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New Life Church
Weekly Update
March 25, 2020
IT WOULD BE EASIER TO PRAY IF I WERE CLEARO Eternal One, it would be easier for me to pray
if I were clear and of a single mind and a pure heart;if I could be done hiding from myself
and from you, even in my prayers.But, I am who I am,
mixture of motives and excuses,blur of memories, quiver of hopes,knot of fear, tangle of confusion,and restless with love, for love.I wander somewhere between
gratitude and grievance, wonder and routine,high resolve and undone dreams,
generous impulses and unpaid bills.
Come, find me, Lord.Be with me exactly as I am.
Help me find me, Lord.Help me accept what I am,so I can begin to be yours.
Make of me something small enough to snuggle,young enough to question, simple enough to giggle,
old enough to forget, foolish enough to act for peace;skeptical enough to doubt the sufficiency of anything but you,
and attentive enough to listenas you call me out of the tomb of timidityinto the chancy glory of my possibilities
and the power of your presence.
-Ted Loder, Guerrillas of Grace
Our Continued Response to COVID-19
While all in-person events and gatherings are cancelled at the New LifeChurch building, we will continue to offer worship via Facebook Live at9:30am on Sundays - please join us on our Facebook page for thisopportunity! You are not required to have a Facebook account to access it.
We have had great participation in our Sunday gatherings on FacebookLive. If you missed last Sunday's worship, it is available here:
We would like to be helping those in our community that have needs inanyway we can. If you are in need of help (grocery delivery, rides, etc.)please email Pastor Heather directly at [email protected] and she will reach out to you. If you'd like to be available to help with anyof these potential needs, please also just email her.
Please know that your church stillneeds your support to meet ourfinancial obligations. Considergiving online, if you don't alreadygive in this way. You can select aone-time or recurring donation. If
you haven't already done so, besure to click "Create Profile". It'svery easy to do - please click thebox below to get started.
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If you would prefer to mail in your donations, they can be sent to NewLife's address: 7564 Cottage Grove Road, Madison, WI, 53718.
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Online Bible StudyAre you interested inparticipating in a weeklyonline Bible Study withothers in the New Lifecommunity? Please fill outthe quick survey byclicking the button below
to help us gauge interest in this type of opportunity. We willannounce next week more specific information. Thanks!
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Our Lenten JourneyJesus' Sermon on theMount found in Matthew 5-7brings such a wealth of goodteaching. This will continue tobe the focus of our worship viaFacebook Live this Sunday,March 29th.
The Face Masks Project
If you love to sew and you wantto make a difference, you aregoing to love this project. I would
invite you to look through yourfabric stash and find fun cottonprints. If you have even a smallamount of cotton print fabric,you can make face masks. Istarted working on a coupledifferent versions over theweekend and came up with twostyles that seem to work well andfit comfortably. I invite youto search the internet as I did andfind even more ideas. I found apost that suggested that the facemask should include a layer of an
unwoven material such as fusible interfacing or a layer of 100%cotton T-shirt material. I tried the patterns that use elastic tosecure the mask on the face but found that it is difficult to get thesize right. So, I’m using fabric ties. The fabric ties are easy tomake and require just four 1 ½” X 18” strips of matching fabric foreach mask. I am including a few photos to give you an idea abouthow the finished masks should look. The pattern that I prefer isthe one I found on www.craftpassion.com. There is a tutorial forthis pattern on Youtube.
Of course, these masks are not as good as the n95 masks that arerecommended for health care workers and first responders.Homemade masks are not intended to replace the n95 masks. Weshould do all we can to support efforts to make sure our healthcare workers and first responders have the BEST protectiveequipment. In fact, UW Hospital in Madison has posted amessage that they don’t want donations of homemade masksbecause they are expecting to receive masks from a company thatis able to make the n95 masks and other protective gear (gowns,gloves, etc.). In any case, it is predicted that there may be ashortage at some point. My niece, a nurse in an intensive care unitin a hospital in Texas, has been issued one mask per day and toldshe must reuse it throughout her shift.
If you are interested in making face masks and want to talk abouthow to make them and share ideas about how we can distributethem to friends and family and others in the community, callme. I’m home all of the time except when I’m out taking awalk. Stay well and safe at home everyone! My number is(608)239-6060. My email is: [email protected]. Your friend in Christ,Iris Christenson
Cancellations & Postponements
All events, meetings, and activities, previously scheduled at theNew Life building through the end of March, have been cancelledor postponed. Please watch for more information about plans toreschedule any of these opportunities.
Summer Day Campat New Life
July 20-239 a.m.-3 p.m.
for kidsentering 4K-5th grade
Day Camp will be happening again at New Life this summer! Campcounselors from Sugar Creek Bible Camp will be back to lead thisweek of Bible studies, games, music, arts & crafts, and tons of fun.
Kids entering preschool through 5th grade are invited to participate.Registration is open now. There will also be several ways to volunteer
with this program. Contact Lisa Lee if you have any questions.
Day CampRegistration
This Sunday at New Life
Sunday, March 29, 2020:
9:30 a.m. Worship Online via Facebook Live
Please keep the following in your prayersthis week:
the family and friends of Ann Ahearn, Donna Butler,Michael Corgiat, Claire Doelger, Boyd Fleming, JohnnieJones, Michele Kiefer, Rick Krueger, Fred Landes, VickiLandes, Connie Losse, Laurie Neuendorf, Jade Peck,Eric Peters, Betty & Jerry Polkinghorn, Mary Rauwolf,Susan Richmond, Vern Richmond, Dennis Rowe, Jeremy Showers, BillSteinke, Cheryll Steinke, Bill Sterud, Tom Teeters, Darrick Thompson,Naomi Wilson, Carolee Zick.
If you would like to be included on our prayer list, please contactthe church office. Permission is required from the individual for us toprint their name. Individuals will be on the list for one month unlessrequested.
608.223.9337
www.newlifelc.com
The church office is closed through the end of March.Please feel free to contact staff members of New Life via email.You may still call the office phone number, as voice mail will be
checked daily.
New Life Staff:Rev. Heather Hayward, Pastor
Lisa Lee, Education and Outreach [email protected]
Kathy Scholl, Office [email protected]
Nancy Schmidt, [email protected]
Megan Hoffmaster and Shane Peters, Custodians
New Life Church Council:Terri Beck-Engel
Brian CoelJim DePass
Kendra GassnerRick Krueger, Vice President
Kathy NelsonJanice Newell
Noah PeckDan Seeley, Secretary
Paula Severson, PresidentJan Wilson
Ken Wundrow, Treasurer
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