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  1. worship practice

    Anne Tibbetts will lead this worship practice in preparation for Sunday worship.

  2. World Welcome Furniture Giveaway

    The World Is at Our Fingertips:

    World Welcome Furniture Give-Away on August 13th 

    Every other year, we welcome international students at UT in a very practical way by making available free furniture and household items. We focus on the graduate students who come from overseas with nothing but their suitcases.  They don’t go into the dorms on campus, but rather apartment housing that is either lightly furnished or unfurnished.  Of course, it is open to all the international students!  

    FURNITURE GIVE-AWAY

    We Need Your Donated Items

    Bring your donated items! These can be gently used chairs, tables, bed frames (no mattresses, please), drawers, lamps, desks and bookshelves. Also we need household goods: lamps, plates, pots and pans, cups, coffee makers, toasters, irons, towels, dish towels, sheets and pillow cases, etc.

    DROP OFF:  Saturday, August 6th – furniture/household items can be brought into the Family Room.

    SET UP THE GIVEAWAY:  Friday, August 12th from 6-8:00 p.m.  

    HELP HOST THE GIVEAWAY: Saturday, August 13th from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm. Can you collect, deliver and/or help out on the day of the event?  There are lots of places to help, even if you aren’t able to lift!

    ESL CONVERSATION PARTNERS

    Volunteer English Conversation Partners (no teaching experience necessary) needed for the Fall Semester. Students sign up at the Furniture Give-Away.

    FRIENDSHIP FAMILY (as a single or a family or a small group)

    Many students who will come for the Furniture Give Away will want to connect with us for friendship, experiencing out USA culture, and a chance to hang out for a meal or holiday (to see what it’s like to celebrate Christmas or Thanksgiving).

    HOW TO HELP

    Volunteer today!

    Talk with Nance at a Sunday service, or email her, Nance Friedman, or call evenings: 512.888.2629.

     

  3. Pray for America

    An opportunity for Hope Chapel to obey Isaiah 60:1-3 – “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon and his glory appears over you.”

    We will not engage in partisan politics, but intercede for our country by praising God and praying against the strongholds of darkness in our nation.

    Frank Costenbader

  4. Worship practice

    Bill McCharen will lead this practice in preparation for this coming Sunday morning service.