For the past number of years many men from Hopewell have joined together with other men for this weekend away. This year Pastor Holbrook will be the featured speaker and Tony Congi will be leading the worship band with other guys from Hopewell. It is a great weekend and a great event to invite guys to. The theme of the talks this year will be on “The Season’s of a Man’s Life”. Matt Feehan’s convertible will be one of the props that will be used in helping men negotiate the different transitions of life. Conference brochures are behind the kiosk. Please check off the Connection Card if you are going, or are interested in going. CONTACT: Tony Congi, ignoc@aol.com.

The Fall 2010 Semester classes are now available. If you are interested in taking classes this coming semester, please check out the schedule on the wall by the kiosk. Registration forms are there as well.

The next meeting of the Transitions group (for those who are currently unemployed) is Tuesday, August 3 from 9:30 – 11 a.m. in the Youth House. CONTACT: Doug Archer,

There will be a summer ChristCare training for all interested in becoming ChristCare leaders. The session runs from July 18 – August 29 in Room F from 12:30 – 4:00 PM (lunch will be provided). If you are interested, please CONTACT Mike Boyd (227-3019).

The ChristCare group, the Hopewell Riders, will be riding together on the third Saturday of each month. We will begin May 15 and continue through October. If you would like to join in a twenty mile bike ride at around 13-15 mph that includes biblical equipping and community building join us at 8:30 AM in the church parking lot. Taylor Holbrook and Julie Martyn Baker will co-lead this group.

The next Men’s Breakfast is Saturday May 8 at 7:57 AM. in the Community Room. Our resident bass guitar player, Bill Levy, is going to share his faith experiences and journey with us. We will have a complete continental breakfast. We also welcome Dave Bellach as a co-leader for the group. In by 8 AM and out by 9:30. Hope to see you and tell other guys. If anyone has any questions, please CONTACT Dave Bellach  or Doug Archer

You are invited to attend the Spring Conference of the Reformed Church Women of the Hudson Valley on Saturday, April 17th at St. John’s Reformed Church in Red Hook, NY. Beverly Kipp, Health Minister Coordinator at St. John’s, is the guest speaker. Her topic is “Getting to the Therefore – How the Word moves us from inspiration to action.” We will carpool from HRC at 8:30 a.m. Breakfast will be provided at 9:30 a.m. Registration is $6. There will be a collection of canned goods for local food pantries and a mission collection to be split between Haiti relief and Doug Leonard’s mission work at the Al Amana Center in Oman. CONTACT Lucia Eckhardt by April 11, if you would like to go.

The first Women’s guild meeting of the year will be April 6th at 11:30 a.m. Our speakers will be Katie and Jeff Sanchez of J-Life USA. Bring your lunch and our hostesses will provide beverages and desserts. All women welcome.CONTACT: Lucia Eckhardt

Following Easter, worship will be focusing on conversions in the New Testament. As part of this series, we will be offering a 5 week course on Incarnational Evangelism. Here are the dates and topics:

 TIME: Wednesdays April 21 – May 19; 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

PLACE: HRC Fellowship Hall on Beekman Road

April 21: Reformed Thoughts on the Reign of God, Salvation and Evangelism

April 28:  Incarnational Evangelism: Biblical Ideas Behind MIXED UP with Practical Nuts & Bolts

May 5: Telling the Good News of Jesus Christ through MY Story: Evangelism Nuts & Bolts

May 12: Developing My Story

May 29: Telling My Story and Praying for Revival

A new ChristCare group for women will be forming this spring centered around what it takes to make and sustain lifestyle changes that promote health. To move toward becoming all that God has intended, we will be looking not only at the foods we eat and physical exercise, but also on what keeps us from fully committing to change, and the role that Christian faith plays. We will be using 2 books to guide our discussions: Lose It For Life by Stephen Arterburn and Dr. Linda Mintle and Women, Food and God by Geneen Roth. As part of the group’s missional service, we would like to plan a speaker series for the congregation and the community that will address topics of cooking and nutrition, exercise, mental health, etc.. If you (and any of your friends who may not attend HRC) are interested, sign up on your Connection Card! CONTACT: Karen Gomba