December 30, 2022

Holiday Office Hours

The following changes will impact the church office schedule during the holidays. Please make note of these important dates and times:

• On Friday, December 30, the office will close at 12:00pm.

• On Monday, January 2, the office will be CLOSED all day.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast Tickets

Tickets for the Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast on Saturday, January 14, 2023 are available at the front desk at Hope Central Campus. Tickets are FREE! Six tickets are currently available.

Hope Lutheran Church, along with other churches in The Villages, has been a regular supporter of the scholarship program that has been providing scholarships to students from the high schools in the tri-county area.

Summer Smiles Program Coming to Hope

After the success of our Angel Tree program, Hope has decided to embark on a new initiative to bless local children during the summer months.

This new program is called Summer Smiles. This will be a summer version of our Angel Tree program, where our Hope family will be able to purchase donations for local children in need.

Interested in getting involved? There will be a meeting of the Summer Angels Team on January 23 at 1:30pm at Hope Central Campus.

A Thank You from the Hope Staff

The Hope Lutheran Church staff would like to thank everyone who contributed to the staff gift for 2022. Your donations are greatly appreciated! Thank you for blessing us this season.

We look forward to another great year of ministry together at Hope!

Monthly Men's Breakfast

The January Men's Breakfast and Bible Study will be held in the Fellowship Hall at Hope Central Campus on Thursday, January 12, 2023 beginning at 8:30am.

The cost of the breakfast is $7. During this breakfast, Allen Christensen will lead discussion.

To register, please visit our website and pay online. If you need assistance, please contact the church office at (352) 750-2321.

Calling All Guitarists!

Are you a picker or a strummer? If you're a guitarist, even if you only know a few chords, we'd love to gather all our six-string Hope friends for a very special service to be held on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 4:00pm.

On that day, the latest class of Diakonia students will graduate on behalf of the Florida-Bahamas Synod and their ceremony will take place as a part of Hope's Saturday service. All the music we'll be using will be presented from the guitar, led by Ken Wood.

If you think you'd like to join the group for this special day (even for just one song) then you need to email ken@hope4all.church. We'll get together and rehearse the tunes a few times before then to organize everything and get as many people playing together as we can fit up on stage. The more guitar players the better. (And if you strum something else besides guitar, we may have a place for you too!) 

Can't wait to hear from you! 

- Ken Wood, Director of Music Ministries 

Dine to Donate at Texas Roadhouse

January 15 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm



Hope Lutheran Church is once again partnering with Texas Roadhouse for a Dine to Donate evening!

If you dine at Texas Roadhouse's Lady Lake location on January 15 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm, they will donate 10% of your total food purchases to Hope Lutheran Church!

Invitations are available at each Hope campus. Click here for the invitation.

What is Your Relationship with Food?

If you are looking for a spiritual approach to help change your eating habits, try Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous at Hope Lutheran Church Central Campus every Tuesday from 9:30am to 11:00am. Join people who understand your story.

Lake Weir Ladies Bible Study Circle 

Ever wonder about the "Liturgy"? What is it? Why do we do it? Is each Sunday different? What is the "Liturgical Calendar"? 

Please join us for answers as Susan Krohn presents on January 10 at 1:00pm at the Hope Lake Weir Campus. 

We are now meeting on the second Tuesday of the month at 1:00pm for study and on the fourth Tuesday of the month for lunch at 11:30am at First Watch. Please call Judy Withers at (352) 245-3624 for information.

H.O.P.E. University Winter Classes

H.O.P.E. University winter classes are about to begin. Here are the course offerings:

What Paul and Luther said about Women in the Bible

With Pastor John LeCain and Peg Piper

Wednesdays from 10:00am to 11:30am - January 11, 2023 to February 15, 2023

Hope Central Campus Room 203 - Registration requested. Zoom available.  

A study to better understand Paul’s Epistles and Martin Luther’s writings on women and sexism for today’s church. The class will combine lecture and discussion. Bring a bible and be prepared to share.  

Heritage Series Winter - Your Church: Where We Came From & How Do We Do It With David A. Withers

8 Wednesdays from 3:30pm to 5:00pm - January 18, 2023 to March 8, 2023

Hope Central Campus Room 200 - Registration Requested.

This 8-class course provides background information for members to enable them to understand our heritage, beliefs, and how we are organized to fulfill our mission. The attendees’ backgrounds may include other denominations and we do not assume Lutheran knowledge. Each class will include a pre-reading assignment to help prompt discussions. 

Moving Mountains

With Pastor John LeCain

Thursdays from 11:00am to 12:30pm - January 12, 2023 to March 2, 2023

Hope Central Campus Room 203 - Registration requested. Zoom available.

*Book needed. 

We all want to see God come through for us and those we love. But sometimes He doesn't, and where does that leave us? In this eight-week study of a book by John Eldredge who shows there is a reason why some prayers are more effective than others. As we learn how prayer works, we find that prayer is not just asking God to do something but also partnering with him to get things done. The study is part devotional, part adventure story, part field manual. 

Luther’s Solas

With the Pastoral Team

Wednesdays from 10:00am to 11:30am - March 1, 2023 to April 5, 2023

Hope Central Campus Room 203 - Registration requested. 

Journey this Lent with our pastoral team as we discuss Luther’s Theology and what it means for us today. We will discuss the ideas of sola fide, sola scriptura, solus Christus, sola gratia: faith alone by scripture alone in Christ alone by grace alone! These four maxims which had already been developed by 1521 astutely summarize the theology of Martin Luther. 

Continuing Bible Study at Hope Lake Weir Campus

With Pastor John LeCain

Tuesdays from 3:00pm to 4:30pm - January 3, 2023 and continuing

Hope Lake Weir Campus Fellowship Hall - Registration requested. Bible needed. 

We will continue and conclude our study of the Book of proverbs and then begin a study of the book of Genesis. This study is in part lecture, and part conversation.  

While weekly attendance is suggested, it is not required. Feel free to join our journey through the bible as we follow the story of the interaction between the creator and man in today’s world. Come when you can and are able.   

If you have questions, please contact Pastor John at pastorjohn@hope4all.church.

Worship Attendance for December 24-25 2022

Hope Central Campus:

2:00pm = 196

4:00pm = 446

6:00pm = 320

8:00pm = 251

10:00pm = 136

10:00am = 173

Hope Lake Weir Campus:

6:00pm = 75

8:00pm = 52

Hope at the Everglades Rec Center:

2:00pm = 123

4:00pm = 132

In Memoriam

Peter Murphy passed away on December 27. Peter was born on April 22, 1938. He and his wife, Linda, were married on May 8, 2020. Peter joined Hope Lutheran Church on October 2, 2022

Arrangements are pending at this time.

Please keep Linda and their family in your hearts and prayers during their time of grief.

Bernice Zygowicz passed away on December 30. Bernice was born on December 19, 1944. She joined Hope Lutheran Church on December 9, 2001. Bernice’s son, Steven Lider, is also a member of Hope.

Arrangements are pending at this time.

Please keep Steve and their family in your hearts and prayers during their time of grief.

Submit a Prayer Request

Need Prayer? Submit a prayer request via our hope4all.church website.