From Dale Bargmann, Hosanna Parish Communications:

All kinds of activities are scheduled between now and mid-November:

October 15-31 - Pumpkin Patch
October 15 - Confirmation Banquet
Saturday, October 21 CREW Garage Sale
Sunday, October 22 - Confirmation @ 11 AM Worship
Sunday, October 29 - Reformation Sunday
Sunday, October 29 - New Member Sunday
Sunday, October 29 - Fall Family Festival @ 4:30-6:30 PM (changed from 2 PM)
Saturday, November 4 - Annual trip to Wurstfest in New Braunfels
Saturday, November 4 - Personal Stewardship Seminar
Saturday, November 11 - Texas Thanksgiving @ 6:30 PM
Sunday, November 12 - Veteran’s Day Service @ 2 PM
Sunday, November 12 - Renewing Worship Introductory Event at Kinsmen Lutheran @ 2-7 PM
Monday, November 13 - Seniors’ Trip to La Grange
Sunday, December 10 - Seniors’ Christmas Pot Luck
Check the web site calendar for details: http://www.mychurchevents.com/calendar/admin/edit_calendar.aspx?list_by=calendar_month&begin_date=11/1/2006&ci=G1H2F0I3G1F0N8N8H2&igd=

From the Hosanna Women of the ELCA:
Items for the Habitat for Humanity Workers lunches need to be dropped off at the church kitchen by this Saturday the 14th. Please put items in the bags, mark them with your name and "Habitat lunches," and leave them on the kitchen counter. Please drop off all items by 9 am. Items needed: apples, individual snack bags, cookies, candies, water and soda. We are serving about 100 plus volunteers. Questions? Call Judy Kresge evenings at 281-209-0204 or Heda Christ at 281-440-7321. Thank You in Advance!!! Judy Kresge jkresge5@earthlink.net

Hotline Monthly Newsletter: Deadline for submitting articles is Monday, October 16.

Darryl Brown drafted a flyer, describing all the activities at Hosanna, to be handed out to everyone purchasing Halloween Pumpkins at the Pumpkin Patch starting next week. I made an initial run of 150. It is hoped that every Hosanna member would take 10-20 copies with them and hand them out in their neighborhoods or pass them on to friends. I will gladly run more off if we run out. Grab a stack and spread the word about Hosanna and all the things that happen here.

Saturday, October 21 is the 1st Annual CREW Garage Sale. Continue to bring items to Classroom 1. The goal is to raise $4000. Sounds like a lot, but it can be done.

Confirmation Banquet is this Sunday @ 6 PM; Confirmation is the following Sunday in the 11 AM Worship service.

Don't forget to check out the Hosanna Blog for news updates: http://welcometohosanna.blogspot.com/

Preview of "This Week at Hosanna" for more news updates: http://www.welcometohosanna.com/weekly_news.pdf

An outgrowth of the Ministry and Technology Conferences that Pastor Tart and I conducted earlier this year: I have just completed initial design work on two web sites for Faith Lutheran Church and Faith Lutheran Day School in Bellaire. Here are the URL's so you can see for yourselves: http://www.faithchurchfamily.org/ and http://www.faithdayschool.org/ I've learned a lot while building the Hosanna site and I thank you for the opportunity.

Finally... A LITTLE HUMOR, SOME MORE BULLETIN BLOOPERS:

22 members were present at the church meeting held at the home of Mrs. Marsha Crutchfield last evening. Mrs. Crutchfield and Mrs. Rankin sang a duet, The Lord Knows Why.

The choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the choir.

The rosebud on the altar this morning is to announce the birth of David Alan Belzer, the sin of Reverend and Mrs. Julius Belzer.

Weight Watchers will meet at 7 p.m. Please use the large double door at the side entrance.

This afternoon there will be a meeting in the south and north ends of the church. Children will be baptized at both ends.

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?". Come early and listen to our choir practice.

The 1991 Spring Council Retreat will be hell May 10 and 11.

God bless your week. Pray for those who are ill, and pray for those who have been victimized in schools across the country in recent weeks.

Dale Bargmann, Hosanna Parish Communications