Hi Newport Church Family,
We trust that you are keeping well and experiencing a fresh measure of grace for this season.
New School Year
Times like these, when we reengage in a routine that has been interrupted always require more effort and emotional energy, but as we begin to resume the necessary disciplines and practices God gives us new energy and vitality in the process.
Summer Night Worship and Communion Services
This is also a season when are resuming gatherings as a church with outside Worship and Communion services.
Three weeks ago we had the first of these gatherings on a Saturday evening, when we worshipped and shared communion together in the area in front of our church building. This was the first time we had gathered as a church for five months and it was a special and significant moment for us as a church.
This Saturday August 29th we will have our next Worship and Communion Service from 6.30 to 7.30pm and our plan is to continue to do so regularly until we can transition into meeting once again in our church building.
In the same way that the summer vacation period changes the routine of students and families, so the impact of COVID-19 has changed and disrupted our ability to gather in person as a church.
These new outdoor gatherings provide us with new opportunities to not only meet together again but to also resume serving in our services, which we have not been able to do with the closure of indoor worship services.
We are very excited about this and would love for you to join us and invite your family and friends.
As we do God will give us new energy and life as we take these steps.
One of my favorite passages of scripture highlights this truth:
Have you not known?
Have you not heard?
The everlasting God, the Lord,
The Creator of the ends of the earth,
Neither faints nor is weary.
His understanding is unsearchable.
29 He gives power to the weak,
And to those who have no might He increases strength.
30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
And the young men shall utterly fall,
31 But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:28-31 NKJV
If you would like to serve or help in any way in our services or any other of our ministries including our weekly Food with Love ministry, please click on this link, we would love to have you join us.
Thank you for your Generosity
Once again a big thank you for your faithful giving of donations, tithes and offerings. Even though we are not able to meet in our building, we still have rent and associated expenses to pay, and your generosity continues to be especially important in this uncertain time.
Let’s keep reminding God of His promises to open the windows of heaven and multiply the seed that we sow. God is faithful and He will honor His word as we partner with Him through our giving, so that we can see His Kingdom come and His will be done on earth as in heaven.
Praying for Healing, Spiritual Awakening and Unity
Let’s keep praying that God will give us favor individually and as a church in this season, and that He will turn back the tide of COVID-19 bringing healing, spiritual awakening and unity to our nation and world.
6am Prayer Meeting every Tuesday Morning
We would love you to join our 6am prayer meeting led by Rino Chantana and you can do so by clicking on this link.
We also encourage you to take some time to pray at 7:14AM every morning and evening, twice a day with one voice, wherever you may be. #UNITE714
We very much look forward to you joining us on Sunday at 10 am and connecting through the many zoom call opportunities we have available during the week.
Let’s continue to be a voice of hope and faith in these days!
We love and appreciate you all greatly,
Jonathan & Dianne Wilson
Senior Pastors