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Books & Breakfast Bible Study – Registration Now Open!
Joelene MichelJanuary 8th, 2026Community Updates

Come join the Women of Hope for Thursday breakfast & studying the book of Joshua. In this 10-session, verse-by-verse study of the book of Joshua, Jen Wilkin helps us see God’s continuing faithfulness to fulfill His covenant promises, both to Israel then and to us today. Israel’s story is our story. We battle not against flesh and blood as they did, but we courageously war against the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the Devil, trusting in the finished work of the true and better Joshua, Jesus Christ.

Dates: Thursdays, February 5th – April 23rd (skipping 3/19 & 4/2)

Time: 9:30am – 11:30am

Location: Upstairs Den, Hope Chapel

Childcare Available

Childcare for 5th grade and under available until full.

Contact Marty St. Onge (marty@hopemail.org) for more information regarding this study.

Sign up HERE!
The MomCo@Hope Spring Registration is Now Open
Hala TompkinsJanuary 5th, 2026Community Updates
Dear Mama,

In a world that values polish over vulnerability, we at The MomCo@Hope are reclaiming the power of awkwardness. Why? Because awkward is authentic and charming and it’s a breath of fresh air. Moms self-report loneliness in staggeringly high numbers, probably because they feel no one truly knows the truest version of themselves. And there’s one way to make that happen—by getting awkward.

So join us this spring as we get honest, authentic, and yes, a bit awkward.

We’re saving a seat for you.

The MomCo@Hope

Register here.
Kids Worship Resumes January 4
Hala TompkinsDecember 30th, 2025Children's Ministry
Hi Hope Family,

Kids Worship resume this Sunday and musicians young and old who would like to hone their skills as part of a worship team are invited to join us. Weekly Sunday morning practices are at 9am in the Den. Bring your N2Worship binder if you have one, an empty binder if you don’t.

Contact hala tompkins for more details.
Joe Friedman, A HopeArtist Presents: Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” Reading on Sunday, December 21st, 6-8:30 PM
Hope Chapel of AustinDecember 15th, 2025Community Updates
AN EVENING OF IMAGINATION
Invite friends to come and hear this timeless redemption story as veteran actor, Joe Friedman, in period costume, reads aloud Charles Dickens’ beloved classic, A Christmas Carol, for our enjoyment. Ebenezer Scrooge, Marley, the Ghosts of Christmas: Past, Present, and Yet To Come, and Tiny Tim with the rest of the Cratchits will come to life in your imagination. Joe is in his 36th year of reading this story for others.

BRING SOMETHING TO DO “AROUND THE HEARTH”
Bring your puzzles or knit, sew, make crafts (a great time to make ornaments!) – whatever your preferred activity to do is while you listen – in the Den upstairs.

ARE CHILDREN WELCOME? YES, OF COURSE… Parents, it’s up to your discretion as to whether your kids have the right temperament for a two hour reading (with an intermission).

Joe says, “Feel free to dress in period costume!”

RSVP ON REALM
No tickets needed: free for all as Joe’s gift – but let him know you’re coming.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 5:00 PM
Hope Chapel of AustinNovember 22nd, 2025Community Updates

START OR BEGIN A TRADITION – COME LET US ADORE HIM, THE LORD JESUS
Come as you are for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service from 5-6:00 PM on December 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. At last enveloped in the glow, we remember when The Light who came into the world pierced the darkness.

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, COWORKERS, AND NEIGHBORS
Invite someone with the postcards available in the lobby or download an invitation to send here.
All-Church Christmas Lessons & Carols Plus Cookie and Carrots After-Party Sunday, December 7th at 5:00 PM
Hope Chapel of AustinNovember 22nd, 2025Community Updates

Bring your friends, family, and neighbors to enjoy a special program of music and readings of the Christmas season. Preschoolers sing, elementary kids sing, we sing! We’ll close with our traditional “birthday pop-up” version of 12 Days of Christmas. Then we’ll go to the Family Room for snacks and goodies!

Please bring either:
• two dozen of your favorite cookies,
• a sandwich tray or
• veggie or fruit or mixed platter
for the reception immediately following the service.