The churches of New Life and Mission Hills are hosting a worship night on Sunday March 5 from 6:30pm-8:00pm.  We will be at Rosegate Farms in Matsqui (33775 Aish Ave, V3G 1M5).  We’re looking forward to seeing you out there as we draw near to God in worship.  The building that we’ll gather in is heated but it may open to outside, depending on attendance.  You may want to bring an extra coat and your own chair.

Prepare your heart by listening to the evenings playlist on Spotify.

New Life Church is opening up a new community space where seniors can enjoy some interaction with others. We are inviting you to check out “Coffee and Cards” on Wednesday, February 15 from 10am to 12pm, hosted in the library room just inside the front lobby. It will be a time to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea and maybe play a board game (some available, or bring your own) with others or just have some conversation. It’s open to folks in the neighbourhood, especially a 65+ population. If you’re unable to make it, don’t worry, we hope to make Coffee and Cards a monthly event (third Wednesday of the month). So invite your neighbors and friends out for some company and your favourite board games. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Christmas is coming closer, and you, your family, your neighbours are thinking about Christmas and how to celebrate it this year.

We invite you – and want you to invite your neighbours – to a Christmas Eve service on Saturday, December 24 (that’s Christmas Eve!) at 4:30pm. Come see the Christmas story told with shadows and light, sing familiar Christmas carols with candlelight, and hear about love incarnate.

Then join together on Christmas Day – Sunday, December 25 at 10AM. We are worshipping the newborn king by hearing again the great Christmas message of hope and joy, letting kids in on the celebration with a children’s message, and singing familiar Christmas carols. Celebrate together and experience God’s love in this Christmas season.

We are inviting you to serve our community with gifts to our mission partners & missionaries.

Here are eight opportunities for you to give:

1. Hope for Korah – They have a gift catalogue available online or at our information booth. You can give a child breakfast, become a sponsor and lots more.
2. Joshua House – There is a large box near the mail boxes where you can deposit items such as socks, toques, pj’s for the men working to overcome addictions.
3. Brand New Life in Colombia is providing soccer uniforms for children at $30 per uniform. They are also hoping to replace all four tires on their ministry van at $100 per tire. Donate through New Life and mark it for “Brand New Life”.
4. Esperanza is planning summer camps for children but some children will need financial support. $50 – $100 can be given through New Life marked “Esperanza Kids Camp.”
5. Laure, Honduras – The people in Laure are working with Renew to set up hydroponics to provide food and employment in the community. Give any amount through New Life marked “Laure.”
6. Youth Unlimited is a faith-based organization that meets vulnerable youth in Abbotsford. They need cookies and squares, cans of hot chocolate etc.
7. Food Bank – You can bring food or monetary donations to the church. Food can be placed in the large box near the mailboxes and monetary donations should be made out to New Life Church, but marked as “Food Bank.”
8. Donate to one of our missionaries: Fred in Middle East, Eve Pohl working in Ethiopia, Fernando Trevino in Colombia or the Barnhoorn family who does translation work for Nigeria.

We know there are many ways to give and many things to which we can give. Let us give with thankful hearts in response to the gift God has given us.

Either donate directly to the cause you choose or through New Life by any of our giving methods but make sure you clearly indicate who the gift is for. There are also many giving Catalogues made by other non-profits. We have hard copies of one made by World Renew, which is available at the info booth or online.

Please give all gifts by December 20.

We wish you joy as you reach out to others this Christmas Season.

CHRISTMAS GIFTBAGS The New Life GEMS need your help to put together Christmas Gift Bags for The Stream Ministry. They will be assembling the bags at their Christmas party on December 6. If you would like to participate please bring items like $5 gift cards (Tims, McDonalds, Dollarama), gloves, a sweet Christmas treat, chapstick, Pack of gum, socks, band aids, lighters, hot-pockets, small tooth-paste, tooth brush or personal size pack of sani-wipes by next Sunday, Dec 4. The stream is a local ministry run out of The River Church in Abbotsford. The Stream focuses on serving those in the margins of our community. They support them in many practical ways, like serving food, bringing them into Christian community and giving them access to discipleship and counselling.

WOMEN’S CONNECTIONS CRAFT FAIR New Life Women’s Connections is hosting a craft fair to raise money for the women’s retreat and women’s program. We want to invite everyone out from 5pm-9pm on Friday, Nov 18 and 10am-2pm on Saturday, Nov 19 to experience the many different gifts and abilities in our community. 10% of all proceeds are donated to our New Life Women’s ministry and admission is free. All are welcome to come check it out!

NEW LIFE CONNECTS is starting up again on November 6 for three consecutive weeks. This class will be following the Sunday service from 12pm-2pm. These are casual classes with Pastor Nathan for those interested in Baptism, Profession of Faith, Membership & the inner workings of New Life. Please fill out this form if you are interested in joining this class or spread the word to those new to the New Life community. Lunch will be provided and childcare can be made available upon request.