The HOP Foundation meets Monday, October 8th, at 7:15 pm. Any funding requests should be sent to Foundation Treasurer, Scott Wright at [email protected]  by this Sunday, October 7. You can pick up a HOP Foundation Funding Request Forms in the church office, or send Scott an email to request the form as an email attachment.

Thank you to those who stopped by for their flu vaccinations.  Twenty-four people are now immunized and ready to face the upcoming flu season.  We hope everyone else will get theirs soon and stay healthy! -Adult Ministry Team

All brothers and sisters are invited for fellowship, devotions and speaker on Thur, Oct 11 at 9:00am in Fellowship Hall! Come hear guest speaker Greg Bower, Representative for Diversified Wealth Management. He will discuss a major change to the Medicare Supplementary Insurance Cost Plans for 2019. Contact Noel Sagness 612-866-0833 for more information.

Saturday, November 3 * 9:00 am-3:00 pm
Donation Request- Please consider donating items to the·Raffle Table, Used Book Sale, and Luncheon. All Donations can be brought to the church office labelled for Fall Festival. Luncheon donation information is available on the Giving Tree located in the Narthex.
Craft Day-Sat, Oct 20th is craft day from 9:00 am - noon. Sign up at the info desk. Please consider bringing a $10 donation to help offset the cost of craft supplies.
Volunteer Opportunities- Please sign up at the information desk to donate to the raffle and bake sale tables, or to volunteer for a shift on the day of the Fall Festival; click here to sign up online.
Table Rental- Fall Festival has a few openings available for vendors to purchase space at the 2018 House of Prayer Fall Festival.
Please contact Paula Kiehl via phone or email with any questions on the above information: [email protected] / 612-413-1214.
Fall Festival is not possible without all of you. Thank you in advance for your help!

Thanks to everyone that had their photo taken for our new picture directory. You should be receiving your photos shortly. We will be updating HOP church records with the phone, address, and email information you verified at your appointment. The directory will include this information for all active members (even if you did not get your photo taken). If you do not wish to include some/all of your contact information, please contact Cara Wright at 612-866-8471 or [email protected] by Thur, Oct 11.

The weather's getting cooler each week. Stop in to our library to find a new book to read, a DVD to watch, or a CD to listen to on these chilly evenings. Some new books--

The Hope of Glory- A devotional guide for older adults by Nancy P. Brummett
Hidden Figures: the American dream and the untold story of the black women mathematicians who helped win the space race by Margot L. Shetterly
The Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck
I am a Palestinian Christian by Mitri Raheb
Alcatraz- the true end of the line by Darwin Coon
Killing Jesus by Bill O'Reilly

Thank you to those who donated these books and several more. You can find our complete online library catalog on our church website or at http://www.librarything.com/catalog/houseofprayer.

We have another opportunity to help Aeon, the housing nonprofit who recently bought the Season's Park Apartment buildings to the south of church. They continue to catch up on a LOT of deferred maintenance that previous owners ignored. They'd like our help painting the interior common areas in one of their buildings on Sunday, October 28th from noon-3pm. We'll eat lunch together after the 11:00 service is done and then head over to paint! If you'd like to join us, please sign up with Ben Whalen ( [email protected] or 612-500-9523). Please also contact Ben if you want to support this cause financially but missed the special offering opportunity. Thank you!

HOP will be sponsoring 2 Lutheran Social Service group homes for people with disabilities in our neighborhood.  Mi Casa is on 70th and 12th Ave and My House is on 76th and Park. Kathryn Tiede from LSS and Emily the director of the group homes will be at HOP on Sunday October 28th to talk about how we can engage with these homes doing such things as sending cards, visiting, playing games, watching sports, driving to church or events, having a party, yard work, etc.   We will collect money to help with expenses at the homes.  A table will be set up in the narthex for you to  get more information and to volunteer.  This is a great opportunity for HOP members to reach out to our neighbors.

The National Lutheran Choir reignites our signature choral service at All Saints featuring Ola Gjeilo's Dark Night of the Soul, a tour-de-force for string quartet, piano, and choir. Central to the All Saints service is the recitation of memorial names. Share the name of a loved one for a deeply moving remembrance of those no longer with us. Dates are: Fri., Nov 2, 7:30pm St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church, Plymouth; Sun, Nov 4, 4:00pm St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, MN. Tickets: Adult $30, Senior $28, Students & Children FREE.

Woodlake Lutheran Church, located in Richfield, MN, seeks a Business Administrator (20 hours per week). The candidate will oversee the business affairs of Woodlake Lutheran Church. They will act as a steward of the building and grounds to maintain and preserve the property for the congregation and other users. They will provide timely, efficient, and accurate bookkeeping services; manage accounts payable, payroll, electronic giving, contributions, and financial databases; prepare and present financial reports and analysis to church leadership; negotiate and oversee vendor contracts; manage building usage agreements; identify priorities and projects associated with the building and property, and coordinate and recruit volunteers to assist with general repair, maintenance, or labor associated with the use and upkeep of the property. If you would like to read the full job description or apply, please visit our website: http://woodlakechurch.org/about-us/woodlake-news/
Resumes may be submitted to Julia Skowronski ( [email protected]).