A message from the executive director, Nancy Graham.
As always, we are giving out tons of food (and are happy to do so). We have a shortage right now of the “pop top” style food for the street homeless. Pop tops are anything you do not need a can opener to open, and can easily access to eat. Would you put the word out for us? WE ALWAYS NEED FOOD! We were well prepared for the summer due to the tremendous help of all of you and the community, but supplies are dwindling (but not at a crisis point by any means). Some people mentioned maybe coordinating a food drive with their Help the Homeless mini-walk? Whatever you can do is appreciated.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
ANSWER KEY TO THE TEXT MESSAGE KEY
In the July 19 bulletin, there was a text messaging quiz. Here are the answers below.
NOVICE
Mix and Match
A. 1 One, won, want
B. 4VR Forever
C. AFO Adult fan of
D. ATM At the moment
E. B Bye
F. B4 Before
G. BBL (I will) be back later
H. CU See you
ADVANCE LEVEL
Fill in the Blank
I. I12CU I want to see you
J. CUL8RK? See you later, ok?
K. 10S NE1? Tennis anyone?
L. WYSIWYG What you see is what you get
M. ROTFLOL Rolling on the floor laughing out loud
NOVICE
Mix and Match
A. 1 One, won, want
B. 4VR Forever
C. AFO Adult fan of
D. ATM At the moment
E. B Bye
F. B4 Before
G. BBL (I will) be back later
H. CU See you
ADVANCE LEVEL
Fill in the Blank
I. I12CU I want to see you
J. CUL8RK? See you later, ok?
K. 10S NE1? Tennis anyone?
L. WYSIWYG What you see is what you get
M. ROTFLOL Rolling on the floor laughing out loud
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
UPCOMING SEMINAR FOR PARENTS
Whether you are a new parent or its just been a while since you’ve held a newborn, we’ve put together a series of interactive lectures that will interest the families of little ones.
All Seminars will be held at New Hope Adventist Church from 7-8pm.
BABY SIGN LANGUAGE August 5, 2008
Baby sign language has been shown to help children with spoken language development, increase overall communication skills, and decrease tantrums and negative behaviors due to miscommunication. Instructor Louise Sattler is a nationally certified school psychologist with specializations in linguistics and multi-cultural education. She has been teaching American Sign Language for more than 20 years to families with hearing and non-hearing children, college students, staff at public and private school systems and businesses. Click here to register
INFANT MASSAGE August 6, 2008
Learn techniques to enhance the relationship between parent and child through the nurturing touch of infant massage. Instructor Christ Ruane holds State and National certifications in Massage, Weight Training, Pilates and Yoga. As well as being CPR and First Aid trained and certified. her practice serves those with specific chronic pain and illnesses, women before, during and after pregnancy as well as children. Click here to register
WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES August 7, 2008
Discuss women’s health issues before, during and after childbirth. If you are pregnant, just delivered or just thinking about having a baby, this seminar is for you. Dr. Sandra Abraham-Hebert is a practicing OBGYN who has been serving the Silver Spring and surrounding communities in the area of Women’s Health for over 10 years. She and her husband have been members of New Hope Church for 10 years and have two young daughters.
Click here to register
For more details visit lookingforachurch.org or email rajinedixit@yahoo.com.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
MISSION MOZAMBIQUE HAS LANDED
The following is an excerpt taken from the SOS blog:
After leaving Dulles on Sunday, we spent 17 grueling hours on the plane (and even longer for some who didn't fly with us), stopping once for fuel in Dakar, Senegal. Everyone held up pretty well, although we found ourselves asking "Are we there YET?" a few times! We (and a ton of luggage) arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa Monday evening. The hotel "Doves Nets" shuttle picked us up, we had a nice meal, warm showers and headed to bed. Today, Tuesday, we leave for the area of Maputo, Mozambique which is about 6 hours due East from here, on a bus. We'll catch up more when we get settled in Mozambique! I tried uploading pictures, but kept running into errors which may be due to bandwidth issues. Will try again in Mozambique!
CLICK HERE TO READ THE SOS BLOG
After leaving Dulles on Sunday, we spent 17 grueling hours on the plane (and even longer for some who didn't fly with us), stopping once for fuel in Dakar, Senegal. Everyone held up pretty well, although we found ourselves asking "Are we there YET?" a few times! We (and a ton of luggage) arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa Monday evening. The hotel "Doves Nets" shuttle picked us up, we had a nice meal, warm showers and headed to bed. Today, Tuesday, we leave for the area of Maputo, Mozambique which is about 6 hours due East from here, on a bus. We'll catch up more when we get settled in Mozambique! I tried uploading pictures, but kept running into errors which may be due to bandwidth issues. Will try again in Mozambique!
CLICK HERE TO READ THE SOS BLOG
INTERVIEW WITH DEBBIE HOWELL
What are the kids learning in Kid's church?
In Kid's Church the kids learn who God is. We use fun and creative ways to help them apply the God of the Bible to their God of today. We also teach them the various ways to worship their God.
What is the most exciting thing about Kid's church ministry?
The most exciting thing about Kid's Church is that every week for an hour and fifteen minutes God has their full attention. I love to see the many ways God reaches them through our team.
How can parents become more involved with their kids spiritual health?
Every week we give the parents a take home sheet, that ties into what we've learned in Kid's Church, for them to read together during their family worship times. We wouldn't think of feeding our kids "physically" just once a week, so why should it be good enough to feed them "spiritually" just once a week?
What is your goal for kid's church?
It's so hard to sum up all of our goals for Kid's Church because we are so passionate about their walk with God! If I had to focus on one goal that we have it would be to grow them into kids who are so radically in love with Jesus that the worship we experience together on Sabbath would continue for them the rest of the week wherever they go.
How can parents support this ministry?
As Kid's Church continues to grow we are looking for more volunteers. Our needs are very diverse, from leading out in the program, to being a program coordinator, to sitting with the kids and helping them stay focused on the program. Gifts and talents are always important, but what we are looking for in our volunteers more then anything else is people who love kids and whose lives are so full from their relationship with God, that when they come to Kid's Church that love and passion would automatically flow out to the kids.
In Kid's Church the kids learn who God is. We use fun and creative ways to help them apply the God of the Bible to their God of today. We also teach them the various ways to worship their God.
What is the most exciting thing about Kid's church ministry?
The most exciting thing about Kid's Church is that every week for an hour and fifteen minutes God has their full attention. I love to see the many ways God reaches them through our team.
How can parents become more involved with their kids spiritual health?
Every week we give the parents a take home sheet, that ties into what we've learned in Kid's Church, for them to read together during their family worship times. We wouldn't think of feeding our kids "physically" just once a week, so why should it be good enough to feed them "spiritually" just once a week?
What is your goal for kid's church?
It's so hard to sum up all of our goals for Kid's Church because we are so passionate about their walk with God! If I had to focus on one goal that we have it would be to grow them into kids who are so radically in love with Jesus that the worship we experience together on Sabbath would continue for them the rest of the week wherever they go.
How can parents support this ministry?
As Kid's Church continues to grow we are looking for more volunteers. Our needs are very diverse, from leading out in the program, to being a program coordinator, to sitting with the kids and helping them stay focused on the program. Gifts and talents are always important, but what we are looking for in our volunteers more then anything else is people who love kids and whose lives are so full from their relationship with God, that when they come to Kid's Church that love and passion would automatically flow out to the kids.
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