January 3, 2010 For an electronic copy of the Spirit, please log on to our website at: www.hopelutherancranberry.org The Spirit of To All, Please note th e change in Givin g Units for 2010. Our new total for 2010 is 228 Families/Giv ing Units. 2010: 228 Families/Giving Units 105 Families made a Commitment for 2010 32 Families who made a Commitment in 2009 did not make a Commitment thus far for 2010 20 Families made a Commitment for the 1 st time in 2010 2009/2010 Total Commitments: General Fund: $256,782 (73.4% of our goal) Expansion Fund: $ 83,816 (56% of our goal ) Total : $340,598 (68.1% of our goal) Needed to meet our Goals: General Fund: $ 93,218 Expansion Fund: $ 66,184 Total: $159,402 Rich blessings to you, Pastor Ron Please pick-up your 2010 Offering Envelopes in the Narthex. The Church Council minutes are now available for member interest. If you would like to receive a copy of the minutes, please call the church office (724.776.3141) or email the church to place your name on the distribution list. Several gifts (most of them anonymous) have already been donated to Hope. Special thanks to all for the following:GPS System for the Youth Private donation for the Mission Trips next Summer Donation for QuickBooks CD Player (two donors)1 TV and DVD player 13 Choir ChairsWe need your help shoveling snow at the church. Please sign up on the bulletin board behind the Welcome Table in the Narthex.
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8/8/2019 Jan 3 2010 Spirit of Hope Newsletter, Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church
& SanctuaryCandlesThere are still a fewdates left to reservefor the 2010
Sanctuary Candles:
January 17 June 13 & 27March 7 & 21 July 11April 8 November 28May 16 & 23
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SOUPER BOWLIS COMING TO
HOPE!!!!!!
Souper Bowl of Caring Sunday will be celebrated at Hope the
weekend of February 6 & 7, 2010, at all services.Bring some extra cash with you to worship and giveto a local charity soon to be announced. We areencouraging donations of $1 or $2 for everymember of your family in worship that weekend.Our youth will be standing at our exit doorsfollowing worship to receive your generousdonations.
Since the Souper Bowl of Caring began in 1990with one youth group, the youth of America haveraised more than $60 million for food banks, soupkitchens, and other charities across the country.
Now it’s OUR TURN to fight hunger and socialissues in an event that is transforming Super Bowlweekend into the nation’s largest youth -ledweekend of giving and serving.
Remember February 6 & 7 as the weekend to giveto others. Visit www.souperbowl.org for moreinformation. God bless you for your generousdiscipleship living. To God be the glory!
HOPE'S HIGH SCHOOL YOUTHMINISTRY & RETREATS
January 8-9, 2010Winter Retreat at Camp Lutherlyn!!!
Theme: “New Creation” 6:30p.m
New Price $65! Friends welcome $75!
There's nothing like a winter overnight at our favoritechurch camp in Prospect, PA! Grab your friends, asnack to share, overnight stuff for camp and get ready
for an awesome spiritual experience in God's creation — Lutherlyn style! Cost includes lodging, meals, programmaterial, and the chance of being snowed in at camp!Snowball fights encouraged! Register at the welcometable or email Aaron at [email protected] .
Attention youth in grades 6 – 12. We will begoing Snow Tubing at Wildwood Highlands onJanuary 24, 2010 . Sign up on the youth bulletinboard or in the notebook on the Welcome Table inthe Narthex. Friends are welcome and chaperonesare needed. Watch the Spirit of Hope in the coming
What is normal adolescent behavior, and whatis cause for concern?Adolescence is a time of great change and turmoil,both for kids and for their parents. Sometimes it'shard to differentiate what changes are part of normal development, and what changes aresymptoms of larger problems. In this session, we'lltalk about what normal adolescent developmentlooks like and about some of the mental healthconcerns that kids face including anxiety,depression, eating disorders, and addiction.
To register, call 724.776.3141www.hopelutherancranberry.org
“Diners, Drive -
Ins, & Dives!” The next outing for the ― Diners,Drive-Ins, & Dives ‖ Dinner Group will be at the El PatronRestaurant in Wexford on
Saturday, January 16, 2010, at 7:00 p.m.
If you are interested in attending, contact Alan Krohe724.272.1916 or [email protected] or you may signup online at www.hopelutherancranberry.org .
We will be un-decorating the treeand parish today after service.
Please stay to lend a hand!Thanks so much.
CHAOS
(Christ Has All Our Solutions)
Next Meeting Date:January 106 P.M.-8 P.M.
Grades 6 – 8 and theirfriends are invited to join usfor our monthly gatherings.
What are we all about? We are about making friends,having a ton of fun and learning how to follow Jesus.Join us each month at Hope Lutheran Church. . . You
won’t want to miss it! Anything can happen here!Dinner included.
Sunday School News:Here is the schedule for the remainder of our year:
12.27.09 and 01.03.10 – Christmas Break03.28.10 and 04.04.10 – Easter Break05.23.10 – Last week of Sunday school
Are you ready foranother great year
of Kidz Klub?January 10 @ 4 p.m.
All children entering grades 1 through 5 are welcome(and their friends, relatives, etc!) Crafts, devotions,
games, dinner, dessert, and LOTS OF FUN!
This New Year is sure to be filled with excitement,surprises, and fun, fun, fun! Contact Diana Munn formore information, [email protected] or call724.742.3868.
Beginning January 10 – a new prayer list will be published.Please notify the church office if continued prayer is still desired.Prayers will be listed for one month.Chuck cancer – responding well to treatment; friend of
Marilyn DukeDillan diagnosed with Leukemia (11 yrs.); Paul
Wunderlin’s nephew Randy Newson prostate cancer; Martha Klein's son-in law Debbie Whitlock colon cancer/chemo; Joy West’s cousin Chris breast cancer; colleague of Dave Salsbury Greg CHF (24 yrs. old); Jon & Jane Graf and Joan &
Dave McConahyLary Gilbert recovering at home; Lisa Gilbert’s father. Kevin Conrad oral cancer – scheduled for surgery; friend of
Tina Kramer& Diana Munn Linda Macioce stage 4 cancer; from Jane Fahringer Greg Stewart prostate cancer; Kurt & Karen Johanknecht Dick Sturman CHF; Jojo Drutarosky’s father Adelle kidney failureHazel Harrison stroke & knee pain; Michelle West’s
Grandmother Harry Brunck terminal cancer
Gladys Brandt Judy Aiken’s mother Mary Dedek health concerns; Pat Whigham’s mother Phil Musick CHF; Kristi Miller’s dad Pam Corzine health concerns; Fran Harbison’s daughter Paul colon cancer; Nancy Keller’s father Wanda meningitis, Mary Jean Krohe’s sister -in-lawGracie type I diabetes; Melanee Killian’s niece Ron biopsy ; Peggy Mays ’ son Vic job loss; Peggy Mays’ future son -in-lawAmber being bullied; Peggy Mays’ granddaughter Stefan Johnston stage 4 lung & brain cancer; friend of Amy WolfeLuke Schultheis Type 1 Diabetes; Larry & Janice Schultheis’ son Mary Lou friend of the Vogel’s Mollie Ginny Hill’s mother Lisa Martin leukemia
Joe Platt brain tumorChuck Olsen Michele West’s uncle Sue Hanna surgery; friend of Peggy Mays Karen Douglass back problemsEljean Riffle Cathy S ellers’ mother George Dillon brain cancer Gertrude Hattz continued healing; Gert’s family John Brewer, Sr. strokes; friend of Arlene O’Friel John Brewer, Jr. diabetes; friend of Arlene O’Friel Jana Grusofsky surgery complications; John Sims’ daughter Justin Steinbach cancerous tumor & bone cancer/hip (13 yrs. old);
friend of Taylor Rickert Margaret Mace financial issues & health concernsMarie Teets cancerCleo DeFiore cancerPeg Ernst cancerGrant Rowe anemic; Cathy Whitaker’s dad Kit and Carol Kramer wise decisions and health issues; Scott
Kramer’s parents Richard Kluczowski friend of Darlene Black Kara (Thompson) Hawk lung cancer; Cathy Whitaker Lenore Reges’ mother lung cancerMichael Hilf and FamilyDiane Koegler’s mother Lori McMunn’s niece Marilyn Duke ’s niece, Renee Roxane CrosbyNatalie
Austin Ridge: Iraq; nephew of Bill Ridge Anthony Cerrone: Afghanistan; Nancy’s nephew Dean Weimer: Afghanistan; son of Larry and Linda Jimmy Martin: Iraq; Alyson MorrisseyAdam Sellers: Afghanistan; son of Eric and Cathy
ATTENDANCE & OFFERING:December 24 & 27 Services
Attendance Income Christmas Eve 12/24: Operating Income: $ 10,834.26
Monday, January 11, 18, & 25, 2010Each session begins at 7:30 p.m.
For more information, please see the brochureon the Welcome Table in the Narthex.
Series contin ued…
VOICe News
If you have used items to donate, VOICe will beginreceiving those items again in January so pleasehold them until then. If you have furniture items todonate, please contact Karen Johanknecht at724.452.5665 [email protected]
Thanks so much for yourcontinued support of VOICe!!
Whose religion is Christianity? Who arethe world’s average Christians today, and whereare they found? What are their lives like? How dothey practice the Christian faith?
In this presentation, Rev. Dr. Andrea
Ng’weshemi will explore the shift of Christianityfrom its traditional strongholds in the Westernworld to the non-Western, global South and East.He will also discuss some of the implications andimportance of this change for the future of Christianity.
Rev. Dr. Andrea Ng’weshemi, a native of the African nation of Tanzania, serves as campuspastor at Thiel College where he also teaches inthe religion department. He is on the roster of theEvangelical Lutheran Church in America .
Dr. Ng’weshemi has also taught at Dana
College and Olive Harvey College. He holds aDoctor of Philosophy and Master of Theologyfrom Lutheran School of Theology, at Chicago,Master of Arts from University of Dar esSalaam, Tanzania, and a Bachelor of Divinityfrom Makumira University College, Tanzania.
A LOOK AT THE CHANGING
FACE OF THE CHURCH
JANUARY 11, 2010REV. DR. ANDREA M. NG’WESHEMI ,
CAMPUS PASTOR
PERSPECTIVES ON C IVILRELIGION IN AMERICA
JANUARY 18, 2010DR. DANIEL F. EPPLEY ,
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGION "From Puritan visions of establishing a truly
godly society in New England to serve as a ‘city on ahill,’ through nineteenth-century ideals of ‘manifest destiny,’ to President George W. Bush’s description of the ideal of America as a ‘light [that] shines in thedarkness, and the darkness will not overcome it,’ areligious dimension has often been attributed toAmerica. This presentation will reflect on elements of the history, rituals, symbols, and values of ‘Americancivil religion,’ highlighting points of connection betweenAmerican civil religion and biblical religion. Thepresentation will conclude with reflections on two
alternative visions of the role of America in thetwenty-first century."Dr. Eppley received a BA in chemistry from
Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN. Afterreceiving a masters degree in inorganic chemistry fromCornell University, he decided to pursue a career inreligious studies. He took a job working as a chemistand attended night-classes in religion at VillanovaUniversity for three years before beginning graduatestudies in the history of religion in the West at theUniversity of Iowa from which he earned a Ph.D.Dr. Eppley taught in the Religion andPhilosophy Department at McMurry University inAbilene, TX for seven years before becoming Associate
Professor of Religion at Thiel College where he is nowin his third year. Professor Eppley’s research hasfocused on the English Reformation, particularly theinterface between religion and politics. Currentlyhe is beginning an investigation of discussions of property theory in sixteenth-century English religiouspolemics.
USHERS:There are new Usher Badges for you towear. They are on the Usher Board, located
in the storage room off the Narthex.
If you do not see your name, please letEmily Kroll know so we can personalize one
for you too!
HOPE(FUL) LIST
Have you ever wanted to donate a special gift, either as anoutright gift or perhaps to honor or memorialize someone, to
Hope Lutheran? Here is an opportunity for you to purchasean item whether small or large. A Hope(ful) List has beencompiled of non-budgetary items requested by variouscommittees, Council, and staff. Since these are specificrequests, we ask that you not purchase the item directly but rather donate the cost. In addition, this allows the donor the
proper tax deduction.
Please review the list to determine how you can best help. Donor cards are in the Narthex.
Christian Education :-TVs, approx. 27‖— 1 @$300 each (1 purchased) -DVD players — 1 @$150 each (1 purchased)-Whiteboards with easels, 4’ x 3’— 4 @$175 per setof whiteboard & easel-CD players — 2 @$50 each
Finance :-QuickBooks Pro software — $200-$250
Hospitality :-Coffeepot (must fit current space)
Staff :-Additional TVs with VHS and DVD player-Digital camera-New computer for Office Administrator ( for the
purpose of a network server in the workroom)-Single cup coffeemaker-Nursery paging system ( the office administrator has the specifics )
Stewardship :-Donations/program money ( for mailings: stamps,envelopes, etc. )
Worship & Music :-Matching black stoles and cassocks-Kneelers-Handbells-Antiphonal addition to the organ-Adjustable organ bench-Lavabo bowl (a basin) for communion-Choir robes-Choir Chairs ( 13 donated ; need 11 more)
Youth :-GPS for youth trips and events
DANCING IN GOD : THE RELEVANCE OF R ITUAL FORCONCEIVING THE DIVINE TODAY
JANUARY 25, 2010DR. CURTIS L. THOMPSON
The lecture will deal with the relation of God to the world. It will attempt to conceptualizewhat is meant by the claim attributed to St. Paulin his Athenian speech, namely, that God is theone “in whom we live, and move, and have ourbeing” (Acts 17: 28). The model of God beingdeveloped builds on the pantheism model of Godas well as the pane theism model that has beenadvocated more recently. The task will be toenvision all things being transformed in God.This will be facilitated by turning to ritual broadlyunderstood as one of the primary means by
which the divine work of creativetransformation is carried out.
Dr. Curtis L. Thompson has been teaching in theReligion department of Thiel College since 1983.He holds he B.A from Concordia College of Moorhead, MN, the M.Div. from LutherSeminary, St. Paul, MN, and the M.A. in Religionand the Ph. D. in Theology from the DivinitySchool of the University of Chicago. He haspublished books and articles in such areasas Søren Kierkegaard's thought,contemporary theology, philosophical theology,and the relation between religion and science.
Curt is an ordained pastor of the ELCA and heand his wife have four children.