sep 5 2010 spirit of hope newsletter, hope evangelical lutheran church

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September 5, 2010For an electronic copy of the Spirit

please log on to our website at

www.hopelutherancranberry.org

The Spirit of

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Sunday, September 12 at 10 a.m.

It has been several years in themaking…Phase I of the Building

Expansion is ready to begin!! Joinus Sunday, September 12, 2010, at 10 a.m. tocelebrate Hope‘s Groundbreaking Ceremony.

Hope Swings into ActionBeginning with Rally Day on September 12, 2010

Get ready for a full slate of activities this fall asmembers of Hope begin the new church year with RallyDay on Sunday, September 12, 2010, when all the kidshead back to Sunday school and the annual churchpicnic takes place in Cranberry. Details will follow fromthe picnic committee, so stay tuned!

Fall also brings a few updates to our weekly schedule of church services at Hope.

An 8 a.m. service, which will last about 45 minutes,will begin on Sunday, September 12, and will be a―Traditional Liturgical Service.‖

The 9 a.m. service will be a ―Blended / Contemporary Liturgical Service‖ meaning thatmembers will see a mix of newer music in thefamily-oriented service, while maintaining thechildren‘s sermon and traditional gospel.

The 5 p.m. Saturday service and 11 a.m. service willcontinue as they have in the past with the Saturdayservice being a ―Soft, Reflective, and TraditionalLiturgical Service‖ and the 11 a.m. will cotinue asthe ―(High) Traditional Liturgical Service.‖

We look forward to seeing everyone back from

vacations and into the routine again!

Join Hope in Israel!!Registration is now open!

A limited number of reservations are now beingaccepted for Hope‘s visit to Israel in March 2011.

We will be traveling with AAA Member ChoiceTravel/Collette Vacations for a 10-day journey to theHoly Land, with an optional Jordan add-on. Dates are March 23 - April 1, 2011. For those choosing theJordan tour extension, we will arrive back April 6,2011.

Land only per person rates include: Double $1,949; Single $2,699; or Triple $1919. A $50 -

AAA member benefit discount applies. A deposit of $250 holds your reservation with the balance due 60days prior to departure. Cancellation insurance isavailable. Airfare is currently being estimated at $1,200 with Continental Airlines.

Interested persons will secure their OWN reservationdirectly with AAA Travel (Route 19 in Cranberry) butshould sign up under ‗event registration‘ atwww.hopelutherancranberry.org, working with ourtrip contact, Brandi Rowe-Miskevich, Senior TravelAgent.

Highlights of this inspirational trip include 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 more!

Please see Pastor Rich Leseganich for additionalinformation. Plan to journey to the Holy Land withfellow members of your church family in 2011. Aninformation packet is located at the Welcome Table!

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Have a great weekend!The Church Office willbe closed Monday,September 6.

CHAOS (Christ Has All Our Solutions)

Hope's 6th – 8th grade Youth Group willbe meeting September 26 for anevening of fun from 6 to 8 p.m.!

Please RSVP to Karen Johanknecht [email protected] or 724.452.5665 if you plan to

attend. Friends are always welcome!

Upcoming CHAOS dates:

Sunday, October 10 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Hope Lutheran Church

THE CHURCH PICNIC NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Do you have any gently used toys from happymeals or stuffed animals you are willing to partwith? We need some of these "like new/gentlyused" items to use as prizes for the children'sgames at the picnic.

o If so, please place them in the box underthe coat rack marked ―PRIZES FORPICNIC” anytime before September 5,2010.

Do you have a grill that you would be willing tobring to the picnic? If so, please email AmyWolfe at [email protected].

If you are interested in helping with the picnic inanyway, please contact Amy Wolfe [email protected].

Our summer missionaries to Charleston, WV andOnancock, VA invite you to view two short video

clips of our experiences. Produced by two of our student missionaries, Sarah Heney (Charleston,WV) and Cody Colpo (Onancock, VA), they arenow posted on our website for your viewingpleasure.

Log on to www.hopelutherancranberry.org under‗Youth Events‘ and experience some of the powerthese mission trips invoke. God was glorified asour missionaries served, played, and prayed in thename of Jesus!

As always, we thank the congregation for yourongoing support of mission. Each summer we seecommunities impacted and students‘ spiritual livesdeepened because you are willing to invest in them.Thank you!

Kidz Klub is Almost Here!

We have an exciting year ahead for

Kidz Klub! Imagine a year of

monthly birthdays!

Your child will find out what it was like to be Jesusas a kid…with lots of surprises along the way.Games, food, service and fun with friends…of

course, the Kidz Klub way!

If your child will be in grades 1-5, s/he will notwant to miss these monthly events! Here‘s our schedule through the end of this year:

Sunday, Sept. 26 4-6 p.m. KICKOFF! Sunday, Oct. 17 4-6 p.m.Sunday, Nov. 7 4-6 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 5 4-6 p.m.

If you are interested in helping out this year or haveany questions, please contact Diana Munn at724.272.1459 or [email protected]. See you inSeptember and enjoy the rest of the summer!

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Hope’s Quilting Bee willbe meeting every Tuesday andThursday at Hope!!

Come when you can. Noexperience necessary. If you

have any questions, please see Diane Nielsen.

Times: Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon

Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m.

Hope’s Dinner Group

will be dining at Narcisi’s

Winery on September 11,2010, at 6:30 p.m.(The winery is on Route910, approximately 3.1miles on right east of Route 8.)

For reservations orinformation call Paul orJanet at 724.775.1977.

Men’s Ministry Fall 2010

For Men ONLY:“The Best is YET to Come!”

Every Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.October 7 – November 18

Topics include:Man in the Middle, He-Man of the Universe, Son,

Husband, Provider, Father, & Face Forward

Sign up is NOW online!!

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Attendance and Offering:

August 22, 2010

5 p.m. – 27 Operating Fund: $ 6,175.00 9 a.m. – 141 Expansion Fund: $ 842.0011 a.m. – 83

Total: 251 Total: $ 7,017.15

MORE AMAZING CHRIST AND CAFFEINE DATES!

“Christ and Caffeine” has yoursummer reading planned for you!We‘ll start up again Mondayevenings October 4 - November8, 2010!

Join us at 7:30 p.m. (to order up your favorite caffeine creation) and the study willbegin at 7:45 p.m. at Steamer‘s Coffee Shop,located on Route 19 in The Streets of Cranberry. Our text this time around will be “Jesus Wants To

Save Christians” by Rob Bell.

Pick up a copy of the text at your favoritebookstore, read it over the summer, and we‘lldissect it together in the fall. Sign up is NOW

online!!

FALL WOMEN'S

BIBLE STUDY -

PLEASE JOIN US!

Our Women's Bible

Study will begin on Thursday, September 9 and

Friday, September 10 so plan to join us! Beth

Moore's DVD study 'Esther: It's Tough Being a

Woman' will be our focus of study for 11 weeks.

We take an in-depth and very personal examinationof this great story of threat and deliverance. Bethpeels back the layers of history and shows how verycontemporary and applicable the story of Esther isto our lives. If you've ever felt inadequate,threatened, or pushed into situations that seemedoverpowering, this is the study for you. Just as itwas tough being a woman in Esther's day, it is

tough today. This portion of God's Word containstreasures to aid us in our hurried, harried, andpressured lives.

Childcare will be available on Friday morningsonly. Please contact Karen Johanknecht at724.452.5665 or [email protected] if youare interested in attending. The workbooks havealready been ordered, but Karen will give you theinformation you need to purchase a workbook, soplease plan to join us. We look forward to having

you be a part of this learning experience!







The Church Council minutesare now available for memberinterest. If you would like toreceive a copy of the minutes,please call the church office(724.776.3141) or email thechurch to place your name on the distribution list.

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for Gleaners Food Pantry2010 Collection Dates:

September 12October 17

November 7 - Thanksgiving

December 5 - Christmas

Christians Care and SharePlease bring a canned good every Sunday for Jesus.

You may drop them off in the basketsprovided in the Narthex.

Please contact Emily Kroll for

more information

724.452.8706 or [email protected].

Saturday, October 9 at 10 a.m. andSaturday, October 23 at 10 a.m.

If you would like to find out more about HopeLutheran Church, please plan to attend the New

Member Class. (The class is divided into two sessions.)

You may sign up online atwww.hopelutherancranberry.org under

―Event Registrations‖ or in the sign-up book located at the Welcome Table.

…begins on Sunday, September 12, 2010. (DuringSunday school.) If you would

like to sign up for 7th or 8th gradeConfirmation Classes, please callthe church office 724.776.3141or sign up online atwww.hopelutherancranberry.org under ―Event Registrations.‖

** Don’t forget that there is anAcolyte Training Meeting on Monday,September 13 @ 6 p.m.

** Confirmation will be celebrated on ReformationSunday, October 31 at 11 a.m. with a luncheon tofollow.__________________________________________

The following is a list of the

Baptismal Festivals/Datesfor the coming church year2010 – 2011. If you wouldlike your child baptized atHope, please contact Pastor Ron orPastor Rich at 724.776.3141.

BAPTISMAL FESTIVALS/DATES 2010:

October 31 – Reformation Day **

November 7 – All Saints **

November 21 – Christ the King

BAPTISMAL FESTIVALS/DATES 2011:

January 9 – Baptism of Our Lord

March 6 – Transfiguration of Our Lord

April 23 – Easter Vigil

June 12 – Day of Pentecost

June 19 – The Holy Trinity

July 3August 7

October 30 – Reformation Day **

November 6 – All Saints

November 20 – Christ the King

All baptisms will be scheduled for the 11 a.m.Sunday Worship Service. If there is a conflict (**)then the baptism will take place at the 5 p.m.Saturday Night Worship Service.









THE REGE HARBISON,SR. MEMORIAL GOLFTOURNAMENT COMMITTEE would like tothank everyone for your support of this event. We had a great day out on the linkswith cooperative weather and

fun-loving people, all for a great cause....toremember Rege and to raise money for the American Cancer Society!

Although the final totals are not yet in, we raised over $4000.00 which will help to benefit cancer patients locally and throughout Pennsylvania. Wewant to congratulate our basket raffle winners:

The Steighner Family, Sheila Mack, PaulWunderlin, Bob Meier and Brianna Gelb!God Bless everyone for your support and

participation!

Sunday School Needs:

With Rally Day just around the corner, our

classrooms are in need of some supplies.

We are looking for donations of basic school items:

Washable markers, pencils, crayons

Construction paper, colored cardstock, indexcards

Glue sticks, scissors

Any craft supplies (foam stickers, pipecleaners, etc.)

Plastic Ziploc bags

Kleenex, hand sanitizers, and wipes

Paper products (plates, cups, napkins)

We are also looking for monetary donations towarda table top dry erase board and easel.

Donations may be placed in the box labeled underthe coat rack in the Sunday school hallway.Monetary donations can be placed in the offeringplate marked “Sunday School Needs.”

Anything is greatly appreciated!

The HauntedTrail

This is one scary night youwon’t want to miss!

Who: All youth, 6 th – 12 th gradeWhen: Saturday, October 16 th

Time: approx. 5:15 p.m. – 10 p.m.

What: this service project is your chance todress scary, act scary and be scary, all tobenefit people with disabilities!

Where: Meet at Hope, put on your scariest look, and then go to the Woodlands for some

seriously spooky fun!

About The Woodlands, Wexford, PA

The Woodlands is committed to enriching the livesof children and adults with disabilities and chronicillnesses in Western Pennsylvania by providingprograms that support and strengthen theirdevelopment of socialization skills, creativeexpression, environmental awareness, recreationand spirituality.

This 32 acre facility is a great location to host theHaunted Trail, open to anyone, but specificallydesigned for individuals with disabilities andchronic illnesses and their families.

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The Church Office is openMonday – Friday, 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.



Please notify the church office if prayer is desired. Prayers willbe listed for one month.

Matt Detar - ocular myasthenia gravis (mg); friend of Alan

KroheBarbara Porter - bone cancer & surgery complications; friend of

Yvonne Thickey Luke Schultheis - insulin pumpRentz Family - adoption of their son, Chih-Fu and the

adjustments for the familyBeverly Petrosky - surgeryLonnie Keener - needs a heart & kidney transplantJan Toumey - cancer treatment & recent widow

Norma Norris‘ mom – cancerCarol‘s mom - cancerTana Tossmyier - mental illnessCeline Haynes - cancer; friend of Nadyne Nicolas Mason O‘Donnell – leukemia (3 yrs. old); friend on Judy AikensPatrick Follet - critically ill (Senior in High School); friend of

Michele West Mario Urlini - health issues; friend of Peggy MaysVinnie Orlando - 8 mths. old – large tumor; friend of Peggy MaysPat - stage 4 cancer; Karen Johanknecht ’ s cousinChad - back surgery; John and Jane Graf ’ s son-in-lawTom - genetic disease; Chad ’ s friend Jim - non-hodgkin‘s lymphoma Teresa - stomach cancer – hospice careBruce - health problemsEthan - surgery & recoverySusan - hand/arm painSuzanne - panic attacksJake - lymphomaEdith - lymphoma; friend of Barb Miller

Joe - heart attack Kris - ms advancingNancy - medical problems; needs answersShellee Smith - cancerHelen Still - healthDiane Haag - cancerMarie Teets - cancerBrooks - cancerRebecca Sayre - celiac diseaseLinda PorterRoxane CrosbyMarion DrollingerBernice Richter

Please pray for the family and friends of Susan Houghtaling who recently joined the Church Triumphant.

Please pray for the family and friendsof Lisa Martin who recently entered

eternal life on Tuesday.

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. $300

DVD player--1 @ approx. $150

Whiteboard/easel sets, size 4‘x3‘--@approx. $175per set

Children‘s 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 Hope‘s softball team--$330

Donations to establish ―Hope‘s Softball Team Fund‖to 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

Prayer Listfor



COLLEGE CARE PACKAGE

COLLECTION BEGINS

CHAOS will begin collecting items

to be shipped to our college students tolet them know we are thinking about them whilethey are away from home.

We hope that, once again this year, you will help

support this collection by donating any of thefollowing or similar items! You can bring theseitems to Hope and place them in the collection binnear the coat rack labeled ―College CarePackages.”

Donations will be received through October 10, when we will prepare them for shipping. Thanks somuch in advance for helping us with this funproject!!!

ITEMS REQUESTEDAnything a college student might need to surviveexams including:

microwave popcorn

hot chocolate

candy

gum

Ramen noodles

squirt guns

bubbles

pens/pencils

VOICe News

The VOICe donation box under the coat rack is available foryou to place your new donation items for VOICe. Fordonations of larger items or furniture, please contact KarenJohanknecht at 724.452.5665 or [email protected].

VOICe would like to thank Hope Lutheran Church for thecontinued support over the past year. Your donations, prayers,and commitment to VOICe is greatly appreciated!!

Current VOICe Wish List: All Back to School Items

backpacks, notebooks, binders, paper

pencils, pens, erasers, scissors, crayons kleenex

hand sanitizers

AA batteries

dryer sheets liquid laundry soap

bleach

phone cards gift cards for any store

cleaning supplies, brooms, mops, buckets

light bulbs

Are you looking for work? There is a new faith-based job search group in the area, called DiscoverHope - their website address is:www.discoverhopehere.com.

Friends In Christ… Sign up now for the Dinner-Theater bus trip to see ―THETABLECLOTH ‖ at TheRiverside Inn at CambridgeSprings on Saturday,

December 11, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.

Deadline: October 21, 2010

Cost: $60.00 per personContact Pastor Saylor at 724.799.3743 for moreinformation

Give your marriage a great start before yousay I do…Becoming One Couples Seminar

& Workshop(Formerly Pre Cana of Western PA)

Couples who are contemplating marriage or engaged

(even those married 1 year or less) are invited to sharethis special day together. It is a quiet day designed togive couples a chance to concentrate on one another, toexplore strengths and weaknesses, ambitions and goalsand to improve communication.

This one day workshop has been strengtheningrelationships by teaching communication skills toengaged couples for 22 years and is recommended bypastors of many Christian denominations as part of theirpre-marriage preparations. A $45/couple registration feecovers 3 meals and workshop materials. Next date isSaturday October 2 at Community United Methodist

Church, Irwin (Harrison City). To register, please visit www.becoming1.info or contact Jason and Nicole Dalnoky at 724.255.3937 or [email protected].

** Pre Cana/Becoming One Alumni weneed your help!!

Please consider volunteering 2 weekends/year so other couples can have the great experience you did. Thanks!

If you have any questions contact Rodger and Candy Holsing

at [email protected] .




http://www.discoverhopehere.com/


http://www.becoming1.info/















The Rege Harbison, Sr.Golf Tournament

A special thank you to our

Beverage Cart Sponsors

$250 Level …

Grady & Kastner OrthodonticsDr. King, DMD

and Hole Sponsors

$100 Level… Brandt Paving

Devlin Funeral Home of Cranberry

Friends at Hope Lutheran Church

Gumpher Electric

Hartman‘s Firestone

JV Electronics McIlvriedDiDiano & Mox, LLC

Lagamba Electric

M&B Builders

Media Post Inc.

RAM Electric, Inc. ($200)

Richard E. Sipe, GeneralContractor

SAICH Plumbing Company

Soergel Orchards, Wexford

Staples

Steinberger Floors, Inc.

The Harbison Family

THANK YOU TO ALL THEBUSINESSES…

that supported our Golf Tournament forthe American Cancer Society!!

Skill and Raffle PrizesAladdin‘s Eatery - $20 gift card

Andrea's Country Shop - $20 gift certificate

Burger King, Cranberry Twp. – (4) free value mealcertificates

Carnegie Museums – (4) free passes

Chick-Fil-A – (4) free meal combos

Chipotle – (3) certificates for (4) burrito dinners each

CiCi's Pizza – (50) Buy-One, Get-One free coupons andfree drink cards

Comtra Theater – (3) free passes

Cranberry Cinemas – (2) free tickets

Dairy Queen, Cranberry Twp. - Free ice cream cake

Dick's Sporting Goods – (1) $50 gift certificate, (4) $10 offa $25 purchase and coupons for all golfer bags

Domino‘s Pizza – (3) certificates for a free Large 2 toppingPizza

Dr. Michael Clopp, DMD, Cranberry Twp – Teeth

whitening treatment valued at $399Duffy's Dog House – (2) $5 gift certificates

Five Guys – (2) $5 gift cards

Forgotten Taste – (1 dozen) free perogies

Fun Fore All - $20 gift card

Hampton Inn – (2) free one night stays with breakfast

Harmony Inn - $20 gift card

Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant - $30 gift certificate

Jersey Mike's – 100 coupons for the golfer bags

Jimmy Wan‘s— $25 gift certificate

Krispy Kreme – (8 free) dozen glazed donuts coupons

Log Cabin - $25 gift card

Lucky Paws Pet Resort - Gift basket worth $100

Maddalon Jeweler's - $25 off a purchase gift certificate

Max & Erma‘s - $10 gift card, (2 free) 1/2 dozen cookiegift cards

McDonald's, Rt. 228 - 100 coupons for the golfer bags

Mudpie – (2) $15 certificates

No Excuses Fitness by Kelly – (2 free) one month fitnessclasses

Philly Pretzel Factory – (100) Buy-One, Get-One freepretzel coupons

Siba Cucina – (4) $25 gift cards

Station Square Sheraton – One night stay and $75 dinnercertificate

Strawberry Ridge Golf Course – (4) Rounds of golf withcart

Tony Dilulio's Exxon - Free oil change

Wing Kings of Cranberry – gift certificatesYMCA of Cranberry - Basket including (3 months) freefamily membership, guest passes, t-shirts, and a towel

** All prizes were donated by local businesses and individuals, so please say thank you to them when you use your prize. We greatly appreciated their support of this event to benefit the American CancerSociety.

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