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Thoughts From Pastor Glen
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"I can't believe it, I can't believe it" echoed our new friend from Baton Rouge, while we carried furniture and boxes of household goods into his empty apartment. It was a little over a month ago when he and his wife were devastated by the flooding in Louisiana losing their home and nearly all their belongings. Homeless, they made their way to Arizona because of a daughter living here, but found her place too tiny and isolated. He handed me his phone coated in perspiration, "my wife wants to talk to you". I heard a voice thick with emotion, as she spoke through her tears about her fears and how our church was an answer to her prayers. I told her that it was an honor to help and felt like Jesus put them on our path. It was a great afternoon as Duane Gilson and myself were able to represent "you" the saints of Spirit of Hope. I want to thank everyone who freely shared household items and furniture and who also contributed to the Hunger Jar offering taken for this family weeks ago. As we were about to leave...I overheard Duane respond to our elated host, "thank you for allowing us to function like angels". It's hard to imagine having a more enjoyable afternoon, it was nearly unbelievable.
We are still looking for some blood! There are a few spots open for Sunday's Blood Drive. Read
down further in this newsletter on how you can sign-up online.
New Member Orientation is approaching fast (this Sunday). If you would like to join this class, please call the church office to be put on the list.
Our new choral director Dave Stumo wants everyone interested in choir to meet him after 8:45 worship on November 6th to set-up a time for practice.
Michael (bass guitar player) & Jenna Pintor are the proud parents of a 9 lb. 6 oz. baby boy named Gabriel.
We have 6 candidates for confirmation this year with two Sundays set for them to confirm their faith. The first Sunday is October 23rd and the second Sunday is November 13th.
Trunk or Trick is coming soon ..... don't forget to sign-up.
Peace & love,
Pastor Glen
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Hear Ye Hear Ye...
It has been declared that October is
Pastor Appreciation Month, which will be celebrated in Lutheran Churches everywhere. However, we here at Spirit of Hope, are doing something unique! We are having our first ever
Tailgate Party on Saturday,
October 22nd from 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Everyone is invited, and if you have a football jersey or hat of your favorite team, please wear it! If you wish to bring chips & dip, that would be terrific. All other food and drinks will be provided. If you wish to attend, please sign up in the Narthex, as we will need a head count for the food and drinks. We are pretty certain you will see
Pastor Glen sporting attire from his favorite team the....
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Amazon Smiles
Whenever you are shopping at Amazon.com, simply go to this
link
and Amazon will donate a portion of each order to Spirit of Hope Lutheran Church!
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Volunteer Opportunities
Worship Team:
The Worship Team is needing a volunteer to handle the scheduling of Greeters, Ushers and Communion Assistants supporting the 10:15 a.m. Sunday Service. A list of volunteers has been completed, and all you need to do is manage the monthly scheduling beginning November 1, 2016. If this is your calling, please contact Sandy Carpenter at 703-509-5651.
Trunk R Treat:
Spirit Of Hope - October 28, 2016 - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Contact Tina Gilson with questions at 414-517-6505. Looking for volunteers to decorate their car trunks and pass out candy to the kids. Also looking for volunteers to help during the event. Sign-up in the Narthex.
Pancake Breakfast For The Homeless:
Grace Lutheran Church - October 30, 2016 - 6:00 a.m. - Families welcome to volunteer - Sign-up sheet is in the Narthex.
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Free Vision Testing
WHERE:
Spirit of Hope Lutheran Church
WHEN:
Wednesday, October 19th
TIME:
5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
WHO:
2 to 12 years of age
Sponsored by the Sunland Springs
Village Lions Club.
Pop on over to the SOH Blog to learn more about this
wonderful
program
being brought to Spirit of Hope from our very own Karen Torgersen!
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Upcoming SOH Community Events
Please sign up online by going to:
Click on Donate Blood, and under Search by Sponsor, enter
hopelutheran
in the "Code" field as shown below.
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Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will offer their affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings at Spirit of Hope Lutheran Church on November 21, 2016.
Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis.
You may register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete.
Flyers, details about the packages offered, coupon discounts and more info about this event, can be found on the SOH Blog.
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Numbers
For October 8-9, 2016
Attendance 210
Our Weekly Goal Is: $5340
Thrivent Choice Dollars Program Update
Spirit of Hope received
$308
this past week through the Thrivent Financial "Choice Dollars" program. This program enables people with Thrivent products to direct their charitable outreach grant dollars to participating non-profit organizations and congregations. We want to say
thank you
to those members who remember us in this way, and encourage all who have Thrivent products to do likewise.
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Readings For This Coming Weekend
2 Tim 3:14 - 4:5
and Luke 18:1-8
This Weekend's Worship Assistants
October 16th 8:45am
Reader: Peg Goetz
Ushers: Wayne Schmidt, Jerry & Arlyce Nelson
Altar Assistants: Jim & Karen Gowan
Sound Booth: Josh
October 16th 10:15am
Reader: John Janezic
Greeters: Jeanette Bailey, Cindy Bailey
Ushers: Marie Renda, Ron Carpenter
Communion Servers: Judi Ofelt, Sandy Carpenter, Linda Wilcox, Sylvia Humlenker
Sound Booth: Tashia
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Week At A Glance
Thursday, October 13
6:30 a.m. - Too Big For Starbuck's Bible Study
9:00 a.m. - Seniors Rock
1:00 p.m. - Women's Bible Study
Friday, October 14
Saturday, October 15
9:30 a.m. - MOMS
5:00 p.m. - The Lift Worship Service
6:15 p.m. - TAG
Sunday, October 16
8:45 a.m. - Blended Service
10:15 a.m. - Contemporary Service
11:15 a.m. - New Member Orientation
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Blood Drive
Monday, October 17
6:00 p.m. - Financial Peace University (Large Classroom)
Tuesday, October 18
Wednesday, October 19
9:00 a.m. - Staff Meeting
10:00 a.m. - Stitchers
6:00 p.m. - Nite Lite
7:00 p.m. - SWAG
Thursday, October 20
6:30 a.m. - Too Big For Starbuck's Bible Study
9:00 a.m. - Seniors Rock
10:00 a.m. - Memory Center Service
1:00 p.m. - Women's Bible Study
Friday, October 21
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Prayer Concerns For October 8-9
Carol, Becky, Paul, Kevin
healing from cancer
Jerry older brother passed away Friday
Suzanne diabetes
Maggie feel God's love as she works through addiction recovery
Kaity improvement of headaches
Ty improvement of back pain
Cooper improvement of cough
Kassy bloody noses get better
Fran, Norma, Martha, Lee, Allison strength
Hurricane Victims strength for recovery
Barb & Eddie health issues
Don & Kevin peace
K & D guidance
Pat & Janet cancer treatments
Frank hospitalized
Jimmy, Ruthie, John, Winona healing
Ed cancer
Roy healing from surgery
Fran neuropathy
Mary eye infection
Maggie growth found in lower back/healing from surgery
Sarah surgery for cancer
Mom break during surgery
Art health from Parkinsons & memory loss
Betty arthritis
Judy that her last weeks & days are comfortable
Rita thanksgiving for safe travels
Mike & Mike healing
Danny healing from back surgery
Linda strength & courage
Sarah surgery
Ethel in pain & her homework from college
Eleanor heart test results
Bobbe heart problems
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