Vision Statement Presentation. Sunday September 9 During Worship. September 2018 Newsletter

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1 September 2018 Newsletter One of the pivotal moments in the book of Acts is Peter s vision where he sees a large sheet coming down from heaven with animals that good Jews were not supposed to eat, since they were considered unclean. In that vision he hears a voice telling him to get up, kill and eat, but he refuses since to do so would go against everything that his religion tells him. The voice, however, persists and tells him that what God has made clean, he must not call unclean. From this vision, the early church takes its mission to spread the good news of Jesus not just to Jew, but to Gentile as well. This vision pushes them in directions that they could not have imagined and inspires them to do things that they would never have tried. In a few weeks, on September 9th, the session will be introducing our new mission/vision statement. While it may not be the earth shaking revelation that Peter s vision brought to the early church, it is something that will help to guide us through the coming years and maybe even push us in directions that we haven t thought about before. And that is exactly what mission and vision statements are about. Sometimes separate, in our case combined, these statements are used in organizations to state why the group gets together and what it is trying to accomplish. Ideally a statement like this is memorable and easy to explain to someone who doesn t know what the organization is about. Ours, I believe, does both. Additionally, we will use the statement in making decisions as a way to help us choose what we should do as a congregation to live out the mission of Jesus Christ here in this time and place. This statement is the product of hundreds of hours of conversations and work which the visioning team led. It had its origins over two years ago when the session decided to hire Coach/Consultant Jim Kitchens to help the congregation explore a vision for new ministry in our new location. Over the many months, we have had conversations that examined what was special and important to the folks at Living Hope; we talked about priorities and what we want to see happen for our congregation; and we have listened to a number of folks in the community to know what are the concerns and issues that we might engage. Then, after sifting through the mountains of information, the visioning team brought all of this together to create our mission/ vision statement. This statement gives a direction, but also reminds us who we are and what we value; it tells what is and helps to guide what will be here at Living Hope as we seek to live out the good news of Jesus Christ. So, are you ready to see the new vision/ mission statement for Living Hope? I know that the session is excited to share it! We d love to have you come to worship on Sunday, September 9th, and share the vision together and then work to take it out to the world! Vision Statement Presentation Sunday September 9 During Worship

2 Reverse Offering Our ongoing mission Larry Under the Bridge On Sunday, September 23, Living Hope will do a REVERSE Offering we give YOU $10 to share in mission somewhere outside of church locally or globally. THEN, tell us where you shared your Mission Money. ( a ministry of Tippecanoe Presbyterian Church) Sunday, September 23 Guidelines: Take one envelope of $10 per family Prayerfully give this money away THAT WEEK You can t give it back to the church You can pool your money with others, or match it and give it to help make a difference, locally or globally Tell us what you did! Thank you for your continued support of the two food pantries we donate to every week. Monetary donations can be made out to Living Hope Memo line: Food Pantry. Those donations will be split and go to the two food pantries directly each month. 2

3 Starts September 9 Our school year programs starts up again on Sunday, September 9, meeting twice a month before worship from 8:45-9:45 am. We are using the Growing in Grace and Gratitude Multi-age series. Our fall schedule dates are: September 9 and 23 October 7 and 21 November 4 and 18 December 2 and 16 Teach- Please contact Marcia Sinner if you can help with Sunday School in some way throughout the year. ers, assistant teachers and snack providers are needed each week. Women s Association The Women's Association Board will convene on Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 3:30 PM at LHPC. Women's Association Circles This year's Bible Study is "God's Promise: I Am With You" by Amy Poling Sutherlun. Cost is $10 payable to LHPC Women's Association. Books are available from circle leaders. Naomi Circle will meet on Monday, September 10, at 10:00 AM at Joan Junek s home. Co-hostess is Ginny Maurer. Martha Circle will meet on Tuesday, September 11, at 12:30 PM at church with Jan Davis hosting. 3 Choir Sunday, September 30 9:00am Rehearsal sing in church that day! Do you enjoy singing? We have two opportunities to sing in a choir this fall: Sunday, September 30 and December 9. Rehearsals will be before the service at 9:00 AM. Please sign up on the sheet on the congregational life bulletin board, so Wallace can plan the music. Thank you for participating!

4 We are a connectional church connected in faith to God Father, Son, Holy Spirit. Jesus taught us that prayer connects us to the Divine and to each other. Each month we list our faith community. Every family has a date when we ask you to hold them in prayer. September Calendar 1) Mike & Jenni, John, Sam, and Scott Parnon 2) Bill and Pat Perkins 3) Keith and Eileen Pierce 4) Nancy Pyeatt 5) Mahala Rankin 6) John and Carole Riedmaier 7) Dottie Russon 8) Jeane Satola 9) Lee Selig 10) AJ Sinner 11) Steve and Marcia Sinner 12) Elaine Sprunger 13) Todd, Lora and Fritz Stangler 14) David and Karen Stephan 17) David Truemner 18) Don and Peggy Waterman 19) Bill and Vickie Werner 20) Maggie and Willy Werner 21) Jean Witt 22) Paul, Ashley, Brandon, and Olivia Yates 23) Peggy Yee 24) Bill and Judy Bauer 25) Karl Bertram and Maria Crowe 26) Marge Boettcher 27) Michael and Wendy Brady 28) Dan, Allison and Christine Brankle 29) Dub and Janet Brown 30) Max and Joanne Broyles 15) Happy Taylor 16) Tom and Ann Tennyson 4

5 Living Hope Presbyterian Church Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 3 Labor Day AM Worship with Communion Guest Preacher: Rev Fiona Nicolaisen NO Bible Study Office Closed for Labor Day 3:30 PM Women s Assoc. Meeting NEW FALL OFFICE HOURS Monday 8:30-2:30 Tues. 8:30-12:00 Friday 8:30-2:30 9 8:45 AM Sunday School 10 AM Worship Vision Statement Presentation 10 10:00 AM Naomi Circle at Joan Junek s 11 12:30 PM Martha Circle at LHPC PM Finance AM Worship 11:15 AM Session/Deacon Meeting Oct Newsletter Deadline :45 AM Sunday School 10 AM Worship REVERSE OFFERING 11:30 Larry Under the Bridge 24 10:30 AM Worship :00 AM Choir Rehearsal 10 AM Worship choir sings during worship 1 October

6 Sept 2 Sept 9 Sept 16 Sept 23 Sept 30 Communion Servers Peggy Waterman* Judy Bauer Karen Stephan Julie Courtney Dorothy Dieter Liturgist Eileen Pierce Bruce Parker Fellowship Hosts Steve and Marcia Sinner Todd, Lora and Fritz Stangler Karen and David Stephan Tom and Ann Tennyson Don and Peggy Waterman Counters Marge Gauen Mike and Jenni Parnon Joan Junek Ginny Maurer Kathy Mathews Steve Sinner Dan Brankle Dave Stephan Don Waterman Judy Bauer Welcome Host/Lock up Judy Bauer Judy Bauer Mike Brady Mike Brady Ken DeBoer Sunday School Marcia Sinner Karen Stephan Ann Tennyson Marcia Sinner Ushers Ken DeBoer Diane DeBoer Dave Stephan Keith Pierce Karl Bertram Barry James Keith Pierce Karl Bertram Barry James Tom Tennyson Ann Tennyson Don Waterman Tom Tennyson Ann Tennyson Don Waterman The finance committee has been working on a Cash and Investment Policy. Steve Sinner was a guest to the session meeting to present the new recommended policy. There was time for Q & A. When the new policy is voted on and approved it will be published in the LHPC Manual of Operations. The Vision Team presented their final mission/vision statement. They are very excited to bring this to the congregation. On September 9 during worship the team will present their final Mission/Vision. Everyone is encouraged to attend. The session voted to disband the Vision Team with thanks, effective September 9. Members of the Vision Team Keith Pierce, Eileen Pierce, Joe Fresch, Kathryn Fresch, Dorothy Dieter, Marcia Sinner, and Ken DeBoer. The Deacons presented updates to their charter to the session for approval. The new version can be found in the LHPC Manual of Operations. The Women s Association will be hosting a Christmas Celebration in December, asking participants to bring toys or donate money which will be used to purchase toys for mission. 6

7 MONDAY BIBLE STUDY GROUP Lesson Date and Passages: Bible Study meets Monday mornings at 9:30 AM in the Brookfield Room You are invited to join us!! Even if you cannot attend our study group, you are invited to read through the passages prior to worship on Sunday. For Sunday: Bible Study is off Sept 3. Our next session is Sept 10. 9/10 Proverbs 1:20-33; James 3:1-12 9/16 9/17 James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a; Mark 9: /23 9/24 Esther (selections from the whole book) 9/30 FRIDAY MORNING PRAYERS Friday Prayer resumes on September 7 after taking the summer off. Join us in the Brookfield Room at 11 AM each Friday as we start the weekend together in prayer. LIVING HOPE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH W156 N4881 Pilgrim Road, Menomonee Falls WI Office hours: Mon 8:30-3:00, Tues and Fri 8:30 1:00 Pastor: Rev. Will Houts Administrative Assistant: Lisa Quinn Clerk of Session: Kathryn Fresch Director of Music: Dr. Wallace Cheatham Session Members Pastor@LivingHopePCUSA.org Office: (262) Cell: (262) Office@LivingHopePCUSA.org Office: (262) Judy Bauer, Dorothy Dieter, Joe Fresch, Kathryn Fresch, Curtis MacDonald, Nancy Molstad, Keith Pierce, Eileen Pierce, Marcia Sinner Deacon Members (designated last names) (A-B) - Julie Courtney (G-K) - Mike Brady (P-R) - Peggy Waterman Moderator (C-F) - Karen Stephan (L-O) - Ann Tennyson (S-Z) - Ken DeBoer NEW FALL OFFICE HOURS Monday 8:30-2:30 Tues. 8:30-12:00 Friday 8:30-2:30 7