Hope Lutheran

Thank you to all who help make the Pot Luck Luncheon a delicious success.

Next Social hour is March 11th sponsored by the Christian Education / Youth Committee.

The Women of Hope board meeting will be held on Sunday, March 4 following worship.

The Circle meetings will be held on Tuesday, March 13th, Grace Marie at Noon and Rebekah at 7pm.

Christian Service: April General Meeting will be on Tuesday, the 10th at 7pm. Rotation #2 will be used. A clean up day is scheduled for Saturday, May 19th, so please mark your calendars.

Wish List: paper towels, small containers of fruit punch mix. Thank you!

Outreach project: Christians United

New and returning Council members

Installation is Sunday, February 18th during service.

How is God working in your life?

We invite you to share these by writing them down and placing them in the box provided in the narthex. These can be done anonymously if you wish or you can sign your name. They will then be included in the newsletter.

On June 27th Kayla Brightwell and her chaperone, Mary Bryner, will be joining thousands of youth and adults at the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering. The theme for this year is “This Changes Everything” and will be held in Houston, Texas from June 27-July 1.

As the director, Molly Beck Deen describes it” “The Gathering is a faith formation experience like none other that has become a milestone in the lives of many Lutheran high schoolers. The Gathering enriches congregational ministry through providing experiences that will challenge and strengthen faith and give participants a wide view of their church.”

The Christian Education committee is accepting donations to defray the cost of the trip for the participants. Money from the Garrison Day sale provided the funds for the registration, and now we welcome donations to defray the cost of the airline tickets, hotel, offerings, and meals. To that end, also look for a yard sale in the spring to assist in this project. Thank you for all your efforts on behalf of this worthy cause.

Please mark you donation YOUTH GATHERING and place in the offering plate.

Our Lenten worship begins on Ash Wednesday 7:00 p.m. with the imposition of Ashes.

Also join us for our Midweek events from February 21st through March 21st . Our theme this year is “Thy Will Be Done”.

Services will be as follows. We will begin at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church on February 21st at 7:00 p.m. HOPE Lutheran Church on February 28th 7:00 p.m., March 7th Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 7:00 p.m., March 14th Hope Lutheran Church 7:00 p.m. and March 21st Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 7:00 p.m.

Mutual Ministry Committee

This group has just been formed with members from both congregations.  Our main purpose:

1. Assure open communication between the two congregations.
2. Provide a way for all members of our congregations, including the Pastor, to voice concerns or ideas which will help our joint parish become even stronger and more fulfilling for all.

The committee will assure such suggestions/concerns are directed to the Pastor and/or Joint Council.

Please contact one of our committee members.

Hope

• Tobie Pasco
• Rhonda Brightwell

Holy Trinity

• Andy Skinner
• Carla Alwin

Please share your thoughts to help our Joint Parish flourish.  Confidentiality assured if desired.

Please join us Sunday, February 4th after Worship for the annual Congregational meeting.