Aug 15 2010 Spirit of Hope Newsletter, Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church

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August 15, 2010For an electronic copy of the Spirit

please log on to our website at

www.hopelutherancranberry.org

The Spirit of

Summer giving isalways a challenge in

every congregation.As we enter our Summer

Liturgy here at Hope

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

rest of August, 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 in―Simply Giving‖ (please contact the church office) toensure that your financial support always arrives on aregular basis.

Thank you for your ongoing financial partnership in

the ministry of Hope Church. We consistently havemore and more ministry opportunities to engage inand your support makes that possible.

Hope’s Fall LiturgySchedule

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 Weekend September 11 & 12, 2010

Join Hope in Israel!!Registration is now open!

A limited number of

reservations are now being accepted for Hope‘s visitto 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 Travel

Agent.

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!

http://www.hopelutherancranberry.org/





HOPE'S HIGH SCHOOLYOUTH MINISTRY &

RETREATSRegistration for the Cedar

Point Roadtrip is now

officially closed!

For those disciples who will bepart of the overnight, please know that we will bemeeting at Hope promptly at 7:00 a.m. onMonday, August 23, 2010!

We will head straight to Cedar Point for a day of fun at both Cedar Point and Soak City. Lodging forthe evening will be at The Retreat at Sandusky, aChristian retreat center, located less than a milefrom Lake Erie and Cedar Point. Visit them atwww.theretreatatsandusky.com.

Youth from Rochester Free Methodist Church willalso be staying at the retreat center. We havecombined our ticket purchase with them to get thegroup rate.

Plans are to return home August 24, 2010, atapproximately 11:00 p.m. YOU WILL NEEDMONEY FOR FOOD, SNACKS, ANDANYTHING YOU WISH TO BUY AT THEPARK. Good times await — we thank you for

registering to spend the day with us.

CHAOS (Christ Has All Our Solutions)

Hope's 6th – 8th grade Youth Group willbe meeting on Sunday, August 29 foran evening of fun from 6 to 8 p.m.!

We will be welcoming all of our new 6

th

graders andsaying goodbye to all of our 9th graders as they move upto the Senior High Youth Group

in September.

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

attend. Friends are always welcome!

Upcoming CHAOS dates:

Sunday, September 26 from 6 to 8 p.m.

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

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

ongoing support of mission. Each summer we seecommunities impacted and students‘ spiritual lives

deepened 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 waslike to be Jesus as a kid…with lots of surprisesalong 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!

http://www.theretreatatsandusky.com/


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PR Committee to meet

TODAY!! The Public Relations Committee willbe meeting briefly after the 11 a.m. serviceTODAY, to regroup after the June and July―recess.‖

Members of the Evangelism are invited to attend, asare members of the Hope congregation. We wouldlove to have you join our group and offer yourtalents to spreading the good news about Hope!

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

Come when you can. No

experience necessary. If youhave any questions, please see Diane Nielsen.

Times: Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noonThursdays 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 Route

910, approximately 3.1

miles 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

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 ToSave Christians” by Rob Bell.

Pick up a copy of the text at your favorite bookstore, read it over the summer, and we‘ll

dissect 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!







As the Building Expansion begins, we are

going to need to remove some plants,

shrubs, and trees from the front of the

church. Some are going to be re-used in

the new landscaping, but there are some

that will need to be re-purposed at a

different location (i.e. your house).

Please call the church office if you areinterested in helping 724.776.3141.

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The Church Council minutes are nowavailable for member interest. If youwould like to receive a copy of theminutes, please call the church office(724.776.3141) or email the church toplace your name on the distributionlist.

Attendance and Offering:

August 8, 2010

5 p.m. – 37 Operating Fund: $ 7,776.70 9 a.m. – 77 Expansion Fund: $ 2,054.6811 a.m. – 80

Total: 194 Total: $ 9,831.38

for Gleaners Food Pantry2010 Collection Dates:

TODAYSeptember 12

October 17November 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.

BASKET RAFFLE UPDATE

Thanks to everyone who boughttickets for the upcoming BasketRaffle for the Second Annual RegeHarbison, Sr. Memorial Golf Tournament.

All proceeds from the raffle will benefit the

American Cancer Society through CranberryTownship‘s Relay For Life.

If you wanted to buy tickets but missed theopportunity when they were on sale at Hope, wewill be selling them one last time at the Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 21. Thewinning tickets will be drawn at the end of the golf tournament. Good luck to everyone and thanks again for your support!

Pleasant Valley Homeless

Shelter Dinner

TODAY!!

MENU: COOKOUT

Hamburgers – provided (need 1 cook)Hot Dogs – need 5 packages (need 1 cook)

Hot Dog Buns – provided Hamburger Buns – provided Macaroni Salad – provided (need 2 cooks)

Potato Salad – provided Ketchup – provided Mustard – provided Relish - provided Watermelon – 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 return between 8:30 & 9:00 p.m.

Mark your calendars now for the next dinner dates: October 17 and December 19. * See the article on

the prayer page for more Homeless Shelter needs.



Hope Swings into Action

Beginning 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 withRally Day on Sunday, September 12, 2010, when

all the kids head back to Sunday school and theannual church picnic takes place in Cranberry. Details will follow from the picnic committee, so

stay tuned!

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

An 8 a.m. service, which will last about 45minutes, 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. servicewill continue as they have in the past with theSaturday service being a ―Soft, Reflective, andTraditional Liturgical Service‖ and the 11 a.m.

will cotinue as the ―(High) Traditional

Liturgical Service.‖

We look forward to seeing everyone back fromvacations and into the routine again!

VBS Slideshow

Available

Continue your expedition

with this slideshow – compliments of Michele

West. It is a 25-minute DVD with the soundtrack of all of the High Seas songs!

In addition, she has the pictures that were displayedat the finale available on disc as well. If you areinterested in either of these, please email Michele [email protected]. Thanks Michele!

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/gently

used" 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].

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 opportunity is Saturday,August 28. We will meet at Panera‘s 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 Panera‘s by 12:40p.m. Please consider giving your time.

If you are interested, contact Judy Aikens at [email protected] or 724.831.8104.

Limit 12 people per session!
















The following is a list of theBaptismal 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:

August 15 – Mary, Mother of Our Lord

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 3

August 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.

Friends In Christ… Sign up now for the Dinner-Theater bus trip to see ―THE

TABLECLOTH ‖ at TheRiverside Inn at Cambridge

Springs on Saturday, December11, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.

Deadline: October 21, 2010Cost: $60.00 per person

Contact Pastor Saylor at 724.799.3743 for moreinformation.

COLLECTION FOR THE RONALD

McDONALD HOUSE

CHAOS is delivering all of the donations

for the Ronald McDonald House as follows:

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE TOUR AND

DELIVERY

THURSDAY, AUGUST 19

2:45 P.M. - MEET AT HOPE

4:45 P.M. - EXPECTED TIME TO RETURNTO HOPE

Reply to me if you are planning for your child to

attend at [email protected].

VOICe News

The VOICe donation box under the coat rack is available for

you 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, prayersand 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











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

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

Dave Sacco - bypass surgery & recovery; Jodi Audino’s father Barbara Porter - bone cancer; friend of Yvonne Thickey Luke Schultheis - insulin pumpRentz Family - adoption of their sonPhil Grabowski - surgery & recoveryBeverly Hobaugh - biopsy & health concernsMary Louise Mallow – surgeryBeverly Petrosky - surgeryLonnie Keener - needs a heart & kidney transplantJan Toumey - cancer treatment & recent widowJim - non-hodgkin‘s lymphoma Teresa - stomach cancerBruce - health problemsEthan - surgery & recoverySusan - hand/arm painSuzanne - panic attacksMitzi - sinus infectionJake - lymphomaEdith - lymphoma; friend of Barb Miller Joe - heart attack Kris - ms advancingNancy - medical problems; needs answersShellee Smith - cancerHelen Still - healthDiane Haag - cancerMarie Teets - cancerBrooks - cancer

Roxane CrosbyMarion DrollingerRebecca SayreLinda Porter

Please pray for the family and friends of Randy O‘Hara who recently joined the

Church Triumphant.

Anthony Cerrone: Afghanistan; Nancy’s nephew

The Pleasant Valley HomelessShelter is in need of

Disposable Foam Plates, 6" & 10"

8 oz. cups

12-14 oz. bowls

Paper Towels

We will take the donated items to the shelter today.

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



ATTENTION MARRIED COUPLES:Could your relationship use a tune up? The finalPennsylvania Lutheran Marriage EncounterWeekend for 2010 is set for October 22-24 at the

Radisson Hotel Sharon in Sharon, PA, an hournorth of Pittsburgh.

Weekends are for ALL marriages, and offer a timeto escape daily pressures and responsibilities tosearch out and discover a warmer, closer, more joyful relationship with each other. Weekends runfrom Friday night at 8 p.m. to Sunday at 5 p.m.

All costs for (2) nights lodging, meals and suppliesare covered by a $45.00 per couple registration fee

plus a confidential contribution of whatever amountyou choose to make toward the end of theweekend. The Radisson in Sharon is a verypopular location as the hotel boasts a lovely tropicalatrium, and each room has a king bed and an in-room hot tub; so don‘t delay, sign up today to avoid

ending up on a waiting list.

To register, simply go to the website:www.GodLovesMarriage.org and sign up; or forquestions or if you would like a brochure withregistration form mailed to you, contactPennsylvania Directors of Lutheran MarriageEncounter, Fred & Julie Schamber at 724.325.3166or email: [email protected].

The Church Office is openMonday – Friday,

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Give your marriage a great start

before you say I do…Becoming One

Couples Seminar & Workshop(Formerly Pre Cana of Western PA)

Couples who are contemplating marriage orengaged (even those married 1 year or less) are

invited to share this special day together. It is aquiet day designed to give couples a chance toconcentrate on one another, to explore strengths andweaknesses, ambitions and goals and to improvecommunication.

This one day workshop has been strengtheningrelationships by teaching communication skills toengaged couples for 22 years and is recommendedby pastors of many Christian denominations as partof their pre-marriage preparations. A $45/couple

registration fee covers 3 meals and workshopmaterials. Next date is Saturday October 2 atCommunity 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 [email protected].

** Pre Cana/Becoming One Alumni we need 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] .

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