Hello on this rather humid Friday. Stay cool.
Some necessary things:
I was informed Tuesday that Hosanna's IHN week starts THIS COMING SUNDAY, JUNE 11 AND ENDS SUNDAY, JUNE 18. I know this is very short notice. All the usual things need to be done: move beds, prepare rooms, fix meals, etc. There is no time for a sign up sheet. Call Nickie Brooks (if she hasn't already contacted you) if you can help. I did hear at lunch Wednesday afternoon that a number of people were planning to make sloppy joes for at least one meal. I also understand there will be 4 families. Here's more advance notice of our next IHN weeks: September 17-24 and December 24-31 (Christmas week!)
The past couple Sundays different people told me that they really appreciate me including a link to the weekly newsletter on the Cyberline. This week's edition has information on Senior's events for June and July, the Women's lunch on June 15 and our own Dick and Betty Campbell being named Habitat for Humanity volunteers of the month for May. Here is the link so you can read all about it.
June 11 edition of "This Week at Hosanna": href=http://www.WELCOMETOHOSANNA.COM/weekly_news.pdf
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING ARTICLES FOR THE JULY HOTLINE IS FRIDAY, JUNE 16.
Don't forget to check out the audio postings on this blog. Look for the grey boxes captioned: "Play this audio post."
Summer Sunday School, "Fly Air Hosanna to Israel": We had another good session last Sunday. I stated then that we will be heading to Nazareth this coming Sunday, but I decided to stay in the Bethlehem area to show the kids the place called Shepherds Fields at a Beit Sahour, a Bethlehem suburb. We will also discuss whether or not Jesus was actually born in a stable. Read Luke's account (chapter 2) very carefully. You will see that a stable is never mentioned. We'll be discussing "the rest of the story"(borrowing a line from Paul Harvey) this Sunday @ 9:30 AM. Adults are free to join us. You'll be surprised how much your children know.
By the way, a couple of the kids indicated they don't have Bibles. We need to get Bibles into the hands of all our children, encourage them to read them and discuss what they read together as a family.
ESL classes at Hosanna: for those who want to learn English or improve their English skills. Registration begins July 10; classes start in August 20, both day and evening hours. Refer to the July and August Calendars on the Hosanna website for full details: href=http://mychurchevents.com/calendar/calendar.aspx?ci=G1H2F0I3G1F0N8N8H2
Speaking of the Hosanna website, it's my turn to brag a little. On June 1 I was informed that our website was chosen as one of the top 10 (expended to 13) in the ELCA, judged by The Lutheran Magazine. Here is a link to the article to appear in the July issue: href=http://www.thelutheran.org/article/article.cfm?article_id=5942&key=35307362
The email I received informing me of the award included this notice:
"We’ve also created a one-year Web Premium membership at href=http://www.thelutheran.org
for use by your congregation. This is our highest membership level and includes access to every article published since 1996 and unlimited study guide downloads. Your login details are as follows:
username: hosanna
password: vonbora
Please feel free to share these login details throughout your congregation."
Enjoy these resources! You will also notice the special award graphic in the lower right corner of the website home page.
Monday, July 10 (time and place to be announced)... Lutherans in Houston will host the Al Raja Palestinian Folkloric Dance Troupe, made up of both Christians and Muslims from the Evangelical Lutheran School in Ramallah (just north of Jerusalem). You can see a video clip on the ELCA website: href=http://elca.org/peacenotwalls/alraja/index.html
Help is needed with publicity, meals, ticket sales and planning activities for members of the group. Contact TammieDanielsen:tammiedanielsen@yahoo.com
Weneed to support the Lutheran schools in Palestine, like those in Ramallah and Bethlehem. This is the only way Christians can spread the word of God and the saving message of God's grace through Jesus to these Arabic-speaking people. Christians are forbidden to go to the people with the gospel. But, if Palestinians voluntarily send their children to a Lutheran school we're free to tell them all about what Jesus did for us.
A repeat announcement, but it's important: S.O.S. (Surviving Over the Summer) Northwest Assistance Ministries (NAM) is in serious need of non-perishable food and money donations during the summer months. Stuff the NAM pantry in the Narthex full and place checks in the offering over the next three months.
A LITTLE (LUTHERAN) HUMOR:
You're undeniably Lutheran when...
....you only serve Jell-O in the proper liturgical color for the season.
....you didn't know chow mein noodles were a Chinese food.
....when someone mentions red and green (in connection with Christmas), you immediately think of a battle over hymnals.
....during worship you open your hymnal but never look down at it.
....during communion you hum the hymns so you can see who's at church that Sunday.
....you think Garrison Keillor's stories are totally factual.
....you have your wedding reception in the fellowship hall and feel guilty about not staying to help clean up.
....a midlife crisis means switching from the old hymnbook to the new one.
....you forget to put water in the baptismal font but never forget to put water in the coffee pot.
....the pastor skips the last hymn to make sure church lasts exactly 60 minutes.
....your choir believes volume is a fair substitute for tonality.
....peas in a tuna noodle casserole add too much color.
....you serve Jell-O as a vegetable.
....your biggest fund-raisers are bake sales instead of bingo.
....you can't have a meeting without having a meal (especially true at Hosanna).
....you refer to your trip to Minneapolis as a pilgrimage.
....all of your casserole dishes have your name on the bottom.
....you're willing to pay up to ONE DOLLAR for a meal at church.
....all your relatives graduated from a school named Concordia.
....you automatically sing 'Amen' at the end of every song you sing.
....you count coffee among the sacraments.
....you consume some form of Jell-O at every holiday meal.
....you don't question why your seat at church is called a pew.
Bye until next week. Dale Bargmann, Hosanna Communications
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