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Inside this issue: Pastor’s Corner 2 Offerings to Ministry 3 Outreach Team 3 Hope Closet Spring Fling 4 Shower of Blessings 4 Hope Pantry 5 Youth: Sunday School 6 Youth: Confirmation 7 What’s Up? 8 April Calendar 10 Mount Hope Lutheran Church THE CALLING APRIL 2018 VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3

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Inside this issue:

Pastor’s Corner 2

Offerings to Ministry 3

Outreach Team 3

Hope Closet Spring Fling

4

Shower of Blessings 4

Hope Pantry 5

Youth: Sunday School 6

Youth: Confirmation 7

What’s Up? 8

April Calendar 10

Mount Hope Lutheran Church

THE CALLING

APRIL 2018 VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3

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Pastor’s Corner

Page 2 THE CALLING

Now, once again, we

move into the spring

months, a season in

which we feel that

winter is now over

(hopefully) and the

green will be back on

the trees and lawns and

our winter weariness

will soon be refreshed.

April also is the month

this year in which we

celebrate the Easter

season. Beginning with

the first of the month

and all the way through,

we hear the miraculous

stories of Christ

resurrected. The

sin-weariness of the

world has been

transformed into new

life in God who makes

all God’s creation new

through God’s Son,

Jesus Christ.

Like Christmas, Easter

is more than a one-day

event. It unfolds

throughout the season,

and its meaning be-

comes deeper if we

allow ourselves to dwell

in it, instead of rushing

off to the next thing.

Sometimes I think we

are driving ourselves to

distraction more often

than not, so it is vitally

important to take some

time in this

resurrection time of

Easter!

Pastor Brian

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Ministries Board As the Ministries

Board discusses

various existing

activities we aim to

see how each

activity might be

expanded in the

areas of learning,

fellowship, worship,

youth, service, and/

or community

involvement. For

example at the next

youth lock-in they’ll

be showing a

movie. This will be

expanded by

opening the movie

to anyone who

would like to come

together in

fellowship and enjoy

it with the youth.

See page 7 for details.

Thank you Mount Hope

for your Lenten

donations to the Food

Pantry.

Thanks to Mike Hein and

Jeff and Kathy Schultz

who took dinner to

Serenity Inn March 18th.

Our Annual Shower of

Blessings ―baby collec-

tion‖ for the Hope Closet

will begin in April and

Outreach Team ———————————————

end on Mother’s Day

May 13th. All items will

be collected in the Fire-

side Room and Katie and

Scott Pavlichek will

coordinate.

We are looking for a

team of people to coordi-

nate lunch at Hephatha

on April 22. If interested

please contact Kathy at

414-698-5031 or email

But in fact God has

placed the parts in the

body, every one of

them, just as he wanted

them to be.

(1 Corinthians 12:18)

While many of us are

ready to dig into the soil

and start planting seeds,

I think we are resisting

the urge to bury our gifts

and have instead, been

multiplying them. We

are multiplying our gifts

by attending the

spaghetti dinner and

supporting our youth as

they travel out in mission

to witness and do God’s

work. We are multiplying

our gifts by supporting

the Hope Closet and

Hope Pantry, and by

providing an opportunity

for other organizations

and individuals in our

community to join with

us by donating food and

clothing to help people

in need. We are

multiplying our gifts by

welcoming new members

into our congregation

and challenging them to

go into their community

and multiply their gifts.

How are you multiplying

His gifts?

We pray: Open our eyes

God to see the many

opportunities around us

to multiply Your gifts by

reaching out, witnessing,

and helping people in

need.

[email protected].

Thanks to Debbie

Conklin and Hazel and

Jason Bader for

volunteering to

coordinate Mount

Hope’s other two lunches

at Hephatha for 2018.

Kathy Zingsheim Coordinator

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People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, “Let the little chil-dren come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them. -Mark 10: 13-16 As Mother’s Day is quickly approaching, Mt. Hope will be hosting a Baby Shower to collect basic baby items and reach out to help local mothers and in-fants in need. Did you know that one in three moms struggle to provide clean diapers for her children? That a baby uses 4-6 diapers a day, and about 2,600 dia-pers a year? Or that most food banks do not have enough baby supplies to last one week? These are scary statistics that many single, homeless parents within our community have to face on a daily basis. Shower of Blessings Sunday will be hosted May 13th (Mother’s Day) by Katie and Scott Pavlichek. All donations will be given to the Hope Closet and our Nursery. We are looking for basic baby care items, emphasizing on the emergent need for infant formula, diapers and wipes. Needed items include: Diapers (sizes 3, 4, 5, 6 and Toddler Pull-Ups) Baby Wipes Baby Bath/Shampoo combo Baby Lotion Powder Formula Baby Food Onesies Diaper Cream

Hope Closet

Spring Fling A fundraiser for the Hope Closet Saturday, April 21st 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Admission: Only $5.00

Tour the Hope Closet!

Raffle tickets

available for fabulous raffle items!

Shop from 25

vendors! LuLaRoe, Mary Kay, Thirty-One, Lipsense, Usborne Books, Paparazzi Jewelry, Scentsy, Pampered Chef, Pet Designs, Tastefully Simple, bakery items, crafts, and more!!

Come any time throughout the day; Have fun and help support the Hope Closet!

Shower of Blessings: Baby Shower

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Hope Pantry

I contribute regularly to the Milwaukee Rescue Mission. In the most recent Soup for Your Soul newsletter, the MRM president shared the following message: "Men, women and children who are homeless often live in a world without hope: They may have no food,no home, no bed and no safety; they may struggle with addiction or mental illness; they start to despair. And that is the greatest struggle of all - the hopelessness that life will never get any better. Among the most powerful words in scripture are these words of Jesus: "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives believing in me will never die." (John 11:25-26). In other words Christ's resur-rection offers us hope that death and despair do not have the last word - not only for men, women and children who are homeless, but for ALL of us. It is the cross that re-minds us that the world isn't divided between those who are blessed and those who aren't. Apart from the cross, we are all hopeless, living in darkness and despair.

At Easter, we celebrate because, in the end, there is no "us" and "them." We are all just sinners who need the forgiveness that Jesus offers through His death and resurrection. You, me and every hurting, homeless man, woman and child - we're all in this together, brothers and sisters knit together as the family of God. This is the amazing story of Easter. This is the story we tell 24/7, 365 days a year. And as our partner you tell it too. Although the details of the stories shared in this issue may differ from yours and mine, we all share this - Christ died the we might have life and hope!" His message really resonated with me as it relates to the Hope Pantry. Families struggling with homelessness need hope. It has to start somewhere, and something as simple as providing food to help them get through the month can make a big difference. Please consider donating food or cash to help us sustain and grow this ministry and provide hope to our clients. Our needs change

weekly. Please watch the bulletin and power point announcements for current needs. Thank you. Linda Helminski Hope Pantry Coordinator

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Sunday School 3K—5th Grade Hello All! I can’t believe how fast this year seems to be flying by. As we continue to look to the future of Sunday school I am confident the Lord will place the right person into the role of leader and everything will be a seamless transition. In March, we tried some-thing a little different. We kept the K5 – 5th grade children together for two of the lessons and included pre-school in our service project. The cinema lesson had the K5-5th graders watching an animated movie that went through the Easter season starting with the Last Supper, moving into the Crucifixion and then the Resurrection! All the children were well behaved and were able to see how we started with something so sad but

because of it we now have eternal life!

The preschool children joined the entire group for our monthly service project. The

children made Easter cards for the Golden luncheon members, as well as, the homebound parishioners. The cards had a cross taped on the front and the children used wet chalk to color the outside of the card. When the tape was peeled away the cross remained white. All of the children did a tremendous job!

On Sunday, March 18th the 3rd graders received

Youth: Sunday School

their very own Bibles during the 10 a.m. service. This has been a Mount Hope tradition longer than I have been a member and I think it is a wonderful one to have. The 4th graders received Communion for the first time during Holy Week on Maundy Thursday bringing the children closer to our Lord in their spiritual journey.

In God’s love, Colleen Hammerer Coordinator sundayschool@mount hopelutheranchurch.org (414) 899-1558

High School Youth: Brewing the Faith 9th-12th Grade

Hey high-

schoolers! We’re

gathering on the

first and third

Sundays of the

month from 6:30-

8:00 p.m. (or

longer). We are

calling it "Brewing

the Faith", because

it will give us a

chance to talk

about things -

world events,

society, service,

God - while experi-

menting with our

coffee bar!

Eric Hertzfeldt

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Intergenera-tional Movie Night

Intergenerational Movie Night on April 20th 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. We are inviting the adults and high school students to join Confirmation movie night to watch ―Risen‖. The movie ―Risen‖ chronicles a Roman Tribune given the task of finding the body of Jesus Christ after the resurrection in order to prevent an uprising in Jerusalem. We will discuss the movie afterwards. There will be pizza and soda provided.

Book Group The April 18 Book Group will be discussing The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine. The story of 2 adult sisters and their mother has shades of Jane Austen with social satire, wit and charm. Come join us in the Fireside Room at 1:00 pm Wednesday, April 18.

Twenty-one highly

energetic kids came to

Mount Hope for the

lock in on March 16th.

Rumor has it they were

going full speed until

5:30 am and many of

them didn’t sleep. They

enjoyed many fun

activities including

dodge ball, floor hockey,

name games, falling

through the floor game,

ping pong, pool,

scavenger hunt in the

dark, and a giant saran

wrap ball. I want to

thank all those that

chaperoned and all

those that helped

provide the food.

In April we will have

our last 2 classes on

April 8th and April 22nd.

We will also have an

intergenerational movie

night on April 20th. We

are inviting the adults

and high schoolers of

the congregation to join

Youth: Confirmation Class

Please join us for Vacation Bible School July 16-20, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. at Mt. Hope. All children ages 3 through 5th grade are invited! This year’s theme takes children on a white-water rafting adventure to experience the ride of a lifetime with God! Along the river, children discover that life with God is an adventure full of wonder and surprise and that they can always trust God to be with them through anything.

The children of Apostle Presbyterian, First United Methodist and Mount Hope Lutheran will ride the rapids of Amazing Grace! Rolling River Rampage has spirited music, exciting science, creative

crafts, fun recreation and memorable Bible stories to help kids know that God is always with them. More informa-tion to come.

Save the week for an AMAZING ADVENTURE! Colleen Hammerer

Youth: Vacation Bible School

us for a movie, discus-

sion, and pizza.

We will be helping with

the Hope Closet Spring

Fling on April 21st as one

of our service projects.

Debbie Conklyn

Coordinator

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Quilter’s Group The quilter’s group needs CLEAN sheets (no flannel). We also need blankets, and mattress pads to use as fillers. Please label donations ―quilters‖ and include your name. We thank you for any donations you can provide. We welcome volun-teers to construct quilts. On the job training is provided. There are many jobs other than machine sewing: sorting material, tying quilts, trim-ming and pinning mattress pads and blankets. The group meets every Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Please me contact with any questions. Gale Hendrickson (414-327-2882 or 414-405-2882)

Save the Date! The 2018 Mt. Hope Brewers game will be on Saturday, September 8th. More details will be provided as we get closer. Thanks!

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Spring Fling for Hope

Closet. This event will

raise money to help us

help families in

transition.

To me, working at Hope

Closet means so much

more than just

distributing clothing. It

touches the hearts of

everyone on the receiving

and giving end. It

represents sharing with

others less fortunate and

for this, we receive as

much as the families do

who get their clothes.

Simply, we have this

connection with our

community and the

church.

It’s a very positive

interaction with clients

and workers. Who would

think that moving and

setting up tables and

racks, dragging clothing

around, and sometimes

rocking babies for

parents as they go

through clothes would be

fun? Well, we DO go

home tired, and yet

fulfilled from seeing our

actions make a differ-

ence.

Come and help us help

others…shop a little, buy

Spring has sprung! At

least on the calendar…

here’s hoping it’ll

respond soon with the

temperatures.

First of all I want to

thank everyone who

helped to make the

Youth Spaghetti Dinner

and Silent Auction a

success last month…our

turnout was phenome-

nal! Over 200 people

came to support and

celebrate the youth

group plans for this

summer’s mission

adventure. What a

blessing to know that

our church is always here

to encourage and help

financially.

There were some

awesome baskets and

silent auction items such

as family memberships

to Milwaukee attractions,

Bucks game tickets,

Packer football,

massages, toys, essential

oils and wine…

hmmm... no wonder it

turned out to be such a

great event.

Secondly, I’d like to tell

everyone about a new

event scheduled for

Saturday April 21st. The

What’s Up

a raffle and plan on win-

ning it! Treat yourself to

make- up, candles and

other artisan crafted

things.

25 vendors will be set up

to help you peruse and

enjoy. Let’s make Hope

Closet’s new Spring Fling a

huge financial success.

Let’s keep duplicating the

warm, fuzzy feeling you

get when seeing people

choose a t-shirt that is

pretty, find a warm coat

and see a child snuggling a

blanket (or Teddy Bear).

Happy Spring…praise the

Lord.

Judi Hertzfeldt

April Celebrations Special Wedding Anniversaries: Celebrating 50+

John & Gale Hendrickson—58 Harold & Claudette Spolum—53 Russell & Janet Hasler—61

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Mount Hope Lutheran Church 8633 West Becher Street, West Allis, WI 53227

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Pastor Rev. Brian Halverson Mobile: 630-880-4935 Office: 414-541-9500 ext. 103 e-mail: brian@mount hopelutheranchurch.org

Staff Bonnie Jean Barczak Hope Choir Director Handbell Choir Director Jill Dahlgren Hope Choir Accompanist Mary Felkner Accounts Receivable 414-541-9500 ext. 113 e-mail: mary@mount hopelutheranchurch.org Tom Giesfeldt Custodian 414-541-9500 ext. 109 e-mail: office@mount hopelutheranchurch.org

Colleen Hammerer Sunday School Coordinator 414-541-9500 ext. 106 e-mail: sundayschool@ mounthopelutheran church.org Jan Heins Organist

Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Telephone: 414-541-9500

Fax: 414-541-9115

E-mail: office@mounthope lutheranchurch.org

Website: www.mounthope lutheranchurch.org

Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter at www.mounthope lutheranchurch.org (on the Home page), or sign up in the Fireside Room. Mailboxes: Staff /Leadership mailboxes are located in Room 214.

Donna Ihlenfeld Administrative Assistant, Editor 414-541-9500 ext. 101 e-mail: donna@mount hopelutheranchurch Donna Jonasen Worship Leader 10:00 am Music Coordinator 414-690-8371 email: [email protected] Pat Kaiser Instrumental Ensemble Director Dave Zingsheim Bookkeeper & Accounts Payable 414-541-9500 ext. 102 e-mail: dave@mount hopelutheranchurch.org

Governance Board Paul Cannestra President

Keith Paukner Vice-President

Greg Jansen Secretary

Kathy Solberg Treasurer

Lynda Taylor Member at large

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Sunday, April 1 Easter 8:30 am Worship 10:00 am Worship Monday, April 2 Easter Monday Church offices closed Tuesday, April 3 7:30 am Women’s Breakfast 7:00 pm Boy Scout Troop 580 7:30 pm Milwaukee Festival Chorus Wednesday, April 4 9:00 am Book Group 9:00 am Quilter’s Group 6:00 pm Cocaine Anonymous 6:00 pm Praise Band 6:30 pm Ministries Board 6:30 pm Youth Planning 7:00 pm Hope Choir Thursday, April 5 1:00 pm Bible Study 3-7:00 pm Hope Closet & Hope

Food Pantry 6:00 pm WISH Support

Group 6:30 pm Bell Choir Friday, April 6 Saturday, April 7 10:00 am Hope Closet & Hope Food Pantry 5:30 pm Worship Sunday, April 8 8:30 am Worship 9:30 am Coffee & Fellowship 10:00 am Worship 10:00am Sunday School 11:00 Confirmation Class Monday, April 9 6:00 pm WISH Support

Group

Tuesday, April 10 7:30 am Women’s Breakfast 6:00 pm Finance Committee 7:00 pm Boy Scout Troop 7:30 pm Milwaukee Festival Chorus Wednesday, April 11 9:00 am Quilter’s Group 9:30 am Prayer Gathering 6:00 pm Cocaine Anonymous 6:00 pm Praise Band 7:00 pm Hope Choir Thursday, April 12 1:00 pm Bible Study 3-7:00 pm Hope Closet &

Hope Food Pantry 6:30 pm Bell Choir Friday, April 13 Saturday, April 14 10:00 am Hope Closet & Hope Food Pantry 5:00 pm Blood Pressure Check 5:30 pm Worship 6:15 pm Blood Pressure Check Sunday, April 15 8:30 am Worship 9:30 am Coffee & Fellowship 9:30 am Blood Pressure Check 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Blood Pressure Check 6:30 pm Brewing the Faith:

High School Youth Monday, April 16 6:00 pm WISH Support

Group Tuesday, April 17 7:30 am Women’s Breakfast 6:00 pm Governance Board 7:30 pm Milwaukee Festival Chorus Wednesday, April 18 9:00 am Lakeshore District

Women’s Club 9:00 am Quilter’s Group 1:00 p.m. Book Group 6:00 pm Cocaine Anonymous 6:00 p.m. Facility Management 6:00 pm Praise Band 7:00 pm Hope Choir Thursday, April 19 1:00 pm Bible Study 3-7:00 pm Hope Closet &

Hope Food Pantry 6:30 pm Bell Choir

Friday, April 20 6:00 pm Hope Closet: Event

Set Up 6:30 pm Inter-Generational

Movie Night Saturday, April 21 10:00 am Hope Closet Spring Fling 10:00 am Hope Food Pantry 5:30 pm Worship Sunday, April 22 8:30 am Worship 9:30 am Coffee & Fellowship 10:00 am Worship 10:00am Sunday School 11:00 am Confirmation Class Monday, April 23 6:00 pm WISH Support

Group Tuesday, April 24 7:30 am Women’s Breakfast 7:00 pm Boy Scout Troop 7:30 pm Milwaukee Festival Chorus Wednesday, April 25 9:00 am Quilter’s Group 9:30 am Prayer Gathering 6:00 pm Cocaine Anonymous 6:00 pm Praise Band 7:00 pm Hope Choir Thursday, April 26 1:00 pm Bible Study 3-7:00 pm Hope Closet &

Hope Food Pantry 6:30 pm Bell Choir Friday, April 27 Saturday, April 28 10:00 am Hope Closet & Hope Food Pantry 5:30 pm Worship Sunday, April 29 8:30 am Worship 9:30 am Coffee & Fellowship 10:00 am Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Outreach Team Monday, April 30 6:00 pm WISH Support

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