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Ministry Focus
Don Piper - Men's Ministry Retreat 2022

New Covenant is looking forward to welcoming to Don Piper, author of 90 Minutes in Heaven, for a Men's Retreat on Monday, January 24 from 9 AM - 2:15 PM. His inspirational story has touched millions around the globe, helping many to find hope following tragedy and loss. This retreat will include lunch. Please join us in welcoming Don and listening to his inspirational story.

Registration is required and costs $20.

Menu: Herb-crusted Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Red Grapes & Cabbage, Greek Salad with Olives & Feta, Roll & Butter, and Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce.
Key Announcements
Mike Williams Dinner and Performance

We’re excited to announce the upcoming Mike Williams Dinner and Performance on Wednesday, January 19! Mike Williams is a talented Christian comedian who has brought laughter to church platforms for three decades, toured with the most memorable names in the Christian music industry, written comedy for some of the biggest names on comedy television, and more. His stories make people laugh, make people cry, and make people think.

Doors will open at 4:45 PM for the dinner at 5 PM in the Fellowship Center. The performance will follow at 6 PM in the Christian Life Center. Registration is required.

Menu: Garden Salad with Roasted Carrots & Arugula, Oil & Balsamic Vinegar Dressing, Walnut Crusted Chicken with Honey Mustard Glaze, Creamed New Potatoes, Whole Green Beans, Roll & Butter, and Carrot Layer Cake

Cost: $12 for dinner and performance. There is no cost for Mike Williams’s comedy performance only; however, there is a suggested donation of $10. The offering will support Youth Missions as well as Mike Williams's ministry, Cups of Cold Water, that feeds children in need in the Dominican Republic.
GriefShare Support Ministry

Registration is open for our winter session of GriefShare. GriefShare features Biblical, Christ-centered teaching that focuses on grief topics associated with the death of a loved one. Participants learn how to go through a healthy season of grieving and then begin transitioning to emotional and spiritual wholeness through videos, workbooks, and discussions.

GriefShare will meet on Mondays from 10 AM to 12 PM in the Fellowship Center from January 10 to April 11. Registration is required and costs $25.

For questions, please call the Congregational Care Office (352-750-4529).
Rock the Universe

Join us as we rock out at Rock the Universe! Middle and high schoolers are invited to join us on Saturday, January 29. The bus will leave at 2:30 PM, but students should arrive on the church campus at 2 PM. We will most likely return around 2:30 AM (students will need to communicate with parents from bus).

New Covenant will provide food before leaving and snacks, but students will be responsible for souvenirs and food at the concerts. Spots are limited, so please register below!

Cost: $75
General Announcements
2022 Giving and Social Security Increase
 
As we approach the end of the year, your church’s Finance Committee is looking forward to the next year. We hope you will as well by considering what you plan for giving to your church in 2022, especially with the 5.9% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase in Social Security benefits.
 
We give to our church so that we can fulfill the Great Commission Jesus gave in Matthew 28:19: “Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…” 
 
For 2022, our “assignment” will not change, and your continued support is important.
Michele Pillar The Clothesline Lady

New Covenant is excited to welcome Michele Pillar, also known as “The Clothesline Lady”, to our campus on Saturday, February 5 from 9 AM - 12:30 PM in the Christian Life Center for a Women's Retreat.

Michele is a singer, author, and speaker who focuses on God’s redeeming work in broken people in a broken world. You will be blessed by her message and her journey!

Coffee and snacks will be served! Registration is required for this event.

Cost: $20
Bargains & Blessings Truck

The Bargains & Blessings truck will NOT be on the church campus this weekend.

Instead, the truck will be here next weekend, January 8 & 9.
In-Person New Members Class
 
Thinking of becoming a member of New Covenant? Our next in-person New Members Class is coming up on Thursday, February 10 from 1 PM - 2:30 PM. Register Here.

Three Types of Membership
  • Full Membership: Profess their faith in this church as their home church.
  • Affiliate Membership: You are temporarily far from your home church, a United Methodist Church, and wish to attend a United Methodist Church near your seasonal home address.
  • Associate Member: You are temporarily far from your home church, another Christian denomination, and wish to join a United Methodist Church near your seasonal home address.

For more information, please contact Barb Prindle.
Weekly Prayer Concerns
Latrice Blunt
Matthew Fitzgerald
Sonia Frazier
Roberta & Thom Hays

Holly
Diane Johnson
Joanne O’Malley
Pat Telfer
Our love and sympathy are extended to...

Lynda Ruter, family, and friends on the passing of her mother, Irene Hagen.

Pat Randolph, family, and friends the passing of her husband, Edward “Ed.”

Diana Baldwin, family, and friends the passing of her husband, Roger.
Altar Flowers 

If you are celebrating a special occasion or wish to place a memorial remembrance on the altar, please click the button below or sign up in the “Altar Flowers” book at the Welcome Center.