The Hope Blog: Sermons and Church News

Women of Hope T-shirts Available Now!
Suzi RainesJanuary 4th, 2023Community Updates
It’s time to order your Women of Hope T-shirt!

bit.ly/WoH2023

One beautiful design – an Audrey Lopata original! Two beautiful colors to pick from in the adult sizes.

Adult Sizes (Unisex):
- XS-XL = $22
- 2XL = $24
- 3XL-4XL = $25
- Available in either color – Heather Prism Sunset or Heather Blue Lagoon
Youth Sizes:
- S-XL = $18
- Available in Heather Blue Lagoon, only
NOTE: For FREE shipping, you must enter the code LOCAL where it says “Discount code (optional)” on the Checkout page. (Make sure you press the + sign next to it and then it will show “-$7.00”)

Putting local in the Notes section will NOT give the discount. In the Discount code box, you must use LOCAL and also click the + for the discount. We can NOT change it afterwards.

This will ship your shirt to Women of Hope for later distribution. If you want it shipped to your home, do not use this option.

All proceeds benefit Women of Hope.

Deadline to order is January 15th.

Link to order: bit.ly/WoH2023
“Light Up the Church”: Remembering Kristallnacht November 9th
Hope Chapel of AustinNovember 3rd, 2022Community Updates

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 will join 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
“Welcome Home” A Future and A Hope Conference – Registration Open Now!
Mandy RynikerNovember 3rd, 2022Community Updates
Fostering Hope’s annual adoption and foster care conference, A Future + A Hope is coming up on March 4, 2023.

This year’s theme is “Welcome Home.”

Hope Chapel partners with Fostering Hope as we seek to provide holistic support for our own foster/adoptive families and those in our community.

From Fostering Hope:

Whether we have adoptive children, foster children, relatives, or we are reunifying with our children after difficult circumstances, our homes should be welcoming. And yet for so many of us, it almost seems laughable to imagine a restful home.

Let’s work together to create a community that welcomes children home – even if “home” is temporary! Find more information and register at iamfosteringhope.org.
2022 Combined Christmas Choir
Deb DormanOctober 31st, 2022Community Updates
2022 Christmas choir – Reaching beyond our walls to bless the Church in the City!
Our first practice is this coming Saturday morning at 10:15!

This year we are partnering with Northwest Fellowship to form
A combined Christmas Choir.

Would you prayerfully consider joining us to celebrate
One Church in the City
One choir, two congregations
Celebrating our one Savior with Joy-filled voices

2 offerings (“performances”)
1) Northwest Fellowship’s Christmas Party
Sunday night, December 11 at 6pm
13427 Pond Springs Road 78729 (near 183 and Anderson Mill Rd)

2) Hope Chapel’s Sunday morning worship service, December 18 at 10am
6701 Arroyo Seco 78757

Our practices will be from 10:15-11:45 on Saturday mornings
And they will be divided between Hope and Northwest Fellowship (NWF) as follows:

This Saturday, November 5 at Hope Chapel
Saturday, November 12 at Northwest Fellowship
Saturday, November 19 at NWF
Saturday, November 26 – Give Thanks! (We’re off for the holiday!)
Saturday, December 3rd at Hope Chapel
Saturday, December 10th at NWF
Saturday, December 17th at Hope Chapel
T-shirt Design Contest!
Lisette EspinosaOctober 13th, 2022Women of Hope
It’s a contest party people!!!

Announcing Women of Hope T-shirt Design Contest for Retreat February 2023. Calling all creatives! Folks with the know-how and good ideas to create a design for our t-shirt. Find more information on Realm, or connect with Cindy Martin.

The Men of Hope are body building at their retreat. So we thought, “Ladies, why not do some working out of our own.” Let’s make the enemy run, retreat theme 2023 is

FUEL

“THEREFORE LIFT UP YOUR DROOPING HANDS & STRENGTHEN YOUR WEAK KNEES.” Hebrews 12:12

Submit your design to Cindy, by November 13. Bragging rights will be announced later!!

cinzac@aol.com or 512 567 0139 for questions.
Lunch with Humberto and Consuelo
Ceci ProegerOctober 11th, 2022Global Operations
Our friends will be visiting for a quick weekend and would love to share stories with you over lunch. Please join us in the Family Room on November 13 directly after the service for lunch and great fellowship!

Please RSVP on Realm