Newsletter of New Hope Lutheran Church Columbia, MD July 2016 From the Pastor What is our response as the Body of Christ? Another mass shooting. More senseless violence. The gut-wrenching grief of those who remain. And always the question why with a never-quite-satisfactory answer. This time it is 50 people who died, the killer along with a targeted group, the LGBTQ community. An unstable man with violent tendencies killed 49 patrons of a bar on a Saturday night. He used his religion as a crutch to perpetrate violence. The shooter hated those inside the gay and lesbian bar. What is our response as the Body of Christ? Here are a few first thoughts. First, pray...always pray, holding the families and loved ones who grieve in God’s care. We pray for the community damaged by this act, pray for an ability for people to come together in lasting ways to strengthen ties within communities, pray for hope to rise...pray. Second, reflect upon how we as a society come to such a place. What problems/challenges have we ignored? Where and how have we acted to contribute to fertile ground for such an event? Standing in God’s grace, be honest with ourselves. Ask the question what does it mean to be faithful in this situation, in these days? Third, resist hatred. It is so tempting and easy to adopt the words being flung around us, words of vengeance, of prejudice and negative stereotype. Hatred destroys, love builds up. Hatred is of death, love serves life. We are followers of Jesus Christ, the Way, the Truth and the Life. Fourth, act – be the peace we hope to see. We are the people of the Prince of Peace. Live in such a way as to not just accept, but protect the outcast. Proactively build bridges across cultural, gen- der, color, sexual orientation, and religious divides. Manifest the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control in our everyday lives, esp. at work, on the internet, at the gym, in our homes, and at school. In other words, ‘Remember who we are and Whose we are’. Trust that there is always hope for us and for the world because of God’s promise in Christ.
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Newsletter of New Hope Lutheran Church Columbia, MD July 2016
From the Pastor
What is our response as the Body of Christ? Another mass shooting. More senseless violence. The gut-wrenching grief of those who remain. And always the question why with a never-quite-satisfactory answer. This time it is 50 people who died, the killer along with a targeted group, the LGBTQ community. An unstable man with violent tendencies killed 49 patrons of a bar on a Saturday night. He used his religion as a crutch to perpetrate violence. The shooter hated those inside the gay and lesbian bar.
What is our response as the Body of Christ? Here are a few first thoughts.
First, pray...always pray, holding the families and loved ones who grieve in God’s care. We pray for the community damaged by this act, pray for an ability for people to come together in lasting ways to strengthen ties within communities, pray for hope to rise...pray.
Second, reflect upon how we as a society come to such a place. What problems/challenges have we ignored? Where and how have we acted to contribute to fertile ground for such an event? Standing in God’s grace, be honest with ourselves. Ask the question what does it mean to be faithful in this situation, in these days?
Third, resist hatred. It is so tempting and easy to adopt the words being flung around us, words of vengeance, of prejudice and negative stereotype. Hatred destroys, love builds up. Hatred is of death, love serves life. We are followers of Jesus Christ, the Way, the Truth and the Life.
Fourth, act – be the peace we hope to see. We are the people of the Prince of Peace. Live in such a way as to not just accept, but protect the outcast. Proactively build bridges across cultural, gen-der, color, sexual orientation, and religious divides. Manifest the fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control in our everyday lives, esp. at work, on the internet, at the gym, in our homes, and at school. In other words, ‘Remember who we are and Whose we are’. Trust that there is always hope for us and for the world because of God’s promise in Christ.
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October 31, 2017
Do you know why that is a significant date? It is the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. It was on October 31, 1517 when Luther nailed the 95 theses to the door of the church at Witten-berg. Although he only wanted to start a discussion, he actually started the Reformation (others had sought to reform the church before Luther, but Luther is widely credited with starting the Reformation).
Remembering that we are church and as such, always reforming, how shall New Hope observe this anniversary? Do you have ideas? Would you like to be a part of the planning and prepara-tion? Cindy Ranker is forming a team to look into how we should observe this anniversary. If you’d like to be a part of that, please contact her ([email protected]).
Flat Jesus Do you have your Flat Jesus? Don’t forget to take pictures of Flat Jesus as he accompanies you on your many adventures this summer! Like our Facebook page: NHLC-Flat Jesus, and then post the pictures. Or, you can send the pictures to Sharon ([email protected]) or Cindy ([email protected]) and they’ll post them for you!
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The Wednesday morning Bible study group meets all year round at 10:00am. Everyone is invited to attend, even if you can’t be there regularly.
This summer the group will be reading and discussing selections from contemporary literature in the collection Listening for God, volume 1, ed. by Paula J. Carlson. Here’s the schedule (we’re reading chapters out of order to accommodate the facilitator’s plans)
This book is available from Amazon.com for 1¢ (plus $3.99 shipping), if you’d like to get a used copy.
Lutheran Night at Camden Yards
Friday, July 22 - the game starts at 7:05p Tickets are $20/person
The Orioles are playing the Cleveland Indians; . Those 21 years and older will receive a floppy hat from the Orioles. (the Orioles will return $5 per ticket in support of ELCA World Hunger and local hunger programs around our synod). To order tickets, call Margie DeLong (St. Andrew, Parkville) at 410-292-9089 before July 6. You can also download the flier to share with others.
Summer Plans Wednesday Morning
Bible study
Play Ball!
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In support of the ELCA's new initiative called “Vision 2018”, New Hope Lutheran Church will be having a Community Fair for our church family, friends, and especially our Kings Contrivance Village neighbors to say "Thank You for having NHLC be part of your community!".
The event will be held on Saturday, July 23rd, from 11 AM to 3 PM in New Hope's parking areas (so note that the church parking lot will be roped off from 9 AM - 4 PM that day!) This will be a rain or shine event; if it rains, most activities can be held in the Fellowship Hall. There will be Food and Family Fun for everyone!
And it is all free (except food and raffle tickets). Bring your friends, your family, and especially our neighbors. Have questions or want more information? Contact Juanita Walker ([email protected]).
Food & Family Fun
Moon Bounce for kiddies of all ages (rain or shine!)
Hot dogs & chips for sale (to offset costs)
Raffles (to offset costs)
Games
Contests
Fun n Fitness Area for Kettlebell demonstrations; hula hoops & jump ropes for more fun fitness
Sports Fun Area with basket ball, and the Velcro Golf Challenge
Imagination Station with crafts and recyclable stuff to create whatever your im-agination comes up with
Art Fun area with face painting, bubbles, sidewalk chalk
Selfies area where you can take a selfie with a life-sized flat Jesus
Workshops for Puppetry and DIY Honey-Do Jobs
Prayers and Blessings table for prayer requests and blessings for you and/or your animals (yes, your pets are welcome if leashed or caged)
NHLC Community Fair
&
Neighbor Appreciation Day
Saturday, July 23
11a - 3p (Rain or Shine)
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Youth
High School Youth Event in July July 13th from 10am to 4pm- Cascade Lake! A lake with swimming, water slides, platforms, and paddle boats. Cost will be $5. Please contact the HS Youth Director, Kaitlyn Goodson ([email protected]) if you would like to attend. Friends are welcome! 2844 Snydersburg Road, Hampstead, MD 21074 (http://www.cascadelake.com/index.html).
Congratulations to our Graduates! Leila Boschulte from Bryant Woods Elementary to Wilde Lake Middle
Lani Boschulte from Wilde Lake Middle to Wilde Lake High School
Jacob Buonaccorsi from Hammond Middle to Hammond High School
Alyssa Gruneberg from Oakland Mills Middle to River Hill High School
Megan Hessler from Limekiln Middle to Atholton High School
Julie Howser-Doty from Burleigh Manor Middle School to Centennial HS
Sydney Kelley from Limekiln to Atholton High School
Erik Mechtel from Clarksville Middle to River Hill High School
Sara Moore from Murray Hill Middle to Atholton High School
Katherine Norris from Trinity School, Ellicott City to Howard High School
Carlos O’Ryan from Lake Elkhorn Middle to Hammond High School
Sydney Walrath
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Adrian Beckman from Atholton to UMBC
Katherine Lentz from Sandy Spring Friends School to Gettysburg College
Ivan Ose from Oakland Mills to UMBC
Maddie Palardy from Chapelgate Christian Academy to HCC
David Rowe from Atholton HS to Univ. of MD (CP)
Clara Scholz from Reservoir to HCC
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JD Batchik from Rochester Inst of Tech, BS Computer Science to Apple, Inc.
Sara Seider from Liberty University - Bachelors in Nursing
Youth Team Forming The Youth Team will meet in July, the week of July 10th, with our new Youth Director, Kaitlyn Goodson. If you aren’t currently on the team, but would like to join, let Kaitlyn ([email protected]) or Cin-dy ([email protected]) know. We’d love to have you join us in planning the upcoming year!
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Notice of Annual Meeting
Sunday, July 10, 2016 @ 3p Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
905 Frederick Road, Catonsville, Maryland Light refreshments will be served. Please join us.
In accordance with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Community of St. Dysmas, “the annual meeting of the Congregation shall be held at a time specified…and may be attended by any interested persons.” “At the annu-al meeting, the CSD shall…adopt a Congregation budget.” Other items will include a report of the Recom-mendations from the Ministry Review held in April as well as opportunity for fellowship with members of the CSD Council. The Community of St. Dysmas (CSD) – a Lutheran Congregation within the walls of the Maryland Correc-tional Institution since 1984. Pastor: Rev. Gerry F Rickel ([email protected]); Associate in Ministry: Paula Thistle; Deacon: Raymond Toy Presently Worshipping at these Facilities
Maryland Correctional Institution (MCIW) women’s facility in Jessup. Maryland Correctional Institution (MCIJ) men’s facility in Jessup. Maryland Correctional Training Center (MCTC) men’s facility in Hagerstown Patuxent Institution (PI) in Jessup Central Maryland Correctional Facility (CMCF) in Sykesville
Another Great Year of GIFTS! In May, we finished another year of Growing In Faith Together (GIFT) – our month-ly intergenerational faith formation event. This past year we spent talking about and exploring various spiritual practices, from prayer to service. We danced, we prayed, we played games – not to mention eating some great meals together, too!
The GIFT team is already looking forward to next year. We would love to expand our team. Would you like to help with one or more of the monthly events? Are you an idea person? Do you like to be in front of the group or behind the scenes helping with crafts or in the kitchen? Please consider sharing your gifts with us by joining our team. We have “seasoned veterans” who would be willing to work with you, if nec-essary – just say the word!
We’ll still have our monthly events on the second Friday of the month (adjusted a little for things like Good Friday). So if you’re interested in helping out please contact Cindy Ranker ([email protected]) AND remember to mark your calendars now for the second Fridays of the month beginning in October. We’d love to see you there!
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Women’s Discussion Group
Ladies! Join us on the
1st Saturday of the month at 9:30am.
Our Stewardship Journey Starts with 4 R’s Stewardship is defined as the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care. God has entrusted us to care for all that belongs to him. What does it mean to be God’s stewards? We’ll be learning more about that on our Stewardship Journey, which begins on July 31.
Wait, what? How is stewardship a journey? Does this mean we have to listen to endless pleas for money?
No. Actually, our stewardship journey falls in line with our faith journey as a church. We’ll talk some about money, in the context of the ministry teams’ plans for the coming year, but our primary focus will be on how God is calling you to become involved in carrying out those plans.
You’ve heard of the 3 “R’s” – reading, writing & arithmetic (really, only one ‘r’ word, but… I digress). The path of our stewardship journey starts with 4 “R’s”
Review – the Finance team will share the “prospective budget” beginning in July, we ask that you re-
view it and ask questions
Reflect – take some time to reflect on how God is calling you to be a part of New Hope’s ministry, and...
Reimagine – how your contributions (time, talent, and/or treasure) could be the difference in expand-ing the reach of New Hope’s ministry
Respond – with how you plan to contribute (again… time, talent, and/or treasure); pledge cards will be distributed by September 11 and received beginning September 25.
But the path doesn’t end there… on Saturday, October 29, we will gather to celebrate the gifts God has so
abundantly given to us. We will also outline the rest of our journey to explore what it means to be stewards of
God and how we use all that God has entrusted to our care.
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Baptism Anniversaries 1 Rod Turnbough Scott Lastova 2 Lisa Turnbough Breann Smith 3 Connor Fleming 5 Sebastian Beckmann Kaz Gardner 7 Nicolas Janne d'Othee
12 Andrew Bell 13 Connor Smith Xavier Padilla-Phillips 14 Beth Anne Ranker 15 Riley Whittingham 18 Cathy Dadin Michael Heady 19 Andrew Burns
20 Tom Berkheimer 22 Avril Yanacek Taylor Yanacek 23 Jesse Burns 24 Dawn Ebeling 26 Tommy Myers 28 Kelsey Lamothe
THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES ARE UP!!! Take a book/Leave a book. That is how a Little Free Library works. People come up, look through the books and choose one or more to take with them. The books can be returned or not. People can bring books and leave them in the library. We have 2 libraries, one for children’s books and one for young adults/adults. This is a way to reach into the community and promote literacy.
The comments from our neighbors walking by while the libraries were being installed were very positive. One neighbor thanked us for beautifying the neighborhood. Others thanked us for putting up the libraries. One family with young children even got to have their picture taken with the author of the first books in our library. Marla Stahl was helping install the libraries on the first night and there were copies of her children’s book about her rescue dog in the one library. The young boy and girl were so happy to be able to take the book and have their picture taken with the author!!!
While we will supply the libraries with donated books, please do not bring any in to church yet. We need to sort the supply we have currently, arrange storage space and monitor how the existing stock is moving in and out of the libraries. Thank you to Ken Cain, Brad Seider, Eve Lenze, Marla Stahl and Kathy Piet for installing and stocking the libraries. Thank you to Tom Punte for preparing the libraries and posts for installation. Thank you to Sharon and Tom Punte for donating the pavers. The Little Free Library Team – Marg Goodlin (Steward), Marla Stahl, Kathy Piet
30 Catherine David Lizzy David Victor David Eric Zimmerman Varsha Gazula 31 Amelia Rose Additional Baptisms Dorothy McGuire Ginny Price Herman Delang Jason Alt Melissa Nickolaus Izzy Price
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2nd Saturday @ 9am
Birthdays 1 Betty Roberts Angela Lores 2 Pat Ploeger 3 Dave Pumplin Bob Burnett JD Batchik Colton Smith Jenna Seifert 5 Marcia Patchan 6 Kaz Gardner 7 Charlie Brodine Nicolas Mazzei-Williams 8 Alisa Stacy Xavier Padilla-Phillips 9 Carolyn Cradler Bill Thomas Stephanie Caporaletti Claire Blume Noah O'Ryan Jeffrey Harsch June Proetorius 10 Dawn Blume 11 John Burcham 12 Alyssa Gruneberg 13 Amanda Shanks Cole Greaser 14 Josie Zayac Heather Ailinger Lauren Berning 15 Cynthia Mack Jimmy Batchik
16 Bryan Mack Jennifer Greaser Emily Phillips 17 Rachel Collins Tori Sekela Taryn Hardee 18 Vincent DiMaria 20 Karl Heikkinen Sheri Nagle 21 Madison Berning 22 Shelly Walrath Lucas Baglione Landon Baggett 23 Lori Hoffman 24 Trevor Bublitz 26 Penny Otte Jason Alt 27 Caylie Zhang Kayla Shanks Paul Pinther V 28 Sherri Gruneberg 29 Beth DiMaria Alexa Andersen-Proetorius 30 Doug Hanewinckel Diane Batchik Tom Batchik Michael Harrington Joseph Brodine
Wedding Anniversaries
4 Sandra & Donald Payne Janice & Michael Smith 6 Jay & Sharon Norris 7 Larry & Cathy Dadin Marie Hughes & Steven Clementson 1 Beth & Vincent DiMaria 11 Sharon & Lou Myers 12 Ron & Deborah Kolessar Kathy & Pat Piet 16 Per & Sangeetha Struck 19 Larry & Rona Green 22 Jennifer Harrison & Christopher Premo Pam & Fred Rowe 26 Pat & Megumi Gardner 27 Penny & Bob Otte 29 Nicholas & Bethany Tindall 30 Charles & Brigitte Wood 31 Matt & Rebecca Henry
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God’s Work Our Hands Weekend – September 9 - 11
Planning Meeting - Thursday, July 14 at 7 pm.
Join with our brothers and sisters in Christ from Abiding Savior Lutheran Church and First Baptist Church of Guilford
in planning service activities for this weekend. We will meet at New Hope on Thursday, July 14 at 7 pm.
Seeking Visual Tech for Sunday Mornings
The Tech Team is looking for someone who can help out on Sunday mornings. Each week we would like to have announcements that are projected on the wall before and after each service. The presentation is already prepared, we just need someone on Sunday mornings who can start the slide show about 15 minutes before the services and turn it off when worship begins. Hope-fully we will have more than one volunteer so you can take turns covering it. Can you help us out? If so, talk to Cindy Ranker or email her ([email protected]).
Jazz Concert Fundraiser Saturday, July 23 @ 6 -8p
Featuring The Rhonda Robinson Treo and
Chris Lerch and the Band
Lovely Lane United Methodist Church 2200 St. Paul St., Baltimore, MD 21218
Presented by The Lutheran Campus Ministry of Morgan State University Memorial Chapel
4th Tuesdays @ 7p in the Conference Room
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Go to www.NewHopeLutheran.org to view the most current calendar.
July 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 9:30a Women’s
Discussion Group
6:30p AA
3 8:30 & 10 Worship 10a Adult Sunday
School 6p HS Youth Group
4 Independence Day Office Closed
5 10a Staff Meeting 7:30p Joyful Noise
6 10a NH Bible St.
& Lunch 11a Finance Team 6p VBS Prep Wksp 7p Tr 373 7p Stewardship
Team
7 5:45p Venture Crew 7p MOHR
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9 9a Grieving
Together 6:30p AA
10 8:30 & 10 Worship 10a Adult Sunday
School 11:15a Witness
Team 6p HS Youth Group 7p Tr 373 PLC
11 7p Single Again 7:30p Global Music
Rehearsal
12 10a Staff Meeting 7p Craft Night 7p Council 7:30p Joyful Noise
13 9:30a MOMs Club 10a NH Bible St. 7p Tr 373 7p VBS Staff
14 5:45p Venture Crew 7p God’s Work. Our
Hands Plan-ning
7p MOHR
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16 4p Meal at Men’s
Shelter 6:30p AA
17 Fathers Day 8:30 & 10 Worship 10a Adult Sunday
School 6p HS Youth 6p VBS SetUp
18 9:30a - 12p VBS 5:30p Stephen Min. 7p Single Again 7:30p Global Music
Rehearsal
19 9:30a - 12p VBS 10a Staff Meeting 12:30p Racial Justice 7:30p Joyful Noise
20 9:30a - 12p VBS 10a NH Bible St. 7p Tr 373
21 9:30a - 12p VBS 5:45p Venture Crew 7p MOHR
22 9:30a - 12p VBS 7p VBS
Celebration
23 9:30a Rt 1Breakfast 11a NHLC
Community Fair
6:30p AA
24 8:30 & 10 Global
Worship 10a Adult Sunday
School 6p HS Youth
25 7p Single Again 7p Prayer Ministry 7:30p Crew Comm
26 10a Staff Meeting 7p Craft Night 7:30p Joyful Noise
27 10a NH Bible St. 7p Tr 373 7:30p Tr 373 Comm
28 5:45p Venture Crew 7p MOHR
29 6p Toby’s
Hairspray 8p Movie Night -
Inside Out
30 9:30a Worship Set
Up
31 9a Breakfast 10a 5th Sunday
Celebration 6p HS Youth
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(410) 381-HOPE (4673) [email protected] www.newhopelutheran.org
A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA)
opposite Kings Contrivance Village Center at the corner of
Guilford Road & Eden Brook Drive.
Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 10:00 & 11:30 am
Holy Communion Served at all services
Pastor: The Rev. Ginny Price
Diaconal Minister: Cindy Ranker
Associates in Ministry Music: Sue Pumplin & Sharon Punte
HS Youth Director: Kaitlyn Goodson
Parish Administrator: Sharon Punte
Great Expectations Newsletter Editors:
Carol Henderson & Sharon Punte
New Hope Lutheran Church 8575 Guilford Road
Columbia, MD 21046 (410) 381-HOPE
Time Value: Please do not delay
July 2016
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Up Coming Events
Lutheran Night @ Camden Yards Friday, July 22
New Hope Community Fair & Neighbor Appreciation Day
July 23 @ 11a - 3p
5th Sunday Celebration July 31
Worship @ 10am Breakfast @ 9:15am
See inside for additional News!
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