Hosanna Cyberfline - September 14, 2007

A blessed Friday to everyone:

Here is the link to This Week at Hosanna: http://www.welcometohosanna.com/weekly_news.pdf

Here is the link to the September Hotline (Reminder, September 15 is the deadline to submit articles for the October Hotline):
http://www.welcometohosanna.com/monthly_news.pdf

Lot’s of things happening again this Sunday, September 16

Annual Blessing of the Backpacks - Kids, bring your backpack to any service this Sunday.

Important Congregation Meeting after 11 AM Worship. There will be a Pot Luck beforehand. Bring your favorite dish. The agenda includes, amongst other things, the Call Committee.

Sunday Adult Education continues the series Luther: Gospel, Law and Reformation by Professor Phillip Cary. This 24-week course, led by Pastor Paul Frerking, is a balanced, critical look at Martin Luther. Each one hour session is designed as a 30-minute lecture on DVD, followed by a 30 minute group discussion.

IHN Week begins Sunday. Please make these guests feel at home.

Sunday School teachers needed

Hosanna needs your help! We are looking for 2-3 teachers for the high school and confirmation Sunday school classes. Substitute teachers are also needed!
If you can’t teach every Sunday, consider one or two Sundays per month. Please, this is important.

September Senior’s Group Trip

American Alpaca Farm (near Navasota) Tuesday, September 25. Meet at Hosanna @ 8:15 AM; return by 5 PM. Cost: $5/person plus lunch at Martha’s Bloomers Restaurant, plant nursery and gift shop. Sign up in the Narthex. Questions? Contact Cecelia Gabrielson: 281-3762258.

Attention all men, women and high school golfers.

Time to sign-up for the Hosanna Fall Golf Classic, Saturday October 13. It is an 8 AM shotgun start at the Texas National Golf Course near Willis. Cost per player is $43 which includes free range balls, green fees, golf cart and a hamburger buffet lunch. Sign up in the north narthex. Make checks payable to: Men of Hosanna or give cash to Bob McConnell. Deadline to reserve spots is Sunday, October 7.

A quick update on Kathleen Schwertlich from Pastor Bill:

She came through the surgery just fine. She did not have to the complete hip joint prosthesis reconstruction. The doctor replaced the artificial hip socket. Kathleen is at Hermann Memorial City Hospital, room 617.

"Kathleen and I are so very grateful to all of you who have been kindly thinking of us and praying for us as she goes through this surgery and healing process. Thanks especially to those who have come in person to visit, for phone calls, emails and other expressions of good care and concern. Most of all, thanks for your prayers and other expressions of compassion and love as we take things "one day at a time", now more than ever, the best and most effective way of handling all that comes to us without being dragged down in fear."

A Little Humor…

Jesus took his disciples up the mountain and gathered them around Him and taught them saying:

"Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven."
"Blessed are the meek,
Blessed are they that mourn,
Blessed are the merciful,
Blessed are they that thirst after righteousness.
Blessed are you when persecuted, Blessed are you when you suffer, be glad and rejoice for your reward is great in Heaven."

Then Simon Peter said, "Are we supposed to know all this?"
And Andrew said, "So we have to write all this down?"
And James said, "Will we have a test on this?"
And Phillip said, "I don't have any paper."
And Judas said, " How much credit does this give me?"
And Matthew said, "May I go to the bathroom?"
And Bathelomew said, "Do we have to turn this in?"
And Simon said, "May I borrow a pencil?"
And Judas Iscariot said, "What does this have to do with real life?"
And James the Lesser said, "Now what was that again?"

A Pharisee, who was present, asked to see Jesus' lesson plan and inquired of Jesus, "Where are your anticipatory set and objectives in the cognitive domain?"

AND JESUS WEPT!!!!

Dale Bargmann,
dale@welcometohosanna.com
http://www.welcometohosanna.com