It’s the last week of summer. Well, not according to the calendar, but the rhythm of our lives will change dramatically in just over a week. Judging by how often the phone has been ringing in the church office the last couple of weeks and by how many people I’ve actually seen during the week, you are making the most of the last weeks of summer.
Even though it seems calm and peaceful, the ripples are starting to make themselves felt in the quiet that is August in a church building. Some of the new ministry season schedules are showing up in the office, and our zone coordinators and ministry leaders have been praying, working, planning for the new season for a good part of the summer.
Once Labour Day and the first four days of school are past, we will hit the ground running at Hope Fellowship. September will be an exciting start to the new year! Sept. 11 we will have a special service to remember 9/11. Our annual Week of Prayer and Fasting (Sept. 12-16), where we come together as the Body of Christ to seek his will for our church family, is a wonderful way to start the year. We come together for one hour a day to pray for the ministries and ministers of Hope Fellowship. If you think an hour is too long to pray, you should come and see how short it really is! Come support your leaders in prayer (out loud or in your heart, God hears both).
After we spend five days in prayer together we will have a party! Sheila Dykstra is “home” from West Africa and we will celebrate with a special dinner (Sept. 17). Sheila is bringing some special gifts from West Africa which we will auction off, she will share about her work, and we will get to try some West African food. It will be a wonderful celebration that you won’t want to miss.
And as if that’s not enough, we are also planning a REV UP service for Sept. 18, another special service you won’t want to miss.
And that’s just the preparations for our new ministry year. After all that, we start with regular programs for our children and youth, our small groups and so much more. Check out the newsletter on Sept. 4 and 18 for ways you can be involved.
I’m looking forward to this new season. I’ve enjoyed the quiet, but I’m also looking forward to hearing from you and seeing more of you! I’m also looking forward to serving God together with you in this new season he has given us.
- Evelyn Oudyk
Even though it seems calm and peaceful, the ripples are starting to make themselves felt in the quiet that is August in a church building. Some of the new ministry season schedules are showing up in the office, and our zone coordinators and ministry leaders have been praying, working, planning for the new season for a good part of the summer.
Once Labour Day and the first four days of school are past, we will hit the ground running at Hope Fellowship. September will be an exciting start to the new year! Sept. 11 we will have a special service to remember 9/11. Our annual Week of Prayer and Fasting (Sept. 12-16), where we come together as the Body of Christ to seek his will for our church family, is a wonderful way to start the year. We come together for one hour a day to pray for the ministries and ministers of Hope Fellowship. If you think an hour is too long to pray, you should come and see how short it really is! Come support your leaders in prayer (out loud or in your heart, God hears both).
After we spend five days in prayer together we will have a party! Sheila Dykstra is “home” from West Africa and we will celebrate with a special dinner (Sept. 17). Sheila is bringing some special gifts from West Africa which we will auction off, she will share about her work, and we will get to try some West African food. It will be a wonderful celebration that you won’t want to miss.
And as if that’s not enough, we are also planning a REV UP service for Sept. 18, another special service you won’t want to miss.
And that’s just the preparations for our new ministry year. After all that, we start with regular programs for our children and youth, our small groups and so much more. Check out the newsletter on Sept. 4 and 18 for ways you can be involved.
I’m looking forward to this new season. I’ve enjoyed the quiet, but I’m also looking forward to hearing from you and seeing more of you! I’m also looking forward to serving God together with you in this new season he has given us.
- Evelyn Oudyk
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