Community Updates

Advent is just around the corner… the season when we gather to worship our King in song, scripture, and joyful anticipation. Come lend a hand and help us prepare for this beautiful season! Let’s make our spaces glow with beauty, love, and laughter… together.

All ages welcome after the 10AM service on November 23rd! We’ll do the family thing and pull decorations from the attic and closets and make Hope’s Sanctuary and Family Room festive together.

Sign up on Realm (you get lunch that way).

Learn more about Advent here.

On November 9, 1938, hordes of German paramilitary and citizens attacked Jewish citizens, their homes, schools, businesses, cemeteries and synagogues in what became known as Kristallnacht — the Night of Broken Glass. 

Over the last decade synagogues around the world have participated in leaving their lights on all night on Nov. 9th.  Churches worldwide are joining them to “let their lights shine in the darkness” Saturday, Nov. 9th in solidarity with the Jewish people, to stand against anti-semitism. At Hope Chapel, we will place about 50 “LED candles” in each of our windows visible from the streets, and yard signs out front indicating the purpose. 

For more information,  visit LightUpTheChurch.org

Every year Hope Chapel prepares the meal for the Brentwood Teachers and Staff – and they plan their schedules to break away, slip across the street and dig in from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM! They tell us that they look forward to this every year. This couldn’t be possible without YOU.

Ways You Can Help

1). Cook something!

2). Talk to the staff and teachers: come meet and greet our guests from across the street, and enjoy the meal at same time!

3). Come help Joelene set up, serve, and clean up: early to help me set up (9:00AM), volunteers to help keep the food flowing, AND help with clean up (1 – 2PM-ish).

RSVP on Realm

Thanks for serving, Hope Chapel!

Questions
Don’t hesitate to reach out to Joelene Michel by email. Find her on the About – Staff page.

On Saturday, November 8th, the Men of Hope reprise the Tool Swap held a few years back. Big hit – so we wanted to expand it to bless people from outside of Hope Chapel who come for the Maker’s Market on November 8th from 10AM-2PM.

Beginning Sunday, October 19th: bring any extra or duplicate tools (remember buying a 2nd one because you couldn’t find the one you already had? Yeah, like that…). Look on Realm for a designated spot at Hope to leave these offerings. Start going through the garage, the workshop, etc., and find tools you are ready to pass on (no rusted or non-working ones, please).

Once  organized, anyone who needs tools can come during Makers Market and see if there’s something they need. Not just for men – it’s for everyone, in order to bless as many as possible.)

Questions, contact Joe the Tool Man Friedman.

Makers Market – Sell Your Crafts, Shop
Saturday, November 8th, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Hope Makers Market returns (hopefully along with cooler weather)! Crafts of all sorts, and a day of incredible finds. Music on the lawn with Dave Nevland and Friends.

Stroll through displays from talented vendors

Come to the Hope Chapel campus –  6701 Arroyo Seco 78757 –  from 10a-2p. Bring your holiday shopping list and get your gift giving done.

Want to be a vendor?

We’ll have both indoor and outdoor booths available – sign up soon to reserve your spot (going fast). If you have any questions, Contact Celeste Adams, the event coordinator.

We’re looking forward to another great event! Come out and bring a friend. Help spread the word. We hope to see you there!