Summertime is a GIFT

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1 Summertime is a GIFT July-August 2018 Newsletter Sometimes, our routines change in the summer months. We want to spend more time outside and more time with family and friends. Sabbath rest is a gift from God and fellowship with family and friends is a gift from God, too! No matter how you enjoy summer, I hope you still connect with your Faith Family at Living Hope. Growing In Faith Together is a GIFT to share! Summer Sermon Series / Sunday Worship Sunday morning worship service continues all Summer long at 10:30am. Sundays July 15 August 26 we ll study the New Testament book of Ephesians together in a sermon series called GIFT: Growing in Faith together. Outdoor Service / Wednesday Worship Wednesday evenings all summer (NOT July 4 th ) we meet at 6:30pm for Bible Study, worship, and fellowship outside around the fire pit if it s sunny or in the fireside room if it s rainy. Join us any Wednesday you re able; bring an outdoor chair and dress for the weather. Taking Faith Home/ Take Home Church Box Sometimes, you just can t get to church on either Sunday or Wednesday. In that case, make sure you take faith home! Pick up a Journey with Jesus picture, a Taking Faith Home devotion book, or a Take Home Church box to ensure that no matter your age or life stage, you re able to connect with God through Scripture, prayer, and music all summer long. Other Connections We can grow in faith together in many and various ways, through prayer, service, and connections: Share your musical skills during a worship service Volunteer to care for a part of our church s landscaping Bring or mail in your financial donation to the LH sign fund Purchase a SCRIP card from church before you shop Join the prayer chain Sign up for the Bike Ride for Hope on Saturday Sept 8, either as a rider or a volunteer Consider how you can participate in Children & Youth Ministry at LH this fall: serving in the nursery, co-teaching Sunday School, mentoring a confirmation youth, leading an event? Contact me at pastorkelly@livinghopesaukville.org or Shannon at shannon@livinghopesaukville.org to learn more about any of those ideas, and check out the rest of this newsletter for even more opportunities! No matter how we Grow In Faith Together, whether through worship, prayer, music, donations, or volunteering, God will bless our time together, and enable us to grow in faith. Pastor Kelly Nieman Anderson Shannon Stoker, Parish Administrator Beki Tetzlaff & Dawn Zirtzlaff, pastorkelly@livinghopesaukville.org shannon@livinghopesaukville.org Here We Grow Directors herewegrow@livinghopesaukville.org

2 Summer fun is underway. The teachers and children have been enjoying the summer weather, with lots of outside play time and fun water games and activities. We have spruced up our outdoor classroom with help from Blake Deswarte s Eagle scout project, and an outdoor kitchen made from an old sink and pallets by Matt Stefanski. Both of these volunteers did so much to make our outdoor experiences extra fun and full of learning opportunities. Our school age summer camp friends have some extra special activities again this year, including yoga, crafts with Ms Beki, Wednesday Kidsafe/martial arts program, Nature Time with Ms Melissa, and Tuesday JAM with Pastor Kelly. One of our members, Dorothy Lloyd, has been struggling to make meals for she and her husband, Dan, because she has been so weak. Please consider helping provide meals for the Lloyds on Tuesday or Thursday, now through July. Use the following link to sign up: You may need the Recipient's Last Name (Lloyd) and a Password (4270). See the signup page for dietary restrictions. Thank you for your generosity! Christ the King Annual Chicken Dinner Sunday, July pm Veteran s Park Port Washington To Volunteer TIME on Sunday July 22 at the Chicken Dinner : To Donate ITEMS for the chicken dinner: 2

3 Living Hope is hoping to take a group to the August 6th Chinooks game please let Pastor Kelly know by July 15th if you are interested. 3

4 Items needed for the Food Pantry July 1, 2018 Hash Suddenly Salad Pickles Pancake Syrup Pancake Mix Dried Black Beans Chili Kleenex Toilet Paper 4T 5T Pull-ups July 8, 2018 Beef Stew Spam Breakfast Bars BBQ Sauce Mayonnaise Dried Beans Healthy Choice Soups Ketchup Salad Dressing Toothbrushes July 22, 2018 Mustard Pudding Progresso Soups Canned Fruit Sugar Flour Suddenly Salad Paper Towels Highlighters July 29, 2018 Chili Canned Chicken Rice A Roni Breakfast Bars Hash Rice, 16 oz Dish Soap Pickles Toilet Paper Toothpaste July 15, 2018 Meals for 1 Rice A Roni Muffin Mixes Granola Bars Fruit Cups Jelly/Jam (reg & sugar free) Saltines Oil, oz Laundry Soap Glue Sticks 1800 North Wisconsin Street. Port Washington, Wisconsin

5 July August 2018 Please note the following dates: Thursdays July 5 & 19 Thursdays, August 2 & 16 Thursdays, September 5 & 19 Remembering His words, Love one another, Hearts to Hands regularly meets to knit and crochet for others while sharing fellowship and devotional time. We continue to meet at church on the 1 st & 3 rd Thursday of each month. We will begin at 6:30 PM and conclude by 8:30 PM. Join us! All are welcome, even if you don t knit or crochet. We encourage you to come, participate in the fellowship. Please feel welcome to come, share in fellowship and grow in faith. If you are in need of child care in order to attend, please let us know. If you have any other questions, please call Cathy at or Julie at We look forward to having you join us! Hearts to Hands uses the Living Hope mailbox, #166. Outreach for Hope Family Bike Ride Saturday, September 8th You ll be a Champion of Hope when you participate in the Outreach for Hope Family Bike on September 8 th. Choose from two ride locations, each offering beautiful scenery along a wellmaintained trail. Join friends and family on the Glacial Drumlin Trail in Dousman/Waukesha County, or the Interurban Trail in Grafton/Ozaukee County. The funds you raise benefit Outreach for Hope ministries throughout the Greater Milwaukee Synod. Enjoy the fun, food, and fellowship as you pedal for a great cause. Registration is now open at ofhbikeride.com. A generous Action Grant will provide an additional $20 for each registered rider, virtual rider or volunteer. Register by August 20th to receive a Ride T-shirt, and by September 5th to avoid increased fees. All ages and abilities are welcome to participate. See you on September 8th as we pedal together to support life-giving ministries. Outreach for Hope's mission is to inspire giving to support Greater Milwaukee Synod ministries that provide hope to those living in poverty. 5

6 Living Hope Calendar Please visit us on Facebook or on our church website for more information on upcoming events: Living Hope Scrip Program Thank you to all who support our Scrip program. We are making some changes to the program the Scrip table will be manned each Sunday. On days when someone isn t present, there will be order forms and envelopes. You are encouraged to order Scrip & put a check in the envelope, and drop it off in the church office. Shannon will fill the orders and put your cards in your church mailbox for the following Sunday. Please contact Shannon at the church office (shannon@livinghopesaukville.org) or Cathy Higgins at with any questions. Thank you for your continued support of Living Hope s Scrip program! 6