Christmas Party Reminder

Hello all,

It won't be long now until we are celebrating Christmas as a church family! As a reminder, here are the details...

Where: Central Lutheran (in the room we meet in on Sundays)
Who: Open to anyone... please consider who you can invite
When: Friday, December 19th at 6:30 pm
Fee: One pair of new kids shoes that will be donated to the Tacoma Rescue Mission

Dinner will be served.... and games will be played!
The kids will eat with their parents and then watch a movie together.

Please RSVP to Bo Noonan by the 15th! (We need to know how much food to make!)

Men's Conference pt. 2

Hello men. Just a reminder that the early registration deadline is coming up on the 14th! Please do click on the link below to register.

Register here.

Christmas Party!

Last year we hosted our first ever NCC Christmas Party. We had a great time and hope to keep the tradition alive, but this year we want to add more Christmas cheer to it.

Yesterday was the kick off of the Advent Season. Advent is a period of expectant waiting for the celebration of the birth of our savior, Jesus. This season tends to get overlooked these days and our focus tends to turn toward sales and shopping.

I was absolutely appalled at the recent news of people being killed on 'Black Friday'. For what? A good sale? I want to call our church to re-focus ourselves on feeling the anticipation and the true meaning of Christmas.

To help us do this we are going to add something new to our Christmas Party. This year, there will be a fee to get into the party. Not a monetary fee, rather it will cost each couple one pair of brand new kids shoes that we will donate to the Tacoma Rescue Mission. (If you are single and want to attend you can team up with a friend... or just bring a pair yourself.)

In a recent meeting with a staff member of the Tacoma Rescue Mission I was moved when she told me about a boy in one of their temporary housing units who was outside playing in the rain barefoot. When she suggested that he go in and put shoes on, he replied, "I don't have any." This is right in our own backyard!

This party is not only for NCCers, this is a great opportunity to invite friends, family, workmates, and neighbors. I'm sure they too would like to contribute to such a worthy cause as well.

Date: Friday, December 19th

Time: 6:30 pm

Where: Central Lutheran (in the room we meet in on Sundays)
*Childcare will be provided by our friends from Silvercreek Fellowship in Silverton, OR. The kids can eat with their parents and then go into a side room and play games and watch a movie.

A full dinner will be served and games will be played. This is a great opportunity for us to enjoy each other, remember what God has done for us, play some games, eat, and also bless the needy in our city. I can't think of a better way to spend Christmas.... or the 19th of December.

Remember, a donation of a brand new pair of shoes is required to get in. Any kids size will do.

Please RSVP to Bo Noonan by December 15th.

I can't wait to see see you all... and that big pile of new shoes!

Men's Conference

Attention men! The Newfrontiers Northwest Men's Conference is coming soon. Men from New Community Church have attended the last two years and have really been impacted. It promises to be a great time of getting to know each other, challenging teaching and encoutering God together as men.

This year all the infomation and registration are online. Please go ahead and register as the early bird cut off ends on December 14th.

Please click here to register.

If you have any questions or thoughts please don't hesitate to contact me. I'm really looking forward to advancing together as the men of NCC.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Dear Church,

I wanted to take a moment and wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving! This year has been very special year for us. As a family we are grateful for having deeper roots here in Tacoma, more friends, and of course a new one on the way. We are also so grateful to God for the unchanging truth of grace and mercy seen in his perfect son, Jesus. This truth wakes us up in the morning and puts us to bed at night. It's amazing to know that as everything else changes around us the main thing stays the same.

As a church we are grateful for all the additions and our new Sunday meeting location. God has really been working in us and through us. I have heard story after story of people being supernaturally transformed by God and being used by God to see others supernaturally transformed by God... and that's what we're all about!

Also, it was an absolute privilege for me to deliver a check to the Tacoma Rescue Mission for $404! That's a lot of turkey! Thank you all for being a blessing to those in need in this city. I know one day we will have a greater influence here, but for now I am grateful for the influence we have.

I am truly thankful for all of you!

Bo Noonan

Morning of Prayer and Worship!

This Sunday, November 23rd at 10:00 am we will gather at 711 St. Helens for a morning of worship and prayer. As a church we pray because we know that God can build a church a lot better than we can. We are in need of Jesus, the master builder. Please join us!

There will be childcare... the parents will be asked to sign up for a 20 minute time slot in the kids room.

However, there will not be any coffee... it's byoc.

We will also have our usual gathering at Central Lutheran at 4pm! Hope to see you all there.

Stuff a Turkey!

This Sunday we will be collecting all the 'Stuffed Turkeys'. We have already received several and we can't wait to present the money to the Tacoma Rescue Mission so they can buy several turkeys for Thanksgiving.

If you did not pick up a turkey envelope last week that's okay. You can bring cash in your own envelope (just make sure you right Turkey on the envelope) or you can bring a check and just write Turkey in the memo.

Good sized turkeys are going for about $20-$25... I know this can be a stretch. Perhaps you could share an envelope with someone or another family. Whatever you can give will be a huge blessing to people who would normally go without!

Thanks so much for being a blessing!