you New Hope for shoeboxes filled to the brim with gifts to make Christmas a little brighter for guys and girls in less fortunate countries. You exceeded what I had hoped for in the current economy.
Olivia McDougald

Halifax Urban Ministries
The need for canned goods and staple food items for financially stressed families is great and your generosity is helping to meet that need. We will continue to collect donations on the first Sunday of each month.

Countryside Lakes ALF
Our next visit to Countryside Lakes ALF will be Wednesday, December 15. Birthday celebrants are looking forward to your visit. We received a thank you note from resident Ethel Cohen in which she thanked us for our ministry and made a contribution to New Hope.
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S.H.A.P.E.
Dr. Mulkey will lead a one session study designed to help one discover his/her gifts this afternoon at 5:00 PM.
A sandwich supper will be provided.

LADIES BIBLE STUDY
Ladies Bible Study will not meet in the month of December. The next session will be on January 18, 2011 at 7 pm in the sanctuary. We will be studying Chapter 5, “Personal Strength” in the book, Embracing Your Strengths. Dorothy Rollins will be our leader and Linda Manners will provide dessert. All ladies are welcome.
Jeanne Mathieson

BIBLE BUZZ
Well, of course, you know the Christmas story. Or do you?
1. Why did Mary go to Zachariah’s house after the angel Gabriel visited her?
2. Which gospel book gives Jesus’ family tree?
3. Why was the baby named Jesus?
4. Did the shepherds and the wise men arrive at the manger at the same time?
5. What exactly is “frankincense and myrrh?