New Community

Join us at New Community for our Good Friday Service on March 29th @ 7pm. Doors open at 6:30 for a time of contemplation, prayer and worship as we reflect on Christ and his sacrifice for us.

Attention young adults! Come hang out!

New Comm Young Adults Interest Form Hey! Hans and Tori Liezen here! We are your New Comm Young Adult group hosts. Please fill out this form so we can let you know about future events! Text or call with any questions! Tori - 858-229-8798 Hans - 509-954-1471

Join us this Wednesday for an evening service on Ash Wednesday, February 14th, to usher in the beginning of the season of Lent. Service starts at 7pm. Doors will open at 6:30pm for a time of quiet worship prior to the service. All are welcome to come worship, contemplate and receive the ashes. 

There will be a special gathering space upstairs in Kids Comm for elementary aged kids to learn and engage in contemplative worship.

Join us this Sunday @ 4pm for our Christmas Eve Candlelight service at New Community. This is a family-friendly gathering. Childcare will not be provided but all ages are welcome to worship together.

There will not be a regular 10am service that morning. Join us at 4pm as we celebrate the fourth Sunday of Advent.

Child Dedication today!

Fall Shorts have just begun! Registration for Divorce Care is still open and available to those whether you call NewComm home or not. This Short is on Sundays from 1:30-3:30 and runs for 13 weeks. Regardless of where you are on your journey through this process, you are welcome. Registration available at https://newcomm.churchcenter.com/registrations or visit new-community.com to view our upcoming shorts.

With the health and safety of our church community and the broader city in mind, we’ve decided to cancel service today(Sunday, August 20th) as a precaution due to the poor air quality.

We will not be having “service as usual”.  A prayer guide and prompts for you to engage in a time of prayer for those affected by the surrounding fires and the tragedy in Maui.

The Elders will open the church doors from 9-11am tomorrow to give our neighbors and those without homes on the corner of third and Howard, a space to come inside as respite from poor air quality. Our intention would be to protect the church community’s health and well-being, and love our neighbors well.

A prayer for Holy Week:

We come this morning to prepare⁠
for the holiest of weeks.⁠
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We journey through praise, with joy on our lips;⁠
through betrayal and death,⁠
cradling hope in our hearts.⁠
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Jesus, leads us through this week,⁠
and may we follow,⁠
for you are the life we long for,⁠
you are the Word who sustains us.⁠
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We wave palm branches in anticipation,⁠
we lay our love before Christ.⁠
Setting aside all power, glory, and might, he comes:⁠
modeling humility and obedience for all of us.⁠
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Hosanna! Hosanna!⁠
Blessed is the One who brings us⁠
the kingdom of God.⁠

Do you have the Lenten devotional yet? It's not too late! Pick yours up during Sunday's service or contact our staff to pick one up during the week.

Lent is the season in the Christian calendar that precedes Easter and a meaningful time for reflection and realignment with the life and teachings of Jesus. Here are a few ways you can engage in Lent this year at New Comm:⁠
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ASH WEDNESDAY⁠
Wednesday, March 2nd from 7:30-8:00am ⁠
New Community Chapel⁠
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LENT DEVOTIONAL⁠
A resource for our community to engage daily through scripture, reflection and prayer. ⁠
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LENT FOR KIDS⁠
A resource is available to help families connect with your kids and wonder together about our Creator.⁠
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Visit new-community.com/lent for details about each of these upcoming events and practices.

Lent is the season in the Christian calendar that precedes Easter and a meaningful time for reflection and realignment with the life and teachings of Jesus. Here are a few ways you can engage in Lent this year at New Comm:⁠
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ASH WEDNESDAY⁠
Wednesday, March 2nd from 7:30-8:00am ⁠
New Community Chapel⁠
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LENT DEVOTIONAL⁠
A resource for our community to engage daily through scripture, reflection and prayer. ⁠
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LENT FOR KIDS⁠
A resource is available to help families connect with your kids and wonder together about our Creator.⁠
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Visit the link in our bio, "Lent at New Comm" for details about each of these upcoming events and practices.

Unfortunately, due to the recent below freezing temperatures, our primary furnace used to heat our gathering space stopped working early this morning. We are doing everything we can to get it back up and running this week, but today, we need to cancel our January 2 gathering.

We will keep everyone updated on next steps for our community and will update via In The Loop, Instagram, and here on Facebook when we have more information.

We know this isn't ideal and we're so grateful for your continued patience, flexibility, and understanding as we continue to recover from the building fire.

Happy New Year and we'll see you soon!

Join us tonight for our Christmas Eve service at 4:30pm! We'll have Christmas Songs, advent readings, and our annual lighting of the Christ Candle.

KidsComm will also be joining us in the sanctuary, so bring the whole family!

PS- Just a reminder that our furnace isn't functioning to its full potential, so dress warm, bring blankets, and come early for tea, coffee, and hot chocolate!

Date: Friday, December 24
Time: 4:30pm
Location: New Comm (518 W 3rd Ave)
Info: Masks required

Advent is a time for us to wait in anticipation, wonder, and excitement for the coming of the Messiah and the inauguration of the “already not yet” Kingdom of God.

Gather with us as we worship, wait, reflect, and anticipate together as a community.

Sunday Gatherings
Nov 28 - Dec 19
10am
Lower Level of New Comm Building

Don’t forget!

Tomorrow is Daylight Savings! Be sure to adjust your clocks and schedules as needed.

Tomorrow we continue our series through the book of Acts, so we’ll see you there!

Date: Sun, Nov 7
Time: 10am
Location: Lower Level of New Comm Building

Update on Sunday's fire at our building:

As you may have heard by now, there was a fire yesterday shortly following our Sunday gathering at our building at 518 W 3rd Ave. Thankfully no one was harmed and the Fire Department was able respond quickly. We are currently working with the fire department, our insurance agency, and a mitigation crew to investigate and asses the extent of the damage.

What we currently know for certain is that we will not be able to hold any Sunday gatherings at the building for the foreseeable future. As we find out more information this week (and what our next steps will be as a community), we will update everyone via In The Loop, so be sure to sign up on our website if you haven’t already. We are looking into meeting spaces and plans moving forward and we appreciate your patience and grace as we figure everything out!

Additionally, please be praying for our ministry partners, Shalom, as their ability to serve warm meals was greatly affected by the need to turn off the gas to the building. We will update if/when there is a need for donations or volunteers.

We know this situation is extremely discouraging, confusing, and inexplicable, especially when it happens during a global pandemic. But as one of our Staff members said this morning, "God is in this with us."

Though we don't have any answers or solutions right now, we are trusting that God will continue to encourage and equip us to be a community of becoming and extravagant welcome as we work to see God's Kingdom come and will done on earth as it is in heaven.

We love you New Comm! We’ll update soon!

— New Comm Staff and Elders

As we continue to navigate this "new normal" of life during a global pandemic, the New Community Leadership Team is continuing to ask questions and have conversations with people as we consider the needs, wants, and desires of the people in our community. To that end, we are having a Question + Response time this Sunday and the goal of this time is to hear from you!

We will spend time on Sunday during the gathering receiving feedback, fielding questions, and getting a better sense on how we all can best live out our values of together, engage, and become.

As we prepare for Sunday's Q+R time, we’ve created a quick survey to collect feedback from our community. We’d love to hear what questions you have, comments you want to share, or feedback you want to give, as we continue to think and dream about this next chapter in the story of New Community.

To share your thoughts and answer a few questions, click here: bit.ly/newcommsurvey.

Should you find yourself in a state in which you feel overwhelmed, here is a recap from yesterday's talk:⁠
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- Acknowledge you can't do it all⁠
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- Share the load⁠
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- Say no, even to good things⁠
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- Acknowledge your reality⁠
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"The wisest way to cope is not to try to avoid being overwhelmed and certainly not to expect to be in control of everything, rather it is to live in the midst of the overwhelming in a way that lets one of them be the overwhelming that shapes the others. [Ford calls this] the home or school where the practicalities of coping can be learned."⁠
[David Ford]⁠
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Be sure to check out the podcast to hear a recording of the talk!

It is with excitement that we inform you that New Comm is adjusting our in-building Covid restrictions! We will no longer require masks for the fully vaccinated; social distancing requirements will be amended allowing for free seating anywhere in the sanctuary; and registration for attendance is no longer required. We will continue to follow local school district protocols for kids ministry. ⁠
The staff and elders want to express incredible gratitude for the flexibility and patience of the community along with a deep appreciation for the intentionality with which the community has sought to navigate this unique season. Special thanks to those in the community who worked hard with the staff and elders to seek communal discernment concerning the every changing directives and needs of the church. ⁠
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We look forward to moving into this new season and being able to more fully express worship in a gathered community!

Thank you for your prayers! The medical missions team is home after an amazing experience hosting clinics for different groups in Cairo. We look forward to hearing more about their experience on an upcoming Sunday!

Tyke time started today! A time for parents to connect and kids to get their wiggles out. Every other Thursday at 10am over the summer at local parks in Spokane! Contact Brit at [email protected] for more info!

Sending is part of our core values here at New Comm. We see our service not as the main focus of our faith but a space to gather, grow, and to be sent from. Following Christ happens every day, all day and we are called to go and be the hands and feet of Christ in the city and around the people we come in contact with every day. Which is why we spent the remainder of our service today praying and listening for the Spirit's movement in our neighborhood.

“We don't choose what we will do for God; He invites us to join Him where He wants to involve us. Right now, God is working all around you.”
- Henry T. Blackaby, Experiencing God

At first it was tongues of flame⁠
Floating above heads as⁠
Words sang out in languages ⁠
Unknown to the men who spoke them⁠
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Prophecies of lions and lambs⁠
Angels on horseback and⁠
kingdom coming down to earth⁠
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Now it's a nudge⁠
The pull of a heartbeat or a ⁠
Friend’s name in you mouth⁠
The phone dialed unconsciously⁠
words and tears shared over air waves⁠
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They floated above the waters ⁠
Inspiration of humankind⁠
protector, conscience⁠
We come up with names too small for who you truly are⁠
Holy spirit doesn't cut it⁠
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You are more⁠
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I will send a helper to you⁠
Jesus said as he floated up up on that cloud⁠
A voice, a part of myself to be with you when I have left this earth⁠
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Now we have that flame inside ⁠
Baptised in the spirit and blessed to walk⁠
With counsel⁠
Our steps guided by the whisper⁠
A faint voice⁠
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Quiet⁠
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Often so faint I struggle to hear it⁠
Struggle to know if it its you guiding my feet or selfish thoughts from⁠
My sinner's heart⁠
God, tell me⁠
Reign down tongues of fire⁠
shower me in wisdom ⁠
Let me hear the timber of your voice⁠
Sometimes, spirit you are so quiet⁠
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Then in the desert places,⁠
A rustle of dust off the robes of my rabbi ⁠
Against all logical thought⁠
I hear you⁠
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I long to hear you more⁠
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Roar oh lion of Judah⁠
Roar Emmanuel⁠
God three in one⁠
Let me hear you⁠
Let me speak your prophecies in my home⁠
To my daughters⁠
To my mother⁠
And God, ⁠
Please remind me of your goodness, ⁠
Because sometimes I have my doubts⁠
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Spirit be louder than the doubt⁠
Roar spirit who hovered over the darkness⁠
Who was there before there was here⁠
And before the earth lay on water ⁠
And before we spun on this planet surrounded by beings made⁠
From God's breath and stardust⁠
Roar like a lion⁠
Good but not safe⁠
Gentle but not passive⁠
Holy⁠
Holy and quiet⁠
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This poem was the perfect start to our 6-week exploration of Holy Spirit. Written by Lydia Mulligan⁠.
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You were made by the creator of the universe with the ability to create.

Whether you create life, build houses, write music or poetry, short stories, grow plants, or even use your creativity to organize spreadsheets and manage people, you have the ability to be creative.

In this upcoming 8-week small group starting April 22nd, participants will have an opportunity to learn from different guest speakers who are passionate about sharing their art, craft, or form of worship in topics ranging from poetry, hand lettering, gardening, visual art, memoir, textiles, and several others. We aim to learn, share, and grow community with each other. Interested? Visit the link below to sign up!

https://newcomm.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/801623

Registration is now live for in-person service this Sunday, April 18th! We will continue to socially distance and sit in family units or your COVID pod. For more information on what to expect, visit the website.

https://www.new-community.com/in-person-gathering

Join us for a video service this morning at 10am!

https://newcomm.online.church/

Join us for an online video service this morning!
https://newcomm.online.church/

The Ash Wednesday podcast is now live on iTunes and Soundcloud! Join us as we begin the Lenten season leading up to Easter together.

Sign up for the DIY retreat here. https://new-community.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=acbad8be8475b35b1cb7a6a4c&id=e8591bcfcc&e=f3703ffb39

DIY Retreat Signup — New Community A compilation of videos, reflections, and topics will be set up online for you to conduct your own retreat either in solitude, with a spouse or family member, or with your small group. We have set aside two weekends to allow for flexibility in planning, or to allow for the opportunity to reflect in....

Today, we honor the life, legacy, family, and activism of one of the greatest leaders our world has ever known, Reverend and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Every year, New Community participates in the MLK March here in Spokane. These photos are just a few of many memories from past marches together. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the City of Spokane is holding their MLK Event online this year. As a community, we will be participating in this online event and would encourage you to do the same. Additionally, we’ve put together a short “MLK March” that you can take on your own, around your neighborhood, as you create space to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King and continue all that he worked and advocated for.

Check out the latest In The Loop email for details:
https://mailchi.mp/6fd99642ffb1/keeping-you-in-the-loop-2808437