Hosanna Cyberfline - June 29, 2007
Here is the link to the weekly news for July 1: http://www.welcometohosanna.com/weekly_news.pdf
Here is the link to the July Hotline, mailed to homes this week:
http://www.welcometohosanna.com/monthly_news.pdf
________________________________________________________________
First, does anyone know whereabouts of the wheelchair normally kept at the church? Please let the church office know ASAP. It is needed by a member.
________________________________________________________________
Worship service times in July and August: 8:15 and 10:30 AM, with Sunday school and Adult Education @ 9:30 AM. 20 attended last week’s Adult study. The discussion was lively and interesting.
________________________________________________________________
Jay Beech leads us in worship at both services next Sunday, July 8
Gifted song writer and performer Jay Beech is one of the most heralded artists in the Church. Jay serves as Director of Music at Trinity Lutheran in Moorhead, MN and has performed and led worship all over the country. The author of The Church Song (We Are the Church), his hymns can be found in Worship and Praise and With One Voice and are sung at bible camps and in congregations throughout the United States.
________________________________________________________________
The meeting with Bishop Blom went very well last night. He did a good job of briefing us on the call process, especially the steps along the way and those things to avoid. After the meeting I decided to add a “Call Process Page” to the Hosanna website, with links to the Call Process Manual, Congregation Profile form and other tools that we will need. Look for the blue button on the Home page, lower center. After the call committee is formed and the members start filing reports, I will post them on this page for everyone to read. Therefore, please email all reports to me and I will upload them in pdf format. Also, when meeting dates are set, let Debbie or I know so we can post them on the Calendar.
________________________________________________________________
Amy Adams needs a babysitter every other Saturday, from 7 AM to 2 PM for a 10-year-old girl. Transportation required.
________________________________________________________________
If anyone would like to feel a little more enriched on Sunday mornings or maybe want to become one of God's flock, contact Beth Chaney, head of the Altar Guild. They are in need of some more volunteers:
________________________________________________________________
Last chance…. Seniors (50+) Outing: Imperial Rome and IMAX Wednesday, July 11
Imperial Rome at HMNS and Louisiana Bayou at IMAX:
Take a glimpse into life during the Roman Empire from 27 BC to the middle of the third century AD as you encounter objects related to elaborate banquets, Roman baths, religious beliefs, public ceremonies, successful trade systems and powerful emperors. Then head for IMAX to tour the Louisiana Bayou and the city of New Orleans, before and after Katrina. The District 4 bus departs from Hosanna @ 8:15 AM. Cost is $16. Lunch (not included) at Luby’s Cafeteria.
________________________________________________________________
NAM Back to school drive
Youngsters whose clothes don't fit and who don't have pencils or paper have a difficult time learning. Your contributions help Northwest Assistance Ministries (NAM) provide basic school supplies and clothing to children in need. With your help young people start the school year feeling good about themselves and ready to learn. Their success in school now helps them be successful later in life. Cash donations enable NAM to buy items pre-packaged by grade level, in bulk and at a discount so your donations help more children.
► NAM wants to provide school supplies for more than 2000 children. They need $65.000 and have raised only $7,000 so far.
► $20 provides school supplies for one child.
► A $35 gift supplies clothing and shoes.
► $55 provides supplies, clothing and shoes.
► 55% of Spring, 30% of Klein and 32% of Cy-Fair, and 78% of Aldine ISD children are economically disadvantaged.
Donate online or call NAM: 281-885-4605.
Here’s the link to the NAM website:
http://www.namonline.org
________________________________________________________________
A Little Humor:
Here are some “engage brain before speaking” bloopers…
This is a place that would be pretty much like the place that I would have grown up in, I think, if I had have grown up here. (Alan Keyes, on the Chicago neighborhood he moved to when he decided to run for the U.S. Senate)
When he makes a decision, there’s no arms thrown in the air and no gestating. (Irish soccer star Niall Quinn, on a referee).
I wish my dear departed dad was here because he was like a father figure to me. (Contestant of the TV show The Weakest Link)
How to protect your neighborhood against crime and Jennifer Beals, star of The Bride. Live at five. (Tease on CBS TV, New York)
That’s all for this week. Take care everyone and God bless.
Dale Bargmann, Hosanna Communications
dale@welcometohosanna.com