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Newsletter of New Hope Lutheran Church Columbia, MD April 2017
2017 Congregation Council Officers and Members
President - Charles Nicholas Vice President - Juanita Walker Treasurer - Deanna Lentz Secretary - Leah Shepherd Larry Dadin Sydney Kelly (Youth Rep) Pastor Ginny Price Deacon Cindy Ranker Jacob Rettig Ina O’Ryan (Youth Rep) Deborah Rizzo-Meyers
Our Staff Pastor - Rev. Ginny Price
Diaconal Minister - Cindy Ranker [email protected]
Music Director - Sharon Punte [email protected]
Organist - Sue Pumplin [email protected]
HS Youth Director - Sara Seider [email protected]
Administration - Sharon Punte [email protected]
Finance Admin - Jerry Jurik [email protected]
Sexton - Frances Clifton
www.NewHopeLutheran.org [email protected]
410-381-4673
Newsletter Deadline: April 11 Submit articles to
Carol Henderson, editor ([email protected])
On May 6 from 1-4 p.m. at the
fields located at East Columbia
Library, New Hope is sponsoring
a Come-UNITY Kickball game
with Law Enforcement from
Howard County. Come-Unity is
connecting people across the
color and culture divide in the
community. This event will pro-
vide the opportunity for the police and community to strengthen their relation-
ships with each other by playing kickball and spending time together on a spring
Saturday afternoon.
We won’t just be playing kickball. There will be old-fashioned picnic games for
children with giveaways, face painting, and hula hoop fun. The police will pro-
vide its’ K-9 and Pathway (bikes) units. Youth, 17 & under, can bring their bikes
for a special course offered by the police. Food and T-shirts to commemorate
the day will be available and much more!
Many parties have had a role in helping create this event: the Racial Healing
Team at New Hope, the Conversation in Come-UNITY group as well as other
individuals in the community. Steven Lewis, realtor in Baltimore, and I have been
co-leading this effort. We first met at the gym, became friends, then decided
God was calling us to make a difference in the community. (That’s a story to tell
in and of itself!)
Some of you may be wondering, just why is the church involved with the creation
of this event? This is the Holy Spirit at work calling us to live into God’s Reign/
Kingdom/Rule in this world. Jesus often spoke of the Kingdom of God being at
hand, among you, near you (Mark 1:15, Luke 17:21, Luke 10:9, Matthew 4:17).
The reign of God looks like us not sitting on the sidelines in life, but living out
the justice, love and mercy of God in our world. It looks like healing and whole-
ness touching people’s lives. God’s rule looks like Jesus upsetting the accepted
ways of the religious/political establishment of his day in order to welcome &
include the least, lost and left out. (Continued on page 2)
FROM PASTOR GINNY
Come-UNITY Kickball…
Plus!
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In the church we seek to do that by feeding the hungry, providing shelter for the homeless, making quilts with love
for refugees and global neighbors. Leaning and living into God’s Reign is also working to change unjust systems
and structures within our world so justice may flourish. The Kickball Game is an effort to strengthen ties between
law enforcement and the community. Events made public in the last few years with names like Freddie Gray,
Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice have revealed the divide that color makes with policing. Unconscious
bias affects us all, even law enforcement. To move in a positive direction, to see each other beyond what our bi-
ases tell us, we are seeking an opportunity in Howard County to connect the community with law enforcement.
Church calls for us to be deeply engaged in our community in a variety of non-traditional, concrete and creative
ways in order to share the Good News of God’s love. As we discover who we are, who our neighbors are, and as
we look for where the Holy Spirit is pushing us, new connections with the community will rise up. What do you see
in the community? What is the Holy Spirit revealing to you?
Come support Come-UNITY! You don’t have to play kickball. We are seeking helpers for the day, connections
with businesses who could donate food or support the event to name a few ways to help. Check out our Event-
brite.com and type in Come-UNITY Kickball in Columbia, MD.
Hope to see you there.
(Continued from page 1)
Seeking Acolytes
especially for the 10am service.
It is a great way to serve and you will receive training.
If you are in grades 6 through 12 and are willing to acolyte one Sunday per
month, please contact Deacon Cindy ([email protected]).
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TO BENEFIT BALTIMORE LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY SATURDAY, APRIL 29
Baltimore Lutheran Campus Ministry is holding its Trivia
Night Saturday, April 29, 6 pm at Epiphany Lutheran in
Northeast Baltimore. New Hope is looking to defend its
victory at last year’s Trivia Night. We are looking for
anyone interested in a night of fun, fellowship, and friendly
competition. The trivia questions are not all Bible or
religion questions. They are from all different genres so we
need a mix of generations and interests. The cost is $20
per person and includes child care and a taco bar dinner
with desserts, iced tea, lemonade and coffee. You may
bring your own adult beverages. There will also be a Silent
Auction at the event.
If you are interested in being on one of New Hope’s Trivia
Night Teams contact or would like to donate items for the
Silent Auction, contact Kathy Piet or Charles Nicholas.
Friday, April 7
@ 6pm
Because Good Friday falls on the second Sunday of April, GIFT this month
will be a week earlier on Friday, April 7th. Come and join us at 6pm for
food, fellowship and faith talk. Dinner is provided!
If you have any questions, contact Deacon Cindy
We continue to expand our GIFT team! If you would like to volunteer to help
with the monthly events, please contact one of the core team members:
Stefanie Alt, Lois Bailey, Cindy Patterson, Cindy Ranker, Laura Rose, Jim
Rossi or Pastor Ginny.
Bridges to Housing Stability’s
7th Annual Hotter Than Thou Chili Cookoff
The cookoff on March 19 was a huge success.
Everyone loved Kathy Boschulte’s Seafood Chili. It won
a prize for being the best non-meat chili. Thank you
Boschulte family, Johnson family, and Piet family.
A total of $21,038 was raised at the cookoff.
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LUTHERANS IN SOCIAL SERVICE Care for the poor and those in dire need has been a Lutheran concern from the beginning of the Reformation. In
1522, only five years after the posting of the Ninety-Five Theses, the reformers issued the Wittenberg Church Or-
der, something of an outline for how a reshaped church community was to conduct itself. And part of that docu-
ment was the call for a common or community chest—a fund that would, among other things, provide for poor
orphans and children of poor people, provide refinancing of high-interest loans at 4 percent for those who were in
financial trouble, and underwrite education or training for poor children. (Tellingly, Luther was challenged on the
possibility of abuse, and he responded, “He who has nothing to live on should be aided. If he deceives us, what
then? He must be aided again.”) These ideas were soon being put into practice—not just in Wittenberg, but in
other cities as far away as Strasbourg. When the pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Wittenberg, Johannes Bugenha-
gen, became involved, the church orders also took up the cause of health care.
From that time on, Lutherans have keenly felt the responsibility to care for those in need, and that
has been addressed in ways suitable for the time. An important step was taken by nineteenth-
century German pastor Theodor Fliedner. Assigned to a poor town called Kaiserswerth (now part
of Düsseldorf), he began working with inmates in the dilapidated prison there. Once he got a
chaplain assigned to that prison, his focus shifted to caring for inmates, especially women, after
their release. This, in turn, led to his development of a plan whereby young women would be
trained to care for the sick, since there were few hospitals at that time. In 1836 he opened both a hospital and a
school for training women in theology and nursing. He called these women deaconesses.
One of the graduates of that school was Mother Katinka Guldberg, who established a deaconess house in Kristia-
nia (now Oslo), Norway, where one of her students was a young Elisabeth Fedde. After working
for a time in northern Norway, Fedde moved to New York City to begin ministry there. In short
order, she founded or cofounded the Norwegian Relief Society, a deaconess house, and a small
hospital that eventually became the Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn. After a few years, she
moved to Minneapolis, where again she founded a deaconess center and a hospital that has
now become part of the Hennepin County Medical Center. Hospitals in Chicago and Grand
Forks, North Dakota, can also be traced to her work. Other important activity in social services
was propelled by Pastor William Passavant.
These days Lutheran care for the needy can readily be seen in the work of Lutheran service organizations across
the country, often among the most active such agencies in any given area. Worldwide, Lutheran World Relief is
known and respected not only for showing up where needed, but for staying there even after the news reports
fade away. In 2015 Lutheran World Relief touched over four million people in thirty-six countries.
Reformation 500: About the Lutherans
GOD’S WORK OUR HANDS PLANNING TEAM
The Outreach Ministry team is looking for people to
help plan service activities for God’s Work Our Hands
weekend in September. We would like to start on this
now before we all get busy with end of the school year
and summer activities. If you are interested, please
contact Kathy Piet ([email protected]).
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Sharing the gospel with others is a natural part of exercising a mature faith. In fact, Jesus commanded his follow-
ers to do this, making it an important part of the life of faith (Matthew 28:18-20). Still, Lutherans tend to be rather
shy evangelists.
While evangelism has become a negative word for some people, sharing the story of salvation in Jesus Christ is
still the most rewarding way to live out one’s faith. It is also a discipline that takes practice.
1. Look for the opening.
Regular daily conversations offer lots of chances to talk about your faith. Listen for open-ended comments, such
as, “I wonder why life is like that,” or “Sometimes life seems so hard.” When possible, offer a response from a
Christian perspective. Begin sentences with phrases such as, “I’ve come to think...” or, “I don’t have the perfect
answer, but I believe…”
2. Be yourself.
Expressing your faith should be natural and the same as other types of daily conversation. Avoid suddenly switch-
ing your tone of voice or vocabulary. Also, don’t try to impress the other person with your knowledge. Allow the
Holy Spirit to guide you.
3. Watch for a chance to take the conversation deeper.
Carefully gauge the other person’s response. Observe his or her facial expressions, verbal tone, and body lan-
guage. If he or she seems to be closing down, set the topic aside and wait for another time. If he or she keys in
and perks up, be prepared to continue.
4. Open Up.
Human beings are attracted to each other by our strengths, but we bond because of our weaknesses. Key to
sharing your faith is the willingness to be honest about your own life’s struggles. This will communicate safety,
which for many people is critical.
5. Follow up.
Offer to continue the conversation later and arrange a time. At this point, the conversation will have become per-
sonally valuable to you. Allowing the person to see your commitment to your faith alongside your continuing ques-
tions will reassure him or her of your sincerity.
6. Offer to share your faith community with the other person.
Most people join a church after being invited by a friend. When the time is right, invite the person to attend with
you. Tell the person what makes it special to you.
7. Try to maintain the relationship regardless of what the person does.
Be prepared for the other person to shut down around faith talk, decline your invitation to attend church, or even
appear to avoid you. The most effective way to communicate that you’re a follower of Jesus Christ is through you
actions; continue to live naturally and with integrity. Watch for another opportunity to open the subject later on.
Thoughts from the Winking Luther (The Lutheran Handbook I)
How to Share Your Faith with Someone
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Outreach: What we do for others
LENTEN SERVICE PROJECT FOR LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
On Easter, we celebrate the joy and hope of Christ's
resurrection. We respond to this gift of new life by
answering the call to “care for the orphans and
widows” (James 1:27, NRSV) — those living in poverty
and marginalization throughout the world.
Again this year, New Hope is participating in Lutheran
World Relief’s Baskets of Promise Lenten Appeal. This
project is also part of New Hope’s participation in
Servant of All: A Year of Kits with LWR as part of the
commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the
Reformation. We would like to complete at least 50
kits during Lent.
Each week in Lent, we’ll collect items to form LWR
Personal Care Kits.
You can either bring in specific supplies for Personal
Care Kits each week through Palm Sunday or you can
assemble kits at home during Lent and bring them to
church on Palm Sunday. We will assemble kits on
Palm Sunday between services. Directions on how to
assemble the kits at home will be available on the
Outreach table by the water fountain and in the
Fellowship Hall —or you can go to lwr.org.
This list of items to donate will be in each week’s
Ministry Connections and is also on the bulletin board
in the coat area of the narthex (entry). All items can be
placed in the bins under the bulletin board.
It's Nearing That Time
of Year… Graduation!! And while many of you have already have experienced
all the excitement that accompanies the anxiety and
nuttiness, we generally take for granted the clothes
they'll wear that day.
The population at Hammond is ever evolving. We now
have an incredibly diverse population; one that might
rival the United Nations. Included in that population
are many new migrants from some pretty tough envi-
ronments. And some are refugees. Our needs are also
local, in that we have many longtime residents living a
tough life.
If you can, would you help out by
donating a new (or nearly new)
white/light dress shirt? Whatever
size seems right, we probably have
a need, but it seems the bigger
sizes are in greater demand. Drop
them off at the church.
If you want to find another way to help for graduation,
contact: [email protected]
Dear Pastor Price,
With a heart of gratitude, I want to thank you for New
Hope’s continued financial support of Lutheran World
Relief through these many years. New Hope is one of
the top 30 giving congregations to the work of
Lutheran World Relief in our Delaware-Maryland
Synod! For nearly 75 years, because of congregations
like yours, Lutheran World Relief has committed itself
to reaching some of the world’s poorest and most
isolated communities where farming is the primary
means of survival. From helping cocoa farmers
increase their earnings using environmentally-friendly
methods to empowering female farmers in India, to
providing emergency relief to children and families in
crisis zones, Lutheran World Relief is there when and
where people need us.
David Wangaard
Sr. Advsor for Congregational Relations
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Outreach: What we do for others
We seek donations
Individually wrapped snacks
Small bottles of sports drinks
Candy bars or candies
Cookies
Microwave popcorn
All donations can be left on the Outreach table by the water fountain.
A YEAR OF QUILTS AND KITS UPDATE Thanks to Josie Zayac’s Lenten Journey, we are up to 54 total quilts and kits
for 2017. Help keep that number growing by helping to assemble Personal
Care Kits on Palm Sunday between services. See the article about Baskets of
Promise in this newsletter. You can also help each 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the
month at Craft Night where we work on quilts and fleece tied blankets. No skills
are needed, we will teach you.
See all the beautiful quilts that have been made to date on Palm Sunday. They
will be used to decorate the Sanctuary.
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At the most recent council meeting,
scheduled for February 21, 2017, we heard
some good news! Namely, that 2/3 of our
members are engaged in some activity
beyond normal Sunday worship. Such
activities include worship leadership, as in
singing in the choir; Christian Education,
broadly defined; taking care of our property;
and various forms of outreach, such as
serving meals to the homeless. This is very
encouraging, on its own, and in comparison
with sister congregations around the synod.
Council has approved plans to renovate the ladies’ restroom on the first floor of the church. Details are still being
worked, but the idea is that the facilities will be updated so as to become ADA-compliant. Construction will start
some time after Easter, and will take 3-4 weeks. We are hoping that the restroom will be usable to some extent
during construction, and of course there is an ADA-friendly restroom in the basement of education wing.
Council now meets on the third Tuesday of the month, and the next scheduled meeting is set for March 21.
Charles Nicholas
Professor of Computer Science
http://www.cs.umbc.edu/~nicholas
Looking for Sponsors for New Members
We are actively looking for New Hope members who are willing to mentor individuals or
families planning to join New Hope. No experience required! All you need to do is help
prospective new members become familiar with the activities available at New Hope, answer
questions that they might have, and generally help them navigate through their early
involvement at New Hope. Please consider volunteering for this important initiative. See
Deacon Cindy or any member of Witness for more information or to sign up.
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The Deacon’s Page Information about Family Ministry and Faith Formation at New Hope.
DEACON CINDY’S PUBLIC OFFICE HOURS Deacon Cindy has public office hours on
Wednesday afternoons from 1-3pm at
Mad City Coffee, 10801 Hickory Ridge Rd #101, Columbia, MD 21044.
Come by and talk, pray, drink some coffee with her
and invite your friends to join the conversation.
See you there!
First Communion Class
If your child is ready for
first communion,
contact Deacon Cindy
BLESSING THE CHILDREN - APRIL 2 In some places April is known as the Month
of the Young Child. It can be a time when
we recognize the children of our congrega-
tion and community. On Sunday, April 2nd
we here at New Hope will have a Blessing of
the Children at all three services. I hope you
can attend, bring your children and grand-
children, and celebrate the young ones
among us!
WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY Every Wednesday, 10am - 12pm, in the Conference Room
(1st Wednesdays optional bring your own lunch)
During Holy Week, we will meet on Good Friday.
Soup lunch following the service.
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Baptism Anniversaries
4 Sara Seider 5 Kate McFee 6 Lenny Moyer 7 Hagen Zaffke 8 Justin Caporaletti 9 William Jordan 10 Andrew Zayac 12 Kaylen Caporaletti Evie Brindle 13 Leila Boschulte 14 Alan Madden Noah O'Ryan 16 Larry Lassen 18 Kandace Kroll
19 Ashley Hoffman 22 Keith Stacy Benjamin Burns Sangeetha Struck 24 Zachary Delang 26 Lauren Moyer 27 Christopher Heady Additional Baptisms Karen Severson Marie Hughes Patricia Sekela Nicole Mazzei-Williams Vera Garner Brigitte Wood Sylwia Krysiak-Delang Anna Bartels
1 Melissa Nickolaus Jacob Rettig 2 Vera Garner Donna Adams 3 Justin Caporaletti Ben Shepherd Andrew Bell 4 Liam Henry 6 Marie Hughes 7 8 Matthew Burns Susie Jordan 9 Robert Petre Ivan Ose 10 Kim Kroll 11 Kevin Lentz Mark Lastova 12 Ralie Deffenbaugh Robin Kamensek 14 Helen Fleming 15 Ina O'Ryan
16 Matt Henry Travis Harrington Danny O'Ryan 17 Caitlin Kelley Anna Bartels 19 Nell Kropf Meagan Lamothe 20 Scott Freel 22 Anneliese Quarrier Brodie Taylor Sebastian Beckmann Patrick Gardner 23 Grant Shepherd 24 Juliana Baglione Grace Kamensek Andrew Jurik 25 Melinda Petre Jill Bussey 26 Andrew Burns 27 Charles McCabe 28 Sanna Foster
Birthdays
Wedding Anniversaries
4 Bob & Amy Frekot (92) 6 Kevin & Bev Jordan (91) 10 Lynda & Tom Osterman (92) 19 Shelly & Douglas Walrath (97) 24 Scott & Angela Lores (04) 29 Chris & Sherry Phillips (78) 30 David Doty & Linda Howser (83)
Special Dates to Remember
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Training is available for all of these
positions and volunteers serve on a
rotating basis (so you won’t be asked
to serve every week!).
If you would like to learn more about
these positions before signing up, or
would like to volunteer, contact Sharon in
the office ([email protected])
or Deacon Cindy
Assisting Minister
Lector
Acolyte (6th- 12th grade)
Altar Guild
Usher
Greeter
Sound Technician
Worship & Music News Sunday Worship Schedule
4/2
8:30am Band-led worship
10 & 11:30am Organ-led worship
10:00am Sunday School for all ages
4/9 - Palm / Passion Sunday
8:30am Band-led worship
10 & 11:30am Organ-led worship
Holy Week Schedule on the reverse side.
4/16 - Easter Sunday
8:30 & 10am Band-led worship
10 & 11:30am Organ-led worship
4/23
8:30 & 10am Glocal Ensemble-led worship
10:00am Sunday School for all ages
11:30am Organ-led worship
4/30
9:15am Breakfast
10am 5th Sunday Celebration
Nursery available
at all worship times
for infants through
3 years old.
Rehearsal Schedule
Glocal Ensemble - 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Mon @ 7:30pm
(they lead worship on the 4th Sundays)
Joyful Noise - Every Tues @ 7:30pm
(they lead worship on the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Sundays)
Choir - Every Thurs @ 7:30pm
(they lead worship on the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Sundays)
Handbells - Every Thurs @ 6:30pm
Seeking additional
Singers and Guitarist for the 8:30 Service and
Ringers and Singers for the Handbell group and the Choir.
Interested? Additional information? Contact Sharon Punte
Music Ministry News
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Midweek Meditations
Wednesday, April 5 @ 7:30 pm
Palm / Passion Sunday
April 9, 8:30 / 10 / 11:30 am No Sunday School
Sermon skit, Journey to Jerusalem;
Worship highlights dramatic movement
from waving palms of praise
to shouts of crucify!
Maundy Thursday
April 13, 7:30 pm Stripping of the altar
in preparation for Good Friday
Good Friday
April 14, 12:00 pm (followed by soup lunch)
7:30 pm A reading of St. John’s Passion story
and the Adoration of the Cross
Easter Sunday
April 16, 8:30 / 10 / 11:30 am No Sunday School
Lent & Holy Week
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To view the most current calendar go to www.NewHopeLutheran.org
April 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 9:30a Women’s
Discussion Group
10p Jazz Jam 2p Racial Healing
(tent) 3:30p Global
Peace LC 6:30p AA
2 8:30/10/11:30 Worship 10a Sunday School 6p HS Youth Group 6:30p GS 1009
3 7p All Ministry
Night 7p Outreach
Team 7p Book Group 7p Den 1 7p Single Again 7:30p Glocal Ens
4 10a Staff Meeting 5p Daisy Troop 7:30p Joyful Noise
5 10a Bible Study (lunch) 1p Deacon Cindy
@ Mad City 5p Jazz Jam 5:30p Confirmation 7p Tr 373 7:30p Den 2 7:30p Midweek
Meditations
6 6:30p Crew 373 6:30p Handbell Reh 7p MOHR 7p Den 4 7:30p Choir Reh 7:30pConversations in
Come-UNITY (The Turn House)
7 10a Book Group 6p GIFT
Dinner
8 8a - 2p GS 4514 9a Worship Setup 9:30a Grieving
Together 6:30p AA
9 Palm/Passion Sunday Pie Sunday 8:30/10/11:30 Worship 9:15a Sarah’s House 11:15a Witness Team 6p HS Youth Group 7p Tr 373 PLC
10 7p Den 1 7p Single Again 7:30p Glocal Ens
11 Newsletter Deadline 10a Staff Meeting 7p Craft Night 7:30p Joyful Noise
12 9:30a MOMs Club 10a Finance Team 1p Deacon Cindy
@ Mad City 5p Jazz Jam 7p Tr 373 7:30p Pack Comm 7:30p Choir Reh
13 Maundy Thursday 6:30p Crew 373 7p MOHR 7p Den 4 7:30p Maundy
Thursday Service
14 Good Friday 12:00p Good
Friday Service followed by soup lunch
7:30p Good Friday Service
15 9a Worship Setup 9:30a Worship
Task Force 10a Jazz Jam 6:30p AA
16 Easter Sunday 8:30/10/11:30 Worship 1p Worship Setup
17 5:30p Stephen
Ministers 7p Den 1 7p Single Again 7:30p Glocal Ens
18 9:30a Clown Care 10a Staff Meeting 5p Daisy Troop 7p Council 7:30p Joyful Noise
19 10a Bible Study 1p
Deacon Cindy @ Mad City
5p Jazz Jam 5:30p Confirmation 7p Tr 373 7:30p Den 2
20 6:30p Crew 373 6:30p Handbell Reh 7p MOHR 7:30p Choir Reh 7:30pConversations in
Come-UNITY (The Turn House)
21 7p Jazz Jam
22 9:30a Rt 1
Breakfast 6:30p AA
23 8:30/10/11:30 Worship 10a Sunday School 6p HS Youth
24 7p Den 1 7p Single Again 7p Tr 373 PLC 7:30p Crew Comm
25 10a Staff Meeting 7p Craft Night 7p Prayer Ministry 7:30p Joyful Noise
26 10a Bible Study 1p
Deacon Cindy @ Mad City
5p Jazz Jam 5:30p Confirmation 7p Tr 373
27 6:30p Crew 373 6:30p Handbell Reh 7p MOHR 7p Den 4 7:30p Choir Reh 7:30p Pub Theology
(The Corner Stable)
28 6p Toby’s
Beauty and the Beast
7p Pack 373 Mtg
29 9a Worship Setup 3p Eagles of Fire 6:30p AA
30 9:15a Breakfast 10a 5th Sunday
Celebration