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CALENDAR
MON MAR 8
6:30 P - First Holy Communion Class
7:30 P - Worship Committee Meeting
7:30 P - NA in FH
7:30 P - Jersey Comics in Narthex
TUE MAR 9
Registration is due for Conference on Congregational Ministries
11:30 A - Exercise
7:15 P - Youth Choir Rehearsal
7:30-9:00 P - Women of Hope (discussion Romans
12 & 13)
5:30 P - Stevens Group in Room 7
5:00-8:00 P - Friendly's for Open Door
WED MAR 10
deadline to sign up for Conference on Congregational
Ministries
9:00 & 10:15 A - Mommy & Me
Noon - Community Lenten Worship. Lunch 12:00 / Worship 12:30 / Lunch
1:00 @ Grace Lutheran, 200 Park Ave, Rev. Bill Frederickson, Preacher
7:30 P - Lenten Worship
Adult Choir Rehearsal after the service
7:30 P - 12 Step Program in Room 7
THU MAR 11
9:30A-1:30 P - Quilting
11:30 A - Exercise
7:00 P - Troop 150 in FH
FRI MAR 12
7:00 P - Crafty Ladies @ Debbie Unger's home
7:30 P - Handbell Choir Concert at Reformation LC, 992 Broadway,
West Long Branch
7:30 P - GA in FH
SAT MAR 13
9:00 A - Gathering of Men Breakfast in
the Kitchen
Clocks Spring forward @ 2 AM For Daylight Savings
7:30 P - AA in Room 1
SUN MAR 14 - Fourth Sunday in Lent
Daylight Savings Time Begins
8:15 A - Worship, Holy Communion
9:30 A - Sunday School
10:45 A - Worship, Holy Communion
MON MAR 15
6:30 P - First Holy Communion Class
7:30 P - Church Council Meeting
7:30 P - NA in FH
7:30 P - Troop 155
TUE MAR 16
11:30 A - Exercise
7:15 P - Youth Choir Rehearsal
5:30 P - Steven's Inc in Roon 7
7:00 P - Adult Troop 150 Meeting
WED MAR 17
St Patrick's Day
9:00 & 10:15 A - Mommy & Me
Community Lenten Worship. Lunch 12:00 / Worship 12:30 / Lunch 1:00
@ First Church of Christ, Scientist, 98 W Main St., Rev. Kim Krogstad,
Preacher
7:30 P - Lenten Worship at Hope
Adult Choir rehearsal after the service
7:30 P - 12 Step program in Room 7
THU MAR 18
All articles are due for April's Anchor
11:30 A - Wisdom Club St Patrick's Lunch
4:00 P - Troop 228 in FH
7:00 P - Troop 150 in FH
FRI MAR 19
7:30 P - GA in FH
SAT MAR 20
8:00 AM to 3:30 PM - Conference on Congregational
Ministries @ Steinert High School, Hamilton
6:30 P - Round Robin Dinners
7:30 P - AA in Room 1
SUN MAR 21 - Fifth Sunday in Lent
Open Door food offering
8:30 A - 1:30 P - BLOOD DRIVE
8:15 A - Worship, Holy Communion
9:30 A - Sunday School
10:45 A - Worship, Holy Communion
Noon - Hope Anchors
6:30 P - 7th & 8th Grade Catechism Class
MON MAR 22
6:30 P - First Holy Communion Class
7:30 P - Jerusalem Lecture with Dr. Bellitto
7:30 P - NA in FH
TUE MAR 23
7:15 P - Youth Choir Rehearsal
7:30 P - Bereavement Friends
5:30 P - Steven's Inc
7:30 P - Habitat for Humanity in FH
LOOKING AHEAD - future calendars
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
ELCA Disaster Response is already working through long-standing partnerships
on the ground to provide emergency food, water, shelter and medical supplies.
Financial gifts are urgently needed. Your gifts to ELCA International
Disaster Response, designated for Haiti Earthquake Relief, will be used
entirely (100%) for immediate relief and ongoing recovery in Haiti.
Your prayers and generous gifts will make a life-saving difference.
Please give today at www.elca.org/haitiearthquake
FAITH AND LIGHT MINISTRY
is a time of worship, fellowship, and celebration for adults
who have developmental disabilities. This is an invitation to
all members of our communities with developmental disabilities to join
together monthly in worship, followed by activity and refreshments.
Our first interdenominational Service of Worship is March 6, 2010 at 6
PM hosted by Hope Lutheran Church. The following services will be
the first Saturday of each month, same time and place.
EMERGENCY HOUSING
is being held at area churches offering overnight accommodations out
of the cold winter nights for those who are less fortunate. Please offer
to cook dinner for approximately 6 to 8 people and/or stay over night at
the First Church of Christ Scientist, 98 West Main, Freehold, on Friday
evenings. Sign-up sheet is located on the table in the foyer or see John
Bonanno if you have any questions or would like to volunteer.
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN WORSHIP HYMNAL
The Evangelical Lutheran Worship hymnal bears the rich tradition of
Christian worship practiced among Lutherans and, at the same time, seeks
to renew that tradition in response to a generation of change in the church
and in the world. Dedications with $20 for each hymnal may be made
anytime that you are in the church building. Envelopes are located on the
round table. Please complete the form
(in honor or loving memory of a loved one) and place your donation in the
envelope.
OPEN DOOR FOOD PANTRY
Open Door is a non-profit organization founded in 1970 as a joint mission
effort of several local congregations. It began as a place where people
could obtain clean, used clothing. In 1987 it was changed to a food pantry
as it became apparent that hunger was a bigger need. Hope has been a supporter
of the pantry from the beginning. Our members have actively served on the
Board of Trustees and as volunteers. During the ensuing years the pantry
has added other services. We now have an advocacy program, a hot lunch
program, an after-school program for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders, and a scholarship
program for high school graduates who have been in the after-school program
and wish to continue their education.
Please continue to support Open Door through your monetary donations
and through donations of non-perishable food, toiletries, and baby
items. Volunteers are always welcome. We are open from 10-2 Monday-Friday.
Checks to Freehold Area Open Door are accepted, please note Hope Lutheran
on the memo line. Mail to P.O. Box 1073, Freehold, NJ 07728.
Sharon Moffitt, Trustee
MARY JANE ENRICHMENT HOUSE in Philadelphia (March 6 will be our
69th trip)
UPDATE: To my Hope family members: I would like to thank all
of you who help contribute to the success of this ministry.
I am humbled by your generosity and am appreciative of our accomplishments.
-John Bonanno.
Items needed: heavy duty disposable plates, cups, napkins, toilet tissue,
plastic spoons/forks/knives may be brought to the church at any time.
Clothing and other items should be brought just before the next trip as
we do not have room to store them. If you need John to pick up from
your home, please notify him at (609) 259-7932.
(an excerpt from Holy Trinity Manasquan about Mary Jane - click
here)
USE OF BUILDING
Everyone needs to be cognizant of the use of heat and A/C. PLEASE be
sure the thermostats are lowered when you leave the rooms to 55 for heat
and the air conditioners are off in the rooms or the thermostats in the
narthex, sanctuary and foyer are adjusted so the electrical elements/ furnace
or A/C are not running when the rooms are no longer in use. Conserve as
you would at your home. ALSO, when leaving the building, be sure the doors
are closed properly (especially if you are the last person leaving).
HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL
This is a Kindergarten Readiness Program for three and four year-old
children. Please tell your friends about our preschool!!
SHARING GOD'S LOVE SINCE 1967
JESUS, MOMMY/DADDY AND ME for two year old children
Applications are being accepted for this program geared for children
two years old and their mommy and/or daddy. The next 2009 sessions
run: Tuesdays January 6 thru March 10; Wednesdays January 7 thru March
11; Tuesdays March 17 thru May 26; and Wednesdays March 18 thru May 27.
Applications may be found on the white registry desk near the main entrance.
The cost is $105.00 for a ten-week session, plus a $5 registration fee.
Applications and more information may be obtained during the week from
the office at 732-462-7545, or (information and
application form)
SMOKE-FREE AND NUT-FREE
Nut Free? We Try!!! "No Nuts" please!
Because of our love and concern for those whose health is compromised
by serious allergies to peanuts and tree nuts, it is the safety goal of
Hope to try to eliminate nuts and products possibly contaminated by nut
contact, from our premises. Read labels carefully. Please do not bring
such items to Hope. If you handle or consume nut products elsewhere, please
wash carefully before coming to church. Those with nut allergies should
also continue to be vigilant in monitoring their food. We need everyone's
help to contribute to this important safety goal. Thank you for you understanding.
NO MUNCHKINS!!!! Thanks!
Dunkin Donuts advise that any of their products may contain allergens,
including peanuts. ALSO, no sales of popcorn or cookies
- these items may contain nuts or nut products and should not be opened
or consumed on premises. Please transfer your items outside of the building.
SIMPLY GIVING
Through the Simply Giving program, your gifts are made through a pre-authorized
withdrawal from your bank account. You determine the frequency of
your automatic gift - weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly - the option is
yours. Your gift is withdrawn from your account. Your gift
is deposited into Hope's bank account on the same day it is withdrawn
from your account. It is reliable and safe. Thrivent Financial
for Lutherans offers this program and you do not need to be a member
of the Thrivent programs to enroll in Simply Giving. You may get
the forms from the church office or at Thrivent's
website.
THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE
needs your help! Please reach out to Ed Hudak @ 732-462-6253 or email
hudak.edward@gmail.com if you would like to help his committee to reach
out to prospective and new members, new member sponsors, donate frozen
cookie dough, bring cookies to visitors, and/or visit members.
SOAP IS NEEDED
A brand new bar of soap contributes to cleanliness and dignity. LWR
accepts new bars of any brand in its original wrapping. Bath-size bars
are highly preferred. Please bring a bar of soap to church along
with $1.00 or more to help defray the shipping costs. LWR's approximate
cost to
handle and ship an 18-pound carton of soap overseas is $11.60.
EASTER LILIES - March 28 deadline
BLOOD DRIVE - March 21, 2010
F.R.O.G. PARTNERS
FREE INCOME TAX PREPARATION
HOPE ANCHORS POP-TOP CHALLENGE
WORK PROJECTS
QUILTING GROUP
HOPE DANCERS
ST PETER'S OUTREACH MEALS
WOMEN OF HOPE
WOMEN OF HOPE SHAWL MINISTRY
COLLEGE AND TUITION AID
KAREN SEIFERT-CAMPBELL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS
OPERATION SUPPORT OUR TROOPS
USHERS
MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
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