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Living Hope Family,

I want to personally say THANK YOU for how you responded this week to helping our young adults go to Passion! Because of your generosity, all the sponsorships needed have been provided. It is true, we are never more like Jesus than when we give, so thank you! Also, what a wonderful baptism celebration we had last Sunday afternoon. 7 more people took their next steps. Praise the Lord for the 80 people that have been baptized since we began 2.5 years ago. This Sunday will be extra special, so be there at 10am and bring someone with you. Until then, read the latest below...

Children's Choir - This coming Sunday morning, our children will be performing and singing for us in the morning worship service, so get there early and get a good seat!

Christmas Eve Service - The Marysville school system has asked us not to have a Christmas service, in order that the custodians could spend that day with their families and not having to work. We desire to respect their wishes and be a good testimony, therefore we will ONLY have a Christmas Eve service from 5-6pm on December 24th and no service on Sunday, December 25th.

Ellinger Family - Please be praying for LH family members Shaun & Beth Ellinger. Earlier this week, Shaun's father suddenly passed away in Logan, Ohio. The funeral was held this morning in Sugar Grove, Ohio.

PCC Baby Calendars - These calendars will be on the welcome table once again this Sunday morning. You may take one home with you by making a donation (any amount) to the PCC. They would make great Christmas gifts and serve as a reminder to pray for the PCC and the children. By God's grace, five of the babies pictured are rescued from abortion!

Ladies Christmas Party - The Ladies of Living Hope will have their annual Christmas Party on Monday evening, December 19th at 7p.m. It will be at the home of Kim Armstrong (679 Gallop Ln.) Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. It will be an evening of food, fun, and fellowship and we hope you can make it!

Passion 2012 - Living Hope is taking college students and young adults (18-25) to Passion 2012 this January 1st - 6th. Passion 2012 is a conference in Atlanta, Georgia where thousands of college and young adults meet in the Georgia Dome to worship Jesus. If you are interested in going please contact Pastor Adam: adam@livinghopemarysville.com. The cost to sign up is $219. You will need $50 extra for food and traveling.

Between Sundays: Count the Cost & Fall Back at Living Hope

Good Morning!

Just wanted to give you a quick update from Monster Mash this past Monday night. Simply calculated from the number of bags given to visitors and food passed out, there were around 600+ individuals that came thru! That easily doubled last years attendance...WOW. Thank you so much for your faithfulness to show up, share, serve, and shake hands with our community! Needless to say, hundreds of people now have a copy of the Gospel & know there is a church called Living Hope that desires to make Jesus known! Below are a few quick REMINDERS...

1. Count the Cost Sunday... will be this Sunday morning. We will make our pledges as a church family to renovate the new building. Once again, click here to view the architect & financial plans.


2. Fall Back Time Change... remember to set your clocks back an hour this Saturday night and gain that extra hour of sleep!


3. Ladies Event... we are having a ladies social at the home of Wren Davis (5824 Springburn Dr., Dublin, OH) Saturday, November 5, from 6:30pm- 9. Bring a dessert to share. Please contact Jennifer Westbrook at jjcwestbrook@yahoo.com if you have any questions.

4. Ladies Bible study... ladies bible studies have begun! We are going through the Restore My Heart study that started last week on Wednesday, November 2. There is a morning AND evening session, so if interested please contact Jennifer Westbrook at jjcwestbrook@yahoo.com if you would like to sign up for this study.

5. Mother-Daughter Sleepover... mark your calendars for November 11th-12th for our first ever girl sleepover. We will be taking over the Comfort Inn and its going to be crazy!! We will be throwing down some pizza, swimming, laughing, working on a mission project together and so much more that I can not begin to put into words... mostly cause I am a guy! We are going to be putting 2 families in each room (depending on the size of the family), so if you have someone you would like to room with be sure to let us know. We will be wrapping up things on Saturday before lunch to give you time to get home to eat with your family. The cost is $35 and this will cover everything you will need. To get signed up or if you have any questions, feel free to send pastor James an email at james@livinghopemarysville.com.

Monster Mash!

I cannot even begin to describe to you how PUMPED I am about the worship service this Sunday morning. We will be looking at Acts 3:1-10 and should CLEARLY see our mission as followers of Christ from this passage of Scripture. Come expecting to worship our Savior and BRING SOMEONE WITH YOU! We should always view every Sunday just as important as we view Easter Sunday...why? Because EVERY Sunday we gather together, we are celebrating that Jesus is alive and changing lives.

* Count the Cost... Click HERE to view the drawings & financial plans for renovating the building! Videos were filmed earlier this week and are being edited and will hopefully be up early next week!

* Pledges... Over the next 2 weeks, please pray as an individual or family as to what the Lord would have you sacrificially and generously give. We will make our pledges together as a church family on Sunday morning, November 6th. The renovation campaign will begin this day and extend until Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012. You may give weekly, monthly, or the entire amount at one time to fulfill your pledge. You may give your pledge when you give your normal offering or online at www.livinghopemarysville.com/give

* Host-Homes... we still need 1 (possibly 2) host homes in the Mill-Valley/Scott-Farms area for the mission team coming in from Orlando, FL later next week. They will arrive on Friday evening, October 28th and depart early Tuesday morning, November 1st. This will involve housing them and feeding them a few meals. If interested, please contact Pastor Jeremy ASAP by responding to this email.

* Monster-Mash... We are changing the name of our Halloween event from Trick or Truth to MONSTER MASH and I couldn't be more excited!! That night is going to look the same as except for the fact that it is going to be bigger then ever! We have 2 Giant inflatables coming, more games then before, more candy then ever before, but the one thing we still need is you! We would love for you to be a part of this event and there are several ways you can serve. We need un-opened bags of candy, people to help set up that Monday, people to run the games, help with food, and also people to just hang out and talk to the families that stop by. If you have any interest in helping or serving in any way, please feel free to contact Pastor James at james@livinghopemarysville.com.

* Kids Worship... Next Sunday Morning (October 30th) our kids are going to be taking over the service and it is going to be a blast! The will be greeting, taking up the offering, helping Adam with worship, and one lucky kid is going to get to preach with Pastor Jeremy… ok maybe not the last one, but it is going to be fun! On that day we will also layout the paintings for missions for the church to look at to buy the following week. We are asking for your kids to get to church by 9am on this Sunday (Oct 30th) for the kids to run through songs with Pastor Adam and to get ready for the service. So make sure you invite all your family and friends to get ready for an exciting worship service led by your kids!

* Mother-Daughter Sleep Over... Will be November 11th-12th, so go ahead and mark your calendar and get ready for a fun night with just the girls. More details to come soon...

Between Sundays: THE LORD HAS PROVIDED!

Living Hope Family,

I am beyond words as I write these lines! The Lord provided once again as we signed the papers and closed on the property yesterday. What was once commonly known in Marysville as the Karen's Event Center is now Living Hope Church...to God be the glory!!! These past 6 months have been a faith stretch for us all and what a story we will be able to look back upon the rest of our lives and say the Lord allowed us to be a part of! October is shaping up to be an extremely important and busy month for us, so please read all the new events below. This coming Sunday, we begin Acts 2 with one of the most powerful events in all of Scripture...BE THERE!

Family Membership Meeting...we are asking that ALL covenant-signed members of Living Hope Church gather together on Sunday evening, October 9th @ 6pm for an informational meeting concerning the new property. In this meeting, we will unveil the plans, time-line, etc...concerning the next steps for us as a church family. We will meet there at the new property (16701 Square Drive). We are asking that none of our small groups meet that day in lieu of this important gathering.

Father & Son Camp-Out...on October 14th, the men of Living Hope will embark on a journey that will change the course of manhood forever... A CAMPOUT! That's right, the men of Living Hope will be getting together to live in the wild, to survive nature, to withstand all the natural elements... in the Comstock's backyard. We will be cooking out, shooting guns, learning survival technicians, growing together as men of God and yes, I am pretty sure will be smelling like men too. So make sure you get signed up for this event and get ready to have a weekend away with the men. We will meet out at the Comstocks around 6pm on that Friday and will pack it all up before Lunch on Saturday. The cost of each man is $5 or you can pay $10 per family. For more questions or information feel free to email Pastor James at james@livinghopemarysville.com.

Fall Outreach...be praying and getting ready for our annual Trick or Truth fall outreach at the end of October. A mission team of 10 adults & students from the First Baptist Church of Central Florida in Orlando will be flying up here and helping us for 4 days! More details to come soon.