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  1. N2Worship Registration Open

    Community Updates
    Got musicians or budding musicians? Sing and play instruments (drums, bass, keyboard, guitar and voice) in a group environment to worship the Lord! All track/sessions are one week long at Hope Chapel’s campus. Depending on age or experience, you will find a class for your needs or the needs of your children.
    3 DIFFERENT SESSIONS – TWO NEW! PLUS AN ADD-ON AFTERNOON INTENSIVE SESSION 

    Sign up for the N2Worship Evening (experience needed) or the 1/2 Day (no experience needed) sessions with optional afternoon session in songwriting and audio engineering intensive.

    DEEPER N2WORSHIP
    June 3rd-7th: 6-9:00PM
    For students with proficiency in an instrument or vocal skill
    A new evening class where students develop skills for playing in larger groups, song selection, arranging, songwriting, and audio production. Focusing on an instrument or vocal that students already have proficiency in allows for deeper experiences and comprehension of more advanced musical and Biblical concepts. Join us for a week of intensive musical study. Register today!

     

    N2WORSHIP
    June 10-14th:  9:30AM – 12:30PM
    Ages 10 years and up (including adult) – no previous experience needed
    For those with any level of experience on their instrument or voice who desire to learn music and worship. Students do not need any previous experience to participate, and all will be in group lessons based on ability. Students focus on fundamentals of playing and singing alone and in a group. The basic foundational concepts of music and worship of Jesus form the structure of N2Worship. Register today!

     

    LITTLE N2WORSHIP
    June 10-14, 2024: 9:30 am – 10:30 am
    Ages 7 – 9 years – no experience needed
    For those who’d like to learn concepts of music through movement and singing. Focusing on how the body moves and responds to music provides an opportunity to grow in music and worship. Students learn about worship and music through dance, flags, and singing with no experience needed. Join us  from  at Hope Chapel. Register today!

     

    N2WORSHIP SONGWRITING, AUDIO ENGINEERNG INTENSIVE
    June 10-14, 2024: 1:30-3:30 PM
    Ages 10 and up – no experience needed

    For those desiring to learn and practice concepts of song creation from start to finished production. Students learn tools for creating music using acoustic and electronic instruments. Registration for this additional session is available in the regular registration forms for the above sessions. It is not available as a stand alone registration.

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    EXPERIENCED STAFF

    The N2Worship staff is made up of experienced worship leaders, educators, and professional musicians who are passionate to teach, train, and mentor the next generation for the purpose of raising up more worshipers and worship leaders to bring glory to our Great God.

    QUESTIONS?

    Contact Dr. Whitney Crowley, N2Worship Director
  2. Women of Hope Books & Breakfast Thursday Mornings

    Community Updates

    Jen Wilkin’s Sermon on the Mount

    Please join the Women of Hope on Thursdays, February 1st-April 4th in the Upstairs Den this Spring as we study the Sermon on the Mount, a Bible study by Jen Wilkin! Here is a description of the study:

    In His sweeping depiction of kingdom citizenship, Jesus utters some of the most familiar passages in all of Scripture. Most of us have only encountered the Sermon on the Mount in fragments, considering its subdivisions as complete teachings in their own right—a study on blessedness; a reflection on the Lord’s Prayer; a discussion of religious devotion, money, ambition, and relationships.

    What if we navigated these three chapters in Matthew as they were originally heard? What if we read them as one cohesive, well-ordered message, intended to challenge us to think differently about what it means to be a follower of Jesus?

    This 9-session study gives you the opportunity to do just that. Come and learn from Jesus, just as His disciples did. First released in 2014, this study is now updated with new teaching videos from Jen Wilkin.

    WHERE TO FIND THE BOOK

    Make sure you buy the NEW revised and expanded version Amazon Sermon on the Mount – Bible Study Book (Revised & Expanded) with Video Access.

    or at Lifeway Sermon on the Mount – Bible Study Book (Revised & Expanded) with Video Access | Lifeway

    CHILDCARE

    Childcare available until full.

    RSVP

    Sign up here Hope Chapel – Women’s Spring Books & Breakfast

    QUESTIONS

    Contact Aubrey Johnson or Marty St. Onge for more information regarding this study.

    *We will break for Spring Break on March 14th.

  3. Dan Davis Celebration of Life – Offsite – Saturday, January 6th at 1:00 PM

    Community Updates

    From Dan’s Family: It’s with both sadness and joy that we announce the passing of Daniel John Davis (Dan) who departed peacefully from this world in the presence of his family on December 6, 2023 at age 86. He was a loving husband, a devoted father, a loyal friend, and a beloved minister to many.

    The Celebration of Lifel service will be offsite on January 6, 2024  1PM at Grace Covenant Church, 9431 Jollyville Rd, Austin, TX 78759. Invite a friend with this invitation video.

     

    The youngest of five, Daniel John Davis was born July 1, 1937 in North Hollywood, California, where his family relocated after hard times on their farm in Nebraska. In his teen years, his folks moved to Monterey, California where Dan fell in love with the raw beauty of the wild coastal landscapes which looked out over the vastness of the Pacific.

    Upon graduating, he and a buddy flipped a coin to see which way their future lay — heads would take them to San Francisco, tails to L.A. Fortunately, it came up tails which meant (1) Dan would soon meet a striking 20 year-old girl who’d catch his eye when he visited Santa Monica Foursquare church, (2) the two would marry four months later after a high-speed car chase and whirlwind courtship, and (3) they’d soon welcome daughter, Denise Lynn followed by son Jeffrey John.

    Over the next sixty years, Dan covered quite a distance professionally. Starting out on the ground floor of the burgeoning computer industry, he quickly made his way into management. After a successful career as an executive with Motorola and Intel, Dan underwent a series of life events, culminating in 1981 with a new vocation—Senior Pastor for a thriving new church in Austin named Hope Chapel.

    From the beginning, God placed a vision in his heart for the city of Austin, one best summed up in his own words: “There is only one church in the city! It meets in many places, but it is only one church.” As his influence grew among pastors, this idea began to take hold. Today Austin is blessed with remarkable unity among pastors. As Hope Chapel grew, it spawned a number of satellite churches in the U.S. as well as overseas missions.

    In his retirement years, Dan realized a life-long desire to live in the Pacific Northwest near his son and wife Alison. He is survived by Joann, his beloved wife and companion for 65 years, children Denise and Jeff, his grandchildren, Daniel, Ashley, and Alena, and his great-grandson, Owen, who he held in his arms, fulfilling yet another of the deep desires of his heart.

    PLANNING TO ATTEND

    RSVP at this link on Realm, please.

    UNABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON? LIVESTREAM LINK NEEDED?

    Please use the link above to let us know you’re attending by livestream (We will be able to update people should there be changes). Here is the livestream link for Dan Davis’ Celebration of Life.

    WANT TO SHARE A MEMORY?

    Please send your responses to this email and we’ll make sure the Davis Family gets them.

    IN LiEU of FLOWERS

    The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in his honor to one of two organizations that he helped to found: Antioch Network or ABBA (Austin Bridge Builder’s Alliance)

  4. Family Night – with a Meal!

    Community Updates

    What is Family Night? Hope Chapel hosts small groups and book studies on Wednesday evenings from 6-7:30 PM (meal at 5:00 p.m. this semester). Everyone is welcome: single, married, with or without kids. For more info about groups that meet during family night – and groups that meet throughout the week – check out the Hope Groups page!

    JUNIOR HIGH MINISTRY

    Jr. High meets weekly on Wednesdays in the Lighthouse. They also meet 2nd & 4th Sunday mornings. Contact Wes for more info and address.

    WEDNESDAY NIGHT KIDS’ CLUB RSVPs CLOSED

    If you have kids (5th grade and younger) you’d like to bring, please RSVP on Realm for a  fun program with an emphasis on scripture memorization.

    CHEF ABBY MAKES A MEAL THIS SEMESTER AT FAMILY NIGHT

    Chef Abby is making the meal this semester. It begins at 5:00 p.m. and we’ll clean up around 5:45 p.m. so people can be in their groups by 6:00 p.m.

  5. Film “Sabina: Tortured for Christ, the Nazi Years” Friday, March 4th

    Community Updates

    Friday, March 4th, 6–8:00 PM at Hope Chapel

    The heart of the Gospel is forgiveness…

    In this 2021 film, discover the amazing true story of Sabina Wurmbrand, a complex woman who discovers a love that fulfills, a love that endures, and a love that forgives. Set in the crucible of war-torn World War II Romania, the true story of Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand (founders of Voice of the Martyrs ministry) is a topsy-turvy adventure through romance, faith and sacrifice. Sabina is the prequel to the 2018 award-winning feature film, Tortured for Christ.

    Admission is free. Film is rated PG13 for thematic content, some disturbing images and violence. With this in mind we are offering childcare for those families who have children under age or not mature enough for this movie.  Cost for childcare is $15 per family. The deadline for childcare and payment is Friday, February 25th. Register for childcare HERE.

    Learn more about the film HERE.

  6. Ten Days of Praise – Free at Waymakers.org

    Community Updates

    Ten Days of Praise

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    In conjunction with several other initiatives of prayer and worship from Passover to Pentecost, 2021, WayMakers has published a praise guide named Ten Days of Praise.

    Ten Days of Praise

    Ascension to Pentecost
    May 13-22, 2021

    For many, these ten days of worship and praise lead the way to March for Jesus celebrations on May 22, with the theme, “Worthy is the Lamb.” The prayers and praise expressions are embedded in a rich, but simple description of the ascension of Christ as King to fulfill all that God has purposed for all nations.

    Written by Steve Hawthorne, this praise guide is included in Seek God for the City 2021. But this praise guide is also being made available, at no cost, in a pdf format, making it easy to use on any device. Download the document, and let the praise begin!