CHURCH-WIDE ANNOUNCEMENTS
THIS WEEK’S SERVICE (August 6, 2023)
This Sunday, Lead Pastor Lamar’s message will be “Are You Sure?” (Matthew 7:21-23). This week’s songs will be Everlasting God by Brenton Brown & Ken Riley; arr. by Dan Galbraith,
The Only Name (Yours Will Be) by Benji Cowart; arr. by Dan Galbraith, One Day by Eliza E. Hewitt, Leonard Jarman, Beth Redman and Matt Redman; arr. by Cliff Duren, and Open My Eyes Traditional Hymns arranged by Cliff Duren.
SAVE THE DATE!Mark your calendars for Sunday, August 13 at 4pm in the Fellowship Mall. Kids Ministry is hosting a reception to express our appreciation to Stacy Teel for her service as Kids Ministry Bridge Director this past year. In lieu of gifts, please bring a Thank You or an Appreciation card. Cards can be dropped off at the Reception Desk or brought to the reception.
Collingsworth Family Concert
We’ll be hosting an evening of Family Worship and Praise with The Collingsworth Family on August 17th! This family is one of the best gospel groups around, so you won’t want to miss this night! Tickets are available at hoffmantownchurch.org/events.
Music & Worship Ministry
The Fall Semester for the Music & Worship Ministry kicks off this Wednesday, August 9th. Both the Worship Choir and Orchestra will resume their mid-week rehearsals at 6:30pm in room B100 and the Worship Center. If you enjoy praise and worship music, as well as Christmas music, then you should come and join the fun. Hope to see you there!
Medical ProfessionalsThe Security Team is looking for medical professionals at Hoffmantown Church who would be willing to be on a standby list to be called to respond to emergency situations at any event at Hoffmantown Church. If you are interested, please contact Sam Mouck at 505-858-8671 or samm@hoffmantown.org.
Hoffmantown Round Up/Picnic 2023
Join us for this year’s Round Up on September 10.
This Year’s Picnic (5-7pm, in The Grove, east of Hoffmantown) is featuring:
• Fried chicken
• Kona Ice Truck
• Western Photo Booth… get a picture of your family in the Wild West!
• Live instrumental music
• Minute to Win It Games with Dane
• Our third annual car show
It would great for those who have vintage / show cars to bring them for the Fall Round-Up Picnic. These cars were a real treat for all to see last year, so come join in the fun this year and bring your nice ride. If interested, please let us know at equip@hoffmantown.org so that we can plan accordingly. Bring your vintage cars to the east gate of Hoffmantown’s parking lot and follow the signs!
What to bring:
• Blanket and lawn chairs if you would like (we will have tables set up)
• Games to play
• A potluck dish to share!
Mission Council Letter to the Hoffmantown Congregation
Dress a Girl New Mexico
Have you ever looked at your old suitcase and wondered how God could use that to show His love for the world?
Well, the folks at Dress a Girl New Mexico (DGNM) did. Over a hundred hand-made dresses will fit into your old suitcase. Your old suitcase can travel to far away places where the dresses will be given to girls in Jesus’ name by fellow Christians on a missions trip. Clever.
Jesus desires us to love our neighbor and commands us go and make disciples of all nations. Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? James 2:15-16
Dress A Girl New Mexico seeks to give girls in need of clothes a dress to show that God loves them and that gift will be accompanied by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The goal is to see people saved!
Dress A Girl New Mexico are Ambassadors for Dress A Girl Around The World. Dresses are the result of God’s provisioning, moving Christians to give of their time, talent, and treasure and orchestrating the process by many hands to cut fabric, sew dresses, and transportation to one of His precious daughters. DGNM’s first year saw 10 dresses go out in Operational Christmas Child (OCC) boxes, last year 3672 dresses were given in Mexico, Africa, Poland, Honduras, Guatemala, Spain, native Americans in NM, refugees in Dallas/Ft Worth, and OCC boxes.
Hoffmantown, please pray for this ministry! Please ask God to reveal how you can support His work through Dress A Girl New Mexico. DGNM has offered to provide dresses for Hoffmantown’s OCC boxes and dresses for our members going on the upcoming Uganda Medical Mission Trip. DGNM offers and will lead a sewing class here at Hoffmantown. They will bring kits ready to sew. This class would be a great step toward bringing our folks together routinely to sew dresses or make kits to bless DGNM, and will surely bless the participants 10-fold. Please visit the Dress A Girl New Mexico website, http://dressagirlnewmexico.org/. They accept donations of fabric, buttons and stuff, dollars, and SUITCASES. For more information or have questions, you can contact us at Missions@hoffmantown.org.
ADULT FAMILY MINISTRIES
Fall 2023 Equipping Classes Starting Soon!
Come check out our Fall 2023 Equipping Classes! For a complete class listing and to register, visit hoffmantownchurch.org/equipping-classes.
KIDS MINISTRY
Wacky Water Day!
We had a BLAST hanging out with our families and AMAZING volunteers at Wacky Water Day! Huge shout out to all the incredible workers who made it all happen!
Hey Kids,
Join our new Kids Min Director, Caitlin Craft, in the Rock (Kids Church) this Sunday, August 6th at 9:30am for a morning full of worship, engaging teaching, activities, games and more! All kids Kinder through 4th grade are encouraged to join the fun! You will NOT want to miss this! Questions about the Rock? Email caitlinc@hoffmantown.org.
Promotion Sunday: August 6th
Don’t forget to go to your new class on Sunday, August 6th! Your teachers are excited to meet you and begin a year of sharing the good news of Jesus!
Upcoming Important Dates:
Promotion Sunday: Sunday August 6
Kids Express First Day: August 14
AWANA Registration: August 23 / Begins August 30
Male & Female He Created Them: Begins Wednesday, Sept 6th at 6:30pm
KIDS EXPRESS
Hey Parents or Grandparents,
Are you looking for a safe, loving, Christian preschool for your kiddos? Then Kids Express is the school for you! God loves all of His children, and we are committed to providing them with a strong faith foundation as well as a strong educational foundation. We have openings in our older 2s through Pre-K 5s. If you have any questions, please contact Janice Faulkner at janicef@hoffmantown.org or 858-8602.
MISSIONS
BCNM State Fair Booth
BCNM will have their Diaper Changing/Nursing Booth at the State Fair again this year! They are currently looking for volunteers, and will have a mandatory training session Tuesday, August 22nd, from 6pm-8pm at the Baptist Convention of New Mexico building. Dinner will be provided. Registration and more information can be found at bcnm.com/state-fair/.
Bling Show Collection Box
Ladies of Hoffmantown, do you have any costume or fine jewelry, purses, scarves, or other accessories you wish to get rid of? Bring them to the collection box at the Reception Desk for the 11th Annual Bling Show! All proceeds benefit Shine Partnership Getting Ahead program scholarships.
CHURCH COUNCIL
churchcouncil@hoffmantown.org
Current Members:
Elders: Jim Dearholt and Jim Smith
Pastors: Lamar Morin and Gregory Elder
Deacons: Dave Jarvis and John Stockton
Operations: Sam Mouck
At Large Members: D’Ann Craft, Jeff McElwain, Dave Pitcher, Jerri Rose, Linda Rupp and Bruce Townsend