The Well

Prayer, Worship and the Lord's Supper...

2009-12-18T11:34:00.000-08:00

Hey all,

This Sunday we will once again join for a morning of worship, prayer and sharing the Lord's supper. Please come along as we get closer to the master builder of this church! We will gather at 10 am at 711 St. Helens. Childcare is provided ... parents will be asked to spend 20 minutes in the kids room.

Hope to see you all there!

* We will also have our regular 4 pm meeting at Central Lutheran.

Where Will My Financial Gift Being Going?

2009-12-10T09:57:00.000-08:00

Below is a video that informs us of where our financial gift for the NCC Christmas Party will be going. If you can't make the party, but would still like to give you can. Just indicate on a check that it is for Kenya or put cash in an envelope marked for Kenya and drop it in the offering on a Sunday. Thanks for your generosity!

East and West Africa - Christmas appeal from Newfrontiers on Vimeo.

REMINDER! The Party is this Friday!

2009-12-08T12:03:00.001-08:00

On Friday, December 11th at 6 pm we will be celebrating Christmas together. This year we will gather at Central Lutheran for dinner, live music, games and much, much more. We ask that you bring a donation to help support our churches in Kenya. They have suffered greatly from famine and an unstable political situation. Every penny of your donation will go directly to the churches on the ground.

We will have a kids program as well! The kids will eat dinner with their parents and then head into one of the kids rooms.

Please feel free to invite friends and family!

RSVP here.

Unusual Sunday Issues!

2009-12-04T09:55:00.000-08:00

As you may know, Central Lutheran is used by a few different churches. This can create some difficult scheduling issues. We have one this Sunday! There is a wedding scheduled at 4 pm in the main sanctuary. This doesn't affect us too much, but it does affect our parking situation. We would ask that no one would park in the church parking lot or the immediate block. I know this may create some problems. Consider carpooling and leaving closer spaces available to people with special needs and small kids.

Thank you for understanding! Ironically, I will preaching from Ephesians 5:21-33 on marriage! I plan on taking a few weeks to fully cover the topic. This may be a great opportunity to invite dating couples, engaged couples, or your married friends! Also, this is definitely for singles as they need to know what marriage is before they can pursue it. If you are in the category of never getting married... this will be good for you as you know people who are married. I think that covers all the bases!

By the way, don't forget that Saturday is the Alpha Holy Spirit sessions. We will start at 9 am and go until about 12 noon at 711 St. Helens. Lunch will be served!

Christmas Party!

2009-12-02T15:32:00.000-08:00

A BIG Morning of Worship, Prayer and the Lord's Supper

2009-11-13T10:21:00.000-08:00

This Sunday morning we will gather at 711 St. Helens for a time of worship, prayer and the Lord's Supper. Some of you know that we are currently in the final stages of negotiations for a downtown meeting space. The building is 6,000 square feet and would serve all out meeting needs at this time as well as give us a place to base the mission out of. This will obviously be a topic of prayer and discussion on Sunday morning.

We will start at 10 am and go until 11:30 am. Childcare will be available, parents will be asked to sign up for a 20 minute time slot in the kids room.

Please come along as we move forward together and declare God's goodness and our dependence on Him!

The Return of Dwell

2009-10-30T09:07:00.000-07:00

I'm happy to announce that this Sunday we will continue the Dwell interview series with Karol Barkley from the Toy Rescue Mission. The Toy Rescue Mission has been serving Tacoma for almost 20 years. Please come along and hear who they are and how we can help!

p.s. Thank you Natalie Eckart for serving there and giving me their contact information.

Candy and Volunteers

2009-10-27T09:24:00.000-07:00

We are getting close to Harvest Party time! We still need as much candy as you can give. As mentioned on Sunday, the variety bags from Costco run about $12-$14. We will also take any other bags of candy you can give.

The nice folks at Destiny City Church are filling the bags this week and it would help them to have the candy sooner than later. If you are able to contribute please give me a ring ASAP.

(253) 241.6203

Also, if you are able to help before, during or after the party we are still in need of volunteers. This is going to be a great way to bless Tacoma! If you are interested in serving please contact me ASAP!

The setup team will meet at Central Lutheran at 12:45 pm on Saturday the 31st. The actual party begins at 6 pm and will run until 8:30 pm.

Thanks so much!!!!

Harvest Party!

2009-10-21T17:14:00.000-07:00

I'm excited to announce that we have been invited to help other churches in hosting a HUGE Harvest Party at Mason Middle School (Proctor District) on Saturday, October 31st (Holloween). The event will be from 6-8:30 pm. We will be working with Destiny City Church and the Journey... and I believe one or two other churches. Everybody in attendance will receive a bag full of candy and a resource card that will include our church information. We are estimating 1,500 - 2,000 people in attendance!

Ways you can help....

1) We need help loading and setting up. If you're interested, that team will meet at Central Lutheran at 12:45 pm. They will be loading games and candy into vans and taking it all over to Mason Middle School.

2) Help man a game station. There will be games for all ages, including 30 Playstations! This will require you to be there from 5:45-8:30.

3) CANDY! They need lot's and lot's of candy. If you are a Costco member you can buy one or two of their big variety bags of candy. As a church we will be buying a bunch of those bags and your contribution can really help.

This event will provide a safe and fun alternative to kids in their families. They will also see a beautiful display of churches working together to bless the city! I'm so glad we have been invited in on this. Please let me know if you can help!

Thank you!

Bo Noonan

Worship, Prayer and the Lord's Supper

2009-10-16T17:54:00.000-07:00

This Sunday morning we will gather for a morning of worship, prayer and sharing the Lord's Supper. We really value these times as they have proven to remind us of who the master builder of this church is. Terry Virgo writes, "We need to learn that prayer grows out of our appreciation of God. When we start by worshiping and being thrilled with God, it becomes natural to ask God to be true to his character and power and to take action in his world."

We worship and pray because we're not satisfied with what we can produce on our own. It's also a time to share the Lord's Supper and remember who made this all possible and how He did it.

We will start at 10 am and be done by 11:30 am. Childcare will be available. Parents will be asked to sign up for 20 minute slots in the kid's room.

Please Pray for the Philippines

2009-09-29T10:58:00.000-07:00

Below is an email from Eden who leads a Newfrontiers church in the Philippines. Please do pray as the death toll is now over 200. Thank you!

Dear All,

We are really overwhelmed by the concern and support of our Newfrontiers Family. I have received a number of emails inquiring our situation here. Praise God that the water did not reach our receiving room but up to the first step of the stairs leading to our condo unit.

We had our scheduled prayer meeting last Saturday but only a handful came because it was already signal number 2. We even shortened the prayer meeting because the rain started to pour heavily and the street outside was already flooding. We stayed till 12:30 pm because we noticed some water dripping in the church.

Because of the rising flood water, we had to leave our car and waded into the murky water which was knee deep. There were a lot of commuters stranded and walked on the flooded street.

There were 14 families of HGCC including Rodney Tagle's family whose houses were flooded. In the Bamboo village alone, we have a number of families who are homeless because the water is up to the chest and deepest was above the head. They were provided temporary shelter in evacuation centers provided by the local governments.

Saturday’s disaster saw Ondoy (international name Ketsana) pound the heaviest rain in more than 40 years on Metro Manila and neighboring areas. The weather bureau said that Saturday’s rain was equivalent to a one month rain and the nine-hour deluge left some areas of Metro Manila, a sprawling city of 12 million people, under 20 feet of water, with poor drainage systems and other failed infrastructure exacerbating the problem. Eighty percent of the metropolis was submerged and some people remained stranded on the second floors of their homes for two days.

Adding to the chaos, telephone and power services in some parts of the metropolis remained cut, while local government officials said survivors in makeshift evacuation camps were desperately short of food, water and clothes. In our area alone, we experienced 28 hours of brown out and we have to get water from the tank pail by pail. Because of this, we decided to cancel our Sunday service.

The church readily responded to our affected members. We gave them rice, assorted canned goods, milk, coffee, bath and laundry soaps, and biscuits. I know that this will only last a few days and we are still finding ways on how to restore their humble abode and move on from this nightmare.

One encouraging email that I received recently was from Phil Hardy when he said that the church was praying for us and that this would be a physical evidence of the storm of the Holy Spirit to come on the Philippines. Amen.

We believe that the recent calamity captivated the attention of the people as to the awesome power of the Most High God. And we pray that this will lead to an understanding of their need of a Savior and Lord and realize that only God is the ever present help in times of troubles.

For this, we ask for your prayers regarding the pathetic condition of our country brought about by the devastating flood.

Thank you for your concern and prayers.

For and in behalf of HGCC,

Eden

Alpha Meals

2009-09-23T09:29:00.000-07:00

As Christians we are all called to make disciples. The beauty of the church is that we get to do this in team. Consider Andrew, one of Jesus' 12, he was always bringing people to Jesus. Nothing flashy, we don't read about him preaching amazing sermons, but he did invite people to meet Jesus. He did what he had grace to do.

As a church we believe the Alpha Course is an amazing way to make disciples. You can help by inviting friends, leading a discussion table, or something simple like making a salad, main dish, or dessert. Food is an important part of building relationships, and you can help make disciples by providing some food.

If you are interested in providing food for Alpha, please check the box on your connect card this Sunday, or contact me.

Together for the mission,

Bo Noonan

Baptism

2009-09-22T16:16:00.000-07:00

This Saturday, September 26th at 4 pm we will be baptizing Kirsten Buttrum! I can't tell you how excited we are about this!

We will gather at Michael and Tina Gray's house. There address is 1707 S. Washington St., Tacoma 98405.

And of course, we will be BBQing! We will provide drinks, hamburgers and hot dogs (and all that goes with those). Please bring a side dish or a dessert if you can make it.

Email Michael to RSVP. Thanks!

Week of Prayer and Fasting!

2009-09-17T15:38:00.001-07:00

We are about to embark on a week of prayer and fasting. Here is the schedule for the week....

Sunday - Morning of Worship, Prayer and Lord's Supper 10 am -11:30 (711 St. Helens) - Sunday Meeting 4 pm (Central Lutheran)
Monday - Prayer 6 pm -8 pm (711 St. Helens)
Tuesday - Prayer 6 pm -8pm (711 St. Helens)
Wednesday - Prayer 6 pm -8pm (711 St. Helens)
Thursday - Prayer 6 pm -8 pm (711 St. Helens)
Friday - Night of Worship 7 pm -8:30pm (Central Lutheran)
Saturday - Baptism 4 pm (The Grays - 1707 S. Washington St., Tacoma 98405)

Wow, what a week. Please prayerfully consider joining us in this week of corporate praying and fasting. We are NOT asking any body to do anything they don't feel comfortable doing. There is no condemnation! Let's keep pressing in to know God and to do his will in the city.

Daniel 11:32 says "...but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action."

Summit - Tonight

2009-09-15T07:22:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder that we will be gathering for Summit tonight at 6 pm at 711 St. Helens. Dinner will be served and we will discuss the way forward for NCC. Childcare is provided. Hope to see you all there.

Where to next?

2009-09-01T13:00:00.000-07:00

Where do you go after preaching through a 28 part series on the whole Bible? Well, this week we have the privilege of having Dave Devenish with us. He will wrap up the From the Nations, to the Nations Conference with a message for New Community Church. The following week we will embark on a journey through the book of Ephesians.

The Apostle Paul wrote this letter from prison with the hopes of it getting circulated around to as many churches as possible. Fortunately for us, the 21st century church, it has been preserved in Scripture and continues to lay solid foundations.

This series will change us and challenge us as we look at what the church is supposed to be. In an age where the church appears to be loosing ground here in the United States, it is time for us to rise up and shine.

I can't wait to get into Ephesians. Please consider inviting friends and family, and pray that Jesus would continue to build his church here in Tacoma.

For His Glory,

Bo

Prayer, Worship and the Lord's Supper...

2009-08-28T13:49:00.001-07:00

This Sunday morning we will be gather to worship, pray and share the Lord's supper. Please consider joining us as this is the engine room of the church. We worship because God is great and worthy of all praise. We pray because he is able to do far more than what we can conceive or imagine. We take the Lord's supper because it reminds us that his sacrifice is enough for us to know Him.

We will gather at 10 am on Sunday, Aug. 30th at 711 St. Helens.

Childcare will be available... parents will be asked to sign up for a 20 minute slot.

How Can a Church Help the Poor

2009-08-19T10:00:00.001-07:00

I was so stirred and encouraged by this interview. Hope it does the same for you....

http://adrianwarnock.com/2009/08/how-churches-can-help-poor.html

From the Nations, To the Nations

2009-08-19T09:17:00.000-07:00

We (NCC) are hosting a cross-cultural ministry conference called From the Nations, To the Nations on Sept. 4-6. This conference is for anyone who lives in a multi-cultural setting or would like to know how to be effective with the gospel in another cultural. I really don't think anyone is disqualified from this conference.

As the host church for this conference we would like to invite you to:

1. Attend - As Tacomans we live in a very diverse city. How can we be effective in building a multi-cultural church that reflects Heaven? We really belive this conference will propel us as a local church into new ministry.

2. Serve - There is a lot to do to pull this off. We will need people to help with registration, to man an information table as people from out of town will have questions about where to eat, directions, etc..., to drive people from the Tacoma Dome Best Western to the conference venue (which I think we will have locked down today)... and much more. Please fill out your connect card on Sunday if you are interested.

3. Be a Host - We have worked hard to keep the cost free for this conference. Some folks are flying in from places like Atlanta and Joplin, MO. It would be great if we could host them in homes so they don't have to stay in the hotel. If you are interested in this, call Bo or Michael Gray... or fill out your connect card on Sunday.

I can't wait for this conference! It's really going to be world changing!

Summit!

2009-08-10T08:50:00.000-07:00

Summit is tomorrow night, Tuesday, August 11th! We have the privilege of having John Lanferman with us for this session. Dinner will be served at 6 and we should be done by 7:30 pm. Childcare will be provided.

Summit is for anyone at New Community Church who is serving or would like to serve. This is an opportunity for us to share vision, do some training, and dream about what God can do in this city.

The location is 711 St. Helens, Tacoma, WA 98402.

No Sunday Meeting on Aug. 9th

2009-08-07T10:30:00.000-07:00

Just a reminder... really hoping no one shows up... that's a first for me!!!

Helpful Information for Celebration NW

2009-08-05T14:35:00.000-07:00

Below is a letter sent out about Celebration NW. I am really looking forward to our time there! If you aren't going... don't foreget... no meeting on Sunday, Aug. 9th!

Celebration Northwest is coming soon! We're so excited to have you and your family be part of this gathering. God is on the move among us, and we believe for great things this weekend.

Following are some important changes and reminders regarding Celebration - please read them carefully to be sure you're up to speed.

Registration Hours
Registration will be open from 4PM - 7PM on Friday. Even if you're not staying on campus, you must register in order to attend the conference. If you're not able to register by 7PM Friday, there will be an opportunity immediately following the Friday Night session.

Friday Night Dinner
If you've signed up for the Friday Night Dinner, it will be served from 5:30PM - 6:30PM. You must register before you eat, so plan to arrive with adequate time. If you've not signed up for the dinner, there are several fast-food restaurants and grocery stores nearby.

Saturday Afternoon - Family Fun Time
We will have several activities available on Saturday afternoon for the whole family to enjoy. They will mostly be outdoors, where there is limited seating, so you may wish to bring a lawn chair.

Housing Considerations
Our housing team is working feverishly to place everyone in appropriate housing. Whenever possible, they've honored roommate requests, and placed each person in the best possible arrangement. Please be aware that some children may be assigned to sleep on the floor - if this is the case, our staff will contact you by Wednesday, August 5, and advise you to bring a mat or extra blanket for padding.
Due to the complexity of keeping families together, accomodating special needs, and honoring roommate requests all room assignments are final, and not subject to changes.

Correction
An e-mail was inadvertantly sent out on Saturday, August 1 which stated that there will be outdoor Basketball courts - this is not correct. We will have indoor 3-on-3 basketbell tournaments on Saturday during the Family Fun time.

Directions
George Fox University is located at: 1009 E North, Newberg, OR. Registration and all of our meetings will be located in Bauman Auditorium.

More info...
The Saturday evening session will include a time where we take up an offering for the greater work of Newfrontiers USA. Please prayerfully consider what you can give to the mission. Checks should be made out to Newfrontiers NW. Thank you so much!

No Sunday Meeting on Aug. 9th

2009-07-28T09:16:00.000-07:00

Hopefully most of you know by now that we will be down in Newberg, OR for Celebration NW the weekend of August 7-9. Therefore, we will not be having our usual Sunday meeting on August 9th. Please pass this along to any of your friends who may not be going to Celebration NW. Thank you!

Celebration NW Registration Deadline

2009-07-16T16:51:00.000-07:00

Hey all,

The price for Celebration NW is about to go up on Monday, July 20th. If you haven't registered and are planning to go, please register soon. If you, like others, are feeling the financial crunch of getting there, please let me (Bo) know asap. We will do all we can to help people get there. We feel like it's a great investment!

Here is a video to wet your appetite.

Summit

2009-07-13T07:38:00.000-07:00

This Tuesday, July 14th, we will gather for Summit. Summit is for anyone who is serving, has served, will be serving at NCC. This Summit will focus on what we are trying to accomplish and we are going with our small groups. Please come along as we move forward together in establishing a church where lives are supernaturally changed by God!

Where: 711 St. Helens
When:Tuesday, July 14th, 6-7:30 pm
Dinner will be served!
Childcare will be provided this time! (No need to sign up for a 20 minute time slot)