Marriage Course

I want to strongly urge that all married couples or soon to be married couples attend this Marriage Course by John and Linda Lanferman. Whether your marriage needs help, encouragement, or just a refresher, this course is for you. John and Linda Lanferman do a fantastic job of communicating the mysteries, trials, joys and reality of marriage. You will find them to be very funny, very honest, and very helfpul. If we're honest, all of our marriages need at least encouragement.

Reports show that over 50% of first time marriages end in divorce. Unfortunately, the statistics for Christian marriages is the same. We need to protect and nurture our marriages as they exists to show how Jesus relates to the Church.

The course begins Friday, August 13th at 6:30 pm at Central Lutheran Church. (409 N. Tacoma Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402) Below is the full schedule. The cost is $10 per couple.

Please RSVP here...

Baptisms and BBQ

Join us next Sunday (August 1) at 4 pm as we celebrate what God has done among us! We will be gathering for a worship, a short time of teaching, baptisms and a BBQ! If you are interested in being baptized, contact Bo Noonan.

Following the gathering, we're going to have a BBQ in the parking lot. New Community will provide the meat & buns, plates, cups & utensils. We're asking everyone to bring a dish based on their last name: side dish (A-G), salad (H-P), or dessert (Q-Z).

Questions? Contact Michael Gray

Reformed and Charismatic?

Take a look at this video of Terry Virgo talking about being a biblically based charismatic movement.

Terry Virgo: Being Reformed and Charismatic from Jubilee Church on Vimeo.

Celebration Northwest!

I am so grateful to be a part of a global family of churches! One of the things I love about Newfrontiers is that we are a movement of churches, not just church leaders. One expression of this is when we come together for Celebration Northwest at George Fox University in Newberg, OR. The eight Newfrontiers churches in the Northwest will come together August 6-8 to receive teaching, worship together, play together, eat together, and advance the mission together. We at NCC are so committed to this event that we will be closing down our usual Sunday gathering on August 8th.

We really want all of you to come to Celebration NW. We have put aside money to assist or to pay for people to go, so don't let money be an issue. If you do need final assistance, please do contact me ASAP and register before July 11th before the price goes up.

Here is a link to a video for recent Celebration MIDWEST Conference. This will give you a taste of what we're in for!

One final thought... You may want to take Friday, August 6th off work and leave Tacoma early as traffic around Portland get's nasty around 4 pm. It will make your day that much more pleasant!

Upcoming Events! Please Mark Your Calendars!

We have an exciting week ahead! So much going on at New Community Church. Not only do Small Groups start, but we have the Transformation Team arriving!

Thursday, July 1

The Transformation Team arrives...

Friday, July 2

-The Transformation Team will be in training at Central Lutheran from 9 am to 5 pm.

-Prayer meeting at 6-7 pm at Central Lutheran

Saturday, July 3

-Free Family Carnival at Wright Park - 10 am - 2 pm (invite all your friends!)Bouncy castle, hot dogs, games, prizes, magic, and more...

-Joint Worship Gathering with Church at Cedar Springs (click for directions) in Graham - 5:30-8:30 (We will be BBQing, there will be child care and fun for the kids, worship and preaching from Jeff Gates)

Sunday, July 4

-Freedom Fair on Ruston Way - 10am-10pm (if you'd like to watch the fireworks with people in the church meet a the NCC booth at 7:30 pm)

-No Sunday Meeting at Central Lutheran (the church has left the building!)

You are all invited to be apart of as much of this as you want. We really encourage you to come out to Graham and meet new friends, eat and worship with the Church at Cedar Springs.

Please also pray that we would see lives supernaturally changed as we engage the city with the gospel.

Feel free to contact me with any questions or if you'd like to volunteer for anything we're doing.

A Few Things...

1. There will not a be a prayer meeting this Friday night. (June 25th) A lot of people will be away at the camping trip.

2. If you haven't returned your Joining the Church response card yet please bring it on Sunday. You can just put it in the offering box.

3. If you have any questions about the Holy Spirit please feel free to email me and I will do my best to answer them on Sunday, via email, or one on one.

Thanks!

Small Group Registration

This Sunday we will be announcing our Summer Small Group Tracks! You will also have a chance to register for one. The main themes of the summer are having fun and gathering people. Each group will exist to build community through BBQ's, hikes, fun in the park, kickball, etc... And to invite friends, family and neighbors into a 'non-churchy' environment. Please come on Sunday to hear more!!!

Also, don't forget prayer on Friday night from 6 pm-7 pm. David and Clare Andrews will be with us from Brighton, England. It will be a great chance to hear from them about what God has put in their hearts and for us to pray for them. We will gather at Central Lutheran.