Announcements

There is a new liturgy we will start learning starting September 20th. This liturgy was written specifically for Living Hope Lutheran by Daniel Schreiner.  Thank you, Daniel, for this new music for our worship life together!

It's not too late to join if you'd like (you can join all year long!). Choir meets almost every Sunday from 9-9:45 AM in the Sanctuary and sings about twice a month. Please contact Danielle for more information or to help you get started singing!

This Sunday, Sept. 13th, is God's Work Our Hands day. Your TIM committee is hosting the making Blessing/Hygiene bags filled with essential hygiene items, snacks, comfort goods and a list of places to get help. The congregation is invited to help put together these gallon-sized zip-top bags and then take a few to keep in your car. We have basic food and hygiene items for 100 bags Any food items that aren't used in the bags will be taken to the kitchen for our day shelter program.  Extra hygiene items will be donated to Luther's Table, along with feminine hygiene supplies we purchased specifically for them.  You'll be able to offer immediate, portable and practical aid to people experiencing homelessness or severe hardship.

This month we will enjoy handcrafted pizza, pasta, sandwiches and more at Amante Pizza, Pasta and Family Dining (21020 - 84th Avenue South, Kent) on Wednesday, September 16th at noon.   To help with the reservation count, there's a sign-up sheet on the table in the Narthex.  All are welcome!

On Sunday, September 27th we will honor and say godspeed as Darren, John and Daniel worship with us on their final Sunday – John and Darren retiring to Palm Springs and Daniel taking the music director position at Mountain View Lutheran in Edgewood. We all know what an asset these three have made in our worship and music lives here at Living Hope and we are sad to see them go. Following worship, there will be a reception in the Fireside Room. Everyone is invited to contribute baked bread or coffee cake. There will be a basket to place cards for all three of them.

Styrofoam collection is coming up on Sunday, September 13. Please bring only clean, free of tape & paper Styrofoam. Packing peanuts should be in plastic bags.

Blessing of the Backpacks will be September 20th during worship. Bring your kids and grandkids as well as their backpack for school or daycare so we can bless them as they begin a new school year.

For Pastoral emergencies during this time contact Geri Garl on her cell phone.

Sign-ups for worship leadershave been put out for September and October. Please stop by and sign up to be a lector, worship assist or usher.

For those who would like larger print hymns for worship please check in with an usher prior to worship to get a copy.

At this month meeting, the Living Hope Council:

• Approved the  Long-Range Planning (LRP) committee’s recommendation to select the RAFN company to provide us with preconstruction guidance.

• Approved an October 4 informational meeting and October 11 congregational meeting to vote on      creating a mission endowment fund and to receive an update from the LRP committee.

• Approved day shelter attendees’ use of the Crown House showers twice a week with oversight by the Hospitality team.

• Renewed our congregational membership with the Synod’s LiVE Project.

The council would like to thank and recognize this month:

• The Hospitality team for their assistance as we begin the day shelter program.

• Alan B’Hymer, Craig Swanke, Tim Willison, and Melanie’s husband Michael for helping to move offices from the Crown House to the Ed Building.

• Darren Hochstedler for filling in for Danielle and John Bumanglag for leading the lively drum circle during the church service on August 30.

If you are giving and offering, please put it in one of the yellow envelopes found in the attendance folders or on the table in the narthex. Checks can to be made to Living Hope Lutheran Church. This helps our financial secretary track giving and allows for your yearly giving statements. If you are interested in setting up online giving please go to Living Hope’s new website and press donate.  lhlc.org

This is a friendly reminder to be sure to sign the attendance folders every Sunday. They are in the little red folders on the end of the pew. Please pass them down the row so everyone in your pew can register their attendance. 

If you have an announcement for the bulletin or weekly e-mails, please get that into the church office by Wednesdays at 3pm. They can be sent to livinghopelc.office@gmail.com