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  1. WOH Conference: WANTED!

     

    Rejected, unloved, lost, on the run….

    There is a ransom out for your soul…who will get it?

    Join Women of Hope as we delve into the one who is waiting for you to turn yourself over to Him completely.

    Let’s live WANTED! and leave the enemy in the dust.

    This conference is for girls and women middle school (12) and up attending or not attending Hope Chapel.

    Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024 8:30 am – 4:00 pm 
    Location: Hope Chapel
    Cost: $50 for women $25 for middle & high school girls
    *$5 discount for any women also attending Ignite Marriage or Fostering Hope Conferences
    **Cost covers breakfast, refreshments, lunch, break out sessions, and other fun surprises! You may want to bring your boots & hat cowgirl.
    ***Special guest speaker Jeanine Sanchez 

    REGISTER HERE!

    Registration deadline is February 18th sign up today! For scholarship assistance please contact Lisette at l.espi6@protonmail.com
  2. Testimony Sunday

    Come together to worship Jesus and learn about Him at 10AM. This week a few Hopites (what Hope Chapel folk are called ) who’ve prepared ahead of time will tell their stories of how they came to faith in Jesus and why they still trust and follow Him. Come be encouraged in your own faith in Christ and in God’s power and willingness to move in our the lives and the lives of every person we know and those we are yet to meet.

    Please take this as an opportunity to invite people you know to church with you!

    HopeKids classes through 5th grade meet weekly at 10AM. Middle School meets this week after the music worship portion of the service (2nd & 4th Sundays). High School Students meet every Sunday after the service.

  3. Annual Foster/Adopt Conference “In This Together”

    The annual foster care & adoption conference put on by Fostering Hope, this year themed “In This Together.”

    This conference will be held at For the City Center on St Johns Ave in Austin* & includes lunch and childcare.

    From Fostering Hope, “This transformative event is meant to encourage and inspire foster, adopt and kinship families, as well as help provide some clarity for those who are considering how they can involved in impacting the child welfare space. ”

    The day includes keynote speakers and a variety of breakout sessions to choose from to both engage with and support caring for vulnerable families.

    More information and registration at

    Fostering Hope

    *pls note the original venue was changed and this is the updated location for the conference!

  4. Congregational Meeting

    Hopites, come on Wednesday, March 20th for Hope’s Spring Congregational Meeting from 6:00-7:30PM. We’ll get information from our senior pastor, Matt Ryniker. a financial report from the Board, and discussion of future plans for our congregation, and updates.

    If you do not usually attend Family Night but would like to bring your children to the Wednesday Night Kids’ Program that evening, please email Joelene Michel to register your kids. We are expecting our regular Wednesday evening attenders already so no need to register current attenders.

     

  5. Hope Chapel work day

    Join us for our annual spring cleanup day as we make progress on new projects and do the cleaning that always needs to be done. On the list of things that will be done this year is repainting in the main building, garage cleanout, outdoor landscaping cleanup, and the standard window, bathroom, and floor cleaning.

    Feel free to reach out to Wes Neely if you have any questions or want to point out a specific cleaning need or if you want to help in a unique way.

    Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

  6. Good Friday

    Our Good Friday service includes music along with seven Hopites’ meditations and reflections on the seven sayings of Jesus at His crucifixion. It is always a very beautiful and poignant time. Come on Friday, March 29th from 6:30-8:30 PM to hear, worship, and remember Our Lord’s sacrifice.

    Please feel free to bring your friends, family, co-workers and/or neighbors.

    We recommend the service for children ages 6th grade and up but leave this to the parent’s discretion. Testimonies given may contain more mature content. A meaningful HopeKids program is provided: RSVPs for Kindergarten and under are still open; 1st-5th is now closed. Sign up by clicking here. Contact Joelene Michel with questions.

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    What is Good Friday? If you aren’t familiar with Jesus’ life in the Bible, here is a BibleProject.com video about Jesus and Good Friday and the days leading up to His crucifixion (death by hanging on a cross).