August 9th Announcements

Announcements

• Fit-4-Lifegroup August 16: Leaders are invited to a 2 hour training from 4-6 p.m. Wear workout clothes. You MUST sign up to attend. "Fit" meals and drinks will be available.
• Welcome back Sunday is August 23
• She Celebrates/Man Church is August 30th from 5:30-7:15 p.m. Childcare is provided.
• Mali, Africa trip is October 27-November 6. Contact Richard Barrow or Shirley Sims for more information.
• Discipleship classes are scheduled to begin in September.
• Guy's night out is this Wednesday (12th). Joined them for food, fun, and "man" time at 7 p.m.
• Sunday, August 16th, is the last Sunday to bring school supplies for the Sudanese children in Houston.

Prayer Requests

1. Everyone traveling.
2. Matt Greenfield's friend, Ryan, smashed is vertebrae while rollerblading.
3. Nicole Brian's grandmother may have brain damage and dementia from the medical situation she's been enduring.
   

August 2nd Announcements

Good morning! It's another Monday and time to release this week's announcements and prayer requests. Thanks to Michael for preparing the lesson yesterday! We've got a lot going on this month, so mark it all on your calendars and we'll see you there!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Ladies' Lunch - This Wednesday, Aug 5th at Skeeter's in Kingwood @ 11:30 p.m.
RSVP to sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net

2. GUYS Night, Aug 12th @ 7 p.m. Dinner at Chuy's, Saltgrass or TGI Friday's. Let Derek know where you want to eat! derek.boomer@hatchmott.com

3. Fit-4-LifeGroup Annual Training Event, Sunday, August 16. All class leaders are expected to attend! This year all adult LifeGroup leaders and others in our class who are interested in leadership, are invited to a 2 hour workout (training event) from 4 to 6 p.m. in the worship center. At the end of your workout your LifeGroup will be in better shape, with more muscle and stamina. It is going to be a fun and challenging evening that will include a "fit" meal and drinks. Just for the fun of it, we are asking everyone to wear your workout clothes! Sign-up is a must so please begin your sign-up as soon as the sheet is available in your LifeGroup folder.

4. Welcome Back Sunday, August 23. Last year Welcome Back Sunday resulted in our highest LifeGroup attendance in the history of our church. Make plans NOW to make it another high-spirited moment for our church.

5. She Celebrates and ManChurch, Sunday,4. August 30, 5:30-7:15 p.m. Man Church & She Celebrates! Women go to one room to worship their way and men go to another room to worship the way they want. Both worship events have proven themselves to be a great time of fellowship and worship. A light stand-up meal will be provided at 5:30 and at 6 worship begins. Don't miss it. Childcare will be provided.

6. Discipleship Classes are scheduled to begin in September. See the Discipleship section below for details.

!!!!!LOCAL MISSIONS PROJECT!!!!!

2nd Annual School Supplies Drive for the local Sudanese children of Houston.

Last year we were able to bless the local Sudanese children with a generous donation of school supplies to prepare them for the new school year. This year there is a need again and we've have volunteered to meet that need. Please bring your school supply donations to class each Sunday until August 16th. THE FINAL SUNDAY TO DONATE WILL BE AUGUST 16TH.

Tessa has been compiling lists of the all the best deals on school supplies at local stores. I'll be passing that information on as it becomes available. If you have any questions, please let me know! jnhc99@yahoo.com

Thanks for your servant hearts!

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Please pray for Crystal as she is battling morning sickness.

2. Please pray for Tessa's nephew Kendall as he continues to recover from the burns on his feet and legs.

3. Please pray for the Paul & Sabrina as they travel this month.

4. Please pray for Nicole B's. grandmother who is in ICU with pneumonia on a respirator, a punctured lung, and a broken rib. In short, she recently fell and broke a rib thereby causing the punctured lung which apparently, left untreated, caused the pneumonia. Please pray that God gives her strength to fight the illness, peace to calm her fears, and for my parents' journey as they rush to Illinois to be by her side.

GNO! Game night

Hey Ladies! So much fun was had by all at Sabrina's house last week for game night. I loved all the yummy food, although it wasn't too good for my diet. ;0) Hey, diets aren't invited to GNO! It was fantastic to have Nicole, Jessica and Elvira attend for the first time. We shared a lot of laughs and got to know everyone even better. Looking fwd to Aug GNO at Jenna's house!

Here's a pic of the group, sans Jenna...the photographer.

July 26th Announcements

Hello Lifegroup Members! Class went real well yesterday. Special thanks to our teacher, Paul, for preparing a great lesson on Prayer. For those of you who couldn't make it, some of the scripture from class was Matt 6:1-15; John 15:4; John 14:12-14; James 1:13; Psalm 66:18; Psalm 139:23,24; 1 Tim 2:1,2 Ask yourself this question, "Is my prayer life my steering wheel or my spare tire?"

Welcome to Eric & Elvira! So glad y'all could visit our lifegroup today. Thanks for taking part in the class discussion and we hope that you enjoyed the lesson and fellowship. We really hope to see you back next week.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Ladies Night – July 29th at 7 p.m. – Game Night at Sabrina Stark’s house.

2. Fit-4-LifeGroup Annual Training Event, Sunday, August 16. All class leaders are expected to attend! This year all adult LifeGroup leaders and others in our class who are interested in leadership, are invited to a 2 hour workout (training event) from 4 to 6 p.m. in the worship center. At the end of your workout your LifeGroup will be in better shape, with more muscle and stamina. It is going to be a fun and challenging evening that will include a "fit" meal and drinks. Just for the fun of it, we are asking everyone to wear your workout clothes! Sign-up is a must so please begin your sign-up as soon as the sheet is available in your LifeGroup folder.

3. Welcome Back Sunday, August 23. Last year Welcome Back Sunday resulted in our highest LifeGroup attendance in the history of our church. Make plans NOW to make it another high-spirited moment for our church.4. She Celebrates and ManChurch, Sunday,

4. August 30, 5:30-7:15 p.m. Man Church & She Celebrates! Women go to one room to worship their way and men go to another room to worship the way they want. Both worship events have proven themselves to be a great time of fellowship and worship. A light stand-up meal will be provided at 5:30 and at 6 worship begins. Don't miss it. Childcare will be provided.

5. Discipleship Classes are scheduled to begin in September. See the Discipleship section below for details.

PRAYER REQUESTS

1. Please pray for Crystal's sister-in-law (Kim Boomer) flew to West Virginia this weekend because her 19 yr old brother (Jimmy) was killed in a car wreck. The funeral is tomorrow (the 28th) and she is the only christian in her family so please pray that the Lord will comfort her through this and give her the right words if family members come to her about the Lord.

2. Please pray for Crystal's brother is having a MRI done today to find out if he has a tumor on his pituitary gland. We won't know the results until next week of so.

3. Please pray for Sabrina's aunt Roxy has been diagnosed with cancer.

4. Please pray for Laurie's mom is recovering from surgery.

5. Please pray for Tessa's nephew, Kendall, suffered 2nd degree burns on his feet and legs a week ago. He still has bandages, but he is healing. He has to have his bandages redone every other day.

6. Please pray for Dustin's company as they make some cut-backs.

July Sunday Supper

Last night was a blast at Matt & Tessa's house. Thanks for hosting the par-tay! Here is a slideshow of pics from all the eating, chatting, swimming, playing, and roasting smores! We hope to see everyone back at our next Sunday Supper!

July 19th Announcements

Hello Lifegroup Members! Class was great yesterday. A big thanks to Paul for leading us in such a good lesson on The Good Samaritan and for challenging us to "Go and do likewise" by loving our neighbors (everyone in need) as ourselves. If you missed class, please read up on our scripture from class:
Luke 10:51-56 ; Luke 10:25-37

We are all being challenged to make daily Bible study a PRIORITY in our lives.

Here are the announcements as mentioned in class on June 19th:

1. Sunday Supper is tonight, July 19th at Matt & Tessa's.

2. Playgroup is this Wednesday, from 9-11 a.m. at the indoor playground of HAFBC. Come and go as you please.

2. GNO! Girls Night is JULY 29th @ 7 p.m. at Sabrina's house. It's game night again! Bring your favorite games and your game faces! :0) RSVP to sabrina.m.stark@sbcglobal.net

3. Fit-4-LifeGroup Annual Training Event, Sunday, August 16. This year all adult LifeGroup leaders and others in your class that would like to participate are invited to a 2 hour workout (training event) from 4 to 6 p.m. in the worship center.

PRAYER REQUESTS:

1. Please pray for Tessa's nephew, Kendall (age 10), who rec'd second degree burns on his feet and legs during an accident involving a fire in his backyard. He has to have his burns rewrapped everyday at the hospital.

2. Please pray for Kim's dad. He has been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.

3. Please pray for the friend of Nicole A's nephew, he is about age 8 and was hit by a car. He is believed to be in a coma.

4. Please pray for a friend of Nicole B's family friend who has a brain tumor.

5. Please pray for our class and the marriages in our class.

Sunday Supper

Last night we had our first Sunday Supper and it was a hit! We packed 20 adults and 9 kids into Dustin and Jenna's home and backyard. The spread of food was impressive and we all ate plenty of yummy tex-mex themed foods and sweet desserts. Thanks to all who made it. We hope to see everyone again at our next Sunday Supper!