Please join us for an Open House at Bright Beginnings Preschool on June 4, 2013 from 3:30pm-6:00pm. All are welcome! Come tour our classroom, learn about our programs and see why we were voted “Dutchess Nursery School Program of the year.” We currently offer a 2 day program for three year olds and both 3 and 5 day programs for four year olds.
Our next meeting will be on Monday, June 3, at 10:00 A.M. at the HRC Youth House. Please bring all 7″ X 9″ patches for Warm Up America. Our summer project will be hats and mittens for Dutchess Outreach. Barby Richardson 845-221-4867.
Saturday, June 1st from 8:15 – 12:00. As Pastor Holbrook leaves for his sabbatical, we will spend time praying for him, other leaders in the congregation, and for all of the congregation’s people and ministries. Breakfast will be served in the fellowship hall. Sign up on your connection card. Contact: Wesley Joseph (W.Joseph@hrcrca.org.)
“How to Study the Bible” continues for only 3 more weeks at HRC’s W@W - Wednesdays, 7-8:15pm. Join us even if you could not attend last week. Learn and experience a different way to read the Bible for all it is worth each week using Rick Warren’s text, Bible Study Methods. Contact: Wesley Joseph (W.Joseph@hrcrca.org).
Nancy Herrmann is collecting the following items for a family in need: Any books/toys/crafts appropriate for a 5 year old girl, Spring and summer clothes, size 6, a bicycle with training wheels, gift certificates to any local grocery store. If you are able to supply any of these needs, or have any other questions, please contact Nancy Herrmann (226-7824, nangalvin@aol.com.)
Love Inc. is a local Christian organization that mobilizes volunteers who work together making a difference by helping people in need in our local communities. Specific ministries within Love Inc. include the Personal Care, Linens, Household Items and Beds Ministries. We request and welcome donations of items particular to those ministries that come from many churches within the local area. The people we serve are badly in need of the items we provide. Things we take for granted are much needed by the many needy people in our area. Hopewell Reformed can help out by placing items in the storage bin which is on the left once you go through the main entrance. Just open the door and the bin is at the base of the stairs. Items will be delivered to Love Inc. in a timely manner. Items in need include:
Personal Care Ministry - Bath soap, laundry detergent, dish soap, toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, shampoo and conditioner, razor/shaving cream, toothpaste/brush, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, comb/brush
Linens Ministry (new or gently used) – Bed sheets, bedspreads, pillows(new), blankets, bath towels, washcloths, kitchen towels
VBS (Vacation Bible School) is coming to HRC on August 12th-16th from 9:00-12:30. So head on down, and join us for great stories, games, crafts, music and fun! Registration forms are available at the kiosk and at hrcrca.org.
If you have a graduate (college/high school) in your family, please send their name and degree received to the church office (hrchurch@hrcrca.org.) We will be honoring these students on June 9 at both morning services. Deadline for submitting names is June 4.
The Healthy Living ChristCare Group is planning the 3rd annual HRC FAMILY FUN RUN / WALK for Saturday, June 8th at 8:00 a.m. on the Dutchess County Rail Trail. There will be a Tots Trot, Mile, and 5K Run / Walk (3.1 miles). Pre-race training sessions will be held beginning May 4th on Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. on the rail trail (from Daddy O’s) and on Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. at the John Jay HS track. All proceeds will benefit our own theology students, Dylan Ackley and Patrick Boyd. For more information, check off your connection card, pick up an entry form at the kiosk in the Fellowship Hall, or click here. CONTACT: Warren Jee (w.jee@hrcrca.org) or Karen Gomba (226-2867 or karengomba@me.com).
Join HRC with your family at Sacandaga over Memorial Day weekend, May 24-27. Parents - let the camp do the cooking as we prepare the camp for another summer of ministry!!! Please check your connection card today if you can join us. Info sheets are available at the Kiosk or by emailing Kevin@JLifeUSA.org
Love INC is looking for volunteer mentors. Training will be provided. Mentors must be willing to dedicate at least two hours a week to the program for at least two months. To apply, please see Bill Proal (223-1607) or go to www.mid-hudsonloveinc.org. For more information, please call Frank Kolarik at 635-5234 or email rsvp@mhlinc.org.
In response to many teachers and students, HRC’s Sowers of the Kingdom is planning its first summer mission trip to the Dominican Republic in July. The dates for the trip are July 20-27. The cost of the trip is $575 plus airfare. The trip is open to any adults and students age 14 and up and accompanied by a parent. To sign up, check your connection card. For more information, contact Bruce Pearson at 914-489-4767 or by email dawsoncreeknc@hotmail.com. To find out more information about the mission work, go to www.Sowersofthekingdom.com and review the website.
Love Inc. is a local Christian organization that mobilizes volunteers who work together making a difference by helping people in need in our local communities. Specific ministries within Love Inc. include the Personal Care, Linens, Household Items and Beds Ministries. We request and welcome donations of items particular to those ministries that come from many churches within the local area. The people we serve are badly in need of the items we provide. Things we take for granted are much needed by the many needy people in our area. Hopewell Reformed can help out by placing items in the storage bin which is on the left once you go through the main entrance. Just open the door and the bin is at the base of the stairs. Items will be delivered to Love Inc. in a timely manner. Items in need include:
Person Care Ministry - Bath soap, laundry detergent, dish soap, toilet paper, paper towels, tissues, shampoo and conditioner, razor/shaving cream, toothpaste/brush, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, comb/brush
Linens Ministry(new or gently used) – Bed sheets, bedspreads, pillows(new), blankets, bath towels, washcloths, kitchen towels
Please join us for a Woman’s Brunch on Thursday, May 16th at 9:30 in the Fellowship Hall. Please check off your connection card to RSVP. Contact: Pam Hansen (221-9542) or Sheryle Silvern (227-1965
We will have a mid-week respite worship service called Journey. Respite is defined as ”an interval of rest or relief.” All are invited to attend this service on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month. Come and enjoy a break from your hectic schedule! Worship will begin at 7:30 PM in the sanctuary at Hopewell Reformed Church on Beekman Rd,
Summer Camp for ages 7-13 is July 7-13 at Sacandaga!!! Brochures and registration forms are available at the Kiosk TODAY. Early bird registration ends April 1. Scholarships are available. Contact Kevin Phillips at 914/882-7729. Family Camp at Sacandaga (http://sacandagabibleconference.com/2012/09/05/family-camp-2013/) is the same week!
We are looking for volunteers to serve (not make) coffee following both Sunday services. Sign up at the kiosk. If you have any questions please contact Denise Hayes (223-5513; dh526@frontiernet.net) or Elise Scagnelli (226-8846; elscags28@aol.com.)
HRC Family Service Weekend is coming soon!!! Serve with your family and your church family over Memorial Day weekend at Sacandaga Bible Conference (http://sacandagabibleconference.com/), May 24-27. Information/registration sheets are available TODAY. ALL ages are invited to join in the fun and fellowship while we serve together!!! Call Dawn Johnson at 896-2076 or Leslie MacConnell at 224-9273 with questions.
Make visiting our prayer wall a part of your daily routine. Please click on the I prayed for this button to let them know someone has prayed for their request. This button sends an email to the requestor and doesn’t share your name; only that a caring person has prayed anonymously for the request.
Use the links below to visit the Prayer Wall, or submit a prayer request of your own.
The time has come, as it has over the centuries, to invite Hopewell Reformed Church to, again, consider our role in the area of Social Gospel. How do we bring “social justice” back into the Gospel and the “Gospel” back into social justice?
Through EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT, and ACTION, let us explore together what Social Gospel might mean for HRC from our own passions, etc.
Informational Meeting (Attending does NOT commit you to life!)
February 24, 2013 at 12:00 – 2:00 (food provided)
Contact Pastor Mark with Questions AND RSVP on the connection card TODAY!
Our Mom’s Group meets every Wednesday at 11am.The Moms l have a time of sharing and Christian study while the kids play down the hall.Childcare is provided. For more information, please contact Anne Jacobsen or Stephanie Reynolds.
The next time you eat at Daddy O’s in Hopewell Jct, mention our EPIC youth group and they will donate 10% of the amount of your bill to our youth group. You can print the card below as a reminder! Read more »