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"LET HOPE BRING GOD INTO YOUR LIFE."
MAY GOD BE WITH YOU THIS YEAR
May God bless you and your family all through the coming year. Pray that this year is filled with peace and good will towards everyone.
If you are looking for a small friendly church to attend please consider giving Hope Lutheran Church a try. We are sure you will like it.
Hope Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, IA
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Hope Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Worship: Wednesday's at 12:15, Saturday's at 5:00 p.m. and Sunday's at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Sunday School: Sunday's at 10:15 a.m.
Adult Forum: Sunday's at 10:15 a.m.

Pastor Dan will be in the office from 9:00 to 11:30 and from 1:00 to 3:00 on Tuesday through Thursday and on Friday's from 9:00 to 11:30.

NURSERY
We are now providing the option for parents to bring their children, (infants - 4 years old), to our Nursery Room, (Bethlehem), during the 0:00 a.m. service. The children will be at worship through Children's Time, and then may be brought to the Nursery. This will also be a Sunday School class for the children who attend. We'll be using the same Sparks curriculum used during the regular Sunday School hour.
THIS IS ONLY A SERVICE PROVIDED FOR PARENTS WHO CHOOSE TO USE IT. IT IS NOT REQUIRED.
THIS WEEKS LESSON
As we go through life if we just remember that God has everything planned out for us, even when we have some of those bad times, if we would just put our trust in Him and let things work themselves out we know everything is going to be okay.
Larry Luther

ISAIAH 46:8-11
8. Remember this and consider, recall it to mind, you transgressors,
9. remember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is no other, I am God, and there od no one like me,
10. declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, “My purpose shall stand, and I will fulfill my intention,”
11. calling a bird of prey from the east, the man for my purpose from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have planned, and I will do it.

Sometimes a person will record a football game and watch it when they get home later. Most times, they already know how the game ends. They have talked to friends or watched the news. They know their team wins. While they aer watching, they don’t get discouraged if their team falls behind. They don’t get uptight if it’s halftime and their team still haven’t scored. They are totally at peace. Why? They already know the outcome. The truth is that the further behind the team falls, the more excited they are because that means a big comeback is on its way. They can’t wait to see what’s going to happen.

As believers, God has promised us victory. You may go through disappointments. At times, it seems like you’re far behind. But you’ve got to remind yourself, “God holds my future in the palm of His hand. He already knows the outcome. God never ends in defeat!” I’m going to come out of this better and stronger than ever before! Remember, He knows how it ends, and it ends in peace, joy and victory in every area of your life!

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FREE COUMMUNITY SUPPER
Everyone Welcome

FREE COMMUNITY SUPPER

May

Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Garlic Bread
Lettuce Salad
Apple Sauce
Cupcakes

June

Baked Potato with Delicious Toppings
Seven Layer Salad
Strawberry Shortcake

July

Turkey Salad Sandwiches/ Croissants or Bread
Potato Salad & Chips
Macaroni Salad
Pudding & Girl Scout Cookies

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Mid-week Worship Service!
There are mid-week worship services on Wednesdays and they start at 12:15. The service will be a repeat of the previous Sunday’s scripture and sermon. The service will run approximately 30 minutes. It will be a basic Service of the Word (no music) with Holy Communion.
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What Else is Going on at Hope?

55+ Group
The new officers for next year are:
President – Sharon Boardman
Vice President – Linda Jones
Secretary – Nancy Kirchhoff
Treasurer – Rose Dougherty & Becky Holmes
Social Director – Sharon Schmidt

MEN OF HOPE would like to invite all of our men to come to their meeting which is held the 1st Saturday of every month at 8:30. Join us for breakfast, good fellowship and a brief meeting.

EMPTY INK & TONER CARTRIDGES WANTED All brands of empty ink and toner cartridges are being collected. Proceeds from this will go to buy office supplies. There is a box in the coatroom for your donations.

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY Our prayer shawl ministry has gotten off to a good start. We have three women from Hope joining the women at Gloria Dei once a month. We encourage others to join us. If we get enough people to join us we will start meeting at Hope Lutheran. Take time to check out the display in the narthex. There are brochures and shawl instructions for you to take, samples of the card that is given to the shawl recipient and a sample shawl. If you knit or crochet and would like to participate in this wonderful ministry, feel free to pick up some instructions and start a shawl. We are also taking donations to purchase supplies to help offset the expense of the shawls. If you wish to make a donation or have any other questions feel free to contact Nancy Coffman @ 396-0387, Betty Nelson @ 362-0721, or Rhonda Taschner @ 363-5789.

Going on vacation? Can't make church this weekend? Make it easy on yourself and check out the Simply Giving Program. This program allows you to have your offering automatically withdrawn from your checking account. This is perfect especially during the summer months when attendance is down because everyone is so busy. If this sounds like a good time saver for you, contact the church office or Betty Nelson and they will get the paperwork needed to get you set up.

Update and Clarification of Memorial Money All money given for memorials is held in the Memorial Fund. This Fund is within the General Fund, but Memorial Funds are never to be used to pay bills associated with the day to day operation of the church.

If there is a specific request that the money is to be used for at the time it is given, that money is set aside and used only for that particular item or purpose. If there is no specific request at the time the money is given, the money remains in the Memorial Account until a specific item, or items are purchased for the church.

All items to be purchased, with Memorial Money must be approved by the church Council.

All Memorials are to be place in envelopes specially marked for Memorials (available in the narthex) and placed in the weekly offering, or given to Rose Dougherty or Betty Nelson.

Thank you.
Betty Nelson

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Food Bank Weekends
Just a reminder that the 1st weekend of each month is designated to bring non-perishable food for those less fortunate and fill the grocery cart. Food is will be taken to the Crossroads Mission. The Missions’ food supply is constantly being depleted.

CrossRoads is in need of the following items for their food bank:

Canned meat
Tuna
Canned fruit
Peanut Butter
Syrup
Pancake Mix
Macaroni & cheese
Cereal

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Other Items of Interest...
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: All articles MUST be handed in, in writing or via e-mail by the deadline. Please do not call them into the office. The deadline for the Highlights is the 15th of the month. It will be the 15th EVERY MONTH to avoid confusion. Due to longer mailing time, we would like to be able to get it in the mail prior to the end of the month. Please get your articles and events into the office on time. Thank you.

Are you getting credit for your offering? When you give your offering, please be sure to put your name on the envelope. Many times a blank envelope comes through the offering without any identification. Without a name or member number, the counters have no way of knowing to whom they should be giving the credit. Unidentified offerings go into "loose" change.

When leaving the building: lock the doors, close the windows, and turn off the lights.

This Week's Events
Saturday 5/26
  6:00p   Saturday Services
Sunday 5/27
  9:00a   Sunday Services
 10:15a   Sunday School
Wednesday 5/30
 12:15p   Wednesday Noon Services
Thursday 5/31
  7:00p   Monthly Council Meeting
Friday 6/1
  all day   Happy Birthday Cody Michel
Saturday 6/2
  all day   Happy Birthday Arlene Schreiber
  6:00p   Saturday Services
Sunday 6/3
  all day   Happy Birthday Marian Shaffer
  9:00a   Sunday Services
 10:15a   Sunday School
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Where is Hope Located?
Hope Lutheran Church is located at 2736 Bowling Street SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404.

From Highway 30, exit onto the Bowling Street/Kirkwood Boulevard exit. Turn north on Bowling Street.

Phone numbers: Office (319) 365-3105; Kitchen (319) 365-3999; Pastor Dan (563) 260-1100


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Do you have email? If you have something you would like to put in the bulletin or newsletter, the easiest way is via email. If you have email and are not sure if the office has yours, please send Kris an email at
hopelutheranelca@q.com
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