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Congregational Meeting
Hope Chapel of AustinMarch 25th, 2025Community Updates

Spring Congregational Meeting – Wednesday, April 9th 6:00PM
Updates, Finances, and Future Plans

Come on Wednesday, April 9th for Hope’s Spring Congregational Meeting from 6:00-7:30PM. Please plan to join the meeting for information from the Board and Senior Pastor Matt Ryniker. The meeting includes a financial report from the Board, and updates, and future plans for our congregation. Family Night resumes on the 23rd – after Holy Week). Livestream link available on Realm.

Childcare through 5th Grade

If you are bringing children, please RSVP here. Watch on hope.org and Realm for Childcare RSVP information.
Guitar Workshop with Andy Combs: First Sunday of the Month, 12:15PM
Hope Chapel of AustinFebruary 26th, 2025Community Updates
MEETING FIRST SUNDAYS EACH MONTH

Playing an instrument is a great tool for worshiping the Lord and spending time in His presence! A workshop is intended to benefit players at almost any level, ages 9-99, begins on March 2nd in the Sanctuary from 12:15-1:00PM. Bring your guitar we’ll spend most of our time playing along with basic 4 chord progressions in 2-3 diﬀerent keys:

Beginner? Focus on just hitting the standard chords.

Have the basics mastered? Use the provided chord sheet to choose diﬀerent challenging ways to play those same chords in a more expressive way.

Contact Andy Combs, Director of Worship Ministries, if you have questions.
Women of Hope Retreat 2025: Journey to God’s Heart
Joelene MichelFebruary 4th, 2025Community Updates

Click HERE to find out more and register!
A Future and A Hope Conference
Mandy RynikerFebruary 4th, 2025Community Updates
Fostering Hope presents its annual conference:presents its annual conference:

A Future and A Hope
March 1, 2025 9a-3:30p
Hill Country Bible Church
12124 Ranch Road 620 North
Austin, Tx 78750

This year’s theme is “Known.” Session topics include fostercare, adoption, strengthening families, caring for families in your congregation and much more! $30 to attend covers lunch and childcare if needed. Register here.

Go to Hope Chapel and plan to attend? Let Mandy Ryniker know, Director of Family and Adopt Ministries.
Women of Hope Books & Breakfast Begins February 6th
Hope Chapel of AustinJanuary 5th, 2025Women of Hope

Join the Women of Hope for Thursday breakfast and studying Esther, a study by Kelly Minter:

A beautiful queen, her courageous cousin, a foreign land, and a murderous adversary—the book of Esther has all the elements of an epic drama. Join us for this 7-session study, where we will look at the daring faith modeled by Esther and her cousin Mordecai—a faith developed over time, rooted in the goodness of God, lived out through extraordinary circumstances, and used to change the world. Although our time looks different from Esther’s, our God is just as active and faithful today, and He has called you for such a time as this.

Date and Times: Thursdays, February 6th – March 27th (Not meeting March 20th for Spring Break) from 9:30-11:30am
Location: Upstairs Den, Hope Chapel

Childcare Available
Childcare for 5th grade and under available until full.

RSVP: SIGN UP BELOW!

Contact Aubrey Johnson (johnson_ah@yahoo.com) or Marty St. Onge (Marty@hopemail.org) for more information regarding this study.

Childcare has now been closed. Please contact Joelene Michel with questions.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service – Tuesday, December 24th, 5:00 p.m.
Hope Chapel of AustinNovember 25th, 2024Community Updates

Start or Begin a Tradition – Come Let Us Adore Him

Come as you are for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, the 24th: dressed for photos or bring your kids in pajamas. Bring your family and friends to sing the carols and hear the story once again of when Hope came as a human and lived among us.

Then stand in the darkness as the first candle is lit and see it slowly spread across the room, candle to candle. Until at last, enveloped in the glow, we remember when The Light came into the world and pierced the darkness.

Invite friends and family with the postcards available in the lobby.

If you are unable to attend, please join us for the livestream.

Art by John Michael Wall on HopeArts’ Wall.