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NOTE FROM MARK Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise.Give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good.His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation. - Psalm 100 In times of uncertainty and difficulty, it is hard to continue to worship and praise God…but when we make a choice to praise God, even in the midst of pain and heartache, something supernatural happens. I believe, when we align our hearts with God and begin to see things from his perspective, we will experience his faithfulness and love, not only for us but for all generations. Joni Eareckson Tada, a quadriplegic who was paralyzed as a teenager said, “He has chosen not to heal me, but to hold me. The more intense the pain, the closer His embrace.” Even in suffering we can find the embrace of our Almighty Father and when we turn to him in worship we will be transformed. UPCOMING DATESApril 20:
Sunrise Service & Easter Sunday Gatherings April 25-27: District Youth Retreat April 26: Church Work Day May 3: Derwood Farmers Market 2025 Season Launch NC ROCKVILLE PRE-LAUNCH EVENTSMINISTRIESNEIGHBORHOOD KIDS Leader: Karin Sauder, [email protected] A safe place for children to meet Jesus, know Jesus & learn to share Jesus. We are grateful for the return of spring, and all the fun activities coming up at Neighborhood Church. We started the month with our Global Encounters weekend, culminating in a beautiful Kids International Parade. We continued studying The Gospel Project in Neighborhood Kids, and fervently getting ready for the Spring Carnival set for the beginning of April. We finished March with a Together Sunday, and our own Sivan Jack presenting to the congregation how she creatively shared Jesus with one of her classmates…..on the school bus! I hope many of you were able to come talk to me at our Empower Launch Sunday Ministry Presentation. We would love for you to become a part of this vibrant and growing ministry!! NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH Leader: Tim Allen, [email protected] A place for teens to meet Jesus, know Jesus & be encouraged to share Jesus. Neighborhood Youth has really enjoyed The Gospel Project curriculum. We’ve been having some awesome conversations together as a group. Neighborhood Youth has also started two new LIFE fundraisers this past month: a Lent Jar fundraiser & Spring Cleaning fundraiser. Please be sure to read the newsletter for all the details on how you can participate! WORSHIP & PRODUCTION TEAM Leader: Mel Neely, [email protected] We are a diverse community of followers of Jesus Christ, empowered by His Spirit with one heart and one mind to invite and lead in declaring His worth. The Neighborhood Church Worship & Production team continues to lift high the name of Jesus through our in person and online services. This month Mel Neely and Adaora led worship during our Sunday services along with our dedicated team of instrumentalists and vocalists. We enjoyed worshipping with our Neighborhood Kids leading the Parade of Nations and selecting two of the songs for Together Sunday…”Praise” and “In the Room”! On Thursday evenings the team engaged with devotionals encouraging each other to look full on the wonderful face of Jesus by incorporating devotional times led by Eric Peacock, Donna Brown and Mel. We shared praises and prayer requests, praying for each other and over Neighborhood Church. Praise him with the tambourine and dancing; praise him with strings and flutes! Praise him with a clash of cymbals; praise him with loud clanging cymbals. Let everything that breathes sing praises to the LORD ! Praise the LORD ! Psalm 150: 4-6 We are thankful to have a truly multigenerational team with middle school, high school and adult volunteers working together to make our Sunday services in person and online possible. Natalie is up and running with presentation and is running sound solo! Devin will continue to come out to practices to learn the sound board with Bryan. We are praying for God to bring more workers to serve Him at Neighborhood Church Shady Grove and Neighborhood Church Rockville! BECAUSE of God’s faithfulness, our Worship & Production Team is living on mission as a multi-ethnic, multigenerational team being transformed by Jesus, empowered by the Holy Spirit and inviting the Neighborhood Church family to be launched on mission with them! NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS Leader: Pam Homan, Matt Sale & Mark Trinkl, [email protected] A place for making friends, inviting God's transformation through Scripture and prayer, and being launched on mission together. The winter semester of Neighborhood Groups is wrapping up before Easter. Over 70 adults participated in groups studying a variety of topics, including: The Prayers of Jesus, My Life Workshop, Romans, Distorted Images of God, the Miracles of Jesus and Money and Work. We will offer Triads to meet during the summer months as well as offering a Women's Book Club. Please watch the announcements for both of these upcoming opportunities. GREEN HOUSE CHURCH PLANT Devin Calhoun, [email protected] Neighborhood Church Vision: Launch Multiple Gatherings in Multiple Locations (Acts 2:42-47) March has been another amazing Month for us here at Neighborhood Church. We have started preparations for our 8th year of the Derwood Farmer’s Market starting May 3rd. I can’t wait to see you all there volunteering and enjoying being a part of our community. We continued in our journey towards launching Neighborhood Church Rockville this September including a time of prayer that we spent in the location. Also this past month, I was able to travel down to Orlando to attend the Exponential Conference which is the largest Church Planting Conference in the world. I felt three key things with my time there: Refreshment, Affirmation, and Equipment. I was affirmed that our trajectory, vision, and mission in Church Planting is right on course with where we need to be to properly handle future trends in the space. I also feel as if I have gotten specific equipment for our future as we continue towards this journey of Church Planting. MISSIONS TEAM Leader: Natalie, [email protected] To see the people of Neighborhood Church launched on mission to share and show Jesus from our neighbors to the nations. (Acts 1:8) - Connected with International Workers (IWs) - Trying to coordinate next missions trip - Prepping for Farmers Market season If you would like to be a part of the team, reach out to Natalie. Our hope and prayer is that all of Neighborhood Church would pray, give, go, send. WELCOME TEAM Leader: Contact Rose Ojwiga, [email protected] We will be a community that is authentic, transparent & creates space for real relationships (Acts 2:42) The Welcome Team continues to provide a warm greeting to visitors and regular church attendees. We are always looking for smiling and friendly people to join the team! LEADERSHIPSTAFF - Mark Trinkl, Tim Allen, Linnea Allen, Melanie Neely, Karin Sauder, Devin Calhoun, Natalie & Dana Zetterberg
Leader: Mark Trinkl, [email protected] The staff manages Neighborhood Church’s ministry teams. We are excited to see how God is at work in this season. Would you consider being a part of what God is doing, by volunteering a bit of your time? https://www.neighborhoodc.org/volunteer.html Thank you to everyone who made the Spring Carnival an amazing success, especially, Karin, Mel, Angela and Olivia!!!! The 8th season of the Derwood Farmers Market begins May 3rd, would you consider volunteering. Contact Devin at [email protected] Please be praying for Easter and for all God is doing at Neighborhood Church. These are exciting and interesting times. ELDERS - Mark Trinkl, Steve Beardsley, Mark Neely, Solomon Jack, Eric Peacock, Jeff Geraci, Ted Mueller, Eric Zetterberg & Kyle Ott Leader: Mark Trinkl, [email protected] The Elders shepherd and give spiritual oversight to Neighborhood Church. We are so grateful to be able to shepherd this congregation. If there is anything you ever need prayer for, please let us know. We are here to support you. BOARD OF GOVERNANCE - Mark Trinkl (Chair),Eric Peacock(Vice Chair), Matt Sale (Treasurer), Sarah Luse (Secretary), Angela Drumm, Solomon Jack & Jeff Geraci The Board of Governance (BOG) sets boundaries for the Pastor. The Board met on March 10th to focus on connecting with people, culture, community, and church planting. It was a great meeting and there is a sense of excitement of what God is doing. There are also questions about finances and all the challenges with employment changes in this area. Please continue to pray for this group of leaders as we discern God’s direction for the church. Comments are closed.
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