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Get Connected!
To register for a woman's small goup (except MOPS),
visit the small
group page on the main Hope Community website.
Yahweh Sisterhood
This women’s group varies in age from 20’s to 50’s.
We vary in marital/family-child status. We meet each Tuesday
at 6:45, alternating homes. We will soon be starting a Beth Moore
study, A Woman’s Heart: God’s Dwelling Place. Contact Jeana
Schmidt for more info: 919-649-3724.
Red HAT Women
Women 40 to 80 years of age. Meets weekly on Tuesdays at 7:00
at the Occhipinti's House. Currently studying Women of The
Bible. Contact Linda
Occhipinti for more information.
Next Steps
Women of all ages and stages. Meets weekly on Tuesdays at 7:00
at rotating locations. Currently reading and discussing Velvet
Elvis by Rob Bell. Contact Neely
Black for more information.
Small Group lead by Chris Heath
Women varying in age from 20's to 50's. Meets weekly on Sunday
evenings at rotating locations. Currently studying "Who
Holds The Keys To Your Heart?". Contact Chris
Heath for more information.
Small Group lead by Holly Basso
Women varying in age from 20's to 50's. Meets weekly on Sundays
at 6:30 at rotating locations. Currently studying Contemplative
Prayer. Contact Holly
Basso for more information.
Small Group lead by Erin Kish
Women varying in age from 20's. Meets weekly on Mondays at 7:30
at rotating locations. Currently studying James. Contact Erin
Kish for more information.
SEEDS
SEEDS is a cluster of small groups that meet on Tuesday mornings
from 9:00 to 11:30 to study the Word of God, grow in Christ,
and have fellowship. Childcare is available on Tuesday mornings
however, pre-registration is required in order
for us to prepare properly. You must register two (2) weeks
prior to participation, cost will vary depending on the number
of children you have. Click here to download the registration
form and the cost
breakdown sheet for childcare. Questions about
childcare? Contact Marisa Rohrer at 532.0620 x157 or marisar@gethope.net If
you have questions or need further assistance with SEEDS please
contact Janel Bunten at 567.3658 or kbunten@nc.rr.com.
News, study schedule, and registration information available
on the SEEDS
blog
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers)
MOPS is a ministry to women who are pregnant or have a child
age birth through kindergarten. MOPS participants meet on the
first and third Wednesdays of each month (excluding summers)
during the school year from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Mothers and mothers-to-be
enjoy fellowship, mentoring, refreshments, small group time,
and loving care for young children. Registration is required,
and registration brochures can be picked up at Guest Services.
For more info, contact Brook Mast at 363.3971 or fournewtarheels@yahoo.com
Get Involved!
You are invited to join other faithful women who serve in a
variety of areas within Women's Ministries. Some opportunities
include:
- Coordinators for Volunteers & Special Events,
- Worship/Creative Arts
- Home hosts
- Administration
- Prayer team Coordinator and members
- Speakers
- Music/Drama
- Decoration, setup/tear down
- and more!
Contact Kristi Bettner, Hope's Director of Women's Ministries, at kristibettner@hotmail.com to
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Food
for Thought
Yet, O Lord, You are our Father. We
are the clay, You are the Potter; we are ALL the work of Your
hand. -- Isaiah 64
He is the Potter and I am the
Clay. I love that analogy. It takes all the guesswork
and stress out of always having to know where I am headed and what
my purpose is. Our job is not to figure it out. Our
job is to follow Him. It has already been mapped out for me!
Let's look at this from another
perspective.
Paul tells us that the Potter
has the right to decide what He will make with His
pile of clay. He may decide that some lumps us
will be molded into beautifully decorated candy dishes
and vases for fresh cut, fragrant flowers, while others
will need to be set aside to be molded into trash bins
for the leftovers and dead flowers. You see,
all that God has created has a purpose. Sometimes
I feel that I don’t measure up to the extraordinary
life that I had dreamed up for myself. I sometimes
find myself caught up in a dangerous trap of envy over
those around me with seemingly better lives, better
ministries, better, better, better. It wasn’t
until I embraced my life, my calling to be the best
mother, wife, and friend that I could be, that I truly
understood what extraordinary really meant. A
trash can that keeps the trash in, and doesn’t
pollute the things around it is a much more remarkable
apparatus than a pretty vase that is empty.
Paul also tells us that it is the Potter who has
the right to exercise His judgment, His power, His
patience, and His delegation of riches, glory and
mercy. Be careful to not assume yourself to
be a beautiful work of art and your counterpart to
be a trash bin just because YOU think they are on
a path to self destruction. It is usually those
who have seen the dirty side of life that rise up
from the ashes with victories for God. Those
lives usually end up being some of the most powerful
testimonies to God’s love, grace, and mercy. At
some point, we as Christians decided that it was
our right… our business, to seek out people
that we think we need to save, when in reality, we
came from the same lump of clay that they did.
Try to take time to see the people
around you as their Creator sees them. Strive
to let go and let the Potter mold you into something
that can be used for His glory and wonderment!
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