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November 2009
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Table of Contents
LECTIONARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER
ADULT FELLOWSHIP CHRISTMAS PARTY
SENIOR FELLOWSHIP CHRISTMAS PARTY
RELAIS BONNE EAU OPEN HOUSE AND RIBBON CUTTING
THANKSGIVING TURKEYS FOR THE BELLEVILLE CHRISTIAN CENTER
TRIMMING THE HOPE CHRISTMAS TREE
DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO MAKE SLOPPY JOES OR SLAW?
ILLINOIS STATE FOOD SERVICE SANITATION CLASSES OFFERED
AT HOPE
The legendary sportscaster Jack Buck once told a story about a little boy named Lance. Lance was victimized by cystic fibrosis at an early age and had only known life as a frequent hospital patient. One hot August night by invitation of Mr. Buck, Lance sat in the broadcaster’s booth as the Cardinals played at Busch Stadium. It happened to be T-shirt night and a box of shirts was on the floor next to Jack as he called the play-by-play. A high foul ball was struck which went over the netting and near the booth. In an earlier time, Jack’s broadcasting partner Harry Caray would have stuck a big fishing net out of the booth in an attempt to snare the ball. But times had changed. Harry was gone, the net was gone, and Jack’s interest in snagging a foul ball was nil. How exciting could it be to catch a foul ball after announcing thousands of baseball games? Besides, it appeared by the trajectory of the ball that it would not be close enough for even an extended net. But the ball made an unexpected change in its flight pattern when it hit a guide wire and caromed to the side and toward the booth. Jack lurched back as the baseball entered the open window, bouncing and ricocheting. It finally hit the T-shirt box sitting at his side and rolled to a stop. . . . at the feet of the little boy named Lance. As if orchestrated by the hand of God, a baseball had been delivered to a child stricken by the disease that would end his life shortly thereafter.
Jack Buck was asked by his wife one day what he would say when he came face-to-face with the Lord. He responded: “I would ask, Lord, why have you been so good to me?” May Jack’s words be our words this holiday season. Happy Thanksgiving.
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Jay
December 6
Malachi 3:1-4
Luke 1:68-79
Philippians 1:3-11
Luke 3:1-6
December 13
Zephaniah 3:14-20
Isaiah 12:2-6
Philippians 4:4-7
Luke 3:7-18
December 20
Micah 5:2-5a
Luke 1:47-55
Hebrews 10:5-10
Luke 1:39-45
December 24
Isaiah 9:2-7
Psalm 96
Titus 2:11-14
Luke 2:1-20
December 27
1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26
Psalm 148
Colossians 3:12-17
Luke 2:41-52
The Sunday School children will be going to Buffalo Wild Wings and the Way of Lights on Friday, December 4. We will meet at Buffalo Wild Wings at 6:00p.m. and have dinner prior to going through the Way of Lights. To join us, please sign the sign up sheet in the Welcome Center or contact Amy Pannier.
Children’s Christmas Program
Sunday, December 6 - 10:30AM
Hope Family Christmas Party
(Immediately following worship - Tickets for Christmas party are available thru 11-29)
Hope Church Christmas Musical
“Journey of Hope” by the Worship Choir
Sunday, December 13 - 10:30AM
Christmas Worship
Sunday, December 20 - 10:30AM
Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Thursday, December 24 - 7:00PM
(Walk-in communion 8:30-9:30PM)
Dave Steinkamp and Family
This month we honor the
family that video tapes our service each week and makes copies to share with
our shut-ins.
Dave Steinkamp, we thank you and your parents for your faithful service to Hope Church
and to the Kingdom of God.
We all appreciate your time
and talent given to our Hope family!
Friday, December 4 - 6:00p.m.
Miller Fellowship Hall
Bring an appetizer to share!
RSVP - 234-2358
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10,
11:30AM
“Salads & Sweets”
Luncheon
Please bring a salad or sweet
to share and a small Secret Santa gift wrapped or in a bag to be used as bingo
prizes.
Hope Church will once again
serve as host for Life Line Screening on February 12. Medical evaluations will be performed by
registering at 1-800-772-8260. As a
thank you, Life Line Screening has given twenty free screenings, covering one
of the following
Carotid Artery
Atrial Fibrillation
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Osteoporosis
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Each screening is valued from
$35 - $45 and available upon request. If
you would like a free screening, please call the church office to reserve one.
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER 17, 10:30AM
“Skipping Christmas”
By John Grisham
All are Welcome!
Sunday, December 13
The annual Christmas Party
will be held at The Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows on Sunday, December
13. Some of the menu items are roast
beef, fried chicken, homemade soups, salad, vegetables, and dessert at a cost
of $18.00 per person. We will leave after the 10:30 church service
and gather in the Gerard Room at the Shrine for the buffet and fellowship
followed by card playing. We’re
extending an invitation to other church people who would like to join us. Please make your reservations with Ginny
Muskopf (234-8065) and have paid her no later than Sunday, December 6.
7325 Marine Road (Hwy 143),
Edwardsville
Wednesday, December 2
Hospice of Southern Illinois is holding their grand opening and ribbon
cutting ceremony for the first Hospice Home in Southern Illinois. We are invited to attend the
festivities. Tours will begin at 2p.m.
and the ceremony will be at 4p.m.
Reservations are not needed. If
you have any questions you may call Sue Reilmann at 235-1703.
The quilters were unable to sell enough tickets to raffle the quilt at the Holiday Bazaar. There are still about 90 tickets left to sell. The proceeds from their Quilt Raffle will be donated by the quilters to a church project of their choice.
Hopefully enough tickets will be sold by the time of the Hope annual meeting in January to hold the drawing. Thanks for the support all of
you have given the raffle so far.
We extend our congratulations to:
Adrienne Klemme and Greg Haas who were married at Hope Church on September 19, 2009 by Pastor Carol Wilkinson.
Heather Carter and Jordan Hauss who were married at Hope Church on September 26, 2009 by Pastor Carol Wilkinson.
Pastor
Carol and Bill Wilkinson and their familiy in the
loss of their great-grandson, Carter Alexander Wilkinson.
During the past month the following memorials were received:
In memory of Gladys Veile
By Barry & Jan Brandt
In memory of Joanne Vogt who passed away 10 years ago on November 14.
By Vernon Vogt
In memory of Carter Alexander Wilkinson
By Wilmer & Janet Krausz
Bill & Carol Wilkinson
In memory of Dee Krumeich
Banners for our sanctuary were purchased
By Pastor Jay Krumeich
The flags currently flying in front of Miller Fellowship Hall were donated by Hope Church in honor of our servicemen:
Christopher May
Justin Reckling
Dear Hope Family,
We are so grateful for the outpouring of sympathy for our family. Losing our great grandson, Carter, was a terrible shock for all of us but your prayers, cards and flowers helped us through a very sad time.
Thank you so much for caring.
Sincerely,
The Wilkinson Family
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Dear Hope Church Pastor and Members,
Thank you for your incessant prayers on my behalf. I do believe they have helped me, PRAISE God!! I look forward to the day I am able to sit through an entire worship service with you. Again, “THANK YOU” for your prayers.
Love,
Crystal
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Thank you for your thoughtfulness and many prayers.
Sincerely,
Carrie & Cailyn Wilkinson
Chris Bryson
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Dear Hope Church Friends and Family,
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers during my hip surgery. I was so happy and grateful to hear from Hope--you are a kind and caring bunch of good folks. I’m doing very well and I thank God for my speedy recovery. God bless you all.
Love,
Carol Hollander
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We would like to thank all of you who donated jewelry for our Holiday Bazaar. We will gladly accept jewelry all year long for next year’s bazaar.
Lena Mae Gamblin 234-1009
Sandy Rhodes 397-7058
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November
24 MOPS,6:30PM
November
26 Thanksgiving Dinner at
Hope, 4:30PM
November
29 First Sunday of Advent,
Decorate Sanctuary Tree
December
4 Sunday School Outing -
Buffalo Wild Wings/Way of Lights, 6PM
Adult
Fellowship Christmas Party, 6PM
December
6 Children’s Christmas
Program
Hope
Family Christmas Party after Worship
December
10 Senior Singles’ Lunch,
11:30AM
December
13 Christmas Cantata during
Worship
Senior
Fellowship Christmas Lunch & Cards
December
17 Book Club, 10:30AM, Open
Gym, 5:30PM
“Christmas Shoebox Ministry”
The Hope family collected 59 shoeboxes and over $300 for shipping costs. These boxes and money were delivered to St. Matthew Church by Shirley and Francis Thien. Thank you to all who participated.
Hope Church collected $262.00
to purchase 22 turkeys for familes at the Belleville Christian Center. These turkeys were matched with a box of food
by the YMCA. Thanks for helping with
this project.
During the worship service on
Sunday, November 29, we will be trimming our sanctuary Christmas tree. It is a tradition at Hope that everyone brings
an ornament from home to place on the tree.
After Christmas, your ornament can be taken home. Help us trim Hope’s tree.
A list of volunteers is being
created to help donate sloppy joes or slaw to the Belleville Christian Center
for a monthly meal. For the past several
years the same volunteers have been donating 1 or 2 pounds of sloppy joes or 10
pounds of slaw. We are creating a new
volunteer list to help out once or twice a year with these cooking duties.
If you would be interested in
putting your name down on a rotating list to donate 2 pounds of sloppy joes or buy slaw, please contact the church
office or call me at 314-2745. Thank you
for your time and consideration in helping feed the hungry.
Sincerely,
Christy Pannier, Missions
Chairperson
HOPE CHURCH COOKBOOKS $5.00
Available in the church
office
FARMERS MARKET GIFT CARDS
SHOP ‘N SAVE GIFT CARDS
Can be purchased from MaryAnn
Steinkamp
Donations of Toys and Clothing - We will be collecting items for children in
our neighborhood again this year. Please
look for the Christmas tree with colorful ornaments listing items the children
need. If you select an ornament please
bring the item back by Sunday, December 13, wrapped and with the ornament
attached. All presents may be placed
under the Christmas tree in the sanctuary.
Donations of Clothing and Hygiene Products - We will be collecting items for six residents from
Lincoln Home this year. Please look for an
additional Christmas tree with colorful ornaments listing items for these
seniors. The gifts need to be returned
to the church in gift bags or wrapped by Sunday, December 6 and placed under
the tree in the sanctuary.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU KEEP THE ORNAMENTS
ATTACHED TO THE PRESENT OR ITEMS YOU PURCHASE.
Christmas Cards for our Shut-ins and Military
Servicemen - We will be collecting
Christmas cards in the Welcome Center beginning Sunday, November 22. We have six members in care centers and two
servicemen. These cards and cookies will
be delivered to our shut-ins the week of December 14. Please have your cards at the church by
Sunday, December 13.
Call the church office for
addresses if you want to send your own card.
Shutins
Joe
Altman
Dorothy
Bunn
Marianna
Radden
Lois
Roller
Violet
Schickedanz
Mildred
Schwartz
Servicemen
Christopher
May
Justin
Reckling
The altar committee purchased
silk poinsettias for Christmas to decorate our sanctuary and welcome
center. These poinsettias will be stored
and used in the future as we are doing with our Easter lilies. In order to cover the cost of these flowers
we are asking for memorial and/or honor gifts of $10.00 each. There will be inserts in the Sunday bulletin
that you can fill out and turn in with the money. If you have any questions, please contact one
of the members of the Altar Committee:
Bonnie Holweck, Bonnie Jones, Dorothy Meinkoth, Brenda Noble, and
Dolores Williams.
(Taken from the magazine, SPIRITUALITY
AND HEALTH)
To understand the role
gratitude plays in your life, answer the following questions. Assign a number as follows: 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 =
slightly disagree, 4 = neutral,
5 = slightly agree, 6 =
agree, 7 = strongly agree.
I have so much in life to be
thankful for.
If I had to list everything I
felt grateful for, it would be a very long list.
I am grateful to a wide
variety of people.
As I get older, I find myself
more able to appreciate the people, events, and situations that have been part
of my life history.
For the remaining questions,
assign a number as follows: 7 = strongly
disagree, 6 = disagree, 5 = slightly disagree, 4 = neutral, 3 = slightly agree,
2 = agree, 1 = strongly agree
When I look at the world, I
don’t see much to be thankful for.
Long periods of time can go
by before I feel grateful for something or to someone.
If you scored:
42, you are among the top 13% of those tested
41, you are among the top 25%
38, you are among the top 50%
35, you are among the top 75%
34 or lower, you are in the bottom 25%
In the research done
concerning gratitude and psychological health, grateful people were found to be
higher in positive emotions and life satisfaction and lower in negative
emotions such as depression, anxiety, and envy.
They are also more empathic, forgiving, helpful, and supportive than
less grateful counterparts. In adition,
grateful people are less focused on material goals and more spiritually and
religiously minded. Research suggests
that living in a state of gratitude can be learned and nurtured, leading to a
happier and healthier life. People in
this group were found to exercise more regularly, report fewer physical
symptoms, felt better about their lives and were more optimistic. They also were more likely to help someone
with a problem and had higher levels of alertness and energy.
Are you interested in being
certified? The Safe Food Handlers
Corporation has been using our building for food service sanitation classes. They have offered to certify someone from the
church in exchange for using our room.
The next session of the two day class will be offered on December 2 and
December 9 (8:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.) at the church. If you are interested, please call the church
at 234-2358.