jun 20 2010 spirit of hope newsletter, hope evangelical lutheran church

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June 20, 2010For an electronic copy of the Spirit

please log on to our website at

www.hopelutherancranberry.org

The Spirit of

Summer giving is alwaysa challenge in everycongregation. As we

look forward to thesummer here at Hope

Church, please help us to maintain ahealthy level of giving throughout the

summer, even if you are going to be away.

You can mail your contribution to the church duringextended absences, or even better yet you can enroll inSimply Giving (please contact the church office) toensure that your financial support always arrives on aregular basis.

Thank you for your ongoing financial partnership in theministry of Hope Church. We consistently have more

and more ministry opportunities to engage in and yoursupport makes that possible.

Building a Foundation with Hope!

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

TOTAL: 163** Abstained: 1

Councils Vote for Loan Carrier:Mission Investment Fund

Building Contractor and Architect:Landau Building Company, GeneralContractor

Paul Slowik & Associates, Architects

** Construction will be starting soon!!!!

Pleasant Valley Homeless

Shelter Dinner

TONIGHT!!

MENU:Chicken Breastprovided(need 2 cooks)Rice Pilafprovided(need 1 cook)GravyprovidedMixed Vegetablesprovided(need 1 cook)Tossed SaladprovidedSalad DressingprovidedBreadprovidedMargarineprovidedAssorted Dessertsprovided

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

We leave Hope tonight at 7:00 p.m. and usuallyreturn between 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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From now until

September 12, 2010,Hope Church will befollowing a Summer

Liturgy Schedule.

Hopes Fall Liturgy Schedule:

Saturday, 5 p.m.Soft, Reflective, TraditionalLiturgical Service

Sunday, 8 a.m.Traditional Liturgical Service

Sunday, 9 a.m.Blended/Contemporary LiturgicalService

Sunday, 11 a.m.(High) Traditional LiturgicalService

** The new Fall Schedule begins Rally WeekendSeptember 11 & 12, 2010

HOPE'S HIGH SCHOOL YOUTHMINISTRY & RETREATS

Please remember tokeep Pastor Rich, theAdult Leaders, and allthe youth in yourprayers this week asthey attend their

Mission Trip to the Eastern Shore in VA.

Sunday, July 18, 2010

WHITE WATERRAFTING AT OHIOPYLESTATE PARK

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

welcomed and encouraged; Price includes park fee.) Friends welcomed and encouraged at the same priceDOWNLOAD A PERMISSION FORM AND SIGN UPATwww.hopelutherancranberry.orgMONEY AND PERMISSION FORM DUE TODAYWEMUST HOLD OUR RESERVATIONS.

AUGUST 23-24, 2010

CEDAR POINTROADTRIP Two day unlimited

admission to Cedar PointAND Soak City (Parkhopping 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 priceDOWNLOAD A PERMISSION FORM AND SIGNUP ATwww.hopelutherancranberry.orgMONEY AND PERMISSION FORM DUE TODAY(ALL PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.)
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Hope Lutheran Church

WHEN: Sunday, September 12, 2010 (Rally Day)TIME: Noon - ????WHERE: Cranberry ParkLions 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 at

[email protected] 724-452-9481.

VBS Voyage BeginningSoonMake your

Reservations Today!Come sail Gods open waters thissummer at Vacation Bible School during

the week ofJuly 12-16! Children will love exploringGods word with theircrews; sailing each day throughthe ports of Sing and Play Splash, Clipper Ship Crafts,

Sail Away Cinema, Goodies from the Galley, Ship RecGames, and Bible Voyage.

Registration forms now available in the Narthex and canbe returned to the Church office or placed in the offeringplate. 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, and

Grandparents...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 Narthexdecorating,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 or Pastor

Rich TODAY!!!

We are already thinking about SundaySchool for the fall!

Please complete the new SundaySchool Registration form

attached to the Spirit ofHope. It can be returned inthe offering plate or to the

office by June 30, 2010.

Contact either Pastor Rich orGail Riska at

[email protected] if you have anyquestions. We are looking forward to another great

year!

Rally Sunday

September 12, 2010

for Gleaners Food Pantry2010 Collection Dates:

July 18August 15

September 12October 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.
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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 in Israel!!A small group from Hope willtravel to Israel together from

April 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!! @ 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 mowerYou 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 [email protected].

The Church Council minutes arenow available for member interestIf 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.

Attendance and Offering:June 13, 2010

5 p.m.50 Operating Fund: $ 4,542.739 a.m.196 Expansion Fund: $ 1,222.3611 a.m.72

Total: 318 Total: $ 5,765.09

Friends In ChristThursday, July 22, 2010, at 11:30 a.m.

Passavant Retirement Community(Scholl Auditorium)
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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 Route 19in 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 favoritebookstore, read it over the summer, and welldissect it together in the fall. Watch for a sign uponline soon!

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, pleasejoin us at our meeting!

SIGN-UP NOW FOR HOPE'S

GOLF TOURNAMENT!!

The Rege Harbison, Sr. Memorial GolfTournament will be on Saturday, August 21,2010, at the Strawberry Ridge Golf Course inHarmony, PA.

Space is limited, so see the attached registrationform or go towww.hopelutherancranberry.orgforall of the details.

Help save a life. Think globally, act locally.

Give the gift of your time.

Volunteers are an essential part of Global

Links operations. Volunteers sort and pack

needed medical supplies for shipment to

hospitals serving the poor in developing

countries.Some volunteers check equipment or help

with paperwork. More than 65% of the

medical supplies Global Links sends

overseas are packed by volunteers.

Our next to volunteer opportunities are June 26 andAugust 28. We will meet at Paneras at 9 a.m. for aquick breakfast and fellowship and then carpool toPittsburgh where we will pack supplies from 10a.m. to 12 p.m. Then back to Paneras by 12:40.Please consider giving your time.

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

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Summertime is here! That means family vacations andweekend 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 rightnowand we want to be able to keep up with you allsummer longand beyondwherever you are!

If you have not already registered your e-mail with thechurchwe 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 weekendor seean usher for a registration card anytime!

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

We look forward to catching up with you!
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A message for

Hopes Helpers

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

check out Johnnasfacebookpage!Blessings! - Judy

Hi Judy!

On my profile I just created a photo album entitled Colegio

Gorge Williams. This is the elementary school [pre k - 8th

grade] 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 is

the organization I am doing my service-learning internship

with here in Valparaiso, Chile. The principal was going to

decide who got the supplies but had a class of kids come take

the pictures with us. We packed all of the supplies in oursuitcases, but one of our advisors was gracious enough to use

a 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 thanks

along to the members of Hope! Johnna

RELAY FOR LIFE OF CRANBERRY

TOWNSHIP, NORTH BOUNDARYPARK, JULY 17-18, 2010

The American Cancer SocietyRelay For Life of Cranberry Township is less

than two months away. Please contact a member ofHopes Relay Team to answer all your questions

about this exciting event. We can register you as anew team member or let you know about other

ways to volunteer at the event.

We have a new prayer list for 2010. Please notify the churchoffice if prayer is desired. Prayers will be listed for one month.

Patricia Bauer - strokes;Janice Schultheis mother

Wyatt Morgus - brain tumor (3 yrs. old);friend of KarenMcCarthy

Chrys - heart complications;Marilyn Dukes sisterLarry Truzzi - tumor on his kidney; friend of Peggy MaysKathy Arvin - stage 3 ovarian cancer; friend of Nancy MilkJim Finfrock - health decisionsBill Gormley - advanced colon cancerJet Rossey - pneumonia;Alishia Detischs dadKathy Christopherback problems;Donna Stulls motherBecky - stroke (35 yrs. old);friend of Donna StullMike - critical condition after a car accidentKaren Beemillers familyAddison Reed Corbettdaughter of Adam & Carolee CorbettBud Broad - bone cancerCarrie Snell - continued healing

John Sims - continued healingEvan - on a medical shipTeresa - stomach cancerBruce - health problemsArt - heart problemsJake - lymphomaAnnie - legally blind (92 yrs. old and alone)Barb - difficult situation with workJenny - parkinsonsMickey - alzheimersNancy - medical problems; needs directionBob Nicolas - health problemsJanie Day - health problemsHelen Still - healthDiane Haag - cancer

Cleo DeFiore - cancerMarie Teets - cancerBrooks - cancerRoxane CrosbyWilliard BlockerMarion DrollingerFlo BrownJasonReba

Austin Ridge: Iraq; nephew of Bill RidgeAnthony Cerrone: Afghanistan;Nancys nephew

Prayer Listfor


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HOPE(FUL) LISTTHANK 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. $150

Whiteboard/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 $450

Bibles to give to potential new visitors/members--48bibles for $127.46 (includes shipping)

Entry fee for Hopes softball team--$330Donations to establish Hopes Softball Team Fundto help pay for uniforms, umpires fees, equipment,etc.

Property:A walk-behind lawn mower--1 @ $400-500

Storage shed (more capacity is required)--1 @$1500-2000

Staff:

TV with VHS and DVD player

Digital camera

Office credenza for file storage--1 @ $225

GriefShare 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 cases

Antiphonal addition to the organ

Adjustable organ bench

Lavabo bowl (a basin) for communion--@$100

Choir robes--25 @ $100 each

Worship and Praise hymnals--100 @ approx.

$10.50 each

VOICe NewsThe VOICe donation box under the coat rack isavailable for you to place your new donation itemsfor VOICe. For donations of larger items orfurniture, please contact Karen Johanknecht at724.452.5665 [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 ointments

Towels & Washcloths

Diaperssize 5 & 6Beach Towels

Sheet Setsall sizes

Comfortersespecially boysCrib Bedding

Area & Throw RugsSlipcovers
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