News from New Hope United Methodist Church

Gather for worship!

2014-09-01T11:13:00.000-05:00

Kick-Off Sunday is September 7, 2014! We will gather at 10:30 Sunday mornings for worship, and join together in fellowship afterwards.

Starting on September 14, we will meet in small groups at 9:30 AM before worship - there will be groups for adults, youth, and children.

All are welcome at New Hope Chicago. We are a community in all stages of life and faith, where everyone has a place at the table. If you are looking for somewhere to worship God, to seek to know Jesus Christ; a place to bring your hopes and fears, your faith and your doubts, a place to sing and pray - please join us at New Hope Chicago, 7115 W. Hood in Chicago 10:30 every Sunday morning. Come as you are: God loves you and we love you.

Worship in October

2011-10-10T10:44:00.002-05:00

Join us for Worship in October:

October 2, Rev. SoYoung Kim will be preaching on "Bearing Fruit," Matthew 21:33-46

October 9, Rev. SoYoung Kim will be preaching on "One Heart and One Vision," Romans 15:1-6

October 16, Sheila Moyer & Barb Kurtz will lead us in celebrating laity Sunday and kicking off our stewardship campaign, "Serving God with Vision," Matthew 6:24-33

October 23, Rev. SoYoung Kim will be preaching on "Serving God with the Cost," Luke 14:27-33

October 30, Rev. SoYoung Kim will be preaching on "Serving God with Joyful Heart," 2 Corinthians 9:6-15

Church Council has announced that Sunday, September 25 will be Rally Day.

2011-09-16T14:23:00.001-05:00

Activities include:

Blessing of the Backpacks ~ Everyone is invited to bring their backpack, briefcase, blackberry, or any item that represents your life of school or work or volunteerism ~ receive a blessing as you step into your routines, hopefully refreshed by the summer.

Sunday's Cool for children will begin. In addition to the nursery, there will be two classes ~ one for ages 5 & 6 and the other for ages 7 & up.

Picnic after worship. We hope for good weather so we may have an outdoor barbeque. You are invited to Korean Barbeque with side dishes provided by the Church Council. Come hungry, bring a friend.

HopeFest ~ Together with First UMC of Park Ridge and First UMC of Des Plaines...

2011-09-16T14:20:00.001-05:00

Thanks to all who participated in our Hope Fest.
If you still have your Piggy bank box, please bring it to church on Sunday.

Together with other United Methodists and community members:
600 Thank you bags of cookies, cards and prayer squares were made and delivered to First Responders.
50 volunteers worked at the Youth Campus
4000 items to the 3 food pantries
Over 25 people to Bethany Terrace
12 units of blood donated at New Hope joined with 68 units elsewhere
and other projects.
Over 1200 people participated throughout the day.

Worship for the second half of September

2011-09-11T20:45:00.002-05:00

Please join us for worship in September. On September 18 we will welcome Bishop Zothan Mawia as our guest preacher. On September 25, Pastor SoYoung will be preaching from the Gospel of Matthew, 21:23-32.

HOPEFEST 2011

2011-08-18T12:27:00.006-05:00

Join our team as together we honor the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Center/Pentagon attacks with a day of solemn remembrance and HOPE-affirming volunteer action across our community.

The day's activities (in lieu of our usual worship schedule) will include a morning ecumenical prayer service, a celebration of our local first responders, Salvation Army disaster recovery seminar, the Advocate Lutheran General KIDS Fair, LifeSource blood drive, CPR training classes, Park Ridge Youth Campus work project, food pantry collection... and more! Whether it's just one hour or the whole day, it's your chance to embody HOPE by giving back to your community!

Find out how you can help! For a schedule of events and locations, volunteer sign-up, and donation opportunities, visit us online at www.hopefest.net.

HOPEFEST 2011 is a community outreach event of First UMC Park Ridge, First UMC Des Plaines, and New Hope UMC of Norwood Park, Chicago.

Worship in August: The Teachings of Jesus in Matthew

2011-08-11T11:08:00.002-05:00

Join us in August as we hear Pastor SoYoung preach on the gospel of Matthew.

August 7 - Matthew 14:22-33, Jesus walks on the water

August 14 - Matthew 15:21-28, The Canaanite Woman’s Faith

August 21 - Matthew 16:13-20, Peter’s Declaration about Jesus

August 28 - Matthew 16:21-28, “If any want to be my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.”

Worship with us in February

2011-02-12T16:52:00.002-06:00

Paul's letter to the early church in Corinth offers inspiration for February:

Feb. 6 - I Corinthians 2:1-12; The Power is ON (us)!

Feb. 13 - I Corinthians 3:1-9; It's not about you (or me)

Feb. 20 - I Corinthians 3:10-11; Laying the Foundation

Feb. 27 - I Corinthians 4:1-5, Psalm 131, & Isaiah 49; God Does Not Forget

Worship with us in October

2010-10-04T18:53:00.002-05:00

Our worship theme for October is "Living the Christian Life: Qualities to Cultivate."

October 3 - "Faith," Luke 17:5-10
October 10 - "Gratitude," Luke 17:11-19
October 17 - "Perseverance," Luke 18:1-8
October 24 - "Humility," Luke 18:9-14
October 31 - "Generosity," Luke 19:1-10

Coming in Worship Over the Summer

2010-06-22T21:13:00.000-05:00

Over the summer Pastor Wendy will be on maternity leave. We welcome the following persons as our preachers and worship leaders:
June 27: Rev. Darryl Stephens, Deacon
July 4: Rev. Bob Burkhart, retired clergy
July 11: Rev. Jerry Miller, retired clergy; Summer Outdoor Worship Sunday
July 18: Rev. Jerry Miller, retired clergy
July 25: Sue Laurie, MDiv
August 1: Rev. Bob Burkhart, retired clergy
August 8: Rev. Lisl Heymans Paul, Director of Agape House Campus Ministry
August 15: Rev. Darryl Stephens, Deacon
August 22: Myka Kennedy Stephens, MDiv, Deaconess
August 29: TBA