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Superbowl Sunday!

January 13, 2010

So, Superbowl XLIV is February 7th; kickoff is around 4:30 pm mountain time. Which poses quite a dilemma for us since our worship services and family ministries environments are on Sundays at 5:00 pm. Do we just ignore the Superbowl and go on with services? Do we replace our services and children’s environments with a Superbowl party? Do we cancel services? As we discussed the issue with our Leadership Community, we came away with a unanimous decision. Let me briefly explain how it unfolded.

Worship, teaching, and gathering as a community is important to us, so we didn’t want to just cancel services for a football game. And yet, as we thought about the Superbowl, we realized that it’s one of the most important “holidays” in our culture. It’s a time where virtually everyone, regardless of whether they are football fans or not, gathers in people’s homes to eat, hang out, watch the game (and all the expensive commercials!), and simply enjoy community together. We thought: isn’t this what our church is about–relationships and community? What a great opportunity for small groups to hang out together and watch the game. What an even better opportunity to throw Superbowl parties in our homes and invite neighbors and friends who aren’t part of our church. Going to church is important to our faith, and we do that most other Sundays of the year. So why not take this Sunday to enjoy relationships?

With that in mind, we’re not going to have church on February 7th. Instead, “have church” in your home, invite your neighbors and friends, and enjoy the game! So, the schedule for the next few weeks is:

January 17, 24, and 31: Regular services and children’s environments at 5 pm
February 7: No services: Superbowl parties instead!
February 14: No services: Second Sunday service project
February 21: Resume regular schedule of services and children’s environments at 5 pm

January Second Sunday Project

January 3, 2010

This month we are kicking off our new Second Sunday initiative. We couldn’t think of a better way to start than by working with Habitat for Humanity to help them kick off the historic new Bails neighborhood project here in Denver. The Bails neighborhood project is Habitat’s first transit-oriented green community build. They will be constructing 24 townhouses in 5 buildings to create 1 community. New Denver has partnered with other churches in our area to form the Future Faith Network. Together over the next four months we will contribute the time and money required to build one townhouse in the community.

Next week there are ten volunteer spots on Friday, January 8th and ten spots on Saturday, January, 9th. To sign up to serve with us go to the Future Faith Network volunteer website. Move fast, because these slots will surely fill up fast. If all the slots are filled, feel free to go ahead and sign up for any future build days designated for New Denver or open to all churches in the network. Or you can check out one of our other local partners to find another opportunity to join us to worship God by serving together in the community.

Life Together

January 1, 2010

Humans are relational beings. We were made to work, live, celebrate, and even mourn together. But in the twenty-first century, genuine community remains elusive. It is easier than ever to connect with others through email, text messages, Twitter, and Facebook, but we have little time for more than that. Most of us scarcely even know our own neighbors. And church often consists of showing up once a week for a handshake and polite conversation, then returning to our “normal” lives. It begs the question: What does it mean to live in community? Join us this January for a special series on doing life together.

Starting in January we will meet on the first, third, and fourth Sundays of every month at 5:00pm at Hope Community Church. For more details about our worship services see our Sundays@NDC page.

Advent

November 22, 2009

The story of Christ’s birth is a story of promise, hope, and revolutionary love. So, what happened? What was once a time to celebrate the birth of a Savior has somehow turned into a season of stress, traffic jams, and shopping lists. And when it’s all over, many of us are left with presents to return, looming debt that will take months to pay off, and this empty feeling of missed purpose. Is this what we really want out of Christmas? What if Christmas became a world-changing event again? Join us at 6pm at Hope Community Church on December 6 & 20 for Advent 2009.

Shift, Part 4

November 5, 2009

On November 15th we will wrap up our Shift series. In this series we’ve explored how we all pursue purpose, identity, success, and contentment and how a simple shift in perspective might change our direction. We all look at the circumstances of our life and make decisions based on how we believe life operates. Are the events of our lives in our control and determined by coincidence or is there a God providentially ordering and directing us? In this last week Stephen will look at the first chapter of Philippians to see how Paul’s experience caused him to shift his perspective on the circumstances of his life.  Join us  Sunday, November 15th at 6pm at Hope Community Church (1801 S. Logan St.) as we examine another shift from the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Philippians.

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