Hello NCC!

Hope you are all taking time out to celebrate the birth of Jesus, enjoy family and friends, and get some rest. Hopefully, you all know by now that we will be gathering at Stadium High on Christmas Eve for our first ever Candlelight Service! The musicians and others are working hard to put together an amazing night of carols and the Christmas story. We've heard there may even be a trumpeter involved! Hope you can make it and invite some friends and family to celebrate with us.

Christmas and News Years Day fall on a Sunday this year. We will not be gathering on Christmas Day as it seems cruel and unusual to have the set-up team at Stadium at 8:15 on Christmas morning. That would definitely put us on the 'naughty' list! We will move our gathering on January 1st back to an 11 am start time (9:15 for the set-up team) and finish at 12 pm.

Due to this unusual schedule, we would ask that you would consider mailing in your tithe check since we will not have the offering boxes out on Christmas Eve. We have been amazed at how God has provided for this church through you all! Well done for being so faithful! Having said that, we are in a month to month financial situation and it wouldn't be wise for us to miss a week or two of receiving an offering. Checks can be mailed to:

New Community Church
409 N. Tacoma Ave
Tacoma, WA 98403

We thank God for all of you!

Merry Christmas,


Bo, Wes and Sam

Let's Party!!!

We are really excited about the upcoming Christmas Party! We will eat together, play together, celebrate together, and raise funds for McCarver Elementary! Please consider inviting friends, workmates, family, and neighbors.

Here are the details...

When: Friday, December 16th 6:30 - 8:30
Where: McCarver Elementary (2111 S. J St, Tacoma, WA 98405)

Suggested donation of $10 a person or $20 a family - All proceeds will go to McCarver Elementary.

RSVP here so we know how much food to prepare. Hope to see you all there!

Advent

Sunday kicked off the advent season. We, the Noonan's, have found a fun, helpful, and yet simple Advent devotional. It's called, A Jesus Advent Celebration ... every day unwraps more of his love. We were able to download it for free from http://www.aholyexperience.com/. If you are looking for something to do with your family this Advent season, you may want to take a look at this material. Here is a sample from the first day...

Today’s Reading: Isaiah 11:1-2 (NIV)

1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD

One bite of a fruit right there in the Garden and our tree of life fell.

Our hopes all crashed to the earth and the whole planet groaned and we’ve lived our whole
lives like stumps. Cut off from God.

And then out of our fallenness, out of our cut-down tree, springs this singular fragile shoot.
It’s the only hope we’ve got.

Out of a family line of obscurity, poverty and small account, comes a King. God is in the
business of clothing the neglected and unexpected in royal robes.

And out of the last and forgotten son of Jesse, comes forth one tender branch that will grow
into a crown of thorns… a rugged cross…. our ladder back to God. Jesus will go to
impossible lengths to rescue us.

It’s out of the stump of that fallen tree, watered with the living waters that flow from His
grace, that a twig sprouts that will be the sceptre that defeats sin… and lets us grow again.

Today we begin Advent. Today we begin the season of waiting… yearning. Today we can
feel it coming already – this new life stirring.


Lord God, let there come forth out of this fallen tree New Life, and cause me to see it
today – new growth in people all around me, even in the dead of winter.

Great Christmas Gifts

We are excited to announce that we are selling new t-shirts and for the first time a zip up hoodie to raise money for several different needs at NCC, McCarver Elementary and elsewhere. Please consider buying one for yourself and one for your friend, family member, office mate, your worst enemy... whoever you'd like.

Download the form and either mail it with the cash or check to 409 N. Tacoma Ave, Tacoma, WA 98403 or bring the form and the money to a Sunday gathering.

This is a great opportunity to give a nice gift as well as support a great cause!

The Gift

New Community Church believes in, values and desires the person and work of the Holy Spirit. At the heart of who we are as followers of Christ is a Spirit-filled and Spirit-led people. Therefore we are committed to teaching on the Holy Spirit as well as creating environments for us to encounter His presence. Please join us on Saturday, December 3rd as we teach on and encounter the Holy Spirit.

We will be meeting at the downtown Soma building (2320 Pacific Ave - corner of Pacific and 24th in downtown Tacoma). The entrance to the building is on Commerce St. and close parking is somewhat limited so we suggest you plan to arrive early to give yourself time. Coffee will be served at 8:40, the event starts at 9:00. We will wrap up at 1:30 (lunch is included). Childcare will be provided, but we would encourage using family or other means of childcare if you have the option as it's a long day for your kids to be in a Sunday school room!

Cost: $5/adult, $7/couple. Children: Free. Please pay at the door.

For the sake of food preparation and childcare needs please RSVP here.

Exciting News!

Important points and links from this video:

Saturday, Dec. 3rd from 9 am- 1 pm is The Gift - A day of teaching on the Holy Spirit. We would love for everyone to be there! Please register at ncctacoma.org so we know how much food and childcare we will need.

Saturday, Dec. 24th from 7 pm -8 pm - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at Stadium High School. Invite everyone you know!

January 13-15 in St. Louis, MO - Mobilise USA - For people 18-29 years old. Register at mobiliseusa.org (We will be contributing $100 to everyone who registers. Early Bird registration ends Nov. 15th)

Two Important Updates...

1. Hello Parents! This Sunday we are starting registration forms at NCC Kids. This will be an opportunity for you to let us know your children's allergies and any preferences you have concerning our policies. We want to serve you and your kids well, and we want to follow best practice to keep you, your kids, and NCC safe.

The forms won't take long to fill out - you can pick one up as you drop your kids off and then return it when you pick them up at the end of the meeting, or you can just fill them out before or after the meeting. Thank you!

2. Starting this Sunday we will be serving coffee and snacks from 9:30 am - 9:50 am. At 9:50 am we will put the coffee and food away... don't worry, we will bring the coffee and snacks back out at 11:30 am. We love to serve food and coffee at our gatherings as it creates a great atmosphere for fellowship, but we also want to make room for others to connect with Jesus and His church. The new folks are very good at getting into the auditorium at 10 am and we believe this will help us all be there with them. Thanks!