Hope Lutheran Church 250 Avenida Los Angelos The Villages, Florida 32162 352-750-2321

Email: info@hope2all.org

website: www.hope2all.org

May 20 & 21, 2017

Ministers: People of God Executive Pastor: Jon-Marc MacLean

BLOOD DRIVE MAY 28, 2017 8am—1:30pm All donors will receive a FREE movie ticket and a wellness checkup including blood pressure, temperature, iron count, pulse, and cholesterol screening! All Alyx donors will receive an additional FREE movie ticket.

Make an appointment online : www.oneblooddonor.org and use sponsor code #24342, or sign up on the schedule on a clipboard in the narthex.

Cotton Patch Musical Movie Sunday, May 21st @ 6pm in the fellowship hall. Come hear and see the story of Jesus as a musical. The story follows Clarence Jordan’s Cotton Patch Version of the Gospels. Jordan was a Baptist preacher with a Ph.D. in New Testament Greek, who founded an interracial farming community in Georgia in the 1940s. Jordan tells the story of Jesus as if it happened in the South. It is a powerful telling of the story of Jesus, set to the music of the well-known composer Harry Chapin. Come and enjoy a fun evening with fellow members. Bring guests if you like, and bring along your favorite snack and non-alcoholic beverage.

Blood Pressure Screening this weekend between services in the fellowship hall.

Wednesdays @ 5pm June 7, 14, 21, 28

July 12, 19, 26 (no supper on 7/5) August 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Monthly Fellowship Meals will be weekly during the summer! It is too hot

to cook—let us do it for you!

Tickets sales will begin soon.

H.O.P.E. University Classes will resume September 6th.

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Newsletter articles should be submitted to newsletter@hope2all.org.

The preferred method to submit articles is electronically.

Results of the Hope April monthly golf scramble at Pimlico: First place with 25 Steven Atkinson & Frank Wood Roger & Mary Henningsen Second place with 27 Bob & Loretta Franceski Jack & Anne Schaedel Four teams tied for honorable mention with 28 Rod & Char Westrom Otto & Mary Wentling Jim & Jan Arndt Jerry & Patsy Haggadone Brent & Cheryl Smeltzer Armen & Carol Yeretzian Art Cook & Warren Ferguson Andy & Mary Ratasepp If interest in playing in the monthly scramble call Les Broeker at 352 205-4888 or email at broeker.les@gmail.com.

All men at Hope are welcome to the “Men of Hope” Monthly Breakfast. Our next breakfast is Thursday, June 8th @ 8am. The cost is $7. Please sign up in the narthex.

Did you know in 2016 20 HLC members

* Volunteered 1,205 hours at Love INC.

* Donated $5,000.

* Referred 27 people to Love INC Clearinghouse.

* Women of Hope donated quilts to Love INC.

Community Outreach

If you have ever driven by Freedom Point in The Villages and been tempted to peek in, here is your chance! June 15

th Freedom Point is

the first destination in our summer “Out To Lunch Bunch” gatherings. Freedom Point will be offering us a free lunch at 11:30am with a program and presentation to answer all your questions and curiosities. Be sure to sign up on sheets in the narthex so we know how many to make reservations for. Save the date for lunch July 20

th at Olive Garden

and August 17th at Tierra Del Sol. Also mark Novem-

ber 3rd

and 4th on your calendar for the WoH Fall Re-

treat with a return guest speaker Gaye Martin. “God’s Work, Our Hands” together with the Women of Hope is looking for volunteers to tell about their vocation or career on November 3

rd at the Career Fair

at Webster Elementary School. Margaret Furlong (748-6871) and Virginia Robertson (753-7885) are the persons for you to contact. WORKING TOGETHER… Women of Hope is providing materials for the ladies at the Women’s Prison to make canvas back packs at Rez House for the children to use when they are traveling to perform. DID YOU KNOW…The Refuge at Jumper Creek is Sumter County’s only Homeless Shelter. They rely totally on private donations with no government support. Jumper Creek assists with finding Affordable Housing and Rapid Re-Housing; has a Homeless Prevention Drop-In Center and a Mobile Outreach Unit that services Sumter, Lake, Citrus and Hernando Counties. For information about Jumper Creek and a list of needs please pick up a flyer in the information hallway. DID YOU KNOW…Love, Inc. Clothe-a Kid program needs volunteers to help families shop for clothing for their school children. July 25

th and July 27

th are the

dates designated for shopping expeditions to Wal-Mart, Target or Kohl’s. Your job is just to be a support and help with good choices.

Women of Hope…

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PLEASE...remember to “sign in” on the fellowship pad and pass it down the pew. When it gets to the end, pass it back to the center aisle. Read it as it goes by and get to know your pew neighbor by name! If you are leaving for your summer home, please indicate approximate date leaving and returning.

Join our Church Family.

Classes needed for membership will be held: Class # 1 6/15 @ 5:30pm Class # 2 6/22 @ 5:30pm

This membership class will be received on Sun., June 25th @ 9:45am. Call the church office at 750-2321 to register, or mark “wish to join” on the fellowship pad in the pew. Please sign up no later than June 11th.

Staff Spotlight

Judy Woletz Faith Community Nurse

After 9 years at Hope Judy has decided to retire on June 1st. She will be missed!!!! Judy moved to The Villages in 2008 from Wisconsin. I asked her what she plans to do with her free time and she said:

“Whatever God has planned for me to do. He’s in charge. I am not going anywhere.”

If you had your blood pressure checked every month you probably know her well. Or if you participated in Chair Aerobics, Chair Yoga or Chair Fitness, she was your teacher. If you needed respite care for a loved one—you knew her. She was responsible for starting many health-related programs here at Hope. Thank You Judy! Judy hopes that the exercise programs will continue—but we are in need of a volunteer to lead these classes. Most classes are done via a DVD. If you would be willing to volunteer for this ministry, please contact Sara at the church office (750-2321).

Walk to Emmaus Spiritual Renewal Weekend

If you haven’t attended an Emmaus spiritual retreat weekend, we encourage you to sign up now. You will find application forms in the narthex outside the worship area. They are in a clipboard on the wall. A registration fee of $95.00 should accompany your application. The men’s weekend is October 5-8. The women’s weekend is October 12-15. The weekends are held at The Warren Willis Camp in Fruitland Park. Walk to Emmaus is a 72 hour short course in practical Christianity. The course is wrapped in prayer and meditation with special times of worship and daily celebration of Holy Communion. Many men and women from Hope have attended and each one would witness to the profound impact these weekends have had on their lives. If you have any questions, talk to Chuck Walter or Pastor Jon-Marc.

Jesus’ came to heal the ills and fears that paralyze us. The Rite of Healing addresses this when we pray for Jesus to “make us whole in body, mind and spirit.” Sometimes periods of exceptional brokenness in our lives require extra healing. That is what a Stephen Minister is for. Through listening and bringing hope, Stephen Ministers bring wholeness. For more information call Steve Betts at (319) 240-2493.

BROKEN/WHOLE

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This Week at Hope New to the prayer list this week:

Members Jim Conover (12) Margaret Furlong (25) Barbara Haegele (03) Family of Phyllis Parr (00) Mary Schmidt (05) Friends & Family Raymond Addis, son-in-law of Dick Chamberlain (15) Bill Anton, friend of Ellen Hellwege (35) Myra and Laszlo Czikora, mother and father (House of Hope) Alison Harmann, granddaughter of Joanne Hamann (45) Garth Harris, brother of Casey Hargreaves (26) Ann Payne, daughter of Joanne Hamann (45) Patricia Reeves, friend and neighbor of Bill & Joyce Mitchell (09) The complete prayer list is on a clipboard at the event sign-up center. Please pick up a copy for your personal prayer time.

Monday, May 22, 2017 8:00 am Core Fitness (204) 8:00 am Walk Away Pounds (FH) 9:00 am Strong Bones (205) 9:00 am Chair Yoga (204) 9:00 am Women’s 4th Day Reunion (202) 10:00 am Chair Aerobics (204) 1:00 pm Bag Ladies (205) Tuesday, May 23, 2017 8:30 am Men’s 4th Day Reunion (202) 9:00 am WoH Crafters (205) 10:00 am Grief Support Group (204) 10:00 am Organ practice (SANC) 7:00 pm Council/Call Committee (200) Wednesday, May 24, 2017 8:00 am Core Fitness (204) 8:00 am Men’s 4th Day Reunion (FR) 8:00 am Walk Away Pounds (FH) 8:30 am Staff Meeting (200) 9:00 am Chair Yoga (204) 9:00 am Organ/Practice (SANC) 10:00 am Chair Aerobics (204) Thursday, May 25, 2017 9:00 am Men’s 4th Day Reunion (202) 10:00 am Organ Practice (SANC) 1:00 pm My Time Respite (FH) 1:00 pm My Time Caregiver Mtg. (narthex) 6:00 pm Brotherhood of Harmony (SANC) 7:00 pm Voices of Hope Friday, May 26, 2017 8:00 am Walk Away Pounds (FH) 8:00 am Men’s Bible Discussion Grp (202) 8:00 am Core Fitness (204) 9:00 am Stephen Minister Team (200) 9:00 am Strong Bones (205) 9:00 am Walk to Emmaus Renewal (203) 9:00 am Chair Yoga (204) 10:00 am Chair Aerobics (204) 10:00 am Al-Anon Family Group (202) 10:00 am SCB (SANC) 11:00 am Organ practice (SANC) Saturday, May 27 2017 2:00 pm Sonshine Team (SANC) 4:00 pm Contemporary Worship-Comm. 6:00 pm Traditional Worship-Communion Sunday, May 28, 2017-Blood Drive 8:00 am Traditional Worship-Communion 9:45 am Traditional Worship-Communion 11:30 am Traditional Worship-Communion Monday, May 29, 2017-Memorial Day Church Office Closed

Visit our website’s home page and select “Contact” and then “Email Updates” to add your name to our email list.

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Get to know other members of our Hope family through the “Dining Out” program. Sign-up at the Event Sign-Up Center in the narthex and you will receive a phone call with details of your group’s dinner. For more information, contact Deanna Stranghoner or Linda Miller. Deadline to sign up is May 28th.

Dining Out for June: Bavarian Brewhaus

Worship Attendance

Saturday, May 13 4:00 pm = 258 6:00 pm = 72

Sunday, May 14 8:00 am = 212 9:45 am = 348 11:30 am = 222

Total Sat & Sun Attendance: 1,112

Phyllis J. Parr June 21, 1928

To May 13, 2017

Phyllis & Clarence

Services will be held in Illinois at a later date. Phyllis and Clarence were Charter Members of Hope. Clarence preceded Phyllis in death this April. Please keep their family in your hearts and prayers during their time of grief.