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1 MAY - JUNE 2018 words of Our Hope women s Be the Best Version of YOU group is healthy & happening! All women welcome! We meet Tuesdays 5-6pm at Hope Rm 209. Some topics we ve covered are: Mindful Eating (when, why and what); Top 20 Things you would like to do in the next 6 months, Healthy Snacks, Exercise, Intermittent fasting, Self-care and more. We laugh together share insight, and pray for one another. Feel free to contact Julie Toole with any questions at or julietoole@charter.net.

2 Join us as we celebrate with our Confirmands on May 6 10 a.m. Service Isaac Engevik John Kaczor Rachael Kaczor Makenzie Neupauer Maja Noble Evan Olson Kira Salner Elmer Snavely Congratulations Graduates! Anna Borgenheimer Morgan Carlin Marit Engevik Nyamal Jang James Kaczor Cheyanne McClanahan We will be recognizing High School and College Graduates during the service Sunday, May 6.

3 from Keith Meyer, Lead Pastor You are invited to a Special Lunch Meeting this Sunday, April 29, after the morning service, called Orientation to Hope Covenant. First, it is for those new to Hope to learn about our church, denomination of churches (the Evangelical Covenant Church or ECC) and meet some other new folks at Hope and some veteran Hope folks. Second, it explains what a deeper commitment to Hope in membership looks like and you get free lunch! 2 Questions: Why become a member at Hope? How does membership process work? 1-public commitment to Hope as where you live life in the Body of Christ (no such thing as invisible, universal church-nt letters to churches have earthly address) 2-step of acknowledging greater intimacy & service as part of Hope team 3-priority of care and privileges so you can love the world with us 4-voice in Hope s direction by voting & influence 5-mentoring for you as an individual, couple & family (Just starting to be developed) 6-access to Hope s Curriculum for Christlikeness (7 areas of growthalso in development) How does Membership process work? 1-attending orientation to Hope, 2-short interview with two elders to get to know you and your spiritual journeys, 3-congregational approval of names, 4-brief welcome in worship service. Spaces are still left for you! Contact pastor Keith or Janelle at by Friday, April 27, hope@hopecovenant.org so we can get you lunch and materials.

4 Hope Youth Ministries News May/June 2018 Youth Upcoming Dates: April 29: Sunday School 9 am, Church 10 am May 2: HCY, 7-8:30 pm May 6: Confirmation Sunday & High Senior Graduation Sunday, Sunday School 9 am, Church 10 am May 9: HCY, 7-8:30 pm (Pastor Keith and his wife, Cheri guest speakers!) May 13: LAST DAY OF SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES 9 am, Church 10 am May 18-19: Confirmation Retreat May 20: Church 10 am, New 7th Grade Welcom SAVE THE DATES: VBS - June CHIC - July MUUUCE - August 2-4

5 Hope Worship Ministries News May/June 2018 Happy Spring! Finally!. Good job my fellow Minnesotans for doing what we do (survive) every single winter! (fist pump) Also, thank you to many of you who filled out our brief worship survey in April. Our Worship Advisory Team and myself were grateful by your insight and feedback. We were also encouraged by the responses gathered as many of them pointed out aspects that we are currently working on. We are glad to know we are on the right track. Personally, I was thrilled to see how much worship meant to many of you. God has given us the gift of music to praise Him! Worship through song has always been so dear to my heart and is a unique way, among many, in which God chooses to meet with us and do His transforming work on our hearts. Often times, the physical action of singing/saying a lyrical line of God s truth aloud allows our hearts to be shaped - even if we don t fully feel it yet. Powerful! I do put a lot of prayer and thought into choosing worship sets for each Sunday morning. Our congregation s needs, God s desire to reach out to everyone, and praising our Creator is always at the forefront of my mind. What s wonderful, and can also be challenging, about being a diverse Body of Christ, is the diversity in preferences and musical taste. Challenging, because, not everyone will have it exactly the way they would prefer, but beautiful, in the fact that that s not needed to worship our Creator together as a body!! Older songs from the past are great because they are familiar and remind us of how God has worked throughout time, His never-changing character, and connect us with the long standing tradition of our faith. New songs are also great and have a place in our worship because they directly follow the Psalmist s direction to Sing a new song to the Lord! (Psalm 96:1) emphasizing that God is constantly empowering and equipping His people to be creators - bringing a freshness to spaces and situations. It has truly been a privilege to lead alongside our worship teams these past 2 years. Thank you again for being open and honest about your experience worshipping at Hope. We are always looking for people willing to run the PowerPoint, help with the Soundboard, be an usher, or join a worship team. I love hearing from you all - please contact me with any questions, comments, ideas, etc. With joy, Rachel Sunday, May 27 - Worship 9:30 am

6 2018 Schedule Work Day. May 5 Check-in 8-9am Work 8:30am--leave when you must Family Camp May Family Camp June 29-July 2 Youth Camp Schedule Frontier Kids #1 (1-3 rd ) July 3-5 Jr. High #2 (6-8 th ) July 8-13 Trailblazer #3 (3-5 th ) July Heritage Girls July Sr. High (9-11 th ) July 29-Aug 3 (grade completed) Register at or call Memorial Day Family Camp is approaching fast! Dates are May LAKE BEAUTY BIBLE CAMP is located by Long Prairie (about an hour from St. Cloud). Family Camp weekends are packed full of friends, family, wonderful guest speakers, and a variety of fun activities for all ages. Family Camp at Lake Beauty has become a tradition for hundreds of people each year, many with 2 or 3 generations sharing the time together in the campground, cabin or retreat center. From inspiring Chapel worship to cozy evening campfires, here is a time and place to reconnect with the ones you love, meet new friends and enjoy time in God's beautiful space. We hope to see you this summer at Family Camp! Please talk to Steve and Pam Schirmers with any questions. They have made this camp weekend a family tradition for the last 20+ years. Below is a link to get to Lake Beauty's website to learn more or to sign up.

7 Coffeepot Counselor.. by Dr. Phil Godding How To Take A Nap Genesis 1 And God said, Let there be light, and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light day, and the darkness he called night. And there was evening, and there was morning the first day. A few weeks ago Rachel shared a book entitled Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren. I got a copy for myself and was immediately drawn in by Rev. Warren s keen observations and insights about the richness of an ordinary day. One of her observations (really an ancient understanding) is that if you read Genesis carefully you will see that God measures days differently then you and I measure them. God assembled the world by resting and preparing and then doing the work of creating. First rest and then work. Notice the order of the words: And there was evening, and there was morning the first day. I like to reverse God s order and charge into the day by tossing a prayer toward God in the morning and asking Him to help me do what I have planned. In fact, I like to squeeze as much sleep and rest out of my day as possible and insert as much productivity as possible. We know that humans who go without REM (dream) sleep have a harder time remembering and learning new information. We know that rest and relaxation is important because it is when the body heals itself. AND YET most Americans are sleep deprived. AND YET we Americans pride ourselves in working to the point of exhaustion. It is a badge of adulthood in many respects to be tired. We come by this naturally by the way. Most parents have had to teach our infants how to sleep it is human nature to stay awake, even if it is bad for us in the long run. Rev. Warren thinks that we adults resist sleep because we hate limits. We don t want to think there is an end to our energy and productivity. AND YET there is that picture of God resting and preparing before he created. I wonder which is the better way to function? You get the picture in God s clock our day starts in the evening. Our day starts with rest. The Jewish sabbath starts at sundown, not after stuffing the kids in the car on the way to worship. I m also reminded that many of God s Old Testament miracles of deliverance happened in the evening or during the night. God was working and preparing while his people rested. Phones, entertainment and shopping 24/7 may not be what is best for us in the long run. So, what would your day look like if you started it in the evening? What would you look like if you embraced rest? I recently, even before reading Rev. Warren s book, challenged myself to see the evening as a time of growing close to God, without distractions. I ve taken the following steps: Limit TV viewing; reading more good books; spending more time talking to Debbie or playing games (read, getting beat at Scrabble) or working on a puzzle; not working past 10PM (which was my old life) and inviting God into my evening by consciously praying and journaling. If I fall asleep while doing either I m pretty sure God would approve. After all, He invented rest.

8 Cofeepot Counselor Continued I ve also come to appreciate that when I fall asleep into God s provision I am allowing myself to communicate with Him at some basic molecular level as he heals my body and renews my mind. If you want a good example of God pursuing someone into sleep read the conversion story of Anne Lamott* in Messy Spirituality. If you can t trust God at any other time trust Him to protect you, to care for you and recharge your body in the night as you give yourself over entirely to his love and protection You are never more vulnerable than when you are drooling into your pillow, but you are also never more reliant on God s provision and protection.. David points out in Ps 127:1-2 Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. After a night of being recharged by God I have my devotions when I speak to God about my rest and how he has prepared me for the new day. Rather than start the day by saying: God join me in my work try saying: God has already prepared me for today s journey. Isn t that more restful? Relaxing? What I recommend for you is this: Consider evening the start of your day. Consider your evening activities to be a restful gift. Follow the advice you gave your kids: a regular bedtime, warm bath, good book, dim lights, rocking and cuddling to reset the brain. If you are feeling restless look at your recent sleep patterns. My disordered sleep reveals a disordered love, idols of entertainment (think Facebook or some other social media) or productivity. If you lie awake worrying what does it say about who you are or what you trust. Rest in God s provision for the day Make yourself vulnerable to God s care Begin your day by accomplishing nothing at all. That is how God did it! My final piece of advice. Put down this essay and take a nap. You will thank me for it later. Then pick up Rachel s book. You will thank her later. In Christ, Phil A couple of my favorite Anne Lamott quotes are: almost everything will work if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. And You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do. Men s Breakfast 2 nd Sat. May 12 & June am Fellowship Hall

9 Campus Crusade Update Adam & Jenny Roub have been serving 13 years on the field, (7 years with Campus Crusade-Mid-MN). Although last fall was a very fruitful ministry, Adam and Jenny felt called to ministry in a different direction. So they recently applied and were accepted to Lake Hart Stint, a place to grow, process, and develop for future ministry. The program lasts for 10 months and is hosted at CRU s world headquarters in Orlando, FL. In addition to development, Adam will have the opportunity to help serve the ministry of Campus Crusade around the world. At the Legacy Dinner in March they shared the news with their campus partners and introduced them to Andrew and Kristina Peabody who will be serving alongside Heather Fry as CRU team leaders next year. The next 2 weeks will be final meetings and goodbyes with a transition to Orlando on August 1. They realize this news may be surprising and they don t take it lightly. Adam states, We can never thank you enough for playing such an important role in our ministry. We would be happy to personally connect with you over the summer and answer any questions. Your continued partnership with us is vital. Please pray for us as we walk by faith towards what God has in store for us.

10 Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box Update: Lake Beauty Chapel

11 Mark your Calendar! Pregnancy Resource Center s Annual Walk for Life Sat. May 5 at Lake George, th St. S ~ St. Cloud Check-in at 9 am. Walk starts at 10 am with Food & great prizes to follow. Lunch 11:20 am Register or make a donation Online today at preghelpfriends.com/walk Questions? See Pam Schirmers

12 Taste of St. Cloud Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls Fundraiser Mon. May 7, :30-7:30 pm Kelly Inn ~100 4 th Ave. S-downtown (new location this year) For Tickets, Call Maggie Bjorklund Tickets: $25 ($30 at the door)

13 May Birthdays 2 Julene Granberg 3 Dave Kamphenkel 4 Marshall Engevik 4 John Theis 5 Steve Sellnow 8 Brea Skajewski 13 Dave Laliberte 13 Tom Borgenheimer 18 Steve Schirmers 19 Brandon Bares 25 Keith Krueger 26 John Kaczor 27 Giles Roehl 30 Jack Salner 31 Nyamal Puoch 31 Lare Puok May Anniversaries 16 Gregg & LuAnn Brown 19 Eric & Jessica Kerwin 25 Brandon & Donna Bares June Anniversaries 1 Pat & Lila Donlin 2 Dave & Audrey Kamphenkel 2 Rand & Rochelle Olson 4 Ryan & Annie Salner 5 Larry & Nancy Wasmund 6 Janelle & Lyle Rudningen 7 Phil & Debbie Godding 8 Arlen & Ruth Johnson 8 Ellis & Barb Scheevel 10 Courtney & Aaron Bergee 11 Jason & Emily Krueger 12 Bob & Sandy Dopkins 14 Ralph & Bev Kluball 15 Daniel & Michelle Nelson 17 Keith & Jan Olson 18 Bernie & Mary Jo Wager June Birthdays 1 Georgia Noble 7 Evan Olson, Lila Donlin 8 Gary Noble 8 Janelle Rudningen 8 Krystin Sutherland 10 Jessica Kerwin 12 Daniel Nelson 13 Haylee Olson 14 Bob Koubsky 14 Kristopher Neupauer 14 Maja Noble 15 Koryom Puoch 17 Ruth Johnson 17 Jessica Neupauer 18 Jacob Olson 18 Sawyer Skajewski 18 Faith Sutherland 18 Kami Ziebarth 22 Debbie Godding 22 Ethan Ronnei 26 Gregg Brown 26 Jenna Noble 27 Audrey Kamphenkel 29 Nancy Wasmund 30 Jeremy Forsell

14 MAY-JUNE 2018 VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE GREETERS / USHERS Date Usher North Usher East Usher West May 6 Carol Ervasti Mark & Limei Danzeisen Kirsten & Henry Wagenius May 13 Andy Anderson Scott Bjorklund/Keith Olson Deborah Owen May 20 Jess & Haylee Olson Jake, Evan, Ruby Olson Sandra Landwehr May 27 9:30am Sandy Dopkins Russ Simmons/Bob Dopkins Deborah Owen June 3* 9:30am Kelly & Claudia Warzecha Mark & Limei Danzeisen Carol Ervasti June 10* 9:30am Scott Bjorklund Lori & Marshall Engevik Deborah Owen June 17* 9:30am Keith Olson Dave & Kristi Laliberte & family Jan Olson June 24* 9:30am Rosie Lommel Russ Simmons Scott Bjorklund Jerry Lommel * 9:30 Worship from May 27--Sept 2 Thank you for serving during our worship. Please find a substitute, if needed. NURSERY SCHEDULE May 6 May 13 May 20 May 27 June 3 June 10 June 17 June 24 Hanh Overby, Beth Krueger, Makenzie N Granberg Family Ryan & Krystin Sutherland, Isaac Engevik Noble Family Jan Olson, Jess Olson, Evan & Haylee Engevik Family Michelle Nelson, Jess Kerwin, Stella & Althea Cheryl Larson, Sue Heysse, Kira Salner May 13 Last Day of Sunday School May 20 Last Day for JAM JAM Schedule May 6 OPEN May 13 OPEN May 20 Kathy Armbrust May 27 No JAM

15 SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT 3 6 9:00 Class 10:00 Worship Confirmation Graduate Sunday Communion/ Benev/Fund 13 9:00 Class Last day of class 10:00 Worship Mother s Day 20 9:00 Class Last Day Class 10:00 Worship 27 9:30 Worship Lake Beauty 3 9:30 Worship Benevolent Fund Communion 7 6:30 Heritage Girls 14 6:30 Heritage Girls 1 Group Rm209 6:30p Elders 7pm Men BSF 8 Group Rm209 7pm Last Men s BSF 15 Group Rm Group Rm Memorial Day Family Camp 29 Group Rm :30pm Men s Bible 7-8:30p Youth Group 9 6:30pm Last Men s Bible 7pm Last Club56 7-8:30p Youth Group :30p Youth Group :30p Youth Group 9am Women Study 10 9am Women Study 17 9am Women Study 24 9am Women Study am Women s Study 4 5 Work Day Lake Beauty 8:30am Ck-in am Walk/Life 8-9am Men s Breakfast p Com Meal 1 2 SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT am Group Rm 209 Women s Study 10 9:30 Worship 17 9:30 Worship Father s Day Sudan PrayerDay 24 9:30 Worship 6:30p Elders Group Rm Group Rm Group Rm am Women s Study am Women s Study May 2018 Confirmation Retreat Lake Beauty Family Camp Weekend June am Men s Breakfast BURN Worship at Hope 9am-9pm pm Com Meal Covenant Annual Meeting Minneapolis City Center Luke 24:4 - As they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.

16 Hope Covenant Church th Ave. S St. Cloud MN hope@hopecovenant.org May-June 2018 RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED following Jesus into God s love. STAFF Lead Pastor: Keith Meyer Christian Ed/Family: Kathy Armbrust Worship/ Youth/Family: Rachel Lassen Youth: Josh Brandon Facilities: Pam Schirmers/Jessica Kerwin Office: Janelle Rudningen Join us at Bible School 2018! Leadership: Pastor Keith Meyer Chair: Gary Noble Bring a friend! Vice Chair: Renae Sternke Treasurer: Glenn Scuteri Summer Worship Schedule Recording Secretary: Jake Olson Begins Sun. May 27 at 9:30 a.m. Members at Large: Michelle Nelson & Cheryl Larson Elder Chair: Barb Scheevel Elders: Keith Krueger, Keith Olson, Marty Toole, Audrey Kamphenkel, Cindy Owen Christian Education Hour 9:00 am Worship 10:00 am Summer Worship 9:30 am (May 27-Sept 2) Office Hours 9-2pm Tuesday through Friday