Hope Lutheran Church - Freehold NJ

Bring in cans of Soup to stock up Open Door Food Pantry
also Homemade soups for sale by the senior high. All profits go directly to Freehold Area Open Door Food Pantry.

ADOPT-A-FAMILY Thank You!
   We would like to extend a big "Thank You" to all who contributed to our Adopt-A-Family program this Christmas! This year's program was especially ambitious, and as in years past, people were extremely generous in supporting our church family, our community and God's world.

    This year we adopted 3 families, an older couple and 2 single adults. We also supported people in our community through donations to our Samaritan Fund, which is used to help people in need. In addition, we supported our brothers and sisters in Africa through donations to the ELCA Malaria Fund, which reaches out to people in various countries in Africa through the local Lutheran churches, to help wipe out malaria through education, medicines, and specially treated mosquito nets. Anyone who wishes may still make donations to the ELCA Malaria Fund or the Hope Samaritan Fund.

    Our adopted families have expressed surprise, joy, and heartfelt thanks for all your generous gifts! Know that you have allowed yourselves to be instruments of God's love and care, flowing through you, His beloved children, to fellow children of our Heavenly Father.

Women of Hope Wishing Upon A Star Program

ELCA GLOBAL LINKS

Germany: sing where Luther began the Reformation
Take your choir to the International Choir Forum in Wittenberg, Germany, between May and October 2012. There you can sing in the Castle Church, take advantage of the many musical offerings and see the sites of Luther. See www.elca.org/wittenberg under "Towards 2017: The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation."

Southeast Asia: strong monsoons rains cause massive flooding
Four tropical storms and heavy monsoon rains since July have caused widespread flooding throughout Southeast Asia, including in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Burma and the Philippines, resulting in over 900 deaths and affecting an estimated 9 million people. See www.elca.org/disaster.

CONTACT OF OCEAN & MONMOUTH COUNTIES - Crisis Intervention Hotline
is offering a 15-week training class for telephone volunteers for CONTACT (24-hour crisis intervention hotline) beginning on Thursday, February 2 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM in the Toms River area. CONTACT, a free and confidential service, has been assisting with the needs of individuals throughout the community since 1975, by providing a safe place for callers to talk about their problems with anonymity. Information and referral are provided when requested. For additional training information, please call the CONTACT office - 732-240-6104

EMERGENCY HOUSING PROGRAM
December 2, 2011 thru end of March 2012, Fridays 6 PM to Saturday 7 AM
No one should freeze to death when the sun goes down in God's world. Help Hope Lutheran to house and feed homeless men one night a week here at Hope. The sign-up sheet for hosts and for meals is on a clipboard on the table in the hallway. See Pastor Pat or Zinke, Jaime or Andrew McGeady for more information or for help in signing up 732-363-8520.

FAITH AND LIGHT MINISTRY
Worship, fellowship, and celebration for adults who have developmental disabilities.
The first Saturday of each month 6:00 PM hosted by Hope Lutheran Church.

ST PETER'S OUTREACH MEALS
Friday, January 13 2012 @ St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Throckmorton St. in the Boro.
Janice Seifert will have the pans with recipes included for this meal.
Please sign up. The Catechism class can obtain a certificate toward your confirmation credits by working these meals.

FREEHOLD AREA OPEN DOOR food pantry
P.O. Box 1073, Freehold, NJ 07728.
Sharon Moffitt, 732-780-2639, sharon20.moffitt@gmail.com

MARY JANE ENRICHMENT HOUSE in Philadelphia
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.

CROSS ROADS OUTDOOR MINISTRIES
Port Murray, NJ on 29 Pleasant Grove Road
www.crossroadsretreat.com
908-832-7264

HOSPICE VOLUNTEER
Visiting Nurse Association Health Group Hospice
www.vnacj.org
Pauline De Palma, BSW (732) 224-6933.

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).

SMOKE-FREE CAMPUS
Hope became a smoke-free campus on June 1. Our buildings have been smoke-free for many years. All smoking receptacles have been removed and smoking will not be permitted in the parking lot, grounds and premises. And please do not smoke in front of the neighbors' homes.

NUT-FREE
Nut Free? We Try!!! "No Nuts" please!
NO MUNCHKINS!!!! Thanks!
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.

HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH - FREEHOLD NJ

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