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1 Hope Lutheran Church 4131 Lehigh Drive, Cherryville, PA (610) hopecherryville.org CORE PURPOSE STATEMENT: People of Hope: working together, with God, to love and serve others January 1, 2017 Name of Jesus From the beginning, by virtue of our baptism, we are called Christian. We were Christ-ened at the font. Bearing his name, we share the same Father and are invited to address him intimately: Abba! Jesus bears our sins in humble obedience to the will of the Father. Today we pray that the mind of Christ, whose name we bear, would be our own. It is a good way to begin, again, another year. CHURCH STAFF Pastor Rev. Jami Possinger ext. #12 Assistant Pastor Rev. Brian Rajcok ext. #13 Pastor Emeritus Rev. Clark W. Kuntz II Administrative Manager Jane Tretiak ext. #10 Director of Music David Ziegler ext. #11 Bell Choir Director Janet Filchner ext. #40 Treasurer Trudy Mertz Sexton Bonnie Zmyewski Financial Secretary Deb Gardner Communications Specialist Nina Weiss ext. #20 SERVICE PARTICIPANTS 8:00 AM 10:30 AM Acolytes Ryan McCutcheon Grace Heffintrayer Crucifers Emily McCutcheon Hunter Zehner Greeters Sharyn Kratzer Lee and Georgene Blose Lectors Nancy Biechy Karen Koplin Ushers Kurinec Team Amey Team Communion Assistants Brian Schell Barry Ritter Terry Ritter January Altar Guild Loretta Weil, Marge Zimmermann, Pat Schimaneck, Judy Christman Holy Communion Setting 8 8:00 AM Gathering The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God Prelude Announcements * Gathering Song Once in Royal David s City # 269 * Greeting/Kyrie p 184 * Canticle of Praise Glory to God p 185 * Prayer of the Day Word God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song First Reading Numbers 6:22-27 Second Reading Galatians 4:4-7 * Gospel Acclamation He Came Down # 253 (Vs. 1 & 2) * Gospel Reading Luke 2:15-21 * Gospel Acclamation He Came Down # 253 (Vs. 3 & 4) Sermon * Hymn of the Day Of the Father s Love Begotten # 295 * Apostles Creed p 105 * Prayers of Intercession Leader: Lord, in your mercy, Cong.: hear our prayer. * Peace Meal God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ Offering/Offertory * Offertory Response Love Has Come (stanza 1) # 292 * Great Thanksgiving p 190 * Holy, Holy, Holy p 190 * The Lord s Prayer p 191 Communion (intinction) (Gluten-free wafers in the chalice in front of the baptismal font) * Post Communion Canticle O Lord, Now Let Your # 313 (verse 1) * Prayer Sending God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world * Blessing * Sending Song All Hail the Power of Jesus Name! # 634 * Dismissal * Postlude *please stand if you are able Service of the Word 10:30 AM Gathered by the Holy Spirit, we hear and proclaim the saving word of God for the entire world. We give thanks for that saving word and all the gifts of God, who then sends us to share the good news and to care for those in need. Gathering The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God Prelude Announcements * Gathering Song Once in Royal David s City # 269 * Greeting/Kyrie p 213 * Prayer of the Day Word God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song First Reading Numbers 6:22-27 Second Reading Galatians 4:4-7 * Gospel Acclamation He Came Down # 253 (Vs. 1 & 2) * Gospel Reading Luke 2:15-21 * Gospel Acclamation He Came Down # 253 (Vs. 3 & 4) Children s Message Sermon * Hymn of the Day Of the Father s Love Begotten # 295 * Apostles Creed p 217 * Prayers of Intercession Leader: Lord, in your mercy, Cong.: hear our prayer. * Peace Thanksgiving We give thanks for the saving word Offering/Offertory * Canticle of Thanksgiving p 219 * Thanksgiving for the Word p 220 * The Lord s Prayer p 221 Sending God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world * Blessing * Sending Song All Hail the Power of Jesus Name! # 634 * Dismissal * Postlude *please stand if you are able

2 HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH 4131 Lehigh Drive, Cherryville, PA NAME OF JESUS January 1, hopecherryville.org CORE PURPOSE STATEMENT: People of Hope: working together, with God, to love and serve others IN PRAYER TODAY Union, Schnecksville (Pastor Mark Swanson, Interim). SHARING OF THE PEACE during the cold and flu season, we will be sharing the peace verbally without shaking hands. Thank you for understanding! SILENCE PLEASE Please respect the quiet devotional times during our worship, such as the prelude music, communion of the people and other periods of silence. Conversations with your neighbor during our worship are distracting to other worshippers. Please use these special times of worship to reflect on God s amazing LOVE! We also suggest you turn to the additional prayers beginning on page 72 in your hymnal for those quiet times. HOLY COMMUNION as you take communion for the first time this year, please complete the hospitality pad indicating you received Holy Communion. Our constitution requires active members to receive communion regularly. COMMITMENT CARDS if you have not already done so, please return your commitment card to the church as soon as possible. Please place them in the box located in the narthex. Thank you. BLOOD DRIVE in Loving Memory of Meagan Edelman Duarte (Pastor Jerry Mraz s granddaughter) will be held here at Hope Church on Sunday, January 22 nd from 7:00am - 1:00pm in Kuntz Hall. Mark your calendars now and watch for sign ups after worship services in January. If you have any questions about the blood drive, please call Helene Mery at or Kim Belletti at kbell4262@hotmail.com. Sign up today! COUNCIL INSTALLATION will be held at both worship services NEXT Sunday, January 8 th.

3 COFFEE WITH COUNCIL will be held on Sunday, January 15 th at 9:15am in Kuntz Hall. Members are invited to meet with council representatives for questions and conversation. Also, our Finance Chairperson will be at the meeting to review other funds which are not included in our 2017 budget (which we go over at the annual meeting). FIRST HOLY COMMUNION the fifth grade class will begin First Holy Communion instruction on Sunday, January 8 th. First Holy Communion will be held on Sunday, March 26 th. Please note that it is mandatory for students to attend at least 10 of these lessons to be able to receive their First Holy Communion in March. If your child is not currently enrolled in Sunday School but is in the fifth grade and would like to come for the instruction, please call the church office at NEW MEMBERS CLASSES - If you know of someone who is interested in becoming a member of Hope Church, please invite him or her to our new member s classes, which will begin in February. Classes will be held from 9:15-10:15am on the following Sundays; February 12 th, 19 th and 26 th. The last class will be a reception and the new members will be received during worship services that morning. FLOWER SPONSOR CHART - Our new flower chart for 2017 is posted on the bulletin board in the narthex. Two sponsors (and only two) are needed each week, at a cost of $15.00 per sponsor. Sponsor envelopes are next to the chart, the sponsor money and the envelope is due in the church office two weeks before the sponsorship. Thank you to Sis Livermon for making our flower chart. BULLETIN SPONSOR CHART - Our bulletin chart for 2017 is posted on the narthex bulletin board. Three sponsors are needed per week at a cost of $8.50 per sponsor. PRESS SPONSOR CHART - Our press sponsor chart for 2017 is posted on the narthex bulletin board. One sponsor is needed per week at a cost of $6.00 per sponsor SUNDAY SCHOOL TAX STATEMENTS Statements to be used for income tax purposes will be given only to those who request them. Please complete the information below and have your child give this form with their offering, or phone Nancy Creyer at (leave message). NAME(S) ENVELOPE NUMBER(S)

4 STATISTICS Sunday s attendance; 9:00am service 56. General offering = $ ; building fund = $ Christmas Eve s attendance; 4:00pm service = 241; 6:00pm service = 211; 8:30pm service = 340; 11:00pm service = 170. General offering = $ GIVING any offerings received on or after TODAY, January 1, 2017 MUST be credited as 2017 contributions. CHURCH NURSERY the nursery is open this morning; however the nursery is not staffed. If you feel your child needs a little break; please feel free to use the nursery but know that you have to stay with your child(ren). CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED Tomorrow, Monday, January 2 nd. CARD SHOWERS please send birthday cards to the following members of Hope. Mary Ervin who will celebrate her 97 th birthday on January 1 st, C/O Kathy Kunkel, 661 Long Lane Road, Walnutport, and also to Elaine Scheetz who will celebrate her 91 st birthday on January 13 th, 119 Tower Court, Topton, PA NEW THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY Pastor Jami s Thursday morning Bible Study group will begin a new course entitled The Bible in Depth. This is a 30+ week comprehensive exploration of the Bible as a whole and its meanings for life today (participants do not have to attend every week come and go as you are available). Moving through ten biblical themes, participants will trace related stories and events through both Old and New Testaments. Please consider joining Pastor Jami for this exciting course of study for adults who are ready to reflect deeply on the Scriptures, faith and life. NO bible study experience is necessary NO previous knowledge of the bible is required just a desire to open God s word and learn and grow!!! The class meets each Thursday from 10:00AM to 11:15AM in the adult Sunday School room in the rear of Kuntz Hall. Please call the church office if you are interested so we can order a study workbook for you. Workbooks for this 30+ week course are $35.00 and checks can be made payable to Hope Lutheran Church. CENTERING PRAYER - Pastor Brian will continue his centering prayer sessions the first and third TUESDAYS (Beginning this Tuesday, January 3 rd ) at 6:00 PM and the first and third Wednesdays at 2:00 PM of each month. All are welcome to join at any time. Speak to Pastor Brian with any questions.

5 WOMEN OF FAITH beginning in January, the Women of Faith will be collecting items for the Keystone Military Families, a military support organization based in Berks County serving the needs of our deployed military personnel, their families and our veterans from the state of PA. Their mission is to make sure the families have nutritious food, clothing that fits them and their children, school supplies and general household items to relieve some of the stress their situation has caused them. See a list of items we are collecting on another page of this insert. Please place your items in the box located in the narthex. The items will be sorted and boxed up by the Women of Faith on Monday, January 23 rd and then delivered to their permanent home in Shoemakersville, PA by Earl and Toni Snyder. Also, Pastor Jami will be joining us at our February meeting (Monday, February 27 th ) to teach us about Lutheran prayer beads. We will also be making our own prayer beads to take home with us. All our welcome to join us anytime. Please watch for a sign-up sheet for the prayer beads. Call Jane Tretiak in the church office at with any questions. PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK The Congregational Council is encouraging all our members to grow in their spirituality through a regular Prayer Life. One way of doing this is by lifting up in prayer one family from our church each day of the year. This week s families are: 01/01/17 Larry, Kathleen Creyer and family 01/02/17 Kimberly, Sophia Eckroth and family 01/03/17 Ginger, Jacqueline, Sarah, Carolyn Frohnheiser and family 01/04/17 Gwen, Jacob Gibson and family 01/05/17 Lori Hildebrand and family 01/06/17 Dennis, Marilyn Keenly and family 01/07/17 Kailee Knecht and family ELECTRONIC GIVING - Thank you for all you did to support our mission during the holidays and throughout the year. As we begin a new year, please consider additional giving to your church. For your convenience, we offer electronic giving options for one-time gifts and recurring contributions. Visit the church website at and locate the Online Giving page. Simply scan this code with your device. *you may need to download a free QR reader app first!

6 TWELFTH NIGHT FESTIVAL a few tickets are available for the 35 th annual Twelfth Night Festival to be held THIS Thursday, January 5 th at 7:00pm at Christ Lutheran Church, 1245 W. Hamilton Street, Allentown. A free will offering will be taken. Join the WELCA and the Women of Faith for this wonderful holiday event. Please call the church office at if you would like a ticket. CALENDAR OF THE WEEK For complete rehearsal schedules, see the online calendar at calendar.hopecherryville.org Monday Church Office Closed Happy New Year Centering Prayer (note new day) 6:00pm Tuesday Alleluia Ringers 7:00pm Soup Group and Delivery 9:00am Wednesday Thursday Next Sunday Centering Prayer Pastor s Bible Study Evangelism Property Blood Pressure Screenings Installation of Church Council Holy Baptism Baptism Luncheon Youth Leader Meeting 2:00pm 10:00am 6:00pm 7:00pm After worship services Both worship services 10:30am After late service 11:45am REMINDER TO WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2017 SUNDAY, January 8 8:00am 10:30am Acolytes Aislinn McDonald Crysta Strohl Crucifers Antonio Franco Seth Hankee Greeters John Zmyewski Chantelle Neupauer Lectors Chris Steigerwalt Chantelle Neupauer Nursery Jean and Reece Anderson Steph and Aiden Carrion Ushers Mohrey Team Lehr Team Communion Assistants Altar Guild for January Lock Up for January Sign Changers for Jan. Brenda Lehr Earl Snyder Toni Snyder Loretta Weil, Marge Zimmermann, Pat Schimaneck, Judy Christman Doug and Leslie Daniel Doug and Leslie Daniel

7 KEYSTONE MILITARY FAMILIES has been assisting deployed troops, veterans and military families for many years. Their goal is to provide support to the military community while preserving their dignity. They treat each of them with the respect they have earned while serving our country. Items will be collected through Sunday, January 22 nd. Please place your donations in the box located in the narthex. *Pasta sauces and various pastas ITEMS NEEDED *Canned meats and fish like tuna, salmon, chicken, spam, turkey or ham Cereals and hot oats, cream of wheat or cream of rice Pancake mix and syrup Canned soups, stews, chili or pastas Canned fruits and snack pack puddings for lunches Canned vegetables & beans Flour, sugar, baking soda, brown sugar *Condiments like ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, salad dressings, taco sauce, gravy mix, salt, pepper, parsley.you get the idea *Cleaning supplies, sponges, dish soap, spray cleaners, floor cleaners *Laundry supplies and bleach Personal care items like body wash, shampoo, conditioner, moisturizer, powder *Baby items like baby bath, baby shampoo, formula, diapers, diaper rash cream, baby powder, toddler meals, teething snacks *Paper towels, Kleenex and toilet tissue *Brooms, mops, dust pans *indicates an item very much needed and seldom donated due to cost They are proud to be able to offer this service to our military members and to assist them in their time of need. We also provide referrals to other agencies that may be able to further assist them with things like rent or utility bills. Thank you for your support for our troops, their families and our veterans. With continued community support we can make a huge difference in their comfort and peace of mind.

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9 Hope s 500 Challenge Throughout the month of January, we would like our members to record 500 acts of kindness and post them on the Reformation 2017 bulletin board located in the narthex. Here s how you can participate 1. Keep track of any acts of kindness you do throughout the week. 2. On Sunday morning or whenever you are in the church write down your act of kindness on the cards by the bulletin board in the narthex. 3. Pin it to the kindness wall. Watch our kindnesses blossom! We ll pull a few each week and share them in the bulletins and newsletters so that everyone can see how the people of Hope are living out Jesus mission to love others.