jun 13 2010 spirit of hope newsletter, hope evangelical lutheran church

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June 13, 2010For an electronic copy of the Spirit

please log on to our website at:www.hopelutherancranberry.org

The Spirit of

Summer giving is always achallenge in every congregation.As we look forward to thesummer here at Hope Church,please help us to maintain ahealthy level of givingthroughout the summer, even if you are going to be away. Youcan mail your contribution tothe church during extendedabsences, or even better yet you

can enroll in Simply Giving (please contact the churchoffice) to ensure that your financial support alwaysarrives on a regular basis. Thank you for your ongoingfinancial partnership in the ministry of Hope Church.We consistently have more and more ministryopportunities to engage in and your support makes thatpossible.

Building a Foundation with Hope!

Congregational Vote on Building Expansion Loan: Approve: 159 Not Approve: 4

TOTAL: 163

** Abstained: 1

CouncilsVote for Loan Carrier: Mission Investment Fund

Building Contractor and Architect: Landau Building Company, General Contractor

Paul Slowik & Associates, Architects

Pleasant Valley HomelessShelter Dinner

June 20!!

MENU:Chicken Breast provided (need 2 cooks )Rice Pilaf provided (need 1 cook )Gravy provided Mixed Vegetables need for 30 to 35 people; 1cookTossed Salad provided Salad Dressing provided Bread provided Margarine provided Assorted Desserts provided

We also need 4 cooks and 1 more to serve!! Signup at the Welcome Table!!

We leave Hope at 7:00 p.m. and usually returnbetween 8:30 & 9:00 p.m.

Mark your calendars now for the next dinner dates: August 15, October 17, and December 19.

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HOPE'S HIGH SCHOOL YOUTHMINISTRY & RETREATS

SUMMER MISSIONTRIP: ONANCOCK, VAAND VIRGINA BEACH

June 20-27, 2010FOUR spots remain $60 deposit. SIGN UPTODAY!! It will change your life!

Sunday, July 18, 2010WHITE WATERRAFTING AT OHIOPYLESTATE PARK

Worship together at the 5 p.m. Saturday night service This tour is suggested for first timers, families, and

youth groups Rafting is rain or shine and no refunds are provided Round trip transportation Fully guided rafting tour with a trained guide IN

EACH RAFT Best self-bailing raft available for the particular water

level on that day Deli style lunch on the rivers edge mid-way through

the rafting experience

The skill level of this tour is 2 on a scale of 1-4 We will be rafting with Absolute Rafting Tours(www.absolute-rafting.com )

Cost: $87 per person; non-refundable (Parentswelcomed and encouraged; Price includes park fee.)

Friends welcomed and encouraged at the same priceDOWNLOAD A PERMISSION FORM AND SIGN UPAT www.hopelutherancranberry.org MONEY AND PERMISSION FORM DUE TODAY WEMUST HOLD OUR RESERVATIONS.

AUGUST 23-24, 2010CEDAR POINTROADTRIP Two day unlimited

admission to Cedar PointAND Soak City (Park hopping permitted!)

Round trip transportation One night lodging at a Christian Retreat Center (The

Retreat at Sandusky) Use of a meeting/lounge room at The Retreat at

Sandusky Late night devotions Paying parent chaperones welcome Cost is $92 per person Friends welcome and encouraged at the same price

DOWNLOAD A PERMISSION FORM AND SIGNUP AT www.hopelutherancranberry.org MONEY AND PERMISSION FORM DUE TODAY (ALL PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.)

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Hope Lutheran Church

WHEN: Sunday, September 12, 2010 (Rally Day)TIME : Noon - ????WHERE: Cranberry Park Lions Shelter

Watch the Spirit of Hope this summer for more details.

If you are interested in helping with the picnic inany way, please contact Amy Wolfe [email protected] or 724-452-9481.
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VBS Voyage BeginningSoonMake your

Reservations Today!Come sail Gods open waters this

summer at Vacation Bible School during the week of July 12-16 ! Children will love exploring Gods wordwith their crews; sailing each day through the ports of Sing and Play Splash, Clipper Ship Crafts, Sail AwayCinema, Goodies from the Galley, Ship Rec Games, and

Bible Voyage.Registration forms now available in the Narthex and canbe returned to the Church office or placed in the offering plate. Be sure to include your childs friends! You mayalso register online athttp://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/hopecranberry ! Bon Voyage!

All Hands on Deck!Calling all Moms, Dads, Teens, andGrandparents...experience this voyage with your child.We need LOTS of help and there is room for everyoneon board!

Look for the sign up binder in the N arthexdecorating,crafts, games, snacks, bible stories, registration, photography, and more! Get involvedyoull be gladyou did. Sign up today and dont miss this voyage of alifetime!

Dont hesitate to call your Captains, Diana Munn724.272.1459 or Diane Lewis 724.934.9063 if you haveany questions or need more information.

What does this mean?Ask Jean Nelson-Sims orPastor Rich TODAY!!!

We are already thinking about SundaySchool for the fall!

Please complete the new SundaySchool Registration formattached to the Spirit of Hope. It can be returned inthe offering plate or to the

office by June 30, 2010.Contact either Pastor Rich or

Gail Riska [email protected] if you have anyquestions. We are looking forward to another greatyear!

for Gleaners Food Pantry2010 Collection Dates:

TODAYJuly 18

August 15September 12

October 17November 7 - Thanksgiving

December 5 - Christmas

Christians Care and SharePlease bring a canned good every Sunday forJesus. You may drop them off in the baskets

provided in the Narthex.

Hopes Quilting Bee will be meeting everyTuesday and Thursday at

Hope!! Beginning Tuesday, June 15.

Come when you can. No experience necessary.

Times:Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noonThursdays from 7 to 9 p.m.

Join Hope s Dinner Group atBrush Creek Inn on Saturday, June19, 2010, at 6:30 p.m.

Call Paul Wunderlin for moreinformation 724.775.1977.
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Join Hope in Israel!!A small group from Hope willtravel to Israel together fromApril 27 to May 10, 2011, on afully guided/escortedprofessional tour to Israel.

Please consider joining others from your churchfamily on an inspirational trip to the Holy Land andvisit some of the most ancient sites in the world.Come discover sites such as: Tel Aviv, Jaffa,Caesarea, Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Nazareth,

Jericho, Dead Sea, Masada, Qumran, Jerusalem,Wailing Wall, Bethlehem, Church of the Nativity,

Mount of Olives, Mt. Zion and possibly Jordan.

Please see Pastor Rich for additional informationand sign up online under event registration atwww.hopelutherancranberry.org . All space is firstcome, first serve and subject to availability.

Hopes Softball Schedule: TODAY @ 1 p.m. [Warrendale]

June 20 @ 4 & 5:30 p.m.[Warrendale] June 27 @ 2:30 p.m. [Warrendale]

July 11 @ 5:30 p.m. [Warrendale]

Hope is looking for individuals to sign up to mowthe grass; we supply you with the riding mower.You can sign up for one week or for several weeksthroughout the mowing season.

This ministry will only take a couple hours eachcutting. Anyone that is interested can sign up at theWelcome Table in the Narthex or contact Gary Leeat 724.538.4369 or [email protected] .

The Church Council minutes arenow available for member interest.If you would like to receive a copyof the minutes, please call thechurch office (724.776.3141) oremail the church to place your nameon the distribution list.

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Attendance and Offering: June 6, 2010

5 p.m. 59 Operating Fund: $ 9,507.50 9 a.m. 130 Expansion Fund: $ 3,554.0011 a.m. 110

Total: 299 Total: $ 13,061.50

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MORE AMAZING CHRIST AND CAFFEINE DATES!

Christ and Caffeine has your summer readingplanned for you! Well start up again Mondayevenings September 27 - November 1, 2010 !

Join us at 7:30 p.m. (to order up your favoritecaffeine creation) and the study will begin at 7:45p.m. at Steamers Coffee Shop, located on in The Streets of Cranberry. Our text this time

around will be Jesus Wants To Save Christiansby Rob Bell.

Pick up a copy of the text at your favorite bookstore, read it over the summer, and wedissect it together in the fall. Watch for a sign uponline soon!
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The Rege Harbison, Sr. Memorial Golf TournamentCommittee will be meeting onMonday, June 21, 2010, at7:00 p.m. at Hope LutheranChurch.

If you are interested inhelping us plan this fun and meaningful event, please

join us at our meeting!

SIGN-UP NOW FOR HOPE'SGOLF TOURNAMENT!!The Rege Harbison, Sr. Memorial Golf Tournament will be on Saturday, August 21,2010, at the Strawberry Ridge Golf Course in Harmony, PA.

Space is limited, so see the attached registrationform or go to www.hopelutherancranberry.org forall of the details.

Help save a life. Think globally, act locally.Give the gift of your time.

Volunteers are an essential part of GlobalLinks operations. Volunteers sort and pack needed medical supplies for shipment tohospitals serving the poor in developingcountries.Some volunteers check equipment or helpwith paperwork. More than 65% of themedical supplies Global Links sendsoverseas are packed by volunteers.

Our next to volunteer opportunities are June 26 andAugust 28 . We will meet at Pane

ras at 9 a.m. for a

quick breakfast and fellowship and then carpool toPittsburgh where we will pack supplies from 10a.m. to 12 p.m. Then back to Panera s by 12:40.Please consider giving your time.

If you are interested, contact Judy Aikens at [email protected] or 724-831-8104.

Limit 12 people per session!

Summertime is here! That means family vacations and

weekend getaways and lets face it some weeks whereyou may not be in regular attendance at your normalchurch service. There is LOTS going on at Hope rightnow and we want to be able to keep up with you allsummer long and beyond wherever you are!

If you have not already registered your e-mail with thechurch we urge you to do so today. It takes just a fewseconds to fill out a registration card. We will bemaking a big push during services this weekend or sean usher for a registration card anytime!

Are you reading this at home and do not have aregistration card handy? No problem you do not needone! Just send us an e-mail with your family name andthe phrase e-mail registration in the subject [email protected]

We look forward to catching up with you!

A message forHopes Helpers

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who helpedby donating or packing supplies for Chile! See themessage below from Johnna and do not forget tocheck out Johnnas facebook page!

Blessings! - Judy

Hi Judy!On my profile I just created a photo album entitled ColegioGorge Williams. This is the elementary school [pre k - 8thgrade] that we donated the school supplies to. There are about

200 children at this school and all of them have some sort of family problem or are challenged themselves in some way.This school is completely sponsored by the YMCA, which isthe organization I am doing my service-learning internshipwith here in Valparaiso, Chile. The principal was going todecide who got the supplies but had a class of kids come takethe pictures with us. We packed all of the supplies in our suitcases, but one of our advisors was gracious enough to usea box which you see on the table in front of us in the first

picture as her second piece of luggage. Thank you for everything you did for us and I hope you can pass these thanksalong to the members of Hope! Johnna
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We have a new prayer list for 2010. Please notify the churchoffice if prayer is desired. Prayers will be listed for one month.

Greg Boros - in need of a heart transplant; friend of Jane &

John Graf Ed Tress - heartRebecca Sayre - advanced liver diseaseSteve Bittel - recovering from surgery; Lauries husband Patricia Bauer - strokes; Janice Schultheis mother Tom Liwosz - surgery; friend of Roy LeCatesWyatt Morgus - brain tumor (3 yrs. old); friend of Karen

McCarthyCharlie McKeough motorcycle accident; friend of Amy WolfeChrys - heart complications; Marilyn Dukes sister Larry Truzzi - tumor on his kidney; friend of Peggy MaysKathy Arvin - stage 3 ovarian cancer; friend of Nancy Milk Jim Finfrock - health decisionsBill Gormley - advanced colon cancerJet Rossey - pneumonia; Alishia Detischs dad Kathy Christopher back problems; Donna Stulls mother Becky - stroke (35 yrs. old); friend of Donna StullMike - critical condition after a car accidentKaren Beemillers family Bud Broad - bone cancerCarrie Snell - continued healingJohn Sims - continued healingEvan - on a medical shipTeresa - stomach cancerArt - heart problemsJake - lymphomaHelen Still - healthDiane Haag - cancerCleo DeFiore - cancerMarie Teets - cancerBrooks - cancerRoxane CrosbyWilliard BlockerMarion DrollingerFlo BrownJasonReba

Please remember to pray for all of the families that were affected bythe tornadoes and damaging winds in Toledo, Ohio.

Please remember to pray for the Hilf family; Mike Hilf recently joined the ChurchTriumphant.

Austin Ridge: Iraq; nephew of Bill Ridge Anthony Cerrone: Afghanistan; Nancys nephew Adam Sellers: Afghanistan; son of Eric and Cathy

HOPE(FUL) LIST THANK YOU!! Your donations to the Hopeful Listhave been greatly appreciated! Did you know that nearly$10,000 in monetary gifts has allowed the church toaddress numerous non-budgeted items? Now it is time toupdate our list. You can make a direct gift or perhapshonor or memorialize an individual.

Again, since these are specific requests, we ask that younot purchase the item directly but rather donate the cost.In addition, this allows the donor the proper taxdeduction. You do not have to donate the full amount fora gift; any amount will be appreciated.

Please review the list to determine how you can besthelp. Donor cards are in the Narthex.

Christian Education :27 TV--1 @approx. $300DVD player--1 @ approx. $150Whiteboard/easel sets, size 4x3--@approx. $175per set

Childrens tables and chairs Evangelism and Outreach :

Hope coffee mugs to give to new church visitors--144 mugs for $450Bibles to give to potential new visitors/members--48bibles for $127.46 (includes shipping)Entry fee for Hopes softball team--$330Donations to establish Hopes Softball Teto help pay for uniforms, umpires fees, equipment,etc.

Property :A walk-behind lawn mower--1 @ $400-500Storage shed (more capacity is required)--1 @$1500-2000

Staff :TV with VHS and DVD playerDigital cameraOffice credenza for file storage--1 @ $225GriefShare books (for families upon the loss of aloved one)--15 @ $10 each

Stewardship :Donations/program money (for mailings: stamps,envelopes, etc.)

Worship and Music :Handbells--$7000 for a beginning set with casesAntiphonal addition to the organAdjustable organ benchLavabo bowl (a basin) for communion--@$100Choir robes--25 @ $100 eachWorship and Praise hymnals--100 @ approx.$10.50 each

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EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TOKNOW ABOUT RELAY FOR LIFE,BUT DIDNT KNOW WHO TO ASK! The Amer ican Cancer Society Relay For Life of Cranberry Township is less than two months away.Please contact a member of HopesRelay Team toanswer all your questions about this exciting event.We can register you as a new team member or letyou know about other ways to volunteer at theevent.

We will also have luminaries available for Hopesfamily to purchase and decorate in honor of acancer survivor or in memory of someone lost tocancer. Luminaries are a gift from the heart and areavailable for a donation of any amount.

RELAY FOR LIFE OF CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, NORTH BOUNDARY

PARK, JULY 17-18, 2010

VOICe NewsThe VOICe donation box under the coat rack isavailable for you to place your new donation items

for VOICe. For donations of larger items orfurniture, please contact Karen Johanknecht at724.452.5665 or [email protected] .

VOICe would like to thank Hope Lutheran Churchfor the continued support over the past year. Yourdonations, prayers, and commitment to VOICe isgreatly appreciated!!

Current VOICe Wish List:Sun Block After Sun Cream

Neosporin type ointmentsTowels & WashclothsDiapers size 5 & 6Beach TowelsSheet Sets all sizesComforters especially boys Crib BeddingArea & Throw RugsSlipcovers

Young Adults This is for you!

Finally we have plans for a ministry that focuses on yourage group. Teaming with the Lutheran congregations of St. Johns, in Mars and Hope, in Cranberry.

What is a Young Adult? Were aiming for agesfrom High School graduates to early thirties. You arewelcome and encouraged to bring friends of otherchurches or those without church affiliation.

Why a Young Adult Ministry? Many of ourchurches have ignored the gifts and needs of this groupand we are making a specific effort to reach out tothem and to have them reach out, too.

On June 20, 2010 a visit to the La Casa NarcisiWinery near Gibsonia will be our kick-off event. Thatday, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., a group calle

Guys Duo will be playing classic rock music awinery.

For the event on June 20, 2010, please call the churchoffice 724.776.3141 or sign up on the web:www.hopelutherancranberry.org .

SEE YOU THERE

Anchorpoint

CounselingMinistrys

AnnualUsed Book

Sale

We need volunteers to assist us with the sale!Meet new friends and find great reads.

Call for more information about volunteer slots!

Clayton Community Center at Memorial Park Church8800 Peebles Road Allison Park PA 15101

Presented by Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry(formerly North Hills Youth Ministry Counseling Center)

For additional information call 412-366-1300 or visitwww.anchorpointcounselingministry.org
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