June 27, 2010

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The Spirit of

Summer giving is always “Building a Foundation with Hope!”

a challenge in every
congregation. As we Congregational Vote on Building Expansion Loan:
look forward to the
summer here at Hope
Approve: 159
Church, please help us to maintain a Not Approve: 4
healthy level of giving throughout the TOTAL: 163
summer, even if you are going to be away. ** Abstained: 1
You can mail your contribution to the church during Council‟s Vote for Loan Carrier:
extended absences, or even better yet you can enroll in Mission Investment Fund
“Simply Giving” (please contact the church office) to
ensure that your financial support always arrives on a Building Contractor and Architect:
regular basis. Landau Building Company, General
Contractor
Thank you for your ongoing financial partnership in the
ministry of Hope Church. We consistently have more
Paul Slowik & Associates, Architects
and more ministry opportunities to engage in and your ** Construction will be starting soon!!!!
support makes that possible.

Hope’s Fall Liturgy Schedule:

Saturday, 5 p.m. – Soft, Reflective, Traditional
Liturgical Service

Sunday, 8 a.m. – Traditional Liturgical Service

From now until
September 12, 2010, Sunday, 9 a.m. – Blended/Contemporary Liturgical
Hope Church will be Service
following a Summer Sunday, 11 a.m. – (High) Traditional Liturgical
Liturgy Schedule. Service

** The new Fall Schedule begins Rally Weekend

September 11 & 12, 2010
 AUGUST 23-24, 2010
CEDAR POINT
ROADTRIP
┼ Two day unlimited
admission to Cedar Point
AND Soak City (Park
hopping permitted!)
┼ Round trip transportation
┼ One night lodging at a Christian Retreat Center (The
HOPE'S HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH Retreat at Sandusky)
┼
MINISTRY & RETREATS Use of a meeting/lounge room at The Retreat at
Sandusky
┼ Late night devotions
┼ Paying parent chaperones welcome
Please remember to ┼ Cost is $92 per person
keep Pastor Ron, the ┼ Friends welcome and encouraged at the same price
Adult Leaders, and all DOWNLOAD A PERMISSION FORM AND SIGN
the Junior High UP AT www.hopelutherancranberry.org
Youth in your prayers MONEY AND PERMISSION FORM DUE TODAY
(ALL PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE.)
this week as they
attend their Mission Trip to Charleston,
WV.

HighSchoolyouthgroup
Sunday, July 18, 2010
WHITE WATER
RAFTING AT OHIOPYLE
STATE PARK Tabletalk @
┼ Worship together at the 5 p.m. Saturday night service
┼ This tour is suggested for first timers, families, and
youth groups Schedule:
┼ Rafting is rain or shine and no refunds are provided
┼ Round trip transportation
┼ Fully guided rafting tour with a trained guide IN Tuesday, July 6 @ 1 p.m.
EACH RAFT
┼ Best self-bailing raft available for the particular water Tuesday, July 13 @ 1 p.m.
level on that day
Tuesday, July 20 @ 1 p.m.
┼ Deli style lunch on the river‟s edge mid-way through
the rafting experience Tuesday, July 27 @ 1 p.m.
┼ The skill level of this tour is 2 on a scale of 1-4
┼ We will be rafting with Absolute Rafting Tours
(www.absolute-rafting.com)
┼ Cost: $87 per person; non-refundable (Parents
welcomed and encouraged; Price includes park fee.)
┼ Friends welcomed and encouraged at the same price
DOWNLOAD A PERMISSION FORM AND SIGN UP
AT www.hopelutherancranberry.org
MONEY AND PERMISSION FORM DUE TODAY WE
MUST HOLD OUR RESERVATIONS.
 VBS Voyage Beginning
Soon…Make your
Reservations Today!
Come sail God‟s open waters this
summer at Vacation Bible School
during the week of July 12-16!
Children will love exploring God‟s word with their for Gleaners Food Pantry
crews; sailing each day through the ports of Sing and 2010 Collection Dates:
Play Splash, Clipper Ship Crafts, Sail Away Cinema, July 18
Goodies from the Galley, Ship Rec Games, and Bible August 15
Voyage. September 12
Registration forms now available in the Narthex and can October 17
be returned to the Church office or placed in the offering November 7 - Thanksgiving
plate. Be sure to include your child‟s friends! You may December 5 - Christmas
also register online at
http://www.groupvbspro.com/vbs/ez/hopecranberry! Christians Care and Share
Bon Voyage! Please bring a canned good every Sunday for Jesus.
You may drop them off in the baskets
provided in the Narthex.
All Hands on Deck!
Calling all Moms, Dads, Teens, and
Grandparents...experience this voyage with your child. Hope’s Quilting Bee
We need LOTS of help and there is room for everyone will be meeting every
on board! Tuesday and Thursday at
Look for the sign up binder in the Narthex…decorating, Hope!!
crafts, games, snacks, bible stories, registration, Beginning Tuesday, June 15.
photography, and more! Get involved…you‟ll be glad
you did. Sign up today and don‟t miss this voyage of a Come when you can. No experience necessary. If
lifetime! you have any questions, please see Diane Nielsen.
Don‟t hesitate to call your Captains, Diana Munn
724.272.1459 or Diane Lewis 724.934.9063 if you have
Times:
any questions or need more information. Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to noon
Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m.

Rally Sunday
September 12, 2010
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Hope Lutheran Church

We are already thinking
about Sunday School
for the fall!
Please complete the new Sunday WHEN: Sunday, September 12, 2010 (Rally Day)
School Registration form TIME: Noon - ????
attached to the Spirit of Hope. WHERE: Cranberry Park – Lions Shelter
It can be returned in the offering
Watch the Spirit of Hope this summer
plate or to the office by June 30, 2010.
for more details.
Contact either Pastor Rich or Gail Riska at
griska88@zoominternet.net if you have any If you are interested in helping with the picnic in
questions. We are looking forward to another great any way, please contact Amy Wolfe at
year! wolfera@zoominternet.net or 724-452-9481.
Join Hope in Israel!!
The Church Council minutes are now
A small group from Hope will available for member interest. If you
travel to Israel together from would like to receive a copy of the
April 27 to May 10, 2011, on a minutes, please call the church office
fully guided/escorted (724.776.3141) or email the church to
professional tour to Israel. place your name on the distribution
list.
Please consider joining others from your church
family on an inspirational trip to the Holy Land and
visit some of the most ancient sites in the world. Attendance and Offering:
Come discover sites such as: Tel Aviv, Jaffa,
Caesarea, Tiberias, Sea of Galilee, Nazareth, June 20, 2010
Jericho, Dead Sea, Masada, Qumran, Jerusalem,
Wailing Wall, Bethlehem, Church of the Nativity, 5 p.m. – 31 Operating Fund: $ 8,739.50
Mount of Olives, Mt. Zion and possibly Jordan. 9 a.m. – 116 Expansion Fund: $ 1,402.00
11 a.m. – 74
Please see Pastor Rich for additional information
and sign up online under „event registration‟ at Total: 221 Total: $10,141.50
www.hopelutherancranberry.org. All space is first
come, first serve and subject to availability.

Friends In Christ
Hope’s Softball Schedule: Thursday, July 22, 2010, at 11:30 a.m.
TODAY @ 2:30 p.m.
[Warrendale]
July 11 @ 5:30 p.m. [Warrendale]
Passavant Retirement Community
(Scholl Auditorium)

Men’s Ministry
Fall 2010
For Men ONLY:
“The Best is YET to Come!”
Hope is looking for individuals to sign up to mow
the grass; we supply you with the riding mower.
Every Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
You can sign up for one week or for several weeks
throughout the mowing season.
October 7 – November 18
This ministry will only take a couple hours each
cutting. Anyone that is interested can sign up at the
Welcome Table in the Narthex or contact Gary Lee Topics include:
at 724.538.4369 or gandllee@zbzoom.net. Man in the Middle, He-Man of the Universe, Son,
Husband, Provider, Father, & Face Forward
 MORE AMAZING CHRIST
AND CAFFEINE DATES!
“Christ and Caffeine” has your summer reading
planned for you! We‟ll start up again Monday
evenings September 27 - November 1, 2010!
Join us at 7:30 p.m. (to order up your favorite
caffeine creation) and the study will begin at 7:45
p.m. at Steamer‟s Coffee Shop, located on Route 19
in The Streets of Cranberry. Our text this time
around will be “Jesus Wants To Save Christians”
by Rob Bell.
Pick up a copy of the text at your favorite
bookstore, read it over the summer, and we‟ll
dissect it together in the fall. Watch for a sign up
online soon!
VOICe News
The VOICe donation box under the coat rack is
available for you to place your new donation items for
VOICe. For donations of larger items or furniture,
please contact Karen Johanknecht at 724.452.5665 or
volunteer@johanknecht.com.
VOICe would like to thank Hope Lutheran Church for
the continued support over the past year. Your
donations, prayers, and commitment to VOICe is
greatly appreciated!!
Current VOICe Wish List:
Sun Block
After Sun Cream
Neosporin type ointments
Towels & Washcloths
Diapers – size 5 & 6
Beach Towels
Sheet Sets – all sizes
Comforters – especially boys‟
Crib Bedding
Area & Throw Rugs
Slipcovers
Help save a life. Think globally, act locally.
Give the gift of your time.
Volunteers are an essential part of Global
Links’ operations. Volunteers sort and pack
needed medical supplies for shipment to
hospitals serving the poor in developing
countries.
Some volunteers check equipment or help
with paperwork. More than 65% of the
medical supplies Global Links sends
overseas are packed by volunteers.
Our next to volunteer opportunity is Saturday,
August 28. We will meet at Panera‟s at 9 a.m. for a
quick breakfast and fellowship and then carpool to
Pittsburgh where we will pack supplies from 10
a.m. to 12 p.m. Then back to Panera‟s by 12:40.
Please consider giving your time.
If you are interested, contact Judy Aikens at
jbaikens@zoominternet.net or 724-831-8104.
Limit 12 people per session!
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RELAY FOR LIFE OF CRANBERRY
TOWNSHIP, NORTH BOUNDARY
PARK, JULY 17-18, 2010
The American Cancer Society
“Relay For Life” of Cranberry Township is less
than two months away. Please contact a member of
Hope‟s Relay Team to answer all your questions
about this exciting event. We can register you as a
new team member or let you know about other
ways to volunteer at the event.
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Austin Ridge: Iraq; Bill Ridge’s
nephew
Anthony Cerrone: Afghanistan;
Nancy’s nephew
 Prayer List HOPE(FUL) LIST
THANK YOU!! Your donations to the Hopeful List
for have been greatly appreciated! Did you know that nearly
$10,000 in monetary gifts has allowed the church to
address numerous non-budgeted items? Now it is time to
update our list. You can make a direct gift or perhaps
honor or memorialize an individual.
We have a new prayer list for 2010. Please notify the church
office if prayer is desired. Prayers will be listed for one month. Again, since these are specific requests, we ask that you
not purchase the item directly but rather donate the cost.
Patricia Bauer - strokes; Janice Schultheis’ mother
Wyatt Morgus - brain tumor (3 yrs. old); friend of Karen
In addition, this allows the donor the proper tax
McCarthy deduction. You do not have to donate the full amount for
Chrys - heart complications; Marilyn Duke’s sister a gift; any amount will be appreciated.
Larry Truzzi - tumor on his kidney; friend of Peggy Mays
Kathy Arvin - stage 3 ovarian cancer; friend of Nancy Milk Please review the list to determine how you can best
Jim Finfrock - health decisions help. Donor cards are in the Narthex.
Bill Gormley - advanced colon cancer
Jet Rossey - pneumonia; Alishia Detisch’s dad Christian Education:
Kathy Christopher – back problems; Donna Stull’s mother
Becky - stroke (35 yrs. old); friend of Donna Stull 27” TV--1 @approx. $300
Mike - critical condition after a car accident DVD player--1 @ approx. $150
Karen Beemiller‟s family Whiteboard/easel sets, size 4‟x3‟--@approx. $175
Addison Reed Corbett – daughter of Adam & Carolee Corbett per set
Bud Broad - bone cancer
John Sims - continued healing Children‟s tables and chairs
Lori Moffett - car accident – recovery; niece of Peggy Mays
Ginny Perka - melanoma; friend of Peggy Mays Evangelism and Outreach:
Matt Detar - myasenthia gravis (mg); friend of Alan Krohe
Hope coffee mugs to give to new church visitors--
Evan - on a medical ship
Teresa - stomach cancer 144 mugs for $450
Bruce - health problems Bibles to give to potential new visitors/members--48
Art - heart problems bibles for $127.46 (includes shipping)
Jake - lymphoma
Annie - legally blind (92 yrs. old and alone)
Entry fee for Hope‟s softball team--$330
Barb - difficult situation with work Donations to establish “Hope‟s Softball Team Fund”
Jenny - parkinson‟s to help pay for uniforms, umpires fees, equipment,
Mickey - alzheimers etc.
Nancy - medical problems; needs direction
Bob Nicolas - health problems
Janie Day - health problems Property:
Helen Still - health A walk-behind lawn mower--1 @ $400-500
Diane Haag - cancer Storage shed (more capacity is required)--1 @
Cleo DeFiore - cancer
Marie Teets - cancer
$1500-2000
Brooks - cancer
Roxane Crosby Staff:
Williard Blocker TV with VHS and DVD player
Marion Drollinger
Flo Brown
Digital camera
Rebecca Sayre Office credenza for file storage--1 @ $225
Jason GriefShare books (for families upon the loss of a
Reba loved one)--15 @ $10 each
Patti

Stewardship:
SIGN-UP NOW FOR HOPE'S GOLF
Donations/program money (for mailings: stamps,
TOURNAMENT!! envelopes, etc.)
The Rege Harbison, Sr.
Memorial Golf Tournament Worship and Music:
will be on Saturday, August Handbells--$7000 for a beginning set with cases
21, 2010, at the Strawberry Antiphonal addition to the organ
Ridge Golf Course in Adjustable organ bench
Harmony, PA. Lavabo bowl (a basin) for communion--@$100
Choir robes--25 @ $100 each
** Space is limited, so see the attached registration form or go “Worship and Praise” hymnals--100 @ approx.
to www.hopelutherancranberry.org for all of the details. $10.50 each