NLC Connect - May 28, 2025

May 28th, 2025

connect with God's Word

New Life Community is the BEST place to be on Sunday morning!

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28
6:30 p.m. - Prayer Gathering - Room 113

THURSDAY, MAY 29
6:00 p.m. - CELEBRATE RECOVERY small groups - Education Center
6:00 p.m. - Community Hymn Sing at Palm Village Chapel, 703 W. Herbert Avenue in Reedley

SUNDAY, JUNE 1
8:30 a.m. - "Salt & Light" Growth Class - Room 114/115 (last session on Philemon)
9:30 a.m. - CONNECTING POINT

Come meet and encourage others over coffee and snacks - Patio
Pick up a baby bottle for Dawnings Pregnancy Resource Center's fundraiser in the north foyer

10:00 a.m. - WORSHIP/NLC KIDS/NURSERY

Guest speaker Al Serna of Youth For Christ
Graduate Recognition (6th graders, 8th graders, high school seniors)

11:30 a.m. - Family Meal - Dining Room (please bring a dessert for 10 people to add to the hamburgers and fixings that the kitchen crew will prepare)
11:30 a.m. - Open House for incoming 7th-12 graders and parents - Room 207
No evening youth meeting

TUESDAY, JUNE 3
6:30 p.m. - Healing Room Prayer Ministry - Library

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
7:30 a.m. - DUSD Meeting - Dining Room
6:30 p.m. - Prayer Gathering - Room 113

THURSDAY, JUNE 5
6:00 p.m. - CELEBRATE RECOVERY small groups

SUNDAY, JUNE 8
8:30 a.m. - "Salt & Light" Growth Class - Room 114/115
9:30 a.m. - CONNECTING POINT

Come meet and encourage others over coffee and snacks - Patio
Pick up a baby bottle for Dawnings Pregnancy Resource Center's "Change for Life" fundraiser (through Father's Day in June) in the north foyer

10:00 a.m. - WORSHIP/NLC KIDS/NURSERY

Communion & Deacon Care Fund special offering
Welcome our summer interns

11:30 a.m. - Taco Plate Fundraiser Lunch - Dining Room (donations welcome to help send kids to summer camp)
5:00 p.m. - NLC Youth meeting - George Sawatzky's home

MONDAY, JUNE 9 - final payments and paperwork due for Junior & Combo summer camps

connect through giving

Received Last Week (5/25): ......... $4,307
Received this year: ....................$232,444
Budget to Date: .......................... $287,765
Budget Goal: .............................. $383,686
Needed Weekly: ............................ $11,634

connect to God through prayer

Pray for health and strength for Carolina Coralles and Glen Zimmerman.
Pray for Nathan Willems, Twyla Pauls, and Elva Cardona, as they recover from illnesses or surgery.
Pray for Amanda Dover whose surgery is scheduled for May 29th. Pray for Hezekiah Parker, whose surgery is rescheduled for July 7.
Pray for Anissa Almaguer to have good health as she prepares to bring new life into this world! Anissa has been doing iron transfusions to raise her hemoglobin. Pray for strength and wisdom for the doctors supervising her care. Pray for Neida Roa, who is also expecting and recently put on bed rest.
Pray for Irene Gonzalez, recovering from a c-section, and for baby Hezekiah. Pray for the family as they mourn the loss of Hazel and plan her memorial service on Friday morning, May 30.
Also remember: Marilyn Chappell and other residents in Palm Village Healthcare, Harold Kruger and others in Sierra View, and Mary Salazar.
Pray for those who have lost loved ones.
Pray for Tom Regier, who is in Russia to encourage believers and repair airplanes for ministry use.
Pray for those who are seeking employment.
Pray for the undocumented in our community as they navigate life under this new administration.
Pray for our missionaries: Pablo & Maricela Chavez in Peru, Cecil & Tracy Ramos in Thailand, Jonathan & Joanna Gutierrez in Portugal, and Johnny & Denise Esposito in Cambodia.
Pray for peace as violence and war affect so many families and children in Ukraine, Israel, Gaza, in the Middle East, and in parts of Africa.

Connect to Worship

Eva Morazan faithfully serves on Sunday mornings on our Worship Team. I asked her what worship means to her.
Here’s what she shared:
My name is Eva Figueroa Morazan, and I currently serve on the NLC Worship Team on Sunday mornings. Being part of the Worship Team is a great honor and privilege. It’s an opportunity to demonstrate gratitude to the One who is worthy of all praise and glory.
To me, worship is a form of communication with God the Father and Jesus the Son. It’s a prayer expressed through song. No matter what I’m going through, there is always a prayer that can be sung and lifted to God in the form of worship.
I love to worship—whether it’s in my kitchen or while driving and running daily errands. Worship has been a significant part of my spiritual growth and relationship with God and His Son, Jesus. It has strengthened and encouraged me through both hard times and joyful seasons. His Holy Spirit encourages me to keep seeking God’s will and His promises, to trust Him, and to keep my faith in Him—because He is faithful. Most of all, I believe He is patient.
I deeply appreciate everyone’s patience on the Worship Team and am thankful for the opportunity to worship alongside each of you. I’m also incredibly grateful for our church family. My prayer is that as we worship together, we would experience God’s presence and be drawn closer to Him.
I know I don’t have the best voice, but I like to believe it’s my heart doing all the singing—and that God’s Holy Spirit is moving through me in gratitude and worship.
“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.”
—Psalm 150:6
Your humble servant,
Eva Morazan