September 2018 Vol 7, No 9

From the Pastor’s Desk Rev. Kerri Hefner Look Inside “Can you tell me ourselves, we invite others into our Director of Christian Ed 2 about when I was world. born?” Director of Music 3 Scripture is God’s story, presented to us in a “Tell me how you got way we can understand. It is the story of Mission 4 started in your career.” how the world came to be ... the story of Photos 5 “How did your surgery go?” how God cared for God’s people ... the story of Jesus’ saving work ... the story of people Calendar 6 Our lives are full of stories. Often without like you and me who struggled yet received Worship Volunteers 7 thinking about it, when we relate the gift of faith. I hope that when you read information to others we weave in our Scripture you think of how you are invited Historical Notes 8 own thoughts and reflections ... and that into the story of God’s world and work. NHCCC 9 makes a story. Would you tell the story of How are you a part of God’s creation? How your life without mentioning your feelings has God cared for you in your struggles? Pansy’s Corner 9 about what happened? Surely you would How have you received the gift of faith? Birthday / Anniversary want to mention that excitement you felt 10 when you were first offered a job ... that I hope you can join us for opportunities to Youth Calendar 10 anxiety you felt before getting married or talk about stories this fall. If you can’t becoming a parent ... and how you feel come to Sunday School, come to our Announcements 11 now looking back at it all. Without those retreat the first Saturday of October! Scouts 11 personal reflections, I dare say your story would not be very interesting. Also, I hope you will pay attention to the Concerns 11 power of stories. When a friend confides Stories bring us into other worlds. When in you, or when someone tells you about a we listen to a fairy tale or read a novel, we tough hospital stay, or when someone enter an imaginary world. When we listen shares their joy with you, those are “God to others’ real-life stories, we enter their moments” of power and truth. Listen and world. When we tell a story about be thankful. Upcoming Events OCIM Food Pantry Donations (1st Sunday of Month) Sunday Sept. 2 10:00 am Pennies for Hunger Sunday Sept. 2 11:00 am Rally Day, Sunday School Kickoff & Breakfast Sunday Sept. 9 9:45 am Adult Fellowship Sunday Sept. 9 12:00 pm Youth Group Kickoff & Potluck Lunch Sunday Sept. 16 12:15 pm Organ Concert - New Hope Music Series Sunday Sept. 23 4:00 pm NHCCC Barbeque Fundraiser Saturday Sept. 29 5:00 pm Worship at Camp Sunday Sept. 30 11:00 am Director of Christian Education Mary Todd Peters

Dear New Hope who helped guide you in a way Friends, that kept you on the path you Teach Us Your Ways needed to stay on to reach your From Guerillas of Grace When I was goals. by Ted Loder growing up, I was nurtured in my Kerri and I will be co leading a Teach us your ways, Lord, that we may faith journey by class that will take an in-depth be open to the same Spirit who moved my neighbors, D.A. and John study of the story of Joseph found over the face of the waters in the first day Randolph. My family belonged to in Genesis and using this story as a of creation and who moves also over the chaos of this time to fashion a day like FPC of Morganton but were more guide for reflecting on our own this, a world like ours, lives like ours, a of a Christmas and Easter stories. From the author Sarah kingdom like leaven in bread, like a attendees. John and D.A. were Heath: “We will be looking closely treasure buried in the fields of the daily regular attenders and often invited at what makes a story great and we plow; and make us aware of the mira- me to church. They would take me how you can choose to see your cles of life, of warm and cold, of stark- with them to the Wednesday night life experiences as part of a larger ness and order, of screaming wind and fellowship dinners, give me a ride narrative—the story of God. This impenetrable silences, and of the unfath- to or from church on Sunday will require deep engagement from omable mystery of amazing grace in morning. Ask me to sit with them you and a willingness to be honest which we are kept. in worship which I would take with yourself about what kind of Teach us your ways, Lord, that we may them up on unless I was sitting story you are living and seeking to praise you for all the surprising, ingen- with my youth group friends in the live.” ious ways you bless us, and for all the balcony. Because my family of wondrous gifts you give us through Other opportunities for you to origin didn’t regularly attend artists who introduce us to the beauty church, The Randolphs became my come and share about your of holiness, who usher us into awe- family of church origin. story: some worlds in which we begin to live anew in a fullness of pain and joy not Rally Day September 9 – I hope When I went off to college, the possible before. Randolph’s prayed for me. Mrs. you will join with me at 9:45 a.m. Randolph regularly wrote me for a light breakfast and an Teach us your ways, Lord, that we may letters. When I came home on intergenerational gathering as accept our own talent openly, nurture it breaks, they were some of the first we celebrate the hopefully, develop it faithfully, and return to our give it freely. people I went to visit to tell them Sunday school about my adventures. They loved program and Teach us your ways, Lord, that we may and cared about me because I was love kindness of the prophets and prac- continue to tice it toward the hungry of the world, a part of their church family. When explore God’s the poor and sick and oppressed that my mom became ill with dementia, story through our Sunday school we may learn the healing humility D.A. was one of the few friends classes. that continued to visit with her and which responsibly tends the earth and care for her as a friend and a ALL Church Retreat – God’s all creatures therein. neighbor. When my mom died, she Story Our Story will be on Teach us your ways, Lord, that we may helped organize the memorial October 6, at 9:30 a.m. We will be swept up in worship with the saints, luncheon for our family. I am the gather at Dogwood Lodge for our which surges in wonder, gratitude, and person of faith I am today due a first annual All Church Retreat to obedience, and shapes our lives into an large part of the guidance and love enjoy each other in fellowship and irrepressible YES to you, to all our of John and D.A. Randolph. sharing God’s story and our own in sisters and brothers, and to the pres- a deeper and more engaging ence of the kingdom among us until Our Story, God’s Story is experience (more information in the ancient vision of mothers burns in our theme for the Christian newsletter). uswith a fire to light the world and Educational ministry. Throughout warm its heart, through Jesus Christ, the year, we will be asking you to I look forward to another the singer of passionate songs, the reflect on your own faith journey wonderful year learning and teller of powerful stories the artist of and recall those in your life who growing in faith with you at New daring ways. Hope Presbyterian Church! helped to shape you in the faith or Amen 2 Director of Music Allen Amos

We are excited to has held a similar position at host our upcoming First Presbyterian Church in Music and New Hope Greenville, NC and other Concert on Sunday, churches in NC and Richmond, September 23rd at Virginia. He attended East 4pm. Bill Wood, Carolina University, where he Director of Music/ earned the Master of Sacred Organist at First United Methodist Music degree in organ in 2005. Church in Rocky Mount, will As an undergraduate, he perform an afternoon concert on majored in piano at UNC- the Brombaugh organ. Bill will Chapel Hill and Elon perform selections by Bach, University. Pachelbel, Walcha, Langlais, and The past dean of the East others. A light reception will Carolina Chapter of the follow the performance. Please American Guild of Organists, spread the word and invite friends he has performed for a number and family! of AGO recitals and other Here is some biographical events throughout the region. In his spare time, he enjoys information on Bill: playing jazz and ragtime piano, composer in Seattle, WA; and Chris, guitarist and singer/ Bill is currently Director of Music/ hiking, and running. He and wife songwriter, who is in his fourth Organist at First United Methodist Becky Wood, a soprano singer, year of a Ph.D. program in Earth Church in Rocky Mount, NC. have two sons: Max who is a Systems Science at U.C. Irvine. Originally from Graham, NC he percussionist/jazz drummer and

Sunday School Teachers for 2018-19 Save the Date! We give thanks to God for our Sunday School teachers and GOD’S STORY, OUR STORY Superintendents for this year! Without them we would not have ALL CHURCH RETREAT the strong educational ministry program we have. Saturday October 6, 9:30 to 5:00 pm Camp New Hope - Dogwood Lodge

Preschool Adults 1 Elizabeth Poindexter SAVE THE DATE! Join us on Monty Bryant Diana Robinson October 6, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. until Helen Imbrock JoAnne Woodruff (sub) 5:00 p.m. for our first All Church Imke Nickelson Retreat, God’s Story, Our Story, Elementary Jim Henninger at NHCCC! This is a wonderful Stephanie Wittman opportunity to come together as a Joyce Turner Adults 2 church family for Chasidy Kearns Kerri Hefner fun, fellowship Jennifer Selvidge Mary Todd Peters and learning Elizabeth Poindexter more about our Barbara Brunson (sub) Sunday School stories as a Superintendents: church family Youth Janis Burklin and as God’s Randy Sellers Claire Capps people. Clint Burklin Joann Case Andre’ Pierce Rosemary McNiel Registration will open in mid- Sarah Wilson Cindy Mouton September. 33 MISSION New Hope Supports Migrant Farmworkers in Newton Grove, NC On the evening of June 27, several members of New Hope Presbyterian Church (NHPC) traveled to Newton Grove, to share a meal and visit with the migrant farmworkers of Camp 421. The men working at this camp have come here on work Visas from all over Mexico to pick everything from soybeans to tobacco. They work long days, in all weather conditions, and often do not have all of the supplies they need to work safely. Due to the generosity of our (2) long sleeve button down shirts, impromptu Spanish lessons. We are congregation, NHPC members two (2) pairs of lightweight pants, planning a return visit to the camp provided each worker with: two lightweight rain jackets, socks, for early September. Please see washcloths, soap, shampoo, James Rosati- shaving essentials, toothpaste, Brown or Jacky toothbrushes, deodorant, string Rosati Rowe if bags and a variety of snacks. you would like to participate. To say that these workers were Additionally, the extremely grateful is an NHPC Mission understatement. They were very Committee has decided to leave a excited to visit and share a meal box near the elevator dedicated to with us, and their appreciation of year-round donation of items for our ‘essentials bags’ put a smile on the migrant farmworkers. Thank their faces. NHPC members you all for your continued support provided dinner, and participated in of the Migrant Farm Worker’s evening activities including a fierce Mission. volleyball game, and some Blessing of the Backpacks - Homecoming Worship Service - August 26

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9:00 am Building & Grounds 7:00 pm Finance 10:00 am Presbyterian 8:00 am Bulletin Info to 6:30 am Men's Breakfast 5:30 pm GSA Coastal Pines 8:00 am Top Dog of 11:00 am Communion & 1st Sunday Offerings Women - Morning Cassie Troop #1338 Hillsborough 11:00 am Worship Service Group 8:00 pm NA Meeting 7:00 pm Mission 6:30 pm Handbell Rehearsal 7:00 pm Presbyterian Women - Evening Group 7:15 pm BSA Troop 449 7:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9:45 am Rally Day "God's Story, Our Story" 10:00 am Compassion 6:30 pm Handbell 8:00 am Bulletin Info to 6:30 am Men's Breakfast 6:00 pm Youth Adult 9:45 am Rally Day Breakfast 6:00 pm Christian Education Rehearsal Cassie 9:00 am Felting Group Fellowship 9:45 am Sunday School Begins 7:00 pm Worship Committee 6:30 pm Historical 3:00 pm Newton Grove Trip 5:15 pm Orange County (Possible date) 11:00 am Worship Service 7:15 pm BSA Troop 449 7:00 pm Communications Girl Scouts 8:00 pm NA Meeting 11:00 am Youth Fellowship Kick off (?) 7:30 pm Chancel Choir 12:00 pm Adult Fellowship Rehearsal 7:00 pm Session Meeting 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 9:45 am Sunday School 6:00 pm Christian Education 6:30 pm Colin Davis Eagle 8:00 am Bulletin Info to 6:30 am Men's Breakfast 6:00 pm Youth Adult 11:00 am Worship Service Ceremony Cassie 10:00 am Newsletter Info to Fellowship 12:00 pm Meeting of the Congregation to Elect 7:15 pm BSA Troop 449 5:30 pm Girl Scouts Coastal Office (Possible date) Officers for 2019 Pines Troop #1338 8:00 pm NA Meeting 12:15 pm Youth Group kick off potluck lunch 4:00 pm Sunday Women's Group 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 9:45 am Hand chimes with children 7:00 pm Membership 6:30 pm Handbell 8:00 am Bulletin Info to 6:30 am Men's Breakfast 9:00 am Felting Group 5:30 pm New Hope Camp 9:45 am Sunday School Rehearsal Cassie 8:00 pm NA Meeting and Conference 11:00 am Worship Service 7:15 pm BSA Troop 449 Center BBQ 4:00 pm Music at New Hope 7:30 pm Chancel Choir fundraiser Rehearsal

30 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship at Camp 1:00 pm Committee Minutes Due to Clerk of Session

Latest Updates to the Church Calendar can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/NHPC-Calendar September - October 2018 Worship Service Volunteers Date Sep 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Oct 07 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Sebastian Sebastian Acolyte TBA TBA Ryan Capps TBA TBA TBA TBA Wilson Wilson Emma Jean Anne Patricia Matt Lonnie Liturgist TBA Al Townsend Larry Lamb Rachel Hawley Levi Montgomery Johnson Poindexter Hawley

Diana & Paul Andrews Clint & Janis Anita Jacky Rosati Janet Borel & David & Lisa Dee & Ed Laura & Ushers Heman & Monty Burklin & Croasmun & Rowe & James Virginia McLamb Lowdermilk Randy Sellers Robinson Bryant Rebekah Hefner Kathy Kirkland Rosati-Brown Brown Andre Pierce Charles & Diana & Chasidy Kearns Anne & Gene Boyd & Janie Jane & Kathy Al & Meredith David & Lisa Greeters & Elizabeth Imke Heman & Patricia Montgomery Switzer Kirkland Townsend McLamb Pratson Nickelson Robinson Johnson Time with TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA Children Joyce Turner, Claire Capps, Communion Duke Thompson, Laura Sellers Servers & Jacky Rosati & Clint Burklin Rowe Sound & Christopher Christopher Christopher Christopher Al Johnson Al Johnson Al Johnson Al Johnson Al Johnson Recording Quade Quade Quade Quade Jennifer Gretchen & Susan VanFleet Jennifer Jennifer Tita Slocum & Rebecca Tobin Lanie & Weinberg & Janis Burklin Weinberg & Nursery Weinberg & Jordyn & Jennifer TBA & TBA ZuLing Quade Stephanie & Claire Capps JoAnne Virginia Brown Newman Selvidge Wittmann Woodruff If Viewing in Newsletter, Worship Volunteers on www.newhopepresusa.org, has the most current version If you cannot serve on your scheduled time, please notify the Church Office (919-942-4710). Alternate arrangements will be made and we'll correct our records in the Website, Newsletter, and Church Bulletins. Boyd Switzer’s Historical Notes Rev. Daniel McGilvary: Orange Presbytery’s First to Northern Thailand

This month’s historical note was inspired and made forays further in Lao, Burma and China. In 1868, by the Collins family report during Sunday Jonathan Wilson and his wife joined McGilvary to assist in School and Church Service on June 17, the Lao Mission. In April 1868, McGilvary founded the 2018. The Collins family described 150 years of First Church of . Today he is regarded as the “Heritage and Hope” that was celebrated in April 2018 at “Father” of that church. Chiang Mai First Church in northern Thailand. This church was founded in 1868 by Rev. Daniel McGilvary, Conflicts arose with the Prince of Chiang Mai that nearly who was a Presbyterian missionary from North Carolina. caused the Lao Mission to close. Explanations vary, but Daniel McGilvary was born May 16, 1828 in Moore some say that the were over-zealous for County. His parents were Malcolm Dalrymple McGilvary conversions by requiring converts to abandon their culture and Catherine McIver. Daniel attended the Bingham and pledge absolute loyalty to the church over that of the Academy in Orange County in 1845 and taught school in governing authorities. In 1869, the Prince wanted to banish Pittsboro from 1849 to 1853. While he was in Pittsboro, he both the McGilvarys and the Wilsons. In September 1869, became an Elder and Sunday School Director in a new two native converts were executed for their faith and are church. He studied at Princeton from 1853-56, where he now considered martyrs by the Thai church. From 1873-74, heard a missionary to Siam, Dr. Samuel House, speak. Rev. McGilvary returned to the United States on furlough after McGilvary pastored churches in Carthage and Union 15 years on the mission field. In 1878, an Edict of Counties in North Carolina from 1856-57. He felt the call Religious Toleration was declared and the church began to to serve as a foreign missionary in Siam and was ordained grow, soon tripling in size with the organization of four in Pittsboro on December 13, 1857. In March 1858, Daniel congregations. On August 22, 1911, McGilvary died. He and his classmate, Jonathan Wilson and his wife began a is buried in the Foreign Cemetery in Chiang Mai. In 1913, 100-day voyage to Singapore and then traveled north to the churches of the Lao Mission had 6,000 members as , where the Presbyterians had started the Siam compared with only 600 members in the Siam Mission. Mission in the 1840s. From 1858-60, he studied the McGilvarys’ ministry was characterized by its style of language and learned some medicine from Dr. D. Beach evangelism, its translation work and education. He sought Bradley. He married Dr. Bradley’s daughter, Sophia Royce out older, mature men in communities and saw them as Bradley, on December 6, 1860. natural leaders for the future church. He travelled widely The couple moved in 1861 to Petchburi, Siam, to open the and returned for follow-up visits. He would spend days in Petchburi Mission Station with S. G. McFarland. In 1866, each place, building relationship and trust. Contrary to Rev. McGilvary requested permission from the Prince of mission strategy of creating mission stations and Chiang Mai to open a mission station in Chiang Mai, institutions, he focused on setting up churches and on which was granted in October 1866. In January 1867, the reaching whole families and villages. couple with 2 children journeyed for three months to Chiang Mai by boat and elephant. They established the Lao McGilvary and his wife did translation work. He translated Mission in April of 1867. Ezekiel and Jonah from Hebrew into Siamese and Sophia translated Matthew, Jude, and the three books of John from The McGilvary family first lived in an open shelter along Greek into Lao. The McGilvarys promoted education. the river, but later were granted two houses by the Prince. They aimed to “educate the church today” rather than McGilvary taught and provided basic health care, which “educate to evangelize.” Rev. McGilvary trained adults to included smallpox vaccination that he learned from his serve the church and established the McGilvary College of father-in-law. McGilvary requested the purchase of an Divinity in 1889. Today it is a school of Payap University elephant to help with his work, but the Board in New York in Chiang Mai. Sophia is credited with founding Dara thought he was joking. Later, he purchased two elephants Academy, which began as a school for girls and is now one of the most distinguished co-educational private schools in northern Thailand. (Sources: Most of the information came from Ellen Collins’ three pages of notes and references: Dahlfred- http://thaimissions,info/gsdl/collect/thaimiss/index/assoc/ HASH010/0405259b.dir/doc.pdf; Swanson- http:// www.herbswanson.comdictionary.php; Wells- https:// books.google.com/books?isbn=0802846807; NCPedia- https://www.ncpedia/org/biography/mcgilvary-daniel; Orange County Library, History of Orange Presbytery.) 8 Pansy’s Corner We made it! This summer was a great success and we are ready to start planning for 2019. It was wonderful to see our returning campers and we were very excited to meet some new faces. Once again thank you to our amazing visiting artists including Janet Borel, Walt Beckwith, and Al Townsend.

Everyone is back in school in Orange County and our afterschool staff is excited about the many new faces joining the program. Our afterschool serves students from Hillsborough Elementary, The Expedition School, Cameron Park, Central, Eno River Academy and Pathways. Orange County Schools transport students from New Hope Elementary. Students enjoy outside play, arts and crafts, and of course homework (which they may or may not enjoy!). NEW THIS YEAR! Intersession Annual BBQ programs and Teacher workdays are now available to 6th grade Fundraiser students. Intersession camps will start September 17th and run for The Annual BBQ Fundraiser will be held 4 weeks. Our weekly themes on September 29th, 2018 in the dining include: ‘A Magic Quest’, hall from 5:30pm – 9:30pm. Enjoy ‘The World of Pokeman’ and delicious BBQ School’s Out with Harry Potter’. pork or chicken As always we will have great plates from our activities planned for our seasoned chefs, campers. fun family games, and The pool will remain open great music until September 16th, 2018! from a local August/September, Family, band. Tickets and Individual pass holders will be able to cool off during are $12 for this warm weather. adults and $8 for children (under 8 yrs). New this year…a Quarter Auction. This will For additional information go to our website at begin at 6pm in Fleming with a $5 entry fee. All www.newhopeccc.org proceeds from our event will go to programs and facilities at the camp. Best wishes from the New Hope team. 9

September Birthdays Andy Collins Youth Calendar & News Megan Mouton September 9 – 9:45 am Walter Pierce Rally Day New Fellowship Hall Sunday School Kickoff, intergenerational Alton Bishop gathering and light breakfast. Randy Case September 16 – 12:15 pm Frances Slocum Youth Group Kickoff and Potluck Lunch. All youth and their Sarah Wilson families please join us for a pot-luck luncheon on Sunday, September 16 at 12:15 p.m. in the New Fellowship hall. We will Kaitlynn Mouton enjoy food, fellowship and fun as we look forward to a new year Savanna Hooker together. Dean Herington September 30 – 12:15 pm Ralph Teal Youth Group lunch and program (preparing for all church retreat) Joyce Turner Ned Turner New Adult Sunday School Class Sharon Hooker Alexandra Strayhorn What’s Your Story? Seeing Your Life Through God’s Eyes Anne Goodson This fall Kerri and Mary Todd will be teaching an adult Sunday school Robert Nutter class where we will be learning about our own faith stories as we learn about the story of Joseph found in the book of Zuling Quade Genesis. From the author Sarah Heath: “We will be Sean Tobin looking closely at what makes a story great and how you can choose to see your life experiences as part of Ed Lowdermilk a larger narrative — the story of God. This will Lisa Henninger require deep engagement from you and a willingness Leah Amos to be honest with yourself about what kind of story you are living and seeking to live.” Scott Thompson This class will involve weekly reading and a commitment of 8 to 10 Christopher Collins weeks of regular attendance. This will be in addition to our Bible study Shafe Selvidge class Feasting on the Word. Please see Kerri or Mary Todd to sign up for this class and get your student journal. Join us on Rally Day to Aubrey Burklin learn more about what we will be studying and to pick up your student James Rosati- Brown book. Our first Sunday of class will be September 16 at 9:45 am in James Sung the New Fellowship Hall. Felting Workshop at NHCCC Summer Camp September Anniversaries Elizabeth Lacey & Dean

Herington Joyce & Ned Turner Helen & Bob Strayhorn Ana & Ricardo Mantovani Patricia & Duke Thompson Anita & Earl Croasmun

10 NHPC Women's Women’s Book Group Homebound Members Retreat at Montreat The Women’s Book October 19-21 Group will resume on September 16th Content removed due The Women's Retreat in Montreat at 4:00 pm in the is the third weekend of October (the to internet privacy 19th to 21st). We will be studying Disciples Room. the first in a three part series of Topic to be deter- concerns lessons on the covenant relationship mined later. Please between God and His people, with join us! us. The study will be video-based and include time for discussion. BSA Troop & Cub Pack 449 Anita Croasmun will be facilitating Cub Pack 449 is the lessons. We will be staying at resuming 1st and 3rd (of the Chestnut Lodge, which the month) Tuesday night accommodates 20 meetings in September at people in 10 6:45 pm. We are actively searching bedrooms. A sign-up for new members. sheet will be posted on the new narthex Troop 449 Scouts were bulletin board. at Camp Campbell for an Concerns end-of-summer boating Cost of the retreat is $100 if paid adventure. Tubing, canoeing, and by October 1st. Cost is $110 if paid meals over campfires were enjoyed between October 2nd and the by all. Thanks to Scoutmaster Tom Content removed due start of the retreat. Scholarships Fischer, and boating “captain” to internet privacy are available. Dan Kearns for their adult leadership roles. concerns Women’s Retreat, October 2017 If you know young men from 1st thru 5th grade, or ages 7-10, who’re interested in what Cubs have to offer, or ages 11-17 years Men’s Prayer Breakfast of age who may benefit from the Meets Thursdays at 6:30 am at fellowship, training, and leadership Bob Evans Restaurant. skills available in the Boy Scouting Come enjoy the fellowship, Program, please check out our humor, discussion, websites: pack449.org and and spirituality troop449.org or see Ed Lowder- of our early- milk or Al Townsend for more information. bird group.

Women’s Bible Study Thanks to all the contributors for this The weekday women’s Bible studies will have its first lessons on Tuesday, month’s newsletter. Articles and September 4th. The morning group meets from 10am to 11:30 am and the photos are always appreciated. evening group meets from 7pm to 8:30pm. Both groups Submit your contributions to: meet at the church. The morning group meets in the old [email protected] fellowship hall. The upstairs group meets in the youth Please have submissions in by the classroom in the education wing of the church. The study 20th for inclusion in the following topic for the evening group will be announced in month’s newsletter. church. The morning group will be studying the second -- Clare Strayhorn series in a three-part study of the Bible. The topic for the year is “Living the Covenant” from the Covenant Bible Study. Books will be available in Online Church Calendar the new Narthex. http://tinyurl.com/NHPC-Calendar 11 New Hope Presbyterian Church NON-PROFIT ORG 4701 NC Highway 86 U.S. POSTAGE PAID Chapel Hill, NC 27514 HILLSBOROUGH, NC PERMIT #15

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Mission Statement: New Hope Presbyterian Church is a family of intergenerational Christians, bound together by over 250 years of traditional uplifting worship and ser- vice to God through our missions and fellowship with one another. We are committed to the ministry of New Hope Camp and Conference Center, and to local, national and international mission programs. We devote ourselves to support our members and community in need; to be good stewards of financial, natural, and human resources; and to share our faith in God with those who cross our path.