September 10 Fall Worship - 10 am. September 17 Sunday School begins 9 am For 3 year olds thru adult

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1 September 2017 words of Welcome Josh Brandon! Josh is joining in the Family Ministry Program here at Hope Covenant as Youth Coordinator. He will be assisting Rachel to support Youth Ministry participating in events and building relationships with youth, inspiring them in their relationship with Christ. We are grateful for his heart for God and his desire to partner with our team! September 10 Fall Worship - 10 am September 17 Sunday School begins 9 am For 3 year olds thru adult September 24 Life Group Kick-Off Pot-Luck Lunch after worship

2 from Pastor Keith LIFE GROUP KICK OFF is Sunday September 24 with a potluck after the service for the whole church family. Sign up in the Welcome Center. So, what are Hope s Life Groups? Small groups of people for friendships, study, and prayer support for each other. Hope s Elders are encouraging you to join an existing group or will help you start a new group! See Barb Scheevel for more details FALL 2017 LIFE GROUP THEME IS EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY SPIRITUALITY. Did you know that the Christian life doesn t work for everyone? How could accepting Jesus as Savior not work for a life that is rich and full of what Jesus called, abundant life -John 10:10, a life better than what the world offers? Whether Hollywood partying sex, drugs/getting wasted, rock and roll or Wallstreet and Madison Avenue s American Dream the one with the most toys wins or at least is the happiest and comfortable. Is there more to living for Jesus than just toughing it out until heaven while the world seems to have the best life? Author, of the book for our topic in small groups, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Pastor Pete Scazzero, shares his own and his wife s journey in finding that although born again Christians, their life was not emotionally healthy. Somehow their conversion didn t have this part of the Gospel message s invitation. Thus they often pretended to have what they didn t until they couldn t anymore. And then they found that part of the Gospel of Jesus they were missing. Does that story sound interesting? Join us this fall for Life Groups and finding what emotionally healthy spirituality is all about as Pastor Keith preaches on this theme. Also DON T MISS OUT on all the rest of our fall activities! Sunday 9/10: worship starts at 10AM; Sunday 9/17: Sunday School for all ages at 9AM; Wednesday 9/13: Youth Group 7PM.

3 Rachel Lassen Youth Director Sr. High Mystery Trip Youth Group ---OFF Wed. Sept :30 pm All students 7 th to 12 th Grade Youth Group: Wednesdays; Sept. 13, 20, 27 Youth Room Youth Volunteer Training Mandatory Meeting: Wed. Sept. 6, 7-8:30 pm Parent Meeting: Sun. Sept. 10 After worship Youth Room Confirmation: Sept. 17, 6-8pm If you are interested in serving in Youth or Worship Ministry, contact rachel@hopecovenant.org

4 All 5 th & 6 th graders! SuperAwesomeFun club56 We are changing to the 2 nd Wed. of the month! Save the date! Wed. October 11. Parent Info Meeting coming Oct. 1 (following worship) We will meet 9-9:50 am Sundays & 7 8:30 pm 2 nd Wed. of the month beginning in October Goals/milestones: Knowledge, character, conduct; (hear know do ) We aim to help our children become disciples of Jesus Christ kids who know God intimately, love Him passionately, and serve Him selflessly.

5 Coffeepot Counselor by Dick Mowe Hope vs. Wishful Thinking Throughout life, I have hoped for many things, such as a good job, satisfying relationships, and a mild climate. Some have been realized; others have remained wishful thinking. God promises a different kind of hope for Christians. Biblical hope, based on Jesus death and resurrection, is a confident expectation of something beneficial in the future. For instance, I expect Christ will return; I believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior, so I know my salvation is secure; and I expect that all things will work for good in my life. A friend told a story that made me think about hope. He used a fishing analogy to explain his relationship with God. He said that God had his hook in him and would not let him go. He was not hooked in the lip so he could get away, but he had swallowed the hook. I was impressed by my friend s confidence in his relationship with God and his assurance of salvation. It was an expression of his hope. I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about my friend s story and questioning my own relationship with God. In other words, did I have an unshakeable hope in God? Further thought caused me to spiral into anxiety and fear. Eventually I realized that even though I didn t feel hope at that moment, there were witnesses in my life that convinced me otherwise. These are the witnesses: Holy Spirit Over the years, there have been specific thoughts consistent with scripture reminding me of my relationship with God. Scripture One example is 1 John 5:13: I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. People who have encouraged me. God s protection and guidance in specific situations. As I examined the witnesses, I realized that some might argue that my witnesses were not valid and that I was engaging in wishful thinking. However, there was one more witness, and that is faith, which is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things unseen. Based on faith, I accepted the witnesses and concluded that I have hope. I leave you with the following thought from Romans 15:13: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

6 26 Kids from Hope (or friends of Hope) attended Lake Beauty Bible Camp near Long Prairie this year. Register at Family Camp: Sept. 2-5 Sr. Adult Day: Tues. Sept. 12; 10-2pm (free) Coffee/ Cookie Welcome/ Activities/Tour/ Concert/ Hymn Sing led by Benson Family Singers/ Lunch/ Dessert. Update on camp. RSVP Women s Retreat: Sept (Fri-Sun) Bringing Broken & Dead Things to Life God is a life-giver and can breathe life into things we have pronounced dead in our lives. Terry Friedlein encourages you to get away and experience God s resurrection power in a brand new way. (for adult & teen women-9th grade & up. We are unable to accommodate infants/young children) For Rates per person: see lbbc.com (retreats) Commuter Rate: $115 ($125 after Aug 31) Saturday Only (meals included): $65 Deposit: $50 non-refundable deposit per person is required to register. Balance due at check-in. Trailblazer Retreat: Oct (Fri-Sat) Annual Meeting: Oct. 14 (Sat) Bible Camp

7 American Heritage Girls Begins Mon. Sept. 11 6:30pm CALL FOR GIRLS AGES 5-18 Building women of integrity through service to God, family, community, and country.

8 We served over 200 at the International Students Lunch! Thank you to all who brought food or welcomed the International Students. Would you like to be a Host family to an International Student or invite them to dinner? See the church office for application or isss@stcloudstate.edu or call Arlen Johnson with students

9 September Birthdays 1 Jack & Chang Hoth 2 Timothy Bauer 3 Marit Engevik 3 Laraine Forsell 4 Breah Sutherland 8 Maggie Bjorklund 9 Julie Granberg 9 Marty Toole 11 Steve Johnson 12 Gary Ziebarth 13 Elena Ronnei 15 Sue Simmons 15 Claudia Warzecha 18 Annie Salner 19 Stella Kerwin 20 Pastor Keith Meyer 21 Deborah Owen 21 Dylan Christenson 22 Cindy Owen 23 Bradley Krueger 24 Rich Nothnagel 26 Bill Geurkink 30 Darrell Armbrust 30 Eric McCauley 30 Elliott Rowen September Anniversaries 12 Jeff & Hanh Overby 13 Ken & Julie Johnson 13 Andy & Elena Ronnei 18 Reuben & Kirsten Wagenius 27 Jeremy & Erin Forsell 30 Konroy & Heidi Boeckel CHOIR Anyone interested in singing in the Adult Choir, make a "note." We will start Wednesday, September 13, at 7 pm in the Choir Room #109. The require-ments are a heart for singing and being able to sing a part. Kathy s Library Notes Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (young adult fiction) Oct. 11th, 1943-A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun. When "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn't stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she's living a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity uncovers her past, how she became friends with the pilot Maddie, and why she left Maddie in the wrecked fuselage of their plane. On each new scrap of paper, Verity battles for her life, confronting her views on courage, failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy?

10 Sat. Sept. 9; 8-9 am Men s BSF Hope Worship Center Tuesdays 7-9 pm Study the Word. For more information. Call Darrell Armbrust Muskie Fishing Retreat Save-the-Date! Oct. 4-7 Contact Bob Koubsky

11 GREETERS Date North Door East Door West Door * Sept 3 9:30 am Andy Anderson Mark & Limei Danzeisen Russ Simmons Sept 10 10:00 am Carol Ervasti Rich & Linda Nothnagel Deborah Owen Sept 17 10:00 am SEPTEMBER VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE Kelly Warzecha & Claudia Jeremy & Erin Forsell Bobbie Ziebol Sept 24 10:00 am Lori Engevik Dale & Shirley Hubert Marshall Engevik * 9:30 Worship thru--sept 3 10:00 Worship beginning--sept. 10 Thank you for serving during our worship. Please find a substitute, if needed. Sept 3 Sept 10 Sept 17 Sept 24 NURSERY SCHEDULE Cheryl Larson, Michelle Nelson, Maja Noble Beth Krueger, Laura Westrup, Makenzie Neupauer Jessica & Stella Kerwin, Debbie Godding Cheryl Larson, Sue Heysse, Ethan Ronnei New Address: Joann Edling th Ave. SE #302 Becker, MN Date JAM POWER POINT SOUND * Sept 3 9:30 am No JAM Gary Noble Reuben Wagenius Sept 10 10:00 am No JAM Shaun Westrup Steve Schirmers Sept 17 10:00 am Kathy Armbrust Bares Josh Brandon Sept 24 10:00 am Kathy Armbrust Ben Back Steve Schirmers

12 September 2017 SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 1 2 Lake Beauty Family Camp Weekend 3 Communion/ Benev. Fund 9:30am Worship Family Camp Weekend 10 (No classes) 9am Sunday School Teacher Mtg. 10am Worship 11:15 am Youth/Parent Meeting 17 9 am Class 10am Worship 11:15 am Worship Mtg. 6-8 pm Confirmation 24 9 am Class 10am Worship 11:30 pm Life Group Pot-Luck 4 Labor Day Office Closed Family Camp Weekend 11 6:30-8pm American Heritage Girls 5 9-3pm Homeschool 6-8p N/A 6:30pm Elder Meeting pm Sr. Adult Day Lake Beauty 6-8p Women s Narcotics Anonymous 7-9 pm Men s BSF Staff Retreat Off-site 9-3pm 25 6:30-8pm American Heritage Girls 6-8p Narcotics Anonymous 7-9 pm Men s BSF p Narcotics Anonymous 7-9 pm Men s BSF 6 7-8:30 Youth Volunteer Training Meeting 13 7pm Choir begins 7-8:30pm Youth Group Begins! 20 7pm Choir 7-8:30pm Youth Group 27 7pm Choir 7-8:30pm Youth Group 7 9 am Women Bible Study Rm am Women Bible Study Rm am Women Bible Study Rm am Women s Study-Rm 209 5:30pm ARC Nursery/ Family Rm/ Library Women s Retreat Lake Beauty am Men s Breakfast Heritage Girls pm Com Meal Women s Retreat Lake Beauty Thru Sunday Luke 15:7 - There will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to.

13 Hope Covenant Church th Ave. S St. Cloud MN hope@hopecovenant.org September 2017 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED following Jesus into God s love OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM Lead Pastor: Keith Meyer Christian Ed/Family: Kathy Armbrust Worship/Youth/Family: Rachel Lassen Facilities: Pam Schirmers Office: Janelle Rudningen Leadership: Chair: Gary Noble Vice Chair: Roger Eriksson Treasurer: Glenn Scuteri Recording Secretary: Beth Krueger Members at Large: Jake Olson & Michelle Nelson International Student Meal Elders: Barb Scheevel, Chair; Keith Krueger, Keith Olson, Audrey Kamphenkel, Cindy Owen, Marty Toole Christian Education Hour: 9:00 am (begins Sept. 17) Summer Worship: 9:30 am (thru-sept. 3) Fall Worship Schedule: 10:00 am (begins Sept. 10) Office Hours 9-2pm Tuesday through Friday