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T H E S UMME R I S S UE | 2021 CROSSINGS A PUBLICATION OF HOPE CHURCH S T O R IE S P P . 1 -7 | NE WS AND P ROGRAMS P P . 8-1 6
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Risking Great Things for the Lord
by David Lenz
Have you ever wondered how David: “I come to you in the name This is how we will better serve
David, King of Israel, might have of the Lord of hosts, the God of the ones already here, and even
scored on the CliftonStrengths the armies of Israel, whom you more importantly, the ones on
assessment?* have defied. This day the Lord will the way.
deliver you into my hand, and I
There are four domains in Clifton will strike you down and cut off Let’s embrace a spirit of adven-
Strengths: Strategic Thinking, your head... For the battle is the ture! Let’s put our domain of
Relationship Building, Executing, Lord’s, and he will give you into strengths, whatever they might
and Influencing. I envision David our hand” (vv. 45-47). be, in the service of the Lord. Let’s
as an Influencer. This domain trust together in the promise of
features these strengths: activa- Behold the strengths of David! Deuteronomy 31:8 – “It is the Lord
tor, command, communication See his qualities of “activator” who goes before you. He will be
(think of David as the principal and “competition” and “self-as- with you; he will not leave you
author of the Psalms!), competi- surance” on display. What else do or forsake you. Do not fear or be
tion, maximizer, self-assurance, you see? dismayed.”
significance, and woo. Does this
sound like David to you? It does Here is my favorite moment
to me! in the David and Goliath story: *You might have known this
“When the Philistine arose and assessment tool by its previous
A great Bible story with endless came and drew near to meet name, “StrengthsFinder.” You can
appeal and inspiration for both David, David ran quickly toward read more about CliftonStrengths at
children and adults is the story the battle line…” (v. 48). www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/
of David and Goliath, the giant en/strengthsfinder.aspx.
Philistine (see 1 Kings 17). Goliath To me this is a preeminent bibli-
has terrified the soldiers of Israel; cal expression of what it means
no one is willing to face him in to embrace a spirit of adventure.
combat, not even King Saul. To run for the glory of the Lord
David comes to the scene as a into the unknown. To risk great
mere deliverer of groceries, bring- things for the Lord, whose suc-
ing bread for his older brothers cessful outcomes requires the
and cheese for their commander. Lord to work powerfully in us. To
trust that the Lord goes before us.
When David hears Goliath’s
taunts, he can’t bear them. As we move to the next phases of
Though just a teenager, he vol- our Hope for Tomorrow building/
unteers to face Goliath in single renovation project, we will face
combat. There in the Valley of unknowns. We will face disrup-
Elah, David and Goliath engage tions from cherished routines
in some trash talking. Goliath: (such as moving worship from
“Come to me, and I will give your the sanctuary to Social Events).
flesh to the birds of the air and to We will face the task of raising
the beasts of the field” (v. 44). funds at a level that Hope Church
has never done before. What an
opportunity! What a challenge!
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Our Shared Adventure
by Sharon Lawyer
One definition of adventure is “an unusual
and exciting, typically hazardous, experi-
ence or activity.” What sparks your spirit
of adventure? Do your eyes light up think-
ing about a trip into the Boundary Waters
Canoe Area?
Do you enjoy reading classic adventure
stories like Moby Dick or Treasure Island? Our Lord took care of many challenges by richly blessing
Or if you find yourself in a rut, maybe the us in ways such as:
family edition of The Adventure Challenge is
for you. It’s advertised as “turn any rut into • A revised master plan that met all our needs and
a new groove with a splash of spontaneity the congregation’s approval at a budget we could afford
and spark of the unexpected... studies show
that connection is caused by shared expe-
riences.” • Clarity of purpose for rebuilding at Hope Church,
reinvigorating the school, and generating income to
support our long-term financial needs
At Hope Church, we’ve been on a big ad-
venture for several years with the Property
Development initiative. Our aging Rich- • Favor from the city of Richfield at every turn along
field campus, central to worship and local the way
service, needed to be revitalized. A plan
was put in place; led by the Holy Spirit and • Many generous and unexpected financial gifts
covered in prayer. The Holy Spirit showed
us the way. He gave us the determination • Excellent mortgage terms
to follow him and press forward even in the
face of adversity.
• 60% of the total pledges made to the campaign
were paid in just the first year
References
Family Edition. (2021). Retrieved
from The Adventure Challenge:
https://www.theadventurechal-
lenge.com/collections/fami-
ly-edition/products/family-edi-
tion-book
Oxford English and Spanish Dictio-
nary, Synonyms, and Spanish to En- Years ago, we worshipped at an unusual and exciting
glish Translator. (2021). Retrieved place — the Bloomington Drive-in Theater! (shown above)
from Oxford Lexico: https:// This summer we will worship in Social Events while we
www.lexico.com/en/definition/
excitedly await returning to our updated sanctuary. Let’s
adventure
enjoy strengthening our connection with one another as we
continue this shared adventure.
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Bringing Hope through Vaccines
by Cindy Forsgren
Did you know that Hope Church has been a vaccination site?
We partnered with Kristina Kwan at Phoenix Cove, and our
mandate from the State Health Department was to provide
vaccination clinics to elders of Asian ethnicity or other
minority groups who are not living in care centers.
We especially wanted to reach people who did not have
the resources or language skills to sign up online for a
vaccination. Because they live in multi-generational homes
instead of care facilities, these elders were not getting
vaccinated and were at high risk for COVID-19. The joy that Stats of the people who provided ethnicity/
was expressed as they came for their shots was beautiful – race information from the 1,000 vaccinations
lots of “Thank Yous” and selfies as they got their shots. given so far:
Kristina used her contacts around the metro area to bring in 277 Asian (identified as general Asian)
day center groups and their family caregivers. Hope provided
60 Cambodian
the space, set-ups, equipment, and registration assistance
for the clinics. Hope also reached out to our partners in min- 14 Chinese
istry such as Pastor Jerry (West African church), Young Life, 1 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
RCEP, Blossomtime Montessori, and our own congregation
3 Hmong
(through Pastor Terry and the Deacons) to reach teachers,
childcare workers, elders, pastors, and staff to fill in and get 1 Japanese
more people vaccinated. 9 Khmer
60 Korean
Together, Hope and Phoenix Cove have provided all the
volunteers including volunteer interpreters for 11 differ- 20 Laotian
ent languages spoken so far. Pastors David Lenz and Terry 76 Myanmar (Karen)
Pathoumthong both volunteered. Pastor Terry also worked
1 Napoli
as an interpreter to help Laotian speakers fill out paperwork
and talked to the vaccinators for several clinics. 2 Filipino
1 Taiwanese
1 Thai
16 Vietnamese
2 East Indian
2 Sri Lankan
1 Kenyan
2 West African
15 Black
26 Hispanic
2 Russian
131 White
Brianna Johnson, Blake and Abby Johnson, and Cindy Forsgren
provided registration assistance.
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Catching One Last Wave
by Kit Troedson
“God uses our life experience as a Darby jumped in near the ladder Dominic finally seized hold of the
platform to lift others up. If your off the pier, where his coaching ladder and Darby helped him up
foundation is solid and your platform instincts kicked in. He never before going back to save the dog.
is stable, you can pull others up screamed louder.
with you.” Darby reminds his students that
“Dominic! Use your legs! One they are not the product of a
This is what Darby Voeks says more step!!” Every time Dominic mistake. No one can put limits
to the students he mentors for came close, the waves would on their future, and they can do
Young Life. He had no idea that knock him back. He was crying, incredible things if they step for-
his own experiences – from ocean but Darby kept coaxing him back. ward and believe that they can.
cliff-jumping as a kid to coaching “You’ve got to believe you can
track and completing Ironman do it!!!” Driving back home from Duluth,
Triathlons – would build the plat- Darby was overcome with emo-
form he needed to save two lives tion as he recalled the events of
in March from the frigid, choppy the day. “It was the clearest, most
waters off the shores of Duluth. powerful reminder yet of Jesus
saying, ‘Everything that makes
When a disabled woman’s dog you, you – your mountains, your
jumped off the pier at Park Point, surfing, working with kids, your
her caregiver had gone in after it. love of people – you are exactly
But Dominic couldn’t swim and who I made you to be.’”
was wearing only a tee shirt and
shorts. Like Darby, we are becoming
the people God meant us to be.
Darby was surfing 100 yards away
at the time and decided to catch
one last wave off Park Point. When
he got there, man and dog were
being buffeted by six-foot waves
and quickly losing strength.
Darby and
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Embrace a Spirit of Adventure: Wider in the Kingdom
The Bonnett family
God Is with Us When Our Legs are Shaking
by Ben Bonnett, recently returned from Children’s Shelter of Cebu, Philippines
“I don’t wanna!” Like my granddaughter Throughout our years in Cebu, I clung to the
sometimes says, this is how I have routinely verses in Isaiah 43:1-2 where God promises
responded to God through the years when to be with us when our legs are shaking and
he’s orchestrated certain events in my life doubt is the loudest voice in our head. When
that require something extra of me, some I’ve reluctantly said yes to following God’s
unknown adventure where I’m not in con- leading, he’s proven one important promise
trol. This was the case four years ago when to me over and over again. It’s his promise to
God brought the opportunity to my family to be with me.
move to the Philippines to serve at a chil-
dren’s shelter. I gave him many reasons for I like comfort and safety. I’m not one to go
not wanting to go but, in the process, I also looking for adventure or test myself. As I’ve
promised him that I would think about it with taken steps to follow where I think God is
an open mind (or as open of a mind as I could leading me, he has shown himself to be con-
have, given my initial rejection to his crazy stantly present with me, sharing his strength
idea). with me when I am scared. His presence,
especially during hard times, has been a
Now, having just moved back from the Phil- recurring theme in my life. How have you seen
ippines a couple of weeks ago, I can easily God’s presence in your life as you’ve stepped
see how his loving, strong arms have been out to do something adventurous?
around us every single day for the past four
years. And these last four years have been our
family’s best years yet!
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Spoiled for the Ordinary
by Nick Greener, Water for Life, Cape Town, South Africa
We often find ourselves looking back and Summing up for both of them, Ava says she
smiling as we remember talking through our knows how good America can be but is so
initial 2-year commitment to serve with an grateful to be living “a life that is not normal..."
older, wiser, life-long missionary. She said to
go ahead and plan for a lifetime in the mission The sense of adventure we have as a family is
field and see what God does. Her husband said following a call to see the Gospel proclaimed, to
that we would inevitably understand how life in serve those in need, and in our specific case: to
missions “spoils you for the ordinary.” Fifteen give water to the thirsty in the name of Jesus.
years later, mostly in Africa, (Who would have We can draw a line starting in church youth
thought? Not us!) we have had incredible highs groups to Jen going on multiple mission trips
and desperately low times of need, but our lives as a teen to Eastern Europe and Nick being at
have rarely been boring and have never been Camp Ojibway to Puerto Rico summer mis-
anything close to ordinary. sions — all the way to the sometimes surreal
moments of our lives today. We’ve stood on
Part of living an adventure is not knowing what the edge of Lake Tanganyika in Burundi at the
comes next. For every bit that might be diffi- very spot where Henry Stanley found one of the
cult and draining we experience a richness heroes of African missionaries, David Living-
and peace from God. What we do for a living as stone, in 1871 ("Dr. Livingstone, I presume") at
missionaries is a gift that continually amazes the source of the Congo River.
us. We have kids who love the Lord and love ad-
venture. Christian (17) and Ava (15) have hiked, Our adventures as missionaries today start-
camped, and explored, sometimes for weeks on ed with VBS, summer camp, youth group, and
end, from the Orange River in Namibia to the summer missions. We consider what we do
beaches of Mombasa in Kenya. Our son says he an extension of church back home. For some,
would never trade his youth for one anywhere hopefully many, of the young people at Hope,
else. the adventure into missions has already start-
ed!
The Greener family
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Property Development
by Justin Bratnober
A few months have passed since you last had an update
and the opportunity to see how the building plans are Hope for Tomorrow
(5/11/2021):
shaping up.
Pledged $4,171,046.06
During that time, the Task Force has completed the fourth Received $3,132,442.22
phase of its work - project launch and execution. That
involved conducting our capital campaign to fund the
project, completing final construction plans and docu-
ments, obtaining financing, city approval, and permits,
bidding the project, and selecting the contractors.
Now, only one phase remains, the actual project manage-
ment and construction of our new church facility.
The accompanying photos show the final site plan
and building floor plans.
Site plan
NORTH
Features: This illustration highlights the new church facility on the north half of our property. It is bordered by Portland
Avenue to the east, the new parking lot, and Hope Center to the south, Fourth Avenue and the new Fourth Avenue parking lot
to the west, and homes to the north.
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Floorplan of the main level
NORTH
Features: The entrance at the bottom right leads from the parking lot off Portland ahead toward the coffee area, gathering
space, offices, and meeting rooms. The multi-purpose room is to the right. The entry leads left past the warming kitchen,
restrooms, nursery to the children’s check-in area, and sanctuary.
Floorplan of the lower level
NORTH
Features: The stairway at the bottom left leads from the children’s check-in outside the sanctuary on the main floor into a new
gathering space (The Hub). The choir room ahead has been adapted for multi-purpose use, with a smaller footprint, and a lev-
el floor. The corridor to the left leads to four shared-use preschool, school age care, children’s, and youth classrooms. The two
classrooms in the upper left have windows facing the Fourth Avenue parking lot. The hallway from the gathering space to the right
traverses the lower level, past the elevator, youth room, and restrooms to the stairway leading to the main floor entrance.
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Stewardship & Hope Fund Committee Summer Events
Storing Treasure in Heaven
by Brian Knutson The Marriage Course video series
Wednesdays, May 19 - June 30
Matthew 6:19-21 has been one of my computer passwords. Do any of 7:00 - 8:45 pm on Zoom
you use verse references and phrases for this purpose? Unlike super-
ficial passwords, Jesus’s words can remain as treasure in our heart. We'll look at topics like communication,
conflict, family and love. Each person
Hope Church has recently received some very generous “heaven-di- needs a Marriage Course guest journal
rected treasure” from unexpected sources. Our Hope for Tomorrow for discussion. They can be purchased
(HFT) capital campaign received a nearly $70,000 bequest from a on Amazon ($8.99) or picked up at Hope
member’s estate during the start of HFT in 2019. ($10) in the office at door 7. Please use
the link in the weekly email to sign up.
In early 2021, our pastors learned that Bess Marmas left part of her
estate to Hope. Bess only attended services for a few years, sat in
WORSHIP + THE ARTS
the back row, and made friends with those who shared her pew. This
spring, her $34,500 memorial was deposited in the Hope Fund. Summer Worship
Beginning Sunday, May 30
In 2020, Heidi Johnson learned that one of her dedicated Vine & 8:30 and 10:00 am
Branches regular shoppers planned to leave her entire estate to
Embrace a spirit of adventure as our
the ministry. Cheryl Grandt was “fully invested” in V & B. She knew
where her treasure was going. She was prepared for the death that property project begins. Worship in So-
came soon after. The legacy from selling the Grandt house provided cial Events will continue for the duration
nearly $246,000, which more than covered the costs to create new of the project. Livestream will continue as
V & B space in the Hope Center. usual.
These are just a few examples of generous gifts received. HFT has Outdoor Vespers Services
been a motivator for many of us to make lifetime legacy gifts. We
would love to see more pledges to HFT or even better, undesignated Sundays – June 27, July 25, August 22
gifts which allows the Pastors and Elders to fill other ministry needs. 6:30 pm
Weather permitting, we will enjoy
The General Endowment Fund (a large portion of the Hope Fund) is worship and fellowship outside.
where undesignated gifts are invested for some future purpose. The
earnings from this fund can be used annually or accumulated for the
future. Join Handbell Choir
Wednesdays – July 7, 14, 21, 28
The words Jesus used during his ministry contain such meaning 6:30 pm, North Social Events
and depth. We save his words in our heart. We can trust him, trust If you or a friend are interested in being
our treasure with him now while we exist on earth, and this can
a part of a fun and casual musical en-
strengthen our heart and faith toward his promise of eternal life. We
can pledge remaining treasure, at death, as testimony of such faith semble, join bell choir. Rehearsals will be
to our heirs. held using COVID protocols.
Some passwords should never be forgotten! Worship and the Arts Psalm Workshop
Thursday, August 26
If you have any questions about the Hope Fund, you can direct them
6:30 pm, North Social Events
to any of the committee members, including myself at 612/210-4261.
We will explore the beauty of the Psalms
together and work together to write our
2021 Offering own psalms. It will be a scripture-filled
(5/11/2021): evening of creativity and worship!
Received $613,769.15
Budgeted $1,600,000.00
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The Scoop
YOUTH + FAMILY
Contact Heidi Connors: Breakfast Club
heidi@hope-pc.org Sundays
9:15 a.m., The Bridge
(enter door #6)
Middle school and high school
students are invited to meet and
develop community through go-
ing deeper in God’s Word together.
Questions: Josh@hope-pc.org
In-Person Wiggly Worship
Beginning Sunday, June 6
10:00 am, Preschool Room
We are excited to welcome back Outdoor VBX
the Wiggly Worshipers on Sunday Family Fun Nights
mornings. Infants thru preschool-
June 14-15, July 19-20,
ers are welcome to join us for
August 16-17
songs, a Bible story, and play
time while their parents attend 6:30 - 8:00 pm
worship. Questions: julie.lewis@ Preschool-5th graders (and their
hope-pc.org families) will love the outdoor
games, music, dramas and treats
that help us Xperience Jesus.
Invite friends and bring your own
comfy chairs or blankets. Ques-
Middle School Summer Connect tions: Heidi@hope-pc.org
Wednesdays, beginning June 2
6:30 pm (Enter door #6)
Kids Church
Middle school students will have
Beginning Sunday, June 6
fun events to go wider in the King-
Children dismissed during 10:00 dom and closer in community.
am service. Parents, pick up in Questions: Josh@hope-pc.org
Hope School Age Care Rooms 10-
22. Kindergarten-5th graders are
High School Summer Connect
invited to join us for fun, mean-
ingful mornings of Bible stories, Wednesdays, beginning June 2
games, crafts, and friends. Ques- Various locations
tions: michaela@hope-pc.org High school students will have
fun events to go wider in the King-
dom and closer in community.
Questions: Josh@hope-pc.org
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ADULTS
Contact Gloria Wiese: Wednesdays, beginning June 2 reveals why answering hostility
gloria@hope-pc.org 6:30 pm with Gloria Wiese with gentleness is essential to
Local Roots, 817 66th Street E. our Christian witness.
Book Clubs Richfield
Misreading Scripture with Individual- Monday, beginning July 12
Tuesdays, beginning June 1 ist Eyes, E. Randolph Richards and 7:00 pm with Cecil and Deb
6:30 pm with Heidi Johnson Richard James Massie
and Peggy Turnbull This delightfully refreshing look Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully
Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, at Scripture will enhance your in a World of Difference, Tim Keller
Compassion, and Truth in the Immi- commitment to the Church and and John Inazu
gration Debate, Matthew Soerens help you live more faithfully in an Learn how to interact with those
and Jenny Yang increasingly globalized world. around you in a way that shows
Engage in meaningful discussion respect to those whose beliefs are
of the complex issues surround- Mondays, June 7 – July 26 radically different while remain-
ing immigration that lead to 4:30 pm with Gloria Wiese ing faithful to the gospel. Join by
compassionate, realistic, and just Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.
N. Social Events (enter door 3)
actions for change and enable us/j/85834027279
A Gentle Answer: Our Secret Weapon
you to love your immigrant neigh- in an Age of Us Against Them, Scott
bors well. Join by Zoom: https:// Sauls
us02web.zoom.us/j/84516759688
For those who long for a more
civil way of being, A Gentle Answer
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ADULTS + CAMP
2021 Summer Camp Schedule
We are excited to announce
Devo Tips our summer schedule! With
Sundays, June 6-20 Sign up to receive weekly devotion- the ever-changing realities of
9:45 am with Gloria Wiese al tips from Gloria Wiese: gloria@ COVID-19, this schedule is sub-
Courtyard Room hope-pc.org. Be sure to check out ject to change.
http://disciplesnotebook.com/ for
Hey Jude, How Can We Start to Make it
more tips!
Better? Camp Clean-Up | June 5
“Well, you know that it’s a fool who Staff Training | June 13–19
plays it cool by making his world
a little colder,” but we can start Grades 2 - 5 | June 20–25
to make it better with a little help Grades 2 - 5 | June 27 -July 2
from the little book of Jude. Midsummer Training | July 8–11
Grades 6 - 8 | July 11–16
Grades 6 - 8 | July 18–23
Grades 9 - 12 | July 25–30
Grades 9 - 12 | August 1–6
Young Adults Retreat
Limited space is available due
May 28 - May 30
to COVID-19 precautions. How to
Mission Community Check-In Hope Shores
(still openings!) register? Go to hope-shores.org
Embrace a Spirit of Adventure: for online registration. Register
Going Wider in the Kingdom
Kickball Game: June 2 based on the grade completed.
Sunday, June 27
9:45 am, Courtyard Room Bonfire Night: July 10
Beach Day: August 7 Camp Clean-Up
Check in with one another and
with some of our mission partners Saturday, June 5
about how God is at work in our Contact Rachel Rock (rachelgro- 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
lives. ck@gmail.com) or Matt Olsen Help us get Hope Shores ready
(mdolsen21@gmail.com) for more
for the upcoming camp season.
details or to add your name to their
Saturday Men's Group This will be a fun day of service
contact list.
8:00 - 8:45 am for the whole family. Lunch is in-
Enjoy the richness of fun fellow- cluded. Please RSVP to Michaela
ship in discussing Sunday's scrip- at michaela@hope-pc.org.
ture and praying for Hope Church.
Join by Zoom: https://us02web.
zoom.us/j/8445497159
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OUTREACH
Contact Peggy Turnbull: Loaves and Fishes To-Go Meals VEAP—
peggy@hope-pc.org Distribution at Hope Church https://veap.org/donate/
Thursdays - May 27, June 24, give-today/
At Community July 22
Emergency Service 3:00 - 4:30 pm Every Meal –
1900 – 11th Avenue South Food prep and set-up https://www.everymeal.org/
Minneapolis 4:30 - 6:00 pm get-involved/donate/
Meal packing and distribution,
1. SOS Ambassador clean up CLASSES:
(Supporting Our Seniors) Contact Peggy Turnbull (peggy@ American Culture Class
Minimum commitment: 2 hours a hope-pc.org) and Bible Study
month for 6 months on a weekday * Other days, Mondays through Tuesdays, 10:00 am – Noon
Make a monthly phone call to Fridays, contact Andrew (ascott@ Women from various countries
connect with 1-2 seniors about loavesandfishesmn.org) and cultures build friendships
their preferences, pack and deliv- through time together. Currently
er their groceries. Contact Krista DONATE: meeting on Zoom, with in-person
Hong (612/870-1125, ext. 120 or activities once a month. Contact
Help our community partners
KHong@cesmn.org) loisaswanson@gmail.com for
serving neighbors in need:
Financial contributions preferred more information.
2. Home Delivery Packers as these organizations can obtain
Thursday, June 10 food and supplies, including fresh Parent Share
10:00 am – Noon produce, at much lower cost than 1st Thursdays—June 3, August 5
July, August dates TBD individual shoppers can. 6:15 - 8:00 pm (No July meeting)
Prepare individualized nonperish- A parenting support group
ables grocery bags for neighbors Community Emergency Service— facilitated by Tamara Dauphin
at the Ebenezer Park building who https://cesmn.org/ces-donations Whear, Mental Health Counselor
are unable to get to the food shelf. and Coach. Contact Tamara at
(Bags will be delivered by build- 612/388-8514 or tamarawhear@
Loaves and Fishes –
ing staff.) Contact Peggy Turnbull gmail.com for more information.
https://loavesandfishesmn.
(peggy@hope-pc.org)
networkforgood.com Join by Zoom: https://us02web.
zoom.us/j/86743015738
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Staffing Change in Youth Ministry New Babies
Matilda “Tilly” was born
April 9 to Joe and Brenna
It has been a great year in
Chell. Dave and Jen Smith
the Youth Ministry depart-
are her grandparents. Sam
ment in spite of COVID-19.
is her uncle. Jeff and Jan
We are grateful for the
Smith are her great-
leadership of both Josh
grandparents.
VanLith and Mia Franklin.
Mia’s last day as Minister
Carolyn Ring welcomed her 9th great-grandchild
to Middle School Youth
Reese Charles on April 9.
+ Families will be May
31. The Youth Ministry department has hired a
Elnora Ruth was born April 15 to Michael and Rachel
summer intern to help with summer program-
Schuler. Linda Heaner is her grandmother.
ming. On June 1, Mia will transition to Hope’s
Pastoral Intern through August 13, 2021.
Staff Anniversaries
Mia has led Hope Church through many im- Congratulations to Hope staffers who are celebrating
portant transitional seasons in worship and big anniversaries this year!
in youth ministry. We are eager to support her Heidi Connors - 10 years
transition as she graduates seminary and Cindy Forsgren - 25 years
pursues her next call. We will celebrate Mia’s Mia Franklin - 5 years
ministry on Sunday, August 8.
With Sympathy and Prayers to the:
Ma family in the loss of Nancy’s brother
Meet Our Summer Colley family in the loss of Marian
Youth Intern Daffer family in the loss of John
Snyder family in the loss of Paul
Deters family in the loss of Graham’s dad
Hi everyone! My name is
Mork family in the loss of Selma
Anna Peterson, and I am
McClure and Snyder families in the loss
beyond excited to be serv-
of Katy’s brother
ing this summer on the
Greener family in the loss of Bert
Hope Church staff. I recently graduated from
Cooper, Laufenburger and Fedora families in the loss
Boston College where I studied computer sci-
of their grandma
ence and classical studies. I love the outdoors,
Pritchard family in the loss of Dorothy
my big family, cooking, reading, and having
Hill family in the loss of Kathy
dance parties with my one-year-old nephew.
Moya family in the loss of Yon’s father
Nida family in the loss of Greg’s mother
I am originally from Rosemount, started coming Anderson and Lindvall families in the loss of Louise
to Hope Church about 4 years ago, and found
a home right away here. After working at Hope
Shores two summers ago, I fell in love with Next Deadline
being in a ministry setting and working with Noon Wednesday, August 4
youth. I am especially excited to hang out and (Covering September - November 2021)
grow closer with the middle schoolers. It is such Please send items to Leslee Day:
a special life stage and one where faith and leslee@hope-pc.org.
community really has the opportunity to be-
come the cornerstone of one’s life. I am excited
to come alongside middle schoolers in chal-
lenging times and celebrate the happy times!
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