On Tuesday the Richfield Community Housing Team (including several House of Prayer folks) attended the Richfield City Council meeting where they unanimously passed a Tenant Protection Ordinance and Inclusionary Housing Policy! This is great news and was made possible by the hard work of this team and many community members. The team is now looking beyond these great steps to decide what happens next to continue protecting tenants, preserving existing affordable housing, and producing new affordable housing in town. If you'd like to get involved, please contact Ben Whalen ( [email protected] or 612-500-9523).

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). We also appreciate financial contributions to this cause and will have a special offering on September 30th. The anticipated budget for all their repairs is about $4.1 million but it only takes $800 to paint a building so every little bit helps make more progress!

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] ASAP. 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.

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.

We will meet the 1st Thursday of the month at 7pm in the Fireside Conference Room and will be discussing:
October 4-The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore
November 1-Eleanor Oliphant by Gail Honeyman

Come and invite your friends to HOP's Fall Festival on Sat, November 3!
Vendors-If you know anyone who would like a table at the Fall Festival, have them contact Ann Haffley at [email protected] now.
Raffle-If you are able to donate item(s) for the fund-raising raffle, start thinking about what you can create, build, or purchase that would appeal to our shoppers on that day. Donations can be dropped off in the church office labeled "Fall Festival."
Book Table-Gently used books, DVDs, CDs, puzzles, and games can be dropped off in the library labeled "Fall Festival."
Craft Day-Craft assembly day is Sat, Oct 20th from 9:00am - noon. Coffee and coffee cake are provided as you come in, then lunch before you leave! Needed are large mouth rings and lids for quart size jars; please drop them off in the church office. Come have fun socializing and crafting! All are welcome to join in the fun!

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]).