Mt. Hope Lutheran Church Child Care and Preschool

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1 November 2009 Mt. Hope Lutheran Church Child Care and Preschool Spirit of Hope 3601 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN "O come let us worship the Lord. Let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving." Psalm 95:1-2 Dear friends of Mount Hope, I can't believe it! We haven't even celebrated the Reformation yet, but I'm already writing for our November newsletter. Yes, in just a couple of weeks November will be here. Can you believe it? With November comes celebrating Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving for many people is just a one day event. But for us Christians like you and me, it's always time for thanksgiving. Every day we can and should be grateful for what we have received and what we have been given. We can be grateful personally for what God in Christ Jesus has done for us and our salvation. We can be grateful to God for where He has led, and where He helped us escape illness, temptation, worry, etc. We can rejoice because everything good and wonderful in our life is a gift from Him. This year I'm especially thankful for you! For your partnership in the Gospel. For many of you it has been a year of growth in worship, prayer and service. I'm thankful for the care and love I see you sharing with so many people in Jesus' name. For all the volunteers who have willingly and cheerfully offered their time and leadership. I'm thankful for the faithfulness that I see in so many of Mount Hope's long time members. At the same time I'm grateful that God has allowed our congregation to serve several new families this past year. I'm also "sitting on the edge of my seat" so to speak as I think about the future that God has in store for our congregation. Yes, God is good all the time! As He continues to unite us in love and mission, may He also mold our daily attitude into one of constant gratitude. I hope we will be seeing you on Thanksgiving eve at 6:30 p.m. for a joyful and uplifting time of worship as we give our heavenly Father our thanks for all our blessings. Following our service we will enjoy some pie and fellowship time together. Please join us! God love you, Pastor Dan "Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him and praise His name." Psalm 100:4 Page 1

2 November 2009 BEING GOD'S MAN Saturday Morning Men's Bible Breakfast, 8 a.m. Our monthly men's Bible breakfast will be meeting on Saturday, November 14 and Saturday, December 12. I will be leading the discussion around the book Being God's Man By Pursuing Friendships. Again, we will meet at Ken Sanville's senior housing complex at Edinborough in Edina. They provide a full, hot breakfast, including juice, coffee and gratuity for only $6. We welcome all men, married or single, to come and join in on the food, fellowship, and discussions. Real Life. Powerful Truths for God's Men. Please give me a call if you have any questions. See you there. WOMEN OF FAITH BIBLE STUDY FELLOWSHIP We are enjoying our new series, Celebrating Friendship this fall and have been so excited to have some new ladies either join us for the first time or have come back! It's not too late to come if you are still interested as we would love to see you! This month we will be meeting only once because of Thanksgiving, and we will be meeting in the home of Tracie Klug-Melbostad at 4700 Nord Street ( ) on Thursday, November 12, from 7-9 p.m. We will be working on lesson 4, which can be done either ahead of time or during our study. There will be NO study in December as we will be celebrating Christ's birth with a Christmas party at Karen Mack's, 3610 West 103rd Street ( ) on December 10. In addition to our study time at each meeting, we enjoy wonderful fellowship and great desserts as we take turns hosting in each other's homes. If you have any questions about our group, please contact Dianne Ritter. OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Mt. Hope will again be collecting items for Samaritan s Purse - Operation Christmas Child Shoe Box Ministry. There will be a box above the coat rack for your donations. The items will be packed in shoeboxes, so if you have some extra shoeboxes and would like to donate them, they would be appreciated. Please put your shoeboxes on the coat rack as well. Suggested items are school supplies, flashlights with extra batteries, balls, calculators, hair clips, bar soap, toothpaste, hats, socks, small toys, coloring books and hard candy. Other ideas include yo-yos, jewelry, slinkies, small models, nail clippers, small games--for example Uno, hair brushes and combs. When purchasing items, please keep in mind that all items need to be small, as they will be packed into the shoeboxes. Page 2

3 MUSIC NOTES November 2009 PIANO COMMISSIONING AND DEDICATION - On November 8 at 3 p.m., Mt. Hope s new grand piano will be dedicated. There will also be a piano recital. All interested piano players of any age and ability who would like to play for the recital must notify Christina Milo by Sunday, November 1. She will need to know the name of the piece you will play, as well as the composer of your piece. Appropriate pieces would include Spiritual, classical, or standardized recital repertoire. WEDNESDAY NIGHT MUSIC - November 4 marks the beginning of Wednesday evening music rehearsals. The Praise team will continue to rehearse from 7-8 p. m. Barbershop quartet...or any size as interest will allow...will begin meeting Wednesday November 4 from 6-7 p.m. UPCOMING SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN PERFORMANCE - All Sunday school children and children from Mt. Hope Preschool are singing at the 10:45 a.m. service Sunday November 8. Songs will be rehearsed during Sunday School openings. FEBRUARY 2010 will feature a Praise and Worship concert on a Sunday afternoon or Monday evening. All interested musicians can join us in praise team rehearsals on Wednesday evenings 7-8:30 p.m. WOMEN OF HOPE Did you know that all the women of Mt. Hope are members of the newly named, Women of Hope? We would love to have you join us for our monthly meetings and activities throughout the year! There are many different ways to become involved in the work of Women of Hope, so we encourage you to talk to any one of the following Executive Board members about the activities. Linda Quittschrieber and Eileen Daak are the Co-Chairpersons, Carol Tolzin is our Secretary, Betty Schleifer is the Treasurer and Dianne Ritter is the Spiritual Growth leader. We have many exciting program guests coming up this year, starting with our meeting on November 10 at 6:30 p.m. Our very own police off icer, Chris Woodhall, will be speaking to us about Women's Self-Defense and will demonstrate some ways to protect ourselves if ever confronted. Victoria Frein will be assisting with those demonstrations, and we encourage all ladies, especially our young girls to come. We would like to thank everyone for attending our annual Harvest Boutique as it was a great success! A special thanks to all of the ladies (and guys!) who worked so tirelessly in preparing in many ways for the boutique, as this is our main fundraiser for the year. A special thanks to Karen Mack for her dedication to our home-baked pie sale. Without her efforts and organization, we would not be enjoying all of those wonderful pies every year! Page 3

4 SENIOR-HIGH YOUTH NEWS November 2009 Dear friends, Brrrr..I had forgotten how cold it gets here, and how quickly! The good news is that our youth group, CHILL, is hot! We have been meeting weekly on Wednesday nights to chill out together and play games. We also have a devotion and prayer time. God has indeed answered many prayers of our group. Scholarships have come through, summer plans have received approval, and our group is coming together. We are learning to lean on each other to get through important assignments, school overloads, and spiritual needs. Not only are we meeting on Wednesday nights, but we are also studying God's Word together on Sunday mornings. We are going through Sean Covey, Jr.'s book, 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. We are adapting the study to help us become effective Christians. We set goals to be proactive at either reversing a negative habit, such as gossiping, into a positive habit, such as putting the best construction on everything. Being proactive in your life is habit number one! We wrote our goals on cards to help hold us accountable for change. Did you know it takes 30 days to change a bad habit, or start a new one? It's like learning to wear a watch. It bugs you at f irst, but then you get used to it, and it becomes a habit. Maybe there is a habit that you would like God's help to change or to develop. Keep up in the bulletin with the weekly habits we are covering through the end of the year. Pray for our youth and for your own habits that need adjusting. Upcoming youth events include selling Christian calendars for the National Youth Gathering trip, serving Advent dinners, going through the corn maze in Shakopee, raking leaves, touring Concordia College and attending a home football game, a get-together with the youth at Victory Church in Eden Prairie, as well as our weekly meetings. Thank you for your support! Thank you again for your warm welcome. Even if the weather is chilly, the temperature in the church is warm and friendly. I am thankful for the people of Mount Hope, and I pray that you have a blessed Thanksgiving! In Christ, Jill Hartman, DCE of Youth Ministry YOUNG GIRLS BIBLE STUDY/ACTIVITY GROUP It was great welcoming back our 6-8th grade girls this fall and I look forward to another fun year together! We usually meet on the second and fourth Sundays with a bible study discussion time on the 2nd Sunday and a fun activity on the 4th Sunday. Because of the upcoming holidays though, we will be meeting only once in November and December. A movie night will be announced as best suited to everyone's schedule for our November activity and posted in the bulletin. Any questions about our girls group can be addressed to Dianne Ritter. Page 4

5 November 2009 BIBLE CLASS/ SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 A.M. Adult Bible Studies Pastor Dan s Bible study group continues to meet in the Fellowship Room. Following the completion of Radical Islam, the group will start the study of Revelations. Another Bible study group is led by Christy Mahan, which meets in the room next to the Nursery. The group is finishing the Bible study, Living in God s Power, and soon will begin the study, Open Your Heart to God with Prayer. Senior High Bible Study 9-12 Grade Jill Hartman leads this study which is held in the Youth Room. Junior High Bible Study 6-8 Grade Lisa Jensen leads this study which meets in the Adult Education Room. Sunday School PK - K 1-2 Grade 3-5 Grade Children meet in the Sanctuary at 9:30 shape for singing and praising God before heading to class. CONFIRMATION On Sunday, October 25, the young men shown below were conf irmed. TRUE BENSON Son of Tracy and Graham PATRICK HIGGINS Son of David and Maria Baptized on Sunday, October 25, were Kate and Brady McMullen, children of Jim and Erica McMullen. Their sponsors were Tim and Amy McMullen. DAVID KILLAM Son of Bart and Maria Page 5

6 FAMILY FAITH & FUN NIGHT November 13, 5:30-7:30 P.M. November 2009 Enjoy an evening for the whole family for Only 5 Bucks!!! No matter how big your family is, it is only $5 total! Family Faith Nights at Mt. Hope will be filled with of fun, food, fellowship and faith building. Dinner will be served from 5:30-6 p.m. Dinner is followed by a family activity, and after that activity, parents and children will separate for an hour. Children will play games and have an activity/craft that will focus on the same topic as what the parents are talking about. Each month there will be a speaker with a specific expertise, along with opportunities to discuss a variety of issues that parents face. FAMILY FAITH NIGHT HELPERS NEEDED November 13 and December 11 Food Crew: If you are willing to help serve (no cooking) easy meals like pizza or sub sandwiches for our new family ministry, please sign up on the bulletin board in the narthex. Three to four people are needed each month. Your time commitment will be only one hour from 5:15-6:15 p.m. Children's Activities Two to three people are needed to help out with the activities and play time. Everything will be completely prepped for you and ready to go. Your time commitment would be one hour 6:30-7:30 p.m. Please talk to Tracey or sign up on the bulletin board if you are interested or want more information. LION S GATE OPEN HOUSE Lion s Gate Christian Academy will be hosting two Open Houses in November: Grades 7-12, November 10 6:30-8:30 p.m th Avenue South, Richfield Grades K-6, November 17 6:30-8:30 p.m. 927 East Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington THE RITTER CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE It won't be long before December is here and what a way to start out celebrating the Christ-mas season by getting together in fellowship! Pastor Dan and Dianne are excited to host their fourth annual Christmas Open House in their home on Sunday, December 6, anytime between 3-5 p.m. All the members of Mt. Hope are invited to enjoy homemade Christmas goodies, appetizers and beverages. We hope to see you there Page 6

7 MT. HOPE CHILD CARE AND PRESCHOOL November 2009 The kids are having a great year so far in our preschool and child care center, meeting new friends and learning about Jesus! They had an exciting trip in September to the apple orchard with our very own Helmuth Schmidt driving the bus. Plans are being made for another f ield trip in December to see a play. The children are also preparing for their Christmas program. They will present their program during our second Advent service on Wednesday, December 9, at 6:30 p.m. Following the service, we are inviting everyone to stay for homemade Christmas cookies and ice cream sundaes in the Fellowship Room. Let's give a special welcome to our child care and preschool families! We have been so appreciative to our Mt. Hope members who have given so much of their time and resources to our early childhood programs! Many of you have also purchased needed items on our supply list each month and we thank you so much. There are a few items that are still needed. If you could help out, please give them to Jennifer in the church off ice for disbursement. -15 boxes of 16-count crayons -10 washable glue in bottles -3 boxes of the skinny markers for older children -baby wipe refills We have been so blessed to have some Mt. Hope members step forward to support pre-schoolers in our scholarship program so they may be able to attend. We are again in need of one $40/month donation to help with tuition. If you feel moved to support this child, please contact Jennifer in the church off ice---thanks so much! Many thanks to everyone who helped in or donated to the following projects: --those who donated old long-sleeved shirts for 20 paint smocks --to Karen Mack for organizing that project! --to those who baked homemade pies and/or attended the preschool and child care Pie and Ice Cream Social last month --to those who continue to support our three preschoolers in the scholarship program With God's continued blessings, we are so thankful to be a part of such a wonderful ministry to children. I would like to extend my gratitude to the other members of the Early Childhood Education Committee who have dedicated their time in supporting these programs: Bob Tolzin, Jerry Buelow, Maria Higgins and Pastor Dan. Thank You! Page 7

8 November 2009 November Birthdays & Baptisms Wedding Anniversaries Ellen Henning Nov. 1 Jeremiah Moss Nov. 1 Bethany Sunell Nov. 1 Vern VonDeylen Nov. 2 Jon Borgen Nov. 4 Helmuth Schmidt Nov. 4 David Higgins Nov. 5 Andrea Kurilla Nov. 5 Hope Berg Nov. 8 Betty Schleifer Nov. 13 Dennis Starr Nov. 15 Sabrina Ford Nov. 16 Hannah McDonald Nov. 17 Anton Pickett Nov. 19 Mayson Ford Nov. 20 Samarah Ford Nov. 20 Ella Kester Nov. 21 Carolyn Williams Nov. 21 Shirley Favorit Nov. 23 Arlene Schmidt Nov. 24 Andrew Adamak Nov. 27 Sidney Higgins Nov. 27 Joyce Peecher Nov. 27 Rose Kitt Nov. 28 Lea Fox Nov. 30 SPECIAL VOTERS MEETING There will be a special Voters meeting between services on Sunday, November 8. The subject of the meeting is Mt. Hope s land use. Nathan Calderon Nov. 1 David Higgins Nov. 1 Michelle Williams Nov. 1 Chester Sande Nov. 5 Andrea Kester Nov. 7 Vern Von Deylon Nov. 11 Jack Melbostad Nov. 15 Christina Milo Nov. 15 Ava Steivang Nov. 18 Kelly Kunkel Nov. 22 Ralph Rokke Nov. 22 Jeremiah Moss Nov. 23 Helmuth Schmidt Nov. 23 Cody Borgen Nov. 29 Jeff Kester Nov. 30 November 1 Dick & Dianne Hayes November 22 Armand & Marjule Boehnke IN-TOUCH MINISTRY CARE PACKAGES It's time to especially thank and remember our military loved ones for their service to our country. This will be our second year to send out care packages at Christmas to those stationed overseas and also to remember those serving in the States with cards. We also want to remind our college and home-bound members how much we are thinking of and pray ing for them, as well, with special packages from Mt. Hope. If you would like to donate any of the following items to put in these care packages, please place them in the designated box in the narthex before Thanksgiving. Suggested items would include: Any individually-wrapped snacks, pudding, jello or fruit cups, instant hot chocolate, coffee or cappacino packets, lunch-size chips or cookie packages, Capri-Sun, candy or granola bars and even some new mechanical pencils, pens or bookmarks. Items for the home-bound members: Footie socks, notecards, stamps, pens, sugar-free individually wrapped snacks, moisturizing chapstick, travel- size lotion, bookmarks. You can call Dianne Ritter with any questions---thanks so much! Page 8

9 November 2009 DAILY READINGS The following Bible passages are from the new daily Lectionary (a list of assigned readings). Following an historic practice, this Lectionary presents a continuous reading through the books of the Bible, often associating certain books with particular seasons of the church year (e.g., reading Isaiah during Advent). Under this plan, nearly all of the New Testament and approximately one-third of the Old Testament is read each year. Two readings of verses each are provided for each day, one from the Old Testament, the other from the New. Occasionally a third, optional reading is listed, providing parallel readings. 1 Nov (All Saints' Day) Deut 34:1-12 Matt 21: Nov Jer 1:1-19 Matt 21: Nov Jer 3:6-4:2 Matt 22: Nov Jer 5:1-19 Matt 22: Nov Jer 7:1-29 Matt 23: Nov Jer 8:18-9:12 Matt 23: Nov Jer 11:1-23 Matt 24:1-28 Jer 12:1-19:15 8 Nov Jer 20:1-18 Matt 24: Nov Jer 22:1-23 Matt 25: Nov Jer 23:1-20 Matt 25: Nov Jer 23:21-40 Matt 25: Nov Jer 25:1-18 Matt 26: Nov Jer 26:1-19 Matt 26:20-35 Rev 13: Nov Jer 29:1-19 Matt 26:36-56 Rev 14: Nov Jer 30:1-24 Matt 26:57-75 Rev 15: Nov Jer 31:1-17, Matt 27:1-10 Rev 16: Nov Jer 33:1-22 Matt 27:11-32 Jer 34:1-36:32; 45:1-51:64 18 Nov Jer 37:1-21 Matt 27:33-56 Rev 17: Nov Jer 38:1-28 Matt 27:57-66 Jer 39:1-44:30 20 Nov Dan 1:1-21 Matt 28: Nov Dan 2:1-23 Rev 18: Nov Dan 2:24-49 Rev 19: Nov Dan 3:1-30 Rev 20: Nov Dan 4:1-37 Rev 21: Nov Dan 5:1-30 Rev 21:9-27 Dan 7:1-8:27 26 Nov Dan 6:1-28 Rev 22:1-21 Dan 9: Nov Is 1: Pet 1: Nov Is 2: Pet 1:13-25 Isaiah 3:1-4:6 29 Nov Is 5: Pet 2:1-12 Amos 1:1-9:15 30 Nov (St Andrew) Is 6:1-7:9 1 Pet 2:13-25 ATTENDANCE STATISTICS October 4 October 11 8: : : :45 78 Communion 114 Communion 111 Bible Study 37 Bible Study 28 October 18 October 25 8: : : Communion 97 Communion 149 Bible Study 26 Bible Study 36 FINANCIAL STATISTICS October 4 $6,126 October 11 $5,068 October 18 $4,299 October 25 $5,078 Page 9

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12 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday :15 AM Worship w/comm 7:00 PM Women of Hope 9:00 AM Prayer Group 10-11:30 A Lifelight Bible Study 9:30 AM Education Hour Officer Meeting 6:30-7:45 7/8th Confirmation 10:45 AM Worship w/comm 7:00 PM Trustees 6-8 PM Wed. Night Chill 8:00 PM Alcoholics Anon. Sr. High Youth Church Office Closed No School LGCA Grades :15 AM Worship w/comm 9:00 AM Prayer Group 10-11:30 A Lifelight Bible Study Church Office Closed 8:00 AM Men's Bible 9:30 AM Voter's Meeting 6:30 PM LWML Women 6:30-7:45 7/8th Confirmation 7:00 PM Women of Faith 5:30-7:30 PFamily Friday at Breakfast 9:30 AM Sunday School Of Hope Meeting 6-8 PM Wed. Night Chill In-Home Bible Study Mt. Hope 10:45 AM Worship w/comm 6:30-8:30 Lion's Gate Christian Sr. High Youth Tracy Klug 3-4:00 PM Piano Dedication Christian Academy & Recital Grades 7-12 Open House-North Campus 7:00 PM Trustees 8:00 PM Alcoholics Anon. No School LGCA Grades K :15 AM Worship w/comm 6:30-8:30 Lion's Gate Christian 9:00 AM Prayer Group 10-11:30 A Lifelight Bible Study Church Office Closed 9:30 AM Education Hour Christian Academy 6:30-7:45 7/8th Confirmation 6:30 PM Governing Board 10:00-4:00 Bethesda Thrift 10:45 AM Worship w/comm Grades K-6 Open 6:30 PM Elder Meeting Shop Work Day 4-5:30 PM Young Girls Bible House-South Campu 6-8 PM Wed. Night Chill Study 7:00 PM Trustees Sr. High Youth 8:00 PM Alcoholics Anon Thanksgiving :15 AM Worship w/comm 9:00 AM Prayer Group 9:30 AM Education Hour 7:00 PM Trustees NO Confirmation 10:45 AM Worship w/comm 8:00 PM Alcoholics Anon. NO Wed Night Chill 6:30 PM Thanksgiving Eve Service Church Office Closed No School-Mt Hope Luth. Child Care & Preschool No School-LGCA 8:15 AM Worship w/comm 9:30 AM Education Hour 7:00 PM Trustees NO Sunday School 8:00 PM Alcoholics Anon. 10:45 AM Worship w/comm Mt. Hope Lutheran Church 3601 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN Church (952) School (952) church@mt-hope.org Website:

13 Spirit of Hope: A monthly publication of Mt. Hope Lutheran Church Phone: church@mt-hope.org Website: SUNDAY WORSHIP AT MT. HOPE 8:15 a.m. - Traditional Worship Service 9:30 a.m. - Bible Study/Sunday School 10:45 a.m. - Praise Worship Service Vol. 4 Issue 3 November 2009 STAFF AT MT. HOPE: Dan Ritter Jill Hartman Tracy Steivang Christina Milo Dave Langemo Jennifer Adamek Nancy Mueller Jeanne Johnson Steve Sundseth Sean McMullen Pastor Dir. of Youth Ministries Dir. of Children & Family Ministries Music Director Organist/Pianist Church Secretary Child Care Preschool Part-time Custodian Part-time Custodian Sunday, November 1, 2 a.m. Mt. Hope Lutheran Church 3601 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN Address Service Requested