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HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCHHOPE LUTHERAN CHURCHHOPE LUTHERAN CHURCHHOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Announcements 1-7

August Baptisms 9

August Birthdays 8

Looking Ahead to September 2015 11

Treasurer’s Report 10

Whatever you do, do it all Whatever you do, do it all Whatever you do, do it all Whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.for the glory of God.for the glory of God.for the glory of God.

1 Corinthians 10:31

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Please visit Neemann Hall and see the beautiful gallery of pictures Ruth Mahling has created. She is selling

them for $15 each or whatever you can afford. All proceeds will go to the Pine Ridge Reservation Project.

THANK YOU! Members Chris and Amy Jimieson along with their adopted son, Myles, would like to thank the members of Hope Lutheran Church for their support of their event Strides for Africa. After last summer's sermon at Hope Lutheran on "The Daily Grind for Water in Afri-ca", their 2014 run/walk event went on to raise approx-imately $12,000, which is translating to approximately 4,000 changed lives in Africa with the gift of clean wa-ter. Their run/walk event will be held this year on 8/15 at Madison's Central Park.

For more information, go to www.stridesforafrica.org

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A LOOK AHEAD TO SEPTEMBER 2015 Every Saturday in September: 6 pm AA Meeting Every Sunday in September: 7 pm Al-Anon Meeting September 6: 9 am “Now the Feast & Celebration” Worship September 7: Labor Day - Church Office Closed September 8: 10 am Hope Service League September 9: 8:30 am Sarah Circle 5:30 pm Chime Choir 6:30 pm Confirmation 6:30 pm Voices of Hope September 10: 5 pm Shared Table September 12: 9 am Mary Circle September 13: Ironman Triathlon Rally Sunday 8 am Traditional Worship 9:30 am Contemporary Worship 10 am Sunday School September 14: 5:30 pm Executive Board 6 pm Council Meeting September 15: Visitor Articles Due September 16: 8:30 am Quilt Workshop 5:30 pm Chime Choir 6:30 pm Voices of Hope September 20: 8 am Traditional Worship Time & Talent Sunday 9:15 am Hannah Circle 9:30 am Contemporary Worship 10 am Sunday School September 23: 8:30 am Quilt Prep-work 5:30 pm Chime Choir 6:30 pm Voices of Hope 6:30 pm Confirmation September 27: 8 am Traditional Worship Time & Talent Sunday 9:30 am Contemporary Worship 10 am Sunday School 1-4 pm Kitchen/Neemann reserved September 29: 1 pm Visitor Assembly

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Giving to General Budget Items, YTD: Actual Planned

Member, Envelopes & Free Will 84,846.46 101,590.00 Sunday School 156.66 60.00 Holidays/Special Events 4,128.94 4,600.00 Facilities Donations 725.00 540.00 All other Giving 5,608.54 1,925.00 Landfill 6,000.00 6,000.00

Refunds, Reimbursements, Misc. 114.78 70.00

Total General Budget Income, YTD: 101,580.38 114,785.00

Other Income:

Designated Projects 12,658.40 0.00 Improvement Fund 4,718.25 5,300.00

Key Savings 30,152.07 0.00

TOTAL CONGREGATION INCOME: 149,109.10 120,085.00

Budgeted Ministry Expenses:

ELCA Support 2450.00 3,900.00 Executive 81290.38 84,580.46 Outreach 510.50 0.00 Adult & Fellowship 121.18 100.00 Property 30572.12 31,778.17 Stewardship 1434.07 1,488.00 Worship 1214.19 990.00 Youth 580.82 700.00 Faith in Action 0.00 200.00

General Budget Expense - Other 626.52 0.00

Total General Budgeted Expense, YTD: 118,799.78 123,736.63

Other Expenditures

Designated Projects 21,137.67 0.00 Improvement Fund 4,910.97 1,200.00

Key Savings 28,186.11 0.00

TOTAL CONGREGATION EXPENSES: 144,848.42 124,936.63

Checking Account Balance on 6/30 8,398.57

Owed to Savings Accounts 21,500.00

Savings Account Balances on 6/30

Improvement Fund 11,427.79

Designated Projects 12,630.58

Jensen Thrivent (12/31/14) 6,619.58

Key Savings 46,973.46

Treasurer's Report - June 2015, YTD

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August Altar Flowers August 2 - Pam St. John August 9 - Dan Weaver August 16 - John & Cathie Marty August 23 - Gary & Patty Keip August 30 - Nelson & Carol Wendricks If you’re interested in supplying flowers for the altar, please see the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board or call Linda Marks at 240-0398.

Students entering 7th and 8th grade, along with their parents, are invited and en-couraged to attend the Con-firmation Orientation with Pastor Chris on Wednesday, August 26th at 6:30 pm in Nee-mann Hall. Look for a letter from Pastor Chris in your mail with details!

To all Hope Members -- Thank you so much for your support thus far for the people of Pine Ridge reserva-tion! This is an ongoing project for the HLCW. For the time-being no clothing, books or toys are being accepted due to space limitations.

WE WILL NOTIFY YOU WHEN WE

RESUME THOSE COLLECTIONS

Any questions? Ask Carol Lauher or Linda Marks

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

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August 2: Pam St. John August 9: August 16: August 23: August 30:

Thank you for signing up to provide treats for the

Cornerstone Café. Any questions can be directed

to Carol Duffy at 244�6924, or Kathy Chrisler at

222�0507.

STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS STEWARDSHIP PROJECTS FOR LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEFFOR LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEFFOR LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEFFOR LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF Our focus for July and August is School Kits. There

are school bags in Neemann Hall for you to pick up

and fill as in years past. A list of the items needed

will be a�ached to each bag. Start checking out

the weekly sales flyers to find some good

school supply bargains. Most items can be

purchased for 50¢ or less when on sale.

We ask that you remove items from the packaging

they came in as the extra packaging only adds extra

postage. The five pencils and five pens should be bun-

dled with a rubber band.

All completed bags and extra schools supply items

can be placed in the trunk in Neemann Hall. Thank you

in advance for all your efforts to collect these items.

Carol Lauher and Linda Marks

Co-Coordinators for HLCW Growth & Ac�on

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In cases where the exact date of the baptism is unknown, the first of the month given is used.

If you know your actual baptism date, please let the church office know.

August Baptism AnniversariesAugust Baptism AnniversariesAugust Baptism AnniversariesAugust Baptism Anniversaries

Jordan Archer ..............................8/1 Amy Corcoran ............................8/1 Nancy Deadman ........................8/1 Cassandra Fry..............................8/1 Amy Geiger .................................8/1 Danialle Janutolo .......................8/1 Kolton Koch................................8/1 Mitchell Thomas .......................8/1 Jeffrey Wachal ............................8/1 Laura Weber ...............................8/1 Caeden Duffy-Frank .................8/2 Nikkia Kohn ...............................8/6 Nick Hoberg ...............................8/7 Joshua Stephan ...........................8/7 Adam Hessling ...........................8/9 Peter Mueller ..............................8/9 Michael Viken ......................... 8/10 Kelli Crossman ........................ 8/12 Jensen Ruesch .......................... 8/12 Allison Bultman....................... 8/15 Brian Korfmacher .................... 8/15 Rebecca Timmons .................. 8/15

Michael Mueller ..................... 8/17 Gavin Wendricks .................... 8/17 Joshua Hermsdorf .................. 8/18 Jessica Ecker ............................. 8/19 Lindsay Farnsworth ............... 8/21 Marcia Freemyer ..................... 8/21 Riley Hermsdorf ..................... 8/23 Steven Buss ............................... 8/24 Tamara Loy ............................. 8/24 Skyler Viken ............................ 8/24 Todd Franke ............................ 8/25 Kevin Koch............................... 8/25 Nevaeh Schears ....................... 8/26 Nicole Skram ........................... 8/26 Nancy Koberle-O’Connell ... 8/27 Robert Marks .......................... 8/27 Kurt Bystol ............................... 8/28 Collin Petersen ........................ 8/28 Carol Wendricks .................... 8/28 Tyler Perry ............................... 8/29 Stanley Salverson Jr. ............... 8/29 Mason Steenis ......................... 8/30

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August BirthdaysAugust BirthdaysAugust BirthdaysAugust Birthdays Janet Part ..................................... 8/1 Robert Marks ............................. 8/2 Corrine Farwell .......................... 8/3 Alyssa Puccio .............................. 8/3 Lesley Schulz .............................. 8/3 Mary Fitzsimmons .................... 8/4 Gina Molstad ............................. 8/4 Stella Schleis ............................... 8/4 Sylvia Lee-Thompson .............. 8/5 Tamara Loy ................................ 8/6 Ryan Shepard ............................. 8/6 Erin Dahl ..................................... 8/7 Mitch Geiger .............................. 8/7 Scott Tatzel ................................ 8/7 Dena Crook .............................. 8/10 Carol Wendricks ..................... 8/10 Lois Wolf .................................. 8/10 Judith Mueller .......................... 8/11 Jeremiah Tiede ......................... 8/11 Janice Horstmeyer ................... 8/13 Joshua Stapelmann .................. 8/13 Tamra Bahr ............................... 8/14 Steve Gausmann ...................... 8/14 Carol Clark ............................... 8/15 Nichole Buss ............................. 8/16 Rilee Gausmann....................... 8/16 Jennifer Kopp ........................... 8/16 Machelle Nemitz ..................... 8/16 Tyler Clark ............................... 8/17 Cherilyn Hatfield .................... 8/17

Cynda Solberg ......................... 8/17 Tracy Thom ............................. 8/17 Cheryl Pendleton .................... 8/18 Richard Klinke ........................ 8/19 Bernadette Archer ................... 8/20 Barbara Burmeister .................. 8/20 Patty Gausmann ...................... 8/20 Melina Guastella ..................... 8/20 Owen Haberli .......................... 8/21 Ryan Quam .............................. 8/21 Sunny Loy ................................. 8/22 James Schaffer .......................... 8/22 Andrew Chrisler ...................... 8/24 Tracy Steenis ............................ 8/24 Jennifer Helgeland .................. 8/25 Joshua Perry ............................. 8/25 Carol Duffy .............................. 8/26 Patricia Hermsdorf ................. 8/26 Rick Wollin ............................. 8/26 Owen Bruckner ........................ 8/27 Ann Smith ................................ 8/27 Gary Keip .................................. 8/28 Lynn Oldenburg...................... 8/28 Lynne Walrath ........................ 8/28 Amy Jimieson ........................... 8/29 Noah Dockter.......................... 8/30 Patricia Bentheimer ................ 8/31 Joyce Gausmann ...................... 8/31 Russell Gullickson .................. 8/31 Steve Klinke .............................. 8/31

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The 2015 chart for altar flowers and eternal candle is posted on the narthex bulletin

board. Please sign-up if you’d like to supply altar flowers for any given Sunday or spon-

sor the eternal candle for a month.

PRESCRIPTION BOTTLES

NO LONGER COLLECTED After many years of collecting empty prescription bottles to

be reused by medical staff in other areas of the world, this

program has come to an end. The warehouse that collected

and distributed them and a variety of other medical aids has

closed. As of this article, please do not drop these bottles

off at church. They may be recycled in your own bins or if

you find a place that can use them, please take advantage of

that. Thank you to everyone who has donated these bottles. Mary Ackerman

Mystery Revealed! �� 11/27/15 ��������

The Community Co-chairs of HLCW are planning an outing to see the Vienna Boys Choir on November 27th at 7 pm at the Overture Center. While they’re aware that this falls on “Black Friday”, they’re thinking you’ll be ready to sit back, relax and soak in some Christmas season sensations. There are only 25 seats reserved for this one night event! The cost is estimat-ed to be less than $35. A seating chart and other de-tails along with a sign-up sheet will be posted the first part of September.

What better way to begin your Christmas season!What better way to begin your Christmas season!What better way to begin your Christmas season!What better way to begin your Christmas season!

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Do you have trouble hearing the beautiful mu-sic provided by Hope’s choirs on Sunday morn-ing? Or is Pastor Chris’ message sometimes

hard to hear? If either of these hap-pens to you, try our new wireless headphones! Hope recently ac-quired the capability to provide this

service and has four wireless headphones for member use (these are very similar to what are used in movie theaters to enhance hearing capa-bility). See a tech crew member or an usher if you would like to try one out. Why not give it a shot and see what you might be missing.

Come help

Louise (Brown) Wollin celebrate her 90th bir�hday!

Sunday, August 2nd beginning at noon

at Hope Lutheran Church

It is a miracle that Louise is still with us. She has fought breast cancer, kidney cancer and a heart attack, lost a spouse of 64 years and won those battles with persis-tence, strength and plain old Brown stubbornness.

No gifts. Pictures & memories would be appreciated.

Donna (Wollin) & Clayton Smith: (608) 839-5379 or (608) 206-7127

James & Cynthia Wollin: (608) 221-8750 or (608) 215-3149

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29th Annual Lutherdale Fest Quilt Auction

SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM Live auction with quilts and quilted items begins at 10 am and continues until all the items are sold. Fresh baked goods, fall mums and garden pro-duce will be for sale. Pontoon rides on the lake offered all day. Silent auc-tion with theme baskets and tents with “odds & ends” crafts on site.

QUILT PREVIEW & FISH FRYQUILT PREVIEW & FISH FRYQUILT PREVIEW & FISH FRYQUILT PREVIEW & FISH FRY

All quilts and silent auction baskets will be displayed for preview from 4 to 8 pm on Friday, August 7th. There will also be a fish fry dinner served in the dining hall, (adults - $12, youth - $7).

QUILT PREVIEW AVAILAQUILT PREVIEW AVAILAQUILT PREVIEW AVAILAQUILT PREVIEW AVAILABLE ONLINE AT BLE ONLINE AT BLE ONLINE AT BLE ONLINE AT www.lutherdale.orgwww.lutherdale.orgwww.lutherdale.orgwww.lutherdale.org

Bring the whole family! We make sure EVERYONE has something to do!

Donations being accepted include: quilts, baked goods, homemade canned goods, crafts and silent auction items.

Lutherdale Ministries - N7891 US Hwy 12, Elkhorn, WI - (262) 742-2352

Skaalen Auxiliary Ice Cream Social

Sunday, August 16 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

(main level dining room)

$3 per person will get you: � a slice of home-baked pie; � delicious Schoep’s Ice Cream; � beverage.

CHANCES TO WIN A HAND-CRAFTED ITEM Tickets $1 each or 6 for $5

Entertainment in the Skaalen Chapel

Tickets are sold at the door for this event that benefits the

residents of Skaalen Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

400 N. Morris St., Stoughton