YOUTH NEWS
New Hope youth will be attending the Student Life Retreat July 11-15 at the Ocean Center, Daytona Beach. The theme this year is “Devoted to God.” Our youth will be staying at the Hilton Hotel across from the Ocean Center. The cost is $130 per student. They will be working at the kid’s summer Camp Rock and serving at the drama dinner to earn money towards the fee.
Cheryl Secunda
YOUTH CAR WASH
Wednesday, June 22, 5:00-8:00 PM
Cost ? -- Your donation

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
June Schedule
• There will be no Kid’s Connection during the weeks of Camp Rock or Vacation Bible School.
• Wednesday night Kid’s Klub / Awana is canceled until July 6.
Graduations
Several of our Kid’s Connection and Kid’s Klub children are graduating from different grade levels. Alyssa Senatro, Jaren Ford-Jones, Kendall Cowan, Cassandra Jemenez have graduated elementary school. They will be entering middle school.
Julia Quidor and Johnnie Livingston have graduated from kindergarten into the first grade.
Cheryl Secunda


BIBLE BUZZ
Can you identify these fathers in the Bible?
1. He is known as the father of a multitude.
2. The oldest father in the Bible
3. This man gave his son a coat of many colors
4. His son tricked him into giving him a blessing
5. David’s father
6. Father of Solomon
7. Came to Jesus seeking help for his dying daughter
8. What word for God means Father?
9. Whose sons were called “Sons of Thunder?”
10. He called Timothy “my son” though he was not his father
Answers:
1. Abraham 2. Methuselah 3. Jacob
4. Issac 5. Jesse 6. David
7. Jairus 8. Abba 9. Zebedee
10. Paul

MISSIONS
Tornado Disaster Relief
New Hope members donated $574.51 to help victims of the Alabama tornados. Our gifts will join those from other CBF churches.
Halifax Urban Ministries/STAR Center
Halifax Urban Ministries acquired the STAR Center and Family Shelter in January 2010. The Center provides direct services to local homeless folks and homeless families with children. The following are immediate needs:
Travel size toiletries (small size - they travel easier in a back pack).
Diapers, size 5 & 6
Food: They are serving over 100 families a week. Dry packaged or canned food items are needed.
Clothing: Men’s clothing, any condition, any size including pants, shirts, socks, and shoes/sneakers are much needed. There is a blue container by the entrance to the kitchen where you may drop off clothing.
Judy Hutchinson
Countryside Lakes ALF
Wednesday, June 22, is the next New Hope day at Countryside Lakes Assisted Living. Come share smiles and hugs with birthday celebrants. Meet in the lobby at noon.
Bill Batchelor
Special Guest Speaker
Wednesday, June 8, 6:30 PM
Val Youmans will be with us this coming Wednesday to speak about her upcoming missions trip with the World Race organization. She will be in eleven countries in eleven months.

MUSIC AND WORSHIP
Family Vacation
Later this month, from June 24 through July 3, I will be spending some time with my daughters and their families in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. I am looking forward to it. In the past, we have either gone to North Carolina to be with Dana, my oldest daughter or they have traveled to Florida to be with us. Unfortunately, I will miss Vacation Bible School but I will be back for worship services on July 3.
The Cycle of Liturgical Seasons
On Thursday, June 2, we will observe Ascension Day and on Sunday, June 5 we will observe the Sunday after Ascension Day. This will be the first Sunday in the month of June and the Lord’s Supper will be observed. On Sunday, June 12 we will observe Pentecost Sunday and the drape on the cross will be flaming red. On Sunday, June 19, Trinity Sunday will begin the Trinity Season and the drape on the cross will be white. The drape during the Trinity Season will be green and will remain green until November 20 when it becomes white. On November 27, we will observe the first Sunday of Advent and at that time the color of the drape will be purple. It will remain purple for four Sundays and on Sunday, December 25, it will change to white.
Music for Healing
Please remember the healing music services at the Lutheran Church every Wednesday from 12:15-12:45 PM. This is a time to meditate with quiet music with no speaking or applause in between the instrumental selections. This is a program that is sponsored by the Port Orange Ministerial Association.
Dennis Bucher

LADIES BIBLE STUDY
To take brief break
Ladies Bible Study will take time off from meeting due to the following events: Camp Rock, VBS and July 4th. Our next meeting will be July 19 and we will be studying lesson one in our new book, Growing in Wisdom and Faith. All ladies are invited to join us.

LADIES LUNCH June 28, 2011
Restaurant location TBA
Please notify Linda Manners if you plan to attend.

VBS 2011
We’re bringing kitchen fun to the kids at our Vacation Bible School, SHAKE IT UP CAFÉ: WHERE KIDS CARRY OUT GOD”S RECIPE! The children will become chefs-in-training at Shake It Up Café as we discover God’s recipe for living.
After an energizing opening session each day, the chefs will make their way to Kitchen a la King. Interactive Bible lessons reveal secret ingredients for living as a follower of God, and the chefs will learn Bible Bite memory verses that will boost their faith long after VBS.

The children will expand on what they’ve learned by participating in a variety of activities: making their own art projects at Tangy & Tart Arts, singing new music at Wok & Roll Hits, exploring science activities at Foodology Factory, participating in recreational activities at Spork Sports, and enjoying tasty suppers at the Takeout Treatery.

Let’s get cookin’! Join us June 27 – 30 from 5:45pm to 8:15 each evening!
Leesa Holloway

PAINTING FUND GROWING SLOWLY
The Painting Fund has reached $2505. Our goal is $4000. Watch our progress on the thermometer poster on the bulletin board.
BOOK EXCHANGE
Books related to Dr. Mulkey’s recent sermons include:
What’s So Amazing About Grace? Yancey
The World According to Mister Rogers, Rogers
Blessing: Giving the Gift of Power, Madden
We also have lighter fiction books for lazy summer days.
Elaine Hardy
WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPERS
Just a reminder that if your name is on the permanent list and you will be away or unable to attend, it is necessary to notify Erma Dreas so that she will know how many to prepare for. If you are not on the permanent list but want to attend, please use the sign up note in the chair pockets.

JUNE SERMONS
June 5 When Leaving Is Not Leaving At All: The Ascension, Luke 24:44-53
June 12 The Narrow Road That Leads to Life, Matthew 7:12-14
June 19 Regular Checkups, 2 Corinthians 13:5-14
June 26 A God Who Demands Everything,
Genesis 22:1-18

FILM REVIEW
Of Gods and Men
This film is the true story of 7 French Cistercian monks who answered a call from God to serve Him in a monastery in Algeria in the 1990’s just as the violent Islamic extremists (the Mujahedeen) have begun their reign of terror. They minister to the impoverished villagers with medical treatment, but most importantly they are friends and counselors to them. They themselves have given up their previous lives including their families and careers to be impoverished, self sufficient and spread the gospel of Jesus Christ.

This is a French film with English subtitles that has won international awards already and is nominated for best foreign film at the Academy Awards this year. I saw it at the “Cinematique” theater on Beach St. in Daytona. They show mostly independent and foreign films. It is a poignant film that is ultimately sad as all but two of the monks are eventually killed for their faith and commitment to Christ.

The Mujahedeen have begun to murder anyone who is not an extreme Muslim, even slashing the throat of a young woman who wasn’t wearing her veil. The villagers ask, “Haven’t they read the Koran which says if you kill a brother you are sent to Hell?” The reply is in the monks’ chant, “Lord, you seek the prodigal son and hold the troublesome child to your breast which is the world of mortals.” The words of the philosopher Pascal are recalled, “Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.

What struck me most about the story is that even though the monks were given the choice to go home to France and didn’t want to be martyrs, “the Good Shepherd doesn’t abandon his flock” This film reminded me of the minority of Christians who are willing to die for their faith. In the final scene a prayer is offered. ”It is in our poverty, weakness and death that we advance toward God.” It shouldn’t make us feel any less Christian compared to their ultimate sacrifice, but inspire us to become more and more like Him as He gives us the ability to do so.
Sandra Kleinschmidt

CAMP ROCK
A Music Camp for Children
WHO: Children 5 years to completion of 5th grade.
WHEN: June 6-10 & June 13-17
TIME: 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
COST: $60 per week which includes T shirt, several lunches, snacks and crafts.

There will be field trips, games, crafts, sports, Bible studies, low ropes course, one night of camping and MORE.

Camp Rock Musical Drama
Sunday, June 19
The children will perform a musical drama at the end of camp. Tickets for dinner at 6:00 PM will be on sale by June 12. Cost: $5.00. Proceeds will go to Children’s and Youth Ministry. There is no charge for the drama at 7:00 PM. The story line is about how the Christian life is not a solo act; we are the body of Christ.
Cheryl Secunda

Memories of Dad

The following is a sampling of responses men of the congregation gave when asked for special memories of their dad. George Holloway said, “My fondest memories with my Dad were him teaching me to drive at 6 or 7 years old. He had about 30 cows, and he would hop in the bed of the old Ford pickup, throw out hay bales to the cows and I would steer the truck. My feet did not reach the gas pedal or clutch.”

Scotty Ford-Jones recalls “night fishing with my dad when I was young.” Dr. Mulkey wrote, “A favorite is my dad playing golf with us on my son's wedding day. He was 80. He beat us all: John Marc, his father-in-law to be, and me.”

Fred Griffith said, “I remember my Dad hitting softballs and playing a catching game called $5.00 with my brothers and sisters. I remember going out and plowing the fields with my Dad, trapping muskrats in the dead of winter, hunting, and staying out all night catching catfish in the Maumee River in Ohio. There were family and Scout camping trips he took us on. We never laughed so hard as the time he tried to make donuts without the baking soda and it stuck to the bottom of the pan and never rose out of the grease (burned black on the bottom of the pan). And, of course, the time he forgot me at the ball park (6 miles from home), loaded up all the kids--with one boy short--and then came all the way back to find me. My dad is the best! Oh yeah . . . hand cranking all of that homemade ice cream. That was sweet!”

Bill Batchelor wrote, “I was the oldest of five kids and my Dad was strict with us, he had to be. Looking back, I remember that he handled each one of us differently, based on our personalities. He was not very under- standing when we did something bad: "You know better!” However, when we had a crisis in our lives, he was a tower of understanding and strength. I am grateful that I had a tough but loving father and I learned a lot about "growing up" when my mother said: "Wait 'till your father gets home!”

Dennis Bucher said, “I remember my father in many ways: He was a hard worker as a Laundry and Cleaning man who would be on and off his truck picking up and delivering cleaning. He was a Roman Catholic for twenty years of his marriage to my mother and eventually became a member of my mother's Protestant church. He also became a Mason and with only a sixth grade education, he was able to work himself up through the chairs. His third and final heart attack claimed his life at the early age of 63. He was always proud of me and along with my mother supported my brother and me in everything we did.”

Lou Herouart mused, “I think the most important phrase he said to me was ‘Always treat people the way you would like to be treated.’ He never went to church with us but made sure we went with our mother. He loved us and always wanted us to tell the truth about anything that we were involved in. He used many phrases that I live by still today, don’t judge a book by it’s cover, first impressions are lasting, and count to ten when you’re tempted to do something before you act.”

Don Seebold wrote, “One memory that pops into my head occasionally is a funny moment for me and embarrassing for my father. As a youth I attended the baseball games my father played in and many times had the task of retrieving his home runs. As a youngster I was very proud of my father’s ability to hit the baseball a very long way. However, the moment I remember most involved what should have been an infield hit. It was at an all star game that my father was playing in at Bowman Field in Williamsport, which was a minor league field for the Mets at the time. He took his usual mighty swing but barely made contact and the ball rolled slowly down the third base line. Well, my father wasn’t fast and with his hitting ability the third baseman was playing deep and had a long run to the ball. By the time the fielder grabbed the ball and threw to first my father had already managed to trip himself and do a flip over the first base bag, never contacting the bag. My father stood up and the first baseman calmly walked over to him and tagged him out. It seemed everyone at the ball park was roaring with laughter- except my father. He did manage a smile when he walked back to the dugout and I greeted him with ‘Good hit, Dad. Did you have a nice trip?’ I am sure this was a moment he would rather I forget, but we do laugh about it from time to time.

Richard Hardy related, “During the Depression years I lived with my grandparents on their farm as there was ample food and milk for a growing boy. Many of my childhood memories therefore are of my grandfather. I followed his footsteps in the red Georgia clay as he plowed the fields. I can recall wondering, what will I do if something ever happens to Granddaddy?”
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“Honor your father and mother . . .” Ephesians 6:2